durasteel

F'ING THIS.

I've been playing MAG beta for about a month now, and it is a great game. It's 256 players split up onto two sides of the map, so 64vs64 for the most part. There are 8 squads in each platoon, so that's probably where you got the 8v8 figure from.

Anyways, although MAG is fun, it didn't touch the sheer epicness that I enjoyed during the Planetside beta. Insane firefights indoors, pushing to reach the door consoles and hack them, screwing around with equipment and vehicle terminals. Of course there were some nitpicks, like MAXes camping the spawn tubes. But the game was seriously astounding. The teammwork and coordination in an outfit and squad were great as well.

I think the main problem was with how SOE handled complaints. The dev team would literally give into every single whiner's demands. The Jackhammer was nerfed. The Lasher was buffed. The Lasher was nerfed. I think almost every single weapon was changed at least once due to the vocal few, even the Vanu glowstick.

And don't get me started with the CC and BFR expansions.

However, I still have good memories and high hopes for this Planetside sequel. If it can accomplish 1/5 of what the original did at its peak, it will be a huge hit.