Yes, you read the title right. Zipper (the people who made SOCOM) are curently making MAG, a multi-player only, PS3 *sigh* exclusive title. It supports 256 person matchs, 3 factions, and a whole lot of ass-kicking fun...hopefully.
256 multi-player! Holy crap!!
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Great, I hate to be the dark cloud here but the PS3 online player base is very small though. This is going to make finding 255 other people a very, very long and annoying process I suspect. But I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
I heard they're throwing out the traditional system for a different one. Don't ask what it is cause I don't know.Soxfan1016 said:
As would I, I'm not a fanboy for any console (at least I don't think so) and I'm hoping for the best for them. I'm perfectly fine being wrong because it would give the PS3 a definite use for its superior hardware.Smurfy 0151 said:
This is going to have to be set up like an MMO. Seriously, no one is going to make lobbies with 256 people. You probably can't even fit that many people on your friends list.
It will be amazing if it works. I'm really looking ford to it but I can't help but be skeptical about it's success. There are a few obstacles to overcome for example how would you be able to control glitchers and laggers when there's 256 people. Hopefully they pull it off because I'd love to play the game I hope it will be.
256 players? Cluster fuck is the only word that could accurately describe that. 36 man servers in TF2 is bad enough with 256 guys you have the potential for absolute mayhem and more shrapnel flying through the air then an exploding pointing objects factory.
I thought it was going to be set up like Battlefield, only with a fuckload more people playing.ElArabDeMagnifico said:
Hopefully, it works, since it seems like a good idea. Obviously, the developers will have to try something new, since 128 v. 128, with no additional structure, is going to be absolute mayhem.
This won't turn out too well. Levels will have to be huge, and as such prolly pretty plain. If you can get 100+ people to even remotely work together then your ungodly, I just don't see it happening. I bet it just turns out as a bunch of 8v8 games on the same map.
well it will only get said 256 people in the first few weeks or days =\ that does sound pretty awesome - just one little dent in that though - im pretty sure that lag would be a major issue in this case. Also with 256 people shouting down a headset its gonna be a bit of a clusterfuck in your head. Do like the sound of it however but like I said you wont get 256 people in one match after a while
