On the eve of its debut, the Metal Gear Online US public beta has gone AWOL. More accurately, Konami has announced that the beta has been delayed due to "extraordinary levels of traffic from all around the globe" causing service problems.
Konami did not give a new starting date for the beta, only to say that more information will be coming tomorrow, April 22. The end date, however, has been pushed back from May 5 to May 11. (Update: fixed date.) For those who need a fix desperately can peep the online manual for the game, including a listing of the 16 skills you can choose from to enhance your stealth killer.
Update: Konami has set a tentative start date and time: 04/25/2008 24:00 (PDT) -- more here!
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Reader Comments (138)
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 10:17AM (Unverified) said
Wow they really weren't prepared. And it's not like the install base for PS3 is that huge right now anyway. A lot of people aren't buying it until MGS4. Hope they're prepared for that explosion.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 10:25AM (Unverified) said
On one hand, this sucks. I was really looking forward to playing this tonight. On the other, this is what betas are for. Konami underestimated the amount of people interested in the game, now they know they have a better idea of the traffic level for the final game.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 10:32AM (Unverified) said
i don't understand why Konami wasn't prepared for this. you offer a pseudo-public online beta for what is arguably your company's biggest franchise and on the eve of it's launch you realize, "oh shit! there's a LOT of people who want to play this! who knew?"
here's an idea: you sent out X beta codes. assuming that that you expect every one of those codes to be used, you should prepare for X users to hit on launch day.
i'm not going to start a boycott or anything stupid like that, but i can't say that i'm not disappointed. oh well, hopefully they'll have it up and running soon.
here's an idea: you sent out X beta codes. assuming that that you expect every one of those codes to be used, you should prepare for X users to hit on launch day.
i'm not going to start a boycott or anything stupid like that, but i can't say that i'm not disappointed. oh well, hopefully they'll have it up and running soon.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 10:36AM pavs said
I was at NYC comic con for the last three days, and got to play MGO, I played for about 24 minutes each day (thats about three 8 minute matches). Must say, it was incredible. It ran smoother than butter, the graphic were amazing, controls were tight and it was indeed better than sex (although my opinion on that subject is irrelivent due to the extreme lack of experience in it).
So from what I seen, the game it self is flawless, so my guess as to why it was delayed is simply because Konami did not expect that many pre-orders and that many people to actually care about the online part of Metal Gear.
THis problem can be easily fixed with extra servers and some more support. So stop crapping in your underpants (I know half of you lazy bastards just woke up and are sitting there infront of your PC wearing nothing but boxers) go to work or school, and stop letting video games control your lives.
P.S. Del Torro (director of hellboy) is one of the funniest mother f@$kers you will ever meet, his panel on hellboy II at the Con was pure genius.
So from what I seen, the game it self is flawless, so my guess as to why it was delayed is simply because Konami did not expect that many pre-orders and that many people to actually care about the online part of Metal Gear.
THis problem can be easily fixed with extra servers and some more support. So stop crapping in your underpants (I know half of you lazy bastards just woke up and are sitting there infront of your PC wearing nothing but boxers) go to work or school, and stop letting video games control your lives.
P.S. Del Torro (director of hellboy) is one of the funniest mother f@$kers you will ever meet, his panel on hellboy II at the Con was pure genius.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 10:52AM (Unverified) said
wow guys this is the point of a beta to get everything right before the game is released would you rather this happen when it is released? or during the beta so everything runs smooth on release day after all that is the point of a beta
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 10:56AM (Unverified) said
This is complete bullshit...konami should of done there research, they knew that this was going to happen...to anyone who thinks they are going to get to play the beta longer than b4 ur wrong..yea they pushed the end date back but that is because they aint gonna open the servers till the 27-28th 6 days after they said they would... i sent an email to the konami beta support link (mgobetasupport@Konami.com) telling them how pissed i was and what bullshit it is to spring this on us at the last second.. i was up all night trying to figure out wtf the problem was and after about 3-4 hrs of posts on forums and looking online find out they postponed it... i told them that if they dont get this fixed asap truly apologize to thier fans and do something to compensate us for this bullshit then i will pull my preorder of mgs4 and i will wait till its preowned so they nor sony get any money from me!!!! I suggest anyone who is pissed about this does the same thing..konami is a corporation therefore they dont give 2 shits about there fans/customers and the only thing they listen too is money...the best way to dick slap them for this bullshit is by everyone uniting and all say we will pull our mgs4 preorders and wait for preowned if they dont get this fixed and b4 the fucking 28th GTA4 comes out then and i was hioping to have a good week of beta play b4 i jumped to gta but now i have to fucking split time between both...Jesus konami reall fucked this up in everyway possible...the game id issues the downloading the game issue and now this...how the fuck they couldnt see this comming w the fact they CLOSED this beta and gave out x amount of codes..what the fuck now if they do get this runing they are gonna see a massive decrease in the amouont of people playing due to the fact that like me damn near everyone will be playing gta4...Fucking idiots!!!!!!
