• Steam - ~ 6-9 GB
• GOG - 1.1 GB
• Xbox - 16.54 GB
• PS4 - 16.84 GB

Patch Notes^Source

Patch 1.1 for Cyberpunk 2077 is now available on PC, consoles and Stadia!
In this update we focused on various stability improvements, which you can find outlined in the patch notes below. We will continue this work in patch 1.2 and other upcoming updates. At the same time we will keep fixing the bugs you encounter and listening to your feedback on how to improve the overall game experience.
Stability
Various stability improvements including:

• Memory usage improvements in various systems within the game: characters, interactions, navigation, in-game videos (news, tv, etc.), foliage, laser effects, minimap, devices, AI, street traffic, environmental damage system, GPU-related, and more.
• Various crash fixes (related to, among others, loading saves, game opening/closing and Point of No Return).

Quests/Open World

• Fixed an issue where calls from Delamain would end immediately and seem like they cannot be picked up in Epistrophy.
• Fixed an issue where players would not receive calls from Delamain when approaching relevant vehicles in Epistrophy.
• Fixed an issue where the objective could get stuck on "Answer the call from Mr. Hands" in M'ap Tann Pèlen.
• Fixed an issue where Judy could teleport underground in Pyramid Song.
• Fixed an issue where it would be impossible to talk to Zen Master in Poem of The Atoms.
• Fixed an issue where Takemura wouldn't call in Down on the Street.
• Fixed an issue where Jackie could disappear in The Pickup.
• Fixed an issue where it could be impossible to get out of the car in The Beast in Me: The Big Race.
• Fixed an issue where players could stop receiving calls and messages after moving too far away from A Day In The Life area.
• Fixed an issue where opening the package wouldn't update Space Oddity.
• Retro-fixed the saves affected by a rare issue where speaking to Judy in Automatic Love would be impossible due to an invisible wall. The underlying issue is under investigation.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from collecting the reward in Gig: Freedom of the Press. The quest will auto-complete for those who could not collect the reward previously, and the reward will be provided automatically.
• Fixed an issue where Delamain would remain silent throughout Epistrophy if the player initially refused to help him.

UI

• Fixed an issue where prompt for exiting braindance could be missing.
• Removed an invalid item from loot.

Visual

• Fixed an issue where a grenade's trajectory could be displayed in photo mode.
• Fixed particles' hue appearing pink when viewed close up.
• Fixed cars spawning incorrectly in Reported Crime: Welcome to Night City.

Achievements

• Fixed an issue where completing one of theassaults in progress in Santo Domingo would sometimes not contribute towards progression for The Jungle achievement, preventing its completion.

Miscellaneous

• Addressed the issue responsible for saves getting oversized (related to the modifier indicating if the item is crafted), and trimmed the excess size from already existing saves (note: this won’t fix PC save files corrupted before 1.06 update).
• Fixed an issue where input could stop registering upon opening the weapon wheel and performing an action.
• Fixed an issue where the "Continue" button in the Main Menu could load an end game save.

PlayStation-specific

• Performance optimization of crowds on PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 5.
• Various crash fixes on PlayStation 4.

Xbox-specific

• Improved memory usage for character creation, mirrors, scanning, camera remote control, menus (inventory, map) on Xbox One, Xbox One X and Xbox One S.

PC-specific

• It will now be possible to obtain achievements while in Steam offline mode. Note: Offline mode needs to be enabled before starting the game. This change does not work retroactively.
• Addressed the game startup crashes related to loading cache on NVIDIA graphics cards.

Stadia-specific

• Concert audio should no longer be inaudible in Never Fade Away.
• Fixed corrupted textures on several melee weapons.
• Tweaked default deadzone settings to be more responsive. Note: the change will not affect settings unless they’re set to default.

Instructions

1. Reply with your feedback and upvote comments that you agree with. I will compile a list of the best feedback for 2K. You can see the final list in this post or in our archive when the status says “COMPLETE”.
2. High-effort and easy-to-understand feedback is prioritized. For bug reports, screenshots/videos and instructions to recreate are required. For suggestions, provide thoughtful reasoning.
3. Specify which game mode your feedback is for and categorize it as a bug or suggestion.
4. To help with readability and voting, put one item per comment instead of an entire list. Please check the archive first to avoid repeating others.

Example 1:

Gameplay, Bug
Players have cheerleader animations while standing around. (Video)

Example 2:

MyTEAM, Suggestion
The difficulty sliders are not consistent across modes. The same difficulty on Domination vs. Challenges vs. TT Offline feels drastically different. A side-effect is that players cannot break even playing TT Offline in terms of MT spent on contracts vs. MT earned from playing.

Final List (Status: COMPLETE)

General

• Bug: Many stats the announcers talk about in-game or show up in overlays are wrong. (Picture: Ex. LeBron won his 4th Finals MVP last season, not 2nd)
• Bug: After a hotfix update around Christmas, many players on Xbox Series X are seeing a black diagonal line across their screen in at least MyTEAM and MyNBA modes. (Picture)

Play Now/Quick Play

• Bug: Repeating for visibility, these issues have made tournaments extremely complicated -- When setting up a Play Now With Friends quick game..
  • Only the host can choose teams. The invited player is stuck looking at the match options.
  • "Randomize" option disappears
  • The home/away team sometimes swaps after you start the game, so players are not controlling the teams they picked.
• Bug: Repeating for visibility -- When setting matchups and lineups before PNO games, the players list will sometimes shift around. Sometimes this lasts a few seconds, sometimes this never stops. (Video)
• Bug: Repeating for visibility -- When setting matchups before PNO games, the matchup you select often changes the one above it. (Video)
• Bug(?): Can't verify, but two people have reported that wins/losses from Play Now With Friends games are counting towards their online record.

Gameplay

• Suggestion: Tune the frequency of charges. The animation and foul call seems to trigger too frequently.

Art/Likeness

• Bug: Knicks 2021 City uniform shouldn't have an orange trim. (Pictures: Real-Life vs. Game)
• Suggestion: Repeating for visibility -- Some colors look unnatural. You can see the reds on the Cavs and yellows on the Lakers jersey and court are very washed out. (Pictures: Lakers 1, Lakers 2, Cavs)
• Suggestion: By default, the Lakers should always wear black accessories with the Mamba jerseys. Users have to edit this manually every time.
• Suggestion: Update the Lakers court for the 2020-21 season with a new star. (Picture)
• Suggestion: Update the bench wardrobe to match the 2020-21 season.
• Suggestion: Update the wardrobe for coaches since most no longer wear formal suits.
• Suggestion: Update team colors for the Atlanta Hawks, they no longer have neon in their palette.

MyPLAYER (Builds/Badges)

• Bug: Post-game recap badge progress bars have visual glitches that cause players to think they are not earning badge progress.
  • Scenario 1 (good/normal): Progress bar shows the original amount, animates the current game's progress being added, and ends with the new final amount.
  • Scenario 2 (bad): Progress bar skips the animation, immediately shows the new final amount, but the audio effect of the progress bar animation is still played.
  • Scenario 3 (bad): Progress bar in the post-game recap does not match the progress bar in the Badge Upgrades screen.
  • These scenarios can sometimes even happen at the same time, making things more confusing. (Video: Finishing/Shooting/Playmaking progress bars move normally, but Def/Reb progress bar skips the animation.)
• Bug: Some players get negative badge progress. This is not a visual glitch and players have to earn their way out of the negatives. (Picture)
• Bug: Some PS5 players are having their MyPLAYER Appearance reset if they use their console's Rest Mode.
• Suggestion: Allow players to save multiple face scans and switch between them with all the other faces under MyPLAYER Appearance.
• Suggestion: Display each save's overall rating on the MyCAREER main menu page. It's hard to distinguish between two save files that are the same build.

MyCAREER — NBA Career

• Bug: Many players are not getting any audio during team practices. Audio works fine everywhere else (NBA games, City, etc)
• Bug: Repeating for visibility -- Instant replays and Player of the Game are no longer triggering, even if enabled in the settings. Even the sponsored ones like Mobil 1 block never play.
• Bug: Some players are seeing the Minutes Played stat display the wrong number in any box score for NBA games they played in. (Picture)
• Bug: Scene Subtitles setting resets to "off" on PS5 every time after restarting the game.
• Suggestion: Allow players to pick jerseys and accessories for both teams once that ability is unlocked.
• Suggestion: Mark goals as completed during games, especially the "assist X player on a basket" goals.
• Suggestion: Once all endorsement incentives in a tier are completed, show "None Available" instead of "None Active".
• Suggestion: If you win a coach's challenge, you should get back the teammate grade you lost for the foul.

MyCAREER — City/Pro-Am/Rec

• Bug: Non-Garage Hoops courts in the City don't show shot feedback if you are shooting around by yourself.
• Suggestion: Make the AI in Rep have better tendencies on defense, it's too easy to green shots over them. Increasing the AI to 85 OVR was a good idea, but their playstyle seems to be the bigger issue.
• Suggestion: Allow players to earn Rep in Pro-Am, the mode lacks an incentive for players right now.
• 2K22: Instead of filling in Rec games with generic AI players, fill games in with AI NBA players. Doesn't have to be superstars, it can be below league average players.
• Bug (CURRENT-GEN): NBA Store in the Neighborhood often displays an error message. (Picture)
  • Workaround: Go to Swags and then go back to the NBA Store and it will work.

MyTEAM

• Bug(?): Add quick substitution options (starters, bench, 3pt, quick, etc) back in during gameplay.
• Suggestion: Repeating for visibility -- Holding Y/Triangle no longer makes your teammate cut to the basket for a lead pass. Possible to add this back? MyTeam players liked this to help complete Challenges.
• Suggestion: Show progress bars during games to reflect agendas and Evos that players are currently tracking.
• Suggestion: When editing a lineup, it would be nice to be able to click one button to start moving a card. Having to select the card and then scroll to the move option feels onerous and unnecessary when there are unused buttons in that menu.
• 2K22: Adapt the advanced minutes/rotations options from MyNBA where you have full control over when players are substituted in. This would be helpful with Dynamic Duos.

MyNBA

• 2K22: “Add Jersey” feature for players to download singular jersey designs without having to completely redesign the team.

So I've been reflecting on Stadia as a service while trying to sell my premiere kit on Kijiji(planning to get back on Stadia after CCwGTV support). I offered to explain a couple potential buyers how it works and how they can test for free with a pro trial before making the purchase. They were actually pretty impressed how it ran on their laptop pretty smoothly and with their own PS4 controllers.
Which brings me to this post. Do people not understand that this is legit the best thing to happen to gaming since online play? Sometimes I think we forget how far we've come as a society in terms of technology because we're living in it. If you told me 10-15 years ago that I had the flexibility of being able to play streamed next gen games on any potato laptop/phone with no input lag for a small monthly fee, I'd join in a heartbeat.
Yes the library sucks for now but its getting better everyday and always available as a neutral option even if you own next gen consoles. With services like Xbox Gamepass, its clear flexible cloud gaming is the future so why people are choosing to have an expensive middle man is something I don't understand. The only reason I can think of is for exclusives which is fair and will probably be a reason I buy one of these consoles eventually when theyre cheaper. But as a patient and casual gamer, I'm completely fine with Stadia for now and hope it sticks around.
The only criticism I have for Stadia is that there should be an option to download the game for life for offline play. It should be your responsibility as the owner of the game to ensure you have the hardware to run it if you want to play offline. If I pay $80 for a game like steampunk and theres a month I dont feel is worth paying Stadia for, I feel I should atleast have access to it offline. With that being said, this is a minor inconvenience I'm willing to put up with for fact that we live in an age where we can freakin stream next gen games on minimal hardware.
EDIT: So TIL that you don't actually need a Stadia Pro membership to actually play games you purchased before:

What happens to the games that I purchased if my Stadia Pro subscription or trial subscription ends?You'll still be able to access and play the games that you purchased when you no longer have an active Stadia Pro subscription. Note that non-subscribers can stream games only up to 1080p resolution and 60 FPS.

