Ok Gears 1 MP is Sooo much better than Gears 2 MP!

I know a lot of you are going to disagree with me but its got to be said. A few weeks ago some of my friends where telling me Gears 1 MP was better than Gears 2 MP i said they where crazy, well I decided to play Gears 1 again the other night and WOW they where right. Just something about Gears 1 MP is just more fun. Infact playing Gears 1 made me realize all the things i missed from it. Things like being able to choose any map and gametype you want to play and being able to choose if you want to be a cog or locust. I hate the new matchmaking system in Gears 2, it just doesnt feel right for some reason!

Another thing I HATE! and i mean I HATE about Gears 2 is the stupid smoke grenades! What was cliffy B thinking when he made it to where Smoke grenades are so powerful they knock you down! OMG it just holds the gameplay back so much! For instance, ill down someone, run up to them and try to kill them and before I know it someone throws a smoke grenade, i get knocked down and either my kill gets stolen or they get revived and some noob runs up to me and chainsaws me while i try to get back up!! Im getting mad just typing about it!

Another thing that is just plain stupid is how the Shotgun feels so meaingless at times in Gears 2, why the hell did they take away the ablity for the Shotgun to stop the chainsaw bayonet?! I mean someone walks up to me revving the chainsaw, i shoot them in the face with the shotgun and he still walks up to me freely and chainsaws me? Really?! I mean come on now, cliffy B should know better!

I know you guys are going to say "Stop complaining, just because your not good at Gears 2 and your a noob doesnt mean its a bad game" actually im really Good at gears 2 and no im not a noob, and quite frankly I think the Multiplayer in Gears 1 blows away Gears 2 multiplayer! On the upside, I do think the Horde mode is awesome and thats one thing Gears 1 is lacking and i also think the Single player is a lot better in Gears 2, but the online multiplayer in Gears 1 is way way more fun.. Sure on paper Gears 2 seems better because of 5 on 5 and more game modes, but Gears 1 is overall more fun.

Oh and one more thing, the maps in Gears 1 are a lot better and more diverse also and for some reason the character models look slightly bit better, just something about the Gears 2 look and graphics that look dull to me. Oh and if you guys think im wrong, one day go back and play Gears 1 online and you will see exactly what im talking about, when my friends where telling me the same thing i thought they where crazy also, until i went back and played Gears 1 again then i saw the light.

There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. hopesfall2own

[QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. lawlessx

[QUOTE="lawlessx"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. hopesfall2own

[QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. lawlessx

[QUOTE="hopesfall2own"][QUOTE="lawlessx"] the shotgun still should be alot more powerful than it currently islawlessx

Also they need to change the range of the smoke grenade. It is a smoke grenade for pete's sake.too_much_eslim

[QUOTE="too_much_eslim"]Also they need to change the range of the smoke grenade. It is a smoke grenade for pete's sake.killab2oo5

Also they need to change the range of the smoke grenade. It is a smoke grenade for pete's sake.too_much_eslim

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"][QUOTE="too_much_eslim"]Also they need to change the range of the smoke grenade. It is a smoke grenade for pete's sake.Skittles_McGee

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="killab2oo5"] They need to take away the stunning ability and just leave it as a regular smoke grenade.killab2oo5

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"][QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"] Or just reduce the range heavily. Realistically, being very close to a smoke grenade's blast radius would stun a person.Skittles_McGee

>.> I have yet to see an exploding smoke grenade.

no, it's not. it's just fine. some of you just need to get better.Dreams-Visions

[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]no, it's not. it's just fine. some of you just need to get better.killab2oo5

no, it's not. it's just fine. some of you just need to get better.Dreams-Visions

Cry On...mixed with some street figher 4 action :Plawlessx

[QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. lawlessx

[QUOTE="lawlessx"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. hopesfall2own

My problems with Gears of War 2

-Random shotgun: Sometimes my shotgun tears **** up and I am anunstoppable2/1-hit monster. Other times it seems to take five or so shots. The shotgun feels so...random to me.

-Smoke grenades: I hate being knocked down by a smoke grenade only to get up to a chainsaw. That's no fun at all.

