The new addition of the "Yank and Shank", a new mechanic where a player in cover can yank over a player from the other side, leavint them stunned for a brief second. While stunned they are open to a knife execution.

​   I was skeptical about, and even during the beta I wasn't sure how to feel about it. After spending hours in the multiplayer I can say that it was a great addition to the cover based combat. It adds an offensive mechanic to taking cover and pairs very well with the mantle kick. 

   Social is a rolling playlist that rotates through modes and maps. Players are allowed to join and leave mid game without penalty,offering a relaxed environment.

  Co-Op vs Ai sets a team of players against an all computer controlled team. Players can select the difficulty of the bots to set the challenge. This is a welcomed addition and a great way for new and returning players to become familiarized with Gears.

   Most cards when scrapped yield an abysmal amount of scrap. A common card can get you five measly pieces of scrap. If you want to buy a common emblem, you're looking at forty pieces of scrap to craft!

  If a player would like to craft a legendary character, they are looking at spending 2,400 pieces of scrap! That means they would have to scrap 480 common, 120 Rare, 16 ultra rare or 4 Legendary cards. 

  

   Pokemon Go is the biggest thing since Pokemon. It is crazy to see hordes of people walking around from Pokestop to Pokestop in search of the lovable monsters.

​   Augmented Reality Games have always interested, but there hasn't be an Augmented Reality game that has not only had a player base this big, but been this close to my core as a gamer. When I was walking around the park one night with some friends, I saw a grown man proclaim to all the strangers around him that he had found a Pinsir. My friends checked their phones frantically, but there was no Pinsir in sight.

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   Players will be able to obtain a ticket in a few ways. Tickets will be rare drops from Pokestops as well as available in the shop. 200 coins per ticket.

  Before you say that 200 coins is too much, the ticket does grant the player access to rare Pokemon, 30 safari balls, 5 Razz Berries, as well as possible bonus items when using a Pokestop.

 Note: The Safari balls and razzberries will be given to the player once the ticket is activated. The ticket can only be activated during the special event weekend.   

​  Certain Pokemon could be made event exclusive. A pokemon such as ditto could be classified as Ultra Rare and the only way to find him it so go to your local Safari Zone Event.

  These pokemon can be rotated out and updated as the game is updated. For example, one month the exclusive Pokemon is ditto, and the next it could be a Farfetc'd or Mr. Mime.

  For attending the Safari Zone weekend events, players can be awarded with exclusive badges, stickers and medals.

 It may also be an interesting idea for rewarding players for participating. For example, if a player were to get a single sticker, they may get 5 free pokeballs. If they collect 5 stickers they may receive 30 pokeballs for free!

  If the player were to get 10 stickers, they may be awarded the Safari Medal and 30 safari and Pokeballs. 

 Players that manage to capture a Gym during one of the event weekend may be awarded a special "Warden of The Safari Zone" medal. 

​I never liked Prometheans as an enemy. They are bullet sponges that teleport. Even the standard Promethean Soldier can soak up an entire magazine from a Battle Rifle before going down.

​   This is only amplified when the game just sends hordes of Knights/Soldiers after you all while you don't have any ammo because the game doesn't spawn you fully equipped.  

​    I know, some of you out there might be saying "But Danny, it is supposed to emulate the chaos of war!" True. The issue here is that this combination of giant maps and high player count can lead to a quick and confusing death. A death with little or no information to how or why you died. 
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   Oftentimes, I find myself dying and having no clue where the shots came from.  When I die, the camera might point in the general direction of where my attacker was but Often times it might just float around in no particular direction.

​In Gears of War 3, before every multiplayer game the player are shown a top down view of the map. On the map, all of the landmarks are clearly labeled. 

  Whenever the player dies, they have the option to look at the map. During the match the player can easily access it and depending on the game mode it will even display objectives, weapon locations and etc. 

​Warzone begins with a short video that introduces us to the map. This intro video is unskippable, so why not allow the player to hit a button and view a map that will tell inform them of bases and key landmarks?

   However this shouldn't be the only time the map is accessible. During gameplay and in between spawns, players should be able to press a button that will quickly display the map with everything clearly visible. 

​  I hopped into Warzone mode ready to unleash the fury that is a virtual bullet, only to discover that the DMR is a level 8 Requisition. If you are not familiar with Halo 5's Warzone mode, that meant I would have to put in a lot of work per game to even get to use that card, or that it wouldn't become available until late in the game, you know like in the final 4-5 mins before warzone is over. ​

​   This isn't a post to complain or whine, it is to talk about something I didn't realize until I got this coveted unlock. I am here to talk about the UI and layout of the Requisition cards. I have a few suggestions that might spruce things up a bit, and make the cards more informative.

  To the left, you will see what the DMR card looks like. Overall, there is no indication that it is intended for the Warzone mode, but even more blatant is the fact that you can't even tell what level the card is. You don't know until you are in the game. 

​ To the left, you will see what the weapons tab currently looks like. All the weapons are on screen with the currently available weapons be highlighted.

 The issues that I have here is that we do not know what level any of these weapons are. We can assume that all of these weapons are level 3 or less.

​  In the layout I came up with, we have weapons organized in a row. Level two and three are currently highlighted because as we can see in the top left, we have access to level 3 items.

​   You can also clearly see that the level 4 items are inaccessible as the Level 4 box is empty. With this setup you can see immediately what weapons are available to you and what their cost is. 

   Here we have a variant of the standard SMG. This variant has a suppressor attachment and unlike the default SMG is a level 5 weapon. The only issue is, you wouldn't know this until you hop into a game.

   The changes I made add a clear level in the top left corner. I also added some text at the bottom, informing the player that it is a variant loadout weapon and at the bottom of the card I made sure to make it very clear that this card is intended for the warzone game mode.