Here’s what’s up my October 1st.
Using version control they can branch code and work on it while the trunk code gets re-certified.
They’ll be doing this already - having code in a release candidate branch until it passes testing and is ready to push and merging into the main when it’s good to go.
So I’m sure that they’ll be cranking out Op5 code and merging it into release candidate and just won’t be able to promote it higher until re-certification.
Amazing how the store seems to always work while everything else just bugs tf out
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If all it takes to impress you is maps then it should impress you, I personally don’t care if they added 20 new maps, for Horde maps don’t mean too much.
I know… but it’s so much more fun to daydream about fully achievable achievements in the entire Gears series… party pooper 
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I’m having difficulty understanding… Psychobabble 
You’re saying that OP5 content would be put into Gears 5 in October, but they’ll make it available come November 
Would PC players be able to hack into the code and give us a heads up?
They’re writing it on their machines, and pushing it to the servers for distribution when they’re ready.
Nobody has access to the new code but them.
A hacker could potentially get to where they’re keeping it but they’d be breaking the law and then telling people about it would be helping the authorities
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Content in general including character skins but ESPECIALLY maps isn’t what impresses me but it’s what’s expected for the game if you compare it to it’s own standards set from Gears 1 thru to 4 a year in from release. Besides the weapon tunin problems, maps have been a HUGE issue for me. If you remove the copy/paste Gears 4 maps (meaning they didn’t even bother changing the feel eg night/day/rain/snow etc) and the trash map Pahanu, how many maps have been delivered? Just 2. A year in. Allfathers & Reactor. Thats a disgrace.
I’m fully aware of all the other issues with the other major one being the netcode but they didn’t give us a time frame on that… they did with new map content. I’m curious to find out if they think we’ve somehow forgot and try to drop another 2 maps. Even 3 wont cut it.
Both. In the eyes of Gears players, are many of us really gonna be confident in TC delivering what we want with Gears 6 if they continue to fumble as they are? And yh, as a consequence many of us will be outta here. I know what you mean about Microsoft & targets but they have the data… it likely showed a huge decline in the player base and we’ve only just touched a year in. Remember, their goal was most likely to have the lifespan of the game last AT LEAST 3 years…
I was NEVER this active on the forums with Gears 4 or any other Gears game (excluding Judgement which I didn’t even care enough about to moan about).
Just hugely disappointed as a massive Gears fan, that’s all. Thanks TC.
The only other issue you see with the game is the netcode?
I’ve said this multiple times but I’ll repeat it, TC needs to focus on MEANINGFUL content, not cosmetics, not maps (its arguably counterproductive to even make new maps considering they have dozens of great maps they could remake and/or port from Gears 4)
Like people keep talking about how they’ve moved on from Gears to Sea of Thieves, however Sea of Thieves was a joke at launch content wise, but the devs worked hard and delivered substantive content ever since 
They’ll probably have at least 5, possibly more. I’ve called it. It won’t matter for more than about a month for PvE players, but if all you play is Versus (God bless your soul) then you’ll be pleased.
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Thanks for blessing my soul, that was nice of you.
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You guys changed most of the daily’s and reward systems because you were forcing players to play other modes they didn’t wanna play for locked content yet went and made the medal list more Versus oriented.
Idrc because I can just do Co-op v Ai for it if I wanted to grind for those sub-par skins but what the hell were you thinking. Why didn’t you just make it a medal list of weapons or modes lmao this thing should have 1-2 medals dedicated to Versus not 4 out of 6 of them. It’s like you’re working backwards now.
Imagine if the PVE Versus didn’t exist, you’d be asking players to win 50 matches each rn lmao tf thank god for bots.
The daily’s had me playing escape & horde lol…
& I never ever do that…
But now I do every once in a while…
Not anymore since I unlocked the tour but mid grind I would
I don’t care if an Xbox is better than some PC, I don’t want to be forced to play with PC players and i don’t feel like cheating.You can fool each other, but leave us alone
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this is a good case for removing the PC icon (and force cross-play)
nothing will change the minds of players who have convinced themselves every single player on PC is cheating and it somehow taints the pool of players or their enjoyment of a game.
sorry to break it to you but this is the direction the industry is moving.
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It is the way it is because of Microsoft, fat chance TC will do anything different.
If Gears 5 had been optimized for XB1 and certain elements of the game like Lancer play weren’t so dominant PC players wouldn’t get so much flak.
Sony nor Nintendo seem to care very much about cross platform play, obviously third parties studios (in particular the massive free to play ones) do but that’s more of a case by case basis it seems then not. Microsoft (which is what you’re referring to it seems) does have an inclusive approach to gaming, however I suspect that once you consider things like mobile gaming and Xcloud crossplay just seems necessary, if only just for things like loading times or matchmaking.
Going back to my point TC made an awful Versus experience, piss poor rewards/incentives, ranking system that arguably has done far more harm than good for the game, boring gameplay, lackluster maps, etc.
