ViewtifulJC
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Knowing CliffyB, he'll probably replace it with Big Head Mode, Overpass-only next weekend. Keep us on our toes, ya know?
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Gears of War 3 |OT| BROTHERS TO THE END
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sixteen-bit
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lol, call the playlist "Problem?"
Diablohead
Member
Stranded koth is a bit pants, which it currently is today.
Diablohead
Member
It's a huge improvement IMO, going underground means something more then rushing to the other spawn side.
*edit*
Spent the night playing raams shadow, for 1200 points I found it a bit lack luster and very boring running around the school and some parts afterwards, felt like that was there just to stretch the chapter out to 3 hours or whatever it is.
I liked playing as raam, nice ending but it really felt like this was an 800 add on.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Frankie has joined your xbox live party *rushes to plug mic in* Frankie has left your xbox live party *foreveralone.jpg*
Stranded needs to be permanent.
I don't know why Epic fucks around as much as they do. Seriously. No need to have 8,000 staff meetings and waiting until you accumulate a goddamn terabyte worth of emails in order to determine that it should added. To Hell with bureaucracy. Jesus. Make it a standard playlist and call it a day. People will bitch less and play the game more.
Stranded kicks ass and is long overdue. Keep it in.
Oh, and I can say it now, without a doubt, that this game blows the living hell out of Gears 1. This is the Gears game I've always wanted since playing the first game in 2006.
I don't know why Epic fucks around as much as they do. Seriously. No need to have 8,000 staff meetings and waiting until you accumulate a goddamn terabyte worth of emails in order to determine that it should added. To Hell with bureaucracy. Jesus. Make it a standard playlist and call it a day. People will bitch less and play the game more.
Stranded kicks ass and is long overdue. Keep it in.
Oh, and I can say it now, without a doubt, that this game blows the living hell out of Gears 1. This is the Gears game I've always wanted since playing the first game in 2006.
Diablohead
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it feels hit and miss for dedicated, last night there were cases of what felt like gears 2 shotgun, but I think that is just gears in general.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
does anybody else get this feeling that quick match has a better connection than ranked? I know it sounds ludicrous but when I play on one it feels totally different than the other as if they're two different games.
Diablohead
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man Overpass is such a shitty map still, it really needs another way up where the boomshot is.
abracadaver
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I wonder what happens after DLC4
They are releasing DLC every 5 to 6 weeks which means DLC4 will be released on february 28th or march 6th. Thats just 6 months after release. Will there be more DLC after that ? They cant add any more achievements. I hope there will be at least another mappack.
And I hope they finally fix the characters talking when playing online.
It saddens me that there is absolutely no information about TU3 a well.
They are releasing DLC every 5 to 6 weeks which means DLC4 will be released on february 28th or march 6th. Thats just 6 months after release. Will there be more DLC after that ? They cant add any more achievements. I hope there will be at least another mappack.
And I hope they finally fix the characters talking when playing online.
It saddens me that there is absolutely no information about TU3 a well.
ToyMachine228
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Can I get a few people to help me finish the standard campaign on Insane? I've got like 3 achievements riding on it. I just need the final boss. Can never find a good group in public these days. I need someone to host with the proper mutators. If you're willing to help PM me or send me a message on Live. My GamerTag is RyoGCH. Help would be GREATLY appreciated.
I've never had any connection issues with this game. Then again, I live in the US and not playing on some shitty 3G hotspot or jacking my neighbor's wifi
Well, I'm in Europe and have only experienced lag maybe 3-4 times (out of 500+ matches). This in contrast to MW3 where I lagged every fucking match (God, just thinking about that POS game makes me furious).
Adam Blade
WWKC
Whoops
Yep, I live in a village in England with a ~2Mbps connection and almost every game has been perfect. I used to have a 50Mbps connection, so it's not like my idea of a good connection is out of whack. I guess ping is still okay, after all, throughput isn't exactly paramount for a game.
Diablohead
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don't go by lag from your own guns in this game as those are instant on your screen, but there is still cases of nasty lag where it feels like the enemy is always one step ahead of you in terms of ping that stuff like shotgun duels and hiding around a corner to only get your head sniped a second later are lag related.
mickcenary
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It all comes with the territory. Granted, I've never experienced it "a second later", but there have been instances where I've been in a Longshot battle, popped my head up and hit it blown off a teeny, tiny moment after I've popped back into cover. I can live with that.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Did they buff the shit out of the hammerburst?
Unfortunately, yes.
We'll know when it releases in 9 days though (together with Fenix Rising).
yeah, it's ridiculous now
the only reason I think there isn't a big fuss about it because most people never pick it so you don't see it much in game.
mickcenary
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Damn. Hammerburstingmyfunbubble. As a devoted Retro user, I am a dying breed.
Diablohead
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Active shotgun range is still annoying as shit, why can people snipe with it? stupid shit design flaw
*edit* sorry for rage
*edit* sorry for rage
By far the worst part of Gears period. Unfortunately, somehow people still find a way to defend it.Active shotgun range is still annoying as shit, why can people snipe with it? stupid shit design flaw
*edit* sorry for rage
mickcenary
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Man. Really? You guys find it that rife and annoying? I'm sure it's there to an extent, but rarely do I get downed and scoff at the range.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Now that Rage is done (absolutely shitty game btw) I'm going to get back into Gears. The only thing that will stop me is the Ghost Recon beta coming up and it's subsequent release in March.
