Poll: XBox and MAG =(

[Snowalker]

Too many people have mics on the 360, and therefore you hear far too many retards talking during online multiplayer - can you IMAGINE the chaos that would ensue with 256 people?

You only hear about 10 guys, your in squads that break up the 256, you can only talk to other squads if your the squad leader, and even then its just to other leaders, not that bad of a headache.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

I say no..that would just mean there's 256 douchebags online at the same time like with any massive multiplayer game doesn't matter what system the game is for.

 

[Stranger of Sorts]

It would be great if there were no exclusives. However, having played the beta of MAG I can say you're not missing much, you hardly ever see all the 256 players, it's like COD but with worse gameplay.

 

[Snowalker]

This

if a player is lagging its that players connection

If the game is lagging its your connection so GTFO

Not always, specially when dealing with games like MW2 and Halo, see since one person is host, everyone internet is depended upon him, even though the server tries to pick the best, sometimes it fucks up, and when this happens you get game wide lag. I've spent a lot of time working out how the whole lag thing works, because my friends always claim mine sucks, however I could download things much faster than them and I would usually be server, and I wouldn't experience the lag. Turns it was just them, but I still had to site proof, and they had a point, in MW2 and Halo, you can sometimes blame the host. Usually the game disconnects or selects someone else before the lag gets real troublesome, but like anything, some situations slip through.

 

[SonicKoala]

Too many people have mics on the 360, and therefore you hear far too many retards talking during online multiplayer - can you IMAGINE the chaos that would ensue with 256 people?

You only hear about 10 guys, your in squads that break up the 256, you can only talk to other squads if your the squad leader, and even then its just to other leaders, not that bad of a headache.

Thanks guy, you're the second one in this forum to tell me this

Although, to be fair, he didn't mention how many people were in your squad, so now I have an even greater grasp of the concept that this game really wouldn't be much worse than any other online shooter on XBL. So, and I mean this in all sincerity, thanks for the info! I think this calls for a picture

 

[MR T3D]

no, it can't happen.
when i play MW2 on my 360, it lags A LOT, and that is with like 20 people
this is just my opinion, but all of my friends who only have 360 think that teamwork is a stupid idea, and they refuse to believe that MAG doesn't lag

hmm must be your connection, my 360 never lags? if it is its just the constant game lag, but i haven't played mag and dont have an interest in it...is it fps or tps? and is it realistic or more like halo ish?

too lazy to look or care

This

if a player is lagging its that players connection

If the game is lagging its your connection so GTFO

um, 1/2 of that is that the host of the games in CoD are players, which means they have relatively garbo bandwidth compared to actual servers
a dedicated server system can and in this case does handle a LOT more players.
domestic connections seem to mainly work only up to 16 players, maybe 18, but not for many.
i'd say connections are on average better in MAG than MW2 outside of the US.
there is a reason PC gamers got mad at IW for ditching dedicated servers.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Okay, I'll swap you heavenly sword and mag for crackdown and Mass effect. Not to make them exclusive, but to start making them cross platform.

 

[soapyshooter]

Can it handle MAG? thats what i wanna know.

 

[Snowalker]

Okay, I'll swap you heavenly sword and mag for crackdown and Mass effect. Not to make them exclusive, but to start making them cross platform.

Deal... he he he..

[small] little does he know both of them suck. [/small]

 

[jamesworkshop]

I very much doubt hardware has anything to do with it all the calaculations would be done server side

Actually I would rather see MAG appear on the 360 so 128 Xbots could face another 128 Sony fanbois on the virtual battlefield a proper console war.

 

[sunpop]

Yea, that's just what we need. A game that allows 27 different 13 year olds to scream into your ear instead of the standard 5. Sounds like a super duper plan.

On a more serious note, I find it hard to believe that MAG isn't going to be laggy as fuck. Just a hunch I have.

Well amazingly MAG has not lagged for me at all and the only time it did was when my friends internet dropped (I was playing at his house) That and I only heard one little kid so far and this again amazed me because he wasn't being annoying as hell.

However playing online with the ps3 and playing with the 360 I have heard a lot more little kids on the 360 so from what I have seen it would be more annoying.

 

[Snowalker]

I very much doubt hardware has anything to do with it all the calaculations would be done server side

Actually I would rather see MAG appear on the 360 so 128 Xbots could face another 128 Sony fanbois on the virtual battlefield a proper console war.

Wait.. you sir, have just thought of the best game ever possible. How can we achieve this goal, or reach that trophy?

