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Everspace 2 Console Release Date Set for August 15 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

  by   Carlos Perez  
July 11, 2023 3:47 pm in News

Everspace 2, the single-player space shooter from ROCKFISH Games, is finally coming to consoles next month. Everspace 2’s console release date has been announced for August 15 on both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S platforms. The game is also currently available on PC, having fully released last April.

A new trailer for Everspace 2 was published to announce the release date:

There are a couple of reasons why you may want to try out Everspace 2 on consoles as opposed to PC, if you own multiple platforms. The Xbox release will come with Day 1 availability on the Xbox Game Pass, and you can play it on Xbox Series X|S if you own a copy of the game on the Microsoft Store or have the PC Game Pass via the Play Anywhere system. As for PS5 players, Everspace 2 will take full advantage of the DualSense Controller’s haptic feedback, giving players more immersion when traversing solar systems and taking on enemy ships in dogfights.

An Everspace 2 Stellar Edition will also be available for console players, which will include a 64-page artbook as well as the game’s digital soundtrack. The Stellar Edition of Everspace 2 will be available on October 3 later this year.

Interested in flying the galaxy with your trusty ship? Read our review of Everspace 2 (PC edition) here to see what we thought of it.

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Microsoft’s Focus to “Turn Back” to CMA Following FTC Case Victory, Litigation Delayed in “Public Interest”

  by   Carlos Perez  
3:10 pm in News

With Microsoft winning the court case against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier today, company President Brad Smith is now focusing his attention on the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The regulatory body had prohibited the acquisition of interest of either company last May.

Here’s the full statement from Smith as posted via Twitter:

After today’s court decision in the U.S., our focus now turns back to the UK. While we ultimately disagree with the CMA’s concerns, we are considering how the transaction might be modified in order to address those concerns in a way that is acceptable to the CMA. In order to prioritize work on these proposals, Microsoft and Activision have agreed with the CMA that a stay of the litigation in the UK would be in the public interest and the parties have made a joint submission to the Competition Appeal Tribunal to this effect.

– Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft
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Smith also made a statement on Twitter regarding Microsoft’s win against the FTC, claiming that the tech giant is “committed to working creatively and collaboratively to address regulatory concerns.”

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OW2 Update 1.000.020 Brings Summer Games 2023 This July 11

  by   Alex Co  
3:08 pm in News

Blizzard Entertainment has released the (Overwatch 2) OW2 update 1.000.020 on both last-gen and current-gen platforms this July 11, and this brings the Summer Games 2023 event into the game. Read on for the new OW2 update patch notes.

OW2 Update 1.000.020 Patch Notes | New OW2 Update Patch Notes for July 11:

SUMMER GAMES 2023

It’s time for some fun in the sun with the Summer Games seasonal event! Log in and play Lúcioball, Lúcioball Remix, and the all-new Winston’s Beach Volleyball, plus score big with new cosmetic rewards, including a new Epic skin for Doomfist!

GENERAL UPDATES

On Fire Adjustments

  • Fixed a bug that caused players to gain On Fire at the start of a new round in Competitive Play when playing any game mode or in Quick Play when playing Control.
  • On Fire and Blazing are more difficult to attain early in a round.
  • On Fire’s cooldown reduced to 3 seconds. This should prevent most of the cases where a hero gained On Fire with a delay after a positive contribution.
  • On Fire score decays slightly more quickly when a hero is not On Fire.
  • Maintaining On Fire for long periods of time is more difficult.

New Event Hub

A new centralized location for Event information is now available from the main menu, where all Event Challenges, Rewards, and Modes are listed here.

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

Team Queue

  • Team Queue is an all-new Competitive mode for Overwatch 2, requiring everyone to play in a full group of five players. Team Queue has no ranking restrictions and will be available through the end of Season 5. Other important rules for the mode are:
  • Players can group up regardless of how far apart they are in rank.
  • Grandmaster players can play, even with up to four other Grandmaster players.
  • Team Queue is limited to 1 Tank, 2 Damage, and 2 Support.
  • Players do not queue for specific roles, instead choosing their roles within each match.
  • Platform pool restrictions remain, meaning players on console must still only group up with other players on console, notthose on PC.

HERO UPDATES

TANK

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ORISA

Developer Comments: We are increasing the effectiveness of Fortify to make Orisa a stronger counter against team compositions that lean on crowd control.

Fortify

  • Damage reduction increased from 40 to 50%.

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RAMATTRA

Developer Comments: Sometimes, the Ravenous Vortex projectile hits an enemy and bounces off unpredictably, delaying its activation. This quality-of-life change improves the ability’s consistency and makes it easier to use against groups of enemies without fear of accidental collisions.

Ravenous Vortex

  • The projectile now passes through enemy heroes but is still blocked by barriers.

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REINHARDT

Developer Comments: We are increasing Reinhardt’s barrier uptime to help him better protect his allies. We’ll be keeping an eye on this, as we want to avoid situations where players feel like they are always shooting at barriers.

Barrier Field

  • Maximum health increased from 1200 to 1400.

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WRECKING BALL

Developer Comments: Wrecking Ball rarely reloads his Quad Cannons manually due to the automatic reload that triggers while transformed into a Ball. This change makes reloading without changing forms a more viable option.

Quad Cannons

  • Manual reload time reduced from 2 to 1.6 seconds. This does not affect the automatic reload while transformed into a ball, which is still 2 seconds.

DAMAGE

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SOJOURN

Developer Comments: We are decreasing the overall spread on the Railgun primary fire to help Sojourn build energy more consistently. The increased shots before reaching maximum spread will give players more direct control over aiming the projectiles when firing in short bursts.

Railgun

  • Number of shots to reach maximum spread increased from 8 to 12.
  • Spread reduced by 12%.

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SOLDIER: 76

Developer Comments: One of Soldier: 76’s strengths is his reliable damage output, but it hasn’t quite been effective enough after his last round of changes. We’d like to avoid going all the way back up to 20 damage on his primary fire since it has proven too powerful in the past. So instead, we’re adjusting both primary and secondary fire damage slightly. He will also be able to stay in the fight longer and support his team more effectively with extra healing from the Biotic Field.

Heavy Pulse Rifle

  • Damage increased from 18 to 19.

Helix Rockets

  • Explosion damage increased from 80 to 90.

Biotic Field

  • Healing per second increased from 35 to 40.

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SYMMETRA

Developer Comments: Symmetra is exceptionally map dependent, to the point where she is oppressive in certain situations yet ineffectual in others. The following changes increase her weapon effectiveness while lessening some of the frustrations caused by her turrets. The Photon Projector primary fire is now an even more pointed counter against certain heroes due to its conditional shield health regeneration, and the secondary fire now takes one less fully charged projectile to eliminate most heroes. Symmetra’s turrets are especially powerful when focusing on the same target due to their combined total damage output coupled with their slowing effect. We are lowering their raw damage and angling them towards utility to make spreading them out a more viable option.

Photon Projector

  • Secondary Fire maximum impact damage increased from 45 to 50.
  • Secondary Fire maximum explosion damage increased from 45 to 50.

Sentry Turret

  • Damage per second reduced from 40 to 25.
  • Turrets now reveal enemy heroes to allies while dealing damage and for 1 additional second afterwards.

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TORBJÖRN

Developer Comment: Torbjörn’s Turret has a bit too much impact for little investment, so we are shifting some of its power to the rest of his kit to reward more accurate gunplay. Overload now partially reloads ammo, which guarantees that there is no downtime between activating the ability and shooting projectiles.

Rivet Gun

  • Secondary Fire spread reduced from 5 to 4.5 degrees.

Deploy Turret

  • Damage reduced from 14 to 11.
  • Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds.

Overload

  • Now reloads 6 ammo on use.

SUPPORT

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KIRIKO

Developer Comments: Originally, we increased the Ofuda recovery time to promote more Kunai usage between healing bursts. Despite that benefit, we are partially reverting that change so the primary fire feels more responsive in situations where Kiriko is pressured to focus entirely on healing.

Healing Ofuda

  • Recovery reduced from 1 to 0.9 seconds.

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ZENYATTA

Developer Comments: The combination of these changes will make it riskier for Zenyatta to apply Discord and increase counterplay for the affected target.

Orb of Discord

  • Maximum range reduced from 40 to 30 meters.
  • Time to wear off the target when not in line-of-sight reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.

BUG FIXES

General

Ping System

  • Fixed pinging opponent’s owned objects through walls as Sombra. This includes objects like Torbjörn’s Turret, Soldier 76’s Biotic Field, and Sombra’s Translocator, etc.
  • Fixed cases where Junker Queen’s knife would remain pingable if she died while the knife was not in her hand.
  • Fixed Lifeweaver Petal Platform pings using ping stems when the platform is mid-air.
  • Fixed cases where ping stems would be used incorrectly on midair Last Seen pings or not used on grounded Last Seen pings.
  • Fixed training bots blocking the ability to share your ultimate status.
  • Fixed D.Va incorrectly giving her ultimate status for Call Mech instead of Self-Destruct when she was inside her mech and targeting an ally by pressing the Ultimate Status button.

Other Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that caused some players to see the Unranked map loading screen instead of the Competitive Play team lineup and map loading screen.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented players from selecting the ‘No Title’ option.
  • Fixed an issue with the Questwatch background being incorrectly placed if you entered a match during a conversation.
  • Fixed a bug with the Role Mastery Challenge not appearing during the end-of-round flow in some cases.
  • Fixed an issue where Hero Icons were missing from Highlights when viewed on a 21:9 ratio.
  • Fixed an issue that resulted in the Career Profiles of friends sometimes appearing blank or missing items.
  • Fixed Mystery Hero Game reports lacking information.
  • Fixed a bug in the Options menu where values such as ‘100.0%’ were cut off for some languages.
  • Resolved several localization issues.
  • Fixed several crashes.

MAPS

Blizzard World

  • Fixed lighting in multiple locations around the map.

Circuit Royale

  • Fixed lighting in multiple locations around the map.

Watchpoint Gibraltar

  • Fixed gaps in the map that could affect gameplay elements.

Illios

  • Fixed lighting in multiple locations around the map.

Numbani

  • Fixed areas on the map that allowed some heroes to escape the playable area.

Oasis

  • Fixed gaps in the map that could affect gameplay elements.

HEROES

Ashe

  • Fixed an issue with the aim-down sight animation not matching the firing of the gun when used after a melee.

Baptiste

  • Fixed a bug with Immortality Field not protecting Mei for a small window of time after she leaves Cryo-Freeze.

Cassidy

  • Fix a bug where Cassidy’s Magnetic Grenade did not disable the following: Baptiste’s Exo Boost and Flight for both Sigma’s Gravitic Flux and Mercy’s Valkyrie.

Echo

  • Fixed a condition where Echo would fail to play any voice lines after Duplicating a hero.

Junkrat

  • Fixed an interaction with Lifeweaver’s Petal platform that assisted Junkrat in leaving the playable space.

Kiriko

  • Fixed the melee animation not playing if used right after Protection Suzu.

Lifeweaver

  • Fixed a bug with Lifeweaver’s Hero Icon challenges not correctly progressing.
  • Fixed an issue with Petal Platform that prevented the jump boost from being applied when jumping from some areas of the platform.
  • Fixed a bug that gave Lifeweaver high damage mitigation numbers for environmental kills.
  • Fixed a condition that allowed Life Gripped teammates to die to the boundary of a pitfall.

Orisa

  • Fixed an issue with overheating effects not playing correctly on some skins.

Ramattra

  • Fixed a bug where stunning Ramattra and interrupting Ravenous Vortex allowed the ability to be cast again immediately.

Reaper

  • Fixed an interaction with Petal Platform that allowed players to escape the playable space.

Reinhardt

  • Fixed an issue with Reinhardt’s beard appearing distorted for select skins in Hero Select.
  • Fixed an interaction with the Hold to Charge option breaking animations when used on a controller.

