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GTA 5 Update 1.51 Drives Out This July 17

by Alex Co

July 17, 2024 5:59 am in News

Rockstar Games has released (Grand Theft Auto) GTA 5 update 1.51 on all platforms, and this is an unannounced title update. Given we just got the Bottom Dollar Bounties update in the last week of June, don’t expect much from this outside of fixes. Read on for what’s new in the GTA 5 patch notes for July 17.

GTA 5 Update 1.51 Patch Notes:

Update: Complete patch notes have been released by Rockstar.

Game Stability and Performance

General fixes for stability and security

Matchmaking and Networking

Fixed a networking issue that resulted in vehicles becoming inaccessible or invisible

Miscellaneous

Fixed an issue where clicking “I have read and accept” text resulted in the “I accept” box being automatically selected and the form submitted
Fixed an issue that resulted in players being unable to open the Privacy Policy when using a mouse

As expected, Rockstar Games has not released the official patch notes yet, and we’re expecting the studio to release them later on in the day a=per their usual method. Given the past version, expect this patch to be labeled GTA 5 version 1.70 on PC.

Update: Added more items from the community

Patch seems to fix character hair glitch when joining a new session (via JN_Polo)

Some of the bugs still persistent even after the patch:

Fixed a work around for the fix to the workaround so players can’t use the telescope glitch to create fun outfits.
Fixed the tattoo bug but created a new bug with tattoo displays.
Decided to ignore the Career Progress bugs in the game since release.
God mode still available.
Joining the casino heist through quick jobs – still doesn’t work. — via TheSpaceThatYouLeft

Some of the things affecting gamers since the Bottom Dollar Bounties patch include:

Crashing (mostly on PC)

We are checking the game’s community to know what confirmed fixes made its way into today’s patch, and once we know more, we’ll update the article with the info, so refresh it from time to time.

Remember, folks, if it the patch notes/changelog isn’t from Rockstar and there is no reliable source, those are not the actual patch notes.

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PS4 Update 11.52 Released This July 17

by Alex Co

2:26 am in News

Sony has stealth released PS4 update 11.52, and this is another minor update for the aging console. Given the state of the hardware’s lifecycle, don’t expect any new features. You can check out what got adjusted in the patch notes provided by Sony below.

PS4 Update 11.52 Patch Notes:

Download Size: 502MB

We’ve improved the messages and usability on some screens.
We’ve made some security fixes to the system software.

That’s about it. For those keeping tabs on the console’s last few updates, the last patch for the PS4 released in March had the same changelog as well.

Again, with the PS5 in full swing, the PS4’s system updates should be few and far between, which is to be expected on a console on its last legs. That said, it’s still getting games, so it’s not surprising that Sony is still pushing out updates for it. As for the PS5, it also got a new firmware update a few months ago that added new features, which you can read about here.

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Black Ops 6 Scorestreaks Won’t Loop and Will Revert to Traditional Style; Dedicated Melee Weapon Slot Confirmed

by Alex Co

July 16, 2024 7:16 pm in News

For those that didn’t like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s scorestreak system where it didn’t reset upon death, you’ll be glad to know that won’t be the case for Black Ops 6! Treyarch has confirmed that the Black Ops 6 scorestreaks will revert it to the traditional way of as seen in past Treyarch games.

This was confirmed by Treyarch Associate Director Matt Scronce in the debut episode of the official Call of Duty podcast titled COD POD. In it, Scronce explained the why they’re going back to the traditional scorestreak system for the upcoming game:

We like scorestreaks because it rewards all players fairly regardless if you’re slaying or you’re capturing objectives, or you’re taking out enemy scorestreaks…that’s why we like scorestreaks. In Cold War we we tried a bit of a different approach where we didn’t reset score on death, which was a a big change and the goal there was to just get more people engaging with the system. As we kind of went back and thought about really what we wanted to do with Black Ops 6 and accounting for player feedback, we’re going back to just a traditional score streak system score will reset on death.

In addition to that, Scronce also confirmed that scorestreaks in Black Ops 6 will not loop, which means that once you’ve earned and triggered them all, you’ll need to bite the bullet in-game in order to earn any again. The main thing for them for not doing this is to avoid scorestreak spam. That said, Scronce isn’t shutting the book on making scorestreaks loop, as he says that they will take feedback in the beta and go from there,

Right now, scorestreaks do not loop. That was something we’ve talked about quite a bit and really the goal there is we want to reward players in a single life fairly with high-end rewards — or low-end depending on your selection — but we really want to avoid scorestreak spam. that’s something I personally just really don’t like; I know a lot of players don’t like it. I know if you’re a really good player you just want to keep calling them in, and so I get it, but we’re erring on the side of less scorestreak spam for now. But like we said a couple times we have beta and we’ll take all the feedback and go from (there).

In the same chat, Scronce also confirmed that for Black Ops 6, players will have a dedicated melee weapon slot/category! Now players won’t have to sacrifice their secondary weapon slot in order to equip a knife or something.

That’s really how it started…If we think about Black Ops agents, like if you just think about who they are they’re always going to have a melee weapon on them. It may not be a knife; sometimes it’s a baseball bat. I don’t know that’s where it came from of, you know, let’s try this, we’re excited about it and just like the idea of not having to give up a secondary to take a melee weapon so every player will have access to a dedicated melee weapon, and you’ll have a few to choose from at launch and then we’ll have some fun stuff in store throughout the live Seasons. But I mean that’s also another one, we didn’t just throw in everybody gets a melee weapon; we’ve taken a look at tuning, we’ve got some kind of unique approaches to tuning because we also don’t want everybody running around with melee weapons and being annoying little nuisances. So, you know, we we’ll have more details to share you’ll you’ll experience in the beta.

Well, there you have it. Scorestreaks will be back to the traditional way, and can’t be looped, and players will now have a dedicated melee slot in their character’s loadout. So far, these are good changes, right?

In case you didn’t know, Treyarch also revealed the Black Ops 6 beta schedule which is available here. If the COD POD airs every week, then players can expect a lot more Call of Duty news and info to be made available on a more regular basis.

Black Ops 6 is scheduled to be released this Oct. 25 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

Tags: Call of Duty Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Matt Scronce

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League of Legends Update 14.14 Kicks Off Anime Squad Event and More This July 16

by Alex Co

5:17 pm in News

Riot Games has pushed out League of Legends update 14.14 this July 16, and this brings the Anime Squad event into the game and champion adjustments and more. Read on for the new LoL patch notes for today.

League of Legends Update 14.14 Patch Notes for July 16:

In this patch we’re kicking off our summer event, Anima Squad! Join the squad and take on the Primordians in our brand new limited-time PvE game mode, Swarm | Operation Anima Squad! You’ll be able to fight hordes of enemies by yourself or with friends, with the goal of taking down their Primordian bosses!

In other news, we’re also extending the Hall of Legends battle pass for one more patch, so if you haven’t hit level 100 you have two more weeks to do so! We also have your usual batch of balance changes to tackle things like Tristana Mid, Supports rushing Warmog’s, Smolder’s lack of firepower, and more. We’ve also got another batch of Arena and ARAM changes, plus updates to Quickplay surrender rules, the Clash Demacia Cup, and a new Mythic Shop rotation—so make sure to read more down below!

It’s the last patch of Inkborn Fables! We’re sending it off with the goal of celebrating our favorite moments, acknowledging some memorable ones, and empowering new meme-orable strategies before we get into some Magic n’ Mayhem in the next set! For more details check out the TFT patch notes here

PATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Cyber Cat Yuumi, Battle Bat Xayah, Battle Bunny Aurora, Battle Dove Seraphine, Primordian Rek’Sai, Primordian Bel’Veth, Admiral Battle Bunny Miss Fortune, and Prestige Cyber Cat Yuumi will be available July 17, 2024 at 19:00 UTC.

League’s all-new bullet heaven, PvE, game mode, Swarm | Operation: Anima Squad, will be coming out on July 17 at the following times depending on your region and will run until August 19, 2024.

15:00 UTC for EUW, EUN, RU, MEA and TR regions.
18:00 UTC for all other regions.

HALL OF LEGENDS EVENT EXTENSION

We want to give players more time to experience and celebrate Faker’s legacy. We have extended the event by another patch to match the duration of a normal event, so you’ll now have until July 29. Good luck completing the 100 levels of Faker’s history!

Please keep in mind that event mission XP will only contribute towards the pass it is associated with (Anima Squad mission to the Anima Squad Pass, Hall of Legends missions to the Hall of Legends Pass).

SWARM | OPERATION: ANIMA SQUAD

League’s all-new bullet heaven, PvE, game mode, Swarm | Operation: Anima Squad, will be coming out on July 17! Blast-and-juke your way through countless enemies, hopefully gaining enough power along the way to slay the big baddie who awaits you at the end of each map. And if you don’t succeed, just dust yourself off, rethink your strategy, power up, and try again! We’ll also be adding a few new Challenges, so make sure you check those out.

For more information on Swarm, check out our Player Support Article!

Swarm will go live at the following times depending on your region and will run until August 19, 2024.

15:00 UTC for EUW, EUN, RU, MEA and TR regions.
18:00 UTC for all other regions.

AURORA

I see the spirit realm and mortal realm simultaneously. This blended world is my own, and it’s beautiful.

Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds, bounces onto the Rift July 17, 2024 at 19:00 UTC!

Aurora Abilities Rundown here!
Aurora Champion Bio here!
Aurora Champion Insights here!

CHAMPIONS

Aphelios

Binding Eclipse, Sentry, and Onslaught damage increased.

Aphelios is definitely weaker than he should be at the moment, so we’re bumping up the punch of his weaker guns whose actives don’t feel as impactful unless they’re part of specific combos.

Q – Binding Eclipse (Purple Gun)

Damage: 50-110 (based on level) (+26-35% (based on level) bonus AD) ⇒ 50-140 (based on level) (+32-50% (based on level) bonus AD)

Q – Sentry (White Gun)

Damage: 31-100 (based on level) (+40-60% (based on level) bonus AD) ⇒ 35-125 (based on level) (+42-60% (based on level) bonus AD)

Q – Onslaught (Red Gun)

Damage: 10-40 (based on level) (+20-35% (based on level) bonus AD) ⇒ 10-40 (based on level) (+22-40% (based on level) bonus AD)

Aurelion Sol

Base AD increased. Q initial mana cost increased, sustained mana cost adjusted. W base range increased. E mana cost decreased, slowing logic adjusted. R damage increased.

In his current state, a lot of Aurelion Sol’s power is tied up in his ability to bully lane opponents by tapping his Q, especially in higher skill brackets. Not only is this unintuitive, but it also doesn’t feel like a breath of light as much as it does a burp. We’ll be addressing this by shifting some of this power from his Q into more interesting and engaging parts of his kit like his Astral Flight and Singularity.

Base Stats

Base AD: 55 ⇒ 58

Q – Breath of Light

Initial Mana Cost: 7.5/8.75/10/11.25/12.5 ⇒ 30/35/40/45/50 (Note: After paying the initial cost, additional sustained mana cost is triggered.)
Sustained Mana Cost: Every 0.5 seconds, starting 0.5 seconds into the channel ⇒ Every 0.25 seconds, starting 1.25 seconds into the channel
Mana Cost during W: This mana cost adjustment is unchanged while using Breath of Light during W.

W – Astral Flight

Range: 1200 (+7.5 per Stardust) ⇒ 1500/1600/1700/1800/1900 (+7.5 per Stardust)

E – Singularity

Mana Cost: 80/85/90/95/100 ⇒ 80 at all ranks
Movement Speed Debuff: Non-champions are slowed to 0 movement speed ⇒ Lane Minions and Jungle Monsters are slowed to 0 movement speed

R – Falling Star/The Skies Descend

Falling Star Damage: 150/250/350 (+65% AP) ⇒ 150/250/350 (+75% AP)
The Skies Descend: Deals 125% of Falling Star’s damage
The Skies Descend Shockwave Damage: 100% of Falling Star’s damage ⇒ 90% of Falling Star’s damage

Bel’Veth

Base attack range decreased. True form attack range adjusted to remain neutral.

Bel’Veth has been too strong in Elite-level solo queue for a while and we’d like if her power were more consistent across the various player skill brackets. So we’re going back on some of her changes from 12.12, right after she came out, which meaningfully Elite-skewed her. By lowering her basic attack range, our goal is to weaken her ability to hit other melee champions before they can strike back.

Base Stats

Attack Range: 175 ⇒ 150

R – Endless Banquet

Bonus Attack Range: 50 ⇒ 75

Brand

E cooldown increased, damage decreased.

Despite recent nerfs, Brand’s fire is still blazing hot; so we’re back with another round of nerfs to dampen his flames. Conflagration is one of his most frustrating abilities, so we’re going after it by lowering both its damage and reducing how frequently it’s available to use.

E – Conflagration

Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 ⇒ 13/12/11/10/9 seconds
Magic Damage: 60/85/110/135/160 (+60% AP) ⇒ 55/80/105/130/155 (+60% AP)

Cho’Gath

Q base damage increased. E base damage increased.

Cho’Gath is currently underperforming and a bit weaker than we’d like him to be, so we’re increasing the base damage on both his Rupture and Vorpal Spikes so that when you’re able to land them they hit a bit harder and feel more rewarding.

Q – Rupture

Magic Damage: 80/140/200/260/320 (+100% AP) ⇒ 80/145/210/275/340 (+100% AP)

E – Vorpal Spikes

Magic Damage: 22/37/52/67/82 (+30% AP) (+3% (+0.5% per Feast stack) of target’s maximum health) ⇒ 20/40/60/80/100 (+30% AP) (+3% (+0.5% per Feast stack) of target’s maximum health)

Corki

Recommended skill ordering updated. Base health decreased.

