| A lot of the criticism of MAG I’ve been reading lately seems to be from people who have only just tasted what the game offers rather than giving it a proper run through.
The same old comments keep coming up over and over again and for the most part most of the comments are from gamers angry that the game is realistic !!. I’ll aim to debunk some of the negative comments being laid against MAG.
1. It takes too long to start a match : At the start of the beta this was true but in fairness the servers are looking to get 256 people together and could still manage it in similar time to Modern warfare 2 or uncharted 2. This has improved over the length of the beta and now I’m getting into games in a matter of seconds. Joining your friends games is even quicker.
2. Spawn, run for 5 min’s, get shot : While the cartoon did make me laugh as I felt the same when I first ventured into the MAG world. But once you understand what is going on you understand why it’s like this. You are not supposed to get killed that’s the point. If you are finding you are getting shot and running for most of your game then maybe that’s more to do with you than the game. The game supports good squad tactics. If you stick with your team and stay in cover you should quickly understand why having medics in your team is so important. Running off on your own trying to get your own kills is probably the worst tactics you could use. It is far more realistic than what FPS players are used to. If you are not in cover and using your brain you will quickly find your brain splatted all over the floor by that sniper you never saw.
3. Its not Modern warfare 2/ Battlefield bad company 2 : Yes this is true its not, and thank god. Who wants every game to be the same?. While modern warfare looks pretty it doesn’t play realistically instead of punishing bad tactics like running down the middle of a road jumping in the air and throwing grenades over random walls (you know the guys I’m on about !!). It actually favours it. If you want small maps where everyone runs in circles shooting the same 6 people. Then stick with COD. If you want something a bit more challenging with far more to offer and a game that actually rewards you for using proper tactics then MAG is for you.
4. The graphics are poor : Well this is just not true the graphics while not on a par with Uncharted 2 they are still impressive when you consider just how massive the maps are. The character animation is solid the vehicles are nicely done. When you are stuck in the middle of a siege with helicopters hovering above, people parachuting in all over the place, bullets flying past you. You get an idea of just how much stuff the servers are handling and any little bugs are quickly forgiven.
Just look at that wheelbarrow to the right !! Its awesome. |