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Metal Gear Online Beta Is Go

n99y99r99 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:25:03 MDT

a litttttle iffy right now, but it has tons of potential!

n99y99r99

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elgabo — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:08:22 MDT

@NirvashStarwind: Where did you see this? I have my receipt and dvd to prove I have a legit code and I can't log in.

elgabo

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AgentAutry — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:30:21 MDT

I have to say, for a beta it's fairly polished. I don't know if that's good (as in it means that it will be better in the future) or bad (this is about as good as it gets).

AgentAutry

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bialia — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:04:31 MDT

@Skyelark: i had to leave my ps3 on overnight to download the 1.1 a few days ago using p2p. i just got an error message when trying the other method.

bialia

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NirvashStarwind — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:33:32 MDT

If you cant log on, it means you have an illegal konami ID / didnt get a beta key legally.

NirvashStarwind

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foodnaptime — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:09:16 MDT

playihg dead with a dirty magazine next to me was just awesome. a guy came up to me and was forced to look at the cyber-bewbz and I stood up and killed him with my deagle. A for Awesome!

foodnaptime

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elgabo — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:37:34 MDT

@stussygalore: What do you mean? Konami ID password has to be a combination of letters and numbers, your Gamer ID has to be only numbers. I've changed both like 10 times for the past 4 hours and still no dice ='<. I'm downloading the Beta again to see if any type of data may have been corrupted.

elgabo

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Skyelark — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:19:53 MDT

I have been downloading the 1.1 for 9 hours. I get an error when I tried through the server, and the p2p is really inconsistent. I have been stuck at 91% for 2 hours.

Skyelark

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stussygalore — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:25:54 MDT

Anyone having trouble logging in, make sure you've set your Gamer ID password.

I was trying to login with my Konami ID password, not realising that I needed to choose a numeric Gamer ID password as well.

Not the most user friendly sign-up process, but once you're through it's worth the effort

stussygalore

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PowerButton — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:11:09 MDT

Great great great game, this is really a tactical game no that crappy sh*t called RSV, i think

PowerButton

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elgabo — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:02:12 MDT

Anyone knows what is the reason for error 090B:00000001? I've been getting it ever since skynet became aware, I mean, MGO servers went online. This blows big time.

elgabo

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PSN: kingpsyz — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:37:19 MDT

well the shoddy connection and servers, coupled with the retarded ID system have convinced me to save my $60...

maybe I'll throw it on my gamefly queue, but even then it probablly won't connect consistently enough for me to care.

PSN: kingpsyz

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Sheen_Latrine — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:29:56 MDT

I love it, but the only thing I can't do is host a game. Not sure why yet.

Sheen_Latrine

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RudiePoo — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:32:19 MDT

@PSN: kingpsyz: That's all I've been able to get...

RudiePoo

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PSN: kingpsyz — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:28:26 MDT

Unable to connect to server.(090B:00000001)

PSN: kingpsyz

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bialia — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:15:43 MDT

enjoying the hell out of it. that capture the flag-ish thing was super fun. the pace takes some getting used to- definitely worth the 5 bucks down.

bialia

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errorini — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:55:48 MDT

Wait, so how exactly do I get this? I have the latest PS3 update and everything, but I can't find any information on it.

errorini

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man in gauze is king ramses II, silly. — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:29:28 MDT

@baxterpunch:
around 15-20 minutes, I believe. I was at a friend's house and he needed to get an update before he could download the iron man demo, which I'm assuming was 1.2.

man in gauze is king ramses II, silly.

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Sesshu — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:28:31 MDT

It surprisingly tactical~ me likes

Sesshu

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davim84 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:02:33 MDT

awful.

davim84

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WoWpallyGamer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:41:48 MDT

GO METAL GEAR ONLINE :D AND FOR EVERYONE WHO HATES IT YOU CAN EAT SOME TOAST FROM MY CAR TRUNK WHERE IT HAS BEEN LAYING IN A SMALL CRACK FOR 6 WEEKS NOW.Whew it is stinky in there too alrighht good night everyone giggity goo giggitty OH!!!

WoWpallyGamer

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kifbox — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:41:42 MDT

I don't think that it is even live in the US all it says is
network error 0703:00000000 when you connect to it. I have not seen anyone actually playing this on my friends list since then either...

kifbox

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ShirtGuyDom — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:32:15 MDT

Yes, it is quite good so far. But I do have some suggestions, mainly make it so it takes less bullets/explosives to kill people.

Seriously, an entire clip? 3 grenades? Ridiculous.

ShirtGuyDom

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Jun581 won't give you tree fiddy!! — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:28:39 MDT

@kifbox: w're not. it connects. check your network connection.

