Gears of War Megathread V1: I'm coughing up blood that ain't even mine!

[Skyward]

I liked actually playing as Cole and not Marcus for a change. I was hoping stuff like that would happen more often.

[PyroCraz3d]

My favorite C.Carmine line has to be: "Now who's expendable?!"- whenever he kills a locust. It means something because he's referring to his deceased brothers.

[Chunky kong]

[QUOTE=PyroCraz3d;32486543]My favorite C.Carmine line has to be: "Now who's expendable?!"- whenever he kills a locust. It means something because he's referring to his deceased brothers.[/QUOTE]

Jeez Louise! What the fuck?

[gbtygfvyg]

[QUOTE=PyroCraz3d;32486543]My favorite C.Carmine line has to be: "Now who's expendable?!"- whenever he kills a locust. It means something because he's referring to his deceased brothers.[/QUOTE]
"I love the sound of that pop!"

Anyways I think it's incredibly stupid how they gave B. Carmine and A. Carmine lines that C. Carmine has. For example one of the A. Carmine bots ran past me in the beginning of the round and said "This is for you Anthony." and he is fucking Anthony :colbert:

[myalt22]

I like Baird because everyone hates him.

[Windy]

[QUOTE=Reaper3_3;32485836]Yeah Beast is pretty great, it's awesome when you finally get a Berserker and pretty much rape everything.[/QUOTE]

However, you could easily get stunlocked by a few guys with flamethrowers.

[Zinayzen]

I was playing as C. Carmine on Gridlock and the Mad World instrumental came on, and right before it started building Carmine said "This is for you, Ben."

I shivered a bit. :(

And then I went 15-0 because I was angry and avenging my fallen brothers.

[myalt22]

Wingman is so fucking intense on Gridlock

[Kirby106]

I love the line "Good thing I wear a helmet".

[Zinayzen]

[quote]I hope you're doing well out there, Clay. Not sure where you are but I trust that the COG will get this letter to you safely. I know that you'll be excited for me, but it'd be great to hear from you before I ship out.

I just wish Anthony was still here bro. I really miss him. I take comfort knowing he died a hero, but still... I miss him, as I'm sure you do too. Well, you know I'm not that good at letters, so I'll keep this short. Hope you're doing well, big brother, and know that I'll be doing my very best to serve our country and make you and our family proud.

Your little brother aka the Squirt),

Ben [/quote]

ಥ_ಥ

[gbtygfvyg]

I just thought of something. (SPOILERS)
[sp]The device Adam Fenix used killed both Lambent and Locust correct? Well how come when it was pulsating and Adam died that Myrrah survived it multiple times. Does this mean she actually WAS human because the locust died instantly by it and so did Adam and the rest of the lambent.[/sp]

[Zinayzen]

[QUOTE=gbtygfvyg;32490530]I just thought of something. (SPOILERS)
[sp]The device Adam Fenix used killed both Lambent and Locust correct? Well how come when it was pulsating and Adam died that Myrrah survived it multiple times. Does this mean she actually WAS human because the locust died instantly by it and so did Adam and the rest of the lambent.[/sp][/QUOTE]

[sp]It was made to kill off Imulsion cells within life forms. It killed the Lambent because they were like 99% imulsion, but it also killed the Locust because they'd constantly lived so close to Imulsion.

The fact that she's not a Locust isn't necessarily why she wasn't killed by it. In theory a locust would have survived if it hadn't been in contact with Imulsion as much as a regular locust. Realistically speaking, though, I'm pretty sure she's not a locust.

Here's my take on the whole thing. Adam Fenix was part of a research team sent into the tunnels to investigate them. Myrrah was a scientist on that research team and got captured by Locust and became their Queen. Adam knew her before E-Day because they were on the same research team which is how he tried to convince her to stay underground.[/sp]

And, of course, Myrrah's probably [sp]Marcus' mom[/sp]. I mean, that's pretty obvious. Not exactly a twist, but it's probable.

[Viorotica]

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;32489256]I was playing as C. Carmine on Gridlock and the Mad World instrumental came on, and right before it started building Carmine said "This is for you, Ben."[/QUOTE]

Lump in throat moment, i think i can say i'm one of those people that when the right words are said and the right music is played, i would actually cry over a game, i did with the end of InFamous 2 on both endings, the music is what got me.

[Zinayzen]

[QUOTE=Viorotica;32490724]Lump in throat moment, i think i can say i'm one of those people that when the right words are said and the right music is played, i would actually cry over a game, i did with the end of InFamous 2 on both endings, the music is what got me.[/QUOTE]

Yep. The thing that really hit me was the way he said it, though. His inflection was just so...

:(

[Viorotica]

[QUOTE=gbtygfvyg;32490530]I just thought of something. (SPOILERS)
[sp]The device Adam Fenix used killed both Lambent and Locust correct? Well how come when it was pulsating and Adam died that Myrrah survived it multiple times. Does this mean she actually WAS human because the locust died instantly by it and so did Adam and the rest of the lambent.[/sp][/QUOTE]

Wait, that wasn't obvious?

