Gears of War 3 - Release Date Sept. 20

[quote name='The Ebbtide']You'd probably be better off playing Local Horde with a second controller. Just have Player Two give you their cash after each Wave so you can save up to buy better things.

Some guy stole my Silverback but I had the actual laugh when I was able to kick him out of it immediately when I upgraded it.

I'm looking to play those Beast maps for the DLC if there are others like the poster above. It's best to do it now during the double XP. I haven't seen them show up in Public Horde yet, so it feels like you have to play them privately.[/QUOTE]
I really just want to play horde and rack up points. I've MAXed all the Forts in horde so I'm just playing for the fun,waves,xp. but I still can't stand when someone takes my C.Center or my SB.
 
I'm always down for some horde. I still need the 67 more kills w/rockets but I can easily just keep pumping $'s into turrets and sentries just because I need to. if you need another cog, I'm game.
 
[quote name='The 7th Number']well if i were you id probably just pass on the horde dlc, since the maps in that dlc are free. command center isnt really that great. But i do love using the big rig dizzy mp skin. lol.

I got the beast achievement tonight with ebbtide, we ran through all 5 maps. I only need to kill 100 more humans to get that onyx another time. Not really sure how many humans there are in 12 waves though. We did it in private and i was only pulling in 3-5k per 12 waves. So i dont think the xp was doubled, if it was then wow that is not much at all.

Im about 2000 xp away from level 56, started the day at 51. Not as high as i wished i had gone, lol.[/QUOTE]

I always hated horde mode. I know most people love it, but I find it boring. I was going to pass anyway on the horde dlc.
 
anyone up for doing Raam's shadow campaign DLC? I can't seem to get into the right randoms online to be a mauler elite for the relfect kills.
 
i need 6 more kills. you need to be player #3 & 4. if you still need this tonight 9-12pm Est we can do it then I can use my wife's account if we can't find 2 more people that want in.
 
Wow so i was playing horde solo trying to level up the silverback and i only went from 42,000 to go to about 30,000 to go. Does it only count when you buy it? I let enemies damage the silverback to almost dead, then would repair it that cost between 5-8k at a time, and it seems to have all gone to waste.
 
it's gotta count when you repair, I got credit for repairing the SB in our horde match when I was shadowing you...and in previous matches with ebb and ryu. the SB icon flashes when you add funds to it no? maybe it doesn't work the same when you're playing solo? (plus like in Reach, when you only get a fraction of cR that meter doesn't even seem like it moves)

did you also factore in what difficulty you were playing? (since the costs applied are reduced/incresed)
 
I just did it again and now it says i need 22000 before next level. I even had friendly fire on and destroyed it a few times and repaired it back. Must not work the same in solo or something.
 
It's not just the difficulty that reduces it, but the mutators as well.

The best way to level it up it to play on Insane, with one easy mutator, like Super Reload, and two hard mutators like No Pickups and Enemy Regeneration. With those options selected you get 95% of your expenses added to your repair skill.

Playing on Easy or Normal with Easy Mutators will cost you because of how much of a reduction it is.

I forget the exact amounts, but I know that standard Horde on Insane is 110% bonus, and easy mutators subtract 25%. Most of the Hard ones add 10%, so you could get more than 110% if you used 3 hard mutators, but it would be extremely difficult. On Easy, the bonus is like 70%, so that means that if you spend $100, you only gain 70 level points.

The same applies to Campaign and XP earned from that.

Best way to level it up;
-Mutators I recommended.
-Blood Drive
-Two controllers/players
-Set a base at the top of the stairs at your spawn, and have your dummy controller take cover by where you spawn so that it's looking out the doorway towards the stairs, parallel to the Base Flagpole. This is your Second Set of eyes to see enemies coming up.
-Take your main player and set them up in that dead end hallway across from where you spawn. Now you can practically see when any enemy is coming up the stairs.
-Do this, unlock the Silverback, takes it back to the same spot, and just get ready to fire by constantly tapping the trigger.
-You should be able to jump up your ability as the level allows you to really trap the enemy.
-Even if you die, it's fine because you get to repair the Silverback each restart of the wave.
-Every wave completed gives Player 2 $250, so take their money to add to repairs.
-You might want to set up spikes for the Combat Engineer ribbon, and to stall the enemy, while also alerting you to them.
 
