Gears Of War - General info and Discussion #1 (MODS LOCK PLS)

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am i the only one who thought that general Raam, was incredibily easy. I beat him on my first try on hardcore, and actually don't think he shot me once. On the xbox.com forums, people are freaking out about how hard it is. What i did, is i just stayed behind the very first box, and just kept using the sniper to get head shots. I got like 5 shots on him, and that was it.
 
[quote name='elsnow77']
am i the only one who thought that general Raam, was incredibily easy. I beat him on my first try on hardcore, and actually don't think he shot me once. On the xbox.com forums, people are freaking out about how hard it is. What i did, is i just stayed behind the very first box, and just kept using the sniper to get head shots. I got like 5 shots on him, and that was it.
[/quote]Did you just spoil the game for me? He's not a character that shows up in an earlier Act and then comes back and surprises you is he?
 
[quote name='SteveMcQ']Did you just spoil the game for me? He's not a character that shows up in an earlier Act and then comes back and surprises you is he?[/QUOTE]
No. My bet is you have no idea who he is.
 
I can't explain it, for some reason getting kills in multiplayer for gears of war is one of the most satisfying multiplayer moments ever.
 
[quote name='swetooth9']can you join friends in ranked matches? i heard you can't

and btw, odenat, sorry i didn't join you guys' game...i was playing with rabbitt and had to leave in a few...if you guys wanna get some games in tonight, let me know and send me an invite :) i'm getting used to this game and am doing pretty decent now :D[/QUOTE]
We should try and get some games going tonight.
 
[quote name='Zoglog']I can't explain it, for some reason getting kills in multiplayer for gears of war is one of the most satisfying multiplayer moments ever.[/QUOTE]


I think a big part of it is only having one life per round. If you had unlimited, you'd just run around, zoned out, killing everything.

Knowing you used better cover/got that head shot off first is a big reward.

So I beat the single player yesterday, and they really have to explain alot in GoW2.

off the top of my head I want to know...

- Why are the Locust on Earth?
- Who is the woman's voice?
- What was Marcus on trial for?
- That huge thing that almost wrecks your APC...why can't I fight him?
- Is there a Locust planet?
 
[quote name='seanr1221']I think a big part of it is only having one life per round. If you had unlimited, you'd just run around, zoned out, killing everything.

Knowing you used better cover/got that head shot off first is a big reward.

So I beat the single player yesterday, and they really have to explain alot in GoW2.

off the top of my head I want to know...

- Why are the Locust on Earth?
- Who is the woman's voice?
- What was Marcus on trial for?
- That huge thing that almost wrecks your APC...why can't I fight him?
- Is there a Locust planet?
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The planet isn't Earth, the Locust came from under the ground, and Marcus was on trial for not following orders. He was supposed to go on a mission, but his father (I think) was in trouble so he ignored the mission and saved him
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[quote name='Tha Xecutioner']Looking to do some more matches from now til about 3 in the morning. Trakan and zew, especially, I'd be up for ranked matches if you need a 4th man or anything.[/quote]

I added you, I'm up for some ranked matches.
 
playing the campaign on casual right now to get the COG tags, holy crap am I hapy i played it on Hardcore the first time through....casual is WAY too easy :/
 
[quote name='ph33r m3']So, i'm about to pick this up, anyone up for playing around 10 PST?[/QUOTE]

I'll be down to play. And anyone else that wants to play can add me too.
 
[quote name='D4rkN1ght']all day baby[/QUOTE]

I probably won't be on til much later today. Gotta watch the Oregon/USC game, do some laundry, and finish my fucking geology projecet. I better see your ass online all day, or else you have not come as advertised.
 
For anyone that wants to play don't hesitate to invite me, it doesn't matter if I'm in a game I'll just ignore it if I can't respond. I was on last night with a friends list full of people, but still had trouble getting a full room together. :(
 
so i'm looking to do a trade in at EB/GS to get Gears of War.

for 360:
NBA 2K6
NHL 2K6

older xbox games i got from the TRU clerance sales like Pirates/Bard's Tale/Flatout/BloodRayne 2 etc.

would i be able to get any trade in value for these games? any current trade in promotions they have now? thanks
 
Send me an invite sometime. I'm almost always up for a game.
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anyone wanna host a coop game on insane difficulty? i havent personally unlocked it yet but would like to try coop and coop on hardcore would be too easy
 
Hmm, I just saw something funny on iTunes. The song in the commercial is the Michael Andrews version of "Mad World", but since iTunes doesn't have that song for sale by itself, the knock-off by someone named Sacre is ranked number 46 on their top songs list. I just thought that was interesting.

