What are /r/GearsOfWar's favorite Products & Services?

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Before someone tells you to git gud, I'd like to point out that there is a post on the forums with video proof of took guys testing shots out in a private matches that shows how your shot doesn't really fire even though the animation shows that you do along with blood coming out of your opponent. You shoot but do not damage and consume no ammo.

Edit: https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/bug-gears-of-war-4-shotgun-inconsistencies-w-video-proof-of-shotgun-shots-not-registering/fa691da5-1e44-48ca-8d6f-e3cb1ea6482e/posts

Looks like The Coalition is investigating it already.

To be fair...

People were really happy when they made "official announcements" on twitter, or when they made that thread stating some things they're looking into.

Most people don't have the time to "research" and skim through posts to see if anything is going on. When we're getting 99% of updates about stuff like this through replies in threads, or in twitter chains that most people don't see, it doesn't exactly help them out.

The transparency that we got from that Forum Post was fantastic. Unfortunately, there isn't a 'high rate' of responses like this.

I don't care if they can't say exactly what they're doing, and I know it's going to take time to implement some stuff. But having posts like this, or some of the replies that they've had are nice things...to show that we can expect changes in the future. Individual replies are nice, but public posts go a LOT further.

I don't know the perfect solution, but I know that quite a few people are disappointed in the amount of transparency we currently have.

Here is the update from TC

Edit :

> Hey Gears fans,

> There was an incorrect piece of communication on our Feral Horde signup page that listed the deadline at February 28th at 10am PDT. This deadline was incorrect and at odds with our other communications, which listed the event end as the 27th.

> As this caused confusion, we've been working on the quickest solution possible to make sure fans still have the expected amount of time to complete the objectives for skins. Starting right now, here's how you can still work towards earning the Feral Horde skins:

> Any user registered in the Feral Horde Play To Earn event can complete waves of Horde on Hardcore Difficulty or above to contribute to their objective total Any waves completed from 10am PDT on February 27th - 1pm PDT on February 28th contribute to your total Hardcore or Insane Difficulty waves can be completed in Public or Private Play on any map All current Feral Horde wave completions have been logged towards your total Non-Feral Horde Playlist waves completed outside of the times listed above do not count towards your total Additional wave completions will be counted until 1pm PDT on Tuesday 28th February (tomorrow). Additionally: The Feral Horde playlist will not be returning for this extended period. The Feral Horde Gear Pack will not be returning for this extended period, but we are looking at bringing it back in the near future New user registration for the Feral Horde event will remain unavailable as planned As a reminder, here's the totals required for each character skin: 50 Waves: Tiger Skin. 100 Waves: Cheetah Skin. 200 Waves: Snow Leopard Skin. Unlocks will be added to your Gamertag by March 31st 2017.

And welcome to BEND OVER FOR $10 packs. https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/join-the-uir-with-the-new-uir-gear-pack-on-12-22/19f45ff2-1a09-47b4-95c0-0470f58aba2e/posts?page=1

Oh I thought access to all prior packs was technically not supported by their game? If they can do it for 10 days, they can sure do it for unlimited

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/something-for-season-pass-holders/f917d5db-b5d2-4776-babb-e46762736c08/posts?page=3#post47

Noted. :)

Edit: Posted on the forums for anyone who wants to contribute to a discussion there. Got rid of my psych rant to provide for a more focused discussion on my suggestion. https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/please-implement-daily-weekly-bounties-that-award-gear-packs-or-mass-credits/789a25ef-9594-4119-937c-47d625db9494/posts

Gears is the Dark Souls of multiplayer shooters. It has a steep learning curve, but is really rewarding once you figure it out. There's not too many weapons, and the weapons themselves aren't complex to use. Everyone starts a match with the same loadout, and weapons can only be swapped at weapon spawns or with a teammate. It's mostly the mechanics of movement... Gears is pretty unusual in a world full of one-shot FPS. Rifles take the better part of a clip to down an enemy, and then you have to finish them off. Shotguns and power weapons will do the job in one shot... if you take advantage of the way they work. But the movement is different. You need to use cover, and there's no real way to accurately describe the total cover mechanic in this game and how it applies to multiplayer... you just have to learn it.

