Defiance: new blend of MMO

Dodge is running an Arkfall contest. Sounds pretty interesting.

Details here (yes it is a referral link).

New DLC inbound this month.

The DLC will be divided between a free update, a $10 paid bundle and new cash shop items:

You get this when you buy the DLC for $10:
– Access to play the Castithan Species*
– Access to a new Story Mission Line with new Battle Arena Game Mode
– Access to the new Castithan Battle Arenas
– Castithan Charge Blade & Ceremonial Mask as a reward from Story Mission Line
– A unique version of the Raptor, a new 4 player truck of doom
– A unique Castithan version of an outfit
– A Charge Weapons Starter Pack
– Access to New Pursuits
– New Xbox and PS3 Trophies and Achievements

You get this in the DLC for free:
– Access to the new Charge Weapons Class and Castithan Blades
– Access to Sieges, a new Open World Game Mode
– Access to the new Monolith Major Arkfall
– Access to a new PvP Map – Military Academy
– Join a friend into the Battle Arenas Game Mode
– Duel your friends and neighbors in the Duels Game Mode
– Enemies, lockboxes, and events can drop Charge Weapons
– Select a new voice for you character
– Multitude of game improvements from UI to content

You can buy these individually from the store:
– New Mods that tint the color of your Castithan Blade
– Lockboxes have a chance to get Charge Weapons
– More versions of the Raptor, the new 4 player truck of doomed compensation
– Character Customization changes: Appearance change, name change, or everything change

*the albino guys from the show

hopefully that means they're unlocking existing pvp arena Freight Yard. I've got pursuits that need finishing...

ranalin wrote:

hopefully that means they're unlocking existing pvp arena Freight Yard. I've got pursuits that need finishing...

Heard that from a few. I'll just be glad to get a fancy new truck.

Well, they've got my money since I'll gladly give them $10 for the fun I've been having so far. Though, honestly, I don't see myself starting a new character just to have a different avatar.

I read about the renewal earlier. It's good news, because while I am rather unimpressed with the show thus far I'd really like to see the game last for 2 years and I don't see it outliving the show by very much.

They announced this afternoon there is a 10% loot bonus running all weekend for everyone!

I got all caught up on the TV show. Man is that thing a sinking ship. Sad thing is that even with how cringe inducing it can be its still leaps and bounds better than everything else on SyFy.

El posto double-o

Free weekend on Steam and 30% off. I'm watching the show and strongly considering jumping into the game. Enable me?

I still play it every night for a half hour to an hour and put tons of time into it when I first got it to run through all of the missions. I like the variety of weapons, the quick dungeon and PvP matchmaking system and even the general setting. Just running around Sausalito and Marin on an ATV or in my Charger randomly hopping out to kill some raiders or bugs is just fun.

I saw a quote on some site where they described this game as being "about as deep as a bag of chips" but also just as enjoyable and that with the ongoing release of content and updates they're hoping to make it "as deep as two bags of chips".

They've had a few quests that tie in directly to the TV show which can be fun but it's more of a nod so far than anything direct. Since the game is set in a different location their quests have shown either events leading up to something in the show or that took place after an episode.

I might be convinced to get in too, especially if we can gather up a 4-pack group, assuming the Deluxe edition isn't work the extra money.

$31.50 each at the 30% off four-pack price.

Definitely gonna check this out for the free weekend !

Yep, still playing most nights here as well...but on Xbox.

I'm playing Neverwinter atm but will probably come back to this game at 60. I enjoyed the combat mechanics and the setting

LiquidMantis wrote:

I might be convinced to get in too, especially if we can gather up a 4-pack group, assuming the Deluxe edition isn't work the extra money.

$31.50 each at the 30% off four-pack price.

Depending on how much I like the game, I'm probably up for one of these.

***Edit***I had the purchase price in my Steam Wallet and I found myself in need of some impulse purchase brain endorphins. Whoops.

I'm going to grab this off Steam when I get home. Played a bit of the free weekend and enjoyed what I played. Definitely has a Borderlands-MMO vibe going on.

The only thing that irks me about it so far is the randomly spawning enemies. You'll be clearing out an area, and all a sudden another bunch of mobs jump out of the back of a truck or hole in the ground. Is there anyway to destroy these spawn locations?

Also, do we have a GWJ clan setup for this? If so, how do I join?

What you're describing isn't random spawns, almost all the events in Defiance have multiple waves and that's how the successive waves spawn in.

Makes sense when you put it that way.

Friend me up in game. Account name = lord_haven, my main toon is Warin.

I spent a lot of time with the Freight Yard capture and hold PvP map this weekend and I really like that map. I think having a Cerberus and several ATVs readily available for both teams really adds to the back and forth flow that seems to just naturally develop. There really is no "behind enemy lines" on that map because if you leave the point closest to your starting area undefended somebody's just going to zip in on an ATV and cap it.

Kehama wrote:

I spent a lot of time with the Freight Yard capture and hold PvP map this weekend and I really like that map. I think having a Cerberus and several ATVs readily available for both teams really adds to the back and forth flow that seems to just naturally develop. There really is no "behind enemy lines" on that map because if you leave the point closest to your starting area undefended somebody's just going to zip in on an ATV and cap it.

Freight Yard is back? woot! Guess i'll jump back in... besides only need another 2k kills to get my 'assassin' tag

As of today they have added zombies to Defiance...
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That didn't take long. It's not like they haven't been using the mutants as pseudo zombies anyway. Eh, still enjoying it if for nothing more than hopping in for some PvP every night and plug away at some of the achievements.

Does anyone still play Defiance? I just started after the free Steam weekend, and am really enjoying it- zombies and all

If anyone's still around, is there a GWJ guild?

The free Steam weekend drew me in as well. I'd group up if there are other GWJers.

I think there are quite a few of us playing, although not all are on PC. There's no GWJ clan, because there really aren't enough of us to make it useful, it's better to join a larger clan instead.

I still really enjoy the game, even the PvP is pretty darn fun and I'm not much of a PvP player in most shooters (too old and slow!)

Still a good group of us playing on Xbox. If anyone is looking for a clan on the Xbox side most of us joined the clan from The Adult Gamer (TAG).

I am LOVING this game. it's like a cross between Borderlands 2 and Rift and Mad max!
I don't see weapons mounted on the cars though.

I posted this in the Steam Sale thread but I was Wondering if anyone picked up a spare key while it was on sale at $12 or $10 (4 pack) price?

My brother is interested but it's back up to $26 so I'm just checking.
Of course I'll pay you for it.

On one of the PvP maps, a dungeon, and the shadow wars map you have 3 man vehicles with a rocket launcher and a turret mounted machine gun. So there's that.