MAG Beta

Has anyone else gotten an invite into the MAG Beta? I'm currently in the process of downloading this 2000+ MB update, which has taken me over an hour, err.

I got an initial email saying that I was basically being selected to participate in the MAG beta, but that I had to still "apply" to get in about a week or so ago. Then, a few days ago, I got a 2nd email saying that I was selected to participate in the actuall beta.

Kayotic, it looks great. How do you like the gameplay? If you can drop up a small summary review when you've played a while, it would probably help us all buy/not buy this game.

too many games look great only a few actually play as as good as they look. UT3 plays better than it looks to me but games like Quake Enemy and Haze were woeful. I was so disappointed with Quake and Haze had an interface than made vehicles feel like you were using 2 steering systems. Unchartered is the only other game on PS3 that has truly retained my interest.

Well, here's what I can say from what I've played so far: graphic wise, it is no power house. you won't be wowed visually by this game. It looks a lot like SOCOM (its made by the same people that made the ps2 versions, Zipper Interactive). So think socom, but A LOT BIGGER. The maps are freakin HUGE, a hell of a lot bigger in scale than any warfare map. When you first pickup the game, you have to choose from 1 of 3 factions or armies. I'm not sure if you'll be able to change this on the fly in the retail version, but as far as I can tell, once you've choosen your faction, you're locked into unless you delete it. So, I'm not sure how this will work if you want to play with one of your friends if he/she is on a different faction. Once you've choosen your faction/army, you can then customize your character. Each faction has 3 armor "cla**es": light, medium, and heavy. Each cla** is customizable through XP gained ingame. The upgrades are a lot like the upgrades you can get in the CoD games. Better armor, faster reload, longer sprinting ability, etc.