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Gears of War 3 |OT| BROTHERS TO THE END
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i nerini del buio
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I don't think it does even exist any other -loadout- weapon in any other game capable of killing 3 players in one single shot (without even having to aim)...Meisadragon said:Made a slo-mo gif. Man, no one does Sniper and Shotgun gibs better than Epic.
@Xtortionist, yeah that fight was broken but the boss was pretty cool.
It's like in Halo giving someone the chance to spawn with a rocket launcher instead of a battle rifle and then saying "oh well, it's balanced! You have only two shots while the battle rifle has plenty! Plus the reload time is much longer! If you miss you're screwed!"
Oh Epic what have you done...
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
Dedis down?
BattleMedic
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Capture the Leader with a team of friends has probably been the most fun I've had with the game so far, it's good for when you need a break from the more testing game types. Beast mode is what I play if I nobody else is online, smashing cogs as a Mauler is brilliant but it desperatly needs more rounds.
Loving the game and the MP so far, but I have one very major gripe: the spawn system. It seems that people will spawn behind me very often. The most notable occasion would be on overpass, I was on the top middle of the map, standing on the platform beside the bridge, when the other team started spawning between the bridge and my platform.
Wtf man.
In response to the SOS, I've found that your best bet is to avoid blindly running around corners, and of course, the retro lancer owns the SOS rushers
Wtf man.
In response to the SOS, I've found that your best bet is to avoid blindly running around corners, and of course, the retro lancer owns the SOS rushers
MjFrancis said:
That is hilarious! Me and three other friends just finished Act III on Insane 4-player co-op last night so I'm definitely gonna get that done this evening!
rCIZZLE said:
The simple solution to fixing all of that complaining is to simply play on a team, and that's why there's three full GamerTags in the OP. Join the latest one, simple as that. Plus Rod said that they "might" increase the rounds for Warzone/Execution, but they won't just do it a couple days after release like that, which makes sense.
Danny 117 said:In response to the SOS, I've found that your best bet is to avoid blindly running around corners, and of course, the retro lancer owns the SOS rushers
*When dedicated servers are actually working...
@JB1981 YES. I support horde mode just because we need more Locust love in this game! Come on, everyone knows they're just way cooler.
MarshMellow96
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I just hope they patch in something that tells you when the dedis are up.
I'm tired of 'no match found, no match found, no match found', then getting rubber-banding during the game.
I'm tired of 'no match found, no match found, no match found', then getting rubber-banding during the game.
Seth Balmore
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Game really needs a server status indicator, at least that way I know what to expect when I start matchmaking.
That's definitely one thing I miss being able to do. Play some quick matches where I choose my map and how many rounds I want per match. Sometimes I just feel like playing certain maps with my friends. And 3 Execution rounds? That's not nearly enough to get really really into a map. I remember playing first to 10 where we would go 15-20 rounds on one map. Goddamnit.
I would say that I'm a pretty decent Gears player but nothing annoys me more than SOS. The highest percentage of my deaths are caused by SOS. Now you could say that if you let them get that close, you deserve to die. However, I can't lancer down two or sometimes three SOS equipped players charging at me on a suicide mission. This is ruining the game for me an a lot of other Gears players. When you have to resort to using the SOS to balance the douchebaggery of 4 other enemies using the SOS, something is wrong.
Before I get the deal with it gif, I'll be on tonight if you guys want an example of how much a douchebag I can be with the SOS.
Before I get the deal with it gif, I'll be on tonight if you guys want an example of how much a douchebag I can be with the SOS.
ToyMachine228
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Think I might play Beast for the first time today. It's that or start a new campaign. Or both. We'll see.
Oh, and dealing with one SOS player is plenty fine (making it a pickup w/more ammo!)...but when you've got like 3 or more dudes bouncing around with SOS's...It becomes a headache. The worst part? THERE ARE NO SHOTGUN BATTLES WITH THE SOS. Seriously - does anyone else really not mind this? Gnasher battles are fucking incredible (especially so in Gears 3 where the Gnasher has returned to form) and if you're close they are one of the best parts of Gears MP. Why the hell would Epic take that away? When 4 or 5 dudes are using a SOS then there are no gnasher battles to be had.
It doesn't make any sense.
It doesn't make any sense.
cuevas. PhD.
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That or you and your teammates have to use retro-lancers to counter them, which is not fun at all.sajj316 said:
Genesis Knight
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I played TDM earlier in the week and there were a lot of SOS Heroes, but this weekend my buddy and I stuck mostly to Wingman and Warzone. I think I only got killed by a SOS one or two times all day - people are less likely to run it because they don't want to get killed early and sit out the rest of the match - it's the TDM respawn system that encourages people to just dash around with the SOS, I think.
Seth Balmore
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Did I hear right:
Prescott after COG victory: "You can be proud of that victory, the Allfathers are stylin'."
Prescott after COG victory: "You can be proud of that victory, the Allfathers are stylin'."
ResidentDante
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This, I accidently stumbled on quite a spoiler waiting to play the game in 4 player coop.Meisadragon said:
Risk Breaker
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sajj316 said:
I agree word by word.
