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Epic looks to overhaul Gears 2 ranking system with third title update
xbox.joystiq.com - 2/8/2009
Epic looks to overhaul Gears 2 ranking system with third title update
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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 to implement a ranking structure based on ...
Epic Considers Remaking Gears 2 Ranking Structure [Gears Of War 2]
kotaku.com - 2/9/2009
Epic Considers Remaking Gears 2 Ranking Structure [Gears Of War 2]
— kotaku.com — 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.  ... (more) Epic Considers Remaking Gears 2 Ranking Structure [Gears ...

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Evil Avatar - News Items — ... It appears as though Epic isn't quite done 'fixing' things with Gears of War 2. Joystiq has it that they want to show people based on their cumulative in-game experience instead of basing it on TrueSkill. ...

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