[small] see what I did there? [/small]

 

[jamesworkshop]

I very much doubt hardware has anything to do with it all the calaculations would be done server side

Actually I would rather see MAG appear on the 360 so 128 Xbots could face another 128 Sony fanbois on the virtual battlefield a proper console war.

Wait.. you sir, have just thought of the best game ever possible. How can we achieve this goal, or reach that trophy?

[small] see what I did there? [/small]

Yeah I wish things like that happened it would be a brilliant feature for Games for windows live

 

[Snowalker]

I very much doubt hardware has anything to do with it all the calaculations would be done server side

Actually I would rather see MAG appear on the 360 so 128 Xbots could face another 128 Sony fanbois on the virtual battlefield a proper console war.

Wait.. you sir, have just thought of the best game ever possible. How can we achieve this goal, or reach that trophy?

[small] see what I did there? [/small]

Yeah I wish things like that happened it would be a brilliant feature for Games for windows live

Did with Shadowrun, such an under rated game.

 

[jamesworkshop]

I very much doubt hardware has anything to do with it all the calaculations would be done server side

Actually I would rather see MAG appear on the 360 so 128 Xbots could face another 128 Sony fanbois on the virtual battlefield a proper console war.

Wait.. you sir, have just thought of the best game ever possible. How can we achieve this goal, or reach that trophy?

[small] see what I did there? [/small]

Yeah I wish things like that happened it would be a brilliant feature for Games for windows live

Did with Shadowrun, such an under rated game.

Same with Halo 2 I believe but back then GFWL wanted you to have a proper paid Xbox live Gold subscription which is bull for the feature to only support 2 games I would love to see the feature get revived with support for Resident evil 5 or Street fighter 4

 

[randomize4]

MAG is an amazing game, with little to no lag, but it is hard to tell if the 360 is powerful enough to pull something like that off.

Too many people have mics on the 360, and therefore you hear far too many retards talking during online multiplayer - can you IMAGINE the chaos that would ensue with 256 people?

Just to let you know, you can only hear your squad of 8, and your Officer In Command (OIC) when he is giving orders.

 

[SonicKoala]

MAG is an amazing game, with little to no lag, but it is hard to tell if the 360 is powerful enough to pull something like that off.

Too many people have mics on the 360, and therefore you hear far too many retards talking during online multiplayer - can you IMAGINE the chaos that would ensue with 256 people?

Just to let you know, you can only hear your squad of 8, and your Officer In Command (OIC) when he is giving orders.

.....That's it, I'm editing that thing. Just so you know, you're the third person who has told me that. But then again, you got slightly more specific than the other two. It went from "You can only hear your squad" to "You can only hear about 10 others" to "You can only hear your squad of 8". Now this wonderful trilogy of information can come to an end!

 

[TimeLord]

no, it can't happen.
when i play MW2 on my 360, it lags A LOT, and that is with like 20 people
this is just my opinion, but all of my friends who only have 360 think that teamwork is a stupid idea, and they refuse to believe that MAG doesn't lag

As much as I agree, I'd like it to happen to see the youtube videos of 12 year olds on XBL shouting at each other.

 

[snow]

Ahh, after looking it up, I recall reading the back of the box as I was looking through the PS3 games at wal-mart the other day.

I don't see why the 360 shouldn't get it. I mean if the amount of people with microphones is an issue, don't a lot of games have the option to mute? Or have an option to turn off mic chat all together?

I'm sure it is capable of being made for both systems, regardless of specs, why not? I don't see why people feel that games should be exclusive... I mean I understand why there are exclusive, like GoW and uncharted for example... It's just that, beyond the xbox 360 and ps3... We're all gamers looking to have a good time, and if a game is capable of doing that on both systems... Why not?

If the game can't due to the systems specs, then there's nothing that can really be said or done unless the developer is willing to adjust the game accordingly.

The above statement that a game where xbox players and ps3 players could settle their differences accordingly sounds like something that would be a LOT of fun. I would buy that regardless!

I think a proper name for it would have to be "Fanboy Fisticuffs"

 

[Volafortis]

It's possible on the 360, just as it is on the PS3. I doubt I'm the only one who has noticed the cutback in MAG's graphics to prevent lag on the PS3, MAG actually has pretty mediocre detailing. Textures are constantly recycled. Low-poly models are used whenever possible, etc... all to cut back on processor demand, and the same is possible on the 360. Also, the 360 networking infrastructure could easily support the server demand. MAG is exclusive for the same reason as 90% of the other PS3 exclusives: Sony offers great publishing deals for exclusive rights.

Also, cross-platform multiplayer would be nice, particularly for a game as large-scale as MAG.