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Halo 5 Guardians: New Xbox One update revealed

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HALO 5: Guardians has received a new update today on Xbox One, Microsoft has confirmed.</div>
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The new update affects Forge Mode exclusively, increasing the amount of Halo 5 Map and Game Variants that can be saved from 40 each to 100 each.</div>
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The creator kit has seen a major revamp on Xbox One, with developers 343 Industries focusing on building a new system for the first dedicated Halo title for next-gen.</div>
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Halo 5 has proved to be one of Microsoft's biggest titles in 2015, joining the other games in the exclusive 2015 holiday games line-up to sell over 1 million units, with the number of Xbox One gamers who played Microsoft Studios-published titles more than doubling compared to 2014.</div>
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Forge allows for both playing and editing multiplayer maps which has been expanded upon greatly in Halo 5.</div>
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Microsoft revealed during its launch in November that the new Forge was built with years of community feedback in mind and had an impressive rundown of features to build new maps.</div>
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Some of the new tools include groupings that can be created dynamically with a single button press, Multi-Select/Edit allowing for the selection and manipulation of up to 64 individual objects at one time and 1700+ Objects to choose from that can be mixed with weapons, turrets, and power-ups.</div>
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Microsoft have so far released two major REQs <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/halo-5-343-announce-theyre-forging.html" target="_blank">updates for Halo 5</a> and have promised to continue to support the game with more content, which will include new items and maps going forward.</div>
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The first update, Shadow and Light, introduced Big Team Battle maps which had been recreated by members of the Forge community and then finished by 343 developers.</div>
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Adrian Bedoya, MP Level Designer, discussed more on the partnership using the new Forge, commenting: "Collaborating on the BTB maps with the Forgers has been a great experience.</div>
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"It’s incredible to see the passion that they have for Forge, Halo, and map design. Like seasoned professionals, they brought in ideas on paper, or simple roughs in Sketchup. Once at the studio, they hit the ground running, and Kyle (The Fated Fire) was started work on a spiritual successor to the Halo 4 fan favorite Longbow</div>
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"We hope that the massive depth, scope and speed of what users are able to achieve within the new Forge tools inspires new and old Forgers to bring their creations to life."</div>
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Halo 5 Guardians: New Xbox One update revealed

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Gaming report: Halo 5 forges ahead, Black Ops 3 sets the stage, Metal Gear Solid 5 changes

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GAMING news this week includes big changes for Metal Gear Solid 5, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 setting the stage and Halo 5 forging ahead with some memorable new ideas.</div>
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The latest <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/halo-5-343-announce-news-youve-all-been.html" target="_blank">Halo 5: Guardians DLC</a> saw the full release of Forge Mode and fans have been quick to try out some of its new tools.</div>
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Microsoft revealed during its launch in November that the new Forge was built with years of community feedback in mind and had an impressive rundown of features to build new maps.</div>
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Some of the new tools include groupings that can be created dynamically with a single button press, Multi-Select/Edit allowing for the selection and manipulation of up to 64 individual objects at one time and 1700+ Objects to choose from that can be mixed with weapons, turrets, and power-ups.</div>
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One fan on Xbox One has decided to take on a major project by trying to recreate the Battle of Hoth from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.</div>
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The <a href="http://imgur.com/gallery/xptVk/" target="_blank">full gallery of pictures</a> can be found, while a full guide on how to get the most out of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkapP6UrQTQSghyDoshnrPNq7KIP5w8xU" target="_blank">Halo 5's Forge tools</a> has since been released by Microsoft.</div>
