Questions For Epic
This used to be a Q/A thread for Rod's Live Streams...but:

Originally Posted by
raczilla
Thanks. BTW, I think it would be fine to change this thread title and keep it as an ongoing thread for discussing the community site Q & A content that we'll be doing.
So, now I'll just be filling it with questions.
Link to Twitch TV Page:
http://www.twitch.tv/epicgames
Link to GoW community Page:
http://epicgames.com/community/category/gears-of-war/
First Batch of Questions: Summary in Post#2
http://epicgames.com/community/2012/...ions-answered/
2nd Batch of Questions: Summary in Post#2
http://epicgames.com/community/2012/...swered-part-2/
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Note: I will start adding in links to threads that support a specific issue...please post any links and which question they go with
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Questions Gameplay / Mechanics:
• Why has the sponging greatly increased since Fenix Rising came out?
• Why does the countdown timer for inactivity restart when an AFK player is killed?
--some feel this can be exploited
• Is anything about the power of the retro-2-piece (stab 'n spray) being looked at? (many feel it is overpowered)
• Why did you make it so that weapon executions don't count as kills with the weapon?
• Are there any plans for changing nades? (ink stun, blast radius, plant delay time, ect)
• Do you see a large difference in play-style/movement on remakes when compared to their original?
--Blood Drive, Gridlock, Raven Down, Clocktower, Bulletmarsh, Jacinto (though it was changed more than others)
• Do you see a large difference in play-style between in-house play and public play?
--If so, do you feel that this may be the reason some game modes or weapons are less popular with some of the community?
• Now that Guardian is making a return, are there still going to be changes to CTL?
• Why was the ability to headshot someone with the OneShot removed?
--People would like to see that and headshots with silverback rockets.
• Will we ever see the Savage Grenadier in Horde? (apparently there is a stat listed for him, but he never shows up)
• Why can we take control of bots in campaign mode but not in versus?
Game Audio/Video/Controls Aesthetics:
• Would you be willing to add a new control scheme?
-- there are some changes to the control scheme that many people would like to see.
• Is there a reason that online, characters don't say as many lines as they do locally?
--previously, you stated that there were memory issues, so battle cries and other lines weren't said
--now, there is a concern that reload lines (for example), which are being said, aren't pulling from the full pool of lines
• Are there any chances of adding a filter similar to the Lucid one that makes the game not so bright and cheery?
• Why does the 'Events/Calendar' mainly show marketing things? Why can't it tell us more useful info
--Also, why does it keep showing 'Season Pass Available' when we already have it?
• How do you decide what 'theme' a map will have? -Snowy, dark, summer, ect....
• Will we ever find out more about the lambent's "critical stage"?
• Why isn't Queen Myrrah in Wingman?
-She is easy to tell apart from others
Other:
• Can you talk at all about the servers? (many people feel that they are not playing on them)
--people want a symbol to show they are on servers…or show connection strength
--which countries are/aren't on servers?
--Now that there are so many gametypes, how is the servers space divided up between them?
• Are there any changes planned to be made to any playlists?
--# of respawns, spawn locations, score to win, ect.
• An chance of having a 'Foreshadowing Weekend' even to help with the foreshadowing achievement?
• Is there any way to see which events we have participated int?
--can you add a page to the ribbons that will show event ribbons?
• Is there any information on GoW3 in the MLG circuit?
--Are you disappointed that it isn't involved in MLC currently? (do you plan on making changes to help it's chances)
• Are there going to be any events for GoW1 (help for seriously)?
• Are you at all surprised by how quickly some of the Cleavers on FoN were found? (some even before 3/27)
Statistic Questions:
Achievements:
• How many people don't have the 'Lambency' Achievement and have completed an online match?
• How many people have "re-uped" a 2nd time?
• How many people have the 'Ivory' skin?
Other:
• Can we get an update on the number of people using each weapon and playing each mode (like in October)
--How is Guardian doing as far as number of players?
--Possibly an update for 'since the game came out' and one for 'in the past month'
• What percentage of people have completed Campaign and RAAM's Shadow on Insane?
• What are the most used CoG and Locust?
• What are the least used CoG and Locust?
• What are the most used Weapon Skins?
• What are the least used Weapon Skins?
• What is the least used Weapon Execution? (starting weapons? all weapons?)
• What is the highest number of chainsaw kills by any 1 player (total)?
• What is the average KD ratio for Bots? (Ranked?, Social?, Total?)
• What has been the most popular event? What about least popular?
• How popular was 'Stay Frosty' compared to other normal playlist
--It got a lot of hate on the forums...but did this hate show in the number of people who played
• How many people have been banned? (any category statistics? - boosting, modding, ect)
• How many people have played GoW3 (any mode)?
• How many people have played an online VS game?
• How many Easter Eggs still haven't been found? (Campaign, Horde, Beast, and MP)
--Is there one on Each MP map?
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Non-Questions/Concerns
Requests for Change:
Changes:
• Why isn't there Private Guardian? (is this something you would be willing to add?)
• Can we get a better indicator showing where our teammates died (or make the indicater stay up for longer?
--The the dead teammate emblem goes away really fast
--GoW1 and 2 had the bubbles stay up for a while
• Would you be willing to change the lvl 400 Wings?
--They are too similar to lvl 100 (and they should look nicer than the others)
--Many people also suggest a 5th re-up that can have better wings (white, black, Imulsion, ect)
• Can the leader 'hand wave' be removed from Guardian
--Possible solution: remove handwave, keep message, change button to remove message to 'Y'
----Shows people they are leader, gives smaller delay, and keeps people from spamming roll and missing the message
--Possibly completely remove it in 'Ranked' play (they should know better)
• Previously, Rod stated something along the lines of 'it is possible to get battle cries in MP turned back on'. Is there any update on this? Will anything be done?
