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[dmg04]

>>>That awkward moment when you're the only person rushing boomshot off spawn<<<

How long has Gridlock been around? 5 years now?

 

[LeonSKennedy90]

Try that awkward moment where you're the only person rushing the goddamn Hill in KotH

FUCK RANDOMS

 

[The Antitype]

you sound mad.

More perturbed that a game of such obvious inconsistency could garner such positive reception from supposedly educated critics.

 

[LeonSKennedy90]

The Antitype, why don't you go and do something you enjoy? Life is too short to be spent bitching about things you don't like for dozens and dozens of posts.

 

[Synless]

I picked up a new 360 and this game today. It's amazing how great the improvements to the engine are. Also, I love the way locusts explode out of holes into the air now, such a cool effect.

 

[The Antitype]

The Antitype, why don't you go and do something you enjoy? Life is too short to be spent bitching about things you don't like for dozens and dozens of posts.

I'm actually starting to warm up to it abit. I can see the good stuff underneath the bad. I'm just tuning my playstyle to try and get those great moments more often than the bad.

I have 300 kills in TDM. And 750 downs. WTF.

 

[cresto]

Fucking 21-0 and then all the fucking randoms quit.

I get my ass handed to me with 4 god damn bots.

Seriously, fuck randoms, if you're going to join, stay.

God damn.

Play ranked?

 

[Volimar]

I just got reset to level 1... In gears 3!

What the fuck Epic?

I mad.

 

[dmg04]

I just got reset to level 1... In gears 3!

What the fuck Epic?

I mad.

what rank were you before?

 

[The Antitype]

I just got reset to level 1... In gears 3!

What the fuck Epic?

I mad.

Wow.

Did you get to keep all your unlocks?

 

[Havok]

We live in a modern age of gaming, where a modicum of matchmaking is expected from games.

What modern shooter on the 360 has good matchmaking in terms of matching skill? I was thinking about this tonight during a particularly frustrating game with randoms and the answer that I came up with is none of them. Reach has awful skill matching, and I could link to literally hundreds of games to use as examples. Call of Duty's skill matching is and always has been a total joke, and good luck getting a drop of teamwork out of a random in a Bad Company match. I don't know if all of these games use trueskill, I certainly know Reach does. It's a joke, always has been, and the kicker is that games now don't even give us any sort of indicator as to just how terrible it is because nobody displays anything but experience-based progressive ranks. Just rip the division code out of Starcraft/Arena in Reach and call it a day.

 

[Volimar]

what rank were you before?

Honestly, I don't remember. I've been playing a lot offline. My brother and I decided to do some casual horde on checkout. The game froze after character and weapon selection. We tried again and the same thing. Finally it worked, but the we realized neither of us had an ammo count, then we got:

-/0123456789
-/0123456789
-/0123456789
-/0123456789
-/0123456789

Flashing on the side of our screen, the game froze and when I restarted I was level 1. Still had all my achievements, my legacy unlocks, Sam was my character, but all my ribbons/medals and other unlocks were gone. Sad/pissed right now.

Looking at the Gears "issues" forum I discover this seems to be somewhat of a common problem. No real fix for it yet though.

 

[ResidentDante]

Play ranked?

What happens when people quit a ranked match?

 

[Gucci Messiah]

Horde with randoms is awful

 

[Arjen]

Try that awkward moment where you're the only person rushing the goddamn Hill in KotH

FUCK RANDOMS

Seriously, i wish ther was a bitch slap button for al those teammates who go camping in KOTH and don't go for the hill.

 

[KorrZ]

Had a pretty great day playing today. My K/d and W/L ratio skyrocketed to 3.2 and 4.4 respectively in TDM. For playing with mostly randoms I think that's pretty good! There was this douchebag in one of my lobbies though that was actively trying to steal all my kills. He must have stolen at least 5 from me so blatantly I was like WTF. So in return I decided to stand in front of him when he picked up the boomshot and watch him splatter himself all over the floor, felt pretty damn good I have to say.

What happens when people quit a ranked match?

You get a nice experience penalty.

 

[MisterLuffy]

Wow.

Did you get to keep all your unlocks?

You can keep your unlocks, but what sucks is that you have to unlock some characters differently than the beta version. For example, I unlocked kantus in the beta version by playing KOTH 12 times, but the retail version I have to unlock him by getting gold medic medal. Well at least I have Cole Train and gold retro lancer.

