Here's Your Next Five Gears of War 2 XP Weekends

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Richard Walker

If like us, you're still slowly grinding away to get those elusive Gears of War 2 wings, you're running out of time to level yourself up to the max before Gears of War 3 hits the streets next month. So, as the first in the final five consecutive planned bonus XP weekends gets underway today, Epic Games has released details of when the next four will be taking place and how much additional XP you'll be able to earn.

This weekend, from now until Monday, 22nd August 9:00AM EST, you'll be able to grab 5x XP, then over subsequent weeks, the XP multiplier will go up in increments of five until Gears of War 3 launches, and most of the community migrates to the new game, leaving the Gears 2 battlefields comparatvely quiet. We'd imagine.

Here's the deets:

  • 8-19-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 8-22-2011 9:00 AM EST 5x XP
  • 8-26-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 8-29-2011 9:00 AM EST 10x XP
  • 9-2-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 9-5-2011 9:00 AM EST 15x XP
  • 9-9-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 9-12-2011 9:00 AM EST 20x XP
  • 9-16-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 9-19-2011 9:00 AM EST 25x XP

There'll also be 'Tickers by the Boatload' in Horde, with 32 rounds of shotgun ammunition to blow them up with just to mix things up a bit. And why not? Jump onto Gears 2 now to get yourself some 5x XP action, then keep the schedule above to hand for the next four weeks.

Gears of War 3 is out on September 20th, 2011 worldwide, except Japan, where it launches on September 22nd. Tick, tick, tick, tick, boom!

[Via Epic Games Community | Thanks, Bilf]

