Do you think the changes that were made to Gears of War 2 were necessary  or not?

Apparently it's Bigger, Better, and more Badass.

yes i feel so. For example the change that when you shoot players rushing towards you it slows them down is a good change. online the shotgun was abused and overused and it made the gameplay stale and boring. the improvements should make it more enjoyable. My favorite aspect of gears had to be the single player campign i never really liked the multiplayer. I hope with the new changes that gow 2 will be far more enjoyable online.

I hope its that much better, i really do =D

Hulk not have any problem with Gears 2 except for "Bigger, Better, More Badass" slogan.  NOTHING is bigger, better, more badass than Hulk.  HULK SMASH CLIFFY B AKA YOUNG CLIFFORD!

Cliff doesn't say that anymore Hulk, don't worry haha.
Anyway, YES I like the changes very much, I think they are necessary.  In Gears 1, if you used a lancer against someone who had a shotgun, no matter the range, that guy would just rush straight at you and blast you to bits.  I really like stopping power, along with all the other new additions to the game (meat shield ftw).

From what I've seen it looks and plays the same just a little brighter which is crap i want is grey again.

I just hope they fix the online

I like it, although I wish the online portion was 6 vs 6 instead of 5 vs 5.

Its just uneven by having 5 on a team.

I'm new there would be knew stuff, but I didn't expect all this... Also,  they say there is more content they are not talking about yet. Man! I want this game now. LOL!

Yeah, I like all of the new changes and think they will improve gameplay. Longer campaign would also be a nice change. They did stick with 2 play Coop, thats fine.

the changes look great can't wait to play it

I'm glad it sounds like they're making the single player more in depth and the multiplayer experience more full-featured online. I also like the tweaks they're making in multiplayer like smoke grenades knocking people over and active reloads not being one shot downs with the sniper. Also achievement tracking sounds nice.

there are alot of tweaks i think are really going to help this game

"I like it, although I wish the online portion was 6 vs 6 instead of 5 vs 5.

Its just uneven by having 5 on a team."

Of the top of my head. More players in multiplayer sounds like a pretty good idea. The first game got pretty lonely in MP at times.

It's just more gears, but the few changes that are there, are awesome.

Nothing was really "necessary". The changes were just made to hopefully improve certain gameplay aspects. Let's hope these changes were actually for the better upon release.

Gears 1 online was pretty much non existent, except for the host.  But, damnnnn its fun, I still play it.
Any and all improvements are a plus for me.  Matchmaking, parties, better netcode, what more could you ask for?

They really are fixing all the problems. I just hope they fix all the cover system glitches...

Ya the whole a player slows down when hurt is cool, and makes sence. This will stop the whole, hurt a guy  alot, only for him to shotty you in the dome. The chainsaw battles will be sick.

New achievement method will be good. Where you can only get one kill for achievement per game. It will take longer though, lets just hope none of these achievements are glitched

They are fixing every problem Gears 1 have and adding tons of new features.

"They are fixing every problem Gears 1 have and adding tons of new features.
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I hope it has a emotional single player

The changes are pretty cool but the game was already good without them.

I like the new weapons, matching making system and being able to use enemies as shields. The increase enemies on screen makes the battles seem much more intense to me. The battles in the original mostly felt like skirmishes, which isn't bad but it gave me the impression you were a small part of a much larger war. Are the additions revolutionary? No. I wouldn't even say evolutionary. I loved Gears of War so more plus changes that keep the experience fresh are fine with me.

Yes, the chainchaw things were needed.

Stopping power = Nerfing shotgun = Good.

Nerfing Sniper Active Reload = Me Happy

"Nerfing Sniper Active Reload = Me Happy
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No More Shotgun rolling.  When Cliff said that I was so happy.

Yes, I like all that they're doing. But, I wish they would take out active reload for multiplayer (especially for the sniper). It's what annoyed me about Gears 1.

I really like the changes. They made a better story, improved the graphics, tweaked gameplay problems, added more guns, added a shield, added more executions, added the option to use a downed enemy as a meat shield, fixed multiplayer problems... what more could you ask for!

"Nerfing Sniper Active Reload = Me Happy
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I hope it has a emotional single player

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Yeah, from the looks of it, it is going to be bigger and better. 

The graphics look much better to me.

I never had a problem with Gears 1, Hell it's my favorite game period and I play it everyday. Tell you the truth, I love what they are doing with Gears 2. From what I heard, Gears 1 multiplayer did not end up playing out the way they wanted. Wall bouncing,Supermans,glitching and all that stuff people overuse(like me,not glitching though) should be taken out of gears 2. IMO I think alot of the serious Gears Of War players will have a hard time with GeOW2, but they will get used to it. I for one am excited because Gears really needed something else to make it fresh.

Man just the though of new stuff gets me so excited when it comes to gears

Not sure, have to play it first

Change is good, and I think the changes that were made for Gears 2 were good ones.