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Release Notes 8/31/2023
kaiserin
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Happy 14th Anniversary!
For the next 4 weeks this event will be running.
Qularr Invasion Simulation
For the next 4 weeks this alert will be running.
ZEN Store
For the next 4 weeks you can claim a freebie pack in the ZEN store. One per account:
The following items have had their prices adjusted:
Freeform Slot
Freeform Slot x3
Archetypes
Vehicles
Sidekicks
Vehicle Upgrade
Lifetime Sale
Lockbox
Trade Paperback
Questionite Store
For the next 2 weeks the following travel powers will be available:
Story Event
Misc
Costumes
Device
Virulent Shot
Laser Shotgun
Enhanced Qularr Mutagen
For the next 4 weeks this event will be running.
- Added Fun Cannon to the event store. Players who purchased this item with Exclusive Tokens can redeem the token in the Fixer store.
- Added Retro Warlord Shoulders, Hands and Arm Armor costumes to the event store.
- Added Sparkles Auras to the event store.
- Added Goggle Bubbles Up, Defender Helmet, Defender Gloves, Sapphire Belt, Sapphire Boots, Sapphire Jacket, Sapphire Gemstones, Witchcraft Emblem as a possible drop from Anniversary gifts.
- Added Pet Animal emote as a possible drop from Anniversary gifts.
- Added Cosmic Kitten perk.
- The Weekly store features Archetypes for the first week of the Anniversary. This store will only be around for the first week.
- New Mission: Complete the Invasion Simulation mission 10 times, rewards the Qularr Drone sidekick.
Qularr Invasion Simulation
For the next 4 weeks this alert will be running.
- Added Virulent Shot Power Variant Device as a possible drop.
- Added Enhanced Qularr Mutagen device as a possible drop.
ZEN Store
For the next 4 weeks you can claim a freebie pack in the ZEN store. One per account:
- 1x Freeform Slot
- 1x Respec
- Set of Vanguard gear.
The following items have had their prices adjusted:
Freeform Slot
- Old Price: 3000 ZEN
- New Price: 2250 ZEN
Freeform Slot x3
- Old Price: 6000 ZEN
- New Price: 4500 ZEN
Archetypes
- Old Price: 1150 ZEN
- New Price: 850 ZEN
Vehicles
- Old Price: 1200 ZEN
- New Price: 950 ZEN
Sidekicks
- Old Price: 1500 ZEN
- New Price: 950 ZEN
Vehicle Upgrade
- Old Price: 700 ZEN
- New Price: 550 ZEN
Lifetime Sale
- Starting around 10am, Lifetime Subscriptions will be on sale.
- The base price of Lifetime Subscriptions has been adjusted to $200 (from $250).
Lockbox
- For the next 2 weeks the Collector's Lockbox will be dropping.
- Adding the contents of the Gladiator Lockbox to the Collector's store.
Trade Paperback
- For the Next 2 weeks Trade Paperback vouchers will be available.
Questionite Store
For the next 2 weeks the following travel powers will be available:
- Overseer Flight
- Storm Rider
- Aethyric Incantation
- R.A.D. Sphere
Story Event
- For the next week Story missions grant bonus XP, Resources and Questionite.
Misc
- Updated Viperia's costumes.
- Updated Mindslayer's costume.
- Fixed a visual issue with the Electric Speed travel power.
- Fixed an issue where the Sacred aura didn't scale.
Costumes
- Added Wolf Alt head costume to the tailor.
- Added Collar Formal costume to the female avatar.
- Added Formal as a Detail option for chest tights.
- Added attachment option for Goggles Bubble.
- Updated the Female Avatar Inventor costume.
- Added additional materials to Prison Shackles, Tribal Spines, Shackles, Tech Edged Scallop, Armor Light Tech 2, Crest Ventilator, Power Turbines Small, Armor Tech Plated Heavy, Sleek, Monocle Classic, Flat Plate, Armor Tech Plated Smooth, Armor Bolted, Robotic, Ring Master, Fur Large, Fur Armor, Armor Plate and Straps, Knife, Katana.
- Fixed a bug where the Fire leg accessory costumes on the female avatar were not showing up under both.
Device
Virulent Shot
- Power Variant Device
- Scales off of Shotgun
- Chance to apply deadly poison.
- Chance to apply Noxious poison if a target is affected by 3 or more stacks of your Deadly Poison.
Laser Shotgun
- Fixed a bug where the max charge damage on this device was lower than intended.
Enhanced Qularr Mutagen
- Device
- Places all Consumable Devices on cooldown.
- Reduces power costs by 50% for 30 seconds.
- While active gives all direct damage attacks a chance to apply Deadly Poison based on their activation times.
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2250 ZEN? really? Given that this is just a minute amount from the 2200 pack of ZEN that is available on the store, this is gonna be a detail that every future reviewer, and by extension every future newcomer is trained to notice. While appealing to a wider audience never, the game has built quite a good niche, so in its core there isn't much that need to change.
Monetization red flags on the other hand, have nothing to do with the game itself, and will turn away people that would otherwise really enjoy, play and pay for the game
disregard that, I was being idiotically overreacting
I do love the rest of the changes overall, maybe I'll have a better chance convincing my friends to return to the game now XD
Normal amount for the pack you mentioned is 2000, and 2400 during a ZEN bonus event.
at least that is what it shows me when I click the store button right above, in this very page.
In fact, the old launcher should simply be brought back. A non-sensical change that reduces functionality.
The event goodies and price reductions are great.
If you're like me (or any CO player, really) and have CO crash often enough that you keep one or several spare launchers up in the background to quickly get back in, this can be... problematic, doubly so with how slow the new launcher is.
This is my cry for help
except you added it to neck rather than collars where it'd be useful. Now we choose if we want a neck tie, a bow tie, or a shirt collar.
It looks like it did!