Gears of War 3 - Release Date Sept. 20

I thnk the purchased items win every time as the Facebook codes would not always win. But it looks like there is some Assassin's Creed and Battlefield 3 DLC they are giving away also so you may win something other then the Gears guns.
 
Nothing feels better than winning a sudden death vs a sawed off noob who tried to rush me, so i lancered him down. Especially when all he used the 4 previous games was sawed off and digger. LOLOL.

I dont know why but it says i have 33 ranked disconnects, when i NEVER played a ranked match yet. Maybe private matches count as ranked?

Its a little annoying i cant see how many times ive died from a certain weapon. I wanted to see how many frags ive died from.

My K/D in TDM is 1.6, in CTL its 1.7.

I have
867 Lancer Kills
545 Gnasher Kills
232 Sawed Off Kills
144 Hammerburst Kills
114 Retro Lancer Kills
 
Watching some one drunk who has never played Gears and doesn't like games is a hoot ... losing to bots lolz... still stats for me..
 
[quote name='The 7th Number']Nothing feels better than winning a sudden death vs a sawed off noob who tried to rush me, so i lancered him down. Especially when all he used the 4 previous games was sawed off and digger. LOLOL.

I dont know why but it says i have 33 ranked disconnects, when i NEVER played a ranked match yet. Maybe private matches count as ranked?

Its a little annoying i cant see how many times ive died from a certain weapon. I wanted to see how many frags ive died from.

My K/D in TDM is 1.6, in CTL its 1.7.

I have
867 Lancer Kills
545 Gnasher Kills
232 Sawed Off Kills
144 Hammerburst Kills
114 Retro Lancer Kills[/QUOTE]

leaving/dropping from a horde or beast match counts as a ranked disconnect :/
 
Wait, so how do you "legally" get out of a Horde game? I was playing last night and at around wave 17, people just started leaving. It was down to me and two other people so I decided to take off.
 
anyone got a jack in the box close to them. I'm in va so It a 4hr drive just to get to N.C. witch is the closes loc. any looking for a green skins help me out!
 
It sucks having to switch from the gnasher to the sawed off because the game lags and I get 1 shotted from 80 feet away by an enemy gnasher.

I guess I'm not so disappointed in buying the season pass, I expected just like 3 maps for the first DLC, now we're getting maps, weapon and character skins. I'll take that.

And there's no Jack in the Box in the south east lol that's so lame they don't make it available to everyone.
 
Anybody who wants Jack in the Box codes, feel free to PayPal me the money for drinks. It's a gamble since not every code is a winner, but I don't mind trying to help.

[quote name='Ryuukishi']Hot hot hot. Though, I wonder how they intend to keep Horde balanced over the long term if they keep adding more powerful fortifications.[/QUOTE]

I hope they don't add too much more to Horde mode after this. New maps and Achievements are plenty.
 
I've got some cash in my paypal from selling a baird code on ebay, how much are you asking east?

Also, what exactly is it lol? Is it the liquid green skins or other skin packs? This is the first I've heard of this promo but I'm interested.

Does the state you register for matter? I'm in Florida and there's no southeast states on the drop down list.
 
Ok, but Portal 2's DLC is free. Precedent set. :)

I may pick up the DLC, but the season pass is actually making me unsure. Is all the DLC going to be worth it? If it is then I should get the season pass, but we don't know that the rest will be good yet. So that makes me want to wait and find out. And paying for the DLC separately is unappealing until we know whether or not the rest of the DLC will be good, because only then will I know if the Season Pass makes sense. Sigh.
 
Uh yeah... I'll pass even if it means missing out on Blood Drive. A decent value for content I honestly believe is already on the disc, but the size of the download will shed some light on the truth of that. $10 for three maps, two character skins and Jungle Camo isn't a good deal for me. Especially when I can't trust I'm going to be assigned to more server connections than P2P because Versus is the main reason I play Gears. I guess I won't be making a decision on the Season Pass or any DLC for that matter until after the first four packs are released. It's the only way to know for sure what I'm getting.
 