 

[JambiBum]

THEY FIXED THE RIBBONS!!!!

 

[histopher]

Hey dudes,

If I buy a Live sub from OzGameShop do they just email me the code, or do I have to wait for it in the mail? Sorry for the lame question but figured someone would know...

 

[The Antitype]

Random questionaire I put together for Gears of War GAF... or whatever we're calling this little group.

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
2006, with the original.


Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
Gears of War. Neither of the sequels captured the same sense of creepy atmosphere, great pacing, and memorable battles.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Baird. He's a smart-ass like me.

Favorite character period?
Baird.

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Benjamin Carmine. Working toward unlocking Anthony Carmine.


Weapon of choice?
Torque Bow.

Favorite execution?
Good old-fashioned face-to-face chainsaw evisceration.

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
Horde Mode 2.0.

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
Canals
Warmachine
Subway
Underhill
Blood Drive

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Overpass

Anya or Sam?
Sam.

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
Hate it.

 

[The Xtortionist]

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
Gears 1, 2006


Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
Gears 3.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Cole Train, whoooooooooo!

Favorite character period?
Cole

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Cole Train so I can make everyone who didn't play the beta salty.

Weapon of choice?
Lancer/HB. Give me my fucking assist points.

Favorite execution?
Either of the extended executions.

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
Quick match TDM

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
Lobby Small
Nerve Center Small

...oh, from Gears? Alright.

Clocktower
Thrashball
Hotel
Gridlock
Process

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Sandbar

Anya or Sam?
Sam

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3

Hate it.

 

[daffy]

Quick question : Any native French speakers playing with GearsGAF ? Just curious.

 

[FStop7]

Which map do you guys think is easiest to defeat all 50 waves on Horde? I'm thinking Sandbar or Overpass.

I was in a pub group that got to 40 on Hotel, Normal difficulty. We never had any drama until that wave. Then everything went south and we wiped. We tried again but we couldn't rebuild sufficiently after the hit from the first wipe. I think we got something like 2 Berserkers, an armored Kantus, and a lot of savage Boomers/Grinders. They just hit us all at once, we couldn't even make out of the building to maneuver.

I figure if a team of randoms could get that far (especially when I was dead weight in terms of building stuff as it was my first time ever playing Horde) then a skilled team who are leveled up with their fortifications should be able to make it to 50.

IIRC we had sentry guns set up in the back of the room on either side of the elevator as that seems to be a spot where otherwise you'll see Horde guys spawn at. There was also a guy in a Silverback stationed in the back of the room at the elevator doors. He would shoot anything coming into the building through the front door while guys manned turrets facing the side doors. Everyone else would move to whatever doorway was drawing the biggest crowd of Horde. The Scorcher was really effective, too. The turrets would cause the Locust to bunch up at the doorways and then you could hose them down with fire from cover.

On Mercy.

Hill at the front end of the church.

I get the digger. There are three enemies bunched together trying to take the hill from my teammates.

I aim quickly and shoot, directly at the middle of the pack.

The digger goes right past all three, under the gate, before exploding harmlessly in the courtyard.

Does NOTHING in this game work properly? Nothing?

Did you remember to yell "DIG!" in a deep voice before you pulled the trigger?


When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
Two weeks ago. I played through the Gears 1 and 2 campaigns in order to get up to speed for Gears 3. I did play Gears 1 when it was originally released, but I stopped playing just after the first chapter.


Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
I'm not finished with Gears 3 yet but so far I like Gears 1 the best. The ruined Greek/Roman architectural aesthetic was stronger in 1 and it reminded me of Altered Beast, a game that used to really creep me out when I was a kid.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Cole Train, hands down. I loved Terry Tate and I love the fact that basically the same character found his way into Gears.

Favorite character period?
Cole.

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
I like the Carmines because of all of the goofy/awkward things they say. Especially when they start to freak out after a rough wave in Horde. But lately I've been playing as Classic Cole.


Weapon of choice?
Retro Lancer. I absolutely love charging with that thing.

Favorite execution?
The Locust one where you rip off a guy's arm and then beat him over the head with it.

