[quote name='The 7th Number']yeah it came in third i think behind river and canals, and since it was probably an easy port they went with the gears 3 map.[/QUOTE]
I feel like a bunch of Epic employees made fake accounts and voted for Checkout. They even stated that the fan requested map would need vertical options for them to remake it. Checkout has no real vertical layout...
[quote name='DJP519']The new game type just doesn't sound like something that belongs in Gears. It sounds more like Rush in Battlefield. It might be fun, though. Just out of place.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, it's like the whole game, though. Every influence is other popular
First Person Shooter games. Loadouts with sticky grenades? Instant respawns? No longer having lives for teams, instead just allowing constant respawns for everyone? Master At Arms? Imbalanced weapon spawns on maps, allowing one team a serious advantage? Asymmetrical level design on all maps, making team games not competitive?
Again, the lack of true interest in this game is reflected by the fact that not even Epic employees are playing the game. Instead, they're playing those other games, which they are being influenced by. But, even after adding in these changes, they still aren't playing Judgment. More on that in a moment.*
[quote name='Monsta Mack']I think after all the DLC is said and done we end up with 18 maps. Gears 2 had 29 maps in total. 18 is a decent amount till you factor in most maps are survival/overun only, then it looks pretty bad.
I'd like to see more characters unlocked, 3-4 more maps and ALL overun maps to be vs as well. Then I'll be happy outside of no horde and locust.[/QUOTE]
They've already said they're not going to make the OverRun maps work in Versus. They're just not setup correctly to work. Imagine Skyline with 10 players or 2 teams fighting. They're too narrowly setup to work for open combat.
And they've also said no new characters, period. Not sure why, but they just won't. Before you say it, yes, they're just killing their own game with laziness. But they already have our money and this generation of console is pretty much over, so they have nothing to fear. It sucks.
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I'm more confused by why they're adding an objective game mode. People asked for an objective game, and they made one. It's called OverRun. This new mode sounds like it'll be hide and camp. The reason Rush works on Battlefield is because the levels are enormous, especially compared to Gears of War maps. Even if it's like 1 Bomb in Halo, the same is true. The level design allows you to move more strategically. In Gears of War strategic level design is allowing you two paths to take, instead of just one. That's fine in OverRun, where you're destroying obstacles and objectives over time, but not for delivering a flag. This seems like it'll be like Master At Arms; played briefly, then forgotten.
*And in case anyone missed it, someone posted a thread about how a Reaper player was caught playing in Ranked Team Deathmatch. They couldn't be beat, and the poster said they had friends with them who would verify the story. Because there was no video proof, Epic deleted the thread. Reapers are told not to play Ranked matches, as it's an unfair advantage, but Epic wouldn't be bothered to investigate it, even though they can see gamer history.
A few hours later, someone rightfully complained about how a team of 5 Reapers were playing together in Quick Team Deathmatch. The Reapers claimed it was their right to do so, and that the other team players now had 5 chances to kill a Reaper. So, instead of being useful and having 5 Reapers play in different Free For All games, where potentially 9 other players across 5 different games, all have the chance to get a kill on the Reaper, these dumb
s would rather hog it to themselves in a limited match where they practically can't lose.
The Reaper should be a privilege, not a fraternity. Like I said, one enormous circle jerk they have. They give it to the lame asses, who then just want to hold it for themselves. And they still have a few people on repeat. I thought it was supposed to be a new group of people each week, but apparently not. So not only can't Epic be bothered to play as Reapers, but the people they've outsourced it to also won't play it broadly for the public. Another dumb concept to add to the list of dumb things in this game. And it's not even been 2 months and the Reaper concept is already dead.
And weren't people supposed to get 3 Versus maps and 3 OverRun maps in VIP? Where is the other OverRun map?