On the weekend following these tournaments, surveys will be distributed to all active Challenger and Pro League players.
November 21 – UMG Open Tournament #3 ( Sign Up Here)Īs these competitions are separate from the main program, they will be administered on. November 20 – UMG Open Tournament #2 ( Sign Up Here). November 19 – UMG Open Tournament #1 ( Sign Up Here). November 18 – Emergence Days (Pro Teams/Invite Only). These competitions will be played 4v4 using the lobby settings below. 
These include two open tournaments and a special Emergence Days tournament featuring Gears Esports’ top teams. To facilitate the feedback process, we are setting up competitions to allow teams to try the mode out in structured competitive setting.
This is not a decision we’re taking lightly, and we want to make sure that pro players, active challenger players and the general public all have the opportunity to give feedback on the proposed changes. That being said, UMG and Gears Esports are working with Pro teams to determine if these changes should be added to the Gears Esports Program going into the Split 2 of the current season. We are not adopting this new version of Escalation mid-split. We understand the changes above represent a major shift to how Escalation is played.
Teams are no longer forced to follow specific paths and are now able to place whatever weapons they’d like as they progress through the weapon tree. Shock and Incendiary Grenades have been moved into Tier 3. Pistols have been added as the first tier of weapons. Longshot, EMBAR, Torque Bow, Claw and Frag Grenade have been removed. Secondary weapon placement tree changes:. The Dropshot now spawns with only one shot and can be upgraded to two (like the Boomshot). Weapons can no longer be ‘upgraded’ from one to another (once a weapon is placed it can only be upgraded, not changed). Duplicate weapon options have been removed. Enforcer, Hammerburst, Overkill and Claw have been removed. Centerline weapon placement tree changes:. The ‘Elimination Victory’ win condition can now be toggled on and off in the Escalation options. All players spawn with utility grenades options (Smoke Grenades or Flashbangs). Loadout options are completely removed from the weapon placement options. Home hills are automatically captured at the start of each round. When enabled, ‘Escalation Beta’ makes the following changes to the current version of the mode: Please note that ‘Escalation Beta’ includes the current Dev Playlist tuning. Once you select ‘Escalation’ as your game mode, then choose ‘Escalation Beta’ from the ‘Gameplay Tuning’ options. The ‘Escalation Beta’ is accessed in the in-game Custom Lobby. We’re rolling out the changes in a Beta playlist initially. Tucked within a jam-packed Operation 5 is a new and improved version of Escalation.
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