Gears Of War 3 Beta - Games

Got into the beta without buying Bulletstorm. Or a Key/Giveaway. Yay me.

I hope Dizzy is in GoW 3.

[QUOTE=TylerTheCripple;29333436]Got into the beta without buying Bulletstorm. Or a Key/Giveaway. Yay me.[/QUOTE] You can get banned for USB Method. Not sure about recovering another persons gamertag though.

Oh God. I hate shotgunners. They make me want to disembowel myself.

Shotguns are so dumb! They can kill my in one hit in CQC when I'm trying to use my mid-range rifle when they're two feet away!!

Gears Beta forum is full of people complaining about the Sawn-Off Shotgun. Personally I think everything is perfectly balanced, I haven't died exclusively to one weapon yet, unlike the shotgun dancing matches that became standard in the last two games.

Those unlocks sound tediously hard to get. 90 matches to unlock the Gold-Plated Retro-Lancer and get 100 kills with it to keep it in the full game? I'll be playing the Beta, but for that long? I'm not so sure. How long do matches even last?

[QUOTE=Sharp_Shooter;29354965]Those unlocks sound tediously hard to get. 90 matches to unlock the Gold-Plated Retro-Lancer and get 100 kills with it to keep it in the full game? I'll be playing the Beta, but for that long? I'm not so sure. How long do matches even last?[/QUOTE] Each round is usually 3 - 4 minutes long. There can be up to three rounds in TDM. 90 matches is nothing in the span of April 15th - May 15th. Neither is 100 kills. They aren't tedious at all.

About 25-26 games played so far and only lost 2. Undefeated in TDM and have a 5.0 W/L in KotH.

Just got done playing with my dad, great game except the pump shotguns, I want them to be nerfed a little :suicide: If anybody wants to add me, my gamertag is Boot4551.

Anyone know if they're gonna be sending more codes to retailers? Apparently my local EB games only got 4 codes in total... Why only 4 fucking codes? What the hell?

[QUOTE=Kurodragon;29421628]About 25-26 games played so far and only lost 2. Undefeated in TDM and have a 5.0 W/L in KotH.[/QUOTE] that's because we're too pr0.

I just won a key from Wikia Gaming's twitter contest! Woo! The code cannot be redeemed because the offer is not available in your region, or the offer has expired. :suicide: told them to redraw

Cosmetics being granted to beta players? I think I will both laugh and cringe simultaneously...

Is there going to be a horde mode in the full game?

[QUOTE=Dirf;29493537]Is there going to be a horde mode in the full game?[/QUOTE] Yup, it's been upgraded to Horde 2.0 though nothing's been said about it yet, only it's counterpart, Beast Mode, has been shown.

[QUOTE=ghosevil;29493490]Cosmetics being granted to beta players? I think I will both laugh and cringe simultaneously...[/QUOTE] Better than exclusive weapons.

Played the multiplayer for the first time today, and I hate to say it but I'm really disappointed in it. The controls seem to be the biggest issue I had with it. Gears has always been known to have a sluggish feeling when playing, but I felt this game took it a bit too far. It felt extremely awkward when navigating, to the point where I felt like I was fighting to get my character to move where I wanted. I've never really gotten into the multiplayer for any gears game, I'm counting on the campaign and horde, so maybe it's just that I need to get used to the multiplayer before coming to a conclusion.

I tried another round of Gears 3. All I got to say is I remember now why I avoid Gears Online like the Plague. It's fucking stupid. Nothing feels balanced at all. Especially the desert map. Once you get to the top with a friend you're invincible. And the shotguns piss me off even more. EVERYBODY USES THEM! Shotguns are the best weapons in the game aside from Boomers, Troikas, and the Retro Lancer Melee. They seem to guarantee a kill for everyone but me. Sure I get my 1-shot kills from to time and I feel great about it, but when 80% of my deaths are caused by Shotguns somethings wrong. If anyones wondering the other 20% goes to 10% of my deaths caused by my allies leaving my unprotected from behind despite them camping there before I got there. And the other 10% from legitimate gun fights. I'm sorry but Gears 3 has lost all hope from me multiplayer wise. I don't even care to unlock any of the weapons.

Is it me or do people never shut the fuck up in online?

[QUOTE=Wootman;29522902]Is it me or do people never shut the fuck up in online?[/QUOTE] Just you. In all the matches I played. I never once heard a mic.