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<section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description">Activision has announced the 30 <a href="http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/627679/Black-Ops-3-Call-Of-Duty-Black-Market-Scorestreak-Hotfix-Update-PS4-Xbox-One" target="_blank">Call of Duty: Black Ops 3</a> teams from around the globe that have successfully secured a place in the Call of Duty World League (CWL) Pro Division.</section><section class="text-description">Presented by PlayStation 4, more than 800 professional Call of Duty eSports teams across North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand competed and will spend the coming year competing for more than $3 million in cash prizes.</section><section class="text-description">It will end with the Call of Duty Championship Presented by PlayStation 4 in the fall of 2016.</section><section class="text-description">Of the eight European CWL Pro Division teams that competed in the regional finals, the team that finished with the best record hailed from the UK and Ireland, Millenium, who closed with an 6-1 series overall event.</section><section class="text-description">Other European Call of Duty World League Pro Division qualifying teams include: Epsilon eSports (UK), Team Infused (UK) and Splyce (UK).</section><section class="text-description"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-error" data-twitter-extracted-i1451505538104936865="true" lang="en">
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</section><section class="text-description"><strong></strong> </section><section class="text-description"><strong>UPDATE ONE</strong>: Konami have confirmed that new content is coming to Metal Gear Online.</section><section class="text-description">Additional maps, as well as survival mode will be added to the game, although no set date has been revealed as of this time.</section><section class="text-description">Update 1.02 was released earlier this month and includes a big list of fixes and tweaks, including changes to the host system, which will now allow for migration to another host when the original has been disconnected. </section><section class="text-description">A message posted by the MGO team on Twitter confirms: "New DLC planned for MGO, including new maps, Survival, and more! Further details to come."</section><section class="text-description">ORIGINAL: Konami have hinted at some of the changes they plan to make to <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/metal-gear-solid-5-konami-reveal-future.html" target="_blank">Metal Gear Solid 5's</a> Online mode in the next scheduled update for the Phantom Pain.</section><section class="text-description">The company continues to tweak with multiplayer settings and the overall balancing of gameplay, which could see harder team revives in the future.</section><section class="text-description">"We're looking into a few additional changes for our next update. In previous MGO titles, it took a little more effort than a single kick to wake up your knocked out allies," an official Konami developers statement reads.</section><section class="text-description">"Listening to player feedback, we're looking into requiring that extra effort to wake up your allies, so that there is greater risk when you stick your neck out to revive your friends.</section><section class="text-description">"Another update we've been exploring is the return of the MGO T Shirt! Unlike previously however, we'd like this Tshirt gear piece to be customisable with different colors and patterns to let players uniquely express themselves and match their other attire.</section><section class="text-description">"We're evaluating these and additional changes to the game in addition to working on the previously announced DLC. Look forward to more in the future!"</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Gaming report: Halo 5 forges ahead, Black Ops 3 sets the stage, Metal Gear Solid 5 changes

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Xbox Live Countdown sale launches Halo 5, Destiny and Need for Speed deals on Xbox One

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MICROSOFT have launched their Xbox Live Countdown sale which includes deals on Halo 5: Guardians, Destiny: The Taken King and Need for Speed.</div>
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Announced earlier this month by Xbox's Larry Hryb, fans can now check out the full roster of current discounts on offer for Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles.</div>
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The format of the sale will include first week deals, followed by a refreshed list of titles. the games currently listed will be available from December 22 to 28.</div>
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The <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/xbox-live-countdown-sale-to-include.html" target="_blank">Xbox Countdown sale </a>will also feature Daily Deals, currently including Need for Speed, and will run from December 22 to 31.</div>
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More games will arrive on December 29 and will run until January 7, Microsoft has confirmed.</div>
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A message from Hryb explains: "Xbox Live Gold members will save up to an additional 10 percent on top of the game discounts, so now is a great time to go Gold and enjoy the benefits.</div>
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"The Countdown sale features Daily Deals on Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles, and will run from December 22 to 31. These deals will only be available for a limited time each day, so take advantage of them when you can.</div>
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"You must log into your Xbox Live account in order to see the sale prices in your local currency."</div>
