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lolgreg
11/10/09

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Well now I have to get this game for the sole purpose of making the noise Liu Kang makes when performing a bicycle kick as I run at enemies on the battlefield. #mag
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Curse lily
11/10/09

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"proximity chat feature that allows you to hear the enemy as you get closer, or trash talk them yourself"

Holy crap that sound awesome.

lol i would totally sing the Jaws theme song every single time i'm close to a player from the other team (^_^) #mag
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-MasterDex-
11/10/09

@Curse lily: That would freak alot of people out.

Curse Lily: Dun..dun....dun..dun
Victim: WTF!
Curse Lily: Dun..dun...Dun.dun
Victim: Where the fuck is that coming from?! ARGH!
Curse Lily: Dundun.dundun.dundun.dundun.
Victim: OMG! ARGHHH!
Curse Lily: BOOM!! Headshot! #mag
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Curse lily
11/10/09

@-MasterDex-: lmao (*⌒▽⌒*) #mag
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Koztah
11/10/09

@Curse lily: I'd do my Rutger Hauer impression when low on health. #mag
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Curse lily
11/10/09

@Koztah: lol now that's awesome (^_~) #mag
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-MasterDex-
11/10/09

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I hope this fares well as it will make other developers consider large scale battles and hopefully in the process make dedicated servers more common on consoles thus leading to a higher chance that they won't disappear from PCs.

Unless of course they were going to...use....P2P.......I can't hold it in, AHAHAHAH! #mag
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Michael Dukakis
11/10/09

@-MasterDex-: What he said! #mag
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Clstirens has a Zune
11/10/09

@-MasterDex-: I hope IWnet crashes and burns. #mag
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-MasterDex-
11/10/09

@Clstirens has a Zune: Initial reports suggest the landing gear is beginning to fail. #mag
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lolgreg
11/10/09

@-MasterDex-: As much as I hate the changes over the PC version, I'm pretty sure all the complaints being made by PC gamers are by those who knew exactly what it is they were getting, picked up the game anyways, and just feel like complaining a bit more. Last time I checked, that's not how boycotts worked D: #mag
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Kicken
11/10/09

@lolgreg: Last I checked you are just assuming that the same people who bought it are the people bitching.

I bitched and I didn't buy it. If you and others want to keep insisting that everyone who is complaining is going to buy it anyway and that we should just shut up, maybe you should go fuck yourself, eh?

Edit: Just an FYI, blanketing every PC gamer who complained about MW2 as a hypocrite isn't nice. You should maybe rethink that in the future.
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lolgreg
11/10/09

@Kicken: Considering I'm talking about complaints made by people who have played the game, and are now crying out 'I can't believe I spent money on this.' You know, the complaints providing -MasterDex- with proof that the 'landing gear is beginning to fail'? I'd say it's pretty damn safe to assume that they did buy the game.

So... how bout you be the one who fucks themselves? #mag
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-MasterDex-
11/10/09

@lolgreg: I've been keeping an eye over on the IW forums and I've seen a lot of people who only just signed up after buying the game and discovering the problems after not doing any research, etc.

Most of the people who were complaining beforehand are just laughing at the people who went and bought it for the most part.
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Kicken
11/10/09

@lolgreg: Again, I will inform you that there are people who bought MW2, but these aren't necessarily the people who are against what MW2 has brought to the table. There is a much larger chance of the people claiming poor performance to be the same people who stated things like "People should be optimistic and give it a chance!" than the people who claimed "IW can burn in hell/I'm pirating the fuck out of this".

It is more logical and has the same amount of evidence as your claim.

Aside from that, you said "I'm pretty sure all the complaints being made by PC gamers are by those who knew exactly what it is they were getting, picked up the game anyways, and just feel like complaining a bit more." meaning "Everyone who complaining now must have known about the issues but ignored it and just feel like complaining more (meaning they also complained in the past).". I know this to not be true as I have encountered multiple people (IRL OMG) who have picked up MW2 expecting it to be CoD4+, not CoD4+/-.

You are really coming off to me as calling everyone who complained a hypocrite, which, as I said, is not cool.

Edit: -MasterDex- confirms, cases he have seen typically have newbies complaining and boy-cotters laughing (I'm sure it's a manic-depression type of laughing).
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DrowningInMercy
11/10/09

In reply to MAG's Fourth Beta Lets You Hear Enemy Comms
Also, sorry for the double post, but something in the article caught my eye...I haven't been following mag too much, but I noticed that they talk about a level cap and skill tree...does this have something similar to Borderlands? I was actually thinking earlier how it might be fun to have an online class based game, maybe similar to Team Fortress 2, but as you do well you gain experience you can put points into different skills in a skill trees to either improve abilities or gain new ones, like Borderlands. The possibilites would be endless...a 8vs8 or 16vs16 game where everyone would be able to make a custom character that fits their playstyle, and each character could be played in radically different ways.