Jun581 won't give you tree fiddy!!

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kifbox — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:56:08 MDT

You guys are full of shit, it won't even connect

kifbox

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celljean — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:54:40 MDT

it's great

celljean

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Null-Python — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:42:54 MDT

@skullivan:

a bit cynical dont you think?

Null-Python

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Telecinision — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:31:52 MDT

This game is so much fun.

Epic win.

Telecinision

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Bitterbunny — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:31:44 MDT

This beta is fun been on cloud 9 thanks for the tip.

Bitterbunny

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Null-Python — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:20:22 MDT

darn and i just got to my job (late from my Other job with video games)

Null-Python

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Knight-Zero — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:13:04 MDT

NO problems, no FPS drop or hd problems :D BEST GAME EVER.

Knight-Zero

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anonim1979 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:40:33 MDT

[www.ripten.com]

Only 1024x768 resolution - sub-hd and 30fps?!
I'm not playing! ;)

anonim1979

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icepick314 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:25:51 MDT

i tried it right after i woke up...

it ain't working for me...

icepick314

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toefer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:21:27 MDT

So far I'm disappointed. I'm not giving up on it though, and will play it a bit more later tonight. I don't see how you can have a strategic shooting game while still allowing players to re-spawn. Based on the rounds I've played, the only reason this isn't a run-and-gun game is that the players are moving too slow to call it running. No strategy at all from what I've seen so far.

toefer

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patsfan07 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:19:39 MDT

so any sad souls without a beta key yet???

BOW DOWN TO MY MIGHT

[www.onlineregister.com]

u can try and fill out that form for a beta key... that's how i got mine... pfft who needs lame pre orders...
freeloaders...

patsfan07

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Ruisu — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:15:46 MDT

I am having a blast with it I love it.
it just takes a little wile to get used to the control's and speed of the game

Ruisu

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Jun581 won't give you tree fiddy!! — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:12:25 MDT

this game is fucking amazing. it reminds me of Socom with a hint of Gears of War. I'm having a blast playing this. It's not without its issues, but then again it's beta. It takes waaay too many bullets to shoot a man down. Auto-Aim is a useless feature (believe me) and throwing grenades is a bit clunky. In addition, goinig from weapon select on the fly to shooting is a bit tricky and takes some time to get use to. Otherwise, great Beta and most important, nolag from what i experienced. hope to see you guys online!

Jun581 won't give you tree fiddy!!

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gravytoast — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:10:46 MDT

@kingclip:

Kinda does when you buy a 1080p tv, and it's technically stretching out that image to double its size.

gravytoast

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mtaeaton — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:04:51 MDT

5 should be coming out with MGS4. But ya, love the game, I like doing CQC and putting people on the ground, then shoot em up. Wish you could knife them in CQC while holding them though.

mtaeaton

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elgabo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:55:11 MDT

dang, I've been trying to log in since 1PM but it always gives me an error...the 000000001 ='< I have all the patches and a Konami ID, so I don't know whats the deal

elgabo

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Grocerspride — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:12 MDT

>:O

I get out of work at 6PM PST

Weak!!

I downloaded the 1.1 update before the konami servers crashed and fell asleep while downloading the next update last night.

I'm glad my friends are going out of town this weekend.. I'll have 4 solid nights of MGO before I forget about it and play GTA!

Grocerspride

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Akmed — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:00 MDT

it is awesome

Akmed

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ilyajr — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:28:28 MDT

pLEASE help me I keep gETTING tHE "UNABLE TO CONNECT TO SERVER ERROR"

plz

ilyajr

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Sentientv2 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:27:16 MDT

To clarify, I've registered my Konami ID, I can log in to the K_ID site with it. I can't seem to tie my MGO code to that account with the messages that I posted above. Thanks again.

Sentientv2

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Sentientv2 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:26:20 MDT

Could someone please send me a message with what I need to do to register my MGO code for the beta. I have it using Japanese steps and then I downloaded the client from the UK store. Now I'm having trouble registering my Konami ID. Here are the errors I'm getting at id.konami.net/mgo/input.jsp

Please input the answering of registration information input secret within the full size letter 32 column which excludes the sign. Name カナ (surname) please input within the full size letter 10 column which excludes the sign. Name カナ (name) please input within the full size letter 10 column which excludes the sign. You cannot use this KONAMI ID.

Thank you so much for any help.

Sentientv2

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superbabyproject — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:03:27 MDT

Add me: davidjs_uk if you're up for some MGO

superbabyproject

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jp182 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:54:18 MDT

@kylo4: you had to preorder MGS4 if you live in the US

jp182

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Derigor — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:53:56 MDT

It's 3:52 here and I'm at work... looks like I suddenly got sick and have to rush home!

