Dec. 07, 2022 - Auraximas is Here! (PC Update)

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    All PC servers will come down for the following update on Wednesday, December 7, at 6:00am PT (3:00pm CEST). The downtime for this update is expected to last up to 2 hours.
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    Auraximas is here!
    The winter season brings with it the sights and sounds of Auraximas. New events, items, missions, and more will be available throughout December.
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    Double Experience Schedule!
    Load up on tons of double experience this Auraximas with the following schedule:
    • Double Experience for ALL from Dec. 02 - Dec. 04
    • Double Experience for ALL from Dec. 09 - Dec. 11
    • Double Experience for ALL from Dec. 16 - Dec. 18
    • Double Experience for MEMBERS from Dec. 23 - Dec. 25
    • Double Experience for ALL from Dec. 26 - Jan. 02, 2023

    Snowmen
    Be on the lookout for snowmen (and mudmen!) spawning across the battleworn continents of Auraxis. Killing one will gift you with a load of experience and contribute toward Auraximas directive progress.
    Rare, golden snowmen will occasionally make an appearance as well. Killing one of these grants a special hood ornament for your vehicles!
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    A Commissar's hat, a Force Blade nose, and two eyes made out of harvested souls.

    Auraximas Directive (Dec. 07 - Jan. 01, 2023)
    A new directive is available this Auraximas, with familiar objectives and new rewards!
    • Acts of Kindness - Revive fallen allies or earn Sunderer spawn experience.
    • Auraximas Cheer - Complete Auraximas daily missions.
    • Seasons Beatings - Earn kills with Auraximas holiday weapons (including the new ones below!)
    • Slay Ride - Roadkill enemies while wearing a holiday hat.
    • Snow-ManSlaughter - Kill snowman throughout Auraxis.
    • Operation: Snow Fort - Deposit Cortium into a Silo located within a contested region.
    Completing the last rank of this year's directive unlocks the Gingerbread Camo and Joyous titles!
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    You can't catch me...

    C-4 Surprise
    Check your loadout for a festive brick of C-4, available for use during the holiday event!
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    Give the gift of explosions.


    New to the Depot
    A number of new items will hit the Depot this Auraximas for a limited time.
    Arctic Warfare Bundle - 3999 DBC
    • Snowblind Helmet (VS, NC, TR, NSO)
    • NS-11C Frostbite (Common Pool Carbine)
    • NS-15M Frostbite (Common Pool LMG)
    • Absolute Zero Camo
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    Stay cool in any weather with the Snowblind Helmet and NS-15M Frostbite.

    Snowcarver Bundle - 2499 DBC
    • Frostbite Tires (Flash, Harasser)
    • Frostbite Plating (Flash, Harasser)
    • Defrost Contrails (Scythe, Reaver, Mosquito, Dervish, Valkyrie, Liberator, Galaxy)
    • Avalanche Tire Trails (Flash, Harasser, ANT, Sunderer, Chimera)
    • Cold Fusion Afterburners (Scythe, Reaver, Mosquito, Dervish, Liberator)
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    The new Frostbite Plating and Tires are one of the many vehicle cosmetics in the Snowcarver Bundle.

    Wintery Wonder Bundle - 1499 DBC
    • Title: Sleigher
    • Gift of Giving Drop Pod
    • Sweet Tooth (Heavy Melee Weapon)
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    The Sweet Tooth melee weapon, threatening a defenseless (?) snowman.


    Auraximas Deals!
    Past-years Anniversary Bundles are making a return at a deep discount!
    • Dec. 09, 10, 11
      • First/Second/Third-year Anniversary Bundles 40% off
    • Dec. 16, 17, 18
      • Fourth/Fifth/Sixth-year Anniversary Bundles 40% off
    • Dec. 23, 24, 25
      • Seventh/Eighth/Ninth-year Anniversary Bundle 40% off.
    In addition, many items from previous years have returned, including holiday hats (which grant bonus experience!), horns, tire trails, camos, and seasonal weapons!


    Mission System Updates
    The Mission System has received a number of updates that improve on its functionality.
    • All players now receive 6 missions (plus relevant seasonal event missions,) to choose from each day.
    • The mission pool has been unified, and no longer gates certain missions behind Members-only paywalls.
    • Instead, members will receive increased mission rewards.
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    Misc. Changes, Fixes, and Additions
    • Reinstated the temporary population reductions on each continent. Dev Note: This change was mistakenly reset after rolling zone restarts Wednesday last week, resulting in poor server performance due to high populations in conjunction with the spawn system changes.
    • Fixed an issue where skies would take too long to transition from one sky file to the next. This also fixes the problem with Oshur's underwater visuals persisting for a couple of seconds after resurfacing.
    • Warpgate spawns on locked continents no longer appear in the redeploy dropdown.
    • You no longer see underwater "god rays" while in the lower level of Naum Amp Station on Hossin.
    • NS-30 "Gungnir" Vandal's magazine no longer disappears momentarily during a reload.
    • Fixed an issue with DBC prices sometimes overlapping long Depot bundle lists.
    • Havoc Missiles are now referred to by their correct name in the ESF directives.
    • Polished various Conduit carry animations.
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