Corki has a much lower win rate than his power level would suggest, as many mid laners have not moved over to Q-max, which outperforms E-max in that role. Pros, who are building him correctly, have identified him as a clearly strong champion and, as a result, he’s choking out the competition. In an effort to increase his counterplay in lane, we’re making him a little less resilient in early fights.

Recommendations

Recommended Skill Order: Corki’s recommended skill order for mid lane has been updated to now suggest maxing Q first.

Base Stats

Base Health: 640 ⇒ 610

Fiddlesticks

Q is now blocked by abilities that block projectiles

We noticed that Fiddle’s fear wasn’t matching expectations: He fires a crow at his target, which is a projectile, so it should be blocked by things like Wind Wall. Now it does.

Q – Terrify

Terrify is now blocked by Yasuo’s Wind Wall, Braum’s Unbreakable, and Samira’s Blade Whirl.

Hecarim

Health growth increased. W duration decreased, healing increased, cooldown decreased. E cooldown adjusted.

In this patch we’ll be reverting several changes that had contributed to Hecarim’s Elite skew: 13.21’s W duration increase and 13.17’s W healing nerf. One common issue in lower skill brackets is maxing E 2nd, despite W being much better, so we’ll also be making E vs W rank-ups closer in power.

Base Stats

Health Growth: 99 ⇒ 106

W – Spirit of Dread

Duration: 5 ⇒ 4 seconds
Healing: 20%, halved to 10% for damage dealt by allies ⇒ 25%, halved to 12.5% for damage dealt by allies
Cooldown: 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 ⇒ 14 seconds at all ranks

E – Devastating Charge

Cooldown: 18 seconds at all ranks ⇒ 20/19/18/17/16 seconds

Irelia

AD growth decreased. Passive attack speed increased. R cooldown reduction for Q decreased.

This list of changes is an adjustment to Irelia that will shift some of her power from late game into the early and mid game. We’ll be buffing her early-to-mid game by making her passive scale linearly from levels 1-18, and balancing out this buff by reducing how forgiving Bladesurge is in the late game.

Base Stats

AD Growth: 4 ⇒ 3.5

Passive – Ionian Fervor

Attack Speed: 7.5/13.75/20% (levels 1/7/13) ⇒ 7.5-25% (levels 1-18)

R – Vanguard’s Edge

Bladesurge Cooldown Reduction: 0.5/1.5/2.5 ⇒ 0.5/1/1.5 seconds

Jax

E cooldown increased early.

We’re giving Jax a slight nerf to his E this patch to help reduce how powerful (and frustrating) of a dueling and early wave control tool it can be.

E – Counter Strike

Cooldown: 15/13.5/12/10.5/9 ⇒ 17/15/13/11/9 seconds

Jayce

Cannon form Q damage increased.

Jayce is struggling at the moment, and while his less common melee form has gotten a lot of the more recent love, it’s now time to up the damage of his primary skill, his ranged Q.

Q – Shock Blast

Physical Damage: 55/110/165/220/275/330 (+120% bonus AD) ⇒ 60/115/170/225/280/335 (+125% bonus AD)

Kindred

Base HP decreased. Q attack speed bonus decreased.

Kindred are performing quite well in higher skill brackets and are in need of a nerf; we’re targeting their early combat power to ensure that as jungle carries Kindred don’t have quite as much ability to win early skirmishes and invades.

Base Stats

Base Health: 610 ⇒ 595

Q – Dance of Arrows

Bonus Attack Speed: 35% ⇒ 30%

Lillia

Passive healing against successive champions reduced. E damage decreased.

Lillia is overperforming with her new favorite item, Runic Ashes and its resulting upgrades. Since we like what those items are doing for the game overall, we’re taking out some power from Lillia directly. We’re targeting her best-case scenarios where she’s kiting and healing from an entire team at once, while trying to preserve her early clears and 1v1 dueling.

Passive – Dream-Laden Bough

Healing Effectiveness vs Champions: 100% for the first, reduced to 33% for successive champions ⇒ 100% for the first, reduced to 15% for successive champions

E – Swirlseed

Damage: 70/95/120/145/170 (+60% AP) ⇒ 60/85/110/135/160 (+50% AP)

Milio

Passive damage decreased. Q cooldown decreased, range increased, now refund half of mana cost when hitting an enemy. W recast range increased, now slower when following distant targets. E shield strength adjusted.

In his current state, Milio has a disproportionate amount of his power tied up in his very early lane harass, specifically when he shields himself and runs up to auto attack. With these changes we’ll be reducing how powerful that strategy is and instead encourage him to look for opportunities to harass opponents with his Q (rather than only casting it as a peeling tool when he’s being engaged on).

Passive – Fired Up!

Damage: 15% of ally’s AD, followed by 15-50 (based on level) (+20% of Milio’s AP) burn damage over 1.5 seconds ⇒ 7/11/15% (levels 1/6/9) of ally’s AD, followed by 10-50 (based on level) (+20% of Milio’s AP) burn damage over 1.5 seconds

Q – Ultra Mega Fire Kick

Cooldown: 12 ⇒ 10 seconds
Range: 1000 ⇒ 1200
NEW: Hitting at least one enemy champion with Ultra Mega Fire Kick refunds 50% of its mana cost.

W – Cozy Campfire

Recast Range: 700 ⇒ 3000 units
NEW: Cozy Campfire is slower when following targets that are more than 2500 units from Milio.

E – Warm Hugs

Shield Strength: 60/90/120/150/180 (30% AP) ⇒ 45/75/105/135/165 (+45% AP)

Nidalee

W damage decreased. E damage decreased. AD ratios increased

Nidalee is one of the hardest champions to play, which means her win rate below Master tier is always deflated. That said, she’s too strong right now, so we’re taking down some of her cougar form damage. We’re also interested to see how AD Nidalee might fare, so we’re substantially increasing some of her AD ratios for courageous players who want to try out that alternate build.

W – Pounce

Magic Damage: 60/110/160/210 (+30% AP) ⇒ 55/100/145/190 (+50% Bonus AD) (+30% AP)

E – Swipe

Magic Damage: 80/140/200/260 (+40% Bonus AD) (+45% AP) ⇒ 70/130/190/250 (+70% Bonus AD) (+40% AP)

Rumble

Q base damage decreased, minion damage modifier adjusted, minion last hitting logic improved.

Rumble has been a top performer in Pro play for this entire split, so it’s time to nudge him down where he has the least counterplay: a skill that goes through minions, can’t miss, and has no permanent resource cost. We’re hoping that his opponents feel like the early laning phase is a lot more interactive instead of belonging to Rumble by default.

Q – Flamespitter

Total Magic Damage: 125/140/155/170/185 (+110% AP) (+ 6/7/8/9/10% of target’s maximum health) ⇒ 80/105/130/155/180 (+110% AP) (+ 6/7/8/9/10% of target’s maximum health)
Minion Damage Modifier: 55/60/65/70/75% ⇒ 70% at all ranks
REMOVED: Flame Spitter no longer prevents minions from dying to other minions if they would die to one more tick of Flame Spitter.
NEW: Flame Spitter now deals 1 bonus tick of damage (ability duration permitting) if it would kill a lane minion.

Sion

W damage increased.

Sion’s just a touch weak at the moment, so we’d like to bring him up to the level of some of the stronger top lane tanks. We’re doing this by raising some of his early damage threat when facing other top laners.

W – Soul Furnace

Magic Damage: 40/65/90/115/140 (+10/11/12/13/14% target’s max HP) ⇒ 40/65/90/115/140 (+14% target’s max HP)

Smolder

Q base damage increased.

We’re looking to flatten Smolder’s power over game time a bit, and his early game is not quite as fiery as we intended for it to be. This patch we’re giving Smolder some additional laning firepower so he can be a bit scrappier of dragon.

Q – Super Scorcher Breath

Damage: 15/25/35/45/55 (+100% AD) (+15% AP) ⇒ 20/30/40/50/60 (+100% AD) (+15% AP)

Tristana

Base mana increased. Q mana cost added, attack speed decreased. W mana cost decreased.

Tristana has completely overtaken the Pro scene in mid lane and is too strong in solo queue as well. We’re looking to mid lane-skew her nerfs this patch by increasing the mana costs for the abilities she spams to push in mid lane. The base mana increase gives her the first Rapid Fire for free, and Rocket Jump is being made cheaper to ensure she can still live her resetting dream.

Base Stats

Base Mana: 250 ⇒ 300

Q – Rapid Fire

Mana Cost: 0 ⇒ 50
Attack Speed: 65/80/95/110/125% ⇒ 50/65/80/95/110%

W – Rocket Jump

Mana Cost: 60 ⇒ 50

Zed

Q damage increased. E cooldown reduction per enemy hit increased.

Zed’s been stuck in the shadows recently (and not in the good way), so we’re looking to give him a bit more of an edge in the early game by sharpening his shuriken and giving him a bit more combo power with his E.

Q – Razor Shuriken

Damage: 70/105/140/175/210 (+110% bonus AD) ⇒ 80/115/150/185/220 (+110% bonus AD)

E – Shadow Slash

Cooldown Reduction per Enemy Champion Hit: 2 ⇒ 3 seconds

Zyra

Passive plant damage adjusted, bonus damage to monsters decreased early.

Zyra is currently outperforming her competition in both jungle and support, so we’re weed whacking her plant damage with some nerfs. We’re compensating a bit of AP ratio in order to move her toward AP-centric items like Deathcap and to bridge the rather large gap between Liandry’s and Blackfire.

Passive – Garden of Thorns

Plant Damage: 16-84 (based on level) (+18% AP) ⇒ 15-75 (based on level) (+20% AP)
Bonus Damage to Monsters: 60-100 (based on level) ⇒ 50-100 (based on level)
Updated the tooltip and cooldown display to more accurately align with seed spawn times

ITEMS

Warmog’s Armor

Support champions are purchasing Warmog’s first and hitting the bonus health threshold through a combination of the support quest item (200 hp), the scaling health stat shard, and sometimes Overgrowth. The 1000 warmogs hp + 200 support quest hp + runes is meeting the 1300 bonus health requirement a little too easily and we’d rather supports weren’t rushing this item and unlocking its passive in this way.

Warmog’s Heart Health Requirement: 1300 ⇒ 1500 bonus health

RUNES

Absorb Life

We intended for Absorb Life to primarily be about recouping health later in the game, but right now it stalls out the laning phase with a bit too much regeneration. So, we’re nerfing the early sustain by as much as 50%, with some compensation by pushing some power into the late game.

Healing: 2-20 (linear scaling) ⇒ 1-23 (following base stat progression) ( Note: This is a nerf levels 1-12 and a buff levels 13-18.)

ARENA

Champions

Champion Buffs

Hecarim

W Total AP Ratio: 80% ⇒ 120%
R AP Ratio: 100% ⇒ 130%

Irelia

E AP Ratio: 80% ⇒ 100%
R AP Ratio: 70% ⇒ 100%

Ivern

Q Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12 ⇒ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds
E Magic Damage: 60/75/90/105/120 (+ 70% AP) ⇒ 70/90/110/130/150 (+ 80% AP)

Kennen

W AD Ratio: 80/90/100/110/120% bonus AD ⇒ 110/120/130/140/150% bonus AD

Kog’Maw

E AP Ratio: 90% ⇒ 100%
R Minimum Damage AP Ratio: 45% ⇒ 55%

Neeko

W Magic Damage: 40/75/110/145/180 (+ 60% AP) ⇒ 70/105/140/175/210 (+ 70% AP)

Nidalee

E Cougar Form AD Ratio: 80% bonus AD ⇒ 100% bonus AD

Orianna

Health Growth: 110 ⇒ 125
Passive AP Ratio: 15% ⇒ 25%
R Cooldown: 110/95/80 ⇒ 60/50/40 seconds

Pantheon

W AP Ratio: 1.5% per 100 AP ⇒ 2% per 100 AP
R AP Ratio: 100% ⇒ 150%

Thresh

Q Cooldown: 19/16.5/14/11.5/9 ⇒ 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds
Q Magic Damage: 100/150/200/250/300 (+ 120% AP) ⇒ 100/150/200/250/300 (+ 130% AP)
E Magic Damage: 75/120/165/210/255 (+ 70% AP) ⇒ 75/120/165/210/255 (+ 90% AP)

Twitch

Health Growth: 80 ⇒ 104
E Physical Damage Per Stack: 15/20/25/30/35 (+ 35% bonus AD) ⇒ 15/20/25/30/35 (+ 40% bonus AD)
R Bonus Attack Damage: 30/40/50 ⇒ 30/45/60

Champion Nerfs

Alistar

Q Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10 ⇒ 17/16/15/14/13
R Damage Reduction: 55/65/75% ⇒ 50/60/70%

Brand

W Magic Damage: 75/120/165/210/255 (+ 60% AP) ⇒ 70/110/150/190/230 (+ 50% AP)
R Magic Damage Per Hit: 100/175/250 (+ 25% AP) ⇒ 100/150/200 (+ 20% AP)

Garen

Q Silence Duration: 1.5 ⇒ 1 second

Master Yi

E Bonus True Damage: 20/25/30/35/40 (+ 30% bonus AD) ⇒ 20/25/30/35/40 (+ 20% bonus AD)

Naafiri

Packmate Ratio: 6% bonus AD ⇒ 5% bonus AD
Q Initial Physical Damage: 45/57.5/70/82.5/95 (+ 25% bonus AD) ⇒ 35/45/55/65/75 (+ 20% bonus AD)
Q Total Bleed Ratio: 100% bonus AD ⇒ 80% bonus AD

Pyke

Damage Store Near One Enemy: 60% ⇒ 30%
Damage Store Near Multiple Enemies: 120% ⇒ 60%

Shaco

W AP Ratio: 12% ⇒ 8%
W Single Target AP Ratio: 18% ⇒ 14%
E Magic Damage: 70/95/120/145/170 (+ 80% bonus AD) (+ 60% AP) ⇒ 70/95/120/145/170 (+ 80% bonus AD) (+ 50% AP)

Swain

R Heal Per Second: 10/20/30 (+ 18% AP) ⇒ 10/15/20 (+ 18% AP)
R Damage Per Second: 20/30/40 (+ 10% AP) ⇒ 15/20/25 (+ 10% AP)

Yorick

Ghoul Attack Damage Ratio: 20% AD ⇒ 15% AD
Q Heal: 10-68 (+ 4/5/6/7/8% missing health) ⇒ 10-68 (+ 3/4/5/6/7% missing health)

Zed

Q Physical Damage: 80/120/160/200/240 (+ 115% bonus AD) ⇒ 70/110/150/180/210 (+ 110% bonus AD)

Augments

Augment Buffs

Feel the Burn

Cooldown: 60 ⇒ 40 seconds

Phenomenal Evil

Ability Power per Stack: 1 ⇒ 2

Snowball Fight!