Yea this is my last comment of the day See you guys online!, Kotaku MGS clan go? Send Derigor a friend invite on PSN if you wanna play!

Derigor

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Shigamado — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:53:48 MDT

I'm just downloading the 1.1 patch. See you in three days. Seriously, I left for half an hour and it was at 1%. WTF?!!

Japan, why do you hate online so much? Why do you suck at it so bad?

Shigamado

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zanzibarlegend — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:50:29 MDT

YESSSSSSS!!!!! im typing from iphone, soon as i get home im gonna tear it up!!!! WOOT!

zanzibarlegend

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kylo4 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:49:30 MDT

How were you supposed to get into this beta again? (Says the guy who wishes he could've joined).

kylo4

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KrsJin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:47:13 MDT

I am REALLY digging this game so far. I don't care much at all for free-for-all deathmatch. But the tactical stuff is awesome, and team deathmatch is fun in its own way.

This is definitely not new player friendly or scrub friendly in the slightest though. Part of me is glad by this, part of me hope it doesn't detour new players too much.

KrsJin

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jp182 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:42:44 MDT

i still can't sign in

jp182

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superbabyproject — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:37:02 MDT

Despite the Konami / Game ID faff on and the two day-long patch downloads I'm still thrilled by the opportunity to play this game.

I haven't been disappointed so far, I've played two TDM matches, won one lost one, and really enjoyed both games.

There was zero lag, despite my dubious BT internet connection, and no reason to question any of my many deaths.

This is a really polished product to have as a beta, and I recommend anyone who's able to take advantage of the opportunity while it's available.

superbabyproject

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RudiePoo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:36:52 MDT

@Greeklightning1: I'm getting the same thing... I've been trying to connect for a total of about 20 minutes now and can't login...

RudiePoo

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Lone-Gun — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:20:09 MDT

finally home time to play. it sounds great!

Lone-Gun

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Vibhorsir — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:14:21 MDT

@Kingdom Oblivion: It'll be available in about 1 hour and 45 minutes again on the store.

Vibhorsir

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GFX-187 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:10:38 MDT

Freakin great game BUT now im have the issue where PSN randomly cuts out and keeps doing it. I did get some long play in and everything is smooooooth, ALSO SNIPING BASTSARD i hate you. :).

SONY SORT PSN OUT your spoiling all the fun, also leme use my MGO character on HOME :)

GFX-187

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skullivan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:06:56 MDT

@Candlejack:

I completely agree with you in principle, but this is Metal Gear Solid, the game whose graphics are so advanced the game barely fits on a 50GB Blu-ray disc when games like Crysis are like 6GB. The game that pushes the PS3 to its limit.

I rightly shouldn't have expected to be blown away but I shouldn't have been convinced the game was running in 480p because the graphics were so blah, either. It should at least go toe to toe with games like Gears of War. It doesn't even look as good as Halo 3.

I never had much interest in MGO outside of to make sure that MGS4 would run in 1080i on my TV and not 480p. So long as MGS4 looks a lot better and supports 1080i, I'll be happy.

skullivan

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yokoland — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:06:34 MDT

I like it a lot, but it's a little laggy for me. COD 4 run fine whenever I play, so I don't think it's my wireless connection. Anyone else have the same problem?

yokoland

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Kyle81 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:04:16 MDT

@deek: With MGS4, MGO starter pack will come with 5 maps from what I recall. More maps, weapons, character customization items, etc will be added in the next couple months.

Eventually MGO will be released as a stand alone product that you can buy at retail, and it will have collected all the extra stuff that is released online. Course you can just take the starter pack that comes with MGS4 and upgrade it with DLC.

Kyle81

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sascha23 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:03:45 MDT

@skullivan: Yes. The game does play in 1080p for those who have it.

You can expect the graphics to not match that of MGS4. Many reasons for this. The most important being that this is an online experience and textures and poly count needs to be lowered for smooth experience.

sascha23

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Kyle81 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:02:09 MDT

@DarkDragon9906: If you use auto aim people take longer to kill. Headshots of course are one shot affairs generally. I really have been doing great by simply using third person mode. Fire full auto near a persons upper torso, and they will take heavy damage and good chance for head shots. I've gotten 3-4 kills in one M4 clip already, without using FPS mode even. Make sure you got the right skills chosen.

Also pure sniper in MGO has always been tough, game is fairly fast paced and people can do crazy moves so it can be hard to kill folks. Best to shoot and move on with snipers... Also the maps in the beta are not sniper friendly at all.

