Learn to command and control in latest MAG dev diary
by Jem Alexander 
{ Jul 7th 2009 at 8:10PM }
The PlayStation Blog's "MAG Monday" series concludes today with a video on the command and control features that can be found in the game. Check out the video after the break to hear various members of the development team discussing the features, including those which will allow you to command your squadmates to perform certain strategic actions. MAG's due out later this year, so expect to hear even more about the game as its release nears.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
libertine @ Jul 7th 2009 8:22PM
Looks cool
Paul @ Jul 7th 2009 9:02PM
yeah I wasn't getting hyped for this game at all but that video looked pretty cool.
Kenneth @ Jul 7th 2009 8:45PM
Im so glad theyre making a game that supports massive online modes AND demands team coordination
unlike Giant Bloody Wargame on the xbox
http://theabutton.com/2009/06/18/giant-bloody-wargame/
Kenneth @ Jul 7th 2009 9:28PM
resistance 2 had 60 player online but it was sooooooo chaotic.
im so glad they finally made a game with a big multiplayer online mode AND emphasized team cooperation
unlike Microsofts attempt to compete with MAG, known as Giant Bloody Wargame
http://theabutton.com/2009/06/18/giant-bloody-wargame/
catfish24 @ Jul 7th 2009 11:44PM
No offense to you Kenneth, but I don't think that Giant Bloody Wargame is a real game (Unless you're being sarcastic). I looked at the website and then googled the game and the only thing I could find was your original website. If it were a real game, I think it would be talked about on sites like Joystiq, Gamespot, IGN, etc...
Kenneth @ Jul 7th 2009 11:47PM
yea giant bloody wargame is a spoof post and the a button is a video game humor site
Nineteen88 @ Jul 7th 2009 10:23PM
Looks good, but KZ2 is enough for me.
RPMd70 @ Jul 7th 2009 10:41PM
yeeeah... i don't see the teamwork happening with random people logging on. clan players..? sure, there'll be lots of teamwork going on there and whatnot, but after seeing how most people play on cod4, mgo, killzone, bf:bc, etc, i still think it's gonna be a huge clusterfuck. i'm not saying it's not gonna be fun as hell trying to see if you can kill more than 30+ people with a single airstrike, but i do see that this is going to be one messy game. i mean, i can imagine more than half the team choosing the sniper type and the other half trying to take command of the whole team and spamming commands. that's gonna get annoying fast... can you imagine? hearing "take out that bunker!" 123452463546 freakin times in a row because the "commander" isn't seeing what he/she wants being done. ghad. please let there be a mute option.... and that folks, is my 2¢.
TekkenDevil @ Jul 9th 2009 11:47AM
You obviously never played Battlefield before.
Put down CoD with it's overly predictable, lone-wolfing gameplay and get it.
PS3fan420 @ Jul 8th 2009 1:46AM
War is cool.
bamaredwingsfan @ Jul 8th 2009 2:01AM
Hell sony online can't even get a game of 1 vs 1 on MLB 09 the show run without major lag! What makes everyone think they will be able to support a game like MAG?
Exemplar @ Jul 8th 2009 5:52AM
From my experience in Killzone 2, people tend to dislike following orders. They just end up going AWOL and the game tends to end up going to hell.
Will this game be any different? I'm not sure yet. Worst case; it could turn into a game about a bunch of jerks trying to tell a bunch of other jerks to do what they want. "SECURE THAT BUNKER!" -- "NO LOLZORS! PEW PEW"
mvp576 @ Jul 8th 2009 6:26AM
This game to me anyway might be in interest to SOCOM players who eat that SHlT up.
I think they will set a roll for newer players to the game and i think i heard some dev say you get more EXP for following/commanding instead of playing like a generic COD4 player.
Exemplar @ Jul 8th 2009 7:04AM
EXP incentives eh? Intriguing. Let's hope it won't be abused.
TekkenDevil @ Jul 8th 2009 5:25PM
This can easily be done by only awarding points to the player if he kills people around the general area of the objective, and also by actually doing the objective.
j.howlett @ Jul 8th 2009 9:00AM
i still can't decide what faction to join
Damian @ Jul 8th 2009 9:08AM
Looks better and better the more I see of this game , really looking forwards to this now . Battlefield 2's commander and squad system was excellent and this seems to have built upon it and made it even better . I am surprised how good the graphics are looking as in early videos in was fairly average but to be expected for such a big shooter .
Newer shooters are making CoD4 graphics look distinctly average , but that was over 2 years now so it is to be expected .
Now for 1943 tomorrow , cant bloody wait .
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 8th 2009 10:18AM
Looks pretty friggin sweet. Though I have to agree with Exemplar. A lot of these objective-based games turn into an ego first where it's every man for themself and it ultimately becomes the "team's" downfall. I hope that people who get this game are more interested in that kind of experience rather than "Whatever, whatever. I do what I want!"