Soldier: 76

  • Fixed a bug with the animation of the Heavy Pulse Rifle that could occur when Tactical Visor was used while under the effect of Kitsune Rush.

Sombra

  • Fixed the lighting on several skins being too bright.
  • Fixed a bug with Primary Fire not having priority over a pending Hack if the Toggle Hack option is enabled.

Symmetra

  • Fixed an interaction with Petal Platform and Teleporter, allowing players to escape the playable space.

Tracer

  • Fixed an interaction with Lifeweaver’s Petal Platform that allowed Tracer to contest the objective from outside the playable space on some maps.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Hero Select sound effects of the Mythic Tracer skin to keep playing after switching heroes.

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

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Overwatch 2 Update 3.56 for July 11 Fires Out for Summer Games 2023

  by   Alex Co  
3:03 pm in News

Blizzard has deployed Overwatch 2 update 3.56, and this is to bring the Summer Games 2023 event alongside Competitive updates and more. Read on for the official Overwatch 2 Summer Games patch notes for July 11 below.

Overwatch 2 Update 3.56 Patch Notes | Overwatch 2 Summer Games Patch Notes | Overwatch 2 July 11 Patch Notes:

SUMMER GAMES 2023

It’s time for some fun in the sun with the Summer Games seasonal event! Log in and play Lúcioball, Lúcioball Remix, and the all-new Winston’s Beach Volleyball, plus score big with new cosmetic rewards, including a new Epic skin for Doomfist!

GENERAL UPDATES

On Fire Adjustments

  • Fixed a bug that caused players to gain On Fire at the start of a new round in Competitive Play when playing any game mode or in Quick Play when playing Control.
  • On Fire and Blazing are more difficult to attain early in a round.
  • On Fire’s cooldown reduced to 3 seconds. This should prevent most of the cases where a hero gained On Fire with a delay after a positive contribution.
  • On Fire score decays slightly more quickly when a hero is not On Fire.
  • Maintaining On Fire for long periods of time is more difficult.

New Event Hub

A new centralized location for Event information is now available from the main menu, where all Event Challenges, Rewards, and Modes are listed here.

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

Team Queue

Team Queue is an all-new Competitive mode for Overwatch 2, requiring everyone to play in a full group of five players. Team Queue has no ranking restrictions and will be available through the end of Season 5. Other important rules for the mode are:

  • Players can group up regardless of how far apart they are in rank.
  • Grandmaster players can play, even with up to four other Grandmaster players.
  • Team Queue is limited to 1 Tank, 2 Damage, and 2 Support.
  • Players do not queue for specific roles, instead choosing their roles within each match.
  • Platform pool restrictions remain, meaning players on console must still only group up with other players on console, not those on PC.

HERO UPDATES

TANK

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ORISA

Developer Comments: We are increasing the effectiveness of Fortify to make Orisa a stronger counter against team compositions that lean on crowd control.

Fortify

  • Damage reduction increased from 40 to 50%.

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RAMATTRA

Developer Comments: Sometimes, the Ravenous Vortex projectile hits an enemy and bounces off unpredictably, delaying its activation. This quality-of-life change improves the ability’s consistency and makes it easier to use against groups of enemies without fear of accidental collisions.

Ravenous Vortex

  • The projectile now passes through enemy heroes but is still blocked by barriers.

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REINHARDT

Developer Comments: We are increasing Reinhardt’s barrier uptime to help him better protect his allies. We’ll be keeping an eye on this, as we want to avoid situations where players feel like they are always shooting at barriers.

Barrier Field

  • Maximum health increased from 1200 to 1400.

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WRECKING BALL

Developer Comments: Wrecking Ball rarely reloads his Quad Cannons manually due to the automatic reload that triggers while transformed into a Ball. This change makes reloading without changing forms a more viable option.

Quad Cannons

  • Manual reload time reduced from 2 to 1.6 seconds. This does not affect the automatic reload while transformed into a ball, which is still 2 seconds.

DAMAGE

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SOJOURN

Developer Comments: We are decreasing the overall spread on the Railgun primary fire to help Sojourn build energy more consistently. The increased shots before reaching maximum spread will give players more direct control over aiming the projectiles when firing in short bursts.

Railgun

  • Number of shots to reach maximum spread increased from 8 to 12.
  • Spread reduced by 12%.

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SOLDIER: 76

Developer Comments: One of Soldier: 76’s strengths is his reliable damage output, but it hasn’t quite been effective enough after his last round of changes. We’d like to avoid going all the way back up to 20 damage on his primary fire since it has proven too powerful in the past. So instead, we’re adjusting both primary and secondary fire damage slightly. He will also be able to stay in the fight longer and support his team more effectively with extra healing from the Biotic Field.

Heavy Pulse Rifle

  • Damage increased from 18 to 19.

Helix Rockets

  • Explosion damage increased from 80 to 90.

Biotic Field

  • Healing per second increased from 35 to 40.

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SYMMETRA

Developer Comments: Symmetra is exceptionally map dependent, to the point where she is oppressive in certain situations yet ineffectual in others. The following changes increase her weapon effectiveness while lessening some of the frustrations caused by her turrets. The Photon Projector primary fire is now an even more pointed counter against certain heroes due to its conditional shield health regeneration, and the secondary fire now takes one less fully charged projectile to eliminate most heroes. Symmetra’s turrets are especially powerful when focusing on the same target due to their combined total damage output coupled with their slowing effect. We are lowering their raw damage and angling them towards utility to make spreading them out a more viable option.

Photon Projector

  • Secondary Fire maximum impact damage increased from 45 to 50.
  • Secondary Fire maximum explosion damage increased from 45 to 50.

Sentry Turret

  • Damage per second reduced from 40 to 25.
  • Turrets now reveal enemy heroes to allies while dealing damage and for 1 additional second afterwards.

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TORBJÖRN

Developer Comment: Torbjörn’s Turret has a bit too much impact for little investment, so we are shifting some of its power to the rest of his kit to reward more accurate gunplay. Overload now partially reloads ammo, which guarantees that there is no downtime between activating the ability and shooting projectiles.

Rivet Gun

  • Secondary Fire spread reduced from 5 to 4.5 degrees.

Deploy Turret

  • Damage reduced from 14 to 11.
  • Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds.

Overload

  • Now reloads 6 ammo on use.

SUPPORT

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KIRIKO

Developer Comments: Originally, we increased the Ofuda recovery time to promote more Kunai usage between healing bursts. Despite that benefit, we are partially reverting that change so the primary fire feels more responsive in situations where Kiriko is pressured to focus entirely on healing.

Healing Ofuda

  • Recovery reduced from 1 to 0.9 seconds.

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ZENYATTA

Developer Comments: The combination of these changes will make it riskier for Zenyatta to apply Discord and increase counterplay for the affected target.

Orb of Discord

  • Maximum range reduced from 40 to 30 meters.
  • Time to wear off the target when not in line-of-sight reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.

BUG FIXES

General

Ping System

  • Fixed pinging opponent’s owned objects through walls as Sombra. This includes objects like Torbjörn’s Turret, Soldier 76’s Biotic Field, and Sombra’s Translocator, etc.
  • Fixed cases where Junker Queen’s knife would remain pingable if she died while the knife was not in her hand.
  • Fixed Lifeweaver Petal Platform pings using ping stems when the platform is mid-air.
  • Fixed cases where ping stems would be used incorrectly on midair Last Seen pings or not used on grounded Last Seen pings.
  • Fixed training bots blocking the ability to share your ultimate status.
  • Fixed D.Va incorrectly giving her ultimate status for Call Mech instead of Self-Destruct when she was inside her mech and targeting an ally by pressing the Ultimate Status button.

Other Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that caused some players to see the Unranked map loading screen instead of the Competitive Play team lineup and map loading screen.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented players from selecting the ‘No Title’ option.
  • Fixed an issue with the Questwatch background being incorrectly placed if you entered a match during a conversation.
  • Fixed a bug with the Role Mastery Challenge not appearing during the end-of-round flow in some cases.
  • Fixed an issue where Hero Icons were missing from Highlights when viewed on a 21:9 ratio.
  • Fixed an issue that resulted in the Career Profiles of friends sometimes appearing blank or missing items.
  • Fixed Mystery Hero Game reports lacking information.
  • Fixed a bug in the Options menu where values such as ‘100.0%’ were cut off for some languages.
  • Resolved several localization issues.
  • Fixed several crashes.

MAPS

Blizzard World

  • Fixed lighting in multiple locations around the map.

Circuit Royale

  • Fixed lighting in multiple locations around the map.

Watchpoint Gibraltar

  • Fixed gaps in the map that could affect gameplay elements.

Illios

  • Fixed lighting in multiple locations around the map.

Numbani

  • Fixed areas on the map that allowed some heroes to escape the playable area.

Oasis

  • Fixed gaps in the map that could affect gameplay elements.

HEROES

Ashe

  • Fixed an issue with the aim-down sight animation not matching the firing of the gun when used after a melee.

Baptiste

  • Fixed a bug with Immortality Field not protecting Mei for a small window of time after she leaves Cryo-Freeze.

Cassidy

  • Fix a bug where Cassidy’s Magnetic Grenade did not disable the following: Baptiste’s Exo Boost and Flight for both Sigma’s Gravitic Flux and Mercy’s Valkyrie.

Echo

  • Fixed a condition where Echo would fail to play any voice lines after Duplicating a hero.

Junkrat

  • Fixed an interaction with Lifeweaver’s Petal platform that assisted Junkrat in leaving the playable space.

Kiriko

  • Fixed the melee animation not playing if used right after Protection Suzu.

Lifeweaver

  • Fixed a bug with Lifeweaver’s Hero Icon challenges not correctly progressing.
  • Fixed an issue with Petal Platform that prevented the jump boost from being applied when jumping from some areas of the platform.
  • Fixed a bug that gave Lifeweaver high damage mitigation numbers for environmental kills.
  • Fixed a condition that allowed Life Gripped teammates to die to the boundary of a pitfall.

Orisa

  • Fixed an issue with overheating effects not playing correctly on some skins.

Ramattra

  • Fixed a bug where stunning Ramattra and interrupting Ravenous Vortex allowed the ability to be cast again immediately.

Reaper

  • Fixed an interaction with Petal Platform that allowed players to escape the playable space.

Reinhardt

  • Fixed an issue with Reinhardt’s beard appearing distorted for select skins in Hero Select.
  • Fixed an interaction with the Hold to Charge option breaking animations when used on a controller.

Soldier: 76

  • Fixed a bug with the animation of the Heavy Pulse Rifle that could occur when Tactical Visor was used while under the effect of Kitsune Rush.

Sombra

  • Fixed the lighting on several skins being too bright.
  • Fixed a bug with Primary Fire not having priority over a pending Hack if the Toggle Hack option is enabled.

Symmetra

  • Fixed an interaction with Petal Platform and Teleporter, allowing players to escape the playable space.

Tracer

  • Fixed an interaction with Lifeweaver’s Petal Platform that allowed Tracer to contest the objective from outside the playable space on some maps.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Hero Select sound effects of the Mythic Tracer skin to keep playing after switching heroes.

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

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New Overwatch 2 Item Shop Rotation for July 11, 2023

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
2:10 pm in News

A new Overwatch 2 item shop rotation for July 11, 2023 has now rolled in, with a fresh selection of store bundles on sale plus individual cosmetics, emotes, and more. Players will need the requisite amount of Overwatch Coins in order to make purchases in the item shop.

Don’t forget: a 100 Overwatch Coins convert to $1 USD, so 1,000 Overwatch Coins equate to $10 and so on.

