[Changelog] – July 28th – Maintenance

[Oh. daesu]

This is taken from ubiforms for those interested...

Here are the list of changes to be implemented with the July 28th maintenance.

• Fixed a bug where players could initiate 1 Phase Operations in Heroic difficulty by pressing a combination of buttons on their input device.
  
• Rewards from Underground Operation Directives will now also include all gear sets from Updates 1.1 and 1.2 and you have a chance to receive additional loot when completing Operations with 4+ Directives.
  
• Rewards from Underground Sealed Caches will now include all weapon types as well as all Underground and Update 1.3 gear sets.
  
• Named NPCs in the Underground now have increased drop rates across all difficulties and doing multiple phase operations will give you a better chance at higher quality gear.”
  

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1475294

 

[quinch1199]

This is taken from ubiforms for those interested...

Here are the list of changes to be implemented with the July 28th maintenance.

• Fixed a bug where players could initiate 1 Phase Operations in Heroic difficulty by pressing a combination of buttons on their input device.
  
• Rewards from Underground Operation Directives will now also include all gear sets from Updates 1.1 and 1.2 and you have a chance to receive additional loot when completing Operations with 4+ Directives.
  
• Rewards from Underground Sealed Caches will now include all weapon types as well as all Underground and Update 1.3 gear sets.
  
• Named NPCs in the Underground now have increased drop rates across all difficulties and doing multiple phase operations will give you a better chance at higher quality gear.”
  

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1475294

*Heavy breathing* I think I'm going to faint ... OMG!! Huge Underground sessions tonight!!!!!

 

[Oh. daesu]

*Heavy breathing* I think I'm going to faint ... OMG!! Huge Underground sessions tonight!!!!!

Just when you wanted better drops  :1_grinning:

 

[ESGN]

*Heavy breathing* I think I'm going to faint ... OMG!! Huge Underground sessions tonight!!!!!

Ill try to hop on to run some with you!

 

[quinch1199]

Just when you wanted better drops  :1_grinning:

I know... now I'm paranoid ... am I being watched?!?

 

[quinch1199]

Ill try to hop on to run some with you!

Thanks! I was training up a guy last night who'd not played since before 1.2 to I had a LOT to show him so I had an evening of going through everything from S&D through to Underground (planning and joining missions) etc ... tiring but fun night!

 

[Oh. daesu]

I know... now I'm paranoid ... am I being watched?!?

but remember, what massive giveth with one patch they taketh with the another patch

 

[quinch1199]

but remember, what massive giveth with one patch they taketh with the another patch

I just keep thinking "Underground is the FIRST paid expansion ... there are another TWO to come .. what the hells in store for us next?" 

I'm a PvE orientated fun gamer, whilst I'm upset by some nerfs and bugs I do tend to let them ride over me mostly  and just get on with it. Guys excitement from last night has rubbed off on me I think, I was showing him S&D missions, HVT missions, Underground and describing the new Incursion to him last night and he was all "Oh wow, that's great, they've really expanded the game, its got so much variety now..." 

Enthusiasm is contagious. 

 

[supercat]

A guy at Ubi forums made a good point.

"Increased drop rate =/= better loot"

If underground now is full of GS089 drops, it'll still be "Increased drop rate". LOL

Be cautious.

 

[quinch1199]

A guy at Ubi forums made a good point.

"Increased drop rate =/= better loot"

If underground now is full of GS089 drops, it'll still be "Increased drop rate". LOL

Be cautious.

True but its not so much the mention of "increased" drop rates its the opening up of Underground to drop ALL gear sets and ALL weapons:

"Rewards from Underground Operation Directives will now also include all gear sets from Updates 1.1 and 1.2 and you have a chance to receive additional loot when completing Operations with 4+ Directives."

"Rewards from Underground Sealed Caches will now include all weapon types as well as all Underground and Update 1.3 gear sets."

 - THIS is the exciting bit for me as it means I can gain items normally only available through grinding certain Incursions or running the gauntlet of rogues in the DZ! 

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

This will be huge for us PS4 players that don't like playing in the DZ.  of course, it's probably not built into Underground yet for the PS4 release so we'lvl have to wait a couple weeks for a patch to fix the algorithm.

 

[Little Warfy]

I see it says rewards will include gear sets from updates 1.1 and 1.2 but Sealed Caches will only include 1.3 sets.......

does this mean I am no chance of getting my Sentry gloves (that I've been grinding for weeks to find ) from sealed caches? ( I imagine the rewards will be all low/high end gold stuff)

on another note.

is anyone who is running the Lone star perk having issues?

I was in the U/G last night and noticed by ammo stores was all buggy. when I equipped my Lone Star 2 pieces to get 100% ammo cap I was ok ( ie 1020 assault ammo), but when I switched back to my normal gear the ammo dropped back the 780 ( which isn't 100 I know, but the pieces I equip have % increase ammo perk ?)