Kyle81

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deek — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:01:40 MDT

This game rocks, it will definately be my main online game through the summer months. Anybody know the number of maps that will be out on release.

deek

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Kyle81 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:58:56 MDT

@jwhall: SOP gives you a view of where your teammates are at all times... even if they are behind cover you will see an outline of the player to keep you informed. Also if a player near you in your SOP is captured or killed, you are given an indication of where it took place.

For example I was sneaking through some rubble in one map and a team mate to me far right got killed, the SOP let me know he just died and gave me an indicator of where he died... so I quickly turn to the location to see the enemy who killed him and I finish him off before he can fire on me.

It's basically just extra tactical information. If you got the right gear you can hack into an opponent's sop and you can take their information for your team... like letting you know where they all are.

Kyle81

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Reiji — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:58:05 MDT

Oh yeah, and this game rocks! I really wasn't going to buy the MGO standalone, based on the problems they were having with getting servers up, but it's really good. They fixed every complaint that I had with the PS2 and PSP online modes.

Reiji

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Reiji — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:54:57 MDT

@bobtheduck: Do the training mode - It explains that different weapons have different lock-on ranges. Assault rifles and shotguns have horrible lock-on range. Submachine guns are the way to go, if you're using auto-aim mode.

Reiji

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jwhall — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:48:44 MDT

it's a blast... really accessable, fun, no lag/slowdown so far... i don't quite get the purpose of the SOP system, even in team-based matches... far better than i would have expected - doesn't even play like a beta. mazeltov, konami.

jwhall

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godrifle — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:46:40 MDT

I'm playing... Add Godrifle! or Godrifle not sure which

godrifle

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Bunta — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:44:10 MDT

@Kyle81:

Wow, elitist much? Honestly, why do you care how someone plays? If anything, it only gets you a higher score. Just because someone didn't play previous isntallments doesn't mean you have to come on here spouting how much everyone in the world who isn't you sucks.

I'm not trying to start a fight, but lay off people who are just playing this game for the first time ever and haven't ever played one of it's incarnations before. Everyone starts somewhere.

Bunta

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YUYU — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:43:21 MDT

RIDICULOUSLY FUN!

Not your typical run n' gun shooter

YUYU

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stussygalore — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:42:11 MDT

Gotta agree with most of the posters here - for a Beta, this is a damn fine effort.

All I need to do now is get good at it. Good work Konami - eventually!

stussygalore

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Gekyo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:41:19 MDT

@d.omen:
its because the host is having problems.

for a beta this is amazing. i really like how it is more strat based than just shoot everywhere.

and for people who complain about auto aim, its very good for shotting in closer combat/medium combat if you lock on.

Gekyo

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Balmut — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:40:19 MDT

damn....server limit (eg SNAKE, LIQUID etc...) is 999 :(

Balmut

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StevenRafael — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:37:39 MDT

Does anyone know if this game supports split-screen online?

StevenRafael

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Greeklightning1 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:35:23 MDT

anyone else having trouble logging in now? i was golden before but now i keep getting server connections errors >.>

Greeklightning1

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DarkDragon9906 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:34:12 MDT

I'm really enjoying the game. I've only dealt with 1 match with a bit of a framerate drop like to 30 fps from 60 but its still good. The only thing I dont like it how snipers are underpowered ( like cod ) and people have so much health. Headshots are the only viable way to kill a guy fast.

DarkDragon9906

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bobtheduck — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:31:39 MDT

Auto aim is worthless, I still haven't figured out how to use first person aiming or SOP, but otherwise, it's... par for the course with the previous installments... I'm sure the full version will have more game modes (in fact, at least one confirmed by Kojima Team, that's solid snake mode where one person is solid snake with sneaking capabilities, the rest are normal soldiers on two sides of a fight... That sounds pretty cool)

bobtheduck

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DaveyPwnckett — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:21:37 MDT

Auto aim is kind of retarded but maybe if you up the auto aim skill it will get better. Also I went into the control options and set L1 to FPS mode instead of over the shoulder. Now the third person view is toggled with triangle.

DaveyPwnckett

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Sailorcancer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:21:35 MDT

@agentluap:

I can't even download the damn patch! Direct or P2P!

Sailorcancer

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Clockw0rk — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:19:15 MDT

I managed to get in thanks to the file planet program, and I'm impressed. The initial konami ID thing was a bloody nightmare and the -huge- 1.01 patch took well over an hour to download; but once things launched today it all seemed smooth.

I'm hoping that more clothing options become available with levels, as well as weapons; but I feel that's a given for online games now that would only hurt konami if left out, but that system seems to be left out of the beta.

As others have expressed, it is certainly smooth as silk in game; and though I hate having to open a menu to get out a knife, everything else is seemingly seamless and well implemented. All the servers I played on were lag free, although I did see one person jump from one place to another about five feet away in an instant, but one out of fifty points to that person's connection.

