Creating the perfect Gears of War 3

XboxFanForce writes...... Gears of War 3 is in production. You know it, I know it and weather they're ready to announce it or not -- Epic Games knows it.

We've all seen the hints at what's coming -- female characters, Fenix family drama...but hit the jump to see what we want in the next Gears game including why Marcus Fenix should never ever wear women's clothing...

[Saaking]

The only way to make it perfect would be to up the graphics which we all know won't happen on the 360. Perhaps a PC version?

[Sunny_D]

Don't forget maybe they can actually have a story... rather than the cheesy NOOOO MARIA! SPLAT! lol GAY!

[Saaking]

haha, yeah that scene was ridiculous. I can see what they were trying to do, but it didn't work out at all and ended up looking pretty bad.

[Sez]

yeah they should make it gay like in KZ2. when rico got upset when his lover (the captain) died and went down with the ship. i couldn't stop laughing at how gay that was. lol

[talltony]

Be able to actually control what body part you chop off with the chainsaw so it doesnt just inhale you and take no skill to use.

Fix the lag and latency problems. Maybe make it 4 players on each team again?

Have better matchmaking where you play instantly with no waiting.

Better ranking system.

Screen shot/ video mode to record and upload past matches.

A more engaging story mode and a better ending than 2.

Thats all I can think of right now.

[topdawg122]

An exclusive Gears 3 on Playstation 3 would be perfect, jk I just really want this on ps3 since my broken xbox is unreliable

[TruthSeeker]

Im really interested to see more of Adam Fenix in the next game and see how he ties into the story.

[HammockGames]

I'm curious where his tie-in to the story leads to as well. I'm reading "Jacinto's Remnant" - which takes place after the end of Gears 2.

Nothing in there yet about this guy aside from more of the back story, and I'm about 1/2 way through.

[pwnzter]

Gears Of War 3 PS3 exclusive and it'll be perfect. No lag, no glitches, and maybe up to 16vs16 on multiplayer instead of the inferior 5 on 5 WT*?

ZOMG FANBOY FANBOY

*puts flame suit on*

[mal_tez92]

All you need to do is unlock the crappy camera angle and make the gameplay more like Drake's Fortune. It's about 10 times more fun that way, trust me!

[-Mezzo-]

I am looking forward to it as well, hope it's worth the wait.

[-Mezzo-]

I only hope it isn't Gears 1.7, i am looking forward to the game.

[Jerk120]

I'll be amazed if they can make Gears of War more perfect than it already is.

Gears of War 2 has already topped everything that the Ps3 has been sporting and more.

[ZombieAutopsy]

yea u actually made me lol, Gears 2 while it was fun it wasnt really anything more than Gears 1 Xbox has far better games than gears and so does playstation

[Mo0eY]

"Gears of War 2 has already topped everything that the Ps3 has been sporting and more." refers to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[topdawg122]

I disagree, it doesn't beat MGS4 and KZ2, but it is one of the best games this gen and definitely much MUCH better than halo3

[The Meerkat]

Just........................re duce........................... .the.....................L..... ................A.............. ....G!

[HammockGames]

... I agree, this should be it. The multiplayer can be so frickin' awesome - and then this rears its head and can wreck just about any match. Maddening.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

yes gears of war2 had glitches when it came out, so long as people keep submitting to epic what needs to be touched up, epic will continue to make more patches and updates to the game.

i love gears2's horde mode :)

[Mo0eY]

Perfect and Gears of War in the same sentence, LOL.

[wxer]

just make it less laggy
less glitchy
and put more stuff in it
dont make it like gears 2.5

and can you please make it a bit long
cus gears 2 was short

EDIT:
and one more last thing
put more ppl in the multiplayer

4 on 4
or 5 on 5
really makes it lag behind like its last gen

[Demon5500]

Maybe you should upgrade your net, We never had any lag at all, and to call this last gen go look at the texture quality, no blurry textures on this game, unlike the ones on the other consoles, But I will give you ten points for the troll :)

[wxer]

what ?

i got an xbox
i got gears 1 and 2
i got all systems starting from the NES up tell now
and a SONY BRAVIA full HD 1080p TV

last but not least a soled DSL

but you mr.fanboy just cant get over that some one just spoke his mind
about a game on your only console ( look at your personal pic )

and i didnt say anything about texture quality

im talking about the online
games out there got 32
some got 64
hell MAG well get 260 something or what ever that number

5 on 5 ??
and it is lagy and glitchy
look at the posts above

thats a joke man

[MiloGarret]

I have a 100mbit connection + all my setting are set for online play and I have never experienced lag as badly as when I play Gears2, should I upgrade my connection? Oh wait...