 

[Oh. daesu]

I see it says rewards will include gear sets from updates 1.1 and 1.2 but Sealed Caches will only include 1.3 sets.......

does this mean I am no chance of getting my Sentry gloves (that I've been grinding for weeks to find ) from sealed caches? ( I imagine the rewards will be all low/high end gold stuff)

on another note.

is anyone who is running the Lone star perk having issues?

I was in the U/G last night and noticed by ammo stores was all buggy. when I equipped my Lone Star 2 pieces to get 100% ammo cap I was ok ( ie 1020 assault ammo), but when I switched back to my normal gear the ammo dropped back the 780 ( which isn't 100 I know, but the pieces I equip have % increase ammo perk ?)

Yeah, i think that's right. People usely hit the incursions as the fast track for sentry drops.

Lonestar helps with ammo in UG, however i think someone having a support pack w/ ammo refil helps more. And with the Waste Not Want directive, watch your reloading.

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

Lonestar helps with ammo in UG, however i think someone having a support pack w/ ammo refil helps more. And with the Waste Not Want directive, watch your reloading.

4x LS allows you to swap and reload without being penalized for not using all of the ammo in the mag.  Eats up two more gear slots, but if you have a build with 4 it's worth running it.  

 

[RimBlock]

Of course this change in the UG could have been prompted by low sales figures... 

What better way to get more people to buy...

The change has not been made on anything in the core game.

Right, I will take off the tin foil hat now but, seriously...

 

[quinch1199]

I see it says rewards will include gear sets from updates 1.1 and 1.2 but Sealed Caches will only include 1.3 sets.......

does this mean I am no chance of getting my Sentry gloves (that I've been grinding for weeks to find ) from sealed caches? ( I imagine the rewards will be all low/high end gold stuff)

on another note.

is anyone who is running the Lone star perk having issues?

I was in the U/G last night and noticed by ammo stores was all buggy. when I equipped my Lone Star 2 pieces to get 100% ammo cap I was ok ( ie 1020 assault ammo), but when I switched back to my normal gear the ammo dropped back the 780 ( which isn't 100 I know, but the pieces I equip have % increase ammo perk ?)

I got TWO Sentry drops from Underground last night .... though I was running two phase, four+ directive missions. 

I also got a Lone Star 268 drop so now I have my two piece ammo boost for that. The Sentry I got were 214 & 240 though not from Caches, they were from boss drops.

With your ammo, i'm guessing you've discounted that a "Waste-Not-Want-Not" directive wasn't running? Before my 2 pc LS I got last night I ran with 42% ammo boost no a FireCrest so had 768 AR rounds but something like 420 with WnWn missions. I didn't get a chance to test the LS though.

 

[quinch1199]

Of course this change in the UG could have been prompted by low sales figures... 

What better way to get more people to buy...

The change has not been made on anything in the core game.

Right, I will take off the tin foil hat now but, seriously...

Of course, but slightly less cynical is that they're trying to encourage NEW customers into an established product. Its a valid sales tactic, like a low starting interest rate on a credit card. Fact that it addresses LOTS of existing players issues is a double bonus Massive/Ubisoft couldn't pass up.

I'll also say I saw NEW MAPS last night, completely different sections I'd never been in before...no idea why but again was there more to the patch than the patch notes indicated?

 

[quinch1199]

Just when you wanted better drops  :1_grinning:

Hold on...

I wanted better drop rates ... I start getting 268's

I didn't want to go into the DZ .... now I can get everything I want from the UG

I couldn't collect the last two Missing Agent Echo's ... they fix the "falling through world in elevator" bug for those two echo's.

*Feelings of being watched increase*

... I would really like a gun of more than 204 Gear Score and more than 90k base DPS.... *innocent whistle* 

I saw a G36c at the UG vendor with a base DPS higher than what I had...bought it and found that what was being shown WASN'T the base DPS but DPS plus talent boosts! Sold it back and lost some PC ... *sigh*

 

[RimBlock]

Of course, but slightly less cynical is that they're trying to encourage NEW customers into an established product. Its a valid sales tactic, like a low starting interest rate on a credit card. Fact that it addresses LOTS of existing players issues is a double bonus Massive/Ubisoft couldn't pass up.

I'll also say I saw NEW MAPS last night, completely different sections I'd never been in before...no idea why but again was there more to the patch than the patch notes indicated?

Why am I no longer surprised.  

Keep aneye on youTube for the nerf list  :10_wink: .

 

[RimBlock]

I got TWO Sentry drops from Underground last night .... though I was running two phase, four+ directive missions. 

I also got a Lone Star 268 drop so now I have my two piece ammo boost for that. The Sentry I got were 214 & 240 though not from Caches, they were from boss drops.

With your ammo, i'm guessing you've discounted that a "Waste-Not-Want-Not" directive wasn't running? Before my 2 pc LS I got last night I ran with 42% ammo boost no a FireCrest so had 768 AR rounds but something like 420 with WnWn missions. I didn't get a chance to test the LS though.

It was cos I wasn't on or I would have hoovered all the Sentries up  :1_grinning: .