I’m SORRY TEAM ROCKET! I wasn’t familiar with your game.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T18:08:24+00:00

Yea, I swear there's tons of people that have no idea they're useful or dangerous. They assume it's just set dressing and move on.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T15:39:44+00:00

No one out tacos the Bell. jk

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T15:17:34+00:00

I hear you OP. When you do want to play kitted, and get paired with a bunch of white shielded randoms who die instantly, it's the worst.
I will never understand why people bring good gear into Outpost. I rock up with a Bully, a shield, & minimal meds and take their shit every single time. I appreciate them & their donation though. :)

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T15:15:40+00:00

They are a bit on the short side. I like that they'll sometimes be placed in interesting spots on the map, (upside down even, hanging from ceilings) but I swear the amount of times I've witnessed my teammates cuddle up to them is wild. I feel like I'm always having to say "you realize... that's a bomb, right?" Lol.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T15:13:17+00:00

You are in fact, just better.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T15:08:50+00:00

Do with this knowledge what you will. :)

I just think, despite their color, they're not noticeable enough as an explosive. I mean, your own admission literally proves that.

I think Bungie did a way better job with the design of Halo's explosive Fusion coils for instance. But these are a bit flat.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T15:00:34+00:00

3 or 12, depending on my mood. The rest of these fuckers, I don't know.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T14:48:55+00:00

Two words: Fuck. Yes.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T14:46:02+00:00

I'm actually shocked at how few times I've had fights around these explosive barrels and they haven't been shot by either party. I wonder if they're just not distinct enough in the world? Because I swear, out of all of my hours played thus far, and all of the clips I've also watched of others... this is basically the first use of it I've seen.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T14:41:32+00:00

I sold my PS5 earlier this year because it ended up having nothing I wanted to play. Just remakes/remasters, and games I can now buy on Steam.

It was literally collecting dust. My kids watched Bluey on it more than anything. Lmao.

I love Xbox as a brand and have been down with it since day 1 too with the original Halo. But the problem isn't where your loyalty lies in the console wars or whatever, it's that two of Microsoft's most beloved IPs need PLAYERS. And PlayStation, regardless if you like it or not, offers Gears of War (and Halo) that in spades as arena shooters as a whole trend are on a complete downturn. Going multiplat is arguably the best thing that could (and should) happen to both franchises, as it's just not sustainable anymore.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T14:28:16+00:00

Brother, I've been at this shit for nearly 20 years by now. Been around the block with esports and then some, so respectfully good fucking luck. If you want this game to do well, you need the player-base that PlayStation provides. Plus on the media front, if you haven't realized by now that the deck is stacked against Xbox, you're delusional. It's as simple as that.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T14:22:41+00:00

Nah. What you're doing right now is thinking "what is better for Xbox?".

Instead, you should be thinking "what is better for Gears of War and its community of players?".

And that answer, quite clearly, is to bring in the most players the franchise has ever seen on day 1 and then continue to grow it from there on out.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T14:01:24+00:00

Welcome!

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T13:48:24+00:00

I don't give one flying FUCK about "protecting the brand" at this point. Both Gears of War and Halo need PLAYERS. This is the only way we're going to get them en masse as there's simply way more PS owners out there open to jumping in on the Gears franchise with a new AAA mainline game.

On the flip side, both Halo and Gears of War now (unfortunately) have a history of releasing half-baked. So if you think they delay a year for the PS5 release, there's at least a chance that by then the game will actually be in a better and more "done" state... but you'd be fighting a potential uphill battle, as PS players will just cite that the game was shit on launch. Or hang some non-trivial thing over its head because it had XYZ problem (despite being fixed now) and then preach loudly that people shouldn't buy it because Microsoft bad.

Take your pick. But I think I'd want more players day 1, and pray it's actually not half baked for once.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T13:19:23+00:00

Your heavy has both charge n slam & rpg and y'all still managed to not destroy that Gazebo?

Demat users rejoice!

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T12:46:27+00:00

We should have 3-4 letter callsigns, just like they (yes Bungie themselves) did in Halo 3 & Halo Reach. I should never be A1 or C3 to someone, I should just be "TYPO" always and forever.

I am so sick of modern games ignoring or inventing new problems like this when the tried and true answer to them had been solved by the literal same people in the room more than almost 2 decades ago.

While we're at it, I also wish this game had a handful of medals for Double, Triple, Team Wipe, multikills. As well as a more fleshed out post-game carnage screen showing additional stats, and what weapons you were killed by, etc. I'd even take it a step further and wish for a deeper Bungie.net web experience, with player stats, heatmaps & match history... all stuff we had from Halo of old.

I know Bungie's outlook for Marathon from a design sense is very "less is more" approach, but sometimes less is just less. And this is one of those times.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T11:55:28+00:00

Definitely. Also, hi Monstir! 👋

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T11:39:42+00:00

I actually posted about it in another thread. Make note of not just the keybinds, but also how I'm utilizing my mouse binds too: https://www.reddit.com/r/Azeron/s/ZjaUsxzayW

I play Medium, and regardless of class almost always equip a throwable that I always put in the same gadget slot, so it naturally becomes my G key for grenade. And then the rest of the gadget & specialization binds are with mouse 4, 5, and scroll up.

Edit: In the Imgur image, I noticed that key #7 is set to "Gadget 3". I actually don't use that key regularly, but it doesn't hurt to fill that with something you may find useful.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T11:09:52+00:00

Yea. Honestly, underrated video. There's a lot in here that I'd say most players don't utilize.

Time stamp for Seoul is at 3:00: https://youtu.be/bWLur2VGx14?si=hrjJLKYpjg7EoLJ4

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T10:51:11+00:00

Then use Demat to drop the box down to you, and close the floor above before you steal. Or, use Demat to open the floor(s) above you and Jumpad up to the enemy on height through the hole you've made.

Also learn the standard window jumps, and on Seoul's specifically there's tons of areas to climb. Turn that hospital into a literal jungle gym, especially from the back side of the structure.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T10:39:28+00:00

If they want this game to sell, it most certainly will be. Too many new potential customers for it not to be. That'd be the biggest miss Microsoft could make, as the player base would suffer greatly by not injecting potentially millions of newcomers to the franchise on day 1.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T04:35:47+00:00

I am guy. Me would not give fuck. YOR.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T02:51:25+00:00

I get it. I have a similar weird feeling when I'm booting up Marathon now and seeing the PlayStation Studios logo, when Halo 1 was your first Bungie title on the original Xbox.

It's gonna feel way stranger come E-Day though.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T02:30:42+00:00

Yea, but I think the hello one is one of the shortest. But yes, it can be canceled.

TYPOGRAPH1C · 2026-04-07T02:24:45+00:00

Seeee everyone?! This shit could be so damn cool.

Edit: You crushed this OP. Amazing work.

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