[TUY8S2.2] Dust Storm Event, Creator Collaboration & Updates

CONTENTS

• Dust Storm Event

• Classified Assignment

• Realism Mode

• Creator Collaboration

• Paradise Lost Update

• Stats And Resources Multiplier Events

• Changes and Fixes

DUST STORM EVENT

Summer is in full swing, and it’s time to experience New York as you have never seen it before.

From July 21 to August 11, defeat powerful enemies, collect exclusive loot and navigate hazardous weather conditions in the Dust Storm Event. All players who log in to the game during the event period will be granted the Parched Mask as a free reward.

As part of the celebrations, access to the Warlords of New York expansion will be free for all players for the duration of the event.

Event participation will require a character level of 40 and completion of theWarlords of New York campaign.

DUST STORMS

New York is experiencing turbulent dust storms, obscuring target visibility and ramping up the tension, heightening the risk of hidden enemies. There are two variations of the storm effects:

Calm Dust Storm

• The default weather system upon loading into the New York map, obscuring sightlines and keeping you on your toes. The Calm Dust Storm will last up to 18 minutes before intensifying. Note that this timer will restart upon each login.

Raging Dust Storm

• The Raging Dust Storm kicks things up a notch, further limiting visibility and buffeting agents with intense wind noise to disorientate you for a tense 8-minute window. This provides the perfect cover for constant ambushes from squads of enemy Dust Devils.

After the Raging Dust Storm has passed, the weather may return to either a Calm Storm state, or a brief respite of clear, sunny weather to allow you to get your bearings and prepare for the next fight.

DUST DEVILS

Dust Devils are group of Rikers that saw the perfect opportunity to seize on the chaos of the storm and use it for their own gains.

Dust Devil Kill Squads spawn on a 6-minute timer in groups of 4 named enemies, that will actively hunt you down. The Dust Devils are using the storm to their advantage with multiple modifiers, so be sure to close the gap:

Status Resistance Modifier

• 0% Status Resistance if Agents are between 0-25 meters

• 80% Status Resistance if Agents are further than 26 meters

Decrease Damage Dealt

• Reduces damage by 20% to Agents between 5-25 meters

• Reduces damage by 50% to Agents further than 26 meters

Increase Damage Taken

• Takes 50% more damage from Agents between 0-10 meters

• Takes 20% more damage from Agents between 11-25 meters

Plan your attack carefully and make use of positioning to maximize the effectiveness of your close-range tools.

During the Raging Dust Storm enemies spawn continuously on a short cooldown until the Raging Dust Storm subsides. Up to 6 enemies can be active at any one time- kill them fast enough and you can defeat up to 48 enemies in a single Raging Dust Storm.

Make sure to keep moving, as spawns will not trigger if you are stationary.

BACKUP ARRIVES

Cause enough trouble for the Dust Devils, and they’ll call in the big guns. Once you defeat enough enemies and near the threshold of 50 kills for a boss spawn, you will receive a prompt to Call for Backup. Make your preparations, as the event bosses are on their way:

• Pall hides in the storm as a sniper using Sniper Turret and Decoy tech, while being invisible to Pulse scanning.

• Black Lung acts as a tank, using an LMG to lay down heavy fire and is supported by an Artillery Turret.

Both bosses will spawn simultaneously, for groups and solo players. Pall and Black Lung can spawn in any weather condition, so long as the Dust Devils Named Enemies kill threshold of 50 Named Enemies is reached.

Upon being defeated, each boss will drop a Storm Key, as well as a unique mask on first defeat.

EXPLORATION

It isn’t just the weather that has seen a change; the storm has brought new environmental decorations, and some intriguing caches.

Throughout the New York map you will encounter 20 hidden caches of loot, split amongst the decorated areas- destroy them to be rewarded with the same gear found within the Event Vendor Gear Caches. The Dust Devils will repair these caches, allowing them to be interacted with again after each daily reset.

Keep your ears open- the limited visibility in the storm can make visual identification tricky, so be sure to pay attention for the distinct audio cue played by the caches.

The Dust Devils aren’t ones to forgive your interfering with their loot, however: interacting with a cache prompts a group of Named Enemies to prepare to ambush you.

THE SCOURED HUNTER

Rumors have reached SHD that the dust storms hide an even greater threat, attacking sporadically once a Raging Dust Storm has subsided, preying on weakened Agents. Reports say that they can be identified by their distinctive mask, and are in possession of Storm Keys.

EVENT VENDOR AND CACHES

After amassing your stock of keys, it’s time to head to the Haven settlement. Residents of Haven have updated their decor to combat the dusty conditions, and the Event Vendor has been given a refresh.

The Event Vendor will be your main hub for redeeming keys.

You can get Storm Keys by:

• Defeating Dust Devil Kill Squads

• Defeating Dust Devil Bosses

• Defeating The Scoured Hunter.

Keys are guaranteed scaling with difficulty:

• Normal: 14 Kills

• Hard: 14 Kills

• Challenging: 12 Kills

• Heroic: 10 Kills

In addition to this is the Daily Boost: every day, the first 150 kills will have the requirement for a key reduced by half. The Daily Boost resets 24 hours after the first event enemy squad you kill.

APPAREL CACHES

Apparel Caches contain only vanity items, with no duplicates, so every key spent gets you closer to completing the full collection:

• Wired Outfit (headgear, shirt, pants, shoes)

• Vagabond Outfit (glasses, shirt, pants, boots)

• Parched Outfit (headgear, shirt, gloves, pants, shoes)

• Breathless Outfit (headgear, shirt, gloves, pants, boots)

• Breathless (Grey) Outfit (headgear, shirts, gloves, pants, boots)

• Yield Outfit (headgear, shirt, pants, shoes)

• Parched Headgear (Black/Red, Green and Orange variants)

• Black Lung Headgear (Black/Red, Green and Orange variants)

There are 43 items in total, and collecting the full set will reward you with the new Black Blizzard Scanner Pulse Skill VFX. Apparel Keys can also be purchased with Premium Credits.

GEAR CACHES

Gear Caches bring a mix of returning and event-specific loot, including Named items, Exotics, and a rare chance to obtain Prototype gear.

Alongside this comes a new event weapon:

Rabid D50

Named D50

Talent: Foam at the Mouth

After killing an enemy with a headshot, applies Ensnare to the next enemy you hit. Amplifies Weapon Damage by 25% against Ensnared enemies.

Gear Caches also contain:

Prototype Rabid D50 Event Weapon- 1%

Prototype Gear Set- 0.5%

Prototype Seasonal Named Weapons- 0.5%

Rabid D50 Event Weapon- 10%

Special Named Items- 20%

• Stack Broker

• Lexington

• Turmoil

• Caretaker

• Shield Splinterer

• Huntsman

• Hunter-Killer

• Handbasket

Seasonal Named Items- 10%

• The Harvest

• Chill Out

• Sleigher

• Slingshot

• Oh Carol

• First Sight

• Quickstep

• Festive Delivery

• Snow Machine

• Bell Ringer

• First Bloom

Exotic Items- 15%

• Exotic Cache drops

• Caduceus

• Nurse’s Kneepads

• Tinkerer

• Tempest

• Blacklisters

• Sheriff

• Provocator

• Birdie’s Quick Fix

Gear Mods- 16.5%