playstation 3
Konami ID Dojo: Servers Collapse, Beta Postponed
Posted by Luke Plunkett at 6:30 PM on April 21, 2008
Stick a fork in it, this beta's almost done. Konami have just issued a statement on the Metal Gear Online site, which reads:
...we regret to inform you that due to extraordinary levels of traffic from all around the globe, we have been unable to run the service to the level we expected. As a temporary measure, we will be deferring the start of the US public beta test until we are able to stabilise our server. We would like to apologise for all inconveniences as well as confusion caused.
As a result, the beta's start date - which was meant to be today - has been postponed, with an announcement on a new date expected on Tuesday (Europe: "we will be suspending the European public beta test and restart it once we stabilise our server"). To compensate for this, the beta will be run for another week, and is now due to end on the 11th of May, rather than the 6th. Good thing Konami are doing all this now, such a loooooong time before the game's due for release, because if they left it to the last minute (like, a month and a half before release, say), people might start to worry!
[Metal Gear Online]

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NINgod
Posted 5:15 PM 21/4/08
fuck.
NINgod
dappaute
Posted 5:14 PM 21/4/08
anyone notice that the playstation forums are down, maybe they expected a backlash on the site too...
dappaute
kiwizz
Posted 5:14 PM 21/4/08
What? So the Japanese beta is off for a week too??
kiwizz
oldboy313
Posted 5:12 PM 21/4/08
It's still coming very soon. It's a disappointment, but we'll be playing it this week for sure.
Just think, we'll have Grand Theft Auto IV next week and Metal Gear Solid 4 in two months. This is what it's all about, people.
oldboy313
Dark
Posted 5:11 PM 21/4/08
EPIC FAIL!
Dark
Xilibrius
Posted 5:11 PM 21/4/08
oh well i guess it keeps me from not playing City Of
Xilibrius
DanteODiabo
Posted 5:10 PM 21/4/08
@Rockwallaby: LOL!!! Oh yeah, i thought it. Thanks for the laugh.
DanteODiabo
K-Squad! (Badass Edition)
Posted 5:10 PM 21/4/08
Could be worse, they could start working on it AFTER it comes out *cough* brawl *cough*
K-Squad! (Badass Edition)
Crooked
Posted 5:09 PM 21/4/08
This ticks me off because I waited 3 hours for the update to complete then Konami Id conks out on me...
Crooked
Ryosukekun21
Posted 5:09 PM 21/4/08
Damn this sucks I got to play the MGS 4 demo at tokyo game show but I never tried the Online mode I really was waiting for this.
Ryosukekun21
Black-Dog-Howls
Posted 5:03 PM 21/4/08
@John-irl: I still blame the backdoorers. Trying to get into the EU and JP betas despite not being in either region. Then the people constantly whining like this was something they bought. Oh, and don't forget the snarky assholes that conveniently forget that most betas don't start off flawlessly.
Look at it this way. This is a good thing! Unless people want the servers to crash June 12.
Black-Dog-Howls
Scazza
Posted 5:03 PM 21/4/08
Even though I have no chance of being in the beta, I was really hoping it would start today, so we can finally see some good footage and rounds of how its going to play etc...
W/e they just underestimated the load i bet, they will get their shit together for the big day, have patience everyone!
Scazza
Archaotic
Posted 5:03 PM 21/4/08
If anything, this just proves Konami should've found a way to work with Sony to get the servers handled that way.
...I can't help but think that, y'know, USING THE PLAYSTATION NETWORK might have helped too...ah well, I can wait a few days. I was hoping to play tomorrow though.
Archaotic
AncientFlounder
Posted 5:02 PM 21/4/08
@zanzibarlegend:
lmao Now that would be a sight to see, especially as I'm waiting for my turn.
I'm expecting places like MGS: TUS to have blown the fuck up about 20 minutes ago with news like this. It's very surprising that Konami didn't anticipate this kind of turn-out, but not much can be done now except wait and see what happens.
I wonder how many folks will not pick up MGS4 because of this (myself not included; it'll take an act of God to keep me away *knocks on wood*)...
AncientFlounder
BlinkinPark182
Posted 5:02 PM 21/4/08
Man, this is why they have a beta, it's to see wtf was going on and to make sure the launch date of MGS4 isn't this messed up. So while it's pretty freaking chaotic at this point, Konami is hopefully going to have this stuff sorted before the real she-bang happens.
