Gears 5 Operation 8: Drop 1 - Reveal |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2021 12:18 PM PDT Hello everyone! The time has come to talk about Operation 8! This post will cover everything you can expect to see when the operation goes live on Tuesday, August 3rd. Trailer Before you dive into the full post, check out the Operation 8 trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLzwTa61ID0 Characters  Bernadette Mataki Sergeant Bernadette "Bernie" Mataki is a legendary sharpshooter who fought for the COG in the Pendulum and Locust Wars. With a caustic sense of humor and an unerring sense of aim, Bernie is a relentless force on the battlefield. Ketor Vrol A crusading zealot with a deep-seated hatred of humanity, Ketor Vrol is one of the first Locust and served Queen Myrrah alongside RAAM and Ukkon. Vrol is a high priest of the Locust Horde who leads his people in worshipping the Trinity of Worms, who created the sacred birthright of the Locust: the Hollows. New Map Addition Ritual  The Weilehan people once gave tribute to the Wakaatu at these ancient ruins. Controlling both the catacombs and the altar is key to avoiding unexpected flanks. PvP In Operation 7, we introduced Competitive mode, bringing with it seven total playlists, each with exclusive Leaderboards. We're happy to announce that due to overwhelmingly positive feedback we'll be adding Capture the Flag as our eighth and final competitive mode to Gears 5 for Operation 8 going forward. This mode will also have exclusive banners to unlock as well as a new leaderboard to climb! Alongside competitive updates, we'll be adding more exclusive competitive rewards, some prototype weapons, and more, let's dive in! PvP – Competitive Rewards In Operation 7 we gave away the Heroic Obsidian weapon set, which was awarded in batches if you finished playlists in the top 1000. We are still going to be offering this reward with the same criteria, but we'll be rotating through the weapon groups so that players can earn all the weapon skins without having to grind different playlists. In addition to the above we're still granting the same top 100/1 rewards as last season but with one change: The Grandmaster Gnasher will be swapped out for the Grandmaster Obsidian Gnasher.  For Season 9 of competitive, we'll then swap the Obsidian Gnasher out for the Grandmaster Bloody Gnasher.  We are also adding new banners to earn for each of the competitive modes in Operation 8 so make sure to keep an eye out for that! So just to recap, here's how the competitive rewards will now work:
PvP – Prototype Weapons Throughout the development of Gears 5, we prototyped different weapons for inclusion in PvP, but, sadly many of them didn't make it into the game. In Operation 8 we're going to be adding two prototype weapons to custom matches and events so you can try them out, however, they will not be customizable for skins. Markza MK2  Back in Gears of War Judgment we released a weapon called the Breechshot. As a prototype, the Markza MK2 exists to replicate that weapon's behavior. The Markza MK2 is a five-round rifle, with the ability to instantly headshot an enemy, its drawback is a slow rate of fire which can cost the player opportunities or even result in their death. To try and replicate that Gears of War Judgment feel we've also used the original crosshair that was present for Breechshot, which should help to achieve that same gun feel. Revive Grenade  The Revive Grenade previously existed as the Stim-Gas Grenade in Gears of War Judgment, featuring the ability to continuously heal players inside the blast radius. We used that as the inspiration for the Revive Grenade, which can revive Down But Not Out (DBNO) players. We imagine it can be a round changer in objective playlists. We're incredibly excited to get these out to you and we look forward to seeing how you use them in customs! PvP – Tweaks  Note: Ping will still appear on this scoreboard, this is just a bot game.
