MAG (PS3)

[Shojin]

And I really hope the LMGs are almost unusable while running.

They mentioned lowering its accuracy drastically while moving in the podcast, so unless you're shooting at someone up close it should be nerfed.

[Dmitry]

Repaired issue that caused renamed PSN IDs to be incorrectly identified as its previous name when logging in.

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Glad to see the change to the revive points and med kits. Would rather have them fix getting stuck inside bunkers for the whole match without being able to respawn though.

[Ziero]

There's still more info they're gonna release about this update, so for all we know respawning in objects and ARs are gonna get a massive fix as well.

[Hiryo]

Nooooooooooo my poison gas grenades!

Yessssssssss now I get 10 xp while the other people using gimp med kits get only 5. mwa hahahah

[Shojin]

Nooooooooooo my poison gas grenades!

Yessssssssss now I get 10 xp while the other people using gimp med kits get only 5. mwa hahahah

Why nooooooooooo? They're lowering the cost.

[Hiryo]

oh well hot damn. Who says "has been changed to X from Y". I definently read that entire post as "has been changed FROM x TO y". I thought they were raising the cost of everything to make everyone more unique <_<

[Shojin]

Nah, they're lowering the cost of most of the guns except the LMG so the majority of people stop using the LMG all the goddamn time. Just wish they'd lower AR by 100 or so, would be nice.

[Insanecyclone]

I was going to trade this in tomorrow but I think I'll hold onto it a little longer.


http://blog.mag.com/blog/2010/06/patch-alert-mag-v1-06/

This is a big one.

Our latest MAG update is undoubtedly the most comprehensive yet. As we mentioned last week, MAG v1.06 is packed with updates and upgrades that our dedicated community has been waiting for. Expanded Medical Kit functionality, better “team kill” prevention, improved vehicle physics, weapon updates and credit adjustments, altered medal and ribbon requirements, and additional gun ports for our APCs are just a few of the several new additions that players can expect alongside a number of needed bug fixes. But reading about it isn’t enough — you’ll just have to download it to see how much it has improved the game for yourself.

MAG v.1.06 will be available starting Tuesday, June 8 at 1am Pacific/ 4am Eastern/ 8am GMT. You can check the list below for the total catalog of items included with the patch. For the complete history of MAG fixes and patches, don’t forget to visit our official patch notes page at http://blog.mag.com/blog/patch-notes/.

Patch v1.06
Available June 8, 2010 | 40MB (TPPS), 99MB (DLS)

Gameplay

* Player knife attacks no longer deal damage to members of own PMC
* Headshot damage bonuses no longer apply to friendly fire
* Changed rewards for the resuscitation of an incapacitated ally to 5XP for partial health revive, and 10XP for full heath revive
* Added functionality to Medical Kit so that players can now heal themselves with L1 in addition to using R1 to heal or revive a teammate
* Added three gun ports to APCs of all factions
* All vehicle handling has been improved and been given more realistic physics
* Slowed down the rate of fire for the APC’s primary gun, but increased bullet damage
* Primary APC gun can now damage enemy APCs
* Shadow War contract turnover rate shortened by 75%

Weapons

* Adjusted damage for the AM50, Rollins LRRS, and AGVK sniper rifles vs. vehicles and emplaced turrets
* Increased rate of fire for all pistols (Raven’s F57, SVER’s IZ-443, and Valor’s M9)
* Improved close-range effectiveness and decreased long-range effectiveness for all Pistols, Machine Pistols, SMGs and Shotguns
* Made all LMG foregrips less effective at stabilizing fire
* Made improved stability skills less effective at stabilizing fire for machine guns
* Added “Hit” indicator to rocket launcher reticules
* Credit cost for Pistols has been changed from 100c to 0c
* Credit cost for Machine Pistols has been changed from 300c to 200c
* Credit cost for SMGs has been changed from 400c to 300c
* Credit cost for Shotguns has been changed from 600c to 400c
* Credit cost for Improved Rocket Launchers has been changed from 1000c to 800c
* Credit cost for Smoke Grenades has been changed from 300c to 200c
* Credit cost for Poison Gas Grenades has been changed from 600c to 500c
* Credit cost for Explosives Detector has been changed from 600c to 300c

