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As annoying as it is to not being able to edit what you or I post in the Activity/Community (Hub), sadly, the edit feature was no longer working as intended and no longer supported with update. So as to not run into any problems, I’ve temporarily removed the feature until a fix comes out, if it comes. For time being, if you post anything and make a mistake, delete it and re-type up again.

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Rules and Guidelines

Rules and Guidelines

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Point being, you should never post personal information, or treat it as if social media were a public family album. And the information you should at, be at least, the very basic: Favorite color, general interest such as movies, music, video games, so on and so forth. In other words, keep the information to a minimum, as vague as possible. I just find it odd that Elon Musk would ask to post family pictures on X. In other words, my family, personal information is not up for public display.

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That’s all well and good, but what the hell does that have to do with the topic? I never said anything about “supply chains”, “predictions” nor did I say anything about how smart the man is. You just went off topic to never, never land. Hell, I even added a damn picture! 🙄

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Updated XDefiant’s Patch Notes for Launch

Gameplay

FACTIONS
The Echelon faction is back. We fixed the issue with agents turning invisible in a bad way versus the good and intended way (using the Digital Ghillie Suit ability).

DedSec’s Spiderbot ability has returned. Prepare your face for hugging.

DEVICES
Devices (aka grenades) are less likely to fall at your feet if used immediately after respawning, but it can still happen. We’re working on it! Grenades are inherently risky.

Netcode
Occasionally after you died, you could still run around in the world for a few seconds. Now when you die you stay fully dead, as your opponent intended.
Reduced the range between the highest ping and lowest ping in matchmaking, so now you’ll be grouped with players who have a more similar ping to your own.

Audio
Fixed an issue with killstreak VO lines playing at the beginning of every match and when you died, which was particularly insulting. Turn the announcer volume back up in the Settings menu (Dialogue Volume)!
Audio improvements, many.

Social
Xbox Series X/S players now see their Xbox friends list as the primary friends list in game.
Fixed an Xbox-specific issue where if you suspended the game, then accessed the in-game Social menu and selected “Invite to Party” or “View Party Invites”, Ubisoft Connect wouldn’t open properly.
Fixed an issue on Xbox where if you got an error message while trying to join a full party, key UI elements would disappear.

Localization
On consoles, if you accessed the Ubisoft Connect overlay via the Social menu, the text wasn’t localized for any non-English languages. It is now.

Miscellaneous
Fixed a crash that could occur when accessing the Loadout menu tab.
Updated the word list the Chat Language Filter uses.
Fixed issues with misaligned HUD elements on PlayStation 5.

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UPDATE:

The Division Heartland has been Canceled

The Division Heartland has been canceled! I was looking forward to playing The Division Heartland. In my opinion, The Division has, or in this case, had the potential to grow with DLC content, new cities, new story, with explosives back stories, mysteries, secrets or any combination thereof. However, I do hope that The Division continues to expand an take advantage of different locations throughout the U.S. If not, the it just ended with The Division 2

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We Won the Battle Against Sony, But Not the War

The only reason why over 100 plus countries are still unable to buy or play Helldivers II; it’s a power move by Sony to get Arrow Head back to the bargaining table to get Arrow Head to re-instate the mandatory linking of Steam Accounts to PSN. Sony only reverted the decisions to mandate Steam Accounts to be linked to PSN so the reviews can be flipped from Mostly Negative to Mostly Positive, and it worked.

In short, the only way gamers from over 100 plus countries will ever get to play Helldivers II, is by re-instating the Sony Mandate to link Steam Accounts to PSN. This is why Helldivers II continues to be delisted. In turn, this only hurts Arrow Head as a development studio. The best thing to do, in my opinion, is not to buy PlayStation games on Steam, Epic or where else they add their PS game on PC, this sends a strong message. If Sony doesn’t care, then so be it.

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Light & Dark Button

I’ve added a light and Dark button that you can toggle if it’s too bright. The Light and Dark button can be found on the Homepage under The Social Pit Logo.

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XDefiant: Quick Run Down

SBMM is not the reason why lobbies brake up after every match … From the Custom Playlist, a player may choose to que up for multiple modes at once … Matches will have a mix of different skill level players … Ping Based Match Making over Skill Based Match Making … SBMM will only be in the Welcome Play List until 25 … SBMM will only be in Rank PvP Modes .., Public Matches will not have SBMM/EOMM.

When I post on Twitter/X, I’m limited as to the length of the tweet. I’m just going to re-post what I said here just to add a bit more. I think it’s a good idea to give a quick overview as to what to expect come the launch of XDefiant on May 21, 2024.

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The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, WILL NOT BE MOVING FORWARD. We’re still learning what is best for PC players

Not that I think about it, these two sentences bother me. Sony is not moving forward with the plan to have Steam Players link there Steam Accounts to PSN. Yet, they are trying to figure out another method to impalement or can get away with without pissing off the entire Helldivers II PC player base. I just don’t see how since it’s two different platforms with the ability to turn off cross-play.

