Zipper Interactive’s Jeremy Dunham has commented over on the official US PlayStation blog how the MAG developer are actively looking into balancing issues across the game’s three PMCs. Of course, this comes as little surprise; such an organic and changeable world inherently dictating that its masters must constantly keep it in check to remain fair and equitable.
Jeremy says:
We are always working on the balancing for all three factions — this is a job that will never truly be done since there are so many contributing factors thanks to online play, new strategies, creative exploits, etc. Don’t expect us to stop looking for things to adjust for a long, long time.
Anytime there’s the an overwhelming perception that there’s a balancing issue that needs to be addressed, we’re committed to looking into what the facts are to determine what needs to be adjusted, followed by applying those (or not adjusting things at all depending on what we find) as soon as we can.
Point in fact, our next few in-game updates are going to sport a number of significant balancing adjustments that should impact the game quite noticeably regardless of who you play as.
We’re assuming the aforementioned “overwhelming perception” is a reference to what many see as an unfair preference given to SVER on some maps. Apparently it’s next to impossible to attack their compound in one particular mode. I wouldn’t know, I’m too busy mowing down those Raven or Valor fools as they come into sight, laughing maniacally as my sniper rifle signals yet another mercenary’s soul departing to the great big PMC compound in the sky.
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teflon | 09/02/2010 14:02
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SVER are simply a damned tough team to go up against. But they’re not invincible. With good tactics and strong performances from your team, you can take them.
Having said that, a bit of rebalancing does seem to be in order. SVER win waaaay more than they lose, when it shouldn’t be that clean cut.
matty | 09/02/2010 15:14
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I agree,with team work and attacking the far right or left you will walk through SVER with ease. Think i won on the hard side within 10 mins the other day.
teflon | 09/02/2010 17:26
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I was playing a game earlier as squad leader. I tried to frakking well tell them to go down the left flank for about 15 minutes, but they just completely ignored me, my waypoints and the objective I’d marked out.
Even with it just being me and 2 other guys (from the entire platoon) going down that way we managed to briefly get the first bunker down.
But the idiots in my squad continued to ignore me, they repaired the bunker, and I eventually gave up the command cos it was really starting to p*ss me off.
heedbaw | 09/02/2010 22:48
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Yeah on that, can’t figure out why people don’t bother with listening. The buffs you get with the squad leader help, and what’s the point not following the FRAGO’s. Worse is when dobbers try kick you as leader because you’re not using UAV/airstrike, whilst AAA is still up & running.
Sevchenko | 09/02/2010 18:05
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Forget all of that, just give me more MAPS!
toutski | 09/02/2010 14:28
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“I wouldn’t know, I’m too busy mowing down those Raven or Valor fools as they come into sight, laughing maniacally as my sniper rifle signals yet another mercenary’s soul departure to the great big PMC compound in the sky.”
I LOL’d.
seedaripper1973 | 09/02/2010 14:50
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OI! Mr Kovacs, i’m still waiting on this PSN add? its nice to see a writer on TSA being one of the ‘better’ PMC’s…
Raven and Valour are big girls blouses, who scream ‘no fair’ when the inevitable S.V.E.R domination occurs
Crazy_Del | 09/02/2010 15:01
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I never scream, but I did my hardest to stop them winning
Kovacs | 09/02/2010 15:18
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I’ll add you. I’m just not playing MAG much at the moment.
Trying to get through my mammoth backlog.
teflon | 09/02/2010 17:23
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What exactly do you do for a living then?
Are you a Woolly Mammoth herder?
Mick939 | 09/02/2010 15:16
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Ive won aver a few times but never on there grounds it’s ridiculous
ibu | 09/02/2010 16:14
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To be honest, SVER were the weakest team in the BETA, so alot of the good players switched over when the BETA ended and went to the weaker side.
It has thus turned into a bit of a mud throwing fight from the Raven and Valor folk.
When I hit 60, I shall be going Veteran and changing class. I think we are going Valor.
Flaming Turkeys | 09/02/2010 17:31
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Eh, i’m not convinced by mag, its saying buy me, but i say no.
ScottW-1976 | 09/02/2010 19:21
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Just get the BFBC2 demo and play that for a couple of weeks until its released. Far superior game to MAG in pretty much every way.
Kovacs | 09/02/2010 21:00
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So, just how many voices are in your head at any given time?
hypermole | 09/02/2010 17:50
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I can see the need to balance some things but as said above proper tactics and a good team you can work through most battles.
Boomshanks | 09/02/2010 18:28
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SVER is nearly impossible to beat on Acquisition with them defending. A better balance would be good because then every PMC has an equal chance. But they can’t really change the map, or can they?
Kovacs | 09/02/2010 21:00
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The can do pretty much anything they want. Changing the map, while probably a more extreme measure, is not out of the question.
More likely they simply “add” something to the map. Something that gives the offence more cover or a better positioned ammo dump. Stuff like that.
spooferbarnabas | 09/02/2010 22:06
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probably need to move the turrets on the SVER map because they should be behind the gate like the other factions. Is a pretty big advantage. However, Raven last i knew were winning on aquisition anyway
heedbaw | 09/02/2010 22:36
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SVER do seem to be have the better acquisition defense points. But a lot of it is down to teamwork.
Problems I think are the shotty & heavy MG. Getting headshots from over 150 meters away with a shotty is unreal, and running & gunning with the heavy MG is not on. Think most times I get it are either shotty or MG, sometimes sniped, & occasional person with an AR.
Assuming shotgun & MG are rapid assault as my kills show them up to at least 4x more than other classes. If I remember correctly it only took about 3 games to get the kill 50 trophy, & the others took a quite a bit longer.