Free play weekend is on now for Win10 and Xbox One.. Go download it and try it out.

>Xbox One and Windows 10 unite! We’re incredibly excited to enable Crossplay in Ranked Play beginning on June 6th, bringing Xbox and Windows players together in the battle to earn the highest rank possible.

Yes.

Re read that thread again that was from October 21st

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/1c0e371ac5e54e4bb619f2c05a05f519/threads/horde-credit-and-xp-earn-rate-updates/0aeef2a0-26d5-4288-9a52-752c708145e3/posts

My main issue with loot boxes is the gambling nature of it, the uncertainty of things you get, the cost and also the fact that it taps into addiction behavior.

This is not just about your (or mine) personal experience, but also about people that has problems and people that will get problems due to this. Here is an example.

I made a post about this on their forum.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/98be6d5e03f642a5b8b561883802d401/threads/can-we-remove-the-glowing-characters-at-a-distance/ffd75dde-d82e-4da8-ad04-c45edc0af4ec/posts

Be sure to comment and get their attention about it. They are likely not viewing reddit threads.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/2f1e5822627642e6955a08426ab80570/threads/origins-of-the-locust---a-study-of-the-lambent-the-sires-the-locust-and-myrrah/f63ea7c0-0120-4fb9-9126-51b088196df5/posts

This is worth the read it's pretty interesting.

I booted up each game this weekend to compare the shotgun spread between the games. I used Gridlock as my map since it is in every game and used 3 reference points on the map to show the difference between the Gnasher generations.

The close range shot is taken from the flowerbeds on the docks. The midrange shot is taken from the sniper tower wall to wall, The far shot is taken on the freeway spawn wall to wall.

To keep the distances consistent, I backed my character all the way against the wall in each reference area and shot a round. Then I took a picture of the damage from each, transferred the images to GIMP, and highlighted each hole with a different color. I tried to make sure the walls lined up in gimp so that the picture sizes didn't effect the highlighting.

Edit: There is actually a thread on the Official Gears of War Beta forum saying the exact same thing

Every day is a new skin that you only have for that day. Not all days. So thats why the other skins are gone. It explains is right here in the first post!

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/98be6d5e03f642a5b8b561883802d401/threads/gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-daily-update-thread-day-3-of-beta-rewards-live/705579d1-db1d-4e51-96ee-3522c01b5003/posts

EDIT: packs live now yo

Remember, don't buy packs right away!

>IMPORTANT NOTE: Series 2 content will be Craftable once you download the Title Update, but will not be available in Gear Packs for a few hours following the update. If you are looking to acquire new Series 2 content, please withhold from buying Gear Packs until we confirm the Cards are available in the pool.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/gears-of-war-4-title-update-3-january-10th-2017/990fbe4c-603d-493b-b6cf-c8302fd86120/posts

It has been confirmed by Jack Felling that the DLC in the deluxe edition will not be available individually after release.

Sorry!

edit for link

The people who have registered on the website have not had codes sent to them. Only "Legacy" players have had the codes sent. These are players who:

1. Have an Xbox Live Gold account in "good standing"

2. You have to have played Gears 1, 2, 3 and judgment and logged into Xbox Live on an Xbox One Console before April 2015.

Otherwise you should not yet have any codes.

Source

That being said, I should meet the Legacy requirements and I haven't gotten a code yet either.

Ninja Edit: Fuck you Austin

Its the snub

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Win 5 matches of KOTH in the 'Gears 2 Classic' playlist Win 5 matches of Guardian in the 'Gears 2 Classic' playlist

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/events/gears4-11yog-event2

Hey everyone! I recently received early access to my weapon skin design for the Gnasher I call ‘Who Wants Toast?!!’

In the video, I talk about the process of designing it, where my inspiration came from and I show it off with a little gameplay. I just thought I’d share with you all, enjoy!

Also, the way to acquire it will be announced sometime this month, so stay tuned!

Here you go. Its a long read but it should help you fill in all the gaps. https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/2f1e5822627642e6955a08426ab80570/threads/origins-of-the-locust---a-study-of-the-lambent-the-sires-the-locust-and-myrrah/f63ea7c0-0120-4fb9-9126-51b088196df5/posts

Edit: this is not my work just reposting

It's on the works. Forums

You can find other players and teams that are searching for players using this site.