BlinkinPark182
Kum0
Posted 5:02 PM 21/4/08
What about the rest of the world. This PR only states US... :D
Kum0
dead_red_eyes
Posted 5:02 PM 21/4/08
@Witzbold:
Another winning comment!
dead_red_eyes
John-irl
Posted 5:01 PM 21/4/08
@cornunderscore2x: Yeah I know, ah well, hopefully it'll be up this week so we can get that extra time.
John-irl
Rockwallaby
Posted 5:00 PM 21/4/08
@zanzibarlegend: Why hasn't it been done before?
Rockwallaby
cornunderscore2x
Posted 4:59 PM 21/4/08
@John-irl: Japanese MGO site has the same headline.
cornunderscore2x
DaveyPwnckett
Posted 4:59 PM 21/4/08
lol ohwell I can wait the 9 weeks until it comes out. Iam buying MGS4 to play MGS4 not MGO, MGO is just an added bonus to an already awesome game.
DaveyPwnckett
Rockwallaby
Posted 4:59 PM 21/4/08
@Rockwallaby: Ok it didn't sound that bad in my head
Rockwallaby
Rockwallaby
Posted 4:58 PM 21/4/08
@tajash: I blame the backdoor loving Americans
Rockwallaby
John-irl
Posted 4:57 PM 21/4/08
@Black-Dog-Howls: Its open in EU, Japan
John-irl
zanzibarlegend
Posted 4:56 PM 21/4/08
@Witzbold: lol! seriously i think when the beta begins there will literally be a line for the manapult. i expect no kills for least a couple of hours:D
zanzibarlegend
tajash
Posted 4:55 PM 21/4/08
Say kids its time to play the Blame Game. I'm looking at you Europe. Konami dont think you are getting out of this one.
tajash
zanzibarlegend
Posted 4:53 PM 21/4/08
@Lyrai: i think they did just that... "underestimate" . well we yanks showed them how to shut down a party early!
zanzibarlegend
Black-Dog-Howls
Posted 4:53 PM 21/4/08
I blame the people trying to get in through back doors. They always crash things. Stupid people that want to get in backdoor way. It's your fault.
Black-Dog-Howls
TheIrishNinja
Posted 4:52 PM 21/4/08
man oh man, the only thing worse than having this long-awaited beta delayed is snarky potshots and shit-talking from the haters that aren't in it to begin with, so uh, im out of this one.
TheIrishNinja
KingBroly
Posted 4:52 PM 21/4/08
So...Konami...now looks like a good time to be crawling to PSN for this one. Don't ya think?
KingBroly
DragonSphere
Posted 4:52 PM 21/4/08
But...but...I want my awesome MAN-CANNON now!
Actually that picture got me thinking: does anyone know for sure that the cannon will be featured in the beta? I'm assuming "no" right now...
DragonSphere
DanteODiabo
Posted 4:51 PM 21/4/08
Konami now has a a little less than two months to upgrade servers. Good Luck.
DanteODiabo
Witzbold
Posted 4:50 PM 21/4/08
*looks at the story picture*
Somebody better tell Icarus to stay away from the sun.
Witzbold
DigiMish
Posted 4:50 PM 21/4/08
Seems very reasonable. Nothing o whine about, we get another extra week.
DigiMish
Replica23
Posted 4:49 PM 21/4/08
I guess this beta was actually a beta then, and not just a promo. Oh well it's not really that important, at least they're being proactive about it.
Replica23
John-irl
Posted 4:49 PM 21/4/08
@John-irl: No EU beta :(
John-irl
PenitentPenguin
Posted 4:47 PM 21/4/08
its pretty much the same thing that happened with the halo 3 beta. If those of you don't remember, it wasn't showing up in the Crackdown Version of the beta, so Bungie extended it by a little bit as most crackdown users (myself included) were not able to hop on.
PenitentPenguin
GRAY_FOX
Posted 4:46 PM 21/4/08
i say let them take a little bit of time, but deliver heaven at the end, just like in the first mgo, that was a good run
GRAY_FOX
Lyrai
Posted 4:45 PM 21/4/08
"You maniacs! You blew it up!"
Enough movie references.
Seriously though, holy jesus. How could they not expect this level of users? They know tons of people love Metal Gear Online. Were they just...underestimating? What happened?
Lyrai
Heliophage
Posted 4:44 PM 21/4/08
It's not too bad. Many people gave up trying for now willingly, I'm sure. They'll be better prepared for the traffic next time.
Heliophage
John-irl
Posted 4:43 PM 21/4/08
What about the EU? Not to hopeful..
John-irl
Jehuty2
Posted 4:43 PM 21/4/08
I was really anticapated to play beta now another delay konami sure knows how to torture people.