[quote name='Ink.So.Well.']Uh yeah... I'll pass even if it means missing out on Blood Drive. A decent value for content I honestly believe is already on the disc, but the size of the download will shed some light on the truth of that. $10 for three maps, two character skins and Jungle Camo isn't a good deal for me. Especially when I can't trust I'm going to be assigned to more server connections than P2P because Versus is the main reason I play Gears. I guess I won't be making a decision on the Season Pass or any DLC for that matter until after the first four packs are released. It's the only way to know for sure what I'm getting.[/QUOTE]

You probably won't be able to play quick/social matches if you don't have all the DLC maps. Or, at a minimum, you'll get booted when a DLC map comes up in the rotation.

As for dedicated server vs PTP connections, I think, once COD and BF come out, a lot of the more casual players will switch over from Gears to those games, and thus there will be less strain on the servers, and a better chance of getting on a server, rather than the fallback PTP connections. So it should get better as time goes on.
 
[quote name='hustletron']I've got some cash in my paypal from selling a baird code on ebay, how much are you asking east?

Also, what exactly is it lol? Is it the liquid green skins or other skin packs? This is the first I've heard of this promo but I'm interested.

Does the state you register for matter? I'm in Florida and there's no southeast states on the drop down list.[/QUOTE]
YES it is the liquid green skins pack from MS. they are doing a promo for Jack N the box fast food place that is in 18\50 states. so a big F.up on MS. you get a code on the side of a drink combo then you go to there website and put that code in. then you may win a code for assassin's creed gears of war or BF3.
 
[quote name='crunchewy']
I may pick up the DLC, but the season pass is actually making me unsure. Is all the DLC going to be worth it? If it is then I should get the season pass, but we don't know that the rest will be good yet. So that makes me want to wait and find out. And paying for the DLC separately is unappealing until we know whether or not the rest of the DLC will be good, because only then will I know if the Season Pass makes sense. Sigh.[/QUOTE]

I think what matters is whether you plan to continue with Gears' multiplayer in the future. People who don't get all of the map packs simply won't be able to participate in every matchmaking mode/game, so they'll have a harder time finding online games, etc. Sure, there will still be lots you can do, just less is all.

We can safely assume that most of the 4 packs will include new maps, characters, and weapon skins. All of them will have new Achievements. And at least one will include a new campaign level, according to what I've read. If you think the Horde Pack sounds like a good amount of content, I don't think the Season Pass is much of a gamble.

[quote name='hustletron']I've got some cash in my paypal from selling a baird code on ebay, how much are you asking east?

Also, what exactly is it lol? Is it the liquid green skins or other skin packs? This is the first I've heard of this promo but I'm interested.

Does the state you register for matter? I'm in Florida and there's no southeast states on the drop down list.[/QUOTE]

I'll head to the restaurant later today and check on the drink prices. My local one doesn't publish their real phone number for some reason. I doubt the state matters, but you could always put mine (TX) just in case.
 
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[quote name='Dark Rider']I just saw someone playing with the jungle camo today. How is that possible?[/QUOTE]


If I recall jungle camo is a weapon skin pack that's currently out. It's called jungle digital.

East I sent you a PM.
 
Cool cant wait for the DLC pack. i really like the look of big rig dizzy, Bernie and Onyx guard look cool too. 3 new maps... which are really needed, tired of playing on the same maps so frequently. The horde stuff is cool, just going to make horde that much easier. Gun skins... sure thanks, i dont mind them throwing me some gun skins.

I havent bought any of the paid gun skins yet, and with all the unlockable ones + liquid Green/metal + DLC 1 skins i dont think im going to end up buying any.
 
So because someone hacked my gamer tag and spent the 2000+ ms points I had, I'm not going to be able to play online or purchase anything for 2 months while MS investigates this. How hard could it really be for them to see my gamer tag was logged in to a different console than the one I always use and just ban that console. Should be a 2 day process.

Either way I'm going to end up selling off Gears 3 this week, thanks douchebag who plays Fifa and likes to steal.
 
[quote name='freshzen']So because someone hacked my gamer tag and spent the 2000+ ms points I had, I'm not going to be able to play online or purchase anything for 2 months while MS investigates this. How hard could it really be for them to see my gamer tag was logged in to a different console than the one I always use and just ban that console. Should be a 2 day process.

Either way I'm going to end up selling off Gears 3 this week, thanks douchebag who plays Fifa and likes to steal.[/QUOTE]
that sucks
 
I imagine for Horde you'll be able to see things but not repair/rebuild them since this stuff is probably on the disc.
 
