STEAM Blacklight: Retribution

[mecha.]

Hey just wanted to know if anyones had a go at this? Started playing it last night, and my lord, for a F2P game i was amazed!

If anyone doesnt know about this game, basically its a free to play, multiplayer only first person shooter set in a near-future (Deus Ex:HR ish) type world. Some of the features that are quite unique to this game are the gun customisation and hacking (secures points and opens doors).

If you have a spare minute or so, check it out, and i guarentee you will stay for longer.

Oh and btw....it has "Hardsuits!" (Battlemechs)

[freshsandwiches]

I played it last night and rather enjoyed it. I liked the free items for levelling up and it has some nice ideas such as the HRV which allows you to see through walls, locate opponents, team mates, and weapon depots.

The queue times where excessive for the EU server though (over 10mins). I ended up on the US server with only a minutes wait.

[Jaybles]

Really? I've been playing it a fair bit recently and have always got straight on a server.

I am enjoying it but I've been having some serious performance issues. It looks to me like I have a memory leak. Not sure if this is just me or not.

I hear they have just released it on Steam? Any advantage to this version over the standard one?

[Jedra]

I downloaded the Steam version yesterday. I only managed to get on a server once in a couple of hours of trying so I will reserve judgement. The half hour or so I did get to play didn't knock my socks off though - it's quite nice to look at, a bit laggy (100ms ping on the server I did manage to join). I think the big selling point is customisation and I didn't really try any of that.

It's free though, so worth giving it a go - it might be your thing and you have lost nothing if it isn't!!

[specofdust]

I just started playing this yesterday too since some friends have adopted it as their new group game. Seems like fun, very much like COD, but fun enough. Unfortunately the server situation is dire. It seems like after 5 pm getting connected to a server is very tough. At least the EU server must be running at 100% because the thing is flakey as hell. It's a shame they can't add another EU server or two, but I suppose it's F2P and a small company behind it. All can add me, same handle as here.

[Jaybles]

Before it went on Steam, there were no connection issues.

Really they could add another server because the publisher is Perfect World Entertainment, who do many an F2P/Item Mall/Pay to win MMO.

I am surprised that they took it to PWE actually. PWE only have experience with MMOs thus far.

I would've preferred self-publishing and then selling it straight on Steam, with a dedicated server tool, and selling the actual game instead of this Item Mall crap. They could then provide an official server and if that gets slammed then individuals can setup their own.

(I know nothing about getting a game published, so am probably talking ****.)

[terrorbyt]

Downloaded it today and haven't stopped playing for the last two hours. I'm surprised by how good it is, I was expecting something similar to tribes but it's completely different. I really recommend it, best FPS I've played in ages.

What do you guys mean by server queues? Theres a long list of servers which you can sort by game mode, no. of players, ping etc. You just have to click one and you'll get put straight in, I've not had to wait to be put into a game aside from the 30 second intermission between matches. (I believe I'm on the US servers though, I don't remember it asking which server I'd like).

Can see myself putting a whole load of hours into this

[Panomama]

I play it and think its brilliant.

[Jedra]

I find it incredibly laggy. There is a noticeable pause and some rubber-banding when ever you have an enemy in sight. It would probably be a bit of fun otherwise - something to kill half an hour with.

[terrorbyt]

Originally Posted by Jedra

I find it incredibly laggy. There is a noticeable pause and some rubber-banding when ever you have an enemy in sight. It would probably be a bit of fun otherwise - something to kill half an hour with.

Are you on the EU server? (assuming you're in europe btw). What's the ping like of players in the server? I mostly see people with between 40 & 80ms and don't suffer any noticeable lag.

[Jedra]

Originally Posted by terrorbyt

Are you on the EU server? (assuming you're in europe btw). What's the ping like of players in the server? I mostly see people with between 40 & 80ms and don't suffer any noticeable lag.

Yeah, I was playing on the EU server. The pings don't look too bad, but I can't say I had a really good look at them. Maybe it was just a rogue player with high ping - I'll give it another go in a day or two!

[Darkfibre314]

Currently downloading on steam, looking forward to this.

[Jester_612]

Steam says I've had 4 hours on this now a dozen matches. The wall hack feature is very interesting, I think it rewards excellent map knowledge, and communication big time. I'd like to play with an entire team communicating BF/DayZ style. I can imagine some interesting strategies that would be nice to try.

