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 Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 04:31:29 AM
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| But I can't find any patch notes - not that I've really looked yet.... online playing :P |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 09:15:18 AM
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Patch Notes: http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=640626
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Hey all,
I’m happy to announce that this morning, at 3:40 AM PST, we released a title update that should help with the current matchmaking issues. In order to get the update out as quickly as possible, we focused just on immediate infrastructure issues and have left any potential gameplay issues for a future update. Here’s what’s in today’s title update:
* Adjustments to make Public matchmaking faster, especially in the single player party and the four player party case. Some of these adjustments should be felt immediately and some will play out over several days as our update enables us to reduce player segmentation by reducing the number of servers required to do matchmaking. This will increase the number of possible matches available for you to join.
* A tweak that should prevent us from losing some of our additional detailed stats data that we gather for gearsofwar.com. Due to the large number of concurrent matches, our stats gathering servers were not able to collect data for every single match played. The Xbox LIVE leaderboards are 100% accurate but our existing stats web pages may have some missing data prior to the update.
* A fix to address the issue where some players were unable to start the story-based campaign if Xbox LIVE was down or unavailable.
Something to keep in mind, if you have been playing Gears 2 since the title update was made available, then you will need to restart the game in order to be prompted for the update. If you don’t do this, then a situation will occur where people without the update will not be able to match make with people who have the update. This has nothing to do with the game or this update in particular, just the way the title update system works.
We want to thank everyone for their patience during this time and we will continue to monitor the situation. We’re hopeful that the matchmaking issues we’ve seen up till now are a thing of the past.
Thanks,
Rod.
Sadly... Nothing about the Chainsaw... then again, maybe I am the only person who noticed that Gears 2 MP has become a chainsawfest, lol. |
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Edited by - Mr Achievement on Nov 27 2008 09:18:31 AM |
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Advanced Gamer
United Kingdom
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 09:34:21 AM
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I love chainsawing, but I couldn't get away with so many if people stopped running at me like crazy fools. LOL.
I've played close combat games such as vegas which put you in small confines and you have to work on taking your time and checking every possibility. I've also played games like planetside where the map is HUGE and you can not see someone to kill for 1/2 hr at a time.
Problem seems to be people see each other in gears, and instead of planning the attack they just rush in as fast as possible, and end up getting chainsawed.
Can't say I have any problem with being chansawed myself. I dont see why people are complaining? Can you explain? |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 09:56:03 AM
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| The Hit-detection is definitely off in Gears 2 once a person revs their Chainsaw... I see the blood come off their chest as I blast them with my Shotgun but the chainsaw stays revving and they keep coming... and since Epic has lengthened the amount of time between Shotgun-Shots, more often then not, a Chainsaw trumps a Shotgun in close quarters. That is the problem. |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 10:07:56 AM
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To me I believe people find Chainsawing to be a "noob" tool.
Like Achieve said himself, Shotgun has been made into a SLOOOOW reload weapon. (With active reload and without.)
So now that people realize that Chainsawing as a group kills more than a shotgun to a group they find the odds of killing with a chainsaw are WAY higher than vise versa with a shotgun.
Me as a GoW2 fan, I really don't care.
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Advanced Gamer
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 11:09:17 AM
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Originally posted by Mr Achievement
The Hit-detection is definitely off in Gears 2 once a person revs their Chainsaw... I see the blood come off their chest as I blast them with my Shotgun but the chainsaw stays revving and they keep coming... and since Epic has lengthened the amount of time between Shotgun-Shots, more often then not, a Chainsaw trumps a Shotgun in close quarters. That is the problem.
I don't think it's the "hit-detection" that's the problem. They basically took out the feature where the chainsawer would lower his Lancer when he got shot...and instead, all there is now is stopping power. So all you're really doing is slowing him down by shooting him with shotty. I've found, however, that the Hammerburst is best for these chainsawing losers. If you crank on the trigger and hit them with at least 80-90% of the shots, he'll be down. |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 11:24:55 AM
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Originally posted by CoolBleeze
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Originally posted by Mr Achievement
The Hit-detection is definitely off in Gears 2 once a person revs their Chainsaw... I see the blood come off their chest as I blast them with my Shotgun but the chainsaw stays revving and they keep coming... and since Epic has lengthened the amount of time between Shotgun-Shots, more often then not, a Chainsaw trumps a Shotgun in close quarters. That is the problem.
