[quote name='distgfx']And this is why I won't drop money on Gears 3.[/QUOTE]I completely understand your predicament, mang.
[quote name='linkpwns']I'm probably getting the Season Pass, yeah. But where are you guys getting the impression that you'll ever be locked out? Call of Duty doesn't lock you out if you don't have maps. Halo doesn't lock you out if you don't have maps. Gears 1 and 2 didn't lock you out if you didn't have maps...
Sure, the player base is limited, but there are people who only buy some, if not none, of the map packs.
EDIT: if this is correct, then it looks like the map packs will only be 10 bucks a piece anyway. There's no reason to buy the season pass, if you can just pay 10 bucks every few months.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/29/gears-of-war-3-gets-30-season-pass-first-dlc-in-november/
(It says the Season Pass offers a 33% discount on any DLC... So actually, they'd probably be more than 10 bucks a piece. )[/QUOTE]
The season pass is supposed to include the various gun skins and such too, I believe. Which isn't a huge deal to me, I just want the green gun.
[quote name='distgfx']Lock out, as in, I can't play with you guys on those maps.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, there's few things that are as much of a buzzkill as when someone in your party doesn't have a map.