Month: November 2017

As part of the latest maintenance period, which has now concluded, Bungie has released a new update for Destiny 2. We had already gotten a preview of what update 1.0.6 does, and we now have the full patch notes that outline what Bungie has changed on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

In terms of newly revealed changes, this patch makes adjustments to Faction Rallies and how they dole out Faction Tokens. You’ll get more in some ways, and less in others. Each completed Strike, for instance, now provides anywhere from five to nine Tokens; previously, they offered three to seven. The first Nightfall of the week (per character) provides 10 to 18 Tokens, while Heroic Public Events hand out five (down from eight).

The biggest change involves enemy resources, which could be found in Lost Sectors during Faction Rallies events. Destroying these previously would provide a Faction Token–but only for an individual player, which was problematic when playing in a group. This no longer yields any Tokens; instead, Fireteam members will each get three for opening a Lost Sector chest.

Elsewhere in this update, the mercy rule in Crucible has been adjusted so that it can be activated with a “wider range of scores” and do so later in a match. Clash’s score limit drops from 75 to 50, while Control’s drops from 100 to 90; spawns in Control are also now less affected by zones that the enemy team holds. Survival rounds now last for only two minutes (down from three) and teams have six lives (down from eight). Supremacy’s score limit increases from 50 to 70, killing an enemy now grants one point, and Bungie notes that it’s “adjusted the influence enemy crests have on the spawning system.”

The release of the 1.0.6 update coincides with the 1.0.6.1 hotfix on PC. That platform gets the changes outlined above, but this hotfix also resolves the problem with clan rosters not displaying. It also addresses an issue where playing for long stretches of time would cause performance to drop until you restarted the game.

There’s no word on when the next Faction Rallies event will happen; so far, only a single one has taken place, and that was prior to the PC version’s release. Also on the way is the Dawning event and the Curse of Osiris DLC expansion, which increases Destiny 2’s level cap and includes some PS4-exclusive content.

Destiny 2 Update 1.0.6 Patch Notes

General

• Fixed an issue with collision detection on the Bureaucratic Walk Emote
• Fixed an issue causing players to encounter empty public spaces too often in free roam
• Fixed an issue causing players to be kicked to Orbit

Faction Rallies

• Strikes now reward Faction Tokens at a range of 5 to 9 Faction Tokens per completion (up from 3 to 7)
  • Nightfall now rewards 10 to 18 Faction Tokens on first completion per character
• Completing Heroic Public Events now rewards 5 Faction Tokens (down from 8)
• Destroying enemy resources no longer rewards Faction Tokens
  • Opening Lost Sector chests now rewards 3 Faction Tokens for each fireteam member

Crucible

• Updated Mercy Rule settings to allow Mercy to activate slightly later in the match, allowing a wider range of scores to trigger it

Clash

• Reduced score limit to 50 (was 75)

Control

• Reduced score limit to 90 (was 100)
• Reduced influence that enemy-controlled zones exert over the spawning system

Survival

• Reduced round time limit to 2 mins (down from 3)
• Reduced life count to 6 (down from 8)

Supremacy

• Increased score-to-win to 70 (up from 50)
• We now grant one point for defeating an enemy Guardian
• Adjusted the influence enemy crests have on the spawning system

Companion

Android

• Improved performance across the app and particularly on the Gear and Progress sections
• Improved screen state preservation after rotation
• Added the ability to look up Clans by name (exact matches only)
• Added suggested Clans to the ‘Browse Clans’ screen

iOS

• Added suggested Clans to the ‘Browse Clans’ screen

Destiny 2 Update 1.0.6.1 (PC Hotfix) Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue where Clan rosters were not showing properly
• Fixed an issue causing gradual performance degradation over time

Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon will see the return of many enemies vanquished in previous games, including Team Rocket’s Giovanni from Pokemon Red and Blue, to form Team Rainbow Rocket.

Revealed as a member of Team Rainbow Rocket, a modern revival of his old criminal organization, Giovanni challenges the player character with Mewtwo. But Giovanni isn’t the only villain returning, as the trailer below reveals.