-Three boom shots: That is one too many shots for a weapon that powerful

-Weapons respawn every minute: Grenade campers, boom campers, torque campers. If it's powerful, somebody will be camping it.

Oh and of course of the chainsaw is unstoppable now.

It's like what bungie did with the pistol in Halo. It was clearly too powerful, but you dont fix that problem by gimping it entirely. Ninja-Hippo

[QUOTE="lawlessx"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. Dante2710

There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. hopesfall2own

[QUOTE="lawlessx"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. Dante2710

It's like I've always said about Gears of War 2's MP. It's horribly broken in many ways (underpowered shotgun, overpowered chainsaw, the one two punch with the shotgun, and of course, all the random glitches) But I'll be damned if it isn't still fun. There's something special about sniping someone and not only seeing their head explode but their body taking a moment to realize the brain is gone before it crumples over or you and a buddy downing two players on the opposing team, picking them up for use as human shields and then, while facing each other, snapping their necks in unison.

Sure, there are many things Epic needs to work on (and the smoke grenade knockdown is not one of them) but despite its problems, Gears of War 2 is a heck of a lot of fun.

you and a buddy downing two players on the opposing team, picking them up for use as human shields and then, while facing each other, snapping their necks in unison.The_Game21x

There's annoyances in both, but I'd rather not go back to the overpowered shotty roll fests. At least Gears 2 makes you use more than just the shotty all the damn time. hopesfall2own

Active down with a sniper.

Headshot with a sniper.

Shoot 3 times with a pistol at them and whip.

Boomshot.

Torque bow.

One spray + a whack from a hammerburst.

I can go on for half a page on the countless ways you can counter attack a shotgunner. The whole "zomg its only teh shotguns" is bull, it was easy to take down a shotgunner, it just put those of us with half a brain at an advantage cause we knew what gun they'd be using. Gears 2 has more chainsaw bull going on than gears 1 had shotgun.

[QUOTE="The_Game21x"] you and a buddy downing two players on the opposing team, picking them up for use as human shields and then, while facing each other, snapping their necks in unison.Skittles_McGee

That's some uber win right thar. :lol:

I don't think there's another shooter on the market that allows you to rub it in as much as Gears does.

Sniping someone from across the map is one thing, rolling them over and stepping on their face is another. :P

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="The_Game21x"] you and a buddy downing two players on the opposing team, picking them up for use as human shields and then, while facing each other, snapping their necks in unison.The_Game21x

That's some uber win right thar. :lol:

I don't think there's another shooter on the market that allows you to rub it in as much as Gears does.

Sniping someone from across the map is one thing, rolling them over and stepping on their face is another. :P

It's like what bungie did with the pistol in Halo. It was clearly too powerful, but you dont fix that problem by gimping it entirely. Ninja-Hippo

In all honesty all Gears 1 needed to fix was host advantage which would have been solved with dedicated servers. I agree with the TC, Gears 2, while a lovely SP experience, its complete garbage in its MP aspect (aside from Horde). You dont scrap everything that works then implement a shoddy party system, slow all of the characters down as if they are holding boomshields, and have maps big enough to host a Halo game and call it a improvement....

The only thing that lets you know you are playing Gears online is the use of the characters, everything else feels like another franchise entirely. You dont have to agree with me, but its my opinion and Im entitled to it...The way the MP turned out, I dont see myself putting in crazy hours burning up 3 360s over it...(Im on system #5 now)

Game On...

I feel having the smoke grenade as a stun weapon would have been more effective, like blinding the player view for a few seconds. They had to make some change to the smoke grenade though, the only time I'd ever see it used in the first gears was to smoke out the sniper tower in gridlock.

I'd still take Gears 2 gameplay over the original but the matchmaking, map choice etc is a nuisance.
Burnsmiesta

The problem is that Epic has the smoke grenade acting like a flash bang grenade. Smoke grenades explode but not to the point where they are knocking people to the ground. The smoke was perfect in Gears 1 for smoking up the level making it hard on the snipers and people who like to camp out and lancer all day. I agree with the matchmaking and the map issues.

Game On...

Gears of War unquestionably is better than Gears of War 2.

The original gave me the greatest experience this generation.

I thnk the shutgun still powerful but it only work well wen ur the host trust meRustySniper93