The lag is a HUGE issue in Gears and it is also the one thing they really need to fix for gears3. If you don't know that then I seriously doubt you've ever actually played Gears, now hush child.

On point 2 "Someone needs to die" -----> DOM, PLEASE KILL DOM.

[JeffGUNZ]

Come on, I the game lags terribly. If you're playing someone across the country or in another country, your in big trouble. If this game doesn't get released with dedicated servers I won't even pick up the third one. I also bought Gears 1 and 2 at midnight, I loved Gears 1, but somehow they made Gears 2 laggier.

[WaitStation 3]

"SONY BRAVIA" There's your problem right there. Terrible lcd. Anywho, Gears 2 does lag. Dedicated servers(or the option to) or no buy. Who am I kidding though, this is a instant buy for me... love Gears. 5-player co-op campaign on Gears 3 sounds quite nice. I would love if they stop making the maps so friggin spacious... that's not what Gears is. You don't have to make maps that big for them to be EPIC. Gears of War 1 multiplayer worked, why mess with that? My 2...

[wxer]

@ WaitStation 3

what ??

i know your a sony hater
so i know you'll talk sh*t about sony products
and that tv is one of the best out there

[ebel3003]

You must be among the few lucky ones who are host every other game. I have a 20mb down/20mb upload connection and my friend has a 50mb down/20mb upload connection and we both have sub-100ms ping to everywhere in the US. We are both legitimately trueskill 5 and have been playing since release. Since hitting the 4 and 5 trueskill ranks, all we get are boosters and foreign hosts, either in Mexico or Canada. Apparently our connections aren't sufficient for host, no matter which one of us opens the party. Somehow we still manage to win most of the time, but recently it has become so frustrating that we have retreated to other games.

[Aloren]

when did "128vs128" made de facto a better multiplayer experience than 5vs5 ? More players doesn't mean more fun (I personally find 4v4 in halo way cooler than 8v8). The problem of gears2 multiplayer is the lag, not the 10 players limit.

[PirateThom]

Build the entire multiplayer around hoard.

[Lifetrigger]

I'd say let the devs do what they do best. They gave you 2 great games in the past, so I don't expect anything less from them. It may not fufill everything you wanted but you all know its gonna be a hell of a game.

[FLOWCity]

Seriously?..

[Troll-Killer]

I was scanning the comments, just PRAYING I wasn't the only one who caught that. :D I'm really sick of high school drop-outs running websites/blogs....and getting posted on N4G.

[Gamer_Politics]

i love that sony fans are jealous because Epic doesnt really wanna support that blu-ray player and that Gears 2 has sold more than most of there 1st party exclusives put together

[IcyJoker187]

=)
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yeah....

[Gamer_Politics]

how is that limited KZ2 community that hasnt grown since its release

[IcyJoker187]

and its a nice one

we play with no lag

you play with lagg

pretty sad

Subcription service FTW!

[Gamer_Politics]

its pretty sad that KZ2 has online and its had the same members since it was released months ago....you shouldnt have lag since the server never grows...

[wxer]

KZ2 community is very good
cus you know
no matter how many ppl are online
as long there is players online 24/7
and killzone dose have a 24/7 community

and no matter how the community is big or small
the game will stay the same
i mean like
if you have 100000000000 ppl online
the game well still have 10 on 10 or 20 on 20
same gose if there was 100 ppl online

[Nitrowolf2]

um,idk how many matches are on gears, but i think KZ2 has more players. i mean 20-32 people per matches versus 5 people per match?

[The-Warranty]

he's pissed cuz gears haz shiat online so he brags about sales again

pity him, its all he's got

[Gamer_Politics]

nah i'm happy that i can log on Gears online always have millions of differnt people on the servers to play with isnt that that the purpose of online to have the community grow with new members

[The-Warranty]

why would millions of people matter when its only 5 on 5?

[Sez]

you have to understand when you have like 5 PPl playing KZ2. it's not going to have lag. while games like halo3,gears1,2, CoD4,ect which are the most played on live with close to 1 million PPl any day may have lag.

[deadreckoning666]

Well, I for one thk KZ2 is the best online fps ever made. But I can't deny that the community could be a lot bigger and better. Way too many people are too cheap to buy the new map packs.

