Diablohead
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hopefully shopto sort their price out soon, they listed it at full retail right now.
Gears Ultimate Beta Access
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hopefully shopto sort their price out soon, they listed it at full retail right now.
No Day 1 skins were extended into Day 2 rewards for yesterdays issues.
Have you forced closed the app and checked that the activation was downloaded under game management? Yesterday mine was stuck in my download queue behind xbox360 games. I also had to force close once it installed.
GuitarAtomik
Member
I'm having flashbacks to the original Gears now lol. People used to do that all the time back then too.
ohhh shit that might be something, but I have some other things installing right now and I don't see the activation under in my queue, and when I try to activate the code again it says that it's already in use.
Edit: Woops scratch that I see it now! YAY!
yeah works for me with a 48 hour trial code.
feedback in landing hits is really poor, half the time you get no visual showings for landing a hit with any weapon so you never know if you missed or not.
triple the blood spray, I landed a sniper headshot and saw no blood
they extended day 1 so maybe you get both at the same time today.
In Gears 1 you had no feedback from enemies like flinching and stuff iirc, but you did have a very distinctive "splash" sound whenever your shotgun bullets landed on someone....that atleast gave you some feedback. I don't see any here, even blood is quite sparse.
The activation looks like the old black tusk studios symbol. 3 claw marks. Saw your edit. Enjoy the game.
Diablohead
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yeah i'm on about the graphics that appear not the animations, there's little blood and no hit marks.
I might be able to dig up a 48 hour code at home later. Send me a PM so I don't forget.
Canals is so great, I haven't tried weapon slide but I wonder if it's in.
By the way, I wonder if anyone knows about this.
A few months ago (or like 8-9 months ago) I tried to play Gears 2 MP but I never found a game, I wasn't searching for ranked but rather public games. So is that game completely dead now?
By the way, I wonder if anyone knows about this.
A few months ago (or like 8-9 months ago) I tried to play Gears 2 MP but I never found a game, I wasn't searching for ranked but rather public games. So is that game completely dead now?
Diablohead
Member
it's annoying to not know if you hit the enemy or not, make this top priority please.
Gravemind IV
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Entered both codes, both went through fine. Downloaded the beta. But now it says that I am not authorized, eh?
StriKeVillain
Banned
I'm getting a "Sorry, you are not authorized error" too. Wow.
Diablohead
Member
when you redeem the code to authorise your account it should download a tiny file, make sure it did.
Played a few matches last night, and yeah, I missed gears. Glad to have it back but the wait between next week and release is gonna suck if they don't at least put Gears 3 on backwards compatibility list.
Was a little rusty to start but rounded into form. Looking forward to canals tonight are they releasing more maps? Would love some fuel depot or mausoleum.
Was a little rusty to start but rounded into form. Looking forward to canals tonight are they releasing more maps? Would love some fuel depot or mausoleum.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Hope to get my code soon. Are all maps from gears 1 in the beta or just a select few?
StriKeVillain
Banned
Got it working.
Game is still fun. Haha.
Game is still fun. Haha.
ASSauLTxMasTER
Member
These slide-glitchers are killing me. Gears 1 all over again.
Sucks you can't use the Game DVR or invite players.
Sucks you can't use the Game DVR or invite players.
Diablohead
Member
Group of us have stuck together for about 5 matches now and winning, that feel.
If anyone wants me to stream pure gameplay via twitch I can do so, recording local video atm.
If anyone wants me to stream pure gameplay via twitch I can do so, recording local video atm.
OldSkoolFool
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Why the hell do you need two codes?
I've been away so missed the e3 presentation. Got 4 messages from Xbox live all with codes for geow ultimate beta.
Inputted my code and beta is downloading. Thought I'd give my other code to a friend so they input it but can't download.
Realised that the other two codes are the same as the one i input.
So, am I going to be able to play, cause it looks like my mate has input my activation code, although the other two codes, which were the same as the code I put in to start the download, say they are activation codes too.
Confused! Suppose I'll have to wait and see, but looks like I'm knackered.
I've been away so missed the e3 presentation. Got 4 messages from Xbox live all with codes for geow ultimate beta.
Inputted my code and beta is downloading. Thought I'd give my other code to a friend so they input it but can't download.
Realised that the other two codes are the same as the one i input.