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 11:11AM (Unverified) said
Dude, seriously, calm down. This isn't a demo, its a beta, this is what betas are for.
And, learn to use a period at the end of a sentence, and commas to separate those sentences, so I can breathe when reading you diatribe. I almost past out.
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And, learn to use a period at the end of a sentence, and commas to separate those sentences, so I can breathe when reading you diatribe. I almost past out.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 11:38AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Hit in the face by a rock of potential logic?
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Posted: Apr 21st 2008 12:29PM SheppyReturns said
You know, daciple, if you and your fellow fucktards didn't zerg rush the opening of the Japanese servers, this wouldn't have happened.
The fact that you were up last night trying to fix this tells it all. The Beta started today. You and the thousands upon thousands of others in Europe and American that decided you should rush the Japanese servers once they opened have yourself to blame.
"Konami has announced that the beta has been delayed due to "extraordinary levels of traffic from all around the globe" causing service problems."
Congrats, fucktard. You couldn't wait another 6 hours for the US servers to go live so you ruined it for everyone.
This isn't Konami's fault. It's the fault of everyone trying to rush into a regional beta.
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The fact that you were up last night trying to fix this tells it all. The Beta started today. You and the thousands upon thousands of others in Europe and American that decided you should rush the Japanese servers once they opened have yourself to blame.
"Konami has announced that the beta has been delayed due to "extraordinary levels of traffic from all around the globe" causing service problems."
Congrats, fucktard. You couldn't wait another 6 hours for the US servers to go live so you ruined it for everyone.
This isn't Konami's fault. It's the fault of everyone trying to rush into a regional beta.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 11:06AM (Unverified) said
.... isnt that the point of forums?? wtf dude!!!!
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 11:09AM Tez said
:(
Tez sad.
Tez sad.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 11:46AM (Unverified) said
gdam people its a fucking forum not an english class essay...get the fuck off my dick about it..and yea i understand its a beta still bullshit they fucked people over..like the last person who said calm down..you have no problem being lied too and in that case i have a bridge in brooklyn id like to sell you...
PS fuck off to anyone who posts nething stuipd about my last post stfu i type how i want if you dont like it stfu and dont read it ... THX
PS fuck off to anyone who posts nething stuipd about my last post stfu i type how i want if you dont like it stfu and dont read it ... THX
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 12:32PM SheppyReturns said
They lied? Or idiots like you zerg rushed Japanese servers?
As for fucking people over, HOW? This is a free beta. You didn't pay to get in as it was a preorder bonus. You're acting like you paid $60 for this.
Hell, here's a fun fact. When WOW launched, their servers could only accomidate ~60% of the copies they sold.
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As for fucking people over, HOW? This is a free beta. You didn't pay to get in as it was a preorder bonus. You're acting like you paid $60 for this.
Hell, here's a fun fact. When WOW launched, their servers could only accomidate ~60% of the copies they sold.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 12:37PM (Unverified) said
Daciple i think yer getting a bit TOO overworked about a BETA, Open betas are stress tests..i.e. their for the problem that just occured with konami today!
just take a breath and relax, it'll be up soon and you can beta test it all you want.