Clockw0rk

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agentluap — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:18:50 MDT

Anybody got any idea on the download time for patch v1.1?
Has it improved since the Monday mess?

Just I've not had anytime to start off the download over the last week but now it's upon us I've made the time tongiht. But I only have 5 hours to download the patches and play the game. My friend said it took him 5 hours on Monday to download the first patch. So I'm hoping it wont take this long for me now it's live and I'm hoping I'll connect to plenty of people on P2P.

agentluap

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Candlejack — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:17:48 MDT

@skullivan: 1. The game runs in 1080p, upscaled or native, I don't know.

2. Never. Never. NEVER expect to be blown away by multiplayer graphics. They are more often than not downgraded to ensure smooth and stable play and avoid lag.

3. This game is ridiculously good in terms of gameplay. Just play it for a while. If you can't get past the graphics, it's your loss really.

Candlejack

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DranzerKire — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:16:03 MDT

God dang those members at the Sony Playstation boards were wrong, they said we would be playing Saturday...

Still good news though :D I downloaded the 1.2 patch yesterday night so I am all set.

DranzerKire

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Raziel Dune — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:14:12 MDT

@Kyle81: yeah i know what you mean i was all autoaim? pfft if its anything like MGSO from MGS3 i am going to turn it off lol.

Raziel Dune

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Peryite — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:09:41 MDT

@Kyle81: Heh. I'm not sure about this version, but if you knew how to use it right, auto-aim was just as deadly as skillful FPV in the original MGO.

I'm not sure it if controls the same way here. As soon as I get home, I'll give the beta a whirl.

Peryite

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monkeybeach — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:08:10 MDT

i dunno. might be that i just suck at it.. but i kind of hated it.. it looked awesome, sounded terrible, and the gameplay was kind of weird. i suppose if you're familiar with it, it might be better. just seemed completely alien and boring to me.

monkeybeach

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ldbobby — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:07:51 MDT

I've got a extra beta code, first PM gets it.

ldbobby

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Sundermania — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:07:01 MDT

@Jnkzm4:

Sometime I wish I were unemployed.

Sundermania

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ilyajr — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:03:44 MDT

AHHHHHHHHHH
CANT CONNECT TO SERVER 090b:0000000001

DAM IT!!!!!

P.s PLZ HELP

ilyajr

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Abriael — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:58:12 MDT

The game is really great. I was actually sure it to be good, but THIS good? Nah.

It's really well polished for being a beta, the gameplay is engaging and fun, and it has quite a lot of depth (more than the usual FPS online) if one wants to use all the functions and give some variation to his gaming style.
Moreover there's really zero lag once you manage to get in. Smooth as silk.

As of now, what it needs are more maps, more character models (expecially female ones, a few girl friends of mine are complaining big time), possibly camo suits and the full array of weaponry that will be available in MGS4. If that all is added for the release it'll probably end up being one of the best online experiences of the last few years, and it's not even the main feature of the game :D

Abriael

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Kyle81 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:57:28 MDT

Lot of people seriously suck at this game. Obviously many never played the original MGO or Portable Ops.

For new players: DO NOT USE AUTO AIM. Auto aim is horrible, it's not accurate at all and your just going to get torn apart. I keep playing with new players who run at me shooting and hitting, but then I just aim and bam, headshot.

If you wanna do decent at MGO, use the third person aim or use fps mode.

Kyle81

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Sailorcancer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:56:31 MDT

This sucks! I can't direct download the thing, and P2P it isn't much help either. It's ALL 0s!

Sailorcancer

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Jnkzm4 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:56:16 MDT

OMG!!! I woke up at 1:15 pm and the first thing I do is turn on my ps3 to see if it worked. Finding out it was up and operational is almost as good as sex in the morning. Almost as good! CALL OF DUTY 4 LOOK OUT!

Jnkzm4

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TheHunterFox — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:53:37 MDT

Played it for a bit this morning, just did the training stuff, but I loved it. The controls are weird for a vet. MGS player. But I'm getting used to it. Can't wait to play it for real. Kotaku Clan ftw!
PSN id: TheHunterFox
MGO id: HunterFox

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Cruz — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:52:53 MDT

I played it some. The overall experience was favourable. The servers and lobby system worked without a hitch, everything top notch. The game itself reminds me of Counterstrike or Day of Defeat, but with MGS tech and weaponry. That said, I think I would prefer to play CS or some reasonable facsimile on the PC for the benefit of the mouse and key controls. However, Im sure there are plenty of folks who don't have access to such games and will absolutely love MGSO. They done good.

