--- Questions For Epic --- GoW:J --- Reorganized

[bchaps]

Questions For Epic

Podcast 1:http://epicgames.com/community/2012/...quinn-delhoyo/
So I figured I'd make a new thread
Podcast 2:http://epicgames.com/community/2012/...our-questions/
Podcast 3: http://epicgames.com/community/2012/...ents-ffa-mode/
Podcast 4:http://epicgames.com/community/2012/...quinn-delhoyo/
Podcasts 5&6: http://epicgames.com/community/2012/...ith-jim-brown/
Jim Answers Questions: http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/...-to-Podcast-12
Podcast 7:http://epicgames.com/community/2012/...bout-judgment/
Podcast 8: http://epicgames.com/community/2013/...iplayer-modes/
Jim Answers Questions: http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/...ons-Podcast-13

Judgment Podcast 9: http://epicgames.com/community/2013/...eapon-balance/
--Podcast 14 overall

If you think I missed your question, just put it up again.
--If I miss it twice, just PM me

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Ideas for Future Podcasts:
Maps:
• Questions in 2nd Post
Weapons:
• Questions in 2nd Post
QA: (get a QA guy/gal in here )
• What is your favorite part of the QA process?
• What is your favorite bug you've found in GoW:J? GoW3? GoW in general? Epic Games in general?
• What was the hardest bug to fix that you've found?
• What mode do you prefer to test? (MP, campaign, CoOp)
• Who is the best QA guy/gal at Gears?
• Do you seem much of a difference between how you play internally and that of how we play online?
• How do you structure the testing process

Not Game Specif Questions:
• Do you plan on continuing Podcasts after release?
• Do you plan on having live streams (like the Rodcasts) after release
--if so, could any of these involve the community? (live video chat)

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Questions about new Topics:

Based off of Info Since Last Podcast:
• Because DBNO is in execution, is there a possibility of it returning in other modes?
• Will the DLC gamemodes be able to be played on LAN? (season pass in GoW3 didn't work)
• Will the VIP pass members receive ALL DLC? (skins, maps, characters, gamemodes?)
--or will it be like GoW3, where we still need to purchase most skins separately
• Why do VIP members get double XP?

Survival:
• Why did it replace Horde?
• How do respawns work? (buy in, no respawns, free respawns, ect)
• Is there still a currency system and fortifications?
--any new fortifications?
• Will we seen anyone like RAAM, Myrah, Karn, or Skorge?
• Is it Time based or Score based?
• Is there social/join-in-progress Survival?
• How many people can play this together?
--Can we have bots fill in for missing players?
• Can we have mutators on like in GoW3?
--Will we ever be able to have more than 3 mutators on at once? (or can we even use mutators)
• How will leaderboards work? (high score per match, or cumulative scoring? )
• Can you implement a way to specify Survival scores that were obtained during special events?
--Some scores on the leader boards were glitched, and some scores were obtained during events (beast on the cheap, creepy crawly horde)
----(because a lot of people used certain events to exploit the leader boards)
• Will there be weekend events for this?
• Will there be the ability to have DLC playlist if DLC were released?

Other Questions:
Mechanics:
• How do you drop the boomshield?
Aesthetics:
• Why doesn't Jungle Tai have nipples?
• Will we be getting a nice physical manual, or will it be online?
• Has the ranking system changed at all? (true skill, all game modes earn xp, ect)
--is there still a level cap and max number of re-ups?
• Can we get options for filtering the War Journal? (include/not include bots, include/not include private, ect)
• Do the emblems on the character's armor represent different ranks? (example HERE)
--or what are they/what do they represent?
Camera Position/Aiming:
• The camera position seems different...is this true, can you discuss the changes at all?
• Why didn't you just copy paste the Gears 3 camera/aim system?
• Does the new camera/aim mechanic work the same in every mode, campaign to MP?
• Was it tricky to implement and require a lot of testing?
• Is this right: bullets always travel into a circular area in the center of the TV screen, whether or not you're pressing LT?
--And the disadvantage to hipfire (not pressing LT) is the circular area in the center is larger and thus you're less accurate?
• Looks like the reticule disappears while in cover, true?
• It sort of looks like the reticule would be somewhat misleading when two characters are very close together. Is that a real issue or are we overlooking something else or over-thinking this?
• When you were implementing camera/aim changes, did you also consider putting camera flip (left/right shoulder) on a button (like d-pad or clicking analog stick)?
--Is this a feature we can look forward to or did it get cut?
Other:
• In the description of the Demo, it says that you can earn weapon skins and unlocks...are any of these exclusive to the Demo?
--are any of these exclusive to early access to the demo?
• Does the 'Jungle Tai' character fit into the cannon anywhere? (if so, where?)
• Will we be seeing a "The Art of GoW:J"? (the artistic style seems much different and more back to your roots)

