Tag: Defiance

Trion Worlds Makes Glyph Great Again: Speeds Performance


Who doesn’t want a faster game browser? Don’t answer that. Trion Worlds has announced that its game platform Glyph should be running much smoother following an update aimed at improving client performance. Chiefly, the update removes the browser which was not only a hog of system resources but required a lot of maintenance in stability and security. According to the announcement on the Glyph website, usage has dropped from a previous 200mb when in the background to around 50mb.

There are other updates coming that should continue the trend of lightening the load.

(Source: Trion Worlds)

Defiance Introduces Loot Karma For Patrons


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The Neo Votanis began this week and runs through October 10th, but there is more to do than simply knocking about the Shrill and Neo Votanis Front. Trion Worlds is looking to reward Patrons with armfuls of loot courtesy of the new Paradise Karma system.

Paradise Karma is simple. Complete Major Arkfall events or purchase Synergy lockboxes from the Defiance store to raise your karma. The higher your karma, the better odds of earning a jackpot, up to 100% or until you receive a jackpot and the counter resets. In addition to this system, Trion Worlds has made Patron even more enticing by upping the following perks:

  • Arkforge Gain: 100% (up from 10%)
  • Experience Gain: 100% (up from 20%)
  • Skill Gain: 100% (up from 20%)
  • Reputation Gain: 25% (up from 20%)
  • Ark Salvage Gain: 25% (up from 20%)
  • Scrip Gain: 25% (up from 20%)
  • Score Gain: 25% (up from 10%)
  • Ammo/Spike/Stim/Grenade Gain: 50% (up from 20%)

(Source: Trion Worlds)

Defiance Ditches Auction House After Instability


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Trion Worlds has announced that the recently implemented auction house in Defiance is being removed, citing an inability to fix server issues that the update brought about. Players will no longer be able to place auctions on the exchange beginning today (July 25th) and the feature as a whole will be completely removed within a few weeks.

As you know, we’ve been working hard to review and implement fixes. However, several challenges remain that must be resolved for the sake of the game, which include preventing players from using third party programs to inject currency into the game, maintaining a stable game environment, and fixing any issues that prevent players from logging in to the game. Removing the Exchange helps solve all of these challenges.

There are no plans to bring back the exchange in the future.

(Source: Defiance)

Trion Worlds Loses Two, Not A Layoff


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Trion Worlds has confirmed that the recent loss of two employees is not related to rumors of a layoff, which did not happen. Instead, Defiance/Devilian community manager Sarah “Kiwibird” Walters and a presently unknown member of Trion Worlds left of their own volition.

In response, other community managers are stepping up their involvement with players, including the following from Eric Cleaver.

“We remain strongly committed to Defiance and I’ll be stepping back out from my role in the background of Defiance a bit more. You may see some of our other Community Team members around the place too like Brasse. That is probably more appropriate in another thread, to avoid distracting from this one.”

Trion Worlds is presently hiring a human resources generalist in its Austin studio.

Defiance Piling On Events This Month


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Trion Worlds is celebrating three years of Defiance with events aplenty this month. Starting April 1st and going through the 25th, players will be able to engage with the Midsummer Mutiny, Hulker Hell, New Frontier Harvest, Solstice Strike, and Colony Courtship events. Players are also invited to share their memories of the game on social media.

As part of the event, previous elite lockboxes and synergy crates are returning to the game store.

(Source: Defiance)

Defiance TV Show Cancelled, Game Continuing


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Trion Worlds has assured players that Defiance the game will continue long past the life span of Defiance the tv show, which is good news because the latter has been cancelled. Syfy announced that the television show will be getting the axe after three seasons, the latest not producing the kind of viewership that the channel needed in order to continue on to another year.

Luckily, Trion Worlds owns the Defiance IP, so the game is going nowhere so long as they have anything to say about it.

We’ve had a great time working closely with the team of stellar writers, designers, producers, and actors on the Defiance TV show. Like many of you, we’ve all enjoyed the stories they told week in and week out. Let’s treat this as a fond farewell, in celebration of a successful three year run of a show that broke a lot of new ground and brought an incredible quality experience to its viewers.

Fans of the TV show can still hold out hope of a revival by Netflix/Hulu.

(Source: Trion Worlds)

Trion Worlds At Gamescom: Infodump


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Trion Worlds has announced a major info dump at Gamescom, with details regarding all of their first party titles. More information on individual updates will be coming in the next few weeks, but for today the company has pushed a small blurb on each title:

  • Rift: Patch 3.4 introduces a new calling, the Primalist, along with six new souls and a Planewilds expedition zone, new raid, new dungeon and more.
  • ArcheAge: An update called Heroes Awaken will introduce “significant updates and add fresh content to the game.” The update will bring in a new hero system as well as upgrades to guild progression, housing, and a new Diamond Shore zone.
  • Trove: New end-game content and a new class as the game prepares to launch on Mac.
  • Defiance: Higher tier weapons, a new enemy, and more.

(Source: Trion Worlds press release)

Defiance Q&A Addresses PC/Console Performance Issues


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Trion Worlds has published the latest Q&A for Defiance, addressing crossover content, Midsummer Mutiny, performance issues, and Warmaster instances.

On Midsummer Mutiny, Defiance’s summer event, complaints have arisen over players being clustered together during holiday events leading to performance issues on lower end machines, issues that have become more prominent since the game went free to play. Trion’s answer is that future content will put heavier reliance on instances for the boss battles, splitting up players into more manageable groups.

Trion is also aware of increasing performance issues on the PC and console versions and has a fix coming in the next patch that will hopefully fix said issues. You can read the rest of the Q&A at the link below, detailing instancing, further content, and more.

(Source: Trion Worlds)

Trion Worlds Promises Defiance Announcement At Gamescom


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Last week we reported that Trion Worlds had opened a thread on the Defiance official forums, requesting that people submit questions for an upcoming Q&A session. The results of the Q&A are available for viewing on the official website, nine questions and nine answers. When questioned on a roadmap for future content updates, Trion answered that more details will be released at Gamescom and PAX.

    Right now, we are working on some non-expedition content for upcoming updates. We can’t say much, but we do plan on releasing more info at Gamescom and PAX Prime. You get a hint about what is happening with Dark Matter in the latest Arkbreak Expedition.

 

You can read the rest of the Q&A at the link below. Gamescom and PAX Prime take place in August.

(Source: Defiance)

Defiance Opens Floor To Community Questions


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Trion Worlds is opening up its forums to another Q&A with the Defiance development team. If you have any questions/concerns to push on the team, now is your chance to do it.

This is the question collection thread for this week’s Defiance Developer Q&A. If you’d like to add your question in or you have any concerns, this is your thread! Questions will be drawn later today and the thread will be closed after the questions have been drawn to prevent confusion.

As usual, MMO Fallout will be covering the answers in the Defiance Q&A.

(Source: Defiance)