So, am I going to be able to play, cause it looks like my mate has input my activation code, although the other two codes, which were the same as the code I put in to start the download, say they are activation codes too.
Confused! Suppose I'll have to wait and see, but looks like I'm knackered.
Had that earlier. Those feels were awesome. Gears was my first real online game on consoles that I got hooked on. I played the shit out of that. This has me smiling so much. Its basic but fun. I love the weight and heaviness and the fact I dont need to grind for xp/money to unlock guns. Im not going to overplay the beta though or else im in for a long wait for Aug 25th haha
OldSkoolFool
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Yeah I get that. But all other betas only need the one code. Hence the question.
As I said, two activation codes I received are the same as my download code. Hopefully if I input the same code I will get access?
Edit: additional stuff
Diablohead
Member
I grabbed the sniper on canals while against the bridge wall and got stuck, can't move but can change weapon.
barneystuta83
Member
How long does the beta last?
I am downloading now, going slow though.
I am downloading now, going slow though.
illmatic19
Member
Yep. That just happened to me 10 minutes ago. Weapon change was without animations too.
Game's fine otherwise, players are a bit too hard to distinguish, but spamming tac/com to keep track of teammates helps with that.
Someone mentioned hit detection. I'd be fine with more blood but wouldn't like hitmarkers popping around.
For 40 bucks I'll get this I guess.
I've missed you, Longshot. <3
They need to put Warzone or Execution in there. TDM isn't all that great in Gears.
They need to put Warzone or Execution in there. TDM isn't all that great in Gears.
SenseiAsad
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It's good to play Gears multiplayer again, though I had forgotten how many gameplay tweaks I'd taken for granted in Gears 3. I might be misremembering, but wasn't there way more blood in the original Gears? Especially when chainsawing someone?
Scully Scully Scoo
Member
finally got to play it and here are my impressions
- bullets at centre of screen is much easier than barrel
- clunky as hell, u cant change direction when running so u have to constantly stop alter
- wallbouncing is shit because u cant slide cancel
its how i expected it to be, fun for its time but very dated by todays standard. anyone who thinks this holds a candle to gears 3 needs to get their heads out of their ass
gears 1 is much easier to be good at than gears 3, its very basic and because there is no slide cancel you cant wallbounce like crazy making it much easier to kill someone
- bullets at centre of screen is much easier than barrel
- clunky as hell, u cant change direction when running so u have to constantly stop alter
- wallbouncing is shit because u cant slide cancel
its how i expected it to be, fun for its time but very dated by todays standard. anyone who thinks this holds a candle to gears 3 needs to get their heads out of their ass
gears 1 is much easier to be good at than gears 3, its very basic and because there is no slide cancel you cant wallbounce like crazy making it much easier to kill someone
Done.
Gridlock TDM footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1-alxq2SsY&feature=youtu.be
Diablohead
Member
shotgun shells shooting from the screen center instead of the character can really ruin a close range shotgun battle, I just died after what I thought was a point blank shotgun hit, he turned around and beat me down.
TDM just doesn't work with these maps or the slower speed of Gears 1 imo. Was okay in 3 but you can go fucking ages without firing a shot on this which isn't really how TDM should play.
Obviously most people will play the original modes in August but still... also have they changed the sound when you get a headshot? Seems WAAAAAY less satisfying...
Obviously most people will play the original modes in August but still... also have they changed the sound when you get a headshot? Seems WAAAAAY less satisfying...
EarsOfASnake
Member
No Retro Lancer?
Get TDM the FUCK outta this game. I was having fun playing KOTH, but noooooooooo, now match making is fucked so now it does both gametypes at random. uhuughhh
Spawn trapping. Getting killed right out of spawn. Having to go up against a team that has snipe, boom and nades when you respawn. Being active down sniped out of spawn. ARRRR!!!! Plus, playing with the most brain dead randoms and not being able to form parties. What is this crap?
Fuck this shit. It's so goddamn stupid. What were they thinking? I'm going to lose my mind.
Its Gears 1....
Spawn trapping. Getting killed right out of spawn. Having to go up against a team that has snipe, boom and nades when you respawn. Being active down sniped out of spawn. ARRRR!!!! Plus, playing with the most brain dead randoms and not being able to form parties. What is this crap?
Fuck this shit. It's so goddamn stupid. What were they thinking? I'm going to lose my mind.
Its Gears 1....