Si vous vous considérez comme le genre de personne qui aime avoir de nouvelles fonctionnalités gratuites, alors notre prochaine mise à jour pour MAG – 1.07 prévue début d’août – est certainement faite pour vous.
 
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Oui les amis, dans un peu plus d’une semaine, les joueurs auront droit à un certain nombre de fonctionnalités demandées en plus de quelques surprises. Vous vous demandez certainement comme quoi ? Eh bien Comme ceux-ci:
 
    * Un nouvel « Happy Hour » Double XP qui sera appliqué dès la première heure de la session de jeu d’un joueur au cours d’une période de 24 heures.
    * La Suppression se joindra au Sabotage comme mode de jeu « Faction Neutral », permettant à toutes les PMC de s’affronter sur toutes les cartes Suppression.
    * Un téléchargement plus rapide et des codes de correction qui nous permettront de mettre à jour MAG avec plus de contenus et des tailles de fichiers plus importantes.
    * Des versions redessinées des cartes de Domination Flores Basin (Raven) et Alyeska Terminus (Valor) qui comprennent de nouveaux obstacles et des exploits en réparation.
    * De nouveaux effets de lumière pour des environnements plus attrayants et plus réalistes.
    * Résolution de bugs pour améliorer la performance globale de MAG.
 
      Bien sûr, il y a un certain nombre d’autres ajouts et correctifs à venir avec la mise à jour 1.07, mais les points énumérés ci-dessus devraient aiguiser votre appétit pendant que vous attendrez la liste complète des changements de la mise à jour.

Beta Clients (PS3)  
 
MAG Persistent Beta (free for MAG owners) Rating: PEGI 16  
Availability: All locales  

Reminder: New MAG Beta Tomorrow
posted by Jeremy Dunham, August 23, 2010 1:00 pm
 
Hey everyone! This is just a friendly head’s up that our new MAG Beta program launches tomorrow, August 24, on the PlayStation Store. All you have to do to participate is download it when it becomes available, put your MAG disc into the PlayStation 3, and start the beta client from the “Game” section of the XMB.
 
Please Note: You MUST have a MAG retail disc in your PlayStation 3 in order for the MAG Beta client to work
 
 
Once you’ve logged on to the server and your pre-existing MAG character has been copied to its universe (don’t worry, the copy-over won’t affect your main character), you can then access our beta server in two separate sessions per weekday — with each session lasting four hours apiece every Monday through Friday. Listed below are the session times for multiple time zones.
 
Session 1
Hawaii: 5am-9am
Alaska: 7am-11am
Pacific: 8am-12pm
Mountain: 9am-1pm
Central: 10am-2pm
Eastern: 11am-3pm
GMT: 3pm-7pm
 
Session 2
Hawaii: 1pm-5pm
Alaska: 3pm-7pm
Pacific: 4pm-8pm
Mountain: 5pm-9pm
Central: 6pm-10pm
Eastern: 7pm-11pm
GMT: 11pm-3am
 
 
We will limit the number of players that can access the beta environment for the first few days of launch to track stability and increase that player limit as we progress. If you get a message that the server is full, try back again later!
 
Now that you’re here, there are a number of areas that we’d love for you to test:
An increased level cap
The new economy system
Our revamped skill tree
 
To deliver feedback and report bugs, visit our official MAG forums at forums.mag.com. Go to the “MAG Beta Program 2010″ subsection and choose to discuss your experience with fellow fans in the “Beta General Discussion” board, or describe any problems you may be having in the “Beta Issues and Bug Reports” board.
 
During this testing period, we’re looking for as much feedback as possible — specifically in regards to the new Economy and Skills systems; including…
 
Economy feedback items
Basic pricing of items — is it too cheap or too expensive?
Level requirements for items — is it too low or high?
Basic usability and layout — do you like/dislike it and why?
 
Skill feedback items
Do any skills seem overpowered or underpowered?
Skill placement – any skill branches too late/early in a tree?
 
Escalation Game-type
Is it fun? If it isn’t, why not? If it is, why is it?
 
On behalf of everyone at Zipper Interactive, thank you for your time and participation in the MAG Beta program. We hope you have fun!

MAG Escalation: A Closer Look
posted by Jeremy Dunham, August 18, 2010 10:29 am
 
If you caught our previous blog update, you already know that the upcoming “Escalation” game mode will be available for play in our new MAG Beta program starting August 24. What you don’t know, however, is what Escalation is and how it works, which is exactly what we’re about to show you.
 
Simply put, Escalation is a simultaneous three-faction battle for resources that supports up to 96 players, or one 32-man platoon for each PMC. The ultimate goal for each Escalation map is to earn the maximum number of points before time runs out or, if time does expire, to have the most points overall. Whichever team meets this goal wins the map and some additional Shadow War points for the cause.
 
 
 
Points are gained as Raven, SVER and Valor vie for control of wind, thermal and solar energy objectives — but it’s not as easy as just “running to all your objectives” and holding them until the end. Instead, Escalation is made up of two phases:
 
For the initial phase, all three teams fight it out to hold the map’s A, B and C objectives — but when any of the three teams gains control of two of these objectives, the second phase kicks off. In this second phase, the original three objectives are locked and a brand-new fourth objective (D) is opened up. The mission now challenges the PMC that took the two objectives originally to defend D against both attacking groups as long as possible; if the D objective is lost, then play reverts back to phase 1 again and the war continues on until we have a winner.
 
 
In practice, Escalation is a ton of fun and has been the subject of countless post-game “wow” conversations internally here at Zipper. Of course, one of the main reasons our reactions have been so strong — outside the obvious madness that comes with all three factions battling it out at once — are the maps that go along with it. All three Escalation environments are all unlike any that have been seen in MAG before. Whether it’s the sunny beaches of “Isla de Magma,” the mountains of “Silverback Ridge,” or the desert wasteland of “Radiant Barrens,” the locales are as fascinating as they are colossal. Besides, any MAG game mode that lets you fight out in the heart of a sweltering volcano gets automatic fun points — it’s just a fact of life.
 
To check out Escalation for yourself, be sure to download the new MAG Beta client from the PlayStation Store for free starting August 24. Keep in mind that you will have to have the retail version of MAG in order for the client to work and that the time and access to the beta may be limited, so you won’t want to miss it.
 
 
 
 
Before we go, please enjoy these closer looks at the Escalation maps and be sure to check back for more updates on the official MAG blog in the coming days.

MAG – Characters Slot B ($0.99/month)
Expand your horizons by adding extra characters to your MAG account. This single character slot addition enables you to create and build another soldier in MAG in addition to your main character. Join another PMC and witness the Shadow War from the other side, explore new specializations, or prove your valor by leveling multiple characters at once. Download your character slot today!
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MAG – Characters Slot C ($0.99/month)
Expand your horizons by adding extra characters to your MAG account. This single character slot addition enables you to create and build another soldier in MAG in addition to your main character. Join another PMC and witness the Shadow War from the other side, explore new specializations, or prove your valor by leveling multiple characters at once. Download your character slot today!
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