Oh yeah, and online multiplayer is painfully addicitive. 5 hours went by in no time for me last night :cool:
 
[quote name='AshesofWake']the problem is gears can't do clan systems yet....but it would worek for private matches[/QUOTE]

Hopefully epic releases a marketplace download sometime. I think a clan system would work great for Gears.

Also, is anyone staying up past 12 to play on Emergence Day?
 
[quote name='rabbitt']Hopefully epic releases a marketplace download sometime. I think a clan system would work great for Gears.

Also, is anyone staying up past 12 to play on Emergence Day?[/QUOTE]

yeah hopefully and yes im staying up. do we have to play ranked games to participate?
 
[quote name='rabbitt']
Also, is anyone staying up past 12 to play on Emergence Day?[/quote]

HELL YEAH!!!

Are they going to have free content up too?


Couldn't you only have a clan of 4 people?
 
[quote name='fraggedbylaggers']
Couldn't you only have a clan of 4 people?[/quote]

4 people could only play at a time, but if they did add clans, they could probably hold the Halo standard of 100...
 
[quote name='AshesofWake']do we have to play ranked games to participate?[/QUOTE]

From the official rules:

To enter online: You must have access to an Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment console and be an Xbox Live Gold subscriber in good standing. Once you are a subscriber, log on to Xbox Live® via your Xbox 360 and play Gears of War®. During the Promotion Period, you will automatically receive one (1) entry into an hourly drawing when you are logged in and playing Gears of War on Xbox Live during the corresponding hourly entry period for that hourly drawing.

Still not very clear, but it looks like, as long as you're playing, you're entered.
 
[quote name='elsnow77']am i the only one who thought that general Raam, was incredibily easy.[/QUOTE]

PLEASE STOP WITH THE SPOILERS!!!!

That aside, I would not be surprised if Epic has some neat content up their sleeve for release tomorrow, or in short time, to extend the life of this game. In fact, I would not be surprised at all if they decide to do Episodic purchases like Half Life to extend it's story. Would be VERY smart of them.
 
It's one of the achievements for fuck's sake.

Here are the COG Tag locations, courtesy of X360A.org

ACT 1

Prison area
COG Tag 1 - Right after you make your choice of paths (i chose training) there is a tag straight ahead under the Gear logo. Can't miss it.

COG Tag 2 - In the room where the locusts cut through the door. If you are looking directly at the door they cut through, you can find it back and to the left. It's under the stairway across the room you came down.

COG Tag 3 - As you exit the above mentioned door into the courtyard, there is a stairway to the left. Run up the stairs and turn left right at the top. The COG tag is in the near side corner (if enemies are North, it would be in the SW corner of the patio area.

Trial By fire
COG Tag 4 - your team points this one out to you. In the first small courtyard, look to the right of the Gear logo.

COG Tag 5 - You cross a bridge over a road and enter a building. Once you enter the building with all the pillars and the two emergence holes, it's just behind the second emergence hole in some weeds.

COG Tag 6 - You fight through the roadways with he Trioka guns and get to the open area with the fountain in the center. There are 4 emergence holes here. The COG tag is in the far left corner (your left as you enter the area)

Knock Knock
COG Tag 7 - You're told to gain entrance to the house of sovereigns. You'll enter an open area with stairs leading up to the building. To your far left you'll see a white van with the Gear logo painted on it. Follow the massive hole in the street on the left all the way up, sticking to the edge. The COG tag is in the corner made by where the wall extends over part of the stairs.

Hammer
COG Tag 8 - In the hallway where Jack has to open the door, there are a ton of annoying wretches. If you're facing the door that Jack is opening, it's in the far left corner. Alternatively, you can follow the wretch footsteps on the floor right as you enter this hallway and they'll lead your right to it, just to the left of the door you came in through.

COG Tag 9 - there's a small room that you enter where you'll find the body of Rojas. As you come down the stairs into this small area, turn right immediately. The COG tag is behind the pillar to your right.

China Shop
COG Tag 10 - Beginning of the China Shop chapter - The Berserker kills a soldier. Go back into the area where he was killed, and you can pick up his dog tag near his body. It's in a dead end alley on the left, near some flames.

COG Tag 11 - There will be 3 smashable doors. as you proceed through this area. You may feel a bit of stress as you're doing this. To the left of the third smashable door, in a little alcove, immediately before you exit the Tomb area.

COG Tag 12 - Just after COG Tag 11, you exit into an open courtyard. Follow the semi-circle wall and head left. The tag is on the other side of a block just after you see the logo. If the room was a clock, the Tag would be between 8 and 9, right against the semi circular wall.

ACT II

Tick Tick Boom
COG Tag 13 - After your choose a path (either one, doesn't matter) and reunite, You'll enter a small room with two stairways in it, one in the very middle of the room that leads down to a couch. Shoot up the couch, and it's underneath.