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
Tie between Horde and Beast. Horde is amazing because of how tense it can get. Beast is amazing because as you progress you get to inflict absolute chaos on your opponents. I was describing what the last 3 or 4 levels of Beast are like to my boss, who just bought Gears 3 the other day. Once everybody starts spawning as third or fourth tier beasts it becomes hysterically awesome and funny, between the absolute devastation wreaked upon the poor humans to the cacophony of roars, screams, shrieks, snorts, and all the other crazy noises the beasts make combined with the sounds of fortifications exploding and humans being torn to pieces.

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
I've only played Gears 3 multi so I don't really have a big favorite. I do like Trenches a lot, though. The sound of the horn blowing when the sandstorms hit is creepy as fuck and it always scares my cat.

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Trenches or Hotel (because Hotel is the one where I survived the longest)

Anya or Sam?
Sam because Claudia Black.

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
It seems redundant and annoying.

 

[dmg04]

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
GOW1, a week after launch...

Spoiler

Mad World was the reason why i bought the game, made me tear up in 3...

Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
3 was awesome. In 2, i had a few too many moments of 'They Did WAT!'. The tank portion was amazing, but after making 5 or 6 crazy jumps that would have killed delta upon impact, it got repetetive.

With 3, it all just felt amazing. Haven't been creeped out by a game since i was 12/13 playing through Halo:CE, but act 3 creeped me the hell out with the intro of

Spoiler

formers

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Baird, hands down. plus i love his goggles in 3, glowing and awesome...

Favorite character period?
Prolly Baird.

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Baird, Savage Grenadier, Farmer Dom


Weapon of choice?
All.

Favorite execution?
Scortcher. DAMN that's gritty.

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
Team Deathmatch. It keeps the pace up, plus it's awesome to take out 5 people as the last person alive.

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
ClockTower
Canals
Gridlock
Hotel
Trenches

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Drydock

Anya or Sam?
Civie Anya

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
Meh. It's fun

 

[Flea]

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
'06, bought a 360 for Gears.


Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
Gears of War. Loved how there was not much information about the world, the story was told just through playing the game, GoW2 and GoW3 just seem like an insult on my intelligence and feel dumb.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Kim. I got the codes.

Favorite character period?
Boomer

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Locust Sniper


Weapon of choice?
Gears 1 Shotgun

Favorite execution?
Active boomshot when someone is reviving the downed player.

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
Warzone but have to reluctantly play TDM (trash!)

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
Canals
Gridlock
Clock Tower
Train (? is that the name?)
Subway

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Don't care

Anya or Sam?
Anya

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
I use it and have fun with it, but it will probably kill longevity of this game. Not as bad as gears 2 smokes.

 

[RebornYeti]

Random questionaire I put together for Gears of War GAF... or whatever we're calling this little group.

Ooh fun.

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
2006 with the first one.


Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
Gears of War 3.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Everyone loves the Cole Train, baby!

Favorite character period?
Cole.

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Clayton Carmine/Savage Kantus

Weapon of choice?
Boltok Pistol

Favorite execution?
The one where you hold Y down to rip their arm off and beat them with it.

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
Horde Mode 2.0.

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
Canals
Gridlock
Mansion
Hotel
Clocktower

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
I would say Overpass, but I'm getting sick of it now. I really like playing it on Sandbar.

Anya or Sam?
Sam. I love her accent.

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
Fix this shit, Epic!

 

[Addnan]

So, i've had to change my play style a fair bit from Gears 2 to fight off the fucking sawed off. I pretty much stick to my Lancer. Then the SOS users call me a lancer nub xD.

Actually have more lancer kills than Gnasher. Thats quite something for me.




When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
Played Gears 1 when it came out, but couldn't afford a 360 to own it . So started like a year later.

Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
Gears 3. Gears 1 campaign just made little sense to me, the fight scenes were good but the story itself was kinda stupid. Gears 2 improved on the story, but then 3 pretty much hit the nail on the head for me.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Marcus

Favorite character period?
A. Carmine

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Anya atm, will be A.Carmine once I reach it.


Weapon of choice?
Boomshot
Favorite execution?
Good old fashioned gnasher golf club

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
TDM, would have been exe, but man up and 3 rounds ruined it.

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
River
Checkout
Hotel
Clocktower
Oldtown

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Overpass

Anya or Sam?
Sam.

