Out of all of humanity's social needs and desires, we all love the feeling of belonging the most. People just can't get along without the comfort and support that can be provided by bowling leagues, church groups, family circles or bloodthirsty para-military contractors.
The latest developer diary for Zipper Interactive's 256-man melee, MAG, reveals the three PMCs featured in the multi-multi-multiplayer shooter. You'll get to choose between the traditional military forces of Valor, the high-tech armada of Raven or the brutal, low-tech armies of S.V.E.R. (pronounced "sever"). Check out the three outfits in the video above, and let us know who you're thinking about enlisting with.
Reader Comments (56)
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:06PM (Unverified) said
Wait....are there going to be three teams/PMCs per game map?
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Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:10PM Da Largest said
128 vs. 128 was confirmed a while ago, so I'm assuming that means only two teams.
I'm picking Raven fo sho
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I'm picking Raven fo sho
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 11:07PM Sancor said
If you are planning to join a S.V.E.R. clan, you should try WSS, is the dominant SVER clan in the psboards.
Thread:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=mag&message.id=17110&query.id=212050#M17110
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Thread:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=mag&message.id=17110&query.id=212050#M17110
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:36PM The Wicker Man said
How the hell do you people have a clan for a game that isn't even out? Do you guys just simulate tea bagging like its a text adventure?
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Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:56PM Sancor said
@Xvine
At first we were like lets open the doors to everyone to our clan, without any requirements or background log check, that was cool and popular but lead to many drama situations and lot of fights, we needed to demote a lot of people, and we decided to reborn like 3 months ago. Now with a new way of recruiting still different from the rest
@THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime)
We think playing a game is a lot more than just going into the matches.
I am inviting you to spend some time reading our thread to fully understand our philosophy of gaming, we are taking a different approach from other clans.
We even did 4 issues of a weekly virtual magazine, we are indeed, different, we are WSS, and we are playing to expand our ideas to MAG, S.V.E.R. represents that Utopian idea, as we always said from the very beginning....
"We have S.V.E.R in our blood"
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At first we were like lets open the doors to everyone to our clan, without any requirements or background log check, that was cool and popular but lead to many drama situations and lot of fights, we needed to demote a lot of people, and we decided to reborn like 3 months ago. Now with a new way of recruiting still different from the rest
@THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime)
We think playing a game is a lot more than just going into the matches.
I am inviting you to spend some time reading our thread to fully understand our philosophy of gaming, we are taking a different approach from other clans.
We even did 4 issues of a weekly virtual magazine, we are indeed, different, we are WSS, and we are playing to expand our ideas to MAG, S.V.E.R. represents that Utopian idea, as we always said from the very beginning....
"We have S.V.E.R in our blood"
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 11:48PM (Unverified) said
Wow. They named their clan "Why So Serious" and have the Nolan Joker plastered all over their site? What a bunch of dorks.
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Posted: Jun 30th 2009 11:59PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
Gopheur
It goes with the style of the faction themselves. They kind of remind me of the dudes from Army Of Two in an asthetic sense. If you think thats sort of dorky or geeky you need to remind yourself this a gaming website where most people are enthusiast.
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It goes with the style of the faction themselves. They kind of remind me of the dudes from Army Of Two in an asthetic sense. If you think thats sort of dorky or geeky you need to remind yourself this a gaming website where most people are enthusiast.
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:09PM (Unverified) said
Hmm
256/3
Equals
85.333333333333333333333>>>>>>
Uhh....
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256/3
Equals
85.333333333333333333333>>>>>>
Uhh....
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 1:33AM (Unverified) said
im thinking the same,
I hope the best players select sver so the rest get their asses handed to them ..
I am feeling this game
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I hope the best players select sver so the rest get their asses handed to them ..
I am feeling this game
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:30PM The Wicker Man said
Enjoy, I think I will still be playing In Soap McTavish's faction...MW2!
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Posted: Jun 30th 2009 11:07PM The Wicker Man said
Sorry but I can not resist being a dick..." I have some military in my background"..till they found out and you were kicked out? ZING. TOPICAL JOKE=FAIL. Sorry...
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Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:31PM (Unverified) said
I was thinking about SVER until I thought about how many people would join it and then talk about how they chose the gangsta faction.
Then I thought about going with Valor and thought that it sounded too... cliche.
