Known Issues for Patch 1.010

[MAJOR SH0TTY]

Defiance is a great game! on the first week almost no problems everything was pretty much smooth running(Xbox 360 version).... But when a number of *******s deciding *****ing bout sawn off's being overpowered ( even though they take til christmas to reload once) and not being able too tie theyre ****ing shoelaces an many other pettyful issues such as the infectors, well Trion decided to bend over backwards for these whiny little asstards to improve things for them an by doing so ran into a million more problems which were way worse to the point of crippling the game. To trion i would suggest removing the winter solstice patch an stick with the original patch for now til everything has been smoothed out cause if you dont the number of players that have dropped off an given up is going to increase ten fold guarenteed!

[starkiller0810]

I finally got to the create a character, I was really excited, cause my friend who is also on an xbox got the game and is able to play it, so when I said start the game to create a character I could hear what I would assume is the opening cinematic but I could not see anything for about 15-20 seconds then the game itself froze but my xbox did not, I went back to dashboard and did the exact same thing again, same result loaded it a third time, now it is asking me to reinstall the game all over again. I have not been able to play the game since day one and this is the furthest I have been able to get. To say I am angry is an understatement.

[Marv]

- The Hellbug Cap has accidentally been replaced with Sweet Shades for some lucky players.

Any word on when we "Lucky Players" will be given our Hellbug Cap back?
Those Sweet Shades, aren't so Sweet, and they look just like the other Shades we can get.

[Cerne]

Were you a group leader prior to entering the match? I didn't do any testing on this (I don't like to do testing on final product unless I'm at work) but every time I saw this issue I was a group leader prior to entering the area. Those who were in my party saw their UI just fine. In addition, when I was a client in a group session, I would join just fine. I wonder if this is related but it is where I would start looking.
Also, restarting shouldn't have anything to do with it as it is an instance. You can, in theory, still play with people in an instance like this even when the servers are down. Well, that's how it was for me in the past. Rather odd and does you no good cause your stuff doesn't transfer back to the game. But there you go. -Adam

Yes i often get a clan group together of lvl 500+ ego (im lvl 1,835) than 1 of 4 things happen

1. Works perfectly can communicate and see everyone
2. Group list is missing like the photo i'm in the instance can do it with the group BUT can't hear them or see there hp
3. it will list us as waiting for match then kick 1 or 2 people from the group we go in the map map says "match ends in 37 seconds" we get kicked out of match and have to reform group.
4. Like number 3 it will kick one or 2 people before the match then the match will begin for everyone that was in the group BUT we will both be doing our own co-op map with 1 or 2 people we don't know.

It's making it impossible to do the pursuit "finish 5 co-op maps with a full clan group"

[Metzhara]

Yes i often get a clan group together of lvl 500+ ego (im lvl 1,835) than 1 of 4 things happen

1. Works perfectly can communicate and see everyone
2. Group list is missing like the photo i'm in the instance can do it with the group BUT can't hear them or see there hp
3. it will list us as waiting for match then kick 1 or 2 people from the group we go in the map map says "match ends in 37 seconds" we get kicked out of match and have to reform group.
4. Like number 3 it will kick one or 2 people before the match then the match will begin for everyone that was in the group BUT we will both be doing our own co-op map with 1 or 2 people we don't know.

It's making it impossible to do the pursuit "finish 5 co-op maps with a full clan group"

I'm pretty sure your EGO rating is irrelevant, in nearly every regard. With that stated, if I were to look into this situation I would question the following:
The timing and order of the individuals selecting to join, and does this seem odd at all?
If on Xbox, whether or not you are on XBL Party Chat or using custom soundtracks? (not overly likely an issue but worth looking into)
Are the "clients" attempting to do anything particularly odd when joining?
When are individuals getting in, what is their order and what stands out for these individuals?

This sort of thing is honestly best looked at with a group of people who are great communicators and capable of looking at all the minute details. While it's clearly a bug (I myself see this constantly) the reasons can range from a whole list of locations. I know it is possible, so that's a clear indicator that it's potentially related to how people are joining and whatnot. Either way, good luck to you. -Adam

[BlackR3ap3r]

After patch 1.012 still having issues where I'm being shot through boxes, crates, and Evan hills and trees. What's the point of going to cover if ur going to be shot anyways. (360)

[Aeson]

Enemies and players constantly disappearing and reappearing since 1.012 patch. Impossible to play!

Any others experienced this? (PC)

[NewYorkCity]

PS3 needs a patch, badly. I love this game to death so i will wait patiently for it. A huge thank you to all the people that are involved in bettering the game for all platforms. Defiance is truly amazing. You definitely have my vote for game of the year!

[CrimsonRaider]

Enemies and players constantly disappearing and reappearing since 1.012 patch. Impossible to play!

Any others experienced this? (PC)

i have several times i was helping out a friend doing the iron demon ranch feturing the pesky rocket launcher dude i keept trying to get to his phase but it never let me and when i went into the ranch i saw somewhat 56+ raiders spawning and despawning at the point to where i was standing if i kept moving it surley would have kille dme so yes my friend i have experienced this crappy issue aswell (pc)

[Cerne]

I'm pretty sure your EGO rating is irrelevant, in nearly every regard. With that stated, if I were to look into this situation I would question the following:
The timing and order of the individuals selecting to join, and does this seem odd at all?
If on Xbox, whether or not you are on XBL Party Chat or using custom soundtracks? (not overly likely an issue but worth looking into)
Are the "clients" attempting to do anything particularly odd when joining?
When are individuals getting in, what is their order and what stands out for these individuals?

This sort of thing is honestly best looked at with a group of people who are great communicators and capable of looking at all the minute details. While it's clearly a bug (I myself see this constantly) the reasons can range from a whole list of locations. I know it is possible, so that's a clear indicator that it's potentially related to how people are joining and whatnot. Either way, good luck to you. -Adam

ego rating does affect certain co-op missions being unlocked i believe lvl 500 on ego unlocks all co-op maps at least this is true on ps3 if i invite say a lvl 150 ego rating to scrapworks that person will get booted right away as he does not have access to the map.

We typically port to a town wait there for a moment then all agree on a map and i set us up in matchmaking everyone accepts and sometimes ppl are kicked not doing anything out of the ordinary it really seems to be a hit or miss sometimes it works perfectly other times not so much.

again this happens on ps3 WITHOUT the patch as its not even released on ps3 yet and no word as to when even live support is not informed of what is going on.

[01:05:22 PM] GM Murphinous: Ok, I have added that weapon to your inventory. I know they are working on the patch but I'm not sure exactly what the problem they're running into with the patch is, all that we've been told is that the patch will be rolling out "soon."

thats in regards to the ps3 patch soon could mean a year from now for all we know