Defiance - Scapes
Today, all roads (and quads, and EGOs) lead to one place, ark hunters: Silicon Valley, home of Karl Von Bach’s mysterious Pilgrims of the Guiding Light and the first-ever world expansion for Defiance!

It’s a monumental occasion with story lines playing out both in-game and on the show: How did Von Bach discover a new EGO, and what is his cult’s intent? What will it mean for you – and for your favorite characters – on both sides of the Storm Divide?

Find out in missions featuring new enemies, challenges, discoveries, and rewards across Silicon Valley’s zone’s sweeping, post-apocalyptic expanse – and do it all for free!

This world expansion is available now for all players on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Log in and live the adventure today!

FEATURES

World Expansion: Silicon Valley
Karl Von Bach and the Pilgrims of the Guiding Light eagerly await your arrival. Almost … too eagerly. The valley is still crawling with Grid and not all is what it seems. Unravel its mysteries from the eerie edge of Pacifica to cultist temples guarding key areas of interest on either side of the buckled San Andreas Fault!

New Missions: The Guiding Light
Dive into five new missions exploring the perils of Silicon Valley and the cult that calls it home. Are the Pilgrims of the Guiding Light simply a New Earth oddity, or do they hold a sinister purpose?

New Dynamic Events: Invasions
The Grid are using converted 99ers to erect Evangel devices across the zone. These constructs, if left unchecked, will turn its key areas into hives of Grid activity. Can you stop the Grid before they conquer the valley?

New Synergies and Outfits: Corporate Espionage
We’re proud to introduce the Corporate Espionage Lock Box. Themed after the works of William Gibson, these lock boxes contain vanity outfits and headgear as well as weapons and shields loaded with three new synergies.

Firewall turns ark hunters into living tanks by boosting their defenses, Wetwork bolsters damage output for the user and their allies, and The Way of Change encourages players to swap between melee and ranged attacks, boosting damage to one when you use the other.

New Equipment Modifier: Encryption
Certain advanced weapons and shields will now drop with the Encrypted trait, which confers a 3% bonus to damage or capacity. Additionally, when the Salvage Matrix is used to increase the rarity level of a shield or weapon, it will become Encrypted. This can only happen once; the Salvage Matrix will not be able to increase the rarity level of items that are already Encrypted.

EGO Rating Cap: 5900
Max EGO rating has been increased to 5900, which is possible to achieve without completing all Pursuits. Fear not: When the max rating is increased again, any additional points you’ve earned will automatically be added to your rating!

Be sure to read the full patch notes on the forums!

Read this article on the official Defiance website.
Defiance - Scapes
Today, all roads (and quads, and EGOs) lead to one place, ark hunters: Silicon Valley, home of Karl Von Bach’s mysterious Pilgrims of the Guiding Light and the first-ever world expansion for Defiance!

It’s a monumental occasion with story lines playing out both in-game and on the show: How did Von Bach discover a new EGO, and what is his cult’s intent? What will it mean for you – and for your favorite characters – on both sides of the Storm Divide?

Find out in missions featuring new enemies, challenges, discoveries, and rewards across Silicon Valley’s zone’s sweeping, post-apocalyptic expanse – and do it all for free!

This world expansion is available now for all players on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Log in and live the adventure today!

FEATURES

World Expansion: Silicon Valley
Karl Von Bach and the Pilgrims of the Guiding Light eagerly await your arrival. Almost … too eagerly. The valley is still crawling with Grid and not all is what it seems. Unravel its mysteries from the eerie edge of Pacifica to cultist temples guarding key areas of interest on either side of the buckled San Andreas Fault!

New Missions: The Guiding Light
Dive into five new missions exploring the perils of Silicon Valley and the cult that calls it home. Are the Pilgrims of the Guiding Light simply a New Earth oddity, or do they hold a sinister purpose?