Cooldown: 15 ⇒ 8 seconds

Augment Nerfs

The Brutalizer

Lethality: 10 ⇒ 5

Items

Item Nerfs

Duskblade of Draktharr

Attack Damage: 55 ⇒ 50
Lethality: 22 ⇒ 20

Gargoyle’s Stoneplate

Armor: 75 ⇒ 65
Magic Resistance: 75 ⇒ 65

Prowler’s Claw

Attack Damage: 65 ⇒ 60
Lethality: 22 ⇒ 20

Bugfixes

Fixed a bug that caused Swain’s Demonic Ascension (R) damage and healing to calculate incorrectly
Fixed a bug that caused Pyke’s Gift of the Drowned Ones (P) to calculate stored damage incorrectly when multiple enemies are near him
Fixed a bug that caused Alistar’s Unbreakable Will (R) to grant excess damage reduction
Fixed a bug that caused Pantheon’s Shield Vault (W) to deal less damage than intended
Fixed a bug that caused Kog’Maw’s Void Ooze (E) to deal less damage than intended
Fixed a bug that caused Thresh’s Flay (E) to deal less damage than intended
Fixed a bug with Prowler’s Claw tooltip displaying inaccurate information
Fixed a bug with Duskblade of Draktharr tooltip displaying inaccurate information
Fixed a bug with Statikk Shiv’s energy system cooldown
Fixed a bug with Spectral Cutlass being used by Lee Sin in the preparation phase and leaving him in a combat state
Fixed a bug with Big Brain’s shield amount being increased by Master of Duality during the preparation phase
Fixed an issue with old Summoner names being used for Top Ranked Arena players in the Ranked tab
Fixed a bug with Feel the Burn’s Grievous Wounds not granting reduced healing
Fixed a bug with Lee Sin’s Sonic Wave (Q1) not being affected by Skilled Sniper
Fixed a bug with Cruelty Passive triggering multiple times for certain grounded effects
Fixed a bug with Anathema’s Chains granting excess reduced damage taken from the nemesis
Fixed a bug with Shurelya’s Battlesong active granting an incorrect amount of movement speed
Fixed a bug with Locket of the Iron Solari’s tracker not working
Fixed a bug with Terminus’ tracker not working
Fixed a bug with Cruelty’s tracker not working
Fixed a bug with Hellfire Hatchet’s Anvil Card displaying incorrect information
Fixed a bug with Sion’s Glory in Death (P) remaining active heading into the planning phase
Fixed a bug with Ok Boomerang dealing lethal damage to a champion being revived by Nesting Doll
Fixed a bug with champions flying off the map when getting knocked up prior to taking a Hexgate
Fixed a bug with Hecarim’s Rampage (Q) and Devastating Charge (E) tooltips displaying incorrect values
Fixed a bug with Pyke’s Your Cut not being usable during Item Purchase or Augment Select rounds

ARAM

Hello ARAMers! In this patch, we are addressing champions who have become strong due to extra buffs. We will keep monitoring Lulu since she performs differently in various skill levels. Additionally, we have corrected a tooltip issue for all starter items that mistakenly labeled them as legendary. Starter items are no longer classified as legendary, so feel free to purchase them when you have Ornn as a teammate.

One more note, we’re also working on the rerolls bug. Thank you for your continued support and see you on the Bridge!

Nerfs

Lulu: Shielding Done: 105% ⇒ 100%; Damage Dealt: 105% ⇒ 100%
Thresh: Damage Taken: 100% ⇒ 105%
Viego: Damage Taken: 95% ⇒ 100%
Zeri: Damage Taken: 90% ⇒ 100%

Bugfixes

Updated all Starter item’s tooltips and removed “This item counts as a Legendary item.”

CLASH TOURNAMENT – DEMACIA CUP

Our next Clash tournament, the Demacia Cup, kicks off this weekend!

Registration Begins: July 15 @ 11:00 AM (Local Time)

Tournament Dates: July 20 and 21 (~4-7 PM Local Time, varies by region)

If you have any questions or are looking for the entire 2024 Clash schedule make sure to check out our Clash FAQ here!

MYTHIC SHOP ROTATION

We’re back with another big batch announcement for upcoming Shop rotations. We’ll be covering everything up to the Patch 14.20 rotation. After that, we’ll do another (small) batch update to finish out the year. Cheers!

Now Available

Prestige Eclipse Knight Senna – 150 ME
Prestige DRX Aatrox – 150 ME
Prestige Firecracker Vayne – 200 ME
Prestige Debonair Brand – 150 ME

Leaving the Mythic Shop

Prestige Faerie Court Katarina
Prestige True Damage Senna
Prestige Brave Phoenix Xayah
Prestige Coven LeBlanc

For the rest of the shop rotation, head on over here.

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Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Teaser Features the Atlas Superstore This July 24

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For Call of Duty: Warzone players, the Atlas Superstore is being opened as a new point of interest (POI) in Urzikstan this Season 5! This was revealed in a new trailer for Warzone where it’s also revealed that Season 5 starts this July 24.

Check out the super short trailer:

Visit our new Atlas Superstore branch in Urzikstan for amazing drops, great Fire Sales, and winning customer service 😃👍

Doors open on July 24 in Season 5 of Call of Duty #Warzone 🛒 pic.twitter.com/NJIwrzlQiW

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) July 16, 2024

The Atlas Superstore first appeared in Modern Warfare 2019 as one of the multiplayer maps in the Season 2 title update. For better or for worse, the map featured lots of elevation and corners where players can tactically position themselves for an advantage.

This seems to be but the start of the Season 5 info blowout, so expect more details about it to be revealed in the coming days leading up to the new season’s launch.

In other Call of Duty news, Black Ops 6’s beta dates and schedules have been revealed, and we can confirm that we’ll be doing a massive giveaway for it before it starts.

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Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 “Old Build” Leaks Online, Saber Issues Statement

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In case you didn’t know, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 has leaked online! Loads of gameplay footage have surfaced (though are quickly being taken down) of what appears to be a developer build of the title. The developers are aware of this and have issued a statement about it.

We won’t embed the videos that has surfaced, but you can check the Reddit thread about it form more content on what happened.

a Space Marine 2 build leaked and is playable
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The folks at Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Entertainment have issued a statement now stating that this is an old build, and that they are encouraging fans to avoid watching it for spoilers.

Dear players,

We are deeply touched by the overwhelming support we’ve received from our community following
the leak of an old build of our upcoming game, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

Our teams have poured years of hard work, passion, and dedication into creating a game worthy of your hopes and expectations, and it’s disheartening that many of the surprises we worked to keep secret were spoiled. We’re saddened that this build, which will be almost a year old by the time we launch, is how some of our most eager fans will first experience Space Marine 2. Our unwavering commitment has been to deliver the best possible game for our players. This was the driving force behind our decision to spend more time on development and ensure we deliver the best experience we can.

We’re asking everyone to avoid this unfinished build and to not spoil the game for those excited to experience it for the first time at launch. Space Marine 2 will release on September 9, and the best way to support our teams’ hard work is to play the game as they’ve always intended.

See you all in a few weeks.
For the Emperor!

As someone who’s looking forward to this game, I’ll refrain from checking out any gameplay or footage out there. I mean, the campaign is the bread and butter of the game, and I’d rather play it than watch it. Check out the latest official gameplay for it to see how awesome it’s shaping up.

Space Marine 2 shoots out this September 9 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

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Valorant Update 1.000.005 Brings Various Adjustments This July 16

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Riot Games has released Valorant update 1.000.005 on consoles alongside today’s 9.01 patch for PC! This brings in weapon, agent changes and more, with the complete patch notes available below. Note that Valorant is in limited beta for consoles, and is not fully released just yet.

Valorant Update 1.000.005 Patch Notes:

CONSOLE

GENERAL UPDATES

It is now possible to freely rebind non-ultimate Ability Button mappings.
Added settings for inverting map cursor controls.

AGENT UPDATES

Neon

Slide
- Re-equip Speed changed from Fast to Instant.

Raze

Second Blast Pack
- Second Blast Pack’s horizontal force has been reduced.

Iso

Double Tap: Duration: 20s >>> 12s
Signature kill reset removed.

MAP UPDATES

Lotus enters Competitive, Unrated, Swift Play, and Deathmatch queues.

MODES UPDATES

Deathmatch

Deathmatch is experiencing an issue and will be unavailable on Console until a fix can be shipped.

SOCIAL UPDATES

Updated the notification indicator on the social card so that it’s easier to tell when you have a party invite even when the social panel is closed.
Added voice indicators to the Party tab in the social panel, so you can see who is speaking.
Added a button to leave the party to the My Party section of the Party tab in the social panel.

BUG FIXES

General

Traditional Preset Weapon Switching Fixes
- Fixed issue where unequipping abilities wouldn’t respect the “Auto-Equip Prioritizes (Strongest/Latest Setting)”.
- Fixed issue where you couldn’t switch off from the Spike when you had no primary when using the ‘Traditional Controls’ Preset.
- Fixed an issue where you could sometimes lose visual highlighting on the buttons you hover over in the front-end menus.
- Fixed issues that could cause you to be unable to leave the Range.

Agent

Sova
- Recon Bolt
  - Fixed an issue where Recon Bolt did not properly apply AimAssist to Revealed Targets.
Fade
- Haunt
  - Fixed an issue where Haunt did not properly apply AimAssist to Revealed Targets.
Fixed an issue where AimAssist was incorrectly being applied when certain abilities were equipped:
- Fade – Nightfall
- Chamber – Rendezvous
- Harbor – Cascade
- Harbor – Cove
- Viper – Poison Cloud
- Viper – Toxic Screen
- Viper – Viper’s Pit
- Yoru – Fakeout
- Yoru – Dimensional Drift

Gameplay Systems

Fixed issue where you could be in Focus Mode while inspecting your weapon.

Competitive Systems

Fixed an issue where EOG screens when viewing matches in Match History will disappear and be inaccessible

Social

Fixed a bug where your presence sometimes failed to update after a match.

KNOWN ISSUES

General

When navigating Surrender menus, there’s a chance your controls can become locked for an entire round. Due to this, we’ve elected to disable the Surrender and Remake menus until we can properly fix the issue. Draw will remain functional.

For the PC patch notes for today, head on over here.

Valorant on consoles have no release date just yet, but once we do have that, we’ll let our readers know. You can read more about the console version of the game here.

[Source: Valorant]

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Destiny 2 Update 3.32 for Version 8.0.0.7 Deployed This July 16

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Bungie has deployed Destiny 2 update 3.32 (PS5 version 1.127), which is for version 8.0.0.7! This brings adjustments to Crucible, raids, weapons and more! This is one meaty patch and we have the complete changelog available below. Check out everything new in Destiny 2 for July 16 below.

Destiny 2 Update 3.32 Patch Notes | Destiny 2 Update 1.127 Patch Notes for July 16:

ACTIVITIES

VANGUARD OPS

Liminality

Fixed an issue where the initial dialog may not trigger correctly.

CRUCIBLE

Fixed the respawn timer option not setting correctly in Crucible Private Match.

RAID AND DUNGEONS

Fixed an issue with endgame timers being too short.

Ghosts of the Deep

Fixed an issue that prevented players from seeing their buffs and debuffs while underwater.

Salvation’s Edge

Fixed an issue where the Witness’s health could be emptied as Final Stand ended, leading to a softlock.
Fixed an issue that prevented enemies from despawning after the Witness’s defeat.
Fixed an issue preventing players from claiming the Monolithic Memento from the vendor at the end of Salvation’s Edge, after successfully meeting the unlock requirements.

EXOTIC MISSION ROTATOR

Fixed an issue where Avalon and Starcrossed were not including the weekly activity challenge for rotator mission completions.

UI AND UX

FIRETEAM FINDER

Fixed an issue where last season’s Grandmaster Nightfalls appeared as listing options, and if selected, players might launch into the incorrect Nightfall.

GAMEPLAY AND INVESTMENT

PATHFINDER

Fixed an issue where the Urban Parkour Pathfinder objective was not being updated when completed in Lost City Outskirts.
Fixed an issue with the map location for the Blighted Clash Pathfinder objective on The Pale Heart.
Fixed an issue where the Resonant Synergy Pathfinder objective didn’t work with the Prismatic subclasses.
Fixed an issue where a non-PvP option wasn’t available on one of the Rituals Pathfinder options.
Changed the node that required 150 Cabal kills so that it takes all combatants into consideration. Cabal kills grant additional progress.