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Final Update: Now patched

UPDATE: Video out now https://youtu.be/10FfMrPJZ5A
There is an easier way to do the Elegy Sell Glitch without having to join someone else in a different targeting mode. This is good for Xbox if they don't have friends playing GTA at the time of doing this glitch. It can also be done on PS though.
Requirements:

• Arena Workshop with Bennys Mechanic
• Free Elegy in Arena
• RC Bandito
• Spawn location somewhere else than ’Last Location’ or ’Arena Workshop’

Steps:

1. Enter your workshop and stand in front of the Bandito. (Be ready to disconnect)
2. Press whatever button you use to modify it. Wait 3 seconds.
3. Disconnect, go back to GTA, accept the error alert then reconnect. (XBOX: Go to settings, network settings - go online/offline) (PS: if you prepared it then double tab to go to network settings)
4. Once you load in story mode start a new invite only.
5. Once loaded into online, go to your workshop.
6. Once inside, go to your elegy and modify it. You should notice that it does not go into the workshop.
7. Sell the vehicle and immediately after selling spam right d-pad (the one you use to modify the car) until you get a white loading circle in the bottom right. Then wait 10+ seconds.
8. After waiting, press A/Cross, you should hear the sound in the background of you modifying it.
9. Wait 10+ seconds.
10. For Xbox, press B then B again. For PS, Circle then Circle
11. Press A/Cross.
12. After a couple of seconds you should load in and have the money!

Notes:

• If you messed up with controls will have to restart GTA.
• Remember to wait for those seconds that I told you in this post. If you don't it will glitch out
• While this is harder to hit sometimes, you don't have to join someone else.
• Also the title is spelt wrong but I can't change it

If you keep joining into workshop try this: Set spawn location to last location. Run far away from Arena and go into creator. Go back into online and start from step 1

Source: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/49918
This week at Bungie, we prepare for next gen.
It’s been a while since we last spoke. I mean, it hasn’t been too long. We took a quick week off for holiday, but we’re back to the grind. There’s a bit to catch up on. Since the last TWAB, new Exotics have been discovered throughout Europa. Banshee has found new memories. The Deep Stone Crypt has been infiltrated. A dinosaur was sent into space.
Quite a few of you have been asking about raid statistics. It’s always fun seeing how many players took on the challenge for a completion during the first week. We dug through our databases and found some fun stats to share, and we’re happily surprised by how many of you completed your first ever Jacket Quest.
Day 1 Stats (Unique Raid Activity Clears)

Last Wish	Garden of Salvation	Deep Stone Crypt
4	551	29,814

Launch +10 Days Stats

Statistic	Last Wish	Garden of Salvation	Deep Stone Crypt
Unique Raid Activity Clears	3,555	33,152	258,049
Total Player Hours	2,185,983	2,807,504	7,156,651
Total Kills	338,667,495	446,461,881	1,100,488,566
Total Deaths	32,734,027	42,676,699	85,008,596

A final fun fact: Over 979,680 Guardians unlocked The Lament since the quest went live. That’s a LOT of sword damage.
Now that we’ve covered the time that’s passed, let’s get back to business.

Light Keepers – Charity Update!

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Earlier this week we kicked off our Game2Give Light Keepers charity initiative and, to no one’s surprise, the Destiny community has shown up in force. At the time of writing this TWAB, you’ve already raised above $450k, and we’re still in the first week! Our overall goal is to raise $2 Million, and we're well on our way.
We also announced our charity milestone rewards, one of which you’ve already unlocked. In case you missed it, say hello to the concept art of our upcoming Dawning 2020 Titan universal Ornament.
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If you’d like to chip in a few dollars for charity, head over this way to help out and donate. We have more Dawning concept art to share, and some lore readings from special guests once you break the $1 million donation mark!

• $250k – Dawning 2020 Titan universal ornament concept art
  
  • (You've already smashed this milestone)
• $500k – Dawning 2020 Warlock universal ornament concept art
  
• $750k – Dawning 2020 Hunter universal ornament concept art
  
• $1 million – Dawning 2020 Legendary Reward preview
  
• Every $100k after reaching $1 million – Guest lore reading
  

For the full schedule of featured streamers, head on over to the Game2Give website to learn more.

Return of the Banner

With the raid done and dusted, Lord Saladin is ready to get Guardians back into the Iron Banner. This will be the first Iron Banner to feature Stasis powers, so we’re all excited for what’s to come.
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For any New Lights out there, Iron Banner is a limited time 6v6 Crucible activity with Power-enabled combat. While artifact power is disabled, you’ll want to infuse and equip your most powerful gear before jumping in.
Similar to Control, there are three zones on the map for your team to capture. The more zones you hold, the more points you get when defeating Guardians. If your team is brave enough to capture all three zones, the opposing team will be locked out of capturing zones for a short duration. In other words, this is your time to shine while your enemies cower in fear.
To say it clearly, capping those zones is one of the most important things you can do. Stay close to your teammates, slay your enemies, and enjoy the spoils of victory!
Lord Saladin can be found in The Tower, offering Iron Banner bounties with pinnacle-powered rewards. If you’d like to adorn your Guardian in Iron Banner-themed loot, he’s got you covered. Two weapons from the first year of Destiny 2 have been reprised, now featuring random rolls! Additionally, the Iron Will armor set is making its return, updated to accept new combat mods.
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Iron Banner begins at 9 AM on December 8, running through 9 AM on December 15.
Truth be told, you’ll be downloading an update right before Iron Banner becomes available. You know what that means? It’s time for a patch note preview.

It's All in the Patch... Notes

December 8 can’t come soon enough. In just a few short days, next-generation enhancements will be coming to Destiny 2! In case you missed our next-gen article, here’s a quick refresher of the update coming next week:
Feature

Feature	Xbox Series X	PlayStation 5	Xbox Series S
Resolution	4K	4K	1080p
Framerate	60fps	60fps	60fps
120hz Crucible Support	Supported*	Supported*	Not Supported
Field of View Slider	Yes	Yes	Yes
Faster Load Times	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cross-Generation Play	Yes	Yes	Yes
Next-Generation Upgrade Free	Xbox Smart Delivery	Yes	Xbox Smart Delivery

For all details concerning our next gen enhancements, click here!
Destiny 2 Update 3.0.1 has quite a bit more under the hood. The team has been working on some bug fixes for issues found around launch, but we also have a few promises to keep. Let’s dig in.
Dungeons - Prophecy

• The Prophecy Dungeon will be returning to Destiny 2 on December 8, 2020.
  
  • This endgame activity is free to all players.
  • Powerful rewards may be earned from each checkpoint once per week.
  • Players may complete the dungeon once per week to obtain a pinnacle-powered reward.
  • Previously featured weapon and armor rewards are available once more.

Destiny Companion App – Bounties

• Beginning next week, players may acquire bounties from Destiny 2 vendors using the Destiny Companion App.
  
  • Bounties may only be acquired when players are Offline, In Orbit, or in The Tower.
• This will be introduced through a Companion App update, which is planned for December 8, 2020.
  
  • Stay tuned to @BungieHelp for more on this Companion App update.

New Light – Resolved Issues

• Fixed an issue with the New Light subclass quest where Ikora's waypoint was suppressed.
• Fixed an issue where veteran players with two characters of the same class were blocked from acquiring their subclasses.
• Fixed an issue where a step on the New Light pursuit was not granting experience.
• Fixed an issue where players who skip the Shotgun chest in the first mission did not receive Special ammo when the Shotgun was granted.

Monument to Lost Lights

• Fixed an issue where the waypoint on the Exotic Archive Vendor continues to flash for players who own all Exotics.

Collections

• Badges and Armor in Collections correctly select player's class.
• Fixed an issue where the UI would forget which page the player was on after previewing an item in Collections.
• Fixed a bug where some new armor mods had incorrect sources listed in Collections.

Crucible

• Updated the mercy rule for Control and Clash to prevent it from triggering too early in the match.
• Fixed an issue where the "Survivor" medal could be awarded to players who were defeated during the round.
• Fixed an issue where the "Untouchable" medal could not be earned.

Beyond Light Exotics

• Icefall Mantle
  
  • Fixed a bug where the Icefall Mantle's description did not mention the slow field it generates when activated.
• Mask of Bakris
  
  • Improved the readability of the visual effects when another player wearing Mask of Bakris shifts directly toward you.
  • Updated the description string of Mask of Bakris's perk to correctly describe its damage bonus, which applies only to combatants and affects all Arc weapon damage and all damage against slowed or encased enemies.
    • Additionally, fixed an issue where this damage bonus was applying to players who are slowed or encased in Crucible and Gambit.
• Necrotic Grip
  
  • Fixed an issue where being killed by the effects of Necrotic Grip would show as being "Killed by the Architects."

We’ll have a full list of patch notes ready to go on December 8 when the patch becomes avaailble for download. Speaking of availability…

Player Support Dream Team

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With every patch, many of you ask what time you should set your alarm to in order to wake up for the fresh update. How long should you spend eating breakfast before hopping online? At what point should you shake your fists in the air because you forgot to set your console to auto update? Destiny Player Support has most of the answers we’re looking for. Some you may have to answer on your own!
This is their report.

UPDATE 3.0.1
Today, December 3, background maintenance for Update 3.0.1 will begin. Below is a timeline of events:

• December 3, 10 AM PST (1800 UTC): Destiny 2 background maintenance for Update 3.0.1 begins.
• December 3, 2PM PST (2200 UTC): Destiny 2 background maintenance for Update 3.0.1. completes.
• December 8, 7 AM PST (1500 UTC): Destiny 1 and 2 maintenance for Update 3.0.1 begins.
• December 8, 8 AM PST (1600 UTC): Players are removed from activities in Destiny 1 and 2 and won't be able to log back in until 9 AM PST when Update 3.0.1 is available.
• December 8, 9 AM PST (1700 UTC): Destiny 2 Update 3.0.1 is rolled out across all platforms and regions. Players can log back into Destiny 1 and Destiny 2 at this time. Ongoing maintenance is expected to conclude at 10 AM PST.
• December 8 10 AM PST (1800 UTC): Destiny 1 and Destiny 2 maintenance is expected to conclude.

NEXT-GEN CONSOLES
When Update 3.0.1 releases on December 8, next-gen console users (Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5) will need to download the full-size game, regardless if they have been playing Destiny 2 since Beyond Light’s launch. This does not affect Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or Steam users. Pre-load will not be available for this patch - pre-loads are usually only available for expansion type patches and are not available for hotfixes or seasonal updates.
The estimated patch sizes for Update 3.0.1 based on platforms are as follows:

• Xbox Series X|S 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~70.0 GB
• PlayStation 5 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~67.0 GB
• Xbox One 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~2.35 GB
• PlayStation 4 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~2.09 GB
• Steam 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~1.5 GB

Additionally, the updated Storage Requirements for Destiny 2 are as follows:

Platform	Destiny 2 Install Size	*Free Space Needed to Update *
Xbox Series X/S	70.0 GB	70.0 GB
PlayStation 5	67.0 GB	67.0 GB
PlayStation 4	70.78 GB	70.78 GB
Xbox One	65.7	65.7
PC	69.7 GB*	69.7 GB*

• PC: Destiny 2 install size may vary based on languages installed, size shown is maximum size possible.