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<section class="text-description">Microsoft have also confirmed that they will be running deals on an assortment of entertainment titles <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/movies-and-tv/collection/countdown/fs_countdown2015" target="_blank">which can be found here</a>.</section><section class="text-description">"There will be deals on hit Movies & TV shows such as Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Mad Max: Fury Road, Archer seasons one through five, and hundreds more," Hryb adds.</section><section class="text-description">Some of the top gaming deals include <a href="https://store.xbox.com/en-GB/Xbox-One/Games/Halo-5-Guardians/9a924f64-6ac5-4380-b249-8162269c15cc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Halo 5</a> at £35.99, <a href="https://store.xbox.com/en-GB/Xbox-One/Games/Rise-of-the-Tomb-Raider/3f752cfc-0eef-45aa-9f52-a7123c5a5753" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rise of the Tomb Raider</a> for £33.49 and <a href="https://store.xbox.com/en-GB/Xbox-One/Bundle/Rare-Replay/bc5c9721-2752-489e-851a-aa2aa039a23c" target="_blank">Rare Replay</a> priced at £16.59.</section><section class="text-description"><strong>Xbox One Daily Deals: </strong></section><section class="text-description"><ul>
<li>Need for Speed - 60% off</li>
<li>Need for Speed Hot Pursuit - 80% off</li>
<li>Popcap Bundle - 50% off</li>
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The full list of <a href="http://majornelson.com/2015/12/21/the-official-list-of-deals-on-xbox-stores-countdown-the-biggest-sale-ever/" target="_blank">Xbox One Countdown sale</a> Xbox One games can be found here.</div>
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<li>Adventures of Pip</li>
<li>Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition</li>
<li>Batman: Arkham Knight</li>
<li>Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition</li>
<li>Batman: Arkham Knight Season Pass</li>
<li>Battlefield Bundle</li>
<li>Borderlands: The Handsome Collection</li>
<li>Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons</li>
<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops III</li>
<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops III Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Destiny: The Taken King</li>
<li>Destiny: The Taken King – Digital Collector’s Edition</li>
<li>Destiny: The Taken King – Legendary Edition</li>
<li>Don’t Starve: Giant Edition</li>
<li>Dragon Age: Inquisition</li>
<li>Dragon Age: Inquisition Trespasser</li>
<li>Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition</li>
<li>Dragon Ball Xenoverse</li>
<li>EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR</li>
<li>Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious Digital Edition</li>
<li>Forza Horizon 2: Playground Select Car Pack</li>
<li>Forza Horizon 2: Storm Island</li>
<li>Forza Motorsport 5 Alpinestars Car Pack</li>
<li>Forza Motorsport 5 Bondurant Car Pack</li>
<li>Forza Motorsport 5 Hot Wheels Car Pack</li>
<li>Forza Motorsport 5 Top Gear Car Pack</li>
<li>Forza Motorsport 5: Racing Game of the Year Edition</li>
<li>Forza Motorsport 6 and Forza Horizon 2 Bundle</li>
<li>Forza Motorsport 6 Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Forza Motorsport 6 Standard Edition</li>
<li>Forza Motorsport 6 Ultimate Edition</li>
<li>Frozen Free Fall: Multiplayer Character Pack</li>
<li>Grand Theft Auto V</li>
<li>Grand Theft Auto V & Great White Shark Cash Card</li>
<li>Grand Theft Auto V & Megalodon Shark Cash Card Bundle</li>
<li>Grand Theft Auto V & Whale Shark Cash Card Bundle</li>
<li>Halo 5: Guardians</li>
<li>Halo 5: Guardians – Digital Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>King’s Quest – Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember</li>
<li>King’s Quest: The Complete Collection</li>
<li>LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham</li>
<li>LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>LEGO Marvel Super Heroes</li>
<li>Mad Max</li>
<li>Madden NFL 16</li>
<li>Madden NFL 16 Deluxe: Season Edition</li>
<li>Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5)</li>
<li>NBA 2K16</li>
<li>NBA 2K16 200,000 VC</li>
<li>NBA 2K16 35,000 VC</li>
<li>NBA 2K16 75,000 VC</li>
<li>NBA 2K16 Michael Jordan Special Edition</li>
<li>Neverwinter Zen 1000 Zen</li>
<li>Neverwinter Zen 11000 Zen</li>
<li>Neverwinter Zen 2000 Zen</li>
<li>Neverwinter Zen 23000 Zen</li>
<li>Neverwinter Zen 500 Zen</li>
<li>Neverwinter Zen 5300 Zen</li>
<li>OlliOlli</li>
<li>Ori and the Blind Forest</li>
<li>Peggle 2 Magical Masters Edition</li>
<li>Pro Evolution Soccer 2016: Digital Exclusive Bundle</li>
<li>Rare Replay</li>
<li>Rise of the Tomb Raider</li>
<li>Rise of the Tomb Raider Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Sierra Games Collection</li>
<li>State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition State of Decay: Year</li>
<li>Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings</li>
<li>The Escapist Holiday Bundle</li>
<li>The LEGO Movie Videogame</li>
<li>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</li>
<li>Titanfall Deluxe Edition</li>
<li>Toy Soldiers War Chest: Hall of Fame Edition</li>
<li>Toy Soldiers: War Chest</li>
<li>Transformers: Devastation</li>
<li>Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist</li>
<li>Zoo Tycoon & ScreamRide Fun Pack</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Need for Speed is currently priced at £22</td></tr>
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Halo 5: 343 announce more changes for Guardians

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HALO 5 players have been treated to a surprise update from 343 Industries.</div>
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The changes are related to Halo’s Controller Menu and could affect how gamers play the Xbox One exclusive.</div>