Until then relax, this kind of thing happens ALL the time in Betas and even sometimes in release, so its better for it to happen now than say.. at release.
just take a breath and relax, it'll be up soon and you can beta test it all you want.
Until then relax, this kind of thing happens ALL the time in Betas and even sometimes in release, so its better for it to happen now than say.. at release.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 1:27PM (Unverified) said
no doubt its a server but idk if you have noticed but konami dropped the ball in every aspect of this beta.. I personally didnt have this problem cuz i was lucky enough to find out about it ahead of time but thousands of people couldnt even get a game id for starters two thousands of people got wrong codes to download the beta and even after days and tons of emails havent gotten a corrected one and to top it all off the beta isnt open when they said it would be
None of this looks good for the actually game MGO plus if this is how they are treating people who preordered mgs4 then how much faith are we to have when that releases... i personally have a feeling that they are going to push mgs4 back and wont tell us till like a couple days before hand if that...
But hey if you dont feel the same way thats fine but i aint the only one who feels this way just check out the actual Konami forum site and you will see hundreds of posts confirming what i just stated...
http://www.konami-data.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=17&page=1
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None of this looks good for the actually game MGO plus if this is how they are treating people who preordered mgs4 then how much faith are we to have when that releases... i personally have a feeling that they are going to push mgs4 back and wont tell us till like a couple days before hand if that...
But hey if you dont feel the same way thats fine but i aint the only one who feels this way just check out the actual Konami forum site and you will see hundreds of posts confirming what i just stated...
http://www.konami-data.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=17&page=1
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 3:40PM (Unverified) said
Hopefully they will rescind all the beta keys for all the idiots who don't actually understand the word BETA and complain.
Or maybe this was a clever plan to smoke out all the twelve year old morons who would make this game a nightmare for everyone else and ban their IPs.
Not looking at anyone in particular..... ahem...
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Or maybe this was a clever plan to smoke out all the twelve year old morons who would make this game a nightmare for everyone else and ban their IPs.
Not looking at anyone in particular..... ahem...
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 12:53PM GoonieGooGoo said
My comments aren't meant to start a console flame war.....just that after MGS3: Subsistence's lackluster online.....why are they trying to sell us on this online multiplayer version of the game when the MGS series' rich history is the single player campaign experience.
I think it detracts from the main work. Especially when we know they will eventually pull the plug on their servers. I'd rather they devote this team's work to adding a 2nd playable character to the main game.
I think it detracts from the main work. Especially when we know they will eventually pull the plug on their servers. I'd rather they devote this team's work to adding a 2nd playable character to the main game.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 4:16PM Pirathonite said
MGS4/MGO's gameplay is very different from the original MGO/MGS3. People who have played the new MGO love it, the only thing that some people complain about is there there isn't a sprint button (yet). The new MGO will be much better.
Also, I don't think they'll pull the plug on the servers because MGO is a whole separate game this time around. MGS4 does start with a starter pack though.
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Also, I don't think they'll pull the plug on the servers because MGO is a whole separate game this time around. MGS4 does start with a starter pack though.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 12:48PM (Unverified) said
This is survival of the strongest...and I am hoping to see alot of people crash and burn so there is more room for me in the MGO beta. Anyway...April 25th is the day it starts again, May 11th is when it ends. I get 17 days...more days then they offered before...All for the best...
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 1:17PM (Unverified) said
to sir fellatio my wong... look asshole your the fucktard if i tell you something is gonna be ready on a certain date and it aint n your cool with your a fucking idiot...and excuse me but the last time i looked april 21st started at midnight you might wanna go back to kindegarden n learn how to tell times and dates
Also you dumb twat the fucking servers were closed b4 i could even log on at 12:30 hence i didnt have shit to do with crashing anything...Its konami that fucked up they released the game and the fucking beta slips...they knew how many people were going to log on... they werent prepared for it which they should have been... so yes they lied its that simple and if you cant see that you are dumber than shit
I didnt come on here to start a shit flinging fest with anyone but since you want to personally attack me for my view that when a company tells me they will have something ready and they dont and i am upset about it then you can seriously do like ur name says and fellatio my wong...
