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

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Sorry if anyone has every answered this question before: How do you get a guest on under your profile if you want to play 2-player in a player match game?

EDIT: ok nevermind, I found the answer clicking on a random page number. It's on page 53 by the way if anyone was wondering
 
[quote name='fraggedbylaggers']xbox360fanboy.com
360 Fanboy reader, Mitochondria, sent in this video of a 5 player team in Gears of War. While there are definitely 5 Locusts in the video, the end of game statistics still only account for 4 players (stop the video between rounds to see for yourself). Also curious, there are only 3 COG players, making the total amount still equal the usual 8. It seems the glitch was uncovered by a last minute team change in the lobby screen. The group fails to recreate the glitch at the end of the video. If this could be consistently recreated in ranked matches, we might just have another bug for Epic to fix.

Has this ever happened to you?[/QUOTE]

It happened to me. I was in a friend's room and we all went to the middle to do a random match and poof there were 5 of us vs 3. It only happened to us once. It was funny seeing it. If only Epic would get their act together to fix this stuff, especially the roggie run shooting glitch.
 
Have you guys had that glitch where your gun doesn't stop shooting until you run out of amo or get killed? This ussually happens to me with the shot gun but last night it happened to me with the boomshot, but the weird thing is that I never ran out of boomshot amo, so It kept shooting very rapidly but what sucked was that it wasn't shooting live amo, its like they were blanks.
 
Sucks that this has become the norm. I hope multiplayer betas like Shadowrun and Halo 3 become more common so that the final product is worth the $60(less if you are a true CAG) when you buy it.
 
New downloadable content for the Xbox 360 exclusive “Gears of War" is on the way and what better way to celebrate the New Year than to meet friends new and old online and greet them with the sounds of a chainsaw? Sponsored by the Discovery Channel, the complimentary new content will be available for download via Xbox Live Marketplace early Thursday morning, January 11.

Raven Down: A Raven Helicopter has gone down in the middle of a large scale battle with the omnipresent Locust Horde. Gears have taken out the Seeder and gamers join Delta Forces moving into the crash site from all angles to search for survivors.
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Old Bones: In an attempt to eradicate any traces of human history and culture, the Locust Horde has emerged under Sera’s Capitaline Museums and has begun to destroy them brick by brick. Each gamer’s mission is to help the Delta Force recapture the museums before all remnants of humankind’s existence are obliterated.
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Additionally, the Discovery Channel, sponsors of this map pack, will be giving away two million Microsoft Points for use on Xbox Live Marketplace. Gamers can visit www.readyaimfire.com (which will be ready for viewing by January 14th) to learn more about how they can qualify to win.
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http://www.mygen.com.au/article.php?page_id=20876975110181063&se_id=29&format=2

Probably deserves its own thread, but someone else can do it. Its getting pretty late for me.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Go into Versus ---> Leaderboards ---> find info for you only and check for Overall Execution, Warzone, Assassin. Add them up and technically you should have your totals but they aren't accurate as others have stated so you'll atleast get an idea.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, man.
 
New maps by Thursday eh? Better pick up my sticks and get to practicing a little more at this game, fuck rainbow six.

Honestly I am suprised how quickly new maps are coming out, granted it is only 2 maps, but hell the game has only been out for 3 months.
 
Epic fucking rocks. Hopefully we get a new mode in the next multiplayer update. Something akin to assault would be really cool with the Gears gameplay.
 
[quote name='blueweltall']Haha I thought that too.[/QUOTE]

Well, it certainly is nice that we're not being pegged as Mountain Dew swilling, pizza eating fucktards anymore. Seeing as how 2.8 million copies of this game have been sold in around 2-3 months time, I think that they're onto something in terms of advertising content via sponsorship.

I'm only hoping to not see advertisements for episodes of "SuperMax" in the game. ;)

What this means, of course, is that, while I appreciate Epic's promise of "free content," it isn't free. Not from the Discovery Channel's point of view, and not from Epic's point of view. Epic got paid for it, so I don't really get this patting-themselves-on-the-back-for-their-benevolence to gamers.

Am I grateful? Sure, but to Discovery, not Epic.
 
[quote name='CAG 79']I'd prefer some new co-op missions but the maps are free so I can't complain.[/quote]

Aren't they Co-op missions:

Details about the new maps:
  • Raven Down: "A Raven Helicopter has gone down in the middle of a large scale battle with the omnipresent Locust Horde. Gears have taken out the Seeder and gamers join Delta Forces moving into the crash site from all angles to search for survivors."
  • Old Bones: "In an attempt to eradicate any traces of human history and culture, the Locust Horde has emerged under Sera's Capitaline Museums and has begun to destroy them brick by brick. Each gamer's mission is to help the Delta Force recapture the museums before all remnants of humankind's existence are obliterated."
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/08/new-gears-of-war-update-content-on-the-way/

They way that they explain them seem like they are missions. "Search for survivors" and "recapture the museums" seem like missions to me, unless they are just described like that but are actually multiplayer maps.
 
