Some offlineGears of War 2enthusiasts aren’t happy with Title Update 4. In addition to adding XP to Horde mode, Epic Games added oomph to the smoke grenade. The sissy projectile now causes a momentary cringe effect on players during animations. While people seemsomewhatfine with the change, they aren’t in love with the update. According to a few rabble-rousers on the game’s official message board, the added cringe effect won’t work offline.
Title Update 4 was released on June 3 and was accompanied bya bonus XP weekend deal, a celebration of sorts for the American national holiday. Instead of barbequing or risking their lives with mini-ballistics,Gears 2message board users have beenfuriously posting in a thread about the issue. It’s currently over 65 pages long.
Apparently, national videogame tournaments that featureGears 2are still playing games over LAN, so this is a bummer for those who desire to compete with Title Update 4.
We can’t verify the offline cringe claim. It’s 2009 and the Internet exists. But we get your complaint: just give Epic some time. Dudes are probably off for the weekend.
