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Metal Gear Online Tournament Hits Comic-Con, Kojima Signs Stuff
Posted by Brian Crecente at 6:00 AM on July 25, 2008
Konami and Major League Gaming have teamed up to host a Metal Gear Online Tournament at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego. Prizes for the tournament include a PS3 bundle and game bundles as well as some shirts, gift cards and such.
You can register for the tourney all day today and a chunk of tomorrow, but they only have a set number slots to fill, so if you're interested get to it. The tournament itself will kick off Friday at 12:30 p.m. and wrap up Saturday night.
More importantly Hideo Kojima will be around Friday at the booth from 10 a.m. to noon to autograph things. Hit up the jump for the full schedule, game setting and break-down of prizes.
ROOM LOCATION:
Metal Gear Online Tournament
Mezzanine Level Room #16A
DATES AND TIMES:
July 24, Thursday
SHOW HOURS 9:00AM - 7:00PM
All day (until full) MLG, MGO Tournament registration, at booth front desk
July 25, Friday
SHOW HOURS 9:00AM - 7:00PM
All day (until full) MLG, MGO Tournament registration, at booth front desk
• 10:00AM - 12:00PM KOJIMA, MGO Tournament Room Signing for Kojima
• 12:00PM - 12:30PM KOJIMA, Kojima intro at beginning of tournament
• 12:30PM - 6:30PM MGO Tournament play
• 12:30PM - 1:00PM Round 1 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 1:00PM - 1:30PM Round 2 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 1:30PM - 2:00PM Round 3 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 2:00PM - 2:30PM Round 4 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 2:30PM - 3:00PM Round 5 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 3:00PM - 3:30PM Round 6 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 3:30PM - 4:00PM Round 7 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 4:00PM - 4:30PM Round 8 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 4:30PM - 5:00PM Round 9 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 5:00PM - 5:30PM Round 10 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 5:30PM - 6:00PM Round 11 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 6:00PM - 6:30PM Round 12 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
July 26, Saturday
SHOW HOURS 9:00AM - 7:00PM
All day (until full) MLG, MGO Tournament registration, at booth front desk
• 10:00AM - 6:30PM MGO Tournament play
• 10:00AM - 10:30AM Round 13 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 10:30AM - 11:00AM Round 14 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 11:00AM - 11:30AM Round 15 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 11:30AM - 12:00PM Round 16 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 12:30PM - 1:00PM Round 17 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 1:00PM - 1:30PM Round 18 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 1:30PM - 2:00PM Round 19 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 2:00PM - 2:30PM Round 20 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 2:30PM - 3:00PM Round 21 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 3:00PM - 3:30PM Round 22 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 3:30PM - 4:00PM Round 23 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 4:00PM - 4:30PM Round 24 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 4:30PM - 5:00PM Round 25 (2 matches of 8 players simultaneous)
• 5:00PM - 6:00PM Finals setup
• 6:00PM - 7:00PM Finals (8 players, 1 round of FFA deathmatch, up to 3 round of team [4 ea])
July 27, Sunday
SHOW HOURS 8:45AM - 5:00PM
MGO GAME SETTINGS:
ROUND SETTINGS:
Rule type: Deathmatch
Map: Midtown Maelstrom
Round Time: 20mins
Max Number of Characters: 8
Rounds: 1
DP Enabled: No
Skills allowed: No
User characters allowed: No
FINALS SETTINGS:
Rule type: Deathmatch
Map: Midtown Maelstrom
Round Time: 20mins
Max Number of Characters: 8
Rounds: 1
DP Enabled: No
Skills allowed: No
User characters allowed: No
FINALS TEAM EXHIBITION SETTINGS:
Rule type: Team Deathmatch
Map: Ambush Alley
Round Time: 15mins
Tickets: 99
Max Number of Characters: 8 (4v4)
Rounds: 3 (best 2 of)
DP Enabled: No
Skills allowed: No
User characters allowed: No
PRIZE PACKAGES:
Finals Winners:
1st place:
• Metal Gear Solid 4 Limited Edition PS3 hardware bundle
• Special Metal Gear® Online Poster
• $1000
2nd Place
• Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid 4 game
• Special Metal Gear® Online Poster
• $500
3rd Place
• Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid 4 game
• Special Metal Gear® Online Poster
• $250
Team Exhibition winners
• Special Metal Gear Online poster
All finalists
• Metal Gear Solid 4 Strategy Guide
• Metal Gear Solid 4 T-Shirt
• Metal Gear Solid 4 Dog Tags
Round Winners
• 2 winners each round - $50 gift card
• Metal Gear Solid 4 Dog Tags
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
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ƒox
Posted 8:09 AM 25/7/08
@Cyanotic: I don't think it's terrible by any means, but I definitely don't think it's for everyone. If you're expecting to play Call of Gear 4 Online you probably won't enjoy it.
