Public Test Server: Defiance 3.0 - Alcatraz #13

Hi Everyone

PTS is coming down at 12:15 PM today, Saturday March 7 for a client update. Downtime is likely to be 60-90 minutes.

I may not be able to update this thread once the deploy is complete.

Source: http://forums.defiance.com/showthread.php?200551-Defiance-3.000-Alcatraz-comes-to-PTS&p=1716769&viewfull=1#post1716769

• Encounters in certain parts of expeditions have been asked nicely to give Ark Hunters some space when they open the door.
• Lockdown - Extended Stay: Added collision planes to prevent players from climbing roots and added collisions to prevent crouched players from getting through the fence. Please don't make us add guards to the towers (just kidding) :)
• Increased the chance to get rigs and chips off end bosses.
• Increased the chance of getting an Arkbreaker weapon when defeating the War Master.
• Fixed an issue where one-time ratings upgrades or batch ratings upgrades for certain weapons and items would never reach the character’s rating
• Changed the default private instance invite policy to allow invited players to reconnect to the matches they’ve been invited to.
• More information is given to a player trying to join a private match from within an instance.
• Spawn of Dekuso Fight – it should be easier and the crystal should not constantly be up.
• Explanations are now given to players who attempt to accept a private match invitation from within another match.
• Private matches for Minor Arkfalls now have a Hunter Req cost.
• Expeditions are the only instances that get the expedition indicator in the Hud.
• The names of the originators for private match invitations will still be visible even if the player who sent the invitation is unavailable.
• Updated messaging that would make it appear to players as if a Hunter Req had been charged even though it had not.
• Contracts are rolling back to normal again - 1 daily and 1 weekly for Von Bach,Soleptor, Top Notch and Paradise
  • New expedition contracts are now part of the rotation for Von Bach, Soleptor, & Top Notch
  • Paradise contracts are now exclusive to Expeditions