Gears of war multiplayer vs Halo 3 multiplayer

Now comparison of these two games regarding their franchises would be wrong. Simply because Halo has been out for years and Gears of war recently came out last year. In franchise terms you can't compare a game that's been out since 2001 to a game that came out in 2006. The comparison is on a smaller level, ergo, the multiplayer.

I wanted to discuss the multiplayer because people have their own opinions about which is better in multiplayer. The ranked matches on both games are different. In Gears of war you can pick the map you want to play on. In Halo, it's random unless you veto it(which can only be used once)and end up sometimes with an even worse map. In gears of war if you're the host, you pick the map and you get host advantage over the others. In halo if you're the host you just pick the map/game. In gears of war, if you're not the host you get a lag which makes you shoot a second slower. In halo, there is no host advantage so there's no lag(Except for the occasional lag which rarely happens.) In gears you can have up to 8 players. In halo you can have up to 8 players in matchmaking and up to 16 in custom. In gears of war, there is no customization, only the ability to pick from several characters. In halo, there is customization where you can create how your character looks. In gears of war you have around 7 weapons and 2 different frags. In halo you have around 20 weapons, 4 frags, equipment and vehicles. In halo you can jump, in Gears you can roll and take cover. In halo you have crosshairs, in Gears you don't (unless you aim). The sniping in these two games are also different

So you see, these two games are very different in terms of multiplayer. Which multiplayer do you like better?

In my opinion, both are complete garbage. That's from the heart too.Dylons_Fire

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i prefer gears because of the tactical aspects, the host advantage doesnt really bother me much.pro-nathan-07

Same here. I perfer the tactical aspect aswell. Itactually take skill to kill someone in GeoW. In Halo 3, it really doesn't take skill to kill someone. I found myself at times just meleeing and sneaking up behind people to get most of my kills whichdidn't require any skill.I enjoyed Gears of War mutiplayer more than I did Hao 3. I also like the sniping better in Gears of War than I do Halo 3.

[QUOTE="pro-nathan-07"]i prefer gears because of the tactical aspects, the host advantage doesnt really bother me much.Soulja_West

Same here. I perfer the tactical aspect aswell. Itactually take skill to kill someone in GeoW. In Halo 3, it really doesn't take skill to kill someone. I found myself at times just meleeing and sneaking up behind people to get most of my kills whichdidn't require any skill.I enjoyed Gears of War mutiplayer more than I did Hao 3. I also like the sniping better in Gears of War than I do Halo 3.

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[QUOTE="pro-nathan-07"]i prefer gears because of the tactical aspects, the host advantage doesnt really bother me much.hello12367890

Same here. I perfer the tactical aspect aswell. Itactually take skill to kill someone in GeoW. In Halo 3, it really doesn't take skill to kill someone. I found myself at times just meleeing and sneaking up behind people to get most of my kills whichdidn't require any skill.I enjoyed Gears of War mutiplayer more than I did Hao 3. I also like the sniping better in Gears of War than I do Halo 3.

No, it takes no skill. Thats why my friends get bore quickly. But who knows they're just local. :P

[QUOTE="pro-nathan-07"]i prefer gears because of the tactical aspects, the host advantage doesnt really bother me much.Soulja_West

Same here. I perfer the tactical aspect aswell. Itactually take skill to kill someone in GeoW. In Halo 3, it really doesn't take skill to kill someone. I found myself at times just meleeing and sneaking up behind people to get most of my kills whichdidn't require any skill.I enjoyed Gears of War mutiplayer more than I did Hao 3. I also like the sniping better in Gears of War than I do Halo 3.

So shooting someone in the foot with a sniper and putting them down takes skill? And those luck of the draw shotgun dances take skill as well?

In my opinion, both are complete garbage. That's from the heart too.Dylons_Fire

shut up ps3 fanboy

But Halo 3 by a mile.

[QUOTE="Dylons_Fire"]In my opinion, both are complete garbage. That's from the heart too.ProductNumber49

shut up ps3 fanboy

But Halo 3 by a mile.

i prefer gears because of the tactical aspects, the host advantage doesnt really bother me much.pro-nathan-07

COD4

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[QUOTE="Dylons_Fire"]In my opinion, both are complete garbage. That's from the heart too.ProductNumber49

shut up ps3 fanboy

But Halo 3 by a mile.

shut up xbox 360 fanboy

UT3 and COD4 beat both of them in MP.

And that's from the Subcockles.

Gears of War is a good example of a game that required more tactics than skill while reverse that for halo 3.

I prefer infantry combat in Gears but I like the vehicles in Halo more. I'm just comparing the basic gameplay cause Halo dominates the other stuff like cusomization.

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[QUOTE="Dylons_Fire"]In my opinion, both are complete garbage. That's from the heart too.trinawoods

shut up ps3 fanboy

But Halo 3 by a mile.

shut up xbox 360 fanboy

UT3 and COD4 beat both of them in MP.

