Hmm, on second thought yeah it might've been a fanmade artwork..
Seems like i goofed up :/
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Hmm, on second thought yeah it might've been a fanmade artwork..
Seems like i goofed up :/
the other side
Locust Drone seems to be added
This is the new store pop up.
Nice!
Nice, I really liked the rewards for streams that they did with Gears 4 and was hoping for them to return for 5 :)
this is disappointing. 1 new map and 1 old Gears 4 map for Versus.
wtf
Lift is such a shitty map too
wtf
Lift is such a shitty map too
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I'm in!
So are the new characters unlocked straight away or do you have to grind/pay for them?
So are the new characters unlocked straight away or do you have to grind/pay for them?
Totems again.
they're not going to build that entire system for unlocking content and only use it once.
The update seems solid, but I'm not sure if 2 characters is really enough to keep me interested in Horde/Escape, especially since of the little stuff added(or at least talked about) there.
Maybe a Character will come with Kantus, since I can't really understand why Kantus is being delayed otherwise.
Horde getting Lahni,Mac and Keegan is nice, only adding Marcus to escape is a bit lame but now that Kat is getting new skills it may as well be a new character for that mode, only 6 hives seems a bit weak.
Edit: It seems like they are spreading the content through too many modes, 2v2 Gnashers basically requires its own maps while Free For All atleast uses Escape assets.
It's pretty bad that they recolor'd a Marcus Skin they sold earlier as a reward, I didn't buy it but I could imagine that being rough to see if I did.
Edit2: It's also lame that they locked Weapon Skins of a set in different unlocks.
Maybe a Character will come with Kantus, since I can't really understand why Kantus is being delayed otherwise.
Horde getting Lahni,Mac and Keegan is nice, only adding Marcus to escape is a bit lame but now that Kat is getting new skills it may as well be a new character for that mode, only 6 hives seems a bit weak.
Edit: It seems like they are spreading the content through too many modes, 2v2 Gnashers basically requires its own maps while Free For All atleast uses Escape assets.
It's pretty bad that they recolor'd a Marcus Skin they sold earlier as a reward, I didn't buy it but I could imagine that being rough to see if I did.
Edit2: It's also lame that they locked Weapon Skins of a set in different unlocks.
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yup. basically we get FFA, 2v2, Hero's, cosmetics but at the cost of Versus MP maps.
now going forward they need to support three different sets of map styles instead of just one.
now going forward they need to support three different sets of map styles instead of just one.
I wonder if Clayton got cut/delayed from this operation.
Kantus getting Lizzie perks makes sense since it's probably the most mobile, so there should be a third COG character to get Jermud's perk, which reference the helmet he wears.
Also it would have made sense to just give Lizzie Jermud's perks, since she you know also wears a helmet, and not go through the effort of creating another Arcade character locked to one side and give the Kantus whatever if the original plan was only these 5 characters.
Which makes me thing Clayton got cut since he would make sense as a helmeted character, even more than Lizzie since of when he got shot and was suppose to be the opposite of Jermud.
Kantus getting Lizzie perks makes sense since it's probably the most mobile, so there should be a third COG character to get Jermud's perk, which reference the helmet he wears.
Also it would have made sense to just give Lizzie Jermud's perks, since she you know also wears a helmet, and not go through the effort of creating another Arcade character locked to one side and give the Kantus whatever if the original plan was only these 5 characters.
Which makes me thing Clayton got cut since he would make sense as a helmeted character, even more than Lizzie since of when he got shot and was suppose to be the opposite of Jermud.
That new map looks so boring visually... maybe it's gonna be nice to play on at least.
Lift... dude, I've been enjoying that map so much in 4 lately, I'm not even mad lol
They are spreading themselves wayyy too thin by supporting all these modes with different maps though.
I don't really want to play FFA or 2v2, so there really isn't much to be excited about :/
But we knew it was gonna be just two new versus maps and I knew that that wasn't going to improve the map pool in any significant fashion. They could at least put Forge into rotation (NOT HARBOR).. god this so sad that it has to be padded out with gears 4 maps, but here we are XD
There is one way out if this mess and it's
Lift... dude, I've been enjoying that map so much in 4 lately, I'm not even mad lol
They are spreading themselves wayyy too thin by supporting all these modes with different maps though.
