johnnydrama
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Lighthearted fun for the entire family. Pre-order your copy of Gears 4 today.
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Gears of War 4 'Reclaimed' Multiplayer Map Revealed - IGN FIRST
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Lighthearted fun for the entire family. Pre-order your copy of Gears 4 today.
I probably know the answer to this but would it be that bad? PC players on Rocket League are usually pretty crap and when I tried CS:GO with a 360 pad on my brother's PC I stayed at about 1:1 (not good by any stretch but hardly destroyed).
Mr.Fletcher
Member
Given the trajectory of Microsoft and the XBOX division, if it's not in this game I'd expect it in the next.
you can cross play multiplayer in private matches or against bots so yeah
It's not confirmed yet afaik. But they said they're considering it.
Chip N Chance
Member
Ah thank you. I thought it looked familiar. I guess its the round perch that looks over the map that gives me Mercy vibes. But i guess the rest is not the same. The aesthetics also look similar.
Mr.Fletcher
Member
One thing I keep wondering, and it's really minor, but am I going to get my preferred character when joining in progress?
360 memory limitations meant you were either stuck with Marcus (who I've always played as anyway) or Drone - hope they fix that.
360 memory limitations meant you were either stuck with Marcus (who I've always played as anyway) or Drone - hope they fix that.
i would be pretty dumb not to, i mean you can cross play against bots, why you can cross play if you have 10 friends to fill the room
BananasWithGuns
Member
Don't think they've said but god I hope so. It's been one of my pet peeves for the longest time.
Also hope the voice lines at the start of a round come back too. Haven't had them since Gears 2 at this point, even though they were technically in Gears 3 but you couldn't hear them while on dedicated servers.
Offcourse it is. Otherwise you could just sell the retail copy after install.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Hahaha what an odd thing to say.
If it was play anywhere people would just get the Xbox One version, install the PC version, then return the disk 100% money back or swap it with Forza Horizon 3, install the PC version the return the disk 100% money back.
VolticArchangel
Member
Looking beautiful. Not digging (no pun intended) the retro lancer 2.0 though. I don't mind the hammerbursts returning at all, even with burst or single fire toggle (and all those modded controller shenanigans that we all know about and suffered during it's run), but, THIS should be heavily nerfed before the game launches, period. Would totally kill competitive modes since they're sticking with GeOW 3's CMS, even if it is a pickup, let alone starting loadouts.
DeeBees
Uhh, Damon Baird's? This entire race of machines might be Baird's work (it's been 20-25 years in the future since GeOW3) and maybe the Swarm got a hold of'em somehow and reprogrammed them, turning on humans.
Nope. Sorry. I'm an ardent supporter of fighting games on consoles should have PC X-Play to support & save the PC platform in the long run as it's an upcoming genre on PC. But this is a shooter. No matter how you spin it to argue and get X-play, a KB/M will ALWAYS be more accurate and have insanely faster (and stable+easy) camera control than a controller at it's highest sensitivity at all 3 settings (which is the backbone for GeOW MP at CQC where most carnage happens). No amount of "toggle" or "forcing to use Xbox One controller" tricks would work here, even if an API 100x harder/worse than UWP is used. The PC playerbase ALWAYS finds a way.
Also, this is a flagship Xbox franchise, what you'd call a system seller. An entire pool of (potentially) 5M+ players CANNOT be put at ANY amount of disadvantage or anything disrupting game balance (even a miniscule chance), just because a TINY contingent of PC players can get matches 2 weeks post launch. This would bring them (MSFT) even MORE unwanted BAD PR from the community, which is mostly Xbox players, and this game has only had positive stuff heard from all fronts till now, especially now since they're pushing competitive play at eSport events since GeOW UE and continue with this as well, which was sorely missed by the community halfway through GeOW 2's lifespan and most of 3.
Private matches with X-Play would be great and not affecting competitive play at all because you're only playing your friends and the host of the lobby can kick you out anytime. Other than that, there's co-op across the board if you can't get any players on PC and you should pretty much be satisfied with that.
Good call about private matches and not player matches/social and ranked. Friends on PC can enjoy playing privates now w/o being stuck forever on the matchmaking screen. You guys are nailing it on every aspect of this game. Can't wait.
You don't have to worry about anything. Yes, there'll be workarounds/exploits if there's a "toggle" for "forcing Xbox One controller" in no time. But Spencer has repeatedly gone on record saying multiple times, on how bad of a decision of including X-Play in Shadowrun was and how it will NEVER happen again. Rest assured, X-play with PC's will only be for private matches with friends, if you allow.
I would argue with you on playlists for social not affecting ranked numbers, but that's a separate debate.
DeeBees
Uhh, Damon Baird's? This entire race of machines might be Baird's work (it's been 20-25 years in the future since GeOW3) and maybe the Swarm got a hold of'em somehow and reprogrammed them, turning on humans.
Nope. Sorry. I'm an ardent supporter of fighting games on consoles should have PC X-Play to support & save the PC platform in the long run as it's an upcoming genre on PC. But this is a shooter. No matter how you spin it to argue and get X-play, a KB/M will ALWAYS be more accurate and have insanely faster (and stable+easy) camera control than a controller at it's highest sensitivity at all 3 settings (which is the backbone for GeOW MP at CQC where most carnage happens). No amount of "toggle" or "forcing to use Xbox One controller" tricks would work here, even if an API 100x harder/worse than UWP is used. The PC playerbase ALWAYS finds a way.
