Game Update 97

Batman has gone missing and the race for Metal has begun! The Dark Knights and the Justice League scour the universe for rare forms of Metal - the keys to victory in the war between the Multiverse and the Darkness. As heroes and villains alike race across Earth, Oa, Themyscira, and beyond, the Bruce Waynes of the Dark Multiverse hatch plans of their own.

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Overview

  • September 12, 2019
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New Episode: Metal Part I

  • Batman has gone missing and the race for Metal has begun! The Dark Knights and the Justice League scour the universe for rare forms of Metal - the keys to victory in the war between the Multiverse and the Darkness. As heroes and villains alike race across Earth, Oa, Themyscira, and beyond, the Bruce Waynes of the Dark Multiverse hatch plans of their own.
  • Metal Part I features new daily and weekly Open World missions, a Solo and Alert, as well as normal and Elite versions of two new Raids!
  • To play this content your character must be level 30 and have a minimum Combat Rating of 264.
  • For a limited time, special “Event” versions of all content in Metal Part I will be available to all players, level 15+ as well! Look for these Event versions in the Events tab of your On Duty menu.
Related article links (10)Batman · Justice League · Oa · Themyscira · Metal Part I · Solo · Alert · Raids · Combat Rating · On Duty
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New Solo: Scarlet Speedster

  • Central City is in disarray. Dark lightning bolts are striking randomly, causing fear and chaos. Criminals in the city are taking advantage of the situation, looting businesses and mugging citizens. Heroes arrive to help while the speedsters are occupied, while villains get a tip from Calculator that this could be a good opportunity. Calculator has also asked villains to secure dead drops from heists executed during the chaos.
  • Open your On Duty menu and look for Metal Part I: Scarlet Speedster under Tier 9 of the 1 Player tab. Minimum Combat Rating: 264
  • For the Event version, look for Metal Part I: Scarlet Speedster (Event) in the On Duty menu under the Events tab. Minimum Level: 15
Related article links (5)Central City · Calculator · On Duty · Metal Part I: Scarlet Speedster · Combat Rating
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New Open World Missions: Metal Gotham

  • The Batman Who Laughs has unleashed chaos on Gotham City to keep Batman’s allies from finding the Dark Knight. Dark Multiverse energy is infecting people, turning them into threats. He's cracked open Arkham Asylum, sending escaped inmates to run amok. Nightwing wants to protect Gotham City in Batman's absence. Killer Croc wants to protect his home turf. A mysterious benefactor has hired Deathstroke to gather exotic metals. Heroes and villains are working together to save the city from a greater threat.
  • Look for Metal Gotham in your warp menu or use the teleporter in the Watchtower or Hall of Doom
  • New daily and weekly missions in Metal Gotham. Minimum Level: 15
Related article links (9)The Batman Who Laughs · Gotham City · Arkham Asylum · Nightwing · Batman · Killer Croc · Metal Gotham · Watchtower · Hall of Doom
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New Alert: Batcave Breach

Related article links (9)Nightwing · Robin · Oracle · Calculator · Gotham City · Batcave · On Duty · Metal Part I: Batcave Breach · Combat Rating
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New Raid and Elite Raid: False Idols

Related article links (11)The Merciless · Olympus · Hades · Ares · Themyscira · Sunblade · Heroes · villains · Wonder Woman · On Duty · Metal Part I: False Idols
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New Raid and Elite Raid: Monsters of Metal

Related article links (6)The Batman Who Laughs · Batman · Gotham City · On Duty · Metal Part I: Monsters of Metal · Combat Rating
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New Gear, Base Items, Feats and More

Related article links (4)Dark Metal Coins · Augments · Donna Troy · The Merciless
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Artifacts

  • Increased the maximum rank for Artifacts to the final rank 200.
  • Reduced the overall effectiveness of the Venom Wrist Dispenser.
  • Doubled the group might buff on the Tetrahedron of Urgrund if used by a Controller
  • Doubled the group precision buff on the Cog of Mageddon if used by a Controller.
  • Added a new damage proc to Rank 80 of the Dead King’s Scepter.
  • Increased Precision and Might on the Philosopher's Stone.
  • Increased the cooldown reduction per free cast from 3 seconds to 6 seconds on the Philosopher's Stone.
  • Philosopher's Stone base cool down increased to 40 seconds at rank 120. (up from 10 seconds)
Related article links (9)Artifacts · Venom Wrist Dispenser · Tetrahedron of Urgrund · Controller · Cog of Mageddon · Dead King’s Scepter · Precision · Might · Philosopher's Stone
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Episode 32 Currency Conversion

Related article links (2)Source Marks · Titan’s Cred
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Artifact Catalyst Consolidation

  • The number of Artifact Catalysts has been reduced from 21 to 3.
  • New Catalysts can be bought from John Constantine and any existing Catalysts in your inventory can be consumed to grant 10 Source Marks.
Related article links (2)John Constantine · Source Marks
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Weapon Attacks

  • Significantly adjusted most weapon attacks for consistency, generally increasing attack damage.
  • Weapon Mastery abilities correctly do more damage than their non-Weapon-Mastery versions.
Related article links (1)Weapon Mastery
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General

  • Nightwing has had a makeover.
  • Players are no longer clamped to CR 280 in event content.
  • Lunge no longer grants damage immunity in PvE content.
  • Reduced Supply Drop damage-increase to 20%.
  • Added Neo-Venom Boost Tactical Mod (Helmet) which can now be found at the dispenser in your base.
  • A set of new loading screens have been added to the rotation.
Related article links (4)Nightwing · Lunge · Supply Drop · Neo-Venom Boost
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Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Robot Side Kick would not properly swap targets within melee range.
  • Fixed an issue where Nature's Swarm Shield would not shield the caster.
  • Fixed an issue where Flux would sometimes not shield the healer.
  • Fixed an issue where Insectoid Form would lower the healer's restoration.
  • Hard Light Shield is no longer overridden by healer group shields.
  • Light Weight Strike now generates the correct amount of Supercharge.
  • Fixed an issue where Earth's Crystal Golem would not benefit from the Crushed power interaction.
  • Shadow Werewolf, Shadow Minion, and Chaos Daemon Tier 3 Henchmen properly fly now.
  • Fixed an issue where ability Violence was not properly applying PI to its targets.
  • Fixed an issue where the Mental ability Horrific Visage was not generating supercharge when cast on Ice Block encased enemies.
Related article links (15)Robot Side Kick · Nature · Swarm Shield · Flux · Insectoid Form · Hard Light Shield · Light Weight Strike · Supercharge · Earth · Crystal Golem · Crushed · Henchmen · Violence · Mental · Horrific Visage
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Venom Wrist Dispenser

  • Players who had a Venom Wrist Dispenser at or above rank 80 automatically have had their artifact boosted to a higher rank.
  • If your Venom Wrist Dispenser was between rank 80 and 100, it has been boosted to rank 120.
  • If your Venom Wrist Dispenser was between rank 101 and 140, it has been boosted to rank 160.
  • If your Venom Wrist Dispenser was between rank 141 and 160, it has been boosted to rank 200 (maximum rank).
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Artifact Celebration Pack

  • Log in to claim your free gift between now and September 26, 2019. The Artifact Celebration Pack includes:
  • 50,000 Artifact XP
  • 1 Seal of Completion
  • 3 Paradox Energies
  • 6 Quantum Field Energies
  • 11 Dionesiums
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