Epic’s Mark Rein recently alerted fans on the Gears of War 2 forums that Gears 2 should be receiving a patch this January. Rein said that the patch would address “bugs and exploits” and add “new achievements related to downloadable content.” Rein went on to give specifics but failed to explain how long it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
The stuff the patch is said to address should save the sanity of the two rational people still playing Gears 2 online. According to Rein, glitches such as “[the] ability to wield an invisible shield, melee through some walls, gain infinite Lancer ammo and equip a shield and a two-handed weapon simultaneously” are getting axed. The boomshot is losing its ability to be fired from the hip directly into the ground. And the shotgun is receiving better “client side hit detection,” earning it the title Lag Slayer once again.
This epic patch is also set to give quitters bigger penalties, players the ability to Sat/Com spot a Submission flag carrier, and provide better “spawn protection” against jerkoffs who plant frag grenades in the holy respawn zone. As if all of that wasn’t enough, DLC-related Achievements will be added and the frequency of the in-game Achievement progress pop-up will be escalated to ensure that little babies are aware of how close they are to getting their token rewards.
[Thanks, DJ!]
