MAG Beta to be Invite-Only Experience
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.
“Sorry to pee on your proverbials all, but MAG is likely to be tested by the Beta Trial community only in Europe. If plans change then you’ll be made aware of how you can register, but I just don’t want people getting their hopes up unnecessarily.”
MAG most definitely should be open for large-scale beta testing, as it is looking to to push online boundaries with its 256 players online. Should Zipper open the possible beta to more users? Post your replies in the comments section below.
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June 29th, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Look what extensive beta testing did for Warhawk – still the best online PS3 game. This is not good news.
June 29th, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Absolutely not. They need alot of people to properly test this…
June 29th, 2009 at 12:42 PM
this game isnt gonna do so well it has to be on US EU servers and has to have alot more people
June 29th, 2009 at 12:47 PM
I made an account I this website just so I could leave a comment… We need this beta in the US and Canada it would make the game sell slot more for people who aren’t sure about the game.. It looks awesome and you need to get this beta in the US
June 29th, 2009 at 12:49 PM
good move Shijima, -1 for that brain-storm.
June 29th, 2009 at 12:52 PM
*says every curse in the book and a few others* great job guys…..
June 29th, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Awesome news!
1 up to Europe which always gets shitty stuff .
I hope SONY worldwide studios and all of sony staff actually place content on all regions on the same day.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:08 PM
could he mean its invite only for Europe because Zipper is a US based company and they made the game..
June 29th, 2009 at 1:16 PM
@ nemo20000
Is Warhawk still worth buying? I’ve heard it’s pretty fun.
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and this does suck. I don’t see a legitimate reason for it to be Europe only
June 29th, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Everybody needs to pull their panties out of their ass…
It means that if you’re in the EU, you won’t have access to the Beta unless you are part of the Beta Trial Community. It could have been worded better, but that’s what he meant.
NA will still get to be apart of the BETA, but it leads me to believe that you will have to be in GAP (which is the EU version of Beta Trial Community) to be invited to the Closed Beta.
Peace,
VG
June 29th, 2009 at 1:48 PM
@VG,
I don’t know. If Zipper wanted to do a US beta, wouldn’t they have given out some details? If MAG really is going to release in Nov., common sense would tell you the beta should begin soon.
And for the European side, it definitely is limited to the Beta Trial members.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:51 PM
@ Kyle,
Details will more than likely come out this month in regards to a Closed Beta for NA.
Peace,
VG
June 29th, 2009 at 1:54 PM
i dont get how zipper is going to do the online ranking, i mean if everyone starts at the same level when they begin, who’s going to lead the platoons and stuff when the game launches?
June 29th, 2009 at 2:07 PM
EU only hahaha. Finally we get something special!
June 29th, 2009 at 2:14 PM
@ bacon
Yes. It’s still worth it. I stopped playing for a while, but recently started playing again. Mainly for the trophies.
It is amazing fun, trust me on this. 
I’m actually secretly happy about this. I live in the UK, and have beta-tested Killzone 2 and Resistance 2, by invite, so HOPEFULLY I’ll get to try this out too!
June 29th, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Zipper needs to beta this on a large worldwide scale kinda like the Home closed beta did but without separated server boundaries. they should also open it in waves liket he Home closed beta did but on a much shorter time scale. that would adequately test their servers before hitting the store shelves. i’m not dying to be a part of this beta, but i would like to see it done properly.
June 29th, 2009 at 2:27 PM
@sobrguy
Yeah. For Zipper to truly stress-test their servers, they need to do a worldwide beta, or at least EU + NA.
June 29th, 2009 at 2:30 PM
I stil think the NA Beta will be used to entice people to re-up thier yearly Qore subscriptions wich should have run out last month for people who bought in from the begining. Altjough that’s just my guess, but if there is no Beta or Demo for this game then I won’t get it till after I hear how it performs. After Socom:Confrontaion I don’t trust any online game anymore unless I get to either demo it or wait til it’s been out a few weeks to mae sure it works
June 29th, 2009 at 3:28 PM
It should definately be open to North America
June 29th, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Meh
June 29th, 2009 at 4:58 PM
col, i reckon us beta trial membrs ill get it too. i think he just meant in regrds to eu only the trial members will get it.
which is gr8 news for me cuz im a member
p.s. no i will not share codes, otherwise i’ll be kicked from beta trial team.
June 29th, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Maybe the internet pipes in the US would be flooded and made useless by the fact that we are 17th in the world with internet connectivity.
June 29th, 2009 at 7:47 PM
is MAG trying ti sign themselves a death wish. do they not know that modern warfare 2 is coming out only a week before. if they want to help promote a game that has put alot of money into it they need more beta testers. if not its more than likely that it could be destined for failure with uncharted 2 coming out late october.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:48 PM
epic fail.. 256 players and you only want a limited beta.. fucking dumb
June 30th, 2009 at 5:48 AM
is australia ever going to get access to a beta?
im rely getting sick of this BS we pay more than the US and europe for our consoles and more for the games but we miss out on 90% of the content.
thats why M$ is kicking sonys ass here because they supply EVERYTHING WORLDWIDE.
i dont see why we have to miss out on everything, sonys giving us the complete finger.
if they dont change there attitude than mayb its time i switched over.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:54 AM
@ Voyou San
You do realize that there will more than likely be a closed then an open beta….
@ the OP
Shijma’s post was only for the EU community. There will be a NA beta as well.
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=mag&thread.id=45061
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