GAMEPLAY

Shieldcrush (Artifact Perk)

Fixed an issue where Grapple Punch was gaining full bonuses from either half of the Artifact perk.
- While Radiant or Amplified, Grapple Punch will gain a 12% bonus.
- While Radiant or Amplified, if Woven Mail, Frost Armor, or a Void Overshield are active, Grapple Punch will gain another stacking 12% bonus. This results in a net 25% bonus.

Winter’s Shroud

Fixed an issue where it was providing a damage resist in PvP.

Thundercrash

Fixed a crash that could occur if players casted Thundercrash while holding the Unbreakable shield.

ARMOR

Precious Scars

Fixed an issue where the Sol Invictus and Offensive Bulwark Aspects would block Kintsugi from properly working.

Osmiomancy Gloves

Fixed an issue where grenade regeneration would work with grenades other than Coldsnaps.
- This fix does not affect Spirit of Osmiomancy.

WEAPONS

Fixed an issue where the Enhanced Eddy Current perk was being applied twice.
Fixed an issue where keys from the raid used in Excision could provide a weapon whose pattern is already unlocked.
- Now it will drop a Salvation’s Edge raid Deepsight weapon that always provides pattern progress until all patterns for Salvation’s Edge are unlocked.
Fixed a rare issue where the Guardian Games weapons Taraxippos and The Title could errantly cause crashes when weapon leveling Enhanced or crafted weapons.
Reduced the muzzle flash visual effects of The Riposte Auto Rifle.

REWARDS

Fixed an issue blocking acquisition of the Lightfall Exotic armor reward for Legendary campaign completion.
Fixed an issue where the Ignited Light Triumph was not tracking encounter challenges.
Fixed an issue where Dread combatants and Tormentors were not providing the intended amount of XP and Glimmer upon death.

PLATFORMS AND SYSTEMS

Fixed an issue that could cause thermal errors on Xbox platforms when near Prismatic wells.

Alongside the update, don’t forget to check out this week’s reset to see what’s new.

[Source: Bungie]

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New Destiny 2 Weekly Reset July 16, 2024 and Eververse Inventory

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As Xur and his wares take their leave from Destiny until next Friday, a new set of weekly activities and Eververse offerings have been pushed out to keep players busy. The new Destiny 2 weekly reset July 16, 2024 refresh of activities is now live, detailed in full below along with the new Eververse inventory.

Related Reading: Destiny 2 Update 3.32 for Version 8.0.0.7 Deployed This July 16

New Destiny 2 Weekly Reset July 16, 2024 and Eververse Inventory:

The highlights of this week’s update are:

Echoes: Act 2 Live
Nightfall: Fallen S.A.B.E.R
Weekly Playlists: Team Scorched + Survival
Raid: Root of Nightmares
Dungeon: Ghosts of the Deep
Mission: Seraph’s Shield

Nightfall – The Ordeal: Fallen S.A.B.E.R.

Modifiers:

Nightfall: Advanced
- Shielded Foes: You will face combatants with [Arc] Arc and [Void] Void shields. Activity modifiers may add more shield types.
- Advanced Modifiers: Extra Shields
- Champion Foes: You will face [Shield-Piercing] Barrier and [Disruption] Overload Champions. Visit the Character or Mod Customization screen to view your active anti-Champion perks.
- Arc Threat: 25% increase to incoming Arc damage.
- Increased Vanguard Rank: All Vanguard Rank point gains are increased!
- Scorched Earth: Enemies throw grenades significantly more often.
- Overcharged Weapons: Weapon overcharges from the Seasonal Artifact are active in this activity. Kinetic weapons do increased damage when your Super element matches an active surge.
- Arc Surge: 25% bonus to outgoing Arc damage.
- Solar Surge: 25% bonus to outgoing Solar damage.
- Overcharged Fusion Rifle: 25% bonus to Fusion Rifle damage.
- Galvanized: Combatants have more health and are more difficult to stun.
Nightfall: Expert
- All previous modifiers
- Expert Modifiers: Locked Loadout Extra Shields
- Equipment Locked: You will not be able to change your equipment after this activity starts.
Nightfall: Master
- All previous modifiers
- Master Modifiers: Extra Champions Locked Loadout Extra Shields
- Attrition: Regeneration is greatly impaired. Defeating enemies may create wells of Light.
Nightfall: Grandmaster
- All previous modifiers
- Grandmaster Modifiers: Extinguish Limited Revives Contest Join In Progress Disabled Extra Champions Locked Loadout Extra Shields
- Extinguish: If your fireteam falls in a Restricted Zone, everyone is returned to orbit.
- Limited Revives: Limited fireteam revives. Gain additional revives by defeating Champions.
- Arach-NO!: When defeated, Fallen Vandals spawn a web mine at their feet.
- Chaff: Radar is disabled.

Rewards:

Grandmaster reward: Wild Style (Adept)
Pinnacle reward: Earn 200,000 cumulative points by completing Nightfalls.

Vanguard Surge: beep boop failed to fetch

The other modifiers rotate daily, check out the Daily Reset Thread for them!

Raids and Dungeons

Weekly Raid and Dungeon

Raid: Root of Nightmares
Dungeon: Ghosts of the Deep

Raid Challenges & Modifiers

Deep Stone Crypt

The Core Four: A challenge awaits…

Vow of the Disciple

Base Information: A challenge awaits…

Vault of Glass

The Only Oracle For You: A challenge awaits…

King’s Fall

The Grass Is Always Greener: A challenge awaits…

Root of Nightmares

Illuminated Torment Challenge: A challenge awaits…
Crossfire Challenge: A challenge awaits…
Cosmic Equilibrium Challenge: A challenge awaits…
All Hands Challenge: A challenge awaits…

Last Wish

Summoning Ritual: A challenge awaits…

Dares of Eternity: Legend

Contestants: The Way of the Hoof

Round 1: Hive
Round 2: Fallen
Final Round: Valus Ta’aurc

Loot

Armor: Scatterhorn Suit, Wild Hunt Suit
Weapons: Arsenic Bite-4b, Blast Battue, Corsair’s Wrath, Deafening Whisper, Dire Promise, Enigma’s Draw, Escape Velocity, Jian 7 Rifle, Royal Chase, True Prophecy, Friction Fire

Pale Heart of the Traveler

Work in progress.

Legacy Activities

Neomuna
- Campaign Mission: Breakneck: Stop the Vex incursion of the Neomuni CloudArk.
- Partition: Hard Reset: Chase down a Shadow Legionary wreaking havoc in the VexNet.
- Vex Incursion Zone: Límíng Harbor
Savathûn’s Throne World
- Campaign Mission: The Ritual: Disrupt Savathûn’s ritual to steal the Traveler by revealing a lost secret from her past.
Europa
- Eclipsed Zone: Cadmus Ridge
- Empire Hunt: The Technocrat: Advanced: Defeat Eramis’s technology expert, Praksis, the Technocrat.
- Exo Challenge: Simulation: Safeguard: Simulated Skill-Set Training: Test your defensive abilities amongst a Vex onslaught.
Moon:
- Campaign Mission: In the Deep
- Wandering Nightmare: Nightmare of Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath (Hellmouth)
- Trove Guardian is in Hellmouth
Dreaming City: Strong Curse
- Petra is at Rheasilvia.
- Weekly Mission: Dark Monastery – Provide recon for Petra’s forces by investigating strange enemy activity in Rheasilvia.
- Ascendant Challenge: Ouroborea, Aphelion’s Rest
- Blind Well: Taken, Plague: Inomina

Miscellaneous

Ada-1’s Wares

Name	Description	Cost
Envious Touch	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	10000 Glimmer
New Pacific Rush (Worn)	Apply this shader to change the color of your gear.	10000 Glimmer
Dead Orbit Camo	Apply this shader to change the color of your gear.	10000 Glimmer
Upgrade Module	A collection of universal components that can be used to infuse power between gear items. Can be purchased from the Gunsmith or acquired from special reward sources.	1 Enhancement Core & 5000 Glimmer

Eververse Bright Dust Offerings

Name	Description	Type	Cost
Concentrated Mattergem	An Upgrade Module ionizer created from refined Mattergems.	Consumable	200 Bright Dust
Glimmershard	A shard with the ability to generate Glimmer during combat.	Consumable	250 Bright Dust
Sweeper Simulant		Vehicle	2500 Bright Dust
Brilliant Idea		Emote	700 Bright Dust
No Entry Projection	Equip this item to change your Ghost’s projection.	Ghost Projection	1500 Bright Dust
Rustberry	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Abyssinian Gold	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Incor-purr-ial Cat		Emote	3250 Bright Dust
Quick Cardio		Emote	700 Bright Dust
Bright Nostalgia		Vehicle	2500 Bright Dust
Exoplanet Harvester		Ship	2000 Bright Dust
Photoelectric Shell		Ghost Shell	2850 Bright Dust
Erinyes-SG1	Equip this weapon ornament to change the appearance of Conditional Finality. Once you get an ornament, it’s unlocked for all characters on your account.	Weapon Ornament	1250 Bright Dust
Flamingo Projection	Equip this item to change your Ghost’s projection.	Ghost Projection	1500 Bright Dust
Butterbark	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Jacarina	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Seven Sisters	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Cursed Azure	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Cabal Arrival	Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style.	Transmat Effect	450 Bright Dust
Heartbreaking Entrance	Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style.	Transmat Effect	450 Bright Dust
Ghost Purple	Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style.	Transmat Effect	450 Bright Dust

Weekly Bounties

Petra Venj, The Dreaming City

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Ascendant Challenge	“The Awoken have long practiced the art of walking between worlds.” —Techeun Kalli	1500 Glimmer	1 Ascendant challenge completed	XP++ & Dark Fragment & Legendary Gear
Gateway Between Worlds	“The Blind Well can split wide the veins that run between realities.” —Techeun Sedia	40 Dark Fragment	10 Activity completions	XP++ & Offering to the Oracle

Eris Morn, Moon

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Slow-Wave Disruption	Complete waves of Altars of Sorrow in Sorrow’s Harbor.	1000 Glimmer	7 Waves completed	Hymn of Desecration
Lunar Spelunker	Loot chests in 3 of the Moon’s Lost Sectors.	1000 Glimmer	1 K1 Communion Lost Sector looted & 1 K1 Logistics Lost Sector looted & 1 K1 Crew Quarters Lost Sector looted	1 Firewall Data Fragment

Lectern of Enchantment, Moon

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Nightmare Hunter	Defeat Nightmares in Nightmare Hunts.	5 Phantasmal Fragment	100 Nightmares	XP++ & 1 Phantasmal Core
Nightmare Sojourner	Defeat Nightmares in Lost Sectors across the solar system. Nightmares defeated on the Moon only grant reduced progress.	5 Phantasmal Fragment	100 Nightmares	XP++ & 1 Phantasmal Core

Variks, Europa

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Courageous Expedition	On Europa, complete Lost Sectors, public events, and patrols.	1000 Glimmer	15 Progress	XP++
Controlled Experiment	During the Empire Hunt “The Technocrat,” defeat Praksis and earn points by defeating combatants with precision final blows. Higher difficulties grant more efficient progress.	1000 Glimmer	50 [Headshot] Precision & 1 Praksis, the Technocrat defeated	XP++

Shaw Han, Cosmodrome

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Public Disturbance	Complete public events on the Cosmodrome. Heroic public events grant the most efficient progress.	1000 Glimmer	3 Public events	XP++ & Glimmer
Full Spectrum	Defeat combatants on the Cosmodrome with Arc, Void, and Solar damage.	1000 Glimmer	25 [Arc] Arc & 25 [Void] Void & 25 [Solar] Solar	XP++ & Glimmer

Starhorse, Eternity

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Bring the Overkill	Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with your Super, disintegrate combatants with high-damage elemental final blows, and complete the activity with an impressive score.	7177 Glimmer	75 Super & 80 Disintegrations & 1 180000 Points	2 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Core & XP++ & 50 Strange Favor
Balmung’s Return	Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with Arc Swords, rapidly defeat combatants, and complete the activity with an impressive score.	7177 Glimmer	100 [Arc] [Sword] final blows & 125 Rapidly defeated & 1 180000 Points	2 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Core & XP++ & 50 Strange Favor
Unlimited Horsepower	Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity on Expert difficulty. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with Rocket Launchers, Linear Fusion Rifles, Sniper Rifles, or Grenade Launchers; defeat powerful combatants within streaks; and complete the activity with an incredible score.	11777 Glimmer	85 Weapon & 120 Defeated in streaks & 1 300000 Points	3 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Prism & XP++ & 150 Strange Favor

Nimbus, Neomuna

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Vex Incursion Countermeasures	In the Vex Incursion Zone, defeat combatants using Strand to obtain Shellcode Fragments. Open a Terminal Overload Key Chest to obtain a Polymorphic Engine.	1000 Glimmer	8 Shellcode Fragments & 1 Polymorphic Engine	XP++ & Polymorphic Shellcode

Seasonal Challenges

Name	Description	Objectives	Rewards
Discoveries I	Complete Act II Part I of “A Rising Chorus.”	1	Challenger XP++
Research and Development IV	Complete the research quest for Specimen ID: NES004. Completing this quest will unlock upgrades from Failsafe.	1	Challenger XP+
Learning Computer II	Reset your Reputation Rank with Failsafe in the H.E.L.M.	1	Challenger XP++
Assimilated Rock and Stone II	Mine and acquire Azure and Golden Radiolite.	1 Azure Radiolite & 1 Golden Radiolite	Challenger XP+
FailSAFE-cracker II	Open Echo Chests after completing Episode: Echoes Battlegrounds activities.	8 Chests opened	Challenger XP++
Auto-Cannon Analyst II	Defeat combatants in Episode: Echoes Battlegrounds while using Sidearms. Earn bonus progress for using Seasonal weapons.	70 Combatants defeated	Challenger XP
Echoing Firepower II	Defeat combatants with Pulse Rifles. Earn bonus progress for using Seasonal weapons.	150 Combatants defeated	Challenger XP+
Printed Arsenal	Focus Seasonal weapons with Failsafe in the H.E.L.M.	2 Seasonal weapons focused	Challenger XP
Round and Round We Go	Generate Orbs of Power in Vanguard, Gambit, or Crucible playlists.	1000 Orbs of Power	Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust
Trial by Firing Squad	Win multiple rounds in the Trials of Osiris.	20 Wins	Trials of Osiris Weapon & Challenger XP+++ & Bright Dust

Notable Armor Rolls

Only notable rolls (stat total >= 59 or single stat >= 26) are listed here.

