Server Downtime - January 8, 2014 - Game Update 33!

All servers will be taken offline Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at 6:00AM Pacific, for Game Update 33. Downtime is expected to last about 4 hours. Players may notice the following changes:


Update: US PC, EU PS, and EU PC are now online. US PS downtime has been extended by 2 hours, to about noon PST.

Note: Armories will be released next week apart from Game Update 33 so that we can finish responding to feedback from the PC Test server. Thank you again to everyone testing this exciting new feature!

PvP Season 2!
Game update 33 introduces the second season of PvP for players. This includes:

·2 New Style Sets!

oElemental Android inspired by Red Tornado for Heroes

oAdaptive Android inspired by Amazo for Villains

·Four New Variant Styles!

o4 new Variant Appearances for the Logistics Officer, Aeronaut, Punchline and Vengeance styles.

·Existing PvP Gear has been Up-Tiered!

o As part of PvP Season 2, we have adjusted the item levels of the existing PvP gear so that players who have high-tier Mods in their PvP gear will not have to replace the mods from getting new equipment.

·Style Vendor for Deprecated Styles!

oPvP level 77 gear has been upgraded to PvP level 85, but is no longer purchasable in game. PvP level 86 gear is available for purchase from vendors in the Watchtower and Hall of Doom for cash.

·New reward structure for Arena and Legends PvP!

oWith PvP Season 2, we have updated rewards for all Arenas and Legends matches. Most importantly, no Arena or Legends matches have lockouts! There are prizes for winning and losing, but there should never be locked-out rewards.

·Please see the full public notes below for all the details!

Synthetic Mods Now Available on Vendors!
The experience of progressing through Tiers 3, 4 and 5 has been improved by allowing Tier 3 and higher single stat equipment mods to be purchased with PvE currencies. These mods are available on Tier 3 and higher armor vendors found in the Headquarters, Central City, and the Gotham Wastelands.

Tier 3, 4, and 5 single stat equipment mods are now available for purchase using PvP currencies. These mods can be found on PvP armor vendors. Full details in the Synthetic Mods section below!

Collections and Investigations

·Investigations: Stryker's Island

oResolved an issue with an Investigation that was difficult to reach.

·Gold Collections

oFixed an issue with a Gold Collection that was floating in the air in Robinson Park.

oFixed an issue where too many collection items would appear in the Gorilla Island Alert.

Environment

·Duo: Flashback: The ground in the Speed Force Tunnel no longer animates.

·Players should no longer appear as if they are floating on the floor or get stuck while moving up the ramp in the Batcave 1v1 Legends PvP Arena.

FX

·Villain Light-powered Handblasters will now have correct visual effects.

·Awakening Tutorial – The Brainiac Sentries will now play visual effects when attacking.

Gear

·The cost of the Tier 3 gear has been reduced by half. This includes the Kryptonian Commander, Kryptonian Medico, Sunstone Bulwark, and Sunstone’s Edge sets.

Items

·Item Rewards:

oThe Exalted and Corrupted Reward Boxes from the Sons of Trigon DLC will now always reward Chit of Exaltation's Rewards/Chit of Corruption's Gifts. They will no longer drop additional Marks of Reality.

Legends

·Two-Face is no longer Vulnerable to Interrupt while deploying a barrel.

Missions

·Burn like His Power – Fixed an issue where villain players would become gated in the Metropolis City Hall solo instance if Sinestro got KO'ed during the fight with John Stewart.

·Sci-Phobia is now properly available.

·The quest Over the Edge is now properly repeatable.

PvP

·General

oMarks of Valor have had their cap increased to 1500.

·Legends

oWonder Woman will no longer show her shield during the Whip Thrash attack.

·Season 2

o2 New Style Sets

§Elemental Android inspired by Red Tornado for Heroes

§Adaptive Android inspired by Amazo for Villains

§These sets are level 90 and available for Marks of Valor from vendors in the Watchtower or Hall of Doom.

oFour New Variant Styles!

§PvP Level 87 Aeronaut Helmet Variant Style

·Available from vendors in the Hall of Doom and Watchtower

·Purchasable with Marks of Valor

§PvP Level 88 Logistics Officer Feet Variant Style

·Available from vendors in the Hall of Doom and Watchtower

·Purchasable with Marks of Valor

§PvP Level 89 Punchline Hands Variant Style

·Available from vendors in the Hall of Doom

·Purchasable with Marks of Valor

·Villain only.

§PvP Level 89 Vengeance Back Variant Style

·Available from vendors in the Watchtower

·Purchasable with Marks of Valor

·Hero only

oExisting PvP Gear has been Up-Tiered!

§As part of PvP Season 2, we have adjusted the item levels of the existing PvP gear so that players who have high-tier Mods in their PvP gear will not have to replace the mods from getting new equipment.

§Deprecated gear

·This gear is no longer available for purchase in the game. It was previously available from vendors in the Watchtower and Hall of Doom.

·It has been upgraded to level 85 from level 77

·Please see the section below on the new PvP Style vendor.

§Tier 1 PvP Gear

§This gear is available for purchase in game from the Watchtower and Hall of doom for cash. It uses the Avatar Bombardier style and variant pieces.

§Tier 1 is now PvP Level 86, was previously 81

§Tier 2 PvP Gear

§This gear is available for purchase in game from the Watchtower and Hall of doom for Marks of Valor. It uses the Aeronaut style and variant pieces.

§Tier 2 is now PvP Level 87, was previously 82

§Tier 3 PvP Gear

§This gear is available for purchase in game from the Watchtower and Hall of doom for Marks of Valor. It uses the Logistics Officer style and variant pieces.

