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Halo 3: ODST Vs. M.A.G: Who Will Offer Better Multiplayer?

July 24, 2009 in Previews comments 25

Electronic Theatre and Blend Games compares M.A.G to Halo 3: ODST and a gloss over which game offers the better multiplayer features. The vote already shows more favor toward M.A.G, but does it look to sport a more original multiplayer feature than ODST?

The staff from Electronic Theatre have joined us to break down which game deserves your vote: M.A.G or Halo 3:ODST. The entire thing will take place over the course of three rounds with one round per week. This week, we cover the topic of Multiplayer Versatility.
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  • 0
    Kave En Jul 25, 09
    Lmao look at the votes.

    MAG wins by a landslide.
  • 7
    dmf_dynasty Jul 25, 09
    HEY LETS COMPARE GAMES WE HAVEN'T PLAYED YET TO PISS OFF FANBOYS AND GET HITS

    Honestly, it's really down to your preference of online multiplayer. If you're the military realism fan or the sci-fi laser guy. Or it's down to which console you have. Either way.
  • 0
    Aussie Legend* Jul 25, 09
    You've gotta be kidding, you'd have to be a complete mindless zombie to think that ODST would have multiplayer than MAG.
    • 1
      Seproth Jul 25, 09
      quote Aussie Legend
      You've gotta be kidding, you'd have to be a complete mindless zombie to think that ODST would have multiplayer than MAG.
      UH....clearly?
      • 0
        Aussie Legend* Jul 25, 09
        Hmm, I believe my wording is phail -_-
  • 1
    FinalFantasyFanaticc Jul 25, 09
    Hm let's see, a company that has multiplayer perfected or a company that wants to try and have 250+ people in a game at one time.

    Bungie wins, Halo: ODST will have the better multiplayer because it was perfected in Halo 2. MAG will be full of lag and glitches tbh.
    • 1
      lord of vice city Jul 25, 09
      not really, the only MP offered for ODST is online 4 player COOP

      MAG offers MUCH more then that
      • 4
        FinalFantasyFanaticc Jul 25, 09
        Haha...No.

        ODST has all the MP that Halo 3 has, all the maps too.

        It also comes with a new mode which is like the Horde mode from Gears of War 2.

        AND the 4 player co-op.

        Please get your facts right before trying to shun a game.
        • 1
          lord of vice city Jul 27, 09
          your considering the Halo 3 MP as part of ODST? maps and content we've all played before on HALO *bleep*ING 3
          the new stuff coming from ODST looks cool, but the rehash of Halo 3 MP is not, its a cheap add-on to give ODST that lil bit extra

          and its only offering 3 new maps on top of what we've got, its not like theres a lot of new things coming anyway
          so lets see, try something new or play something regurgitated, i know where i stand

          and for the record, in not trying to shun ODST, im sure it will be a great game and i will buy it, just the idea of re-releasing half of Halo 3 is not cool
        • 0
          Slumpy monkey Jul 27, 09
          Its because its stand alone and so people don't have to buy Halo 3 AND OSDT.
      • 0
        Shinobi_razor Jul 25, 09
        while i would love for MAG's massive amount of players in one game to work, i just dont see it happening without TONS of lag. i dont know why most ppl dont realize that. everyone that plays will have to be on either super fast DSL or cable in order for their to be no lag. and thats unlikely to happen.
    • 4
      Goldva_X Jul 25, 09
      I like it how you hail Bungie as the company that has perfected multiplayer, yet you simply call Zipper a company " that wants to try and have 250+ people in a game at one time ", after which declaring that Bungie wins. Socom may not have been as successful as Halo, but the online was extraordinary, considering how barebones PS2's online was compared to Xbox's.

      Then you say Halo: ODST will have a better multiplayer because it was perfected in Halo 2. So what? Multilplayer in Gears 1 perfected online as well when it comes to TPS, yet all I hear about Gears 2's online is how laggy and glitchy it is.

      Also, supporting a shitload of players in one match =/= lag and glitches. Gears 2 could only support about 10 players, but that didn't stop it from having all those glitches and shit. In the end, it all comes down to dedicated servers, and it's obvious MAG will have those
  • 14
    Existence Jul 25, 09
    Call me crazy, but heres an idea I have: lets compare these AFTER they've been released!

    • 1
      Smoke Jul 25, 09
      That's silly, you're such a silly person. Why do they let silly people register on this website.
  • 0
    Star of Spurs Jul 25, 09
    Well, it's different. M.A.G. has one epic mode (I think) which will be awesome. However ODST will have several great ones, so it's really a matter of what you want.
  • 0
    Slumpy monkey Jul 25, 09
    They do two totally different things.
  • 3
    DystopiaSticker Jul 25, 09
    The sequel:
    Which game will have better multiplayer, Madden 2012 or Overlord 3?

    Madden 2012 will have the super experimental feature of having 7 teams on the field at the same time.

    Kave En: "Will either of those games have exclusive content for the PS3? I don't know which one to vote for!"
  • 3
    Red 9 Jul 25, 09
    They each offer a different type of online multiplayer; Halo is obviously more of a deathmatch-style online experience, whereas MAG is tactical and strategical with chain of command and assault targets.

    They can't really be compared. And honestly, they shouldn't be.
  • 1
    Shinobi_razor Jul 25, 09
    considering MAG's online isnt gonna work worth a shit, you would have to go with ODST. i will be really surprised if 256 players actually works. its far too ambitious. they should have started with 128 and worked their way up.
  • 2
    Goldva_X Jul 25, 09
    quote Shinobi_razor
    considering MAG's online isnt gonna work worth a shit, you would have to go with ODST.
    Considering your name isn't Nostradamus, you would have to pipe down and wait till both come out.
  • 2
    Red 9 Jul 26, 09
    I'm sure Zipper is prepared to meet the server demands. I doubt Sony would allow another SOCOM Confrontation server situation.
    • 2
      Seproth Jul 26, 09
      Dude, Little Big Planet lags ffs.
    • 0
      Shinobi_razor Jul 26, 09
      regular games with 32 players or less lag, so why would a game with 256 players just magically not lag?
      • 0
        Goldva_X Jul 26, 09
        Oh well in that case, every game lags. It's just that your comment suggested that MAG will lag so much that even servers are going to crash.
        • 0
          Shinobi_razor Jul 27, 09
          no the servers wouldnt crash or anything, i just cant see it working unless everyone playing has AT LEAST a 7 Mbps connection speed. and it seems like most ppl in the US have 1 Mbps or less. which i dont think will be fast enough to play.

          but well see.

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