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Gears of War 4 |OT| Still Epic
- Thread starter EightBitNate
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I still use the HB because I like peppering people with controlled shots from medium to far distance. If I get closer then I'm full-on gnasher. If you're medium-close and still want to use a rifle then I think Lancer is better.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I'm playing competitive ranked matches. I don't play social matches. You can have different characters for different game modes like TDM and Dodgeball? I know you have a character for Horde mode.
I'll experiment a little depending on the map I guess. I mean it's right that they balanced it, but that OP Hammerburst did feel nice.
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/TruDaBoss03/video/23401830
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/TruDaBoss03/video/23396979
first one is bullshit
2nd one makes me think we're not shooting off the tip of the gun tbh
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/TruDaBoss03/video/23396979
first one is bullshit
2nd one makes me think we're not shooting off the tip of the gun tbh
the helmet didnt make Anthony any favors, as pointed by Dom on Gears 2.
to put it simply, at least Dom and Marcus, dont like to have their vision reduced.
HawksWinStanley
Member
Why is the Boomshot so damn weak now? Especially when the Dropshot is better than it in every way possible?
The splash damage on the Boom is basically non-existant. I remember in Gears 1 it was basically the holy grail to the point that you'd sacrifice yourself in front of a hail of gunfire just so a teammate could get it, and that was obviously with no respawns. Now I'm usually waiting for someone to show up and contest me for Boom on maps like Gridlock and half the time I can just walk right in and grab it. Nobody's scared of it anymore, and for good reason. It's kind of a crappy weapon.
Great example of the lame splash damage. Obviously not a direct shot by any means but I didn't think I needed to. Am I wrong in thinking this guy should've been pasted all over the map from this shot? It's stupid that you'd have to bullseye someone just to get a kill with this thing.
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Mullet Parade/video/23389045
The splash damage on the Boom is basically non-existant. I remember in Gears 1 it was basically the holy grail to the point that you'd sacrifice yourself in front of a hail of gunfire just so a teammate could get it, and that was obviously with no respawns. Now I'm usually waiting for someone to show up and contest me for Boom on maps like Gridlock and half the time I can just walk right in and grab it. Nobody's scared of it anymore, and for good reason. It's kind of a crappy weapon.
Great example of the lame splash damage. Obviously not a direct shot by any means but I didn't think I needed to. Am I wrong in thinking this guy should've been pasted all over the map from this shot? It's stupid that you'd have to bullseye someone just to get a kill with this thing.
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Mullet Parade/video/23389045
The way bounties are designed, they further encourage that to happen.
Gears 4 really has the worst implementation of currency/lootbox rewards to date. It really needs more attention
They do, and it's insane.
I've never seen a developer actively try to push people away from their game.
yeah, they give you jackshit for your performance, even worse, the only mode that gives you a good amount of credits is KOTH where you can get around 150 per match.
thats a lot considering that completing the first 10 waves gives you around the same. but it takes a lot more of time
Kssio_Aug
Member
I'm thinking about buying it right now. But I have a question: without buying any DLC or Season Pass, will the multiplayer last long for me? Or I will need to buy something else if I do not want to be locked out the most played online content?
I want it specially for SP and horde mode!
I want it specially for SP and horde mode!
You dont get extra maps with the season pass. They are all free. But maps are on a rotation. Every month we get 2 new maps and other maps go out. With the season pass you can still play those maps in private even when they are not in rotation.
Kssio_Aug
Member
The same rules applies to horde mode?
And how many maps are there? (for both horde and other modes, but specially horde, if that's an easy question to answer)
Yeah on every map Horde is also. Also the new maps.
10 maps in the base game and 2 just released. So 12 now.
Overall we get 24 maps over a year. But like i said they have a rotation of maps who are playable in a month. Believe the sweet spot they wanted was arround 16 maps in rotation.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Okay, thanks! =)
For me, that plays online casually (some nights yes, some not), I think 2 maps in rotation may not be so bad!
However, it lead me to another question. When you said 2 maps rotation, it is always 2 maps for horde mode, and 2 maps for traditional competitive modes, right? I mean, there's no way I'll be locked out of horde mode for a month?
HawksWinStanley
Member
Soooo tired of the constant lag/hitches in some matches. What is causing this?
Seems like it's even worse after the update.
Seems like it's even worse after the update.
close the game and launch again, or are you playing on pc?
it seems that there are issues with putting the xbox to sleep or something
You misunderstood him. It's two additional maps. There are now 12 maps in the rotation. It's the same for Horde and versus.
