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Gears of War 3 |OT| BROTHERS TO THE END
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DeMeester
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I just figured out that the Gunker part (act 1 chapter 6) and the gas barge enter are so much easier on insane in arcade mode. I'm probably not going to like the Lambent Berzerker and Queen Myrrah parts, but I have to get those achievements and medals for finishing insane. I thought Raam on insane was bad game design, but those sections are probably even worse.
The Lambent Berserker isn't so bad in a group of four, but it is really time consuming. I haven't beat her in Insane but the group of randoms I was playing with were divided 2 Insane/2 Hardcore and it just took us fifteen minutes with a few restarts. There's a checkpoint in the middle of the battle, thankfully.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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I have been completely absorbed by Dark Souls but decided to start up a private bot match last night to test the SOS and could easily notice the difference. Satisfied with the changes, I jumped into some ranked multiplayer to really put it to the test and had a glorious night. I started around 7 or 8PM and when I finally checked the time it was 12:45AM and I had completely lost track of time. It's been a while since a Gears game has accomplished that.
Everything about the game feels so perfectly balanced now and I can't believe I'm saying this but it doesn't feel cheap at all to die by the sawed off. You almost feel like that player actually earned their kill. It has greatly reduced the amount of attempted "suicide runs" made by typical SOS users and the amount of users that abused them for easy kills. Additionally, I would like to add that the update is a far cry from changing the game into a "Gnasher fest" as some are implying; the majority of the matches I competed in last night consisted of mostly rifle and power weapon kills. I also really appreciate the map changes to Sandbar and Overpass. Changing the weapon spawns has a profound impact on the way the maps are played now. This has truly been a game changer for me. Great job, Epic!
As a side note... anyone know why the fuck this keeps happening?
This started last week and has been happening off and on. When I try to join games I get messages about not being able to join the host's game because their version of the playlist is different than mine. I can still join other games but it is often laggy or filled with bots. Nothing short of releasing the DHCP lease on the XBOX 360 and restarting my modem has been able to correct the problem. No other games or services are affected when this happens.
Everything about the game feels so perfectly balanced now and I can't believe I'm saying this but it doesn't feel cheap at all to die by the sawed off. You almost feel like that player actually earned their kill. It has greatly reduced the amount of attempted "suicide runs" made by typical SOS users and the amount of users that abused them for easy kills. Additionally, I would like to add that the update is a far cry from changing the game into a "Gnasher fest" as some are implying; the majority of the matches I competed in last night consisted of mostly rifle and power weapon kills. I also really appreciate the map changes to Sandbar and Overpass. Changing the weapon spawns has a profound impact on the way the maps are played now. This has truly been a game changer for me. Great job, Epic!
As a side note... anyone know why the fuck this keeps happening?
This started last week and has been happening off and on. When I try to join games I get messages about not being able to join the host's game because their version of the playlist is different than mine. I can still join other games but it is often laggy or filled with bots. Nothing short of releasing the DHCP lease on the XBOX 360 and restarting my modem has been able to correct the problem. No other games or services are affected when this happens.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
That still doesn't make sense. In essence you're implying there are at least 2 " hitboxes" in the game depending on weapon and character model used.Deez said:
Live Free or Die
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ROBOKITTYZILLA said:I have been completely absorbed by Dark Souls but decided to start up a private bot match last night to test the SOS and could easily notice the difference. Satisfied with the changes, I jumped into some ranked multiplayer to really put it to the test and had a glorious night. I started around 7 or 8PM and when I finally checked the time it was 12:45AM and I had completely lost track of time. It's been a while since a Gears game has accomplished that.
Everything about the game feels so perfectly balanced now and I can't believe I'm saying this but it doesn't feel cheap at all to die by the sawed off. You almost feel like that player actually earned their kill. It has greatly reduced the amount of attempted "suicide runs" made by typical SOS users and the amount of users that abused them for easy kills. Additionally, I would like to add that the update is a far cry from changing the game into a "Gnasher fest" as some are implying; the majority of the matches I competed in last night consisted of mostly rifle and power weapon kills. I also really appreciate the map changes to Sandbar and Overpass. Changing the weapon spawns has a profound impact on the way the maps are played now. This has truly been a game changer for me. Great job, Epic!
