So many mistakes with the Metal Gear Online Beta:
People receiving incomplete codes to unlock the beta.
Having to sign up for a Konami ID AND a Game ID, both with their own username and password.
Problems downloading the patch that is required when you first sign in.
The sign-up site for aforementioned ID’s not working due to too much traffic.
And now…the worst of all:
The Metal Gear Online Beta has been delayed indefinitely due to “high demand”.
What did they expect? Did they not bother to test anything? This is friggin’ Metal Gear! Of course there is going to be a high demand. I woke up this morning (extra early) excited to play it. I started downloading the patch since I was having trouble doing so before, and watched the 4/20 Attack of the Show! special while I waited. Afterwards, I went to the Konami ID site on my computer (took way too long to load on my PS3), and after a few tries due to the site crashing, I successfully created my ID’s. I rushed back to input the information into my PS3, only to have an error message pop-up. I tried a few times, but instantly, I always received that same damn message informing me that I won’t be playing the beta like I hoped. As I’m sure a lot of people did, I hopped back on my computer to find out what was wrong. My first and only destination was NeoGAF, where I entered their (at the time of this writing) 95 page thread dedicated to the beta. I knew something major was wrong seeing as the page number grew exponentially since I last viewed it. Slightly relieved (I knew that I wasn’t one of the only ones), I quickly found the information I was seeking.
Apparently, the beta is put on hold for everywhere except Japan, until Konami can stabilize their servers. We’ll receive more information tomorrow, and the Beta has been extended five days, to close on the 11th of May instead of the 6th. Here is the quote from Konami’s website:
“We would like to thank all players for their keen interest in taking part in the beta test.
However, 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 stabilize our server.
We would like to apologize for all inconveniences as well as confusion caused.
We would like to add that due to the above reasons, we will be making the following changes to the schedule:
1) Starting date: TBA. We will be making another announcement on 22/4/2008 23:00(PDT)
2) Beta Test closure: This will now be on 11/05/2008 at 24:00(PDT) rather than 06/05/2008 at 24:00(PDT)
IMPORTANT: Please note that your voucher code will only be valid up until 05/06/2008, so please make sure to register them by then.”
So we should be able to play it soon. Some are freaking out that it may not come until the 29th or after (GTA IV’s release), but I don’t see that happening. It should be within the next couple of days.
