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Old 26-07-2009, 12:34 PM   #1
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Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

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Hopefully i can get Level 50 during this week, get the rest of the new achievements, then put this game to bed

I'm never going to get 100, even if double xp is permanent. There are so many more games i want to play!
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Old 26-07-2009, 12:52 PM   #2
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

Thanks for the info.



I've vowed that upon completing most of Dark Corners I am not returning to GoW2 despite the occassional game.
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Old 26-07-2009, 3:11 PM   #3
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

Double xp sounds good it just means I get 300 xp instead of 150 on the laggy matches I have experienced yet again today. If I can get to level 55 with the double i'll be happy as i'll probably be sticking to horde.
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Old 26-07-2009, 3:33 PM   #4
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

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Double xp sounds good it just means I get 300 xp instead of 150 on the laggy matches I have experienced yet again today. If I can get to level 55 with the double i'll be happy as i'll probably be sticking to horde.
I wonder if horde will be double double xp?

Depends whether the current xp is now the 'actual xp', or they count it as still being double xp?
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Old 26-07-2009, 3:55 PM   #5
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

It will be in Horde mode too.
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Old 26-07-2009, 4:37 PM   #6
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

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It will be in Horde mode too.
Hopefully; i wasn't sure that after already doubling it, they'd do it again.

Although i doubt i'll do any of the horde achievements while it's double xp. Out of interest i tried that xp grinding method on security and can get about 6000xp per hour. That would be a hefty 12000xp per hour during the double week, and would probably be more than i'd be getting in guardian. Too boring though. Could barely do that one hour. I like achievements but not that much!

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Old 26-07-2009, 4:40 PM   #7
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

I never tried that, will have to give it a go.
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Old 26-07-2009, 4:52 PM   #8
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

I've only tried it on my own, i'm sure it'd be much much quicker with a party. Plus dying on your own wastes a lot of time if you want to stay on the frag grenade rotation (i.e. wave 1 frags, wave 2 inks but suicide in lasers, wave 1 back to frags). This wouldn't be so important if you had the safety net of a team.

It might be more fun in a party too. I just found it an ACTUAL grind; multiplayer doesn't frustrate me at all like it does some people, but being killed by a wretch on wave 1 insane is the closest i've ever come to breaking a controller
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Old 26-07-2009, 5:44 PM   #9
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

haha yeah, blind firing at them because "Theyre just wretches" doesnt work.
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Old 26-07-2009, 5:59 PM   #10
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

XP Grinding!! whats that then???

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Old 26-07-2009, 6:22 PM   #11
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

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haha yeah, blind firing at them because "Theyre just wretches" doesnt work.
Normally they're fine, but if one slips through while you're trying to down (or not be downed) by a drone they can take you out in one swipe on insane.

Don't get me wrong, i love horde played properly. But i don't see it as a realistic route for me to rank up. Plus i'd like my rank to reasonably reflect my online ability rather than just how patient i am playing the same level of horde over and over
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Old 26-07-2009, 6:26 PM   #12
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

Horde isn't double EXP anymore, or atleast I haven't had a double EXP game all weekend.
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Old 26-07-2009, 6:49 PM   #13
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

The last double xp was July 4th. This one kicks off this week with the new DLC release.
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Old 26-07-2009, 7:06 PM   #14
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

rank 50 here i come
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Old 26-07-2009, 10:44 PM   #15
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

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Horde isn't double EXP anymore, or atleast I haven't had a double EXP game all weekend.
I'm still getting 200 for Hardcore and 250 for Insane. Is that what you're getting?

I suppose it's how you define double xp really. Since Horde XP (TU4) and double xp weekend coincided and EPIC kept the 'double' XP rate straight after, horde XP has always been the same since it's release. However, it was initially intended to be half what it is now.

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Hey all,

So after playing the July 4th event, we really felt like the amount of experience we were giving for Horde was appropriate and so should be the default. So starting now, all Horde experience gathering will happen at the July 4th event rate.
  • Casual = 100 xp per wave
  • Normal = 150 xp per wave
  • Hardcore = 200 xp per wave
  • Insane = 250 xp per wave

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Also that acknowledges that the current rate is the 'default' rate so during double week it will be 500 per insane wave as Dao Fei Long said
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Old 26-07-2009, 11:29 PM   #16
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

I thought the double xp was for the dark corner only? anyway I'll be sticking to hardcore horde on dark corner as the other maps are starting to get boring
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

if you play Dark Corners the first week that it's released, you'll also earn double experience points.
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Old 27-07-2009, 8:06 AM   #18
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

When does double exp begin exactly?
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Old 27-07-2009, 10:03 AM   #19
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

points u earn in public matches for rank
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Old 27-07-2009, 11:54 AM   #20
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When does double exp begin exactly?
I'm not sure exactly, but i expect as soon as Dark Corners/All Fronts becomes available on xbox marketplace tomorrow. Does anybody know if microsoft has a set timetable for rolling out dlc on the marketplace (taking into account different timezones)?
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Old 27-07-2009, 2:20 PM   #21
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I'm not sure exactly, but i expect as soon as Dark Corners/All Fronts becomes available on xbox marketplace tomorrow. Does anybody know if microsoft has a set timetable for rolling out dlc on the marketplace (taking into account different timezones)?
Its 1am, 28th July.

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Old 27-07-2009, 4:37 PM   #22
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Re: Double xp WEEK upon all fronts release

Sweet i can get on when I finish work at 5am
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