What's the general consensus on playing this game in 3D? I recently purchased an LG 3D TV and I just tried this game out. The characters seemed much less detailed, but the depth and just the 3D effect in general worked well.
 
Does anyone here use the razer onza controller with alternate scheme to wallbounce easier? I was thinking of getting one, but im not sure. First id like to see an in store model to see if the buttons on the back of the controller line up with the way i play. I wouldnt want them to make me adjust my normal position. Anyway if any one has one, let me know how good it is.
 
[quote name='The 7th Number']Does anyone here use the razer onza controller with alternate scheme to wallbounce easier? I was thinking of getting one, but im not sure. First id like to see an in store model to see if the buttons on the back of the controller line up with the way i play. I wouldnt want them to make me adjust my normal position. Anyway if any one has one, let me know how good it is.[/QUOTE]

some BB's have them out on display, Razor almost has their own display wall here. you could always just buy it, test it, and return it if you don't like it either...where BB fails in other depts they're pretty good on returns.

Almost have turrets at 8 finally, playing 30 waves of horde twice with only one other person last night because 3 other ppl bailed the first time they died helped immensely. still pissed I didn't get the kill on the lambent berserker even though I kited her for 10 minutes. I hope that command center is worth it.
 
[quote name='100xp']some BB's have them out on display, Razor almost has their own display wall here. you could always just buy it, test it, and return it if you don't like it either...where BB fails in other depts they're pretty good on returns.

Almost have turrets at 8 finally, playing 30 waves of horde twice with only one other person last night because 3 other ppl bailed the first time they died helped immensely. still pissed I didn't get the kill on the lambent berserker even though I kited her for 10 minutes. I hope that command center is worth it.[/QUOTE]Ugh. Just looking at the road ahead. Seems like everyone here is so far ahead of me. My turret's only at lvl 4 as is my decoy and sentry. Getting close to my first onyx in horde. Played about 4 hours of Stay Frosty last night to get the play as a zeta achievement. I only needed four more matches, but I always ended up a bad guy instead. Really boosted up my headshots, pistol kills, (got first medal on each) and hammerburst kills. Fun mode, too. For some reason I got MVP all three times bulletmarsh came up.
 
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LVL up in horde got to the point I would just play randoms get the SB destroy it then buy it back. for a lot of the rounds. that way all your money is going to it. the longest grind was the start of LVL 4. after the halfway point the blue bar just moved so fast for me!
 
there always seems to be something going on after hours JDawgg, just login and send a game invite or request. I'm usually on and down for horde or beast. I'm also down for spot campaign chapters to help w/achievements etc.

the problem i have with the randoms in horde sometimes and saving up large amounts of cash for the SB is...the host quitting and all that pretty cash vanishes. at this point it all goes into turrets, the occasional decoy, and sentry. Once all that's finished up I'll start doing what you're doing for the SB.
 
Isn't there a CAG Friends list for Gears 3? If so, I need to get on it if there's room. Most of my CAG friends playing gears have all of the attainable achievements and seem to always be boosting private matches in different mp types to get all those matches played.
 
while there is a CAG Gears portal list, not all the active players on it actually play with each other on a regular basis. it's more of a beacon in a way. once you match up with some of the more prolific players on the forums you'll find a lot of gears activity. there are others who idle boost in private matches but on the most part a good number of them seem to be up for helping another CAG get their stripes, since virtually everything coop is still towards an onyx medal, XP achievement, etc.
 