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
It can burn in hell.

 

[dmg04]

Train (? is that the name?)

Tyro Motherfucking Station

I knew i forgot one!!!

 

[D23]

ugh ive been itching to get back into the MP madness, but damn college is stopping me from playing this awesome game

 

[Arjen]

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
Release of GoW1

Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
GoW 3, loved the variation in locations and big outdoor fights
Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Baird, love his sarcastic comments

Favorite character period?
Baird.

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Trashball cole

Weapon of choice?
Gnasher

Favorite execution?
Gnasher golgclub swing

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
King of the Hill

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
Mansion
Gridlock
Ruins
Jacinto
Checkout

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Sandbar

Anya or Sam?
Sam.

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
Hate it, wish they removed it.

 

[ResidentDante]

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
In 2007, a year after the release of Gears 1, but I started there.

Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
I think every game has outdone the next in terms of variation and locations. So Gears 3.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
I like Marcus, especially his friendship with Dom.

Favorite character period?
Marcus

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Samantha Byrne, she's hot and the aussie accent is sexy

Weapon of choice?
Hammerburst, I just love it in Gears 3.

Favorite execution?
Headstomp!

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
King of the Hill

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
I've really only played Gears 3 multi, so:
Sandbar
Drydock
Trashball
Trenches
Mercy

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Overpass

Anya or Sam?
Sam

Spoiler

(I'd prefer both of them though )

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
Complete shit!

 

[biosnake20]

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
Gears 1 in 2006


Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
Gears 3.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Cole

Favorite character period?
Sam

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Sam

Weapon of choice?
Gnasher
Favorite execution?
Torque bow

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
TDM

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
Canals
Clocktower
Escalation
Gridlock
Fuel Depot

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Havent played horde yet

Anya or Sam?
Sam

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
It should of never been in the game.

 

[ConradCervantes]

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
December 2007, shortly after I purchased my first Xbox 360.


Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
Gears Of War 1

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Baird, such a lovable smartass.

Favorite character period?
See above.

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Griffin. "I LOOOVE killin' these muthafuckaz."

Weapon of choice?
Hammerburst

Favorite execution?
Torque Bow execution.

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
King Of The Hill.

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
Gridlock
Canals
Hotel
Security
Mansion

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Day One

Anya or Sam?
Sam will do. I'm a brunette guy.

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
Annoying, but avoidable. Just play smart and you'll subtract their noob asses with ease.

 

[KorrZ]

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
2006 with Gears of War

Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
Gears of War 3 by far. It's the most well put together and paced campaign that they've made. I played the original campaign 7 times with various co op partners and 2 about 4 times.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
I'd say Anthony Carmine because I always thought he was awesome, but he's really only a member for like an hour of the 3 games max. So if i had to pick a more permanent member...Can't stop the train, baby!

Favorite character period?
Anthony Carmine

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Benjamin Carmine all day everyday, I hate when I get put on the locust team.


Weapon of choice?
Gnasher Shotgun.

Favorite execution?
Overall, the Cleaver execution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQfyfZ_HkMI) it's so god damn brutal. Multiplayer though: Hammerburst execution is really really good, even though I hate that gun.

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
Execution or TDM

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
Canals
Clocktower
Gridlock
Mansion
Fuel Depot
(Gears 1 had the best multiplayer maps period. I hated all the Gears 2 maps.)

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
Overpass

Anya or Sam?
Anya

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
Don't care about it, I use it if the other team is abusing it and I like to imagine they regret it once I turn it around on them.

 

[The Antitype]

I just unlocked the Hammerburst execution, and it might be knocking on the door of my new favorite. I mean it's just so simply brutal.

Whack! Whack whack whack whack WHACK!

 

[ResidentDante]

I just unlocked the Hammerburst execution, and it might be knocking on the door of my new favorite. I mean it's just so simply brutal.

Whack! Whack whack whack whack WHACK!

Haha, I know. It looks totally bad-ass when my multi-character Sam does it Do the executions work in the Campaign too?

 

[The Antitype]

Haha, I know. It looks totally bad-ass when my multi-character Sam does it Do the executions work in the Campaign too?

Yeah, you don't even need to unlock them for campaign.