Interface

* Lowered requirements for most Medal Awards
* Added progress bars to all Medal Awards
* Added messaging to main menu and all sub-menu screens that notify users of the following unlocked items: Apparel, Skill Points, Weapons/ Gear, Medals, Ribbons, new Leadership levels and new Ranks
* Added new comparison text to Stats menu for every category that allows users to compare their own stat to all other MAG players instantly
* Clan list functionality now works properly and displays online friends alphabetically first, followed by offline friends also listed alphabetically
* Clan and in-game Friends lists now leave highlighted selection on a player’s name if they change status as they move between “online” and “offline”
* Changed vehicle icon visibility on the map to reflect its current status of visibility instead of its previous map state of “always seen”
* Repaired display problem in the “Community” tab’s “Player Search” screen that improperly presented names that contained multiple non-alphabet characters
* Statistics for “Enemy Vehicles Destroyed Assists” and “Enemy Turrets Destroyed Assists” are now correctly listed in proper category “Objectives”
* Group panel now display icons to illustrate who is currently speaking
* Fixed infrequent bug that would incorrectly change sidebar and queue panel status indicator to 1 when the queue size exceeded its maximum
* Patched display problem in post-game stats screen that would incorrectly sort the “Assists” statistic
* Eliminated problem that allowed FRAGO’d objectives to continue flashing red and blue after they are destroyed in Acquisition for defenders

Graphics

* Fixed display problem with player’s left hand placement when using foregrip and bipod on the Raven Apex 100 light machine gun
* Fixed issue that prevented repaired roadblocks from “shining” to indicate that they can be interacted with
* Lowered instances “Death Twitch” jitter that sometimes occurred in dead characters that were close to/ or interacting with geometry
* Repaired problem that allowed flashbang effects to penetrate through solid objects and geometry
* Fixed occasional problem with second and third tier Sniper rifles that would sometimes result in the reticule not appear correctly when scoped

Technical

* Previously-released downloadable content (Fast Attack Gear Pack, Trooper Gear Pack, Raven’s Spyder Body Apparel, SVER’s Hazard Body Apparel, and Valor’s Bulldog Body Apparel) is now accessible to all users without PlayStation Store access
* Drastically lowered instances by which players could be resuscitated inside objectives, walls, and other geometry.
* Patched problem that prevented users from saving a loadout with DLC weapons following a “Respec” action
* Repaired issue that caused renamed PSN IDs to be incorrectly identified as its previous name when logging in
* Fixed bug that prevented Valor players from selecting all unlocked uniforms when wearing “Augmented Fiber Mesh” light armor
* Fixed rare bug that would result in thrown grenades bouncing off of dead bodies
* Repaired an occasional “undefined” message that sometimes occurred when a vehicle was FRAGO’d
* Fixed issue that sometimes prevented leaders from setting FRAGOs when riding in vehicles
* Patched occasional glitch that prevented the progress bar from appearing when activating an objective out of a sprint
* Various text localization updates

Server

* Updated patching system to allow for faster download speeds when retrieving in-game updates

[Dmitry]

Fuck, what a great time to not have internet access for my PS3.

[Insanecyclone]

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/08/ne...dlc-on-june-2/

As hinted at by a Sony survey distributed last month (and then a rash of recent unintentional Trophy unlocks), the world of MAG will soon expand rather drastically with the June 22 release of the Interdiction DLC pack. The bundle, which will cost $9.99, includes the titular Interdiction gametype, where two factions storm one of three brand new, completely neutral maps, vying to control three command posts. Each post your team holds adds to your score while depleting your enemy's, which could lead to some lengthy tug-of-war encounters.

In addition to the new gametype and maps, the pack includes a "Heavy Improved" armor set for each faction, which promises to turn an ordinary soldier into a "walking tank." (Hardly sounds fair, does it?) Players will also be able to unlock a selection of new medals and Trophies -- if they haven't done so already. Click past the jump to see the full list of available accolades.