Although this is only me second MP FPS, I'd relate it to Close Quarters BF on better maps.

Don't know about the price of everything though, at a guess it would cost over a hundred quid buy everything permanently.

JamJester

[Jester_612]

raptr have promotion codes for a very nice helmet and the heavy pistol, well worth getting.

[Jester_612]

Check this out:

[Jester_612]

This game has changed alot recently. Gunplay is totally different, with an emphasis on skill (recoil control) instead of placing faith into the gods of spread. I really like the change, and damn it, I need someone to play it with.

[Jester_612]

Onslaught Release Notes
Blacklight: Retribution v1.100 Patch Notes, Onslaught edition.

NEW GAME MODES
- Onslaught: Fight off increasingly difficult waves of enemies in this four-player cooperative game mode. Available in four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, and the headshots-only Hardcore.
- Search and Destroy: This new multi-round, limited-respawn game mode tasks one team with planting a deadly bomb, while the other team must prevent or defuse it.
- Last Man Standing: A multi-round Deathmatch variant with no respawns. Winner takes all.
- Last Team Standing: A multi-round Team Deathmatch variant with no respawns. Kill all opposing team members to win.

NEW MAPS
- Metro is built for tunnel rats and shotgun fanatics, with side hallways broken up by sharp corners. Short-ranged weapons and calculated use of your HRV visor to track enemy agents will be key to your success.
- Safehold is built around an open plaza, with several balconies circling it. Operatives holding the central plaza will face attacks from the buildings surrounding it. Be careful when engaging in lengthy firefights in the ruined plaza, though – there’s a giant pit large enough to drop a Hardsuit through.

NEW ITEMS
- AK470 Rifle: This well-balanced weapon has a moderate rate of fire with high stopping power.
- M4X Rifle: This battle-tested weapon has a high rate of fire with moderate stopping power.
- HRV Cloak: While this piece of Tactical Gear is active, you will not be visible in HRV.

PREMIUM SERVER MUTATORS
- You can now define the number of rounds a match lasts, up to 15. This applies to all game modes, even those that normally do not have multiple rounds.
- Spawn Tickets: You can now set a limited number of spawns, on either a per-team or per-player basis. A red X will appear over a player's name in the scoreboard when they are unable to respawn.
- Team Swap: Set whether teams swap after every round, after half the rounds have been played, or never swap at all.
- Force Freeze: Enable or disable a ten-second pause at the start of each round.
- Disable Join in progress: Enabling this option prevents players from joining once the match has started. In multi-round games, new players will spectate until the end of the current round and join at the beginning of the next.
- Force CP Reset: This option toggles whether or not CP is reset to 0 between rounds.
- Cosmetic Armor: Enabling this will give all players the stats of the default armor.
- Cosmetic Weapons: Enabling this will give all weapons the stats of the default receiver. Certain attachments, such as scopes and shotgun magazines, are not affected by this.
- Many mutators now have a "Default" option, which will cause the server to use the default setting for the game mode.

BALANCE CHANGES
- Normalized the amount the crosshair firing fluctuation to be the same on all weapons.
- The way stats in Customization approximate recoil has been adjusted; most recoil numbers will appear lower than before.
- Light Machine Gun: Spread-Aim increased from 1.26 to 1.72. Increased the initial recoil.
- Submachine Gun/Tactical SMG: Max range reduced from 80 to 60.
- Heavy Assault Rifle: Spread-Move increased from 3.11 to 4.60, Increased max aim spread to not be zero
- Bullpup Full Auto: Decreased the magnitude of side recoil when the weapon starts firing. Overall recoil reduced.
- Burstfire SMG: Max range reduced from 80 to 70.
- Assault Rifle: Reduced initial recoil, increased magnitude of recoil pattern, and reduced the size of random recoil. This should make overall recoil similar, but less random.
- Combat Rifle: Reduced recoil while aiming. Increased recoil recovery.
- Burstfire Rifle: Increased Spread-Move from 4.70 to 5.07.
- Stun Shurikens: Thrown shurikens now disappear after 15 seconds.
- HRV Blackout: Now has a slightly more visible texture in HRV when you have line of sight to the bubble.
- The Deployable Turret's AI has been substantially improved.