From Mark Rein:

A Gears of War update should start pushing through the system at some point tomorrow, Tuesday January 9, 2007 prior to the two new multiplayer maps being available on Xbox Live Marketplace on Wednesday January 10, 2007.

The maps, plus an introductory video featuring Gears designer Cliff Bleszinski, are free thanks to the kind sponsorship by the Discovery Channel's Future Weapons series which launches next Monday January 15th, 2007. Be sure to check out the show to see some really cool firepower. I expect game designers all across the country will be watching the Future Weapons series very carefully looking for ideas for their future games
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Here is a list of what was addressed in this update:

• Fixed aspect ratio distortion when using VGA cable with 4:3 displays at resolutions higher than 640x480
• Fixed voice issue with new players joining Player Match games in progress
• Players can now get the Achievement for "Dish Best Served Cold" when using Troika turret to kill RAAM
• Fixed rare situation where host could loop countdown and never start match
• Fixed rare situation where players could get stuck after chainsawing in multiplayer
• Reduced Grenade Tag melee distance
• Enabled “Strict” NAT check on host to prevent possible connection issues
• Optimized server browser queries to return results more quickly and prevent scroll bars from hiding quality of service icons
• Reduced number of possible revives in Execution to match Warzone
• Removed host name from Ranked match server browser
• Disabled security cameras in Ranked matches
• Ranked matches now require balanced teams (3v3 or 4v4)
• Increased penalty for quitting a Ranked match to -50 points
• Added additional cheat detection code
• Additional housekeeping updates

BTW, click here to check out Discovery Channel's Future Weapons series. Be sure to check out the Weapons Zones and see some of the amazing things they showed last season. There was a huge email thread going around Epic about the Metalstorm (which they say is the "potentially the world's most powerful automatic weapon"). It is lacking a chainsaw for close-up combat but it is still pretty cool

http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=560548
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Looks like they're going to address most of the issues with that update. Hopefully things will be a bit more balanced out now.
 
I swear they do this stuff to coincide with the trade in deals. It appears they have have fixed the main reasons I considered ditching the game. May hold on to the game after all.
 
ugh they are removing host name from ranked matches. That pretty much nullifies the cool factor of 2 new maps and all the fixes. I want to play the game with my friends, it was already hard enough to do so.

Why does the hottest selling game have to be so anti clan/anti friend!
 
[quote name='Weedy649']ugh they are removing host name from ranked matches. That pretty much nullifies the cool factor of 2 new maps and all the fixes. I want to play the game with my friends, it was already hard enough to do so.

Why does the hottest selling game have to be so anti clan/anti friend![/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's tragic. If I can only play a "team" game with my team by not playing ranked, the acheivements should definitely not be specific to ranked games. I love the mp, and I'd often get 6 or 8 friends in and randomly make teams in ranked just to play for fun. None of us gives a damn about the leaderboards. But we do want those acheivements eventually....

I have no desire to play this game with random people. This will destroy much of my enjoyment since I'll now be limited to playing when I can get enough friends on to play custom. I'd take a party system and way to play ranked games with my friends over all the free maps they can give in a heartbeat. This is an absolutely terrible more by Epic.
 
No host names? What are they thinking? With that change, Epic ruined ranked matches. What fun is it to play with random tools instead of my friends? Guess I'm done with ranked matches. Achievements be damned.

Hey Epic, way to take a great game and ruin a piece of it. Why don't you add some more animation bugs while you're at it?
 
[quote name='Weedy649']ugh they are removing host name from ranked matches. That pretty much nullifies the cool factor of 2 new maps and all the fixes. I want to play the game with my friends, it was already hard enough to do so.

Why does the hottest selling game have to be so anti clan/anti friend![/QUOTE]

I have to agree.. I won't be playing any ranked matches whatsoever at this point. I think Halo 2's single greatest achievement was its multiplayer interface and matchmaking system. There is absolutely no excuse for any 360 game at this point to not support clans/friends. Don't get me wrong, I love Xbox Live and all... and MS has done a good job with it. I'm starting to think that Microsoft should totally integrate lobbies and multiplayer in general through the dashboard if developers won't do it in-game. If I can't play a game with my friends, it just isn't all that fun to me (I know that's an issue of personal preference, but I know that others feel the same way I do about it). I'd rather know that I'm playing with somebody who gives a shit about killing the other guy, instead of running in circles in the middle of a map screaming racial slurs and penis jokes into the damned mic until their mom runs in the room and knocks the shit out of him due to being only 12 or something.
 