ƒox
Bondage_Zombie
Posted 8:01 AM 25/7/08
The worst things about MGO are the sloppy net code, roving clans who jump into pubs while your teammates are running in circles, and the perpetually broken reward shop. Oh, there's also this training mode where you can be 'mentored' by an experienced player. Of course, all those mouthbreathers are too busy calling everyone with under 4000 kills a 'n00b'.
Despite this, I still play.
Bondage_Zombie
Gravnar
Posted 7:40 AM 25/7/08
Well I can already tell that tournament is going to suck. Mainly because it is a MGO tournament. The prizes are basically things that most of the participants are going to have. Especially since the only people that will enter it are MG fanatics.
Gravnar
Madgame
Posted 7:19 AM 25/7/08
@zanzibarlegend:
He did make reference to it back in May...I wish he'd just spill the beans
Madgame
push eject
Posted 7:17 AM 25/7/08
if i had known kojima was going to be there... wouldve actually registered. now its too late. :(
push eject
misc.insanity
Posted 7:06 AM 25/7/08
Haha, seeing how well Konami's handled MGO so far I must say that I do not have high expectations for this...
misc.insanity
Moopman133
Posted 7:04 AM 25/7/08
Im sure my friend (being the huge MG fan he is) is over there registering for the tourney, while im stuck at work... oh well, theres always next year :(
Moopman133
NegativeGhostrider
Posted 6:38 AM 25/7/08
@Thinker302:
Dude, Japan is basically on the other side of the planet. You know "the ocean and a couple more places" that you're talking about is the biggest body of water in the world? I mean, it takes 5 hours just to get to Hawaii from here.
I'm hoping you're joking, though.
NegativeGhostrider
NegativeGhostrider
Posted 6:35 AM 25/7/08
Holy crap! I'm having him sign my MGS3: Subsistence LE that I've never opened. It's still sealed in plastic but I guess I'l tear open a bit of it so he can sign the cardboard. I've never played MGS4 and won't be there Saturday so I guess that would count me out of the tourney.
SWEET!
NegativeGhostrider
archibaldleech
Posted 6:32 AM 25/7/08
MGO is the only online game I've played more than a week. I love it.
archibaldleech
Highlander Wolf
Posted 6:25 AM 25/7/08
@Cyanotic:
@MASOCHIST187:
MGO has some shortcomings; the menu system is a little underpowered, among other things. But the gameplay is pretty great.
It's been said before, I'll say it again: you shouldn't play it like an FPS. Yeah, you have that option, you can run around in ADS mode the whole time, but your movement speed will drop. This is realistic; you can't expect your shots to be accurate at all while running, and a lot of online FPSes ignore this.
MGO is much more rewarding when you play it like the stealth game that it is. Hide, sneak, use that cardboard box. Use the environment and look around corners. Be quiet and listen for footsteps. You know, Metal Gear style.
Back to the subject at hand: Tournaments? Very cool. I wish I were there. Heck, I'd get owned anyway, but it'd be fun to watch. But with PS3s for prizes? Kinda silly....
Highlander Wolf
offsafety
Posted 6:21 AM 25/7/08
@sascha23: Although, if you're generally rocking at MGO, doesn't that mean you've had previous experience...playing on your own PS3? Heck, you can always keep the second PS3 in case your current one breaks down in 6 years.
Good point.
offsafety
Thinker302
Posted 6:21 AM 25/7/08
@holysocks: I don't think so, but I'm sure he's traveled back and forth a lot lately. Meaning that it's not that big a deal to travel from Japan to California since the only thing separating them is the ocean and a couple more places, lol.
Thinker302
zanzibarlegend
Posted 6:21 AM 25/7/08
@Madgame: hopefully it starts with a "Z". know what i mean?
{^_~}
zanzibarlegend
MorbidLilim
Posted 6:20 AM 25/7/08
I always find it strange that you win consoles in gaming contests. Most of the time, if you're good enough to win, you already own the console. It's nice ebay fodder though, I guess?
MorbidLilim
ApertureScienceIntern
Posted 6:20 AM 25/7/08
Oh man, every MGS fanboy better watch Ebay like a hawk the next few days!
