I wonder if this is something similar they are doing for CrossFire X coming next year? The announcement at E3 almost sounded like they had teamed up with Smilegate for it to be exclusive on Xbox.
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This is a bit of a curveball but I would love to see them lean heavily into the horror aspect. Doesn't have to be survival-horror. They have something with Gears 5 in terms of the swam, sound-design, environments and Kait's internal conflict that can make for a top tier horror game.
idk how many times Jack's abilities saved our arses. great inclusion to change up strategy on how you want to tackle encounters.
Less clunky Jack spell controls. Having all spell share one button and one cool down is super clunky. Why not use the 4 face buttons? Y can be used for character specific ultimate.
Liked the open world areas but would like see it more busy ala ODST.
Having a horde weapons locker and fabricator on the skiff/hub vehicle would add a lot to the RPG aspect. Also means that I don't have drop my relic weapons. Extra ammo, heavy weapons can be scrapped by Jack for energy.
This was debunked at the time, as it was a misunderstanding of a slide, I believe. But we have no idea where the numbers are now. They could have risen precipitously.
It's possible that they will add it in later, but wanted to have the highest chance that everyone will engage with all of the content. How many people would never bother to install escape for example? Or might have just passed over MP entirely without realizing that arcade was a thing.
Besides the install, while large, is still manageable. If I were running this, I'd implement ID after the holidays are past, once the first wave of players is over and as install sizes creep up.
I dont get it either, they can. Cohh said on Twitter the reason he isnt is because he hasnt played 2-4. He said he may do an entire series playthrough in the future as 5 really interests him.
I'd love that too. 5 and 4 have some great moments that lean into that
That'll be an interesting turn of events going into nextgen
Doesn't Aaron Greenberg kind of just engage with anything pro Xbox in the console warz? Might be someone else. Either way, I wouldn't put much stock into it. That seems incredibly unlikely for numerous reasons.
No way this is happening because I feel like they wouldn't even hint at it. This is probably just a "yeah, we'd love Bungie back."
With that said, Bungie worked best under Microsoft, so I wouldn't be against it.
343i works on Halo (and whatever they want).
Bungie works on whatever they want want.
Bungie works on Destiny and their own things. Probably help 343i maybe.
My baseless bet is microsoft is pitching hard for a big 2nd party exclusive from Bungie. Bungie has a huge staff and they could support both Destiny with ongoing content while siphoning off part of their studio to work on a new IP. Spencer loves him some Bungie and announcing a Bungie exclusive would be huge at E3 2020
Well Phil is doing that stream with Bungie today, either it's for that or he's just playing console warz as usual.
why would bungie want to go back to the past instead of working on their future? their destiny? tf
Bungie becoming exclusive to any platform is highly unlikely, but I guess there's always a chance. All the work they've done to make it available on as many platforms as possible as well as make it easy to bounce around said platforms to then just ditch all that hard work and become an exclusive is absurd and again, highly unlikely.
He's probably more referring to continued marketing partnerships between bungie and MS since Sony is no longer their marketing partner
Bungie just got an influx of cash from a Chinese company. They have no reason to be purchased at this point
You guys take this stuff too literally
If Microsoft did pitch to buy them back, Destiny would likely go the Minecraft route. Difference being Microsoft could announce all DLC comes with Game Pass Ultimate.
It's entirely dependent on the bigger names to get large numbers and they're all playing WoW classic right now.
I could see that, but then the question becomes why? I always wonder what would've happened if Microsoft wasn't so hell bent on forcing Bungie to keep doing Halo. Destiny would be exclusive and be a huge reason to own an Xbox for years to come on top of other reasons.
I was talking about steam numbers not stream.
ahhhh, my bad haha.I was talking about steam numbers not stream.
I was talking about steam numbers not stream.
I think it was inevitable that it wouldn't post huge numbers, not with GamePass being on PC also.
Cohh has made it clear in the past that he is not a Gears fan, he has shit on the franchise in the past. It's only now that 5 is out that he is interested, but not enough to prioritize it over other releases.
