And yes... that IS a young Carolyn Seymour.

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Back in June I pre ordered the e day collector's edition from xbox game studios website for the xbox version. I was supposed to receive early access to the beta on the respective days but they never emailed my code.

Too late now of course, and I emailed them in the interim a few times about it but they never replied. Scared now that they won't deliver my early game access nor my actual full purchase of the collector's edition. Even if I contact them they don't respond.

Has anyone had this issue?

I still want the order so i don't want to ask for a refund.

Like what she did for gears 1 and 2

I have been lurking for a while now waiting for a decent sale on the older Gears games, I understand that you can play them with Gamepass, but I like owning the license rather than subscribing to a service, that way I can play them on my own time.

Anyways, the last time any of the games saw a sale was in in May this year, I am kind of kicking myself for not buying them then.

So whats the likelihood of us seeing any type of discount around launch or beyond to capatilize on the Gears hype? Or do they do the shitty Ubisoft thing and not discount anything because they want to squeeze you for money and drive you to the new game only.

My other concern is that with them working on back-compat, I wonder if they just start no longer discounting older games to recoup some of the costs of that program.

Anyways, what are your thoughts? I know the games are already a "decent" price when you look at the cost ($15 each for the 360 games), but knowing they went on sale within the year makes me hold off on buying them for now.

I still haven’t gotten used to identifying them that well, especially considering that the Gear who was executed in the trailer was given such a significant amount of focus. It almost feels like he might have already been introduced in the story, even if only as a background character.

Do you guys think it could be Mako and his brother? Or, at the very least, a squad that gets introduced alongside Bravo and then gets taken by the Locust? There’s also the possibility that they’re just unknown Gears, but if it’s the first one… that’s pretty disturbing.

Im not super familiar with the current politicking between Sony and Microsoft, but I knew they cut stuff like Eday from getting an Playstation release.

I want to play with my brother so Im figuring out if Ill have to find him an xbox/pc

I originally thought that the Gut Puncher was the King of the Beta, but then I saw just how devastating the Longshot could be with a critical hit build. Easily getting 150+ kills and around 1 million damage in many games. This can be done at all ranges and is more than double and often triple as efficient as any other weapon in the game. It's very responsive and consistently beats out shotguns in sub-5-meter duels. The question is this necessarily a bad thing for the game?

I'm not opposed to the firepower that the Longshot wields, what I am opposed to, is that it is either equal to or superior to all other weapons even in roles that it is not supposed to fill. Before you Marksman fans come at me with pitchforks in hand, I'm not calling for the Longshot to be "nerfed into the ground." It certainly needs tweaking, however. The only thing that I would touch though, is the weapon handling. It should not be able to whip around and get accurate shots at close range like it was in the Beta. It needs to be slow enough in CQB to make other weapons more ideal to switch to when being pushed by enemies. Make it move slower than the Breechshot and Ripper, that's it. Also, I would start the Marksman off with the Breechshot and put the Longshot at the Level 9 unlock. Marksman has 2 exclusive weapons, and the Breechshot is far better in the early game than in the late game. This is more to buff the Breechshot rather than nerf the Longshot. I also believe that scopes should buff player accuracy to 100% when ADS.

The main perpetrator for this particular META, is in enemy and encounter design. TC has decided to go with tough and intelligent enemies with high burst damage potential. They have also decided to give a lot of the weapons in this game a ton of bloom/bullet spread. This increases the threat of closing with the enemy and boosts the power of high burst damage and single target weapons.

I want the other weapons power increased. Not necessarily with more damage. The biggest complaints that I got from friends who didn't like the Beta Siege mode was that A) Enemies took too long to kill. B) The map feels empty! Where are the hordes?! After initially being confused by their complaints, I began seeing what they saw after maxxing all the classes. If I ran crit the map was empty, if I ran anything else, the enemies just ate entirely too many bullets. Look at the Torque bow. That sucker took forever to charge up to make accurate shots, but its damage was respectable with the explosive head. The fast charge, non-explosive torque bow from the supply cache was really weak imho. I believe that the enemies have crosshair evasion programming and move if your crosshair is on them for too long. I noticed this a lot using the torque bow. That is a lot of downsides for not near as much power as the Longshot holds.

Several Enemies, like the Reaver, Spore Matron, and the 3 flavors of Hunters will very often stay outside the effective ranges of 90% of the weapons available to us. The 3 flavors of Boomers were extremely dangerous at close range and were difficult to close with and fight. 2 of them are still dangerous at mid-range. All of this from a faction that is supposedly known for its love of CQB fighting. There aren't a lot of Wretches that pressure you, Rushers and lightly armored Drones have too much HP (especially in the head) as I'm pretty sure that they have nigh identical breakpoints as their armored versions for the vast majority of weapons. Instead of relying on toughness to get attacks off, lower their HP and send MORE of them (at least double the Beta spawn rates). This is going to do way more to bring up the power of other classes and weapons without cutting the importance of the Marksman. Also, give about 50-75% of the light armor Hammerburst Drones the same AI behavior as the Grenadier Drones. 25-33% of the armored Hammerburst drones should have the same AI as Grenadiers, too. Push in on the players! That's where this game shines.

