Show #314 :MLB 2K9 and Cliff Bleszinski

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II W4RLORD II — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:34:59 GMT

After playing gears 2 multiplayer over a span of 5 days now,i'llo have to admit that it does look a lot better.Although this should have been acheived a month or two after release,better late than never.I thank you for your dedication to fixing a great game.I will be getting my moneys worth out of this game now.Thanks.

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Feareon — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:12:20 GMT

Awesome show this week.

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Joergen8 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:45:29 GMT

Well GoW2 is now ALMOST a playable game after four months. Congrats Cliffy! AARGGH!

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Us3d ta b3 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:53:18 GMT

MS nor Epic will ever admit to the failure that Gears of War 2 is. They took everything good about the first game and ruined it, multiplayer wise. All anyone wanted was the lag fixed, glitches fixed, host advantage fixed, some new weapons and new maps. But no, we get the same problems from the first game, plus new glitches, a crappy end-of-user-choice matchmaking system, more lag than ever, and no options to play unranked games with random people. This doesn't even account for the broken smoke grenades, stupid weapon swaps, extremely unbalanced new maps, etc. Whoever decided to add all of this horrible crap that wasn't asked for needs to go meditate in a corner on their approach to game design.

I know there appears to be some rampant ego amongst game developers to where they feel " I'll make the game I want to make and you will like it", but that is going to end real soon, or your company will when it goes bankrupt due to no one buying your broken, unfinished junk games. I am never paying to play test a beta again like I did for Gears of War 2.

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Three0neFive — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:11:21 GMT

You forgot to link TTP in the link dump. :'(

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Turtle502 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:42:50 GMT

you know, considering what else Epic Games DOESN'T work on, you'd expect the Gears franchise to be perfect.

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Frayteez — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:53:45 GMT

Sure hope The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai comes out April 1, and that its not just an april fools joke (been waiting for this one for about a year or more)

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Warrengonline — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:14:46 GMT

@oO MG81 Oo

I hear you and I heard the UT3 comments far before the game hit the streets. I was going to TRY to get into it, but that game is not for me. I'm going to buy the SnowBlind Map Packs AND The DishWasher. As for Gears2, I am a bit more casual on that game, but I do understand the matchmaking issues as stated. I will say this out of context, WHY don't they just use the SAME game build ad things to it and just release the continuation? Who really notices the slight improvement of hard worked textures, models and such for 'better' graphics?

Beta testing should be completed by KNOWN glitchers/modders as THAT would be their perfect use. I myself could not be a beta tester as my seat would be a waste unless you want me to look at the textures for misalignment or odd issues such as the collectible statue of the Chainsaw Manjini on RE5. The stomach area looks a bit odd on the statue, "mosaic?" matte.

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Anonymous — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:05:42 GMT

dont get me started on gow2 issues

1. the shield glitch still exists in pavillion (you know the one where you can place the shield next to the wall (sorry doors that are blocked off) and jump through it

2. The Subway ohhh let me hide in the train cart that you cant get into unless you use smoke grenades to launch yourself into it and you cant kill them without a lot of hassle...bunch of noobs used it in guardian we still kicked them

3. Lag issues still suck as do balance issues

4. Avalance glitch where someone can be hiding in the cart right at the back where the shield is and you cant melee them or shotgun them as they dont register a hit, head blast works but still sucks

5. Landing on platforms, ledges by accident after smokies

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II W4RLORD II — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:02:50 GMT

Game play in Gears of War 2 multiplayer is looking better since the latest title update but,i am still undecided on buying the new map pack.I just really don't think it will be worth it.The teams in versus multiplayer are almost ALWAYS uneven.Every now and then you might get a good team.I guess they didn't address this issue?I played about 15 games the other night and only one lagged,but their team had all the kills and my team had crap.I've been playing gears for a while.I did get the 10,000 kill achievement in the first gears.Multiplayer on their was awesome,what's the problem with multiplayer on gears 2?I'm not sure exactly,it's not my job to figure it out.I shouldn't have to ,that should already be fixed before the game is shipped.Next time hire some in studio game testers who are not their just to suck up,but people who really play and will be honest and tell you what's wrong in the game and not just what you want to hear.

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oO MG81 Oo — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:03:52 GMT

@Warrengonline

Epic have had more than enough time to get Gears2 fixed. And it's not as if they're a small time developer that don't have enough money or staff to get their s#it together. I gave up hoping for things to be put right after TU2. I bought the Gears2 LE pack the day it was released and it should have worked properly straight out the box. Sure most games ship with a few glitches and bugs, that's normal, but nothing on the scale of Gears2's problems. I tried TU3 out of curiosity the other day and unsurprisingly the MP experience was still a complete mess. There's too many better (fun) games on the 360 nowadays for Gears to hold my interest any longer. It's a real shame what Epic did to Gears IMHO.

The Snowblind map pack is rumored to be the same as all the other packs at 800MSP. The constant drip feeding of map packs annoys me too. It's pretty obvious what they're up to. But I suppose if you don't like it then don't buy it. Personally I'm going to spend my points on the new COD maps :-).

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Warrengonline — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:29:46 GMT

@oO MG81 Oo

Yeh, multiplayer in Gear2 is really horrible compared to Gears1. The matching making is just plain horrible. Why? They cut time by using a default multiplayer interface (pre-made). I enjoy the Horde with 4 of my friends and it is fun. Wingman is fun too, but two on two is a bit much if you do not know your partner. Cliff and everyone around knows of the issues. Hopefully they will get around to repairing them soon.

But please enlighten me, what was the price of the Snowblind Map Pack?

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Runway 360 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:12:41 GMT

kotaku.com/.../metal-gear-solid-mega-64-super-stealth-kojima

All Cliffy B fans should check out this video.

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oO MG81 Oo — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:18:43 GMT

@FINKnATOR

That's not so helpful if you've already dropped the cash on a game.

Gears 2 is failing which Epic and Microsoft both know. That's the whole reason Cliffy was even on the show (that and to pedal yet another overpriced DLC map pack!). It's all just marketing BS to make people think the game is all patched and fixed. The reality is that even after 3 major TUs it's still broken and unplayable for many amny people. Notice how Cliffy is never really pushed to answer any tough questions about the game and its short comings.

Gears2 is just an embarrassment as a MP Live game. It's an embarrassment as a 360 exclusive franchise now too. I won't make the same mistake of pre-ordering a Gears LE pack next time around.

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TheDom83 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:54:18 GMT

I cant find the south park tour on the marketplace either..

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Turtle502 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:41:49 GMT

well that was a good way to pass the time! You know, I'd LOVE to see what e works on...I'm sure it would be tons more exciting than the mundane stuff I'm stuck working on. But alas, secrets are secrets.

Wondering when the Peggle-chatter will die down, tho.