As a side note... anyone know why the fuck this keeps happening?
This started last week and has been happening off and on. When I try to join games I get messages about not being able to join the host's game because their version of the playlist is different than mine. I can still join other games but it is often laggy or filled with bots. Nothing short of releasing the DHCP lease on the XBOX 360 and restarting my modem has been able to correct the problem. No other games or services are affected when this happens.
Do you have the ports open for XBL on your router?
biosnake20
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The theron guards hips truly dont lie.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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Live Free or Die said:
UPNP handles everything, hence the "OPEN NAT" status. I haven't had issues in any other games, including Gears 1 and 2.
mbmonk said:
I'm using the new 360 slim model on a wired connection straight to the modem. I hope it's not the NIC since the system is less than a month old. I have yet to try wireless but I am starting to suspect some firmware update on either the router (which is bridged) or modem may have affected UPNP and it's screwing up. Was curious if anyone else had this problem. :/
Basically, the sniper rifle WILL register a hit if you can see the smallest flesh of their body peeking out anywhere for anyone. Just so happens that some of the locusts are at a disadvantage for their size. That's all it is.Alienshogun said:
I've experienced it first hand when I had a guy hiding behind cover and instead of rushing or waiting for him to come out, I tried to headshot him behind cover because a little of him was peeking out, so I shot, but it only did damage. Would of been more BS (Like Gears 2) for the shot just to go through him.
kiryani said:I could fully get behind that, if my console didnt work perfectly for every other game, and perfectly in gears as long as I didn't active reload
Turned rumble off? I am just trying to think what EPIC could be sending to the controller that would cause a disconnect. I figured controllers are pretty much a one way street (besides rumble commands). Epic would be worried about what you were pressing and not sending data to the controller.
Can you try the same controller + gears 3 on a different console? I know the chances are small you can, but I had to ask.
mbmonk said:
Rumble has been turned off and on, it makes no difference
I've tried my disc in a friends xbox and it worked fine, havent tried any of my controllers on a different xbox though.
I'm figuring the problem is related to my xbox and gears of war 3, I think whichever controller I do use will still end up the same.
The only thing I could think of that could be doing it would be the quick use of the RB button, but it does the same no matter which gun I use so it can't be an issue with the timing. I'm just utterly baffled.
kiryani said:Rumble has been turned off and on, it makes no difference
I've tried my disc in a friends xbox and it worked fine, havent tried any of my controllers on a different xbox though.
I'm figuring the problem is related to my xbox and gears of war 3, I think whichever controller I do use will still end up the same.
The only thing I could think of that could be doing it would be the quick use of the RB button, but it does the same no matter which gun I use so it can't be an issue with the timing. I'm just utterly baffled.
Yea. That is baffling.
Nah I know exactly what he is talking about. There are times when a larger character is sticking out of cover and if you shoot him with any of the starting weapons then they receive no damage. It may look like it is hitting the character but they don't actually receive damage. Headshots with a weapon will work just fine though.Alienshogun said:
sixteen-bit
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It could be both. Try dialing back the sharpness off your set. Game definitely has aliasing though.Kweh said:
kiryani said:Rumble has been turned off and on, it makes no difference
I've tried my disc in a friends xbox and it worked fine, havent tried any of my controllers on a different xbox though.
I'm figuring the problem is related to my xbox and gears of war 3, I think whichever controller I do use will still end up the same.
The only thing I could think of that could be doing it would be the quick use of the RB button, but it does the same no matter which gun I use so it can't be an issue with the timing. I'm just utterly baffled.
First and foremost, don't assume anything, just because it hasn't happened in other games doesn't mean anything - it could be a coincidence.
My first guess would be that the batteries are loose and the action of hitting RB is causing enough force to disconnect the controller for a second. This probably sounds crazy, but try putting pressure on the battery (as to make sure it is definitely not coming loose) and gently hit RB - if it doesn't disconnect then I bet this is the problem. All my controllers have run into this problem where the battery case becomes loose over time and certain actions make it disconnect.