PvE  Throughout Gears 5 we have run multiple events across the game for Horde such as Nexus Siege, Escape from Kadar, and more. We're happy to announce that at the start of Operation 8 we'll be adding all these event modes to Custom Games! This will mean you can experience the Locust returning with Nexus Siege on a map such as Ephyra or mix it up with the Wakaatu on Ritual! All the events you can now select from are listed below:
Finally, we've also addressed the issues that stopped us from adding Turbine and Atrium to Horde custom games, you can expect to see these in at the start of Operation 8. Tour of Duty  With a new Operation comes an all-new Tour of Duty with exclusive content to gather. See the full list below! Basics – 2,000 Gear Coins on completion Team Medic Revive 150 Teammates All 5 Carnage Do 10000000 Damage All 5 Body Count Get 10000 Eliminations All 5 Finish Them Kill 4000 Enemies All 5 Marksman Hit 500 Headshots kills All 5 Executioner Perform 150 Executions All 5 Weapons – 2,000 Gear Coins on completion Lancer Carnage Deal 250000 Damage with the Lancer All 5 Gnasher Body Count Get 250 Eliminations with the Gnasher All 5 Pistol Carnage Deal 150000 Damage with the Snub, Boltok, or Talon All 5 Big Boom Body Count Get 100 Eliminations with the Boomshot, Dropshot, or Frag Grenades All 6 Blazing Carnage Deal 100000 Damage with the Scorcher or Incendiary Grenades All 6 Marksman Body Count Get 100 Eliminations with the Longshot, EMBAR, or Torque Bow All 6 Tour of Duty Specialist – 3,000 Gear Coins on completion Battleworn Complete 200 Rounds of Versus, Waves of Horde, or Acts of Escape All 5 Drop Em Get 100 Downs All 5 Splish Splash Do 50000 Damage with Incendiary and/or Shock Grenades All 5 Active Living Get 150 Active Reload Kills All 5 Double Dipper Get 20 Double Kills in Versus Matches Versus 5 Do Your Part Get 100 Assists in Versus Matches Versus 5 Sending a Message Get 25 Executions in Versus Matches Versus 6 Tour of Duty Master – 5,000 Gear Coins on completion Killjoy Get 5 Ring-Breaks in a single Versus Match Versus 4 Busy Bee Get 3 Triple Kills in Competitive Versus Matches Versus 5 Show Off Get 5 Executions in a single Versus Match 3 times Versus 5 Goon Get 5 or more Kills without dying in a single Versus Match Versus 5 Tryhard Score 5000 Points or more in 25 Competitive Versus Matches Versus 6 Eager Beaver Get the First kill 10 times in Versus Matches Versus 6 Bully Survive 25 Waves of Horde and/or Acts of Escape on Inconceivable Difficulty or Higher PVE 6 Escape – 5,000 Gear Coins on completion Escape Attempts Survive 50 Acts of Escape Escape 4 Escape Carnage Do 3000000 Damage in Escape Escape 5 Escape Body Count Get 1000 Eliminations in Escape Escape 5 Boss Hunter Get 30 Boss Eliminations in Escape Escape 5 Hivebusters Survive 10 Acts of Escape as Lahni, Keegan, or Mac Escape 5 Scion Hunter Get 50 Scion Eliminations in Escape Escape 5 Escape Master Escape 10 Hives on Master Difficulty in this Operation Escape 6 Horde – 5,000 Gear Coins on Completion Wave Survivor Survive 150 Waves of Horde Horde 4 Horde Carnage Do 6000000 Damage in Horde Horde 5 Horde Body Count Get 3000 Eliminations in Horde Horde 5 Boss Hunter Get 30 Boss Eliminations in Horde Horde 5 Power Horder Collect 1000000 Energy in Horde Horde 5 Locust Hunter Get 200 Locust Eliminations in Horde Horde 5 Horde Master Survive 50 Waves of Horde or Frenzy on Master Difficulty Horde 6 Versus Basics – 3,000 Gear Coins on Completion Quickplay Veteran Win 10 Classic Quickplay matches Versus 5 Versus Carnage Do 1500000 Damage in Versus matches Versus 5 Season Slaughter Get 5000 Eliminations in Versus Versus 5 Versus Medic Revive 50 Teammates in Versus Matches Versus 5 COG Victories Win 25 Versus Matches as COG Versus 5 Swarm Victories Win 25 Versus Matches as Swarm Versus 5 Ring Master Capture 100 Rings in Versus Versus 5 Competitive – 3,000 Gear Coins on Completion Competitive Veteran Win 20 Competitive Versus Matches Versus 6 Competitive Slayer Get 200 Eliminations in Competitive Matches Versus 5 2v2 Gnasher Veteran Win 15 Rounds of Versus Competitive 2v2 Gnasher Matches Versus 5 Free-For-All Veteran Get 100 Eliminations in Competitive Free-For-All Matches Versus 5 Control Veteran Win 15 Rounds in Competitive Control Matches Versus 5 Guardian Veteran Win 20 Rounds of Competitive Guardian Matches