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Cliffy B Says Gears 2 Netcode Will Slice Through Host Advantage

Kombo writes: "Anyone who's played Gears of War online has felt it. That fraction of a second of anxiety that comes after every shotgun blast, where you wait for the game to figure out whether or not the information representing your shot actually went through fast enough to register as a hit. Of course, if you're the one hosting the game, you never have this problem - in fact, your weapons are basically the finger of god, destroying anything they point at. Hence the term, 'host advantage.'

The fact that gamers still play Gears of War in spite of this problem is a testament to the strength of the core gameplay, but even the most strident defenders of the game wont argue that host advantage is a massive pain in the ass."

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pharmd6498d ago

thanks, i love you too!

on topic: it sounds great, if it works well maybe others will incorporate it!

TheSadTruth6497d ago (Edited 6497d ago )

host advantage wasn't just "fractions of a second".. it was more like half or even entire seconds

it made it impossible to hit moving targets with anything other than a shotgun and completely ruined the online mode in my opinion.. at least in other games u can lead the shot if host is a problem but not even that works in gears

n to the b6497d ago

I do it all the time in Gears. and when the host's connection is good, there is only the 'fractions of a second' delay, TheSadTruth.

Cherchez La Ghost6498d ago

A Sigh of relief. But I still have issues about this. Some of my friends still have strong Lancers & Shotguns even when they're not host. I wish Gears 2 would be on a dedicated server.

ElementX6498d ago

I thought Cliff no longer wants to be called Cliffy B?

Condoleezza Rice6498d ago

I remember Chainsawing you twice.

qwertyuiopasdfghjkl6498d ago

I promised to use only my pistol. Guess who ended up getting smacked in the head? Kigmal that's who.

Bnet3436498d ago

lol only nubs chainsaw, gg kid

BISHOP-BRASIL6498d ago

For god's sake Epic, stop being cheap and get a server. This F*ing game gonna make you guys some millions anyway.

socomnick6498d ago

I kinda disagree m8. I actually like being able to host a game for my friends and dont want there to be dedicated servers. I look at psn as a testament as why dedicated servers fail. MGO for example runs on dedicated servers and its garbage.

qwertyuiopasdfghjkl6498d ago

Once game invites and the like are introduced for PSN, playing in dedicated servers won't be that bad.

Polluted6498d ago

Midway runs tons of UT3 servers for Epic, but I think MGS publishes the Gears games, so you're not likely to see any dedicated servers. It would be nice to have a mix like in UT3.

006498d ago

to spend all that money for lamborghinis.

games4fun6498d ago

your off on two counts first off why would you hate on the psn when its konami's servers that run mgo blame konami for not using sony's dedicated servers, secondly resistance and warhawk use sony's servers and they run very well in fact there is little to no lag and are miles better than p2p servers. Secondly although these games have dedicated servers you can still host matches using your ps3 as a dedicated server and not play or play and use p2p, only the official games run dedicated servers so in all your very wrong.

socomnick6498d ago

games dude heres the thing its still sonys and psn screw up. If mgo was on xbox live I guarantee that it would not be the disaster that it is now. Why you might ask because everything on live has to be approved and inst so reliant on 3rd partys like psn. I like being able to buy an xbox game and knowing for the most part that it will work great online. Cant say the same for ps 3 games.

1stKnighT6497d ago

Warhawk's online structure was a mess when it first came out. It took almost a month to get it running smoothly. You never have any problems with any 360 online games at launch.

BISHOP-BRASIL6497d ago

Funny how all you want is compare server to PSN... Servers != PSN. I remember playing with servers so long before PS3 was even announced, but just because this is a difference between PSN and XBLA now, people are shifting focus to this deal and saying stupid think like "servers are bad"... So good is to have unbalanced game thanks to lag?

Really, I was not trying to push any comparisons, saying things like this make you guys look dumb.

Don't really matter how Warhawk or Sony or anyone in particular deal with it, we all know server is good for you for looooong time now. And I never said "cut P2P from now on, it's sh*t", servers can live with P2P, it's not like they are enemies or anything.

ThanatosDMC6497d ago (Edited 6497d ago )

Wow, socomnick has no clue what he's talking about. It's like a donkey feeding himself through his butt or a butt feeding a donkey? I'm just lost for words...

Edit:

Lagging like a mother does not equate "will work great online". Also, listen or read peoples comment or know more about what you're trying to bash. MGO is hosted by Konami servers. You my friend just plain out sound envious.

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Gears of War 2 Remake was in development “10 years ago” but was scrapped by Xbox

Ayi Sanchez: "Old work. I did this 10 years ago now as part of a material test for a remaster of Gears of War 2 that never happened."

