Found a bunch more information from Rod Fergusson:
- Lieutenant Kim will not be playable in the beta; will possibly be in the retail version of Gears 3, although Rod said he “might not make it in”
- The melee system is based on height.
- You earn nothing if you reach 100 in the beta. Nothing said about bonus if you reached 100 in Gears 2
- Everything in the epic edition will be what's in the limited collector’s edition, plus more. Rod advises people to get the epic edition. The epic edition is extremely limited.
- Australia/South East Asia will have a dedicated server
- It is unlikely that Epic will go to Germany for promotions due to content restrictions
- Rod doesn’t care what level you are at, as long as you have the Veteran
achievement in Gears 2 (comment made for those who had their profile erased)
- Rod said that there are a lot of changes to Horde mode
- A full sized replica retro lancer is in the making
- Clay Carmine will have a unique voice and will not sound like his brothers
- Some characters will have costume variants, not all
- Epic will most likely hold promotions in the UK at launch
- The Leader deviants out if crushed by the scoreboard
- Not all of the weapons will be available in the beta
- 13 playable characters in the beta. 5 per side, plus leaders (2), plus thrash ball Cole
- Epic Edition contents will be released sometime around E3 or Comic Con
- Worldwide release on 20th, 2 day release in Japan
- No dueling if two people clash with retro Lancers
- Dedicated servers will be spread around the world equally
- If you’re in Mexico, the only way to get into the beta is through the BS
epic edition
- Shoot out of Roadie Run delay is between Gears 1 and 2.
- Skorge is dead
- If someone with a retro lancer charges someone with a revved chainsaw, chainsaw wins
- Possible DLC skins for the weapons
- Tai tortured skin will not be available
- If two people charge each other with the retro lancer, both die
- Old maps from gears 1 and 2 will not be in the retail version of Gears 3, possible DLC
- Number 1 played map in Gears 2 is Blood drive (surprise)
- Possible hint to more animated skins
- Look for quality matches in the beta
- Gears will most likely be at Pax Prime in August
- There will most likely be midnight launch exclusives
- Possibility: First non preview (early access week?) week: TDM, next week King of the hill, last week CTL
- Ribbons and metals are in the beta
- Possible throwback skins to Gears 2
- Golden weapons will make a return (duh)
- Gears 3 will not be on two discs
- There will be a penalty for people who leave the game early
- Armored Kantus in MP TBD (to be determined)
- We will not be able to get the Epic Staff the liquid skin
- Flaming retro lancer TBD
- Wingman will make a return, 4 teams instead of 5
- Next seriously achievement is more realistic (not a million kills or something) and across all modes
- Social matches make a return, called public
- Boltok is the same as the Gears 2 Boltok
- Griffin will be playable in MP
- Epic edition is massive?
- The matchmaking in gears 3 will be very different to the matchmaking in gears 2 (re-amped matchmaking)
- Baird will have his goggles in gears 3
- More creatures for beast mode will be revealed around E3
- Chickens are killable in Old Town, you can kick them
- Epic will possible use 3D in the future
- No horde specific maps
- No UIR characters (Union of Independent Republics)
- Plenty of changes made to the bots
- Campaign is the biggest campaign epic has ever created
- Will there be an Easter egg to make everyone have Dom beards? No comment.
- Shotgun is consistent with lesser range (opinions from others who have played)
- Torque Bow in the beta (sweet)
- All weapons (except for a couple of surprises) will be in the beta
- Will the silverback be in multiplayer? TBD
- One shot execution is similar to mortar execution (dropping it on players head)
- If you roll too much there is no benefit (I’m assuming RR will be faster?)
- Mulcher execution: slam enemy in the back; knee them in the head (sweet)
- All modes of play affect your ranking
- There will be more books to the series
- User generated content? no.
- Will Adam Fenix be a playable Character? Possibility
- Jungle map in gears 3? No, depending how you define jungle
- Cannot play as stranded in MP, can kill them in beast
- Will maps have rain? TBD
- Dark maps in Gears 3? Possibly
- Mantle kick, sawed off shotgun combo = the best
- Will private matches have customizable options? Yes
- No Palace guard in Beast Mode
- Wallpapers will be coming soon
- Lieutenant Kim will not be playable in the beta; will possibly be in the retail version of Gears 3, although Rod said he “might not make it in”
- The melee system is based on height.