UI
- The Main Menu has received a visual update.
- Chat is now hidden by default in the Main Menu.
- You can now hide the News panel in the Main Menu.
- Several new social opt-out options, such as Hide Global Chat, Hide HUD Chat, and Block Unknown Mail Sender, have been added to the Game settings.
- Joining a premium server now displays a pop-up listing all of the mutators on that server.
- You can now join a Friend's game as a spectator.
- Party and Clan invites from ignored players are now automatically rejected.
- The Mail icon on the Agent Info panel in the upper right now flashes when you have unread mail.
- Some elements of the Agent Info panel have been rearranged.
- A new option has been added to Game settings to disable the recoil reset.
- You will no longer see HUD notifications between rounds.
- Chat channels now display their slash commands, i.e. \l for Lobby Chat.
- Arrows on the Featured Items pane no longer obscure the item information.
- Certain options in Video settings have been reordered in a more logical manner.

STATS
- Stats will now be recorded if you are present when the match ends, regardless of how long the match lasted or how long you were in the server.
- The Kill Confirmed section now has a stat for Tags Collected.
- Stats have been added for Onslaught and Search And Destroy.
- Hardsuit weapons are now recorded separately from the Railgun and Minigun.
- Projectile items now properly assign their damage, hits, and kills to the correct weapon.
- You will no longer earn a kill for suicides from your own weapons.
- Fixed text errors with several items.
- The Flag Captures stat has been renamed to Captures for consistency across game modes.
- Fixed stat tracking for several gear and depot items.
- Time-based stats such as KPM now display correctly.
- "Average" stats such as KDR and Accuracy now display correctly.
- The Earned XP stat is now calculated properly.
- The distance traveled in the Scorpion Tank in Siege no longer adds to the Distance Traveled in Hadsuit stat.
- Melee weapon stats now have more accurate terminology.

BUG FIXES
- The items section of the AAR now properly says "ITEMS AVAILABLE" instead of "BOOSTS AVAILABLE."
- Several scopes have been realigned.
- Fixed an issue that could cause players to lose input after switching from player to spectator.
- Fixed an issue that could cause players to appear multiple times in a clan's members list.
- Barricades now have the proper team color in third person.
- Players with their rank set as their title will now show it correctly in Clan/Friend/Party listings.
- Joining a friend's game while already in a match will now properly terminate your connection to the first match's Teamspeak channel.
- Datanodes once again display the correct rank icons.
- Fixed an issue that could prevent certain premium servers from being properly renewed.
- The Dog of War title is now capitalized to be consistent with other titles.
- Elemental Ammo is now properly non-functional when the Allow Elemental Ammo mutator is disabled.
- Elemental Ammo no longer deals damage on body shots when the Headshots Only mutator is enabled.
- GP is now properly earned for kills during round 1 of Siege.
- The Shotgun AR-K will now properly fire if you pressed and held the fire button while equipping it.
- You can no longer get outside the map in Decay.
- You can no longer get outside the map in SeaPort.
- You can no longer get outside the map in Vortex.
- Female characters now properly have footstep audio when using the Shotgun or Burstfire Rifle.
- Colons in the Clan Message of the Day are no longer converted to semicolons.
- Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause items attached to mail to appear multiple times.
- The audio on the Hip Shimmy taunt now matches the taunt's duration.

Blacklight: Retribution Release Notes, 12/19/12
New Maps:
- Decay: Close-quarters alley combat.
- Trench: Mid-range dig site.

New Hero:
- Chronos (hacker specialist)

New Sidearm:
- Snubnose receiver

New Depot Item:
- Assault AI

New Daily Mission
- The first team game you win each day will now award you with a 100GP Token. Additional missions will be available in the future.

New Features:
- The Marketplace has been removed. Items that cannot be purchased through Customization are now available in the new Mini Mart, accessible through Customization or the Social Menu. It is also now possible to buy additional copies of items you already own through Customization.
- Stamina and Health Mutators: You can now adjust stamina and health for all players in your premium server.
- Teamspeak is now active on all game servers.