[editline]26th September 2011[/editline]

[sp]Marcus' Dad didn't die instantly, he died on the third blastwave?[/sp]

[Zinayzen]

[QUOTE=Viorotica;32490744]Wait, that wasn't obvious?

[editline]26th September 2011[/editline]

[sp]Marcus' Dad didn't die instantly, he died on the third blastwave?[/sp][/QUOTE]

[sp]Only because he didn't have as much Imulsion in his system as the Locust and Lambent.

But if you'll notice, Adam wasn't getting killed before wave 3, but he was certainly getting hurt and messed up. The Queen, though, wasn't getting hurt at all. She was taking no damage.[/sp]

[Viorotica]

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;32490809][sp]But if you'll notice, Adam wasn't getting killed before wave 3, but he was certainly getting hurt and messed up. The Queen, though, wasn't getting hurt at all. She was taking no damage.[/sp][/QUOTE]

[sp]Wait why are you telling me this? I already know that Marcus' Dad was getting injured during each of those waves and i know Myrrah took no damage from it, proving she's human, it's pretty obvious she isn't Locust anyway, her face doesn't look like she is one.[/sp]

[Zinayzen]

[QUOTE=Viorotica;32491010][sp]Wait why are you telling me this? I already know that Marcus' Dad was getting injured during each of those waves and i know Myrrah took no damage from it, proving she's human, it's pretty obvious she isn't Locust anyway, her face doesn't look like she is one.[/sp][/QUOTE]

Misinterpreted the question, my bad. :(

[sp]I enjoy using spoiler tags, it makes me feel like I have a secret.[/sp]

[editline]26th September 2011[/editline]

Now that I think about it...you fight through a Locust stronghold to obtain a blimp, then fly half way across the world to Anvil Gate. As soon as you arrive at Anvil Gate you find that Anya and Sam are outside as well. How the hell did those two get there so quickly?

[Viorotica]

It's fine, i was just confused for a second then.

So is anyone getting a small party of people together to play through all 50 Waves on Horde Mode? If so count me in.

[editline]26th September 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;32491125]How the hell did those two get there so quickly?[/QUOTE]

If you're off-screen you get the Ability to teleport.

I also like how the fight at Anvil Gate was a night time when in the gameplay video of the Lambent Berserker it was during the day, guess it got better use out of the Imulsion glow.

[Kirby106]

Quad Kill SOS:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONr_z43_bAM&feature=player_embedded[/media]
Easter Egg Boss:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OwSW826EBo[/media]

[Zinayzen]

[QUOTE=Viorotica;32491330]It's fine, i was just confused for a second then.

So is anyone getting a small party of people together to play through all 50 Waves on Horde Mode? If so count me in.

[editline]26th September 2011[/editline]

If you're off-screen you get the Ability to teleport.

I also like how the fight at Anvil Gate was a night time when in the gameplay video of the Lambent Berserker it was during the day, guess it got better use out of the Imulsion glow.[/QUOTE]

Really, Gears is just full of plot holes and has a pretty terrible story to begin with. it's full of great ideas that no one ever bothered to flesh out.

I mean, come on. After the Lightmass Bomb went off in GoW1, Razorhail started happening (nuclear winter fallout). I know we only saw it at the research facility in GoW2, but it was so well known by the group I can only assume it was a reasonably common occurance. And yet people still build structures with no roof? what the fuck.

And now that I'm talking about the research facility, what's up with the Sires? I know Adam worked there, my GUESS is that it was some sort of holding facility where they could try and cure Imulsion from Locust, which clearly didn't work. But instead of exploring the science area of the story, which could have been great, they just ignored the whole thing and went with [sp]HERP DERP IMULSION LOL[/sp], which is ALSO fucking dumb. If Adam's [sp]magic[/sp] only targets [sp]Imulsion cells[/sp], then why is it that his giant [sp]bomb thing[/sp] didn't penetrate [sp]ravens[/sp] and instead [sp]his own[/sp] face took the majority of it? [sp]Ravens[/sp] use [sp]Imulsion[/sp] as fuel, and so do tanks and fucking everything else, it's the [sp]"miracle fuel[/sp]. I get the idea that it's a [sp]parasite[/sp], but that's not a valid reason for it to do what it did. Just [sp]lazy as fuck[/sp] storytelling.

I'm [sp]getting a bit[/sp] obnoxious with [sp]spoiler tags[/sp].

[Viorotica]

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;32491461]If Adam's [sp]magic[/sp] only targets [sp]Imulsion cells[/sp], then why is it that his giant [sp]bomb thing[/sp] didn't penetrate [sp]ravens[/sp] and instead [sp]his own[/sp] face took the majority of it?[/QUOTE]

This part was fun to read.

[Zinayzen]

[B]Damage Spreadsheets[/B]
This was tested on Bots on Mercy with no other factors and basic weapons. These were taken on 9/25, so any weapon patches have not come into effect as of yet.