 

[jediyoshi]

What modern shooter on the 360 has good matchmaking in terms of matching skill? I was thinking about this tonight during a particularly frustrating game with randoms and the answer that I came up with is none of them. Reach has awful skill matching, and I could link to literally hundreds of games to use as examples. Call of Duty's skill matching is and always has been a total joke, and good luck getting a drop of teamwork out of a random in a Bad Company match. I don't know if all of these games use trueskill, I certainly know Reach does. It's a joke, always has been, and the kicker is that games now don't even give us any sort of indicator as to just how terrible it is because nobody displays anything but experience-based progressive ranks. Just rip the division code out of Starcraft/Arena in Reach and call it a day.

The idea of good matchmaking is a joke. The other people you're playing with are people, not skill levels, there's literally a million factors that could explain why someone on your team is playing unfit for that session.

 

[kaizoku]

Holy crap there was some mad bitching going on in here over last few pages

Here's my take on the SOS once and for all. I'm interested in what you guys think of this situation.

I got one of my fave kills with it yesterday. Me and a friend were trying to breach the hill, 4 guys in there holding it down.

We're shooting our rifles in and my friend pushes forward as the guys inside get impatient and come out with their numerical advantage. My buddy gets downed, he manages to get hidden or something because a couple guys come out to try and finish him off. I down them and the other guys come out to revive and finish my friend. So now there's 4 guys on the stairs, 1 is still down, my friend is about to be killed and I think "hmm SOS time?"

I throw a smoke as they execute my mate instead of reviving their teammate and I rush in and blow 3 of them up with my one shot. I then melee the 4th guy for a nice quad kill.

Now my take on this is it's a worthy kill, it was good decision making, well timed opportunism and I daresay skilful in the way I got into the situation and applied the right tools at the right time to get the job done. Just staying alive that long vs 4 guys and a sniper on the hill was nice on it's own.

But I should never have been allowed to do it. I had a gut instinct they were confused and panicked by the fight we'd been putting up and I took advantage of the situation, but I should've been downed and finished off with ease. They shouldn't have all emerged from their safe haven buttheir mistake and my luck/skill enabled my team to take the hill where it had seemed unbreachable for long periods. They'd dominated us the round before and this little exchange allowed us to comeback and win the match.

Why should that be removed from the game?

 

[The Antitype]

Holy crap there was some mad bitching going on in here over last few pages

Here's my take on the SOS once and for all. I'm interested in what you guys think of this situation.

I got one of my fave kills with it yesterday. Me and a friend were trying to breach the hill, 4 guys in there holding it down.

We're shooting our rifles in and my friend pushes forward as the guys inside get impatient and come out with their numerical advantage. My buddy gets downed, he manages to get hidden or something because a couple guys come out to try and finish him off. I down them and the other guys come out to revive and finish my friend. So now there's 4 guys on the stairs, 1 is still down, my friend is about to be killed and I think "hmm SOS time?"

I throw a smoke as they execute my mate instead of reviving their teammate and I rush in and blow 3 of them up with my one shot. I then melee the 4th guy for a nice quad kill.

Now my take on this is it's a worthy kill, it was good decision making, well timed opportunism and I daresay skilful in the way I got into the situation and applied the right tools at the right time to get the job done. Just staying alive that long vs 4 guys and a sniper on the hill was nice on it's own.

But I should never have been allowed to do it. I had a gut instinct they were confused and panicked by the fight we'd been putting up and I took advantage of the situation, but I should've been downed and finished off with ease. They shouldn't have all emerged from their safe haven buttheir mistake and my luck/skill enabled my team to take the hill where it had seemed unbreachable for long periods. They'd dominated us the round before and this little exchange allowed us to comeback and win the match.

Why should that be removed from the game?

Cause spawning with a weapon that can take out three people in one shot is asinine, let alone in a mode where people are FORCED to get into close range.

You want four kills? Earn them by aiming, dodging and using cover. Or earn them by fighting for a power weapon, replacing one of your two, more versatile weapons, and using it appropriately.

Spawning with a power weapon is stupid.

 

[ResidentDante]

Cause spawning with a weapon that can take out three people in one shot is asinine, let alone in a mode where people are FORCED to get into close range.

You want four kills? Earn them by aiming, dodging and using cover. Or earn them by fighting for a power weapon, replacing one of your two, more versatile weapons, and using it appropriately.