It also matters if your using the official 360 rechargeable batteries, or just standard double AA's. Try using both with my earlier idea.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Yeah, that's two different hitboxes is it not? Also on this subject there's a spot down by dig/boom on hotel when someone takes cover on the pillar by steps at bottom that you can't damage them even though their entire back I exposed to you. Shit has happened to me twice. WTF is up with that? This is with lancer btwJambiBum said:
reggie said:
Here is the video I made the other day, as you can see, I can double click RB with no issues, the issue only comes when it hits the perfect reload part of the bar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwfkIzsuwCE&feature=channel_video_title
Edit - I will try your idea as well, though.
Played a few matches last night and the SOS range did NOT feel nerf-ed to me at all, I'm hoping I just had hit servers or matches that hadn't updated yet.
Otherwise, I'm still loving this game. Yeah it's not perfect, but damn it can still be the most rewarding MP experience out there. If you can get past the flaws, nothing comes close IMO.
Does anyone know if pre-order skins are ever going to be available? Really want a Mechanic Baird and Savage Kantus!
Otherwise, I'm still loving this game. Yeah it's not perfect, but damn it can still be the most rewarding MP experience out there. If you can get past the flaws, nothing comes close IMO.
Does anyone know if pre-order skins are ever going to be available? Really want a Mechanic Baird and Savage Kantus!
Robot Pants
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Anyone up for Horde Insane or Beast Insane tonight? Wanna get those out of the way
I'm in dat PST, so anytime after 5pm should be good.
GT: PHANT0M LIMBS or pm me
I'm in dat PST, so anytime after 5pm should be good.
GT: PHANT0M LIMBS or pm me
kiryani said:Here is the video I made the other day, as you can see, I can double click RB with no issues, the issue only comes when it hits the perfect reload part of the bar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwfkIzsuwCE&feature=channel_video_title
Edit - I will try your idea as well, though.
That looks kind of crazy. The only other thing I can think of is to try the usual suspects: delete cache, try a different profile, etc.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Bringing this to the new page, mostly because of that spot I'm talking about in hotel. Anyone else experience this?
Also, what other weapons are subject to this second "hitbox?" Oneshot? Boltok?
Also, what other weapons are subject to this second "hitbox?" Oneshot? Boltok?
Yeah, that's two different hitboxes is it not? Also on this subject there's a spot down by dig/boom on hotel when someone takes cover on the pillar by steps at bottom that you can't damage them even though their entire back I exposed to you. Shit has happened to me twice. WTF is up with that? This is with lancer btwJambiBum said:
the spawning system in this game is garbage and needs to be completely redesigned
edit: here's my idea
when you spawn you are protected in a small area (think slightly bigger than the koth ring) for X seconds. If you move outside it you become active. If you fire your gun it gets smaller until it eventually disappears (this would stop people abusing the protection it offers). You would see the area but nobody else would, to them it would just be the same as if you had spawn protection on
this would also mean you could create spawn points anywhere on the map so in game modes like koth you could make it fairer by spawning everyone the same distance from the ring.
edit: here's my idea
when you spawn you are protected in a small area (think slightly bigger than the koth ring) for X seconds. If you move outside it you become active. If you fire your gun it gets smaller until it eventually disappears (this would stop people abusing the protection it offers). You would see the area but nobody else would, to them it would just be the same as if you had spawn protection on
this would also mean you could create spawn points anywhere on the map so in game modes like koth you could make it fairer by spawning everyone the same distance from the ring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wta5Icmc9so&feature=player_embedded
i know that link has been posted before... but wow.
Every single person to bitch about the SOS is an asshole.<--- and yes, i just called myself an ass.
45% of kills with gnasher isn't enough?
cry some fucking more.
i know that link has been posted before... but wow.
Every single person to bitch about the SOS is an asshole.<--- and yes, i just called myself an ass.
45% of kills with gnasher isn't enough?
cry some fucking more.
Robot Pants
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dmg04 said:
He says in the video those are the stats from the first couple of days. LOL
I don't know if he meant to say that or not, but what good are the stats of the first few days when we are approaching the first month the game has been out?
In the first WEEK I never had any problems facing the SOS cause I barely saw it. Now......different story.
Robot Pants
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Dope edit.
sixteen-bit
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Oh, to be a fly on the wall in that meeting room.Dug said:
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