One hit downs add tension to the game but can often feel unfair and frustrating for players without counter play. I would like a minigame to be added when being pummeled so a perfectly timed melee should fill your resistance circle by 25% and allow you to counter kill or throw off the drone pummeling you if the circle overfills. It's frustrating to sit there and not be able to play the game until someone else comes and saves you. You should still be punished/challenged for running off on your own, but I'd like to see more Wretches and Grenadier/Hammerburst drones do that over Hunters. I'd like to see you (TC) spawn these ambushes in with your monster closets via the windows and doors instead of spawning them in the middle of the street. It's jarring and annoying to experience being teleport spawned on. That's going to be harder around the Cathedral and Cemetery, although Space Marine 2 cut holes in their map borders to let attackers into the battle.

Spawn changes, higher aggression, and weaker chaff population increases are going to wonders for the balance of the other weapons and classes. Especially the Gnasher. Gnashers and Incinerators should fill the hearts of Marksmen with terror, and players should feel like a Phantom of Death when barrel stuffing the enemy. Only the Incinerator pulls this off and is more ammo efficient than the Gnasher, even against chaff. Give the Gnasher more chaff to chew on! This will also bring up The Lancers, Hammerburst, and even the Breechshot. Keep the HP of the armored drones where it is.

I hope these suggestions help. Look at the role of a weapon: is it good in its role? Is it fun to use? Is it encounter design or enemy health that hurts or benefits the weapon in its role? Adjust accordingly.

Hey there, long time player of the trilogy and judgement. Been some years, pretty much since the 360 releases but am excited for E-Day I am starting up Reloaded now. (Didn’t realize they did 2 remasters over the years)

My question is should I play only the original trilogy before E-Day ? or 1-5 and Judgement.

What are people’s thoughts on the series as a whole as I am out of the loop past Gears 4. Hard to tell from a trailer but will I be missing anything important from the later series if I stick to the trilogy and do I really need to play judgment again?

Thanks in advance for any replies !

Edit: Am playing campaign only ! I suck at multiplayer. Might dabble in E-Day but the story is where its at!

What’s the conversion rate to USD? Is this currency valid to purchase E-Day?

Maybe I missed it but have we heard any updates or feedback from the devs regarding the past two betas? say what you want about COD but damn the community was getting real time updates and feedback as the beta went on. E day beta had many issues and I'm starting to get gears reloaded vibes where they released the game and never heard from them again.

October 1st for whom bought the premium edit as I did 😊

TLDR: Getting back into Gears after a very long break and not sure whether Reloaded or Gears 5 is the better choice to get this rusty soldier back in shape for E-Day.

S'up marines.

I've just bought a Series X after not doing any serious gaming for a few years. Planning to get on E-Day which will be my first Gears game since number two! I moved to PlayStation back in the day after getting the RROD and being pissed with how MS handled it - sent me a replacement that had the disc drive error and then were like "uh, sorry your warranty's just expired so we can't swap it". I was fuming as I was still in warranty when they sent me the duff replacement so I moved to PS3 and then PS4. But the 360 was always my favourite and there's nothing quite like the Gears series. I've had the itch for a good few years now.

Anyway, I'm wondering which will be the best game to sharpen up my skills? I didn't play the beta but I've read it returns to the heavier feel of the earlier games, which makes me wonder if Reloaded is the better choice. I was never much into all the wall bouncing which I know is now a core mechanic for high level play. I had three mates I used to play with and we'd lock it down with the lancers. Used to do pretty well hanging back and covering my teammates. Popping out of cover and downing somebody with the pistol or lancer while they were gnasher battling my teammates.

I've got Reloaded but I've not yet played it - was gonna jump back in with one of my oldschool gaming buddies but he died of a sudden heart attack before we ever got a chance. 😔 Also got Gears 5 on GP.

What say you guys? Which one is the best choice to lubricate the rusty cogs and get the gears moving again?

Hey there, folks,

Does anyone happen to know what the lyrics might be to the above songs? Unless I'm hallucinating, I could swear there are individual words in the song, but for the life of me I can't find anything confirming or denying it.

Thank you so much for reading this, if nothing else.

Despite what some people say, I absolutely believe they will do Gears 6. The Coalition confirmed as much. And unlike a lot of people, I do not hate Gears 4 and 5. I also don't agree with a lot of the hate/criticism that Kait gets. Since more E-Day stuff has come out, it's got me thinking more about how they could wrap this franchise up with the present storyline (which should be the last entry). There's quite a few things they can do to make the new Gears feel like classic Gears, and bring everything full circle.