I don't really want to play FFA or 2v2, so there really isn't much to be excited about :/
But we knew it was gonna be just two new versus maps and I knew that that wasn't going to improve the map pool in any significant fashion. They could at least put Forge into rotation (NOT HARBOR).. god this so sad that it has to be padded out with gears 4 maps, but here we are XD
There is one way out if this mess and it's
CHRISTMAS SWEATER IMAGO
Not a fan of this update. Only one new map whole everything else is reused in some capacity. Even the FFA maps seems to just be from the Escape builder from what I can gather.
I feel like they had to knock this one out of the park and they really didn't in my opinion.
I feel like they had to knock this one out of the park and they really didn't in my opinion.
Heh, playing through the first act of the campaign on 'Experienced' and it feels a lot tougher than 'Hardcore' in Gears 3 and 4. Though there's a good chance I'm just misremembering things and my feeble gaming skills have started to deteriorate over the years. Just feels like every hit takes off a larger chunk of health than what I remember of 'hardcore' in the prior games. I think I'll power through it for now, though I think if I hit too many 'brick walls' in the campaign, I may end up enjoying this one more on the default difficulty.
I have a theory that the Carmine family will be funneled into the same Hero slot. Anthony, Benjamin, Clayton, and Gary will only be skins.
how did you know it was going to be only two maps?
Yup, immediately noticed that it was the exact same tiles sets from Escape.
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Lookin forward to getting my Onyx skins with the new operation next week. Very happy with my current stats, considering its all solo play. So many AFKs, bad Gamepass users, dudes who camp the damn sniper rifle and never get in the hill, etc
There's something to be said for only 3% of the player base is in Onyx 2 or above. The amount of people in Diamond/Master gotta be tiny.
Some general KOTH tips:
-Use the damn Lancer. Seen so many guys press left on the D-pad on spawn and just run in hoping for the best with the Gnasher, every time. Lancer can assist a teammate while they're in a gnasher duel, they can put pressure on a team defending the ring, it can stop people attacking the ring, it can cross certain locations to hold down positions. A lot of my points/elims come from using the Lancer, knowing how fast it downs, and knowing where to post up to lay down fire.
-Always be aware of the power weapons and their spawn time. You'd be amazed how often the other team just dont pick them up if they arent at the hill. And not just the big obvious easy ones like the Mace or GL Lancer. The Nail Gun has incredible stopping power when it gets going. The Boltok can kill in 3 shots. Shock grenades can be deployed to great effect for area denial at or around the hill. The Mulcher on Icebound and Bunker can rack up half a dozen kills with the right movement/spacing.
-Make the smart play, not the cool one. Yeah, it might sound cool to rush into a pack of multiple guys, wallbounce/outplay them and get that triple kill, but what are the chances of that unless the guys you're playing against are really bad? You'd have a better chance of success going with a teammate, doubling up on one guy, rolling away a bit to recover health, using a smoke grenade to confuse/mask your approach, flanking and getting a sneak gnasher kill or two when the enemy is distracted. At high levels of play, you gotta know they're expecting the expected(running in headlong with a gnasher), so you gotta play around that. Its the difference between heaving up a 40-foot three pointer from half court vs driving to the basket to get a lay-up. Might not make the YouTube highlight reel, but its a much higher chance of success.
-Always push with your team. If everybody died but you, wait for them to spawn. Fallback, grab a power weapon or something, just be patient. Worst thing you can do is push in, get a break/die, then respawn on the other side of the map, while the other three teammates just spawned and are making a push without you. Its really just a numbers probability game; you stand a higher chance beating a team of five with your own team of five, instead of just three or four. You're at a disadvantage when the other team has the hill. They know where you want to go and they covered all the routes to get there. Don't make it even harder on yourself.