New Overwatch 2 Item Shop Rotation for July 11, 2023:

Featured:

  • Lifeguard Mercy Bundle (Legendary) – 2600 OC
    • Lifeguard – Mercy Legendary Skin
    • Rescue Run – Epic Highlight Intro
    • Lifebuoy – Epic Weapon Charm
    • Lifebuoy – Common Spray
  • Poolside Bundle (Legendary) – 1650 OC
    • Poolside – Ashe Legendary Skin
    • Poolside – Rare Player Icon
    • Flamingo Floatie – Rare Player Icon
    • Poolside – Common Spray
    • “I’ll get in the pool…” – Common Voice Line
    • Target Practice – Epic Highlight Intro
  • Ritzy Cassidy Bundle (Legendary) – 1100 OC
    • Ritzy – Cassidy Epic Skin
    • Ritzy – Rare Name Card
    • Not hearing any sense – Common Voice Line
  • Sand Castle Bastion Bundle (Epic) – 900 OC
    • Sand Castle – Bastion Epic Skin
    • Reconfigure – Epic Highlight Intro
  • Ice Cream Orisa Bundle (Epic) – 900 OC
    • Ice Cream – Orisa Epic Skin
    • Goalkeeper – Epic Highlight Intro
  • Sunset Pharah Bundle (Epic) – 1000 OC
    • Sunset – Pharah Epic Skin
    • Sunset – Rare Player Icon
    • Slam Dunk – Epic Highlight Intro
    • Sunset Soar – Common Spray
  • Scuba Bundle (Legendary) – 1300 OC
    • Scuba – Sigma Legendary Skin
    • Scuba – Rare Player Icon
    • Scuba – Common Spray

That’s all that’s new in this week’s Overwatch 2 store refresh! In case you didn’t know, Blizzard recently announced that each new major in-game event will feature a free skin which players can earn through playing, just like the first Overwatch.

Players can also check out these store items over at the official Battle.net Overwatch 2 Shop page.

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Destiny 2 Iron Banner Rewards and Bounties for July 11, 2023

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
1:41 pm in News

Alongside the Destiny 2 weekly reset today, the Iron Banner mode has also gone live again. For details of the mode as well as the full Iron Bounties and rewards, check out our Destiny 2 Iron Banner Rewards and Bounties for July 11, 2023 post below.

Destiny 2 Iron Banner Rewards and Bounties for July 11, 2023:

Mode: Fortress

To win, score more points that your opponent by capturing and defending the zones. The Hunt activates twice per match.

  • Zones: Gain 2 points for each zone your team controls at each time interval.
  • Zone Advantage: The state when your team controls 2 zones. Your team gains 4 points at each time interval.
  • Power Play: The state when your team controls all 3 zones. Your team gains 6 points at each time interval.
  • The Hunt: Occurs twice per match. Caiatl sends a high-value zone via Drop Pod. This zone is quick to capture and awards a large number of points over a shorter period of time.

Details

Access: Free-to-Play

Fireteam: 6-Players

Matchmaking: Enabled

Game Mode: Fortress

To win, score more points that your opponent by capturing and defending the zones. The Hunt activates twice per match.

  • Zones: Gain 2 points for each zone your team controls at each time interval.
  • Zone Advantage: The state when your team controls 2 zones. Your team gains 4 points at each time interval.
  • Power Play: The state when your team controls all 3 zones. Your team gains 6 points at each time interval.
  • The Hunt: Occurs twice per match. Caiatl sends a high-value zone via Drop Pod. This zone is quick to capture and awards a large number of points over a shorter period of time.

Power Level Advantages: Disabled

Heavy Ammo Crates: Shared

Rank Boost

Players can increase their reputation gains by completing the following:

  • Completing Challenges (x4)
  • Iron Banner armor (5 pieces)
  • Iron Banner emblem

Weekly Challenge

Challenge: Complete Iron Banner matches as either Strand, Solar, or Void subclasses (1 of 4).

  • Reward: Pinnacle Gear and Iron Banner Rank Boost

Weekly: Complete matches in any Crucible playlists (3 total).

  • Reward: Pinnacle Gear

New Emblem: Brazen Wolf

Objective: Complete Iron Banner matches and earn rank-up packages from Lord Saladin.

Rank-up Rewards:

  • Rank up: Powerful Gear (Engram)
  • Rank 4: Pressurized Precision (Kinetic Fusion Rifle, Strand)
  • Rank 7: Swarm of the Raven (Heavy Grenade Launcher, Void)
  • Rank 10: Bite of the Fox (Kinetic Sniper Rifle)
  • Rank 13: Dark Decider (Energy Auto Rifle, Arc)
  • Rank 16: Brazen Wolf (Emblem)
  • Rank Reset: Ascendant Shard

Armor:

Iron Companion Suits:

Weapons:

Bite of the Fox Sniper Rifle and Jorum’s Claw Pulse Rifle have the Iron Banner origin trait and new perk combinations.

Weapons Returning:

Weapons Staying:

  • Allied Demand Sidearm
  • Roar of the Bear Rocket Launcher
  • The Wizened Rebuke Fusion Rifle
  • The Hero’s Burden Submachine Gun
  • Frontier’s Cry Hand Cannon
  • Razor’s Edge Sword

Removed from the Loot Pool:

  • Forge’s Pledge Pulse Rifle
  • Riiswalker Shotgun

Thanks, Kyber!

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Steam Summer Sale 2023 Day 13 Featured Games List for July 11

  by   Alex Co  
1:05 pm in News

Today is Day 12 of the Steam Summer Sale! With plenty of discounted games to choose from, it can be a bit tough to find out which ones are worth your wallet, but don’t worry; we’ve got you covered! Here are the Steam Summer Sale 2023 Day 13 games for July 11!

Steam Summer Sale 2023 Day 13 Featured Games List for July 11:

Note that the discounts will remain the same throughout the sale, so you don’t need to wait for a featured deal before you buy a certain game.

Featured Deals

Title Disc. $USD $CAD $AUD €EUR £GBP BRL$ Platform Cards PCGW
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege 60% 7.99 11.99 11.98 7.99 6.79 23.99 W ✓ ✓
Dying Light 2 Stay Human 50% 29.99 39.99 44.97 29.99 27.49 124.50 W ✓ ✓
Project Zomboid 33% 13.39 17.41 19.76 13.06 11.22 40.19 W/M/L ✓ ✓
The Elder Scrolls® Online 70% 5.99 7.49 10.48 5.99 4.79 18.45 W/M ✓ ✓
Evil West 50% 24.99 32.49 34.97 24.99 21.99 84.95 W ✓ ✓
Generation Zero® 80% 4.99 5.99 7.99 4.99 4.29 13.80 W ✓ ✓
ZERO Sievert 10% 17.99 23.39 26.55 17.99 15.29 53.99 W – ✓
My Time at Sandrock 20% 19.99 26.39 28.76 16.79 15.99 63.92 W – ✓
Stick Fight: The Game 60% 1.99 2.19 3.00 1.99 1.59 4.19 W/M – ✓
ASTLIBRA Revision 15% 21.24 24.64 30.55 17.84 16.56 40.36 W – –
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ 50% 19.69 26.74 27.97 19.69 17.19 107.47 W ✓ ✓
PICO PARK 20% 3.99 4.55 6.00 3.19 3.19 8.71 W – –
Tribes of Midgard 66% 6.79 8.49 10.18 6.79 5.09 13.59 W – ✓
Archmage Rises 20% 23.99 26.39 35.16 22.39 18.39 71.19 W – ✓
Disney Dreamlight Valley 25% 22.49 25.49 32.21 22.49 17.84 84.33 W – ✓
Tetris® Effect: Connected 50% 19.99 22.74 28.47 16.99 15.49 37.74 W – ✓
Hydroneer 30% 10.49 13.64 15.36 10.35 8.95 32.89 W ✓ ✓
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition 75% 7.49 8.24

We’ll be posting the sale during its entire duration so make sure to bookmark our Deals hub.

Thanks, Reddit!

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New Destiny 2 Weekly Reset July 11, 2023 and Eververse Inventory

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
1:01 pm in News

As Xur takes his leave until Friday, a new set of weekly activities and Eververse offerings have arrived in Destiny to keep players busy. The new Destiny 2 weekly reset July 11, 2023 refresh of activities is live now and listed in full below along with the new Eververse inventory.

New Destiny 2 Weekly Reset July 11, 2023 and Eververse Inventory:

Nightfall – The Ordeal: The Disgraced

Modifiers:

  • Nightfall Grandmaster: The Disgraced
    • Shielded Foes: You will face combatants with [Arc] Arc, [Solar] Solar, and [Void] Void shields.
    • Shielded Foes: [Arc] Arc, [Solar] Solar, and [Void] Void Shields
    • Champion Foes: You will face [Shield-Piercing] Barrier and [Stagger] Unstoppable Champions. Visit the Character or Mod Customization screen to view your active anti-Champion perks.
    • Champion Foes: You will face [Shield-Piercing] Barrier and [Stagger] Unstoppable Champions.
    • Arc Threat: 25% increase to incoming Arc damage.
    • Grandmaster Modifiers: Extinguish Limited Revives Contest Join In Progress Disabled Extra Champions Locked Loadout Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1815
    • 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.
    • Fire Pit: When defeated, Acolytes spawn fire pools that cause damage over time.
    • Chaff: Radar is disabled.
    • Overcharged Weapons: Weapon overcharges from the Seasonal Artifact are active in this activity. Kinetic weapons do increased damage when your subclass element matches an active surge.
    • Arc Surge: 25% bonus to outgoing Arc damage.
    • Void Surge: 25% bonus to outgoing Void damage.
    • Overcharged Glaive: 25% bonus to Glaive damage.
  • Nightfall Grandmaster: The Devils’ Lair
    • All previous modifiers
    • 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.
    • Champion Foes: You will face [Shield-Piercing] Barrier and [Disruption] Overload Champions.
    • Arach-NO!: When defeated, Fallen Vandals spawn a web mine at their feet.
    • Overcharged Linear Fusion Rifle: 25% bonus to Linear Fusion Rifle damage.
  • Nightfall Grandmaster: Fallen S.A.B.E.R.
    • All previous modifiers
    • Shielded Foes: You will face combatants with [Arc] Arc and [Void] Void shields. Activity modifiers may add more shield types.
    • Shielded Foes: [Arc] Arc and [Void] Void Shields
    • Overcharged Fusion Rifle: 25% bonus to Fusion Rifle damage.
  • Nightfall Grandmaster: PsiOps Battleground: Moon
    • All previous modifiers
    • Overcharged Machine Gun: 25% bonus to Machine Gun damage.
  • Nightfall Grandmaster: The Lightblade
    • All previous modifiers
    • Shielded Foes: You will face combatants with [Arc] Arc and [Solar] Solar shields. Activity modifiers may add more shield types.
    • Shielded Foes: [Arc] Arc and [Solar] Solar Shields
    • Empath: Enhanced radar. Take increased damage from melee.
    • Overcharged Grenade Launcher: 25% bonus to damage for all Grenade Launchers.
  • Nightfall: Hero
    • All previous modifiers
    • Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1765
    • Champion Foes: You will face [Disruption] Overload and [Stagger] Unstoppable Champions. Visit the Character or Mod Customization screen to view your active anti-Champion perks.
    • Champion Foes: You will face [Disruption] Overload and [Stagger] Unstoppable Champions.
    • Overcharged Rocket Launcher: 25% bonus to Rocket Launcher damage.
    • Galvanized: Combatants have more health and are more difficult to stun.
  • Nightfall: Legend
    • All previous modifiers
    • Legend Modifiers: Locked Loadout Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1815
    • 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 Maximum Effective Level 1820
    • Togetherness: Base health regen is reduced. If near another player, health regen is increased.
  • Nightfall: Grandmaster
    • All previous modifiers
    • Epitaph: Taken combatants generate blight geysers when defeated.
  • Nightfall Grandmaster: The Corrupted
    • All previous modifiers

Rewards:

  • Pinnacle reward: Earn 200,000 cumulative points by completing Nightfalls.

Weekly Crucible Rotators

Relentless: beep boop failed to fetch

Party: Mayhem

Achieve victory by defeating opponents. Abilities and Supers regenerate faster. Heavy ammo spawns more frequently.