Ribbons

* Jump Start – Capture 2 Command Posts in a round of Interdiction
* Mowing the Grass – Get 10 kills with a vehicle turret in one round
* Dashed Hopes – Destroy 2 mines with gunfire in one round
* Cannonball Rally – Become an MVP (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in a round of Interdiction

Medals

* Roadside Assistance – Capture 10 Interdiction control points over your career
* Landscape Architect – Get 50 kills with a vehicle turret over your career
* BOD – Destroy 20 mines with gunfire over your career
* Designated Driver – Earn 5 Interdiction MVPs over your career


Trophies

* King of the Hills (Bronze) – Earn the Roadside Assistance medal while playing Interdiction
* Red Ball Express (Silver) – Earn the Designated Driver medal while playing Interdiction
* Road Runner (Gold) – Capture 3 Interdiction control points in a single round

[Hiryo]

Wow, okay that sounds pretty fun. I wanted to buy a PSN card and now I know what i can buy with it. Depending on how far spaced out Interdiction is, I expect this to be pretty good. -If the areas are TOO close then people will get in the habit of skipping their objective and just going to the tower deemed "the most fun" in the community; ala Domination vs Valor, where everyone thinks its an awesome idea to go down the center of A/B.
-If the areas are TOO far then if your crappy team does crappy on one of the strongholds then you're pretty much stuck there. I'm sure it will be hard to convince your team to travel across half a map to help the other teams out.

[Ziero]

http://blog.mag.com/blog/2010/06/mag...lc-on-june-22/

Official DLC blog post with video

I guess that's why they dropped the C cost on so many weapons, Heavy Armor is already hard enough to equip. But if the new armor actually makes a difference in how many hits you can take, I may have to rebuild my defender load out.

[Krazy]

I love the shotgun even more now, had 49 kills with it before the damn game froze. Tried using the SMG a bit before that and thought it blew. I was doing great with it the past two days.

[Ziero]

From what I'm hearing, the SMG got some major ass kicking boost, and the shotgun seems to have a tighter spread making for longer range kills.

And from trying out the LMG for a Dom match, I found the damn thing is impossible to aim while moving. If I wanted accuracy I would have to whip out my pistol(which is beastly now) to shoot on the move. The only time I could get any kills with the LMG was when I stopped moving or I just kept spraying into a crowd. Which is fine by me as I mainly use it for Anti-armored combat anyway.

They also seemed to have ninja boosted the ARs as they were dishing out some monster damage last night. LMGs are still the most commonly used weapon, but ARs have a lot more punch to em.

[Arrmani]

I guess I'll get on and try this. How drastically are the medal requirements reduced, like by 1/2 or 3/4? I thought 200 repairs/destroys was kinda high, but doable.

Cool, 12hr maintenance started right as went to get on.

[Kitami]

Ribbon requirements were lowered to a reasonable amount for anyone to get a lot of now. Medals were lowered to a ridiculously easy level (from 200 repairs to 25/50 mostly). Can Plat this game in no time now.

[Arrmani]

I was kind of afraid of that, but I didn't really want to do 200 for each. I guess I'll have some medals popping up when I can get on. I think 100 would have been good though, so you still need to actually do something.

[Kaisha]

Is this game worth bothering with if I were to play it casually? Staples in my area has it for $20 off, and was considering picking it up, but I don't know if I'd get much enjoyment out of it since my net has been shitty the past month, and that I've been fairly busy with FFXI.

It seems like the safer bet is to just wait on Socom 4, but the only problem with that is that I expect the MAG community to be pretty dead by then, which would blow as I wouldn't mind trying out the 128 vs 128 mode.

[Dmitry]

If your connection has been slow it shouldnt be a problem. i was playing on a slow wireless connection without issues.

As for casually, youre not really going to miss anything by not playing every day. If you like shooters and want one that requires teamwork, you'll probably like MAG

[Kitami]

MAG is definitely worth it's price tag now. The community is small, but games still start fairly quickly most of the time. It's a fun shooter, easy to pick up and make somewhat of a difference, and yet still unique enough to not be classified as an "MW2 with/without" game.