Comments
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  • I was hoping they'd do a final 100x blowout weekend.
  • I'll take my chances starting fresh on GoW3 with hopes that the MP won't be a reason for me to slash my wrists. Very much looking forward to the new Horde modes and hopefully a great dramatic conclusion!
  • lol
  • not played this in a while. Might start playing it again to get the hang of it before Gears 3 comes out :)
  • Gears of war 2 actually sounds fun maybe I will crank out some horde later
  • @1 then every scrub would have a golden gnasher.
  • Can't wait for Gears 3; epic edition, retro lancer replica, possibly the gears vault. Ready to do work with the sawed off!
  • @ 6 - Which isn't even anything fantastic anyway. All it is, is a position give-away. I noticed more people hiding behind cover bc of their Golden gun sticking out than a standard one.
  • Excellent. I am usually busy on the weekends that get events like this, but with the next month basically being a continuous XP multiplier, maybe I can finally get the last 48 levels or whatever I need to grab my wings before Gears of War 3. By the way, number 6 - you hardcore pro you - basically everyone who has even the faintest of interests in being level 100 in Gears 2 has done so already. If you don't think any "scrubs" are going to have golden gnashers, you're out of your mind. Besides, all thought all those lowly noobs were using sawed-offs?
  • Is the multiplier only for horde mode does multiplayer count?
  • @ 10 - It doesn't matter if it's random matchmade or with friends. EXP is earned on Horde mode no matter what. @ 9 - I gave up somewhere around level 50 something. A shiny gun in the next game doesn't interest me enough to rush to level 100. I will be sans golden gnasher and probably not even on the MP much.
  • I was hoping for more than 5x exp oh well beggers cant be chosers, I love gears 2 but during these EXP events I always seem to be in low scoring game
  • 11# sorry i meant does it count in multiplayer mode
  • @ 12 - Just play Horde on Insane with a full team. You'll level up quickly once you get a good offense/defense going. @ 13 - As long as you're playing either Horde or MP, yes, you'll earn the multiplier. Just as I said above, on Horde, the higher the difficulty, better the exp.
  • Cool. Don't really care for a Golden Gnasher. Hope there are some other more camo-oriented skins.
  • Should just do X100 so I don't have to play gears 2 too long. Hated online in that but 3's online is amazing
  • Too bad the multiplayer on Gears 2 is absolutely god awful.
  • No doubt they'll pull some kind of bullshit, like shotgun Wretches again.
  • I'm level 70ish, how many hours of horde will that take for level 100?? The only problem with these events is if you actually want a legit game of KOTH, cant be arsed to jump in and out of a ring for 5hrs like a pussy... boosters really ruin some games
  • YES
  • I was level 70 somthing... and all my stats and achievements reset. ...
  • Wait is the ticker horde now? Because I have 5 more waves of allfathers garden them in done!
  • @ 19 - Objective games (or at least their rules) are what killed the MP for me b/c people would just farm kills on them since there was NO countdown timer. We spent a about an hour and a half in ONE stupid game of Submission bc the other team just kept glitching out one of their players and getting BS kills.
  • Got my Wings on the last XP event, but all Ticker Horde sounds very interesting. If I actually knew there were that many XP events, I would have just grinded it out on Horde and not in KOTH, because that was F***ing boring. Oh well... See you on the Battlefield
  • Is it only tickers in horde? If so will finally try to get the last horde achievements!
  • Warzone will still suck on Gears 3.
  • Why do people think Gears 2 multiplayer is crap? It's one of the best online modes I have played yet, better than any FPS anyway...
  • Why not just do a 100x xp event.
  • @ 27 - What color is the sky in your world? It was massively abused, full of glitches and as I mentioned, Objective matches turned into Kill Farming. You seem to be part of the 7% of Gears fans that like it. I'm just in it for the story conclusion. @ 28 - Same reason as given to #1 - It's not a giveaway. They still want you to earn it.
  • I wanted to get level 100 in Gears 2 to see what 'gifts' I'll receive in Gears 3. But after seeing what they were, I lost interest...
  • This is great for the seven people who still play Gears 2!
  • Epic need to do a kill multiplayer weekend so we can get our Seriously 2.0 achievements.
  • Get those wings boys, gears 3 is going to be a world war
  • Hmm might have to dust off the ol' lancer & try to finish off some of those hoard cheevo's. Adding XP gain to hoard was one of the best decisions Epic has made & I hope they do the same for 3 otherwise no XP for me.
  • Wow I have to say that you either don't play this at all at which point you won't care about it or you must suck really bad to not have wings by now. Having had my rank reset twice I was only playing in chose XP event and I still got my wings around April this year. All that with full time job during week, part time on weekends, and wife/dog/house juggling... I did it all on Wingman as it seems it give most point, as long as you place in top 3:-)
  • @6 people need the veteran gear achievement not just level 100
  • I guess im not sleeping tonight... LMAO
  • I just popped in Gears for a little horde action and when i finished the round still only got 500xp!! According to the date and times listed above it should be at a 5x. anyone else having this issue??
  • Twitch MP brought to you by Epic for ex-PC fanboys with modded equipment. Yeah, I mad. Bring on the camp, bring on the horde. You ball lickers can keep your MP.
  • @26 Fuck off will you? @36 You can also get the golden gnasher by playing multiplayer in the first week when gears 3 is launched.
  • lvl 60 planning on going up 10 a weekend
  • @27 Not sure if serious or ....
  • I would try and get my wings if my rank wasn't reset twice now. Here's to waiting for Gears 3 Sept. 20th though :)
  • Good, because I GOTTA get my wings already; with all the exp bonuses in the past, it's shameful that I don't have them yet.
  • "tickers by the boatload" will help you also get to your Seriously 2.0 quicker.
  • @38 yea i was on hardcore and got only 1000, and its weird i dont really know why
  • I am so happy I don't have to worry about getting my Wings, because I all ready have them!!
  • @12 Maybe you should actually read the article... 8-19-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 8-22-2011 9:00 AM EST 5x XP 8-26-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 8-29-2011 9:00 AM EST 10x XP 9-2-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 9-5-2011 9:00 AM EST 15x XP 9-9-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 9-12-2011 9:00 AM EST 20x XP 9-16-2011 9:00 AM EST Through 9-19-2011 9:00 AM EST 25x XP It goes to 25x XP.
  • The fact that they added tickers to simulate the ticking of a clock until Gears 3 comes out made me piss my pants laughing. lol
  • i was just playing there and got no 5x XP
  • The standard multiplier is 2x Xp so you actually only get 2.5x the XP in the first weekend, then you get 5x, 7.5x, 10x, 12.5x the Xp in the next weeks
  • So these will be the final XP events!? That sucks. These last five should have been bigger than a x5 multiplier! I still can't see myself getting to 100 by the end of them. :(
