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Gears of War 3: Versus Booster Map Pack (5 maps, FREE)
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TangoAlphaLima
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ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
Mmmm... delicious outrage.
Epic should be more clear about what is happening with the maps. Will non-season pass and people that didn't buy the DLC be able to play the DLC maps (Azura, Rust Lung, Blood Drive) in Horde mode too or just competitive versus and will future maps available in the Season Pass be made available for free after a period of time or is this just a one time thing?
Epic should be more clear about what is happening with the maps. Will non-season pass and people that didn't buy the DLC be able to play the DLC maps (Azura, Rust Lung, Blood Drive) in Horde mode too or just competitive versus and will future maps available in the Season Pass be made available for free after a period of time or is this just a one time thing?
superpickleman
Member
This is great news.
Great great news.
The multi in this game is terrific and free maps for everyone means no split MP userbase.
I hope they do this for all multiplayer maps.
Great great news.
The multi in this game is terrific and free maps for everyone means no split MP userbase.
I hope they do this for all multiplayer maps.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Marleyman said:
Drop the wife...keep the job (you need income to buy new games) and play after work.
Ken Masters
Banned
Good thing I got the season pass for free during that T-mobile giveaway. They re giving away anything worth a damn in the first paid DLC pack for free 2 weeks later, lol
I thought it was supposed to download automatically? and I hear it's only a 1mb file
Z_Y said:
I thought it was supposed to download automatically? and I hear it's only a 1mb file
Grisby said:
Horde fortification upgrades and access to the maps in Horde/Beast and Private Versus modes. (Maybe only early access, it is possible that the Versus booster pack allows the maps to be played in Horde mode - not sure of this)
Upgrade your decoys to Onyx Guard bots
Upgrade your silverback to have rockets and extra levels of repair cost reduction
Upgrade your sentry to have firebolts and deal much more damage (Highly effective against Berzerkers)
Access to the command center fortification (Call in Snipers, Mortars, and Hammer of Dawn strikes)
250 achievement points
So if you play horde mode than this DLC is good for you.
800 MSP - cheaper with season pass
info at link: Epic
Also free MP maps is the good thing if your invested in the MP community, it avoids segmenting people based on the maps they own and it allows you to see new maps more frequently. Its a win win situation, and Epic has done atleast this right.
Adam Blade
WWKC
Alpha playlist out NOW! Basically, a Classic playlist for those who care about Versus. :O
FOR THE HORDE~
FOR THE HORDE~
Figured they were going to resolve the on-disc DLC situation with something like this.
Glad I waited to buy the season pass
Well they kinda had to do this, the maps were on the disc, and this is pretty much the only way to have the disc dlc maps in matchmaking proper.
Glad I waited to buy the season pass
superpickleman said:
Well they kinda had to do this, the maps were on the disc, and this is pretty much the only way to have the disc dlc maps in matchmaking proper.
BullseyeMF
Banned
This is good news for people who didn't buy the Season Pass. Unfortunately I bought the Pass and it hasn't paid off so far. The Horde pack is basically skins and Horde upgrades on new maps which you can only play on private and judging by the install I'm assuming this is already on the disk and just needed unlocked. If I didn't have the Pass I would have skipped this one and waited for the free maps later this month. Live and learn I guess.
Also, isn't it kind of odd that you can only play the Horde DLC in private games and the free maps that are coming out you can play in public games? I'm wondering if EPIC is having problems with their servers and playlists if everyone doesn't have the same content during matchmaking....I guess we'll see if the next paid DLC can be played in public games or only private.
Also, isn't it kind of odd that you can only play the Horde DLC in private games and the free maps that are coming out you can play in public games? I'm wondering if EPIC is having problems with their servers and playlists if everyone doesn't have the same content during matchmaking....I guess we'll see if the next paid DLC can be played in public games or only private.
BullseyeMF said:
Here's my theory:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=31544711&postcount=163
I assume this means those maps are going to be in public games now.
I also called it:
BullseyeMF
Banned
FyreWulff said:
That's a pretty good theory and I think you're spot on about it. Even called it a month ago too!
