DCUO Game Update 9: Assemble for Battle
Sony Online Entertainment has released details for Game Update 9: Assemble for Battle for DC Universe Online. It seems this time around the goal is all about making the game faster and more accessable to the player base than ever before. To do so they are introducing Role Optional Alerts and Novice Raids.
Role Optional Alerts are the solution for players affected by long and painful queue times. What this feature will do is allow players to queue and form groups with any combination of roles. But what happens when you don't recieve a healer? Well DCUO will be giving parties a "Team Buff", which will slightly take the place of the missing character.
- If you don't have a Tank, everyone will take less damage overall.
- If you don't have a Healer, any Controller or Damage character will trigger a small amount of regeneration when your health dips below a certain point. If you're a Tank, you'll always have some regeneration.
- If you don't have a Controller, everyone will get varying amounts of additional power periodically.
Novice Raids are being introduced for players who feel likes raids are just a little bit our of their reach. Fortress of Solitude, the Batcave, and the Kahndaq will still come with the same epic storylines and all the action of the normal difficulty counterpart, but be slightly more forgiving for players still looking to make their mark on the world. Rewards will be the same, however, the quantities will be less.