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@Intro: GOD having everything be a pick up is AMAZING. DAMN LANCER AND GNASHER BEING SO GOOD.

I don't think it's necessarily the mode's fault. I think it's mainly the vets seeing this as their chances to play some good ol' wallbouncing online. Hopefully Epic will make other modes with normal pick-ups.

@Intro: I'm all for them doing things for the community, I just don't like how this divides the players. At first people complained Gears was only about the shotguns. You could argue it wasn't THAT bad because plenty of vets could run circles around the SOS with the gnasher. Now you have a choice: Play TDM and have it be all about the SOS, or play Alpha and have it be all about the gnasher.

I think their weekend playlists are cool, despite the fact I don't play most of of them for more than a match. Call me crazy for wanting to use more than 2 weapons.

I'm not happy with Epic's capitulation. HOWEVER, I do think some of Alpha's changes are really cool. I like weapons being pick-ups and spawning after pick-up rather than after use. That's great; makes it feel more like an old-school shooter. I just which you didn't spawn with the only two weapons you need.

I mean, I understand Azura is essentially highway so there can on be so much.

But BY GOD if Rustlung doesn't make me happy because it feels STRAIGHT out of an Unreal game. I need to tell this to people!

What's with all the hate?

"Oh great...more of the same." You mean more of the same GTA 4 and Red Dead Redemption? So another game of the year contender? I'M HEARTBROKEN.

I think these people hating on it have forgotten where they come from. They've forgotten the fact that GTA 3 changed the fucking WORLD 10 years ago. They've forgotten that San Andreas changed and consumed many of our lives. They've forgotten Rockstar is a company which could shit in a toilet and change things as we know it. GTA 4 and RDR were both games which I thought were a little boring after a point; open worlds only entertain me for so long. However, with both games I've thought back about a year later and realized, "Hot damn...that was fantastic!"

Can anyone honestly tell me they aren't excited about the viral marketing this entails?

The soundtrack?

The mainstream media reaction?

The killing of innocents with EVEN BETTER GRAPHICS AND ENGINE!?

I hate to break it to you, but the internet needs to get over themselves and just allow themselves to enjoy something.

I'm excited. Period.

You know...at first it pissed me off. I know they won't make the gnasher a pick-up.

However, I now see the silver lining. This will remove all of the Gears vets who only use the Gnasher and Longshot, and leave me room to actually play Gears 3...because that's why I paid $60.

You all need to grow a sack and realize the chainsaw is the anti SOS. By the time they get close enough you've teleported 50 ft. for the animation. Can't tell you how many times I've seen my shot go off, them bleed, but then have a chainsaw tearing me a new asshole and a death.

@Jaded_Racoon: HOLD THE FUCKING PHONE. TAI IS BACK!?

Play with friends. Have fun. Those go hand in hand. VS. will infuriate you, whether it's because of shotguns, heavy weapons, or people being jerks with executions.

@Shookems: Fuh. Real.

That "spoiler" isn't even a spoiler. Was that supposed to be a twist? Cause the villains popping up all over the place is more exciting than that was.

@nywt said:

So you're saying that people can't join a game and unwind for anything less than the time it would take to play through the entirety of horde mode? If that's the case, your first mistake is playing with random people. If you are absolutely determined to play through all fifty waves, you had better find some friends to do it with.

Fuhreal.

IMO Horde mode is lame in Gears 3, so I don't play it for long. Playing with friends should be the go-to choice anyway. Personally I choose quick match when I want to play a few waves, but don't want to play alone or go through the effort of bothering my friends.