Gears of war 4 is coming!

Spikey · 19 Apr 2016 at 12:21

Still no code for me, utter shambles. I played it on day it came out.

Dannyb01y · 19 Apr 2016 at 13:21

We have an update for everyone.

Microsoft Operations had an issue this morning with their code drop and unfortunately the codes will not be distributed in chronological order as originally messaged. We will be doing another code drop this evening to help address some of the issues. As noted before, codes will be going out in waves as we ramp up our servers through the beta.

Starting tomorrow morning (pacific time), we will be sending out a higher volume of codes to help compensate for this change and due to server stability seen during Day 1 of our beta.

This change and volume will carry on through Wednesday and Thursday morning (pacific time) which will cover off on everyone for early access.

We apologize for the confusion during this process and we are looking forward to seeing everyone in-game during the beta.
Last Update: 4:43pm PDT

https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums...de0-4f0c-93cb-ec350a9639ad/posts?page=1#post2

n111ck · 19 Apr 2016 at 13:22

o2 priority are giving out codes in the app:

YFDJV-6JTTC-7XT6J-VYKC6-KPRPZ

malachi · 19 Apr 2016 at 13:24

Thanks, will check my phone later.

shatpank81 · 19 Apr 2016 at 13:52

i have a code if someone wants one, watching some videos of the beta gameplay as put me right off

joelk2 · 19 Apr 2016 at 13:53

@shatpank81

ill take it if you dont mind?

shatpank81 · 19 Apr 2016 at 13:59

joelk2 said:
@shatpank81

ill take it if you dont mind?

ill trust it you in a bit then.
dont like putting codes on here because would rather members get the code rather than someone just browsing

joelk2 · 19 Apr 2016 at 14:11

shatpank81 said:
ill trust it you in a bit then.
dont like putting codes on here because would rather members get the code rather than someone just browsing

cheers mate received.

biron_w · 19 Apr 2016 at 23:07

Apparently the build we're playing is actually an alpha build and that's why the visuals and sound are a bit rhubarb.

Jase · 20 Apr 2016 at 09:58

Still no Beta code

how long is this running for?

Mull3t · 20 Apr 2016 at 11:53

biron_w said:
Apparently the build we're playing is actually an alpha build and that's why the visuals and sound are a bit rhubarb.

That explains why it looks awful, loaded it up last night like wtf?

biron_w · 20 Apr 2016 at 14:21

Mull3t said:
That explains why it looks awful, loaded it up last night like wtf?

Same. I really hope the finished game is better looking. I think Gears 3 looks better than this does.

davisdavid · 20 Apr 2016 at 14:32

I've got a Beta code through from my O2 Priority if anyone wants it, I only have PS4 and PC these days so of no use to me. Can send it to someone if they want it.

cu3ed · 20 Apr 2016 at 15:26

biron_w said:
Apparently the build we're playing is actually an alpha build and that's why the visuals and sound are a bit rhubarb.

Actually its just about an Alpha build one of the lead design guys tweeted about how none of the textures lighting etc are in this Alpha.
Think this really is about how well matchmaking etc works for them in the backend.
Also Audio SFX isn't final etc.

cu3ed · 20 Apr 2016 at 15:26

davisdavid said:
I've got a Beta code through from my O2 Priority if anyone wants it, I only have PS4 and PC these days so of no use to me. Can send it to someone if they want it.

Id take it if you like to trust?

ic1male · 23 Jul 2016 at 12:11

Good interview about the tech behind Gears 4 here at Eurogamer.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-gears-of-war-4-tech-interview

Note this bit at the beginning -

The PC was connected to a massive 98-inch 4K LCD display with the game operating at this extremely high resolution and it looked great. Next to this, however, was an Xbox One S connected to a 65" HDR-capable LG OLED display. Despite the higher resolution on PC, the strength of HDR combined with the remarkable performance of the OLED display resulted in a breathtaking presentation. We had our doubts about HDR displays but, after the demo, we immediately started price-checking HDR-capable OLED TVs. It was that impressive.

Dredd · 23 Jul 2016 at 14:51

Dredd · 11 Aug 2016 at 13:07

biron_w · 12 Aug 2016 at 10:29

It definitely looks a lot nicer now. I kinda think they should have delayed the beta a bit.

Fr0dders · 12 Aug 2016 at 11:00

I disagree

Betas are by design supposed to be unfinished and not representative of the final product. They are a beta test. A chance to test parts of the game such as server load.

Its just unfortunate that some developers have started abusing this and making them just glorified demos. People have no right to moan that a beta test version doesn't look as good as the release version. Likewise, anybody basing their decision to buy on the quality of the graphics in the beta is mad.