Here’s my thoughts. (Long post) It looks like Gears, but doesn’t completely FEEL like Gears. There’s A LOT I like here, but right now my biggest concern is character control. I feel like I’m fighting the game to make my character do what I want. A few notes…. long winded as always. Movement I understand the heavier movement is intentional, but responsiveness still matters. There are moments where my inputs don’t translate how I expect. From what feels like input delays, or the programmed momentum for shifting directions. Control Scheme I’d like to AGAIN ask for True in-depth functional button remapping, I’d like to create a full control scheme from scratch, as if my controller was a keyboard. That’s all. I’ve been asking for this feature since 2015. Camera Tracking The camera feels floaty and unpredictable during animations: running, sliding, taking cover, Up-As, etc. It constantly shifts my camera centering and zoom which makes aiming coming out of movement harder than it should be. Sprinting I’m just going to say it: I really dislike the sprint animation. I know this is subjective, but I don’t think I’m ever getting over this one 😭 the camera just feels weird. Also, not happy that I’m unable to initiate a sprint to the side or backwards. Engaging and Disengaging I can move forward 6 different ways: walk, sprint, roll, jump, take cover, and slide. Going backwards? Walk or roll. That makes disengaging from fights extremely difficult. Too often I feel forced into a 50/50 Gnasher fight while also fighting my character movement and camera. Especially with a shotgun with only 6 shots. 6-Shot Gnasher We did this song and dance with Gears 5. Please go back to 8. If the goal is slowing down Gnasher play, adjust reload speed or rate of fire instead. I’m having fights where I’m reloading 2-3 times, and it breaks the flow of combat. And I can’t move my character to disengage. Lancer The Lancer feels like it shoots marshmallows right now. But I think for team fights it’s in a good place. Spectator Camera The follow cam makes it difficult to actually watch how someone is playing. Can we get a true player POV spectator option? Wave Spawns Just no, or change it from 12 seconds. I’d much rather have standard individual respawn timers. Audio Downing someone currently gives me a Gib/Chunk-style audio cue. That sound communicates “kill” to my brain, but the player is only DBNO. The audio feedback should clearly distinguish between a down and an elimination. Network Data on HUD Would love a cleaner/minimal option Summary Overall, I think there’s a strong foundation here. My biggest ask is RESPONSIVENESS. Heavy movement is fine. Deliberate movement is fine. But I should never feel like I’m fighting my character or camera more than I’m fighting the other team. Gears feels best when the player feels completely connected to their character. I don’t know if any of these things will change, but if a few of these changes are considered or altered, I think it would make for a more enjoyable experience.