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

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[quote name='swetooth9']if anyone wants to play tomorrow night, let me know[/QUOTE]

crispy, is tomorrow night thurs night or fri night. haven't tried the multiplayer yet, zola and i played about 4 hours of co-op campaign last night.

who all is gonna be on tonight? I won't be on til 10 est.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']Cliffy B said that you can plant grenades, even smoke grenades, on other players, has anyone seen this yet?

Also, if you just let it sit for a minute on the first splash screen you get the intro movie, anyone else noticed? (We've all seen it online anyway though)[/QUOTE]

yes, you press melee with a grenade.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']Cliffy B said that you can plant grenades, even smoke grenades, on other players, has anyone seen this yet?

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yeah i got my ass handed to me by some dude last night that planted a grenade on me every freaking round.

it says this in the manual too.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I feel bad for Call of Duty 3 releasing on the same day as Gears of War... they should have pushed CoD 3 up or down a week.[/QUOTE]


yeah it seems like it has been totally overlooked... barely heard anything about it.....

gears is awesome though.
 
[quote name='Xalaga']It goes without saying, but I really don't want others to suffer from my nightmare. Make sure your CC (and all CC's around BB) have them in stock. Best Buy wont price match if CC is out of stock.[/QUOTE]

My BB matched my 15% coupon pre-order when CC didn't have mine in stock last night. I'm canceling my CC order today.
 
[quote name='Zoglog']yes, you press melee with a grenade.[/quote]
Thanks, been wondering what was up with that.

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FYI: Circuit City has a Next Gen holiday shoppers guide in stores and it has a $5 off coupon for Gears Of War.
 
[quote name='orntar']how do you set an online game with friends?

i saw thrustbucket and a few other people on my friends list online last night, but i still have'nt figured out how "create" a game just for friends.[/quote]

As far as I can tell you can't right now.
 
I finished single player a few hours ago (it was roughly 8 hours long in coop). I will not give away the end but I was underwhelmed. Great game on the whole though!!! Multiplayer owns!!!
 
i am on every night, so far the things that frustrate me the most are the chainsaw sense its not super clear cut when you are up close and duking it out with someone... i wish it were more of a weapon that you could use instead of try to get lucky and leach on and wait for the animation... i dunno it would just be cooler if you could slash and saw yourself

Also its a bitch when you finally get in the room with the people you want to play with and you cant hear one of your buddies (god knows why)....

this game is phenominal, but the online way of making games, and playing ranked games i think sucks... if the online options were made like halo2 with matchmaking and the rooms set up how they were this game would be the god... online and off...

why would a game maker after seeing so much success with halo2's online make it any different... or even back to the old basic online setup...,
 
[quote name='BREVITY']Anyways I will be on from 5-11pm central if anyone wants to multi (co-op or other wise).[/quote]

lets say i want to play multiplayer, not co-op, how would i do that?

say i get on and it says your online (given your on my friend list). what next? i have'nt done to much online stuff to date.
 
my one gripe is that it doesnt have matchmaking, I hate the generic lobby system

in halo 2 the friends menu pops up and is managed way easier than the 360 dash menu

the 360 dash menu is really slow loading, it's annoying
 
[quote name='orntar']lets say i want to play multiplayer, not co-op, how would i do that?

say i get on and it says your online (given your on my friend list). what next? i have'nt done to much online stuff to date.[/quote]

Once a friend accepts you on his list, it will tell what game he is playing or if he is on the dashboard. If I'm playing Act 1 on Casual, it'll tell you. If I'm playing a game online and there are open spaces, you can join in. If you are playing the game, online or off, and it pops up "John Doe is online", and you wanna ask him to join your game, just click the middle dashboard button, select his name, and click "invite to session".

I figured this all just yesterday so you're not the only one new.
 
[quote name='Joon2324']crispy, is tomorrow night thurs night or fri night. haven't tried the multiplayer yet, zola and i played about 4 hours of co-op campaign last night.

who all is gonna be on tonight? I won't be on til 10 est.[/quote]

both i guess
 
Casey I totally know what you mean. I reserved it at Crabtree EB and nothing. I am so sick of this reservation BS and then they blow it.
 
[quote name='orntar']lets say i want to play multiplayer, not co-op, how would i do that?

say i get on and it says your online (given your on my friend list). what next? i have'nt done to much online stuff to date.[/QUOTE]

Go to the multiplayer menu, select create a private game. Then you need to hit the green dashboard button on your controller, go to your friends list, select the friends you want to invite and invite them..
 
ill be playing this most of my waking hours this weekend. feel free to send me invites just put cag somewhere in there so i know.
id LOVE to get a bunch of customs going.
somebody with expeience should start a cag tourny.
 
[quote name='bdgskarulz']Casey I totally know what you mean. I reserved it at Crabtree EB and nothing. I am so sick of this reservation BS and then they blow it.[/QUOTE]

How dare you Prowl! U used to work for the MAN! hahahaha
You pushed that reserve garbage just like we all had to! You made the moose do it!!!

Also does anyone know where i can find one of those best buy exclusive faceplates. are they in stores yet? i've been to all the bb in my area and no one knows anything about them.
 
[quote name='paz9x'] start a cag tourny.[/QUOTE]

Im ready, and i would make one, but no one on here trusts me i guess? they all bitch and moan if its not some one who usually does so i guess i will wait...
 