Follow Up Questions or Old Topics in Post #2:

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--Cleaned up at post #222 (removed some dated questions)
--Reorganized at post 653
--Updated through post #656

[bchaps]

Follow Up Questions or Old Topics:

VS Multiplayer Questions:
Map and Layout:
• Could you explain the reasoning behind getting rid of symmetrical maps in multiplayer?
• How do spawns work now that we have non-symmetric maps?
--Wingman style? Spawn as a team? Spawn on certain sides of map? Are there more spawn locations than in previous games?
--Would you say it is more difficult to 'spawn trap' in this game?
--How is execution going to play out on maps like this?
• Do you like these non-symetric maps better or worse than the old style?
• For each person in the Podcast, what is your favorite 'theme' for a map (dark, snow, rain, bright, indoor, ect)?
• For each person in the Podcast, what is your favorite map in GoW:J? GoW3? GoW2? GoW1?
Domination:
• It'd be funny if Dom narrated Domination matches, agree/disagree?
Team Death Match and FFA:
• At the end of a TDM or FFA game, will everyone get to see the final kill? (like COD) Possible for a TU?
• Why did you chance TDM to no longer have a spawn pool?
--Before GoW3 was released, this was boasted as a great feature that made GoW TDM different than other games.
--This feature also allowed for 'Clutchs' which are no longer possible in any mode
Overrun:
• Will we be able to have a spectator?
--any chance of still having a 5v5 + spectators?
Weapons:
• How weapons are balanced, how many different variables do the different guns have? (stopping power, ammo, RoF, bloom, ect)
• Has the travel time for the Torque Bow changed at all (not charge time, but actual projectile travel time)?
• Is weapon trading and ammo sharing still in the game?
• Why are all of the weapons so strong? (In GoW1, we actually had time to get to cover)
• Since you can just walk off the edge, can you also Retro Charge off a buildings edge and continue on the ground?
--What about holding the chainsaw revved from the top to the ground?
• Does the HB still take an entire clip to kill someone?
• We haven't heard about the Gorgon or HoD...are there any change made to these?
• Has the cleaver changed at all? Is it in MP? Can it be put in for weapon swaps in private matches?
• Ammo pickup is automatic now...is this for any weapons (even spawned weapons) or is it only for weapons on the ground?
--ex: if I have a longshot, and I walk over another longshot that just spawned, will I pick up the ammo?
Other:
• Have you ever considered adding popular stranded characters to VS MP? (Hanley, Franklin, Chaps)
• Have the issues with characters having small weapons on their back or characters having the wrong lines been fixed?
• Does Ranked still return you to main menu or is there an option to continue somehow?
• It is believed that when rolling to dodge something ('nades or mantle kick) that your position doesn't adjust until the animation is complete.
--Is this true? Is there a way to change this?
• Can we please get more customization options for Private Matches?
--ex: choose starting weapon, choose map cycle, choose ammo regen/infinite, ect.

Campaign/Canon Questions:
• You said there is no arcade mode. Does this mean no mutators?
• Why are there so many Onyx Guards in all of the videos we've seen?
--Aren't they supposed to me specialty soldiers?
--Shouldn't we be seeing more regular CoG soldiers?
• We've seen who the writers are, but who is doing the soundtrack. (and which other game would have the most similar soundtrack?)
• How old are the characters at the time of the Judgment campaign?
• Is the character model for Alex older or younger than in the comics?
• Does the 'Jungle Tai' character fit into the cannon anywhere? (if so, where?)

[Parasidian]

Nice, i was wondering when this thread would make it over to this section. Also i see you remember to reserve a post this time. XD

[Ant Heuser]

What are all the buttons? Question!

[CARMINE COG]

Reserved.

[bchaps]

Nice, i was wondering when this thread would make it over to this section. Also i see you remember to reserve a post this time. XD

lol...
I was going to ask Flak to move it...but then I remembered that if I made a new one, I could reserve a post

[bchaps]

What are all the buttons? Question!

• Can we get a list of all of the controls?

^^^In there already^^^

[bchaps]

What are all the buttons? Question!

• Can we get a list of all of the controls?

^^^In there already^^^

[Ant Heuser]

• Can we get a list of all of the controls?

