GameOverRob Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Apparently the knock down effect of smoke grenades is being removed this weekend as a test, to see what people think of it. So the smokes will now have the same effect as the smokes on Gears of War. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOverRob Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 And it's 4 vs. 4 as well for Gears 2 weekend ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Cor! ... Wonder what made them to listen to the players after all this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 lol smoke 'nades really knock people over too... riiiight :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathachew Veteran Posted May 22, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 22, 2009 4 v 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted May 22, 2009 MVC Share Posted May 22, 2009 Why did they change it to 4v4? I'll have to let my friend know regardless because he would be able to pick up on it pretty quick if anything has been changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOverRob Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 May cut out a lot of the lag by removing 2 players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted May 22, 2009 MVC Share Posted May 22, 2009 Hmm well maybe they are ramping up for an overhaul of the system, albeit five months late. If that is the case, maybe that "All Fronts Pack" is the reason. They probably assume they will have a slight boost from that and a re-interest in the online portion. Hopefully this time they can pull people in and keep them playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0m8er Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 What's wrong with knock down effect? Why are they removing it? And what's gonna be the point of smoke grenade if they remove that effect after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treemonkeys Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 What's wrong with knock down effect? Why are they removing it? And what's gonna be the point of smoke grenade if they remove that effect after all? To deploy smoke and hide your movements, the same as in Gears 1. This is really great news, I just hope they keep it permanently and not just for the weekend. Now if they would just get rid of the wall tagging... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I hope they keep it, personally (knockdown). There's no point to it otherwise -- people just spray whenever spoke gets thrown. It was useless in 1. It has a purpose in 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 acutally the smoke grenade did save my ass a couple of times during horde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted May 22, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 22, 2009 Too bad there is so many issues still remaining. Smoke grenades were least of my complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamerboy Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 What's wrong with knock down effect? Why are they removing it? And what's gonna be the point of smoke grenade if they remove that effect after all? Your telling me you have never had a problem with the knockdown at all? I think that if there was a like 1 or 2 sec down it would be fine. But when it is so varied for how long you are down it is just annoying. I have had times where I get knocked down for 1 sec while others takes 10 sec to get up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathachew Veteran Posted May 23, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 23, 2009 Too many times the smoke grenade knocked me down when I was further than the game thought I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted May 23, 2009 MVC Share Posted May 23, 2009 Your telling me you have never had a problem with the knockdown at all? I think that if there was a like 1 or 2 sec down it would be fine. But when it is so varied for how long you are down it is just annoying. I have had times where I get knocked down for 1 sec while others takes 10 sec to get up. That was always the issue with me. I don't have a problem being knocked down, it rewards a good throw but the variability in how long you are knocked down is a pain in the a**! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Your telling me you have never had a problem with the knockdown at all? I think that if there was a like 1 or 2 sec down it would be fine. But when it is so varied for how long you are down it is just annoying. I have had times where I get knocked down for 1 sec while others takes 10 sec to get up. Just IMO.... that's the point! You need to be more careful if they're tagged or learn to run away, as they don't immediately go off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTETHISACCOUNT Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Just IMO.... that's the point! You need to be more careful if they're tagged or learn to run away, as they don't immediately go off. But that's dumb. If two people get hit by the same grenade at the exact same time, they should both get up at the exact same time. Why in the world does it have to be varied? They should've allowed the player to mash a button to get up faster IMO. But as another poster said, the smoke grenade were the least of my concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Because if they get thrown down stairs because they have bad placement it's going to take them longer to travel down the stairs? Just IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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