HawksWinStanley
Member
Yeah it's Xbox. I'll do that from now on...which I always avoided because it seems to take forever for this game to just get to the title screen.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Yep. Still no Gary but I just unlocked Baird. I still think 600 scrap is too high though.
panama chief
Member
I'm not the type to get discouraged but I'm being slapped by RNG here and in Destiny. I've put the controller down. I'm just not having fun
Kssio_Aug
Member
Aaaah, I see now! Well, that's quite a lot of maps! =o
In Act 4 currently, and not really sure what to do about enemy grenades, besides hoping one doesn't land near me. When they start beeping near you it feels there isn't enough time to get away (but maybe my reflexes are just too dull). Being proactive about trying to kill the locust before they throw one (or at the very least shoot them enough throw off their aim) doesn't always work when there are 5-10 of them shooting at your group at the same time so it's pretty easy to miss them being thrown (and if you're busy shooting it's pretty easy to not notice one getting tossed right next you). The only reason it hasn't become a huge issue is after I die a few times to grenades, I'm usually able to 'luck out' eventually and not have one go off near me. But admittedly, that doesn't feel like much of a strategy.
I'm not sure a grenade indicator is essential, but Gears 4 definitely is making me appreciate their presence in other games.
I'm not sure a grenade indicator is essential, but Gears 4 definitely is making me appreciate their presence in other games.
Hoya Destroyer
Member
I cant wait for this event to be over. This big head thing is funny for about an hour, then it just ruins the looks of the characters. I have enough Scrap now to unlock a cool new skin, but when everyone looks the same, whats the point?
HawksWinStanley
Member
http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Mullet Parade/video/23418385
First time I think I've ever been killed by a guy I downed.
First time I think I've ever been killed by a guy I downed.
FATstronaut
Member
I've opened about 30 and have gotten everything but that :'(
WadiumArcadium
Member
Or the endless Gridlock loop.
jadedm17
Member
Is it impossible to keep a full team in King of the Hill or is that me?
Half the games I play someone quits at the start.
Half of those remaining games someone is gone before round one.
I'm genuinely surprised when I get to play a full game, and that's not getting into how rare a decent fair team balanced game seems to be. (Why do so many people spend their time on the other damn side of the map for power weapons? Your boomshot kills just made them spawn closer to the hill and you're still nowhere near it!)
Played Impact 4 of the 6 King of the Hill games I played last night... Really?
Who still wants to play Gridlock after a decade? SMH
Half the games I play someone quits at the start.
Half of those remaining games someone is gone before round one.
I'm genuinely surprised when I get to play a full game, and that's not getting into how rare a decent fair team balanced game seems to be. (Why do so many people spend their time on the other damn side of the map for power weapons? Your boomshot kills just made them spawn closer to the hill and you're still nowhere near it!)
Played Impact 4 of the 6 King of the Hill games I played last night... Really?
Who still wants to play Gridlock after a decade? SMH
WadiumArcadium
Member
I've had about four of the bloody things.
Just want to say that the general Gears community is terrible. I now got messages from people being salty or from people that felt the need to tell me I suck when I had a bad game. I don't even engage, I just report them, but it's still annoying. Is it possible to block people from messaging you when they are not on your friend list? I might do that even if that means I miss out on some good interaction.
HawksWinStanley
Member
Good question.
I'll grab a screenshot when I get a chance but as of last night I now have hate messages for using every starting weapon in the game except for the Snub. I'm not sure what I'm allowed to use anymore...
Oh man, the AI is so embarrassingly bad at times in the campaign. I'm
and got it down to the final pouncer of the wave. I get "taken" and the AI makes absolutely no effort to shoot at the pouncer to free me. I have no clue what they're even doing since I'm pretty sure the rest of the enemies in the wave have been cleared. It's just frustrating to get to the end of the wave and lose like that.
on the horde mode chapter 5-2
Just finished up the campaign. Man 5-3 is so good.
. Final boss was a bit different from what I expected
. Overall I did enjoy it, though
Jack Jr is just so much fun to play
went away from cover shooting and maneuvering around enemies the series is known for to what is essentially a head-to-head monster battle
the boss battle felt a bit like Gears 2 in that you weren't fighting any particularly important enemy, just a very big one. But whereas Gears 2 ended with us knowing we still had to take down the Queen, Gears 4 end does leave us scratching our head who the 'big bad' of this new story will be, if any one (the necklace though does provide some potential hints).
WadiumArcadium
Member
14th apparently. I must have opened 25 packs, got everything else but Gary's still MIA.
Tomorrows your last day mate, I believe
Thank you. It's still super shitty that because of this game I feel the need to do that.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Finally got Gary...though I probably won't even use him now I have Baird.