- You earn nothing if you reach 100 in the beta. Nothing said about bonus if you reached 100 in Gears 2
- Everything in the epic edition will be what's in the limited collector’s edition, plus more. Rod advises people to get the epic edition. The epic edition is extremely limited.
- Australia/South East Asia will have a dedicated server
- It is unlikely that Epic will go to Germany for promotions due to content restrictions
- Rod doesn’t care what level you are at, as long as you have the Veteran
achievement in Gears 2 (comment made for those who had their profile erased)
- Rod said that there are a lot of changes to Horde mode
- A full sized replica retro lancer is in the making
- Clay Carmine will have a unique voice and will not sound like his brothers
- Some characters will have costume variants, not all
- Epic will most likely hold promotions in the UK at launch
- The Leader deviants out if crushed by the scoreboard
- Not all of the weapons will be available in the beta
- 13 playable characters in the beta. 5 per side, plus leaders (2), plus thrash ball Cole
- Epic Edition contents will be released sometime around E3 or Comic Con
- Worldwide release on 20th, 2 day release in Japan
- No dueling if two people clash with retro Lancers
- Dedicated servers will be spread around the world equally
- If you’re in Mexico, the only way to get into the beta is through the BS
epic edition
- Shoot out of Roadie Run delay is between Gears 1 and 2.
- Skorge is dead
- If someone with a retro lancer charges someone with a revved chainsaw, chainsaw wins
- Possible DLC skins for the weapons
- Tai tortured skin will not be available
- If two people charge each other with the retro lancer, both die
- Old maps from gears 1 and 2 will not be in the retail version of Gears 3, possible DLC
- Number 1 played map in Gears 2 is Blood drive (surprise)
- Possible hint to more animated skins
- Look for quality matches in the beta
- Gears will most likely be at Pax Prime in August
- There will most likely be midnight launch exclusives
- Possibility: First non preview (early access week?) week: TDM, next week King of the hill, last week CTL
- Ribbons and metals are in the beta
- Possible throwback skins to Gears 2
- Golden weapons will make a return (duh)
- Gears 3 will not be on two discs
- There will be a penalty for people who leave the game early
- Armored Kantus in MP TBD (to be determined)
- We will not be able to get the Epic Staff the liquid skin
- Flaming retro lancer TBD
- Wingman will make a return, 4 teams instead of 5
- Next seriously achievement is more realistic (not a million kills or something) and across all modes
- Social matches make a return, called public
- Boltok is the same as the Gears 2 Boltok
- Griffin will be playable in MP
- Epic edition is massive?
- The matchmaking in gears 3 will be very different to the matchmaking in gears 2 (re-amped matchmaking)
- Baird will have his goggles in gears 3
- More creatures for beast mode will be revealed around E3
- Chickens are killable in Old Town, you can kick them
- Epic will possible use 3D in the future
- No horde specific maps
- No UIR characters (Union of Independent Republics)
- Plenty of changes made to the bots
- Campaign is the biggest campaign epic has ever created
- Will there be an Easter egg to make everyone have Dom beards? No comment.
- Shotgun is consistent with lesser range (opinions from others who have played)
- Torque Bow in the beta (sweet)
- All weapons (except for a couple of surprises) will be in the beta
- Will the silverback be in multiplayer? TBD
- One shot execution is similar to mortar execution (dropping it on players head)
- If you roll too much there is no benefit (I’m assuming RR will be faster?)
- Mulcher execution: slam enemy in the back; knee them in the head (sweet)
- All modes of play affect your ranking
- There will be more books to the series
- User generated content? no.
- Will Adam Fenix be a playable Character? Possibility
- Jungle map in gears 3? No, depending how you define jungle
- Cannot play as stranded in MP, can kill them in beast
- Will maps have rain? TBD
- Dark maps in Gears 3? Possibly
- Mantle kick, sawed off shotgun combo = the best
- Will private matches have customizable options? Yes
- No Palace guard in Beast Mode
- Wallpapers will be coming soon
