Gears of War has set the bar for most platforms. Gears of War 2 still looks Incredible but that Multiplayer search engine will be the death of that franchise. It Should've allowed players to search for smaller rooms. Loading time is so bad people is giving up. Some weapons and melee are over powered but that is playable to me atleast.The Problem is Gamers(incluing myself) want to click start and be in a game in 30-45 seconds. Now it takes 60-90 seconds to find additional players if needed than another 60-180 seconds to get in to a game. Epic needs to do more to fix issues and compensate the fans with some free maps to get one of the best Multiplayer games ever back on top. Here is what Rod Ferguesons ( Executive Producer Gears of War 2) recent update was to fix but we need more please. Heres the thread to epic's site or read below.
http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=653638
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Gears of War 2 Title Update 2 Detailed Release Notes
The following fixes and improvements are included in Title Update 2.
Exploit Fixes
Title Update 2 fixes these possible exploits, where under certain circumstances:
A player could melee or grenade tag through certain walls.
A player could equip a shield and a two-handed weapon simultaneously.
A player could make their shield invisible.
A player could become invisible.
A player could do a "super" mantle or "kung fu flip," flying high into the air.
A player could gain unlimited ammo with the Lancer Assault Rifle.
A player could fire while roadie running (also known as "crabwalking").
A player could pick up a weapon while sliding into cover.
A player could walk forward while firing a deployed mortar.
A player could force an opponent to be stuck in the down but not out (DBNO) position.
A player could prevent other players from picking up a heavy weapon.
A player could pick up a dropped meatflag without having to knock him down.
A ragdolled player could be killed without ever going DBNO.
A player could roadie run while firing the Scorcher Flamethrower.
A player could get stuck while evading, though they could continue shooting in any direction.
A player could concuss themselves under the stairs on the River map.
General Fixes
Title Update 2 fixes these other issues as well:
An issue with client-side hit detection of the Gnasher Shotgun. The fix makes the shotgun more reliable in high-latency situations.
An issue where players could have shotgun or Boomshot rounds fire into the ground when shooting from the hip.
A split-screen issue where one player transitioning to the death battle camera disrupted input from the other player.
An issue that could cause players' Look sensitivity to be changed to their Zoom sensitivity while zooming in, zooming out, and firing.
An issue that could cause players to get stuck if they tried to pick up a heavy weapon while firing the shotgun at the same time.
An issue where players could become stuck if they kicked over a shield while ragdolled from a smoke grenade.
An issue where bots were unable to kick over a shield that was planted backward.
An issue where players who quit during voting didn't show up in the end game stats, which meant other players couldn't easily provide negative feedback on them.
An issue where players couldn't chainsaw enemy meatshields if the meatshields were already damaged.
An issue where some players would not see the animation of a meatshield being chainsawed.
An issue where players could not chainsaw an opposing team meatshield in a game type that doesn't allow respawns (for example, Warzone and Execution).
An issue where a player partway through the act of raising or lowering the chainsaw did not transition into a duel when attacked from the front with a chainsaw.
An issue where occasionally a player waiting to respawn could not respawn when repeatedly hitting the left trigger to switch cameras.
An issue where some teammates couldn't communicate between rounds in games type that don't allow respawns, because dead team members were left in the dead radio channel until the next round started.
An issue where a DBNO player could be seen as standing if knocked DBNO while reloading the mortar.
An issue where a player joining a Private Xbox LIVE game in progress from another specific type of game could potentially lose HUD functionality.
An issue on the Flood map where a player's dying from Imulsion did not trigger a death message or penalize the player as other environmental deaths did.
An issue with Guardian games where if the leader is the last player killed on a team, the round may not end, due to the respawn timer.
A campaign issue where the gamer picture would not be awarded when the game is completed on Insane.
An issue where a player would continue to fire the flamethrower and damage other players if that player was knocked DBNO while firing it.
An issue that could cause a player to get stuck while moving and quickly attempting to aim the mortar at the same time.
An issue with Horde games where clients didn't receive the "waiting for host" message after they failed a wave.
A Horde split-screen issue that could cause a team to get –2 billion in score, which when posted to the leaderboards looked like +2 billion.
An issue where dead players may not show up in the metadata for multiplayer photos.
A system link issue where if a multiplayer match and a co-op game were hosted at the same time on the same LAN, neither could be joined.
Additional miscellaneous bug fixes.
Balancing
Title Update 2 makes these balancing changes:
Made planted proximity grenade mines much easier to shoot off the surface they're planted on, by giving them 50 percent less health.
Set grenades to respawn less frequently. When a player picks up grenades from a spawned location, a new set of grenades does not respawn until the previous grenades have been used.
Increased the penalty to rank for players who quit Public Xbox LIVE matches early.
Buffed the flamethrower to have stopping power (to slow a charging enemy) and to cause a chainsaw interrupt (to force the opponent to lower a revved chainsaw).
Removed the ability to instantly shoot coming out of a roadie run.
Added additional spawn protection to prevent proximity grenade mines and chainsaws from killing a player within 5 seconds after spawning.
Balanced grenade spawn cycling on the Hail map so that both teams have equal access to both types of grenades.
We continue to test internally and monitor online gameplay to determine what else may need adjusting.
Improvements
Title Update 2 makes these new improvements:
Changed Annex games to use execution rules, to prevent players from leaving DBNO opponents on the ground to bleed out.
Made Horde waves count toward the "Party Like It's 1999" achievement. Each wave is counted as one round.
Added the ability, during Submission games, to see the flag's final destination by using Tac/Com.
Increased the frequency of most of the toasts for in-game achievement progression.
