| numonex said: Too many players in one online game 256 players is crazy. Anyway I prefer smaller numbers in online games up to 32 players in one match in total is ideal. A quick game is a good game. Good luck trying to find 256 total players in one match. I hope there are smaller battles say 32 , 64 or 128 in total. |
It's going to depend on the game and how it's designed. Lets look at Call of Duty 4 for example. 18 players on the PS3 version feels okay and playing in a server with a few more players doesn't feel that bad in the PC version. However, the PC version can support servers up to 50 players and this shows that it's not designed to play well with that many players (the maps especially) as things are just too close and hectic.
Now lets back up and take a look at Battlefield 2. It's a game who's medium/large maps are designed for 64 players. Does the game have some flaws? Heck yes with annoying jittery lag, weird hit detection, an insane amount of grenade spamming (especially when in 'infantry only' servers), spawn camping, patches that fix things but mess other stuff up, ect. Sure, the hotly contested control points can be really hectic, but Battlefield 2 has provided me (and I'm sure many others) with some insane and awesome moments that makes me fondly remember this game. Other games with smaller player numbers can be fun, but this game has also provided me with some cool experiences like where I'm running with my squad to an objective while planes carpet bomb the immediate area, helicopters are going after stray people and tanks, artillary is being aimed at clusters of people, ect.
I don't know how MAG is going to be or how it will play. However, there's no point in knocking it just for the player number or hyping it up for the player number for that matter. Until we can see it in motion and see how well it actually plays, we'll just have to wait.
By the way, why should there be good luck in finding 256 players? Do you just mean playing in full servers or are you looking at this from a matchmaking standpoint like in games such as Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4? A server browser would be appropriate for this game.
