Epic explains Gears 2's ranking system
Don't understand the
Gears of War 2 rank system? Trust us, you are totally not alone.
To alleviate some confusion
, Gears 2 Community Manager SixOkay (guessing that's a pseudonym) has
outlined how the game's
inane touched ranking system works. The whole thing uses Microsoft's
TrueSkill system, which itself is based on chess'
Elo rating system.
The system doesn't just track wins/losses for rank, but also notes what team is favored to win the match. Horde Mode and private matches won't affect rank, but quitting games will lower it. Despite the system lacking the transparency and addictive nature of the
CoD4 and
Halo systems, at least we get how it works now ... sorta.
[Via
X3F]