UPCOMING RESOLVED ISSUES

• Below is a list of some issues expected to be resolved with Update 3.0.1:
• The lift tubes in the Warden of Nothing strike fully drain Super energy.
• The "Wanted: The Fanatic" Triumph is not being awarded after defeating the Fanatic in the Forsaken campaign.
• "The Hit List" Triumph is not being awarded after defeating all the Barons in the Forsaken campaign.
• The holograms from looped emotes, such as the Luxurious Toast and Feline Fancy emotes, disappear and leave players in a static position after the first loop ends.
• The Adored Sniper Rifle cannot be reacquired from the Collections.

**KNOWN ISSUES *
While we continue investigating various known issues, here is a list of the latest issues that were reported to us in our #Help Forum:

• Players who are colorblind may have difficulties seeing trails in Wrathborn Hunts.
• In the Last Wish raid, players will get the “Place Relic” prompt for Riven’s Heart even if they aren’t holding it.
• The Binary System ornament for Symmetry disables enemy highlighting in seeker mode.
• Some players are being forced to reacquire the Cryptolith Lure every time they launch the game.
• Major enemies that drop Moon weapon parts aren’t spawning.
• The Scourge of the Past armor can’t take Season of Arrivals mods.
• The Strength of Memory Challenge can’t be completed.
• Some icicles on the Rimed Ghost shell are black and don’t look like icicles.
• The Lost Lament quest sometimes progresses inconsistently/not at all and sometimes needs to be abandoned and reacquired to continue.
• Kills with the Jade Rabbit Exotic Scout Rifle no longer auto-refill its magazine.
• The Halcyon Visage Exotic Sparrow takes shaders poorly.
• The Selfie Emote functions poorly on ultrawide monitor setups.
• The Wisdom of the Witch Triumph no longer counts progress.
• Some players cannot progress past the first mission of A Guardian Rises.
• The Drifter sometimes misgenders players in idle dialogue and Gambit dialogue.
• Eris still has a Weekly Challenge for some players. This Weekly Challenge intentionally does not provide a Powerful reward.
• Flawless Execution on the Way of the Wraith Hunter subclass has a delayed trigger.
• Resetting Valor rank on step 4 of 5 on the Light Reforged Crucible quest prevents future Valor earned from being recorded for the quest.
• Multiple ships have their rocket effects floating behind the ship model.
• Shiver Strike Titan melee does not function with the Heavy Handed mod.
• Collections go back to the main menu instead of to the previous section.
• HDR isn’t working as intended.
• We’re investigating player reports that their veteran dialogue has been replaced with new character dialogue.

For a full list of emergent issues in Destiny 2, players can review our Known Issues article. Players who observe other issues should report them to our #Help forum.

Don’t Fall for an Imposter

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Since the Deep Stone Crypt raid went live, we’ve been watching numerous fireteams take on the challenge. For some, it was their first trip through pinnacle content in Destiny 2. Exploring new zones, encountering new bosses, and earning new loot is always exciting! For others, this was an opportunity to take things to the limit by taking on the challenge solo. Who needs a backpack?
Movie of the Week: Solo Slayer
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Movie of the Week: Beneath the Ice
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Movie of the Week: Band of Bro
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If you’d like to throw your hat in the Movie of the Week ring, make sure to tag your video with #MOTW, submit it to the Community Creations page, and include any and all contributors to your video in the description.

Piecing Art Together

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‘Tis always the season to celebrate the artists of our community. Whether it be an awesome cosplay build, a slick digital piece, or a handcrafted replica of a raid boss using plastic construction toys, we’re excited to celebrate it!
Art of the Week: Blocktraks-1

She is done! Atraks-1, the First(?) Eliksni Exo. Her Encounter on Day one but was super Satisfying to beat together with my Day1 team! This is easly my proudest Destiny 2 Build, and I hope you all will enjoy it!
__________#Destiny2 #DeepStoneCrypt #LEGO #MOC @Bungie #DestinyArt pic.twitter.com/DJSWHtszT5
— Ernie (@TheCreeperIV) December 1, 2020

Art of the Week: Silence… and Squall

Silence and Squall@Bungie @DestinyTheGame @A_dmg04 @rDESTNYCREATION #BeyondLight #Destiny2 #DestinyArt #fanart pic.twitter.com/10oMGMScZA
— PJM (@PJM_Artwork) December 1, 2020

Art of the Week: Preparing for the Dawning

Preparations for 2020's dawning have started. ❄️#destinythegame #DestinyArt #BeyondLight pic.twitter.com/ERAZEKYQAI
— sentinelscg (@Konradodo) December 1, 2020

If you’d like to be featured, make sure to tag your creation with #DestinyArt wherever you happen to submit it! We frequently check Twitter, Instagram, and our very own Creations page for things to highlight.
That’s a wrap for this week. A bit to look forward to next week, and even more over the course of December. Thanks to that community art, I've just realized it's almost time for the Dawning. More on that soon…
Next week will be our final TWAB of the year. We’re entering a period where many of our employees will be spending time with family, celebrating the end of a year, and recharging for what’s to come in 2021. We’ll still be around to respond to your feedback, process bug reports, and keep the servers running.
Now, it’s time for me to raid. Looking for a better roll on my Trustee scout rifle from the Deep Stone Crypt. Any suggestions?
Cheers,
-dmg04

It's been about 4 days since jetsetradio.live was mysteriously taken down and hopefully I'm not jumping the gun in assuming that it may be gone for good, or at least for the time being, given what has been happening recently.
Like many others, I happened to stumble upon this site only a couple of months ago and instantly fell in love with it. It was like a dream I never knew I had: having a real life Jet Set Radio. The only game I had was JSRF back when I was like 10 and was still too young to really appreciate it the way I do now, but the site made me went to reconnect with the games again. I'm sure people have stories similar to mine, which only makes it clear to see how much of an impact JSRL had on the community. While there will still be fans for the games, with the site gone it now feels like there's a hole. Because of this I thought it was important to look back on the history of having a "real life" Jet Set Radio and the possible of a successor in the future. Keep in mind that I'm not really a veteran to the community or fandom, so if you have any other corrections or extra information feel free to comment.

jetsetrad.io

The first attempt of making a real life radio (afaik) was back around March of 2013 in the form of jetsetrad.io. It started out more as a blog dedicated to finding JSR related songs, but later allowed for songs to be streamed off the site. The "About" section says this:
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Jet Set Radio?
Jet Set Radio Future and Jet Grind Radio are games which are known for their unique soundtrack. Unfortunately, due to the non-genre-specific nature of the music, people are often disappointed when they go to get more music like the songs they loved from the games – and simply cannot find it.
jetsetrad.io is all about giving the fans of the games’ soundtracks an opportunity to discover and listen to music which is similar to that of the Jet Set Radio pirate radio station in the games.

There's not much I could find about the guy who started it other then he was a fan of the series and that he went by the moniker "DJ Professor K". The site posted songs from both games and users would send over recommendations that would later be highlighted and added to the list. The last post was September 2015 and the site didn't go offline until sometime around May 2017.
(P.S. I eventually did find what I believe is the guy who first started jetsetrad.io. I'm not going to mention him by name since it looks like he has since moved on with other things in life and I don't want people to be bugging him about a website he made 7 years ago. If I had to guess I don't think he is the one behind the new jetsetrad.io, but who knows).

jetsetradio.live

According to Professor K himself, the story goes as follows:

"... One night in 2016, I was in a deep sleep. You know that movie Wayne's World 2? In my dream, a musical cherub with colored wings came to me and said "If you build it they will come... save the future." So... as soon as I woke up I put together a demo of what it could be like. I have some hobby knowledge of HTML5 and the first version of the website just played the soundtracks with different backgrounds flashing. You couldn't skip. There were no stations. No ticker. No chat. No wall (Source: videogamer.com)".
"Jet Set Radio Live started in January of 2016 when I woke up from a dream... in fact, you could argue I didn't start Jet Set Radio Live. It started itself. I just had the skills to whip up an idea of what it would look like in the modern world (Source: The DJ Behind The Real Jet Set Radio)"

Jetsetradio.live officially started on January 25th, 2016. As mentioned above, it was a pretty basic site with the only notable feature being a chatroom. You can find a rundown of how the early site looked in this video. It was not made by the same "Professor K" as the first site, however it did incorporate the song list that the first site made as a foundation and would later pass the torch as users began to migrate over. The site continued to be slowly updated until it eventually reached a stable.

What happened to Professor K?

Shortly after the site was made, a Twitter account was made under the handle @jetsetradiolive where the site owner continued his roleplay as "DJ Professor K". I wasn't a long time follower, but if you scroll through his earlier post you can see him retweeting any things relating to Jet Set Radio, obsessing over adult model Hitomi Tanaka, calling out SEGA about not making a sequel for JSR, and poking fun with series composer Hideki Naganuma, all while staying in character. I don't know if there was any drama in the past, but I believe the reason for his disappearance began when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. With the series of riots, political contention, and overall uncertainty about the future, naturally Professor K wasn't going to sit back and watch what he thinks could be the "Rokkaku" starting to take over. Maybe it was all an act, maybe he actually believed what he said, maybe he thought he could be some sort of activist and actually start a revolution, or maybe his own personal frustrations were leaking out. Whatever the reason is it's unclear and I'll leave it up to you to decide. The only thing that is clear is that things started to go downhill as the year went on.
On December 28th, 2020 Professor K sent out what seems to be a final message in his usual cryptic fashion. It's unclear what exactly caused this to happen, though in the days that followed he started to get into more arguments with people as more people began to call him out about some of the things he was retweeting and spreading. He could have did it out of spite or it's entirely possible that he was already thinking about leaving months ago, in any case it's all just speculation. Two weeks later on January 11th, 2021, the site displayed "404 Page Not Found" with Professor K still being silent.

What about the Future?

As of now, the site is still technically online. From what I can see the page is actually giving a fake error page however the page's source doesn't explain much either other than it's purposely redirecting to "google.com". You may be thinking that it would still be possible to access other files linked to the site, but it looks like those files may have been removed since they instead show a different "404 error" (ex. https://jetsetradio.live/radio/stations/classic/B.B.%20Rights%20-%20Funky%20Radio.mp3). The only link I've found that still work this one: https://jetsetradio.live/faq.txt. Also from what I could find, the site domain doesn't expire until 1/25/2021, which could mean if nothing is done until then the site could be gone for good.
As of now there doesn't seem to be any alternatives for jetsetradio.live, the only possible hope seems to be jetsetrad.io however nobody knows who is the one behind the site and if it will even come out. The only real clue I could find is that it was registered on 9/24/2020. One theory I could think of is that maybe it's actually JSRL's Professor K behind it given how much he talks about the FUTURE and how similar the site looks to JSRF's loading screen. Although I was only able find two mentions of him talking about jetsetrad.io and one being a comment from over 4 years ago and the other was a brief tweet about the site going down. It also could be possible that it's some completely random guy who only bought the domain as a joke much like lucar.io.
Back in August, I began to reflect on Professor K's words: "SAVE THE FUTURE". I don't really know what he meant by this, maybe it was just a nonsensical phrase that sounded cool, but I did began to think of what future I was trying to save. I really liked JSRL and how impressive each playlist was, so if there was a future that I wanted to save it would have been JSRL's, which is why I began to download each song. I've mentioned this before, but just in case I'll link it here again: https://archive.org/details/JSRL-station-08312020. In all honesty I wasn't expecting this to be needed so soon.
I've also started collecting whatever material I could find for JSRL over on GitHub:

• https://github.com/SleepyLark/Jet-Lag-Radio

Right now I have tons of wallpaper I saved from both his Twitter and whatever was saved to the Wayback Machine. Anyone is welcome to help contribute, make suggestions, or rehost what I have somewhere else. In terms of what couldn't be saved, it looks like the chat history is completely lost given how each message is saved and overwritten onto a single xml file, so the only way for it to be truly archived someone would have had to been constantly saving that page since the site started. Another thing that may be lost for good is the videos from JSRL TV. I was able to find the file link for each video earlier last month, however when I entered it all into my download manager it said the total dump would have been 70GB and I didn't have that much space to spare on my hard drive. In hindsight I should have just done one channel at a time and deleted the files after I uploaded them, but it's too late now. I did find his YouTube channel which had some of the bumps and I already downloaded them.

