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Marathon’s Cryo Archive release date seemingly teased with new promo timer details
The release date for Marathon's Cryo Archive map appears to be teased through a promotional timer on the CryoArchive.systems website, with the community speculating a March 20 launch. Unlock requirements suggest players need to reach level 25 and unlock all factions, indicating a significant in-game progression requirement.
Punishing: Gray Raven Devs Address Story Criticism, Promise Narrative and Progression Improvements
Developer Kuro Games has acknowledged player criticism regarding the narrative and progression systems in their action RPG Punishing: Gray Raven. The studio plans to implement improvements to storytelling cohesion, lore consistency, and resource availability, with specific changes coming to upcoming events and a reduction in progression pressure. A new communication series, Babylonia Dev Comms, will also be introduced to improve community engagement.
Pokémon Pokopia's first patch announced, tackles progress-halting bugs and makes progression a bit easier to figure out
Nintendo has announced an upcoming patch for Pokémon Pokopia that will address several progress-halting bugs and clarify progression mechanics. The update aims to resolve issues encountered in areas like Bleak Beach and Wasteland Wilderness, ensuring a smoother player experience. While not all bugs will be fixed, the patch will tackle the most common and impactful ones.
Marathon Guide – How To Level Up Fast
This guide explains how to level up quickly in Marathon by focusing on completing Contracts, prioritizing Priority contracts and maximizing faction rank. Playing in a team can accelerate Runner leveling and XP gain through shared objectives, while solo play offers increased faction reputation. Extracting safely with completed objectives or full inventory is recommended over risking death for more loot or kills.
How To Unlock Slay The Spire 2 Epochs
This guide details how to unlock the various Epochs in Slay the Spire 2's early access period. Epochs are tied to completing objectives within runs, such as beating bosses, defeating elite enemies, or accumulating score, and unlock new cards, relics, potions, and characters.
ARC Raiders Update: New Threats, Nerfs and What’s Next | Invision Game Community
Embark Studios' extraction shooter ARC Raiders has received several updates, including the Shrouded Sky seasonal content with new enemies and environmental hazards like hurricanes. The game has also seen controversial changes to blueprint farming rates and the integration of the Expedition system into core progression. Future updates like Flashpoint and Riven Tides are planned to introduce new maps and content.
Orna’s Monumental Updates makes monuments a key part of gameplay and progression for players
The GPS-based MMORPG Orna has received a significant update overhauling its Monument system, making them a key part of gameplay and progression. Players can now select Monuments tailored to specific class archetypes, with new chest options and a Thronemakers-themed Monument offering more combat encounters and rewards.
Best Marathon faction upgrades to unlock first
This guide details the best faction upgrades to unlock first in Marathon, a brutal extraction shooter. It recommends prioritizing CyberAcme's Expansion upgrade for increased vault space and Informant.exe for better data card rewards. Other key upgrades include those that enhance stamina, shields, and agility, along with specific Rook capstone upgrades that provide significant starting advantages.
Bungie reveal how to unlock Outpost and Cryo Archive Marathon maps later on in Season 1
Bungie has detailed how players will unlock the Outpost and Cryo Archive maps in Marathon. Outpost will be available on day two of Season 1 after reaching account level 12, while the end-game Cryo Archive map requires a key obtained from Lockdown events and is slated for the second half of March as part of a community challenge.
Bungie unveils Marathon's first season, confirming that, yes, it'll wipe all your loot and progress every three months: 'Each season of Marathon brings a clean slate for the whole community'
Bungie has detailed the post-launch plans for Marathon, confirming that each season will feature mandatory server wipes, resetting all player gear and progression. The first season, 'Death is the First Step,' will run from March to June and introduce new content and a ranked mode. While Bungie states these wipes keep the game dangerous and loot meaningful, this approach contrasts with games like Arc Raiders, which offers optional resets.
Fellowship attacks a sudden infrastructure bug that was gobbling up character progression and rewards
The early access co-op game Fellowship experienced a critical infrastructure bug that affected character progression and rewards. Developer Chief Rebel implemented emergency maintenance and released patches to fix account data corruption and restore progression, allowing players to keep any doubled rewards earned during the outage.
"It needed a little bit of a rework" - Battlefield 6 producer speaks on shooter's unloved in-game unlocks
Battlefield 6 producer Alexia Christofi discussed the game's meta-progression system, which underwent a rework due to player feedback shortly after launch. The team adjusted unlock requirements to be less daunting and more rewarding, influencing subsequent game updates and the battle royale mode, RedSec.
Battlefield 6's meta progression needed 'a little bit of a rework,' says producer
Battlefield 6 producer Alexia Christofi acknowledged that the game's meta progression system required significant rework due to player frustration with repetitive challenges. Electronic Arts is adjusting its approach to challenges and the Battle Pass for future seasons, aiming for a more engaging player experience across its distributed development studios.
Battlefield 6's next season will speed up battle pass progression, and make it so Redsec players who don't own the game can actually make progress
Battlefield 6's upcoming Season 2 will introduce significant changes to player progression, including faster Battle Pass advancement and improved XP earn rates for both the full game and the free-to-play Redsec mode. The update also addresses weapon recoil, movement mechanics, and audio issues, with a new map and LTMs planned.
Battlefield 6 streamlines some of the most annoying Challenges yet again, takes out a few of them entirely
Battlefield Studios has further streamlined in-game challenges for Battlefield 6, removing some of the most frustrating ones entirely and adjusting requirements for others. These changes aim to improve player progression, which was a significant point of criticism at the game's launch. The developer also announced a free trial for the game, offering access to popular modes on select maps.
Battlefield 6 has finally overhauled Challenges and Assignments so the majority of players can actually unlock those Class Training Paths and weapons
Battlefield Studios has released a server-side update for Battlefield 6 that overhauls its Challenges and Assignments, making them more achievable for the majority of players. This addresses long-standing criticisms about the game's progression system, particularly regarding the unlocking of Class Training Paths and weapons. The update includes over 90 adjustments, with further changes planned for future releases.
Battlefield 6 is turning off full progression on Portal Custom Experiences, removing bots from Verified Experiences
Battlefield Studios is implementing stricter rules for its Battlefield 6 Portal mode, disabling full XP progression on custom experiences that include bots. Only Verified Experiences without bots will now grant full account and weapon XP. The developer is also working on updates for in-game challenges, which have been a source of player frustration.
