Is Gears 2 the Most Disappointing Online Game Ever?

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#1 DMBcard
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I got to thinking about this today. I have played online games since the Dreamcast days and I think Gears 2 now ranks as my most disappointing online experience. Lag, cheating, and to many glitches to list. Way to go Epic.

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#2 orb_03_2006
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I love Gears and the online is fun. but I'll agree with you on the cheating and the lag. it really gets on my nerves sometimes.
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#3 imlolmon
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i think its great, and what do you mean by "cheating?" because usually blaming losing on "cheating" is only done by noobs.

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#4 STARXWOLF
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Hell no!i think its online play is very fun and highly addictive.but you're right it has way too much lag and glitches.

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#5 atm0073
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The Darkness's multipayer makes Gears 2's multiplayer look epic. Pun intended. Seriously, if anybody's played the game's multiplayer component, they would thoroughly know what I speak of. It's abysmal... and that's putting it mildly.
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#6 lessthan3james
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The only problem I see with the online is the lobby and the voting system.
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#7 nickdastick
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It's not the most disappointing at all. Yeah it's not perfect but I still think it's a blast. There are plenty of other games I can think of that had HORRIBLE online play that was far worse than Gears 2.

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#8 STARXWOLF
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i think its great, and what do you mean by "cheating?" because usually blaming losing on "cheating" is only done by noobs.

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true.

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#9 caddy
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It's certainly the most disappointing for me. I loved the first game's mutliplayer, and I had stupidly high hopes for the second, and it did nothing but disappointed. I have vowed never to play it again.
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#10 orb_03_2006
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The only problem I see with the online is the lobby and the voting system.lessthan3james
the lobby is a PAIN! the voting system makes me pretty angry, too!
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#11 Vance_009
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I think that its not the best but is not the worst, what makes you think of gears 2 is the hype.

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#12 Heartagram_03
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Yes Gears 2 can suck online at times. I remember when my buddy and I were playing guardian on subway and the leader on the opposite team glitched inside one of the subway trains making it impossible for us to reach him. Another glitch I witnessed and thought was removed the "roadie run". Seriously this is getting ridiculous and Epic should release a finish product next time.

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#13 orb_03_2006
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Yes Gears 2 can suck online at times. I remember when my buddy and I were playing guardian on subway and the leader on the opposite team glitched inside one of the subway trains making it impossible for us to reach him. Another glitch I witnessed and thought was removed the "roadie run". Seriously this is getting ridiculous and Epic should release a finish product next time.

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lmfao that happened to me, too. except it was two guys on my team that were glitching. we eventually lost lol.
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#14 charomid
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i was so hyped for gears 2 ever since that first trailer came out (the all red one, where he runs with the chainsaw against the other locust!!!!), and the online i dont think is a disapointment at all. the only problem i have is with other players who lag and glitch! i hate them, and epic should try to get rid of all of them.

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#15 gow117
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Back in november, yes. I stopped playing it till february. Now its awesome.
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#16 vashkey
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Obviously OP has never played a Wii game online.
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#17 alvin201
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I think the game is the best online game for 360 imo.
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#18 AdmiralNels
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It's certainly the most disappointing for me. I loved the first game's mutliplayer, and I had stupidly high hopes for the second, and it did nothing but disappointed. I have vowed never to play it again. Caddy06_88
Completely agree. Gears 2 was a huge diappointment after the 1st, they actually made it worse rather than improving on a winning formula.
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#19 triptiger94
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ive been thinking about getting it what is bad about it besides the glitching and laging wich happens all the time on ps3... dont have live yet im getting it soon really liked the first game havnt tried multyplayer

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#20 DMBcard
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Gears 2 has just been such a disappointment for me. I really was hoping Epic would nail it, instead they butchered it. For those of you who say its "awesome" and I am complaining about cheating, you obviously have not played it enough and enjoy running your mouth. The online portion of this game is a total joke, even more so after 4 updates. COD and Halo online makes Gears look silly.

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#21 Andrn
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Haven't played multiplayer since the last title update to see if they actually improved anything that much...yeah, didn't do so well.
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#22 Englando_IV
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Not at all, Gears 2 online is fun.
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#23 ForsakenWicked
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Considering my expectations for the online mode for this game, yes it was a big disappointment for me. I had hoped Epic would've learnt from their mistakes and made a real epic multiplayer experience right from the beginning. While the updates have made the game more enjoyable online, I still prefer the first one over GeoW2.
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#24 RobisGodly
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No. Halo 3 by far.

It was just completely casualized.

Gears 1 was already a lagtastic, overpowered host advantage game so it's not like Gears 2 did anything wrong. Sure it would've been nice to fix it but it would also be nice if I was a billionaire, too bad things don't happen just because we want them to.

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#25 RobisGodly
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Considering my expectations for the online mode for this game, yes it was a big disappointment for me. I had hoped Epic would've learnt from their mistakes and made a real epic multiplayer experience right from the beginning. While the updates have made the game more enjoyable online, I still prefer the first one over GeoW2.ForsakenWicked

I just don't see how anyone can find Gears 1 fun. If you didn't have the sniper you were basically screwed unless some scrub on the other team picked it up. A good sniper was unstoppable in Gears 1, from close or long range. All I do is snipe in games, it was just pure domination whenever I got a sniper because even if you managed to get close, you either get a) popshotted b) blindfired or c)actived down. It was completely unbalanced.

