Winter Bash Update on PTS

Destromathe has posted notes on an update to the PTS server, changes that are being worked on before they go to live servers.

Keep in mind these notes are not final, and are subject to change.

Source: http://forums.defiance.com/showthread.php?231590-Winter-Bash-Update-to-PTS 

PvP Changes

Many PvP multipliers have been adjusted to make PvP more engaging for all players!

• All Damage in PvP is now reduced by 65%
• Base Crit Multiplier in PvP is now increased to 3.5x (1x outside PvP)
• While in PvP, each Armor plate reduces damage by 2% (10% outside PvP)
• All players will always scale to 6000 ego in PvP
• All vehicles now scale to 6000 ego
• XP rewarded for PvP has been increased
• Rewards for PvP have been increased
• New rewards have been added to the possible rewards: arkforge, keys and scrip

Quality of Life Improvements

• Chip Pullers are now listed in the Character Stats screen
• Changed the clan members list to have multiple pages that can be sorted through, making it much easier to locate a member
• Added information about Online/Offline status to the clan members list, and allowed it to be sorted by online status
• Players who are disconnected from a co-op or expedition match now have 5 minutes to reconnect to the same match. The QuickMatch option will now automatically look for matches that you have been disconnected from and will return you to that match to continue
• Updated text for the Cyber Rig menu options
• Colors for the self-revive meter have been adjusted
• Enabled mouse/keyboard functionality in the Retrieve Mods section of the Salvage Matrix
• Various store UI layout fixes

Expeditions

• Expedition timers have been removed. Instead, your expedition progress will reset on a weekly timer (resets during the normal weekly contract reset). Failing or Extracting from an expedition will still cause progress to reset
• The Cyber Rig Vendor in Alcatraz now sells epic tier keystone chips

PC Only Changes

• Proxy memory adjustment for PC only – Increased the maximum amount of memory that players can dedicate to graphic performance. This can be found in the graphic settings menu
• Screenshot keybinding added for PC-only, ALT + F12 -> My Pictures\Defiance

Bug Fixes

• Bugs spawned from hatchling grenades now do damage appropriate to the EGO of the character that threw them. This affects both PCs and NPCs
• Fixed a known issue with clan lists causing crashes on the consoles
• Colors for the tiers in the breakdown settings of the Gameplay Settings menu have been corrected
• Fix for the minimap disappearing in arkbreaks
• Fix for the wwwwwwwwwwww text strings that were appearing in deathmatch pvp leaderboards
• Fixed a glitch with the Store UI triggered by minimizing/maximizing the client on PC