Gears of War 2’s active sniper won’t insta-down

30 June 2008 No Comment

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The one and only Cliff Bleszinski popped up on the NeoGAF forums where the latest video of Gears of War 2 was being discussed, to clarify the Longshot sniper’s abilities. Responding to a remark claiming that “active downs with the Longshot are still existent in Gears 2“, Cliff denied the claim, stating that the Longshot won’t have insta-down capabilities in Gears 2. Honestly, we’re glad. An active reload with Gears‘ Longshot sniper was a downing machine in multiplayer that was way too simple to pull off. Though, this begs another question, what damage will an actively reloaded sniper cause in Gears 2? Hmmm …