• On special event weekends (for horde) can we have 2 playlist options? (regular and event)
-- Some people just don't want to play in the event
• Will we ever get a 'Classic Stalemates' Option for private Warzone?
• Will we ever get to keep the 'Classic Stalemates' option and 'Bleed-Out Time' option in private execution?
• Can KotH spawning be changed so that a team doesn't spawn on the 'next' hill location?
• Can the price of the Onyx Guard Bot be dropped (or have him improved)?
-- He is extremely expensive once you take into account how much is needed to get up to him.
-- He really isn't that good
• Can we get a buff on the DBS in horde [and horde only]? (currently nobody uses it)
• Why does the Execution gametype loading screen show Warzone rules? (can this be fixed)
--When you go to play CTL, the loading screen before entering the match lists the rules for CTL
--However, the loading screen before Execution shows the rules for Warzone
• Can we get the 'Beta Exclusives' deleted off the 'unlocks' list (being we can't unlock them anymore)?
Medals and Ribbons:
--------we understand most of them, but there are that people still don't agree with you on some
• Can the active reloads medal be changed to count in other modes?
• Can the Explosives kills medal be changed so that mortar kills count towards it?
• Can you change it so that smoke grenades detonating planted nades counts towards the Sapper Medal? Link Here
--not sure if a bug or if intended...
• Can the 'Aficionado' medal be changed to count normal campaign as well?
• Can the 'Architect' medal be made to be obtainable more than once in a game?
• Can ribbons that are currently only achievable with at least 2 people be made available in solo play?
--previously, you said no...people wanted to know why.
• Why isn't there a ribbon for winning a chainsaw duel?
• Can the 'last man' and 'clutch' ribbons be changed achievable in Guardian?
• Can reviving the leader in Guardian be changed to count towards saving the leader in CTL?
• Can medals be removed from private? (people feel private takes away from the prestige of what Seriously3.0 should be)
• Can medals' descriptions specify which game modes they're available in? (most say nothing about VS only)
Additions:
• Will there ever be a leaderboards/stats section for Guardian? (or will it always just be part of CTL)
• Can a 'ready-up' feature be added to skip the countdown between waves of Horde?
• Can a feature be added to custom lobbies to change all weapons to the same gun?
--instead of changing each weapon on the map to sniper individually, have 1 option to change...and it changes all weapons
---sort of like 'set to default' but instead 'set to weapon' then choose the weapon
• Can we get more options in private matches? (also, what about private Horde?)
--Common thought on the forums is, "Why not make it so that you can scroll through options"
• Can we get a none of the above option in Horde and Beast?
• Can you please allow split-screeners to change loadout (by pressing 'A') between rounds and while dead?
• Would you be willing to allow us to have 2 sets of default weapon skins? (1 for cog, 1 for locust)
--in the next TU... we know it is UI, so it can't be done now
• Can we get an option to turn off the 'Execution Rules' pop up?
--when shooting a downed enemy by accident or something, the pop up takes up too much room
• Can we have the 'No-HUD' option available in Campaign/Arcade?
• Can we have the ability to play the weekend events in Private Matches while the event is going on?
--Not for permanent use, but just for the duration of the event.
• Can we get a random Weapon Skin or random Character Skin?
--It is a UI issue, but would you be willing to do this in a future TU?
• Can the ability to set up custom map rotation in private be implemented?
• Can the ability to have 5 teams in Wingman be added for private matches (and private only)?
Bugs/Glitches:
Gameplay:
• What is the status of Rank Resets?
-- People are upset about the sticky being removed (issues forum)
• Can we please get the issues with the zoom mechanics fixed? - Link
• Is the 'game freezing' issue while playing Horde still being looked into?
--Many people are having issues with Insane Horde freezing
• Is the silverback leveling glitch being looked into?
--If you have a silverback lvl 3 or higher, then play on an Xbox without the HCP...
---When you come back to your normal Xbox, your level will keep resetting
• Is anything being looked at in terms of shooting through cover? (I'll link a thread if/when one is made)
--Apparently there is a tree on sandbar that can be shot through, there is a wall at sniper spawn on coves that can be shot through
• Is the issue of spawning as the wrong character being looked into (not a join-in-progress problem)
-- Sometimes when in Private Horde, even if you start from the lobby, you will not get the character you chose
Aesthetics:
• Will there be a fix to allow players that have been reset access to the Flaming Retro Lancer
--Anyone who has been reset (by the glitch) doesn't have access to it
--Some people suggest to tie it to an achievement in the first week (so the stat doesn't get erased in a reset)
• The Ivory skin isn't unlocking for some when the get the achievement...is this being looked at?
• Can we get the glitched (0:00) times to be deleted off the Beast Leaderboards?
• Can event scores for Beast and Horde be removed from the leaderboars? (some of these make is easier to obtain much higher scores)
-'Beasts on the Cheap', custom beast characters, creepy crawly horde, april fool's horde, ect.
• Will Anthony or Civi Anya's picture (top left) be fixed in elimination gametypes?
--Currently he shows up as a generic COG
--Currently she shows up as as regular Anya
• Are the post game character images going to be fixed for Clayton Carmine?
--currently he shows Marcus
• In Wingman, there is no timer after matches and you are unable to quit until it loads the next map (can this be changed)
--It is only for Wingman (all other modes work fine)
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--Updated through post 909
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