Wow I am unlucky all I kept hearing were whiny little voices calling me a scrub or talking about some random bullshit.

I played the beta for a few hours today, had lots of fun. I saw someone rip off someone else's arm and beat them with it for about a minute straight, but I have no idea how to do anything but curb stomp/face kick downed opponents. I'm not a big fan of PVP in the game, so it was disappointing not having Horde available. Can't wait for the retail game though. Looking forward to the conclusion of the story and the changes to Horde mode.

[QUOTE=EastBayWilly;29522707]I tried another round of Gears 3. All I got to say is I remember now why I avoid Gears Online like the Plague. It's fucking stupid. Nothing feels balanced at all. Especially the desert map. Once you get to the top with a friend you're invincible. And the shotguns piss me off even more. EVERYBODY USES THEM! Shotguns are the best weapons in the game aside from Boomers, Troikas, and the Retro Lancer Melee. They seem to guarantee a kill for everyone but me. Sure I get my 1-shot kills from to time and I feel great about it, but when 80% of my deaths are caused by Shotguns somethings wrong. If anyones wondering the other 20% goes to 10% of my deaths caused by my allies leaving my unprotected from behind despite them camping there before I got there. And the other 10% from legitimate gun fights. I'm sorry but Gears 3 has lost all hope from me multiplayer wise. I don't even care to unlock any of the weapons.[/QUOTE] Sounds like you don't know how to avoid acton when needed. Gears 3 multiplayer is a big improvement over Gears 2 overly sluggish bullshit. Shotguns can be countered easily (unless that sawn off comes around the corner unexpectedly). The only thing that irritates me to no end is how powerful the retro lancer is. I get downed within 2 seconds of fire. [editline]2nd May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=DTkach;29523444]I played the beta for a few hours today, had lots of fun. I saw someone rip off someone else's arm and beat them with it for about a minute straight, but I have no idea how to do anything but curb stomp/face kick downed opponents. I'm not a big fan of PVP in the game, so it was disappointing not having Horde available. Can't wait for the retail game though. Looking forward to the conclusion of the story and the changes to Horde mode.[/QUOTE] Tap Y to do executions (specific weapon ones when unlocked), hold down Y and keep tapping it after to beat people to death. Tap X for meat shields. Tap B for a quick takedown.

Actually, tapping Y is just curbstomp. Holding Y is doing the special execution where you beat down the victim with your fists or his arm. To do a weapon execution, you have to be holding the weapon you have an execution for and hold Y. So basically, when you unlock a weapons special execution - it replaces the default one if you're holding it.

[QUOTE=gbtygfvyg;29568944]Sounds like you don't know how to avoid acton when needed. Gears 3 multiplayer is a big improvement over Gears 2 overly sluggish bullshit. Shotguns can be countered easily (unless that sawn off comes around the corner unexpectedly). The only thing that irritates me to no end is how powerful the retro lancer is. I get downed within 2 seconds of fire. [editline]2nd May 2011[/editline] Tap Y to do executions (specific weapon ones when unlocked), hold down Y and keep tapping it after to beat people to death. Tap X for meat shields. Tap B for a quick takedown.[/QUOTE] I thought the Retro Lancer had worse accuracy than the modern one?

[QUOTE=EastBayWilly;29573794]I thought the Retro Lancer had worse accuracy than the modern one?[/QUOTE] It is less accurate does not mean that the retro is not powerful.

Hey I just heard that if you have been playing the Gears of War 3 Beta you can get more keys to give away. If someone has a spare key I would really be happy to get it. PM if you do please.

[QUOTE=bionic0n3;29580693]Hey I just heard that if you have been playing the Gears of War 3 Beta you can get more keys to give away. If someone has a spare key I would really be happy to get it. PM if you do please.[/QUOTE] I don't have any that I know of. Sorry pal.

Ugh, shotguns are such bullshit, even moreso than they've been in prior games. Now they're all anyone uses. I also don't feel a nerf for the Chainsaw Bayonet was appropriate, it was fine how it was, you don't need to give it a limit. If they had to give it a limit, at least make it comparable to the Shotgun's ammo limit. You can one-shot kill people at close range with the shotgun, just like you can with the Chainsaw, except the Shotgun can down them whereas if you fail with the chainsaw you're pretty fucked.