koth is way a more complex mode than TDM
there’s multiple things to consider and understand
spawn rotations, ring rotations, positioning, deciding when to push
all of that without the possibility of choosing to camp a spot on the map since rings dictate the flow of the match
and no, you can’t die relentlessly only because there’s infinite lives, having your team in constant 4v5 because you die every 10 seconds would mean a field day for the enemies
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Threads like this is why rankings and “competitive” game modes are more toxic in my mind than the players in the community themselves. I do believe ranked modes really just need to go unless they make a TRUELY competitive mode…as in you choose your team, those are your teammates for a season, and you have scheduled games against other teams that determine your ranking for the season.
People complain about 5 stacks (devs limit it to smaller groups and a smaller team to appease players wanting more skill around individuals rather than team). Now people complain they can’t play in 5/4 stacks WITHOUT EVEN PLAYING THE MODE OR IT BEING RELEASED.
All this because people want to have an artificial emblem beside their name to say they are better than other people they may never meet at a video game that people play for leisure… 
Play for fun peeps. You can play with your entire team in quick play without a problem. If you want true competition, sign up for the LAN events and sweat it out against other like minded teams.
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This is so frustrating. We want the ability to play ranked TDM with our friends. TC, is that too much to ask? The game has changed and you now have a better FFA and 2v2 which solos and duos can play. Why limit the players in ranked “TEAM”DM? Playing with 2 randoms all the time is not competitive.
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Another day of having a quality time of reading team death match campy whiners who want to stack during the loading screen for king of the hill
I’d like to play for fun while also teaming up with my friends and get competitive in some TDM. I’d like to think those aren’t mutually exclusive things.
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If they aren’t mutually exclusive why are people complaining right now when tdm is only in quick play? So many people are saying they “removed” tdm…they didn’t, it has slightly reduced search parameters and is the same tdm everyone knows. 
Because quickplay TDM is not the same as ranked no matter how many people want to pretend they are. You get one round to play with and its a drop in/drop out mode with no bot backfill. If anything it seems these changes feel backwards as hell. Quickplay should have the solo/duo queue up while ranked should have kept the 5 stack. It makes no sense limiting friends from a TEAM ranked game mode.
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It makes no sense having ranks in a game you don’t play other teams of equal setup and rank…which is why all quickplay is more logical to me
I’m also limited to 4 maps on QM for whatever reason - always 3 choices between district, training grounds, icebound, and bunker. Getting boring playing the same four maps.
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TDM is back, Good.
I like games that start with equal teams and only have the chance of a quitter (Ranked) versus a guarantee (QP) and the ranking system (flawed as it may be) helps ensure veteran players aren’t playing against people that just started playing, that’s not fun for anybody,
No its not. Not at all. 
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where is it?
The new TDM is messed up as well… I play with more than 1 friend, how is that any different? @TC is already forcing us to play KOTH, yet since we’ve always played TDM it’s not fun at all; we are not pros, we play ranked to have a fun non-quickplay-time but now we just have to deal with randomness as far as we can tell because we are not used to this thing (aka, we suck because we are not KOTH players)…
I’m sorry if people cry over been stuck in spam, but then the issue is THE SPAM and the way you flip it… how is been able to coordinate with your team an issue?? Put a freaking timer on the spam change or something… put a check to flip them when a lot of the team spends a certain amount of time in the spam because they can’t leave?
TRE a while ago said exactly that TDM should be QP only claiming to have had a discussion with “active people in the community”, and now here we are… at least don’t introduce multiple variables at the same time… this new TDM is basically a “f you” to 5 stack groups that have played together for several games now, yet I guess dropping 1 player isn’t that much of an issue
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TDM with solos and duos only? 4v4? Wtf? Its called Team Deathmatch for a reason…
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I’ll be nice & not tear you up to ribbons on why social doesn’t compare to ranked. Also why having a team mandatory for ranked is bad.
What you’re referring to is UMG. In UMG you have a team you play for cash. Go to UMGgaming.com. Some are free open tournaments for cash & some you place credits to play for a larger pool of money.
So why does anyone play ranked? For starters it brings in people that want to play competitive with a full team versus a full team.
As to social anyone can jump in & out. Sometimes have 7+ players just jumping in & out of the lobby mid match.
A new player can play & never stand a chance. I know I’m a god in social which is why I don’t care for it.
So why ranks in ranked? Because we want to play with people around the talent to make it competitive.
It’s that simple.
Have a nice day.
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The mode is called: TEAM death match.
You wall bouncing, glitchy, lag using…players…want everything to be catered to you. There’s FFA for those of you who want to rank up but play alone, There’s Gnashers only for those of you who want to play “Gnashers of war”, KOTH for those of you who like that kinda thing.
Why does TDM have to limit people playing together in teams? I’ve played gears since 1, fell off, came back for the pandemic started connecting with a team online and now all that time we’ve been hanging out playing gears enjoying ourselves has to come to an end because people who wanna wall bounce and win everything using that cheap ■■■ tactic keep complaining. Now half my team is in destiny because the devs cant get their ■■■■ together.
I don’t care that it’s 4v4 now, Just let me play with my friends. Gears of War is a TEAM based game, why is this hard?
Since there’s 2 levels of FFA for some reason, let’s get 2 levels of TDM. One for people who don’t mind teams, and one that doesn’t. Call it TDM classic. I might as well shoot my shot here, as it seems only the noisy ones get their preferences met in this game.
Also, just in case u missed it: wall bouncing is glitch and an exploit, most people who do it, suck and I’ve proven it time and time again, because they cannot win in a battle if theirs no wall around, i have zero respect for your style. No hate, just no respect.
Wall bouncing isn’t a glitch or exploit.
It’s a by product.
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You have to hold the controller differently to be good at it for long periods of time,
The game cannot keep up with the movement so the shots don’t look real,
It is an exploit, that is now blessed by the devs.
I don’t care so much about that as I do about the teams part of this, but I had to put it in.
No you dont.
But running while crouched looks real?
It was blessed by the devs when they kept it for the 2nd game
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