Epic Releases New 4v4 Gears of War 3 Matchmaking Playlist

If you’ve been looking to get to level 100 a little quicker, now is the time to hop online and dig into the Trenches. Until November 14, Epic is offering double XP when you check out their Alpha Playlist. The newest addition to the matchmaking hopper, the Alpha Playlist focuses on a playstyle that should be no stranger to the competitive community. Featuring 4v4 action and weapon swaps aimed at creating a more fluid experience, the Alpha playlist is something no MLG fan should miss.

Epic’s Level Designer, Quinn DelHoyo, went on the company’s forums this week to make the announcement and to give fans details on the Alpha Playlist’s game types and loadout.

http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/851691-Welcome-to-the-Alpha-Playlist

What is Alpha? Glad you asked. Alpha is a new playlist incorporated into Gears of War 3 that offers players a familiar, yet different experience from our standard playlists. So let’s get right to it and take a peek at all of the ingredients that make an Alpha cake.



Team Size: 4
Gametypes: Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill, Execution
Loadout: Lancer/Gnasher
Weapon Pick-ups: Default with the some custom swaps. See below.
Weapon Respawn: Set to “After Pick-up” with quicker respawn times.


We wanted to see how Gears of War 3 would play out if some of the starting weapons were placed on the maps as pick-ups. I’ll lay it all out for you guys so you can set these swaps up and play Private matches with the Alpha settings if you so desire.
• Gorgon -> Hammerburst
• Boltok -> Retro Lancer
• Scorcher -> Sawed-Off

These are playlist swaps and not map specific. So all you need to do is set up these swaps once and then you can play Private matches with the Alpha settings without having to change it up for every map. Nice!

Something to keep in mind here is that this is only the first version of Alpha and the success or failure of this playlist is predicated upon how much you (the community) play and contribute to it. So please provide feedback and let us know what you would like to see happen with Alpha.

I'll be monitoring this thread on a regular basis so please leave your feedback here. You can also reach me on Twitter @quinndelhoyo

See you online.

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