[frjoethesecond]

Make smoke grenades and the shotty like gears 1 and we have a winner.

[KRUSSIDULL]

And no lag for us europeans even when we have 100/100 Mbits internet connections! Look at the Japanese they have thier own server. So much lag When I get in a game with a American Host 256Kbits internet.

[Marojado]

I'll drink to no lag for Europeans :)

[MiloGarret]

100/100? I smell a fellow swede.

[reckoner]

Lag, lag, glitches, lag and more lag! I actually quite enjoyed the campaign in Gears 2.

[Gen0ne]

It seems like when it comes to the finale they run outta steam and deliver a half assed boss. GoW2 especially. I'm still reeling from that one. Oh yeah, and have the textures load with the game not 15 seconds after.

Still my favorite N4G post by lordgodalming: " The textures will pop in SO HARD that they will break your tv screen." Classic.

[No_NaMe]

Gears of War <3

[Mo0eY]

^^^Comedian of the Decade^^^

[-Mezzo-]

Gears 2 has to be the game with most lag online.

[JeffGUNZ]

Definitely is. I picked this game up at midnight and was let down terribly. I gave EPIC 4 updates and no improvement. I remember an interview with Cliffy B and he said "we didn't remove host advantage, but it's so minimal, you won't even be able to tell who is hosting the game". bullsh*t. I don't know how they did it, but they made the multiplayer with even more lag than the original.

[JeffGUNZ]

I still personally think CoD4 was the best FPS this gen and I think MW2 will take the cake this november. Infinity Ward sure can make a great shooter. KZ a close second.

[-Mezzo-]

I do not want anymore glitches in the game.

[Britney Spears]

Gears 3 won't happen next year or maybe even this gen. I think they are giving it a deserved break. With halo reach out next fall i don't think MS wants to put both out holiday 2010. Also it's 3ebtter to have gears 3 take a break so it can be more anticipated and have more time to be worked on if it releases 2011 or next gen.

[-Mezzo-]

I hope what you said turns out to be right, as i do not want another HALO.

[PotNoodle]

Make sure the multiplayer works.. 'nuf said.

[n to the b]

"...and WEATHER they're ready..."

makes want to lol and cry at the same time

[CrazyOrange]

the most important thing, make it ugly.

[vShinobi]

-Update Graphics
-Less Lag
-Less glitches
-Longer Story mode
-16 player max online
-Faster Search for ranked matches

that should make Gears 3 sell millions.

[Aloren]

Probably... Gears 2.5 would make Gears 3 sell millions anyway.

[souljah]

how teh phack do you play 5 on 5 and still lag ? oh my ...

[ShadowCK]

It's pretty simple to perfect Gears of war 3, and that's fix it's multiplayer by having dedicated servers and not have host advantage. Other than that it's a superb game that everyone loves. If you don't believe me check out it's rating on Xbox LIVE.

Oh, and Killzone 2 blows Sony Loons. It's aiming is more tedious than it is on other games and it's cover system is absolutely appalling. How about instead of having to hold the cover button, you just have a light press on it snap into cover like Gears of war? But No.

Killzone 2's gameplay is good but it's terrible controls and horrible cover system keep you from really enjoying it.

[akaFullMetal]

online that works would be a great start this time around.

[cpuchess]

Make the bots smarter, they are way to easy and kill themselves with weapons way to often.

Get rid of that stupid count down when there it's 1 vs 1 left. If I am playing off line against a bot there shouldn't be any hurry to conclude the game.

Larger matches, the increase of 5 v 5 was nice but doubling that would be awesome. Allow me to play just me against 5 bots or whatever configuration I want. Don't limit me to 9 rounds when I am offline, let me set what I want to play damn it!

[mario888]

All Games game have a certain amount of Auto Aim. COD has the most followed by Halo and Gears is so slow you don't really need it. Some games require more skill than other to be good at it. All games require some form of strategy. Games like Gears and Halo have you run around a map looking for weapons that assist the inferior player.

ShadowCK Wrote:
Oh, and Killzone 2 blows Sony Loons. It's aiming is more tedious than it is on other games and it's cover system is absolutely appalling. How about instead of having to hold the cover button, you just have a light press on it snap into cover like Gears of war? But No.

Killzone 2's gameplay is good but it's terrible controls and horrible cover system keep you from really enjoying it.