Jehuty2
Katorok
Posted 4:43 PM 21/4/08
Woah, that sucks =\...
Katorok
Aflack: Likes slushies
Posted 4:43 PM 21/4/08
But Luke, it is only a month and ... oh.
Aflack: Likes slushies
Funnydale
Posted 5:36 PM 21/4/08
Wow, if the comments on the interwebs are anything like what Metal Gear Solid Online's future audience will be, then I may have to cancel the order that I made for that bluetooth headset...
It's a scientific fact: the amount of bitching that people do based on a beta, directly corresponds with the amount of times I will need to mute my microphone whenever I play a random online match once the retail version is released.
Funnydale
Justin42
Posted 5:36 PM 21/4/08
I can't say this surprises me at all, after spending 2 days trying to finally get registered for an ID and most of today getting things downloaded and patched and ready to go. It was so painfully slow I figured today would be a disaster on the servers. I think in the long run it's a good thing at Konami agrees and they're going to order an extra server or two (... hundred) to be sure the REAL game launch goes much smoother than this mess of a beta.
Justin42
gcZanmato
Posted 5:30 PM 21/4/08
Oh well, no biggie. I've been feeling like crap anyway and didn't feel like playing this yet.
gcZanmato
RTW
Posted 5:29 PM 21/4/08
Seeing as how this went over their expectations... Kojima is probably sitting back in his comfy chair and just smiling.
RTW
TheTriarii
Posted 5:25 PM 21/4/08
This was your chance to convince me MGO, because there was no way I would be willing to buy an entire game just for the multiplayer portion of another game. Now the beta will likely start around the 29th. Good thing I won't be doing anything else that day...
TheTriarii
m3rcer
Posted 5:21 PM 21/4/08
While it does suck that I currently can't play the beta - I do say, score huge for Konami in general as this is a damned good (overwhelming) sign that this game will sell. Good things come to those who wait.
m3rcer
Cruz
Posted 5:20 PM 21/4/08
It seems to me that this beta postponing and extention just reinforces the idea that the beta process has just become a part of marketing.
Cruz
Black-Dog-Howls
Posted 6:09 PM 21/4/08
@Cruz: Or, they're really doing a beta test and the extension is to see if there are any follow up issues beyond what they can address now.
Black-Dog-Howls
Maaxxx
Posted 6:08 PM 21/4/08
Its bigger than halo, haha
Maaxxx
Hiroken
Posted 6:06 PM 21/4/08
I'm super disappointed, but it's understandable. Oh well.
Hiroken
BornToFlail
Posted 5:58 PM 21/4/08
POSTPWNED!!
BornToFlail
tajash
Posted 5:58 PM 21/4/08
@Rockwallaby:
And thats why we get along so damn great. Lets make a picnic, but dont invite Japan. They are just too awesome and they will just end up hurting us again.
tajash
Frank
Posted 5:57 PM 21/4/08
This wouldn't have happened if they just used XBox Live.
/because this thread just needs an MGS-on-360 comment.
Frank
slackjawed
Posted 5:53 PM 21/4/08
Im skipping over the Beta I think. Mainly because I didnt want to play MGS4 before the release of the single player, but now with GTA 4 and all this stuff going on I think Ill be plenty occupied.
slackjawed
Highlander Wolf
Posted 5:51 PM 21/4/08
This will be a very popular game.
(Captain Obvious!!)
Highlander Wolf
BornToFlail
Posted 5:50 PM 21/4/08
Either Konami sux or this game is getting every PS3 owner everywhere in a tizzy.
Oddly, from the buzz I'm going to say it is the latter.
BornToFlail
GUNDAM-RX-78-2
Posted 5:50 PM 21/4/08
*Breaks into song* Tommorow Tommorow its only a day away...
Or something to that effect.
GUNDAM-RX-78-2
Gambare
Posted 5:48 PM 21/4/08
wew.... there goes the "no one has a PS3" rant.
Gambare
Cruz
Posted 6:29 PM 21/4/08
@Black-Dog-Howls: Probably. But ya'know, I'm just sayin, these days, you hafta wonder.
Cruz
RogueSquid
Posted 6:59 PM 21/4/08
So the press release reads "to stabilize our server"...
They better be joking... They fully expected to run a MGO Beta on a SINGLE machine connected to what, dial up?
I get the distinct impression Konami loaded the server-side software up on to some old NEC they had kicking around the back of the office and then just kinda abandoned it.