Sucks to hear that Fresh, but I feel your pain though man. I had my PSP, NDS and every charger and cord stolen from my car on Saturday. More than anything I'm upset my ride now has a target painted on it in this shitty neighborhood. Definitely time to start saving up to get the hell out of dodge before I end up doing something real stupid and ignorant to the next idiot who breaks into my shit.
 
[quote name='GUNNM']Damn all of that for only 800.[/QUOTE]

Haha. "All of that" is mostly cosmetic and already on the disc.
 
So the season pass gets you the next 4 DLCs. What do you think the chances are that they are split up between the four modes of Gears 3? One pack each for Horde, Beast, Versus and Campaign? Because if that's the case, I might bite. Versus is pretty meh for me but I enjoy everything else. My biggest worry is that I'll buy the season pass and get one horde and three versus DLCs out of it.

I think a bit more transparency from Epic on the subject could go a long way towards swaying those on the fence (or driving away people that only like one mode).
 
[quote name='hustletron']If I recall jungle camo is a weapon skin pack that's currently out. It's called jungle digital.

East I sent you a PM.[/QUOTE]

Okay that makes sense now.
 
[quote name='Halo05']So the season pass gets you the next 4 DLCs. What do you think the chances are that they are split up between the four modes of Gears 3? One pack each for Horde, Beast, Versus and Campaign? Because if that's the case, I might bite. Versus is pretty meh for me but I enjoy everything else. My biggest worry is that I'll buy the season pass and get one horde and three versus DLCs out of it.
[/QUOTE]

Any maps they give you are playable in Versus, Horde, and Beast modes. I don't think we'll get a Versus-oriented pack, though a Beast-oriented one could possibly work.
 
There are slots missing for Beast Mode Characters as is. I'm guessing the 2nd Pack will fill in some of, if not all of those slots.
 
im wondering if down the road they also release all the preorder skins as a pack. it seems to be the current trend for preorder dlc on and off lately.
 
[quote name='hustletron']Don't you buy COD map packs?[/QUOTE]

Yup.

[quote name='Halo05']So the season pass gets you the next 4 DLCs. What do you think the chances are that they are split up between the four modes of Gears 3? One pack each for Horde, Beast, Versus and Campaign? Because if that's the case, I might bite. Versus is pretty meh for me but I enjoy everything else. My biggest worry is that I'll buy the season pass and get one horde and three versus DLCs out of it.

I think a bit more transparency from Epic on the subject could go a long way towards swaying those on the fence (or driving away people that only like one mode).[/QUOTE]

I think Epic has said there will be one Horde DLC, one Campaign DLC, and two map packs. Things may have changed though.
 
[quote name='Trakan']Yup.
[/QUOTE]

And you're complaining about a DLC pack that has the same number of maps as Call of Duty packs + extra stuff and yet costs 33% less (with an even greater discount to Season Pass owners)?
 
[quote name='Trakan']I think Epic has said there will be one Horde DLC, one Campaign DLC, and two map packs. Things may have changed though.[/QUOTE]

They said a combination of Maps, Horde and Campaign. They didn't really specify if they'd be separated out or not.
 
[quote name='eastx']And you're complaining about a DLC pack that has the same number of maps as Call of Duty packs + extra stuff and yet costs 33% less (with an even greater discount to Season Pass owners)?[/QUOTE]

I'm complaining because of how it is being done. First of all, Epic used to be above all this. They pissed off Microsoft with Gears 1 by saying they wanted the maps to be free, but they compromised by getting Discovery channel to sponsor them. With Gears 2, they gave everyone 5 classic maps FOR FREE at launch. Now, with 3, they're nickel and diming the shit out of people. I could understand maps, but characters that were playable in the past two Gears titles now cost money? (Raam/Minh) Characters as DLC in general is a huge slap in the face IMO. Not only that, but obviously this stuff was intentionally left out of the game to sell later as DLC. Did they really have to do this shit when they already had this weapon skin bullshit scheme already in motion? It's really unnecessary. Epic has had a huge fall from grace and has now stooped to the lowest level possible. Say what you will about COD titles, but I don't remember content being on the disc. All of these maps were discovered when the Beta was hacked back in May. They've even showed Horde trailers with maps that were obviously done, but held back for DLC.

As for the content being 33% cheaper, that isn't exactly true. With MW2, you got 5 maps for $15, which equates to about the same price. (Along with Elite now coming out that will serve as the same "Season Pass" type of discount. Not to mention that Elite owners get content early.)
 