Wasn't MS originally going to publish Destiny, act as Bungie's publisher after they went independent? Bungie didn't just want out because of Halo, they also wanted a bigger cut of the profits and control of their IP. So I doubt Bungie going independent was avoidable.
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I'd like more horror elements as well. Maybe a new enemy type that we'd have to deal with in the shadows from certain points in the campaign. Maybe even if they expand on the open world aspects, we'd run into the enemy type in darker areas, like caves or abandoned towns etc. I wouldn't want it to overtake the entire experience though.
I didn't feel the Jack commands were clunky, so I disagree there but the one button option could be used. I also wouldn't want them mapped to all the face buttons as they would possibly lead to accidentally actions on our parts that would end up frustrating us.
I like the idea of adding a weapons locker on the skiff though. I've seen a few people suggest that and I agree.
I greatly appreciate the pacing of Gears 5 much more than the pacing of Gears of War 4 (those beginning fights against robots...ugh..). They really hit a nice stride right in the beginning of the game with how they mixed the story exposition and gameplay.
But I am not too keen on actual cover shooter gameplay. It is a top of class cover shooter for sure, but I really wanted more gameplay diversity. I was hoping the campaign would have shaken things even more up, added more melee abilities, made the cover destructible, and added more environmental exploration and interaction.
Overall the graphics are beautiful, the sound is great, and I've been enjoying my overall experience with the game, I can't help but feel that they were spread thin due to all the different game modes and didn't have the time and/or resources to create, polish, and reinvent the campaign to the level I was hoping for.
But I am not too keen on actual cover shooter gameplay. It is a top of class cover shooter for sure, but I really wanted more gameplay diversity. I was hoping the campaign would have shaken things even more up, added more melee abilities, made the cover destructible, and added more environmental exploration and interaction.
Overall the graphics are beautiful, the sound is great, and I've been enjoying my overall experience with the game, I can't help but feel that they were spread thin due to all the different game modes and didn't have the time and/or resources to create, polish, and reinvent the campaign to the level I was hoping for.
Yeah. Maybe an entire open world act at night would be great! Complete with "haunted towns".
Happens already when I forget to switch out ping for stim before an encounter and then use ping in a tough spot. :p
If we have them mapped to face buttons, then it becomes second nature.
Trigger + face buttons for offensive abilities: flash, mind control, mines, etc.
Left bumper + face buttons for support abilities: ping, stim, shield, etc.
You serious dude?
Since when should I upgrade from a 2600 and a gtx 1060 6gb to get decent performance in a modern game at any settings?
Loading has fuck all to do with any of that anyway, and I've been on SSDs since 2012.
Maybe doing a spinoff game that does not have the Gears in it. Make it more about survivors etc.
There is a setting to turn off crossplay with PC.
I was just pulling a number out of my ass as an example, I didn't realize there had been any place that suggested they already had that many. I think it's a number they can get to eventually and likely surpass if they keep putting games on the service with the quality of Gears 5.
Stranded or Outsiders survival horror for Gears as a side project could work.
I really, really like the sound of that. It kind of puts me in mind of the mission from Gears 1 with the Kryll if anyone recalls that. Maybe even have the Gears equip their weaponry with ultra violet light that harms the creature type. I think it'd be memorable.
I see your point but I never once made that mistake so I can't quite relate lol
But I'm all for streamlining things even more going forward and with my idea of actually giving the Gears themselves RPG-like abilities that can be increased through whatever means, it'd have to be, right?
Ignore him. Gears 4's issues with NVidia 10 series cards is well-documented at this point. Supposedly it was fixed a few driver updates ago. I would suggest updating your drivers if you already haven't.
After Gears 4 I was sure they would replace the Y button with a stalemate breaker ability. There are lot of times on higher difficulty where an encounter just stalls because you're waiting for a Swarm character to pop out of cover. There was no way to force the action and you can't rush them on higher difficulties without dying. I think 80% of the time I spend in battles in Gears 1-4's insane mode was behind covers either regenerating or waiting for AI to make a move.
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