Is it me or Marcus on Horde and Escape is almost useless? I’m using him and everytime I play an Horde or an Escape I feel like I’m shooting candies and I die in seconds (but dying quickly is normal on Master). Beside Lancer Damage Boost and bigger ammo clips for assault rifles he doesn’t have abilities that make the difference. Chainsaw abilities are pointless. Living Legend is too dangerous in high rounds and it doesn’t last enough.
What about one ability that makes easier the active reload? Or one ability that reduces overheating on heavy weapons?
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I’ll agree with that. Marcus can get you out of a sticky situation with wardens, but other characters do almost everything else better. I feel like the chainsaw was supposed to be his edge over characters like JD, but like you said, using it at high difficulty can be useless.
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I’d recommend reading through this.
I would use Band of Brothers, Defensive Stim, Rifle Feedback, Friendlier Fire and Last Ditch on Master.
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I definitely agree that he needs a buff. He doesn’t hold well with other squad mates and he feels not as tanky as he should be. I’m not saying he needs to be Godly, but he does need to be balanced better to compete and have a chance with other characters.
Why they made JD a Killer God while Marcus is just a cool looking weakling!? 
Well, for one Marcus is the face of Gears so he should have a stack of cards worthy of him. Not to mention that he should be able to tank the damage that his class dictates. The Band of Brothers card only works when it wants to, and most of the time not. It’s frustrating, really.
Truthfully, I’m just tired of the hero system in general, but I know they’re not going to change it since they’ve stated that. So, constructive critisism is the balancing needs to be fixed so more characters are viable. Marcus is indeed in need of a buff.
Sarcasm alert: No… The face of Gears are JD, Del and Kait. 
Very much sarcasm there.
Marcus had already got a buff! That buff is called: JD! 
Oh lord. Are we really doing this?
Nope, not gonna do it.
When I am with COG and I empty my weapons, then in the next wave, I get 100 claws and 12 gnasher. With Marcus, it is 30 claws and 6 gnasher! 
His lancer is really good for nothing. 
Even Jack is a much more useful for Horde than Marcus. 
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@Ektope Has Band of Brothers skill instability/glitch been fixed? If not, then Marcus needs not only a buff, but a major overhaul also.
Well when I played Escape with him in Operation 2, it seemed to work consistently.
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I think all the characters are very very Buff. I mean, have you not seen workout Fahz lately. That guys is jacked.
Maybe Speedo Fahz will be a more buffed character!
Yes I’ve played a lot of Marcus lately. Seems to be working fine for me. What was this instability/glitch?
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Thank you for the update. There was no stim whatsoever, it has been reported here, in the forums, long time ago 
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Why in sera would anyone want to see old man marcus fenix in the buff?lol…
An upgraded Marcus with the right cards equipped is actually pretty good, at least that is my experience.
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