UI
- Added a new Inspect overlay to the HUD that shows a player's armor/weapon/gear/datanodes. This can be accessed in Spectate Mode, or when spectating the player who killed you.
- Added a Spectate option for players to the pause menu in Spectate Mode. Clicking it will jump directly to that player and continue to spectate them even as they die and respawn.
- The Chat tab can now be minimized, similar to the Details tab in Customization. Chat will automatically be hidden in areas where it did not previously appear at all, such as Customization.
- Clicking on the various areas of the Player Tab will now automatically open the relevant tabs of the Social Menu; i.e. clicking your Mail will go directly to your Inbox.
- Messages in your Inbox older than 30 days will now be automatically deleted. This only applies to messages without attachments.
- Change Name and Change Gender buttons have been added to the Profile tab as a shortcut to purchasing these services.
- Your tactical gear will now be displayed to the right of your HRV bar.
- There is now a notification on the login screen if Caps Lock is turned on.
- There is now an option to toggle the display of Permanent items in the Inventory.
- In-game chat will now default to Lobby rather than Team.
- In the Server Browser, the Goal Score Multiplier mutator now shows the goal score of the current round rather than the multiplier for the server.
- Clicking the news feed at the bottom will now open the News section of the Social Menu.
- Clicking the News section of the Social Menu while it is already open will now properly close the Social Menu.

Balance Changes:
- The Machine Pistol's base damage has been reduced from 45 to 35.
- Exploding Tomahawk can no longer be detonated in midair.
- The Bolt-Action Rifle's accuracy has been reduced slightly at high damage. Cocking time now increases with recoil.

Bug Fixes:
UI
- Crosshairs no longer show up in the HUD for spectators after editing gameplay settings.
- Player interaction buttons in the Clan tab will now properly reset when switching to Find Player.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the bottom two players on the Scoreboard from being displayed.
- Burstfire SMG presets now have the correct icon.
- Bots in Practice Mode no longer use the default emblem.
- Bots in Practice Mode have had their names updated.
- The server title and anticheat status are now properly displayed when joining a premium server through your friends list.
- Mail attachments now properly display full item information.

GAMEPLAY
- Fixed an issue with the Depot selection not updating properly if scrolled too quickly.
- XP is no longer capped at 3000 for Siege games.
- The Exploding Tomahawk will now properly deal damage when detonated on a ceiling.
- Fixed an issue in which the selected Loadout would sometimes not save when relogging.
- The Scorpion Tank will no longer be destroyed when walking into an empty hardsuit.
- Fixed an exploit that could allow players to change the colors of enemy decoy names.
- The Hardsuit HRV Decoy now appears identical to an empty hardsuit when using the Hardsuit HRV Ping.

GRAPHICS
- MMRS has recalled their defective BPFA stocks, replacing them with an updated version that magazines will properly attach to.
- Killing players with the katana or railgun will no longer show blood when Gore is set to None.
- Fixed animation issues with pistols that have barrel mod parts attached.

Evacuation Update and Map are Live!
Added:
- Added new map: Evac
- Added new Hero: Lilith – A Hardsuit Pilot that comes equipped with a Tactical SMG, Revolver, A36 Brimstone Airstrike, Hardsuit Battle Mode, and 3 grenades! Available for direct purchase!
- Added new Primary Receiver: Anti-Materiel Rifle – A very powerful sniper rifle with a long scope time. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Secondary Receiver: Breach Loaded Pistol – A unique weapon that fires an explosive charge that can stick to enemies! Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Depot Item: Katana – A deadly sword with a charging lunge attack that can go through multiple targets. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Tactical Item: Firewall Breach Kit – A kit that makes hacking much easier, decreases entry time into enemy hardsuits, and boosts your HRV abilities. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Gear Items: Protection Gear – Patches that provide a passive resistance to a specific damage type. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Gear Item: Exploding Tomahawk – A tomahawk that can be thrown and remotely exploded. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added new Helmet: Prex Chemical/Hazmat Respirator – A helmet that provides a passive resistance to explosive damage. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added two new Scopes: EMI Fused Image-IR and EMI Cypher IR – Infared scopes with 4x and 3x zoom, respectively. Available for GP and Zen!
- Added premium servers to the game available with a large variety of mutator options (now including disabling elemental ammo) and ability to choose map and gametype.
They also contain a ban list and can be marked private with an "invite only" list for certain players and clans.
They are created in the private match create menu after purchasing a premium match token.
Existing premium servers are edited by selecting in the server browser and clicking the "Manage" button.
They can be renewed this way or have more time added to them. Expired servers also show up in the server browser.
They can be deleted or renewed.
- Added "Spectate Through Death" option in Settings -> Game that allows you continue spectating a player after they die.
- Added "Spawn Effects" option in Settings -> Game that allows you to enable/disable the visual effects from spawning.
- Added "ADS Fix" experimental option in Settings -> Control aimed at trying to resolve the issue of firing only one round when holding down the fire button after sprinting. Please give us feedback on whether or not having this option Enabled resolves any issues that you have had.

