Achievements List and Tips

• Here is the list of all possible Achievement Points on Gears of War 2.  I will
  also give tips on how to get these achievements and how to make getting them
  easier.  If there is no tip given for the Achievement, then all you have to do
  is progress through the Campaign Mode.

Green as Grass Train the rook (any difficulty) {10}

• At the start of the game, you will meet Benjamin Carmine for the first time.
  You will be given the option to train him.  If you choose to do so, you will
  be rewarded this achievement at the end of his training.

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 The lancer is a powerful weapon if used correctly however victory with the lancer is much more difficult than the Hammerburst.  Lets start with the stats.

Stats

-Ammo Capacity 50 rounds

-Chainsaw bayonet effective Range 5m(including the average vacuum)

-Active Reload 20% damage Bonus

-Maximum Effective Range 35m

-Accurate up to 65-70m

-Difficulty to Successfully Master- Hard

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Mastering the style, one bogie at a time.

Rundown

The Trapper’s main purpose is to run enemies into plants and destroy them, or lure them into an enemy ambush, this style works perfectly with the Brick Breaker.

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Boom Headshot!

As most of you may know, I am a very experienced sniper in Gears of War 2. I spent a lot of my days sniper dueling in the first Gears of War and carry a lot of that over into public matches in Gears of War 2.

For starters, if you plan on sniping often I recommend changing your sensitivity level to your liking in the menus. After a lot of tweaking, I found it to be more reliable to have my look sensitivity set to medium of which I thought was a good balance for maneuverability purposes, Zoom set to low for stability, and aim set to medium for speed as well as consistency. Although it can vary depending on the person, I feel this sensitivity is good for most.

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One of the most powerful weapons in the game is the shotgun, learning to master this weapon is a must. While long range does exist most players try and engage in close range combat making the shotgun the key to victory in most cases. There are many things involved with mastery this weapon, I’ll try and make this guide a step-by-step mastery.

 Lets start with explaining the weapon in general.

-Ammo Per Clip- 7 rounds

-Active reload Function -  20% increased damage to each pellet

-Amount of pellets per bullet- 8

-Effective Range about 15m

-Actived Effective Range about 25m

-Difficulty to Mastery – Medium

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Execution

This game mode is simple, kill or be killed.

The rules are:

-You must finish your opponent with an execution(close range/Explosion)  1 life per round

Exceptions to the rules are shooting someone in the head while they’re down with the pistol or sniper. The pistol is far easier to shoot the head with. In execution the strategy is fairly simple go for the finish, damage them from a far then rush, or just rush. The only point in not rushing downed enemies is to lure opponents to the scene for extra kills. Luring can be very effective, but it’s a risk/reward kind of thing, it can go really well… or really bad.  After being downed twice, your third down is death, this keeps players from doing the two man rush and picking each other up rapidly. It also adds the feeling of weakness. Since most people think that their teammates will revive them, the three your out rule helps remind people they can be finished from a range.

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Don't Shoot the medic!

Rundown

This style simply sticks by other players and fires cover fire, waiting for a teammate to need help.

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Long Range thats what I'm talking about

Rundown

The Lancaster style basis its entirety on ranged combat. Offense or Defense you’re not getting close.

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Getting up close and personal is what this style is about

Rundown

This style is simply face to face, no retreat, full power, never back down, now or never, blood blood blood! Or simply put close range combat that drives hard and is to be feared, most players that take up this style rock with the shotty.

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Tearing the enemy team away one brick at a time

The Rundown

Establishing a point of power and tear the opponent apart from its seems.

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