El'Kharn said:I don't play that piece of shit game
I'm in Australia where you get ripped on game price's..cost 100$ here for the basic copy and as far as i am concerned the game (multiplayer) just isn't worth it. The campaign was possibly the best experience in a shooter I've ever had however.
Not trying to troll here, but if the campaign was the best shooter experience you ever had, how is that not worth hanging onto the game? Thats like saying "Hey this gourmet pumpkin pie I just ate was fantastic! I'd like my money back please."
Doesn't. Make. Sense!
Two ways you get killed by the SOS
- You hear someone running you behind you, you turn around and to shoot them, but get killed by another person from behind.
- You're minding your own business and get blasted by someone waiting for you from around a corner
If it's one or two people on a team using it, I'm fine. But an entire team is just awful. Forget about engaging in CQC. Since the SOS is guaranteed a kill at close range, you'll be lucky if you get updated. Most of the time you'll just die or down them. Shooting them from a distance is risky, since someone could easily kill you from behind while you're distracted. You're pretty much fucked.
And no, I'm not using it. I'm better than that. I don't want to use such a mindless, dumbass weapon to win. I want to earn my victory.
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SOS users do their kamikaze shit because they know that if they get close, they are going to get the kill. It's not like the Gnasher, where close range shots fail to result in a kill, even after three consecutive attempts
- You hear someone running you behind you, you turn around and to shoot them, but get killed by another person from behind.
- You're minding your own business and get blasted by someone waiting for you from around a corner
If it's one or two people on a team using it, I'm fine. But an entire team is just awful. Forget about engaging in CQC. Since the SOS is guaranteed a kill at close range, you'll be lucky if you get updated. Most of the time you'll just die or down them. Shooting them from a distance is risky, since someone could easily kill you from behind while you're distracted. You're pretty much fucked.
And no, I'm not using it. I'm better than that. I don't want to use such a mindless, dumbass weapon to win. I want to earn my victory.
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SOS users do their kamikaze shit because they know that if they get close, they are going to get the kill. It's not like the Gnasher, where close range shots fail to result in a kill, even after three consecutive attempts
I played MP at a bud's house for the first time last night and it was awesome! Gears plays so different than other MP games. All we did was stick somewhat close to our squad and protect them. The kills just came to us. We did a lot of killing at fair distance with the Lancer. Too many fools tried getting close enough for the SOS but they were almost always shut down. Back-roll seems to get you out of range and then you can just hose them down with hip-fire.
Making use of the left-shoulder corners also is a big help. We didn't even rush for super weapons, just kept it defensive and let the fools come to us. Will definately be getting back on this tonight!
Making use of the left-shoulder corners also is a big help. We didn't even rush for super weapons, just kept it defensive and let the fools come to us. Will definately be getting back on this tonight!
MattyH said:
A couple of suggestions on what to do with SOS
1) reduce magazine from 4 to 2 rounds. I'm even ok with a slightly faster reload if this decreases all SOS kills in a TDM match by 50%.
2) reduce range and adjust balance the power. I understand that it's a close range power weapon but there should not be a scenario in which you take out 3 enemies at once (shakes head at gif). That gif tells me that power from the shot is evenly distributed from left to right. No power at the core. What I believe should happen is the SOS shot taking down the enemy in the center (line of blind sight) and damaging the others based on proximity to shot.
3) make the weapon as a pickup item on the map. Replace the weapon with something else.
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mbmonk said:
Locust: "Enemy forces!"
COG: "We've got enemy reinforcements!"
sajj316 said:
1) That will never happen.
2) I suggested this in the beta thread numerous times. The damage spread is even and is consistent no matter where you hit your target. I hate how I get killed by someone that isn't even looking at me. You're idea is spot om: The closer the target is to the center, the more damage it should do. As you move away from the center, the damage is decreased. That would make a lot more sense.
3) Not gonna happen. Ever.
Also, where is this alleged gif?
omg are people still so butt-hurt over the SOS still? I feel like I've transported back in time to the beta... There is a perfectly good weapon given to you to completely eviscerate anyone ballsy enough to get into close range with their SOS (The Retro), and if you do get killed by someone using it, or a whole team of them using it, don't get close to them. Run away and stop trying to play their game. I haven't had an issue with them yet.
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MarshMellow96
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Where are you guys going to play teams full of SOS users, anyway?
i nerini del buio
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I should never ever ever have to choose a weapon only to counter someone abusing some other weapon. That's bad cod-like gamedesign.DMeisterJ said:
I should choose the retro if I feel it fits my playstyle. Period.
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i nerini del buio said:
YES. Designing the game around weapons and counterweapons is BAD design. If you're godlike with a weapon you should kill everyone else whatever weapon they're using.
i nerini del buio said:
You don't have to use the Retro, you could play a little further back and use the stopping power of the original lancer and they won't be able to be close enough to kill you as well.
And in any multiplayer game you have to choose weapons based off of what other people are doing in order to be more productive.
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