Vanguard Surge: Arc Surge

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

Raids and Dungeons

Weekly Raid and Dungeon

  • Raid: Garden of Salvation
  • Dungeon: Spire of the Watcher

Raid Challenges

Deep Stone Crypt

  • Of All Trades: A challenge awaits…

Garden of Salvation

  • Leftovers: A challenge awaits…
  • A Link to the Chain: A challenge awaits…
  • To the Top: A challenge awaits…
  • Zero to One Hundred: A challenge awaits…

Vow of the Disciple

  • Swift Destruction: A challenge awaits…

Vault of Glass

  • Strangers in Time: A challenge awaits…

King’s Fall

  • Gaze Amaze: A challenge awaits…

Root of Nightmares

  • All Hands Challenge: A challenge awaits…

Last Wish

  • Forever Fight: A challenge awaits…

Dares of Eternity: Legend

Contestants: Disciples of the Neigh

  • Round 1: Vex
  • Round 2: Cabal
  • Final Round: Crota

Loot

Neomuna

Campaign Mission: Desperate Measures

Fight alongside your allies in a final stand against Calus, the Disciple.

Partition: Backdoor

Break into a Vex Mind’s stronghold and defeat it.

Vex Incursion Zone: Zephyr Concourse

The Vex are testing CloudArk defenses in this region. Reality fractures as the VexNet bleeds through into Neomuna.

Legacy Activities

  • Savathûn’s Throne World
    • Campaign Mission: The Arrival: Track Savathûn on Mars, where temporal abnormalities scar the planet’s surface and the Cabal seek to claim new territory.
  • Europa
    • Eclipsed Zone: Eventide Ruins
    • Empire Hunt: The Dark Priestess: Hero: Defeat the new leader of the Fallen, Kridis, the Dark Priestess.
    • Exo Challenge: Simulation: Survival: Simulated Skill-Set Training: Survive the harsh weather as you take down the Vex.
  • Moon:
    • Campaign Mission: Beyond
    • Wandering Nightmare: Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax (Anchor of Light)
    • Trove Guardian is in Archer’s Line
  • Dreaming City: Weak Curse
    • Petra is at The Strand.
    • Weekly Mission: Broken Courier – Respond to a distress call in the Strand.
    • Ascendant Challenge: Forfeit Shrine, Gardens of Esila
    • Blind Well: Scorn, Plagues: Sikariis & Varkuuriis

Guns, etc.

Banshee’s Weapons

Name Type Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Typhon GL5 Heavy Grenade Launcher Countermass // Hard Launch Proximity Grenades // Spike Grenades Unrelenting Frenzy
Fugue-55 Energy Sniper Rifle Arrowhead Brake // Extended Barrel Tactical Mag // Steady Rounds Lead from Gold Snapshot Sights
Krait Kinetic Auto Rifle Arrowhead Brake // Chambered Compensator Extended Mag // High-Caliber Rounds Compulsive Reloader Focused Fury
Gallu RR3 Energy Sniper Rifle Chambered Compensator // Smallbore Tactical Mag // Alloy Magazine Shoot to Loot Snapshot Sights
Lunulata-4b Kinetic Combat Bow Elastic String // Flexible String Carbon Arrow Shaft // Compact Arrow Shaft Rangefinder Headstone
Nasreddin Heavy Sword Hungry Edge // Enduring Blade // Honed Edge Heavy Guard // Swordmaster’s Guard Flash Counter Surrounded

Ada-1’s Wares

Name Description Cost
Vitrified Chronology Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
Echoes of Io (Worn) Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
War Cult Scheme 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 & 10 Legendary Shards & 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
Down Under Dance Emote 700 Bright Dust
Aim to Misbehave Equip this weapon ornament to change the appearance of Malfeasance. Once you get an ornament, it’s unlocked for all characters on your account. Weapon Ornament 1250 Bright Dust
Dreaming Shimmer Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Reef Regalia Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Tyrian Abyss Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Row Your Boat Multiplayer Emote 4250 Bright Dust
Finger Heart Emote 400 Bright Dust
Pragmat Shell Ghost Shell 2850 Bright Dust
Asymmetric Force Vehicle 2500 Bright Dust
Table Scraps Equip this weapon ornament to change the appearance of Spare Rations. Once you get an ornament, it’s unlocked for all characters on your account. Weapon Ornament 700 Bright Dust
Dreaming Clarity Equip this weapon ornament to change the appearance of Monte Carlo. Once you get an ornament, it’s unlocked for all characters on your account. Weapon Ornament 1250 Bright Dust
All Together Now Equip this item to change your Ghost’s projection. Ghost Projection 1500 Bright Dust
Byzantium Lotus Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Golden Age Wine Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Wayfarer’s Guise Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Empirical Imperative Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Plesiohedral State Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Champion Entrance Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Unspun Fate 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++
Divine Intervention During the Empire Hunt “The Dark Priestess,” defeat Kridis and earn points by defeating combatants with precision final blows. Higher difficulties grant more efficient progress. 1000 Glimmer 50 [Headshot] Precision & 1 Kridis 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
Sticky Situation 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 attached grenade abilities, defeat combatants with grenades, and complete the activity with an impressive score. 5 Strange Coin 15 Attached grenades & 50 [Grenade] Grenade & 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. 5 Strange Coin 100 [Arc] [Sword] final blows & 125 Rapidly defeated & 1 180000 Points 2 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Core & XP++ & 50 Strange Favor
Tools of the Trade Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity on Legend difficulty. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants while using abilities of any type, defeat combatants while using Energy or Power weapons, and complete the activity with a incredible score. 7 Strange Coin 80 Ability & 80 Energy or Power weapons & 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
Super Salvager Defeat combatants with Super abilities in Salvage activities. 50 Super Challenger XP+
Treasures from the Deep Complete a Deep Dive activity with the highest tier reward bonus. 1 Challenger XP++
Commendable Diver Give or receive commendations in matchmade Deep Dive activities. 6 Commendations Challenger XP+
Pinnacle Reach Power Level 1810 by earning pinnacle rewards. 1810 Power Level 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
Broadside Defeat targets in Gambit with Power Weapons. Bonus progress is granted for final blows with Linear Fusion Rifles and for defeating Guardians. 150 Progress Challenger XP+ & Bright Dust
Implements of War Defeat targets with Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, Glaives, and Linear Fusion Rifles. Bonus progress is granted for defeating Guardians. 150 Progress 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 Exodus Down Helm Nessus Helmet 7 2 17 2 2 27 57 25 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Hunter Exodus Down Vest Nessus Chest Armor 9 6 13 16 2 14 60 25 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer

That’s all for the new weekly reset! Stay tuned here at MP1st for the upcoming Xur inventory and Trials of Osiris posts on Friday, as well as the next weekly reset.

(Thanks as always, /r/DestinyTheGame!)

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Minecraft Update 2.68 for July 11 Pushed Out for Patch 1.20.10, Complete Patch Notes Listed

  by   Alex Co  
12:25 pm in News

Mojang has released Minecraft 2.68 which is for version 1.20.10! This brings a load of changes and improvements to the previously released Trails & Tales update, with the full details listed in the official Minecraft update patch notes for July 11.

Note that for Xbox gamers, this update will appear as version 1.20.11.

Minecraft Update 2.68 Patch Notes | Minecraft Update 1.20.10 Patch Notes | Minecraft July 11 Patch Notes:

A new Minecraft update is ready to play! Since releasing the Trails & Tales update, the team has been hard at work on even more improvements to the game. Here are just a few of the highlights:

  • Players can now sneak under 1.5 block gaps
  • Shovels are no longer needed to craft Boats
  • Many more actions now emit vibrations detected by Sculk Sensors
  • Fixes to over 50 community-reported issues

Vanilla Parity

Short Sneaking

  • Player’s hitbox height now reduces to 1.5 blocks while sneaking
    • Sneaking will automatically be initiated while stuck in a gap of less than 1.8 blocks
    • Sneaking will lower the player camera height respective of these changes
    • Sneaking now requires enough space to stand in order to exit sneaking
    • Players will transition from swimming to sneaking if they are unable to stand up but would be able to sneak
  • Players are no longer able to sneak while riding (MCPE-170613)
  • Players will no longer suffocate when short sneaking in certain scenarios
  • Players will no longer suffocate when riding on a Camel in 2 block gaps (MCPE-166451)
  • Players will no longer be pushed slightly when short sneaking is by being pushed by a block (MCPE-166411)
  • Fixed many interactions where being forced into sneaking acted the same as holding the sneak button (MCPE-170610)

Other Changes

  • Items dropped by storage entities are now centered inside the nearest block (MCPE-160189)
  • Shovel has been removed from Boat recipe
  • Barrel recipe has been modified to use Planks instead of Sticks
  • The Cobweb to String recipe has been removed
  • Fixed a bug where Zombie Villager did not drop given item after curing (MCPE-163670)

Experimental Technical Features

Add-Ons and Script Engine

  • Camera Presets can now specify “listener”:”player” to have the audio system use the player position for audio positioning
    • Added “example:example_player_listener” Camera Preset to demonstrate this option
  • Actually fixed the bug that caused player capes to stop flapping when moving forward but looking sideways in the query.cape_flap_amount by switching the rotation used from the player’s looking rotation to the player’s body rotation (MCPE-153446)
  • Observer blocks use state “minecraft:facing_direction” instead of “facing_direction“. “minecraft:facing_direction” uses string values (“down”, “up”, “north”, “south”, “east”, “west”)