Perhaps they DID get authorisation from the money man to buy a new machine, but it was 'redirected' to a staffers desk upon arrival as it was faster at rendering than his/her current workstation.
RogueSquid
Alex_Mexico
Posted 6:53 PM 21/4/08
lol, Ashcraft bumped this news to the top :D
Kinda bummed this happened but its a beta after all and they can and WILL screw up in a beta. But this mistakes will be unforgibable once a demo or the real game comes out though.
Alex_Mexico
Shin-Kaiser
Posted 6:46 PM 21/4/08
And let comments about the PS3's lack of install base stop NOW
Shin-Kaiser
Xer0Ph0kus
Posted 6:36 PM 21/4/08
@PenitentPenguin: I suppose the difference is the Halo 3 beta did work on time, just not for crackdown folks. I and many others enjoyed our extra few days. Some got it late, but it did go out on time. This Beta launch was just botched to hell.
Xer0Ph0kus
mescalineeyes is obsessed with mgs
Posted 7:10 PM 21/4/08
@SynKade: Air is not as bad as I expected. God knows they're past their prime though.
mescalineeyes is obsessed with mgs
SynKade
Posted 7:05 PM 21/4/08
Dont really care about the beta so I'm sitting pretty. Honestly I dont see why anyone would want to play betas, Ive never seen the appeal. Sure you get to play the game a bit early but it's bugged all to hell so whats the point.
@Witzbold:
I've been listening to Thrices new Alchemy Index Air disc so I laughed out loud when that comment should have simply elicited a giggle (Daedalus is the name of a song on there and its a retelling of the two of them so ya...)
SynKade
Silent_Shark
Posted 7:47 PM 21/4/08
Well, at least the ID page seems to finally be working. Now I just have to wait for the servers to come back up and I'm good to go!
Bit short-sighted of Konami to not realise if you open the beta up to so many people for free that most of them are going to take it up. Hopefully all this will result in smooth sailing when the full version comes out!
Silent_Shark
AntiHiro
Posted 7:45 PM 21/4/08
@AntiHiro: Crap, I should always proof read my initial ADHD writings! :)
AntiHiro
AntiHiro
Posted 7:40 PM 21/4/08
^^puts a $100 down that if EA was Publishing this their would have been tons of EA hate post. Hypocrites. With that said.
Konami, get you're to mature of a company to make suck mistakes. The reasoning is ridiculous and used so often you must have went to any other site and copied pasted your message. Blaming traffic to the site is just insulting. Take responsibility for your mistake.
Message should read: We didn't put any thought into server capacity and crossed our fingers the current server would work when it was a passing thought. Besides, red is a positive colour in Japanese culture, so the Red Flags were seen as good.
AntiHiro
TaMs
Posted 7:38 PM 21/4/08
Tomorrow it is then!
TaMs
eagle14
Posted 7:37 PM 21/4/08
still downloading the patch anyway 11hours 85% i'm seeding 12x faster to two people than i'm downloading from 12
eagle14
mescalineeyes is obsessed with mgs
Posted 7:30 PM 21/4/08
@Hatchetforce: my jittering hands respectfully disagree.
mescalineeyes is obsessed with mgs
Black-Dog-Howls
Posted 7:27 PM 21/4/08
@Cruz: Existing these days is a form of promotion these days.
Black-Dog-Howls
Hatchetforce
Posted 7:25 PM 21/4/08
Considering I lost a total of 16 weeks waiting on all of my dead Xbox 360s to return, I don't think waiting a week on a free beta test is going to be the death of me.
Hatchetforce
mabman
Posted 8:15 PM 21/4/08
epic fail, i blame america's economy... obviously
mabman
Tei
Posted 8:08 PM 21/4/08
Thats why we *need* betas. To test systems.
The tecnicians need to make design decisions, and these decisions could be wrong. Or maybe theres somewhere a service provider that *lie* about capacity.
The theory is different than the praxys.
As a example, there are hosting services that provide "infinite bandwith" for your website. But once you make a popular website, you see a new definition of "infinite".
We sould respect Konami. Shit happends, and seems Konami will work to fix that problems, so the customers, the release day (or maybe the next day) will be happy gamming :DD
Tei
Shniper
Posted 8:00 PM 21/4/08
The exact reason why the servers are down is because all of europe logging on at 11 blew up the server.
I was logging in for 5 minutes before it started so i got in exactly at the beginning and the servers were up properly. I got past the start game button and to the character creation screen.
Although it disconnected at the registering character part, i think my character was made because the community page had my characters name on it in the profile.
