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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 11:50AM TonyRockyHorror said

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i never had any problems with matchmaking before, but i hope it helps the folks who did.

Far Cry 2 Fortunes pack is out too, for 800 points!
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 11:57AM johnpaul12 said

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yeah, for some odd reason I never had any problems with matchmaking; I felt a little left out from the whining(which is fully justified)
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Posted: Nov 29th 2008 12:16AM SoCoolCurt said

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my friend was having trouble getting a game the other day. he was trying to get a game in while i was watching Heroes on Hulu on my laptop. it took him upwards of 10 minutes to actually get a game but it ran fine when he got in. im sure he'll be excited about this update.
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 12:33PM (Unverified) said

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I STILL had problems with matchmaking after the patch came out. I have yet to successfully enter a Gears game in the last 3 days. and target was sold out of the $30 Halo 3 this morning so my Live fix is not being addressed :(
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 12:45PM (Unverified) said

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Skip halo, and stick with private matches in gears.
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 1:05PM 343 Guilty Fart said

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I say the opposite. Halo has some great Thanksgiving gametypes this weekend, complete with cultural commentary (Black Friday gametype=beat down central)
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 1:05PM x Prime x said

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Still slow matchmaking. This patch is a fake okay maybe it solved the other issues but the matchmaking is still the same.
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 1:08PM x Prime x said

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and why hasn't my display picture changed here on joystiq? It should be my xbox 360 avatar.
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 4:02PM arrrgh said

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sucks to be you i guess?

i'm havin a blast. Patch worked out well.

private games still ftw however
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 1:29PM zlickrick said

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Matchmaking has improved drastically for me since the patch. It usually takes about a minute to find a public match now.

Good job, Epic!
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 1:43PM Godemperor said

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yeh, GOW2 multiplayer finally worked!!!
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 1:44PM jbs1018 said

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Anyone know if the patch has eliminated the mandatory 20-second post game wait?

Once a match is over, you have to wait 20 seconds to even begin searching for a new one.

To me that's more annoying than the pre-game matchmaking wait.
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 2:20PM (Unverified) said

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It's noticeably faster than before but it's still rather slow, especially in comparison to Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4. The actual game itself online is fantastic but there are a few niggling annoyances with the matchmaking system and interface that should be addressed. For example, it'd be nice if we could check our full online stats from the multi-player menu rather than going back to the War Journal. It'd also be nice if there was a playlist dedicated to a particular game type (Warzone, especially).
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 2:29PM Roxxorsmash said

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Still sucks for me. The strange thing is, I don't have a problem connecting to Horde mode or the Flashback map pack, just the rest of the playlists. I have yet to play a single game on the new maps.
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Posted: Nov 28th 2008 3:02PM (Unverified) said

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still too slow
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Posted: Nov 29th 2008 11:22AM (Unverified) said

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The matchmaking was never slow for me. Maybe like 3 or 4 long loads, tops. Now post-patch, it's still kinda the same, but it searches for randoms faster.

They still need to fix the bullet lag.
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Posted: Nov 29th 2008 5:56PM gamabunta said

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It still takes me upwards of 10 minutes to find a match. The patch does nothing.
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Posted: Nov 29th 2008 5:33PM (Unverified) said

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Pfffft a little too late now cliffy. I have already returned my copy of Gears of war 2 to Tescos.

For any developer to release such a broken game to consumers is appalling.
Did they not bother to test it first? Did they test it and say "screw 'em they will buy it anyway".

Reviewers also neglected their duties when this game was released. I can't remember one who mentioned the bugs in the game.

I mean they praised single player, co-op and horde, but didn't once comment on the abysmal versus multiplayer.
They didn't mention epic did not include a lot of the features they promised would be in both single and multiplayer.

Any other developer would have got it in neck, but for some reason they let epic get away with it.

I apologise if this isn't even the right article to post this comment on. I just had to get this off my chest.....gears of war 2 is probably my biggest gamming disappointment ever.
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Posted: Nov 30th 2008 3:06AM (Unverified) said

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Pre-patch it would take me about 10 minutes to get into a match.

Post match I never get into one.

I LOVE horde, so that is holding me over right now. But, that such a huge portion of the game is worthless makes me feel a bit screwed for my $60.
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Posted: Nov 30th 2008 9:39AM (Unverified) said

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i'm not sent to the next match and just get sent back to multiplayer menu after each match. gow 1 just sent you and your crew to the next match. what's missing here...
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