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD][B]Lancer[/B] [img_thumb]http://www.gearsofwar3source.com/sources/content/weapons/gearsofwar3lancer.png[/img_thumb]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Close[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Medium[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Far[/B]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Non-Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1.27s
[/TD]
[TD]1.3s
[/TD]
[TD]1.7s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD].94s
[/TD]
[TD].97s
[/TD]
[TD]1.3s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD].90s
[/TD]
[TD].90s
[/TD]
[TD]2.0s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD].63s
[/TD]
[TD].90s
[/TD]
[TD]1.43s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[B]NOTE:[/B] Hammerburst measurements used without manually rapidfiring, i.e. measured by holding down trigger.

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD][B]Hammerburst[/B] [img_thumb]http://www.gearsofwar3source.com/sources/content/weapons/gearsofwar3hammerburst.png[/img_thumb]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Close[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Medium[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Far[/B]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Non-Active (ADS)[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1.03s
[/TD]
[TD]1.16s
[/TD]
[TD]1.26s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Non-Active (L-Trig)[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1.0s
[/TD]
[TD]1.2s
[/TD]
[TD]1.3s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active (ADS)[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1.0s
[/TD]
[TD].93s
[/TD]
[TD]1.13s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active (L-Trig[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1.0s
[/TD]
[TD].86s
[/TD]
[TD]1.0s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD][B]Retro Lancer[/B] [img_thumb]http://www.gearsofwar3source.com/sources/content/weapons/gearsofwar3retrolancer.png[/img_thumb]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Close[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Medium[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Far[/B]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Non-Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD].63s
[/TD]
[TD]1.3s
[/TD]
[TD]1.84s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD].63s
[/TD]
[TD].7s
[/TD]
[TD]1.46s
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD].76s
[/TD]
[TD]1.7s
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD].66s
[/TD]
[TD]1.17s
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD][B]Gnasher[/B] [img_thumb]http://st.deviantart.net/news/gears-of-war/weapon-3.png[/img_thumb]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Close[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Medium[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Far[/B]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Non-Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1.06s
[/TD]
[TD]13.56s
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1.06s
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1hko
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1hko
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD][B]Sawed-Off Shotgun[/B][img_thumb]http://www.gearsofwar3source.com/sources/content/weapons/gearsofwar3sawedoff.png[/img_thumb]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Close[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Medium[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Far[/B]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Non-Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]fuck you
[/TD]
[TD]nope
[/TD]
[TD]lol
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]fuck you
[/TD]
[TD]nope
[/TD]
[TD]lol
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]fuck you
[/TD]
[TD]nope
[/TD]
[TD]lol
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]fuck you
[/TD]
[TD]nope
[/TD]
[TD]lol
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

As you can see, Hammerburst accuracy is universal, ADS doesn't make a difference. Also, Retro Lancers counter Shotgun rushers, Lancers are universally average but widely used, SOS is either get a kill or die, Gnashers are about average. And again, Hammerburst has the potential to down much faster and as such become a more deadly weapon depending on the speed at which you autofire.

I wish I could sticky this somehow.

[Grim Joker]

[QUOTE=Viorotica;32485914]The game is pretty much made up of going to a place and shooting Locust and/or Lambent, so i don't see how it would be any different playing as Baird.[/QUOTE]
That's my point. It would be another hour of the game, except this time you're playing as an asshole.

So it's even more unbearable.

[Viorotica]

[QUOTE=Grim Joker;32492048]That's my point. It would be another hour of the game, except this time you're playing as an asshole.

So it's even more unbearable.[/QUOTE]

I don't think he's an arsehole, i quite like Baird and the things he says so it would be enjoyable for me.

[Grim Joker]

[QUOTE=Viorotica;32492095]I don't think he's an arsehole, i quite like Baird and the things he says so it would be enjoyable for me.[/QUOTE]
How is Baird not an asshole? I mean it's fine if you think he's funny or witty or something, but he's a total dick. That's like, his character.

[ZombieDawgs]

[QUOTE=Zinayzen;32491571][TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD][B]Gnasher[/B] [img_thumb]http://st.deviantart.net/news/gears-of-war/weapon-3.png[/img_thumb]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Close[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Medium[/B]
[/TD]
[TD][B]Far[/B]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Non-Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1.06s
[/TD]
[TD]13.56s
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]1.06s
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][B]Active Headshots[/B]
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[TD]N/A
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE][/QUOTE]

Why are close headshots n/a? I've seen plenty of people get headshots with a gnasher.

[Zinayzen]

[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;32492292]Why are close headshots n/a? I've seen plenty of people get headshots with a gnasher.[/QUOTE]

I'll relabel those. I meant there's no firing time for a kill from a headshot because it's instant, but that's misleading. Thanks.

[Viorotica]

[QUOTE=Grim Joker;32492137]How is Baird not an asshole? I mean it's fine if you think he's funny or witty or something, but he's a total dick. That's like, his character.[/QUOTE]

Yeah to me i don't think he is, it's just an opinion of him.

[carcarcargo]

I liked Baird personally.