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343 have confirmed that the update was included with the Cartographer’s Gift and will allow players to customise the following three areas:</div>
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“Look Acceleration adjusts the time it takes to hit max look speed when you peg (apply 100% input in any direction) the look stick.</div>
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“The higher the setting, the quicker you will reach top speed, and the lower the setting, the long it takes to reach top speed.</div>
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“Currently, this value defaults to 3. For Halo 5’s launch, we made the Look Acceleration a tad faster that it has been in past games and the Halo 5 Multiplayer Beta.</div>
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“This was done in part to help you make large corrections a bit faster (for example, if someone is attacking you from behind it allows you to more quickly do a 180). If you would like the Look Acceleration to match the Multiplayer Beta, use a setting of 2 here.”</div>
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- <strong>Inner Dead Zone</strong>:</div>
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“The Inner Dead Zone refers to a small region around the analog stick’s centre position where we disregard input. Inner Dead Zone is used to prevent drift (camera movement when you aren’t applying any input to the look stick).</div>
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“This is caused because the analog sticks do not always return perfectly to the centre for a variety of reasons (manufacturing tolerances, wear and tear on the controller etc). Note that the default we use her aligns with the platform recommended value and is what past Halo games have also used.</div>
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“Recommended tuning process: Try turning the Inner Dead Zone down to 0% and test if you run into cases where after releasing the look stick, the camera continues drifting.</div>
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“If you do get drift, increase the inner dead zone setting a bit and try again. Ideally, you want as small of a deadline as possible so that you’re maximising as much of the analog stick as possible.”</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Players who do not wish to make changes can go about playing as normal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inner Dead Zone and Outer Dead Zone can now be customised too</td></tr>
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- <strong>Outer Dead Zone</strong>:</div>
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“The Outer Dead Zone allows you to adjust the point at which the analog stick registers as hitting 100% input. Outer Dead Zone is used to prevent slow turn (when you are applying 100% input on the look stick but not reaching top look speed). The larger the Outer Dead Zone, the sooner you will hit 100%.</div>
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“Recommended tuning process: Try turning the Outer Dead Zone down to 0% and test if you run into cases where you can’t hit the ‘pegged state’ and encounter slow turn.</div>
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“If you do get slow turn, increase it a bit more and try again. Note that the majority of cases we found where people were encountering slow turn were somewhat hard to discover as the problem tended to be inconsistent and were offering happening only when clenching, torqueing, or rotating the analog stick around the edges a tad. So you might need to experiment with this one a tad more before settling on the proper setting.”</div>
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343 also had a final word of advice for those worried by potential changes to their gaming experience, saying: “Finally - note that the default values on these parameters are all identical to what we (and you) have been using previously.</div>
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“Therefore, you don’t need to worry about this update changing anything. If you don’t touch them, the game will play identically to how it has.</div>
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“But for those of you that want the ability to more intimately adjust your aiming experience, these parameters should provide more fine-tuned control that will help better adjust the game to your specific controller hardware and personal preferences.”</div>

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343 INDUSTRIES have given an update on how they plan to forge ahead with new Halo 5 content for the Xbox One.</div>
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<strong>UPDATE ONE:</strong> The Cartographer’s Gift update is now available for Halo 5 fans to download on Xbox One, Microsoft has announced.</div>
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Forge is now available!</div>
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Added a basic implementation of File Browser. Players can now bookmark and share custom maps and modes through Active Roster, by following (or become friends with) a player.</div>
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Over 30 new REQs including weapons, armor, emblems, and more have been added.</div>
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Battle of Noctus map added to Warzone.</div>
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Overgrowth map added to Arena.</div>
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Entombed and Antifreeze maps added to Big Team Battle.</div>