-With few exceptions, do not stand in the fucking ring to defend it! This is probably the biggest mistake I see people do online. They stand in the hill, gnasher out, letting the other team push pass the choke points because they dont use their lancer, and then its a 50/50 game of Gnasher fights. Or worse, they get smoked/flashed in the hill(which is the first place those grenade are gonna go, duh), get stunned/confused, and die immediately. Spread out! Post up ahead of the hill and Lancer to slow their approach. Mark the enemy so your team knows where to converge on. If they push pass your defenses and break the hill, fall back, but that should be a last resort, not your first and only strategy.
-Smoke grenades for tricky caps can be your best friend. There are certain rings like the middle of District or Icebound, where its easy for the other team to rain down Lancer fire if you're in the hill. If you throw a Smoke grenade down in front of them like a ninja and start wall bouncing between spots, its gonna make you much harder to kill as you cap the hill. Now they have to come to you to cap it or break it. This can also work well when trying to grab power weapons, although not quite as effective since you have to stand in one spot and go through a picking up animation to get it.
-Focus on staying alive. You wont get 2.29 elims a minute/0.55 caps per minute/top 7% score and wins if you die. If you approach a pair of people, kill one, roll away or hide until your health comes back. If you get a power weapon, run to the side of the map your teammates spawn instead of risking running into the enemy spawn with their gnashers out. Never take on somebody 1v1 if you can do it 2v1 or 3v1. The top ranked guys in the game aren't just wallbouncing Gnasher Gods. They understand teamwork, they mark enemies, they have excellent positioning, they are aware of power weapon spawn times, they smoke grenade and flank, they provide covering fire with the Lancer, they roll and get to cover immediately when under fire, they down somebody and pick them up to get a meatshield against the other guy. You have to use every single tool, know the maps like the back of your hand, and prioritize whats best for your team over yourself.
There's something to be said for only 3% of the player base is in Onyx 2 or above. The amount of people in Diamond/Master gotta be tiny.
Some general KOTH tips:
-Use the damn Lancer. Seen so many guys press left on the D-pad on spawn and just run in hoping for the best with the Gnasher, every time. Lancer can assist a teammate while they're in a gnasher duel, they can put pressure on a team defending the ring, it can stop people attacking the ring, it can cross certain locations to hold down positions. A lot of my points/elims come from using the Lancer, knowing how fast it downs, and knowing where to post up to lay down fire.
-Always be aware of the power weapons and their spawn time. You'd be amazed how often the other team just dont pick them up if they arent at the hill. And not just the big obvious easy ones like the Mace or GL Lancer. The Nail Gun has incredible stopping power when it gets going. The Boltok can kill in 3 shots. Shock grenades can be deployed to great effect for area denial at or around the hill. The Mulcher on Icebound and Bunker can rack up half a dozen kills with the right movement/spacing.
-Make the smart play, not the cool one. Yeah, it might sound cool to rush into a pack of multiple guys, wallbounce/outplay them and get that triple kill, but what are the chances of that unless the guys you're playing against are really bad? You'd have a better chance of success going with a teammate, doubling up on one guy, rolling away a bit to recover health, using a smoke grenade to confuse/mask your approach, flanking and getting a sneak gnasher kill or two when the enemy is distracted. At high levels of play, you gotta know they're expecting the expected(running in headlong with a gnasher), so you gotta play around that. Its the difference between heaving up a 40-foot three pointer from half court vs driving to the basket to get a lay-up. Might not make the YouTube highlight reel, but its a much higher chance of success.
-Always push with your team. If everybody died but you, wait for them to spawn. Fallback, grab a power weapon or something, just be patient. Worst thing you can do is push in, get a break/die, then respawn on the other side of the map, while the other three teammates just spawned and are making a push without you. Its really just a numbers probability game; you stand a higher chance beating a team of five with your own team of five, instead of just three or four. You're at a disadvantage when the other team has the hill. They know where you want to go and they covered all the routes to get there. Don't make it even harder on yourself.
-With few exceptions, do not stand in the fucking ring to defend it! This is probably the biggest mistake I see people do online. They stand in the hill, gnasher out, letting the other team push pass the choke points because they dont use their lancer, and then its a 50/50 game of Gnasher fights. Or worse, they get smoked/flashed in the hill(which is the first place those grenade are gonna go, duh), get stunned/confused, and die immediately. Spread out! Post up ahead of the hill and Lancer to slow their approach. Mark the enemy so your team knows where to converge on. If they push pass your defenses and break the hill, fall back, but that should be a last resort, not your first and only strategy.
