DCUO Game Update 40 Now On Test Server 15th August 2014

Gadgets Power Revisions!

With Game Update 40, we have made improvements to Gadgets! The Gadgets power set now has new damage mechanic improvements that ensures Gadgets has the same damage potential as Weapon Mastery, combo powers (Light/Celestial/Rage), DoT Powers (Nature/Electricity), channel and cast powers (Fire), and Pet powers (Sorcery/Earth).

Gadgets users can now use a number of new mechanics centered around "Advanced Interactions" to cause superior damage output. Specific changes are outlined in the notes below.

Rare Style Vendor Update!

With Game Update 40 we have added new items (existing styles) to the Rare Style Vendor. All of these items will cost 70 Marks of Fury. The Rare Style Vendor, Vending Unit 22, is located in the player's Headquarters. Please see the notes below for a full list of items added.

Weapon Mastery Style Selection!

Players may now select appearance styles for Weapon Mastery combo weapons!

Players have always been able to choose the appearance of their primary weapon through the Style UI. With this new feature, players will also be able to choose the appearance of their Weapon Mastery combo weapons through the Style UI. When the player accesses the Style UI with a primary weapon equipped for which they have unlocked Weapon Mastery, he or she will see two additional appearance categories in the list for the two related combo weapon types. The combinations are unique per primary weapon, meaning that Brawling into Two-Hand can be different from Shield into Two-Hand. By setting the Mastery Weapon style option, you are not setting your actual style for the primary weapon nor are they shared between the combos. With this change, primary weapon styles will persist as well.

New Mainframe Boost!

With GU40 we are adding a new Boost column to the Base Mainframe. This means new upgrades to all of our Sidekicks, Back-Up, Orbital Strikes, Supply Drops, and Tactical Mods at a price of 15625 Marks of Triumph.

Note: Boost III does not require a new Generator Cell level. It will use the same level that powers Boost II.

Prestige Messaging Improvements

Players in a League will now be able to access a Prestige Report from the control panel in their personal bases to find out how much Prestige is being generated by that base for their League. Simply select that option and view the report in the text field at the top of the menu! Prestige is earned from decorations and amenities per base so players will have to visiteach of the bases they own once per week to collect that amount. Prestige earned by mainframe upgrades, generator mods, and power level are shared by all bases and will be collected only with the first base you visit that week.

DCUO - Game Update 39 League Halls - Test Server 9th July

Game update 39 (GU39) is now on the PC test server the main additions include league halls, Fire improvements and Wonder Girl to use in legends.

Are you ready for league halls? check out all the changes and additions below


League Halls & League Improvements!

Leagues are receiving a significant number of updates to improve their functionality and add collective advancement! We are introducing League Halls, Statuaries and much more! See the Leagues section in the notes below for full details!

Fire Improvements!

With Game Update 39, we have made improvements to Fire. Fire now has new damage mechanic improvements that now ensures Fire has the same damage potential as Weapon Mastery, combo powers (Light/Celestial/Rage), DoT Powers (Nature/Electricity) and Pet powers (Sorcery/Earth).

Fire users can now use a number of new mechanics centered around "Channels and Casts" to cause superior damage output. Specific changes are outlined in the notes below.

New Legends Available!
Wonder Girl

Time to deliver some Amazon justice! Enter the Legends PvP arena as Wonder Girl and shock the competition with your Lasso of Lightning! Now available on the Marketplace AND Legends Exobyte Data Vendor in your HQ.
•Members may purchase this item in game for 100 Marks of Legend on a per character basis.
•Members and non-members may purchase this item in the Marketplace.
•The Marketplace version of this item is redeemable for every character on the account, and it is not tradeable.

Leagues

·League Halls Overview

oLeague Halls are at the heart of this game update. They serve as a meeting place, trophy room, shared canvas, and source of power all rolled into one. Many of the new League features require a League Hall to access. In fact, there is no way to spend Prestige without a League Hall short of the act of creating the League Hall.

oLeague Halls are also a major location for content in DLC11, with instances taking place in your own League Hall! If no one in the group has a League Hall, you'll simply be taken to a randomly selected League Hall owned by another League.

§Creation

§League Halls may be created at consoles located in each wing of the Watchtower and Hall of Doom. Doing so requires both the "Can Spend Prestige" and "League Hall Admin" permissions.

§The first option the UI presents is Environment. While many Environments are planned for the future, the first available Environment to be released with GU39 is Lunar. Hence, all League Halls will initially be built on the Moon.

§The second option is Terrain. This represents a choice of landscape to build your League Hall in and affects your view from the Observation Room. The current options are: Sea (i.e. Mare, for you Moon buffs out there) and Crater.

§The final option is the specific location to select, given the previous selections. Each location has a Prestige cost for both the initial League Hall creation, as well as relocating the League Hall to that location.

§Sea Locations:

§Sea of Clouds

§Sea of Crises

§Sea of Islands

§Sea of Serenity

§Sea of Showers

§Sea of Tranquility

§Crater Locations:

§Copernicus Crater

§Grimaldi Crater

§Kepler Crater

§Plato Crater

§Stevinus Crater

§Tycho Crater

§Access

§League Halls may be reached in one of two ways:

§Teleporters located in each wing of the Watchtower and Hall of Doom

§Teleporter Amenities within personal bases, assuming you have one of the Generator Mods that add League Halls as a destination

§Features

§The League Hall comes with many built-in features. Only Statuaries must be unlocked to use at all.

