MAG Public Beta update version 1.30 released today

  • Posted October 22nd, 2009 at 18:38 EDT by Adam Dolge
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Sony released an update today to MAG Public Beta. The update version 1.30, includes some 8,000 updates and fixes. The servers should now be open and you can now start downloading the update.

Over at the PlayStation Blog, there is a list of updates via the patch, many of which were changed because of beta tester comments.

Some highlights include:

• Framerate improvements in all environments
• Vote/ Kick implemented
• Art and lighting updates to all levels
• Art updates to weapons, vehicles and objects
• Animation improvement and updates
• Client patching improvements
• Design tuning on all environments (attacker/defender, out of bounds, sightlines, routing…)
• Tuned all skills (skill point expense, skill trees, skill effects)
• Tuning pass on experience rewarded for all actions (resuscitate, heal other, destroy turret, destroy motor pool….)
• Tuning pass on player & leadership experience progressions
• Full audio tuning pass
• Bunker, APC, and Spawn camera adjustments
• Lowered initial spawn times for attackers and defenders for all gametypes
• Update Major/Minor victory and loss percentages and conditions for all gametypes
• Updated Domination gametype scoring values
• Improved weapon feel and hit feedback

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  1. sir_yolsem

    • 6:41pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

     ok that is good

  2. Fat_Old_Sun

    • 6:43pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    Excellent - Nice fixes there.

     

  3. knowledge4lyfe

    • 6:49pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    nice. but its d/l sooooooooooo slow.anyone else having problems????

  4. jakster123x | jakster123x

    • 6:55pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    yeah, they need to fix the spawning, i've became very irritated with it

  5. KlNG_DEADEYE

    • 7:00pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    Great Here come the little whipper snappers....(Public Beta)

  6. FireFoxx | vFireFoXX

    • 7:07pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    @3

    I'm actually getting pretty slow downloads on this updateas well. Last updates were fine but this one is slowwwwwww

  7. FloodOne | FloodOne

    • 7:21pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    Public Beta huh? Is it going to be on the PSN Store today?

  8. FireSol | FireSol(EU)/FireSolus(US)

    • 7:31pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

     @7

    i dont think so (((

  9. Amurael666

    • 7:35pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    the fact we will be able to vote someone out for cheatin or just messing around looks great shame not on cod!!!!

  10. FloodOne | FloodOne

    • 7:44pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    The vote to kick option is a must. Games like L4D would be nigh unplayable without it, and MAG seems to run in a similar vein.

  11. edward_moffet | edd

    • 7:59pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

     Holy crap what a massive update. I really wish i could get in on this beta.

  12. TheWalkingDude | TheWalkingDude19

    • 8:11pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    Mine started out slow, but now it has hastened. I'm  at 25% in 45min

  13. Cyn | MrCyn

    • 8:47pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    Ugh I justed updated this the other day! Now again!

    Hmmmm I'm intruiged at 'Improved weapon feel and hit feedback ' because that is without doubt my biggest issue so far

  14. esham976

    • 8:52pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    if you don't know, the public is already out all you gotta do is go to gamestop or eb games and reserve mag for 5 bucks and they'll get you a code to enter the public beta.

     

    and yes the new patch/update is going so slow.

  15. claud3 | Libertycity2008

    • 9:24pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    nice one

  16. Kostchtchie

    • 9:59pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    nice update, have been enjoing the beta alot, great game

  17. PSX_Legend | KillZone3000

    • 10:38pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

     Really great update! awesome!

  18. mcav | mcav

    • 10:53pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    Small download so far, or is there another update than the 37MB one?

     

     

  19. Draco | ExPresident

    • 10:56pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    @18

    Every update has had a 37 or 38 mb install file. Its the 2gb+ one that follows that people moan about.

  20. KlNG_DEADEYE

    • 11:01pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    CRAP mine is stuck on 2667.17

  21. mcav | mcav

    • 11:06pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    @19 Yeah - I did notice the similarity to the original update - the 37MB file.  As it came down, I had a feeling it would be followed by a bigun.

    I've managed to get 30 megabytes in the last 6-7 minutes...  It does not bode well...  PS3 will be on for a bl0ody all nighter I think. 

    I've had almost 5 minutes of play time with the beta though - totally worth it ;)

     

  22. Tazzy | tazzy1992

    • 11:56pm BST - October 22nd, 2009

    they forgot to say the patch is 2.8gb

     

  23. RandomBeef

    • 12:05am BST - October 23rd, 2009

    No don't add a kick system! Look at Scoom, poeple just kick each other for no reason.

  24. IceShade | Ice_Shade

    • 12:10am BST - October 23rd, 2009

    Yeah I haven't been able to log on in roughly 3 weeks, dumb servers are always down, it's nice to see they're up and running again.

  25. chargerwr | chargerwr

    • 12:23am BST - October 23rd, 2009

    yeah i dont think kick is a good idea some people just kick because they dont like the person or for no reason

  26. Aramil_Caelan

    • 12:46am BST - October 23rd, 2009

    wow, now THAT is an update!

  27. FireSol | FireSol(EU)/FireSolus(US)

    • 4:42am BST - October 23rd, 2009

     @14

    can i after that cansel my pre-order?

    because they dont ship ti russia (( 

  28. spectre_assassin

    • 8:19am BST - October 23rd, 2009

    You guys probably already know but for those who don't if you really want the MAG Beta hit up all your online friends because if someone has it and they want to give you their login or in exchange trade something else.. you can download it from their playstation store under their login. That's how i got mine!!

  29. netherdragon | netherdragon

    • 8:22am BST - October 23rd, 2009

    Downloading the rest of the update now, i dwnloaded half last night before bed, and the other half will be done while im at work.

     

    Doubt il be tryign out the fixes though as hopefully il be getting borderlands delivered today. That is as long as city link deliver my parcel on time (damm mail strike in the uk afecting my amazon order)

  30. higgos22

    • 9:42am BST - October 23rd, 2009

    I got to find a time when the servers are open

    It isnt easy to play this in Australia if the servers are shut during day or evening over here

  31. Accoun | thestroyer

    • 10:16pm BST - October 23rd, 2009

    So... They haven't repaired the almost-not-working Clan Menu? Or did they?

  32. mikenuge

    • 12:24am BST - October 24th, 2009

    Mine is stuck on 2681.17.... To long :(

  33. n2o

    • 6:05am BST - October 24th, 2009

    nice thats a chunky update, sad i wasnt  part of this beta.

  34. SilentNoise | SilentNoise1780

    • 3:59pm GMT - January 6th, 2010

    After playing a few rounds last night for the first time, I have to say, I'm pretty disappointed and will not be buying this game - the menu is a mess and overly complicated, and once I did finally get into a game, although I will admit it did run very smooth, the graphics remind me of Battlefield 1942 (which came out how many years ago?) and the screen layout was quite messy IMO. With higher quality games like Call of Duty (not even talking about MW2, but even W@W and MW1), this is very much a step backward in FPS game play quality, and doesn't does do anything IMO to showcase the abilities of the PS3 other than the power of the servers running the game. MAG will possibly be looked back on as a successful stepping stone for others to build on in terms of the numbers of players, but nothing more.

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