With D16 we will be releasing finalized Mechs and PAUs.  The difference is simple.  Mechs will be entered from a mech pad in a captured Control Point similar to what is found on D15 Earth and Edmund Range maps.  PAUs, however, will be formed around the player when called upon by a usable.  PAUs can be used only by the highest level of Receptive and certain skill requirements must be met.

But let’s not forget that Tabula Rasa still has a couple of months’ worth of cheerfulness to bring into your lives!  Please let us know if you plan to organise ingame events after the holiday so that we can announce it on the official websites and give you a hand whenever possible.

We still have plenty of things in stock for you, but this is your opportunity to let other players know about your own events, just like our fellow soldiers over at PlanetTR with their Friday Night Fights and Shaiar and Buckman over at the Gangrel’s Forums with their Centaurus AFS boxing Tournament.
Happy Holidays, everyone. We’ll see you in the new year!

• A new instance map, “The Empire Sector,” is available for players. Access to this special new map is restricted to level 50 players, who must also meet a specific Logos requirement.
• CELLAR Arena: Location has been expanded, with an entrance to the Edmund Range wargame map at the north end.
• The Epic Caves of Donn are now accessible via the CELLAR.
• Festive Seasonal Holiday Observance Flora and decorations have been distributed to AFS Outposts and Bases.
• Ammo, Mimeomech and firework stacks have been increased.
• Series 3 Rocket Launcher will now drop off certain boss creatures. 
• FPS camera mode officially in the game!

• Fixed a bug that caused PVP Clan members who participated on opposite teams in Edmund Range to be in a permanent PvP mode against each other.

• Additional rewards have been added to the repeatable Earth mission, “Rapture”. Players can now work towards collecting the entire AFS Shocktrooper Suit, a brand new suit of Motor Assist with high armor values and unique modules. These modules can not be removed or modified, but players can integrate traditional armor modules through the modification system. The rewards players can now choose from are:
  
  • AFS Shocktrooper Boots: +10% to Movement
  • AFS Shocktrooper Gloves: +10% to Ability Damage
  • AFS Shocktrooper Helmet: +5% to Critical Hit Chance
  • AFS Shocktrooper Legs: +10% to Melee Damage
  • AFS Shocktrooper Vest: +10% to Ranged Damage
  • 2500 Mimeomech
• Epic Caretakers, Technicians, Soldiers, and Grenadiers now drop three times the credits
• Epic Caretakers, Technicians, Soldiers, and Grenadiers now have twice the chance to drop random and set equipment.
• Epic Boss Hunter, Kael, Predators and Seekers now drop twice the credits
• Epic Boss Hunter, Kael, Predators, and Seekers now have a 100% chance to drop 2 pieces of random equipment and 2 set pieces/progressive weapons.