We already knew about the return of Team Rocket, but now villains from the past 20 years of Pokemon history will be returning for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, including the villains from Ruby and Sapphire, X and Y, and many more.

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Assassin’s Creed Origins shifts away from the series’ action-adventure formula to that of an open-world action-RPG. With an abundance of quests and secrets to discover, the game is more complex than its predecessors in a lot of ways. To help you better equip yourself with the knowledge to survive and excel in this new adventure, we’ve compiled all of our in-depth guides below.

Check back often as we update this article with even more guides. And be wary, there are light spoilers in some of our guides, so tread carefully.

Assassin’s Creed Origins is out now for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. For more about the game, check out our feature detailing everything you need to know about the game. And if you’re looking to get caught up on the series’ narrative, read our Assassin’s Creed story recap.

Beginner’s Guide – Tips And Tricks

[Assassin’s Creed Origins Beginner’s Guide: Tips And Tricks]

Assassin’s Creed Origins is an immense game packed with an abundance of quests to complete and new systems to experiment with. From the get-go, the game quickly pushes you forward, lightly familiarizing you with its mechanics and expansive skill trees, while putting you on a path towards the numerous regions of its vast world. With so much to do all at once, you’re likely to get overwhelmed–or even worse–you’re likely to neglect essential information that could be of great help to you.

That’s why we’ve put together a beginner’s guide focused on helping you through the game’s early hours. Put these handy tips into practice and you’ll be a master Assassin in no time.

11 Tips We Wish We Knew Before Starting

[Assassin’s Creed Origins: 11 Tips We Wish We Knew Before Starting]

As a dense action-RPG, the game has no shortage of mechanics to master and interesting details within its world that don’t make themselves readily apparent. After spending numerous hours with the game, we’ve learned a fair number of tips that we wish we knew before starting the game. Click the link above to see what we discovered.

12 Best Abilities

[12 Best Abilities In Assassin’s Creed Origins]

There are a lot of abilities to choose from in the game, and you obviously want to choose wisely. While you can eventually get every abilities, doing so takes a lot of time, so you want to take care with what you pick first. Abilities are divided across three major categories: Warrior, Hunter, and Seet. Each accommodates different play styles ranging from stealth to full offensive. Whether you want to be a master of combat or a skilled wielder of tools, there’s a wealth of abilities that’ll benefit your experience. To help you get the most out of your adventure, we’ve gathered our recommendations of the most useful abilities in the game.

How To Find Papyri Treasures

[Assassin’s Creed: Origins – Here’s How To Find Papyrus Treasures]

One major element of the game is legendary and rare gear, which is not so easy to find. One way to do this is to locate papyrus scrolls throughout the world; they include a hint for where to find buried treasured, which comes with a rare or legendary item, along with 500 XP. To help you on your way, we put together a video that explains where to find the scrolls. Watch the video embedded above to get the full rundown.

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If you have an AMD graphics card made in the last couple years and you don’t have a FreeSync monitor, it’s time to upgrade. Once you experience the smoothness and responsiveness of a variable refresh rate monitor, there’s just no going back.

FreeSync is AMD’s branding for its variable refresh rate (VRR) monitor technology. It’s built on top of the open VESA Adaptive Sync protocol as part of the DisplayPort 1.2a spec. If you have a FreeSync monitor, you’ll get variable refresh rates with just about any modern AMD graphics card. If you’re running an Nvidia graphics card, or using another video source (like a game console via an HDMI input), a FreeSync monitor will act just as a normal monitor.

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Kaneda! Tetsuo!

For the longest time, the manga version of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira had never received an English-language release where it reads from the traditional Japanese right-to-left format. This has finally changed thanks to publisher Kodansha Comics, which has released a box set for the critically acclaimed series to commemorate its 35th anniversary.

This $200 box set includes hardcover versions of all six volumes of the manga series; each volume contains colored art on the inside cover as well as a newly designed spine. It also comes with the rare Akira Club hardcover art book, which contains a collection of alternate art not seen in the published editions of the series. Lastly, rounding out the package is an exclusive patch with the iconic pill design.

The Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set is available now. Those interested in picking it up can purchase it from most major booksellers, like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.