The next Professor K?

While he may not have been the official voice of the community, he did make a noticeable impact because of JSRL regardless of his shortcomings. Will he come back? Will someone become the next Professor K? Who knows. Worst case we end up with a situation of several people claiming to be the real Professor K. Either way, even if you just wanted to just host the radio and not necessarily be the next "Professor K" there's still some hurdles to overcome:

• The technical skills to design, create, and maintain a usable website
• The cost of buying a domain name and regularly renewing it
• The cost of running and/or finding a server provider that can handle potential large bandwidth of users
• Possible risk of getting a DMCA from the song artist or SEGA and getting the site shutdown.

Hopefully with the files I and others were able to save we should at least have somewhat a starting ground to work with in rebuilding "Jet Set Radio Live" if needed.
Even though people may disagree about his behavior and character, I do have to applaud his dedication and love for Jet Set Radio by the fact he kept the site up for almost 5 years. In retrospect, maybe in some way Professor K really did failed to achieve his goal of "saving the future". Within the past 5 years of his time online, SEGA has still fail to re-release JSRF and Microsoft still hasn't added backwards compatibility support for JSRF despite knowing the Xbox One and Series X|S would greatly help the performance issues seen when playing it on the 360. The only real glimmer of hope we've had lately has been "Bomb Rush Cyberfunk" which isn't even made by SEGA but by fans inspired by JSR, and the slim possibility of something happening for JSRF's 20th anniversary in 2022.
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Am I mad that things had to end this way? Of course, but complaining isn't going to help, what's done is done. All we can do now is look to the future and hopefully shape it into something better.
Update (1/25/2021): It looks like his Twitter has had more activity since the last I checked it. No new post yet, however he has been retweeting people's reactions about the site's "404" and disappearance. Is this just a bot or is this becoming more of a publicity stunt??? I guess we'll have to stay tuned and see what what the future holds.
Update #2 (1/27/2021): Is the Future coming sooner then we expected? I guess we'll find out come next month! https://twitter.com/jetsetradiolive/status/1354497386643648523?s=20

After a good launch for my game, i started to get some random questions from users across all the channels, but there were one user on reddit (u/TamoorGames) who had many questions and he sent them in a very nice and organized way (mostly asking about the Xbox and Nintendo Switch for each question), i did answer him. Although i own the answers, i did ask his permission to put his questions alongside my answers in public, just in case it can help someone. So, Enjoy it, and feel free to AMA.
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Q.1: Have you signed up as Individual or as a company? Or enrolled into Xbox Creator Program? Can you please share the overall process in a quick brief.
- Singed by myself for both platforms, i only had to contact the ID@Xbox team, show them my game, they first didn't approve it as it was not polished enough, so i did try once more time after a couple of years, and then it was approved, and everything started from there. No not Creator Program, and tbh i don't even know what is Creator Program, will google it later.
For Nintendo, I did reach out the Nindies guy who was always on the youtube videos and on twitter (he left by now, a new guy came, and that new guy just left a year ago or so). But in general, this is how i showed my game, just reaching out the nindies team leader.
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Q.2: From which country you’d signed up? Is the Xbox Developer program available for developers all around the world? I’ll signup from Pakistan
- I did from China while I'm not Chinese, i would say Microsfot is the most open company, they don't have per region issues, like for example if you are in China and try to sort things with Sony or Nintendo, it won't be that easy...not at all. Because you've then to go through Japan office (due to region), but then you targeting the western market and English only game...it becomes a lot of communications and troubles.
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Q.3: Can we publish any game on Xbox? Or first we need to get concept approval from Xbox and then we can start our development. Or does Xbox have any categories on which we can only develop our games? e.g. shooting, puzzle etc
- While the certain answer for this question is not from me, but I would say any game. Xbox & Switch are platforms, mostly for gaming, despite the fact there are some apps in there (YouTube, Netflix,...etc.) so whatever your game genre or type is, I'm sure if they like it they won't mind it on their platform.
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Q.4: Which Game engine have you used to develop your game? I am using UNITY. Is it good for Xbox or i’ve to consider any other game engine?
- Unreal. Any Engine is good for any platform. Don't let the engine be your biggest issue, we're are in 2020, all Engines are great and most of them are cross platform. if you are not so confident about Unity, you can just remember it made Cuphead, Ori franchise, Max & Magic Marker, and many more Xbox exclusives. And if we start thinking about Unity games made for Switch, we will have endless list! Even more than Unreal based titles, as Unity already prove that it is super optimized engine for Nintendo devices since the WiiU and 3ds.
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Q.5: Can you please share the list of Hardware that you used for Xbox development and testing? E.g. Does Xbox have their own development kit or we can test our game on any Xbox? Which Xbox you used?
- Yes, i used devkits. With that said, i learned that any Xbox One (consumer device) can be turned to a devkit mode. I tested my game on Xbox One S & Xbox one X (the weakest and the Powerful one, so i can grantee the performance).
For Nintendo, i can't explain what hardware i did use, but once you are approved you've access to the documentations where you can read about the different hardware types, and then you can based on your use and game type or development type request the hardware that you need.
But all in all, for any platform, you need their hardware (aka devkit). And at least one device per platform.
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Q.6: What are the main reasons for rejection from Xbox? And what factors do I need to consider while developing my game?
- If you mean rejected as a project to be released on the platform, I guess when my game rejected first time, because it hasn't a "Full playable loop". Start, Play, End, Restart if you want. It was a punch of levels, not connected, no UI & lots of Debug menus. Xbox team (or any other platform) they need a very clean and clear vision so they can decide..
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Q.7: What kind of Legal document and other Document Xbox require? This will help me to save time by preparing in advance.
- Most of the documents as far as i can remember, they send to you. You don't produce documents, you just read and sign (of course if you find it make sense and nothing against your goals or considerations). Xbox was the least demanding, Nintendo was fine, no magical papers were requested. But Sony for example would require your last fiscal year revenue breakdown and documents to proof that!
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Q.8: Do Xbox have their own tools for leaderboard, cloud, ranking & in-app purchases?
- Any Xbox player already know, all that called Xbox Live (which is a set of services), and most of the engines does have high level interface to deal with those services. Don't worry :) and there is always documentations and pages to help you, either at Xbox websites or at the engine (Unity at your case) site.
For Nintendo it is different, i don't have any online features in my game, because online in Nintendo is treated differently, where any user on Xbox have online access and online features, in Nintendo the online features you purchase as a product (per month, per year,...etc.), so it is common to find many games doesn't have leaderboard or clouds save,...etc.
But again, all engines already have the high level interface for those features, regardless you will support them or no.
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Q.9: Can you please share the complexities of the Xbox development as you’d mentioned in your message? Like which development steps i can follow to avoid delays and rejections (Any Tips and Tricks)
- I was already familiar with the platform[s] (remember I'm already a game engine programmer), but what was new and seemed complex to me was the "rules" of the platform. Those are things you must read about at your first days of developing for the platform, due to NDA i can't talk further about that. But what i meant by the rules it is for example how to save, when to save, for example a platform would give you limit/bandwidth for saving calls per second, where other platform won't care and give you unlimited calls. Or what is the status of a player while playing (online/offline), some platforms won't care, where others would care a lot about that. Can a player change account while playing or not, some platforms would require, where others would not even allow.....etc. those are thing that vary between the different platforms, and they were the reason for any rejection i had (the ignorance of the rules). Because even if your game is already complete and finished before the port, the port to a platform is not just hit "Build", you have to "re-adapt" the game for the platform.
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Q.10: What advice would you like to give yourself, if you are starting today as an Xbox Developer?
- Don't rush things. And try to "Understand" the reason behind any thing in the platform. If you just adapt the game for the platform rules, you will have lots of complications, because you could make something to fit a rule, but it break with another rule. If you understand perfectly the platform, and the reason behind everything, you will not suffer during development.
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Q.11: What are the things you wished you knew when you were starting as an Xbox Developer?
- as i said, the platform set of rules. It takes time to know them correctly.
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Q.12: Can you please share any other tips and tricks or would like to add any point/Question if i am missing?
- just focus on the game more than on what platforms you need to target. If your game is good, solid, bug free, the platform stuff won't take much time. Also some info about how to be recognized by platforms could be changed, I've been Nintendo developer for long time, even before the Switch device announced, and I've been Xbox developer since 2014 i guess, when the ID program was announced. So things might be different, might be easier or might be harder now, not quite sure.
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Finally, few more points:

• I'll tag him as soon as i get his approval, i wanted to put his name, but yet there is no answer from him.
• All questions were duplicates, one version for Xbox and other version for Nintendo Switch, for the sake of making this shorter, i put the Xbox question version only, but each answer is about both.
• I wanted to put all those in Audio/Video format, but dunno, it is not my thing, and I'm not good at it.
• The game (if you're interested) is Chickens Madness, which is now on Steam, Xbox& Switch. Solo developed in 7 years.
• This is my twitter handle, follow if you're interested in the upcoming adventures :)

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Next-Gen-Patch

A highlight of this patch is free Next-Gen-Support for PS5 & Xbox Series X|S, for all those lucky enough to snag one. Here is what you can expect (please read this article for all details):

Feature	Xbox Series X	PlayStation 5	Xbox Series S
Resolution	4K	4K	1080p
Framerate	60fps	60fps	60fps
120hz Crucible Support	Supported*	Supported*	Not Supported
Field of View Slider	Yes	Yes	Yes
Faster Load Times	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cross-Generation Play	Yes	Yes	Yes

^{* For supported platforms, 120hz Crucible requires a 120hz compatible display. When enabled, Destiny 2 switches to 120hz, lowers resolution, and lowers some advanced graphics settings upon entering a Crucible match. All other modes remain at 4k/60fps.}
Please note that affected consoles are required to basically re-download the entire game as soon as the patch is available:

• Xbox Series X|S 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~70.0 GB
• PlayStation 5 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~67.0 GB
• Xbox One 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~2.35 GB
• PlayStation 4 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~2.09 GB
• Steam 3.0.1’s patch download size: ~1.5 GB

There has been no indication that deleting the game has any benefit, so keep it installed and just let it copy the patch over it!

Other Patch Notes preview

Dungeons - Prophecy

• The Prophecy Dungeon will be returning to Destiny 2 on December 8, 2020.
  • This endgame activity is free to all players.
  • Powerful rewards may be earned from each checkpoint once per week.
  • Players may complete the dungeon once per week to obtain a pinnacle-powered reward.
  • Previously featured weapon and armor rewards are available once more.

Destiny Companion App – Bounties

• Beginning next week, players may acquire bounties from Destiny 2 vendors using the Destiny Companion App.
  • Bounties may only be acquired when players are Offline, In Orbit, or in The Tower.
• This will be introduced through a Companion App update, which is planned for December 8, 2020.
  • Stay tuned to @BungieHelp for more on this Companion App update.

