Help! can i be that bad? Gears of War

cojomo2

hi Every1,

im 27, and bought a 360 at xmas after not playing computer games since i was about 14 on the snes...the games i got with it were rubbish ones like kung fu panda, sega tennis etc..so i bought GOW second had and played it for about 3 weeks and enjoyed it but lost interest and just thought ahh im oo old for computer games, buying this was a bad idea....so didnt play it again untill i saw Street Fighter 4 was out(which i had for the snes and loved)

so i hooked it up to xbox live for the 1st time 2 weeks ago so i could kick some ass online ... i love streetfigter and very rarely get beaten online..then out of curiosity i tries the Vs. battle with GOW online...WOW it was brilliant..i loved it..my first time playing was with a few 10 yrold kids who were crap so i had good fun slaughtering them...

however now they are gone and literally every time i play online i get about 20 seconds b4 some murders me..and all my team mates start abusing me saying ''what the fck is he doing standing there like a twat etc etc..''

i keep practicing every day but i hardly ever even make 1 kill when i play..the guys im playing slaughter me in seconds...its really pissing me off!! especially when they are 10 and start abusing me!!

any tipe on how to get better!!?

Carroller

Find some 10 year old friends and kick some ass

Captain Chaos

I'm the same, I have never killed anybody playing GoW 1 or 2 online yet I have a life expectancy of about 15 seconds. I only play Hoard co-op online because its all I'm any good at.

I'm the same with RS Vegas 1 and 2 yet in CoD 4 I go on killing streaks and top out the score lists most of the time. I depends on the game mechanics really and some how most 12 year olds know how to exploit GoW to the max.

jayteecork

Online players are going to be full of sick freaks that play 20 hours per day.
Don't worry about it.

jfrmbray

when you die,watch the person who's doing the best.See what they're doing and incorporate it into your game.Work on the basics,shotgunning,using you're rifle.If you're really stuck use your chainsaw but you're gonna get even more abuse if you do that!Its always to be expected that you're gonna be awful at the start,keep playing and you'll do better

Dante

Keep playing online.....you will get better in time. Start by practicing using the shotgun before using anything else. Try to learn when and where to go etc and what to do in common situations.

godtabh

Carroller wrote: »

Find some 10 year old friends and kick some ass

Just make sure your not alone with them!

I play with mates on line rather than randomers. Most of us are the same level so its handy

LD 50

jfrmbray wrote: »

when you die,watch the person who's doing the best.See what they're doing and incorporate it into your game.Work on the basics,shotgunning,using you're rifle.If you're really stuck use your chainsaw but you're gonna get even more abuse if you do that!Its always to be expected that you're gonna be awful at the start,keep playing and you'll do better

+1 you can learn a lot from watching the other players, how they move, how they shoot.... At the start of a level watch where the other players run to as well.
Sometimes it can be the game aswell. I sucked playing GOW1 for the short time I played it. Played COD4 instead and OWNED. Try renting COD4, see how you get on with that.

Soundman

Could also be to do with your internet connection. Depending on the connections ping time you might be experiencing a lag which would mean that they are pulling moves before you see them. Make sure if you are playing that nobody else is using your internet connection and that there are no torrents or downloads running which can slow down your speed too.

mossym

GOW is an old game by now, all that are left playing really are the people that love it and are very very good at it...it's teh same iwht any of the older games..the casual gamers move on, the diehards remain...you're probably playing against people that are very very good at GOW.

TerrorFirmer

Start crouching in dark corners.

Indie18

Gears online just doesn't do it for me. I love the campaign on both games and love horde on Gears 2 but playing online just becomes a pain in the a**, but that's just me I know people who love it. My opinion on it is that if you don't like it after your first few attempts online, you never will but don't let that put you off trying other games online because you will be missing out on great games like call of duty or halo.

silvine

+1 Indie 18

I didn't like Gears of War I or II online. I find it too slow and the cover and shot gun weighting are annoying. I do enjoy the Horde and co-op modes.

Halo 3 and COD are great games online. Halo 3 takes a bit of skill though. I'd say anyone could clock up a few kills in COD. It's the most of arcadey of the all Xbox games.

Indie18

Would definatly agree with you Silvine about Halo needing a bit more skill than Call of Duty, its harder to notch up the kills in Halo but also its a much better game to play, I feel. I just enjoy it more where as Call of Duty will have me saying f**k this s**te i've just been killed for the millionth time by campers, what else have I got there to play.

BaconZombie

I've the same problem on both Xbox and L4D on PC.

Not The Real Scarecrow

Hated multiplayer at first on gow2, kept getting my ass torn apart.But I love it now,if you keep at it you'd be suprised how handy you get at it.By no means am I even a good player but I always manage to get a few kills and even sometimes the odd win.Its better if you play games like annex or guardian at first cause you get the respawn thing so you actually get a good game going.Played em a few times where i notched up around 20 + kills(got killed about 30 times in the same go though).Wingman is great for ranking up as well if you play it when you get a bit better at it cause you should be able to keep your kill/death ratio in proportion.If any one fancies a few games my selfand a few other boardies are on most nights, just add me:Jesusbeater, and I'd be up for a few games.

hosi

+1 You can add me too: PeterDude77. I'm on almost every evening.

wandatowell

jfrmbray wrote: »

when you die,watch the person who's doing the best.See what they're doing and incorporate it into your game.Work on the basics,shotgunning,using you're rifle.If you're really stuck use your chainsaw but you're gonna get even more abuse if you do that!Its always to be expected that you're gonna be awful at the start,keep playing and you'll do better

top advice there, spectator mode is your friend