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Evil will soon be on the move in Episode 35: Metal Part I. Get a head start on your nightmares with the Dark Knights Time Capsule, and spread the fear. This capsule, like all Time Capsules, can be unlocked with Stabilizers or purchased directly in the Marketplace. Stabilizers can be earned in-game or purchased in the Marketplace. 

If you’re looking to learn more about how to get, open, and use a Time Capsule - or what is in previous Time Capsules - check out our helpful guide!




Batman. Joker. The Dark Multiverse. When combined, these three conjure up terrible, twisted reflections of our world. Inspired by The Batman Who Laughs, the Laughing Knight gear styles should provide plenty of sleepless nights and horrifying dreams for you, your friends, and anyone who has the unfortunate luck to bump into you in-game.

You will receive a random gear piece in your loot selection window in every Dark Knights Time Capsule you open. When consumed, the gear will become level-appropriate to your character. The Enhanced version of the gear will also appear (less commonly) in the loot selection window, and when consumed will also become level-appropriate to your character.   





It is unclear if the Dark Multiverse is rising into our world or if our world is descending down into it. Either way, chaos and dark visions await. Embrace the power of what's to come with the Orange Flux Fire Aura, be the twisted monster you were born to be with the Minotaur Helmet, or become the darkness itself with the Ink Material. These styles are earned through collections, which will appear in the loot selection window for every Dark Knights Time Capsule. 






The Dark Knights Time Capsule features many classic, fan-favorite auras in all-new color variants and new chroma materials. Like everything else, these will randomly appear in the loot selection window when you open a Dark Knights Time Capsule. 

• Auras
  
  • Pink Ultimate Aura
    
  • Blue Energy Vortex Aura
    
  • Green Mystic Aura
    
  • Red Umbral Aura
    
    
    • Plus, modular versions of all of the above!
      
    
    
    
  
  
  
• Materials
  
  
  • Red Metal Chroma Pack
    
  • Purple Metal Chroma Pack
    
  • Green Metal Chroma Pack
    
  • Bronze Metal Chroma Pack
    
  • Blue Metal Chroma Pack
    
  • Dark Metal Chroma Pack
    
  
  
  

Finally, open 15 Dark Knight Time Capsules to complete a feat and receive six comic book covers from the Metal story arc. These come as base items, in both a regular movie-poster sized version and a large there-goes-my-whole-wall version. 






The Dark Knights Time Capsule will launch on August 22, 2019. Log in and unlock yours!


https://youtu.be/i1PZzPkSGk0


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Get ready. Get set. MAGIC! This is the weekend to play Justice League Dark, because Daemohedron rewards (currency) are TRIPLED through Sunday. Also, NEW REWARDS!

Daemohedrons are the currency found in Episode 34: Justice League Dark. These are primarily used for obtaining new gear and rewards from the Justice League Dark vendor.

This weekend – from Thursday, June 27, 2019, through Sunday, June 30, 2019 – all players will receive TRIPLE Daemohedrons when completing instanced and mission content in Justice League Dark (event, regular, and elite versions).

PLEASE NOTE: The bonus weekend will begin this Thursday with daily server restarts, and will last through Sunday to daily server restarts on Monday morning.


Five all-new items have been added to the episode vendor for Justice League Dark (Episode 34):

• Magician's Hair Style
• Magician's Shirt
  
• Clairvoyant's Circlet
  
• Mystical Ankh of Nabu
  
• Pulse Material
  

These vendor rewards are permanent additions to the game. Take a look!


Pulse Material, Clairvoyant's Circlet, Mystical Ankh of Nabu


Magician's Hair Style, Magician's Shirt

The Tides of War Summer Seasonal Event



The battle for the throne of Atlantis continues! Ocean Master, Aquaman's conniving half-brother, has rallied a force of mutineer Atlanteans in an attempt to displace King Arthur and take the throne! The Atlantean civil war has breached the waters of Metropolis.

Track Tides of War in your Mission Journal and check the Events tab in the On Duty menu to battle for the Atlantean Outpost. Or alternatively you can now use the Warp Menu to head directly to the Open World Content by selecting Tides of War: Aquaman (Hero) and Ocean Master (Villain). Fight for your side, and reap new rewards including new feats!

New Feats

• Coral History
• The Shark Knight
• Pacific Swim
• King’s Beach

In celebration of our Summer Event this year, we have added new base items, beach-ready styles, and a new aura to keep you looking cool in the heat of battle!

Level Requirement: 10

 







 

Survival Mode: Season 1

Queue up for Titan’s Training Sim in the Events tab to challenge yourself against the most difficult battles DCUO has ever seen. 30 rounds of challenge await, if you can survive. Each round consists of two waves of three minions and one boss at the end of the waves.

Earn new Materials, Auras, Base Items, Style Items, Orbitals and Pets. There is a new currency specific to Survival Mode called Data Chips, which are granted after defeating a round boss. Every 5 rounds increases the amount of Data Chips awarded from bosses. This currency can be used at both the Survival Mode Vendor and the Survival Mode Season Vendor for unique item rewards.

Requirements:

• 4 Players
• Combat Rating
  • Minimum: 253
  • Recommended: 260

 







Tutorial Revamp

Join Superman or Lex Luthor as you make your way through Brainiac’s ship. Escape Brainiac’s forces as you learn how to use your powers in a more streamlined experience.