-Smoke grenades for tricky caps can be your best friend. There are certain rings like the middle of District or Icebound, where its easy for the other team to rain down Lancer fire if you're in the hill. If you throw a Smoke grenade down in front of them like a ninja and start wall bouncing between spots, its gonna make you much harder to kill as you cap the hill. Now they have to come to you to cap it or break it. This can also work well when trying to grab power weapons, although not quite as effective since you have to stand in one spot and go through a picking up animation to get it.
-Focus on staying alive. You wont get 2.29 elims a minute/0.55 caps per minute/top 7% score and wins if you die. If you approach a pair of people, kill one, roll away or hide until your health comes back. If you get a power weapon, run to the side of the map your teammates spawn instead of risking running into the enemy spawn with their gnashers out. Never take on somebody 1v1 if you can do it 2v1 or 3v1. The top ranked guys in the game aren't just wallbouncing Gnasher Gods. They understand teamwork, they mark enemies, they have excellent positioning, they are aware of power weapon spawn times, they smoke grenade and flank, they provide covering fire with the Lancer, they roll and get to cover immediately when under fire, they down somebody and pick them up to get a meatshield against the other guy. You have to use every single tool, know the maps like the back of your hand, and prioritize whats best for your team over yourself.
What time investment I'm I looking at with Gears 4 and Gears 5 campaigns? Brother got an X after the OG XB1 died and it came withh Gears 1-5 (I've already played 1-3). Wonder if I should pace myself (came with 1 month Game Pass, so have a few options on the plate), do a full franchise playthrough or Gears 4 and 5 back-to-back, then the few GP games I'm looking to finish in a month (Metro Exodus, DMC5 and The Outer Worlds).
ViewtifulJC not bad stats running solo.
I'm gonna see how well I can do this season. Try to finished as many of the rewards as possible.
I'm gonna see how well I can do this season. Try to finished as many of the rewards as possible.
I think Clayton won't be. I think they'll make Anthony a skin for Lizzie and Benjamin a skin for COG Gear which I think is fine.
Also I think you misinterpreted my thought, I think it would be a good to idea to have a level or 2 based off art assets of Escape themes would be a good idea, like how the level Vasqar is derived from Act 3 assets not that it uses the Escape tiles. To add some maps that don't require as much work yet still feel unique and artistically well made
If you got any higher during the season you'll get that skin too. The game looks at your high water mark at the end of an Operation.
for example; if you hit diamond then immediately dropped back to Onxy 3 it will count.
I always thought the diamond skins were ugly but the masters Lancer would be cool. IDK if I'm good enough for that tho. The really high skill rating matches are verrrrry sweaty.
not only are they sweaty but if you get matched with lower ranks your expected to carry hard. this is why you see so many players complaining that they went MVP, won the match and still dropped points.
got masters before the reset but I can't get out of Onyx2 now. not much progress for two weeks and im wondering if they changed something
Holy shit - did they actually put the bloospray on your opponents death screen?! About time!
not all deaths, only Execution screen. Can't wait to be bombarded by Forza Horizon Sprays
FFA looks like absolute fuckery lol. Not for me, hope they don't spend too many resources making more maps for that instead of 5v5 versus
skins can start to be claimed now
also, this looks great but just like I suspected the better looking skins will be paid-only.
also, this looks great but just like I suspected the better looking skins will be paid-only.
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First look at Jermad (Chrome steel skin which will be obtainable via Tour of Duty).
So far, no. Probably part of a future Operation update.
So far, no. Probably part of a future Operation update.
I don't think there is. Right now, you can set a bloodspray for each individual gun but i don't think you can set a general preference.
ah i see. it is a little tedious when you get a new banner or bloodspray and have to set it 50 times and with more characters it will just get worse. hopefully the coalition knows that and will make a change.
does anyone know if the gears stats on gears5.com reset every season?
it is I posted that yesterday depending on your timzone lol. I'm gonna grab the $20 pass thing