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Commendations and Service Record for Spartan Companies have been added, and can be tracked on Halo Channel and HaloWaypoint.com.</div>
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Social playlists have been added (Big Team Battle and Holiday Social).</div>
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Holiday Doubles playlist added (ranked).</div>
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Advanced controller setting options have been added, including constrols for aim acceleration as well as deadzone controls. These settings are automatically set to the previous defaults you've been playing on. Full details here.</div>
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Seasons for ranked playlists have been added; The January 2016 Season begins today.</div>
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Enabled the ability to purchase multiple gold REQ Packs in one single purchase, several of which include free bonus packs. (These will be coming online within the next few days).</div>
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FFA playlist reduced to 6 players from 8 players.</div>
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Replaced Scorpion on Recurve with Gauss Warthog.</div>
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Removed Mantis from Guillotine and added a Warthog for each team.</div>
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Fixed spawning bug that sometimes spawned a player on Red team in the Blue base on Deadlock at the start of a match.</div>
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Fixed an issue where players could escape Gambol’s normal play boundaries.</div>
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Added interactive switches to Deadlock to control window shutters and doors for each base.</div>
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Fixed a bug in Breakout that awarded kills after the flag has been captured.</div>
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Add Flag Grabs statistic to the post-game carnage report.</div>
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Fixed a Free-For-All bug where kills were shown in scoreboard rather than score.</div>
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Added medal for melee’s performed to an enemy’s back.</div>
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Added in-game text for Flag Driver medal.</div>
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Improved stability when joining a Fireteam’s Campaign mission in progress.</div>
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Joining a Fireteam’s Campaign mission in progress will no long force all Fireteam members back to the character select screen.</div>
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Fixed a bug on Guardians that hindered a player’s movement if they’ve died and were unable to complete the mission.</div>
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Ranking:</div>
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Adjusted CSR placements for SWAT and FFA playlists.</div>
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Fixed bugs surrounding players being placed too high across all playlists.</div>
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Lobby:</div>
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Amount of REQ Points and number of unopened REQ packs will be visible during intermission and in Lobby.</div>
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Fixed bug around Fireteam sorting - The Fireteam Leader will now be displayed at the top followed by his or her team in alphabetical order by Gamertag. For Custom Games, all other teams will be grouped together and then sorted alphabetically as well.</div>
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Active Roster:</div>
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Friend Status will now be visible from the Friends list so you can see what your friends are doing in Halo 5: Guardians.</div>
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Fixed bug around Friend sorting so it sorts online and offline friends alphabetically.</div>
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Spartan Hub / REQs:</div>
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REQ Rarity and Description will be visible for all REQs when opening a REQ pack or browsing your Collection whether you own it or not.</div>
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REQ Energy Cost will also be displayed for all REQs when opening a REQ pack or browsing your REQ Collection.</div>
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Spectate / Theater:</div>
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Added hidden controls to change player POV for up to 8 players in the match. Holding left trigger will enable the use of the d-pad and ABXY face buttons to change player POV on the fly. Players are mapped to buttons alphabetically.</div>
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Added ability to change player POV from the Scoreboard. Press the View button to bring up the Scoreboard; use d-pad to navigate and A-button to select a POV.</div>
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Fixed bug aroundPlayer POV Selector sorting. It will now sort by team, and then alphabetically by Gamertag.</div>
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Fixed bug around controls for Zooming while in Free Cam.</div>
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Fixed bug around not being able to hide the Player POV Selector in some cases when toggling UI visibility.</div>
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Fixed a bug where ending a theater film placed players into a solo campaign lobby</div>