I don't think it's the "hit-detection" that's the problem. They basically took out the feature where the chainsawer would lower his Lancer when he got shot...and instead, all there is now is stopping power. So all you're really doing is slowing him down by shooting him with shotty. I've found, however, that the Hammerburst is best for these chainsawing losers. If you crank on the trigger and hit them with at least 80-90% of the shots, he'll be down.
i fully agree i find the hammerburst to be real effective against the B button tossers online. |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 11:32:51 AM
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| I like how all you guys are bashing the chainsaw in GoW2 when I bet you all used the shotgun constantly in GoW1. |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 12:27:12 PM
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gow 1 was hammerburst and shotgun only when up close and personal with another shotgunner ^^
gears shouldnt just be about the random chainsawing that's far too easy to do and does not require any skill and cant be overt ed its totally put me off the game and im a gears of war obsessive. |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 12:43:43 PM
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I like how all you guys are bashing the chainsaw in GoW2 when I bet you all used the shotgun constantly in GoW1.
I like how you're defending a flawed gameplay mechanic. |
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Advanced Gamer
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 1:14:04 PM
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| I don't get why you guys are still complaining about the chainsaw. I hardly see people using it anymore. If you see someone revving their chainsaw, all you have to do is dive backwards and shoot the guy with your shotgun a couple of times. It works perfectly for me. |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 2:01:54 PM
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Well your all welcome to throw yourself onto my chainsaw, why you choose to do so isn't my fault.
Its a war people, dont run in and die. Stand back and Live.
I know for SURE that someone can outwalk someone else chainsawing unless they/you are lagging. People walk away from me all the time and its rather infuriating.
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MEGAJAMZ:
gow 1 was hammerburst and shotgun only when up close and personal with another shotgunner ^^
gears shouldnt just be about the random chainsawing that's far too easy to do and does not require any skill and cant be overt ed its totally put me off the game and im a gears of war obsessive.
How does it involve no skill? You've got to get close to the person, close enough to kill them. Now I can't even just run upto you and chainsaw, your gun slows me down incredibly. But people continue to throw themselves at me with a shotgun in this wild belife that its going to save them. Why do you all continue to do it?.
Its hardly flawed either, its how they designed it to be. They have made the combat alot more "long range". Explosions are bigger and more powerful. Killing with granades is easier due to the larger and stronger blast radius. Maybe everyone needs to concider changing their tattics as I have done. I used to run and gun with the shotgun, which was almost unstoppable. So they changed it... yet you dont like the changes... |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 2:54:14 PM
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| It doesn't involve skill because there's no aiming involved...and getting close to the enemy is simple. |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 3:09:29 PM
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Originally posted by CoolBleeze
It doesn't involve skill because there's no aiming involved...and getting close to the enemy is simple.
Lol, getting away from an enemy is simple too :P |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 3:20:50 PM
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The hit detection is off. If you shoot someone while revving they will stop revving in some cases.
Since you claim to be such a GoW buff you should remember that the Chainsaw was overpowered the exact same way when the original released... then they patched it... just like they will again.
BTW, the changes from GoW to GoW2 have nothing to with the Chainsaw and everything to do with Grenade Tagging Walls, Meat Shields, an additional teammate & rotating weapons. The Saw will be neutralized by Epic.
It isn't intentional that the Chainsaw will rev through a shot, it is a defect. It WILL drop sometimes, if it was intentional then it would NEVER stop revving until the person is down. |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 9:35:56 PM
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Originally posted by zZ Dr K Zz
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Originally posted by CoolBleeze
It doesn't involve skill because there's no aiming involved...and getting close to the enemy is simple.
Lol, getting away from an enemy is simple too :P
If you're in a goddamn corner (or sometimes even just against a wall) it can be super tough to get away from the chainsaw.
This thread's gone down the toilet. Thank you for the patch, Epic. Now let's see some more of 'em. |
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Posted - Nov 27 2008 : 11:55:34 PM
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| yay! no more 15 minute wait times :D |
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Average Gamer
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Posted - Nov 28 2008 : 03:26:48 AM
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| Nothing is as broken or cheap as the shotgun in GoW1. Talk about no skill. |
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Posted - Nov 28 2008 : 06:39:35 AM
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| I take it you got owned by shotgun wielders quite frequently in Gears 1. |
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