KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6404 Days

see all Screenshots here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37044807@N02/sets/72157616227223753/

not bad for a 256 player game, not bad at all. (clearly touched up tho, i expect more aliasing come the final release)
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Nakano
Nakano
Since 6213 Days
Very nice indeed. I'll keep an eye on this.
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Why fight Artificial Intelligence when you can do PvP and fight Natural Stupidity?

PlumbDrumb - Still drinking
PlumbDrumb
Since 6994 Days
Those textures really bring this game to life, and 256 players!!?
woot!

I wish somebody would do something about the way the site deals with oversized images, but in the meantime (and the future) it would be nice if you could use thumbnails or something.
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Sath - Missed the<br>hay
Sath
Since 6866 Days
I thought MAG was a RTS game, but its a FPS, cool I guess.
Gameplay footage would be nice soon, maybe in June for E3.
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LEBATO
Since 7122 Days
As long as it's not a massive flop.
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Mods, stop changing my SIG! I'm going to end up banning you!

blmbox
blmbox
Since 6331 Days
Given how many players they're planning to have for this, those screenshots look fucking amazing.
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SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
SimonM7
Since 7023 Days
I give this game my permission to be good.
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Thor
Since 5767 Days
If these screens are not touched up and honestly given here, I must say they totally outshine halo-3. come on what can we say, its a 256 player game and still so great looking and halo-3 was, well, another story. really really impressed by these.
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Ronsauce
Ronsauce
Since 6985 Days
Why even compare it to a year-and-a-half old game?

To me, the potential for 256 players is the only impressive aspect of the game so far, and as impressive as it is, it's not an attractive quality at the moment. I've never been a fan of overpopulated mp games.
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Megido
Megido
Since 6325 Days
Hmm 256 players seems like sort of a weird compromise in the middle. Either i'd want a full out MMO war with sides actually warring for control of territories on a big world map OR a more intense experience where you face off against a few other players in short rounds, actually giving you the chance to appoint a rival and get to know the other players style. But i guess it looks pretty good.

By the by, whatever happened to Huxley? :P

edit: technically it's not a weird compromise ofc, 256 palyers is pretty nifty, but i wonder how much fun it is.
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KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6404 Days
Posted by Megido
Hmm 256 players seems like sort of a weird compromise in the middle. Either i'd want a full out MMO war with sides actually warring for control of territories on a big world map OR a more intense experience where you face off against a few other players in short rounds, actually giving you the chance to appoint a rival and get to know the other players style. But i guess it looks pretty good.

By the by, whatever happened to Huxley? :P

edit: technically it's not a weird compromise ofc, 256 palyers is pretty nifty, but i wonder how much fun it is.
apprently it's doing something similar to R2, where even though the numbers are high (overwhelmingly so if everyone was just huddled in one area) it split everyone into squads of 6 i think, each with a team leader, and each going for different objectives on a large map, and obviously, the oposing team are getting objectives that counter the other teams. so it probably wont be a hectic mess. but a more structured mayhem.

if it turns out as good as it sounds on paper, then it should be a great multiplayer game. a lot of things could potentially go wrong tho.
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5886 Days
OK after going over all the info and data, i see one major problem for this game to be a success.... WTH are they going to find 256 PS3 shooter fans/players :D
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Sath - Missed the<br>hay
Sath
Since 6866 Days
Posted by BLackHawkodst
WTH are they going to find 256 PS3 shooter fans/players :D
Wow.
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blmbox
blmbox
Since 6331 Days
i think, i think, he was joking.
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"This is our decision, to live fast and die young. We've got the vision, now let's have some fun."

KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6404 Days
Posted by BLackHawkodst
OK after going over all the info and data, i see one major problem for this game to be a success.... WTH are they going to find 256 PS3 shooter fans/players :D
shooter fans are easy to come by, seeing as the ps3 has become an FPS console of late (while the 360 has become the RPG console). although prying them away from killzone 2 could be an issue?!?
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SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
SimonM7
Since 7023 Days
There's yet to be any real evidence of Sath having a sense of humour though. :P
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Sath - Missed the<br>hay
Sath
Since 6866 Days
I know it was a joke hence the *:D* symbol. But after so much of these type of comments I would expect something more original...but its all good,carry on =)

Simon I got a sense of humor, but not at that moment.
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7000 Days
The people who named this obviously had a sense of humor. I guess Generic Video Game Title was taken?

256 players is little more than a gimmick until they demonstrate how they intend to make such a population work in this type of game. If MAG (lol) doesn't have features like scalable maps, a large selection of vehicles, extensive objective gameplay and (perhaps most importantly) some sort of chain of command (commander, squads, squadrons, etc).. well.. it's just going to be a MCF (Massive Clusterfuck).

More != better.
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KORNdog
KORNdog
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Sath - Missed the<br>hay
Sath
Since 6866 Days
Reminds me of Frontline for some reason.
I am not much into FPS anymore as I used to, let alone modern FPSs, but this looks quite good.

I read there is gonna be a beta for this game "soon".
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Heywood
Heywood
Since 5964 Days
Looks pretty damn cool. If they have a beta I'm so down for trying it out.
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Eddy186
Eddy186
Since 6946 Days
Posted by KORNdog
http://www.eurogamer.pt/videos/mag-trailer-2?size=large

in-game trailer
I haven't seen one scene in the trailer where there is more than 32 players on screen. If MAG does achieve the 256 players in a single screen from one of the players then I will be impressed.

I hope there aren't sections of the map that are cut off to certain squads but it is looking like that may be the case.
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7000 Days
Do you think that it's normal to see 256 squad mates and enemy combatants on the battlefield all from a single POV though? I don't think it's unreasonable to expect there to be more concentrated spaces in the level design. You don't see all 64 players in a BF2 map all at once for example.
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Heywood
Heywood
Since 5964 Days
Yeah, this is not an mmo...no zerging required. I wouldn't make any sense to have all 256 players so close that they could be seen on a single screen. Tactics...flanking...they are your friend!
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KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6404 Days
Posted by Eddy186
I haven't seen one scene in the trailer where there is more than 32 players on screen. If MAG does achieve the 256 players in a single screen from one of the players then I will be impressed.

I hope there aren't sections of the map that are cut off to certain squads but it is looking like that may be the case.
LMAO...strange.

why would there be a need for 256 players on a single screen? this isnt some cluster-fuck UT type game...it's squads taking on objectives across a larger map. hell, i dont think i've ever seen all 16 players on screen in a game of cod 4....why would that suddenly happen in a game with a much higher player count?
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