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Added ability to play and pause film while UI is hidden using the A button.</div>
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The location callout will now appear when dead, spectating, in Smart-Link, etc.</div>
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The Highest Score per Column in the in-game Scoreboard will have a visual callout allowing you to see very quickly which player has the most kills, most assists, and least deaths.</div>
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Controls:</div>
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Added advanced controller options. Full details here.</div>
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Networking:</div>
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Improved ping times to dedicated servers in matchmaking.</div>
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Improved gameplay quality under network conditions with high packet loss.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Warzone battles are coming to Halo 5 on Xbox One</td></tr>
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Announcing last week their plans for the December update for Guardians, 343 <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/halo" target="_blank">hosted a live stream</a> that explored some of the new additions, including fresh REQs and maps, set to arrive this week.</div>
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Appearing on the official Halo Channel on Twitch and YouTube Gaming, fans can also look forward to getting some of their questions answered about the next free update coming to Halo 5: Guardians, <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/halo-5-343-announce-news-youve-all-been.html" target="_blank">Cartographer's Gift</a>.</div>
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Designers and developers will be on stream for the Q&A, with 343 also promising some more Forge in action and new looks at the maps heading for Arena and Warzone.</div>
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"Forge has been rebuilt from the ground up for Halo 5: Guardians," a message from 343 reveals.</div>
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"Giving more power and control to the Forge community was the primary goal, and community feedback will continue to fuel the evolution of Forge as we update the mode with new features and content."</div>
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<strong>Battle of Noctus - Halo 5 Warzone map</strong>: "Battle of Noctus takes place on Andesia and features two garage bases, a first for Warzone! Using vehicles early is a key tactic for locking down base control.</div>
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"Since you can’t spawn ground vehicles at the Monument, it might appear to be less important than either garage, but capturing this base provides quick access to plenty of boss locations and sightlines into both garages. Smart teams will definitely want to hold this position.</div>
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"If you find yourself facing a team stacked with vehicles be sure to use the many man cannons littered around the map to cut down on travel time."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halo 5's new Forge tools launch soon</td></tr>
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</div><blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Never give up, never surrender. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MotivationMonday?src=hash">#MotivationMonday</a> clip by <a href="https://twitter.com/EDWSnip3down">@edwsnip3down</a>
<a href="https://t.co/UWUoQddEOO">https://t.co/UWUoQddEOO</a></p>— HCS (@HCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/HCS/status/676574634561527809">December 15, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
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<strong>Overgrowth - Halo 5 Arena map</strong>: "Overgrowth is a small-scale asymmetrical map that plays best on Slayer and Strongholds.</div>
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"For Slayer, controlling the Energy Sword is key as the map features tight corridors and small combat spaces for you to slice up your opponents.</div>
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"For Strongholds, the covered bridge offers many tactical options, as it allows players to engage on any of the three stronghold locations quickly, and is the location where the Plasma Caster can be found."</div>
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Halo 5 fans will also get new Social playlists for Halo 5’s Arena included in the The Cartographer’s Gift update, while Big Team Battle moves to a Social 8v8 playlist, with an all-new social playlist with the December content also promised.</div>
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Halo 5: 343 announce they're forging ahead with new Xbox One content

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343 Industries have announced the arrival of Cartographer’s Gift for Halo 5: Guardians.</div>
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The free update is set to land on the Xbox One next week and brings with it a whole host of fresh maps and REQs.</div>
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Fans can get their hands on weapons including the SPNKr Rocket Launcher and the Classic Battle Rifle, with new armour and emblems also available.</div>
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The update brings with it three new Arena maps called Overgrowth, Antifreeze and Entombed, a Warzone map called Battle of Noctus, and of course ‘Forge’.</div>
