Gears: (FREE!) Maps & Auto-Update Coming 1/10

[Jon Liu]

I think before I started playing heavily on the ranked matches, I hated the Shotgun as much as everyone else here does, but after playined ranked matches, I caved in and finally started practicing with it. I actually do like it now but, I would NOT mind one bit if they toned it down like 30 notches. It's sad when their "staple" gun, The Lancer, is outdone by the shotgun.

Also, I think they need to broaden the splash damage area for the Boomshot. That thing needs to be dead-on to even kill someone, which goes against what a rocket launcher really ought to be.

I also believe that they should make more effect if you've been hit by a melee attack. There've been too many times where I've melee attacked me and they shoot me like nothing happened.

[GORILLA ARS3NAL]

Yeah I have seen more folks use the roadie run with the shotgun and run up to you and blam. I think it's a glitch in the game that I read about somewhere. You hold down the right trigger while roadie running, and when you stop running the gun will go off. That is why I saw alot of folks charging people.

[D_Litch]

Originally Posted by Jon Liu

Also, I think they need to broaden the splash damage area for the Boomshot. That thing needs to be dead-on to even kill someone, which goes against what a rocket launcher really ought to be.

I actually like that it has to be dead-on. If it wasn't, it would take no skill to use it.

[Peench]

I have to agree on the shotty thing. Waaaaaaay too powerful for sure. I haven't used it much because I have more fun playing with the other weapons. But what sucks is I can have an active reload with the lancer and be firing at someone who is roadie running towards me and before they go down they pop up and destroy me with one shot of the shotgun. To me that doesn't make very much sense.

[wizz1e]

Depends how far away they are when they are running at you and of course how accurate you are with the lancer. I watch my wife take people down all the time with the lancer when they try to attack her with the shotty. I think the key to defeating someone that has a shotty is to fall back because one on one a lancer can still get the shotty person before they get to you. Now when you are getting gang raped by their team theres nothing you can do.

[Peench]

That makes complete sense. But when you are falling back and shooting (i.e. walking), unless they started really far back, there is no way you are going to walk backwards faster than they can roadie run towards you.

[Serren]

Originally Posted by Quo

I despise the shotty rush. Boooooooorrrrrrring. It takes a tactical game and makes it totally UNtactical. Sure, there are times to rush. But the rush is way overused right now.

I hardly ever used the shotgun until its coming of age. Now everyone HAS to use it for a chance at a fair fight.

Thats why I think we need to switch away from Execution. When you can kill someone with the Lancer, people will get back into a cover game. I played a few games of this on ranked a few days ago and it was MUCH harder. The game was like it was on day one.

Imagine how pissed the masses would be if Epic toned down the shotty!

[dmiller68]

The shotgun has become my fav weapon... You guys are making me cry... calling me boring... I like my shotgun, don't touch it Epic!!

Ok, I do use it alot but as people can contest I still can't hit anything.

[Quo]

Originally Posted by dmiller68

The shotgun has become my fav weapon... You guys are making me cry... calling me boring... I like my shotgun, don't touch it Epic!!

Ok, I do use it alot but as people can contest I still can't hit anything.

Dmill's new nickname: Cheney.

[Jon Liu]

hahahahaaha Fo shizzle!

[Statham Guy]

I played on Gears for the first time online the other night and I did get very annoyed with the shotgun. Here I was trying to be tactical and take cover but the game ended up being more of a gladiator arena with shotguns (not fun ) Everytime I would take cover and start shooting at someone with the lancer their other three teamates would rush at me with shotguns I love gears of war but that just was not my idea of fun.

[Quo]

...maybe we should have a no shotties match, just for kicks. I think it'd be lot more interesting.

The handguns are surprisingly powerful, might be pretty fun.

[D_Litch]

I would like to play one match where every weapon is swapped for Boomshot. That would be awesome.

[Peench]

Haha! Yeah, you know, we can have loads of variations like this. We played a pistols only match a while back that was fun. We should start dropping some variations like these into the matches. Sounds awesome!

[KEEZY]

Yes, it does seem the pistol is more powerful now too. If they increase the power of the shotty, it would be cool if they could make it easier to counter-act. Perhaps they made it stronger to counteract the stickiest of the icky (which was also turned down).

This is almost as bad as the time Peench took Viagra [insert Family Guy-style flashback here].

[Quo]

Originally Posted by KEEZY

This is almost as bad as the time Peench took Viagra ...

You mean he stopped taking Viagra?

[Floydwal888]

I'm down for trying out the new maps tonight. So if any fellow PGL'ers are going to be on tonight. Send me a request. Proably jump on around 11:30 Central.