  • Damn, that's a lot. Just wait for the 20x and 25x people, it's easier, I guess.
  • I've been waiting for this. It's about time.
  • at least it is going to be all tickers with extra shotgun rounds
  • The xp is working right, I saw someone who posted that they only got 1000 per wave on hardcore, which is correct. This is because the game runs on a default x2 multiplier normally. My example will be that Horde on Casual used to be 100 points a wave, but if you play during the week sometime and do it, it is by default 200 points a wave. A wave right now should be worth 500 points on Casual, 750 on Normal, 1000 on Hardcore, and 1250 on Insane.
  • I don't know about you guys but when playing Horde it's mainly tickers/wretches with some other guys mixed in every few waves. The 8/9/10 waves always have maulers and what not. So this isn't all ticker hoard but still easier to get those hoard achievements.
  • @2 It won't be that bad, I only just started playing Gears 2 this summer and I'm already level...16 I think? And the game was fun to play. Not like other games where you jump in a few months/years too late and you can't get a kill to save your life.
  • can't wait 4 my wings
  • No point, chances are you'll only get your rank reset when you play some offline split-screen anyway, happened to me twice now. Fuck Gears 2, was a shambles from day one. Fortunatly tho, Gears 3 will make up for it. :)
  • I understand all you guys want this 100 level and wings but to get it just doesnt make sense they messed up by putting in extremely tedious cheevos. the people that got it without this exp events are true achievement heros. all the rest useing countless xp events include insane 33x events is like boosting to get it. kinda like MW2 10th prestige could be a dedicated player might not be. This being said anyone with it using the xp events is still insane to get it :) I know bad MW2 metaphore, only one I could think of.
  • I made it to level 71 before the event. Although this is a descent opportunity i don't think i will attempt for it. It would be nice to have the medal, plus the 75 gamerscore points but its all good. nothing to worry about.
  • Already got my 100.
  • level 100 will get u gold starting guns in gears 3 if u didn't know
  • Oh I plan on playing a lot of gears 2 before gears 3 comes out :)
  • Stopped caring when my rank was reset from 71 to 0. Honestly, the fact that they never patched that made me quit the game nearly entirely. I only go on for private matches now, and those are rare. Gears 3 is where my attention will be set to now. If there's a similar glitch in MP for that game, then it might be collecting some dust until it's fixed.
  • Found out the hard way that clearing system cache resets your level last week :( looks like I'll be grinding horde wave 1 on security when I have some down time these next few weekends. Hopefully I can get my wings, or at least be close by the time 3 is about to launch!
  • I already got my wings, but I still need these Horde Achievements. :(
  • how does xp work in this game? ive been playing wingman and have been getting about 1000 points a match and then it says ive gained about 2000-3000 xp. i thought i was supposed to get at least 5x xp
  • Typical! I'm working the 25x XP weekend :(
  • for each horde wave i usually gained 300 xp.. This weekend i gained 500 or 750 after each wave.. x5 my @s$
  • @72 You must not even know the scoring in horde works huh? the maximum you can get for one wave is 250 if you are on insane. impossible to get 300 for one wave.
  • @ 70 - 72. It's as standard X2 XP, So it's actually 2.5 X what you normally get during last weeks event and will be X5 this week, X7.5 week after, x10 week after that, X12.5 week after that. On Level 87 so should think this is the perfect opportunity to play for some Hord ach's whilst the tickers make it easier and also levelling up at the same time.
  • dont really play xbox much anymore but when i do i'm an achievement whore so maybe i'll try for that lv100 achievement while there's extra xp
  • Im up for boosting this with KOTH, just add me: x LoyalL x
  • I'm down for boosting as well...achievement whoreing Ftw...lol :)
  • im like 88 right now, almost 89, i dont think their will be enough time, but im still gonna try to get my wings by sept 20th, not really too bothered about seriously 2.0, im only 20,000ish on kills
  • if your in gmt (uk) time then it starts at 2 pm
  • Is this ticker-only-thing for all the weekends?
  • Oh dang I hope 'Tickers by the Boatload' goes on all weekend! That would make horde achievements so much easier to get! Would that be Social/Ranked XBOX Live only or would it also include Custom? probably not Custom I bet...
  • I'm Currently in need of boosting KOTH. I have a mic and several friends. Send a request if you want to play. Willing to help you out.
  • Im willing to boost on the friday and sunday of the 20x xp weekend and the weekend of the 25x xp just send me a message before the actual event:)
  • Doesn't seem to working for me atm its the 9th and I went on at 3pm to find no xp bonus
  • I currently need like 300 more rounds of Horde on Insane to get my wings. Interesting. Now if ONLY there was a quick and easy way to get that seriously 2.0 achievement. Golden Gnasher? I'M IN! I love the gold decals on the guns. I actually still use my Golden Lancer. Yes, I know how much of a target it makes me. No, I don't use cover much or at all. I just chainsaw shotgun spammers and listen to their angry voices at match end. 5000 XP a match is quite a good incentive to get me to play Horde. 6250 would be even better. But I want ONE of these weekends to myself to do something -I- want to do.
  • The 20xp is working. Btw horde is all 'big guys' and when I say big guys I mean: Grinders, Boomers, Maulers and Buchers. It's quite fun actually. :) Other note, if anyone wants to boost (KOTH style) message me. GT : AcE II Velocity. I am on now and will be on tomorrow for defonate. If im not online when you add me, apologies. :)
  • If anyone is up for boosting, there is a game going on right now on Social King of the Hill. One team in the circle, the other team stepping in and out every time. The team in the circle gets 200 points, the team stepping in and out gets 50 points. That's per second, per person. No killing Lots of points Just boosting GT is Baines Jond, send me a message and I'll add you to the game. There are way too many bots at the moment
  • I just played a game and didnt recieve the 20x modifer. i should have got 160k exp but i got 40k...
  • The 25x modifier is on. Also the Tickers Madness (only Tickers in Horde). It's on, until Gears 3 releases. A dream come true...
  • I'm shockingly bad at GOW2 multiplayer, but am a bit of an achievement hunter! I was only level 8, and 95% of that was through Horde (also only ever got to level 5 normally :| ) currently enjoying the ticker horde and being able to level up quickly, gives me something i can try and achieve :)
  • I'm totally up for boosting this weekend, so add me as a friend on Live.
  • any got any ideas as to why there are no more tickers on my horde mode??!! its not monday yet!! :(
  • if someone needs another person to boost, message me
  • Got my Wings because of this :)
  • Some of us are still playing this game. More 2XP weekends would be nice!!!
  • It should be 100x exp nowadays. People who r still playing this have a very long haul to level 100 : (
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