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A statement from 343 read: “The next free update to Halo 5: Guardians arrives next week and with comes Forge, new Arena and Warzone maps, Seasons and social playlists, brand new REQs, and more. </div>
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“Today, we’re excited to reveal each unlock able REQ. Included are weapons, armour, and emblems you might recognise from past Halo titles, as well as some new additions.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New emblems, weapons and armour are also featured</td></tr>
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“Cartographer’s Gift marks the return of the SPNKr Rocket Launcher - the dual tubed tool of destruction that comes in 4 flavours. </div>
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“You’ll also notice the full set of Gold Standard weapon skins, which are rather fitting of their Legendary rarity.</div>
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“We hope you’re as excited as we are for the Cartographer’s Gift and the wide array of new content it brings to Halo 5.”</div>

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GAMING news this week includes the growing support for the Nintendo NX, Dying Light's DLC changes and Halo 5's REQs status.</div>
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The Nintendo NX is building a lot of chatter ahead of its planned reveal in 2016, with many developers being asked what they have planned for the new gaming platform.</div>
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Following in the footsteps of Capcom and EA, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has revealed that some of their biggest titles could be heading to the NX.</div>
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Speaking to <a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/11/24/yo-kai-watch-developer-open-to-bringing-franchise-to-wii-u-nx" target="_blank">IGN</a>, Hino confirmed that the company wanted to bring their games too as many kids as possible, meaning the Wii U and Nintendo's future console would make for intriguing platforms.</div>
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Level-5 franchises, like Professor Layton, Fantasy Life and Yo-Kai Watch could appear on the same platform as Pokemon, with Hino adding: "If kids are willing to buy both of them, I couldn’t be happier."</div>
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Not much is known about the Nintendo NX, although recent reports suggest it will be treated more like a multi-gaming platform with handheld support, rather than a traditional home console.</div>
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<section class="text-description">Dying Light's upcoming DLC, The Following is set to see a price increase when launched in 2016.</section><section class="text-description">The Following expansion will cost £15.99 to purchase, while the game's Season Pass will also see a rise from December 8 to £23.99.</section><section class="text-description">However, those who already own the Season Pass or buy it before the above date will not have to pay more, developers Techland have confirmed.</section><section class="text-description">The DLC changes are tied to its expansion, which is more akin to a standalone title since it was first announced earlier this year.</section><section class="text-description">"Looking at it, it’s clear how big the expansion pack has grown – it could be a stand-alone title, but since it would mean a launch delay, we decided against it.</section><section class="text-description">"As promised back in August, our expansion will still be free for all Dying Light Season Pass holders. However since the Season Pass will now include this bigger-than-anticipated addition, we needed to adjust the price accordingly."</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</section><section class="text-description">Microsoft and 343 Industries have confirmed the list of new REQs, game modes and maps coming to <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/black-ops-3-double-xp-weekend-goes-live.html" target="_blank">Halo 5 on Xbox One</a> but have warned that some of these items may take a while to get hold of.</section><section class="text-description">The new pack has since been released but for those who have yet to find any of the new 48 items, the 343 had an explanation: "The following new REQs are included with the Battle of Shadow and Light update – as a note, it may take some time for these REQs to populate through the REQ System, as they’ll be rolling out over time," a 343 statement confirmed."</section><section class="text-description">The popularity of the new REQs packs, that can be bought as well as earned by playing the game, has helped boost The Halo World Championship prize-pool.</section><section class="text-description">The new eSports event and kicks off on December 19 and having originally announced a starting amount of $1 million for the Halo World Championship, the REQ system has helped boost it to $1.7 million.</section><section class="text-description">A new December update has already been teased and will add another round of weapons, armours and vehicles to the roster.</section>

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Halo 5 REQs update is now available on Xbox One</td></tr>
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MICROSOFT and 343 Industries have confirmed the list of new REQs, game modes and maps coming to Halo 5 on Xbox One but have warned that some of these items may take a while to get hold of.</div>
