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Gears of War: E-Day patch notes: the Ranked placement fix and what else changed

The 14 October update corrected Ranked placement a day after Ranked Versus went live, worked on memory and stability, and fixed a long list of Campaign, Horde Siege and Versus bugs.

By Rulevio Editorial · Gears of War: E-Day

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What changed, in one line

The 14 October update fixed the placement-match problem that put some players in the wrong Ranked division after Ranked Versus launched on 13 October, improved memory use and stability on PC, Xbox and handhelds, fixed account linking and login issues, and cleared a long list of mode-specific bugs.

What changed

No change log entries on this page yet.

Guides affected by this update

Details

This page follows the live notes at one address, so next month’s update replaces the detail here rather than creating a second URL.

What changed

  • Ranked: the placement issue that assigned some players to the wrong skill division has been addressed, and placements should now be accurate.
  • Stability: multiple memory improvements aimed at crashes and performance drops in long sessions on PC, Xbox and handhelds.
  • Accounts: several account linking and login issues fixed, plus fixes to the Social Menu and friends list.
  • Anti-cheat: further server-side protection work.
  • Quality of life: a setting to turn off the Campaign collectible chime, and smaller on-screen diagnostic text in the bottom-left corner.
  • Modes: dozens of individual fixes across Campaign chapters, Horde Siege objectives and Invasion events, and Versus modes including Demolition, Conquest and Warpath.

What to do next

If you were placed oddly in Ranked, the fix applies to placement matches going forward. If Campaign progress, collectibles or rewards are missing, read our missing progress guide first: parts of that are not automatically repaired.

Known issue the studio still lists

Certain Campaign achievements and their rewards may not be granted on completion. The studio is investigating and asks affected players to file a ticket.

Official text

The complete list is in the official patch notes.

Questions readers ask

Will my wrong Ranked division fix itself?
The studio says placement matches now determine rank correctly. It does not say existing placements were recalculated, so treat your current division as the result of the old behaviour until you play again.

Sources

  • The Coalition / Xbox Game Studios Official statement
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    October 14 patch notes: the Ranked placement fix after Ranked Versus went live the previous day, PC/Xbox/handheld stability and memory work, account linking and login fixes, anti-cheat work, two quality-of-life settings, long fix lists for Campaign, Horde Siege and Versus, the statement that missing collectibles and campaign rewards cannot be re-granted automatically, the replay workaround, and the open achievement issue with the support link.

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