Cruz

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NecronomiconUK — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:48:44 MDT

@Vehks: We don't have beta codes over here... it WAS on the PS Store

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skullivan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:46:50 MDT

@tsolfan:

I believe it. IIRC Project Gotham 4 (3?) was proven to only be 600p and COD4 is ~640p. That's not a huge deal because those games still look fantastic.

What's interesting is, they mention that MGO should look even better than those games because it's higher resolution and has 2xAA which should reduce or elminate jaggies.

On two separate HDTV's I hooked the game up to (one 1080i only, the other 1080i/720p) there were jaggies all over the place, which is what prompted me to hook it up to a second TV to begin with. I expected to be blown away by the graphics and it doesn't even look as good as Dark Sector's crappy multiplayer IMO.

skullivan

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cactaur — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:46:41 MDT

I'm soooo there... just as soon as the konami id site gets its act together and actually shows me a web page instead of timing out.

cactaur

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slikz21 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:44:27 MDT

Man I am so jealous of everyone. I went and pre-ordered my copy the day my EB Games got all the Saga 2 DVD's. None left for me :(

slikz21

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Rockbot — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:42:02 MDT

Sad thought just struck me, but if you could get into the MGO Beta by buying a PSTriple, like how you could get into the Halo 3 beta by buying Crackdown, I would do it.

Rockbot

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game_crack — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:41:55 MDT

hey... i wanna explain my situation i'm currently in
first off... i live in the USA
i am afraid i thought i could fool the people at konami by just making a euro account and downloading the beta off of their store... but now i'm getting this error code (090B:00000001)
so does this just mean that they aren't accepting my IP adress?
if so... i've wasted quite a bit of time

any info would be appreciated

game_crack

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Wolf_Dog — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:39:28 MDT

I spent 1 1/2 hour in training mode, starting to get a good feel for it.

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Lockenator — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:35:25 MDT

I've only played the tutorials, then I went out found that my local game shop had copies of GTA IV selling. It's a choice whenever I switch my PS3 on now... Beta or GTA??

Lockenator

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d.omen — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:33:04 MDT

Hmmm...I keep getting "connection is unstable" and getting booted like mad, after trying to play with noticeable lag. Anyone else experiencing this? I checked my wifi signal and it's at 100% and I never had a problem on Warhawk.?
-Damian

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FP Shindokie — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:33:03 MDT

@Kyle81: I agree 100%. It sucks they moved the whole dodging thing out.

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Vehks — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:23:42 MDT

@Kingdom Oblivion: Have you tried using you MGO beta code again under the account manager? that may work.

Vehks

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cluster1990 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:23:22 MDT

anyone who says it's good is lieing, this game has the worse controls, collision system, aiming system ever made. LAIR has better controls then this.

cluster1990

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kingclip — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:22:41 MDT

@Kingdom Oblivion: It was taken off the Euro servers -- I fear you are SKREWED.

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bombyaker — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:21:45 MDT

@bombyaker:

Still not done... I'm too impatient

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Kingdom Oblivion — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:17:13 MDT

Please can someone help me , i'm in the UK and i accidentally pressed delete on the beta , i can't find it in the store , can someone redirect me to where it is? I will be eternally greatful.

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Kyle81 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:11:44 MDT

Why do people compare everything to COD4 now?

MGO beta is great! If you played MGO before it's just 10 times better now

Kyle81

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gamerholic — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:11:20 MDT

Downloading 1.1 now! Wooohoooo!

gamerholic

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Eranmane — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:10:43 MDT

Konami Klusterfuck Kontinues!

"Due to high levels of traffic, connecting to the server is very difficult at this time. Try again later."

Whaaaaaaa?

Eranmane

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JB4GDI — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:10:18 MDT

Ugh, they block BitTorrent here at the school, so I guess I'll have to bring my PS3 to a friend's place and steal their bandwidth. Thanks for the help though! I really appreciate it!

JB4GDI

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MrZ33 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:08:18 MDT

Ive been playing for 2 hours. Base capture, capure the frog, team death match, deathmatch. Looks and plays awesome.

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Vehks — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:05:36 MDT

It's really good so far, not a huge fan of the cover system. I find the cover system to be un responsive and slow. But this is so refreshing from the usual run and gun frag fest, its very much appearent that most players havn't figured this out yet. Everyone tends to run straight to the middle of the map, they aren't playing as a team as of yet.

Oh and as for the auto aim, I tend to have the most success useing the auto aim only when i'm moving around incase someone suprises me and pops out of a corner, but for long range and precision shots go with manual aim.

