Lot of talk of lag switches......but there is hope!!!!

the latest update coming to GoW2, in about 3 weeks i believe, is going to have a little suprise for lag switchers. apparently the programers are putting code linein the update that immediately disconnects or lags out people who use lag switches. Dont have the exact link but I know its on Epic's website. Plus more achievement points!!!!! all is well

make sure to let everyone know. gears will not be ruined by lag switchers anymore

make sure to let everyone know. gears will not be ruined by lag switchers anymore

CJMcDursty

Lag switchers?

Lag switchers?

superiorNilly

Bungie needs to do the same thing with halo 3,someone post it on their forums.

What's a lag switcher?

What's a lag switcher?

Leejjohno

What's a lag switcher?

Leejjohno

I think its where the host puts his modem into a stand mode to trigger a massive delay in the game similar to how the game goes when a host quits

Or its the one where they lood the server with contacts to slow everyones connection down

Lag switching (standbying) is when the host dissconnects from the intenet for a few moment. In this time the game continues to run for everyone except all other players are no longer connected to each other. So everyone will continue to do whatever it was before the host disconnected (i.e. walk in a straight line). Players can kill each other, but it only apears so on their screens that they are killing each other.

Once the host reconnects everything will "update" to what ever was happening on the hosts xbox, So just like the players can kill lifeless and straightline walking opponents, so to can the host. THe only difference is that what happens on the hosts screen actually happens.

An example is that you meet the host, pick up a rocket launcher and blow him to pieces. The host may not have even looked at you or responded to your presence. This is because you never picked up that gun.... you never fired a shot at him.... and you never killed him... That was all on your screen and the host was probably standing in front of you the whole time beating you up with melee attacks.

I hope this helps those that are confused =D

Too late for me I guess. I traded it for Street Fighter 4 and do not plan on buying it again.

Don`t believe everything Cliff and the Epic hype machine say. I saw an interview months before Gears2 came out saying they were aware of this issue and were developing ways to prevent it. Didn`t happen then, so as far as we know he is just saying these things again to try to sell more games. Everywhere you read about this they use words like "proposed" and "possible" in regards to this being done. Don`t hold your breath. Cliffy B. is rollin` in a Ferrari these days for a reason.

they are also tweaking the chainsaw, the two piece(youtube if youdont know) and adding a time code for the smoke grenade knockdowns. SUPPOSEDLY, it will be two seconds and u get up. all these imporovements would make this game that much better IMO

What's a lag switcher?

Leejjohno

how do ppl even know if theyre the host on gears 2 same goes for codEnglandfc1966

on gears 2 after the map has been chosen and then the countdown for the gun and character hits zero, if it blinks twice your host(if the zero blink twice while picking your gun)

Lag switchers?

superiorNilly

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Lag switchers?

spendinbig