Patch 1.4 - Gunslinger

Patch 1.4 brings along the 4th DLC - Gunslinger and went live March 11, 2014.

DLC FEATURES

• New Cinemas and Storyline
  • 3 New Mission Lines
    • With their Von Bach missing and presumed dead, and the company in disarray, three executives scramble to hold Von Bach Industries together.
• 9 new Co-op Arenas
  • Arena: 101 Keys Docks
  • Arena: Ridgecrest Mines
  • Arena: Dy'Dekuso's Chamber
  • Arena: The Observatory
  • Arena: Dark Matter Bunker
  • Arena: Arkfall Wreckage
  • Arena: Berk Academy
  • Arena: Kent Docks
  • Arena: Matron's Nest

• 9 new VBI Weapons
• 2 Unique Epic Weapons
  • El Guapo – "A plethora of bullets"
  • El Presidente – "Hail to the Chief"
• New Event Scoring – Event scoring now provides rewards based on earned score.
  • Arkfalls
  • Incursions
  • Co-op Maps
  • Sieges
  • Arkbreaks
  • Conflict Sites

Outfits:

• Gunslinger
• The General
• The Adversary
• The Jester
• Paladin
• The Colonel

Headgear:

• White Hat
• Old Faithful
• Black Hat
• Colonel's Hat
• The General

Lockbox:

• Von Bach Gunslinger Cache

Store Items:

• Legendary Weapon Kit
• Gunslinger Outfits
• 7th Legion Outfits

GAME UPDATE

GENERAL

• Thorn Liro Arenas can now be played cooperatively with up to 4 players.
• Fixed potential crash leaving an instance when a group member leaves early.
• Removed from the MAIN MAP the following icons, Battleground, Shadow War, Co-op
  • The NPCs are still in their respective locations, and UI access remains the same
• Updated logic for stacked map icons near fast travel points. More icon types will now stack like merchants.
• Mod vendors now have useful names.
• Fixed many issues related to server lag caused by characters loading.
• Contracts which require a certain DLC will now say so if you lack the DLC.

CHAT SYSTEM

• Added support for private chat.
  • When you are in private chat the quick menu will have a leave private chat option now.
  • You can only be in one private chat at a time now.
  • There is a private chat text channel and you can filter on private chat.

ITEMS

• Increased drop rate of outfits from the 7th Legion supply kits.
• Lockbox items purchased with reputation are now tradable.
• Removed Echelon Rep requirement from EGO Evolution I.
• Fixed an issue where players would not be credited for kills from infector bugs or from explosive barrels.
• Fixed a small issue with one of the Biohazard headgears.

VARIOUS FIXES

• Real fix for clan rename - for realsies.
• Removed ground loot drops from certain arkfall bosses.
• Removed mutants from inside the walls near Checkpoint Delta. It was cruel to leave them in there.
• The Volge Violence pursuit no longer increments at non-Volge Sieges.
• Other activities in the same area as a siege are now properly restored if the siege shuts down due to lack of player participation.
• Various fixes for random number generator acting inappropriately.

Changes based on Alpha Testing

• Fixing Tracking Treachery Mission Bug.
• Raizur's arenas should now show everyone the cinematic intro.
• Raizur's mission "Pulse Pounding Action" lets you know where to go, and can now be completed by groups without conflicts.
• Zor now has more HP and slightly more damage.
• Fix for disappearing Zor when going between the doors.
• Fixed very low point rewards from arenas.
• Matron's Nest Arena now ends after killing the Matron as opposed to, say, after killing its first skitterling… for example.
• Hellbugs now give multiplier action in the Matron Arena.
• Matron Arena may now be restarted properly.
• Updated scoring on the Docks, Academy, and Matron Arenas.
• Toxic Hellbugs can now be completed by even more people!
• Docks Arena – No more ninja vanishes when fighting some Mutants.
• Should get points for using the Gulanite shards.
• Fixed a Gulanite shard not spawning hellbugs properly in the Academy Arena.
• Restarting the Docks arena will now restore your ammo and abilities.
• Defiance mission replay now has score screen.
• Fixed incursions not giving points in certain locations during the siege wave.
• Removed extra quest locator found during the last part of "Gunslinger Trials: Pulse Pounding Action".
• "Try again" in "Berk Academy" arena now works correctly.
• Fix for missing score in Overpass Arena – Arkfall Wreckage.
• Adjusted reward tiers for Volge sieges.
• Fixed issue where Berk Academy Arena could not progress.
• Fixed issue with Angel Island Arena not ending and firing off Psycho Pete EGO calls.

Unannounced Changes found by Community

• New Echelon contracts
• Other conflict sites now as dailies
• Keycodes cost scrip again

• 1 keycode will now cost 1.000 Ark Salvage and 500 scrip

• Cost for adding Mod slots increased
• New 7th legion contracts
• Raiders are smarter now
• Gunslinger Trials Cache can be bought with VBI Rep at the VBI vendor after completing the story line
• Extracting in Arenas (Thorn Liro and Gunslinger) will end in no rewards
• Taken from official Patch notes: Lockbox items purchased with reputation are now tradable. -Excluding (7th) blades!