Gears of War 3 Beta Is About Player Feedback, Not Just a Publicity Stunt

i think the sawed off gun is overpowerd and it takes all the fun out the game

i agree

i disagree, its long reload time evens this out. a player has to be pretty accurate with that thing to kill with it. you only get one shot. if your vigilant you can usually take someone down before they let off their shot..... if not you can dodge its blast and kill him easily before he can reload or switch weapons.

So is the gnasher, shotguns are too strong in this game period.

I totally agree, i don't care how long it takes to reload the sawed off it's way overpowered and they really need to look into fixing that. As for the gnasher I think epic did a great job, throughout the gears series the gnasher has always been my favorite gun and there's no difference with gears 3.

honestly i agree.. it doesn't really make any sense that they're so mad about the beta.

no team respawns

The game is amazing thought out the beta but i get so * by all the kids running with sawed off shotgun its annoying the range of it is a little too much like i can be away from were the barrel is and i still get caught im like WTF! and its overpowering and the retro lancer its also overdamaging also its like 5 bullet hit its like 4 when its active reloaded and its unbelievably damaging so my idea to fix this is to make the sawed off a pick up weapon than a selective weapon all i can say is that epic need to fix this before everyone throws this in the garbage before the game launch at sep.20 BTW check out my youtube its Youtube.com/Brotherwork montages coming soon on gears 3 beta

the gnasher shotgun sucks please revert it back to its gears of war 1 counter part compared to its gears of war version it totally blows

gears of war 3 by far is the worst game ever can u say noobs u made gow 2 for noobs now u mess gow 3 up even worse lancer has to be stoped way to strong shold not stun u like get real ok make it like gow 1 the real gears i mean in gow 3 all noobs play it if not give updated maps and new stuff for gow 1 cause i know me and all my friend will never play gow 3 its epic's worse game ever made everything about it sucks change it like 1 if not GARBAGE GAME

Hey, IVIANIACJOEBUFF, here is a list of things you should know before posting anything.
1. Know your basic English skills.
2. Know how to spell.
3. Know how to make a full and complete statement.
4. At least make some sort of collective sense when you voice your opinions.
Okay now here is a continuation of things you should know about Gears before posting.
1. GOW 1 and GOW 2 are not for noobs. If you noticed how hard it actually was to be
good at GOW 1 you wouldn't be talking trash about it. And GOW 2, besides the lack
of dedicated servers, was a great game that required a lot of skill.
2. The people who understand the game and are considered pros are the people like
me who study every aspect of the game. This includes things like how much
damage each weapon does, bullets and melee. How fast you can reload each
weapon, i.e. it is faster to switch to your pistol than to reload the torque bow.
Knowing which corners of walls will break off so you can use the corner to get a
better shot. Knowing weapon/enemy spawn times and weapon swaps.
3. The sawed-off shotgun is overpowered and needs to be toned down. However, the
gnasher is a great weapon and is accurate if you know how to use the left trigger.
The choice of lancer is your decision, the secret though is killing the other guy first,
and if you can't kill the other guy first it is not because the opponent is using a
cheap weapon, it is because you just plain suck at avoiding bullets. Shoot first with
accurate bursts and tactics and you won't die. Unfortunately "noobs" like you,
IVIANIACJOEBUFF, will always find another thing to blame for you sucking so
badly at a great game that others truly enjoy.

If anyone would like to make an argument in defense of IVIANIACJOEBUFF please by all means go ahead I would appreciate the chance to make people realize how to evaluate a great game. If anyone else has any questions about Gears game-play or tactics my e-mail is winbacktza@gmail.com

It was said to play like gears 3 not one or 2. But so untrue it is so much like gears 2 its almost like a map update. So sad for a triology to die on a bad note. Hated it. Big o

You hated it and haven't even played it yet...

I thinks that the sawn off needs less ammo or less damage because its to easy to roll around the place and just blindy fire the thing and pull of a kill no skill involved. The game overall is great just a few weapon problems, I think the hold Y execution needs to be change to something quicker because the time you've held the button down some * in your teams has already stolen the kill. also i found that when your beating a locust head in as a COG its head explodes b4 the last punch this also need to be fix. Overall though like i said great beta i love it

I think that the respawns need to be fixed. I cant tell you how many times that i have been standing in my spawn area and then the other team will spawn right behind me and kill me. But it goes both ways. Many times i will spawn right in the middle of four of the other team and instantly die because of it. This NEEDS to be fixed

to many times i have been 1 shotted down by the sawed off and im at far range... and retro messes up all my clutches in this game cuz everyone would decide to lancer or sawed off when im the last one alive.... and i hate how it puts teams together always giving me a bunch of no good kill stealing noobs going out wasting my teams lives... last but not least me and my friend seen their or my smoke spin when one of us is hosting... dedicated my *

Man, i really love this game. i pre-ordered gears of war 3 and i have been playing the beta for over a day now, and i am very impressed with the new gameplay. i was always the type of gears player from day one that loved to use the lancer and teamwork to get a win. i was never much of a gnasher user until i really felt like i needed it. So it is safe to say, that i am very happy to see newer longer rage options like the retro lancer. i love it, and i think this game plays smoother than ever. the sawed off shotgun is fun, and i don't think people should be angry about it because i think it is really your fault if you get close enough all the time for it to be a problem. Maybe a gameplay change is in order for everyone here? Just saying. it is a new game and it should be different than the others.

This is the best Gears gameplay yet. The stages need to be bigger, and the retro needs to be a little weaker. I love the redesigned hammerburst, but you need to make the normal lancer stronger, so it can compete more evenly with the other rifles. The redesigned grenades are much nicer and provide the game with more ways of using teamwork and strategy. Team Deathmatch is much better than warzone, but as in all Gears games, the KOTH mode is almost unplayable. It would be better if the maps were bigger. People who complain about the sawn-off should complain about shotguns period in this game, including the gnasher. Shotguns are always gonna be good in a cover shooter, but as in all the Gears games, the majority of the players get the majority of their kills with the shotguns, which is proof that they are overpowered. They don't need to be weakened, the rifles should just be made a little stronger. I like that you left the stopping power in it, that keeps the sawn-off from being overpowered, and thank you for speeding the gameplay up a little. By the way, anyone who thinks that this game is for noobs only say that because they get beat to death with their own limbs over, and over. Playstation SUCKS!

i think you need to fix the spawning. prob half the times i died was because someone spawned feet from me. make it random spawn, or like with capture the leader you can spawn next to the leader if shes not captured.

You need to keep with the same modes like Guardian and Annex instead of king of the hill and capture the leader... The old modes made it individual to gears and was enjoyable, Instead you join the many of other games which use these titles which makes it tedious. Also i believe this new thing with jumping over walls and nocking you opponent to the ground ( when they were, recovering or hiding behind a low wall) is pretty awful idea as results in you pretty much being dead. And i found that the menus on the beta are bad as there not as dark and bold (typed writing) as they are on GOW2 whch were also individual as GOW is a known blooded dark based game. thanks.. I think the ideas of skin is good, Also i think the stats throughout playing the game, should be kept the same, as the beta stats are alot like other games aswell.

one thing ive always thought was stupid about gears of war and i think should change for gears 3, which is also in the beta, is the fact that you cant roll off ledges in the level. for instance, if im on a platform thats about 5-10 ft tall and i want to roll off it to continue moving forward on the map, i try to roll off it and it wont let me and i think that should be changed

Somebody please talk to the editors and beg them to bring back guardian....

Retro Lancer is wayyyy to strong thats my main problem honestly

1. the sawed off is way to powerful, lower the damge, lower the reload, and make 2 shots since it is a double barrel :p.