Gears is a pretty good multiplayer game overall, so comparatively yes it sticks out as a massive eyesore. The range is that bad and unjustified when it connects, I scoff every time, and am further shocked when people used to defend it as being acceptable when this thread was more active. The range is extraneous and because of the slight chance of a snipe shot it gives the Gnasher more presence and range than it needs, making it extraneous really.
On that, I wish I had more time to play this game MP myself. Bought way too many other games since it's release and as a result I've been neglecting Gears, Forza and even Marvel in favour of churning through this massive backlog I've created for myself. Thanks Steam Sales and Boxing Day.
mickcenary
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Fair enough. I guess it's just something that isn't so evident to me, especially when I find myself emptying Gnasher rounds into fleeing enemies that don't drop and think, "well, the range on this thing isn't that great after all".
In keeping with the theme of being different to enzo_gt
, Gears is actually the only game I own right now. Crazy, no?Rage is decent. It's not "shit" as you put it. Then again, what are you playing it on. If you're not on PC, you're doing it wrong.
I have noticed that my hammy does stupid damage. I'm not complaining. It didn't really need it, but oh well.
Remember the golden rule:
Gears isn't Gears (thus, it isn't fun) unless there is some kind of bullshit.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Rage is good until that disappointing climax. They give you a boss ass weapon and nothing to shoot it with. The fuck!?
Well, an active hammerburst/lancer is a lot more effective at range than an active gnasher.
(I take it you mean longer range, since the word "snipe" was used.)
At gnasher range, it normally takes 3 shots to down someone, while an active gnasher takes 2 shots. I'd say if an active gnasher is problematic, then all active weapons are problematic. In fact, I wouldn't have problem with a slight nerf on actives in general. But I don't see how anyone would want the gnasher nerfed but keep the hammerburst as it is.
I've always felt that active reload should just speed up the reload and not give you a damage boost. It's just another variable in addition to the spread of the bullets and latency/host advantage.
mickcenary
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Epic have DEFINITELY fucked up something on their end. 2 in-game freezes within 5 minutes. Ever since Raam's hit, the game has been a menstruating girl.
Seth Balmore
Member
Back from holidays spent with the family and it's REALLY discouraging to read about this issue still. Last time I tried to play (December 23rd if I'm not mistaken) the game made my Xbox freeze twice in less than 10 minutes when it had never done such a thing before. Talked about it on the official forums to find out many people were having similar problems. Sad to see Epic haven't bothered acknowledging this and it really turns me off from playing.
Is this the problem:
http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/830449-Freezing-profile-at-load-screen
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I haven't experienced this myself, but if you guys have freezing problems then you should report it at the official forums. The more people reporting it, the more likely Epic is to fix it.
http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/830449-Freezing-profile-at-load-screen
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I haven't experienced this myself, but if you guys have freezing problems then you should report it at the official forums. The more people reporting it, the more likely Epic is to fix it.
Diablohead
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I have had about 4 freezes in 2 days playing all weekend always straight after a loading screen playing online solo joining a match, i'll post on the epic forums later when I remember my login. This is before and after owning raams shadow.
I heard some kid last night moaning at his parents because he had to go and had only just turned gears on, lol. He was bullshitting saying he was in a league or something though we were in public koth
and damn it I cursed the shotgun, now every match I am playing this afternoon has me 2 downed from a distance or headshot around a blind corner, some people must have stuck a sticker on their screen so hip fire that damn well. active shotgun is broken
I heard some kid last night moaning at his parents because he had to go and had only just turned gears on, lol. He was bullshitting saying he was in a league or something though we were in public koth
and damn it I cursed the shotgun, now every match I am playing this afternoon has me 2 downed from a distance or headshot around a blind corner, some people must have stuck a sticker on their screen so hip fire that damn well. active shotgun is broken
I don't have a problem with the damage boost, but I do think they should ateast cut the amount of time ammo remains active in half.
The majority of those seem to be split-screening issues; I never play split-screen and have had the game freeze on me twice Friday night and once yesterday. Right before you get into a MP match or immediately after is starts the game just hangs.
Also dedi's had to have been down this weekend; crazy inconsistent shotgun.
I have re-discovered my love for Gears though, been playing the HELL out of it, last 5 days or so.
quickwhips
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been playing the hell out of this game. Gnasher range could use a little tone down other than that its perfect. The real problem is the modified controllers. People pulling out perfect reloads everytime with a controller or rapid firing a hammer burst like a fucking machine gun because of a controller and not skill. If you can do it on your own so be it but you know who it is when you are playing with them on a team or against them. Its such bullshit like the drop shot in cod.
abracadaver
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Sounds like you just suck at the game.
Getting perfect reloads isnt magic and some people are just really fast with their fingers.
Getting perfect reloads isnt magic and some people are just really fast with their fingers.
sixteen-bit
Member
The game has some sort of anti-rapidfire tech. There is a capped maximum rate of fire and it's achievable by humans or something like that.
And PAR isn't hard. It more of a rhythm thing or muscle memory than anything else.
And PAR isn't hard. It more of a rhythm thing or muscle memory than anything else.
quickwhips
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PAR aren't hard it's just the fact that a button tap tells it reload and always perfect that is crap. I mean it takes the whole point of having to do it yourself out of the game. I just never thought people on gaf would defend either one of those things...
quickwhips
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Yes and how long can you keep it going though? Through your whole clip every time? Because they can...because of a controller. I've just seen so many lately its weird but I guess people ask for that sorta stuff for Christmas maybe?
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