Stfu dickwad if you dont agree with my comment fine but dont start personally attacking me you fucking dumbass
Also you dumb twat the fucking servers were closed b4 i could even log on at 12:30 hence i didnt have shit to do with crashing anything...Its konami that fucked up they released the game and the fucking beta slips...they knew how many people were going to log on... they werent prepared for it which they should have been... so yes they lied its that simple and if you cant see that you are dumber than shit
I didnt come on here to start a shit flinging fest with anyone but since you want to personally attack me for my view that when a company tells me they will have something ready and they dont and i am upset about it then you can seriously do like ur name says and fellatio my wong...
Stfu dickwad if you dont agree with my comment fine but dont start personally attacking me you fucking dumbass
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 2:33PM SheppyReturns said
fellatio my wong? Seriously? Fuck carding people for M-rated games, I don't want anyone under 12 owning a keyboard.
First off, Your nerd rage is cute. The fact that this MGSO beta was the sole reason you woke up this morning and breathed some of my air is hilarious to me. This is really the only thing you can do before school in the mornings? There is nothing else that could fill this vacuuous existance of yours?
Second, the proper term is "fellate my wong." Of course I can understand your limited knowledge of the word considering your bedtime is is before even South Park comes on. In two more years though, Sex Education. You'll learn all sorts of new words. Words they won't teach ya on Xbox Live. Many many even have three syllables.
Third, The servers began their problems exactly at 6:01pm central. Why do I know this? Because several people I know on AIM were bitching about it to me yesterday. I didn't care then as they all rushed to crash Japanese servers and I sure as fuck don't care now that you're having your little nerd rage fit.
Fourth, Read your terms of service. Seriously, fucking read them. It specifically mentions the Beta may be delayed if technical problems arise. Likewise, it states Konami can end the beta prematurely. This was a huge document and you agreed to you you fucking insipid moron. You can't say "they lied, they lied, they lied" when you agreed to the document that said this could happen. You have no grounds on this. It's a fucking beta, you didn't PAY for the privelage to get into it. This is a bonus, not your goddam right.
Fifth, pointing me to a thread of like minded fucktards doesn't disprove your idiocy. You're a fucking moron, they are fucking morons. And your pointless nerd rage is what makes us gamers, as a whole, look like a bunch of shouting mental cases. I sincerely wish we could let you prats just play in a field somewhere far away from the adults.
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First off, Your nerd rage is cute. The fact that this MGSO beta was the sole reason you woke up this morning and breathed some of my air is hilarious to me. This is really the only thing you can do before school in the mornings? There is nothing else that could fill this vacuuous existance of yours?
Second, the proper term is "fellate my wong." Of course I can understand your limited knowledge of the word considering your bedtime is is before even South Park comes on. In two more years though, Sex Education. You'll learn all sorts of new words. Words they won't teach ya on Xbox Live. Many many even have three syllables.
Third, The servers began their problems exactly at 6:01pm central. Why do I know this? Because several people I know on AIM were bitching about it to me yesterday. I didn't care then as they all rushed to crash Japanese servers and I sure as fuck don't care now that you're having your little nerd rage fit.
Fourth, Read your terms of service. Seriously, fucking read them. It specifically mentions the Beta may be delayed if technical problems arise. Likewise, it states Konami can end the beta prematurely. This was a huge document and you agreed to you you fucking insipid moron. You can't say "they lied, they lied, they lied" when you agreed to the document that said this could happen. You have no grounds on this. It's a fucking beta, you didn't PAY for the privelage to get into it. This is a bonus, not your goddam right.
Fifth, pointing me to a thread of like minded fucktards doesn't disprove your idiocy. You're a fucking moron, they are fucking morons. And your pointless nerd rage is what makes us gamers, as a whole, look like a bunch of shouting mental cases. I sincerely wish we could let you prats just play in a field somewhere far away from the adults.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 1:29PM (Unverified) said
oops ment i know its a beta not server my bad b4 someone goes off on me for that....
