[schrodingergeek]

Sod the heatwave, i know what i'll be doing this weekend

July 4th Weekend Event - XP Galore/Ticker Infestation - Epic Games Forums

Hey all,

It's time to celebrate Independence Day! And we're going to do that with some extra experience and an onslaught of our version of fireworks, the beloved Ticker. Oh and it's looking like TU4 is going to drop just in time for this event!

Starting Friday morning you'll be receiving double XP as well as a 500 XP bonus awarded to the winning team. And to give a little extra bang to Horde we're bringing the Ticker squad (a group of Tickers that all spawn at the same time) into full effect. They'll be showing up a lot more throughout all the waves of Horde and they've completely infested every 10th wave with nothing but Tickers. So if you've been having trouble with Bloodmounts, this weekend is a good time to get your Horde on and get further than ever before. And don't forget that TU4 will give you experience for every wave you beat.

The event will end on Monday morning on July 6th.

So get out there and pop some Tickers for freedom!

Rod.
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Gears of War 2

[AVF Jazzy Geoff]

Thanks for the info, hopefully TU4 will make a difference but i reserve judgement on that, maybe Epic should be spending their time concentrating on sorting out the lag issues rather than gimmicks like Ticker squads and things like that.

Ive given this game every chance, most on my FR and on these forums will testify to that, but the other night it was just so bad that it made me pack it away in its little box and enter into the world of COD WaW...far better experience, instant games, no lag...nuff said

I will get the "All Fronts" package for the single player content, but unless TU4 makes some dramatic improvements, its shelved for me which is a shame because it could and should have been a classic

my twenty pence over

geoff

[schrodingergeek]

Originally Posted by geoffiel

Epic should be spending their time concentrating on sorting out the lag issues rather than gimmicks like Ticker squads and things like that.

Very true.

I'm not sure how TU4 can fully resolve the lag issues. Personally i'd be happy with any changes that prevent people cheating. Also, if they decide to keep the winning bonus, it might mean people will attempt to play the game properly.

Tbh, i missed Gears 1, and i've only just got into Gears 2 multiplayer. After playing a lot of Halo multiplayer, i was surprised at the problems gears has. Also, i got absolutely annhilated, after thinking i might be alright at it after finishing campaign on Insane, and getting horde the horde alone - noob mistake i know. The gameplay is so different to anything else i've played online, and tbh i've got hooked, mainly because i'm so bad at it and i want to see if i can get better! I'm rank 27 now, i'd like to get to 50 and get all the other achievements apart from the rank 100 one. This weekend should help.

[iainoco]

Looking forward to the double XP
I had 2 games yesterday and the game felt 'different'! I was getting better kills, it was as if the hit detection was spot on.

Give the MP a chance as I think Epic are doing stuff in the background to sort lag etc.

[Raffboner]

As I haven't played in a month I think i'll give it another go but im not expecting much as since I hit level 50 I lost all interest.

[kopchoir]

Originally Posted by iainoco

Looking forward to the double XP
I had 2 games yesterday and the game felt 'different'! I was getting better kills, it was as if the hit detection was spot on.

Give the MP a chance as I think Epic are doing stuff in the background to sort lag etc.

Times is flying by it will be a year old before you know it and tu6 will be out and probbaly some more dlc and it will still be broken

[Raffboner]

Well i have played 3 matches and so far its still pants. Game 1 lag fest, Game 2 host quits (not epics fault), Game 3 got points deducted for host quitting and single xp (epics fault).

Maybe i'll try again in another month

[schrodingergeek]

Wow, a lot of apathy and general disappointment towards GOW2. I missed the whole thing as i've been a bit of a Halo 'fanboy' until recently. Perhaps i'm not that bad at multiplayer afterall; it's just the games fault

Probably not, i'm pretty awful.

[HITMAN SWAGGA]

yep... still pants.

[jason g]

had a go on horde on grindyard, got to level 10 and killed loads of tickers, over 41 kills.

kept getting 150 xp though is that all u get or is this amount just on horde?

[mattclarkie]

Horde XP (which you also get on Private games)

XP per completed Wave

100 Casual
150 Normal
200 Hardcore
250 Insane.




Today was a complete and utter lagfest. The worst it has ever been.

[Gazelle]

I see that with TU4 they have changed the smokes again

All these tweaks and still nothing done about the biggest problem the lag! Have Epic even acknowledged the problem because if you mention it on their forum you get banned?

[mattclarkie]

Originally Posted by Gazelle

I see that with TU4 they have changed the smokes again

All these tweaks and still nothing done about the biggest problem the lag! Have Epic even acknowledged the problem because if you mention it on their forum you get banned?

They admit that the game suffered from issues at launch, but claim that these have now been solved.

[jason g]

im not playing it anymore apart from horde, i totally refuse to play a game i have to vote for which game mode and map i can play, u pay for maps that u cannot play unless a party of 5 of u vote for it.

[Shin Akuma]

last night it was all lagy. I cann't believe how complete s**** this game was when it came out but now the only thing needed to sort out is Lag which i think epic cann't fix.

[HITMAN SWAGGA]

Originally Posted by Shin Akuma

last night it was all lagy. I cann't believe how complete s**** this game was when it came out but now the only thing needed to sort out is Lag which i think epic cann't fix.

I agree, or it would have been done by now.

[mattclarkie]

Sadly a large amount of lag is introduced deliberately by the hosts via bridging, lag switching of standbying. Although the game is generally laggy, hosts doing the above make the games unbelievably laggy.

[Shin Akuma]

Infact we should call it Double lagy Experience weekend.

[Raffboner]

Epic just like to be the bad boys of xbox live, look at all the achievement probs there is on Gears which they knew about and couldn't be bothered to fix & its the same here and probably will be the same in Gears3

[Yemeth]

The games I had yesterday were very good. Only 1 mexican host (which I quit out of due to lag).

Overall, really enjoyed it, especially as I havent played the game in over 1 month beforehand.

The only issue that quickly comes to mind is the new smokes. The radius is ridiculous. I know for a fact that they have cringed me in at least double the radius of the old smokes. Its useless using your shotgun when people are cringed (unlike the ragdoll). I like it now, perfect for rapid firing your hammerburst on them as they cringe.

Had an excellent gaurdian game on Jacinto. Got the sniper, headshotted the guy with the mortar, went back up to my leader in the grenade tower, headshotted the guy holding and aiming the hammer of dawn. Then, I saw their leader down near the boom/hammer spawn running away from my team mates and POP I get a pretty awesome headshot on him as he was roadie running sideways in my reticule. Then we get rushed by 2 people in our grenade tower. One of them gets cringed by a planted smoke and I headshot him with the LT scope easily, the 2nd rusher runs and leaps at me only for me to down him and execute him flamboyantly with the sniper's 'Y' execution.

Proof of that game below

**And breeeaaath**

[schrodingergeek]

Nice!

I have to say, i only entered one laggy game too. All the rest were fine. I managed to go from rank 29 to 38 and i had to work Friday, Saturday & Sunday night too so i'm pretty pleased.

I don't know what people think about the winning bonus, but i really liked it. I actually had some pretty intense games that went to 2-2 and people were definately playing to win rather than going off to get as many kills as possible. The ironic thing is, there seemed to be a lot more points on the scoreboard in these games. People defending their leader, or attacking the enemy leader seemed to be getting just as many (if not more) kills/points playing properly than just rushing off to play 'rambo'. They should keep it imo.

[MarkyPancake]

Are you retrospectively awarded Horde experience points when you apply this update, like the Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 update that rewarded you with your experience point bonuses when they increased the levels?

[Yemeth]

Originally Posted by mjpartyboy

Are you retrospectively awarded Horde experience points when you apply this update, like the Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 update that rewarded you with your experience point bonuses when they increased the levels?

If you mean do they award you with what you've done before the update?, the answer is no.

[jason g]

Originally Posted by mattclarkie

Sadly a large amount of lag is introduced deliberately by the hosts via bridging, lag switching of standbying. Although the game is generally laggy, hosts doing the above make the games unbelievably laggy.

so in your opinion matt, what's the solution?

[HITMAN SWAGGA]

Me personally, I dont think their is a solution. Epic have released FOUR TITLE UPDATES and not addressed the Lag AT ALL. The game is going to remain as it is, simple as that.

And as a member already mentioned If you put in in a post on Epics forums (even If its not sarcastic/angry etc) then they ban you from their forums.



4 titles updates in 7-8 months! and they havent bothered to include a region filter (they say they have but ALL UK GEARS 2 Players know thats ******.)

[Raffboner]

They will only address the problem when American players are affected which is NEVER.

I still hate this game yet im still playing even though I said I wouldn't, somebody pass me a gun

[HITMAN SWAGGA]

Originally Posted by Raffboner

They will only address the problem when American players are affected which is NEVER.

I still hate this game yet im still playing even though I said I wouldn't, somebody pass me a gun

i hear ya... i want to like the game (private matches with mates is fine) but JEEEEZUS CHRIST throw UK gamers a bone..... we played Gears 1 Faithfully anticipating what we thought we would be the best sequel since.... well... ever!

Shame on epic....

If I ever met cliffy B I think I could handle 3-6 months bird.... It would have been worth it If I break his jaw.... and god help me... If I see him..... i really might do it.

[cunners]

You "really might" do it? Easy tiger.

[HITMAN SWAGGA]

Oh dear... i really must stop posting after Ive guzzled a few too many beers.....

[Raffboner]

The only time you get clarity is when you've had a few (to many) beers and like a friend of mine you get annoyed at Gears and smash control pad number 10