Vehks

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baxterpunch — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:04:46 MDT

@JB4GDI: Same thing here, you have to do peer to peer. Starts slow, eventually kinda ramps up after it finds more download servers.... but getting 1.1 seriously took me a couple hours.

baxterpunch

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prmononoke — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:03:57 MDT

I enjoyed what I played, but it's weird going from Call of Duty 4 to this. I get killed, and I think I'm going to drop a grenade, and it never happens. Same thing when I kill someone. I back away to avoid the grenade, but it's never there.

I was playing with auto aim, so I guess I will have to take that off. Running is extremely slow, but I guess that makes sense, as it is Metal Gear. I can see this being way more fun with friends, as it really is not a "run 'n gun" type game, and I feel like actually being tactical will be extremely beneficial (makes sense, as it is Tactical Espionage Action).

prmononoke

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Mr Herring — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:03:16 MDT

Well, after whole day of downloading 1.01 patch and few more minutes spend on 1.02... due to a traffic on servers I can' t play. That' s a big, brown bullshit.

Mr Herring

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tsolfan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:02:29 MDT

@kingclip: I'm not saying that it does.

I was just replying to a previous comment questioning whether it rendered at 1080p.

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Cheebahawk — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:01:35 MDT

It's alot of fun, haven't had any lag yet, though I expect lag issues might arrive from now on as it's 7pm here when most people will be playing.

Once you get used to the controls it gets pretty instinctive, I can see myself getting really bored of these maps pretty quickly though.

Cheebahawk

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kingclip — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:57:50 MDT

@tsolfan: COD4 is only 600p -- does it matter?

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patsfan07 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:56:11 MDT

JUdGeMeNt H@S COOOMMMMMMMEEEEE!!!!!

patsfan07

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Balmut — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:55:36 MDT

long live Britania!

played it for several hours since i woke up this morning. It's really good, but the server got really slow, then stopped. :( gonna try again once i've stopped watching films.

Balmut

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tsolfan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:54:01 MDT

@skullivan: Not sure as to the validity of this article, but it claims that the resolution is only 665p:

[www.ripten.com]

tsolfan

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RudiePoo — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:49:48 MDT

I downloaded the 1.02 patch but I still can't login... It keeps saying "Unable to connect to server.(090B:00000001)"

RudiePoo

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skullivan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:47:53 MDT

Am I the only one who thinks the graphics are kind of bad?

I thought for sure it was downscaling to 480p on my 1080i TV (it doesn't support 720p) but when I hooked it up to another TV that supports 720p (and set my PS3 to only output 720p) it still looked bad. Jaggies everywhere, horrible textures and just overall softness.

Everyone else claims that the game supports 1080p and that it looks great though so I'm wondering if anyone else is experience the same thing as me.

I realize this is not technically MGS4 but I wouldn't have expected the multiplayer to look drastically different.

skullivan

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Travezy — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:45:36 MDT

Connecting to the Logon server OK after a couple of try's but every time I try to connect to a Game Lobby I get a connection error which then boot's me back out to the Main Menu. Thus the cycle starts over. Login -> Connect To Lobby -> Booted Out. Sigh, will have to try later on when I get back from the gym... but then most of America will be on too, ARGH!!!

Travezy

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screamingslave — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:43:40 MDT

It's got some good stuff here, but there are a lot of balance issues. It's definitely not a game tailored for online play. Weapons are too weak, CQC is completely useless. It could be amazing if tweaked.

screamingslave

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Pooru — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:43:23 MDT

Looove this beta. Lots of fun. 3 tries to connect.

Pooru

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bombyaker — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:42:45 MDT

Downloading as well - Looks like it will take less than the 11 hours the other update took; probably won't be 15 mins max for me though.

Very annoying that it can't be run in the background so I can play some CoD while I wait...

bombyaker

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jumptastic — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:42:42 MDT

Now i've played a good few hours worth. I can safely say that this game... Worth the wait for sure.

jumptastic

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Ashurahori — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:38:37 MDT

Kotaku clan go. If anyone wants it, add me. I'm Dr_Gamma.

Ashurahori

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kingclip — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:36:50 MDT

It took me three tries to get on. The 1.02 update is VERY small, so finally that's not a problem. Is it really absurdly great? It's good -- and while I'm not a graphics whore, there are some hiccups here and there -- but it is a beta.

kingclip

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Ashurahori — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:35:37 MDT

I'm really loving it. Strategy rather than run and gun.

Ashurahori

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Dir_en_grey — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:34:09 MDT

Can somebody from US comment on how many tries did it take to get into the server?

Dir_en_grey

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Amerijapoxicano — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:33:19 MDT

I wonder if they aren't opening up the servers to regions as it turns midnight in each one. I'm in Japan and I had zero problems.