So it was up at 11, it crashed at 11.01 when all of europe logged on at the same time.
Well played europe, we blew up konami's server. I feel so dirty like i was part of a DDOS attack :(
Shniper
Black-Dog-Howls
Posted 7:57 PM 21/4/08
@AntiHiro: People downloading the patch, people trying to log on to the servers, people that managed to connect for a little while, etc. etc.
This note was actually on the MGO site. Not KonamiID site.
Black-Dog-Howls
Black-Dog-Howls
Posted 8:35 PM 21/4/08
@Shniper: It's all your fault!!!! RAWR!
Black-Dog-Howls
Shniper
Posted 8:16 PM 21/4/08
yea, i don't see what all the whining is about.
they are letting people get a chance at playing the game early to help fix problems so they won't happen at retail (when you have paid for the product and if something like this happens they don't get in to too much trouble.)
We just have to chill and wait an extra few days. This is the worst part of the beta test, the opening. its all announced and given this and that for the most important part, which is the stress test.
We should now have a much easier and more enjoyable experience with the beta when its out for finding out the more minor issues.
You're getting to be part of making metal gear online something good. Surely that is worth an extra day or two's wait :)
Shniper
-MoarPlz-
Posted 8:57 PM 21/4/08
@Shniper: *calms down*
-MoarPlz-
Pawsie
Posted 8:44 PM 21/4/08
sadly i'm not too surprise. I'm curious to how many people registered. if you look at the past games, you can see that few people actually pre ordered.
but with the return of metal gear online.. people are going nuts *and i won't be surprise if people found loopholes around the region block.. say, if someone from that country registered you in).
But i consider it good ... at least they didn't do what happened in japan, where only a 'few' people were able to play the beta, after a little race.
They could have been even more nice.. and gave us the training part without being connected.. that would have been cool.
Pawsie
Shniper
Posted 8:44 PM 21/4/08
@Black-Dog-Howls:
*sniffle*
I'M SOWWWWWWY T_T T_T T_T T_T
Shniper
SnakeCL
Posted 8:39 PM 21/4/08
It happens. Oh well. I continue playing GT5P in the meantime.
SnakeCL
excel_excel
Posted 9:08 PM 21/4/08
@AntiHiro: absolutly spot on with the EA comment.
Still Konami are using this to fix problems and stuff so people shouldn't be freaking it out like its the second coming of Jesus.
but when MGS 4 comes out....
excel_excel
jfx316
Posted 9:45 PM 21/4/08
@Lyrai: funny. all i've read in threads about metal gear solid games is how the game "doesn't have a big following"
and this is just the online game. wait until MGS4....
jfx316
okenny :)
Posted 10:12 PM 21/4/08
I think some people owe Ashcraft a very long letter of apology but this is the internet and no one really needs to be accountable for what they say :)
okenny :)
Dizzle
Posted 10:08 PM 21/4/08
Honestly.... i don't think this would of been a big deal to people if we didn't have to go thru that long drawn out and fustrating process of dling the update and trying to get the konami id. It took me 4 days to be able to get the id. If the process would of been a bit smoother i don't think people would be as fustrated and mad as they are. Its a beta, as long as they get things fixed before the game officially comes out i'm happy.
Dizzle
2SBs
Posted 10:07 PM 21/4/08
First of all I would like the say PHEW!!! I forgot my password and I haven't been able to comment for about a month. By some kind of a miracle the password came back to me today.
Now onto the point:
People shouldn't pin much hopes on MGS online as Konami's track record isn't that good with online games, just look at all the lag you experience when you play Pro Evo Soccer, and that's just two people that are connected to one another.
2SBs
creid
Posted 9:58 PM 21/4/08
Very frustrating. This throws off my gaming schedule.
creid
jfx316
Posted 9:50 PM 21/4/08
@Frank: wow. i was waiting for that. i almost posted it, but said "no, i'll not be a jerk this early in the morning...."
jfx316
Kyle81
Posted 10:44 PM 21/4/08
@黒天使: It's actually almost 2 months away.
Kyle81
Pilote.de.Ciel
Posted 10:44 PM 21/4/08
I am so, severely let down by Konami and Kojima Pro right now.
I've been waiting for this for months... did they seriously think americans wouldnt rape and pillage small city-states to get in on this beta?