COG Tag 14 - There's a room with a catwalk that square shaped. When you exit, you head down some stairs into the street. Turn around and run back the alley formed by the stairs you came down and the wall of the next building. The Tag is at the end of that alleyway, behind a rock.

COG Tag 15 - Just before you enter the Settlement, you come up the stairs where the Boomer was and its behind a newspaper machine. Facing ahead as you come up the stairs, it'll be to the back and left (the exit area will be to your right).

Outpost
COG Tag 16 - On your way to checkpoint 2, facing the first emergence hole, you'll see a propane tank in a shed to your left. Shoot the tank and enter the shed.

COG Tag 17 - When you enter the area where you have to use the spotlight, after you guide Dom through, move the spotlight to the far left (as you're holding the light) area near where you entered. The COG Tag is in that corner area. just to the left of the lit room of the blown out building, on the street.

Dark Labyrinth
COG Tag 18 - This one is hard to explain. There's a car with a propane tank in the trunk. You've gotta be quick. Facing the car while still in the light, look right, and you should see the tag up against a wall. You've got to shoot the tank in the car, grab the tag, and run.

ACT III

Downpour
COG Tag 19 - In the open, rainy area next to the sea, there is a dock behind the building with the elevator in it, on the far right. Get down on this dock and follow it all the way out. Tag is at the end.

Evolution

COG Tag 20 - In the room with the rotting floorboards, the Tag is in the far right corner (as you enter the room).


COG Tag 21 - When you enter the room with the carts, go down the stairs to the car area and turn around. The Tag is to the left of the stairs as you face them.

Darkest Before Dawn
COG Tag 22 - After you ride down the drilling platforms, stick to the wall on the right. There will be a path leading down to the right, follow that to find the COG tags and some grenades.

COG Tag 23 - In the next area after Tag 22. you'll enter an open area with a small building on the right side. Just to the right of the stairs leading up to that building, you'll find the tags.

COG Tag 24 - After you choose your paths, and reunite, you'll fight through a narrow hallways with a lot of cover. Just after the hallway and before you exit the area, turn around and the tags are on a narrow ledge over the pool. (to your right as you leave the hallways, or to your left after you turn around)

ACT IV


Campus Grinder
COG Tag 25 - As you enter the first area, on the right there are two small staircases. The Tags are behind the second small staircase.

Bad To Worse
COG Tag 26 - As you enter the second area, before you go down the sidewalk with the columns to enter the conservatory, there is a rusty car on in the street. If you're facing the columns, it's back and to your right behind that car.

Imaginary Place
COG Tag 27 - In the second section of the estate, there's a shield shaped room (square top, semi circle bottom) with 4 columns in it, and a desk. Destroy the desk. Tags are underneath.

ACT V

Train Wreck
COG Tag 28 - It's on the left side of the 5th train car, after the last door is opened.

COG Tag 29 - in the third passenger car on the right, before you go up the ladder.

COG Tag 30 - There's a room on the left side of the fifth and final car in the third part of the train. It's at the end of that room.

If you still need help finding one, tell me the number and I can probably help you out.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']That aside, I would not be surprised if Epic has some neat content up their sleeve for release tomorrow, or in short time, to extend the life of this game. In fact, I would not be surprised at all if they decide to do Episodic purchases like Half Life to extend it's story. Would be VERY smart of them.[/quote]

It will most likely just be the gamerpics and theme.
 
[quote name='swetooth9']anyone wanna host a coop game on insane difficulty? i havent personally unlocked it yet but would like to try coop and coop on hardcore would be too easy[/quote]
yeah sure, if you see me on, just send me a message and ill invite you. I have been waiting for someoneto play insane with.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']PLEASE STOP WITH THE SPOILERS!!!!

That aside, I would not be surprised if Epic has some neat content up their sleeve for release tomorrow, or in short time, to extend the life of this game. In fact, I would not be surprised at all if they decide to do Episodic purchases like Half Life to extend it's story. Would be VERY smart of them.[/quote]
jesus christ is it that big of a deal. There is a fucking achievement that just says "beat general raam"

edit: crap, double post
 
[quote name='elsnow77']jesus christ is it that big of a deal. There is a fucking achievement that just says "beat general raam"

edit: crap, double post[/QUOTE]

I noticed, so?

I don't mean you specifically, you are just like the 5th person to say something like "Did anyone else get stuck at X part?" or "Oh man _______ was so damn cool, I loved it when _____ happened."

I haven't finished the campaign yet, nor have many people here, and I don't want to have to feel like I have to avoid this thread for fear of spoilers.
 
[quote name='Flyersfan']Yeah, we still have 3 hours until Emergence Day official begins.


So, lets play the waiting game.


*waits*[/QUOTE]
So it's not eastern time?
 
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