CONTENTS

• Red Moon Rising Event
• Rage Harvest Global Event
• Stats and Resources Multiplier Events
• Improvements and Fixes

RED MOON RISING EVENT

A red moon has risen over the Dark Zone, and the Black Tusk have taken control.

During Red Moon Rising, Agents entering the PvE Dark Zone will face Black Tusk forces while dealing with strange alterations to their SHD tech. The longer you remain inside, the more Red Moon Stacks you accumulate, bringing a mix of powerful buffs and dangerous drawbacks as your stack count rises.

The buildup lasts only as long as your run. Death, leaving the PvE Dark Zone, or securing contaminated loot wipes your stacks clean. Safehouses give you a chance to pause the accumulation until you step back into the Red Moon.

REWARDS

Those willing to take on the Red Moon's more dangerous encounters can earn rewards from dedicated loot pools, including Exotics, DZ Named items, curated Named items, and Prototype gear.

Featured among the event rewards are two new Exotics, Vertigo and Sarru.

Vertigo Exotic GR9	Talent Startling Whenever this weapon makes an enemy Suppressed, the enemy is applied Disorient, and you and allies receive +30% Damage to Targets Out of Cover for 15s. Weapon Stats and Mods Optics: +15% Crit Chance Magazine: +50 Rounds Underbarrel: +15% Reload Speed Muzzle: +10% Rate of Fire

Sarru Exotic Backpack

Talent Decoy King While in combat, the Moon will cycle through its phases every 5s. There are 8 Moon phases. Starting from a New Moon, all damage you deal will be Amplified by 5%. The value of the Amplifier will increase by 5% each phase until reaching 25% during a Full Moon, then it will decrease as the Moon return to being a New Moon, restarting the cycle. During a Full Moon, deploying a Decoy will grant it Overcharge and the cycle will pause for 10s.

A familiar threat returns under the Red Moon. Taking down the Recruiter will reward you with his unique Mask.

Red Moon Rising runs from September 24 through November 3, so be sure to make a few trips into the PvE Dark Zone before it’s gone.

RAGE HARVEST GLOBAL EVENT

Rage Harvest returns from September 29 through October 6, with enemies once again protected by Overheal that makes them tougher and more dangerous the more they accumulate.

Break through that protection to build Rage of your own, increasing your Weapon Damage, RPM, Weapon Handling, Critical Hit Chance, and Critical Hit Damage. The longer you keep the pressure up, the longer your Rage lasts.

STATS AND RESOURCES MULTIPLIER EVENTS

Dark Zone Surge

• Runs September 22 – September 29
• Make the most of your time in the Dark Zone with 3x DZ XP, no DZ XP loss on death before reaching the level cap, and 2x DZ Funds throughout the event.

Deadeye Overdrive

• Runs September 29 – October 6
• Put your accuracy to work with the following bonuses active throughout the event:
  • +60% Headshot Damage
  • +30% Weapon Damage
  • +40% Accuracy
  • +40% Stability
  • +40% Weakpoint Damage

Countdown Surge

• Runs October 6 – October 13
• Head into Countdown and earn 2x Countdown Requisition throughout the event.

IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES

PVP UPDATES

We're bringing another round of PvP-specific balance adjustments across Prototype Augments, Gear and Brand Set bonuses, talents, Exotics, and SHD Skills.

Improvements cover everything from damage and defensive bonuses to skill range, duration, cooldowns, and individual talent values. The new Vertigo and Sarru Exotics also receive their own PvP tuning.

If you want to dig into the numbers, the full PvP breakdown compares the previous PvP values against their updated versions.

MODIFIER UPDATES

Modular Plates

• Reworked to provide a large amount of active and passive Shield regeneration instead of instantly restoring Shield health. This replaces the previous effect, which did not always trigger as intended.

Signed, Shield, Delivered

• Activating the Modifier now also refills the magazine of your currently equipped weapon without consuming ammunition from your reserves.

ZODIAC LEGACY CLIMAX MISSION

Based on player feedback, we’ve made several changes to the seasonal Modifier resources available in the Nightclub: Zodiac Legacy Climax Mission.

• Enemies that drop Canisters will now also drop 150 Munitions, with 12 Munitions drops available throughout the mission.
• Starting the mission resets your Canisters and Munitions, then grants each player 100 Munitions and 12 Canisters.
• Sample Size will be set to 800 when the mission begins. Players who previously reached a Sample Size above 800 during Y8S2 will keep their higher value.
• Players joining a mission already in progress will not receive the starting Canister and Munitions grants but can still collect resources dropped by enemies.

GEAR AND WEAPONS

• Changed Ember Engine's Spontaneous Combustion talent to not be applied through Pulse in PvP Environments. Secondary status effects applied alongside pulse such as EMP or Confuse, will continue to trigger the talent as intended.
• The reconfiguration blueprints for Prima Donna and Steel & Sons ACR have been added to Inaya’s inventory. To. Make the corresponding blueprint available for purchase, you must own the item and have it in either your inventory or stash.

