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Epic Considers Remaking Gears 2 Ranking Structure [Gears Of War 2]
Epic Considers Remaking Gears 2 Ranking Structure [Gears Of War 2]
The complicated and not-always-transparent TrueSkill level in Gears of War 2 isn't a player favorite, Epic's Rod Fergusson acknowledges. They're considering an overhaul that would make levelling more experience-based, once the third update releases. Under TrueScore "It's not always clear how ...
Epic looks to overhaul Gears 2 ranking system with third title update
Epic looks to overhaul Gears 2 ranking system with third title update
xbox.joystiq.com — With the third Gears of War 2 title update in development, Epic's Rod Fergusson just informed us that they're looking to overhaul the game's online ranking system. Instead of showing ranks based on the broken complex TrueSkill system , they want ... (more) Epic looks to overhaul Gears 2 ranking system with third ...
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Epic contemplates Gears of War 2 ranking system overhaul
Joystiq — ... alternative on the Gears of War forums. The response was pretty much positive, as many of the comments are in favor of the proposed changes than the existing Trueskill-based system. In case you were wondering where we stand, you can bet we're in support of Rod's idea. Mainly because we've had our rank since the first day and it hasn't changed in the slightest. You'd think 10,000 kills would be enough to rank up, but then you'd be wrong. [Via Kotaku] Epic contemplates Gears of War 2 ranking system overhaul originally ...

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