I had to remove some xbox"friends" I had to many. I got it down some but I still don't know half the people on my friend list. but as long as they have some of the same games that I like to play I will keep them around! ya feel me. anyone down for some GEARs tonight?
 
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What's the general opinion on 3D in this game? I got a 3D TV and tried it out. The resolution certainly took a hit, but the 3D effect and the depth of field were impressive.
 
I still need 400 waves of horde for onyx, and roughly 1.42 mil in cash for that onyx. Only other onyx horde medal i need is founder and i can do that with a 2nd controller.

I sent a request to the cag gears tag. I dont usually talk, but sometimes i do.

Last night i was still getting double xp, but today it seems to be off. :( I made it to level 60 before double xp stopped.

Just got my 2000th pistol kill, and im only 1/3 of the way to onyx LOL. Hopefully stay frosty doesnt go away anytime soon.
 
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Wow i saw a green 99 today. I asked him what he did to rank up so fast and he told me that he played a lot of insane horde, chapter 2 act 2 glitch, and stay frosty.

I need 543 headshots for onyx, thanks mainly to stay frosty. I also have more kills with a pistol than hammerburst, retro, or sos. Im glad though, in normal games the pistol takes forever to down someone and the ammo is really limited.

Made it to green 65 today, +5 from yesterday. Its starting to slow down now, which sucks. lol.
 
funny, I was playing stay frosty and didn't even notice 7th jump in towards the end of the match. somehow I feel stay frosty is like halo w/magnums. the problem I have with stay frosty is spawn camping (the other team usually having 2 guys in your spawn area standing still like statues and headshotting you as soon as you spawn).

knightsmith - such a tease man, setting up a beacon to play and just watching netflix.

pinata coins is funny.
 
[quote name='100xp']funny, I was playing stay frosty and didn't even notice 7th jump in towards the end of the match. somehow I feel stay frosty is like halo w/magnums. the problem I have with stay frosty is spawn camping (the other team usually having 2 guys in your spawn area standing still like statues and headshotting you as soon as you spawn).

knightsmith - such a tease man, setting up a beacon to play and just watching netflix.

pinata coins is funny.[/QUOTE]Even worse than spawn camping is the constantly switching spawns. I'll be pinned down by guys spawn camping then spawns will switch and a couple guys will spawn right behind me and I can't even do anything about them during their spawn protection period anyway. Played escalation the other day and probably 6 out of 10 deaths were due to switching, 3 more when I couldn't leave the back corner due to spawn camping. Still have fun with the mode and helps with my pistol and headshot medals that I'm lagging behind in. I'm gonna milk it while I can.
 
originally I thought the stay frosty playlist was a game mode that encouraged constant movement, if you stood still too long you'd "freeze" up and slow down like walking through barbed wire.

not sure if I prefer getting pistoled from across the map or evade shotgunned at 2 car distances away...but at least the frosty matches tend to be shorter.
 
[quote name='100xp']funny, I was playing stay frosty and didn't even notice 7th jump in towards the end of the match. somehow I feel stay frosty is like halo w/magnums. the problem I have with stay frosty is spawn camping (the other team usually having 2 guys in your spawn area standing still like statues and headshotting you as soon as you spawn).

knightsmith - such a tease man, setting up a beacon to play and just watching netflix.

pinata coins is funny.[/QUOTE]
@ 100XP nah-man Netflixs was watching me sleep. I was passed out. I'm good for tonight I got me some good sleep. I got up and saw you on GOW2 horde???
 
so here's something that bugs me and maybe I'm just forgetting a plot point.

The sires predated the Locust right? Yet, in the tunnels there were structures that Baird commented on being ridiculously old and complex in their design. So how could the Locust not be terribly old based on the Sire thing, yet build huge structures underground in such a short amount of time before E-Day?

It seems like a huge timeline gap. Of course Baird also points out that Adam Fenix was in tough with Myrrah before E-Day...

