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#1 SuperVegeta518
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How could one of my favorite games become a game that a despise? Well it's quite simple. First the matchmaking is terrible. In ranked matches it can take 5 tries to get into game. Second Lag and GeOW seem to be used in the same sentence quite often now. Besause the matchmaking system is so bad you sometimes play with people across the country or in Europe. I'll be pulling the trigger and the bullets shoot about 1-5 seconds later. Worse than that is I could be in a ranked match which I can't quit unless I want 50 less points which I really don't care about because I gave up on ranked matches a loooong time ago. Third is that the game is a game of luck. I can shoot a guy and he can shoot me at the same time when we both have the same amount of health and we are shooting at the same place on each others characters. Who dies? Know one could possibly know. Other times I'll have my chainsaw out and then the other guy just starts his up and I'll get chainsawed!!! Fourth is that the game encourages scuicide. When you grenade tag a guy and you both blow up and you are the last two, it should end in a draw. Fifth, I've never heard such complaining in a game. If you play a match without someone complaining because they died even though they shot the guy right next to them with a shotgun three times!!! I've seen this happen so many times it's not funny. Lastly is the fact that there are alot of noobs on this game now that run around with their chainsaws out. 

Luck shouldn't be this big of a factor in a game like this, and because it is this game will never be as good as a game like Halo of UT.

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Well I know that hate is a strong word and I don't hate the game. It's just no that great of a multplayer game anymore. Only three modes that are all versions of team DM with very limited options, and the dreaded B screen. Bad team balancing because the new player always go to the COG even if they're winning 10 to 0, are other prolems I've had with this game. I'll still keep this game in hopes that new good DLC and some fixes come about.

I forgot one. People are incincible in animations when they pick weapons/ammo up or curb stomp someone. I don't believe that this needs an explination.

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#2 dreamscott
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I agree, I hate GOW now too. I sold it after the update. I just play R6 vegas now.
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#3 MajorSport
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i know what you mean on the whole chainsaw thing. whenever somebody on the other team and i both rev our chainsaws, even if i rev first, i always get chainsawed and it pisses me off sometimes.
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#6 w7w7w7w7w7
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Defantly would not say I hate it. I don't think it's as good as the hype though.
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#7 SuperVegeta518
Member since 2005 • 5960 Posts

Dude, no one cares what you think.

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Have fun with your possible ban. It'll teach you a good lesson.

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#8 76ers
Member since 2005 • 4747 Posts
You have some points that can really piss me off in a game but not enough for me to hate the game. I think that they need to balance some of the weapons. The Lancer is a little weak IMO.
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#9 chandlerr_360
Member since 2006 • 5078 Posts
It is sadly true though...although the majority of people will disagree with me, GoW is definately losing it's appeal and fun. Too many problems online. The magic is wearing off...
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#10 SuperVegeta518
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Defantly would not say I hate it. I don't think it's as good as the hype though.w7w7w7w7w7
It was at its release. Probably the best online game I had ever played. But once all of the hype and the wow factor wears off the games multiplayer is very average.
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#12 -Water-Wings-
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We do not care what your opinion is. Cause you say it's a bad game doesn't mean it is.
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#13 chandlerr_360
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[QUOTE="w7w7w7w7w7"]Defantly would not say I hate it. I don't think it's as good as the hype though.SuperVegeta518
It was at its release. Probably the best online game I had ever played. But once all of the hype and the wow factor wears off the games multiplayer is very average.

Exactly, the one thing the game is lacking more than anything else is lasting appeal.
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#15 SuperVegeta518
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[QUOTE="SuperVegeta518"][QUOTE="w7w7w7w7w7"]Defantly would not say I hate it. I don't think it's as good as the hype though.chandlerr_360
It was at its release. Probably the best online game I had ever played. But once all of the hype and the wow factor wears off the games multiplayer is very average.

Exactly, the one thing the game is lacking more than anything else is lasting appeal.

Maybe it's the three modes. The most fun I've had in the game is mixing the weapons up. It's cutomization that makes a game last and makes its flaws less apparent.
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#16 HoUsE_WrEcKeR
Member since 2006 • 332 Posts
uhm when 2 ppl shoot eachother with shotguns and u die, they porblky have active, jsut cause u suck at gow doesnt mean u hacve to hate on the game
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#17 Pete5506
Member since 2006 • 10112 Posts
The game is not that bad, its not in my top 10 but its still a good game
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#18 jmartinez1983
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Luck shouldn't be this big of a factor in a game like this, and because it is this game will never be as good as a game like Halo of UT.SuperVegeta518
Well, its like the lead developer guy said, its only luck if you don't work to get an advantage. If two people run at each other with chainsaws revved, well then they've settled for 50/50 odds. Now, if one of them wises up and pops a few bullets into the other dude, guess what, its no longer just luck. And if you hate it so much, just stop playing it.
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And let me know so you can send me your disk. :)

