State of the Game?

[DejaVooDoo]

Can anyone give me an update as to the state of Defiance these days? Specifically, I'm curious if stability has been improved, new (and worthwhile) content has been released, new maps/regions, the loot tables/drop rates improved, crafting system has been fixed, etc.

TL;DR version:
I pre-ordered Defiance and played it every day for months. I loved a lot of things about it, but I eventually gave up on it. I'm guessing around August, maybe. It was after zombies/sieges were introduced, but before the Castithan (is that the right word?) DLC dropped. I just remember reaching a point where I lost hope that the game would be fixed.

The things I listed above are what I remember being most bothered by, but I know there was other stuff. Alot of the PvP stuff was so bugged as to be nearly unplayable. Pop-in was a big problem. Instability/FPS drops at arkfalls, and bugged arkfalls. I know I said it above, but the loot tables and crafting were REALLY frustrating.

I know that much of this stuff will never be completely fixed. But I'm curious whether there has at least been significant improvement in these areas. Is Defiance worth revisiting? Do the Devs seem to have things under control now? Or are they just limping their way through satisfying the season pass obligations and then wiping their hands?

I'd really appreciate opinions on this. Thanks

[Bonehead]

Short answer
no
no
no




long answer

hell no
hell no
hell no

[N3gativeCr33p]

I know that much of this stuff will never be completely fixed. But I'm curious whether there has at least been significant improvement in these areas. Is Defiance worth revisiting? Do the Devs seem to have things under control now? Or are they just limping their way through satisfying the season pass obligations and then wiping their hands?

Significant changes? Yes and No. I really like the ArkBreaker concept, seeing as how it (finally) correlated with the goings on in the TV show... minor arkbreaks are my favorite of the two, because that WM instance tends to run like shtako 9 times out of 10.

Slight improvements? Yes.

Worth revisiting? Only you can really judge that. Load it up and give it a play for a little bit. The Xbox NA servers have decent traffic a majority of the time.

Does it seem like they're limping their way though season pass obligations? All due respect, but it's starting to look that way. I mean, I want to be wrong on that, but the general lack of communication on their end is deafening.

EDITED... my bad. Beer has been flowing since I got home from work.

[Bonehead]

Definitely no lack of silence on their end.
There is an abundance of silence.

@ OP
Creep's answer is much better and far more correct than mine.
Sign in and give it some time.
The arkbreaker story line is the best of any of the DLCs.
It's short but there is some story there and it's worth doing.

edit@creep

crap, now my post makes no sense.

[rebtattoo]

If the things in the first paragraph you wrote are your main concerns, don't bother.

1. Stability has improved for PC, still shaky on Xbox, and non-existent on PS3.

2. Very little new content has been released. Plenty of rehashed shyte though.

3. Map/region expansion has not occurred.

4. The loot tables/drop rates improved then went into the ****ter then unable to predict at all.

5. There never was a "crafting system" to fix...

Also, what should be mentioned. If you stoppd playing in August, this will mean that the majority, if not all of your weapons pale in comparison the weapons now in game. All oranges now have 6 roles. Melee and self-revive rolls were don away with {except melee roles on some shotgun models}. Basically, a lot of the blues and most of the purps in game now are statistically better that most of the oj's in your arsenal.

Pop it in. Give it another whirl. Still a fun game!

[Atticus Batman]

<Snip>
Also, what should be mentioned. If you stoppd playing in August, this will mean that the majority, if not all of your weapons pale in comparison the weapons now in game. All oranges now have 6 roles. Melee and self-revive rolls were don away with {except melee roles on some shotgun models}. Basically, a lot of the blues and most of the purps in game now are statistically better that most of the oj's in your arsenal.

Pop it in. Give it another whirl. Still a fun game!

That is true Reb, but a pre-patch purle Ar, smg or Ba-sniper will get you by until you get a new gun. Btw if you never did the first episode missions with Nolan and Irrissa, then do them and you will get a great purple Ar. All season 1 episode missions are back for good, (except for players like Reb and a couple others who have some weird bug preventing them from seeing them.)

[rebtattoo]

*snip* (except for players like Reb and a couple others who have some weird bug preventing them from seeing them.)

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[DejaVooDoo]

Thanks for the replies. Some questions:

@Bone - That sig! They really left the shotgun mag modifier at 1.05?!? They never fixed that?

@Creep - ArkBreakers must have been after my time. Are they like arkfalls? Or instances? Or is it a story-line continuation?

@Reb - They never expanded the map at all? Not even that fort area in the south people had glitched into last summer? None of the dead space in the north above the starter area?

@Reb - By crafting, I meant modding. Specifically the cost of modding. When I quit, I was at an EGO level where it cost me over a million salvage to open the slots on any newly acquired weapons. I remember at one point paying 5K scrip to a low level to go buy me a grinding gun from a vending machine. Did they ever fix that system's logic? Also, there was the issue of synergies that existed for mods but no matching weapons and vice versa.

@Anyone:
-Did they add new co-op instances at least? (those were my favorite, from what I recall)
-Did they ever get Shadow Wars to be functional? I always loved the concept, but it just never worked right.
-Did they ever add local/area voice chat? If not, did they at least fix text chat problems?
-Do people actually play together now? It always used to be more like a bunch of people soloing next to each other.
-Did the Daily/Faction Contracts system ever get sorted out?
-Are there still places where you can make your car shoot up in the air?
-Will my sweet Duni collection still be cool? Or does everyone have like rainbow cerberuses now?

[DaMaJaDiZ]

I started around the same time and took my "break" from the game almost exactly during the same period as @DejaVooDoo.
I have had many of the same questions, and have thought about ldusting off my PC or PS3 version again. Thanks for the answers. I guess I'll still pop in when the TV show starts up again.
At least there's that to look forward to.

[Bonehead]

They changed the shotgun mag rolls but they left the mag buffs at the mod vendors as % buffs so yea...
Pointless and stupid.