Community Q&A: December 4

 Hello again ark hunters! You’ve asked, we’re answering. We’re back with another action packed Defiance Dev Q&A.

1. What clan features are planned for the future?

   The big clan feature that is incoming is part of the “Mass Invite”. We’re developing a feature which will allow you to invite all your friends, or all your clan mates, or everyone within 60 meters of you to join a map your are in or queued for. This will make it much easier to fill out a Warmater instance, for example.

2. Will private instances still give rewards like public instances?

   Indeed they will. They will give identical rewards.

3. Are there any new vehicles planned for Defiance?

   We are not working on any presently since we’re focusing on other content.

4. Can the mute button be made to work permanently, so once you put someone on mute they stay that way?

   We have an engineer looking into this.

5. How does one reach the EGO cap without doing PvP?

   Max out your EGO points, every weapon skill, and every vehicle skill. Join a clan with maxed out activities. Participate with those clan members to complete the social pursuits. Complete every other non-PvP pursuit. Your EGO rating will be 5900, which is the cap. The trickiest part will probably be getting the Cerberus skill and pursuits, which you’ll have to do at Explosions 101.

6. What’s on the horizon for Defiance after Aftermath?

   We’ve got two updates coming up soon: one small and one big. Our Christmas update and our first Season 3 update. The Christmas update will bring several UI and convenience features, updates to the Silicon Valley events, and, of course, a Christmas-themed arkfall or two. Our first season 3 patch is bringing a host of new features and content that will challenge both experienced and inexperienced players. It will also add a new form of progression to further allow players to customize their experience and style.

7. Trick mentioned that he was considering implementing something like cybernetic augmentation, is that still under consideration?

   Indeed it is. We’re calling them “Cyber Rigs”.

8. Will there be a Christmas event like the Halloween and Thanksgiving ones?

   Yes!

9. Are the Devs getting us anything for Christmas in Defiance?

   How do you feel about Reindeer Antlers? Volge? Creepy Christmas helmets?

10. What’s the best way to cook a ham?

    I’m fond of Alton Brown’s “City Ham” recipe. I’m a sucker for both brown sugar and bourbon. Also, it’s covered in crushed ginger snaps! What’s not to like?

11. Users would like to be able to obtain all 4 starter outfits on their characters. Is this something that could be implemented?

    Probably. It would be pretty easy to implement, really, but we’d want to make the requirements more satisfying than just one of our regular pursuits. We might add them as a drop in our first Season 3 content. Or maybe hook them to a new co-op pursuit. Hmm…

12. Are the Major Mutant Ark Falls going to stay after the Thanksgiving event?

    They are not. They may reappear, albeit modified, in a future event.

13. Can we get a small amount of Arkforge when we salvage a legendary weapon? They’re so rare it’s a shame when we have to sell one.

    It’s an interesting idea. We’re looking into ways to make breaking down items, particularly special ones, more valuable. That includes finding additional uses for salvage so it’s more valuable, but there’s also the possibility that special items could break down into something that has other interesting uses.