New Dynamic Events: Invasions
The Grid are using converted 99ers to erect Evangel devices across the zone. These constructs, if left unchecked, will turn its key areas into hives of Grid activity. Can you stop the Grid before they conquer the valley?

New Synergies and Outfits: Corporate Espionage
We’re proud to introduce the Corporate Espionage Lock Box. Themed after the works of William Gibson, these lock boxes contain vanity outfits and headgear as well as weapons and shields loaded with three new synergies.

Firewall turns ark hunters into living tanks by boosting their defenses, Wetwork bolsters damage output for the user and their allies, and The Way of Change encourages players to swap between melee and ranged attacks, boosting damage to one when you use the other.

New Equipment Modifier: Encryption
Certain advanced weapons and shields will now drop with the Encrypted trait, which confers a 3% bonus to damage or capacity. Additionally, when the Salvage Matrix is used to increase the rarity level of a shield or weapon, it will become Encrypted. This can only happen once; the Salvage Matrix will not be able to increase the rarity level of items that are already Encrypted.

EGO Rating Cap: 5900
Max EGO rating has been increased to 5900, which is possible to achieve without completing all Pursuits. Fear not: When the max rating is increased again, any additional points you’ve earned will automatically be added to your rating!

Be sure to read the full patch notes on the forums!

Read this article on the official Defiance website.
Defiance - Scapes
Ark hunters,

Defiance Free-to-Play has now arrived on Steam! Announced in May, this transition means that new recruits can pick up the game free. Our veteran wasteland warriors who purchased Defiance before June 4 will also enjoy the following benefits over standard free-to-play accounts:
  • 30-Day Paradise Patron Pass
  • 1000 Arkforge, used to refine and upgrade weapons.
  • Exclusive In-Game Title: Old School
  • Character Slots: 4
  • Loadouts: 5
  • Ark Keycode Maximum: 75
  • Starting Inventory Size: 70
Be sure to check out our NSFW Defiance Free-to-Play launch trailer, then read up on the new Gulanee arkfalls, the game's latest crossover content with Season 2 of the Syfy series! The development team is also preparing to release Defiance's first landmass expansion by adding the Silicon Valley region to the map.

See you in Paradise and good hunting!
Defiance - Scapes
Ark hunters,

Defiance Free-to-Play has now arrived on Steam! Announced in May, this transition means that new recruits can pick up the game free. Our veteran wasteland warriors who purchased Defiance before June 4 will also enjoy the following benefits over standard free-to-play accounts:
  • 30-Day Paradise Patron Pass
  • 1000 Arkforge, used to refine and upgrade weapons.
  • Exclusive In-Game Title: Old School
  • Character Slots: 4
  • Loadouts: 5
  • Ark Keycode Maximum: 75
  • Starting Inventory Size: 70
Be sure to check out our NSFW Defiance Free-to-Play launch trailer, then read up on the new Gulanee arkfalls, the game's latest crossover content with Season 2 of the Syfy series! The development team is also preparing to release Defiance's first landmass expansion by adding the Silicon Valley region to the map.

See you in Paradise and good hunting!
Defiance - ecleaver

Ark hunters,

Fuel up your roller and stock up on ammo because your world is about to get a whole lot bigger: just in time for Season 2 of the Syfy series, an entire planet’s worth of EGO users, arkfall chasers, and most importantly Defiance fans are joining the fray!

We’re excited to announce that Trion Worlds’ post-apocalyptic massively co-op online cyberwestern shooter will be adding a new descriptor to its already meaty description: Defiance is going to become free-to-play. Starting June 4 on PC and mid-July on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, players will be able to download the Defiance client and experience the entire Bay Area storyline, original end-game content, and future missions completely for free.

To learn more about this, please see the announcement on the Defiance website:

http://community.defiance.com/en/2014/05/01/defiance-free-to-play-arrives-june-4/
Defiance - Trion_Ocho

Ark hunters,

Fuel up your roller and stock up on ammo because your world is about to get a whole lot bigger: just in time for Season 2 of the Syfy series, an entire planet’s worth of EGO users, arkfall chasers, and most importantly Defiance fans are joining the fray!