FIXES

Retaliation Project Chain

We’ve addressed issues that could prevent players from progressing through the Retaliation Project Chain. [TCTD2-7135]

Starting September 24, the Project Chain will return for one additional week with accelerated progression. Projects will unlock at one-hour intervals, instead of one per day.

All players will be able to complete the Project Chain again, including those who finished it during its original run, and earn its material rewards. The final Outfit Token can only be earned once. Players who already received it will not receive a second Token, while those who missed it during the original run will still be able to earn it.

Weapons & Talents

• Fixed an issue where players could destroy their own deployed skills to incorrectly trigger weapon talents that require a kill.
• Fixed an issue where the Flatline talent and its perfect variant were triggered upon destroying friendly skills.
• Fixed an exploit with the "Prima Donna" Exotic Marksman Rifle where its talent could instantly revive players in PvP.
• Fixed an issue where the Caduceus repair amount on critical hits was incorrect in PvP.
• Fixed an issue where the Adrenaline Rush talent stacked more times than intended in PvP.
• Fixed an issue where the Bloodsucker talent stacked more times than intended in PvP.
• Fixed an issue where the Clutch talent duration lasted longer than specified in its description in PvP.
• Fixed an issue where Aim Assist reduced ADS turning speed when using Tommy Guns or the Underboss Exotic SMG. [TCTD2-6103]
• Fixed an issue where the Amplified Damage granted by the Blossom Harvest talent was not taken into account by Bewildered.
• Fixed an issue where Hollow-Point Ammo did not amplify damage by the amount stated in its description. [TCTD2-6653]

Gear

• Fixed an issue with the Striker's Gamble gear set where PvE and PvP talent stacks could incorrectly accumulate at the same time.
• Fixed multiple issues with Acosta's Kneepads talent functionality in the Dark Zone.
• Fixed an issue where the description for the Flashpoint talent on the Blast-Resistant Plate chest piece from the Ember Engine Gear Set displayed a 20% trigger chance instead of 60%.

Prototype

• Fixed an issue where the Trapper augment had no effect in the Blackout Dark Zone.
• Fixed an issue where the Echo augment dealt lower damage than intended in the Blackout Dark Zone.

Skills

• Fixed discrepancies between gameplay and UI for Burn Sticky Bomb damage in PvP.
• Fixed an issue where zones created by the Achilles Pulse skill took incorrect damage during PvP.
• Fixed an issue where Achilles Pulse zone duration stats rounded incorrectly at higher Skill Tiers in PvP.
• Fixed an issue where Riot Foam health did not scale correctly with Skill Tiers and received incorrect damage in PvP.
• Fixed an issue where the Banshee Pulse disorient duration was shorter than intended against players in the Dark Zone.
• Fixed an issue where the Artificer Hive range during deployment was larger than its range once deployed.

Modifiers

• Fixed an issue in Infinite Difficulty where the debuff from the Variety Pack mutator was not removed after an assist kill.
• Fixed an issue where enemies killed by damage spread through the One For All mutator could fail to drop items, or drop them at a lower rate than intended. [TCTD2-5789]

Missions

• Fixed an issue where completing the weekly Classified Assignment Projects did not grant the intended reward. [TCTD2-6524]
• Fixed an issue in the ViewPoint Museum Escalation where the mission could fail despite destroying the EMP Jammers within the required time. [TCTD2-5824]
• Fixed an issue where target dummies in the Accuracy section of the Shooting Range could become immune to damage.

Vendors and Store

• Fixed an issue where purchasing certain outfits with Outfit Tokens did not grant all pieces of the outfit. [TCTD2-6136]
• Fixed an issue where Y8S3 Seasonal Caches could not be purchased from the Textile Vendor. [TCTD2-6654]
• Fixed an issue where a Y8S2 Seasonal Cache was incorrectly available from the Countdown Vendor.
• Fixed an issue where the reconfiguration blueprint for the Investor Exotic Mask could not be obtained from Inaya.

UI

• Fixed an issue where the Mega Map displayed an incorrect timer for the free Classified Assignment. [TCTD2-6076]
• Fixed an issue where an exclamation mark could remain above the Pilot after discovering the Broken Rain Incursion.
• Fixed an issue where the "New locations available at the Pilot" notification could remain active after the relevant locations had already been discovered. [TCTD2-6634]

Connectivity

• Fixed an issue that could prevent Xbox players from joining a friend’s game session. [TCTD2-6482]
• Fixed an issue where some shots against moving NPCs could fail to register under higher-latency conditions. [TCTD2-6585]

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We’ll see you out there, Agents.

/ The Division 2 Team