Class	Name	Vendor	Type	MOB	RES	REC	DIS	INT	STR	Total	Cost
Titan	Insight Unyielding Helm	Ada-1	Helmet	16	13	2	7	2	20	60	1 Enhancement Core & 10000 Glimmer
Titan	Insight Unyielding Greaves	Ada-1	Leg Armor	13	2	16	20	9	2	62	1 Enhancement Core & 10000 Glimmer

That’s all for this week’s Destiny 2 update. Stay tuned for our Xur and Trials of Osiris posts on Friday.

(Thanks again, /r/DestinyTheGame!)

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Dead by Daylight Update 3.20 Guns Out for Tomb Raider Patch Version 8.1.0

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As promised when it was announced three weeks ago, the Dead by Daylight crossover with the Tomb Raider franchise is here! Those on consoles will be able to download Dead by Daylight update 3.20 (PS5 version is 8.100.001), which is for what Behaviour Interactive calls the 8.1.0 title update. Lara Croft is added as a new Survivor and there are a load of gameplay-related improvements included as well, which are all listed in the patch notes for July 16.

Dead by Daylight Update 3.20 Patch Notes | Dead by Daylight Update 8.100.001 Patch Notes | Dead by Daylight Tomb Raider Update Patch Notes:

Content

New Survivor: Lara Croft

New perk: Finesse

This perk activates while you are healthy. Your fast vaults are 20% faster.
This perk goes on cool-down for 40/35/30 seconds after performing a fast vault.

New Perk: Hardened

This perk activates after you complete all of the following: unlock a chest;
cleanse or bless a totem.
For the rest of the trial, anytime you would scream, reveal the Killer’s aura for 3/4/5 seconds instead.

New Perk: Specialist

Each time you open or rummage through a chest, gain 1 token, up to 6/6/6. When you hit a great skill check on a generator, consume all tokens. Then for each token consumed, reduce the maximum required generator progress by 2/3/4.

Killer Perk Updates

Darkness Revealed:

Increased the duration of the aura reveal to 6/7/8 seconds. (was 3/4/5 seconds)

I’m All Ears:

Decreased the cooldown to 60/45/30 seconds. (was 60/50/40 seconds)

Trail of Torment:

Decreased the cooldown to 60/45/30 seconds. (was 80/70/60 seconds)

Oppression:

Decreased the cooldown to 60/50/40 seconds. (was 120/100/80 seconds)

Dragon’s Grip:

Decreased the cooldown to 60/50/40 seconds. (was 120/100/80 seconds)

Machine Learning:

Increased the Undetectable and Haste duration to 40/50/60 seconds. (was 20/25/30 seconds)

Survivor Perk Updates

Autodidact:

Decreased the initial progress penalty to 15%. (was 25%)

Empathic Connection:

Increased the speed at which you heal others to 30% faster. (was 10%)

Iron Will:

Increased the grunts of pain reduction to 80/90/100%. (was 25/50/75%)

Resurgence:

Increased the healing progress gained to 50/60/70%. (was 40/45/50%)

Solidarity:

Increased the heal conversion rate to 50/60/70%. (was 40/45/50%)

Babysitter:

Increased the Haste bonus to 10%. (was 7%)
Increased the duration to 20/25/30 seconds. (was 4/6/8 seconds)

Killer Updates

The Knight – Basekit

Added the ability to cycle between guards using the Secondary Ability button.
Decrease the camera push distance when entering path creation mode to 80 cm. (was 160 cm)
The Knight must create a patrol path of at least 10 meters before being able to spawn a Guard. It’s possible to cancel early by using the Secondary Ability button.
Adjusted the Guards’ detection to reduce the likelihood of being detected through walls.
While The Knight is within 8 meters of a Guard that is actively hunting, the hunt timer will deplete at 3x the normal speed.
While drawing a patrol path, its length applies a modifier on the base total hunt time:
1-15 meters: 1x
16-25 meters: 1.25x
26+ meters: 1.5x
While drawing a patrol path, its length applies a modifier on the base banner spawn time:
1-15 meters: 1x
16-25 meters: 1.5x
26+ meters: 2x
Decreased The Carnifex’s hunt duration to 12 seconds. (was 24 seconds)
Increased The Jailer’s hunt duration to 24 seconds. (was 12 seconds)
Decreased the time it takes for each Guard to perform the Order action:
Carnifex: 1.8 seconds (was 2 seconds)
Assassin: 5 seconds (was 6 seconds)
Jailer: 5 seconds (was 6 seconds)
Increased each Guard’s detection range:
Carnifex: 10 meters (was 8 meters)
Assassin: 10 meters (was 8 meters)
Jailer: 16 meters (was 14 meters)

The Knight – Addons

Map of the Realm:

Increases the Guard’s detection range by 2 meters. (was 4 meters)

Pillaged Mead:

Decreases the Break or Damage action of Guards by 10%. (was 15%)

Battleaxe Head:

Decreases the cooldown after calling upon The Carnifex by 20%. (Rework)

Treated Blade:

Decreases the cooldown after calling upon The Assassin by 20%. (Rework)

Cold Steel Manacles:

Decreases the cooldown after calling upon The Jailer by 20%. (Rework)

Sharpened Mount (was Chain Mail Fragment):

Increases the time it takes for the Standard to spawn by 15%. (Rework)

Grim Iron Mask:

When a Guard detects a Survivor during a Patrol, the Survivor suffers from the Blindness Status Effect for the next 75 seconds. (was 60 seconds)

Broken Hilt:

Guards inflict the Haemorrhage and Mangled Status Effects when damaging a Survivor. (was only Mangled)

Ironworker’s Tongs:

If a Guard fails to damage a Survivor during a Hunt, the Survivor suffers from the Oblivious Status Effect for 60 seconds. (was 20 seconds)

Town Watch’s Torch:

While a Guard is actively Hunting a Survivor, gain the Undetectable Status Effect. (Rework)

Blacksmith’s Hammer:

Guards inflict the Broken Status Effect for 60 seconds when damaging a Survivor. (Rework)

Flint and Steel:

After summoning The Carnifex, the auras of all Survivors within 24 meters of any unbroken dropped Pallets are revealed for 8 seconds. (was 5 seconds)

Healing Poultice:

After summoning The Assassin, all Survivors within 8 meters of The Assassin’s spawn location have their auras revealed for 8 seconds. (Rework)

Jailer’s Chimes (was Lightweight Greaves):

After summoning The Jailer, Survivors that cross The Jailer’s Patrol Path have their auras revealed for 8 seconds. (Rework)

Knight’s Contract:

After giving an Order, the Guard will remain for an extra 8 seconds, triggering a Hunt should they detect a Survivor. (Rework)

Iridescent Company Banner:

Drawing a Patrol Path through Windows blocks them for all Survivors for 25 seconds after summoning a Guard. (was 15 seconds)
The Exit Gates are blocked by the Entity Spikes for the Hunted Survivor.
All Windows vaulted by the Hunted Survivor are blocked for all Survivors for the remained of the Hunt.

The Singularity

When tagging a Survivor from a Pod (and Slipstream is not completed), the Tagging progress goes down gradually over 0.5 sec (was instant)
Tag depletion starts after 0.25 seconds after Slipstream has been accumulated (but not completed) (was 0.3 seconds)
When destroying a pod while controlling it, hold down M1-Attack Button for 1.25 sec to destroy it (new)
New Killer Instinct Effect for 3.0 sec. on Survivors receiving Slipstream from another Slipstreamed Survivor or from a Bio-Pod
Added Aim Assist effect when aiming at a Slipstreamed Survivor
Decreased Tagging cooldown for Pods after Slipstreaming a Survivor to 3.0 sec (was 3.5 – allows less downtime after shooting a Survivor)
Decreased distance that Survivor can see Supply Crate aura when not Slipstreamed to 28M (was 32)
Added Hindered Icon to show the slow down when Survivors charge the EMP tool
Killer Wake Up time after controlling a Pod decreased to 0.5 seconds (was 1.0).
Killer Wake Up time near a Hooked survivor decreased to 1.5 seconds (was 5) to account for the anti-camp feature.
Decreased World Detection of the aiming radius to reduce collisions and interference for shots.
Overclock Duration no longer scales based on the number of Slipstreamed Survivors. Base value has been increased to 5.7 seconds (was 4.7)
Increased readability of the Survivor-in-range indicator – Highlight is On = can be tagged / Highlight is Off = cannot be tagged
After exiting a Pod, the aura of the last used Pod is displayed in yellow for 10.0 seconds (was 5)
Soma Family Photo Addon +3% Haste effect for the duration of the Overclock is now base kit.
UltraSonic Sensor Addon sound effect is now base kit. Killer can hear sounds through a controlled Biopod after 0.20 seconds by default.
Made valid location target placement easier (increased placement timing from 0.1 seconds to 0.2 seconds)
After using an EMP, Survivors are invincible to Slipstream for 1.0 second (was 2.0)
EMP Range effect has been increased from 8M to 10M.
EMPs stop printing when reaching 97%. Survivors now need to complete the last 3% manually. Supply Crate auras are shown in yellow when maximum progress has been reached.
No longer forced to pick up EMPs after opening Supply Cases
Perks: Blast Mine and Head-on now both apply the Overheat effect when affected by a stun during Overclock.

The Good Guy

Hidey-Ho Mode cooldown now starts at the end of a Slice & Dice.
Hidey-Ho Mode cooldown reduced to 10 seconds (was 12 seconds)

Map Updates

Added 2 new Map variations to the Mount Ormond Resort
Added 1 new Map variation to the Family Residence from the Yamaoka’s Estate Realm
Added 1 new Map variation to the Sanctum of Wrath from the Yamaoka’s Estate Realm
Gameplay pass on the Forgotten Ruins map to add pallets on at the ground level
Added variations to the maze tiles in the pool of tiles for the Coldwind Farm Realm
Added lockers in the existing maze tiles in the Coldwind Farm Realm
Updated the placement of the Exit Gates
Updated new maze tile safety from the feedback collected during the PTB

Events & Archives

Tome 20 – Mystic level 1 opens July 16 at 11:00:00 Eastern

Features

Hook Respawn

Hooks broken by a Sacrifice will now respawn after 60 seconds.

UX – Knight Guard’s Chase

Added a visual feedback when you have successfully distracted a guard by passing near a Window or downed Pallet.

UX – Lobby Update

Cosmetics and Character selection are merged into a single section. As in the store, players can use subtabs to navigate between options, including Characters’ bio pages.
Perks widget is added to the Lobby, available when looking at the Characters Menu, allowing players to view Perks and Powers while selecting Characters.
Filter option allows for players to show locked cosmetics if they want to do so.
As long as players are not waiting for a match to start, they can unlock Characters and Cosmetics directly on the Lobby.
Now Moris can be previewed in the Lobby.
Merged certain functionalities of the Killer and Survivor lobbies to make it easier to maintain in the future.
Following PTB feedback, we’ve adjusted the Cosmetics and Character selection back to 4 columns for a smoother browsing & selection
(note that these changes will not be present on Switch but will be coming in a Hotfix).

UX – Singularity’s Podding and Controlling

Biopod & Killer reticule was updated to better communicate states:
Green state: Idle, Firing Biopod, Slipstreaming Survivor
Purple state: Teleport to Survivor
Grey state: On cooldown
Red state: Destroying Biopod, Disabled Biopod
Biopods will now indicate to Survivors when they are about to be reactivated

Bug Fixes

Audio

The Voice-Over of the Lich is now correctly playing in the Mori Preview.
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight’s guards audio to remain audible after being despawned during a Hunt.
The Knight’s Hunt audio cue is now triggered correctly when using the addon “Knight’s Contract”
The Legion’s (Susie) “Backstabber” outfit now match the correct voice.

Bots

The Trapper Bot in the Survive with Friends Tutorial now correctly looks at the target it is chasing.
The Trapper Bot in the Survive with Friends Tutorial should be better at not stepping into his own traps.
Prevented multiple Bots in the same Trial to accidentally spawn with the same digits at the end of the name.

Characters

The Knight

Fixed an issue that allowed The Knight to spawn a Guard while another was already spawned.
Fixed an issue that caused survivors to not play their downed animation while using Bardic Inspiration.
Fixed an issue that causes the camera to see into The Knight’s leg when vaulting with the ‘Menacing Knight’ outfit.”
Fixed an issue that causes The Huntress’s ‘Were-Elk’ outfit arms to bend weirdly when throwing an axe while looking down.”