I know that some Community Manager, like the Baskinator (by reputation), are hell bent on banning players. Yet, if Sonny found a work around, how would that affect a PC Player that can turn off corss-play? Would that even matter? Team Killing, for instance is enabled and Arrowhead refuses to disable it, That’s just one example and I can come up with dozens of scenarios.

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When a Gaming Community Stands Together

When a community of players stand together, the results are amazing. Whoever tells says to you that you don’t have a say, or a voice, understand that you do. We spoke, flipped the the Steam Reviews from Mostly Positive to Mostly Negative, YouTube to News Media, we stood & won!

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Helldivers II Patch Notes

Patch 01.000.300
Patch dispatch from High Command
For this patch we bring you a number of adjustments fixes and improvements do aid your democratic endevours

Overview
For this patch, we have made improvements and changes to the following areas:

Balance changes to weapons, stratagems, and enemies
Change to the Spread Democracy mission

Balancing

General

Armors with armor rating above 100 now also reduce damage on headshots.
Victory poses will now only play for the extracted. (No stolen valor on my ship.)
Burning damage reduced by 15%

Primary, Secondary & Support Weapons

CB-9 Exploding Crossbow

Slightly smaller explosion
Increased stagger
Decreased number of maximum mags from 12 to 8
Increased number of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
Slight reduction in ergonomics
Muzzle velocity increased

LAS-99 Quasar Cannon

Increased recharge time by 5 seconds

BR-14 Adjudicator

Full auto is now the default fire mode
Reduced recoil
Increased maximum mags from 6 to 8
Increased number of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
Now placed amongst assault rifles

LAS-98 Laser Cannon

Slightly increased damage
Slightly reduced damage versus large volume bodies

SG-8P Punisher Plasma

Decreased maximum mags from 12 to 8
Increased amount of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
Increased projectile speed, but will still keep a similar range
Decreased damage falloff on the explosion
Now placed in the energy weapons category

ARC-12 Blitzer

Increased shots per minute from 30 to 45
Now placed in the energy weapons category

R-36 Eruptor

Decreased number of maximum mags from 12 to 6
Explosion damage drops off slightly faster

LAS-16 Sickle

Decreased amount of magazines from 6 down to 3

LAS-5 Scythe

Increased damage from 300 to 350
Decreased max number of mags from 6 down to 4

RS-422 Railgun

Increased armor penetration in both safe mode and unsafe mode
Stagger force slightly reduced

MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun

Third person crosshair enabled

63CS Diligence Counter Sniper

Damage increased from 128 to 140
Ergonomics improved

R-63 Diligence

Damage increased from 112 to 125

P-19 Redeemer

Slight increase in recoil

P-2 Peacemaker

Increased damage from 60 to 75

P-8 Senator

Increased damage from 150 to 175
Speedloader added when reloading on an empty cylinder–speeds up reload on empty considerably

LAS-7 Dagger

Increased damage from 150 to 200

AR-19 Liberator

Damage increased from 55 to 60

AR-23C Liberator Concussive

Damage increased from 55 to 65

JAR-5 Dominator

Damage decreased from 300 to 275

AX/AR-23 Guard Dog

Decreased damage by 30%

RL-77 Airburst Rocket Launcher

Airburst Rocket Launcher will no longer detonate when shot near stratagems (HMG turret, Sentries,Resupplies) and other Helldivers Reduced proximity radius

Stratagems

A/MG-43 Machinegun Sentry

Increased health to match other Sentries

A/ARC-3 Tesla Tower

Increased health by 33%

FAF-14 Spear

Added reload stage reload after the spent missile had been discarded

RL-77 Airburst Rocket Launcher

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Enemies

Bile Spewer and Nursing Spewers movespeed slightly reduced
Hulks: Force required for them to stagger slightly increased
Hulk Scorcher direct flamethrower damage reduced by 20%
Devastator fire rate slightly increased (only the standard devastator)
Gunships sideways movement slightly increased
Scout strider Riders now less vulnerable to explosions
Fog Generators health and armor increased
Gunship spawners now have a much lower cap on how many gunships they can have active at the same time

Enemy Patrols

Patrol spawning has been increased when there are fewer than 4 players. The fewer the players the bigger the change. For 4 player missions there will be no change compared to before.The biggest noticeable change will be for solo players at higher difficulties

Gameplay

Made minor level generation improvements to how we distribute locations throughout the mission map. This should improve variation in distance between objectives, and objectives will likely not spawn as far away from each other as often as before.
Added setting in the options menu gameplay section to disable automatic climbing and vaulting while sprinting.
The Spread Democracy mission otherwise known as “raise the flag” can now be enjoyed on higher difficulties for maximum freedom spreading.
When readying up, Helldivers now salute to ensure maximum democratic readiness.
Added ambience to the Tremor planetary hazard to underline the severity so Helldivers can react accordingly
Shots that ricochet from heavy armored enemies will now properly hit the Helldiver who fired them. Trigger discipline is highly recommended.