API

  • Dynamic properties can now optionally have default values
  • Increased Dynamic Property registration limits:
    • Actors: ~1KB -> 128KB
    • World: ~10KB -> 1MB
  • ScreenDisplay
    • Removed clearTitle()– Use setTitle with an empty string to clear the title
    • Updated fadeInSeconds, staySeconds, fadeOutSeconds to fadeInDuration, stayDuration, fadeOutDuration on TitleDisplayOptions (seconds to ticks)
    • Updated setTitle to reset the times per each new title
    • Added RawMessage support for setTitle, updateSubtitle, and setActionBar
  • Entity additions
    • Added read-only property isGliding – Returns whether the player is gliding with Elytra
    • Added read-only property isJumping – Returns whether the player is using the jump action
    • Added read-only property isFlying – Returns whether the player is flying (e.g. Creative or Spectator mode)
    • Added read-only property isSprinting – Returns whether the entity is sprinting
    • Added read-only property isSwimming – Returns whether the entity is swimming
    • Added read-only property isClimbing – Returns whether the entity is climbing (e.g. Player on a ladder or Spider on a wall)
    • Added read-only property isOnGround – Returns whether the entity is on the ground
    • Added read-only property isInWater – Returns whether the entity is in water
    • Added read-only property isFalling – Returns whether the entity is falling
    • Added read-only property fallDistance – Returns the current fall distance (Used for calculating fall damage)
    • Added function fly – Makes the player fly (e.g. Creative or Spectator mode)
    • Added function stopFlying – Makes the player stop flying (e.g. Creative or Spectator mode)
    • Added function glide – Makes the player glide with Elytra
    • Added function stopGliding – Makes the player stop gliding with Elytra
    • Added function swim – Makes the player swim
    • Added function stopSwimming – Makes the player stop swimming
  • Entity additions (effects)
    • Updated function addEffect(effectType: EffectType | string, duration: number, options?: EntityEffectOptions): void to return void and to throw if the effect does not exist or the parameters are out of bounds
    • Updated function getEffect(effectType: EffectType | string): Effect | undefined to throw if the effect does not exist
    • Updated function removeEffect(effectType: EffectType | string): boolean to throw if the effect does not exist
  • BlockEvents
    • Added events ‘PressurePlatePushEvent’, ‘PressurePlatePopEvent’, ‘TargetBlockHitEvent’, and ‘TripWireTripEvent’
  • ContainerSlot
    • Removed function clone – Please use function getItem instead
  • EntityHealableComponent
    • Removed filters: FilterGroup property
  • EntityAttributeComponent
    • Added effectiveMin: number property. Returns the minimum possible value for the component
    • Added effectiveMax: number property. Return the maximum possible value for the component
    • Renamed value property to defaultValue
    • Renamed current property to currentValue
    • Renamed setCurrent method to setCurrentValue
  • Added EntityHealthChangedAfterEvent. It is triggered when any health change happens for an Entity
  • System
    • Replaced system.events with system.beforeEvents and system.afterEvents
    • Renamed event beforeWatchdogTerminate to watchdogTerminate and moved it to system.beforeEvents
    • Moved scriptEventReceive to system.afterEvents
  • MessageReceiveAfterEvent
    • Removed property sourceType
  • ScriptEventSource
    • Replaced enum MessageSourceType with a new enum ScriptEventSource
  • ScriptEventCommandMessageAfterEvent
    • Changed property sourceType from MessageSourceType to ScriptEventSource
    • Increased maximum message length from 256 to 2048 characters
  • Dynamic Property identifiers are now limited to 1024 characters
  • Removed MinecraftEffectTypes defined in @minecraft/server. See @minecraft/vanilla-data NPM package for an equivalent
  • Moved several APIs to stable 1.30:
    • Moving tryTeleport(location: Vector3, duration: number, options: ScriptTeleportOptions) to 1.3.0
    • Moving teleport(location: Vector3, options: ScriptTeleportOptions) to 1.3.0
    • Moved function getComponent to 1.3.0
    • Moved world event PlayerJoinAfterEvent to 1.3.0
    • Moved world event PlayerLeaveAfterEvent to 1.3.0
    • Moved world event PlayerSpawnAfterEvent to 1.3.0
    • Moved EntityComponent EntityHealableComponent to 1.3.0
    • Moved EntityComponent EntityHealthComponent to 1.3.0
    • Moved class FeedItem to 1.3.0
    • Moved class FeedItemEffect to 1.3.0
    • Moving addEffect(effectType: string | EffectType, duration: number, options: EntityEffectOptions) to 1.3.0
    • Moved getEffect(effectType: string | EffectType) to 1.3.0
    • Moved getEffects() to 1.3.0
    • Moved removeEffect(effectType: string | EffectType) to 1.3.0
    • AfterEvents
      • Moving ButtonPushEvent to 1.3.0
      • Moving LeverActivateEvent to 1.3.0
    • Moved function spawnEntity to 1.3.0
    • Moved function spawnItem to 1.3.0
  • Spawn Point Updates:
    • Removed function clearSpawn
    • Removed property spawnDimension
    • Added function getSpawnPoint(): DimensionLocation | undefined – Returns the player’s spawn point
    • Added function setSpawnPoint(spawnPoint?: DimensionLocation): void – Sets the player’s spawn point, or clears it if spawnPoint is undefined
    • Renamed function getDefaultSpawnPosition to getDefaultSpawnLocation
    • Renamed function setDefaultSpawn to setDefaultSpawnLocation
  • DimensionLocation
    • Added new interface DimensionLocation – Represents a location in a dimension
  • Added hasParticipant function to ScoreboardObjective.
  • The following functions in ScoreboardObjective can now accept Entity or string types as participants:
    • getScore
    • setScore
    • removeParticipant
  • Removed getScore, setScore from ScoreboardIdentity and Scoreboard
  • Removed the removeFromObjective function from ScoreboardIdentity
  • Fixed bug where scoreboard values would not be updated on the client when updated from script
  • Raycasting
    • Changed function Dimension.getBlockFromRay
      • Changed return type from Block to BlockRaycastHit | undefined
    • Changed function Dimension.getEntitiesFromRay
      • Changed return type from Entity[] to EntityRaycastHit[]
    • Changed function Entity.getBlockFromViewDirection
      • Changed return type from Block to BlockRaycastHit | undefined
    • Changed function Entity.getEntitiesFromViewDirection
      • Changed return type from Entity[] to EntityRaycastHit[]
    • Added interface BlockRaycastHit
    • Added interface EntityRaycastHit
  • Renamed leverActivate after event to leverAction
    • Removed class EntityHitAfterEvent.
    • Added class EntityHitBlockAfterEvent
    • Added class EntityHitEntityAfterEvent
    • Class WorldAfterEvents
      • Removed property entityHit
      • Added property entityHitBlock
      • Added property entityHitEntity
  • Added helper function isValid() to several classes in order to check if the object is valid. This can safely be used on any handle to a native object before accessing or using the object, to ensure the underlying object still exists and is valid to use
    • Block (checks the block is a valid position in bounds and the containing chunk is loaded & ticking)
    • Container (checks the relevent container inventory exists and is valid)
    • Effect (checks the owning entity is valid and the effect exists on that entity)
    • ScreenDisplay (checks the owning player is valid)
    • ScoreboardObjective (checks the objective entry exists and is attached to a valid scoreboard)
    • Entity (checks that the entity exists in the world. Will return true if the entity is dead)
      • Player
      • SimulatedPlayer (Note simulated players do not automatically get removed from the world, so isValid will return true long after they are dead)
    • ContainerSlot (checks the item context is valid: Container exists in the world, such as the owning entity, and the slot is within the container bounds)
      • Already existed as a read-only property, changed to a method for consistency
  • Component
    • EntityAttributeComponent (checks the owning entity is valid and the attribute exists on the entity)
    • BlockLiquidContainerComponent (checks block exists and is a valid cauldron type)
      • Added read only method isValidLiquid which checks if the liquid in the cauldron matches the component in question (EG. BlockLavaContainerComponent checks for lava liquid)
    • EntityComponent (checks the owning entity exists)
    • ItemComponent (checks the owning item exists)
  • World
    • Renamed getTime to getTimeOfDay
    • Renamed setTime to setTimeOfDay
    • setTimeOfDay now accepts a TimeOfDay enum as an argument
    • The timeOfDay argument for setTime must now be within 0-23999 (inclusive)
    • Added getDay function
  • Updated the following enums’ values to be PascalCase instead of camelCase:
    • ClipboardMirrorAxis
    • ClipboardRotation
    • HttpRequestMethod
    • FormCancelationReason
    • Direction
    • DisplaySlotId
    • EntityLifetimeState
    • FluidType
    • ObjectiveSortOrder
    • ScoreboardIdentityType
    • ScriptEventSource
    • SignSide
    • WatchdogTerminateReason
    • WeatherType

Camera

  • Changed camera command fade color to take integer values from 0 to 255 rather than 0.0 to 1.0 fractional values
  • Camera fade command now enforces fade duration limits; fade in, hold, and fade out must be between 0 and 10 seconds
  • Ensuring camera pitch can only be between -90 and 90 degrees when using the /camera command
  • Camera preset JSON now supports an optional bool ‘player_effects‘ value which causes game rendering to use player effect state (for example night vision) when this preset is active. Added the “example:example_player_effects” preset to demonstrate this
  • Camera command can now take a ‘facing’ option instead of a ‘rot’ option with a target entity or position specified
  • Fixed custom cameras to not use the ‘inside block’ effect when player head is inside a block (MCPE-170206)
  • Limit free cam JSON to not pitch camera beyond plus or minus 90 degrees
  • Fixed /camerashake command to shake camera without also shaking player
  • Rendering of experimental minecraft:free camera no longer affected by player state like night vision

Items

  • Items in format version 1.20.10 and above with the ”minecraft:throwable” component will trigger Item Use events when thrown
  • Custom items with “minecraft:block_placer” will no longer place certain blocks in the wrong location
  • Changed “minecraft:shooter” to only consume ammo when charging the item if “charge_on_draw” is set “true“
  • Items with the “minecraft:block_placer” component will now place blocks with correct orientation
  • Deprecated “minecraft:render_offsets” component in json formats 1.20.10 and higher
  • Changed charging action behavior in “minecraft:shooter” to match Vanilla crossbow
  • Changed shooting behavior for a charged “minecraft:shooter” with an empty inventory/offhand to successfully shoot the charged ammunition
  • Released the “minecraft:shooter” item component out of experimental in json formats 1.20.10 and higher
  • Released the “minecraft:throwable” item component out of experimental in json formats 1.20.10 and higher
  • Released the “minecraft:projectile” item component out of experimental in json formats 1.20.10 and higher
  • Released the “minecraft:can_destroy_in_creative” item component out of experimental in json formats 1.20.10 and higher
  • Released the “minecraft:hover_text_color” item component out of experimental in json formats 1.20.10 and higher

Once a new patch is released, we’ll let our readers know.

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Phil Spencer, Bobby Kotick, Other Microsoft & Activision Execs Comment on Xbox’s Win vs FTC

  by   Ibrahim Kabir  
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After five days of long testimonies, District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled in favor of Microsoft and denied the FTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Following the judge’s decision executives from Microsoft and Activision issued statements regarding Judge Corley’s verdict.

CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer had this to say:

We’re grateful to the court for swiftly deciding in our favor. The evidence showed the Activision Blizzard deal is good for the industry and the FTC’s claims about console switching, multi-game subscription services, and cloud don’t reflect the realities of the gaming market.

Since we first announced this deal, our commitment to bringing more games to more people on more devices has only grown. We’ve signed multiple agreements to make Activision Blizzard’s games, Xbox first-party games and Game Pass all available to more players than they are today.

We know that players around the world have been watching this case closely and I’m proud of our efforts to expand player access and choice throughout this journey.

Microsoft’s President, Brad Smith, also weighed in on the decision:

We’re grateful to the Court in San Francisco for this quick and thorough decision and hope other jurisdictions will continue working towards a timely resolution. As we’ve demonstrated consistently throughout this process, we are committed to working creatively and collaboratively to address regulatory concerns.

On the other side, Activision’s Cheif Commercial Officer, Lulu Cheng Meservey praised the San Francisco judge:

A fair and neutral court has reached the correct conclusion about Activision Blizzard’s merger with Microsoft based on facts and the law.

The judge’s ruling rejects the FTC’s ideologically-driven attempt to prevent a deal that benefits gamers and allows more competition instead of protecting the market leader.

Activision Blizzard CEO, Bobby Kotick welcomed the decision (via Activision newsroom):

Today a U.S. federal judge ruled in our favor, denying the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block our merger with Microsoft.

We’re grateful to the court for the way this process was handled and the thoughtfulness of the decision. The U.S. joins the 38 countries where our deal can proceed—these decisions are based on facts and data that show our merger is good for players and for competition in the industry.

We’re optimistic that today’s ruling signals a path to full regulatory approval elsewhere around the globe, and we stand ready to work with UK regulators to address any remaining concerns so our merger can quickly close.

We’ll continue to keep you updated on our progress. Thank you for all you do for our players, for our company, and for each other.

Apart from the executives, a number of Activision and Microsoft employees and studio heads have welcomed the judge’s decision. The deal still has to pass a hurdle in the UK before it can close. We will have to wait and see how it all pans out.

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New Fallout 76 Atomic Shop Weekly Update for July 11, 2023

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
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It’s Tuesday, and that means a new store refresh has gone live in Fallout. That’s right, the items for sale in Fallout 76’s Atomic Shop have been updated!

As usual, MP1st is here with the new Fallout 76 Atomic Shop weekly update today, July 11’s list of items for sale. Keep reading for this week’s best Atomic Shop items and bundles below.

New Fallout 76 Atomic Shop Weekly Update for July 11:

Fallout 76 Atomic Shop weekly update for July 11

Notable Items This Week:

  • Taggerdy’s Thunder Bundle – 1800
  • Brotherhood Bundle – 1080
  • Fallout 1st Emotes – Included With Fallout 1st
  • Let the Good Times Roll Bundle – 1500
  • Sports Week Bundle – 960
  • West Virginia Family Center – 800
  • Enclave Bundle – 1260
  • Enclave C.A.M.P. Bundle – 1050
  • Enclave Returns Bundle – 700
  • Wavy Willard Icon – Free
  • Free Perfect Bubblegum – Free
  • Radiation Dummy – 150

What is the Fallout 76 Atomic Shop?

