360; GOW New Multiplayer Annex out Monday, New Characters for MUA available Tuesday
April 4, 2007 - In an update to the official Gears of War webpage, Epic has revealed details on the upcoming new multiplayer game mode that will be released April 9. The mode is called Annex and sounds similar to a King of the Hill style of play where the task is to, "Capture and hold key locations to collect enough points to win the round."
The round is won in Annex by winning and maintaining control over specific map locations. The objective points are based on weapon spawn locations and will be active one at a time. Points are awarded each second that a team controls one of the objectives with a maximum of 60 points to be split between the two teams for each point. Once an objective has been drained, the next is selected at random.
Winning scores can be adjusted by the players with a minimum of 120 and a maximum of 480. First one to reach the score wins, regardless of the number of kills either team accumulates. Respawns are set to infinite, but they come in waves every 15 seconds rather than being based on when a particular player dies.
The amount of player customization goes further than the winning score. Adjustable options include:
Selected Map: Which map or series of maps to use.
Number of Rounds: Number of rounds required to win the match.
Bleed-out Duration: Amount of time before a player dies while DBNO.
Round Score: Number of points required to win a round.
Friendly Fire: In a player match, whether teammates can damage each other.
Private Slots: In a player match, number of player slots reserved for friend invites.
Weapons Swapped: In a player match, whether the person who sets up the match can determine whether weapons that appear in the maps are replaced or removed.
All of this alongside patches and bug fixes is just a few days away with the update coming on Monday, April 9. We'll be back then with impressions and more on this highly desired addition.
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Also, the new character packs for Marvel Ultimate Alliance will be available on Tuesday.
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