The sheer volume of Gears 2 Multiplayer bugs is really starting to get on my nerves.

[tatteredpotato]

Seriously, for a game of this caliber the number of bugs is just mind boggling. What makes me even angrier is the fact that Epic seems to be more concerned with selling new maps than fixing the game they made. The glitches I'm referring to are:

1) Invisible Shields while using a Shotgun
2) Crabwalking
3) Weapon Sliding
4) Numerous Geometric Exploits
5) Meleeing Through Walls

And all this is on top of slow matchmaking and insane host advantages (not to mention an overpowered chainsaw). I defended this game for a long time, but the fact of the matter is that a single gears game (1 or 2) has had way more large bugs than entire franchises such as Halo or CoD.

 

[SneakyStuff]

I check Epic's forums pretty frequently and they obviously know about the issues, my guess is that they are trying to compile ALL the issues before making a patch to fix them. They aren't a bad company I think they will do right... EVENTUALLY.

 

[herkulease]

I haven't had a chance to open GOW2 yet. are these bugs just in multiplayer or is co-op campaign also affected?

 

[WraithETC]

Host advantage drives me off the walls in most games, especially those with very few players.

 

[tatteredpotato]

Originally posted by: herkulease
I haven't had a chance to open GOW2 yet. are these bugs just in multiplayer or is co-op campaign also affected?

The nature of the bugs means most of them don't affect campaign (if you don't like the shield glitch just don't use it in campaign), however if you wanted I don't see why you wouldn't.

To be clear most of these glitches are things used by players to get an advantage, for example glitching through a wall to get around a well defended entrance to a base (this is on Pavilion).

 

[blurredvision]

Gears 2 is sliding down the top 10 played titles on Major Nelson's list every week.

 

[Kev]

I only use it to play horde with friends now. Other than that the game was a waste of money.

 

[RedCOMET]

Originally posted by: Kev
I only use it to play horde with friends now. Other than that the game was a waste of money.

Horde mode is very ejoyable. I can't stand it though when people in horde mode start yapping about this glitch and that glitch and how they want to show us and how we should use them to get to level 50... ugh. Well, at least the Locust don't use glitches against ya in horde mode.

 

[tatteredpotato]

Epic would go a long way to making me feel better if they fix the the shield glitch and actually make the saw turn off when you get shot.

 

[Kabob]

Originally posted by: SneakyStuff
I check Epic's forums pretty frequently and they obviously know about the issues, my guess is that they are trying to compile ALL the issues before making a patch to fix them. They aren't a bad company I think they will do right... EVENTUALLY.

They should have fixed these before the games release, and they should not put a map pack out 1 month after the game's release...both of these say "shoddy." That map pack should have been included in the game, and there are such a huge number of bugs they should be freaking ashamed.

I was a walking breathing prophet of GoW before Gears 2 was released, I'm fed up with the game as it is.

 

[purbeast0]

I haven't played gears2 vs much at all. it's a shame cause part 1 was one of my fav xbox360 games.

it's so glitchy and the fact they are putting 3 maps out for $10 before a patch really rubs me the wrong way.

gears2 just screams "rushed" to meet it's deadline. they should have delayed the game until like february or something when we're in the doldrum of gaming and polished it THEN released it.

 

[Kabob]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
I haven't played gears2 vs much at all. it's a shame cause part 1 was one of my fav xbox360 games.

it's so glitchy and the fact they are putting 3 maps out for $10 before a patch really rubs me the wrong way.

gears2 just screams "rushed" to meet it's deadline. they should have delayed the game until like february or something when we're in the doldrum of gaming and polished it THEN released it.

My feelings exactly. About a week after getting the game I said "this should not have come out for another month or two." There is so much that just feels shoddy and unpolished.

 

[TKE899]

The biggest problem I have experienced has been the matchmaking. The Co-op Mp went pretty smooth for the most part.

 

[mc866]

I haven't played much public multi so I haven't ran into many glitches, I like the game overall but agree like the map pack was released too soon, these maps were obviously ready by the release date, they just held on to them to make more money on them. This upsets me quite a bit but then I go and buy the maps anyway, I have no self control .

 

[R Nilla]

I haven't played any multiplayer really, aside from Horde and a few bot matches. I have played the crap out of the campaign, though. Even then, there are still some bugs here and there, especially playing co-op (mostly getting physically stuck). Not as bad as Gears 1 co-op, though--at least not in my experience.

 

[purbeast0]

Oh there is another bug missing from the list in the OP.

I've gotten into this "mode" where I can fire infinite amounts of bullets and my bullets do not go down in number, but at the same time, no bullets are actually being fired at anybody. it looks like it on my screen but in actuallity nothing is happening.

i've been stuckin that mode and have no clue how to get out of it until the next round starts. i simply am a target for the other team who can't fire back at them. usually after that round it will fix itself, but still, wtf?