RaidenBlack390d ago

lolz,
hope we're still getting Gears 2 & 3 for PC, as per rumors

Cacabunga389d ago

Xbox always taking the right decisions

XiNatsuDragnel390d ago

Wow... just wow Microsoft sigh at it again 😑

Lightning77389d ago

Weird, in mean they had no studios to make anything really new so there's a part of me thats kinda glad they scrapped it. If they released this back then it would of gotten ridiculed for remakes and remastering stuff. Now they have new and interesting games so the collection is harmless.

CrimsonWing69389d ago

Geez, Xbox, something like that I would’ve bought Day 1. Great business decisions over there.

lucasnooker389d ago

10 years ago it wasn’t such a big deal. The games were only a few years old by that point

CrimsonWing69389d ago

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition came out in 2015 (essentially 10 years ago), having a follow-up to that on the then next-gen console would’ve absolutely been welcomed, in my book.

LoveSpuds389d ago

I can only assume the the Gears of War Remaster flopped so they decided to scrap the other remakes?

Seems short sighted to me as I really enjoyed the 1st remaster. Regardless, I'll snap up some remakes to play on my PS5.

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Ranking The Gears Of War Games From Worst To Best

The Gears of War series has been a consistent deliverer of quality for Xbox, but which games are the best?

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KicksnSnares1383d ago

Gears of War is my favorite video game franchise, and the Locust is my all-time favorite faction.

My rank list:
1. Gears of War 2
2. Gears of War 3
3. Gears of War 1
4. Gears of War 4
5. Gears of War 5
6. Gears of War Judgment (No Locust in multiplayer was a disgrace)

ChasterMies1382d ago

Agree 100% with this ranking. The campaign in Gears of War 2 is among the most fun campaigns ever made. It’s been downhill from there.

Zombieburger6381382d ago

I’d say gears 2 and 3 are pretty even. I absolutely loved both of them.

darthv721383d ago

2 is still my favorite but 5 is also up there (for me). Then I'd say 1, 3, 4 and Judgement. Tactics isnt the same type of game, so it seems odd to rank it among TPS when its a strategy game. So I make that one all its own. Pretty fun game too.

Jericho13371383d ago

The first is and has always been the best one imo - the story, the levels, the set pieces, the soundtrack - as close to perfect as a campaign can get.

I’d say the series had been on a continual downhill slide until 5.

Om4ever1382d ago

Naaaan ... 2 is the best by far

MadLad1383d ago

3
5
2
1
4
Judgement

I love the series as a whole, but 4 was pretty by the numbers, and Judgement was just ok.

LoveSpuds1383d ago

I played them all since picking up a Series X about 7 months ago. Personally, I don't think time has been kind to the earlier games and they feel very slow and repetitive to play. Whilst the newer games may be prettier, they stick with the original gameplay mechanics too much in my view so as a whole series of titles, I think they are pretty average games.

Not to say they weren't fun and I have a lot of nostalgia for 1 and 2, I just think there are far better action games out there.

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Gears Of War: The Franchise For You

What's the best Gears of War game for players? Where to start? This guide should easily lend a hand.

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Old McGroin1516d ago (Edited 1516d ago )

It's brilliant but personally liked part one more. It's the only one that had a near horror movie vibe to it in parts, the atmosphere was amazing.

Also, the commercial for it was 🔥🔥🔥

https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SC...

Neonridr1516d ago

Mad World was such a perfect song for that trailer. I loved part 1 too just because it was so fresh at the time. The series has been solid, but experiencing everything for the first time was pretty awesome.

ChasterMies1516d ago

Gears of War 2 has one of the greatest campaigns of all time. Carmine, all that juice, fighting inside a giant worm, and riding monsters.

Knightofelemia1517d ago

Gears 1 and 2 will always be my favorite Gears titles. The scene where Dom find his wife and then has to shoot her was an epic scene.

monkey6021516d ago

I always found that scene laughably bad myself. Fantastic game though.

1 will always be my favourite. Most were great with the exception of 4 being okay and judgement being terrible.

They still have the most satisfying headshots from any multiplayer game around.

lucian2291516d ago

Nah I laughed, the acting was soooooooooo bad

KicksnSnares1517d ago

My favorite Gears game list
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears 4
5. Gears 5
6. Gears Judgement

Gears Of War is my favorite video game franchise. I can’t imagine how Gears 6 will look in UE5 after watching Hellblade 2 gameplay trailer

RetroCaptainSteve1517d ago

Or if they remake 2 and 3 with that engine.

KicksnSnares1517d ago

There is a rumored Marcus Fenix collection (Gears 2 & 3 remake) in the works at the Coalition. Hopefully, it’s true, but I doubt it.

Profchaos1516d ago

For me you can't beat gears 1 the original was so fresh and revolutionary at the time.
Then basically I'd rank it 2,3,5,4 and judgement

Viljong1516d ago (Edited 1516d ago )

One of the reasons why i got the series x. Been fan since the first game.

myfathersbastard1516d ago

Played them all recently on gamepass. Great games. But my favorites gotta be gears tactics. Don’t know why. I just had a blast with it lol

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