About this site
As soon as the Title Update 3 patch came out for Gears, work went into working out the requirements for each level.
It took me two days to perfect the current algorithm (26 March 2009). The algorithm was adjusted in August 2009 to include a conditional argument for Level 80 to adjust it by 1 exp - this makes the entire chart 100% accurate!
The site was first posted in the Epic Games forums by myself - which other people quickly spread to many more sites. Now around 300 sites link to, have a discussion/blog post/forum topic about this site! This drew in about 40,000 visitors in just the first 4 months alone!
This site was the first table in the world to publish the numbers everyone now took/takes to be the true requirements. 'Nolestrumpet' over at the Gears official forums also published a very similar theory on the 26th March. His theory helped strengthen my confidence that my algorithm was correct, thanks! He later corrected his own numbers when players confirmed my table was correct.
How does it work?
A mathematical algorithm (created on 26th March 09) generates the values of each level every time you visit the site. It is not a static list of values. When requested, the system also calculates the difference between two levels.
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Doubled experience... forver.
Experience points earnt ingame are now doubled permanently. The calculator has been updated to reflect this.
Confirmed by legit level 100 gears of war 2 players
Months ago it was reported that possibly up to 6 people had got level 100 without using the rank 100 glitch. Only 1 or 2 got it legitimately, without using any form of cheating.
One of the allegedly legit players has confirmed the value for level 100 is infact in the 6.8 million region. Meaning this calculator is correct.
Title Update 4 (TU4) Changes
TU4 brings experience to Horde mode!
Players will gain experience once a wave of Horde has been completed.
On the 10th July 09, the exp for completing Horde waves was doubled permanently. Below is what you now get.
- 100 exp. for completing a casual wave.
- 150 exp. for completing a normal wave.
- 200 exp. for completing a hardcore wave.
- 250 exp. for completing an insane wave.
Official Source, and all TU4 changes.
The in-game ratios
Your points are taken at the end of a match and multiplied by a ratio to calculate your experience gained.
- Annex: score x 0.23
- King of the Hill: score x 0.25
- Submission: score x 0.38
- Guardian: score x 0.7
- Execution: score x 0.98
- Warzone: score x 1
- Wingman: score x 1.18
Annex was lowered from 0.26 around 24th May.
Guardian was lowered from 0.91 around 24th May.
Submission was lowered from 0.49.
Wingman was raised to 1.10 from 1.09
But Epic Games said it's wrong
Short answer: this is a lie! (Or they've made a mistake when visiting.)
The Epic Games staff member who created the in-game formula has said publicly this site is wrong past level 30. However THOUSANDS of people know this site is correct up to whatever level they've reached.
The level 100 cheaters
People see the level 100 cheaters needing over 7 million experience for level 100. I have attempted to track down sites where cheaters talk and the figure is often different - so untill someone reaches level 100 legit - please do not take a glitch as proof.
It is also possible once you reach/glitch level 100, the experience progress bar reads off the requirement for level 101 - much like when you reach, for example, level 30 - the bar then shows progress to level 31.
The formula
A mathematical algorithm (created on 26th March 2009) generates the values of each level every time you visit the site. It is not a static list of values as some have suggested.
The said system also calculates the difference between two levels. If one level is wrong - they're all wrong. And as none are wrong so far... well, you do the math!
Relation to Pascal's Triangle
It is true each level is based apon the level previous to it (a little like Pascal's Triangle) - this is why there is no general formula for an independant level (you must calculate all previous first).
However if you have read Pascal's Triangle was used to calculate the figures - this is not true. I do not use this matematical process to calculate the numbers.
The double XP weekends
The double XP weekends came out not so long after the 'how long' feature was made public. Some have suggested this is Epic's Response to gamers realising how long it will take and giving up. If it is or not, I don't know! :)
Doubled Horde EXP values
Once I had introduced horde calculations into my calculator people started complaining and discussing on the Epic forums about how long it would take, etc. Just 1 or 2 days after this, the game developers doubled the Horde exp. Another possible case of my calculator changing the course of gears 2?