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MAG Beta to be Invite-Only Experience

PlayStation LifeStyle: "Shijima, the European Franchise Manager for MAG, posted on the EU Official Forums, and he talked about the restrictions of a of a possible MAG beta.

Unfortunately, Shijima posted some disappointing news. If there is to be a MAG beta, it will only be open to the invitation-only Beta Trial members, consisting of members from Europe."
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ps3gamerkyle - contributor
Published: 133 days 16 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3
 
 

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DJ - 133 days 16 hours ago
1 - Aw man..
That kind of blows.
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ps3gamerkyle - 133 days 16 hours ago
1.1 - I know!
I was so pumped! For a game like MAG, they need to test it on the global scale.
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Sev1512 - 133 days 15 hours ago
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Yeah you would think that they would need to stress test the servers big time.

It would have to be a pretty large invite only beta though... 4 games of 256, would call for at the very least just over 1000 users. And what are the chances that even half of them are online all at once?
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StanLee - 133 days 13 hours ago
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For as large a game as this is going to be I was expecting a public beta.
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solidjun5 - 133 days 13 hours ago
1.4 - that's true.
I mean 256, a public beta would be great to help SONY stabilize the servers when this beast is finally released. I don't want another SOCOM on my hand.
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Tony P - 133 days 12 hours ago
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Oh come on. I get interested in this game and all of a sudden the doors shut on me. Make a better beta. We can rebuild it. We have the technology.
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Scar 360WA - 133 days 9 hours ago
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This game needs a open beta and it needs to be early enough to make difference. To many things can go wrong, plus I want to play it as soon as I can.
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Sev1512 - 133 days 15 hours ago
2.1 -
Reported as spam.
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ExgamerLegends - 133 days 15 hours ago
3 - Well I know they're gonna send me one.
Cuz if they don't I'm gonna blow something up.
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ps3gamerkyle - 133 days 15 hours ago
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Haha, of course! I REALLY hope Zipper opens it to the US audiences. But somehow, I doubt they will. If it is really releasing in November, we would have heard something.
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Scar 360WA - 133 days 9 hours ago
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A two hour drive and I'm on there door step, they better give me one.
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Cajun Chicken - 133 days 15 hours ago
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Oh no. Isn't U2 beta over tomoz? Just realised.
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ExgamerLegends - 133 days 15 hours ago
4.1 - sorry buddy
That beta ended yesterday.
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ps3gamerkyle - 133 days 15 hours ago
4.2 -
****! I thought it ended the 30th.

Oh well. It was fun.
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Cajun Chicken - 133 days 15 hours ago
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Oh well. I thought it ended on the 30th.
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arakouftaian - 133 days 13 hours ago
5 - i dont belive this
i mean the eu guy is just talking what he knows know lets see what the usa guy have to say!!!
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NeonSkull - 133 days 13 hours ago
6 - Dont see the problem
Good job I'm in the EU beta trials.
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MatthewSFC - 133 days 13 hours ago
7 - The real source
http://www.playfire.com/a/f...
I think a "thanks to Matthew!" should be in that article :P
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Sev1512 - 133 days 13 hours ago
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Thanks be to Matthew in the highest.

Dude, not sure what article you are looking at, but there is a Thanks Matthew in there.

Also, your forum post isn't the source. The official EU PlayStation forums is the source.
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maverick1191 - 133 days 13 hours ago
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for once EU get something before US you always get the betas 1st and sometimes only, but it sucks aswell as im no beta member.

You would think open beta to stress the servers they aren't going to get 256 player games i think they'll do like 100vs100 or 50vs50 but no beta no buy for me, i wanted to see if it could cope (the servers) fully with max players but if its a beta members only then no buy sorry but i'll have to wait and see when it all begins
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maverick1191 - 133 days 13 hours ago
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i agree dragon

i just dont see why they are not doing open beta it makes more sense a massive game 256 players and a open beta would of guaranteed full lobbies and be able to stress the servers unless they are doing a closed beta (invite only) and then a open beta or one for US
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lazyboy72 - 133 days 10 hours ago
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"Online whack like killzone 2" huh..
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MatthewSFC - 133 days 13 hours ago
10 - @Sev
There wasn't a thanks in there earlier.
But Kyles source was me, if I had never posted that he wouldn't have found out, you wouldn't have got your article and the internetz would be ...the same. :D
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jasonhill - 133 days 13 hours ago
11 -
ill be there
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Antan - 133 days 12 hours ago
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I told people this weeks ago.
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Arsenal4Ever - 133 days 12 hours ago
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Wow, you guys are acting like this is the end of the world
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N4Sony - 133 days 12 hours ago
14 - Guaranteed
This game is going to be a technical mess SOCOM style if they don't do a larger scale, open beta. 256 online...seriously. Invite only closed beta? Yeah, have fun with that Sony, Zipper...seriously, I want this game more than any this holiday, but reg flags are popping up!
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resistance100 - 133 days 11 hours ago
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*LOVES BEING A SCEE BETA TESTER*
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TheFlyingPenguin - 133 days 7 hours ago
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*LOVES BEING A SCEE BETA TESTER TOO*
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xino - 133 days 9 hours ago
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I live in Europe!

YES!
HAHHAHAHAHHAHA:)

Thanks!:P
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resistance100 - 133 days 8 hours ago
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Are you a beta tester for SCEE? you have to be one to get an invite, just living in Europe won't get you one
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