If you seriously think that crossplay being forced would save the dumpster fire that is Gears versus you are mistaken, I’ve given up on it and I suspect many others have as well.
Edit: forcing crossplay would just give Xbox users more reason to hate the game, people have been complaining about “crosslords” since the Gears 3 era and once you’re playing against someone with a Keyboard+Mouse that only exaggerates the issue.
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This is the worst thing about the Gears community.
“We”
“Us”
“You”
We’re all playing the same game, we shouldn’t be a split community.
Your response just shows that you’ve got a prejudice that’s not justified.
I will say that Gears 4 did have a small amount of people cheating & that TC did what they could, which actually wasn’t enough.
But fair play to them in 5, I haven’t seen a single cheater, yes they probably do exist but it’s far less common.
Now, if you don’t think a console player can “cheat” then you should understand it can happen on both platforms.
My point about Series X is that if people think PC is all high framerates, less input delay - then a small amount of people now being locked into the console ecosystem with that, makes no sense to keep the PC community split.
It’s a tiny community. We should do what we can to be playing together.
I see PC players finding it difficult to find games.
I see console players finding it difficult to have balanced games.
Well, guess what?
A bigger player pool would help every GEARS player.
Every other major MP game is looking at or has CrossPlay.
Even Apex Legends has it, and that was a game that wasn’t even built for Crossplay.
I’m not trying to change your mind because you’ve already decided that, however, it’s not a logical thing to say one person is speeding so ban every single sports car from the road / keep the separate…
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Again,
Sounding like I’ve said this a million times:
People will complain over ANY change.
But uniting the community is a good thing.
The whole argument is null & void once Series X launches.
A lot of PC players use controller. A lot.
And M&K can be used on Xbox.
They even made a special edition Gears version for it!
Pre-Series X, ok, you can have those hesitations.
But post launch,
The Series X might as well be a PC.
So let me get this straight, they should disable an option to appease like 5% of the population? Wouldn’t it make more sense for them (and they should’ve done this all along) to focus on increasing the general population?
Again, that’s because the game is unpopular, crossplay means almost nothing in that conversation. You’d be lucky to see 100 PC players in a playlist on a given day, so that argument is sort of weak.
Apex Legends lets you disable crossplay though, so bad argument.
You say this as if your a victim, you have quickplay, you have horde/escape, you have Campaign, you are better off arguing that the ranking system itself is worthless for Gears, which would solve your problem more or less. Gears of War when it was in its prime (in terms of popularity) had no ranking system, PC audience is seemingly irrelevant for Gears of War as a franchise (as Tactics proved)
I know this may sound a little crazy but they need to do for Versus what they did to Horde/Escape, instead of you having to deal with a mess of teammates/opponents every game you would just play Customs, would be inferior connection wise (so more lag) but would be a godsend to Versus, if someone acts like a ■■■■ you can just kick them from your lobby, you can make it so players don’t spawn with lancer, etc.
As much as folks love to hate on how bad the lag was in Gears 1/2 they were far more popular (population wise) than their contemporaries, I suspect it was mainly just because it felt more dare I say “human” back then, you knew who the host was if you played enough, you could do rematches and actually learn better, you didn’t have to deal with all the toxic garbage you see nowadays because the host could straight up kick you if you were disrespectful enough. Gears 5 has all the bells and whistles I could ask for out of a Gears game, but somewhere along the way it lost its soul.
The 5% are still fans.
And they’re dedicated.
If you’re in that 5%, it matters.
And if it’s only 5% - which should there even be a toggle anyway?
Like I said, there’s no reason now to have a separation.
Of course general population increase is important but when you’re segregating the Playerbase just because of platform choice when other games aren’t, why would anyone stick around or want to play?
TC is just low effort, nonsensical.
I don’t defend any game locking out users.
The fans are there and want to play. Should be United.
For you it may be weak.
But it makes a big difference to the Masters players who are also a small group.
That’s why you get disproportionate matchmaking when player-base is split.
The top should be playing the top only.
No doubt there’s a lot of good PC players locked out from good console players.
Not bad when it’s a thing, it’s in beta, it can change.
Other games approach it via input based.
There’s a lot of ways, main reason now is Series X will run the game better than most PCs.
Completely disagree.
I’m no victim. I can play on PC or Console and will have a Series X.
But I know people who get locked out due to playing on PC.
That’s not right for anyone.
Idk what your problem is but it’s just like everyone else who downplays the importance of an inclusive game. Maybe you just like arguing for the sake of arguing or thinking you’re bringing valid points to discussion. But in no way now is there any reason to keep one playerbase locked out.
To you it might not be a big issue.
But it is for any PC player / fan.
The Ranking System - TC don’t seem to be able to get it right & I have no faith in them.
Playing something though is better than nothing.
Campaign/Horde/Escape are downright boring & bland.
Ranked, with full community, would be such a better place.
Congrats My friend ,took me 5 days,