I'd say the Horde mode implementation is excellent but the community is currently terrible, there's a lot of quitting (even before the first wave) and unfortunately rather than go for a shorter version it's still 50 waves which takes a long time and most people will quit long before you hit the later waves.

The basic horde mode is the same as GoW3 and still feels very similar, the differences now though is you have five classes, you have to pick up the currency and you can build fortifications wherever you want. There's crossover between the classes so each class can do the function of another just not as well so an engineer can pick up a sniper rifle but the sniper gets huge damage boosts for headshots, using precision rifles etc. As you play the game you get more XP which simply allows you to equip more skill cards (up to five at once) and you also earn credits you can use to buy loot boxes which contain random skill cards. You can use duplicates to upgrade that skill or you can scrap them to buy cards to upgrade other skills instead.

I was concerned about the loot crates and the class skills but even though you can buy them with normal money, you earn them at a decent rate and your character starts off normal so the additional skills are a bonus and make the class more fun to use. My soldier for example does 40% more lancer damage, 100% active reload bonus, double the ammo capacity and 45% health bonus when in cover so the Lancer does a serious amount of damage and the soldier can hold out longer at the front.

The catch of course is that if people don't play their class, the game quickly becomes frustrating and unfortunately it's regularly what happens in public games. I'd been a Scout who gets a huge currency bonus and should be the only one picking up power but no-one would let me and kept rushing to do it themselves, on the next game there was no engineer so I changed to an engineer as I currently have huge repair bonuses and cheap turrets. On that game the scout and soldier kept buying the repair tool (5000 each, the engineer gets one for free) and sitting on a turret and paying to repair it - that meant we weren't getting the power bonuses from the scout and wasting lots of currency because the soldier/scout kept repairing stuff while I was trying to.

John

yes but unless you have a time machine this is the best deal at the moment

£20 and I will be in
Good price so close to release, though :smiley:

Heat added

​bit over cynical!

My my Gears 4 Campaign is tedious so far. Putting up with it to learn the story and some info about new weapons.

try this http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tesco-xbox-one-1tb-gears-war-4-halo-v-extra-wireless-controller-229-2542684?p=29127768

Yeah i did i left a comment above should have replied to the original comment my bad.

No i can confirm it isnt the digital version

You need the digital download for PC play.

Did you find out?

Sweet, heat added

Does this game not have a manual? Just searched and browsed xboxlive web and came up with nothing! :neutral_face:

I really didn't like this game... too boring imo

Not a key is a disc so will not work on pc, for anyone wondering

Good price but very average game and one I got fairly bored of quickly. Shame as I was looking forward to it for a long time.

do they send signed for post ?

Thanks op, ordered and heated

Good price, I'm going to wait until it's £19.99 though as I saw it was free with new consoles. I bought the elite from Tesco for £179 so will bide my time.
I only okay multiplayer and gears lasts for years so it's all good.

The deed is done. C&C tomorrow.

Think I need to get this sooner rather than later as I've noticed some serious 'rubbish' going on with GOW3 lately. Retrocharges go right through opponents. Often I've had 3 or more opponents in a tight bunch around a downed team mate and direct hits with boomshot or frags right at their feet don't even get the opponents to give out a damage sound. I've had the same happen with the boom vs one opponent a few times - direct hits but no kill. Torque bows again right through a clump of opponents over and over. Point blanks with gnasher and sawed off again apparently no damaged sound from targets. I've played this game a lot and haven't seen anything like this before.

So I can't help but feel they are trying to push people to GOW4.

Very informative, and much appreciated, thanks

Can play this on pc?

So basically, play with mates for a better experience :smiley:? Cheers for the detailed reply. I'm gonna get an S at some point and I'll likely pick this up at the same time now.

and i just purchased it :/

will this be as a code or discs, because i wanted to play on my pc ??

game looks good visually but found it very boring would wait until it cheaper

That's a great deal I paid £38 from Tesco on a few days ago, really kicking myself now!

I'd say the Horde mode implementation is excellent but the community is currently terrible, there's a lot of quitting (even before the first wave) and unfortunately rather than go for a shorter version it's still 50 waves which takes a long time and most people will quit long before you hit the later waves.

The basic horde mode is the same as GoW3 and still feels very similar, the differences now though is you have five classes, you have to pick up the currency and you can build fortifications wherever you want. There's crossover between the classes so each class can do the function of another just not as well so an engineer can pick up a sniper rifle but the sniper gets huge damage boosts for headshots, using precision rifles etc. As you play the game you get more XP which simply allows you to equip more skill cards (up to five at once) and you also earn credits you can use to buy loot boxes which contain random skill cards. You can use duplicates to upgrade that skill or you can scrap them to buy cards to upgrade other skills instead.

I was concerned about the loot crates and the class skills but even though you can buy them with normal money, you earn them at a decent rate and your character starts off normal so the additional skills are a bonus and make the class more fun to use. My soldier for example does 40% more lancer damage, 100% active reload bonus, double the ammo capacity and 45% health bonus when in cover so the Lancer does a serious amount of damage and the soldier can hold out longer at the front.

The catch of course is that if people don't play their class, the game quickly becomes frustrating and unfortunately it's regularly what happens in public games. I'd been a Scout who gets a huge currency bonus and should be the only one picking up power but no-one would let me and kept rushing to do it themselves, on the next game there was no engineer so I changed to an engineer as I currently have huge repair bonuses and cheap turrets. On that game the scout and soldier kept buying the repair tool (5000 each, the engineer gets one for free) and sitting on a turret and paying to repair it - that meant we weren't getting the power bonuses from the scout and wasting lots of currency because the soldier/scout kept repairing stuff while I was trying to.

John

Was gonna wait for black friday but this is great, thank you! Hot

£17.99 if you need to buy an elite controller with it! :smile::smile::smile:

Looks like they're not on quidco anymore, but still a good deal.

Thanks, ordered

Does it include the originals? Great price, just in time to test my new hdr TV.

£26 at coolshop wasn't it?

Yes better

£20 and I will be in
Good price so close to release, though :smiley:

Heat added

Very good price and game.

Thanks op was going to game but got it from Smyth's hot

great price for a great game

Good price! Heated!

great price / deal :smiley: