How do you wall bounce

[Kernow Gears]

I saw this in gears 2 but never tried it really. I keep seeing people do it and ends up with me being killed . Ive watched youtube a i think i half do it but dont get the rest and it has resulted in me evading quite well and get a few kills but most people do it all over the map. Please explain for me.

[Anonymous ONI agt.]

It's overrated. I can wallbounce, but it's really a useless skill and it makes your character look like a retarded squirrel. You're better off not wasting your time learning how to do it like I did. I was like "Hooray, I can wallbounce! Wait, this gives me no advantage whatsoever... WTF?!?!"
Edit: If you really want to know how, just hit A to move towards a wall, then jerk away before you hit the wall using left stick. In the right spot, like the outdoor spawns on Blood Drive, you can walk bounce continuously, moving towards the wall on one side, then pulling away and moving to the other, and repeating as long as you need. The biggest challenge is pulling away before you hit the wall. It's also hard to get consistent with it, and then it's even harder to be able to hit something while performing a wallbounce.
But once again, it's pretty useless since any decent player can still gib you with little difficulty even if you pull off a perfect wallbounce. All you're really doing is making it harder for yourself to get the kill.

[RamenSauce]

Youtube my dude. The videos on wall bouncing is very informative and the rest is just practice.

[TriiKy Relapse]

Wallbouncing is a necessary skill for gears. Basically, you tap A towards a wall, and with the left stick, pull away from that wall. You then use the Right Stick to look away for other cover and tap A on that. I wish I had a vid for you but I don't sorry

[Kernow Gears]

ill give it a raz thanks for the replies guys

[rash.one]

It's overrated. I can wallbounce, but it's really a useless skill and it makes your character look like a retarded squirrel.

A well-timed wallbounce in the right situation could easily get you out of a sticky situation and net you a kill. Obviously there are those out there that give it way too much emphasis and overuse the tactic like it's the only way to play this game, but I wouldn't call it a useless skill.

[Anonymous ONI agt.]

A well-timed wallbounce in the right situation could easily get you out of a sticky situation and net you a kill. Obviously there are those out there that give it way too much emphasis and overuse the tactic like it's the only way to play this game, but I wouldn't call it a useless skill.

I guess I agree, it has saved me from almost certain death more than a few times, but you can still become a great Gears player without knowing how to wallbounce at all.

[Aidankane]

I prefer too strafe too the side and potshot. Then again I cant wall bounce....

[npdabest]

Just keep practicing it until it becomes more natural.

If you need someone to miss, wall bounce. But don't do it one on one battles unless you notice both of you are just plain missing. In this situations, I like to wall bounce and start the process of aiming again.

It is an awesome move when 2+ people are shotgunning you. It is awesome to get the hell out of an area once you realize you will lose if you continue.

[Playmaker03]

It's overrated. I can wallbounce, but it's really a useless skill and it makes your character look like a retarded squirrel. You're better off not wasting your time learning how to do it like I did. I was like "Hooray, I can wallbounce! Wait, this gives me no advantage whatsoever... WTF?!?!"
Edit: If you really want to know how, just hit A to move towards a wall, then jerk away before you hit the wall using left stick. In the right spot, like the outdoor spawns on Blood Drive, you can walk bounce continuously, moving towards the wall on one side, then pulling away and moving to the other, and repeating as long as you need. The biggest challenge is pulling away before you hit the wall. It's also hard to get consistent with it, and then it's even harder to be able to hit something while performing a wallbounce.
But once again, it's pretty useless since any decent player can still gib you with little difficulty even if you pull off a perfect wallbounce. All you're really doing is making it harder for yourself to get the kill.

This is rubbish.

You might be able to kill a bad wallbouncer, but you watch the top players wallbounce and its fantastic to watch. Even against other top clans the kill counts end up being totally crazy. Find yourself in a tight spot with more than one enemy near you and your dead if you cant wallbounce, however done right, you can literally get triple and quad kills on a regular basis and thats even against top opposition. You only need to go 4 or 5 pages back on these forums to see the videos posted to see what i mean.