Pilote.de.Ciel
lucky_7s
Posted 10:42 PM 21/4/08
in depth report on the MGO fook up - well through the average british gamers eyes :D
32bitjunkie.blogspot.com
lucky_7s
黒天使
Posted 10:35 PM 21/4/08
@Huxle: a beta that is just roughly a month awa from retail release , that's why everyone is scared
黒天使
Cheebahawk
Posted 10:35 PM 21/4/08
[uk.games.konami-europe.com]
Same in Europe as elsewhere, just incase anyone was still wondering.
Cheebahawk
Strange Bedfellows
Posted 10:30 PM 21/4/08
I'm actually glad it was delayed.
This means that when I experience it and if I love it as much as I think I will, I'll be able to play it until a closer date to the actual launch of the game.
See, if it went up now, it'd end over a month before the game comes out. Once you've experienced something glorious, and then you have to go cold turkey for a month, that can suck. Now that they'll be extending the end date of the beta, we'll have a shorter purgatory period between the beta and the real deal. That's cool with me. I don't expect that they'll be learning much from us with this thing, anyway... not much they'll do to fix anything except learn how to prepare the servers for launch day, and they've ALREADY learned a good deal about that situation from this whole debacle. It's all good.
Strange Bedfellows
Huxle
Posted 10:16 PM 21/4/08
Jesus, it's only a fucking beta. Last time I checked, betas weren't incredible examples of perfect development. It's a damn test stage, so just chill -.-
Huxle
Tyber_Zann
Posted 11:11 PM 21/4/08
Konami, you fucking idiots should have seen this coming.
Now put the new beta release date after GTA 4 comes out, and see what happens. If that's the case, I'll delete the beta now, because I will play NOTHING else but GTA on April 29th onward.
Tyber_Zann
bluesquareapple
Posted 10:55 PM 21/4/08
Konami had a booth at NY Comic Con showcasing MGO. The only problem is the whole booth was down due to the servers collapsing.
bluesquareapple
Sigma-D
Posted 10:53 PM 21/4/08
pwned. again. D:
Sigma-D
el_rezzo
Posted 10:52 PM 21/4/08
A week or 2 will be no problem. They didn't have to offer the Beta at all if they just wanted to do regular testing sessions, they didn't have to put it in with MGS4 either so at least we don't have to buy a standalone product. I don't play a lot online so this is a perfect setup for me, if I enjoy my free "demo" of MGO, I will buy the expanded edition. If I don't have fun, I don't lose any money and still have MGS4 to play round with.
el_rezzo
Sigma-D
Posted 11:36 PM 21/4/08
Why does this remind me of the Halo 3 beta incident?
Sigma-D
2NinjasTapedTogether
Posted 11:31 PM 21/4/08
Glad I didn't preorder now. At least now I'm not missing anything. Temporarily, anyhow.
2NinjasTapedTogether
FoxHoundADAM
Posted 11:24 PM 21/4/08
That really sucks for anyone who was trying to get in on it. I know I would of if I had a PS3.
Why don't these companies realize that people get exctied about these things and that yes they will be putting some strain on their servers.
FoxHoundADAM
solidefy
Posted 11:54 PM 21/4/08
Beta != Demo
Fixing problems like server load before the final product launches is exactly why Betas exist guys. Everyone needs to take a deep breath and find something else to do for a few days.
solidefy
Akmed
Posted 11:42 PM 21/4/08
man this sucks :(
i had the day off too..
and now the damn Broken Mirror servers are a fail.
Akmed
Candlejack
Posted 12:21 AM 22/4/08
Jesus H. Christ.
Let me express my feelings on this like so:
MEH
:( I was so looking forward to it last night. Oh well. Konami, when you do it again, it better be good. Damn good. Or you can just leave it altogether, scratch the MGO bit and just release MGS4.
I can assure you the game will get so much heat for crappy online you wouldn't believe.
Candlejack
Strange Bedfellows
Posted 12:20 AM 22/4/08
I'm not worried about the servers crashing AGAIN when the real game comes out in June. Majority of people will be playing the campaign, not the multiplayer when it's first out. People will finish the campaign at varying intervals and so people will slowly trickle into the online game as they beat the main game. I think the servers will see a gradual increase in traffic from launch day as opposed to just "BOOM! Everybody all at once!" Like what happened last night.
Strange Bedfellows
dry-roasted-peanuts
Posted 12:20 AM 22/4/08
Well, it's a shame, but just more time to play Okami and Warhawk.
dry-roasted-peanuts
AntiHiro
Posted 12:17 AM 22/4/08
@solidefy: It seems this has nothing to do with the game servers. this has to do with the nonsensical Konami ID system. Beta, Demo, or whatever it is a failure of planning no matter how you spin it.