Versus 5 Execution Veteran Win 5 Matches of Competitive Execution 2.0 Versus 5 Versus Events – 3,000 Gear Coins on completion Event Veteran Complete 1000 Rounds of Versus Weekly Events Versus 4 Event Eliminator Get 250 Eliminations across any Versus Weekly Events Versus 5 Event Executioner Get 10 Executions across any Versus Weekly Events Versus 5 Event Marksman Get 30 Headshots across any Versus Weekly Events Versus 5 Event Winner Win 50 Rounds of Versus Weekly Events Versus 6 Event Champion Win 10 Matches across any Versus Weekly Events Versus 6 All the stars earned from the dailies and medals will go towards earning the following rewards in the Tour: Recruit I Coins 2000 Recruit II Weapon Skin Ghillie Camo Loadout Set Recruit III Coins 750 Recruit IV Weapon Skin Sandglass Precision Set Recruit V Character Skin Hivebuster Dizzy Private I Coins 1000 Private II Coins 1000 Private III Weapon Skin Ghillie Camo Power Set Private IV Coins 1000 Private V Character Skin C Company Bernie Corporal I Coins 1000 Corporal II Weapon Skin Ghillie Camo Assault Set Corporal III Coins 1000 Corporal IV Iron 100 Corporal V Weapon Skin Sandglass Power Set Sergeant I Coins 1250 Sergeant II Iron 100 Sergeant III Coins 1250 Sergeant IV Weapon Skin Ghillie Camo Precision Set Sergeant V Character Skin Savage Scion Officer I Coins 1500 Officer II Weapon Skin Sandglass Assault Set Officer III Coins 1500 Officer IV Blood Spray Reaper Bloodspray Officer V Weapon Skin Sandglass Loadout Set Lieutenant I Coins 1750 Lieutenant II Iron 100 Lieutenant III Coins 1750 Lieutenant IV Weapon Skin Predator Feathers Precision Set Lieutenant V Expression Mind Blown Expression Captain I Coins 2000 Captain II Coins 2000 Captain III Weapon Skin Predator Feathers Power Set Captain IV Coins 2000 Captain V Mark Bird of Prey Mark Major I Coins 2250 Major II Coins 2250 Major III Iron 100 Major IV Coins 2250 Major V Character Skin Islander Tai Colonel I Coins 2500 Colonel II Coins 2500 Colonel III Weapon Skin Predator Feathers Assault Set Colonel IV Coins 2500 Colonel V Expression Guitar Solo Expression Major General I Coins 2750 Major General II Coins 3000 Major General III Weapon Skin Predator Feathers Loadout Set Major General IV Coins 3500 Major General V Iron 100 General Character Skin Trinity Vrol Re-up  Operation 8 will also see us increasing the total number of re-ups in Gears 5, as we go from 50 to 60. Just like before each new re-up grants an exclusive reward that can only be attained from that re-up! XP Curve per re-up The list below contains the amount of XP per level required in the specific re-up Re-Up 50 Re-Up 51 Re-Up 52 Re-Up 53 Re-Up 54 Re-Up 55 Re-Up 56 Re-Up 57 Re-Up 58 Re-Up 59 Re-Up 60 6875 7175 7475 7775 8075 8375 8725 9075 9425 9775 10125 Rewards List
Achievements  For Operation 8 we're adding 17 new achievements across Gears 5, totaling an additional 500 Gamerscore. Details are below: Achievement NameGamerscoreRequirement Legendary Operator 100 Reach Legend 25 in an operation A Real Gear 50 Reach Re-Up 50 Re-Up Mastery 50 Reach Re-Up 60 Seriously 5.0 Chapter 2 150 50 Re-ups Finish Campaign on Inconceivable Master all 32 Escape Hives Master all Horde maps in 50 wave and Frenzy modes Get all PvE classes to level 20 In Total Control 10 Win a Control and/or KOTH match on 10 different maps Event Planner 5 Win 10 matches in Versus Events Back In Style 15 Win 10 matches of Execution Grave Consequences 5 Win a Versus match on Tomb Destroyed Beauty 5 Win a Versus match on Ephyra Last Rites 5 Win a Versus match on Ritual Bernie is Back 10 Win 5 Versus matches with Bernie Trusted Advisor 10 Win 5 Versus matches with Vrol Chamber of Horrors 5 Complete a match of Horde Frenzy on Atrium Take Command 5 Complete a match of Horde Frenzy on Command Breezing Through 5 Complete a match of Horde Frenzy on Turbine Total Annihilation 70 Do 400,000,000 damage in Horde or Escape XP Event  To celebrate Operation 8, we're happy to announce that from Friday, August 6 to Monday, August 9 we'll be running a triple XP boost event, this will also include Character XP! This will go live at 10:00 AM PDT, so be sure to get your grind ready! And that's it for our Operation 8 reveal. Keep an eye out for next week's This Week in Gears post which will contain the patch notes. </div> |
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