Announcing Arktech Revolution, Defiance's Fifth DLC Pack

[Infinity Eagle]

We're racing to bring Arktech Revolution to the Alpha Test Server and fix any issues before the DLC hits live.

Any time frame on when this may go live on the test server?

[Rokea]

Well said, +1 to Ironhide and to Cr33per.

See, Ironhide and Creep and Arsenic and all of the rest of us have PAID IN TEARS and frustration over Defiance.
We have been asking for things and operating under the illusion that THE COMPANY HAS BEEN LISTENING!!!
Don't look at me like I am a bitter player.
I love this game and there is so much that can be improved. So much.
Does it get addressed?
Nope.
We EXPECT more than what we have been getting for our dollars.

I couldn't agree more with you, I was shocked to read on the description for the latest dlc when thy wrote at the end we welcome feedback both positive and negative (something along those lines) we've been giving that since april of 2013 a week after the game came out!

[Quebra Regra]

I miss that show =/

we all do... yet somehow Veronica Mars get's a kicksterter movie? My vote Idris Elba as captain (see Prometheus) in a new firefly show.

+2 for naming weapons.

[RAGEFIGHTER]

What I would REALLY love to see is Weapon and Armour crafting. Not this Mods stuff. Take Dead Space 3 for example, that was an awesome weapon crafting system, albeit limited, was still an awesome idea.
I would love to be able to take my fave weapons, break them down into parts using the salvage matrix, and then use the desired parts to build MY perfect gun. That system would work great since Trion is now scaling the DPS... Allow us to create our perfect weapon without becoming unstoppable.

I think the outfits should be customizable much like the current weapons are with Mods.

Maybe even the ability to build vehicles as well?

give us more MMO!! lol

i also wuld like some enchanting systems like examples in mmos drop item to get weapon leveled up to increase abilitys or something

[RAGEFIGHTER]

Most people think that, but there is a chance we will be able to spend rep to buy those mods seperately. That would give the Paid people something that only they can get, because single-bought items from rep vendors are non-tradable. The only rep vendor tradable items come from the mod boxes and the catches.

Yes it would piss people off, but I don't care. I am tired of only one or 2 crappy missions being all the paid people get. Think about it what have we gotten for our money?

1: An exclusive vehicle, the raptor....Oh wait anybody can buy one from the bits store.
2: A chargeblade.....Nope they're in lockboxes.
3: Stims/spikes...nope they're available to everyone
4: Gungslinger and 7th legion outfits.....Nope they're also available for bits.
5: Katanas.....Yep but they are just solid looking chargeblades
6: Arkbreaker weapons....yes those are paid only
7: 7th legion weapons....yes those are paid only
8: gunslinger weapons....yes those are paid only
9: Zwanze outfit...........yes I beleive those are paid only
10: Arenas.................yes those are paid only

But other than numbers 6 through 10, what else did we get for paying for dlc? And remember the arenas can be played by non-dlc owners if they join friends so not completely paid-dlc only. I am fine with non-paid being able to join paid in the arenas. But the Dlcs aren't really worth more than 3 dollars are they?

compleetly agree with you they forgot the border between paid players whoo are buying all dlcs ect and free players whoo hopefully bought just basic defiance client and using all dlcs wee pay for soo iff think in this way i start feeling sory to buy any dlcs seasonpass why shuld i iff everyone gets it for free

[BJWyler]

will this ego increase be retroactive?

This is what I want to know. I have earned a ton of EGO points since hitting the cap and hope all that wouldn't be wasted. That would really suck if we don't get credit for the EGO we earned after capping out.

[EV76]

I cant wait to try it actually sounds good but what is actually dlc and non dlc in this change

Trion what is the paid portion of this so called dlc? Thanks in advance.

[Bonehead]

**** it...
I'm done.

[Ned Kelly]

The worst thing about all of this is that it's unimaginative reuse of old content.

[Scapes]

So is this just going to be just a core mechanics change, or is there going to be some actual story content with this DLC? Are we going to see some real content updates any time soon, with this DLC or in the future? (is this the last DLC ever or will there be more?)

How many new perks, how high of an ego increase, will this ego increase be retroactive?
Will there be an increase in the amount of perks that can be equipped?
Will you address the previous damage reduction nerf that pretty much screwed over pvp?

The temporary buff to address the scaling for lower level ego players. Will this work similar to the system in guild wars 2 when you go into world vs world where it bumps up all your base stats to max level? your equipment stays the same, you just have the higher base stats. Or is this a complete buff to make you equal to other higher level ego players?

How will this be incorporated into pvp? what matter of balancing will there be for pvp and this overhaul?

Arktech Revolution does mark the end of DLC Season One and does not contain new storylines but we do have plans for new content moving forward.

While EGO rating will not increase based on experience gained beyond the current level cap, any completed pursuits that push your EGO rating past 5000 will automatically be applied when Arktech Revolution hits. While there will be more EGO units available to spend, there will not be an increased in equipped perks.

Regarding the "mentor" buff, it does not make low-level players as strong as the high-level players in the instance. We're still exploring how it applies to PvP situations.