Ah, the things people come up with in the shower. #mag
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dsi1
11/10/09

@DrowningInMercy: I'd imagine it's something like a cross between CoD4-6 and BF2.
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DrowningInMercy
11/10/09

@dsi1: Ah, that's a shame. When it said skill tree I was hoping it would be something like Borderlands (not as absurd, of course) where you could put points into skills to learn new abilites and improve old ones...come to think of it, Metal Gear Online had something similar, didn't it? You could choose skills that would suit how you play and give you new abilities, while also being able to improve them. #mag
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dsi1
11/10/09

In reply to MAG's Fourth Beta Lets You Hear Enemy Comms
An obscure mod for Source did this already! Cease and Desist, Cease and Desist, Cease and Desist!
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Koztah
11/10/09

@dsi1: There are more obscure HL1 Engine and Source mods than there are changes made to MAG. #mag
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norealityallowed
11/10/09

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I seriously do not see this game becoming that engaging unless everybody has a mic. They need to do what Warhawk and Socom did and bundle a mic with this game since it's pretty much necessary this time. #mag
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Koztah
11/10/09

@norealityallowed: I can't see Sony not bundling the headset with it, since they did it for both of their previous multiplayer-only games. #mag
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DrowningInMercy
11/10/09

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I've never personally been a fan of the other team being able to hear you. It's hard to have a nice conversation with your friends when some douche on the other team decides he wants to be witty and puts his one cent in every time you say something. #mag
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G2Wolf
11/10/09

@DrowningInMercy: Makes it a bit more realistic though. If someone started yelling into his comms while 10 feet away from you, I'm pretty sure you would hear that... You can talk to your friends over comms all you want, your friends won't hear the enemy douche; plus enemy douche is giving away the fact he's near you. Take the opportunity to put a bullet in his face to shut him up. #mag
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-MasterDex-
11/10/09

@DrowningInMercy: Or when someone on the same team does it. voice chat in games is never perfect. #mag
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Michael Dukakis
11/10/09

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Damn you Gamestop!!! #mag
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starscar.exe
11/10/09

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My Qore beta ended recently and I'm kinda glad it's over. I'm not entirely sure if I want to play this game now.

Too much to take in and on top of that, you're dodging over-zealous teammates and enemy fire. I'll stick with my 32v32 gunfights, thanks.

(Not that there's much of a difference...)
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Corik_Starr
11/10/09

@starscar.exe: At the same time that you say there is too much to take in, you say that there isn't much difference between 128v128 and 32v32. I'm confused #mag
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starscar.exe
11/10/09

@Corik_Starr: Have you played the MAG beta? #mag
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Corik_Starr
11/10/09

@starscar.exe: Not yet, which is part of my confusion. #mag
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excel_excel
11/10/09

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This should really be bundled with a mic. Hopefully it will be ala Socom #mag
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Koztah
11/10/09

@excel_excel: I bought SOCOM just for the mic, since it was cheaper than just getting the mic by a whole 10$. Kind of wacky. #mag
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troopzor
11/07/09

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Totally buying this for PC #battlefieldbadcompany2
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DrunkAus
11/06/09

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Holy crap that looks intense as all hell, can't wait to get my hands on this.
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SueursFroides
11/06/09

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Some good explosions there and the sound seems to be as great as the last game. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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toadstoolporridge
11/06/09

@SueursFroides: I'm glad someone else here noticed how great the sounds in BF:BC were :). I'm glad it received praise for it, as it was well deserved. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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Sharkey1337
11/06/09

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*sigh* really wish they had the beta for the 360 as well, I really don't want to get it for my PS3 as I hate the controller when it comes to FPS. Oh well, we'll get the demo down the road!=P #battlefieldbadcompany2
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jojo13jojo233
11/06/09

@Sharkey1337: What, you're not getting a free demo, I repeat A FREE DEMO, just because you don't like the controller?

edit: Sorry the description of it makes it seem like you don't have to pre-order it
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Sharkey1337
11/06/09

@jojo13jojo233: I was referring to the beta, which is a PS3 exclusive you can get by preordering. I'll definitely be playing the demo, for 360, as I'll be getting the game on that system since I prefer shooters with the 360 controller. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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Kang81
11/06/09

@Sharkey1337:

That's why I bought this for my PS3.

[www.extreme-mods.com]

I don't play shooters on my PS3 often but it helped tons in Uncharted 1/2 and Killzone 2. I haven't tested it out online much though as I rarely play a PS3 game online, aside from Burnout Paradise that is.

The only downside is unless the game allows you to swap controls you will have to swap the use of the triggers and bumpers. (The main reason for my lack of online play testing) It sucks, but so far the only game I have had to do that with is Uncharted 1/2. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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Sharkey1337
11/06/09

@Kang81: The site only mentions wired controllers, I only have wireless controllers=( Also, if I can't use the 360 triggers for shooting/etc then there's really no point in putting that much money down, at least for me=( Thanks for the info though! #battlefieldbadcompany2
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Kang81
11/06/09

@Sharkey1337:

No problem.

I did forget to mention that it required a wired controller, oops.

Again, if the individual game allows you to swap controls then you should be fine. I know for a fact that Battlefield 1943 doesn't allow this, but I'm not sure about Bad Company. I'd have to fire the game up to see what the control options were.

Still, it is quite a bit of money for one game, but I really love the Uncharted series. :) #battlefieldbadcompany2
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GoonerVance
11/06/09

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I just wrote a couple paragraphs on some of the things that make BF not as fun to me as other shooters, but then I decided just to erase it. It's sad when you'd rather not start a discussion at all, than take the inherent risk of stating an opinion on a beloved game. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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heretrix
11/06/09

@GoonerVance: I'd say go for it. It's your opinion and you entitled to speak it just like anybody else here. #battlefieldbadcompany2
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