Also, this is a flagship Xbox franchise, what you'd call a system seller. An entire pool of (potentially) 5M+ players CANNOT be put at ANY amount of disadvantage or anything disrupting game balance (even a miniscule chance), just because a TINY contingent of PC players can get matches 2 weeks post launch. This would bring them (MSFT) even MORE unwanted BAD PR from the community, which is mostly Xbox players, and this game has only had positive stuff heard from all fronts till now, especially now since they're pushing competitive play at eSport events since GeOW UE and continue with this as well, which was sorely missed by the community halfway through GeOW 2's lifespan and most of 3.
Private matches with X-Play would be great and not affecting competitive play at all because you're only playing your friends and the host of the lobby can kick you out anytime. Other than that, there's co-op across the board if you can't get any players on PC and you should pretty much be satisfied with that.
Good call about private matches and not player matches/social and ranked. Friends on PC can enjoy playing privates now w/o being stuck forever on the matchmaking screen. You guys are nailing it on every aspect of this game. Can't wait.
You don't have to worry about anything. Yes, there'll be workarounds/exploits if there's a "toggle" for "forcing Xbox One controller" in no time. But Spencer has repeatedly gone on record saying multiple times, on how bad of a decision of including X-Play in Shadowrun was and how it will NEVER happen again. Rest assured, X-play with PC's will only be for private matches with friends, if you allow.
I would argue with you on playlists for social not affecting ranked numbers, but that's a separate debate.
Good idea.
Beautiful
Dancing Queen
Banned
They learned a thing or two with the Mortal Kombat folks.
Mr.Fletcher
Member
I can't wait to watch the game at a competitive level. The Coalition seem to be doing all the right things.
Only Horde remains...
Only Horde remains...
blue_phazon
Member
Yeah Gears matches are full of cool multi kill plays. I'd love to see a "play of the game" type thing at the end of a match
I know they don't want to piss off PC players by forcing controller only but I'm almost certain pc players wouldn't mind a separate playlist that forces the use of controllers if it matchmakes with the Xbox one population.
I'm not sure if this is technically possible but they do seem to have tight controls on windows store games.
As it stands between being windows store exclusive and the mp population of gears ue on PC I won't even consider buying this on PC until a few months to see if the game can sustain a healthy mp population on PC.
I'm not sure if this is technically possible but they do seem to have tight controls on windows store games.
As it stands between being windows store exclusive and the mp population of gears ue on PC I won't even consider buying this on PC until a few months to see if the game can sustain a healthy mp population on PC.
ShooterMcGavin
Member
God, I need Gears back in my life. Might have to pick up an XBone during the holidays. Hoping for some good deals.
spazchicken
Member
Don't get me wrong, I love Gears and I love over the top action oriented violence in games and movies but this looks dumb even for Gears.
The past executions I remember were brutal but quick. I don't remember them playing with their food, Mortal Kombat style like this. On top of that, why is he falling apart from being spun around by the...what is he being spun around by anyway?
Maybe it looks better at normal speed?
gregor7777
Banned
flaxknuckles
Member
It's way faster in the video
Holy shit lol
Honestly there should be one comp playlist that involves execution, koth or annex, and tdm
Other modes can stick to having ranks but it's different than comp
WE EAT TONIIIIGHT
PeskyToaster
Member
Fucking amazing. That gif is a game seller.
we know that, my point is that, do you really think damon baird named them DeeBees? im pretty sure deebees is short for something else, or the nickname people gave them
and no, since JD and DEL went AWOL, its probably the minister who sent the DeeBees
Mr.Fletcher
Member
As long as we don't have too many playlists I'm not bothered how hey did it. Gears of War 3 had far too many.
EightBitNate
Member
You remember incorrectly. The beat down execution took about 20-seconds in game. Other executions are about as long as the gif posted. Power weapons always had brutal executions.
Mr.Fletcher
Member
It's a risk/reward mechanic too. Executions grant higher XP payouts but leave you vulnerable.
It's also a good way to get under the opponents' skin.
Marvel
could never
It's a risk/reward mechanic too. Executions grant higher XP payouts but leave you vulnerable.
It's also a good way to get under the opponents' skin.
Nothing was more satisfying than doing the executions on those that hump you when in DBNO lol. My personal fave being the punchout, Lancer rip and Scorcher ones.
VincentMatts
Member
They don't own quantum or remedy
They own the IP.
But i dont see a first party game coming to Steam. Non of the 3 big ones is my guess. Halo, Forza, Gears.
rokkerkory
Member
MP is 1080p60??
I think they locked it, yea.
CalamityPixel
Member
They own Quantum
Leyasu
Banned
Also, region lock this game please. No if or buts. There is no need to leave it open.
Please don't fuck up the server selections like 343 did with Halo
Mr.Fletcher
Member
Great choices.
You can't hate the arm rip either.
No one uses executions in normal play so if someone curb stomps you, you know you've pissed them off. lol
rokkerkory
Member
wow on x1? nice stuff