OP, wallbouncing is easy to do, even to move across the map. Unfortunately its not easy to master and preform perfectly with the pressure of an enemy in your face. But with much practice you can reach a certain level which will bring you quite a few kills, and also help you evade, what would otherwise have been fatal damage. The amount of times I have had someone shooting at me with a rifle, and bounced my way close enough to gib him is unreal...if I couldn't wallbounce I'd have been killed, no two ways about it. But even with many games under your belt only a small percentage of people can ever reach the level you see the top players pull off....believe me I've tried to get to that level for ages and it just wont happen! ...either way though wallbouncing is a must if you hope to get better, but don't take my word for it, just watch the pro's play.

[Trashball Cole]

I beg to differ on some of these opinions.
Wallbouncing has saved me countless numbers of times.
Check some youtube videos, i guess.

[Anonymous ONI agt.]

This is rubbish.

You might be able to kill a bad wallbouncer, but you watch the top players wallbounce and its fantastic to watch. Even against other top clans the kill counts end up being totally crazy. Find yourself in a tight spot with more than one enemy near you and your dead if you cant wallbounce, however done right, you can literally get triple and quad kills on a regular basis and thats even against top opposition. You only need to go 4 or 5 pages back on these forums to see the videos posted to see what i mean.

OP, wallbouncing is easy to do, even to move across the map. Unfortunately its not easy to master and preform perfectly with the pressure of an enemy in your face. But with much practice you can reach a certain level which will bring you quite a few kills, and also help you evade, what would otherwise have been fatal damage. The amount of times I have had someone shooting at me with a rifle, and bounced my way close enough to gib him is unreal...if I couldn't wallbounce I'd have been killed, no two ways about it. But even with many games under your belt only a small percentage of people can ever reach the level you see the top players pull off....believe me I've tried to get to that level for ages and it just wont happen! ...either way though wallbouncing is a must if you hope to get better, but don't take my word for it, just watch the pro's play.

Wallbouncing is not crucial. It has saved me on occasion, but as an offensive strategy it's almost completely useless other than if you use it to flank someone who's blindfiring a rifle.

[Playmaker03]

Wallbouncing is not crucial. It has saved me on occasion, but as an offensive strategy it's almost completely useless.

Your obviously basing this off your experiences and nothing else. As an offensive strategy in CQ there is nothing more effective than a top level wallbouncer, just Youtube the top clan scrims and you'd change your opinion...even if you dont admit it here.

[Eliguy5]

Learn to wall bounce with a mulcher

[Trashball Cole]

Learn to wall bounce with a mulcher

I think it's funny/useful.
Espescially the random hatemail from it.

[Insancipitory]

The bouncing the advocates are talking about isn't enough. The bouncing itself is barely anything. The trick of it is accurate shooting, which people have enough trouble with without bouncing. If you can anticipate a wallbouncer and you can shoot ok, they will literally do the work of killing themselves for you. You just need to hold your milk, stand your ground, and put the shot to them when and where you'll know they'll be. That's a lot easier to master than bouncing then centering the target for a quick and close hipfire in a couple hundredths of a second out of a slide. Running into truly great wallbouncers like some people are talking about is exceedingly rare, two of the best I've ever seen are on my friends list, and in all the years I've played gears I've maybe seen a dozen on their level. I don't know how many thousands of matches that works out to, but for me points to wall bouncing being just one of the many tools one may employ. I would recommend being familiar with every tool, how to use it, when to use it, when to avoid it. But you can't go wrong with shading your game towards all those things you're good at.

[Anonymous ONI agt.]

Your obviously basing this off your experiences and nothing else. As an offensive strategy in CQ there is nothing more effective than a top level wallbouncer, just Youtube the top clan scrims and you'd change your opinion...even if you dont admit it here.

Really? Even the best wallbouncer is no match for a properly executed German pincer movement, just like any camper can be ousted by multi-range combined arms. It's similar to how the Pugachev's Cobra is arguably the most effective maneuver in aerial combat, but many great dogfighters were incapable of pulling it off.

[Playmaker03]

The bouncing the advocates are talking about isn't enough. The bouncing itself is barely anything. The trick of it is accurate shooting, which people have enough trouble with without bouncing. If you can anticipate a wallbouncer and you can shoot ok, they will literally do the work of killing themselves for you. You just need to hold your milk, stand your ground, and put the shot to them when and where you'll know they'll be. That's a lot easier to master than bouncing then centering the target for a quick and close hipfire in a couple hundredths of a second out of a slide. Running into truly great wallbouncers like some people are talking about is exceedingly rare, two of the best I've ever seen are on my friends list, and in all the years I've played gears I've maybe seen a dozen on their level. I don't know how many thousands of matches that works out to, but for me points to wall bouncing being just one of the many tools one may employ. I would recommend being familiar with every tool, how to use it, when to use it, when to avoid it. But you can't go wrong with shading your game towards all those things you're good at.

You make a good point, and of course a good aim is crucial for effective offensive wallbouncing. I do think athat there are many players who bounce effectively enough to give them the edge though. Either way, its helped me become a better player, and those at the very top of their game all 'bounce' (and lets be honest we all would like to reach as high level as we could, even if its just to make you Gears time more enjoyable), so as I see it 'proof is in the pudding' and definately recommend learning to do it.

[bison187]

Wallbouncing is a necessary skill for gears. Basically, you tap A towards a wall, and with the left stick, pull away from that wall. You then use the Right Stick to look away for other cover and tap A on that. I wish I had a vid for you but I don't sorry

This. It's easy to do once or even twice if the second cover is close to you, but if you don't know what you're doing but trying to wall bounce around the enemy, it wont help you for sh*t. People that can wall bounce well and are very good at killing while doing it, they know everything that they plan to do , like playing chess, they don't wall bounce just to wall bounce except maybe when evading. Doing it successively is the problem, that's the real hard part.

All you really need to know how to do is wall bounce once and practice pulling back on the left stick to cancel it and while doing that slightly turn the right stick toward the direction you want to shoot. All it really does is confuse your opponent by trying to get him to shoot at the wall while you never actually go near the wall and at the same time you get the direct shot on him. I've only found doing it once being the most controlled and efficient way. Unless you want to waste your time on Gears trying to copy those really really good players where Gears is there life.

Worst thing you can do is roll, and that isn't very hard to do when trying to wall bounce in close quarters with one or more enemies or friendlies in the way.

[greenblueman]

if you need help or anything man just add me greenblueman i have been doing wallbouncing since gow1

[Kernow Gears]

So basically i should learn it but also learn to use it properly and not over do it. Think of it as plan b and use it as back up just incase i get into a situation that my need it. A bit like a parachute you know its there but you dont pull the cord while still in the cockpit.

[Ninja x Pucca]

So basically i should learn it but also learn to use it properly and not over do it. Think of it as plan b and use it as back up just incase i get into a situation that my need it. A bit like a parachute you know its there but you dont pull the cord while still in the cockpit.

Yes, that's the right mentality ^^

[Vancouva]

Wallbouncing is an essential part of Gears if you want to survive while you are outnumbered. You can be a good player without learning to wallbounce, but you can be an even greater player if you learn how to wallbounce and when to apply it.

[Insancipitory]

You make a good point, and of course a good aim is crucial for effective offensive wallbouncing. I do think athat there are many players who bounce effectively enough to give them the edge though. Either way, its helped me become a better player, and those at the very top of their game all 'bounce' (and lets be honest we all would like to reach as high level as we could, even if its just to make you Gears time more enjoyable), so as I see it 'proof is in the pudding' and definately recommend learning to do it.

I'm not going to say it's worthless, because I'm pretty bad at it (in the scheme of how good people can be at it) and even I still use it from time to time. Where I've seen it earn it's reputation is when it's unexpected. A smooth move is one thing, but when it comes from a place outside the other guys imagination is when it's the kind of magic trick that lights up the anger bubbles, summons the hate-mail, and makes the rage-quitters disappear. And I have yet to run across anyone who doesn't enjoy that. I've seen behind the curtain too; I know how it doesn't work. The people who use it as a patch for other holes in their game, they don't make me sweat. Sure, I'd like to be a much better bouncer, but I can hold my milk. In my opinion, that's the skill that's really lethal in Gears of War.

[Wings]

If you try to learn how to wall-bounce you will never be a good wall-bouncer. If it doesn't come natural you'll never be good at it. (That's just my opinion)

Not to mention there are times to wall-bounce, and times not to. Just like there are times to use a rifle as opposed to a shotgun. A good player is a player who knows what to do at any given time, not someone who excels at wall-bouncing. This game is about out-thinking and out-maneuvering your opponent, if you can do that then add in decent accuracy and you can be a GREAT player. Just my 2 cents.

[MxcnPro12]

Add me.. I shall you the ways of wallbouncing.. If you do add me be sure to let me know that its for this reason or else I will deny it. Come my young one.

[Anonymous ONI agt.]

Wallbouncing is an essential part of Gears if you want to survive while you are outnumbered. You can be a good player without learning to wallbounce, but you can be an even greater player if you learn how to wallbounce and when to apply it.

Here's an idea: don't get outgunned in the first place. Play defensively and offensively at the same time; continually destroy their schwerpunkt, their Clausewitzian center of gravity, and you will never be at a disadvantage. On Blood Drive for example you can use fire and movement; if you can succesfully pin the enemy team in either side of the map using suppressive fire, you can execute a quick flanking maneuver as they lose cohesion. When they spawn on the other side, rinse and repeat. It's pretty simple.

[Doc Holliday v2]

There are DO's & DON'TS to wall bouncing. It's an acquired skill. Here's the best vid I have come across that is Uber detailed and explains not just how to do it. It explains when to use it, weapon techniques and even strategy. Very well done piece.

http://youtu.be/-XK27uc43Ek

AmazYn does really good info tube vids on techniques and strategy. IMHO tho. iCombat and the GoldGlove videos are much more understandable and very, very detailed. I would also suggest subscribing to him. He's a gold mine of info and will help all levels of Gears players in many ways.

[Tonck1]

Plenty vids on youtube bro, i can do it but tend not to.. I bounce all round the map as its faster but prefer to strafe in battle.. Will wallbounce if ive been cornered by more than one but i think its overrated.. Can come in handy though, i do find it a useful tactic to have in my box. Main thing is practice though my man.

[elmikeo777]

It's overrated. I can wallbounce, but it's really a useless skill and it makes your character look like a retarded squirrel. You're better off not wasting your time learning how to do it like I did. I was like "Hooray, I can wallbounce! Wait, this gives me no advantage whatsoever... WTF?!?!"
Edit: If you really want to know how, just hit A to move towards a wall, then jerk away before you hit the wall using left stick. In the right spot, like the outdoor spawns on Blood Drive, you can walk bounce continuously, moving towards the wall on one side, then pulling away and moving to the other, and repeating as long as you need. The biggest challenge is pulling away before you hit the wall. It's also hard to get consistent with it, and then it's even harder to be able to hit something while performing a wallbounce.
But once again, it's pretty useless since any decent player can still gib you with little difficulty even if you pull off a perfect wallbounce. All you're really doing is making it harder for yourself to get the kill.

Dont listen to this guy, its a very important skill in the game and can help you to confuse, disorient, and ultimately cause your enemy to miss shots on you if done correctly.

Youtube it and practice man. You dont have to play against bots either, just next time your in a game, try it while running down a hallway, you'll eventually get it!

[Doc Holliday v2]

Dont listen to this guy, its a very important skill in the game and can help you to confuse, disorient, and ultimately cause your enemy to miss shots on you if done correctly.

Youtube it and practice man. You dont have to play against bots either, just next time your in a game, try it while running down a hallway, you'll eventually get it!

Wall Bouncing will work most of the time if you're good at it, and know when to use it. I find that players who over use it have no clue what they are doing and get killed everytime.

Still, if you're facing some really good players, you will still get owned sometimes. Is what it is. I feel that practicing against real players is the way to go. Take those bumps and bruises till it comes natural. If you practice against bots. You'll get a false sense of security and be in trouble when you go out and face real opponents.

