Gears 5 Live Update: September 20th

This morning, we have deployed a number of server-side updates to Gears 5 targeting matchmaking improvements and revisions to Ranked Execution based on community feedback.

• DBNO Time: 24 seconds (12 seconds when tapping up and not moving)
• Round Timer: 4 Minutes (was 2)
• Weapon Swaps
  • Buzzkill -> Incendiary Grenades
  • Salvo -> Torque Bow
  • Cryo Cannon ->Torque Bow
  • Markza -> Hammerburst
  • Mulcher -> Longshot
  • Breaker Mace -> Claw
• Weapon Respawns: After Use (was after pickup)
• Removed Bots

• Improvements to Quality of Service matchmaking based on community feedback
• Removed Warzone from Co-Op vs AI

We are also working on a number of other service updates that will be covered in a blog post later today.