Ranked Party Matches Coming?
Are you a little upset at the lack of ability to play ranked matches with other friends in Gears of War? Well you are not alone, it’s a common complaint from most of us who were spoiled by Halo 2. Don’t fret, there may be some hope yet. According to an interview with Epic Games VP Mark Rein over at Gamer Andy made some teasing all of us by saying that ranked friend party matches may make it in a future update.
Here’s a transcript:
Gamer Andy: Actually, I do have a question for you if you don’t mind
MarkRein: Sure, whats on your mind?
Gamer Andy: Well, I’m kinda a hardcore team guy when it comes to games like this, and one of the things I enjoyed most about Halo 2 was how easy it was to play all night with your friends against other people and have it still be really competitive… For as much fun as unranked games are, I think people take games more seriously and generally try harder when they think somethings on the line
MarkRein: Yeah, Microsoft came to us and said there would be alot of cheaters if we did it that way so for right now this is how it is. In the future we might roll out some additional functionality
Gamer Andy: Oh, thats such a dirty tease
MarkRein: Yep
So there it is, lets all cross our fingers that this mode gets into the game. I feel it would make ranked matched more appealing for some of us who enjoy teaming up with friends online.
Halo 2 is a great game. I love it, granted. But I wouldn’t still be playing it 2 years later if it didn’t have MATCHMAKING!!! It lets me hang out with my friends all night long while we play a continuous stream of new challengers, and perfectly replicates the experience of sitting on couches in the basement and having a lan party!
Without matchmaking, Gears will be done in about three weeks; I simply get bored of beating the same people over and over again in random custom games. I NEED MATCHMAKING COMPETITION!!!