My MAG Theory (EDIT: Proved to be true? False - I was wrong)

[TheFonz]

Possibly not a very original theory, but here's what I think. In most of Europe, PSU:AotI was released on the 18th of January, one week after the start of the Winter Event. Obviously, 3 month subscriptions sales shot up, and it's probably fair to say that 3 month subscriptions shot up in the US for the start of the Winter event ("11/01/08").

Now I'm guessing, in a Sega Business move that MAG is there to entice people to renew their subscription. So my theory is that MAG will start either a week before or on the day most people's 3 month subscription runs out, so either 11/04/08 or sometime between 17th - 20th of April. Double that up with the official mods saying that MAG will be released before the end of April, I think those dates may be quite accurate!



EDIT: Big possibility my theory was true, however I was completely off with the dates. Turns out I forgot AOTI was delayed in Europe and GB to 25/01/08 - which is exactly 3 months before MAG. The plot thickens!


EDIT EDIT: Or 01/25/08, if you're American (you most likely are)

EDIT EDIT EDIT: No such thing as a 3 month subscription over here in Europe/GB, disproving my theory!

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[str898mustang]

11/04/08???

[TheFonz]

Over here in the UK the month and day are switched. So yeah, read it as 04/11/08.



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[Fox_Makenshi]

On 2008-03-21 10:21, TheFonz wrote:
Over here in the UK the month and day are switched. So yeah, read it as 04/11/08.



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No I think you really meant that we're going to be getting MAG on November 4, 2008 XD I could believe it.

Love,
Fox Makenshi

[JC10001]

I think April 11 sounds about right. I remember Chillura (or however you spell it) on the official boards said we would probably receive the rifle boost on/around the 11th too.

[Anduril]

April 11th does sound ideal, but all Chillaura said was that we would get it "before the end of April," so it could start as late as the 25th.

[RedMussel]

Hopefully we can get the official announcement of it with more details on how it will work here (leader boards maybe : D).

[TheFonz]

Muwhaha! My theory pulled out to be accurately true, however my main post doesn't reflect that whatsoever DX

What I failed to remember was the fact that AOTI was delayed to the 25th January '08 in Britain and Europe, so MAG starts exactly 3 months after the European Release date. Funnily enough, 3 months is what most people pay for due to PlaySega's subscription package. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

[Golto]

The date has nothing to do with European gamers. We just seem to get events around 4 months after JPN pc/ps2 does. I also was guessing we would be getting our version of the MAg event in the beginning of April back in Dec when JPn pc/ps2 first started theirs.

[TheFonz]

On 2008-03-28 15:34, Golto wrote:
The date has nothing to do with European gamers. We just seem to get events around 4 months after JPN pc/ps2 does. I also was guessing we would be getting our version of the MAg event in the beginning of April back in Dec when JPn pc/ps2 first started theirs.



How do you know it has nothing to do with it? I think it's just too much of a coincidence that on the 25th of January, 3 month subscription sales shot up (Due to AoI's release in Europe/GB) and on the exact day those subscriptions expire, MAG will start. I think there's a slightly deeper reason why Sega are releasing events 3-4 months apart...

[biggabertha]

This isn't true, I'm sorry to say, Europeans do not have access to three month subscriptions. We have a 30 day recurring choice that can only be paid through credit card (Mastercard or Visa) and a 60 day subscription that can be paid with either a credit or debit card.

Nice try though.

[TheFonz]

Holy cheese nips, you're right! I've purchased a 60 day subscription way back when PSU first came out and obviously got my 30 days for free, ever since my 3 months were over I pretty much quit and only recently came back. All this time I've been thinking its a 3 month subscription! Well that completely rules out my theory, my bad...

[AerisZeal]

Also, US doesn't have 3 months either. We have a 30 day recurring, or a 180 day one time plan. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime2.gif

HAD it been 3 months though! Nice theory. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif