Gears of War 2

[bluengold34_OS]

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Surely it wasn't that bad. Dont get so down, just grab a beer and a Woman and get some confendence back. :P

LOL...thanks for the love Candy. I am actually getting better at horde, its that damn 5on5 that I miserably suck at. You could have had a blind amputee with a controller duct taped to his his nub, and he would have done better.

[Candyman5]

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LOL...thanks for the love Candy. I am actually getting better at horde, its that damn 5on5 that I miserably suck at. You could have had a blind amputee with a controller duct taped to his his nub, and he would have done better.

Lmfao, practice makes you beter man. You should of seen me in the first GEARS. I think I had one kill in 8 matches. Lol. I just kept at it and can hold my own.

[skitch]

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I'm not very good at 5v5, either man... I'll kick *** at Horde, then go play 5v5, and get like three kills the entire game.

[bluengold34_OS]

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I'm not very good at 5v5, either man... I'll kick *** at Horde, then go play 5v5, and get like three kills the entire game.

Yeah Skitch, I probably just need to practice a lot more. Thats the only way I have actually became "ok" at horde. I was the idiot who just played sports game frowing up, and now I severley lack in talent. I think I played Gears 1 for like 15 minutes.

[DakkoN]

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Anyone down for beating Raam on Hardcore in Gears 1? Would like to get that achievement so I can use Raam on Gears 2.

[sportsdude]

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We got to level 18, but we were trying new maps.

Then we tried 5 on 5, and I realized then, that I could possibly be the worst on-line shooter in the history of the genre. I scored a combined 300 points in 3 rounds, while the other guys scored around a combined 3000 or so. In 3 attempts, I was target practice for the other team.

The game disc sits on the table and mocks me right now. It wants me to get up and put it in, but only to smash what little diginity I have left. I am sure that Trucky, Blaxican, Pounding Beers and Deportes have taken me off there friends list..........

lol. Don't worry about it man. 5v5 is tough. Take it from me. I consider myself to be pretty good at online shooters. Halo 3, COD 4, Team Fortress 2, I was able to hold my own after about a few hours of play. Yet it took me over a month before I was at the same level in Gears and it will probably take that same amount of time in Gears 2. For some reason this game just has a steep learning curve online.

I'd rather play with people I know regardless of skill level than compete with randoms who usually either A) sing into the mic, B) see how many times they can use a certain racial slur, C) have massive amounts of feedback or D) all of the above.

[Altimus]

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lol. Don't worry about it man. 5v5 is tough. Take it from me. I consider myself to be pretty good at online shooters. Halo 3, COD 4, Team Fortress 2, I was able to hold my own after about a few hours of play. Yet it took me over a month before I was at the same level in Gears and it will probably take that same amount of time in Gears 2. For some reason this game just has a steep learning curve online.

I'd rather play with people I know regardless of skill level than compete with randoms who usually either A) sing into the mic, B) see how many times they can use a certain racial slur, C) have massive amounts of feedback or D) all of the above.

I hate singers. They seemed to pop up the most in COD4 for me.

[jgo777]

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Anyone down for beating Raam on Hardcore in Gears 1? Would like to get that achievement so I can use Raam on Gears 2.

Just set up a public co-op game and select Act 5, level 3 (I think that's the final level). Start the game and some one should pop-in to help you at. That's what I did to beat Raam on insane. I'd help you out but I'm at work.

[Flawless]

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Gears of War 2 Matchmaking Issue Addressed

We're aware that some folks are experiencing longer-than-ideal wait times while using the skill-based Public matchmaking in Gears 2 multiplayer. We're working on some solutions but it's a complicated issue as there isn't any one problem; it's a combination of factors. Clearly, scale is one of them as we've had millions of successful matches played online so far, however a small percentage of players are having issues, which is unacceptable. We're working closely with Microsoft to address the matchmaking issues, I promise you that it is our #1 priority, and we hope to have an update soon.

In the meantime, I would like to suggest some workarounds:

If you're experiencing long delays (longer than 2 minutes) or you're seeing your matchmaking search restarting over and over again, please try a different playlist as that indicates a possible population issue with the currently selected one.

The problem seems to be heightened for parties of 1 and parties of 4 so please try to invite at least one friend into your party before matchmaking. And of course the fastest way to play is to have a full 5 person party before looking for a match since you won't have to find any teammates beforehand. Fortunately our new "What's Up" feature makes finding Friends who're playing Gears 2 online easier.

Also, after a match, if you'd like to continue to play with the 9 people you just played with, simply press Y to look at the previous match stats and press X to invite them all to your party so you can continue to play in a Private match if they accept. Private matches, while not arbitrated, gives you the flexibility to set exactly which map and mode you want to play along with customizing other aspects of the game.

And as always, please ensure that your router is set correctly so that your NAT is considered "Open" by Xbox LIVE as "Moderate" and "Strict" NATs make Xbox LIVE matchmaking more difficult. There are many guides available online to walk you through the process of correctly configuring your router for Xbox LIVE so I won't go into the specific details here.

Also, in case you're curious, a few interesting facts about Gears 2 multiplayer so far:

• Almost 3 million multiplayer matches (excluding Private) have been played.
• Almost 1 million screenshot photos have been uploaded to gearsofwar.com
• The most popular multiplayer mode is Horde.
• The most popular multiplayer map across all modes is River.
• The most lethal weapon is the Gnasher shotgun with almost 29% of all kills.

Again, I apologize for any issues you may be having and I hope the above workarounds give you a better experience until we are able to correct the issues we're seeing.

Thanks,

Rod.

[JayBee74]

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Thanks, I'll take anything I can get. I don't think it's a "small" percentage though.

[thelwig14]

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Thanks, I'll take anything I can get. I don't think it's a "small" percentage though.

Agreed. I am having issues and so are many others. It isn't small.

[skitch]

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Well, of course he isn't going to say his game has a huge problem.. it'd just make him sound like a *******.

[thelwig14]

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Well, of course he isn't going to say his game has a huge problem.. it'd just make him sound like a *******.

We understand that, we are just making the point that is in fact not a small percentage.

[ChubbyBanana]

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To be honest I find the times to be not that bad at all from like 3am-10am.

It's almost as if there is a server overload with the popularity of the game.

That's why I'm sure as time goes on it will become a non-issue with the waiting...

[whosgotcha]

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Just finished the single player campaign. Overall excellent game with stunning graphics. The ending was spectacular!