[quote name='majornelson']also playable in beast mode and privately hosted versus matches, the horde command pack promises to extend your “gears of war 3” experience with countless hours of multiplayer mayhem on xbox live. [/quote]

WTF!? If its not available in quick match, that's fucking lame!!!
 
[quote name='Trakan']I'm complaining because of how it is being done. First of all, Epic used to be above all this. They pissed off Microsoft with Gears 1 by saying they wanted the maps to be free, but they compromised by getting Discovery channel to sponsor them. With Gears 2, they gave everyone 5 classic maps FOR FREE at launch. Now, with 3, they're nickel and diming the shit out of people. I could understand maps, but characters that were playable in the past two Gears titles now cost money? (Raam/Minh) Characters as DLC in general is a huge slap in the face IMO. Not only that, but obviously this stuff was intentionally left out of the game to sell later as DLC. Did they really have to do this shit when they already had this weapon skin bullshit scheme already in motion? It's really unnecessary. Epic has had a huge fall from grace and has now stooped to the lowest level possible. Say what you will about COD titles, but I don't remember content being on the disc. All of these maps were discovered when the Beta was hacked back in May. They've even showed Horde trailers with maps that were obviously done, but held back for DLC.

As for the content being 33% cheaper, that isn't exactly true. With MW2, you got 5 maps for $15, which equates to about the same price. (Along with Elite now coming out that will serve as the same "Season Pass" type of discount. Not to mention that Elite owners get content early.)[/QUOTE]

While I agree it's shady, you can't blame Epic entirely, EA and DICE did this wit Bad Company 2 and the VIP code to combat used copy sales, people were up in arms for about a month then got over it.


Now Epic is following in the footsteps and then taking it 1 step further with charging extra as opposed to offering a sort of VIP code.

So yeah it's shady and probably one of the biggest betrayals of fans in the industry, but there's only 2 things that can be done, pay or don't pay. There's already been more than enough people that paid to justify them to continue to do this.
 
Anyone wanting me to buy Jack in the Box codes for them, here's an update:

-I bought 2 drinks for myself and won an Assassin's Creed Premium theme from one and the Gears weapon set from the other. That could mean the chances of getting the Gears weapons is 50%, but I bet it's more like 25-33%.
-Drinks cost $2.50 after tax.

[quote name='LinkinPrime']WTF!? If its not available in quick match, that's fucking lame!!![/QUOTE]

It says also, like 'in addition to.'
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']I hope you're right.[/QUOTE]

I hope so too, because the way this looks and sounds it's going to be horde maps only (HORDE command pack). Look, the way they're selling this DLC it wouldn't surprise me.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']WTF!? If its not available in quick match, that's fucking lame!!![/QUOTE]

they way i read it was, you get all this online, and you can also use it in beast mode/private matches. Assuming the maps for beast mode, and everything else in private MP.
 
[quote name='NeuralFizz']I hope so too, because the way this looks and sounds it's going to be horde maps only (HORDE command pack). Look, the way they're selling this DLC it wouldn't surprise me.[/QUOTE]

No, there are YouTube videos of people playing competitive game types on the new maps.
 
[quote name='eastx']No, there are YouTube videos of people playing competitive game types on the new maps.[/QUOTE]
When I said horde maps, I meant for matchmaking.
About the videos on youtube: Those are bot matches! At the very least, they're PRIVATE matches, which confirms my theory. Check out the official press release and read the last line carefully. These maps cannot be used in versus.

"The three maps include "Blood Drive," based in the Jacinto Medical Plaza; "Rustlung," which takes place on a decommissioned battleship; and "Azura," which is set on an island resort with water gardens and lush foliage. All three maps can be played in Beast mode and private Versus matches as well as in Horde mode."
 
[quote name='NeuralFizz']I hope so too, because the way this looks and sounds it's going to be horde maps only (HORDE command pack). Look, the way they're selling this DLC it wouldn't surprise me.[/QUOTE]
Aren't all of the current maps playable in every mode? Am I missing something here? Why would anyone assume that new maps would only be for Horde?
 
[quote name='Ryuukishi']Aren't all of the current maps playable in every mode? Am I missing something here? Why would anyone assume that new maps would only be for Horde?[/QUOTE]

Exactly. Epic's never limited maps to particular game types in matchmaking before, so I don't see why they'd start now.
 
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