More information about Gears Esports can be viewed here.

Practice and become extremely accurate with the gnasher. You'll need to learn how to properly wall bounce and pull off reaction shots. Watch some of the streams from past events and see how the current pros play. Join a team and scrim whenever you have the chance. Just practice practice practice until you have mastered the mechanics of Gears 4.

I know I may receive some negative feedback for this, but Gears is a very easy game to move from novice to pro in less than a year if you dedicate enough time.

Here you go mate

>Future Community Holiday Event packs (Gearsmas, etc) will always have a credit path to obtaining them.

No plans for cross-platform play but delivered on Windows 10

They are two separate issues - we've always been clear on that.

Here's our known workarounds for both issues. We're working hard with relevant teams across Microsoft (for one of them) and Nvidia (the other) with regular meetings to get these resolved. Thanks for bearing with us - let us know if these solutions don't work for you.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/a35773093fe74d3d9970e0a896b16d6d/threads/gears-4-on-windows-10---known-issues-and-workarounds/6e43afad-e1cd-4a11-8e51-8e3392d545a1/posts

Mid september

"Ranked Season 2 is now targeted to take place beginning mid-September, barring any delays to implement these matchmaking improvements."

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/news/gears4-september-matchmaking

Yes, but not sure when. On July 18, TC Octus wrote:

>We are also discussing how we bring back old Gear Packs for fans to have more opportunities to get the content they want

Shortly after that post they released 4 x old Swarm packs in one weekend. So I think we'll see the COG packs re-released soon.

This is not my work but an interesting read. https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/2f1e5822627642e6955a08426ab80570/threads/origins-of-the-locust---a-study-of-the-lambent-the-sires-the-locust-and-myrrah/f63ea7c0-0120-4fb9-9126-51b088196df5/posts

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/2f1e5822627642e6955a08426ab80570/threads/origins-of-the-locust---a-study-of-the-lambent-the-sires-the-locust-and-myrrah/f63ea7c0-0120-4fb9-9126-51b088196df5/posts

Your link is broken.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/information-on-beta-code-distribution-latest-update-3-00pm-pdt/b2c3ab8e-bde0-4f0c-93cb-ec350a9639ad/posts?page=1

"We have an update for everyone.

Microsoft Operations had an issue this morning with their code drop and unfortunately the codes will not be distributed in chronological order as originally messaged. We will be doing another code drop this evening to help address some of the issues. As noted before, codes will be going out in waves as we ramp up our servers through the beta.

Starting tomorrow morning (pacific time), we will be sending out a higher volume of codes to help compensate for this change and due to server stability seen during Day 1 of our beta.

This change and volume will carry on through Wednesday and Thursday morning (pacific time) which will cover off on everyone for early access.

We apologize for the confusion during this process and we are looking forward to seeing everyone in-game during the beta. "

EDIT: He just posted on twitter that the next batch will be around 6:30 PDT, which is about an hour and a half from now.

"On October 30th 2015, you'll be greeted to a new look collection of playlists for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. These changes are listed below.

Social:

Team Deathmatch

Warzone OR Special Event

2v2 Gnasher Execution

Competitive:

Execution

Blitz

Competitive is now home exclusively to Execution and Blitz, the former using the slightly varied settings from the ESL eSports Pro League (excluding Friendly Fire). We wanted to make the difference between Social and Competitive experiences clearer, and help our fans choose the kind of experience they want. For modes that no longer appear in Competitive, we’ve bumped their XP up in social playlists to match their old Competitive counterparts.

When there’s no special event, we’ll feature Warzone as a playlist in it's place. Assassination has been removed from playlists and will now appear exclusively as a special event, due to the mode having a low volume of matches played comparative to the other modes. We selected this group of playlists based on a variety of factors, including player population count, to focus our playlist offering and improve the online matchmaking experience for Gears of War fans."

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/playlist-refresh-oct30

It is exactly how it works. You're ranking is mainly based on whether you won or lost a match, your individual performance is factored in but to a lesser degree.

Edit: Read here. So TC says they factor them evenly, but still goes to show that it's not just based on individual performance, but your win/loss ratio as well.

Do not buy the Season Pass unless you are willing to risk not getting half of the content.

A lot of players, myself included, are reporting that the Season Pass is missing all of the packs, including the skins, characters, and the gears packs.

Oh, and Dev wont respond to complaints.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/a35773093fe74d3d9970e0a896b16d6d/threads/not-getting-season-pass-benefits-dev-playlist-crates-cards-skins-gears-of-war-4-ult-edition/38fa3997-0b31-41c2-a5e2-d9ce8555dc42/posts

Probably, but no idea when.

Last week Octus said that the dev team is looking at ways to "bring back old Gear Packs for fans to have more opportunities to get the content they want."

I want another crack at the UIR packs myself. I only bought two at the time.

The new weekly DLC will probably stop in the fall, and when it does, maybe they'll start rotating old packs in and out. Recycle.

Here's an update BTW...

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/a35773093fe74d3d9970e0a896b16d6d/threads/season-pass-on-windows-10-investigation/79b7791d-45f0-4369-b609-a7dec7087e0f/posts?page=3#post52

>Following on the heels of Dizzy, we are hard at work bringing back more Legacy Characters by updating their voice work and character fidelity to make them right at home in Gears 4.

TC may have not priotized legacy characters in their initial scope of post-launch DLC till fans started advocated it in the weeks prior to launch. We just have to wait, we're all aching for the return of theses characters and by their track record in regards to the detail on these characters IMO, it will be worth the wait.

I logged into the GearsofWar website and the packs were ready to be opened. They should show up in your packs in the game or on the website as long as you played the game last year.

> Is Myyrah human? Before we just thought she looked human

We've known for a long while that she's human.

>So we can conclude the Myyrah was captured by the Locust and underwent a similar process as Reyna, eventually going corrupt and becoming their queen.

Incorrect. This post full explains the locust and their origins..

Amazon has the Warbird Gnasher. It looks pretty good. Here's a thread listing all the pre-order bonuses. I'm kind of ashamed to admit, but I pre-ordered from 2 different places to get the bonuses. I am part of the problem. Haha.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/gow-4-pre-order-skins-bonus-information-thread/00edb8f5-d587-4c24-9fe9-8fbd3cf7333e/posts

Yeah i think unfortunately its dead in the region 😢

they posted a guide for the best times to find a match in each region and they only list social quickplay as the only mode for australia/asia

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/gears4-ranked-season

"Never got banned before"... LOL:

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/banned-for-a-year-again-please-help-3/394eb8a8-6a56-4289-b66d-1ae3819e4ddd/posts

Credit: Google & boredom while pooping

I can tell you why. Go here and read through the thread. Pay attention to everyone's region.

The original post is in the gears official forum.

Link is https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/i-am-spending-360-000cr-to-buy-100-packs-of-each-type-lots-of-stats-in-real-time/87beebf3-90c1-4a12-9dbf-100957f25e4f/posts

Google Spreadsheet link is https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JMSBn2s6GQxhn9ylj2INB0kQFF0G7tqMLT4y0p31upk/edit?usp=sharing

They haven't been listening since before the game came out. They still added the same weapon tuning system nobody wanted, but when we finally tested it at launch, nobody still wanted it. Thanks for listening TC.

Title Update 2

> King of the Hill / Execution Time Limit Adjustments
We are looking to bring the King of the Hill Round Limit down to 1 in Social play, and reduce the Execution time limit. These changes will be made in the near future via server-side update.

They actually did specify that PC players would get a code for Xbox.

It's right on the FAQ for the beta.

Don't blame them for you being an uninformed customer.

>Q: Will there be a patch for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition? What will be included in the patch? A: Yes we are planning on patching Ultimate Edition. We are currently evaluating the high priority fixes that should go into the patch. We are looking into issues such as the shotgun, the scoreboard in spectator mode, the L-trigger delay to shoot bug, the instant roadie run after being revived bug, some crash bugs, and a number of other hot issues. Once we know what will be fixed we will release patch notes. There is no set timeframe for the patch yet but we hope to get it out as quickly as possible.

From here.

No. It's a bug and it's being looked at. Body shots are showing up as headshots. Proof:

Q: What is wrong with the shotgun? Are you going to fix it? A: Yes we are investigating the shotgun. Although the aiming works exactly the same between Gears of War 1 and Gears of War UE, there are some inconsistencies in terms of damage/spread and some other bugs going on. We are looking into this to make it more consistent and skillful. Please note that there is also a bug with the reporting of the shotgun kills that shows headshot shotgun kills when they are actually body kills. We are looking into this as well.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/98be6d5e03f642a5b8b561883802d401/threads/official-faq-frequently-asked-questions-for-ultimate-edition/55c1444e-0c8c-4fab-9231-6acc854d7f18/posts

https://gearsofwar.com/en-au/ultimate-edition/beta/faq

>Check your Xbox Messages for your DOWNLOAD code. It may take up to 24 hours to receive your code. Make sure you are checking the messages for the same Gamertag that you registered with.

>Once your download code arrives, redeem the code to download the “Gears of War: Ultimate Edition” Beta build.

>Check your Xbox Messages again for your ACTIVATION code. It may take up to 24 hours from when you download the game to receive the second message with your activation code.

Your download code should still give you the game though. You might need to manually start the download from the right hand side of My Games & Apps.

Here you go. It's 50% off on Amazon digitally right now which gets you PC and Xbox One access. And yeah, it's easy to activate in the windows store. Not always easy to download though unfortunately.

it does but im nerding it and watching this stream...

https://www.twitch.tv/gearsofwar

If you go on quickly and say something in chat then you get put into a draw and might get a beta code within the hour!

I've linked my reddit account on ifttt.com and created an applet that sends a notification to the ifttt app on my android phone every time a new post title containing the word "phantom" is submitted.

The game probably only recognizes Xinput (xbox controllers), and the PS4 controller uses Direct input.

Download DS4Windows and use the controller through that. It basically makes windows think that the dualshock is an xbox controller

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/gears4-ranking-explained

This post TC post covers everything. There is two types of rank. Your background ELO and your in game rank (silver,gold,onxy) and your in game rank can not surpass your background ELO.

If you are stuck its bucz its where u belong as an individual. You need to keep performing well to make your ELO go up. Winning and losing doesnt matter as much for your ELO. Just do well.

The ranking system is more based around your performance and who you're going against then it is about winning straight out. Then if you do average or bad especially when against lower rank players it hits ur background ELO hard.

Im not implying ur being carried but in this game u cant be bronze, group with a stack of diamonds, win a bunch, and go up to diomond. You have to individualy preform like a diamond for an extended period of time to make your ELO rise.

Hope this helps

Here you go. This is where you can see how many you actually have as well as claim other rewards as well. You’ll just have to sign in with your Microsoft account.

post here in tell them what happened

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/791a029009214228a836fe04b721bd1f/threads/missing-gears-esports-weapon-skins-post-here/624cc205-2876-41ee-bde7-fdf2d4cc9fe2/posts?page=38#post745

Win 5 matches and get 50 kills with the t-bow. But it doesn't count unless you register for the challenge here: Flaming T-Bow challenge

I do believe that they've listened to some feedback.

That said, the communication of their listening hasn't been greatly demonstrated. Sure, if they make a change, they'll come along and say they did it based on fan feedback. But what about all of the things people have suggested forever, but they've never commented on?

There's some things (like Horde map voting) that they've said they hear the feedback on, but they're not going to be doing. That's unfortunate, but at least it was communicated.

Not only would I expect for them to communicate things like that, but i would also expect them to be open to a 2-way dialogue with the community.

I discuss my views a bit more here: https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/1c0e371ac5e54e4bb619f2c05a05f519/threads/community-communications-update-october-17th/1496b48e-69d6-41e8-b864-f9ec32295168/posts?page=1#post7

I just feel that with an increased dialogue and increased transparency:

1. The hardcore fans would be happier and have a more enjoyable experience both in game and in as community members
2. The developers would get better feedback, thus allowing the game to improve at a faster rate.

"If you can complete Seriously 4.0 by 11:59pm on October 13th 2017, you’ll be awarded this special commemorative emblem to seal your place as one of the first to master Seriously in Gears of War 4!"