ApertureScienceIntern
holysocks
Posted 6:16 AM 25/7/08
so Kojima hasn't left the US since MGS4 launch?
holysocks
LoganForge
Posted 6:16 AM 25/7/08
sometimes i wish i lived in america given the sheer amount of events and prizes to be won. Theres always a tick box in the end saying "i certify i am a u.s. resident etc etc" lol, we never get anything like that number here in the uk.
Plus you guys dont have tax too. Hopefully some MGO tourney crops up here in the EU, cuz im quite good at it and ill give it a shot (lol i think too highly of myself)
LoganForge
ComradeStalin86
Posted 6:12 AM 25/7/08
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danggit....
ComradeStalin86
wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
Posted 6:12 AM 25/7/08
Yeah, it's a nice gesture, but a nicer gesture would be not forcing the tournament participants to play Metal Gear Online. Does the first-place finisher get a version of MGO with less busted net code?
wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
ComradeStalin86
Posted 6:11 AM 25/7/08
But I already have Metal Gear Solid 4...that's how I'm playing MGO. So if I win the tournament, I get another LE MGS4 to put with the MGS4 I already have, in order to learn to play MGO...
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ComradeStalin86
MASOCHIST187
Posted 6:11 AM 25/7/08
well some of you have answered my question already but i could use a few more points of view. I have MGS4, but i haven't played MGO yet. I did try the beta, but i hated it. However, now that i am more used to the controls, i wonder if it could be any good? Any opinions? And yes i know i can just try it myself, it's just that my gaming time is very limited. thanks.
MASOCHIST187
Arsenicberyllium
Posted 6:10 AM 25/7/08
Dang, I'm only gonna be there Friday.
And I suck at MGO.
Arsenicberyllium
sascha23
Posted 6:07 AM 25/7/08
@Cyanotic:
I don't think MGO is terrible, but then again I rarely do online multiplayer, excluding co-op.
I think it was something that needed to be there to accomodate Konami and the value proposition of the software.
Although the single player is well worth every penny.
sascha23
sascha23
Posted 6:06 AM 25/7/08
Nice first prize package.
Although, if you're generally rocking at MGO, doesn't that mean you've had previous experience...playing on your own PS3? Heck, you can always keep the second PS3 in case your current one breaks down in 6 years.
sascha23
Madgame
Posted 6:06 AM 25/7/08
I want to know what Kojima's next game project is going to be...
Madgame
Cyanotic
Posted 6:05 AM 25/7/08
I love Metal Gear. Seriously, I'm a Metal Gear freak.
But MGO is terrible, and a tournament is a waste of time.
Cyanotic
Arelan
Posted 6:03 AM 25/7/08
I love MGO. I wish I could go and participate in this~
Arelan
Burn1n9m4n
Posted 9:49 AM 25/7/08
I'm mediocre at MGO, but if someone who is in the area would like to do me a favor then ask Kojima this question. Is the password to unlock the 1911 Handgun going to be released this century, or should we all continue to hold our breaths?
Burn1n9m4n
cantbeatmegaman
Posted 10:26 AM 25/7/08
damnit, first I missed Kristin Kreuk, now Kojima too.
cantbeatmegaman
Shiroi Kaze
Posted 10:35 AM 25/7/08
Dammit! I love how I have no hope for me going to these kinds of events just because of everything else...
Like some of you said, they could've come up with better prizes (the money prize is fine though), Unless the winner will give them away to someone else to spread the fandom, but that's silly thinking...
Shiroi Kaze
jeremyschultz
Posted 12:11 PM 25/7/08
MGO = Superman 64
jeremyschultz
Reule
Posted 12:38 PM 25/7/08
Well, I enjoy MGO. A great deal actually. In any case, I won't be entering any tournament for various reasons. Yet the above all reason is that I'm not THAT good.
Yet damn, I want a special Metal Gear Online poster. And money.
Reule
everybest
Posted 1:36 PM 25/7/08
I have been playing MGO more than the main game :(
everybest
MikeH
Posted 3:35 PM 25/7/08
So... is Kojima going to be at the Konami booth or the tournament room?
MikeH
Thinker302
Posted 1:14 AM 29/7/08
@NegativeGhostrider: Yeah, that's why the lol's there. But I know what you're saying. I've never really flown anywhere overseas other than Austria. And flying from Nashville,TN, or just the U.S. in general, is definitely a LONG-@$$ flight (in the 18+hour sense) LOL. The (failed) example I was using was from what I've heard from friends in the Navy and Marines. Like if you want to travel to Japan, you have to be stationed in California. If there's any truth to this, don't hesitate to elaborate (Holy crap, I just rhymed. I AM tired...)
Thinker302