And that's from the Subcockles.

Ut3 for sure but not COD4. and wtf does that have to do with gears vs halo 3?:|

halo will always be the closest console shooter can get to pc shooters, in both single player and multiplayer.

i would say halo because the quality of the halo series mp has stood the test of time whereas gears online is almost dead

Gears of War is unbalanced, glitchy, laggy, has a poor interface, annoying game types and not enough players at once.

I played it a lot and had fun, but its not beause its good, more because chainsawing people and listening to them call you a noob for using the thing never gets old.

Halo 3 is a much better game and requires skill.

Halo 3 is a more polished, balanced, and enjoyable multiplayer experience compared to Gears of War. The game is also more accessible to new players and the default weapon kicks ass. Host Advantage in Halo 3 is present but its very minute since its easy to take down a player in a number of ways and the Host has to be a very very good player for the advantage to make any effect.

However, in shotgun duels you may be able to identify the host but not in sword duels (due to the balance). In other words, the game is more balanced this time around.

Gears takes team work, halo takes luck/knowing the tricks.

Most pick halo cause it's easy, how many people you know that like taking time to master a game, they all want it now, and halo 3 can give it to them in less than a week.

With gears of war, you need a good team that uses there mic to win most of the matches, which annoys people when they get put against a good team and they get the noobs.

They both have their flaws, but both can be fun, i'd say gears of war takes alittle bit more to master than halo, just cause you need to learn the right way of hip firing the shotgun, with halo mostly knowing the melee and a few other simple tricks that take less than a week to learn. If halo 3 was fast shooter i'd say that would take more skill, but halo 3 is a very slow shooter, meaning if someone is shooting you, you're dead 9 out of 10 times, but thats what makes it easy, unlike UT which is a fast shooter, meaning it takes skills to kill someone, not someone who is walking very slow all you have to do is hold the trigger down and shoot, cause he moves so slow that he will die most of the time.

I loved Gears of War, it's tactical intricacies and ambush hide and seek gameplay online with several friends for 5 months or so but...

Halo 3 thoroughly kicks the crap out of it in every way shape and form.

Gears takes team work, halo takes luck/knowing the tricks.

Most pick halo cause it's easy, how many people you know that like taking time to master a game, they all want it now, and halo 3 can give it to them in less than a week.

With gears of war, you need a good team that uses there mic to win most of the matches, which annoys people when they get put against a good team and they get the noobs.

They both have their flaws, but both can be fun, i'd say gears of war takes alittle bit more to master than halo, just cause you need to learn the right way of hip firing the shotgun, with halo mostly knowing the melee and a few other simple tricks that take less than a week to learn. If halo 3 was fast shooter i'd say that would take more skill, but halo 3 is a very slow shooter, meaning if someone is shooting you, you're dead 9 out of 10 times, but thats what makes it easy, unlike UT which is a fast shooter, meaning it takes skills to kill someone, not someone who is walking very slow all you have to do is hold the trigger down and shoot, cause he moves so slow that he will die most of the time.

mr0161

Halo 3 does take team work. When I play alone with 3 other random players, I have a 50 - 50 chance of winning. When I play with my friends against 4 other players, I have a 90 percent chance of winning (even against much higher ranks..... a testament to the balance in this game).

Don't know what "tricks" you are referring to since there are easy counter measures to everything in Halo 3 (except maybe the sniper rifle). If someone is shooting you, you are not always dead and this is where the shield kicks in since you can run and hide and lobby grenades. Happened to me many times. Oh, and theres also equipment, use the bubble shield.

For me I much prefer Halo 3's multiplayer, Gears had afew problems such as host advantage, and weapon balancing. The grenade tag annoyed me to. Halo has so many more multiplayer features, modes etc it is just the better multiplayer experience.

Having said that I much preferred Gears's single player campaign. I only hope they make GeoW2 a few chapters longer 7-8 instead of 5.

Gears takes team work, halo takes luck/knowing the tricks.

Most pick halo cause it's easy, how many people you know that like taking time to master a game, they all want it now, and halo 3 can give it to them in less than a week.

With gears of war, you need a good team that uses there mic to win most of the matches, which annoys people when they get put against a good team and they get the noobs.

They both have their flaws, but both can be fun, i'd say gears of war takes alittle bit more to master than halo, just cause you need to learn the right way of hip firing the shotgun, with halo mostly knowing the melee and a few other simple tricks that take less than a week to learn. If halo 3 was fast shooter i'd say that would take more skill, but halo 3 is a very slow shooter, meaning if someone is shooting you, you're dead 9 out of 10 times, but thats what makes it easy, unlike UT which is a fast shooter, meaning it takes skills to kill someone, not someone who is walking very slow all you have to do is hold the trigger down and shoot, cause he moves so slow that he will die most of the time.

mr0161