The Atomic Shop is an in-game store in Fallout 76 offering cosmetics, C.A.M.P. objects and more in exchange for a special currency called Atoms. Most purchases are unlocked account-wide, and may be accessed by any character on the account.

Some objects require an in-game plan to be learned in order to gain access, while other items are only unlocked for a single, specified character. All exclusive items are character-bound, and cannot be dropped or traded with other players. The Atomic Shop is accessible at any time from the main menu, as well as the pause screen after leaving Vault 76 for the first time.

That’s it for this week’s refresh. Is there anything in particular that interests you?

If not, there’s always next week, which we’ll have covered, so be sure to check again next Tuesday!

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Microsoft Wins Court Case Against the FTC; Preliminary Injunction Denied

  by   Ibrahim Kabir  
11:21 am in News

While the FTC filed for a preliminary injunction last month, following the five-day-long hearing, Microsoft has finally won against the FTC in the US as Judge Corley has denied the FTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction.

According to the decision revealed, Judge Corley writes:

Four weeks ago, the FTC filed this action to preliminarily enjoin the merger pending completion of the FTC administrative action. Because the merger has a July 18 termination date, expedited proceedings were commenced. After considering the parties’ voluminous pre-and-post hearing writing submissions, and having held a five-day evidentiary hearing, the Court DENIES the motion for preliminary injunction. The FTC has not shown it is likely to succeed on its assertion the combined firm will probably pull Call of Duty from Sony PlayStation, or that its ownership of Activision content will substantially lessen competition in the video game library subscription and cloud gaming markets.

This is the second win for Microsoft among the big three regulators. The EU allowed the transaction to pass with certain conditions, and now Microsoft has successfully defeated the FTC.

It is unclear if the deal can now close as Microsoft still faces a block by the UK’s CMA, however, according to a report revealed last month, Microsoft is actively looking for ways to close around the CMA’s block. We will have to wait and see how it all pans out.

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Fortnite Update for July 11 Hotfix Brings Slap Splash

  by   Alex Co  
11:16 am in News

Epic Games has released the Fortnite update for July 11, and this is a hotfix for v25.11, which brings the Slap Splash event and more! Read on for what’s new in the patch notes below. Note that this is a server-side update, so there’s no need to download anything.

Fortnite Update for July Patch Notes | Fortnite v25.11 Hotfix for July 11 Patch Notes:

SLAP SPLASH: ENERGY FOR EVERYONE

Slap Splashes can be picked up from a variety of sources: the ground, Chests, coolers, Holo-Chests, claiming POIs, and shooting down flying drones. Once you have one in-hand, throw it down to splash Slap Juice for you and your teammates! The Slap Juice will restore your and your teammates’ Effective Health, plus give you and your teammates short-term unlimited Energy regen in case you need to sprint from menacing foes in the Wilds.

Fortnite Slap Splash

EXOTIC SLAP SPLASH

Want Slap Splash with even more kick? Exotic Slap Splashes can be found from Exotic Holo-Chests and Loot Llamas, and will grant more Effective Health and a longer temporary Energy regen than regular Slap Splashes. (To accommodate the entry of the Exotic Slap Splash, the Chug Cannon has been vaulted.)

START A PARTY THEN GLIDE AWAY – NEW REALITY AUGMENTS

Two new Reality Augments make their debut in the v25.11 July 11 hotfix:

SPLASH PARTY

Instantly receive Slap Splashes!

ROAMING REDEPLOY

Gain Glider Redeploy whenever you gain immunity to fall damage – such as when detaching from grind vines, grind rails, or ziplines, or when bouncing from Hop Flowers.

In addition to that, there’s also a new game mode called “Bank Heist” by 100 Thieves, which you can read more about here.

Source: Fortnite

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Fortnite’s New “Bank Heist” Game Mode by 100 Thieves Is Available Today

  by   Ibrahim Kabir  
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Hear me out: bank heist simulator, but in Fortnite. Sounds promising, right? This is what the company 100 Thieves has done. It is the first game by the developer, exclusively inside Fortnite and is titled “Bank Heist.”


The key features of the game are that it will be a 3v3 competitive team-based shooter in Fortnite. You will have to attack the vault inside the bank, escort the payload, and then extract the cash. Presumably, the second team will be the one defending the bank.

100 Thieves hasn’t shared any gameplay, but the in-game screenshots look really fun! Apparently, the game will have helicopters too (and hopefully we can fly them).

What’s even better is that the game mode is available starting today, July 11, to all Fortnite players. You can find out more about this game mode on 100 Thieves’ official Twitter account.

Make sure to check out Fortnite’s new Bank Heist game mode, and let us know what you think about it in the comments below!

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Red Dead Online Update for July 2023 – Monthly Schedule, Rewards and Info Revealed

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
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Rockstar Games is continuing with their monthly announcements for everything new heading to Red Dead Online! The new Red Dead Online update for July 2023 has now been released, with the monthly schedule, rewards and other info listed below.

Red Dead Online Update for July 2023 – Monthly Schedule, Rewards and Info:

An array of bonuses for Naturalists come to the frontier this month, including double payouts on Naturalist Free Roam Events and Naturalist Sample Sales.

Plus, steep discounts are available on the Naturalist’s Sample Kit through July 31 for players ready to start researching and protecting the wildlife of the five states.

Full highlights from this month’s update include:

  • Double RDO$ and XP on Naturalist Free Roam Events and Naturalist Sample Sales
  • Double XP and Role XP on Legendary Animal Sighting Missions
  • Double RDO$, Gold and XP on the Featured Series
  • Free Community Outfit assembled by RanaAzul of the RedDeadFashion subreddit
  • Featured Series Calendar:
    • July 11 – 17: Head for the Hills Series (Hardcore)
    • July 18 – 24: Plunder and Spoils of War Series (Hardcore)
    • July 25 – 31: Lemoyne Series
  • Weekly Rewards for selling a Sample to Harriet:
    • July 11 – 17: An Offer for 40% off a Novice or Promising Naturalist Role Item
    • July 18 – 24: An Offer for 40% off an Established or Distinguished Naturalist Role Item
    • July 25 –31: A Reward for a Lake Isabella Treasure Map
  • Monthly Rewards:
    • Complete a Blood Money Opportunity to receive the Morales Vest in brown
    • Craft a Coat or Trinket at Gus’ Store to receive 42 rounds of Buckshot Incendiary Shotgun Shells
    • Complete a round of Wildlife Photography to receive the Raccoon Hat in tan
    • Hunt any Legendary Animal to receive the tan Diamondback Hat
    • Sample any Legendary Animal to receive the limited-time Furred Gloves in tan and black
    • All Naturalists who play Red Dead Online this month will receive 2 Potent Predator Bait and 2 Potent Herbivore Bait
  • Discounts:
    • 10 Gold Bars off the Naturalist’s Sample Kit
    • 30% off Novice and Promising Naturalist Role Items, Gus’ Garment Sets and Trinkets, all Chaps, and Repeaters
    • 35% off the Fishing Rod; River, Lake, and Swamp Lures; and Special River, Special Lake, Special Swamp, and Special Spinner Lures
    • 40% off Potent Herbivore and Potent Predator Bait Pamphlets; the Advanced Camera; Bow, Pistol, and Rifle Ammo; and Kentucky Saddler, Morgan, and Tennessee Walker Riding Horses

Featured Series Calendar:

Put your competitive skills to the utmost test in the Featured Series to earn Double Rewards this month.

  • July 11 – 17: Head for the Hills Series (Hardcore)
  • July 18 – 24: Plunder and Spoils of War Series (Hardcore)
  • July 25 – 31: Lemoyne Series

Free Community-Inspired Outfit:

Blend in with your surroundings in this elegant look created by RanaAzul of the RedDeadFashion subreddit, an ensemble befitting an avid researcher, gardener, and party guest alike. Visit the General Store, participating Tailors, or order the following pieces from the Catalogue to collect the garments necessary to complete this look for free:

Discounts:

  • Naturalist’s Sample Kit – 10 Gold Bars off
  • Novice and Promising Naturalist Role Items – 30% off
  • Gus’ Garment Sets and Trinkets – 30% off
  • Potent Herbivore and Potent Predator Bait Pamphlets – 40% off
  • Fishing Rod – 35%
  • Special River, Special Lake, Special Swamp, and Special Spinner Lures – 35% off
  • River, Lake, and Swamp Lures – 35% off
  • Advanced Camera – 40% off
  • Repeaters – 30% off
  • Bow, Pistol, and Rifle Ammo – 40% off
  • Kentucky Saddler, Morgan, and Tennessee Walker Riding Horses – 40% off
  • All Chaps, including the returning Shaffer Chaps – 30% off

That’s it for this month, cowpokes! See you in August!

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R6 Siege Update 1.000.058 Shoots Out for Y8S2.3 This July 11

  by   Alex Co  
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The (Rainbow Six) R6 Siege update 1.000.058 download has been released on all platforms, and this is for the Y8S2.3 changes for operators and other bug fixes. Read on for the complete R6 Siege patch notes for July 11.

You can check out the designer notes from the devs to understand their reasoning for today’s patch changes, right here.

R6 Siege Update 1.000.058 Patch Notes | R6 Siege Update Y8S2.3 Patch Notes | R6 Siege Patch Notes for July 11:

Download Sizes:

  • Ubisoft Connect: 1.12GB
  • Steam: 1.5 GB
  • Xbox One: 1.36 GB
  • Xbox Series X: 1.64 GB
  • PS4: 1.65 GB
  • PS5: 1.57 GB

OPERATOR BALANCING 

VIGIL

  • Vigil will share the same glitching behavior as Nøkk.
  • The ERC-7 Video Disruptor will not be deactivated when performing certain actions, such as shooting, and instead will trigger the glitch effect on cameras.
  • Vigil won’t be immune to Lion’s EE-ONE-D and Grim’s Kawan Hive. Both gadgets will detect him, but he can prevent being pinged by activating the ERC-7.

NØKK

  • The HEL gadget ability no longer reduces movement sounds.
  • Maximum duration increased to 20 seconds (from 12).
  • Added new glitching sources, such as being flashed or pushed.
  • Nøkk is no longer immune to Alibi’s Prisma. It will detect her, but she can prevent being pinged by activating her the HEL gadget.

THORN

  • Added 1.5x sight to the UZK50GI.

ORYX

  • Increased hatch climb speed by 30%.

BUG FIXES

GAMEPLAY

FIXED – Missing unlimited ammo in the Snipers Arcade after joining a match in progress.

FIXED – Devices are detected outside when placed on the back wall of 2F Main Stairs in the Skyscraper map.

USER EXPERIENCE

FIXED – The Battle Pass map flashes on screen when going to the Progress section.

FIXED – Error received when accepting a Squad invite from a player that was part of the same Squad in a previous match.

FIXED – Various Shop and Customization issues.

Once a new patch is released, we’ll let our readers know.

Source: Ubisoft

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Rainbow Six Siege Update 2.54 for July 11 Released for Year 8 Season 2.3 Patch

  by   Alex Co  
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Ubisoft has released Rainbow Six Siege update 2.54 this July 11 and this is for the Year 8 Season 2.3 list of changes. While there is no new content included in today’s update, there is a significant number of adjustments for a handful of operators. Read on for the new Rainbow Six Siege patch notes.

Rainbow Six Siege Update Update 2.54 Patch Notes | Rainbow Six Siege Update Year 8 Season 2.3 Patch Notes

Download Sizes:

  • Ubisoft Connect: 1.12GB
  • Steam: 1.5 GB
  • Xbox One: 1.36 GB
  • Xbox Series X: 1.64 GB
  • PS4: 1.65 GB
  • PS5: 1.57 GB

OPERATOR BALANCING 

VIGIL

  • Vigil will share the same glitching behavior as Nøkk.
  • The ERC-7 Video Disruptor will not be deactivated when performing certain actions, such as shooting, and instead will trigger the glitch effect on cameras.
  • Vigil won’t be immune to Lion’s EE-ONE-D and Grim’s Kawan Hive. Both gadgets will detect him, but he can prevent being pinged by activating the ERC-7.