My guess is they'll reward the emblem after that date or incorporate it as part of the Sept update, as they talk about the ribbons then:

"As of the September Update, the following Ribbons will no longer be required to earn the 'Chest Candy' achievement and the ‘Earn All Ribbons’ requirement in Seriously 4.0:

Ole! – Grenade tag a bayonet-charging enemy Not Today – Revived every member of your team in a single round of an Execution or Warzone match Smorgasbord – Killed an enemy with each weapon in Arms Race"

Info from here: https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/news/gears4-seriously-year-one

The pack drop rate seems terrible and always has been for blue/purple cards, I've been holding onto a large amount of credits in the hope Feral Horde or similar packs come back.

Just noticed the Anything Goes playlist on insane sounds like a good option to get Rise of the Horde skills:

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/news/july-horde-event

We're working on this. Please post your info in this thread as fans have really helped us track down potential causes for this. It's a very complex issue that we're trying to resolve asap. https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/a35773093fe74d3d9970e0a896b16d6d/threads/season-pass-on-windows-10-investigation/79b7791d-45f0-4369-b609-a7dec7087e0f/posts

Hey dude, here's how I downloaded the game because windows store is GARBAGE: https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/a35773093fe74d3d9970e0a896b16d6d/threads/pc-how-to-install-gow4-without-the-windows-store-side-loading/f6126890-df64-404d-904d-d9ef83f228d1/posts.

Use IDM, I had issues with other download managers.

Elite packs are the worst option. https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/epic-pack-openings-live-stream-rng-analysis-episode-6-locust-drones-marcus-fenix-now/87beebf3-90c1-4a12-9dbf-100957f25e4f/posts

Hotfix for some community reported issues

Sure. Courtesy of darkchaos' post in the stickied thread.

Update Patch Notes from Gears of War - Community Hub

• Windows 10: Multi-GPU support is now enabled. Please read this announcement for further details.

• Reverted Competitive Gnasher tuning to it's pre-April Update settings.

• General improvements to Ranked Lobby

• Added additional IFF Lights to V-Day Bernie to balance her battlefield visibility with other characters

• Fixed an issue preventing the Markza Mk. 1 from headshotting

• Fixed an issue that would result in slow movement speeds if pressing slightly backwards while strafing

• Significantly reduced the occurrence Zombie Characters say “Braaaaaaaains!”

• Reduced the amount of Power dropped by destroyed fortifications in Horde

• Fixed a Horde exploit where the Fabricator could be floated in the air

• Reduced volume of RAAM's footsteps

• Reduced volume of Kantus and Savage Kantus vocals

• Reduced volume of the headshot sound effects for Kantus, Savage Kantus and RAAM

• Fixed an issue that prevented some Locust Drone dialogue firing

• Windows 10: Fixed an issue with mouse sensitivity when Zoom Sensitivity is set to 3.

• Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

THE RANKING SYSTEM EXPLAINED

"Gears of War 4 uses a TrueSkill algorithm to build out player ranks in-game. We have worked with Microsoft Research to help enhance this functionality in-game to build out player ranks in-game. We have worked with Microsoft Research to help enhance this functionality in-game.

How does this work? It’s fairly straight forward! The higher the skill rating of a player (tier), the more likely they are to win a match. The greater the difference between opponents, the more likely the higher one will win. It also keeps track of how confident the system is of the player’s skill. Over time, it gets a better picture of your skill level.

The ranking system is entirely skill based. You must both win and perform well individually to achieve the highest rank. Your rank indicates your likelihood of contributing to a win. If you beat opponents that are lower skill than you are, you won’t really move up that much, if at all. If you beat opponents that are higher skill, you move up faster. If you don’t win and don’t perform, you won’t rank up, in fact, you may start to move down! Each mode uses a different set of weights to measure individual contributions to create the most accurate skill prediction. Even if your team had a rough game, your individual performance does matter and can help reduce or negate a reduction in your tier placements."

Basically GOW4 uses the "Halo 2 Voodoo Magic" system.

Their rules state that the character skins will be awarded by the end of March, but more than likely it'll be sooner. They will probably appear in your inventory, so just keep an eye out when the event is over (ends 2/28 at 10am PST).

Not sure about your registration questions though.

Edit: Source

Edit 2: Apparently it was a typo and it was supposed to be 2/27 at 10am PST. This thread has the info.