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The Battle of Shadow and Light Content Update for Halo 5: Guardians is now available for fans to download and includes a grand total of 45 new REQs to collect.</div>
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The items are spread over different sections and will allow for a new range of armour, weapons and emblem customisation in Halo 5 multiplayer.</div>
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The update also provides fixes to the game which have caused issues such as aiming, which has seen an increase in the new speed and precision needed to land a shot.</div>
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<b>[READ MORE: <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/halo-5-down-343-give-update-on.html" target="_blank">Halo 5 343 Industries update on multiplayer progress reset issues</a>]</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Halo 5 REQs that are set to land on Xbox One</td></tr>
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<section class="text-description">343's Halo 5 lead sandbox designer, Chris King recently addressed the problem, revealing: "Unfortunately, some players have identified an issue that occurs due to variance in controller hardware, commonly referred to as “slow turn” bug. This can cause players to become unable to, or inconsistently reach what we call a “pegged” state.</section><section class="text-description">"The “pegged” state is a region in the outermost range of the analog aim stick in which we blend the players turn speed to a much faster rate.</section><section class="text-description">"This issue is compounded as the control input fluctuates depending on multiple factors - if you are applying even the slightest bit of downward pressure (clenching), moving the stick around the edges a bit (which is why it’s even more problematic when aiming diagonally), or torqueing the stick on the edge a bit more than normal on some controllers."</section><section class="text-description">However this is one of the fixes included in the latest game update and will hopefully bring an end to the slow turn bug.</section><section class="text-description">

</section><section class="text-description">The developers released a list of what new items are coming to Halo 5: Guardians but also informed fans that these items may not appear straight in their REQ packs.</section><section class="text-description">"The following new REQs are included with the Battle of Shadow and Light update – as a note, it may take some time for these REQs to populate through the REQ System, as they’ll be rolling out over time," a 343 statement confirmed.</section><section class="text-description"> </section><section class="text-description"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</section><section class="text-description"><b>Microsoft have confirmed the following changes have been made to <a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/battle-of-shadow-and-light-update-is-here" target="_blank">Halo 5: Guardians</a>:</b></section><section class="text-description"><ul>
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Added BTB (Big Team Battle) Capture the Flag, Strongholds, and Slayer to matchmaking and custom games. The mode details are as follows:</div>
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For all BTB game types, the Motion Tracker is the same size as Warzone at 25m (larger than the Arena Motion Tracker), and match length is 16 minutes.</div>
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BTB Strongholds – Score to win: 150 points</div>
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BTB Slayer – Score to win: 100 points</div>
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Added 4 new BTB maps, also available in both matchmaking and custom games:</div>
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Basin by the 343 Multiplayer team</div>
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Deadlock by Nokyard & the 343 Multiplayer Team</div>
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Guillotine by The Psycho Duck & the 343 Multiplayer Team</div>
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Recurve by The Fated Fire & the 343 Multiplayer Team</div>
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Fixed an aiming issue that could occur due to variance in controller hardware. Head here (Halo 5 Aiming & Controllers) for more details.</div>
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Made a variety of tuning tweaks to Warzone Assault, including the below. Head here (Warzone Assault Tuning Changes) for more details.</div>
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Faster REQ leveling</div>
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Decreased base capture time from 20 seconds to 16 seconds</div>
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Reduced starting grenade count to 1</div>
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Disabled Friendly Fire in SWAT</div>
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Increased respawn time from 1 second to 3 seconds in SWAT</div>
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Added the “deliver” nav point for vehicle drivers who have a friendly flag carrier as a passenger.</div>
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Fixed an issue where players were able to use the driver and gunner seats while holding the flag. Now, the flag carrier can only sit in the passenger seat.</div>
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Improved Post-Game-Carnage-Report consistency.</div>
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