Why do people like Gow multiplayer?

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#1 2-10-08
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All the times I've played it people always use nothing but the shotgun. They just spam the roll button and don't even bother taking cover or using the automatic weapons.

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#2 vashkey
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Just because it's different doesn't mean it's bad. Gears is a bit more intimate and personal. Think of the shotgun to Gear as the Battle rifle/DMR/pistol is to Halo. It's the primary means of Combat there. The other weapons are useful in their proper context but people want and will get up close an personal and do their business with the shotgun. It generally gets the job done faster anyway. With the whole down system, with a weapon like the lancer it just wouldn't work out anyway. And while cover is useful it only screws with your maneuverability at close range.
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#3 Sweet_Genocide
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The last few title updates made the shotgun the most overpowered weapon in the game. They also made it nearly impossible to chainsaw or melee. Shotgun is almost the only real option these days.

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#4 rangegear
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Play against the bots if you dont like online.

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#5 hammerofcrom
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so can I say Halo Reach's mp is teh suck because it's a DMR fest?

he shotgun thing is a relic from the first Gears, it's only been exacerbated by the updates, doesn't make the MP bad.

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#6 penpusher
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I feel your pain, people do over use that shotgun quite a bit, BUT there are solutions to the problem, people who use it have to get to point black range to make it effective, for that reason I would stick to long range weaponry and kill em while they're still closing range, you have to be very accurate with your aim but it can be countered The boom shot is an ideal weapon for it with its high damage
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#7 LukeDavey
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who wants to play gears of war 2 mp now?

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#8 mitu123
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I agree, I don't even like Gears 2 MP that much at all, went to other and better games after a while.

Gears 3 should be better hopefully.

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#10 LukeDavey
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the gears 3 beta is up on feb 22, needing to buy bulletstorm "epic edition"

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#11 mitu123
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the gears 3 beta is up on feb 22, needing to buy bulletstorm "epic edition"

LukeDavey
That's the confirmed release date for the beta? I know Bulletstorm comes out on that day though.
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#12 Sweet_Genocide
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[QUOTE="LukeDavey"]

the gears 3 beta is up on feb 22, needing to buy bulletstorm "epic edition"

mitu123

That's the confirmed release date for the beta? I know Bulletstorm comes out on that day though.

The beta won't actually start till closer to April.

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#13 max-Emadness
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because it is different to the usual COd and Halo

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#14 Patrickbrown56
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I enjoy the horde mode of GoW a lot. It's one of my favorite online multiplayer experiences on the 360.

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#15 TheMightyHoov
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Halo Reach is terrible because everybody just uses the DMR

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#16 TrapMuzik92
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its real fun but ridiculously harder then a lot of shooters i play which makes it fun
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#17 gta4_2112
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It's all about the shotgun, if you're not good with it you'll likely get pwned.

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#18 damaster101
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Its not that hard to counter and if you just keep yourself a medium distance people are unlikely to charge through your bullets to get a shotgun kill(although people do try lol).Rush the power weapons and just avoid getting at really close range with people.Don't totally disregard the thing though, it becomes handy.

I don't think its used that much though, most people i see use all the weapons.

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#19 alvin201
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I actually love the shotgun and also i love GoW cause theres only 1 respawn per round.... i like how you really need to strategize before you do something