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The dev team takes questions live tomorrow night (AU time) as backlash over Gauntlet's removal and a rumoured XP cap overshadows praise for the new Area 51 map.
BULKHEAD admits accelerated progression was a mistake but rules out a hard reset, opting to fast-track Season 3 instead.
A rocky Siege of Vegas launch sees XP rates reverted while cosmetic and technical complaints keep piling up.
Embark names its long-teased 'new mode' as part of the bigger PRIME TIME season, alongside a destruction overhaul and a disguise-focused Light playstyle.
Bulkhead admits the Blue cash/XP bribe 'backfired badly' and rushes a hotfix alongside bans for driver-exploit abusers and a tease of upcoming Limited Mode servers.
Team Jade's update brings back the reworked 'play-as-a-boss' Desmoulins mode alongside unspecified operator and weapon balance tweaks.
BULKHEAD's biggest patch yet lands with new guns, a full damage/armour rework and a mandatory progression wipe, splitting the playerbase.
A Discord backend update restored the KOTH/TDM playlist and corrected Vegas Strip's Castle Road TDM start threshold, folded into the Season 5 Hotfix 1 patch.
Bulkhead's biggest patch yet cuts Level 3/4 armour protection and adds a Molotov, four weapons and a wipe, but players are split on whether the balance changes go far enough.
A server-side hotfix pulled the new assault rifle's underbarrel attachment after a content creator exposed a broken interaction bug.
Two new maps, four weapons and a Dead Space crossover land alongside sweeping vehicle balance changes — but Gauntlet's removal is drawing the sharpest community backlash.
G.T.I. Security says players rigged matchmaking to funnel Tekniq Alloys for real-money sales, with resource wipes and possible permanent bans to follow.