§Statuaries - Statues of League members based on selected rankings

§Power Core - Powers Proficiencies, bonuses that apply to the entire league

§League Bank - Bank space shared by the entire League

§Donation Box - Allows you to exchange items for Prestige

§Mailbox

§R&D Station

§Sparring Targets (of which many are spread out to individual locations, but there are also two groups of three clustered together)

§Awesome view of the Earth from the moon

DCUO - More Info On Generators - GU38

More info on generators that are coming in game update 38 its currently on test server

there will be three versions of the stat mods

V .1 (Drops from trash mobs and open world)
V .2 (bought with marks from vendors and drop from bosses in solos and duos)
V .3 (drops from bosses in alerts and raids)

theres also tier versions of each of these which start from 3 these are for everyone with a generator so they maybe drops from t1-3 then 4s are t4 5s are t5 and 6s are t6 below is all the different types

V3.1 V3.2 V3.3 Everyone with a generator
V4.1 V4.2 V4.3 T4 content will need cr rating
V5.1 V5.2 V5.3 T5 content will need cr rating
V6.1 V6.2 V6.3 T6 content will need cr rating

These mods will add to your stats for example +25 precision or +50 restoration 

DCUO Game Update 21

Game update 21 availaible now on the pc test server it will also contain the winter event (Christmas) when GU21 goes on to the PS3 and PC live servers which hopefully will be next week.

This was posted by Mepps on the PS3 forum
"Just as an FYI, the winter event will be coming in GU 21 as well. It is last year's event improved with a new boss fight and items".

NEW WINTER EVENT FEATS ASWELL
Fried Okaaran: Defeat Larfleeze after overloading the Orange Power Battery in the Secret Research Facility

Slashing Through the Snow: Complete the Secret Research Facility Winter Holiday event in 7 minuts or less

Season's Beatings: Transport 20 Shielded Orange Lantern Constructs to Energy Emitters in the Secret Research Facility

Top of the World: Collect all styles in the North Pole set

Ever Present: Collect the Joyous Present Hat, Jolly Present Hat, and Merry Present Hat styles

New Legends PvP & Arena PvP Map!

Legendary members and owners of DLC “Hand of Fate” will now be able to play the Inner Sanctum in Arena PvP and Legends PvP. 

Introducing Auto Loot!
Players no longer need to gather their own loot if they have space in their inventory. All loot, including but not limited to Exobits, Collections, Research and Development items, Mission drops, and Boss drops is now auto-magically gathered for you when it drops. If your inventory is full you will receive a message that you must clear space in your inventory to receive your loot.

Combat Rating Requirement for Boss Loot
All Tier 2 through Tier 4 Challenges, Duos, Alerts, and Raids now only award tiered loot drops to players that meet the Combat Rating requirement.  Players who do not meet the minimum Combat Rating will still earn Marks of Triumph, Marks of War, and Cash when appropriate, but will not be eligible to roll on gear.

PC Test Only:   Marketplace Legends Hal Jordan and Sinestro are available on the PC Test vendor.

Alerts:

• Arkham Asylum
  • Poison Ivy will no longer lose the will to fight.
  • The final encounter with Mister Freeze, Poison Ivy, and the Scarecrow will now award appropriately tiered Research and Development Plans, and Components.
• League of Assassins: Ra's al Ghul will now award appropriately tiered Research and Development Plans and Components.
• Stryker’s Island Penitentiary: The final encounter with Gorilla Grodd will now award appropriately tiered Research and Development Plans and Components.

Challenges:

• Old Gotham Subway: Bosses in this challenge now have a chance to drop Tier 2 Research and Development plans.

General:

• Tier 3 alerts now have a random daily bonus.  Players who complete the daily tier 3 alert will receive a bonus 50 Marks of Triumph.
• The Booster Gold exploration terminals will no longer cause players to become stuck in an endless cut-scene.

Items:

• The Mark of Legend x 5 box will now award the five Marks of Legend directly to the players currency, instead of awarding five individual Mark of Legend items in the inventory.

Missions:

• Queen of Lies: The Trident of Poseidon will now ground players attempting to escape its grasp.
• Lair of the Spectre: While in Spectre form, ranged attacks will work properly.

PvP:

• Headquarters Assault:  The match timer will no longer count down during the opening cut scene.

Raids:

• The Chasm: Superman and Lex Luthor should be better travel companions after defeating the Sunstone Herald.
• The Chasm: Krypto’s Freeze Breath encasement no longer gives you hope of an early escape.

Style:

• Checkmate Informant: The chest piece no longer causes visual issues when equipped with certain weapon types.
• Kabuki Mask:  This style no longer causes a visual issue when worn by female characters.

UI:

• Character Select:  Player selected backgrounds should now persist when creating a new character or re-launching the game.
• Once More With Rockets: Radical Rocket Randy’s attacks now appear correctly in the Combat Log.
• Style:  The Save and Reset buttons now function properly.