Fixes:
- Fixed issue that would cause the sprint animation to occur while walking at normal speed.
- Fixed issues on multiple levels that prevented players from being shot in certain areas.
- Steam wallet and achievement functionality has been restored.
- Fixed issues around sprinting, weapon-switching and landing that caused the Bolt-Action Rifle to lose functionality.
- Creating a custom match no longer results in receiving an incorrect failure message.
- Warlord and Rival text no longer overlaps.
- Fixed an issue that disabled a hardsuit's weapons when using HRV ping with HRV toggle disabled.
- Fixed an issue that caused inconsistent server browser pings (including 0ms) to show up in some cases.
- Clan invites received while in a match should be acceptable now.
- Cancelling a tweet should no longer generate an error dialog box.
- Hero gear is now re-equipable after you switch away from it.
- Fixed an issue where the UI for 4th gear slot for some Heroes would break.
- Fixed some gear items not appearing in the correct spots for Heroes.
- Fixed an issue where the mouse cursor would disappear when collecting GP from the mail.
- Fixed an issue where free items would not display in inventory lists.

Changed:
- LMG Recon is now available for direct purchase.
- The 100 CP bonus for re-enabling the scorpion tank can only be collected every 25 seconds.
- Quick Join now only joins official servers. It now ignores the server browser filters for hiding personal or official servers.

[Jester_612]

Blacklight: Retribution – Free to Play FPS | Blacklight Patch Notes – 10/23/12
Additions:
- Added a Practice mode against rudimentary bots on HeloDeck, accessible from the main menu.
- Added a button to select your default loadout in the customization menu.
- Added the ability to customize the gear loadout (except tactical) on all heroes. Play with the gear items you want!
- Added a filter in the server browser to hide official servers.
- Hardsuit battle mode now shows a progress bar while its active.
- Revive syringe now shows when player already has been given a syringe via color and size change.
- Added toxic damage icon for players that are affected by heal injector poison.
- Added five more levels, bringing the level cap to 40!
- Added a region selection for private matches.
- Added the ability to send inactive items to other players via mail.
- Added additional functionality to the Featured Item UI, including player-controlled navigation between items.
- Added pricing information to tooltips for purchasable items.
- Added additional dialog text to warn when players are attempting to trash permanent items.
- Added audio option for forcing default voices, overriding the voice packs players have equipped.
- Added orange working dialog widgets when taking items from mail.
- Added a new account settings option for turning off the profanity filter.
- Added Twitter UI and account settings. Users can save their Twitter credentials (password is NOT stored), and set the game up to automatically tweet certain game/match milestones.
- Added account settings to auto decline friend, clan, and party invitations.
- Added name predictions in the Mail tab based off of Friends and Clan members.
- Added clan leadership transfers. Clan leaders may select any officer and promote them to clan leader.
- Server browser now displays mutators for selected games in the right side panel and in the tooltip.
- Added dry fires to all guns that were missing them.
- Added taunts to the dialog manager (Does not include default voices).
- Added new indoor/outdoor states for dynamic mixing and ducking.
- Added wet/dry footstep switch state.
- Added a new video setting for disabling/enabling weather FX.

Changes:
- HRV toggle animation is no longer skipped/cancelled by using sprint. There is now a "sprinting" HRV toggle animation that is used instead.
- HRV toggle off option now will turn HRV off if releasing the HRV key in the middle of the "turn on" animation.
- Increased Toxic grenade time by 2.5 seconds.
- Jumping in the middle of an animation to heal yourself with the repair tool will now cancel the heal.
- Several rendering optimizations should improve performance especially on low end machines.
- Quick join now uses the server browser filter for gametype filter as well as hiding official and/or personal servers.
- You can no longer switch weapons while doing a stationary taunt.
- You can no longer perform a gun melee while doing a stationary taunt.
- The "Select" prompt for weapon depots is no longer localized from the "Jump" keybind. It is instead just spacebar.
- Localization files are no longer present in clients.

Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the incorrect number of gear slots would appear based on the chest armor that you have equipped.
- Fixed an exploit that allowed for 2 Frag Grenades to be equipped.
- Instead of displaying an error dialog when renewing items with an invalid currency, the expired item dialog now stops itself from closing.
- Playlist in server browser now properly displays all game modes and maps. It also properly displays if the map or gametype rotation is random or repeat.
- HRV ping no longer remains active indefinitely once used in a scorpion tank.
- Opposite team capture points will now show up on the bottom of the HUD throughout the match.
- Selecting view last match in intermission no longer stops the timer at the top.
- Hardsuits with special camo no longer revert to default after the burn effects from a flamethrower go away.
- Players can no longer accept revives during Siege's round end and break their game state.
- Players no longer get stuck when jumping right as they run into the base of a ladder.
- Repair gun now gives kill/death credit when used to kill a player.
- Kill streak notification text no longer sticks at Siege round end.
- Split up the error messages for joining a game at an "invalid time". It now tells the player if the game is transitioning from intermission to game, or if the match is almost over, or if the match has ended.
- The kill string for the Machete should now display in the combat log correctly.
- The game now correctly changes resolutions while in fullscreen mode in DirectX11.
- The main menu tutorial is no longer skipped on the first login.
- Summoned hardsuits should no longer land in midair in Vortex.
- Fixed a location where you could get outside the level in Vortex.
- Fixed TSMG ammo count.
- Player join/left messages no longer show up for spectators.
- Screendoor fade no longer resets itself between matches.
- Fixed main menu flow to ensure tutorials (when enabled) never get blocked by dialog boxes.
- Fixed the store UI tutorial flow to ensure the first tutorial doesn't get blocked.
- Fixed a transition related cleanup issue that occurred when progressing from the store to the main menu.
- Expired item dialog now intelligently picks item prices based on what prices are valid.
- Expired item dialog now prevents players from renewing locked items with GP.
- Expired item dialog now prevents loadout validation from occurring when error dialogs occur while renewing/trashing items.
- Fixed rounding bug on weapon damage displayed in customization.
- Fixed TSMG Pickup muzzle missing.
- Fixed sound FX for barricade getting hit with projectiles.
- Fixed AV rocket launcher clearing railings.
- Repair gun now hurts an empty scorpion tank if you're on the defense team.
- Repair gun now correctly heals the empty scorpion tank if you're on escort team.
- Hardsuits and the scorpion tank will no longer die if their driver leaves the game.
- Non-global chats should now save a uniform number of messages between travels.
- Admin alerts should once again show up in chat logs even while in game.
- The correct chat tab is highlighted after closing the social menu.
- Turned down audio for Explosive ammo effect.
- Replaced audio for the hardsuit taunt.
- Fixed audio for 3rd person Combat Rifle.
- Fixed audio for 3rd person LMG.
- Fixed audio for 3rd person SAR-k reload.
- Fixed audio for 1st and 3rd person SAR-k Drum magazine reload.
- Fixed audio for the ammunition box.
- Fixed audio for the respawn beacon.
- Fixed some sounds that were not playing in Deadlock and Seaport.
- Fixed HRV audio being heard twice.
- Fixed an assortment of 1st and 3rd person animation audio.
- Tweaked the ADS, Sprint, and Run audio mixing states.
- Cleaned up and added new ambient audio to Siege.
- Overall audio optimization.

Known Issues:
* Attempting to create a Private Match will give a "Failed to create private match" error. The match will still be created, though, and can be accessed through the server browser.
* Entering ADS and firing at the exact same time as you come out of a sprint can cause automatic weapons to “jam” and only fire one bullet.
* Enabling Force Default Audio will mute non-default audio packs.
* Turrets will continue firing even if their target breaks line of sight (i.e. by ducking behind a wall).
* Picking up a throwing knife while simultaneously throwing your last one can break the knives’ functionality.
* If the scorpion tank is disabled while you are spectating it, your camera will get thrown outside the level.
* Shooting an airstrike beacon at a disabled scorpion tank can cause the air strike to fail.
* Clicking View Last Match as a spectator shows the winning team on both sides of the scoreboard.
* An incorrect Favorite Depot item is displayed in the stats if the most-used item is the turret or hardsuit.
* Kills earned while in a hardsuit are not properly displaying in the stats.
* You cannot accept a clan invitation while playing a match.
* The name of the default Burstfire Rifle is incorrect.
* Moving against a hardsuit on an elevator in Vortex can cause multiple issues.
* An incorrect "Disconnected for being AFK" can appear when manually leaving a match.
* The Loadout hotkeys do not properly function for new characters in Training.
* Pressing Escape and Tab at the same time can break the UI.
* Twitter messages are improperly formatted when sent from Practice or Training.
* Armor camo displays the tooltip for weapon camo in the Stats Information window.