I'm a little disappointed in this so far, but once I get used to it...GTA4 will be here and it won't matter. Hah haha. By the way, you can use the oil drum and roll around in it and throw up. I knocked over a guy, but he got up before I did. Kinda lame if you ask me. Also, there are nudie mags, not sure how that'll work in multi-player other than not getting sick, but I'd rather use grenades. I only played one map in the 2 hours I played, "blood bath". Anyone else? I want to try the manapult (human catapult). Time for bed...

@Witzbold:
He's right. Fight that instinct to "not be a whimp" and leave it on. Otherwise you'll get slaughtered. At least for now.

Amerijapoxicano

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Ecks — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:30:17 MDT

Downloading via torrent right now, is going alright. Not sure how I'll like this, I like the Metal Gear Solid games, but not squad-based FPS (or FPS in general), so guess I'll see.

Ecks

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Zaos — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:28:23 MDT

@valleyshrew: Im not slamming you but i find it hard to believe (im at work right now and need to download everything and do my konomi id still)

because everyone else has said the opposite. witzbold also said to take off auto aim and that helps out aiming. your not ment to go full speed cause asfaik its MG...go slow and go with everyone.

Zaos

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Fallible — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:25:05 MDT

Hm. I still can't get connected, keep getting error messages.

Fallible

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valleyshrew — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:20:33 MDT

Hm very different. Running is incredibly slow, people have huge amounts of health, and everyone's aim is really poor atm. The disparity between how much health a headshot takes and a chest shot takes is huge. It seems a really slow and unresponsive to me, and the CQC is really poor. It is a beta though, and lots of promising things, it was far less laggy than cod4 for me which is great.

valleyshrew

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ZeroGinc — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:17:57 MDT

this games a blast had some time with it before i had to get to work!

ZeroGinc

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Frey — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:17:44 MDT

It won't let me in for some reason, I have a legit id and still get server errors.

Frey

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Darth Navster — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:15:40 MDT

@Ali:

Same here. I probably should put down a pre-order for one at this point.

Darth Navster

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GUNDAM-RX-78-2 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:14:21 MDT

5 Hrs and counting till I can play God damn you american education system. Grrr...

GUNDAM-RX-78-2

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FP Shindokie — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:12:07 MDT

Gr.... OMG! Time to get on. Thank you Fahey this made my morning compared to what else happened :/

FP Shindokie

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gheddoeninja — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:12:04 MDT

Plays Like socom. I hate socom. cant wait for SP campaign though

[i18.photobucket.com]

gheddoeninja

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rochec — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:11:07 MDT

Pretty fun, definitely a different kind of shooter.

Name is Roche if anyone wants to add me.

rochec

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gheddoeninja — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:10:46 MDT

as a current MGO beta tester all I can say is.... meh.

it plays like socom, I personally am not a socom fan, so others may enjoy it. To each their own. I really am looking forward to the SP campaign though :)
[i18.photobucket.com]

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greeble — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:10:00 MDT

Yes 1.2 is a lot smaller, I downloaded it last night. The peer to peer download worked really well for me. You just need to have UPnP enabled on your router or manually open the port. Looking forward to playing when I get home from work.

greeble

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Sam_Munro — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:08:38 MDT

ARGH!!! It tries to connect but I get this message "Due to high levels of traffic, connecting to the server is very difficult at this moment in time. Please try again later." I don't call this fixing your servers properly Konami >__>

Sam_Munro

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Cruithne — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:07:01 MDT

@JB4GDI: That's not surprising, the servers are probably being hammered. Try the Bittorrent option, it took me no more than five minutes.

Cruithne

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Candlejack — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:05:27 MDT

I've been playing for hours now.

It is

ABSURDLY

Great.

I can only recommend to play this, no matter what it takes to do so.

Candlejack

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JB4GDI — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:04:52 MDT

I keep getting an network error warning or something when I try to get 1.1 by the non-filesharing option.

Anyone else have this problem?

JB4GDI

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OGHowie — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:04:41 MDT

@baxterpunch:

1.2 is much faster to download. Took me 15min max to torrent.

OGHowie

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Witzbold — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:04:33 MDT

Turn off auto-aim or you will get pissed.

Trust me.

Witzbold

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Spoony Bard — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:03:44 MDT

Yes, everyone is talking about it on ning. Sigh...me and my inability to play games at work/pre-order MGS.

Spoony Bard

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Crimsonronin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:03:01 MDT

Too be honest i was expecting a bit more. Can't compare to call of duty both in depth and gameplay. CQC feels to clunky, no blind fire. I hate that i need to aim in order to be able to shoot when someone is standing right in front of me, instead of just blind fire and strafe around them.

Crimsonronin