Universal Messaging System (UMS)

We added new announcement and tutorial screens to the game. These screens will teach elements of the game, announce new events, and replace the Welcome Screen on live. Keep an eye out for them!





Now available for a limited time: the Booster Bundle! Packed full of the most useful convenience items and all-new jaw dropping styles, the Booster Bundle is one of the best deals in DC Universe Online.

The Booster Bundle returns with the most-needed marketplace convenience items and the new Booster Reward Box. The Booster Reward Box will reward one of seven new Auras OR one of six packs all-new Chroma Materials. Chroma Materials allow for preset color customization on the different channels of gear colors, and each pack comes with three variants of the same color palette. Details below!

Each Booster Bundle costs 1000 Daybreak Cash (PC) or Marketplace Cash (PS, Xbox), and comes with over $10 of marketplace convenience items. Here's the full list:

• 150 Replay Badges
• 1 Artifact 1000 XP Pack
• 1 Nth Metal Detector
• 1 Radar Enhancer
• 1 Proto Repair Bot
• 1 Vault Ticket
• Bonus: 1 Booster Reward Box

The bonus Booster Reward Box will include one random item of the eight listed below, all of which are brand new to the game and tradeable:

• Metallic Chroma Reward Box: This box offers you the choicebetween six different packs of Chroma Materials. Each pack includes three variants of the chosen color. 
  • Blue Metallic Chroma Reward Box (three blue variant Chromas)
  • Green Metallic Chroma Reward Box (three green variant Chromas)
  • Orange Metallic Chroma Reward Box (three orange variant Chromas)
  • Purple MetallicChroma Reward Box (three purple variant Chromas)
  • Red Metallic Chroma Reward Box (three red variant Chromas)
  • Yellow Metallic Chroma Reward Box (three yellow variant Chromas)
• Gleaming Orange Aura
• Gleaming Blue Aura
• Yellow Tesla Aura
• White Tesla Aura
• Purple Tesla Aura
• Orange Tesla Aura
• Green Tesla Aura

 







The Booster Bundle will only be available for a limited time, from May 29, 2019, through June 23, 2019. Chroma Reward Boxes are tradeable. The individual color variant Chroma materials are not tradeable. 



Miss the preview livestreams? Watch the replays here:

https://youtu.be/dOUKfBrBb6c

https://youtu.be/qDpQmOjklnA
 


 

Springtime Seasonal Event

Poison Ivy is back to wreak havoc on the people of Gotham City! We’ve added three new Feats, new Spring-themed Base items, a new Spring-themed suit and a Blossoming Spore pet. Collect Seed Pods and purchase Spring items from “Arborist Louis” next to Swamp Thing in the Watchtower or “The Misgiving Tree” next to Poison Ivy in the Hall of Doom.

Villains can learn more about Poison Ivy’s plans by speaking to her in the Hall of Doom’s Pit, while Heroes can speak to Swamp Thing in the Watchtower’s Aquacultural Area to help bring down Ivy and her minions. Speak to Veronica Cale (Villains) or Doctor Sarah Charles (Heroes) to find out more about taking on Swamp Thing. Level Requirement: 10

New Feats:

• Lord of the Wings
• Unsoiled Plants
• Best Fronds Forever

Character Updates and Skins

Wonder Woman, Batman, Circe, Lex Luthor, and the Joker have had their NPC models and comm-heads upgraded everywhere except for Legends. Additionally, three new human player character skins have been added for both for male and female player characters. These new skins can be found in character creation or at the skins vendor in-game.

Navigation Diamond

The navigation diamond is a new UI display that helps player’s get to their next mission destination. It appears as a colored diamond on screen during gameplay, points directly to your destination, and shows how far away the destination is. This feature can be disabled in the UI settings under the “Show Navigation Diamond” option.

Source Marks and Universal Tier Vendor

A new vendor is available in all safehouses. This vendor automatically offers players tier gear appropriate for their Combat Rating, to alleviate some of the confusion experienced when it is time to find the next vendor. The vendor currently lists gear up to Episode 31. Additionally, a new set of Level 25 introductory gear has been added.

Marks of Victory have been converted to Source Marks (1:1 conversion rate). Source Marks are earned in the same way (as Marks of Victory previously) in content and respecting relevancy, and stack to 999999. Costs for tier gear, now purchased with Source Marks, have been standardized and made more consistent.

Leveling Content Updates

We have made a large amount of updates and quality of life changes to early leveling content across the game. The main focus of our work was to streamline the early leveling content help players stay on track. Several changes include reducing mission objective counts, reducing damage from enemies, removing counter attacks from enemies, decreasing NPC density of combat areas for missions, better enemy placement, cleaned up text messages in missions and in instances, and adding waypoint markers to many boss instances.

These changes apply to the following story arcs up to their boss fight instances:

• Meta Hero Grodd invasion
• Meta Villain Parasite and Powergirl
• Shared Meta Hero and Villain HIVE
• Tech Hero Scarecrow
• Tech Villain Gang War
• Shared Tech Hero and Villain Gangwar 2 and Bane
• Magic Hero Faust content
• Magic Villain Trigon and Dr. Fate
• Shared Magic Hero and Villain Titans and Raven