AntiHiro
Lanhoj
Posted 12:44 AM 22/4/08
@Aflack: Luke Plunkett: 'Good thing Konami are doing all this now, such a loooooong time before the game's due for release, because if they left it to the last minute, people might start to worry!'
ya, good thing, eh?
oh wait, it IS out in a month and a half, d'oh!
LoL @ Sony fanboys.
difference between this and the Crackdown / Halo 3 beta problem is that the download was delayed due to an issue between connection between the disk and the marketplace. it was ready but the system wasn't recognizing it through the disk. but when it was downloaded everyone cud play without issues. here, ppl can download it and then just get stuck not being able to play it.
somehow now im not minding so much the fact that Microsoft runs the servers cuz they know how to do it. obviously some people at Konami cant.
Lanhoj
zanzibarlegend
Posted 12:42 AM 22/4/08
@2NinjasTapedTogether: you base your purchase on a failed beta launch? you are easily defeated. good thing you're not gonna be on MGO, i would go hunting foryou :P j/K
zanzibarlegend
what0080
Posted 12:40 AM 22/4/08
What worries me is that even the JAP beta is delayed... They went online first, and they're having problems?
what0080
enigma89
Posted 12:27 AM 22/4/08
I. . . I spent 5 hours. . . downloading the update. . . and when I logged in. . . it said. . . it said . . . "unable to connect to server"! *sob*
enigma89
chirokitsune
Posted 12:26 AM 22/4/08
*shrugs* It's a beta. If you don't see things like this happen you wonder why they even call it a beta. I'm sure that most big MMO and online game suffered the same situation during one point in it's beta period.
chirokitsune
randomletters
Posted 1:16 AM 22/4/08
@Rockwallaby: lol at the horribly worded comment.
on topic - I'm a little dissapointed by this I've been waiting patiently for this Beta since I heard about it only for it to be snatched from my grasp at the last second.....Oh well back to waiting (this time for Konami to fix the servers for us European lot).
randomletters
JorgieX
Posted 1:15 AM 22/4/08
This is what I posted yesterday. People have to consider the BETA not launched since not one person was able to log in. So check out my post (rant) from yesterday were I said something in the line of if no one can log in the BETA should be considered not Live...lol
JorgieX
Candlejack
Posted 1:04 AM 22/4/08
@Lanhoj: So if we are Sony fanboys you're a Microsoft fanboy?
Just shut up dude.
Candlejack
ShirtGuyDom
Posted 12:56 AM 22/4/08
Bummer.
ShirtGuyDom
latinogamer
Posted 1:46 AM 22/4/08
I dont mind if MGO is delayed, I just want my MGS4
latinogamer
unmarkedone
Posted 1:40 AM 22/4/08
I'm gonna be really disappointed if they don't push the release date back because of this. I say give them the time to get it perfect.
unmarkedone
Jackel2072
Posted 1:34 AM 22/4/08
oh well back to GT5
Jackel2072
JorgieX
Posted 1:20 AM 22/4/08
@chirokitsune: your right but you gotta think of it this way. I have been on the Battlefield,Halo3,Cod4, and Age of Conan betas and the one thing that seperates all of them to this one is that I was always able to log in and produce feed back to the respective companies. This BETA has not even launched yet even though it lauched already. lol
JorgieX
Albanian_Killa
Posted 2:09 AM 22/4/08
seriously, I am glad this is happening now. When the game releases, we don't have to worry about this. whatever, I got warhawk broken mirror by me :P
Albanian_Killa
mescalineeyes is obsessed with mgs
Posted 2:09 AM 22/4/08
@latinogamer: wow, where do I begin.
same thing.
mescalineeyes is obsessed with mgs
Seiven
Posted 2:41 AM 22/4/08
@Aflack: Likes slushies: ROFL sarcasm FTW
Seiven
ultraViolence
Posted 2:35 AM 22/4/08
i'm not so eager to preorder this. i was really excited but my attention is wavering.
ultraViolence
superbabyproject
Posted 3:08 AM 22/4/08
@Lanhoj: I dunno, I had a pretty big issue downloading the Halo 3 Beta, my 360 RRODed on me right after the download finished.
superbabyproject
StupidityTries
Posted 3:06 AM 22/4/08
Not sure if anyone else posted this yet, but the beta's been rescheduled to start on Friday (25th).