§Tier 3 is now PvP Level 88, was previously 83

§Tier 4 PvP Gear

§This gear is available for purchase in game from the Watchtower and Hall of doom for Marks of Valor. It uses the Vengeance style and variant pieces for Heroes, and the Punchline style and variant pieces for Villains.
§Tier 4 is now PvP Level 89, was previously 84

oStyle Vendor for Deprecated Styles!

§PvP level 77 gear has been upgraded to PvP level 85, but is no longer purchasable in game. PvP level 86 gear is available for purchase from vendors in the Watchtower and Hall of Doom for cash.

§They are located next to the current Tier 2/3/4 PvP vendors, which are in the Hall of Heroes in the Watchtower, and the lower portion of the Meta Wing in the Hall of Doom. Currently these sets are:

§Heroes:

§Raptor Infiltrator (Inspired by Robin)

§Speed-Force Spectrum (Inspired by Flash)

§Aegis of Eternity (Inspired by Shazam)

§Archangel

§Villains:

§Shroud of Anubis (Inspired by Black Adam)

§Mercenary's Malice (Inspired by Deathstroke)

§Phantom Zone Reaver (Inspired by General Zod)

§Blood Bat

oNew reward structure for Arena and Legends PvP!

§Players will no longer suffer reward lockouts when participating in Arena and Legends PvP. Players can compete to their hearts’ content and earn rewards every time.

§Arena Matches

§Arenas grant Marks of Valor (MoV) based the player’s current PvPCombat Rating

§PvP Combat Rating 0-86: 2 MoV (loss); 4 MoV (win)

§PvP Combat Rating 87: 5 MoV (loss); 10 MoV (win)

§PvP Combat Rating 88: 10 MoV (loss); 20 MoV (win)

§PvP Combat Rating 89+: 20 MoV (loss); 40 MoV (win)

§Legend Matches

§Legends matches reward Marks of Legend and Marks of Valor.

§Players earn 2 Marks of Legend for a victory, and 1 Mark of Legend for a loss.

§Marks of Valor are rewarded exactly as they are in Arena matches, and are banded by the players current PvP Combat Rating.

§DLC4 Reward Boxes

§If a player wins a PvP Match and has access to DLC4 The Last Laugh, they have a chance to receive an additional reward.

§Potential rewards are one of the following:

§A player base item

§A PvP Consumable

§An Exceptional Mod Recovery Kit

§An Arena/Legend Missive

Synthetic Vendor Mods

·The experience of progressing through Tiers 3, 4 and 5 has been improved by allowing Tier 3 and higher single stat equipment mods to be purchased with PvE currencies. These mods are available on Tier 3 and higher armor vendors found in the Headquarters, Central City and the Gotham Wastelands.

·Tier 3, 4 and 5 single stat equipment mods are now available for purchase using PvP currencies. These mods can be found on PvP armor vendors. Full details in the Synthetic Mods section below!

oPvE Synthetic Mod Costs and Vendors

§Synthetic Mods cannot be Recovered.

§Tier 3 Mods

§These mods require a Combat Rating of 53 to purchase.

§Players can find these mods on:

§Tier 3 PvE armor vendors consoles in HQs

§Armor vendors in the Lightning Strikes DLC Central City near the entrance.

§Cost: 125 Marks of Triumph

§Tier 4 Mods

§These mods require a Combat Rating of 70 to purchase.

§Players can find these mods on:

§Tier 4 PvE armor vendor consoles in HQs

§Cost: 625 Marks of Triumph

§Tier 5 Mods

§These mods require a Combat Rating of 84 to purchase.

§Players can find these mods on:

§Tier 5 PvE armor vendor console in HQs

§Tier 5 armor vendor in Gotham Wastelands

§Heroes: Sentinel Bonet

§Villains: Blood Cultist Warren

§Cost: 5 Marks of Reality

oPvP Synthetic Mod Costs and Vendors

§Synthetic Vendor Mods cannot be Recovered.

§Tier 3 Mods

§These mods can be found on:

§Vendors selling PvP Item Level 86 and 87 armors in HQs

§Heroes: Aquaman, Hawkgirl, Robin

§Villains: Felix Faust, Two Face, Ursa

§Cost: 10 Marks of Valor

§Tier 4 Mods

§These mods can be found on:

§Vendors selling PvP Item Level 86 and 87 armors in HQs

§Heroes: Aquaman, Hawkgirl, Robin

§Villains: Felix Faust, Two Face, Ursa

§These mods are available for players to purchase after achieving a PvP Combat Rating of 86.

§Cost: 25 Marks of Valor

§Tier 5 Mods

§These mods can be found on:

§Vendors selling PvP Item Level 88, 89, and 90 armors in HQs

§Heroes: Requisitions-T234-HA

§Villains: Requisitions-T234-VA

§These mods are available for players to purchase after achieving a PvP Combat Rating of 87.

§Cost: 50 Marks of Valor

UI

·PC: Marketplace: Buttons in the header pane should no longer revert to default text when rolling over them with a mouse.

·Marketplace: Players can now purchase "claimable" items from the in-game marketplace when their inventory is full. Additionally, players should no longer be able to purchase items that are delivered straight to their inventory if their inventory is full.

·Ability Tray: The ability tray power status should no longer get out of sync when switching between power trays.

·Character Select: Fixed an issue with account access levels not displaying properly in certain languages.

·In the Loadouts section of the Traits menu, it should now say "Tank" rather than "Defense."

Weapons

·A balance pass was conducted across all charge up attacks to correct a systemic issue. Generally this means most charge up attacks were doing incorrect damage. Some, such as Staff Focused Spin and One Handed Focused Blast, were doing much more damage than intended.

Doubly noting: Armories will be released next week apart from Game Update 33 so that we can finish responding to feedback from the PC Test server. Thank you again to everyone testing this exciting new feature!