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* [[Shoot the Medic First]]: Those damn Kantus Priests! |
* [[Shoot the Medic First]]: Those damn Kantus Priests! |
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* [[Short-Range Long-Range Weapon]]: The Longshot sniper rifle fits this trope well, except for one particular sequence in ''Gears of War 2'' (see [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]] below). |
* [[Short-Range Long-Range Weapon]]: The Longshot sniper rifle fits this trope well, except for one particular sequence in ''Gears of War 2'' (see [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]] below). |
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* [[Short-Range Shotgun]]: Averted in ''Gears of War 2'', as the raw damage the Gnasher can inflict in close range was toned down from the first game but was balanced out by actually being an average weapon for medium range. ''Gears of War 3'' introduces a double-barrled [[Sawed-Off Shotgun]] to give you a choice between the balanced Gnasher and this overspecialized shotgun. In fact, the Sawed Off's range is so short, [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108020-Gears-of-War-3-Interview.2 the developers nicknamed it the "Bad Touch" gun] since you'll need to be in that range to use it right. |
* [[Short-Range Shotgun]]: Averted in ''Gears of War 2'', as the raw damage the Gnasher can inflict in close range was toned down from the first game but was balanced out by actually being an average weapon for medium range. ''Gears of War 3'' introduces a double-barrled [[Sawed-Off Shotgun]] to give you a choice between the balanced Gnasher and this overspecialized shotgun. In fact, the Sawed Off's range is so short, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110830152700/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108020-Gears-of-War-3-Interview.2 the developers nicknamed it the "Bad Touch" gun] since you'll need to be in that range to use it right. |
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* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]: You'd be hard-pressed to find somebody online in any of the 3 games who doesn't primarily use the Gnasher, and oftentimes [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|don't take very kindly to people using anything else]]. Epic themselves have admitted that the Gnasher is overpowered, and that they would like to nerf it, but they won't because of the enormous backlash they would receive from the Gnasher purists who make up a large part of the community. |
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]: You'd be hard-pressed to find somebody online in any of the 3 games who doesn't primarily use the Gnasher, and oftentimes [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|don't take very kindly to people using anything else]]. Epic themselves have admitted that the Gnasher is overpowered, and that they would like to nerf it, but they won't because of the enormous backlash they would receive from the Gnasher purists who make up a large part of the community. |
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* [[Shoulders of Doom]]: Pretty much the whole Gear armor kit should prevent any kind of movement whatsoever if it were even vaguely realistic. |
* [[Shoulders of Doom]]: Pretty much the whole Gear armor kit should prevent any kind of movement whatsoever if it were even vaguely realistic. |
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