GOW...what happened???

I popped in my copy of gears of war yesterday after not playing it for about a year, and man that game still kicks major ass graphically and control-wise. The only problem was that when I went online, only 6 people were playing it and they were kids that were just messing around and team killing. What happened to this once grand franchise???

i played all day yesterday in ranked matches...there were tons of ppl....not sure why u couldnt find any

and ya this game still kicks most games ass...my favorite MP game

graphics would be better if it had more of them... too linear for my type. but controls are pretty good, except for B is for everythingmikel222222

graphics would be better if it had more of them... too linear for my type. but controls are pretty good, except for B is for everythingmikel222222

if by tons you guys mean 7 or 8 matches in player match area with 2 to 4 people in each one, or in ranked you refresh and only come up with 2 seperate games with 3 to 5 people in them going on, then yep GOW has tons.

yesterday i played about 4 hours in both ranked and player created matches.

i suspect what i experienced, is the reason why GOW has "TONS" of people still playing.

first i jumped into a couple of quick matches. first couple of times i got teamed with quitters, where i ended up being the last man on my team against 4. (people kept getting mad because of active reloads and left) then i got into a match where i was teamed with 2 trash talking pre pubescent kids, who trash talked each other the whole match. (this would have been funny if the high pitch of their voices (which sounded like little girls) wouldnt have made my ears feel like they were going to bleed. and then the team killing started. and didnt stop throughout the match. miserable game.

so i got fed up and went to player created. again every match ended in people quitting out, joining in, quitting out, joining in, all because they were getting mad the other team was active reloading. i ended up as last man on my team again and got tired of the teamkilling, crabwalking, active reloading, double hosting, prepubescent screaming, and went back to halo 3. ill give gears another try this evening hopefully ill find more matches with people that A. know what their doing without using glitches 2. avoid the kids, 3. get a couple of matches where my whole team stays in, and doesnt team kill.

gears has become a miserable experience for me lately.

Your right the game is still incredible.

COD4 caused it to lose a little bit of its online community, but from what I've heard there are still a ton of people playing it.

Halo 3 and COD 4 happened. The 2 most highly anticipated MP games of the year (maybe all-time) were released about a month apart.

Most people stopped playing GOW to play Halo 3, then people stopped playing Halo 3 for COD 4. Even though GOW is still being played, the number of players was curbed by the 2 giants.

i still play gow constantly. i hate halo cause it is so unrealistic and fast paced. i like gears cause it is tactical and a team of bad gamers can win if they work well together. i've been on teams with complete noobs and beaten teams that were way better than mine in terms of players but didn't work together well. strategy is what the game is all about, and what i love about it. i'll continue playing gears until number 2 comes out. i have no problem getting into a match, i just sometimes find a match that has a bunch of young kids lol (I played wit a 4 year old once, what is wrong with parents). this game is still the best shooter on 360 in my opinion.luigismansion101

You hate Halo for being unrealistic and fact-paced. And GOW isn't???

What do you mean by franchise?There is only 1 gears game out right now.

Halo 3 and COD 4 happened. The 2 most highly anticipated MP games of the year (maybe all-time) were released about a month apart.

Most people stopped playing GOW to play Halo 3, then people stopped playing Halo 3 for COD 4. Even though GOW is still being played, the number of players was curbed by the 2 giants.

yucky_straw

halo 3 and cod 4 were released 2 months apart. your not counting october. ;)