Maybe the books address some of this (I'm only on the 2nd one since I started reading them a couple of weeks ago) and I'm hoping they do. I never thought I'd be the guy that reads video game books, but I'm actually really surprised at how in depth the Gears of War story is compared to the constant action of the games.
 
yeah i was trying for some unlocks in previous versions, i kept getting surprise boom shotted on wave 8...was annoying as hell so after getting suprise boom shooted 4 times I gave up. I play Gears 1 and 2 on my friends xbox as a guest so no credit for anything previously.

I'm down for tonight.
 
yeah baby you have to read the books to get the full story. I just started the 4th. and I can't wait for the 5th THE SLAB. but it is know that the book and the game has had some times not add up. but with 2 diff writers for GOW1 & 2 and a 3rd writer for 3 you will have this. I'm sure the 5th book will wrap up a lot of Questions that everyone has about the sires.
 
[quote name='100xp']originally I thought the stay frosty playlist was a game mode that encouraged constant movement, if you stood still too long you'd "freeze" up and slow down like walking through barbed wire.

not sure if I prefer getting pistoled from across the map or evade shotgunned at 2 car distances away...but at least the frosty matches tend to be shorter.[/QUOTE]The whole shotgun battle thing gets on my nerves so I kinda prefer poppin heads from a distance even with pistols. For now.

[quote name='knightsmith']@ 100XP nah-man Netflixs was watching me sleep. I was passed out. I'm good for tonight I got me some good sleep. I got up and saw you on GOW2 horde???[/QUOTE]Ha. I passed out early last night too. In my latest xbox activity email it listed me playing Gears 3 22 hours last month and then Army of 2 40th day for 9 hours. Funny thing is that two nights in a row I popped in 40th day to make sure the used disc played ok and both nights by the time the first mission loaded up I had fallen asleep and woke up about 5 hours later. I should go check that disc out now. . .

[quote name='Ryuukishi']Yeah, they never really went anywhere with the whole sire thing from Gears 2. I don't think it was even mentioned in 3's campaign.[/QUOTE]That bugged me as did the unanswered question of why the queen is humanlike. C'mon, how could they not answer that?

Just replayed 2 with a friend and the whole sire thing dug at me again. We'll be co-oping 3 soon as he just got it so if anybody wants to team up to get the 4 player co-op let me know.
 
yeah i love stay frosty. Last night in the early morning hours, everyone left except me and 3 other guys so us enemy team backed out and were invited to the other side. So for a while it was 4 of us vs bots. Then some douche joined against us. I was like 22-0 one match and one of the guys i joined up with said i did good and the douche who joined said, yeah but whats his old ladys name? Then a few more rounds later i pop his head like 6 times in a match and starts talking shit about how i hide, but the other guys were fine. Seriously i always run into jackasses who talk shit. i dont know why. In the match i was all over the map, not even camping in one spot. Then he was the last guy left and he went into the thrashball spawn so we all took one of the getaway paths, he came through mine and i shot him from behind cover. I guess that wasnt a legit thing to do since he was the last guy left. I was supposed to stand out in the open or something. LOL
 
what kind of GT did he want to be popped by? xXipwnturheadXx or |X|fenix4eva|X|? i'd rather get facemelted by an original or obscure GT over DarkSlayzorz99.

maybe 7 isn't a lucky number for him.
 
Wait... I thought that the Sires were an experiment of trying to breed a Human and Locust hybrid? That's why I thought they had the humanoid appearance of legs and arms, but the rage and strength of the Locust. And why I thought it was so secretive and kept up in the mountains, since the government knew about the Locusts, but kept it hush from the public to not cause a panic.

This is why you shouldn't follow the story in Gears of War. Your own explanations make more sense.

If people are playing through Gears of War 2 and need help, I still have my copy and will definitely help, especially with Horde.

I hear the Gears of War 2 community is practically dead now.
 
This is just an idea, but it would be my dream come true for Gears of War 3...