We’re excited to announce that Trion Worlds’ post-apocalyptic massively co-op online cyberwestern shooter will be adding a new descriptor to its already meaty description: Defiance is going to become free-to-play. Starting June 4 on PC and mid-July on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, players will be able to download the Defiance client and experience the entire Bay Area storyline, original end-game content, and future missions completely for free.

To learn more about this, please see the announcement on the Defiance website:

http://community.defiance.com/en/2014/05/01/defiance-free-to-play-arrives-june-4/
Defiance - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Nathan Grayson)

I defy you to name a recent-ish MMO that hasn’t gone F2P or isn’t at least trending that way. Defy you, I say! If you said Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, well… good job. I feel kind of silly about all those theatrics now. But if you said Defiance, then MWAHAHAHAHA you have fallen for my ruuuuuuuuuuuse>. The only MMO with its own Syfy TV show is going free-to-play in June. That’s… exciting? I don’t actually know, as I haven’t played it save for a demo session on the film set of the TV show (a recreation of St Louis, Missouri in Toronto, Canada because uhhhhhh). Reception seemed pretty tepid when the game first launched, though. I wonder if it’s picked up the pace sense then? Oh well. Scant F2P details below.

… [visit site to read more]

Defiance - ecleaver
Two more exciting DLC are now available for Defiance: Gunslinger Trials and Arktech Revolution!

Gunslinger Trials:
Team up and battle through new Co-op Arenas in the Defiance Gunslinger Trials DLC pack! Take a stand in Gunslinger’s VBI story missions and reap rewards from the most powerful weapons manufacturer on Earth. Click here to learn more!



Free Content
Gunslinger Trials expands Defiance arenas for all. Enjoy co-op gameplay and an all-new scoring system across nine unique venues.

Arktech Revolution:
The revolution is underway! Dive into new expert events and co-op maps, contracts, pursuits and more with the Defiance Arktech Revolution DLC pack. Hunt advanced enemies with legendary weapons and mods from Chimera, a rising force in the underground arms trade, and fifteen new nano-effect EGO perks. Only the best-equipped will survive! Click here to learn more!



Free Content
Arktech Revolution launches with game-changing features for all players including a new EGO Rating progression system, dynamic scaling events, enemy difficulty tiers, expert co-op maps, and more.

So log in today, and hunt for treasure in the new frontier!
Defiance - Trion_Ocho
Two more exciting DLC are now available for Defiance: Gunslinger Trials and Arktech Revolution!

Gunslinger Trials:
Team up and battle through new Co-op Arenas in the Defiance Gunslinger Trials DLC pack! Take a stand in Gunslinger’s VBI story missions and reap rewards from the most powerful weapons manufacturer on Earth. Click here to learn more!



Free Content
Gunslinger Trials expands Defiance arenas for all. Enjoy co-op gameplay and an all-new scoring system across nine unique venues.

Arktech Revolution:
The revolution is underway! Dive into new expert events and co-op maps, contracts, pursuits and more with the Defiance Arktech Revolution DLC pack. Hunt advanced enemies with legendary weapons and mods from Chimera, a rising force in the underground arms trade, and fifteen new nano-effect EGO perks. Only the best-equipped will survive! Click here to learn more!



Free Content
Arktech Revolution launches with game-changing features for all players including a new EGO Rating progression system, dynamic scaling events, enemy difficulty tiers, expert co-op maps, and more.

So log in today, and hunt for treasure in the new frontier!
Defiance - Valve
Defiance: Arktech Revolution, all new content for Defiance is Now Available on Steam!

Get the Defiance Arktech Revolution DLC pack and plunge into new advanced and expert events and co-op maps. Hunt deadly new enemies with legendary weapons and mods from Chimera, a rising force in the underground arms trade. Only the best-equipped will survive!

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