New Light – Resolved Issues

• Fixed an issue with the New Light subclass quest where Ikora's waypoint was suppressed.
• Fixed an issue where veteran players with two characters of the same class were blocked from acquiring their subclasses.
• Fixed an issue where a step on the New Light pursuit was not granting experience.
• Fixed an issue where players who skip the Shotgun chest in the first mission did not receive Special ammo when the Shotgun was granted.

Monument to Lost Lights

• Fixed an issue where the waypoint on the Exotic Archive Vendor continues to flash for players who own all Exotics.

Collections

• Badges and Armor in Collections correctly select player's class.
• Fixed an issue where the UI would forget which page the player was on after previewing an item in Collections.
• Fixed a bug where some new armor mods had incorrect sources listed in Collections.

Crucible

• Updated the mercy rule for Control and Clash to prevent it from triggering too early in the match.
• Fixed an issue where the "Survivor" medal could be awarded to players who were defeated during the round.
• Fixed an issue where the "Untouchable" medal could not be earned.

Beyond Light Exotics

• Icefall Mantle
  • Fixed a bug where the Icefall Mantle's description did not mention the slow field it generates when activated.
• Mask of Bakris
  • Improved the readability of the visual effects when another player wearing Mask of Bakris shifts directly toward you.
  • Updated the description string of Mask of Bakris's perk to correctly describe its damage bonus, which applies only to combatants and affects all Arc weapon damage and all damage against slowed or encased enemies.
  • Additionally, fixed an issue where this damage bonus was applying to players who are slowed or encased in Crucible and Gambit.
• Necrotic Grip
  • Fixed an issue where being killed by the effects of Necrotic Grip would show as being "Killed by the Architects."

Others

• The lift tubes in the Warden of Nothing strike fully drain Super energy.
• The "Wanted: The Fanatic" Triumph is not being awarded after defeating the Fanatic in the Forsaken campaign.
• "The Hit List" Triumph is not being awarded after defeating all the Barons in the Forsaken campaign.
• The holograms from looped emotes, such as the Luxurious Toast and Feline Fancy emotes, disappear and leave players in a static position after the first loop ends.
• The Adored Sniper Rifle cannot be reacquired from the Collections.

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Context. Never had Xbox Live till I got an Xbox ONE, so for my entire time as a 360 owner I was offline only. So no Gold and no DLC. However even then till last Summer, where I found the whole lot on sale for like £35 instead of the £80+ it usually is on Xbox, I'd still only played TWO DLCs; Bring Down the Sky, because I have the 'Classics' version of Mass Effect 1 which came with it on a bonus disc, and the Extended Cut because it was free. So yeah, for the past three weeks or so I've done my first FULL marathon of the Trilogy, all three games with all their DLC. Just wanted to share my thoughts on each piece with you guys. I'm not a professional reviewer so they're probably written badly but ehhh. I've included Bring Down the Sky and the Extended Cut for completionist sake.
Mass Effect 1:
. Bring Down the Sky; Best side mission in the game easily. A fun mission that introduces us to the Batarians, but not much else to say otherwise. It's nothing spectacular but still solid.
. Pinnacle Station; A fun curiosity and obviously useful for achievement boosting, but otherwise this is easily the most throwaway DLC of the Trilogy.
Mass Effect 2:
. Cerberus Network; Zaeed's mission is OK and he has some fun banter, but that's sorta it with him. One of the weaker squadmates in my opinion. Normandy Crash Site is really neat and touching. Firewalker is surprisingly fun, wish we'd got to use it more.
. Kasumi: Stolen Memory; Initially she has a REALLY fun and quirky personality and her mission is really interesting and unique and James Bond-esque... but then she's just sorta there for the rest of the game. Just like Zaeed you can really tell she was an afterthought.
. Overlord; Now the good shit. Really creepy atmosphere, fun and varied firefights and the final sequence is REALLY trippy and creative and surprisingly sad. Really really good DLC, only let down by feeling fairly detached from the main game; you'd think Shepard would have at least one on screen argument with the Illusive Man over what he finds but no. I'd have loved the events of Overlord to get at least one mention when Shepard 'quits Cerberus' at the end.
. Lair of the Shadow Broker; Considered the best Mass Effect 2 DLC and I can see why. This takes a relatively simple story and turns it into an action blockbuster. It goes from playing detective, to fighting through the aftermath of a terrorist attack, to a sky car chase, to fighting a FUCKING SPECTRE, to waging a three man war along the hull of a ship in the midst of a lightning storm and finally concludes in an honestly really solid tag team boss fight all in roughly two hours and does it all elegantly. The action is fast, the pacing is top notch, the dialogue sparkles (especially if you romance Liara) and it does a good job at concluding Liara's arc and setting her up for Mass Effect 3. This DLC is fantastic and well worth experiencing, however it's not my favourite Mass Effect 2 DLC.
. Arrival; Possibly the most disliked Mass Effect 2 DLC is my most favourite. But sue me these are my opinions. The first half is wonderfully atmospheric. It's dark, hostile, foreboding and the ability to fully stealth your way through the opening sequence is really refreshing and satisfying. The foreboding tone carries through the rest of the first half and after one of the very best shootouts of the Trilogy, the whole DLC flips. I know it's linear, you get no squadmates and there's little to no choices. But I don't care. The second half of Arrival is one of the most intense edge of your seat chunks of gaming I've ever experienced and is in my opinion the perfect set up to Mass Effect 3 both narratively and tonally.
Mass Effect 3:
. From Ashes; The infamous day one DLC, is my second favourite DLC of Mass Effect 3. The mission is pure nostalgic joy right down to the music, but Javik himself is the true prize. As a video game lore addict he is like nectar. The Protheans, this race we'd heard and seemingly learnt so much about for two games... turn out to be not at all what we expected. Every scene with him gives us a new insight into the Prothean Empire, its rule, its fall etc not to mention he's just really well written, acted and interesting. Also him on Thessia almost brought me to tears, especially when Vendetta recognises him as Prothean. Chills to the max.
. Omega; This is considered the weakest Mass Effect 3 DLC, and I can kinda see why. Learning more about Aria and Omega is interesting and the level design throughout is incredibly varied with streets, dockyards, power plants, high walkways, a mining facility etc making the firefights constantly entertaining, but unfortunately there's not much else to say. The story is incredibly light and feels totally detached from the rest of the game to a greater level than Overlord did in Mass Effect 2; Why is Shepard helping Aria retake Omega, unless it's to gain a powerful outlaw army and base for the war??? Except it isn't, or at least it's never stated as such. And once Aria has Omega back, nothing changes. She even STILL sits in Purgatory on the Citadel. What a waste. I don't hate it, but I do think it could've been more.
. Leviathan; My favourite DLC of the Trilogy. The mystery aspect of the previous games is back in force and adds to the creepy and 'off atmosphere', every mission has something going for it be it the seriously creepy indoctrinated scientists in the first or fighting through a collapsing cliffside base under Reaper attack in the second and the end reveal and conversation with the titular Leviathan is absolutely perfect. The music, writing, voice work, cinematography are all top notch and give us one of the single best scenes of the Trilogy. I mentioned earlier I love me some lore and Leviathan more than delivered.
. Citadel; I'll be blunt, I was expecting to hate this. I adore Mass Effect 3's dark, hopeless, foreboding tone and the fact this DLC is a funny fan service loaded jolly romp sounded like a huge shit all over that. That said, I was pleasantly surprised that the actual story missions involving the Shepard clone was played straight. Also just seeing more of the Citadel was awesome and I loved the Archive sequence, seeing all these major events like the Asari finding the Citadel, the start of the First Contact War etc. So that stuff was pretty good what about the other stuff??? The new explorable Strip is gorgeous and entertaining, the Armax Arsenal arena is ridiculously fun, all the hangouts are cute and emotional and the party is... bittersweet. That's the word for this DLC, bittersweet. Especially if you play it as the last thing before attacking Cerberus HQ so everyone is available. You have this fun joyful party with all your friends that you've made over the 150+ hour Trilogy, just before the big final battle for Earth that'll end the war. It's a calm before the storm. It feels like an ending which is kinda appropriate given it was the last DLC for the Trilogy. I don't know, I felt a lot of emotions once I'd finished it which I seriously wasn't expecting.
. The Extended Cut; This'll be more an overview of my thoughts on the ending/s than just my thoughts on the Extended Cut. First off I'm just gonna mention that Mass Effect 3 is not just my favourite Mass Effect game but my favourite game of all time full stop. The entire game is full of beautiful and iconic moments, fist pumping victories and heart shredding defeats, intense and epic action spectacle and genuine tear jerking emotion. It's always been everything I wanted and more, so frankly by the time I got the ending I wasn't disappointed. At all. The game had won my heart more than even I expected. I'll confess, it's straight outta left field and very vague but in time I got used to it. My first playthrough of the Extended Cut was just that; a playthrough of the Extended Cut where I just raced through the last chunk of the story. I didn't remember much beyond being more satisfied. This time though, marathoning the full Trilogy one game after the other with all DLC, I can say that I like the Extended Cut ending. Quite a lot. For me it works. The Catalyst works. The reason for the Reapers works. Leviathan definitely adds to it but honestly I consider it more a cherry on top of the cake that is the initial ending whereas the Extended Cut is a full on icing, sprinkles, extra chocolate sauce inside etc. I really like the Mass Effect 3 ending now. Sue me.
So there we are, feel free to tell me why/how I'm wrong below. 😂😂😂

It's almost impossible to find a straight answer for this but does the series X need a constant internet connection to play games and access save data like the Xbox one? I understand that on the Xbox one some games can be played offline but you can't play on your saves without an internet connection so I'm wondering if the series X needs a connection to? If my internet goes out does the series X just become a paperweight like the one or can I still play my games on my saves? Any info would be appreciated.

Edit (10:40 p.m. ET, Nov 24): Maintenance is complete and the Steel Dawn Update is now live. Thanks for your patience during downtime today, everyone. We hope you enjoy the new quests!
Hi, everyone! We've decided to release the Steel Dawn Update a week early on all platforms, and we expect Fallout 76 will be back online between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET. You can head here on Fallout.com to catch more details. While we're offline for maintenance, please feel free to check out the patch notes below:
Today marks the release of our Steel Dawn Update, and with it, the return of the Brotherhood of Steel to Appalachia. Take on the Steel Dawn questline, meet new characters, explore new locations, and lay claim to some new rewards. This update also introduces the C.A.M.P. Shelters feature, hunger and thirst improvements, and much more. Read on to catch the patch notes.

Update Highlights

• Ad Victoriam!: The Brotherhood of Steel is back! Explore the first chapter of their story, meet new characters, visit new and updated locations, and unlock rewards as you experience the all-new Steel Dawn questline.
• Head Underground: Flex those creative muscles by building out your very own instanced interiors with our first three C.A.M.P. Shelters.
• Gear Up: Complete Steel Dawn quests and take on Daily Ops to earn new weapons and armor that are straight from the Brotherhood arsenal.
• Don’t Just Survive, Thrive!: We’ve removed all negative effects from Hunger and Thirst. Instead, you’ll receive buffs that increase based on how well fed and hydrated you are.
• Save Those Atoms: (Coming December 1) Already have some of the items in an Atomic Shop bundle? No problem! Bundle prices now lower automatically if you already own any items they contain.