NØKK

  • The HEL gadget ability no longer reduces movement sounds.
  • Maximum duration increased to 20 seconds (from 12).
  • Added new glitching sources, such as being flashed or pushed.
  • Nøkk is no longer immune to Alibi’s Prisma. It will detect her, but she can prevent being pinged by activating her the HEL gadget.

THORN

  • Added 1.5x sight to the UZK50GI.

ORYX

  • Increased hatch climb speed by 30%.

BUG FIXES

GAMEPLAY

FIXED – Missing unlimited ammo in the Snipers Arcade after joining a match in progress.

FIXED – Devices are detected outside when placed on the back wall of 2F Main Stairs in the Skyscraper map.

USER EXPERIENCE

FIXED – The Battle Pass map flashes on screen when going to the Progress section.

FIXED – Error received when accepting a Squad invite from a player that was part of the same Squad in a previous match.

FIXED – Various Shop and Customization issues.

If you want a more detailed look at today’s changes, check out the designer notes from the devs right here.

Source: Ubisoft

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Exoprimal Roadmap Includes New Game Mode, Monster Hunter Crossover, and More

  by   Alex Co  
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Capcom has recently revealed the Exoprimal roadmap which gives players a look at what’s coming post-launch. Players can expect a new game mode, ExoSuit variants and more!

Exoprimal Roadmap:

Season 1 Start: Friday, July 14 (when the game launches)

New game mode “Savage Gauntlet” set for release on July 28, 2023 – Savage Gauntlet is a co-op experience that challenges teams of five players with late-game PvE missions that rotate weekly and can be replayed for higher rankings and rewards.

First major title update scheduled on August 17, 2023 – Will introduce 10 Alpha variant Exosuits to the roster all at once. These alternate designs feature completely different weapons from their standard counterparts, presenting new ways to enjoy both Dino Survival and Savage Gauntlet.

Season 2 Start: Mid-October 2023 – Will also feature the next title update, and packs in the Street Fighter 6 collaboration that was teased last month. Players can look forward to other additions too, including a new map and Final Mission, plus more rigs and modules.

Season 3 Start: January 2024 – Players  will see the armory expand once again with Beta variant Exosuits. Alongside these shiny new sets of armor, this update will summon a new foe to battle, the Neo Triceratops. A collaboration is also in the works with the Monster Hunter series that will launch as part of Season 3.

More info regarding the upcoming new content will be revealed in the future.

Outside of the roadmap, Capcom has also revealed details on the “Final Mission Selection” which will be available as part of the game’s launch.

Final Mission Options

When Exoprimal launches later this week, Dino Survival mode will include a “Final Mission Selection” feature that offers players three matchmaking options: PvP, PvE, and random. In PvP games, two rival squads of Exofighters go head-to-head at the end of matches. This decides which team wins and who gets fed to the raptors! Meanwhile, PvE is all about speed. These missions generally do not involve direct PvP. Instead, the team to complete all objectives first will be granted permission to survive.

There is also a random option, which provides the adventurous with a small experience bonus. Exofighters are also free to change their preference settings and mix things up at any time.

Exoprimal will be released this July 14 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

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New Battlefield 2042 Weekly Missions, Store Bundles for Season 5 Week 6 Listed (July 11)

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
8:09 am in News

For Season 5’s sixth week, a new selection of weekly missions and store goods is now live in Battlefield! Our Battlefield 2042 Season 5 Week 6 weekly missions, store bundles, and Portal Modes post itemizes the new missions, modes, and store items for this week (July 11 – July 18) below.

New Battlefield 2042 Weekly Missions, Store Bundles for Season 5 Week 6:

Battlefield 2042 weekly missions for July 11

Weekly Missions:

  • 10 Kills and Revives (4)
  • 5 Vehicles Spotted (4)
  • 2 km Distance Traveled in Vehicles (4)

Available After 2 Missions:

  • 10 Objectives Captured or Neutralized (5)
  • 200 Damage Repaired to Vehicles (5)
  • 15 Kills and Assists With Vehicles (5)

Available After 4 Missions:

  • 2000 Damage Inflicted With Primary Weapons (6)
  • 3 Vehicles Destroyed (6)
  • 25 Logistics Ribbons Earned (6)

Available After 5 Missions (Bonus Mission):

  • 500 Damage Inflicted With or to Vehicles (10)

Portal Modes:

  • Battlefield World Tour (July 11 – 18)
  • Rush of Ages (July 11 – 14)
  • #FNB (July 14 – 15)
  • Community Experience (July 14 – 18)

New Store Bundles:

Battlefield 2042 weekly missions for July 11

  • Arkangel Bundle (9 Items, 2400 BFC):
    • Seraphim – Legendary Blasco Specialist Set (1000 BFC standalone)
    • Quantifier – Epic SFAR-M GL Weapon Skin
    • Big Data – Epic EBAA Wildcat Vehicle Skin (500 BFC standalone)
    • Particle swarm – Epic PBX-45 Weapon Skin (500 BFC standalone)
    • Existential Effect – Epic Avancys Weapon Skin (500 BFC standalone)
    • Simulacrum – Epic Universal Weapon Charm (500 BFC standalone)
    • XP Booster +100% – Epic, 3 Hour
    • Ascendant Warrior – Rare SWS-10 Weapon Skin (300 BFC standalone)
    • Algorithmic – Rare Player Card Tag
  • Ascendant Warrior (5 Items, 1750 BFC):
    • Seraphim – Legendary Blasco Specialist Set
    • Quantifier – Epic SFAR-M GL Weapon Skin
    • Big Data – Epic EBAA Wildcat Vehicle Skin
    • XP Booster +100% – Epic, 3 Hour
    • Ascendant Warrior – Rare SWS-10 Weapon Skin
  • Ascendant Weapon (5 Items, 1400 BFC):
    • Particle swarm – Epic PBX-45 Weapon Skin
    • Existential Effect – Epic Avancys Weapon Skin
    • Simulacrum – Epic Universal Weapon Charm
    • XP Booster +100% – Epic, 3 Hour
    • Algorithmic – Rare Player Card Tag

That’s all for Week 6. Check again next Tuesday for the Season 5 Week 7 refresh post.

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SMITE Update 12.57 Released for 10.7 The Ferryman Patch This July 11

  by   Damien Seeto  
8:03 am in News

Hi-Rez has deployed SMITE update 12.57 today on all platforms to release the 10.7 The Ferryman patch. This update includes gameplay balancing and a new Greek God. Read on for the SMITE July 11 patch notes down below.

SMITE Update 12.57 Patch Notes | SMITE July 11 Patch Notes:

New Greek God

Charon

The Ferryman

General

  • Damage: 35 (+ 1.5 per level) + 20% of your Magical Power
  • Range: 55
  • Progression: None

Passive: Ferryman of Souls

  • If Charon is in assist range while any friendly lane minion or jungle monster dies, their essence persists for Charon to collect for 8s, granting him 1 gold and a Soul stack each. When Charon returns to base, he loses all Soul stacks and gains a permanent 2 Max Health per stack.
  • Collection Range: 20
  • Max Stacks: 20
  • Max Health: 350

Ability 1: Spectral Surge

  • Charon plucks a soul out of the Styx, firing it as a line projectile that damages and Slows all enemies while stopping on the first god hit. If the soul hits an enemy god, it then explodes in a damaging and Silencing area around the target. All enemy gods hit by the explosion leave behind a damaging, Slowing trail of the Styx for the next 3s.
  • Range/Radius: 60/15
  • Soul Damage: 90/120/150/180/210 + 55% of your Magical Power
  • Trail Damage: 12/14/16/18/20 + 5% of your Magical Power
  • Soul Slow: 10/12.5/15/17.5/20%
  • Trail Slow: 15%
  • Silence Duration: 1s
  • Cooldown: 15s
  • Cost: 60/65/70/75/80

Ability 2: Damnation

  • After a short delay, Charon creates a rift to the underworld in an area, dealing damage and marking all enemy gods hit for the next 3s. The marked gods are revealed and have their Attack Speed reduced. Additionally, any time an allied god hits a marked god once per mark per ability or basic attack, that ally gains a shield for 3s. Subsequent shields only grant 25% of the original value.
  • Range/Radius: 55/15
  • Damage: 50/85/120/155/190 + 40% of your Magical Power
  • Attack Speed Slow: 30%
  • Shield Health: 40/65/90/115/140 + 3% of Charon’s Max Health
  • Shield Cap: 15% of Charon’s Max Health
  • Cooldown: 14/13.5/13/12.5/12s
  • Cost: 60/65/70/75/80

Ability 3: Swift Voyage

  • Charon forcibly rows at a break-neck pace, charging forward with increased Movement Speed and reduced turn radius for 2.5s. Charon is Slow and Knockback immune while charging. Charon deals damage to and Roots enemies he collides with as well as those directly to his sides in the wake of his boat.
  • Damage: 80/130/180/230/280 + 40% of your Magical Power
  • Direct Root: 1s
  • Wake Root: 0.5s
  • Movement Speed: 100%
  • Cooldown: 15s
  • Cost: 60/65/70/75/80

Ultimate: Summon Styx

  • Charon gains Crowd Control immunity and summons a massive tidal wave that he sends forth across the entire battlefield. Enemy gods hit by the wave are Feared, while allied gods gain Protections for 3s. Additionally, if an allied god is within 60 units directly behind the wave, they gain Movement Speed.
  • Range: Global
  • Damage: 230/300/370/440/510 + 50% of your Magical Power
  • Fear: 0.8/0.9/1/1.1/1.2s
  • Protections: 20/25/30/35/40
  • Movement Speed: 40%
  • Cooldown: 110s
  • Cost: 100
NEW GOD SKINS

Grim Ferryman Charon

Standard Recolor

Ascended Charon

Unlimited | Season Pass

Charon Masteries

Mastery Skins

Shadow Serpent Kukulkan

Exclusive | ColorForge Event

Chaotic Surge Poseidon

Exclusive | Charon’s Journey

Dark Prism Ix Chel

Exclusive | Charon’s Journey

Thundor Rage Thor

Exclusive | Charon’s Journey

Bearly Alive Bacchus

Unlimited | Charon’s Journey

Solar Vanguard Atlas

Exclusive | Charon’s Journey

Falcon Leader Horus

Exclusive | Charon’s Journey

Sinister Strife Hachiman

Exclusive | Charon’s Journey

Wallpapers can be found in the Community Resource Bank

CHARON’S JOURNEY EVENT
Welcome to the Charon’s Journey Event! This special event celebrates the Season of Souls and Charon with a range of exclusive skins and bundles! There are 6 new skins to collect and in addition to the skins, there are also 2 bundles available for direct purchase or to roll from the Charon’s Journey chest. If you collect all the items from the event, you’ll receive an unlimited Bearly Alive Bacchus Skin!
  • Charon’s Journey Event Skins
    • Dark Prism Ix Chel
    • Sinister Strife Hachiman
    • Thundor Rage Thor
    • Bearly Alive Bacchus
    • Falcon Leader Horus
    • Solar Vanguard Atlas
    • Chaotic Surge Poseidon
  • Charon’s Journey Cosmetics
    • Thundor Rage Avatar
    • Thundor Rage Global Emote
    • Cyber Seraph Avatar
    • Witchy Jump Stamp
QUALITY OF LIFE
  • General
    • The Demonic Pact HUD theme is now available on the New HUD! Old HUD users can still equip this HUD theme as well
    • Console players can now redeem ColorForge quest rewards without having to navigate down to the claim button
BUG FIXES
  • UI

 