[quote name='jz4evr']How dare you Prowl! U used to work for the MAN! hahahaha
You pushed that reserve garbage just like we all had to! You made the moose do it!!!

Also does anyone know where i can find one of those best buy exclusive faceplates. are they in stores yet? i've been to all the bb in my area and no one knows anything about them.[/quote]

mines got em. 19.99 i beleive.

i was gonna try pm the cc ad, till i noticed bestbuy's was 19.99 and circuitcity's was 9.99
 
I'm not sure if anyone else accidentally did this, but there is a flaw in the auto save feature IMHO. I threw in Gears the moment I got home on Tuesday and made it to Act 2 before dinner time. Later that night I got back on to talk with spectreon and accidentally chose "Start New Campaign" instead of "Continue Campaign". So for all of you deep in the game make sure you choose continue because I think you'll end up getting fucked.
 
[quote name='neudog']I'm not sure if anyone else accidentally did this, but there is a flaw in the auto save feature IMHO. I threw in Gears the moment I got home on Tuesday and made it to Act 2 before dinner time. Later that night I got back on to talk with spectreon and accidentally chose "Start New Campaign" instead of "Continue Campaign". So for all of you deep in the game make sure you choose continue because I think you'll end up getting fucked.[/quote]You can choose between acts once you unlock them though. At least from what I've read so far.
 
So what's happening on Emergence Day---

the rest of the multiplayer modes, perhaps?
 
[quote name='Bigsauce']I can only imagine how much money Gamestop lost. Everyone I know asked for their money back on the spot to go somewhere else to obtain a copy. I used to preorder everything just to be on the safe side but now adays it's more of a pitfall and a hassle. Best thing is to play the waiting game at retailers.

I've seen it said before but I'm gonna say it again. They need to decide on a day to have ALL games on the shelves by a certain day. Movie & Music companies can do it, why can't the Video Games?[/QUOTE]

I only pre-order if I have store credit. If I don't get it at launch it sucks, but it is no biggie. As for stocking the games I think game companies force out the few copies they have due to hype and not wanting to piss fans off by not having any on shelves on a specific date.

[quote name='Ma12kez']You can choose between acts once you unlock them though. At least from what I've read so far.[/QUOTE]

I noticed this feature last night, it was the 3rd option after "Start New Campaign" and "Continue Campaign", but I did not want to mess with it in fear of something else screwing up my current progress:p
 
Anyone have tips on getting perfect reloads? I tried for the longest time yesterday and I just can't unlock the "5 in a row" achievement but got the other one because of all the damn tries.
 
ATTENTION RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINIANS,
Circuit City has some in stock, I just came back with it and the last faceplate. It's not out in the store, you have to go to customer service.
Good luck.
 
Wasn't too bad to get, the one with the biggest white area to catch it with I've seen is the chainsaw rifle. Just a little timing to catch it in the white instead of grey on the bar under the ammo count. I still can't get the timings right without watching tho. Sucks sometimes in a tense fight and you screw the reload up.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Anyone have tips on getting perfect reloads? I tried for the longest time yesterday and I just can't unlock the "5 in a row" achievement but got the other one because of all the damn tries.[/quote]

I think I read somewhere the more times you reload in a row the smaller the "perfect zone" gets. So I guess maybe just try playing the game and reloading when you acually have to not just firing a couple shots and trying to get a perfect reload.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Anyone have tips on getting perfect reloads? I tried for the longest time yesterday and I just can't unlock the "5 in a row" achievement but got the other one because of all the damn tries.[/QUOTE]
I'd say just don't even try that hard. I find with timing things like that you tend to do it when you're not even thinking about it. Just get a feel for how long a wait to hit the button the second time, and you'll do it without even looking at the bar.
 
Wheaton, Maryland BB & CC have a ton of copies (both CE and regular) and the EB in PG Plaza has a ton of both as well.

Been playing it ever since I got home and WOW, this game looks beautiful. So far the game play is very smooth and the controls are very comfortable. Almost through Act 1 and probably will be playing most of the night or however long the beer lasts.
 
[quote name='Odenat']I'm up for some MP tonight send me an invite, Odenat I really want to get a 4v4 CAG match going[/QUOTE]

I'm so down for a CAG match.
 
[quote name='RelentlessRolento']It's a good game so far, but the single player seems like it dosn't hold up as well as what the multiplayer will offer.[/QUOTE]
Multiplayer almost always has more replay value for most games.
 
[quote name='RelentlessRolento']It's a good game so far, but the single player seems like it dosn't hold up as well as what the multiplayer will offer.[/quote]
Co op the multiplayer with a friend. You still get the same achievements that you would with single player. It adds alot more to it, especially playing through as Dom. I wish I could co-op as the COLE TRAIN BABY!!!!!!!!
 
Yeah there is no reason not to get this game. I played all the way through casual not realizing that if you do hardcore you also unlock the casual acheivments too. Right now I am just starting act 3 on insane and man is it harder than hell. Luckily my friend is really good so I am not dying too much.
 
Multiplayer is sweet. I have not played much yet but it is like 3rd person counterstrike with chainsaws. The 4 vs 4 makes it very easy to communicate with your team (something that is very important for this type of game). I will be playing more tomorrow for sure.
 
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