^^^In there already^^^

I was asking you lol Thanks, that's something that's been getting to me.

[SomeoneNamedChris]

There was a Golden Hunter in the teaser picture. Will he be a new enemy in Judgment?

[RoboSeal1]

Will there be a taccom?

Vids and control scheme don't look like there will be and ill be pretty sad

[CHEEZMO619]

Will they have a booth at San Diego comic con with Q&A and autograph session ?

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[CHEEZMO619]

Will they have a booth at San Diego comic con with Q&A and autograph session ?

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Guess this would fall under Other

[bchaps]

Will there be a taccom?
Vids and control scheme don't look like there will be and ill be pretty sad

I'm hoping it will be the D-Pad...that is the only thing left really.
Or maybe clicking one of the sticks?

[bchaps]

I'm gonna bump this...it's been a while
(although we probably have started to run out of questions)

[CHEEZMO619]

Bump

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[bchaps]

Bump

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Thanks

Rac has been on vacation...so they haven't been able to do another one.
--I think he is back now, and I'm hoping they get one (or two) out this week

[>I Am Legend<]

Will there be customixation on characters and gun skins?

[CHEEZMO619]

Thanks

Rac has been on vacation...so they haven't been able to do another one.
--I think he is back now, and I'm hoping they get one (or two) out this week

I keep tweeting them my question but no reply yet

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[$5 an Hour]

When will they go back to the roots?

[STOMP yo feet]

Is there bots in Overun,and adaptive AI in horde.

[RoboSeal1]

Will classic b button executions return in place of the kick?

[Danne777]

Will it suck just like gow3?

[bchaps]

Is there bots in Overun,and adaptive AI in horde.

What do you mean?

Like normal bots in MP, but intelligent bots in horde?

Will classic b button executions return in place of the kick?

I hope so

[General.Raam]

Will there be more Locust than the ones already mentioned in OverRun?

[THE MITCH BEAST]

Will overrun replace horde mode?

[GearsMaestro]

so when are these gonna be answered..

[Fritz]

I need a Baird figure to go along with the Marcus figure from the Gears 3 epic edition. Any collaboration with Triforce for Judgement?

[RoboSeal1]

What do you mean?

Like normal bots in MP, but intelligent bots in horde?


I hope so

No one seems too fond of that 'kick' i think it would work for pistols while pressing B since pistols are short

[GuestForeverX]

Will Horde mode be gone? Can Overrun played solo? Will Regen Health be removed so kantus and stimnades can be useful? can it be played against bots horde mode style? can it be played against bots beast mode style?

[bchaps]

so when are these gonna be answered..

There was a post today about it on the Community site linking to this thread.
So, apparently they are working on one

[Parasidian]

Rod will be answering some questions on the next GI podcast:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...-judgment.aspx

[bchaps]

Will Horde mode be gone?
Can Overrun played solo?
Will Regen Health be removed so kantus and stimnades can be useful?
can it be played against bots horde mode style?
can it be played against bots beast mode style?

1. Already in there
2. Locust have no health regen (like beast)
3&4. We've asked if Horde/Beast are returning, we've asked if it can be played against bots
--I think those 2 questions will help cover this

[John Matrix]

Is there any chance of Seeders as a boss-wave for Horde and to fight them in the campaign the way you did in Gears 1?

[CHEEZMO619]

Comic con info please .....

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[bchaps]

Is there any chance of Seeders as a boss-wave for Horde and to fight them in the campaign the way you did in Gears 1?

That would be pretty interesting

[GearsMaestro]

i really hope the weapon skin question is answered. its something that websites and articles will never mention (as its such a small thing) thats why i would really love to know about it from something more personal like this

[bchaps]

Copying from Old thread (so that OP no longer links to the old thread)

I wanted to link some stuff in the OP to certain theads/posts...but there isn't a single post with all of the ideas for some things...
...so I'm making this post to link from the OP (if that make sense)

D-Pad Ideas - now that it is free
Shoulder Side - press to select
Left - Aim over left Shoulder
Right - Aim over right Shoulder
Up - N/A
Down - N/A

Tac-Com - hold for tac-com
Left - Bring Up Tac-Com
Right - Bring Up Tac-Com
Up - Bring Up Tac-Com
Down - Bring Up Tac-Com

Executions - tap direction for execution
Left - Extended Wezpon Execution
Right - FacePunch/ArmRip Execution
Up - Curb Stomp
Down - Meat Shield

[bchaps]

been a while, going to bump dis

[DJ CARNIV AL]

Will the MP be a whole new platform or a continuation of GoW3's?