Environment/Maps

Fixed an issue Mother’s Dwelling where players would get stuck in the ground
Fixed an issue in Greenville Square where the singularity could place pogs on part of the stairs of the Theater
Fixed an issue where a survivor spawner was misplaced
Fixed an issue with Projectiles going through metal sheets of the Shack in Autohaven Wreckers
Fixed an issue in the map Torment Creek where the killer could not navigate and be blocked in a chase
Fixed an issue in Midwich Elementary School where the traps would get hidden under rubbles
Fixed an issue in stairs of Midwich Elementary School where players would get stuck
Fixed an issue of floating pallets in the corn fields
Fixed an issue with stair in Midwich Elementary School where the players could not navigate smoothly near the Exit Door
Fixed an issue in Rotten Fields causing unnecessary network corrections

Perks

The Illusion created using the Mirrored Illusion perk now despawns when the killer walks through it.
The Decisive Strike stun now always has the correct duration.

Fixed an issue where some perks’ descriptions have an improper number format
Fixed an issue where the account name is displayed in the main menu when turning on or off the “Hide your name” setting
Fixed an issue where the Auric cell packs purchase screen can be accessible when starting the final countdown.

Misc

Fixed an issue that could soft-lock loading into a Trial due to a player’s loadout bringing an invalid Item.

For the rest of the studio’s plans for Year 9, head on over here.

[Source: Behaviour Forums]

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Ghost of Tsushima Update 2.24 Enables Matchmaking Between Consoles and PC This July 16

by Alex Co

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Following yesterday’s hotfix 6 release for Ghost of Tsushima on PC, Sucker Punch Productions has released a patch for console versions today! Players will be able to download Ghost of Tsushima update 2.24 (PS5 version 2.024), and this is for the Legends multiplayer mode! After the patch is installed, players can now enable matchmaking between consoles and PC.

Ghost of Tsushima Update 2.24 Patch Notes | Ghost of Tsushima Update 2.024 Patch Notes:

Here’s what’s new per Sucker Punch Productions:

Patch 2.24 contains updates to Legends crossplay. Soon after release, matchmaking between PC and consoles will be enabled!

That’s the only new thing added via the title update. If there are any balance changes made, we’ll update the article to reflect it, though we doubt that the studio would stealth release something like that.

While Ghost of Tsushima just got release don PC, we aren’t expecting any new content for it since we’re assuming Sucker Punch is hard at work on a still-unannounced sequel.

Once a new patch is out, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

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Valorant Update 9.01 Drops for Agent, Weapon Improvements and More This July 16

by Alex Co

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Riot Games has pushed out Valorant update 9.01, and this patch applies to both console (in beta version) and PC! This patch includes bug fixes, agent and weapon updates and more, with the complete details listed in the patch notes below.

Valorant Update 9.01 Patch Notes for July 16:

ALL PLATFORMS

WEAPONS UPDATES

Updated the animation for the Outlaw and its skinlines so that it is more apparent when the weapon is ready to be fired.

BUG FIXES

General

Fixed a bug where Neon could equip faster out of her slide than intended by manually inputting an equip action.

Gameplay Systems

Fixed a bug where AFK players were able to start the vote for surrender.
Fixed an issue when exiting Cypher’s Spycam that causes a brief stutter for Spectators.
Fixed an issue with Tactical Callouts displaying in chat regardless of the option being turned off in Settings.
Fixed an issue with bullet tracers appearing for guns picked up regardless if they are turned off in Settings.
Fixed an issue regarding Sage and Clove resurrections not being visible for Spectators and Observers.
Fixed a performance degradation issue caused by auto-respawn by spike explosion in Custom Game modes.

Maps

Abyss
- Cleaned up lots of Cypher’s Spycam spots to prevent visual issues or unintended placements.
- Improved Wingman’s Spike plant pathing on A site.
- Cleaned up ability and player collision in a variety of spots across the map.
- Fixed a bug where the Minimap could be oriented upside down with certain settings active.
- Fixed a visual bug seen when falling off of the map on A site.
- Fixed a bug where Viper’s Pit could spread farther than intended on A site.

KNOWN ISSUES

Social

When changes happen to your party, there is a chance you may see “<MISSING STRING ENTRY TABLE>” in your chat log.

ESPORTS FEATURES

Pick ‘Ems Beta is coming for VALORANT Champions 2024!
- Starting on July 26th, you will have access to the Champions Seoul Group Stage in-client and on the web. You’ll get to:
  - Predict the advancing teams for points, earning extra points for correctly guessing the exact placement.
  - Earn rewards for playing, with the best of the best earning more exclusive rewards.
  - And see how you stack up against other experts and creators.
- Finally, prepare for the Playoffs Stage next patch where you’ll fill out the full double elimination bracket at once.
Look out for more details on how to participate later this month!

BUG FIXES

Gameplay Systems

Fixed an issue involving the Ping Wheel getting stuck on the interface when bound to the Z key.

Premier

Hey IBIT zone Premier Players!

There was an issue with matchmaking that prevented matches from being played in the first 2 weeks of the Episode 9 Act 1 stage. Contender and Invite divisions were unaffected and these teams successfully played their matches.

Issue has been fixed and teams should be able to find matches successfully for week 3 and on.
Any team that plays a match in the IBIT zone in week 6 and before will automatically qualify for playoffs.
Teams that have already played a match in another EU zone can still earn the playoff qualification in IBIT, but will require teams to create a new roster in the IBIT zone and play a match.
Teams will qualify for playoffs by receiving 600 points before the start of week 7 matches.
- For example, if your team has 25 points at the end of week 6, then your team will have 625 points before you play your week 7 matches.

CONSOLE

GENERAL UPDATES

It is now possible to freely rebind non-ultimate Ability Button mappings.
Added settings for inverting map cursor controls.

AGENT UPDATES

Neon

Slide
- Re-equip Speed changed from Fast to Instant.

Raze

Second Blast Pack
- Second Blast Pack’s horizontal force has been reduced.

Iso

Double Tap: Duration: 20s >>> 12s
Signature kill reset removed.

MAP UPDATES

Lotus enters Competitive, Unrated, Swift Play, and Deathmatch queues.

MODES UPDATES

Deathmatch

Deathmatch is experiencing an issue and will be unavailable on Console until a fix can be shipped.

SOCIAL UPDATES

Updated the notification indicator on the social card so that it’s easier to tell when you have a party invite even when the social panel is closed.
Added voice indicators to the Party tab in the social panel, so you can see who is speaking.
Added a button to leave the party to the My Party section of the Party tab in the social panel.

BUG FIXES

General

Traditional Preset Weapon Switching Fixes
- Fixed issue where unequipping abilities wouldn’t respect the “Auto-Equip Prioritizes (Strongest/Latest Setting)”.
- Fixed issue where you couldn’t switch off from the Spike when you had no primary when using the ‘Traditional Controls’ Preset.
- Fixed an issue where you could sometimes lose visual highlighting on the buttons you hover over in the front-end menus.
- Fixed issues that could cause you to be unable to leave the Range.

Agent

Sova
- Recon Bolt
  - Fixed an issue where Recon Bolt did not properly apply AimAssist to Revealed Targets.
Fade
- Haunt
  - Fixed an issue where Haunt did not properly apply AimAssist to Revealed Targets.
Fixed an issue where AimAssist was incorrectly being applied when certain abilities were equipped:
- Fade – Nightfall
- Chamber – Rendezvous
- Harbor – Cascade
- Harbor – Cove
- Viper – Poison Cloud
- Viper – Toxic Screen
- Viper – Viper’s Pit
- Yoru – Fakeout
- Yoru – Dimensional Drift

Gameplay Systems

Fixed issue where you could be in Focus Mode while inspecting your weapon.

Competitive Systems

Fixed an issue where EOG screens when viewing matches in Match History will disappear and be inaccessible

Social

Fixed a bug where your presence sometimes failed to update after a match.

KNOWN ISSUES

General

When navigating Surrender menus, there’s a chance your controls can become locked for an entire round. Due to this, we’ve elected to disable the Surrender and Remake menus until we can properly fix the issue. Draw will remain functional.

Valorant on consoles have no release date just yet, but once we do have that, we’ll let our readers know. You can read more about the console version of the game here.

[Source: Valorant]

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The Outlast Trials Update 1.09 Runs Out for Project Lupara and Season This July 16

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As expected given the previous announcement, Red Barrels has pushed out The Outlast Trials update 1.09 (PS5 version 1.000.008), and this is for Project Lupara and Season 1! Players can expect a new villain, a new map, new quality of life features a lot more! This is the game’s biggest patch to date, and there’s a lot to take in with the provided patch notes.

The Outlast Trials Update 1.09 Patch Notes | The Outlast Trials Update 1.000.008 Patch Notes (PS5) | The Outlast Trials Season 1 Project Lupara Patch Notes:

This update includes:

New Prime Asset: Franco “Il Bambino” Barbi
New Trial: Poison the Medicine in The Docks
New MK-Challenges: Fuel the Release & Teach the Police Officer
New Time Limited Special Event: Bambino
New Game Mode: Escalation Therapy
New Mansion Escape Trial and Conclusion
New Upcoming Weekly Programs
New Rig: Barricade
Revamp of the Programs menu
Introduction of Difficulty Selections
Introduction of Tasks
Introduction of Catalogs
Introduction of Quick Play
Introduction of the Exotica Pack (paid DLC)
New Sleep Room Minigame: Stroop Test
Many other additions/fixes/changes.

New Prime Asset: Franco ‘Il Bambino’ Barbi

Project Lupara introduces Franco ‘Il Bambino’ Barbi, a formidable new Prime Asset; the first of his kind, hunting players with his beloved Lupara, a sawed-off shotgun that allows him range beyond any Outlast Trials villain thus far.
Reagents will come face-to-face with Franco in the new story Trial, “Poison the Medicine”, which transports players to The Docks, a brand-new map, and Franco’s home turf. Keep an eye out for his traps too…
The perverse son of New Orleans mafia don Salvatore Barbi, Franco is driven by craven entitlement, greed, and psychosexual violence fueled by his impotence and insecurities, a freakish ‘big baby’ obsessed with his ‘Pacifier’; the titular boom stick he sucks on when he’s not using it to blow someone to smithereens.
- Learn more about Franco’s origin story in The Murkoff Collection: Chapter 3 Comic.

Special Event: Bambino

For those who won’t get enough of Franco, fear not! The Bambino special event will run for the first 4 weeks following the update where Franco will appear in all other Trials and MK-Challenges.
- Franco joins Gooseberry or Coyle in their respective Trials. Compound charismatic trauma accentuated and contradicted by the indiscriminate destruction of gun violence.
The event will be split into 2 parts (2 weeks each), with a selection of Trials for each part.

New Trials and MK-Challenges

Poison the Medicine

– In a godless world, opiates will be the religion of the masses. Take control of drug production, and you can kill with the nonchalance of a god.
Fuel the Release

– Justice, like civilization, requires power, and power requires fuel. Carry the fuel, power the court, and secure your liberty.
Teach the Police Officer

– Defining laws creates crime; replace the precinct’s training film with Murkoff’s reels and make future crimes our own.
Mansion Escape

– A new final trial and conclusion.

Mansion Escape

Revisit the final Trial and experience an entirely new challenge.

Mansion Escape will now evolve as you release Reagents, increasing in difficulty with every Reagent Release.
Witness a new release conclusion when you succeed in escaping and become Reborn.

Escalation Therapy

ESCALATION THERAPY, a new game mode being introduced alongside this update.

Reagents partake in a roguelite experience pitting them against a never-ending series of randomized Trials with variators that will have them clawing their eyes out until they succumb to a Permadeath that will begin the cycle anew.
Reagents will begin with nothing and build their loadouts from Murkoff’s limited selection of upgrades.
The longer you can survive, the bigger the reward.

Upcoming Weekly Programs

Upcoming weekly programs in this season:

HEMORRHAGE

– Damage causes bleeding, and unless you find and use bandages, you’ll bleed out, and die. We won’t always be there to take care of you.
CAPGRASS DELUSION

– More devious imposters, no player names displayed, and radio communication is limited. Cooperation is crucial, trust no one.
THE HUMBLING

– Start the Trial with lowered health and limited inventory. We strip you down to your truest self, so you can identify and destroy who you really are.
CROSSED SIGNALS

– Radio range is limited. In the ensuing silence, Reagents are increasingly vulnerable to hallucination. Learn to mistrust silence, let us be the voices in your head.
And more! Stay tuned!

New Rig: Barricade

Reagents can gain access to a new Rig to use in the Trials: The Barricade.

This tool can be used to block paths, giving Reagents the time needed to complete their objectives while pursuers are forced to bash their way through or take the long way around.
Like the other Rigs, The Barricade comes with its own set of upgrades that can be unlocked to bolster Reagents even more in their moment of need.

Programs

The Program menus have been revamped with a new visual and difficulty selection support.

There are now 3 programs at all time:
- Core Therapy “Genesis”
  
  : Access to the Genesis Trials.
- Weekly Therapy & Special Therapy
  
  : Set of Trials and MK-Challenges that change regularly.
- Endurance Therapy “Escalation”
  
  : Access to the new game mode rougelike.

Difficulty

We are introducing a difficulty selection to Program Genesis, Weekly Therapies, and Special Therapies.
Players can now adjust the difficulty to their pain tolerance:

Introductory

: The minimum prescribed dose of pain, to learn basic therapeutic techniques.
Standard

: Regulated therapy at a statistically average level of terror and pain.
Intense

: High-level therapy for patients seeking intense growth.
Psychosurgery

: Maximum trauma.

Quickplay

The group finder has been replaced by Quick Play.

Using Quick Play will now look for players of the selected program and difficulty.
The Trial will be picked randomly or be the group leader selection.
The group leader can always change the selected Trial after the group if formed.

Dev comments: “With the changes we are implementing, we aim to significantly reduce matchmaking time and improve match quality. We will continue to monitor Matchmaking and make necessary changes if needed.”

Tasks

Accomplishing tasks gives Reagents a sense of pride, and earns them various rewards.