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 1:34PM (Unverified) said
to Vidikron (FU) once again i am entitled to my opinon if you dont agree fine thats cool...i have an opinon you dont agree with how about you get the fuck over that n stfu about it...thx
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Posted: Apr 21st 2008 1:38PM (Unverified) said
Planned for 04/25/2008 24:00(PDT). While the start is planned for the weekend, it may change due to unforseen circumstances.
according to http://www.konami.jp/mgo/en/index.html
according to http://www.konami.jp/mgo/en/index.html
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 1:40PM (Unverified) said
Jesus get off my dick....
o·pin·ion /əˈpɪnyən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-pin-yuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
there ya go im not wrong read the defintion of an opinon
and my god stfu about it....
o·pin·ion /əˈpɪnyən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-pin-yuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
there ya go im not wrong read the defintion of an opinon
and my god stfu about it....
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 1:43PM (Unverified) said
I hope it starts then but i have no faith that it will.. we will see.. i pray it does it looks fucking bad ass!!!
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 2:57PM (Unverified) said
And Konami's future stock plummets to earth. Poor business decisions lead to poor sells. Next time konami may learn a lesson from this. First make it extremely difficult for user to use by making a whole nother login system on top of psn. Then make your servers p**s poor. That works! If this is how the real games future is going to be xbox live will continue to kill all competitors!!!!!!!!
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 3:47PM (Unverified) said
Wow. I stopped paying attention for a minute and joystiq devolved into some form of playground for ADD kids??
Is this what xbox live is like all the time??? I'd heard stories it was full of foul mouthed, mentally challenged, tweens who think that swearing makes them look grown up and cool... but now I'm really glad I never signed up!
I'm also pretty sure I NEVER want to go near MGO if these are the kind of people I'll run into.
Is this what xbox live is like all the time??? I'd heard stories it was full of foul mouthed, mentally challenged, tweens who think that swearing makes them look grown up and cool... but now I'm really glad I never signed up!
I'm also pretty sure I NEVER want to go near MGO if these are the kind of people I'll run into.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 5:12PM (Unverified) said
I would rather have loud-mouthed kids on Live than silent folks on PSN. Heck, at least you know someone has a decent microphone on the other side with Live unlike the crappy, third-party headsets that PSN users have and you can't make out what they're saying because they bought a bargain-bin headset.
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Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 4:48PM (Unverified) said
I hardly use my PS3... Compared to xbox360 it's somewhat boring. However, I was totally looking forward to playing this beta. As it stands (im in New Zealand) I haven't even been able to get it to update without constant 'network errors'.
Posted: Apr 21st 2008 5:09PM (Unverified) said
As an ex-PS3 owner;
#1 Kojima-san is disappointed with how MGS4 has turned out. Uh-oh...
#2 Konami delays the Metal Gear Online Public Beta. O_O
#3 Haze has been delayed far too many times and by large has lost momentum that it once held in 2007.
#4 Home has been delayed many, many times and SCE have spat in the faces of those who were hoping for a Public Beta late last year. (From my experience, Home is definitely not something that should be making gamers of other consoles jealous about - the momentum that surrounds it from avid PS3 owners is also shocking because it really is quite poor and I really cannot wait to see the reaction they have when they try it out. Heck, I was still active in the beta even when I sold my PS3.)
I have a sneaky suspicion that LittleBigPlanet will face some delays as well. When's Killzone 2 available? Heh... I'm so glad I'm out of the PS3 game. Disappointments all around.
#1 Kojima-san is disappointed with how MGS4 has turned out. Uh-oh...
#2 Konami delays the Metal Gear Online Public Beta. O_O
#3 Haze has been delayed far too many times and by large has lost momentum that it once held in 2007.
#4 Home has been delayed many, many times and SCE have spat in the faces of those who were hoping for a Public Beta late last year. (From my experience, Home is definitely not something that should be making gamers of other consoles jealous about - the momentum that surrounds it from avid PS3 owners is also shocking because it really is quite poor and I really cannot wait to see the reaction they have when they try it out. Heck, I was still active in the beta even when I sold my PS3.)
I have a sneaky suspicion that LittleBigPlanet will face some delays as well. When's Killzone 2 available? Heh... I'm so glad I'm out of the PS3 game. Disappointments all around.
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