[www.konami.jp]
StupidityTries
mescalineeyes is obsessed with mgs
Posted 3:02 AM 22/4/08
@ultraViolence: you base your pre-order decision on a beta that you have yet to play and you also have a masterchief user picture, so spare yourself the embarassment over a game that will most likely be painfully over your head and just sell your ps3.
mescalineeyes is obsessed with mgs
Gekyo
Posted 3:29 AM 22/4/08
aww, well at least i bought a new game yesterday ^^
Gekyo
mnml10387
Posted 4:36 AM 22/4/08
I was so looking forward to this, dammit this blows!
mnml10387
NINgod
Posted 4:30 AM 22/4/08
@Frank:
die
NINgod
sweenyJ
Posted 4:30 AM 22/4/08
ok honestly, who didn't see this coming?
sweenyJ
artofwar420
Posted 4:22 AM 22/4/08
EEEEKKKK!!! At least I don't have my code back from Konami yet, not like I had a chance, so it's not as bad for me.
artofwar420
enewtabie
Posted 4:51 AM 22/4/08
So now its going to be April 25th with the Beta extended till June 11th.
enewtabie
enewtabie
Posted 5:32 AM 22/4/08
@enewtabie:
I meant from April 25th to May 11th..
enewtabie
ph15h needs followers
Posted 5:26 AM 22/4/08
I blame IGN for giving away IDs to their members... j/k. Mister Hideo "Perfection" Kojima probably undercompensated for the masses of people. Which make me wonder... If their servers crashed completely, how is it that the BRawl servers stayed on but lagged.
ph15h needs followers
what0080
Posted 5:49 AM 22/4/08
So the beta has been extended 5 days and they celebrate...
...by forcing us to WAIT 5 days to start...
So that means the Beta is STILL 2 weeks...
[/angry_rant]
what0080
bobtheduck
Posted 5:42 AM 22/4/08
@ph15h needs followers: Because not many Wii owners go online? This isn't a guess, this is true. Wii may have the most units sold, but it has the fewest online. Even with Brawl.
bobtheduck
bobtheduck
Posted 5:41 AM 22/4/08
@Lyrai: Well, I don't think "tons of people love metal gear online" as much as "tons of people love metal gear solid and want to play ANYTHING that will act as a sort of demo for MGS4"
bobtheduck
Jaesin
Posted 6:25 AM 22/4/08
I'm actually quite relieved that this is postponed, as this is exam week for me. I'll actually get to play it if they push it back a week, even if the duration is still two...
Silver lining, I guess.
Jaesin
zanzibarlegend
Posted 6:15 AM 22/4/08
@Candlejack: let him be. he's still bitter that he's gonna need a ps3 to play MGS4. he'll get over it, eventually... :D
zanzibarlegend
Judge
Posted 7:10 AM 22/4/08
i was just now finally able to register for the konami ID and Game ID
Judge
trigger2
Posted 7:14 AM 22/4/08
This morning when MGO wouldnt connect, I sighed and Went to play WarhawK and it said "server error" there too!!
My first thought was "My god! MGO broke the internet!"
Thankfully, Warhawk was only down briefly and I have been getting my online shooting and killing fix there quite nicely.
trigger2
zanzibarlegend
Posted 8:26 AM 22/4/08
@Jaesin:
i hear you.
i found out im gonna be bogged down with work all week. i was delighted to kick off mgo during the week anyways, friday midnite is prefect, i dont work weekends, so it will be pure and adulterated MGO all weekend. my son will be abusing MK Wii with me during the week, and i will keep GTA4 sealed until i get my proper fix on MGO. yes i am a MGS fiend like that.
zanzibarlegend
bialia
Posted 9:42 AM 22/4/08
@KingBroly: freaking exactly.
on that note, the konami id, or game id, or what the fuck ever can't be the same- and it requires it be 8 characters or more. it's a total piss off because i can't at least use the same id as psn.
i do -not- want the end product to be this way. it's just... stupid.
bialia
Weasel3689
Posted 9:29 AM 22/4/08
I am not worried. The problem is with MGO not MGS 4, so even if it does suck upon release (hopefully not) there will still be the strong anchor that is MGS4. Also this is more indicative of crappy server infrastructure and not gameplay. I think they can bring up enough servers in a month in a half to salvage release date buzz. I don't know about you but when I get MGS 4 I won't b playing online for quite some time until I go through the one player experience thoroughly. Anyway I am eagerly awaiting for friday when it will be back up.
Weasel3689
Leobebes
Posted 9:25 AM 22/4/08
@mescalineeyes is obsessed with mgs:
Painfully over his head? Please do not confuse MSG4's verbose masturbation to some type of "sophistication" that somehow you only get.
Leobebes