[p]Greetings Defenders,[/p][p]This update focuses on pet targeting improvements, new pet rewards, unlockable Crystal Core transmogs, and loot quality adjustments based on community feedback.[/p][p][/p][p]Pet Updates[/p][p]• Fused Ogre pet now properly prioritizes bosses as its highest targeting priority
• Golden Ogre pet now properly prioritizes bosses as its highest targeting priority
• Fused Ramster now prioritizes bosses as its highest targeting priority
• Golden Ramster now prioritizes bosses as its highest targeting priority
• Fused Steam Robot now properly prioritizes bosses as its highest targeting priority[/p][p]Dragon Pet Updates
• All Dragon pets now start with 1 projectile guaranteed
• All Dragon pet projectiles now travel 3 times faster[/p][p]New Pet Drops[/p][p]Ancient Hatchling
• Baby Ancient Dragon pet
• Behaves similarly to the Demi Demon Lord
• Awarded for completing Massacre Survival Wave 35 on The Summit[/p][p]Fused Ancient Hatchling
• Behaves similarly to the Demi Demon Lord
• Awarded for completing Massacre Survival Wave 35 on The Summit with Rift Mode enabled[/p][p]Ancient Hatchling Details
• Fastest possible attack rate: 0.3
• Always spawns with 3 projectiles
• Projectiles are homing
• Projectile range: 300[/p][p]Goblin Gearling
• Baby Goblin Mech pet
• AoE melee pet with a similar effect to the Dice
• Awarded for completing Massacre Survival Wave 35 on The Throne Room[/p][p]Fused Goblin Gearling
• AoE melee pet with a similar effect to the Dice
• Awarded for completing Massacre Survival Wave 35 on The Throne Room with Rift Mode enabled [/p][p][/p][p]Crystal Core Transmog Unlocks[/p][p]As popularly requested since the release of Crystal Cores, several unlockable Crystal Core transmogs have been added.[/p][p]Survival Unlocks[/p][p]• Demon Lord in a Jar — Complete Wave 200 on Alchemical Laboratory (Massacre)
• Fused Demon Lord in a Jar — Complete Wave 250 on Alchemical Laboratory and Wave 250 on all other Act 1 maps
• Goblin Mech in a Jar — Complete Wave 200 on Throne Room (Massacre)
• Fused Goblin Mech in a Jar — Complete Wave 250 on Throne Room and Wave 250 on all other Act 2 maps
• Ancient Dragon in a Jar — Complete Wave 250 on The Summit (Massacre)
• Fused Ancient Dragon in a Jar — Complete Wave 250 on The Summit and Wave 250 on all other Act 3 maps
• Lycan King in a Jar — Complete Wave 200 on The Keep (Massacre)
• Fused Lycan King in a Jar — Complete Wave 250 on The Keep and Wave 250 on all other Act 4 maps
• Dune Eater in a Jar — Complete Wave 200 on Forsaken Temple (Massacre)
• DD:A Logo Core — Complete Wave 250 on all maps (Massacre)
• Golden Gemstone Cores — Complete Wave 350 on all maps (Massacre)[/p][p]Mix Mode[/p][p]• Fused Crystal Core — Complete all maps in Mix Mode on Massacre difficulty[/p][p]Pure Strategy[/p][p]• Golden Crystal Core — Complete all maps in Pure Strategy on Massacre difficulty[/p][p]Campaign[/p][p]• Floating Castle Core — Awarded for completing all maps in Campaign on Massacre difficulty[/p][p]Challenges[/p][p]• Training Dummy Core — Complete all Challenges on Nightmare difficulty
• Fused Training Dummy Core — Complete all Challenges on Massacre difficulty[/p][p][/p][p]Tower Updates[/p][p]Spider Minion
• Fixed a typo in the tower description[/p][p][/p][p]Loot Updates:[/p][p]To address feedback regarding regular drop tables compared to Rifted tables:[/p][p]• Minimum chest loot quality has been increased to be 10% lower than Rift Mode, while matching its Rift counterpart on Massacre difficulty
• This should result in higher quality gear dropping more frequently[/p][p]Pure Strategy Loot Changes[/p][p]• Pet minimum quality increased to 0.5 in non-Rifted content (up from 0.25)
• Pet minimum quality increased to 0.6 in Rifted content (up from 0.35)
• Weapon minimum quality increased to 0.5 in non-Rifted content (up from 0.25)
• Weapon minimum quality increased to 0.6 in Rifted content (up from 0.35)[/p][p]Survival Loot Changes[/p][p]• Pet minimum quality increased to 0.5 in non-Rifted content (up from 0.25)
• Pet minimum quality increased to 0.6 in Rifted content (up from 0.35)
• Weapon minimum quality increased to 0.5 in non-Rifted content (up from 0.25)
• Weapon minimum quality increased to 0.6 in Rifted content (up from 0.35)[/p][p][/p][p]Closing[/p][p]These changes focus on improving targeting behavior, adding meaningful long-term rewards, and bringing loot quality more in line with player expectations. We appreciate all the feedback that led to these adjustments and will continue refining balance and progression across all modes.[/p][p]Thank you for continuing to play and support Dungeon Defenders: Awakened.[/p][p]Happy Defending,[/p][p]The Community Development Team[/p][p]
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