Guardian DLC pack

Adds

(New Game Type/Playlist)
- Guardian (5 vs 5, Leaders are Hoffman and Skorge)
an alternative is that leaders rotate (RAAM, Skorge, Queen Myrrah) for Locust and (Classic Hoffman, Hoffman, Prescott) for the Cog

(Weapon Tweaks)
- No retro/Sawed-off at all, not even as pickups
- Lancer, Hammerburst, Gnasher weapons damage like they did in Gears 2. (no OP rifles)

(New MP Characters)
- Skorge and Classic Hoffman.

(New Maps)
- Canals, Fuel Depot, Jacinto, River, Security
These maps would join (Blood Drive, Bulletmarsh, Clocktower, Escalation, Gridlock) and would be the only 10 maps in the playlist.
- A second Guardian DLC pack would include (Allfathers Garden, Gold Rush, Mansion, Ruins, War Machine)
 
fuck you epic!

They removed Stay Frosty and added yet another TDM playlist. As if TDM and Players Choice wasnt enough TDM playlists! fuck you!

I was only 500 headshots away from onyx too, but it really isnt about medals. Stay Frosty was so fun, its like Guardian all over again, take a mode i like a lot out, and force me to play a boring alternative. Thanks!

Also i rarely end up playing on Depths or Academy.... with Slab not too far off from them. WTF, but Anvil and Escalation come up more than enough.
 
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When I was playing Stay Frosty earlier the game would occasionally say "Enemy Forces," but the spawns wouldn't swap. It was strange because you could see people from your team start to check behind them, and move their position to anticipate it, but it was like every other time it would say it it was actually wrong.

It was like;
Enemy Forces - no change.
Enemy Forces - swapped spawns.
Enemy Forces - no change.
Enemy Forces - swapped spawns.

Once you got the pattern it was simple to follow, but it still was weird.

And I wish they'd keep the Hammerburst headshot active (after so many shots, not instant). I'll miss that from Stay Frosty.
 
yeah in some games they would spawn behind you and you wouldnt even hear "enemy forces", then after they kill you and you respawn, then you hear it. I think they made switching spawn more frequent in stay frosty.
 
hopefully they restore stay frosty w/tweaks? the description of the game type was experimental wpn and game mechanics afterall. sucks though when your favorite type is removed. any word on the next gears event?

tried to get the rubber glue achievement last night for the longest time w/Knightsmith (thanks for the valiant effort) but epic kept making me a theron regardless if I was player 2 or 3...at least I know what it feels like to throw a kyrll grenade on a group of onyx guard.

I hope to finally unlock the command center tonight.

2 more onyx medals to get for beast, the breaking fortifications one and the i'm rich *****.
 
[quote name='100xp']hopefully they restore stay frosty w/tweaks? the description of the game type was experimental wpn and game mechanics afterall. sucks though when your favorite type is removed. any word on the next gears event?

tried to get the rubber glue achievement last night for the longest time w/Knightsmith (thanks for the valiant effort) but epic kept making me a theron regardless if I was player 2 or 3...at least I know what it feels like to throw a kyrll grenade on a group of onyx guard.

I hope to finally unlock the command center tonight.

2 more onyx medals to get for beast, the breaking fortifications one and the i'm rich *****.[/QUOTE]

anyone have this happen to them, I lost my gold dismantler medal. I was playing beast and it pop up saying I got 1499 then next the medal showed up. that was around wave 5. I go and check this morning I'm back down to 1467. I don't know what the hell went on last night.
@ 100XP sorry bout the I'm rubber your glue & the LAG I forgot that I have a full system back up to the NAS on Weds nights. I couldn't fig out why I was having lag all night long! Sorry!. I'm sure I'll be on tonight if we can get some other GOW folks on here!

PS Anyone want to try and do forshadowing Ach tonight? I need the "Host with the Most ACH. and "Kill Locust (Like A Boss)" need 4 other Onyx Guards anyone else need any of this let me know!
 
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