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Gears of War 3 |OT| BROTHERS TO THE END
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MisterLuffy
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Does anyone want to play Beast on Insane? I want to unlock savage theron guard. GT: DarkBurialX
ViewtifulJC
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Stantron said:
Whoever came up with the Gears of War headshot sound effect deserves a raise and free blowjobs at work.
cann3dheat
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Probably been answered a few pages back, but I'm assuming they nerfed the SOS yesterday?
Goodacre0081
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ThirdEngine
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One of the best benefits of using that thing so much is learning all of the little things to not do against someone else who's decent with it. I still get a chuckle when I pop somebody who thinks it's safe to blindfire against me.Ballistik said:Agreed.
I always felt Gears 1 headshot pop was way louder though, and it always scared me when I wasn't expecting it. Made me fear when someone on the other team picked up the sniper. (Probably why I always hog the sniper now)
adversesolutions
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DarkBurialX said:
I'm down but I won't be on for another 8 hours or so (time difference). Would be cool if that somehow worked with other folks.
backflip10019
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I'm in the same boat. Added you though I probably won't be on till the weekend. GT = backflip10019.vordhosbn said:
sixteen-bit
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Nice to hear about the Alpha changes.
NOT ROJAS!
NOT ROJAS!
njean777
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Robot Pants said:
Wow get rid of stopping power, you are crazy. Thats just asking for the gnasher to rule the game again, even though it already does. THAT SHIT CRAY. Who in there right mind would get rid of that?
Also I know you said it but these are beyond nit picky. To me you are describing a game already made. That would be gears 1. It seems you will never be happy with what they give you.
Seth Balmore
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Welcome back man. And nice avatar._dementia said:
sixteen-bit
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Thanks buddySeth Balmore said:Welcome back man. And nice avatar.
AndyMoogle
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1) It's called "Versus Booster Pack", so my guess is probably not right away.Montresor said:
2) I'm sure they will have at least one event every week for at least a year.
It can be a tad janky sometimes but it has its uses. No reason to remove the thing.
We've massaged out a lot of the unnecessary ones. Gears has a certain cadence and pacing to it that we're not going to mess with much at this point. At what point does this stop? Do you remove weapon pickup delays? Make LT targeting instant? Weapon swapping instant? Off-handed grenades? We try to keep an eye on all of this in order to keep the game about tradeoffs with movement, targeting, cover acquisition, etc... It's a fundamental game design law that good design is about tradeoffs so that when you die/lose you blame yourself in a "I should have known better" moment.
There was a massive amount of spawn camping going on before this change. I'll take the lesser of two evils of your concern over people hanging out in those locations and camping the freshly spawned.
This comment threw me off as all of your other comments seem very "Gears Gnasher" friendly, honestly.
Latest stats show that this game remains dominated by shotguns - not going to nerf this gun any time soon. However going to be keeping an eye on the Lancer via Alpha to see how it shakes out.
I do prefer 4v4 in Alpha/classic style modes myself.
Very low ranking weapon in the wild as well.
It's supposed to be something powerful, that you fight over. Once you get it you should dominate for a bit.
You forgot "removal of shields and meatbag" to make it closer to Gears 1.
Appreciate the feedback. That's what Alpha is for - we're watching the comments to see what the consensus is.
And remember, if it's not played, it won't stick around forever!
ViewtifulJC
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Just give us an Alpha Respawn 5v5 TDM/KotH and we're set
also, people should lose spawn protection as soon as they initiate firing their weapons.
also, people should lose spawn protection as soon as they initiate firing their weapons.
I suggest this too. I can't think of any repercussions because lots of times I find people who are a quarter into the map right in the thick of battle who still have protection. I remember shooting someone on Thrashball where they still had protection after 3 boltok shots during TDM and this was on the field not in their spawn. Of course he was lancering me at the same time.ViewtifulJC said:
DoomGyver
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Hey Cliff, is the focus for alpha more Gears 1 than 2? Because as much as I loved Gears 1 the improvements you guys have made over the years shouldn't just be tossed aside.CliffyB said:
If the map is made for 5v5, why not keep them 5v5? The more friends in a match together the better. (4v4 or 5v5 is not a deal breaker by any means)
Lancer or Hammerburst kit, I'd love to have the option in Alpha. More variety > lancer lancer lancer.
Power weapon pickup times I'm conflicted on "after use" and "after pickup" With one you have people camping the weapon pickups and with the other you have people holding on to the last boomshot so it doesn't respawn. Although it's more of an issue in TDM than the non-respawn modes. I think the main thing is the amount of time it takes to respawn regardless of when the timer starts.
I'd rather not have the SOS/Retro as pickups in Alpha. I'd be okay with any weapon but those two. If I wanted to use them I'd play in the other game modes.
The lancer could use a smaller magazine.
Spawn protection should end once you shoot your weapon. Lets face it, the spawns are not perfect. And I've been on the shit side of people spawning right on me when I was not camping the spawn. It's rage inducing when you're on a roll and then all of the sudden you're hit with the entire team with no way to even defend yourself.
biosnake20
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Hey cliffy instead of looking to nerf the lancer, buff the hammerburst instead. A bigger clip and/or headshot modifier. Please and thank you.
Montresor said:
Okay, did a little testing for you. I dropped gears 3 into my backup xbox that had never even played the game before. Before I started it I jumped into my download history and was able to download both the horde command pack and the season pass without any issue. Just to be sure I deleted the dlc pack before starting the game up. Started gears 3 up, downloaded the title update, season pass told me I had some new content available and it downloaded without issue.