View available tasks directly in the Terminal.
Also accessible through the Pause Menu.
Complete tasks to earn rewards (Stamps, XP, Posters, Items, Bundles, etc.).
Task categories include:
- Daily Tasks
  
  : Complete within 24 hours before they refresh.
- Weekly Tasks
  
  : Complete within 7 days before they refresh.
- Weekly/Special Program Tasks
  
  : Related to the current event; refreshes with new events.
- Genesis Tasks
  
  : Assist Reagents in their journey to rebirth.
- Reagent Tasks
  
  : Related to the Reagent’s personal loadout.
- Escalation Therapy Tasks
  
  : Tasks related to the new game mode.

Catalogs

Behavioral Attire shapes your persona on the path to rebirth. Complete tasks. Earn

Stamps

. Become a better you.

Standard Catalog “A New You”: A collection of previously available and new cosmetics.
Deluxe Catalog “Project Lupara”: A collection of brand new cosmetics to go along with Season 1.
Catalogs offer multiple pages of cell items and character cosmetics.
Unlock catalog content by spending Stamps, which are earned by playing Trials, MK-Challenges, Escalation Therapy, and completing Tasks.
The Standard Catalog is unlocked from the start.
Seasonal Deluxe Catalogs must be purchased with Murkoff Coins.
Murkoff Coins can be earned by completing the Standard Catalogs.
Seasonal Catalogs are permanent and will never disappear.
Acquired cosmetics from the Catalogs are kept forever in your inventory.
Stamps collection will reset at the beginning of each new Season. All unused

Stamps will be automatically used to claim rewards from the Catalogs (if applicable).

Stroop Test

A new sleep room mini-game for reagents to enjoy while they “unwind” between trials. The Stroop Test is an experiment requiring Reagents to hastily choose between mismatched colored words. This mind-liquifying test quickly becomes a classic Outlast mindbender.

Be warned that the Stroop Test, features strobing lights

The Director Radio

The following menus have moved from the Terminal to The Director Radio in your cell. Consult the radio to access the following:

Records – Your personal stats.
Badges – Your collection of accomplishments.
Documents – The storylines you have discovered.

Changes in the Currencies

With this update, we have made significant changes to the currencies.

Murkoff Dollars have been retired.
All previously acquired but still unpurchased items have been granted to all Reagents.
Stamps have been introduced and can be earned by completing Trials and Tasks. These are used to acquire individual items from the Catalogs.
Murkoff Coins have also been introduced and can be used to unlock seasonal Deluxe Catalogs

New DLC: The Exotica Pack

Host a scorching summer BBQ from inside your cell with The Exotica Pack. This content pack includes an exclusive set of legendary outfits, cell items, cell posters, E.S.O.P.s and player icons that will show fellow Reagents that you’re the life of the party. Murkoff advises against performing Trials under the influence of unapproved substances.

The Exotica Pack includes the following:

The Larva Drinker Suit
The Trenchmouth Suit
The Largo Decay Suit
The Ezekiel Suit
Tiki Party cell item
Hula Girl cell item
Coconut Drink cell item
Tiki Mask cell item
Ukulele cell item
Totem cell item
Beach Walls cell item
Palm Trees cell item
Stony Beach cell item
4 Exclusive E.S.O.P.s
3 Exclusive cell posters
3 Exclusive player icons

Additions/Fixes/Balancing

Added “News” system in the game. Players can now consult important Outlast Trials news directly in-game. The news can be opened from the main menu or directly from the Sleep Room. A notification will appear on-screen when players have unread news items.
Players can now access and modify their Loadout in the shuttle prior to entering a Trial.
Players can now retry a Trial after a failure.
A new animated introduction is displayed when opening a Program for the first time.
A new notification is displayed when a Trial is selected, so everyone is made aware of the Trial.
Increased max Therapy Level to 70 (was 65).
Adjusted the safe hide spot entering distance for the Invisible Amp.
Added a new Terminal notification shortcut so players can quickly access it from anywhere in the Sleep Room.
Dorris, the Shadowy Dame, now has stuff to say. Visit Dorris to listen to hear storyline as you make progress in the Murkoff Facility.
Fixed many other issues and bugs.

Known Issues

There are instances where different or no customization Items are granted with Tasks Rewards when leveling up through XP

Now that’s one meaty update! Enjoy the new content, reagents!

[Source: Steam]

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Destiny 2 Servers Pulled Down for Maintenance and Patch 8.0.0.7 Roll Out This July 16

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Guardians not able to access the Destiny 2 servers, it’s not just you, as Bungie has pulled the game’s servers down this July 16 and this is for your standard maintenance. During this downtime, players can expect update 8.0.0.7 to be released on all platforms.

Update: Read on here for the complete Destiny 2 patch notes for July 16.

Destiny 2 Servers Down for Maintenance Schedule for July 16:

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 – Maintenance

6:00 AM PDT	-7 UTC	Destiny 2 will undergo maintenance. Sign-on and game integration features will be unavailable on web, mobile, third-party apps, and the Bungie Store. Players who observe issues should report to the #Help forum.
6:45AM PDT	-7 UTC	Destiny 2 will be brought offline for expected maintenance. Players will be removed from activities and won’t be able to log back in until 10 AM PDT. Ongoing Destiny maintenance is expected to conclude at 12 PM PDT.
10:00 AM PDT	-7 UTC	The latest Destiny 2 update will be available across all platforms and regions. Players will be able to log back into Destiny 2. Players logging into the game may be placed in a queue and may experience sign-on issues as background maintenance is still ongoing. Clan features may remain offline until maintenance is complete.
12:00 PM PDT	-7 UTC	Destiny 2 maintenance is expected to conclude. Console players who encounter issues updating should restart their console and try downloading the update. Players who observe issues should report to the #Help forum.

Once the patch notes are live, we’ll be sure to link to it. If there are any changes to the scheduled downtime, we’ll update the article.

In other Destiny 2 news, one cheat maker is asking for a new trial claiming Bungie never actually verified that their cheats used the studio’s source code for the game.

[Source: Bungie]

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Update 1.23 Fixes Victim Endurance and More This July 16

by Alex Co

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Gun Interactive has pushed out The Texas Chain Saw Massacre update 1.23 on last-gen this July 16, and this includes Victim endurance changes and other improvements. Those on current-gen, this will show up as Texas Chainsaw Massacre update 1.000.025, and has the same patch notes.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Update 1.23 Patch Notes | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Update 1.00.025 Patch Notes:

Changed: Grandpa Perks

We have changed how Grandpa Perks unlock during a match
Read about the full details here

Fixed: Victim Endurance

We have fixed an issue where the Victim Endurance stat did not feel noticeably different for players
- Victim’s total stamina capacity, stamina drain, and regeneration will now scale properly as players allocate more points into Endurance.

Fixed: Proficiency Stat affecting Car Battery

We have fixed an issue where increasing Proficiency points was not properly affecting the time it takes a Victim to disable the car battery
- Time required to disable the car battery now scales properly with Victim Proficiency stats

Fixed: Generator Sound and Visuals

We have fixed an issue where the generator was missing sound and visual indicators when turned on

Fixed: Thunder SFX on Nancy’s House

We have fixed an issue where players were not able to hear any of the thunder sound effects on Nancy’s House Night

Fixed: Basement Lighting

We have fixed an issue where the lighting near basement sliding doors and the fusebox exit would be missing or disappear, resulting in decreased visibility for players
To those who liked the dark basement, sorry!

Fixed: ‘Slippery’ Perk on Sissy

We have fixed an issue where players were unable to equip ‘Slippery’ on Sissy, despite it being available in her Skill Tree

‘Slippery’ will now be visible and equipable for Sissy

Fixed: Maria’s Eyes

We have fixed an issue where Maria’s model was missing her eye texture

Fixed: Disconnected Node

We have fixed an issue in Danny’s Skill Tree where a specific attribute node on the right side of his tree was not connected to the rest of the nodes
Now, it will be connected to the rest of the attribute nodes and easily unlockable

Fixed: Danny Level 10

We have fixed a specific path on the right side of Danny’s Skill Tree that resulted in only 48/50 Skill Points
Now, players will be able to reach level 10 with Danny

Fixed: Julie Level 10

We have fixed an issue where the middle left paths in Julie’s Skill Tree would result in players not receiving the full 50 Skill Points
- Players can now level up Julie to 10, regardless of which path they take in her Skill Tree

Aside from the changes, this will also house new cosmetics for sale.

Sonny Outfit Pack Two will also be available for $4.99 USD. During the certification process, we have hit a snag with Sonny Outfit Pack Two for our PS5 and PS4 users. This DLC will be delayed for our PlayStation players and we apologize for the inconvenience. We are working with our partners to get this resolved as soon as possible and will update further when we can.

That’s about it for this patch. Don’t expect this to fix every bug in the game, though.

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New Battlefield 2042 Weekly Missions, Store Bundles for Season 7 Week 18 Listed (July 16)

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A new set of Battlefield 2042 weekly missions and store bundles is now live! MP1st’s Battlefield 2042 Season 7 Week 18 weekly missions, store bundles, and Portal Modes post details this week’s new missions, modes, and store items down below.

Related Reading: Battlefield 2042 “Letter of Commendation” Given to Players Who Complete Season 7 Battle Pass

New Battlefield 2042 Weekly Missions, Store Bundles for Season 7 Week 18 (July 16):

Weekly Missions:

3 Ribbons Earned (3)
3 Objectives Captured or Neutralized (3)
2km Distance Travelled in a Vehicle (3)

Available After 2 Missions:

1000 Damage Inflicted (4)
10 Defensive Kills and Assists in Conquest (4)
6 Logistics Ribbons Earned (4)

Available After 4 Missions:

5 Rounds Played (6)
15 Kills From a Distance of 75m or More (6)
60 Kills, Assists, and Revives (6)

Available After 5 Missions (Bonus Mission):

5 Kills in a Round (10)

Portal Modes:

Conquest of Ages (All Eras | Conquest | 32v32)
BF2042 All-Out Superiority (2042 | Vehicle Superiority | 24v24)

New Store Bundles:

Deep Freeze (5 Items, 1750 BFC)

That’s all for Week 18. This is the last set of weekly missions for Season 7!

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Hell Let Loose Update 1.036 Marches Out for 15.1 Hotfix This July 16

by Alex Co

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Following the release of the 15.1 title update for Hell Let Loose two weeks ago, Black Matter has pushed out a new patch this July 16, which is a hotfix for some nagging issues. Read on for the Hell Let Loose update 1.036 patch notes that apply to the PC and console versions.

Hell Let Loose Update 1.036 Patch Notes for July 16:

Update 15.1 Hotfix is now live on all platforms!

Thanks for your patience whilst we actioned your feedback over the past week. We’ve made some changes to the UI, which shipped with some unintended oddities and bugs.

We’re listening to your feedback and have unlocked the Mortain: Operation Lüttich Units DLC for use on all applicable US/GER maps. This change also applies to everyone that purchased the DLC prior to this hotifx.

Please see the full changelog below:

Bug Fixes:

General

[Barracks] The user cannot navigate the Appearance menu with Left-Right DPad until they use either Up-Down on the DPad or a thumbstick.
[Barracks] The highlight on the loadout that is currently equipped vs currently selected is very close to each other & can be confusing.
[Carentan] A single SM_TownHouse_02 asset has excess collision in a doorway, preventing through-access.
[Carentan] Multiple building assets are missing from the map
[Carentan] The rail bridge that leads out of the German mid-HQ is askew and partially blocks the exit.
[Basic Training] Backing out of the Practice Range faction choice will send the player to Main Menu
[Field manual] The “Player Roles” tab can only be accessed through the main screen
Loadout Background is present when the Deploy button is pressed
[Customization] Deployment screen character customization sections content and titles are inconsistent
Inconsistency between Barracks and Deployment screen customization
DLC items are not highlighted and the description is missing when the player switches to Appearance section
Unable to preview DLC Bundle unless switched between Divisions and Preset#1
[UI] Loadout and Appearance tabs do not cycle correctly in LOADOUT screen
30th Infantry Division and Panzergrenadiers have missing functionality using the Division tab on Consoles
[War Room] Camera transitions from backing out of choices in the war room can be disrupted after repeated backing out
[War Room] Backing out of the practice range faction choice screen, leaves a short delay before the UI appears again
[Corps] When selecting a head in the Barracks screen the Helmet and Uniforms section scroll back to the top
The loadouts focus changes to role selection when pressing the left D-pad

DLC

Mortain: Operation Lüttich Units unlocked for use on all applicable US/GER maps

That’s about it. Once a new patch is released, we’ll let our readers know.

[Source: Reddit]

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Update 1.010 for Title Update 4 Rides Out This July 16

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora update 1.010 is now out for download, and this brings the Title Update 4 changes to the game, as well as The Sky Breaker premium story DLC for players. Read on for the complete changes made in the official patch notes.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Update 1.010 for Title Update 4 Patch Notes:

TU 4.0 Patch Sizes (including The Sky Breaker story pack):

XBOX – 14.45 GB
PS5 – 15.33 GB
PC – 17.22 GB

The Sky Breaker story pack:

A new map area, the Heart of the Plains is available:
- Play through an all-new story campaign, side quests and new activities.
- Explore brand new environments, such as the Prism Fields, Feathered Grasslands, Stone Rapids – and more!
- Discover new Heartlands direhorse variants that are unique to this part of the Western Frontier.
- Encounter new enemy archetypes such as the AMP Defender and new RDA lieutenants protecting RDA Command Stations throughout the new area.
- Participate in the Great Games with various challenges to test your skills!

Notable Fixes:

[All Platforms] Purchased ikran patterns will be available on all saves, instead of being locked to a single playthrough.