Update Version 1.5.0.19

Check the download sizes below for today’s patch on your platform of choice:

• PC (Bethesda.net): 8.3 GB
• PC (Microsoft Store): 16.4 GB
• PC (Steam): 8.8 GB
• PlayStation 4: 15.2 GB
• Xbox One: 16.0 GB

New Steel Dawn Questline

The Brotherhood of Steel has returned to Appalachia on a mission to reclaim the region for humanity, to preserve any tech they can find, and to find out what befell Paladin Taggerdy and her crew. Starting today, you can begin your journey with the Brotherhood of Steel and work toward a brighter future for Appalachia in the all-new Steel Dawn questline.

• Complete New Quests: Meet the new Brotherhood arrivals and begin your journey through the Steel Dawn questline by heading to Fort Atlas (formerly ATLAS Observatory) in the Savage Divide region of Appalachia.
  • Your level 20+ characters can begin the Steel Dawn quests immediately, even if you haven’t completed any prior Fallout 76 quest content.
  • When you log in with an eligible character, a quest called “Welcome to the Neighborhood” will prompt you to visit Fort Atlas.
  • Please note: You can now Fast Travel to Fort Atlas for free. However, if you had already discovered ATLAS Observatory before to today’s update, its icon will no longer be visible on your Map. You will need to revisit the area to discover Fort Atlas, which will cause its Map marker to appear.
• Meet New Faces: Get acquainted with new characters, like Paladin Rahmani, Knight Shin, Scribe Valdez, and many others who have arrived in Appalachia with the Steel Dawn Update.
• Explore New locations: We’ve added several new locations and updated a number of existing ones that you’ll delve into during your journey with the Brotherhood.
• Gear Up with New Rewards: Progress through the Steel Dawn questline and complete Daily Ops to earn a host of cosmetic, C.A.M.P., and item rewards, including the following new weapons and armor straight from the Brotherhood arsenal:
  • Crusader Pistol
  • Plasma Cutter
  • Hellstorm Missile Launcher
  • Brotherhood Recon Armor
  • You can purchase a variety of mods for these new items from Regs in Vault 79 using Gold Bullion, including mods that can alter each weapon to deal various types of elemental damage.
• Main Menu Updates: The Brotherhood has taken over the game’s Main Menu with an all-new background video and music.

C.A.M.P. Shelters

Head underground with C.A.M.P. Shelters, which are instanced interiors that you can add to your C.A.M.P. and customize to flex your creativity as a builder.

• We’ve added a brief new quest, called “Home Expansion,” to the game that all players must complete in order to gain access to the C.A.M.P. Shelters feature.
  • Begin the “Home Expansion” quest by reading a Shelters Claim Center poster in Train Stations throughout Appalachia. Or, find your way inside the Claim Center by locating a key in the northern Forest region.
• With today’s update, we’re introducing our first three C.A.M.P. Shelters, which each offer a different sized space to build in, and feature their own layouts and styles.
  • Vault Utility Room: After completing the “Home Expansion” quest, all players can claim the Vault Utility Room for free in the Atomic Shop.
• Please Note: Since we decided to release Steel Dawn early, only the Vault Utility Room will be available on November 24. The Vault Lobby and Atrium described below will arrive at a later date.
  • Vault Lobby: Fallout 1st Members can claim this medium-sized Shelter this month in the Fallout 1st section of the Atomic Shop. In the future, it will be available to all players for Atoms.
  • Vault Atrium: The largest of our first three Shelters, the Vault Atrium can be purchased using Atoms.
• Once you’ve claimed a C.A.M.P. Shelter, you can access its interior by building the associated Shelter Entrance in your C.A.M.P.
  • Your C.A.M.P. can contain one of each type of Shelter that you own, and you can build multiple Entrances to the same Shelter.
  • Find your available Shelter Entrances by scrolling to the new “Shelters” category in the C.A.M.P. Build Menu. Select the Entrance you’d like to build, and then head inside.
• Every Shelter has its own build budget that is separate from your main C.A.M.P., as well as any other Shelters you’ve built.
  • Your Shelter interiors will be saved as you build, so you won’t lose anything if you relocate your C.A.M.P., move your Shelter Entrances, or if your Entrances get destroyed.
  • Since they are instanced, Shelters are able to offer sizable build budgets. Currently, each of our first three Shelters have larger budgets than your main C.A.M.P.
• We’ve relaxed certain build restrictions inside Shelters by introducing a “Toggle Snapping” option that you can turn off to place objects anywhere you’d like, or turn on to snap objects to each other or the build grid.
  • Additionally, use the Shelter Control Panel inside of each C.A.M.P. Shelter to quickly scrap or repair everything you’ve built so far.

Design Updates

Dynamic Bundle Pricing

• Please Note: Since we decided to release Steel Dawn early, Dynamic Bundles will not be available until our original patch date of December 1.
• A common suggestion we’ve received from Atomic Shop aficionados has been to reduce bundle prices for players who already own some of the items they contain. With today’s update, we’ve added pricing tech that will do just that.
  • Going forward, if you own one or more items in a bundle, its Atom price will automatically reduce accordingly. The more items you already have, the lower your adjusted price.
  • Bundles that have been adjusted this way will now display your price vs. the original price.
  • Items you already own will be marked in each Bundle’s description.
• We’ve also added a new “Bundles” category to the left-hand side of the Atomic Shop menu so that you can more easily find all of the bundles that are currently available without having to hunt for them on multiple pages.

Additional Atomic Shop Updates

• Backpack Flair: Add even more personality to your characters with Backpack Flair! We’ve added two Backpack Flair slots to the modify menu for Backpacks that you can use to add cosmetic Flair.
  • Going forward, keep an eye out for different Backpack Flairs that you can unlock in the Atomic Shop, claim from Season Scoreboards, or earn as rewards in-game.
  • Backpacks you crafted prior to the Steel Dawn Update will not have Backpack Flair mod slots. Craft new versions of your Backpacks to cause the Backpack Flair slots to appear.
  • Please Note: While the Backpack Flair system is live as of November 24, Flairs themselves are not yet available. We will let you know as soon as we add them on a later date.
• Fallout 1st: Items that have special discounts for Fallout 1st Members will now appear in the Fallout 1st section of the Atomic Shop while they are on sale.
  • These items will now also display a Fallout 1st icon, both in the Fallout 1st category and in their appropriate sub categories in the Atomic Shop.
• Lunchboxes: In addition to earning Lunchbox rewards from a Season Scoreboard, or buying them with Gold Bullion in-game, you can now purchase them for Atoms in the Atomic Shop.
  • Please Note: Since we decided to release Steel Dawn early, Lunchboxes will not be available in the Shop until our original patch date of December 1.
  • Lunchbox buff descriptions and the chances to receive each buff have been added to the “Lunchboxes” section of the Help Menu.

Daily Ops

• New Items: We’ve added a number of new rare rewards that you can earn by completing Daily Ops. They include Plans to craft Brotherhood Recon Armor, the Crusader Pistol, Plasma Cutter, and Hellstorm Missile Launcher.
• Plan Rewards: Say goodbye to duplicate Plans! Non-tradeable item Plans that can be awarded by Daily Ops, like the War Glaive Plan, will no longer continue to drop as rewards after you’ve learned them.
• Mutations and Enemies: To help keep Daily Ops feeling fresh each day, we’ve made an adjustment to prevent the same enemy mutation and faction from appearing two days in a row.

Hunger and Thirst Updates

• We agree with feedback from the community that our hunger and thirst mechanics could feel a little too punishing. We’ve decided to remove the negative effects when you’re hungry or thirsty, and buff up the bonuses you receive when you’re fed and hydrated.
• Going forward, your Action Points, Health, and Disease Resists will no longer be negatively affected when you haven’t had anything to eat or drink recently.
• Instead, you will receive buffs that increase depending on how full your hunger and thirst meters are:
  • Hunger: Gain +15 Max HP when partially fed, up to +35 Max HP, +35% Disease Resist, and +1 Strength when fully fed.
  • Thirst: Gain +15% AP Regeneration when partially hydrated, up to +35% AP Regeneration, +35% Disease Resist, and +1 Endurance when fully hydrated.

Items

• Holiday Gifts: Increased the weight of Holiday Gifts to 1 pound each, and made them untradeable.

PVP

• Pacifist Mode: When Pacifist Mode becomes available to new characters at level 5, it will now be toggled on by default.

User Interface

• Map: Added a Fast Travel point and Map marker for Vault 51.

Bug Fixes

Allies

• Settler Forager: Players can once again receive Daily Quests from the Settler Forager Ally.

Art & Graphics

• Animations: Human NPCs that have both legs crippled no longer appear to fall down and then immediately stand back up. Instead, they will remain standing, but they will remain immobile until one leg is healed.
• Power Armor:** Players’ posteriors are now properly protected while wearing Enclave Power Armor.
• Weapons: Turbo-Fert Fertilizer Grenades no longer appear to explode twice on detonation.
• Weapons: Charging up the Gauss Pistol and then holstering it no longer causes a small portion of the weapon model to disappear.

C.A.M.P. and Workshops

• General: Grass and small plants are once again visually removed when placing Foundations and other large C.A.M.P. objects on top of them.
• Brotherhood Field Station: Closed up a hole in the Field Station’s ceiling.
• Décor: Players can now build Powered Lawn Flamingos without having learned the base Lawn Flamingo Plan.
• Encampment Bridge: Fixed an issue that could allow Encampment Bridge pieces to remain floating in mid-air after removing connecting pieces.
• Encampment Fence: The Encampment Fence now spins at its center point when rotating the object in build mode, and its explosion visual effects also appear at its center point when the Fence is destroyed.
• Exploit: Traps now have a minimum distance that they can be placed from other Traps. C.A.M.P.s and Blueprints containing Traps that are stacked on top of each other can no longer be placed.
• Exploit: Addressed a C.A.M.P. budget exploit related to Wires.
• Exploit: Addressed an item exploit related to Collectron Stations.
• Rocket Rides: Can no longer be placed clipping into other objects.
• Super Reactor: Now scraps into Aluminum, Copper, and Rubber, instead of just Rubber.

Combat

• Explosion Damage: Fixed an issue that caused non-physical explosions from weapons, like Floater Grenades, to deal less damage than intended.
• VATS: Greatly improved the accuracy of chance to hit percentages when using VATS.
• VATS: Hits that successfully strike the target now deal damage correctly.
• VATS: Fixed an issue that could cause VATS to close when line of sight to the targeted enemy became partially obstructed.
• VATS: Continuing to fire a Flamer or Cryolator after closing VATS no longer stops those weapons from damaging enemies.
• VATS: Corrected the damage dealt when firing the Tesla Rifle and uncharged Gauss Weapons in VATS.

Daily Ops

• Contextual Ammo: Enemies in Daily Ops now correctly drop Shotgun Shells when using the Fancy Shotgun.
• Bosses: Daily Ops Bosses no longer sometimes swap their unique weapons for weapons from nearby creature corpses.
• Bosses: The Super Mutant Daily Ops Boss is no longer disarmed after being staggered.
• Operation Report: After achieving Paladin Tier or higher, the rewards list in the Operation Report now correctly includes both of the player’s legendary item rewards.
• Vault 94: Fixed an issue causing certain doors inside Vault 94 to display a button prompt without any text.

Enemies

• Blood Eagles: Can no longer be turned into Scorched Blood Eagles by Scorchbeasts.
• Earle Williams: Can no longer turn into an Ash Pile or a Goo Pile on death, nor dismembered by the Bloody Mess Perk.
• Scorchbeast Queen: No longer clips into the terrain during her strafe attack.