So it should be working without issue for you. I would make sure that you have downloaded the season pass on both consoles. Check your download history in your account management menu to find it. If you can't download the season pass again for whatever reason, you should at least be able to pull each individual dlc pack down. If none of that works for you, I would contact xbox support via twitter.
Hope that helps you out.
biosnake20 said:
That isn't going to fix the fact the Lancer just has too much ammo in the clip. It should have more than Hburst/Retro, but like I've said before the amount it has currently is absurd.
*Alpha needs to drop TDM and KOTH from it. I'd be fine if it was warzone/execution, but the truth is execution is what people will vote for 90% of the time anyway, so let's just keep it execution only.
*SOS should be out of the playlist entirely. Not even as a pick up weapon.
*Spawning with Lancer or Hburst is probably better than Lancer only.
Oh and Cliff as far as overall game improvements go, can we please get some kind of notification that lets us know when dedicated servers are up and working, or perhaps when we get into a game that is P2P it let's you know you are in a P2P game instead of a dedi server.
Thanks.
sixteen-bit
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The former or the latter?CliffyB said:
_dementia said:
dementia returns! Oh wow using a troll avatar too? Bold as hell.
Cliff is referring to the Hburst is getting a buff soon. It'll have a bigger clip is what EPIC was going to do, but they warned players the on screen bullet representation will still have 20, but if they bump it to 25, when you reach 1 bullet you may actually have like 3-5 so it'll be a little goofy in that sense.
Robot Pants
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CliffyB said:This comment threw me off as all of your other comments seem very "Gears Gnasher" friendly, honestly.
You forgot "removal of shields and meatbag" to make it closer to Gears 1.
Appreciate the feedback. That's what Alpha is for - we're watching the comments to see what the consensus is.
And remember, if it's not played, it won't stick around forever!
First off I want to say I really do appreciate that you took the time to comment on my post
Means a lot.But yes, there's no doubt I thoroughly enjoyed Gears 1. A lot. That's clearly evident. But that's not to say it didn't have its problems. Far from it. But the core behind it was so good, and fun, that those problems were easy to overlook. And I don't want Gears 3 to be just like Gears 1 either. I honestly see potential in Gears 3 to surpass the original (some people probably already feel like it has. This is just my opinion), and honestly, I was hoping it would. I just happen to think that the examples I mentioned above (smoke stun, gnasher range, 4v4, etc.) Gears 1 had it right. So I can see how everything I said leads you to think "JUST MAKE IT LIKE GEARS 1", but it wasn't my intention. I love the addition of the meatshield and the meatbag. I LOVE the Digger. Best weapon introduced in the game and really fits with the Gears universe. Canceling while going into cover - or wallbouncing; whichever - and my all-time favorite, the new curbstomp. That's why I rock the Old Schooler medal
Overall, you guys have polished the game a lot since Gears 1 and it doesn't go unappreciated.
Looking back now, I see I used the gnasher as the example weapon for delays. I should have clarified. The delays I'm referring to are the ones connected to shooting and movement. I definitely think there should be a delay on weapon pick ups, weapon switching, and all of those. I totally understand the tradeoffs you are talking about. I just meant no delay on firing right after going into cover, or aiming while behind cover. With any weapon though. Not just the gnasher. I can tell there is still a slight delay on shooting after a roadie run, but it's been toned down significantly since Gears 2 and isn't a huge deal.
And as for the spawn protection, I understand the need for the respawn modes. Spawn camping = rage. But maybe just deactivate it for Warzone/Execution or the non-respawn modes? Because the example I gave on Trenches does happen.
Anyway, again I'm humbled you responded to my post. It really does mean a lot.
aaaand maybe since I have your attention, is there anyway the Alpha playlist could incorporate the original Longshot sound?
StalkerUKCG
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-PXG- said:
Gain a few points lead, all die then never fire your gun and you win.
All die and KotH is a breeze.
However its a great idea, have it set on a small timer and make it go as soon as you fire
Seth Balmore
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Haha, same here. It feels... lazy? I'm so used to compensating for the Hammerburst's recoil and the overall feedback of the weapon that when I grab a Lancer it feels like that gun shoots itself or something. I'll admit I have a little too much fun trolling people with it, though...Gr1mLock said:
Risk Breaker
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zlatko said:
You know, I read that in the official forums and some hours later I was playing with the Lancer, looked at the ammo counter as I fired it and thought... why would it really be a problem if it already happens with the Lancer?
Seth Balmore said:
Yea you point it and people just die. And even weirder i actually get all my kills! Since going hammy only im getting used to half my downs being picked up by teammates. Once the clip gets buffed (or something gets buffed) it'll be a little bit better and there will be no reason for me to play lancer.
mickcenary
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All this 'Lancer is a verging-on-OP beast' talk has me intrigued. I'm going to give it a trial run.
Retro: it's been a pleasure.
Retro: it's been a pleasure.
Mr. Enigma
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It's amazing how a lot of people's feelings on this game totally 180'd after this Alpha playlist launched. A beautiful thing. Soak it up, Clifford Bee.
StalkerUKCG
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Whats the XP rewards like in Horde and beast? Are they doubled also?
Ignore that, they are crap.
Ignore that, they are crap.
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