Defiance Reporter Episode 021 – Castithan Thunderdome




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Summary: Last week Defiance Reporter had the pleasure of discussing everything Defiance the show with @WomenofDefiance's Michelle. This week, Chris and Ben discuss Defiance the Game and the massive update that is the Castithan Charge Pack DLC content. Listen after the jump for all the details.   Listen now: [What we did in game] Ben DLC, DLC, and more DLC. I can’t tell you how many sieges I've participated in and have YET to get to complete a Stage 10 event. Chris DLC - Focused on Arenas. Can’t get past the third one, but it took me 6 on each of the other two to progress, so I’ll keep trying. Motherfucking arenas.   CASTITHAN CHARGE PACK HAS LANDED on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3! Play as a Castithan (you can even convert your current character if you’d like!) Battle against the Volge in massive Siege battles Access new Battle Arenas and earn a Castithan Blade reward Duel other players in best-of-three matches Drive the Raptor Truck, Defiance’s first 4-player vehicle Fight with the new charge weapons, including pistols, shotguns, and sniper rifles Plus: new pursuits, new storylines, and more   NEWS FROM THE BAY AREA Features of the Castithan Charge Pack DLC: Castithan Character Creation and voice pack options You can create a new Castithan character or just change your current character Once out of the character creation and tutorial area, each new character is awarded: a PSR-7 Cyclone Charged Sniper Rifle a Surge Nano Fragger Charged Shotgun a Particle Ultimag a Red and Black Raptor 4 player vehicle the Zwazhe Warrior outfit Visual changes in game New tips now show on loading screens. Gameplay loading screen tips will now display approximately 4 times as often as lore-based tips. Changes to the Map Fast travel points on the map now have hexagonal icons around them to make them easier to select and to see what’s near them. Quick travel points added to Last Chance, Diablo Lighthouse, and the E-rep Commando Camp in Frisco. Echelon mercenaries have been added throughout the world and are now recruiting for Shadow War, Competitive Maps and Co-op Maps! Sieges are back! Capture points around the Bay Area and defend them from the Volge threat as well as the plague threat at Kenn Farms. Dark Matter arkfalls are here! Battle Dark Matter forces to take control of arkfalls Sausalito, San Francisco, Marin and Madera! New Military Academy competitive map has been added! Fight head-to-head in this all new 16 on 16 capture and hold map! New and much improved (but still not quite right) chat window! Charge Weapons Added all new charge weapons, which includes three shotguns, three pistols and three sniper rifles. When you create your first character, you will get a PSR-7 Cyclone Charged Sniper Rifle a Surge Nano Fragger Charged Shotgun and a Particle Ultimag pistol Castithan charge blades have also been added with customizable blade color mods. New Vehicles New Raptor four player vehicle added! Man this thing drives like a tank! And not in the good way where you run over everything in your way. Elizabeth Tobey did confirm that the vehicle was meant to haul a 4 player party across the map and it was not designed for elegance and speed. Additional Challenger variants added. Vendors are available during the Dodge Challenger Race events to sell special Challengers. Vehicle Shields will now begin recharging faster (5 seconds, down from 20) and upped recharge rate from 10% to 20% per second. New Pursuits and Storyline There is now a new Episodic pursuit group called the Volge Incursion that deals heavily with, you guessed it, the Volge. Volge Violence Complete 10 Volge Sieges Complete each of the Volge Siege types at least one time North Point Mine The Bathhouse Kinship Plaza Towers Quarry Mutant District Earn a score of 15,