Items

• Apparel: Fixed several instances where Enclave Underarmor could clip through different apparel, like the Bomber Jacket and the Pint-Sized Slasher Outift.
• Armor: Sturdy and Heavy Metal Left Leg Armor can now drop as legendary items.
• Armor: Players can now correctly remove Misc. Mods from Armor pieces.
• Armor: Secret Service Armor with the Weightless legendary attribute no longer counteracts cloaking granted by the Chameleon Mutation.
• Gamma Gun: Firing rapidly no longer sometimes causes the Gamma Gun to fire more rounds than the magazine contains.
• Gauss Minigun: The crosshair no longer persists on top of the Gauss Minigun’s sights while aiming after applying the Gunner Sights mod.
• Gauss Shotgun: Can no longer spawn with the Explosive legendary effect.
• Heavy Weapons: The Cryolator now correctly deals cryo damage, and the Flamer deals fire damage.
• Mods: Weapons that have Heated Mods applied now correctly deal Fire damage.
• Mods: The Refrigerated Backpack Mod now consistently reduces the food spoilage rate by 50%.
• Mods: Weighted Armor Mods now ignore 5 points of enemy Damage Resist in addition to the 10% they ignored previously. This will improve situations where Weighted mods had very little effect on enemies who already had low Damage Resists.
• Pump-Action Shotgun: Increased Pump-Action Shotgun Bash damage so that it is in line with Rifles and other Shotguns.
• Recipes: The Radstag Redemption, Mirelurk Boil, and Headhunters Headcheese Recipe Notes now correctly unlock the ability to craft those items.
• Thrown Weapons: The following weapons now deal the correct damage types, and they are properly enhanced by the Demolition Expert Perk Card.:
  • Cryogenic Grenade
  • Cryo Mine
  • Floater Grenades
  • Plasma Grenade
  • Molotov Cocktail
• War Glaive: Added Copper to the War Glaive’s crafting requirements and removed the Plasma Core requirement.

Mutations

• Carnivore: The following items now count as meat when affected by the Carnivore Mutation:
  • Canned Dog Food
  • Deathclaw Eggs and Omelettes
  • Frog Eggs
  • Imitation Seafood
  • Mirelurk Eggs and Omelettes
  • Mothman Eggs
  • Pork n’ Beans
  • Radscorpion Eggs and Omelettes
  • Radtoad Eggs and Omelettes
  • Radtoad Omelettes
  • Salisbury Steak (Preserved)
  • Yum Yum Deviled Eggs
• Herbivore: The following items now count as plant-based food when affected by the Herbivore Mutation:
  • Cajun Rice & Beans
  • Firecap Tasty Souffle
  • InstaMash
  • Preserved InstaMash
  • Vegetarian Ham

NPCs

• Animations: Corrected a number of issues that could cause various world NPCs to play incorrect animations or temporarily stop animating.
• Fisher: No longer plays an animation as though he is using a terminal when he is not near one.
• The Overseer: No longer sometimes becomes stuck when heading to the presentation room during “Overseer, Overseen.”
• Whitespring Bots: Sentry Bots and Doorman Protectrons now respond properly when players interact with them.

Performance and Stability

• Client Stability: Fixed an issue that could cause a client crash when loading into a world.
• Server Performance: Players will no longer receive an error when joining a Daily Op while using furniture.
• Server Stability: Addressed a server crash that could occur when loading into a world.
• Performance: Addressed an issue that could result in a performance drop when viewing the Season Scoreboard.

Perks

• Animal Friend: Removed outdated level requirement wording from the Perk Card description.
• Chem Fiend: Now correctly increases the duration of all effects granted by Berry Mentats.
• Nerd Rage: Fixed an issue causing Nerd Rage to grant its damage bonus while above 20% health.
• Wasteland Whisperer: Removed outdated level requirement wording from the Perk Card description.

Quests and Events

• Ally: Thicker than Water: Watoga Underground is now properly instanced.
• Defend: Billings Homestead: Enemies no longer get stuck or spawn in nearby water during Workshop events at Billings Homestead.
• Free Range: Beefed up Brahmin health and resistances during the Free Range event.
• Project Paradise: Friendly creatures that appear after completely filling the habitat troughs now have a consistent max level of 100.
• Scorched Earth: Now correctly grants a 3-star legendary item reward on completion.

Sound

• Armor Ace Shooting Gallery: Joining a Daily Op while using the Armor Ace Shooting Gallery no longer causes its sound effects to play continuously.
• Boney Death Tambo: Added unique sound effects to the Boney Death Tambo Skin.
• Communist Bunker: Sound effects no longer continue to play after the door has finished opening or closing.
• Encampment Fence: Corrected the sound effects that play when opening the Encampment Fence Gate.
• Hounds Reclining Sofa Chairs: Now play sound effects when players sit in them.
• Theremin: Now plays one of two different songs, depending on the in-game time of day.

User Interface

• Map: Bloody Frank’s is now labeled correctly on the Map.
• Scoreboard: On PC, pressing the Spacebar while viewing the Scoreboard in-game no longer incorrectly opens the Challenge Menu.

World

• Pathing: Fixed a number of objects in the world that players could path through or clip into.
• Pathing: Fixed several locations throughout the world where players could become stuck.

Source: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/49751
This week at Bungie, we’re beginning our descent to Europa.
Every release, we have a long conversation about what we should show players leading up to launch, and what we should leave for players to discover. We want to build up the sense of wonder as a new Season or expansion makes its approach without spoiling everything that’s coming. With just a week to go before launch, we’ve almost reached our destination.
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Our Beyond Light Launch Trailer went live last week. A ViDoc, exploring Beyond Light and Season of the Hunt, is available for your viewing pleasure. We’ve released our Season of the Hunt calendar to help you plan out your days for the next few months.
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All that’s left is a quick preview of patch notes and a maintenance timeline. After that, we leave the rest to you.

It’s All in the Patch

Over the last few weeks, our goals have been to set expectations. We’ve covered the Destiny Content Vault, upcoming Sandbox changes, Gambit tuning, and more. These updates aren’t mind-blowing or overly game changing, they’re just nice little morsels to chew on in the final days leading up to launch. In any case, we hope you like the following quality of life appetizers before your meal is delivered on November 10.
Archives
Beginning November 10, two new kiosks will be available in the Tower. First up, the Quest Archive will be found next to the Postmaster. Our hope is that this removes some of the confusion when trying to track down the odd quest that you previously discarded. Additionally, this will be the place for any veteran players to pick up the New Light Quest on November 10, if they have a strong desire to experience new player tutorials and the (re-)introduction to the Cosmodrome.
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Next up, the Monument to Lost Lights Exotic Archive will be found by the Vault. Here, players may acquire various Exotics and Legendary Pinnacle/Pursuit weapons that were once available through now-retired quests. As many of these Exotics were tied to lengthy quests or difficult objectives, we wanted to make sure their prices reflected those previous efforts. Players will need an amount of Glimmer, destination materials, masterworking materials, and an Exotic Cipher or Ascendant Shard in order to purchase the Exotic or Legendary which they desire. We’re also introducing a currency, Spoils of Conquest, which can only be acquired when completing raids. This currency will be required for Exotics previously tied to Vaulted raids.
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In the past, Exotic Ciphers were very limited in nature. While you can expect one to be available as part of the Season Pass, Xur will also offer a quest to earn one Exotic Cipher on a weekly cadence.
Now, let's move on to some traditional patch notes...
Crucible

• Trials of Osiris
  
  • Trials of Osiris Power level requirement increased to 1210.
  • Added ADEPT weapons and weapon mods to Flawless chest rewards.
  • Additional information here (link TWAB).
• Maps
  
  • Added physics blockers to some out-of-bounds areas on Altar of Flame.
  • Added physics blockers to some out-of-bounds areas on Exodus Blue.
  • Added physics blockers to some out-of-bounds areas on Cauldron.

Player Identity

• Login screens now have a dark background.
• Updated the full-screen menus to have a dark background style.
• Player waypoints now display Season Rank, HUD waypoints.
• Added toggle functionality to the character screen, allowing the player to make a choice between Light and Dark subclasses.
  
  • Character screen visuals updated depending on player choice between Light and Dark.

Character Creation

• Changed selection from "Male" & "Female" to "Masculine" & "Feminine."
• Guardian head and hair models have been replaced with improved versions.
  
  • Several color swatches have been changed to better represent the applied color.
  • Player’s previous head selections are still used.

Misc

• Fixed a bug that prevented online friends from showing up in the roster on Stadia for players with more than 100 friends.
• Fixed a bug that occasionally prevented players from earning progress on bounties when joining an activity in progress.
• This most notably impacted Iron Banner bounties and could cause players to have their Artifact Power bonus enabled during Iron Banner matches.

A few Sandbox changes that we missed in our Sandbox preview

• Traveler's Chosen
  
  • Reduced muzzle flash intensity.
• Point of the Stag
  
  • Increased Point of the Stag's Max Power Level to 1310.
• Divinity
  
  • Fixed a bug that prevented some weapons from dealing precision damage to the Divinity cage (e.g. Eriana's Vow).
• Hunter Dodge
  
  • Increased Hunter's Dodge cooldown by a few seconds.
  • (E.g. Tier 4, old cooldown: 22 sec. New cooldown: 26 sec.)
• Anti-Champion Mods
  
  • Anti-barrier rounds will now penetrate Taken Phalanx shields.
  • All Anti-Champion mods have been shifted to armor, rather than taking a weapon mod slot.
• Orbs of Light have been changed to Orbs of Power as they can now be consumed by Light and Dark subclasses.
  

Before we end our patch note preview, we do want to call out the collectors among you who have been talking about the impending removal of Expired Ramen Coupons from your inventories. We know this one stings a bit. It’s a byproduct of us cleaning up inventory systems and doing general maintenance.
We want to a provide a parting gift before these coupons are tossed into the bin. These coupons can’t be redeemed for spicy ramen, but they can decorate your desktop for as long as you desire.
[4k – SPICY RAMEN COUPONS]
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…and there we have it. Full patch notes will be released on Tuesday around launch time. Stay tuned!

Novembrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

With a new expansion coming next week, we also have a fresh update coming to Bungie Store! We’re entering the holiday season, so it’s a pretty good time to start gift shopping for your favorite Guardians out there in the world.
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Starting November 9, upgrade your arsenal of collectibles and gifts at Bungie Store with new exclusive products and free in-game emblems with purchase, including the Destiny 2: Beyond Light Original Soundtrack!
Cosmic Alignment (Available November 9 through December 4, 2020)
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Between Stars (Available November 9 through February 9, 2021)
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Shattered Harmony (Available November 9 with purchase of Destiny 2: Beyond Light Original Soundtrack)
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Follow @BungieStore on Twitter for more deals and discounts to be announced every Friday in Novembrrrr from The Drifter, The Exo Stranger and Variks.

Let’s Talk Maintenance and Pre-Loads

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Next Monday, November 9, Destiny 2 will go offline for an extended maintenance period. We want to give everyone ample time to download Destiny 2 Update 3.0.0. Our teams are prepping for the launch day assault on our servers. Destiny Player Support has the full timeline for maintenance, downloads, and more. Read up, spread the word, and get ready for Beyond Light.
This is their report.

UPDATE 3.0.0.1
Next Monday, maintenance for Update 3.0.0.1 will begin. Below is a timeline of events:

• November 9, 3:30 PM PST (2330 UTC): Background maintenance for Update 3.0.0.1 will begin.
• November 9, 4:00 PM PST (0000 UTC): In preparation for downtime, players will be removed from activities and will be required to download a small update before logging in again.
• November 9, 6:50 PM PST (0250 UTC): Sign-on for Destiny 2 will be disabled.
• November 9, 7:00 PM PST (0300 UTC): Destiny 2 will be brought offline for expected maintenance. Players will be removed from activities and won't be able to log back into Destiny 2 until 9 AM PST on November 10.
• November 10, 9:00 AM PST (1700 UTC): Destiny 2 Update 3.0.0.1 will be available across all platforms and regions. Players will be able to log back into Destiny 2.
• November 10 12:00 PM PDT (2000 UTC): Destiny 2 maintenance is expected to conclude.