Patch Notes Ver. 0981.RC1
Added:
- New game mode: Siege
- – - The Escort team leads a Scorpion Tank across the level. They have 3 minutes to reach and open each gate to allow the Scorpion Tank to advance further. Each time a gate is opened, the timer is reset to 3 minutes. If the tank reaches the end, the Escort team receives one point.
- – - The Defending team tries to prevent the Scorpion Tank from reaching the end of the level. If they do so successfully, no points are awarded to the Escort team.
- – - At the end of a round, the teams switch sides. After two rounds, the game ends.
- New map: Nuken (Siege only)
- New primary receiver: LMG-R
- New tactical gear: Respawn Beacon
- New hero: Deacon – T. Halsey

Fixed:
- An issue where manually exiting HRV would cause the HRV meter to drain and prevent you from entering ADS
- Spectators being stuck in transition from intermission to pre-game

Patch Notes [8/2]
Fixed:
- Resolved admin privilege issues where items/GP/XP would not update until relogging.
- Quick Join will no longer timeout and send you back to the server browser.
- Recoil values will no longer persist for the next shot after having died while firing.
- Fixed Flamethrower igniter flame from disappearing after using HRV.
- Hardsuit Battle Mode UI now shows up when any agent with the Battle Mode tactical item enters the hardsuit.
- Fixed a couple rare crashes that occur at end of round.
- Weapon crosshair color will now always persist through switching weapons.
- "+ Crowbar" will now appear in the combat log for crowbar kills.
- The Send Mail button in Find Player, Clan, and Friend lists now function.
- Killstreaks will now be recorded correctly in cases where the player did not die to end their killstreak.
- Clan invitations will no longer be automatically accepted during map transitions.


Added:
- Ability to form a party. When the party leader joins a game, all party members will be prompted to enter the game.
- Clan officer promotions. Clan officers have the ability to invite and kick players from the clan.
- The main menu now contains buttons for accessing the Social Menu, Mail, and Inventory menus.
- An opt-in only Help channel! Type "/join Help" to join.
- Notifications when either team gets close to winning.
- Featured Item now displays scrolling descriptive text and tooltips.
- Re-added the 'Close' button for bypassing the expired item dialog.

Changed:
- Inventory cap increased to 800.
- Enhanced chat spam prevention.
- Shotgun hit detection has been improved.
- Datanodes now appear in the inventory list and can be trashed.
- KOTH points now have a 30 second inactive time before they can begin to be captured.
- Private matches no longer have a votekick option. Instead, the match creator has a kick button that does not require a vote.
- Private matches now have a ready button in the pregame lobby that requires all players to hit before the match will begin.
- The closest region will be selected by default upon running the game for the first time.
- Teams are now clan sorted in private matches.
- Hardsuit Battle Mode now lasts for 10 seconds instead of 5.
- Hardsuit Battle Mode cooldown now lasts for 40 seconds instead of 30.
- Hardsuit Battle Mode protects the pilot from flamethrowers while active.
- Hardsuit Battle Mode reduces damage by 50% while active.
- Hardsuit HRV Ping now activates twice as fast.
- Post-match inventory item updates now appear in the 'Spoils of War' section of the after action report.
- Clicking the inventory count widget now opens the inventory menu.
- In-game taunt selection now disallows the use of taunts not in the current loadout.
- The Filters menu in the server browser now more clearly shows when filters are turned on.
- Rebalanced the Burstfire SMG, including increased hip fire accuracy.
- Increased velocity of Throwing Knives.
- Lowered the minimum and raised the maximum for possible Stamina based on players health and speed.
- Anti-vehicle Rocket Launcher now does 7500 damage to hardsuits.
- Decreased total Railgun ammo to 5 and increased accuracy penalties for moving and jumping.
- Increased accuracy penalty for jumping while in ADS.
- Non-renewable items now appear in the expired item dialog. 'Trash' is the only selectable option for these

[mecha.]

Really wanna come back and play this, been a long time. But End Game is just around the corner

[Jester_612]

I play both, so I know that. What bothers me about BL:R is leveling, and the best way to do that now is with Onslaught-Hard (PvE mode, like CoD zombie Horde thing). I know all about it and don't need cheep tricks to get it done, so if you need a buddy, I've done it several times.