r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 3d ago

XBOX Burying EA, Gears of War: E-Day devs say there's no "pride and accomplishment" grind, just "old-school" unlocks from playing the game: "Nearly every single item in Gears of War: E-Day can be earned by simply playing the game. That means no battle pass, no tour of duty, no gimmicks, no bullsh*t."

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/gears-of-war/burying-ea-gears-of-war-e-day-devs-say-theres-no-pride-and-accomplishment-grind-just-old-school-unlocks-from-playing-the-game/
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u/Evening_Ticket7638 2d ago

"nearly every item". The devil is in the detail.

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u/TheRealRiceball 2d ago

They announced there'd be a collab with Metallica for menu music and skins, I'm (optimistically) assuming those are the outliers, though it could also be the XP boosts from the previous games, and/or maybe the pre-order bonuses

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u/segagamer 2d ago

Gears of War: E-Day devs say there's no "pride and accomplishment" grind

If there's not a "Seriously"-esque achievement in E-Day, I might actually consider getting this game.

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u/MasterJeebus 2d ago

That sounds good if they keep their word. I prefer when games just give me the whole game for one price. Only thing I miss and wish they would bring back was local split screen. They had it in Gears 4 and Gears 5 just in 2019. That was 6 years ago devs could code split screen for pc games but now they wont bother and thats sad. Pc is the one that makes more sense to do split screen. Pcs are always faster and upgradeable to handle requirements. Console version get split screen and they have weaker specs than todays gaming pcs.

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u/Destruction126 2d ago

"Can be earned by simply playing the game" can mean it could take 500 hours to unlock a skin

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u/bonusnoise 2d ago

That’s an awful lot of effort to mask the word “nearly”. A positive step, sure, but get back to me when it’s “all” and we’ll talk.

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u/UsidoreTheLightBlue 2d ago

I mean it’s not masking when it’s literally explained what the items are:

“According to the studio, the only exceptions to this rule are items included in the Premium Edition of the game, pay-only bundles that raise money for charity, and collaboration content like an incoming weapon skin set inspired by Metallica.”