In a short posting on the official forums, GM Edward hinted at the fact that the PC/PS2 players will be seeing some bonus rewards after MAG+ ends. The bonuses will be offered as "thank you" gifts for playing the game.
It's a nice gesture, but one that seems rather empty and meaningless at this point. Any rewards that go into effect for the 2 1/2 weeks after MAG+ will ultimately be met with a server shutdown. Anything gained as a result of the rewards will be gone forever.
Found a super-rare weapon thanks to increased drop rates? It's gone at the end of March. Did you make it to LV170 thanks to the EXP boost? Sorry, your character's been deleted. Did you level that last Photon Art to 50? Too bad, it's been wiped out.
Of course, we don't know what the rewards will actually be, but why does it matter?
The best reward Sega could have given PC/PS2 players is better service and management of the game. They didn't, though, and here we are.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Are We Finished Yet?
Edward has announced that the PC/PS2 and Xbox 360 servers will be undergoing Friday morning maintenance to fix a number of bugs that surfaced in previous updates.
In addition, Edward also announced that the Photon Art boost that was supposed to have been in effect for the duration of MAG+ was not applied as planned. Rather than add the boost in Friday's maintenance period, Sega of Japan will be waiting until Friday, March 12 to put it into effect.
This means that for the remaining PC/PS2 players, whose days are already numbered, the PA boost will be in effect for approximately 2 1/2 weeks before the servers get axed. That's considerably less time than had previously been announced. I guess you could say that it's Sega's final "fuck you" to the PC/PS2 players.
It's not like it really matters anymore, though. Most PC/PS2 players (including this one) appear to have accepted the fate of the servers and have moved on to something else. Of course, that doesn't mean we're all happy about what's going on, but is there really any point in beating that dead horse again?
In addition, Edward also announced that the Photon Art boost that was supposed to have been in effect for the duration of MAG+ was not applied as planned. Rather than add the boost in Friday's maintenance period, Sega of Japan will be waiting until Friday, March 12 to put it into effect.
This means that for the remaining PC/PS2 players, whose days are already numbered, the PA boost will be in effect for approximately 2 1/2 weeks before the servers get axed. That's considerably less time than had previously been announced. I guess you could say that it's Sega's final "fuck you" to the PC/PS2 players.
It's not like it really matters anymore, though. Most PC/PS2 players (including this one) appear to have accepted the fate of the servers and have moved on to something else. Of course, that doesn't mean we're all happy about what's going on, but is there really any point in beating that dead horse again?
Monday, February 8, 2010
MAG+ is Bored
...according to this thread on the official forums.
But I suppose that's what happens when you stage an event with content we've already seen twice before. I wouldn't expect any updates until after MAG+ is over, and with the PC/PS2 server shutdown coming at the end of March, there's probably not much (if anything) coming until after those servers close.
Personally, I wouldn't expect much in the way of new content even after the PC/PS2 servers do close, so enjoy your bored MAG+ while you can!
But I suppose that's what happens when you stage an event with content we've already seen twice before. I wouldn't expect any updates until after MAG+ is over, and with the PC/PS2 server shutdown coming at the end of March, there's probably not much (if anything) coming until after those servers close.
Personally, I wouldn't expect much in the way of new content even after the PC/PS2 servers do close, so enjoy your bored MAG+ while you can!
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