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Killzone 2 is hard to aim because there is not that much auto aim. You have to have good eye and hand coordination or you need to practice. Games like Halo, COd and Gears are made easy so they can appeal to a wider demographic.

What is sad is as each new generation of gamer get so used to games that really don't require much skill. They can't adapt to a game that requires much more skill to play and just assume it's the game that the problem.

Console Gaming has Indeed changed.

[hamoor]

well i dont see any lag in private matches
and you make gears look like the laggest game ever!!!
i mean come on its not laggen in all the matches
and i admit that it was laggen like HELL when it realese
but they have fix it

[hamoor]

mario888
gears and halo is for n00ps???
wtf are you saying?
i agree with cod
but gears and halo?
gears is the most online shooter that require talent to have kills
its like jumping and dodging and aim pretty fast in shotgun
and i dont need to say how MUCH talented you must be to handle the sniper rifle and get a lot of headshots

[mario888]

Like I said, All games require Skill. Gears may be fun but on a skill level compared to Killzone it can't compete. With improved programming online console gaming has changed for the worst for players like me. Games are now made so the average player can compete at a higher level and most of you don't even realize it. I can't tell you how many of my son's friends that didn't even know that Halo and COD has auto aim. That's the beauty of Auto Aim Assist compared to Auto Aim Lock ON. Noobs don't even know the difference. They just know they are just as good as YOU!

Gears and Halo are fun but that also have equalizers that help the inferior player. I don't play competitively any more so I just watch my son owned people online everyday in K2 Clan Battles. All his friends who come over and watch him play say he makes it look so easy. Gears and Halo will appeal to a wider demographics because it a lot easier than Killzone.

Bottom Line. If you consider yourself a competitive gamer that want to play a game that requires a lot skill then Killzone 2 is for you. Clan Battles against the best players are second to none.

If you just want to play a game that you can just pick up the controller and become an instant Killing machine then COD is for you and all the other noob casual gamers that have made this game so popular.

If you want to play a game the requires some skill then Halo and Gears is for you.
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Hamoor Wrote:
gears is the most online shooter that require talent to have kills
its like jumping and dodging and aim pretty fast in shotgun
and i dont need to say how MUCH talented you must be to handle the sniper rifle and get a lot of headshots

Mario Wrote:
Play Killzone 2 Online on Public Servers with the Sniper Rifle then come back and tell how hard Gears is. And if you don't get to frustrated with the controls and think you are good. Join a clan and play at a higher level with tactics than you've ever played before. The again you can just go back to COD , Halo and Gears and think that these games are just awesome.

NO AUTO AIM FTW!

[The Official]

Put Gears 1 shotgun settings and speed back to normal and speed the characters back up and there it is. reversel the coding back to gears 1. blindfire = bunched shotgun pellets and Focused = sprayed pellets.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

You can never have a perfect Gears of War or any game for that matter as long as it runs on the 360. Perfection only applies to PlayStation exclusives.

[killedinaction9]

simple

1.matchmaking
make it like the RSV matchmaking where we can play with
friends and also choose the room based on the ping.
(i don't think epic is gonna do anything about their
network code anytime soon)

2.i know its strong but the shotty is not fun to use
so this needs tweaking too.Before 2 piecing was dangerous,
that close up you could've been taken out with one shot.
Because of the reduce in damage its become a 2 piece fest.

3.i'm not sure but does stopping power still suck?
if 2 guys shoot me with the lancer and i roll to the side
i'm still in the same place...wtf?
head-on stopping power is okay i guess...

it would be pretty cool if we could play as the enemy in horde :)

[The Official]

You could still roll to the side getting hit with gunfire but hammers stop you dead on. Shotty are weak as fuk and with the lag they offer no real help against multiple enemies. you almost have to be dead on to get a one shot kill.The 2 piece is tone down a bit from before.Sh!t half of the time the shot misses because of connection issues. Lancers feel way to ineffective even at mid range. sometimes it feels as if your just alarming the enemy.

[iown-ipwn-ikill]

hey i've got an idea for the making of gears 3; dont.

[bunch of loosers]

gow 1 so unrealistic speed of gameplay so unreal, but a lot of fun, gow 2 a bit more realistic a lot slower still a lot of issues with gameplay especially lag, shotgun useless at times, matchmaking seriously wat were they thinkin hopefully this will be all sorted for gow 3 bigger maps needed aswel most maps on gow 2 are too bloody small