20 Things You Didn't Know About Gears Of War
9. New Players Dominate In Gears Of War 3's Online Matches
Developers of multiplayer games have the almost impossible task of balancing online matches. In Gears of War's case, multiplayer was almost never a feature, as the game mechanics weren't suited for multiplayer maps at the time. Fortunately, the multiplayer became a roaring success; multiplayer modes are now a staple in the Gears franchise.
Gears of War 3 put a lot of effort into its multiplayer, with new additional modes, dedicated servers, and a focus on executing grisly executions. Yet one thing that wasn't immediately noticeable to online players was that new players had the edge in battle.
Cliff Bleszinski revealed in an IGN interview that if a player has no achievements in the previous two games, they will have more health and damage on their first few Gears of War 3 multiplayer kills. These buffs helped new players get used to Gears' multiplayer, rather than becoming frustrated with veteran players thrashing them.