      • Demonic Pact HUD theme is available again after fixing an issue where Old HUD users couldn’t use VGS with the theme equipped
      • Fixed an issue where teammate Relic and Shard cooldowns were not visible on the scoreboard for the Old HUD
      • Fixed an issue with the Battle Pass quests overlapping other text in the Quests screen
      • Fixed an issue on the Store – Other tab where there was a broken text translation in the drop-down menu
      • Fixed an issue on the Store – Other tab showing blank purchase buttons on unavailable cosmetic items
      • Fixed an issue on the Consoles Dye and Cape preview on the Gods page extending past the bottom of the page window
      • Fixed an issue with the Item store and Scoreboard where item art wasn’t appearing on first view of the screen
      • Fixed an issue where Exclusive and Limited skins were showing a price after previewing a skin that had a price available
    • General Gameplay
      • Conquest
        • Fixed an issue where the Unleashed Titans audio was using the Fire Giant death sound
        • Fixed an issue where the Stygian Beacon capture could sometimes happen twice unleashing the Titans early
        • Fixed an issue where an invisible blocking volume was sometimes spawning in front of the Gold Fury pit
        • Fixed an issue where the incorrect buff icon was showing with the seasonal Soul Surge feature on Conquest specifically
        • Fixed an issue with the Shield/CDR Jungle Camps spawning at a different time than the map timer
      • Duel
        • Fixed an issue where Soul Surges were duplicating
      • Achievements
        • Fixed an issue with the “Stay There” achievement not working
      • Xbox Silver Accounts
        •  Fixed an issue where Xbox Silver Accounts were sometimes unable to queue due to a ‘Requires Multiplayer’ blocker
      • Soul Surges
        • Fixed an issue where the Soul Surges were causing FPS drops for players inside the effect area
  • Gods
    • Thor
      • Fixed an issue on some of his skins where the landing targeter of his ultimate ability would show much before landing
    • Kukulkan
      • Fixed an issue with his Bone Wraith skin where the targeter of his ultimate ability would show lines during the pre-fire and cast for enemies
    • Cu Chulainn
      • Fixed an issue where he could gain permanent stacks of Serrated Edge
    • Tyr
      • Fixed an issue where mana cost values were showing on the tooltip of his stance switch ability
    • Izanami
      • Fixed an issue with her Apricot skin using the incorrect VGS audio for ‘That’s too bad’
    • Persephone
      •  Fixed an issue on her Harvest Ability Type tooltip labeling the ability as a Leap
  • Items
    • Bewitched Dagger
      • Fixed an issue where the Attack Speed debuff was able to stack with other item Attack Speed debuff effects
      • Fixed an issue where the passive was affecting non-God targets
    • Warlock’s Staff
      • This item now states that it provides an additional 25HP when evolved in the tooltip
    • Glorious Pridwen
      • Fixed an issue where the initial explosion was immuned on the first use of the item
BALANCE LIVE WITH 10.7 UPDATE – JULY 11

Game Modes

The dream becomes reality as the Titans break their shackles and take to the battlefield to make their divine presence known. Unfortunately with their inevitable demise, the rewards obtained for besting these behemoths are slightly too strong and too easily awarded. By making the Gold and XP local, players will need to actively choose whether to forgo the kill rewards, choosing to pressure elsewhere on the map, or to engage in a larger brawl and reap the benefits, albeit shared now.
  • Conquest
    • Unleashed Titans
      • The Gold and XP rewards for defeating an Unleashed Titan are now only provided locally instead of globally
While the team is happy with the introduction of Soul Surges as a seasonal feature, we want to continue finding the best place for them in all of our game modes. The potency of the zone effect was slightly too strong with how long they could persist for and the Spirit minions continue to be slightly more of a nuisance than we would like.
  • Soul Surges
    • The Movement speed buff provided for being within a Soul Surge has been decreased from 15% to 10%
    • Decreased Soul Surge Spirit Movement Speed from 375 to 275
    • Decreased Soul Surge Spirit Base HP from 265 to 180

Items

PROPHETIC CLOAK BUFF
The latest seasonal balance pass included a large hit on Protections that items provide and we wanted to take some time to evaluate which items and gods needed subsequent shifts. Prophetic Cloak has been a strong item since its release and while we did not want to directly buff it, the Protection thresholds do not match where we would expect them to be obtained during matches. We will continue to assess these new thresholds to see if the item as a whole needs further changes.
  • Decreased the first Protection threshold from 400 to 325
  • Decreased the second Protection threshold from 600 to 525

SILVERBRANCH BOW BUFF
The recent changes to the Max stack count on Silverbranch Bow were to help normalize it across the Physical gods that might want to pick it up. Allowing it to be valuable for characters that might not have Attack Speed buffs in their kit and just wanted to itemize into that stat path. We have seen the community sentiment lean towards the more selective prioritization of this item instead and brought back the cap to a more reasonable number. We will continue to monitor if the bonus power provided by the stacks is within an acceptable range.
  • Increased Max Stacks from 20 to 40

TOXIC BLADE BUFF
Toxic Blade is a niche item that has yet to find its place. The stats that it provides have strong value but never seems to fit the right builds in the meta. Before making any larger changes we wanted to find the best price for the utility it provides.
  • Decreased Cost from 2400 to 2300
  • Decreased max stacks from 4 to 3
  • Increased Anti-Heal debuff from 15% to 20%
  • Increased Attack Speed buff and debuff from 5% to 7%

GLORIOUS PRIDWEN NERF
Tank proc items are one of the main topics this season and while Bonus balance had a few nerfs, Pridwen was excluded on that list. We wanted a bit more time to see how well the data matched the sentiment to get a nerf for the more damage oriented Glyph specifically.
  • Decreased explosion damage from 75% to 65% of total Protections from items and abilities

Gods

Mages have been a large topic amongst the playerbase and understandably so. This year has seen mages overall be under-prioritized and generally under-performing. The latest seasonal changes were also seen to be a larger nerf for Magical users vs Physical who have more impactful basic attacks to fill the downtime between ability casts during fights. We considered the best way to buff Mages as a class and decided that the Class Bonus was by far the simplest and cleanest way to do so. Providing a small amount of power on several items has the risk of making certain items more necessary to build vs others. Just buffing all Tier 3 items goes against why we did the damage changes in the first place and also does not address the curve over time as smoothly as a per level option. An extra 20 Magical Power over the course of the game should help Mages reach a more balanced level compared to Hunters specifically across the duration of a match.

GENERAL
  • Increased the Mage Class Bonus Magical Power Scaling per Level from 1 to 2
    • This provides 20 extra magical power at level 20
AMATERASU BUFF
The Shining Light has been hesitant to charge into battle recently, opting out of the battlegrounds that have tended to prefer the more ability-damage focused Warriors. This push in her charging capabilities should help Amaterasu’s clear be slightly less all-in focused on her Heavenly Reflection and provide her more flexibility.

GLORIOUS CHARGE
  • Increased Base damage from 60/120/180/240/300 to 80/135/190/245/300
  • Decreased Cooldown from 16s to 15s
BASTET BUFF
Usually dominant in the early-mid game fights, this cat tends to get a bit lazy and fall off as the day gets older and the match continues to get longer. A little pick me up was needed to give Bastet the pep in her step to get her pouncing into the late-game.

RAZOR WHIP
  • Increased Physical Power Scaling from 25% to 27.5% per tick
  • Decreased Cooldown from 11s to 10s
CERBERUS BUFF
Inspired by the return of the Ferryman, the good boy of the Underworld wants to get back in the fray. Cerberus has always packed the punch needed to send the gods howling but not necessarily as often as he might like.

PARALYZING SPIT
  • Decreased Cooldown from 13s to 13/12.5/12/11.5/11s

GHASTLY BREATH
  • Decreased Cooldown from 15s to 14s
RAIJIN BUFF
While Mages as a whole have been slightly underperforming, this drummer has been fighting even harder to be heard. The Power Scaling on Raijin’s primary damaging ability might seem decent already but as it takes both time and effort to hit accurately, the reward was not quite up to the beat.

PERCUSSIVE STORM
  • Increased Magical Power Scaling from 25% to 30% per hit
TIAMAT BUFF
There are two gods on the list that weren’t quite going to make it but the community sentiment was clear that the seasonal changes warranted shifts for these two. Tiamat is the first with a passive that utilizes Power to obtain mitigations, specifically in the Ground stance. The seemingly small change listed has heavy implications and shifts a large amount of power away from being necessary in her item build. Tiamat, while still seen in the upper echelons of play, is actually not performing very well across all skill levels and modes and will be monitored for additional buffs if necessary.

DEATH BEGETS LIFE
  • Increased Scale Mitigation earned from Magical Power from 5% to 6%
    • This means Tiamat requires 100 less Magical Power to reach the cap
  •  Fixed description to clarify cap of 30%
    • Was previously listed as 25% but working as 30%
ULLR BUFF
While Hunters are generally performing well that does not ring quite as true for the ability hunters overall. Ullr is the pinnacle of this archetype and as such… is performing quite poorly. Whenever Ullr gains a fraction too much damage, he gains heavy notoriety and is quickly decried for nerfs. The change for his Ultimate is a large one but is mostly utility focused and will hopefully shore up his weaknesses slightly rather than exacerbate his strengths.

HAIL OF ARROWS (GLORY BOUND)
  • Increased Physical Power Scaling from 90% to 100%

WIELD AXES (WIELD BOW)
  • Ullr now gains half of the stat bonuses when in the opposite stance
OLORUN SHIFT
The second of the two mage shifts, Olorun has a passive that also requires Power to obtain a different stat, this time Critical Hit Chance. As the total Power in item builds went down, this also meant that Olorun’s passive was just that much harder to obtain. This change to Touch of Fate is a pretty big deal but it keeps one of the goals intact of the simple to understand Power conversion. Previously it was 1:10 and now it will continue as 2:10, hopefully allowing Olorun players, allies and enemies an easy way of understanding his current Crit Chance levels. Now with this heavy change and allowing Olorun to Critically hit more often and sooner, we wanted to shift the damage he will be doing downwards to be more inline.

TOUCH OF FATE
  • Initial Threshold decreased from 150 Power to 100 Power
  • Increased base Critical Hit Chance from 15% to 20%
  • Increased conversion from 1% to 2% per 10 Magical Power from items
  • Decreased Critical Strike Damage from 1.5x to 1.3x
ACHILLES NERF
Achilles is a powerhouse in the right hands and gained more protection for his heels than was warranted. Nerfs to his passive were needed to allow him to be more inline with other Warriors, especially when considering free stats… the ones that got nerfed across the board!

GIFT OF THE GODS
  • Decreased Protection bonus per level from 2 to 1.5
  • Decreased Physical Power bonus per level from 2 to 1.5
HACHIMAN NERF
Hachiman’s recent Passive shift has definitely brought him into the spotlight and while he has been hit once, it was clear the nerf-bat did not strike hard enough. Round two has come around, this time aiming specifically at the new stat provided, cutting the base it provides in half.

MASTER OF ARMS
  • Decreased base Attack Speed gained per stack from 2% to 1%
RAVANA NERF
Ravana is an interesting case as he was performing quite low across the board but the recent Passive Shield buff and meta changes have almost completely flipped his stats. This semi-revert is just the first place we want to target and with the item changes in tow, we will be watching the Demon King closely.

CHAIN OF BLOWS
  • Decreased Health Shield gained per stack from 9% to 8% of Ravana’s max HP
TYR NERF
Tyr was bringing down the law a little too often, especially with his new-found strength. He is learning to keep his temper in check and has promised to be a little less judgmental.

LAWBRINGER
  • Increased Cooldown from 90/85/80/75/70s to 90s at all ranks
NEW GOD SKIN VOICE ACTORS
  • Charon: Earl Fisher
  • Dark Prism Ix Chel: Pilar Uribe
  • Sinister Strife Hachiman: Psalm Morant
  • Thundor Rage Thor: Hunter Peterson
  • Falcon Leader Horus: Craig Lee Thomas
  • Solar Vanguard Atlas: Bob Carter
  • Chaotic Surge Poseidon: Paul Guyet
  • Shadow Serpent Kukulkan: Connor Fogarty

Source: SMITE

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