2 MP maps to DL for free on Gears of War (January 10th)

[MegaDrive20XX]

Available on January 10th (this Wednesday) on Xbox Live Marketplace, "Raven Down" places you in the desperate aftermath of a helicopter crash, while "Old Bones" drops you right in the middle of a Locust attack on Sera's Museums.

[PDorr3]

While 2 maps is nice, they will need to do more to make the online last longer, starting with fixing the horrible host advantage.

[Half Japanese]

Not to mention the complete lack of clan support. Seriously, that's one of the top reasons to play a shooter online. To leave it hanging so long without one seriously hinders the longevity of their product.

[diskoboy]

While 2 maps is nice, they will need to do more to make the online last longer, starting with fixing the horrible host advantage.


There's supposed to be a patch coming.

Tomorrow, actually!

The patch includes-

-Fixed aspect ratio distortion when using VGA cable with 4:3 displays at resolutions higher than 640x480
-Fixed voice issue with new players joining Player Match games in progress
-Players can now get the Achievement for "Dish Best Served Cold" when using Troika turret to kill RAAM
-Fixed rare situation where host could loop countdown and never start match
-Fixed rare situation where players could get stuck after chainsawing in multiplayer
-Reduced Grenade Tag melee distance
-Enabled "Strict" NAT check on host to prevent possible connection issues
-Optimized server browser queries to return results more quickly and prevent scroll bars from hiding quality of service icons
-Reduced number of possible revives in Execution to match Warzone
-Removed host name from Ranked match server browser
-Disabled security cameras in Ranked matches
-Ranked matches now require balanced teams (3v3 or 4v4)
-Increased penalty for quitting a Ranked match to -50 points
-Added additional cheat detection code
-Additional housekeeping updates

[s1lence]

There's supposed to be a patch coming.

Tomorrow, actually!

The patch includes-


-Removed host name from Ranked match server browser


Well that sucks shit. That was one way that we were able to play with the same team, since they can't seem to get a clan/team function. Yay totally random matches with people you don't know. Halo 2 still has the best match making functions and that game is over 2 years old now.