Here's a list of the maps in rotation, but take note of the game types in the lower right hand corner, not all maps are in all game types.

Maps marked "Out of rotation" are only avalable in private matches to those who have purchased them individually, or season pass owners.

Gridlock is currenly in rotation for all of the game types, playing on the map online however comes down to a random draw at the beginning off the match. If you play enough matches online you should play it eventually.

Good for you.

>Following on the heels of Dizzy, we are hard at work bringing back more Legacy Characters by updating their voice work and character fidelity to make them right at home in Gears 4.

We just have to wait, we're all aching for the return of theses characters and by their track record in regards to the detail on these characters IMO, it will be worth the wait.

Expect news soon, we're supposed to get more info by the end of the month.

It was added back in when the January title update was released. They have added a webpage that lists which maps are in rotation and which have been removed, you can see it here. When new maps are released you can always check here to see what's in rotation (hopefully they keep it up to date).

Here you go https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/gears-of-war-4-title-update-3-january-10th-2017/990fbe4c-603d-493b-b6cf-c8302fd86120/posts It is the second post on the forum, right after the long, detailed one.

If you want S2 cards, make sure you wait before you start buying packs.

>IMPORTANT NOTE: Series 2 content will be Craftable once you download the Title Update, but will not be available in Gear Packs for a few hours following the update. If you are looking to acquire new Series 2 content, please withhold from buying Gear Packs until we confirm the Cards are available in the pool.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/gears-of-war-4-title-update-3-january-10th-2017/990fbe4c-603d-493b-b6cf-c8302fd86120/posts

According to this, UIR packs are not being released today.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/played-with-the-devs-got-some-answers/2e3001a0-e539-47c7-9d41-194ec91a939b/posts

The devs have said they've been permabanning anyone using aimbots (screenshot)

>People complain about playing 20-40 games on CSGO and never ranking up. This is the same thing

A big part of the problem is people whining about how it's a trash system, when no one really knows how it works. It's voodoo at this point for the average user. TC hasn't really explained it, and this is the most they speak on it in an official statement... a blog post that doesn't pop up when you search gearsofwar.com for "ranks". Although that's because search on their site is just a forum search, but you'd think that they'd speak more in-depth about it.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/gears-4/e3-recap

Goto the xbox anywhere and crossplay section and read versus. Theres no date but it was definitely out a awhile. It's a recap of the game at e3 that took place in june so its wasnt THAT long after that.

I'll have to find the source, can someone confirm?

FWIW every console shooter has some aim assist to deal with the imprecision of controllers.

Edit: "settings that have been balanced to take into account the high levels of coordination and skill that come with competitive play, toning down damage and reducing certain factors like Aim Assist to highlight the best from the rest." - https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/developerblog/2/gears4versus

Hey everyone,

Devs are aware of this issue and are looking into it.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/bug-gears-of-war-4-shotgun-inconsistencies-w-video-proof-of-shotgun-shots-not-registering/fa691da5-1e44-48ca-8d6f-e3cb1ea6482e/posts

Info on the matter.

Hey mate, so the competitive playlist is different to the core. Gun damage is changed, aim assist is forced off and a few other changes. https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/developerblog/2/gears4versus

You can find all the info under core gameplay tuning. Also if you are interested in competitive maybe join the official coalition discord channel. https://discord.gg/Kpr4A

I would have made better links but phone doesnt let me.

Here is their reasoning:

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/98be6d5e03f642a5b8b561883802d401/threads/updates-to-gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-playlists-win10/37e4aa27-2f26-40f3-a6be-a9f63d269774/posts

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/day-1-not-getting-codes-thread/593026e7-d526-4e34-adb1-e138ff828587/posts?page=2

"Hi all -

I'm looking into this. Something is off for sure. For instance... I never got mine.

I'm trying to chat with the Xbox team who is handling the code pulls and distribution. I will let you guys know what I hear.

I apologize for the crazy. I'm disappointed as much as you all.

