Gears of War 3 needs more night maps

[deadlyviper112]

Honestly it does... Gears of War maps were mostly night time maps and Gears of War 2 had mostly day time maps- Everyone loved the darkness gears 1 had and one of the main reason was the setting of the map(night time)

Gears of War 3 Should get a decent ammount of night time maps.

[boots_are_not_good]

Hell Noo!!!!!

[Riff]

Honestly it does... Gears of War maps were mostly night time maps and Gears of War 2 had mostly day time maps- Everyone loved the darkness gears 1 had and one of the main reason was the setting of the map(night time)

Gears of War 3 Should get a decent ammount of night time maps.

HEEEEEELL YEEEEEAAAAAAH!! Even ports of current maps *coughGridlockcough* at night would be sweet.

[boots_are_not_good]

HEEEEEELL YEEEEEAAAAAAH!! Even ports of current maps *coughGridlockcough* at night would be sweet.

always disagreeing with me, no surprise, but it would be kind of weird considering it would be to hard to see people and there has not been barely any night maps at all, besides like Bulletmarsh.

[Gear Head2011]

Pavilion at night!

[Drudgie]

I am taking a page from Rowns book on optimism and agreeing with the OP Night maps are fun.

[ozwalt]

Locust are hard to see on dark maps.

[Riff]

always disagreeing with me, no surprise, but it would be kind of weird considering it would be to hard to see people and there has not been barely any night maps at all, besides like Bulletmarsh.

Are you really that dumb? I'm not disagreeing with you JUST to disagree with you. I didn't even directly mention you. I simply like the night maps (Bullet Marsh, Mansion, Fuel Depot 1 and 2, Allfather's Garden, etc.) and would like to see them return. I can see on all of these maps just fine, and it's not hard to pick out the big, glowing red/blue spots on characters anyway. Don't assume I'm making a personal attack on you just because my opinion is different than yours. SHEESH.

NOW, if you were just analogizing because our viewpoints often clash, then I guess... OK, let's be honest, you weren't doing that.

[InFlamesWeTrust]

no, becuase i like being able to see the locust and not having an advantage just because i was put on locust over cog.

[Wry]

How about reverting all day maps to night, all night maps to day. Would be cool.

[InFlamesWeTrust]

How about reverting all day maps to night, all night maps to day. Would be cool.

how about we have new maps and to settle this ones that change while you play?
as in the sun moves across and off the sky.

[KiNGCupas3o5]

No what it needs is for all maps to be random day and night

[I OU a Beatn]

I agree about the night maps. Night maps are awesome and I'd love to have some in Gears 3.

[Cher]

I agree, more night maps would be great

[The Locust Horde]

No.
As humans most of us like bright maps.
Which is why river wins over most other maps.
Its bright and human like

[Kracker Kid]

No.
As humans most of us like bright maps.
Which is why river wins over most other maps.
Its bright and human like

what are we? moths?

night time maps gets a good number of people to support it. ideally it would be best to have a random night and day setting for each map as well as a random weather setting for each map. but i can settle for an even number of static night/day maps

[CommanderRown]

I am taking a page from Rowns book on optimism and agreeing with the OP Night maps are fun.

LOL!

Good read eh?

I'm up for some night maps, although I do want the majority to be bright and lush. Variants on those maps, and some made to be dark, would be fine. Not a fan of a darkness-dominant game.

[Drudgie]

LOL!

Good read eh?
.

Indeed was a bit expensive though.

I agree I don't want all dark maps just a couple for variety.

[Cher]

How about a compromise??

Maps that start out in the day and transform to night.

There. Done and done.

[CommanderRown]

Indeed was a bit expensive though.

I agree I don't want all dark maps just a couple for variety.

Yeah!

How about a compromise??

Maps that start out in the day and transform to night.

There. Done and done.

Ooooooh, I like that. There were a couple of threads with this idea, and I'm game. DEFINITELY game.

[I OU a Beatn]

That would have to be some really, really quick transitions. I'd say most matches are 10-15 minutes so it doesn't leave a lot of time, unless it's round based. First round is day, next round is dusk, 3rd round is night, or something like that.

I'd be down for that.

[Uncanny Madman]

That would have to be some really, really quick transitions. I'd say most matches are 10-15 minutes so it doesn't leave a lot of time, unless it's round based. First round is day, next round is dusk, 3rd round is night, or something like that.

I'd be down for that.

That'd be pretty cool.

I would enjoy some permanently night maps though - creepy and dark, literally having to sneak around, not knowing what's around the corner - it would be equally terrifying and thrilling! The "Dark Corners" maps really didn't deliver what their name seemed to imply...

[TheTHING]

Personally I think gears 3 should be the first game that has different settings for all maps. Like you know how in madden when you are setting up your stadium in a normal game and you can choose from a variety of settings (from day, to extremely snowy, to even extremely rainy), this would be killer for gears. The way it could be done is 2 settings are randomly picked out of like lets say 5 and the players choose which is the best setting.