Spawning with a power weapon is stupid.

They should just make it one the powerful weapons lying around on the maps.

 

[Seth Balmore]

Try that awkward moment where you're the only person rushing the goddamn Hill in KotH

FUCK RANDOMS

Oh yes. Deep breath, deep breath.

Questionnaire time.

When did you start playing Gears of War, and with what game?
I used to hang out with a friend who was addicted to Gears 1 and I quite enjoyed it, but I couldn't afford an Xbox at the time.
By the time I got my own 'box (2008), I just jumped into Gears 2 directly. Later I bought Gears 1 as well but couldn't get into the glitch-dominated multiplayer (shame because there are many things I enjoyed more about its gameplay), so I stayed with 2.

Of the games you've played, what is your favorite Gears of War campaign?
Tough question. Not sure if Gears 1 or Gears 3. I love the banter in Gears 1.

Who is your favorite member of Delta Squad?
Dom, despite being the quintessential sidekick living in the shadow of Marcus... there's just something endearing about the guy to me.

Favorite character period?
Colonel Victor S. Hoffman, son.

Gears of War 3 Multiplayer skin of choice?
Dom for COG, Hunter for Locust (since I can't use my beloved Cyclops ).

Weapon of choice?
Hammerburst and Gnasher.

Favorite execution?
Boltok. Pure class.

Favorite multiplayer playlist?
King of the Hill and Guardian. I really really miss Guardian...

Top 5 favorite competitive multiplayer maps (including DLC)?
Jacinto
Gridlock
Checkout
Old Town
Allfathers Garden

Favorite Horde Mode Map?
This is gonna seem weird, but... definitely Security.

Anya or Sam?
Concept art Anya > Beta Anya = Sam >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gears 3 Anya

Thoughts about the Sawed-Off Shotty in Gears of War 3
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[JambiBum]

Cause spawning with a weapon that can take out three people in one shot is asinine, let alone in a mode where people are FORCED to get into close range.

You want four kills? Earn them by aiming, dodging and using cover. Or earn them by fighting for a power weapon, replacing one of your two, more versatile weapons, and using it appropriately.

Spawning with a power weapon is stupid.

People can get multiple kills with the gnasher. If enemies are grouped together it can happen quite easily now with the servers.

 

[jacobs34]

They should just make it one the powerful weapons lying around on the maps.

My guess is that Epic will eventually make the SOS a power weapon, it really solves the problem. I wouldn't even have a problem with them spawning two of them on the map like they do with the Gorgan Pistols now.

 

[Moaradin]

They should just make it one the powerful weapons lying around on the maps.

Seriously.

 

[lush]

What if they made the SOS where you'd have to hold down the RT to charge it up to full damage and release it when you're ready to fire? Just pressing the RT would make it fire a shot at Gnasher damage. This would force the player to only move at walking speed if they wanted to get full damage, no roadie run/rolling/melee/etc. Or perhaps you could attach some kind of shot meter to it where'd you have to stop the meter on the sweet spot to fire a shot at full damage.

Something needs to be done to it to at least make it where's there's not always a 100% guarantee you're going to get the one shot. There's should be some risk that the shot could fail.

 

[mocoworm]

My guess is that Epic will eventually make the SOS a power weapon, it really solves the problem. I wouldn't even have a problem with them spawning two of them on the map like they do with the Gorgan Pistols now.

Epic will not change anything. This is how it is and will be. They will have playtested this game for a year or more internally and they are happy with the balancing. They put a BETA into the wild and they left the SOS the same for the release as they were happy with it. If they were going to change it they would have done it pre-release.

 

[Xamdou]

I have an extra Mechanic Baird code, willing to trade it for an Adam Phoenix code.

 

[Ballistik]

I have not ONCE touched the sawed off and yet my stats say I have 4 kills with it!

My friend has the ribbon for gibbing 2 or more enemies but his stats say he doesn't even have any kills with it.

 

[ResidentDante]

My guess is that Epic will eventually make the SOS a power weapon, it really solves the problem. I wouldn't even have a problem with them spawning two of them on the map like they do with the Gorgan Pistols now.

Yeah, it would be better. I've never seen anybody going on a complete mayhem with the Gorgan Pistols.

Seriously.

Indeed! The way the SOS is now, it's just stupid.