Then I thought about joining Raven and thought everyone who joins this is either going to be looking for an actual tactical experience using the tech that will be available, or complete morons using the tech to try and blow everything up.
So I choose to make my faction called Valvenver, who wants to join?
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Then I thought about going with Valor and thought that it sounded too... cliche.
Then I thought about joining Raven and thought everyone who joins this is either going to be looking for an actual tactical experience using the tech that will be available, or complete morons using the tech to try and blow everything up.
So I choose to make my faction called Valvenver, who wants to join?
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:37PM (Unverified) said
*my own faction
damn the lack of an edit button on this site
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damn the lack of an edit button on this site
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 11:01PM (Unverified) said
Yes, and I will see your giraffe and bazooka and raise you a purple 3 headed giraffe with built in rocket launchers, this nifty little gnome that rides around on your shoulder, and I will replace your arms with a mortar launcher and the BFG.
Deal?
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Deal?
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:40PM (Unverified) said
So you have your Killzone, Ghost Recon, and Mercenaries factions?
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Posted: Jun 30th 2009 10:59PM (Unverified) said
The only problem with everyone playing a sniper is that no objectives would get completed, no one would get to play with explosives, no one would get to use the machine guns in the pill boxes, and the defending team would always win making the game no fun.
So I think most people are gonna wise up and be the grunts just so they can play with the big guns. Hopefully Zipper hasn't made spammable rockets available, and I believe air raids can only be accessed by completing certain objectives, can only be called in by higher ranking soldiers, and have some kind of recharge time which would pretty much negate the spamming of artillery/air strikes.
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So I think most people are gonna wise up and be the grunts just so they can play with the big guns. Hopefully Zipper hasn't made spammable rockets available, and I believe air raids can only be accessed by completing certain objectives, can only be called in by higher ranking soldiers, and have some kind of recharge time which would pretty much negate the spamming of artillery/air strikes.
Posted: Jun 30th 2009 11:05PM Angel Mass said
Call them whatever you want and explain them all you want.
At the end it all get reduce to move, point, and click.
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At the end it all get reduce to move, point, and click.
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 12:01AM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
From that little dev diary I'm leaning towards the more guerilla tactics of SEVR.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 12:22AM eat it said
this game is good in theory but think about this...you play KZ2 with 32 and 4 people have mics and 3 of those people are little kids yelling at their moms and the 4th person is always some dude that just curses constantly.
now multiply that by 8
that's a lot of muting
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now multiply that by 8
that's a lot of muting
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 12:57AM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
AFAIK it's similar to Killzone 2 n that you can choose to only communicate with your individual squad.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 1:30AM Hedgeson said
I have a mic but I'm kinda too shy to speak. English isn't my main language, and while I can read it perfectly and write it very well, I don't speak it often enough to be fluent. I'm quite sure my accent is horrible.
I'm unsure if the others even understand me when I say something, or if my outbound is too high. There's feedback; sometimes I can hear myself speaking from someone else's mic.
I wonder why Team Fortress 2 / Steam voice chat feels so much better.
I recently bought Socom: Confrontation. I really suck at it, while I'm good at usual FPSes, so I don't play much. However, it's weird to see 99% of the players with a voice-enabled icon.
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I'm unsure if the others even understand me when I say something, or if my outbound is too high. There's feedback; sometimes I can hear myself speaking from someone else's mic.
I wonder why Team Fortress 2 / Steam voice chat feels so much better.
I recently bought Socom: Confrontation. I really suck at it, while I'm good at usual FPSes, so I don't play much. However, it's weird to see 99% of the players with a voice-enabled icon.
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 1:51AM (Unverified) said
besides the look and your home level is there any difference. The guy mentions latest technology. Does that mean that the Ravens have the best guns?
Could you switch back and forth between the classes?
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Could you switch back and forth between the classes?
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 5:24AM (Unverified) said
i think this game will be awesome and raven FTW just because i want some hi-tech gear and not the modern day stuff or even the stuff from the past.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 6:55AM The BZA said
too bad its only FPS. I HATE FPS :(.. oh well.. one less game to buy this year.. concept sounds cool though.. i wonder if itll be like socom.. have multiple PSNs to join all the factions.. lol im practically in every "seal" team(country) in socom. also about FPS i never understood.. whats the point of "looking cool" (character customization) if you cant see yourself during gameplay?
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