GoW2: Dark Corners/All Fronts

Adamcp898

Who'll be buying this when it comes out on Tuesday and which one will you buy?

I'll be getting All Fronts since I didn't bother with any of the other map-packs

TheChrisD

I already had all the map packs and was going to buy just Dark Corners. Then I was gifted with a press code for All Fronts

The maps are epic. Trust me on that one

Captain Chaos

Going for the All Fronts pack as I don't have any of the DLC.

Heard this was coming out on disc as well but I can't see it on any sites.

Adamcp898

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Going for the All Fronts pack as I don't have any of the DLC.

Heard this was coming out on disc as well but I can't see it on any sites.

Yeah I'm gonna try and get it retail aswell, heard they're shipping a strategy guide, poster and theme with it

@theChrisD, was that one of them dodgy 800 points glitch releases :P

Mr. K

Gonna get Dark Corners, since I've got the previous packs. I'm really looking forward to it!

TheChrisD

Adamcp898 wrote: »

@theChrisD, was that one of them dodgy 800 points glitch releases :P

Nope, a full-blown working 25-character redeemable code

Moiph

How much are they seperately? I'll probably go for Dark Corners first then get All Fronts as I dont have any of the map packs bar the flashback ones that came with the special edition of the game when it was released.

rizzla

Moiph wrote: »

How much are they seperately? I'll probably go for Dark Corners first then get All Fronts as I dont have any of the map packs bar the flashback ones that came with the special edition of the game when it was released.

Dark Corners is 1200 comes with the deleted scene and new maps or All Fronts is 1600 and comes with everything previously released including the Snowblind maps, Combustible maps and the Dark Corners content.

If all you have is the flashback maps it's best to just pick up All Fronts, saves money.

Adamcp898

Dammit, hadn't done much research or reading about this after it's initial announcement but it appears Epic scrapped the idea of having a retail version of All Fronts a while back, will just be DLC only now apparantly


EDIT: Anyone know how much Gamestop and Xtra-Vision are selling points for atm?

camero

22 euros for 2100 in both atm

Adamcp898

camero wrote: »

22 euros for 2100 in both atm

anyoen know how much 4200 are?

Ross_Mahon

I'm glad i didn't buy the other Add-ons, Now i can get them altogether for a decent price.

2100 points in Game are €22

Moiph

rizzla wrote: »

Dark Corners is 1200 comes with the deleted scene and new maps or All Fronts is 1600 and comes with everything previously released including the Snowblind maps, Combustible maps and the Dark Corners content.

If all you have is the flashback maps it's best to just pick up All Fronts, saves money.

Ah sweet if everything is included in All Fronts then I'll go for that, cheers for the heads up!

Burning Eclipse

Will be picking up all fronts for 1600... I have snowblind, so I'm only saving on 400 points (combustible is 800).

I set myself a goal of 1000 points in Gears before Dark Corners. I'm on 990, with 8/10 wins as leader in Guardian mode (for 10 points)... I'll do it tonight!

rizzla

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

Will be picking up all fronts for 1600... I have snowblind, so I'm only saving on 400 points (combustible is 800).

I set myself a goal of 1000 points in Gears before Dark Corners. I'm on 990, with 8/10 wins as leader in Guardian mode (for 10 points)... I'll do it tonight!

Guardian isn't that bad, it's the achievement for submission that's horrible, nobody chooses that game type.

It's a shame early adopters get so screwed but I guess they'll be kickin my ass on those maps when I pick up All Fronts too.

Burning Eclipse

rizzla wrote: »

Guardian isn't that bad, it's the achievement for submission that's horrible, nobody chooses that game type.

It's a shame early adopters get so screwed but I guess they'll be kickin my ass on those maps when I pick up All Fronts too.

Tell me about it... I've played submission (A mode which I quite enjoy) 2/3 times iirc. Achievement progress is 1/10... can't see that one happening! People always pick Guardian. The achievement is easy enough to get, and the mode is enjoyable to boot! What I can't handle is when your leader thinks it's a good idea to lead the assault! Grrr :mad:

Snowblind is a lovely set of maps Hoping Dark Corners lives up to it!!