[elmikeo777]

Wall Bouncing will work most of the time if you're good at it, and know when to use it. I find that players who over use it have no clue what they are doing and get killed everytime.

Still, if you're facing some really good players, you will still get owned sometimes. Is what it is. I feel that practicing against real players is the way to go. Take those bumps and bruises till it comes natural. If you practice against bots. You'll get a false sense of security and be in trouble when you go out and face real opponents.

Yeah, I said he didnt have to play against bots...

Not sure if agreeing with me

or just didnt read my post carefully

Lol

[Vancouva]

Here's an idea: don't get outgunned in the first place. Play defensively and offensively at the same time; continually destroy their schwerpunkt, their Clausewitzian center of gravity, and you will never be at a disadvantage. On Blood Drive for example you can use fire and movement; if you can succesfully pin the enemy team in either side of the map using suppressive fire, you can execute a quick flanking maneuver as they lose cohesion. When they spawn on the other side, rinse and repeat. It's pretty simple.

What the hell are you talking about?

Don't talk tactics to me I don't need your advice I guarantee my KD in EVERY playlist is higher than yours. I was simply explaining to the OP the significance of wallbouncing. Whether you would like to admit it or not wallbouncing in Gears is important. The teams who play this game at the highest level of competition who play for money in tournaments will tell you that. I don't need some knowitall scrub trying to explain the most basic and obvious strategy for Blood Drive.

[Doc Holliday v2]

Yeah, I said he didnt have to play against bots...

Not sure if agreeing with me

or just didnt read my post carefully

Lol

Totally agreed with ya.

[GimmeGamerscore]

Keep bouncing off the walls so as your about to touch the wall move your left analog stick back so that it bounces. keep searching for the next wall as you bounce. Many people have distinct styles such as just tapping or clawing (using your thumb).

[Anonymous ONI agt.]

What the hell are you talking about?

Don't talk tactics to me I don't need your advice I guarantee my KD in EVERY playlist is higher than yours. I was simply explaining to the OP the significance of wallbouncing. Whether you would like to admit it or not wallbouncing in Gears is important. The teams who play this game at the highest level of competition who play for money in tournaments will tell you that. I don't need some knowitall scrub trying to explain the most basic and obvious strategy for Blood Drive.

I rarely have a good full team on hand at any given time, so I am generally forced to used lone wolf-type strategies. Much less effective, so your K/D is probably higher than mine. And frankly I don't really give a sh*t.
And it is basic and obvious, that's exactly why I used it. I was explaining it in the technical terms so that they might make more sense. You force them into a position where there weak spot is easy to find, and you attack it; that's the layman's explanation. Very simple, as I stated.
And wallbouncing is still less important than good strategy. I can wallbounce fine, but it isn't nearly as helpful as a well coordinated and executed plan of attack. THAT's what is essential to being good at Gears, not the ability to wallbounce. While wallbouncing is more useful than I originally stated (as I was exaggerating), you can in fact be great at Gears without wallbouncing; what you need is the ability to think on your feet and play smart, just like with any other shooter. Gears is very different from most other shooters, but not so different that you need to have some totally different skill in order to be good at it. That's my point, which I feel I deviated from a bit too far.

[Kernow Gears]

Thanks guys n gals for all the food for thought i will learn it to a certain degree in private against bots just to see if it can help me out in a real match. As long as i ve got it under my belt i may feel i need it one day and it will be there thanks for the links as well. I didnt realise there was so many people that loved gears as much as me. Good hunting everyone.

[OmegaGear850]

Its useful foe being evasive or getting around faster. I use it for the two and I do it stylish but I hate the ***s that just wall bounce all over the place like a ping pong ball. I hate those players that run up then start slamming into every thing looking like an idiot.

[Kernow Gears]

it looks good for being evasive and being a harder target to kill in certain situations i dont want to look like a frog on prozatc bouncing around all over the place.

[fohf]

I can't wall bounce that well, but it has saved me a couple times. I mainly use it to move around the map quickly or to double back on someone if they are pursuing me.