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#20 Flaming_Ape
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Gears still remains somewhat fun for me but now it's gotten kinda boring after the update, so I somewhat agree with you, but not completely.
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#21 S0DA_POPINSKI
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Gears is fun. Also I str8 up own with the chainsaw. If you are good with a weapon 95% of the time you will win the draw. Because there wount be a draw. Someone revs up? quick shot them chainsaw. Angles matter too. Gears is what it is. A highoctane blast. You want a skill game play Rainbow. Not that Gears doesnt take skills mind you.
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How could one of my favorite games become a game that a despise? Well it's quite simple. First the matchmaking is terrible. In ranked matches it can take 5 tries to get into game. Second Lag and GeOW seem to be used in the same sentence quite often now. Besause the matchmaking system is so bad you sometimes play with people across the country or in Europe. I'll be pulling the trigger and the bullets shoot about 1-5 seconds later. Worse than that is I could be in a ranked match which I can't quit unless I want 50 less points which I really don't care about because I gave up on ranked matches a loooong time ago. Third is that the game is a game of luck. I can shoot a guy and he can shoot me at the same time when we both have the same amount of health and we are shooting at the same place on each others characters. Who dies? Know one could possibly know. Other times I'll have my chainsaw out and then the other guy just starts his up and I'll get chainsawed!!! Fourth is that the game encourages scuicide. When you grenade tag a guy and you both blow up and you are the last two, it should end in a draw. Fifth, I've never heard such complaining in a game. If you play a match without someone complaining because they died even though they shot the guy right next to them with a shotgun three times!!! I've seen this happen so many times it's not funny. Lastly is the fact that there are alot of noobs on this game now that run around with their chainsaws out. 

Luck shouldn't be this big of a factor in a game like this, and because it is this game will never be as good as a game like Halo of UT.

SuperVegeta518
and YOU have a problem with people complaining.
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#23 -Trigga-
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I LOVED the GoW single player but I played multiplayer for the first time a few days ago...it gets old really fast. Honestly, it's way too...well, stupid. Guns are too weak and it's way too dependent on chainsawing. It's all just so silly and broken online. Guns (the lancer in general) really need to be MORE effective - it needs to become a little more tactical. Right now there's no cover being used or anything, just people running at each other with chainsaws and shotguns. It's ridiculous. I'll stick to Vegas until some people who aren't such mindless noobs start playing GoW online - or it gets fixed.
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#24 remlap
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I absolutely LOVED it when it first came out. Now though, I'll only play it if there happens to be a bunch of people i know in the same game. I dont know whether its because I played too much of it and it got tiresome, or if i got tired of the flaws, or what it was.

I havent played it for about a month now.

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#25 quetzalcoatl45
Member since 2005 • 1850 Posts
yes, it does blow hard.
if you play it, your a Braindead Idioit.....
 
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#26 NicAgent
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While the points you made are true, what you said is clearly exaggerated. Sure, some matches do lag, but most are fine. And just because some of the players I play with live megameters away from me really does not do for worse. Additionally, Shotgun battles are not all luck, it just depends on who gets a fatal shot first. In most cases, both players blindfire and miss, and goes until one connects with a point-blank shot. It seems like all luck, but it is not. While there are some matches that do not connect, giving you the message "No connection could be made with the host" or "Host connection is lost" it still takes FAR less than 5 tries like you said. Only about 8% of the time do I have problems joining or playing in a map.
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#27 Rebel108
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gears blows. the matchmaking is broken, not enough weapons or variety, you have to quit a game to change the settings (like weapon and map), only 3 modes, lag, lag, and uhmmmm did i say LAG? host advantage to the max, the host advantage is wayyyy  too extreme. i completely agree with the tc.
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#28 raylewisnfl52
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thats why i switch to Rainbow Six Vegas where there is no real host advantage
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#29 -Sora
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Only problem i have is the sniper is the perfect short and long range weapon, they should remove the crosshair so people are forced to use the scope.
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#30 mother_farter
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i just hate the bullet lag...that is the biggest thing for me. i cant stand it..the lancer definately become one of the worse weapons because of the bullet lag. all the game is about now is host advantage.
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#31 TobyA
Member since 2005 • 473 Posts
sry, but what the hell is wrong with u? that is the sweetest game out for the 360 yet. how can u not like it?
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#32 pumpkinescobar
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[QUOTE="Pepperpop10"]

Dude, no one cares what you think.

SuperVegeta518

Have fun with your possible ban. It'll teach you a good lesson.

you reported him for saying that.  dude, youre a damn crybaby!  grow up.

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#33 PR3MO
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i know what you mean on the whole chainsaw thing. whenever somebody on the other team and i both rev our chainsaws, even if i rev first, i always get chainsawed and it pisses me off sometimes.MajorSport


I've decided to not even bother chainsaw gambling anymore.
Now, if I see someone coming at me with a chainsaw, ive gotten good enough to easily shoot and recoil them, which usually turns up in them getting downed.
Of course, in certain situations, like a four man team chainsaw rush, you kind of get screwed over.
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#34 IONz
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[QUOTE="SuperVegeta518"][QUOTE="Pepperpop10"]

Dude, no one cares what you think.

pumpkinescobar

Have fun with your possible ban. It'll teach you a good lesson.

you reported him for saying that. dude, youre a damn crybaby! grow up.

lol
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#35 JohnWinger
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I agree, I hate GOW now too. I sold it after the update. I just play R6 vegas now.dreamscott

The update ruined the game.

