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MGO beta Contructive criticism blog
After the sad sate of affairs of the last few days, I've slept and had time to think.
I've come to a few conclusions:
1) The beat is a free chance to try something that isn't finished yet. I can name many a game that has come out that doesn't appear to have had a proper beta test done on it's online portions. I'm looking mainly at Warhawk and CoD4 and how badly they didn't work straight out the box.
2) This is our chance to have our say, and it's about time considering how much personally I shell out on gaming. Hopefully what is said will help to make improvements.
3) Shouting and moaning like a trouble-some 2 year old will not get the problem fixed it will just annoy the parent (Konami/Sony). So try and be contructive not just bitchy.
Please fee free to add any comment to this thread but be warned anything to offensive or not helpful WILL be deleted. Roll on the weekend ;-)
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Connor
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(22.4.08 12:54)
I'm going tro get a couple of my concerns out so hopefully people don't spam the blog up with the same thing. i) Why all the ID's Konami are you planning on something very special using the web browser or is this simply an information collecting excersise? Why is my PSN ID I registered with Sony not good enough? Are you requiring this infomration so you can be the first company to start to make the PS3 a subscription service by stealth (see Konami EULA)? I personally don't like the idea of a company going agains the system creators who keep advertising the fact that "gaming on-line is free from a PS3".
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Connor
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(22.4.08 12:58)
ii) Is there a way that the servers could be switched on slowly, so that w3e can at least create our Characters and maybe test them out in the Training level. This would mean a lot more people are ready for the actual beta. I think from the last few days the main result from the testing is that your infrastructure simply cannot take demand. This does need to be fixed, as you well know this is the 1st PS3 exclusive killer app. SOmething PSP didn't really ever have. Get this right and you can afford to keep this game as an exclusive as well as gain kudos from the gaming community at large. [Can a gaiming community be at large?]
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Connor
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(22.4.08 13:12)
iii) With regards your Online manual. I like it a lot but I feel it cold do with a couple of improvements. Firstly there is a L missing on the controls page. A Typo but please fdix. Would it be possible to have the actual controller pictured with the actions shown for each button a bit like in a lot of game mauals? May be a JPG that couple be downloaded to the PS3 and stored on the PSP as a quick reference guide? Also what does S.O.P. stand for? You tell us what it is but don't explain the acronym. Sense of Perpective, Series Of Possibilities anyone got any other suggestions? Is the big reveal due in MGS4?
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Connor
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(23.4.08 02:32)
I've been a bit cheeky and been and had a look on the beta to see if anything worked or had been changed. As expected due to the suspension no gaming servers online.
They have sorted Konai hope page from the beta out it now works far better than it did. They have also added a more streamlined version of the MGO beta registration. WHich thankfully I won't need to do again. I still strangle haven't received my confirmation email. I'm starting to adjust to the web browser for this game. Letsa hope they have a working forum up soon for us testers to added comment and suggestions as well as start to create clans etc. There are some already well established clans on other games (Warhawk, R:FoM, CoD4, UTIII. They need to get people from clans using the system. As Laark About will.
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(25.4.08 06:40)
An Update:
I've just had a text tellingme to check out the beta. Low and be hold another patch. This is version 1.02. There is an apology also in the version notes, saying they it should fix server connection issues. Thankfully no 12hour download time just over 30 mins instead. I'm not fully sure when the beta is due to restart. As currently the servers are not connected. I'll let you know as soon as I do.
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Connor
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(25.4.08 13:45)
It's alive and working, they have also corrected the Online amual to remove the typo. I've had a quick blast at the training but nothing more, yet!
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