For more information, please visit our Destiny Server and Update Status help article.
BEYOND LIGHT PRE-LOAD
Pre-load for Update 3.0.0.1 will be available prior to the game’s release. Below are pre-load timelines and instructions based on platform:
PlayStation
Beginning on November 8 after 8 PM PST (0400 UTC), users can start pre-downloading Update 3.0.0.1 by:

• Navigating to Destiny 2
• Pressing the “Options” button
• And selecting “Check for Updates”

In an effort to decrease server load, some PlayStation Plus users may be able to pre-download Update 3.0.0.1 starting on November 7 after 8 PM PST (0400 UTC) if they have auto update/download enabled on their PlayStation 4. For instructions on how to setup auto update/download, please click here.
PLEASE NOTE: BUNGIE RECOMMENDS THAT PLAYERS SHOULD NOT DELETE THEIR CURRENT VERSION OF DESTINY 2 ON THEIR PLAYSTATION CONSOLE TO SPEED UP THE PRE-DOWNLOAD PROCESS.
Xbox
Pre-load for Xbox will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance at 7 PM PST (0300 UTC) on November 9. For instructions on how to setup auto update, please click here.
PC
Pre-load for PC will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance at 7 PM PST (0300 UTC) on November 9. Update 3.0.0.1 should automatically be put in the Steam download queue once it is available to pre-load. For more information on managing Steam downloads and updates, please click here.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
Below are the updated storage requirements for Beyond Light:
Platform |Destiny 2 Install Size |Storage Space Needed for Installation | |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| Xbox Series X|S|65.7 GB|65.7GB| PlayStation 5|70.78 GB|70.78 GB| PlayStation 4|70.78 GB|171.68 GB| Xbox One|65.7 GB|65.7 GB| PC|69.7 GB |186.2 GB** |
** PlayStation 4: Includes current installed version of Destiny 2 (100.9 GB) + Update 3.0.0.1 pre-load (70.78 GB) = 171.68 GB*
*** PC: Destiny 2 Install Size may vary based on languages installed, size shown is maximum size possible *
** PC: Includes current installed version of Destiny 2 (up to 116.5 GB) + Update 3.0.0.1 pre-load (up to 69.7 GB) = 186.2 GB*
DESTINY CONTENT VAULT AND THE END OF SEASON OF ARRIVALS
With the start of Year 4 and the introduction of the Destiny Content Vault on November 10, certain items will be deprecated from player inventories that correspond with Vaulted destinations, activities, and campaigns.
Players should review our help articles on items being deprecated at the start of Year 4 and items being removed at the end of Season of Arrivals for more information on items, quests, and currencies that will be removed from player inventories at the start of Year 4. Some items listed can be used or turned in for rewards, such as Glimmer, weapons, and armor, so be sure to do that before November 10.
Additionally, certain Titles will become Legacy Seals and unavailable to earn at the start of Year 4. Players should be sure to equip the following Titles before November 9 at 7 PM PST (0300 UTC), after which they will be unavailable to earn. For more information, please visit our Year 4 Triumphs Update help article.
Seal |Title | |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| A Shadow Rises|Shadow| Reckoner|Reckoner| Black Armory|Blacksmith| Destinations|Wayfarer| Lore|Chronicler| Undying|Undying| Dawn|Savior| Almighty|Almighty| Arrivals|Forerunner| Moments of Triumph 2020|MMXX|
BUNGIE REWARDS
With the release of Beyond Light on November 10, certain Bungie Rewards will no longer be available to earn. These include the ‘Eclipse Sunset’ and ‘Sunset’ emblems, the Year of Shadowkeep Artifact Coins, the Moments of Triumph t-shirt, the Raid Ring, the Prophecy Dungeon Hoodie, the MMXX Seal, and the Forerunner Seal.
Players should be sure to earn these rewards by November 9 at 7 PM PST (0300 UTC) and claim these rewards from the Bungie Rewards page before November 13 at 8 AM PST (1600 UTC).

Encore

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Before we kick off a new year of Destiny content, we have a final round for Movie of the Week. 2020 isn’t over yet, but we’ve had a blast watching community-created content throughout Shadowkeep and its associated Seasons. Many thanks to those who’ve submitted their footage (and art!), as it’s kept us sane week over week.
Here are your final Movie of the Week selections before Beyond Light brings some Darkness to the table.
Movie of the Week: Thanks, Taken!
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Movie of the Week: Festival of the Lost, Parting Shot
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Movie of the Week: Give ‘em a hand
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Movie of the Week: SEVENTH COLUMN!!! ...AND ANOTHER ONE!
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Movie of the Week: It isn’t over until it’s over

OMG can someone explain this please?!?! Like wtf just happened🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ @A_dmg04 @Gladd @BungieHelp @Xbox pic.twitter.com/aYNfaeG7WM
— TG DuAc (@TGDuAc1) November 2, 2020

Next week, we’ll have a new companion section for Movie of the Week. We felt it important to give the same spotlight to the artists of our community as we’ve been giving to those who create fun videos.
To throw your hat in the ring, submit your content to the Community Creations portal on Bungie.net. If you also post your content to social media, tag it with #DestinyMOTW or #DestinyArt. We’ll snag a few winners each week and grant them some fancy new emblems.
We’ve been here a few times. What was once months became weeks. Weeks have become mere days. Five more sleeps stand between you and Beyond Light. Well, that’s if you can even sleep the night before launch. I know I probably won’t. Many of you have been on this journey with us from the start. In the last year, numerous Guardians have begun their journey through New Light. No matter how long you’ve been a Guardian, we can’t thank you enough for playing.
Stay hydrated. Be healthy. Treat yourself well.
We’re almost there.
See you starside.
-dmg04

Instructions

1. Reply with your feedback and upvote comments that you agree with. I will compile a list of the best feedback for 2K. You can see the final list in this post or in our archive when the status says “COMPLETE”.
2. High-effort and easy-to-understand feedback is prioritized. For bug reports, screenshots/videos and instructions to recreate are required. For suggestions, provide thoughtful reasoning.
3. Specify which game mode your feedback is for and categorize it as a bug or suggestion.
4. To help with readability and voting, put one item per comment instead of an entire list. Please check the archive first to avoid repeating others.

Example 1:

Gameplay, Bug
Players have cheerleader animations while standing around. (Video)

Example 2:

MyTEAM, Suggestion
The difficulty sliders are not consistent across modes. The same difficulty on Domination vs. Challenges vs. TT Offline feels drastically different. A side-effect is that players cannot break even playing TT Offline in terms of MT spent on contracts vs. MT earned from playing.

Final List (Status: COMPLETE)

General

• Bug: Many players are having their saves deleted by PS5 syncing errors. Affects both MyCAREER and MyNBA saves.
  • The current workaround is to turn off cloud backups and do them manually, but that’s not ideal long-term.
• Bug: When setting up a Play Now With Friends quick game..
  • Only the host can choose teams. The invited player is stuck looking at the match options.
  • "Randomize" option disappears
  • The home/away team sometimes swaps after you start the game, so players are not controlling the teams they picked.
• Bug: PNO games are not counted for either side if the opponent quits.
• Bug: PNO wins sometimes do not count even if the game is played to completion.
• Bug: When setting matchups before PNO games, the matchup you're selecting often changes the one above it. (Video)
• Bug: When settings lineups before PNO games, the players list will sometimes around. This is usually only for a second or two, but it would be a good QoL fix. (Video)
• Bug: PNO jersey selections often reset when the game starts. If this is supposed to happen when two colors are too close, it should be a little less sensitive.
• Suggestion: Add back Public All-Star Team-Up to the Play Now options.

Gameplay

• Bug(?): Holding Y/Triangle no longer makes your teammate cut to the basket for a lead pass.
• Bug (Old): PS5 adaptive triggers and haptics are not working consistently or not working at all. All toggles are on in Controller Settings.
• Bug: During NBA games, the frame rate drops if you are using a low camera angle where the entire court is visible with the transparent background. This happens on all consoles. Digital Foundry's video talks about it, although they only experienced it on Xbox Series X. (Video @14:13)
• Bug: Some players are not seeing green animations if their shot meter is set to Pro Stick only.
• Suggestion: Add quick substitution options (starters, bench, 3pt, quick, etc) back in during gameplay.
• Suggestion: Steal ratings should matter more. There is no noticeable gap between MyPlayers that left their steal rating at 25 and those that upgraded it to 90.
• 2K22 Wish: Allow players to open up a dunk package and select specific dunks from it.

Art/Likeness

• Bug (CURRENT-GEN): Celtics, Nuggets, and Pistons are missing their 2020-21 City jerseys. They show last year's 2019-20 version instead. (Picture 1, 2)
• Suggestion: Add colorblind accessibility options for courts in the City and MyTEAM. A solution that many games use is a setting to display all courts as default regardless of any custom art used.

MyPLAYER (Builds/Badges)

• Suggestion: Here's a user's reasoning for increasing badge progression: "By the time I finish grinding out badges on one build I've earned enough VC to make another, so I never need to buy VC. Increased badge progression would lead to an increase in the number of builds made which means less grinding for the players and more money spent on VC. It's a win-win."

MyCAREER — NBA Career

• Bug: After becoming a starter, your camera angle switches at the start of every game. Your selected camera angle is the same, the game just doesn’t use it. To fix this, you have to go to Camera Settings and back out. (Video)
• Bug: Instant replays and Player of the Game are no longer triggering, even if enabled in the settings. Even the sponsored ones from current-gen like Mobil 1 block never play.
• Suggestion: Allow players to click through the recap menus without waiting for badge points, etc to slowly tally up. Would be a big QoL improvement.

MyCAREER — City/Pro-Am/Rec

• Bug: For some players, certain items and rewards are only available when using their first build. It seems like the intention is for these items to be available on all saves because the second save (and beyond) can't re-purchase the item. Some examples:
  • Spawn location Rep reward
  • Certain purchased bikes
  • Certain purchased basketballs
• Bug: Looks like the invisible player bug that was affecting MyTEAM is affecting Pro-Am now. (Video)
• Suggestion: Instead of filling in Rec games with 60 OVR generic players, fill games in with NBA players. Doesn't have to be superstars, it can be below league average players.
  • Any solution to 60 OVR generic players would be appreciated. Many players would even rather wait longer in matchmaking for games to be filled.
• Suggestion: When looking at the phone, display friends who are online at the top of the list.
• Suggestion: Add a mini map in the City shown while players are walking around.

MyTEAM

• Suggestion: Show your opponent's lineup before games. This was shown during loading screens on current-gen, but has obviously been removed on next-gen.
• Suggestion: Allow for an easier way to determine which badges have been upgraded. For example, if I’m looking for a badged up card I want badges like Clamps, QFS, etc and the current system makes this difficult to do.

MyNBA

• Bug: In MyNBA Online, all players are stuck on "Very High" workload and they quickly become fatigued and lose attributes. This may be because Progressive Fatigue options are not available. (Picture 1, 2, 3)
• Bug: Tattoos do not save in uploaded/downloaded custom draft classes.
• Bug: Tristan Thompson on the default roster consistently gets unreasonable contracts. (Picture)
• Suggestion: Add a 43 game season length option. This would allow people to play every team once (29 games) plus everyone in your conference a second time (14 more games).