258
rate

An open letter to Epic Games: Fix Gears of War 2!

January 03, 2009 in Blog comments 14

I don't own either game in the franchise, but from I've heard Gears of War and its sequel both had large amounts of problems with their online modes, and Saul Berenbaum has had enough. He recounts his own experiences with laggers, glitchers and just down right cheaters and wants it to stop. As he quite welly sums up "For the love of God, men, you should be in control here, not 12-year-olds and quarter-assed wannabe hackers"

Six months ago, I posted an article called "Mr. Bleszinski, Hear My Plea." The article was a detailing of then-recent events I had dealt with on Gears of War's ranked multiplayer modes. I wrote about glitchers, douchebags and spoiled brats playing the game and ruining it for everyone else. I talked about the players' "absurd level of freedom," as in their ability to cheat and get away with it without being penalized.

Well, Gears of War 2 has been out for almost two months now, and not much has changed.
Bale Fire via justpressplay.net »
Favourite this article Add source
| More
Report!
News story attached to:

Comments

Register as a member to subscribe comments.
  • 0
    Killosity Jan 3, 09
    Agreed. This all needs to be fixed. Because in the rare times when you arnt lagging, waiting, or being glitched, its some of the best multiplayer action I have ever experienced.

    Its pathetic regarding the lack of support Epic games has had with concern to its online infastructure, and Microsoft need to be pulling their heads in, and ensuring its stable and fun for ALL gamers, not just the Americans...they are experiencing some problems themselves though also I think.
  • 0
    Final Blade Jan 3, 09
    I seriously doubt this is going to work. While I'm sure these experiences are real and should be patched up, I don't really see it changing.
  • 0
    RKRigney Jan 3, 09
    What kind of person names their child Saul? God himself didn't let a man be named that. He changed his name to Paul.
    • 0
      Final Blade Jan 3, 09
      What kind of mother, or parents, name a child Coco Crisp(yes from a cereal name, AKA Boston Red Sox player)?
      • 0
        The Omega Jan 4, 09
        Actually, Coco Crisp now plays for the... I think the Royals. He left the Red Sox during the off-season. He's such an ass, I'm glad my Rays stood up to that punk.

        I've never had the opportunity to play these games, but they seem like a fun online experience. I'm definitely not a fan of online issues though, too many bad memories with unstable MMO servers.
      • 1
        Fatal Error Jan 4, 09
        Final Blade: They didn't....you idiot. >_<

        Lol @ "stood up to that punk". You mean jumping him?
        • 0
          Final Blade Jan 4, 09
          Ok, then what was his name?
        • 0
          Fatal Error Jan 4, 09
          Covelli. I could use this space to point out how stupid you are but I'll refrain.
  • 0
    joshthegreat Jan 4, 09
    These are the reasons stopping me buying it. I borrowed it from a friend and saw that Gears 2 was plagues with even more bugs and issues than the first game! Bummer. I was looking forward to it, too.
  • 0
    Krunal Jan 4, 09
    Can someone explain to me how one "puts their modem on standby"? I don't understand that. The only option I can see for a modem is to either turn it off or turn it on if its already off.
    • 0
      Dance Floor Killah Jan 4, 09
      According to Urban Dictionary

      Standby is done primarily in two fashions:
      1) Pushing the "Standby" button your modem.
      2) Unplugging your Ethernet cord out of your modem.

      However, some more intelligent people find easier ways of doing this, one being UDP Packet Flooding (My favorite).

      I guess some modems have a standby button.

      Anyways, if Epic would patch up the problems in Gears 2, I would play the game online more often.
    • 0
      Final Blade Jan 4, 09
      The standby feature on modems is no different to Standby on PCs.

      @The Omega - meh, still doesn't negate the fact he was a Red Sox player and his name is worse.
  • 2
    RabidChinaGirl Jan 4, 09
    I haven't played GoW2 online in a while, but when I did, I didn't have any noticeable problems after their first patch.

    Weird.
    • 1
      Storm Jan 4, 09
      Same here, everything was fine on my end. There were a few glitches, but otherwise I got into games faster and barely any lag. Guess it depends on where you are located or something.

      It's not like Epic Games aren't working on the game though...this is a waste of a letter.

This news story is archived and is closed to comments now.