General Improvements:

[All Platforms] Improved AI behavior.
[All Platforms] The Staff Sling has been balanced to better adapt to the player’s level.
[All Platforms] You can now sprint for longer.
[All Platforms] You can now jump more consistently.

Progression Updates:

[All Platforms] You can now use skill points to permanently improve your character’s damage, energy and health up to 4 times each after you have completed the main quest storyline.
[All Platforms] You can now progress up to rank 25.
[All Platforms] We have made some improvements to random loot and rewards. Loot now scales better with your character progression and random loot is more likely to be relevant for your slots most in need of an upgrade.
[All Platforms] Added a new Legendary rarity category.

Direhorse Updates:

[All Platforms] The direhorse can now perform a Great Jump.
[All Platforms] It’s now possible for the camera to switch shoulders while riding by performing a melee attack input.
[All Platforms] Improvements to the riding camera, handling and animation.
[All Platforms] While mounted on a direhorse you can now ride through deeper waters more effectively.

That’s about it. If Ubisoft releases another patch to fix any bugs from the story DLC, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

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The Crew Motorfest Down for Server Maintenance This July 16

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Ubisoft and Ivory Tower have pulled The Crew Motorfest servers down this July 16, and this is for scheduled maintenance where fixes are planned to be rolled out.

The Crew Motorfest Down for Server Maintenance Schedule for July 16:

Here’s the schedule per Ubisoft:

Start: July 16 at 8 am UTC/4 am EDT/1 am PDT/4 pm HKT

Duration: 2 hours

FIXES (ALL PLATFORMS):

Additional fix for custom show purchase issues.
Improve server stability.
Remove some exploits from the leaderboards.

No word on whether this will be a client-side or server patch. Of course, given we just got the Season 4 patch this month, don’t expect any new content to be part of the fix rollout.

If we do get a client-side patch, we’ll be sure to let our readers know what version it is and whether any other fixes are included.

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Final Fantasy 14 Update 10.71 Released for Patch 7.01 This July 16

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Square Enix has released Final Fantasy 14 update 10.71 (PS5 version 1.000.271) today for patch 7.01. This update comes with a new raid series and several new items too. Check out the Final Fantasy 14 July 16 patch notes posted down below.

Final Fantasy 14 Update 10.71 Patch Notes for July 16:

PS5 version 1.000.271

Quests

Chronicles of a New Era quests have been added.

A New Challenger Appears

Disciple of War or Magic level 100
Solution Nine (X:19.1 Y:18.8)
Stylish Stranger
Players must first complete the main scenario quest “Dawntrail.”

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Disciple of War or Magic level 100
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Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “A New Challenger Appears.”

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Disciple of War or Magic level 100
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Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “???”

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Disciple of War or Magic level 100
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Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “???”

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Disciple of War or Magic level 100
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Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “???”

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Disciple of War or Magic level 100
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Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “???”

Housing

New orchestrion rolls have been added.

The Manderville Gold Saucer

New Triple Triad cards have been added.

Actions and traits have been adjusted as follows:

Each action and trait is listed as it appears at level 100.

For further explanations of action changes and adjustments, please refer to the job guide.

Gladiator / Paladin

Action		Adjustment
Total Eclipse		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.
Prominence		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.

Marauder / Warrior

Action		Adjustment
Overpower		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.
Mythril Tempest		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.
Primal Rend		The effect duration of Primal Rend Ready has been reduced from 30 to 20 seconds.
Primal Ruination		Potency has been increased from 740 to 780.

Dark Knight

Action		Adjustment
Unleash		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.
Stalwart Soul		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.
Shadowstride		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.

Gunbreaker

Action		Adjustment
Demon Slice		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.
Demon Slaughter		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.
Trajectory		The additional effect “Increased enmity” has been added.

Pugilist / Monk

Action		Adjustment
True Strike		Potency has been increased from 290 to 300. Raptor’s Fury potency has been increased from 440 to 500.
Snap Punch		Potency has been reduced from 300 to 270. Flank potency has been reduced from 360 to 330. Coeurl’s Fury potency has been increased from 400 to 420. Flank Coeurl’s Fury potency has been increased from 460 to 480.
Twin Snakes		Potency has been increased from 380 to 420. Increased potency effect of Raptor’s Fury has been changed from 150 to 200.
Arm of the Destroyer		Potency has been increased from 100 to 110. Opo-opo Form potency has been increased from 110 to 120.
Demolish		Potency has been increased from 340 to 360. Rear potency has been increased from 400 to 420. Increased potency effect of Coeurl’s Fury has been changed from 100 to 150.
Rockbreaker		Potency has been increased from 130 to 150.
Four-point Fury		Potency has been increased from 120 to 140.
Dragon Kick		Stacks of Opo-opo’s Fury are now only granted while in Opo-opo Form.
Tornado Kick		Potency has been increased from 850 to 1,200.
Celestial Revolution		Potency has been increased from 450 to 600.
Flint Strike		Potency has been increased from 600 to 800.
Enlightenment		Potency has been increased from 170 to 200.
Shadow of the Destroyer		Potency has been increased from 110 to 120.
Rising Raptor		Potency has been increased from 330 to 340. Raptor’s Fury potency has been increased from 480 to 540.
Pouncing Coeurl		Potency has been reduced from 340 to 310. Flank potency has been reduced from 400 to 370. Coeurl’s Fury potency has been increased from 440 to 460. Flank Coeurl’s Fury potency has been increased from 500 to 520.

Samurai

Action		Adjustment
Tendo Setsugekka		Recast time has been reduced from 3.2 to 2.5 seconds.
Tendo Kaeshi Setsugekka		Recast time has been reduced from 3.2 to 2.5 seconds.

Viper

Action		Adjustment
Death Rattle		Range has been increased from 3 to 5 yalms.
Twinfang Bite		Range has been increased from 3 to 5 yalms.
Twinblood Bite		Range has been increased from 3 to 5 yalms.
First Generation		Range has been increased from 3 to 5 yalms.
Second Generation		Range has been increased from 3 to 5 yalms.
Third Generation		Range has been increased from 3 to 5 yalms.
Fourth Generation		Range has been increased from 3 to 5 yalms.

Black Mage

Action		Adjustment
Umbral Soul		Now acquired at level 35 (previously level 76).

Red Mage

Action		Adjustment
Manafication		Effect duration has been increased from 15 to 30 seconds.

Astrologian

Action		Adjustment
Lightspeed		Now a charged action with a maximum of 2 charges. Recast time has been reduced from 90 to 60 seconds.
Astral Draw		Recast time has been reduced from 60 to 55 seconds.
Umbral Draw		Recast time has been reduced from 60 to 55 seconds.
Macrocosmos		Potency has been increased from 250 to 270.

The following adjustments have been made to Raptor’s Fury and Coeurl’s Fury:

In accordance with this change, the display of the Beast Chakra Gauge has been adjusted.

The new raid dungeon AAC Light-heavyweight Tier has been added.


Level Requirement		Disciple of War or Magic level 100
Item Level Requirement		Average item level 685 or above
Party Size		Eight players
Time Limit		90 minutes

* Players can queue solo via the Duty Finder after unlocking the raid.

Requirements

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Disciple of War or Magic level 100
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Players must first complete the Chronicles of a New Era quest “A New Challenger Appears.”

Rewards

Treasure coffers that appear upon completing AAC Light-heavyweight Tier will not yield gear, but instead yield tokens that can be traded for gear of your choosing. You can only receive one token per match of AAC Light-heavyweight Tier each week. In the event you are awarded a token from the loot list, you relinquish your right to vie for all remaining tokens regardless of whether you selected Need or Greed.

Also note that there is no weekly restriction on entering AAC Light-heavyweight Tier.
* Reward eligibility is reset every Tuesday at 1:00 a.m. PDT (8:00 GMT / 18:00 AEST)

Item Exchange

The items obtained from treasure coffers can be exchanged for gear by speaking with Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4).

Item Type		Required Token / Number of Tokens
Head		Light-heavy Holohelm x2
Body		Light-heavy Holoarmor x4
Hands		Light-heavy Hologauntlets x2
Legs		Light-heavy Holochausses x4
Feet		Light-heavy Hologreaves x2
Accessories		Light-heavy Holoearring x1

Completion Reward

Upon completing AAC Light-heavyweight M4, players can also earn a Light-heavy Holoblade once per week. This reward can be exchanged with Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for universal tomestones, which can in turn be exchanged for weapons.
* Reward eligibility is reset every Tuesday at 1:00 a.m. PDT (8:00 GMT / 18:00 AEST)
* Weapons will be available for exchange for universal tomestones after the introduction of Allagan tomestones of heliometry, which are scheduled to be released two weeks after Patch 7.01.

The following duties have been added to Duty Roulette: Normal Raids:

AAC Light-heavyweight M1
AAC Light-heavyweight M2
AAC Light-heavyweight M3
AAC Light-heavyweight M4

The following additions and adjustments have been made to Duty Roulette: Mentor:

AAC Light-heavyweight M1
AAC Light-heavyweight M2
AAC Light-heavyweight M3
AAC Light-heavyweight M4

The following trials have been added to Stone, Sky, Sea:

AAC Light-heavyweight

A new target ring has been added.

While under the effect of Directional Disregard, enemy target rings will take on a distinct new shape. This indicates that directional requirements do not need to be met when attacking these targets.

New items have been added.

Items added in Patch 7.01 will be listed at a later date.

The furnishing Stone Partition can now be dyed.

Requirements to access the scrip exchange in Tuliyollal have been changed.

Before		After
Players must first speak with Rhodina in Solution Nine (X:9.2 Y:13.4).		Players must first complete the quest “Go West, Craftsman.”

New minions have been added.

In order to reduce server congestion, the area newly added in Patch 7.01 will be split into multiple instances.

* We will monitor server activity and remove this feature when congestion is determined to no longer be an issue.

The number multiple field instances implemented in Patch 7.0 have been changed as follows:

Map

Number of Instances

Tuliyollal

Urqopacha

Kozama’uka

Old Sharlayan will no longer be separated into multiple instances.

New achievements and titles have been added.

New trophies and achievements have been added (PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S).

New music and sound effects have been added.

The following issues have been addressed.
- An issue during certain main scenario instanced battles added in Patch 7.0 wherein players became unable to progress under certain conditions.
- An issue when undertaking level 90 trials wherein players were not rewarded experience points upon completion.
- An issue when undertaking level 91, 93, 95, and 97 instanced dungeons as a paladin wherein players were rewarded gear they had already obtained.
- An issue when undertaking level 95 instanced dungeons wherein incorrect gear was rewarded upon completion as a dragoon or reaper.
- An issue wherein the description of the PvE monk action Thunderclap erroneously stated its maximum charges as 2 instead of 3.* This was a text-only issue. The action itself remains unchanged.
- An issue when playing as viper wherein the action Serpent’s Tail would not change to other actions when the player was affected by 31 or more status effects.
- An issue wherein the description of the bard PvE action Rain of Death erroneously stated that its recast timer is shared with Bloodletter even after learning the action Heartbreak Shot.* This was a text-only issue. The action itself remains unchanged.
- An issue wherein the description of the dancer PvE action Closed Position erroneously stated which action’s effects are shared with a dance partner.* This was a text-only issue. The action itself remains unchanged.
- An issue when playing as white mage wherein the barrier effect of PvE action Divine Caress was overwritten by a less potent version of itself.
- An issue during Crystalline Conflict wherein the motion for viper’s Swift Sprint was incorrect under certain conditions.
- An issue when playing as viper during PvP wherein the effect of Snake Scales was nullified by the white mage action Miracle of Nature.
- An issue when playing as miner or botanist wherein the trait Revisit would cause automatic gathering under certain conditions.
- An issue when playing as miner or botanist wherein the trait Revist would cause timeworn maps to reappear at gathering points.
- An issue wherein hidden items would not appear at certain gathering points.
- An issue when playing as fisher wherein the actions Ambitious Lure and Modest Lure were incompatible with the text commands “/action” and “/macroicon”.
- An issue with the fishing log in which the display of fish would vanish and be marked as completed.
- An issue wherein repair materials were incorrectly set for exquisite Zwill crossblades and exquisite renaissance brushes.
- An issue wherein the graphics for certain gear and fashion accessories were incorrectly displayed.
- An issue wherein dyes were not reflected properly in certain gear.
- An issue when playing as an Au Ra wherein certain tail graphics differed depending on tail size.
- An issue when playing as a female Miqo’te wherein equipping a Scion hearer’s hood with certain hairstyles would cause gear graphics to display incorrectly.
- An issue with the Shared FATE window wherein the Dawntrail area would not display under certain conditions.
- An issue with the currency HUD element (labeled “Gil” in HUD Layout) wherein including Allagan tomestones of comedy as part of the display rotation prior to Patch 7.0 caused the HUD element to be blacked out.
- An issue wherein white diagonal lines would appear in screenshots.
- An issue wherein sending a Tell using the “Send Tell” subcommand did not lock the chat mode into sending Tells to the target character.
- An issue when sending chat messages or emotes (“/emote”) wherein including the name of a targeted blacklisted character would cause the character name to appear as “Unknown” in the chat box message.
- An issue wherein sound notifications would play in party chat for blacklisted or muted characters.
- An issue wherein lowering the game’s resolution while dynamic resolution is enabled caused the game’s graphics to appear distorted. (Xbox Series X|S)
- Other minor text issues have also been addressed.

Other various issues have also been addressed.

An issue wherein the fade-out timing is incorrect for an orchestrion roll added in Patch 7.01 when playing it in a playlist.

When a new patch is out very soon, our readers will be notified.

[Source: Final Fantasy XIV]

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