So I really enjoyed God of War saga.
On PS2 this was one of the first game I played, and it really take me over with his plot and his gameplay.
God of War 2 was much better then the first, graphic was improved and it looks awesome on PS2 (gameplay was pretty the same, and it wasn't a bad thing).
God of War 3 had the same gameplay of the other two titles, except for the graphic, it was like a living paint.
In the end, I always loved this saga and I really was happy when I received a beta code for Ascension. Then, I tried it: it is a garbage.
First, the game has not a matchmaking system, and you will fight versus other players that can kill you with two sword hit. Yeah, it's sadly true, and against those people you can't do ANYTHING! You can't damage them with you attacks, you can't avoid them because they have superpowers that can kill you from high distance...so it's pretty unbalanced.
And then...there isn't a valid lock system on enemies! Too often I tried to hit them and my character swing his sword into the void :|
So I simply deleted this beta and I will never touch the multiplayer part of God of War anymore. This was a single player game, and multiplayer doesn't fit well with the rest.

Are you sure it'll be that bad on release ? Because you mentioned it was a beta...

I'm not sure, of course (it was a beta), but if they keep the unbalanced system, this game is ruined at the beginning :(

Well since the GOW saga was always solo, I don't think most of the fan base will be bothered too much about the MP, as long the solo is great... and if they actually bring something new, because I always have the impression that each game is an extension and/or a graphical update to the original GOW, nothing worse about that since I like the concept but something fresh is really needed for the saga.