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#26 xXMETSXx
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i think that gears 2 is probably 3rd in my best online games list after cod 4 and cod 5
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#27 G00DANG
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Gears 2 has great multiplayer.... when it works, the lag is soo bad that the majority of games are sh!t, there are too many exploits within the game and the ranking systems is dreadful. As for the new achievements, is it just me who is bored of horde?

Though at those moments of the game working it is THE greatest multiplayer game around, shame this only happens once in a blue moon.

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#28 enterawesome
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At launch? Yes. Now? Nope. Next to Halo 3 its my favorite online game I've ever had on my 360, or any console.
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#29 AdmiralNels
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[QUOTE="ForsakenWicked"]Considering my expectations for the online mode for this game, yes it was a big disappointment for me. I had hoped Epic would've learnt from their mistakes and made a real epic multiplayer experience right from the beginning. While the updates have made the game more enjoyable online, I still prefer the first one over GeoW2.RobisGodly

I just don't see how anyone can find Gears 1 fun. If you didn't have the sniper you were basically screwed unless some scrub on the other team picked it up. A good sniper was unstoppable in Gears 1, from close or long range. All I do is snipe in games, it was just pure domination whenever I got a sniper because even if you managed to get close, you either get a) popshotted b) blindfired or c)actived down. It was completely unbalanced.

Anyone with any skill with the Torque Bow is more than a match for a decent sniper in the first gears... The sniper didn't dominate matches unless the weapons were swapped...
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#30 Lanezy
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It's certainly the most disappointing for me. I loved the first game's mutliplayer, and I had stupidly high hopes for the second, and it did nothing but disappointed. I have vowed never to play it again. Caddy06_88

QFT.

Used to be a big fan of the first Gears of War's multiplayer component. This one just didn't do it for me, but I do plan on picking up the new DLC and try to get back in it.

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#31 FreshWhiteBread
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Hell no!I KNOW its online play is very fun and highly addictive.but you're right it has way too much lag and glitches.

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Fixed.Also there is close to no cheating.
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#32 Aaron89
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Definitely. I tried last night with hopes Title Update 4 would work some sort of magic, but it's just as bad as I remembered. Back in the dusty corner, Gears 2.

Let's hope they come to their senses for Gears 3...

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#33 Statutory_AP3
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Way too much lag and glitches. And the power of the host ruins it.
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#34 RandolphScott
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For those of you who say its "awesome" and I am complaining about cheating, you obviously have not played it enough and enjoy running your mouth.DMBcard
Because they couldn't possibly have played the game and formed a different opinion than you about it. Clearly, that's not possible. They must have some devious ulterior motive. (videogames are serious business[they really are, it's true])
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#35 XXGamerfanXX
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Back when it was released, yeah, it had to much lag and glitches in the multiplayer. Now since Epic games fixed all the problems, im starting to enjoy GeOW 2 multiplayer, i think its one of the most better games out there IMO.
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#36 HilbillyRokstar
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Nope, not even close.

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#37 SpinoRaptor24
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It was pretty disappointing.

What was worse was when they released $10 map packs a month after the games launch.

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#38 DMBcard
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Oh and lets not forget the new content coming soon, which INCLUDES all the maps that have been released previously! So if you bought the snowblind map pack for example, you have been screwed out of 10 bucks. Thanks again Epic.

Gears has the potential to be one of the best shooters/online games of ALL TIME. They just can not get it to work right though, Epic needs some new programmers and dedicated servers would not hurt things.

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#39 polarman87
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i think it is great but there can be alot of cheating sometimes

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#40 Trinexxx
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This gen it is, at least in my experiences. Gears of War 2 and Quake Wars. Quake Wars could of been a great game if the frame rate was better and the online community was bigger. It's a shame really.
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#41 sora1226
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It's disappointing when i'm not host :P

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#42 CardiacKid07
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It's not the most disappointing at all. Yeah it's not perfect but I still think it's a blast. There are plenty of other games I can think of that had HORRIBLE online play that was far worse than Gears 2.

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I agree. it has its flaws but every game does.
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Yes/thread

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#44 PickNickNow
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Gears 2 has just been such a disappointment for me. I really was hoping Epic would nail it, instead they butchered it. For those of you who say its "awesome" and I am complaining about cheating, you obviously have not played it enough and enjoy running your mouth. The online portion of this game is a total joke, even more so after 4 updates. COD and Halo online makes Gears look silly.

DMBcard

gears 1 and gears 2 = same time for a change... only a few changes also gears did have a rediculous vote system and alot of glitches... coulda been better

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#45 Legolas_Katarn
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It wasn't disappointing for me because after playing the first one I didn't expect much. It was better than the first, still not very good. Can be fun in short bursts sometimes.
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#46 InjuredNoodle
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If its not the terrible lag, broken weapons, 5 vs. 5, too many camping spots, I hate the loading screens!!! Seriously how many loading screens do I have to go through just to join a laggy game. Gears 2 MP=a$$ Gears 1 FTW and don't hold your breath for Gears 3, definite rent before I spend any more money on EPIC. I hope they go out of business.
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#47 Azatos
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The community is ****
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#48 DMBcard
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I will not be purchasing the new content and will rent Gears 3. They are not getting anymore of my money. Love the game, I think its the best shooter in a long time, but they have to get dedicated servers and all the bugs worked out.

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#49 sirkibble2
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Perfect Dark Zero comes to mind when I think of disappointing online...
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#50 muse99-
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gears online is so bogus and the waiting lobby takes forever