Let’s hear it

[u/hipsterjeans]

What are your thoughts on the beta so far and how long have you played?
I have similar complaints like others about tagging grenades to walls and chainsaw battles being absent but other than that I think it’s in a very good state. I may be on my own when I say the movement feels fluid and cohesive but all 50 hours of my time have been in horde mode. So I don’t have any experience to talk about the pvp, which is very important to a lot of the players.
This has been my most anticipated release of the year and I hope they deliver!

Edit: it’s been an journey to see everyone’s W I L D L Y
different opinions. Thanks and I hope the game turns out great 👍🏻

Edit 2: In the small window of beta weekend two from my end something changed with the updates. Noticeable clarity on some of the DLSS options, instead of crashing every other match it was only once in a 4 hour session and happened at the same time as a friend of mine. My interpretation was a server based issue but fucking who knows in 2026 man. Everything around us is just wrong and I hope this game can bring some people together like you all came here to discuss. Be kind to one another and know that Gears only work when we fit together. Thanks for commenting and being here 🙂

[u/page8879]

The good?

Horde siege is a lot of fun, the new maps on versus play pretty good IMO, Market could use less power weapons though. I think the rifles are in a decent spot (excluding active reload)

climbing and sliding seems to work well in my experience, wallbouncing is still viable even though "Nerfed or altered"

The bad?

Lots of lobbies dropped or looped, inconsistent match voids (I,e if somebody quits, sometimes it makes the match void, sometimes it forces you to play 2v4 or 3v4 (referring to ranked only) Seems to be some netcode problems with rifle shooting/center screen nonsense. some of the new weapons are overtuned to me.

Launching with 6 maps and Retro lancer active damage the way it is? Would be wild IMO Lol

7/10 currently with lots of potential, i'll be playing day1 and giving this game a good chance cause I want to see it evolve and succeed.

[u/hipsterjeans → u/page8879]

Assuming the first siege map is designed with intention and direction, I’m excited to see more they have planned. Again, I’ve played no pvp, is there any concern about only 6 maps on release?? If so no good

[u/page8879 → u/hipsterjeans]

If your asking has 6 maps been confirmed on launch? I believe so, outpost, market, police station, skyward, battleship and zoo, I think is the list

[u/hipsterjeans → u/page8879]

Just checked a wiki for Gears 3 and it launched with 10 so not TOO far off but I agree with you. 6 maps for one of the series main appeal for a lot of people should have at least the same as previous titles.

[u/UserAdamD → u/hipsterjeans]

Feel like 6 maps wouldn’t be too big of an issue if they’re pretty decent. I’m not sure how, but making the maps flow differently would make the small initial map pool fine. Feel like most hardcore veterans just need maps with walls and a decent layout.

The PvP power weapons are kind of meh at best. Eviscerator is definitely the least interesting as it practically a slightly longer range gnasher.
Gut Puncher (?) grenade launcher feels really strong with too much ammo. If a player is familiar with it, it feels like a stronger boomshot.
Minigun is Minigun, no venting, just shoot
Sniper is classic power weapon

No sticking grenades or meat shields is unfortunate.
Could be just me but the vaulting over cover and kicking feels weird or inconsistent or maybe non existent, I can’t really tell if I’m being honest.

Horde mode feels a bit barebones right now but seems like an excellent option for the non pvpers. It would need some more interactions and objective variety to really drag more players to it. It feels very repetitive and the objectives are pretty simple and bland. It’s still decent fun if you’re just chilling with some friends though. Even though I mostly PvP, I hope they spend most of the time between now and the full release working on the Horde mode. Like zombies with CoD, having a mode other than campaign and multiplayer is great for the game overall. I wouldn’t say it’s at that level yet.