Metal Gear online

[Randum]

So whos playing and whats your impression so far?

Personally , I think its fairly solid and looks as though the hit boxes are good, but a few things that I think will be its short comings, and you guys let me know what you think.

-TWO users names, aside from your PSN login? Honestly, who thought of this? Its annoying, discouraging, and takes way too much time.

-limited maps- the maps we do have are good, but you can tell they are going to charge for additional content....this will just make the community smaller and smaller...

-ONE character to create?? This is definitely not an MMO, why is this feature in place?

-FRIENDS LIST!?! We have to add again our friends with their "new" logins from Konami?? Once again, a discouraging, annoying feature that is not practical.

-And finally, the one single problem with most PS3 online titles I find, is the lack of people using Mics, not to just crap talk, but team work???


Overall its not a BAD online feature, but really needs some more content to keep you busy... I understand the main attraction was MGS4, but just some things I feel are ridiculous....

 

[mikehartl]

I agree with you on pretty much every point.

At first it seemed like it took a LOT of bullets to kill someone, but in this game you really need to make your shots count. Also I believe the SVD is a little unbalanced.

Maybe we should meet up for some games. I'll add you to my PSN friends list, my name is: thumbABUSE

You can use any bluetooth headset to talk, right?

 

[RESmonkey]

The konami id and game id part is lame, I want to use my current PS3 tag + friends.

And need more ppl, I hate waiting a whole minute to play.

Also, I was in game 5 sniper shots, leading, and all of a sudden game stops because host logged off. lameee

 

[Tifosi248F1]

I agree with you mostly Randum.

The game feels pretty good to me. I still haven't got things mastered and I can never get the camera to go where I want it. I end up going to first-person view facing away from an opponent. It's also a PITA when you get in a corner.

The Konami/Game ID thing isn't that much of an issue for me since I just save it and auto login...but it is 2 more things to remember.

It does look as if Konami (with Sony's permission) is going to charge for anything and everything. I think the one character limit is a bit retarded. Two would have been a better idea. It probably alienates a lot of people who share their PS3 but who aren't hardcore into playing enough that $6 or $7 isn't worth it for another character.

I am yet to use my headset with MGO. I understand the team communication aspect, and it would likely work well in a match with like-minded people. For random matches I find it somewhat pointless. All I run in to are annoying people who sound like frat idiots trying to be "amusing" or flex their epenis. It really ruins the experience.

All I can say is hopefully they introduce some new useful content and don't charge ridiculous prices for it (free) and patch up some things and it could end up being a good alternative to the other FPS/TPS out there.

As a side note, have any of you been able to look at rankings? I get an error. Not sure if it's not up and running yet or an issue with my network.

 

[Randum]

Yeah ill add you when I get home. The shots do vary, a headshot and you're done, anything else you are standing
for a while. I do like the core game itself, I wish they would addess a lot of these issues. Yes you can use any Bluetoot, just be sure to get it all set up before booting the game, I went back to the usb headset from socom. I would love to see this community grow but I fear that the biggest player potential chance is already passed

 

[imported_Imp]

I haven't bothered trying it. Tell you the truth, I don't really want to either. From what I've read though, it sounds ok, especially with future updates.

 

[Childs]

I completely passed on online because of the konami id thing. Way too much hassle. And the kicker is have them from the beta, just dont remember what they are or what passwords I used.

 

[buzzsaw13]

They need to fix a bunch of things IMO. Theres been plenty of times I am in a firefight and we both ended up dying after a short pause after both of us stop shooting.