[FSGx RAGE]

how about a arena map

[TheTHING]

how about a arena map

Yaa what about... oh wait XD.

[Kracker Kid]

Yaa what about... oh wait XD.

i think the campaign could use some water levels as well

[Kracker Kid]

It would be nice if they added a vote for day or night in the match lobby. This would keep maps extremely fresh and in some cases feel like we have double the maps.

i fear that if we voted for the maps, they would always be completely one sided. i'd prefer it to be random

[FSGx RAGE]

i fear that if we voted for the maps, they would always be completely one sided. i'd prefer it to be random

Random i'd prefer aswell

[PSYBERNATOR]

I like the idea of different environmental options. I don't think voting is a good idea (would, generally, always be the easiest) and transition during the match would be too rushed (some games finish in seconds). But changing between matches (or rounds) would be neat.

Also, environments like rain, fog, and dust in some maps would be cool, too. If anyone's seen that UT environmental rendering video (no idea where the link is), all this seems possible. Even full moon effects would be cool.

I think they should have a flashback map pack (DLC) that changes day to night and night to day. So River a night, All Father's Garden at day, etc..

Note - many threads like this exist. But who knows, the more of them that exist, maybe we'll get it.

[(G34RH34D)]

How about reverting all day maps to night, all night maps to day. Would be cool.

We would have more night maps than day then... Not that I would mind.

[PSYBERNATOR]

what could be cool would be;

The maps run on the 26 hour Seran clock, changing from day time to night time.
During the summer the games maps are brighter an stay light for longer, during winter they are darker, snowy and get darker quicker. ect

The only problem I can see with my idea is real timezones as they will most likely run on Epics timezone but I honestly wouldn't have a problem with it.

Quite an interesting idea.

The drawbacks for me, however, is that I work and genrally only play at night. So only night time would be a bit monotonous. Though, if the Seran day is really 26 hours, eventually my night would be the Seran day, so this may not be an issue.

I also like the seasonal changes. Though waiting for the exact season, IMO, would also get monotonous. Maybe do it on a weekly basis. I.E., week 1 is spring, 2 summer, 3 fall, and 4 winter, then repeat.

My addition to your good idea.

[Flowp3n]

How about giving you the option to choose day or night,
while choosing the Map? Of course that would mean, that
Epic has to design every map twice...
...just thinking out louD!

EdiT: Looking above, and i´m liking the idea quite a loT!

[the_thr34t]

I believe Epic stated they want many day maps because they are more popular, but I'm pretty sure that the Day maps are more popular because they are better balanced with equal spawns and equal access to power weapons and a better size than other maps.

They also said dark maps would be movie dark, as in being more blue than dark. I don't see why dark maps are a problem, they have the potential to be really nice looking, if you remember Fuel Depot 2.0 in Gears of War 2, that was one of the best looking maps I have ever seen in a multiplayer game.

If their idea of "dark" is kind of like Fuel Depot 2.0, then we can assume that the maps will all look amazing.

[FSGx RAGE]

fuel depot 2.0 map looked great

[TheRussianMoose]

I'd love an alternate to all maps that are either night, or night and raining. Gave Gears 1 that scary horror feel.

[I Love U Jesus]

Embrace the darkness!

I want some night maps too, but I also want a variety of maps and maps that better showcase the Unreal Engine's awesomeness with bright colors and shadows or whatever.

[I Love U Jesus]

what could be cool would be;

The maps run on the 26 hour Seran clock, changing from day time to night time.
During the summer the games maps are brighter an stay light for longer, during winter they are darker, snowy and get darker quicker. ect

The only problem I can see with my idea is real timezones as they will most likely run on Epics timezone but I honestly wouldn't have a problem with it.

That would be awesome if it were possible but it sounds like there would need to be multiple versions of the map. Perhaps I'm quite wrong. I'm just guessing here.

I mean, a morning map, a noon map, a twilight map, and a night map for the different lighting conditions...

[Kracker Kid]

That would be awesome if it were possible but it sounds like there would need to be multiple versions of the map. Perhaps I'm quite wrong. I'm just guessing here.

I mean, a morning map, a noon map, a twilight map, and a night map for the different lighting conditions...

it wouldnt require multiple maps, its just a change in lighting. although weather conditions like ice and snow might require multiple maps

[buck3ye]

meh, night maps can be ok, but they can suck too. Fuel Depot was sick, but Bullet Marsh was badd

[RankedSniper]

The whole reason people fell in love with gears of war 1 in the first place was because it was a horror.

But tbh I didn't like maps at night on GoW2 except for maybe All fathers garden. I didn't like war machine or fuel depot on Gow2 but loved them on GoW1

So I personally would rather see day maps. But some night maps would cool