Ok, so, Gears 3 has been out for a couple of days now (got mine the day before release), so I'm assuming that those of use who have played the multiplayer portion of the game now have a preferable character for COG and Locust and the weapons they carry.
I feel that Epic really hit the nail with this one, the maps are varied, the weapons all feel balanced, I haven't had a laggy match yet and the notorious 'two piece' technique is gone forever.
COG: Sam (I prefer dark hair to blondes, also, Claudia Black).
Locust: Myrrah (English accent, also dem hips!)
Rifle: Lancer. The Lancer feels a lot better, and it's ammo capacity is insane, I swear it has more ammo than in previous games. It has decent accuracy, but it's the sheer amount of rounds that I can fire before reloading that I like the most. It lets me maintain pressure for covering fire and I rarely have to worry about running out at vital moments. I preferred the Hammerburst in Gears 2, but it seems to have lost a lot of it's kick this time around. The iron site alos throws me off quite a bit. I can't stand the recoil on the Retro Lancer, and I like to have at least one weapon on me that can hit shit at range.
Shotgun: I did start out with the Gnasher, which pretty much feels exactly like it always has, meaning that I have the same problem with it that I always have. In close quarters, when firing from the hip, I'll completely miss enemies simply because the spread is rather narrow. I decided to switch to the sawn-off and I've never turned back. Sure, I have to reload after every shot and the range is pitiful, but the spread is brilliant, if I'm close enough, I very rarely lose a confrontation in close quarters as long as it's 1 on 1.
Overall, I'm having a lot of fun with it, the balance is spot on, it's been a while since I've played a multiplayer shooter and not paused to think 'wow, X is rather broken'.
So, fellow escapists, what is your loadout preference and how are you liking the game so far?
I feel that Epic really hit the nail with this one, the maps are varied, the weapons all feel balanced, I haven't had a laggy match yet and the notorious 'two piece' technique is gone forever.
COG: Sam (I prefer dark hair to blondes, also, Claudia Black).
Locust: Myrrah (English accent, also dem hips!)
Rifle: Lancer. The Lancer feels a lot better, and it's ammo capacity is insane, I swear it has more ammo than in previous games. It has decent accuracy, but it's the sheer amount of rounds that I can fire before reloading that I like the most. It lets me maintain pressure for covering fire and I rarely have to worry about running out at vital moments. I preferred the Hammerburst in Gears 2, but it seems to have lost a lot of it's kick this time around. The iron site alos throws me off quite a bit. I can't stand the recoil on the Retro Lancer, and I like to have at least one weapon on me that can hit shit at range.
Shotgun: I did start out with the Gnasher, which pretty much feels exactly like it always has, meaning that I have the same problem with it that I always have. In close quarters, when firing from the hip, I'll completely miss enemies simply because the spread is rather narrow. I decided to switch to the sawn-off and I've never turned back. Sure, I have to reload after every shot and the range is pitiful, but the spread is brilliant, if I'm close enough, I very rarely lose a confrontation in close quarters as long as it's 1 on 1.
Overall, I'm having a lot of fun with it, the balance is spot on, it's been a while since I've played a multiplayer shooter and not paused to think 'wow, X is rather broken'.
So, fellow escapists, what is your loadout preference and how are you liking the game so far?