 +Increased lag

 +Made matchmaking with friends nearly impossible for Ranked matches

 +Increased time to get matched up in matchmaking from 5 - 10 minutes

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#36 STABW0UND
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its not thast bad so quit complining just because people own you with the chainsaw dosent mean you should call them noobs and saying gears will never be as good as halo or ut is wrong too i belive it goes UT>Gears>Halo in my opinion anyways.
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#37 cboz_34
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you are an idiot
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#38 cboz_34
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you are an idiot
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#39 f8al13
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[QUOTE="Pepperpop10"]

Dude, no one cares what you think.

SuperVegeta518

Have fun with your possible ban. It'll teach you a good lesson.

What are you five? 

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#40 kslay88
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Seriously I get what you mean, but you just need to step your game up.

Lancer is not weak, active reload on that is great.
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#41 dunit13
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i still find it to be a lot of fun but i dont play it a lot anymore much like viva pinata the game is awesome just i dont play it much
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#42 chaos_theory_09
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Well about the two chainsaw thing. What do you want to happen, both people die?
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#43 Fhiz
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am I the only one who has never expierienced lag in any gears matches? I don't even host so it's not due to that host advantage thing, and plus I'm on a wireless connection thats somewhat far from my computer and still no lag.
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#44 arab_prince
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[QUOTE="w7w7w7w7w7"]Defantly would not say I hate it. I don't think it's as good as the hype though.

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#45 jacksheets
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Mark my words.... I strongly believe most people who complain about Gears of War, and especially lag, are nine times out of ten poorly skilled players tired of getting owned repeatedly.

You're going to have a certain amount of lag in ANY online game. I test mine shooting walls and the ground constantly and hardly have problems on a regular basis. People complaining about 5 second lag need to check their modems & routers, or better yet find some friends on live who you know have a reliable connection.

You're always going to have whiners and pessimists on message boards who will complain about anything though. Keep complaining, I'll still be having fun lining you up in my crosshairs (lag free). ;)
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#46 nickdastick
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you know your talking but all i here is, bla bla bla im a dirty whore.thefman


Couldn't have said it better myself! I will say the game isn't perfect (amazing that no other game is either...), but it is head and shoulders about any other game. The gameplay is crazy good and the graphics are even more crazy good! The chainsaw is annoying but with you pulling the trigger first on your screen and dying, that could be contributed more to your connection because what you see on your screen isn't always what other people see (timing-wise). Sometimes my internet has hiccups (it's wireless...) and I lose when it shows me pull the trigger first... oh well, I drop them the next round and all is forgiven. It's a great game with flaws just like any other great game. I'm sorry you hate it but there are over 3 million other people that didn't hate it so... yeah. Have fun with PDZ I guess.
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#47 call4backup
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i never have ANY of the problem the OP stated (except of course with chainsaw noobs but a good player can kill them easily with a shotty) why call a whole game horrible just because of your crappy connection?
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#48 nickdastick
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[QUOTE="jacksheets"]Mark my words.... I strongly believe most people who complain about Gears of War, and especially lag, are nine times out of ten poorly skilled players tired of getting owned repeatedly.

You're going to have a certain amount of lag in ANY online game. I test mine shooting walls and the ground constantly and hardly have problems on a regular basis. People complaining about 5 second lag need to check their modems & routers, or better yet find some friends on live who you know have a reliable connection.

You're always going to have whiners and pessimists on message boards who will complain about anything though. Keep complaining, I'll still be having fun lining you up in my crosshairs (lag free). ;)



Amen brotha! Amen!
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#49 Chicago_Nut
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Wow, some people are ignorant here. He doesnt like the game and its problems, its his opinions. You dont have to go as far and saying that he sucks at the game. So what, I hate Halo 2 (didnt play the first one), but I dont suck at it, I just think its overrated and shooting small little monster-ets with no exciting weapons isnt that great. (my opinion, for god's sake dont bash on something thats not related to the topic)

Who knows, he might be pretty good at this game.
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#50 tool_rage
Member since 2005 • 756 Posts
FACT:  You get lag because your Internet is poor.  When I play I get almost 100% perfect connections. 
FACT:  It's not a game of luck.  You just don't know how to play with skill.
FACT:  You get owned by the chainsaw because the other player who gets you has a better aim.  You think you should have the advantage because you've been running around with it revving?  lame.  As for noobs with chainsaws:  Give them a shotgun to the face.  People like you are the reason they do it, cause they kill you.
FACT:  Serves you right for being a Chainswh0re and a tagger.  I'm happy you'll no longer be playing.