Gears of War 3

Started by BackFire30 pages

You don't need the whole team sitting in the ring to capture it.

right but the more people you have capturing it at once the faster itll go. in a match with respawns like koth capturing a point and setting up a defensible perimeter as soon as possible is important if you dont want to get flanked.

its not like they were just camping it.

Yes, the more people you have in it the faster it is captured, but now there's a risk to doing that. High risk high reward. Adds more strategy and choices to the game.

You can take up a defensive perimeter without all being huddled within the circle.

not in a space that small you cant. even if you space everyone out in that little tunnel as much as possible the sos's radius will cover the entire tunnel. blax and i were testing that out earlier.

so in the end youre supposed to just not go into the tunnel because if you do you'll die. even if you send just one person in, hes going in knowing hes going to die. thats not strategy.

Sounds like a problem with the spawn point of the ring on that map, not a problem with the SoS.

it sounds like a gun that can kill 4 people in one shot from a further distance than the gnasher should be a pick up weapon not a starter weapon, or, its radius should be nerfed so that you have to at the very least aim with it, just a little, to get a kill.

Originally posted by AthenasTrgrFngr
right but the more people you have capturing it at once the faster itll go. in a match with respawns like koth capturing a point and setting up a defensible perimeter as soon as possible is important if you dont want to get flanked.

its not like they were just camping it.

True, but it is still a risk they took. A boomshot, grenade and torque bow can do the same damage as the Sawed-Off WITHOUT gambling by going up close and personal. Again...I think the solution to the sawed off is making it a weapon you grab on the map.

I hate attempting to unlock the Savage Theron Guard. I was told in the character description that in order to unlock it, I had to complete 12 waves on Beast Mode with all difficulties. After a few days (only took a few 'cause people hardly ever accepted my invites for some reason), I finally finished only to find out the guy isn't even unlocked. Several minutes of confusion later, I discovered that I actually had to complete all that stuff without failing one wave. Hard to not fail a wave when you got a short time limit and the Insanity difficulty to boot.

Originally posted by Zack Fair
True, but it is still a risk they took. A boomshot, grenade and torque bow can do the same damage as the Sawed-Off WITHOUT gambling by going up close and personal. Again...I think the solution to the sawed off is making it a weapon you grab on the map.
i agree. if the guy had done it with a boomshot or some equivalent i wouldnt have anything to say.

Originally posted by AthenasTrgrFngr
it sounds like a gun that can kill 4 people in one shot from a further distance than the gnasher should be a pick up weapon not a starter weapon.

No, it's clearly a problem with that particular capture ring, if it's a problem at all. If there's no way to capture that ring without all being huddled in there like a group of gang bangers spray painting an underpass then it's a problem with that ring on that map.

Though that's not really the case, is it? There are ways around that if you think for a second. Just because you can't think of them doesn't mean it's a game flaw. Perhaps it's a flaw in your play style, since you seem to think that there's no conceivable way to capture a point without everyone sitting in a ring.

One ring on one map doesn't allow you to safely group capture it without taking substantial risks - again, that's called strategic choice. You can take the risk and do that regardless and then complain when it doesn't work, or you can accept that not every capture ring is identical and come up with specific strategies for ones that may not fit into how you're used to playing.

Your argument isn't very compelling. So a gun can kill 4 people in one shot, but only if those 4 people are playing poorly and dimwittedly. That doesn't mean it's overpowered.

the killing of 4 people in itself isnt the issue, there are lots of weapons in that can kill 4 people at once. if you notice though, the sos stands out from all of those guns in one way. feel free to guess what that is.

Because you can spawn with it? Is it because you can spawn with it? Oh, I bet it is.

That doesn't mean it's overpowered. It has one purpose and that is to destroy enemies within point blankish range who are playing like idiots. Looks about right.

yah totally, and the sniper rifles designed to headshot people who walk around in the open and camp. make it a weapon you can spawn with. boomshot too. after all it only has 2 rounds and youd have to be an idiot to stand in one place and get hit by it.

i suppose well have to agree to disagree.

in any case, people are losing their minds over the gun and it is going to be nerfed, without a doubt.

since coding issues prevent it from just being removed out right, i wonder how theyre going to nerf it. my guess would be a welcome smaller gib radius. i dont think theyll touch the gib range.

Both of those are much harder to avoid than the SoS. To avoid the SoS all you have to do is not let them get right next to you.

It may get nerfed. I'm not sure though since Cliff B has already defended the gun, saying that if you let someone get close enough to you to use it then it's your own fault.

But yes, if they do nerf it they'll probably change the radius.

Originally posted by Smasandian
Who are you talking about?

The humans or Locust? Lambent?

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Well yeah obviosuly the humans

also the sawn-off shotgun thing is'nt that much of a problem i've taken out quite a few people online that use it.

Gears 3 DLC Ditches Marcus, Dom, Cole and Baird

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-9686-Gears-3-DLC-Ditches-Marcus--Dom--Cole-and-Baird.html

Will follow Michael Barrick, the star of the Gears of War comic series Hollow. Barrick is a former Stranded who enlists with the COG.

Well slacking time is over...back to torturing myself on insane.

Originally posted by Kazenji
Gears 3 DLC Ditches Marcus, Dom, Cole and Baird

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-9686-Gears-3-DLC-Ditches-Marcus--Dom--Cole-and-Baird.html

Will follow Michael Barrick, the star of the Gears of War comic series Hollow. Barrick is a former Stranded who enlists with the COG.

that sounds cool. how many comics are there of gears?

Say what you want about Cliffy B...this quote is spot-****ing-on

"I believe we're getting better at storytelling with each effort and the critical consensus is that this is the best Gears narrative yet, and we'll keep doing better in the future. You can pick anything to shreds on the internet because you've got the time and balls afforded to you by a keyboard and monitor. 😉"

It's a better campaign in terms of narrative but it still not as good as some other games.

Campaign is fun, no doubt about it but it's not as good as the first in my opinion.