Fixes

Crash fixes

Fixed crash that could occur when host abandoned mission with squad.
Fixed crash that could occur if a player tried to enter an occupied EXO-45 Patriot Suit.
Fixed crash that could occur for all players after or during mission results screen.
Fixed crash that could occur after shooting from the EXO-45 Patriot Suit’s rocket launcher.
Fixed crash that could occur for all players apart from the one that rejoined the ongoing mission with different armor and got reinforced.
Fixed Superior Packing Methodology ship module not working properly.
Fixed Blast Absorption ship module so that it correctly increases sentries’ resistance to explosions.
Fixed issue where players could not navigate to the search results in the Social Menu.
Fixed some issues where items equipped in a Warbond were not actually equipped.
Fixed an exploit that allowed overly eager Helldivers to use grenades excessively.
Fixed issue where kills from orbital barrage did not progress Indirect Fire Exercise order.
Fixed issue that allowed traitors to try to sabotage the extraction shuttle by deploying sentry stratagems below it.
Fixed issue where ion storms incorrectly prevented extraction beacon from deploying.
Fixed some stratagem beams using incorrect color-coding.
Fixed issue where the left stick on a controller could not be used to navigate the Social menu.
Fixed some issues where various UI elements were cut off, off-centered or too close to the edge of the screen on ultrawide displays.
Fixed Anti-Materiel Rifle facing away from the Helldiver after deploying it.
Fixed bug where player could duplicate rounds by canceling the reload of Anti-Materiel Rifle at a specific time.
Fixed bug where Anti-Materiel Rifle would consume an extra magazine after a canceled reload.
Fixed bug where Recoilless Rifle would consume an extra shell from the backpack if the reload was canceled just after a shell was inserted, but before the reload was completed.
Fixed issue where the Sickle and Quasar Cannon could not shoot through foliage.
Fixed several issues where weapon thumbnails would disappear when scrolling through Armory.
Fixed issues where Automaton Gunships sometimes could not see the player.
Fixed incorrect collision being left over after destroying Automaton bunkers or detector towers with hellbombs.
Fixed issue where Hellbombs would not deploy on certain missions
Fixed certain issues that resulted in Helldivers drowning in deep water upon landing.
Fixed issue where Hellpod Space Optimization made ammo go above capacity.
Fixed issue where Stalkers became very visible in fog
Mines are now pingable for better coordination with your team.
Receiving friend requests now gives the player a pop up.
Improved readability of prompts and hints displayed in the tutorial and onboarding.
Total experience is now visible in the career tab.
Added better support for ultrawide monitors by fixing the aspect ratio of menus to 16:9 and adding a setting to control the width of the HUD.
Keybinds bound to numpad will no longer reset upon restart.
Fixed inconsistent audio when headphones are plugged into the Dual Sense controller while playing on PC.
Playing Rock, Paper, Scissors in front of the ship no longer causes player to fall out into space.
APW-1 Anti-Material Rifle and MG-206 Heavy Machine Gun now trigger hitmarkers while scoped in.
Secondary weapon no longer remains in the Ballistic Shield ADS position after using a stim with the Ballistic Shield Backpack equipped.
“Open Text Chat” is now rebindable.
Explosive weapons such as R-36 Eruptor, CB-9 Exploding Crossbow. GP-31 Grenade Pistol no longer pulls players inward from the blast.
Disabled the squad invites during the tutorial which caused an overlap in the UI.
Fixed Primary and Secondary weapons overlapping on the character model in the armory.
Fixed UI elements during first boot are cut off on a 21:9 aspect ratio monitor.
Report and block player is now visible in the squad menu.
Dead Scavengers now stop screaming for help if killed while calling in reinforcements.
Fixed Anti Air cannons showing up as “Stratagem Scramblers” in danger warnings.

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User Created Groups
Group Creation has been disabled due to abuses spam. It’s very time consuming to delete over 700 to over 1,000 spam created groups promoting trash with trash links in a continuous basis, plus manually removing all bot accounts form the site. However, each user may still join the pre-made groups and create their forum with topic of choice for discussion, debate, or conversation. If you would like to have your on dedicated group, you can leave your request under Group Creation Request forum. The Group Creation Request is intended for this very reason.

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I played the BETA back in June, then the Play Test Sever (PTS) back in September. Xdefiant got pushed to sometime early 2024. I’m not sure if it will release in the first quarter of 2024, meaning between now and April. Either way, when the game drops, I’ll post it in the Activity Wall.

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