Gears of War 3

[Iceman]

1 May! Only a month or so till Horde news!

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Okay... something very odd is going on.... Does anyone know why all the character models have bunny rabbit masks on? Some kind of prank pulled by epic?

 

[Iceman]

It's a special event (announced on their site). They already did the exact same thing a few days ago.

 

[MadVillainy]

I cant wait for E3. Hopefully a new trailer.

ANd I also cant wait for the TV spots to drop. Video games always have my favorite commercials and Gears is no exception

 

[CELTICPRED]

Epic had the "balls" to mock Call of Duty, yet they can't even deliver a cohesive online experience. There is absolutely zero consistency in Gears 3, and yes, it's a beta, but that's no excuse. I can lay dozens of bullets into a guy charging with a sawed off and down him, but the next game it's like my bullets don't even effect the people I'm shooting, I can have all the success I want running around with the gnasher one game, yet not even be able to make contact with any melee hits the next. Don't even get me started on recovery times from mantle kicks. What a joke of a game.

The variance from game to game is absolutely ridiculous, how about some consistency Epic before you go and poke fun at the big boys?

 

[Wolvieboy17]

So sometimes you're good and sometimes your're bad....and thats... Epic's fault?

 

[CELTICPRED]

I'm saying that there are massive extremes in this ****** online play. As I said, I can wander aimlessly one game and hip fire with the gnasher and dominate one game, but I can get within slapping distance the next game and not hit him with a melee attack. It's not a question of having a good or bad game.

 

[AxlsAppetite]

You just described people's experiences with CoD. I mean isn't that what people b**** about when talking about CoD? Horrible hit detection and unresponsive melees. That happens with all games. I just finished a match in Halo Reach where I hit some guy 3 times and he didn't die, yet he hits me twice and I'm dead.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I'm saying that there are massive extremes in this ****** online play. As I said, I can wander aimlessly one game and hip fire with the gnasher and dominate one game, but I can get within slapping distance the next game and not hit him with a melee attack. It's not a question of having a good or bad game.

No you dont, you just think that. If you dont get the kill, it's because you arent close enough, havent shot the person enough or he/she has better aim than you and hit you in the head causing you to drop quicker. 9 times outta 10, its your fault not the games, but people dont want to admit that.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I cant wait for E3. Hopefully a new trailer.

ANd I also cant wait for the TV spots to drop. Video games always have my favorite commercials and Gears is no exception

MS usually blows it out the water when it comes to Gears' tv spots. They are always more than amazing.

 

[CELTICPRED]

No you dont, you just think that. If you dont get the kill, it's because you arent close enough, havent shot the person enough or he/she has better aim than you and hit you in the head causing you to drop quicker. 9 times outta 10, its your fault not the games, but people dont want to admit that.

Gears has always had problems like these, let's not kid ourselves here. Gears 3 will ultimately flounder like the previous 2 games did.

 

[MadVillainy]

 

[tard_kart]

HAHAHA...that just made my day.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Dude, go back to Cod. If that's all the online you'll ever need, awesome. You can stay there and leave Gears 3 to the rest of us who enjoy substance to our games.

 

[tard_kart]

is anyone playing right now? if so pick me up...my gamer tag is ilikereefers

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Man CTL is stressful as hell... I either spend the whole time trying to protect the leader, who tardishly runs into the middle of every battle, or as the leader without anyone defending me.

 

[Donut]

So what has everyone unlocked ? I have all of the characters unlocked & just need to play during Week 3 & Week 4 to get all of the Weapons unlocked & then I am good with those

 

[Wolvieboy17]

I'm the same as you Donut, just the flame weapons for week 3 and 4 and a few executions.

 

[Donut]

Does it say Flame Hammerburst twice for anyone else though ?

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Gears has always had problems like these, let's not kid ourselves here. Gears 3 will ultimately flounder like the previous 2 games did.

Gears doesnt cater to the lowest common denominator like Call of Duty, so when people who just want to run around and "make things go boom" get on Gears and quickly get offed, they get a little frustrated and run back to their comfy, no skill required, monotonous CoD. Its understandable. I personally love it, because the more tools locked up on CoD, the better every other game becomes.

 

[Iceman]

Call of Duty has it's place I think & it's crazy sales levels are good for all games but I'm a much bigger fan of Gears. It's my favourite modern game in fact. The campaign, Horde & MP (& upcoming Beast) together make up a great package. As for the prior games "flloundering", I think we may be looking at different definitions of the word. They've both sold well over 5m copies each (last time I checked) despite being exclusive to one console. I don't think many people would see that as a failure. Unlike COD, the Vs multiplayer of Gears is not the sole reason why 90% of people buy the game.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Call of Duty has it's place I think & it's crazy sales levels are good for all games but I'm a much bigger fan of Gears.

I think its the absolute opposite. The way Activision handles CoD is TERRIBLE for the consumers. They have proven you can make a game and then continue to release yearly sequels of that game with minimal to no tweaks and sell it for FULL cost and make a profit. Instead of devoting the time to make a truly great game, Activision just adds another coat of paint, slaps on a catchy sub head and ships out the same game they have for the past 4 years. Its only a matter of time before they completely ruin what was once a greta franchise. The did it with Tony Hawk, they did it with Guitar Hero and they WILL do it with CoD.


As for Gears, its always been a game i could take or leave. Iv never cared for the MP as i tend to suck at third person multiplayer titles, however im having a blast with this beta and doing quite well.

 

[jacobed]

I've always hated the Gears multiplayer til this beta came out. I love the beta and I fair pretty well for the most part

 

[Iceman]

I think its the absolute opposite. The way Activision handles CoD is TERRIBLE for the consumers. They have proven you can make a game and then continue to release yearly sequels of that game with minimal to no tweaks and sell it for FULL cost and make a profit. Instead of devoting the time to make a truly great game, Activision just adds another coat of paint, slaps on a catchy sub head and ships out the same game they have for the past 4 years. Its only a matter of time before they completely ruin what was once a greta franchise. The did it with Tony Hawk, they did it with Guitar Hero and they WILL do it with CoD.


As for Gears, its always been a game i could take or leave. Iv never cared for the MP as i tend to suck at third person multiplayer titles, however im having a blast with this beta and doing quite well.

Oh I agree with what you're saying entirely. That's why I like Gears so much. Epic puts everything into making each game as good as they possibly can.

What I meant was that the size of the sales figures taken on their own regardless of whether from a good or bad game attract positive attention to the games industry & make it look more viable to investors, to people deciding whether to work in the indutry, companies looking to advertise etc. The recent CoD games have made big headlines in non-game related publications & the only time I've seen Epic make these kind of headlines is for the vulgarity of Bulletstorm's language & skillshot titles! t:

 

[chaseter]

My biggest complaint is the melee after shooting crap. You can shoot someone up close with a gnasher but it still requires 2 melee hits to down them. That is stupid. Meaning if you put 4 gnasher shots into them and melee them once they can melee you twice and down you.