It's still broken... Also, the achievements are stupid, you basically have to quit games in order to get those achievements. I did, and that is why I am 1 of under 200 to get all the Gears 2 achievements!!!

Horde is fantastic, but the matchmaking is distinctly average and the game is nearly 100% based in shotguns or "super weapons" Torque bow can still be good, but your lancer is basically just there for the chainsaw

I don't understand why they can't just have you lose a level if you outright quit anytime during the match.

Yeah sometimes people lose connections, but during a match with broadband it is becoming more and more rare. I think I lost connection maybe once in the last five years on XBLA.

Built in hard drive is just an excuse for developers to release unfinished games.

That being said I still love Gears 2 and am glad they actually did apply the fixes even though they should have tested it more before release.

yes, epic took 2 months to fix the fuckin game. they should give the DLC for free for waitin so long

Well, because people will game the system if you derank them.  Great players will get high up and then they are matched with people with equal skill.  Some do not like this and want to destroy lesser players.  They would just keep joining games and quitting.  This would ruin the matchmaking quality.

Not really. If all they cared about was their rank staying high would be the best way to go. I always thought those that cared about rank would care more about being higher then a k/d ratio. Most people consider higher rank more important then a k/d ratio because they know you could have a high k/d ratio just from killing noobs over and over.

Have you played Halo 2/3?

Plenty of hours. More Halo 2 then 3.

De-ranking was a plague on Halo 2, not just for people that weren't as good, but also for people who had games ruined due to team killing and suicides.  It happens in Halo 3, but not to the extent as Halo 2.  Which is why they went with a slightly different system for 3.

But if your all of the same high rank versus other high rank people on the other team why would you kill your team mates and ruin your own level?

On the early levels I'm sure it would be a free for all, but at the higher levels in Gears of War 2 I doubt someone is going to ruin their team unless they are leaving the game or something.