RAIN

Its way too expensive for what you get.

Wipeout Fury came out the weekend cost 9.99 and blows this content out of the water i say that without having played the DLC

Im still going to get it though cus im an idiot and because one of th guys on the shoryuken reviewed and said its great.

cactus jack

when is this released for download?

Adamcp898

cactus jack wrote: »

when is this released for download?

Tomorrow

spooky donkey

man screwed. I cant kill other peopel in GOW2 its just mad. 2 long rounds today and I think I had 3 kills in an hour oF game play. Am I missing somthing, how do you make other people die, shooting them dosent seem to work. I think ill just go back to horde.

Im thinking of getting all fronts but only if i figure out how to play the damed game.

Adamcp898

spooky donkey wrote: »

man screwed. I cant kill other peopel in GOW2 its just mad. 2 long rounds today and I think I had 3 kills in an hour oF game play. Am I missing somthing, how do you make other people die, shooting them dosent seem to work. I think ill just go back to horde.

Im thinking of getting all fronts but only if i figure out how to play the damed game.

Most online games take practice to get good at, you start off and you just get slaughtered by people who are used to playing it but then with time you get better and you progress to getting as many kills as deaths and then with more time you start to get more kills than deaths each round. You can't expect to straight away be getting as many kills against people who've being playing it online for ages.

Gelio

spooky donkey wrote: »

man screwed. I cant kill other peopel in GOW2 its just mad. 2 long rounds today and I think I had 3 kills in an hour oF game play. Am I missing somthing, how do you make other people die, shooting them dosent seem to work. I think ill just go back to horde.

Im thinking of getting all fronts but only if i figure out how to play the damed game.

A lot of close contact, shotgun stuff. Learn to 2 piece and go from there. Just no chainsawing, for everyones sake

Liathroidi Dana

So let me get this straight... Its coming out tomorrow yea? And is it, or is it not coming out as retail, and if so how much?

Sorry but I'v seen alot of different contradicting things about it.

Adamcp898

Liathroidi Dana wrote: »

So let me get this straight... Its coming out tomorrow yea? And is it, or is it not coming out as retail, and if so how much?

Sorry but I'v seen alot of different contradicting things about it.

The retail version of All Fronts was cancelled, out tomorrow on the Live Arcade for 1600 MS points

Liathroidi Dana

Adamcp898 wrote: »

The retail version of All Fronts was cancelled, out tomorrow on the Live Arcade for 1600 MS points

Thanks mate, will buy!

Trev M

Anyone had a crack at this yet?

Captain Chaos

spooky donkey wrote: »

man screwed. I cant kill other peopel in GOW2 its just mad. 2 long rounds today and I think I had 3 kills in an hour oF game play. Am I missing somthing, how do you make other people die, shooting them dosent seem to work. I think ill just go back to horde.

Im thinking of getting all fronts but only if i figure out how to play the damed game.

Same here, I can't get any kills on Gears 2 or 1, I'm only getting the new maps to play Horde on, at least the AI die when you shoot them and people tend to work together. Gears multiplayer just does not work for me at all. I can play CoD 4, Ghost Recon, Rainbow 6, Over G, Halo 3, Ace Combat 6, Left 4 Dead and I can get by just fine but Gears, I don't know what it is.