 

[Xed]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Oh there is another bug missing from the list in the OP.

I've gotten into this "mode" where I can fire infinite amounts of bullets and my bullets do not go down in number, but at the same time, no bullets are actually being fired at anybody. it looks like it on my screen but in actuallity nothing is happening.

i've been stuckin that mode and have no clue how to get out of it until the next round starts. i simply am a target for the other team who can't fire back at them. usually after that round it will fix itself, but still, wtf?

If you roll the instant the match starts you get stuck in this.

Also, blind firing going straight to the ground if you aren't near the host is my #1 annoying bug.

 

[R Nilla]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Oh there is another bug missing from the list in the OP.

I've gotten into this "mode" where I can fire infinite amounts of bullets and my bullets do not go down in number, but at the same time, no bullets are actually being fired at anybody. it looks like it on my screen but in actuallity nothing is happening.

i've been stuckin that mode and have no clue how to get out of it until the next round starts. i simply am a target for the other team who can't fire back at them. usually after that round it will fix itself, but still, wtf?

I've had this happen to me in Horde. Sometimes it seems like it's a connection issue for me.

Also, on occasion I've had the game freeze the instant I am downed in a multiplayer game.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Xed

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Oh there is another bug missing from the list in the OP.

I've gotten into this "mode" where I can fire infinite amounts of bullets and my bullets do not go down in number, but at the same time, no bullets are actually being fired at anybody. it looks like it on my screen but in actuallity nothing is happening.

i've been stuckin that mode and have no clue how to get out of it until the next round starts. i simply am a target for the other team who can't fire back at them. usually after that round it will fix itself, but still, wtf?

If you roll the instant the match starts you get stuck in this.

Also, blind firing going straight to the ground if you aren't near the host is my #1 annoying bug.

wow so that is the cause of that bug? you got a link to this?

i'll keep in mind not to roll right away heh.

 

[bdubyah]

well, the biggest annoyance for me is the inconsistency. one time, someone shoots me with a shotty it almost downs me. another time, i explode into pieces.

one time, i run through a flamethrower attack, saw revving, and cut a guy in half. next time i get knocked back repeatedly while trying to saw the guy. like, he shoots while i'm revving, i get knocked back(which i understand is how it should be), but then i try it again while he isn't shooting, and i just keep falling backwards, basically letting him kill me without a fight.

i don't know what changes each time, but it pisses me off. and don't even get me started on smoke nades. can someone tell me why it is so hard for a soldier to regain his footing on stairs? if a smoke knocks me down on stairs, i pretty much have to slide SLOWLY down them before i get up. by that time the enemy is in my face with a shotty, waiting to blow me to bits.

 

[Xed]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: Xed

Originally posted by: purbeast0
Oh there is another bug missing from the list in the OP.

I've gotten into this "mode" where I can fire infinite amounts of bullets and my bullets do not go down in number, but at the same time, no bullets are actually being fired at anybody. it looks like it on my screen but in actuallity nothing is happening.

i've been stuckin that mode and have no clue how to get out of it until the next round starts. i simply am a target for the other team who can't fire back at them. usually after that round it will fix itself, but still, wtf?

If you roll the instant the match starts you get stuck in this.

Also, blind firing going straight to the ground if you aren't near the host is my #1 annoying bug.

wow so that is the cause of that bug? you got a link to this?

i'll keep in mind not to roll right away heh.

I don't have a link but after it happened to me about 20 times I finally figured it out while throwing my xbox through a window =)

 

[tatteredpotato]

Originally posted by: kabob983

Originally posted by: purbeast0
I haven't played gears2 vs much at all. it's a shame cause part 1 was one of my fav xbox360 games.

it's so glitchy and the fact they are putting 3 maps out for $10 before a patch really rubs me the wrong way.

gears2 just screams "rushed" to meet it's deadline. they should have delayed the game until like february or something when we're in the doldrum of gaming and polished it THEN released it.

My feelings exactly. About a week after getting the game I said "this should not have come out for another month or two." There is so much that just feels shoddy and unpolished.

Also that's exactly why I'm not buying them. When I first heard they were coming out I was a little pumped, but while playing gears 2 waiting for them to be on the marketplace, I realized that they obviously put this map pack ahead of patches in priority and that is a low thing to do when your game is as buggy as this one.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I win.

I bought GOW 1 when GOW 2 came out!

 

[StageLeft]

Wow, this is bad. I had heard good things about it, but my next game will not be GOW 2 now. Perhaps GOW1, maybe gta IV instead.