PS: One thing a few people have done is checked other accounts on their Xbox's. Some have found keys messaged to those accounts for some reason." - Pez

You definitely couldn't play with your friends. I remember a bunch of us having to try matchmaking at exactly the same time to see if we happened to get into the same game. Sometimes it worked. Anyway, see question 2 of the following link https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/98be6d5e03f642a5b8b561883802d401/threads/beta-faq---gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-updated-6-18-9-00am/5fedf004-0810-4629-b44c-e0206a9f09d0/posts

Open up:

5000 UDP
7777 UDP
8700 UDP
8701 UDP
9000 UDP
13000 UDP
13002 UDP
14001 TCP/UDP
30000 – 30099 UDP
88 UDP
3074 TCP/UDP
53 TCP/UDP
80 UDP
500 UDP
3544 UDP
4500 UDP

I came across that as I was looking for help for my own issues: https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/a35773093fe74d3d9970e0a896b16d6d/threads/win10-networking-ports---ultimate-edition-for-windows-10/c78031ea-196e-4d9b-b1a5-742e7cecf68c/posts

Unfortunately it had:
https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/98be6d5e03f642a5b8b561883802d401/threads/official-faq-frequently-asked-questions-for-ultimate-edition-updated-sept-24/55c1444e-0c8c-4fab-9231-6acc854d7f18/posts

For anyone who wants to follow but has no clue who the teams and their players are, Franchis(member of Fury) wrote an awesome write up of just about every team attending Hype. It can be read here.

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/98be6d5e03f642a5b8b561883802d401/threads/xp-multipliers/4d1a7f34-97f4-46b1-b5cd-3d6118f2dae6/posts

This thread on the forums shows the xp multipliers for each mode.

You can get three without the beta.

But two require playing the older games.

Forgot to link his thread on the Gow forums, better late than never https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/98be6d5e03f642a5b8b561883802d401/threads/level-100-surprise/d99bd841-9177-40ec-a62f-0bf555502a12/posts

http://news.xbox.com/2015/07/games-gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-beta-recap https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/community/news/beta-recap-and-upcoming-improvements

-" Removed active down from Active Reloaded Longshot sniper rifle and added/tuned active bonus for sniper bloom/aim. "

I may have come off like a dick but I don't like false info being spread into this toxic(which I don't help iknow xD) community

After all the work, ICookieClown put in over on the gears forums and I put in on our wiki....

oh well, time to update.

Also, the sidebar has been updated to show this list. so people do not need to keep asking about stuff.

I agree! In fact, I made a thread about it on the GoW forums about this very idea.

Here is where it says 17 unlockable Gears of War 3 skins https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/games/gears-of-war-ultimate/xbox-one

I'm asking because Prescott was a bitch to unlock in Gears 3 and I'm hoping he will make the cut to the game, but I highly doubt it. Anyone who hasn't read the books or comics seem to despise him so he isn't that popular and probably wont make it in. He is my favourite character in the Gears Universe. pls @Gearsviking.

Anyone care to see who they want to make it in the "17" skins?

There won't be cross platform play. https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/1c0e371ac5e54e4bb619f2c05a05f519/threads/gears-of-war-ultimate-edition-is-coming-to-windows-10/6798ce06-7963-431f-a819-ec4a920ebd12/posts

Found another one on the subject, looks like some good discussion happening.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WLLMSHR?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

Look this one up on youtube as well, there's a video that shows how to record on it

I was going to use a toy chainsaw as well, but for the same price I can just get this and record the actual sound from the game

Sure, like do you want to see mine without the Xbox in it or just a standard pic of it? I could link you to the product's Amazon page. If you want a picture of just my mount on the wall with no Xbox, I can get a pic tomorrow for you.

I would assume they would. I have had two elite controllers where the left bumper broke and would not work. I eventually replaced the bumpers from an amazon kit that wasn't available when my first controller broke. It was pretty straightforward to replace.

For the future: https://www.amazon.com/Beracah-Bumpers-Triggers-Buttons-Controller-Chrome/dp/B01KWOHWIQ/ref=sr_1_4?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1479406268&sr=8-4&keywords=xbox+elite+bumper&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011

I am sure more replacement parts will come out and will be cheaper as time goes on.

because every PC is different. for example you said you have an i3, right? well, which i3? there is i3 3rdGen, i3 4th Gen, i3 5th Gen, i3 6thGen.

now Support told you that? they also told me i couldn't pre-order with account credit (which is false).

Here are 2 different sites with the minimum requirements. 1 2