Diablohead
Member
This makes the horde dlc sound so bad for 800 allards now, I am all for free maps keeping the online community together but wow.
I thank epic for making 5 maps free instead of for money.
I thank epic for making 5 maps free instead of for money.
SirRyanOfSmeg
Member
As someone who bought the Season Pass, I'm glad they went free. This means everyone can play them. I remember on Gears2 I couldn't play the DLC maps without playing shitty game-modes in a playlist nobody cares about. That fucking sucked.
Regardless, we still get a discount on the other 3 DLC packs.
Regardless, we still get a discount on the other 3 DLC packs.
Quicksilver4648
Member
Its official, people will complain about anything.
likedamaster
Member
Reckoner said:
Epic didn't do their homework... again.
Ken Masters
Banned
Quicksilver4648 said:
People are complaining about spending money on a product then they see it given away for free 2 weeks later
you see no problem with that?
Zezboob said:
I can get behind this. Admittedly, it may be too early to make that call. The second DLC hasn't hit yet, and we don't know what the third and fourth packs are. I think its cool that Epic is trying to hook their fans up for free, but wish that both the communication around what the Season Pass was would of been worded better, or that they show us the value in the purchase of it a little better.
Well, till now, all the DLC pack for Gears were coherently priced, and Season Pass was presented as a discount for 4 DLC packs.Dug said:
800MSpts for 3 maps and skins and horde gimmicks was something coherent with past Gears DLC, even thought that one of the map is a remake.
But 800MSpts for only fucking skins and horde gimmicks and somewhat 2 weeks of exclusivity for maps (not even available on versus !).... that's plain scam. Worst Gears DLC ever.
TangoAlphaLima said:
Well, they're still getting those maps along with the weapon skins and characters that the ones getting the maps won't get. And I'm sure it won't happen again for the three remaining packs considering these were on-disc DLC. If there will be more free maps, I'm gonna guess that they won't be the same as the Season Pass maps.
zoner said:
Of course they wouldn't, since the 800 doesn't just give you that. And again, the discount is for four, not just this one. Which I'm sure they were only free because they couldn't figure out to differentiate those that bought the DLC and those who didn't on the dedicated servers.
abracadaver
Member
Bullet march ?
Ken Masters
Banned
Zezboob said:
Epic basically took a dump on all those who purchased the season pass. I got the season pass for free during that points giveaway, but I hope Epic makes it up to those who got the season pass. $10 for skins and weapons, 1mb file, sad lol.
Skilotonn said:
you are trying awfully hard to justify Epic shitting on their fans
a Master Ninja
Member
Hell, this turn of events might actually get me to buy the Season Pass.mrfolego said:
Free maps for everyone is great, but as someone who purchased the season pass based on it being the cheapest way to obtain new maps, I can't help but feel cheated.
Don't you
dare say, "oh you get the other
", because that stuff is exactly that,
,
I don't give a
about.
How the
can you sell a season pass with the premise that it is the cheapest way to get all future maps and then go oops, we didn't actually know how we were going to facilitate it, so now we're going to give them away for free, what a
retarded discount that is.
It was it bad enough we were having to pay for content that is already on the
disc, but now paying for content that is
free!?!
Don't you
fucking
shit
shit
shit
fuck
How the
fuck
fucking
It was it bad enough we were having to pay for content that is already on the
fucking
fucking
SkyMasterson
Member
I think it's great they are giving out free maps, but it's such shit they weren't specific maps would be free to those who purchased the season pass.
I could not give 2 phucks about some weapon skins and characters. Though I am psyched for the "campaign" dlc, but still.
They should offer refunds for not being upfront about it.
I could not give 2 phucks about some weapon skins and characters. Though I am psyched for the "campaign" dlc, but still.
They should offer refunds for not being upfront about it.
Ken Masters said:
I'm looking for the shit that isn't there, because the people with the Season Pass still got more than those getting the maps for free, and still get the rest of the three packs without extra cost - at a discount.
But yeah, I guess there has to be something made up to be negative with the free maps and the Alpha playlist available right now. Feel free to keep thinking this if it makes you feel better inside.