Not The Real Scarecrow

As said before get used to the shotgun and close quarters combat.Practice in the first few levels of horde or with the bots in multiplayer. Try keep the shotty tilted upwards so you'll get a good clean shot and blow the head off in one go or melee them and then shoot them. If thats not working for you use the machine gun and try and down the enemy from a distance then rush in and stomp em. The chainsaws generally piss people off who have been playing for a while cause wouldn't have them equipped so if some one has it its impossible to block, however if you are having problems use the chainsaw till you get used to how people play online and get a feel for the tactics. Best online mode starting off is annex, so you can respawn abit and won't get demoralised by getting slaughtered in execution.Here's a guide I found about online play thats decent enough.Keep practicing and I guarantee soon enough you'll be getting a crap load of kills.
http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1025

TheChrisD

So where is everyone then? I need to get some Horde action going. Got a lot of waves to clear - it was practically impossible when I was the only one I knew who had them

PS: Pay close attention to the multiplayer segments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoUrDoFIJG8

Burning Eclipse

TheChrisD wrote: »

PS: Pay close attention to the multiplayer segments

How many times did the IGN guys kill you

j/k... It's my intense jealousy talking

silvine

Never really got into the multiplayer for this game. Kept getting killed or abused by American kids for being a noob (and I play Halo!). Might give it another shot.

Out of interest, do you guys reckon it has the best online multiplayer for Xbox?

Have they made any changes to Horde? I read something about being able to resume from whatever level you last died on...

TheChrisD

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

How many times did the IGN guys kill you

Actually, the most ironic thing about it is that I was the best killer in the entire game for both the Submission on Sanctuary, and the Annex on Memorial and Nowhere... :pac:

silvine wrote: »

Out of interest, do you guys reckon it has the best online multiplayer for Xbox?

Have they made any changes to Hoard? I read something about being able to resume from whatever level you last died on...

If you have a good team (and I mean GOOD), then the multiplayer can be a blast. Especially on the unlimited respawn gametypes.

As for Horde, not much has changed other than you getting experience for playing it (although that was the previous TU). You can resume the wave from where you died in public if you're the host now I think.

spooky donkey

Adamcp898 wrote: »

You can't expect to straight away be getting as many kills against people who've being playing it online for ages.

No but I would ecpece to get some... WHen the new COD game comes out and the new Bad COmpany comes out I know I will go online and hold my own against most. But thanks to the lads for your advice, im not giving up on this game I want to figure out what the trick to it is.

I do expect to be able to play all shooting games and be able to kill peolpe. Now if it was them soccer games no I would not expect to score a goal easily as I dont play those games.

Twilightning

You just have to familiarize yourself with the game's mechanics. It's not as easy to pick up and play as Battlefield: Bad Company since most first person shooters revolve around the same mechanics and principals.

You have to learn to use cover effectively, know when to duck/roll/dodge attacks and know what weapons or tactics are best for a given situation. Learn how to make use of the game's mechanics too, such as melee attacks (however ridiculous), meatshields, Boomshields and revivals.

One thing that pisses me off to a great extent in the game is the two-piecing and the beatdowns. It's ridiculous that two melee strikes are enough to bring you down, whereas it can take twice the amount of shotgun blasts.

Paddy_B

Just got the all fronts collection as I only had the Flashback Map Pack that shipped with LE. Anyone who wants to do multiplayer and also to do the campaign on insane difficulty, add me: paddybthelegend

bucks73

spooky donkey wrote: »

No but I would ecpece to get some... WHen the new COD game comes out and the new Bad COmpany comes out I know I will go online and hold my own against most. But thanks to the lads for your advice, im not giving up on this game I want to figure out what the trick to it is.

I do expect to be able to play all shooting games and be able to kill peolpe. Now if it was them soccer games no I would not expect to score a goal easily as I dont play those games.

I think you should also make sure youre not playing Execution. Just shooting opponents with a lancer or hammerburst will NOT kill them. They must be executed when downed. A sniper or shotgun or one of the power weapons will kill however.

Twilightning

bucks73 wrote: »

I think you should also make sure youre not playing Execution. Just shooting opponents with a lancer or hammerburst will NOT kill them. They must be executed when downed. A sniper or shotgun or one of the power weapons will kill however.

Bloody hate Execution, me and my party always vote for Warzone should the opportunity arise.

If you have a clear shot at somebody who's down from a distance in Execution, hit them in the head with your pistol, you can blow their head off before they're revived.