I hardly played ranked matches because of random people, even though sometimes I luck out with pretty cool people. But this just seals it I'm just sticking to player matches instead of ranked. At least we get free content.
 
Yeah so I guess I won't be playing ranked matches anymore. Matchmaking > everything else

also that patch is coming out on my bday, sorta thanks for the present epic
 
[quote name='dastly75']Yeah so I guess I won't be playing ranked matches anymore. Matchmaking > everything else

also that patch is coming out on my bday, sorta thanks for the present epic[/quote]

my bday is the 9th as well so happy bday :lol:


great they are giving us this stuff for free. I am sure if the removing of names from rank play list doesn't work out, they could put it back in at a future point
 
• Removed host name from Ranked match server browser
• Ranked matches now require balanced teams (3v3 or 4v4)
• Increased penalty for quitting a Ranked match to -50 points
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hahahah sweet. That should help ranked matches quite a bit. Especially the penalty for quitting a ranked match, though I doubt people who quit ranked matches really care.

Also removing the host name from Ranked Match server browser should help stem the tide from the rampant cheaters ;). There's nothing wrong with playing with a buddy, it's just not what ranked matches are for. Player matches are just fine.
 
Wow. Well, to echo everyone else: there goes ranked play.

This is a team-based tactics game, Epic! Let me play with my friends. : (

(Ranked, with achievements. Thanks.)
 
[quote name='Zoglog']Also removing the host name from Ranked Match server browser should help stem the tide from the rampant cheaters ;). There's nothing wrong with playing with a buddy, it's just not what ranked matches are for. Player matches are just fine.[/quote]

I would totally agree with you IF it was possible to unlock achievements from normal Player matches.
 
Thats why halo2 was awesome. You could play with friends and didnt have to worry about boosting. Teams are important. Look at battlefield2 i love the way they do it but i would prefer a halo 2 system over anything
 
They just ruined the fuckin' game by not being able to play with friends. I could live with a workaround, but now with no host names, fuck that. I guess it's back to Halo.
 
And just like that, Epic fucks up the most played game on Live. My guess is after this patch, we'll see Halo 2 in the number one Live spot again.

Way to go, stupid.
 
at least let us get the acheivements in layer matches... even if people break the system and cheat to get it it won't take the fuun out of ranked games... and yeah, update is great but that one thing ruins the entire thing.
 
[quote name='Trakan']They just ruined the fuckin' game by not being able to play with friends. I could live with a workaround, but now with no host names, fuck that. I guess it's back to Halo.[/quote]

Im sorry you cant play player matches.
 
The Raven Down map looks pretty sweet. For some reason it keeps reminding me of a futuristic Black Hawk Down. I keep expecting hoot to pop out.
 
I totally disagree with most of you. The FIXES for ranked matches were very much needed.

You all CAN still play with your friends, it's called player matches.

The fact that you could find your friends in ranked matches and join wasn't a workaround it was BROKEN. There is a very good reason why you can't use the guide bar to invite friends to ranked matches.

I've probably logged 80 hours at least in Multilplayer, and I've probably played 45 minutes in ranked matches.

If you don't like playing ranked matches with random people, then don't play ranked matches, its as simple as that. Wait for the clan support that I am sure is coming, but don't try to ruin the fun for those of us that want to play it as intended buy beating the holy shit out of us 'random people' with your group of friends.

I'll see you all in player matches then, cuz it's still going to be the most fun.
 
why do people care so much about achievments anyway? If you care so much might as well earn them without cheating. I'm sure there are plenty of people doing the whole ranked thing with a friend and taking turns to kill each other over and over just to raise stats.

People need to stop complaining about playing with friends. You still can. They are called Player Matches. If you're playing with friends why the hell do care about achievements?

I don't care about rankings or achievements but I see what they're trying to do by keeping ranked matches pure and balanced so people can't rig it. Great news.

i'm with thrustbucket on this one.
 
[quote name='Zoglog']why do people care so much about achievments anyway? If you care so much might as well earn them without cheating. I'm sure there are plenty of people doing the whole ranked thing with a friend and taking turns to kill each other over and over just to raise stats.

People need to stop complaining about playing with friends. You still can. They are called Player Matches. If you're playing with friends why the hell do care about achievements?

I don't care about rankings or achievements but I see what they're trying to do by keeping ranked matches pure and balanced so people can't rig it. Great news.

i'm with thrustbucket on this one.[/QUOTE]
The reason I play ranked matches has nothing to do with rank or achievements. No good players, play player matches. It's hard enough to find any competition in this game, player matches are too easy.
 
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