The last game all but implied that Jinn is going to imprison Kait and use her as a spy/weapon against the Swarm. Despite killing the Matriarch, Kait has the genetic algorithm needed to control the Hivemind. I think to make things interesting, we have a substantial time-jump. Like 8 - 10 years. In a secret COG facility, much like the lab in Mount Kadar, we initially follow a little girl that's a patient in the lab. The COG scientists are running tests on her by having her enter the Hivemind and spy on the Swarm. Almost like Eleven in Stranger Things. After a little bit, it's revealed that girl is Kait Diaz's clone, and both she and Kait are imprisoned in the facility.

In flashbacks, it's revealed that shortly after the events of Gears 5, Jinn sent Kait on a mission that was really a cover-up for the COG to kidnap her and, like they did to Adam Fenix, relocate her to a secret facility. Because of Niles Samson's genetic research being retrieved by Del, Jinn has able to figure out how to reestablish connection to the Hivemind. In addition, they use her DNA to essentially recreate a form of the Locust and make a clone of Kait. Learning from Niles's mistakes, they plan on grooming child Kait's clone to obey the COG and resist the Locust/Swarm's influence.

Because of Kait's view of the COG and the danger she poses like her grandmother, they have her in a medically-induced coma. But this doesn't stop the Hivemind. Kait and her daughter manage to communicate with each other, and Kait teaches her how to not trust the COG while also not turning her back on humanity like Myrrah did. Kait can guide them both to freedom using her clone as a conduit to control the Locust in the lab. But in doing so, they attract the attention of Reyna/Myrrah. Reyna's body is deteriorating, and Myrrah needs a living body. Kait still have her abilities, and her child clone is also in danger.

During the past eight years, JD (confirmed to be the one who lives) is now grieving two of his best friends. Using the motion capture Del helped train the DeeBees with, Baird creates a robotic companion based on Del's personality. The main characters, excluding Kait, have joined Hoffman's Hivebusters initiative. During the ten years, Hoffman has obviously died. But the program continues. They do this to eliminate every Hive, while also trying to find Reyna and kill her. In the years, JD has climbed the ranks both in military and politics, and has as much power as Hoffman did in the Locust War. All the other COG settlements have been destroyed, and so now every COG citizens lives in New Ephyra. During one of Delta's Hivebusts, Kait uses her clone to amplify her ability to connect with the Swarm. Through the eyes of a Scion, she sees Delta Squad. She hijacks the Scion and informs Delta that she's alive and in some lab.

After returning to New Ephyra, Baird uses his resources to track Kait down. He receives a tip from Hana Cole, who now works at the lab after the COG acquired the Hivebuster program. Hana plans on helping Kait and her clone escape. Kait, through her clone, commands the Locust to overthrow the lab while her clone and Hana wake her up. It's during this revolt that Jinn is killed in the attack. After the clone and Hana awaken Kait, Delta arrives to bring them to the safe house, Bernie's farm. Kait and her clone use their powers to track down Reyna, and discovers the Nexus Hive is at Myrrah's hometown, an old Imulsion mining colony. Delta infiltrates the Hive using Snatchers. Kait stays at the safe house because she's too weak, but she still uses her powers to assist Delta. They emerge from their pods, but are immediately captured by the Swarm. Reyna allowed herself to be found to create a trap. She imprisons Kait's mind into her own, and Reyna personally kills Marcus while Kait is forced to watch (like with Oscar). Kait's clone manages to infiltrate Reyna's mind and free Kait, allowing Kait to temporarily control Reyna to let the rest of Delta Squad escape.

Delta destroys the Hive, but Reyna survived and she masses her entire army to attack New Ephyra. This time, they manage to get inside the city. Reyna brings with her a Hive Beast. During the final battle, Kait's clone infiltrates Reyna's mind, allowing Kait to kill Reyna. Because the Matriarch is dead, Myrrah's consciousness cannot retreat anywhere and thus confirms her actual death. But the Swarm/Locust and Hivemind remain. While the Locust/Swarm are without an official queen, they will try to find and make one. Unable to kill all of them, and wanting to make sure the Locust and Swarm wars never happen again, Kait decides to assume her role as queen. Her daughter assists, and because they were raised by humans, they can lead the Locust/Swarm into a new era where they do not fight the humans. While the humans could resume the war at any time, Sera is at peace, and Myrrah's death prevents anything like what came before to happen again.

I've been trying to find a Horde match in Gears 4 for a while now because I need to play with other people. Not because I'm terrible at the game, but because I pretty much only have one shot because no one is around to revive me.

Can someone fill me in on why pretty much no one plays any of the old Horde modes anymore?

Seems they just updated the screen.. interesting

Recently downloaded the update, good news is my controller works on the launcher but when I’m booting it up the second I get in the game I can’t use my controller for the life of me. Has anyone had the same issues and found a workaround?