Added achievement progression numbers to the War Journal.
Added 7 new DLC-based achievements worth 175 points (progress toward them starts after Title Update 2 is applied):
"Skeletons in Your Closet" (20 points): Complete waves 1 through 10 on all Flashback Map Pack maps in Horde (any difficulty).
"Trial by, and on, Fire" (20 points): Complete waves 1 through 10 on all Combustible Map Pack maps in Horde (any difficulty).
"More Mystery, Less History" (15 points): Win a multiplayer match on each of the 5 Flashback Map Pack maps (any mode except Wingman).
"The Roof! The Roof! The Roof…" (15 points): Win a multiplayer match on each of the 3 Combustible Map Pack maps (any mode except Wingman).
"Bound by a Shared Past" (15 points): Win a Wingman match on each of the 5 Flashback Map Pack maps.
"Forged in the Fire" (15 points): Win a Wingman match on each of the 3 Combustible Map Pack maps.
"Annex: Now with Execution Rules" (75 points): Win an Annex match on each of the Flashback and Combustible Map Pack maps (Public only).
Thanks,
Rod.
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Executive Producer
Gears of War 2
The Gears of War series has been a consistent deliverer of quality for Xbox, but which games are the best?
Gears of War is my favorite video game franchise, and the Locust is my all-time favorite faction.
My rank list:
1. Gears of War 2
2. Gears of War 3
3. Gears of War 1
4. Gears of War 4
5. Gears of War 5
6. Gears of War Judgment (No Locust in multiplayer was a disgrace)
Agree 100% with this ranking. The campaign in Gears of War 2 is among the most fun campaigns ever made. It’s been downhill from there.
2 is still my favorite but 5 is also up there (for me). Then I'd say 1, 3, 4 and Judgement. Tactics isnt the same type of game, so it seems odd to rank it among TPS when its a strategy game. So I make that one all its own. Pretty fun game too.
The first is and has always been the best one imo - the story, the levels, the set pieces, the soundtrack - as close to perfect as a campaign can get.
I’d say the series had been on a continual downhill slide until 5.
3
5
2
1
4
Judgement
I love the series as a whole, but 4 was pretty by the numbers, and Judgement was just ok.
I played them all since picking up a Series X about 7 months ago. Personally, I don't think time has been kind to the earlier games and they feel very slow and repetitive to play. Whilst the newer games may be prettier, they stick with the original gameplay mechanics too much in my view so as a whole series of titles, I think they are pretty average games.
Not to say they weren't fun and I have a lot of nostalgia for 1 and 2, I just think there are far better action games out there.
What's the best Gears of War game for players? Where to start? This guide should easily lend a hand.
It's brilliant but personally liked part one more. It's the only one that had a near horror movie vibe to it in parts, the atmosphere was amazing.
Also, the commercial for it was 🔥🔥🔥
https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SC...
Mad World was such a perfect song for that trailer. I loved part 1 too just because it was so fresh at the time. The series has been solid, but experiencing everything for the first time was pretty awesome.
Gears of War 2 has one of the greatest campaigns of all time. Carmine, all that juice, fighting inside a giant worm, and riding monsters.
Gears 1 and 2 will always be my favorite Gears titles. The scene where Dom find his wife and then has to shoot her was an epic scene.
I always found that scene laughably bad myself. Fantastic game though.
1 will always be my favourite. Most were great with the exception of 4 being okay and judgement being terrible.
They still have the most satisfying headshots from any multiplayer game around.
My favorite Gears game list
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears 4
5. Gears 5
6. Gears Judgement
Gears Of War is my favorite video game franchise. I can’t imagine how Gears 6 will look in UE5 after watching Hellblade 2 gameplay trailer
There is a rumored Marcus Fenix collection (Gears 2 & 3 remake) in the works at the Coalition. Hopefully, it’s true, but I doubt it.
For me you can't beat gears 1 the original was so fresh and revolutionary at the time.
Then basically I'd rank it 2,3,5,4 and judgement
One of the reasons why i got the series x. Been fan since the first game.
Played them all recently on gamepass. Great games. But my favorites gotta be gears tactics. Don’t know why. I just had a blast with it lol
The Gears of War franchise's influence has remained to this day with cover systems becoming as ubiquitous as regenerating health. With a new console generation upon us, it's time to list the series from worst to best.
My ranking list
1 .Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears Judgement
5. Gears 4
6. Gears 5
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 5
4. Gears 1/UE
5. Gears 4
6. Gears Judgement
Close to my rankings but some differences. My rankings:
1. Gears 3
2. Gears 5
3. Gears 4
4. Judgement
5. Gears 2
6. Gears 1
People will hate on me putting Gears 2 so low but I always felt the graphics were too busy to the point of confusion and the combat/movement hadn't really improved over 1. Lot of cool ideas but execution wasn't the best as far as I'm concerned.
How did this get approved?
Maybe it's just me but I pretty much have resided to the fact that expecting a game to both rock as a SP AND a MP is a rare occasion. Gears simply grabs you when playing the story mode and you will have very sore hands by the time you set down the controller. Great story, voice acting, graphics, controls, the who kit and kaboodle. MP sucks plain and simple. So what should one do? Duh, RENT IT. This game can be beaten in a few days if only playing a couple hours a night. Most, will beat it in 2-3 days. So, go spend $9.99 at Blockbuster, rent it, beat it, return it. $10.00 plus tax to experience all the GoW2 has to offer is totaly worth it. Life it what it is and devs will always do something to irritate us. Deal with it. Besides, rumor has it KZ2 will excel in both SP and MP. 20 days left...