Hello Onward Community, We hope everyone is continuing to enjoy Mercenary Mode. We were very excited for everyone to try it out and see the reactions to the new style of gameplay. However excited we were, our original intention was not to have the game mode fill every filter on the server browser. Thank you for reaching out to us quickly to let us know this was happening. We worked hard to address it quickly and released Hotfix 1.14.1 to resolve this. Shortly after the release of 1.14 we were informed of some major bugs, such as a new invisibility glitch, that were being used by players to exploit and disrupt games. We tried very hard to get a hotfix out to address this, however, when looking more into it we decided that we wanted to fix some additional bugs and issues that the community has been encountering. In the meantime, you are encouraged to use the in-game functionalities to report players if they are using exploits like these and we also encourage you to use the vote kick player system so they don’t continue to disrupt your games. In the Community Center we go over best practices for reporting players and steps for how to deal with unwanted players. This month in the Dev’s Desk we’ll be revealing the information about what will be included for the next patch. [h1]From the Devs’ Desks:[/h1] After the launch of Update 1.14 we were made aware of some critical issues that we wanted to address quickly. As we started to look into the exploits, we decided that there were a few more things we wanted to make improvements on and additional fixes for as well. Based on the amount of things to include and the time it would take to complete some of the items, this will not be considered a hotfix and will be released as Patch 1.14.2. Typically before an update launches a portion of the team is already working on the next things for Onward. Due to how much work is needed for the next update, it took a bit more time for some team members to shift tasks and start to work on some of the fixes that we wanted to include in this patch. We understand that the community has been asking frequently for some of these fixes and we are happy to be getting this out to them. Patch 1.14.2 will include these featured fixes: [list] [*] Fix for “Invisibility” exploit [*] Fixed various locations throughout maps where players were exploiting to get into unintended areas [*] Fix for issues players are experiencing when reaching out of bounds areas [*] Fix on Cargo in Mercenary Mode where players were unable to extract [*] Added some Server Filter improvements [*] Fix for issue in Firefight where two players were assigned as the Medic [*] Various Collision & LOD fixes on maps [/list] We are working on wrapping up the final parts of the patch and hope to have it out to you soon. [h1]Community Center:[/h1] Onward can be played in a variety of different ways. Players range from hard core PVP players, jumping in with a buddy for some rounds of Co-Op, to spending time practicing skills on the shooting range. Players have also developed other ways to enjoy the mechanics that Onward has developed in areas like Free Roam. We want to ensure that people are able to play in these modes and enjoy their time in the game. Sometimes people don’t play the same way or may join and not understand the rules of the mode. We want to encourage players to resort to communication first rather than retaliation. If efforts are made to communicate to a player about their behavior and they go unchanged, please report the player using the in-game reporting tool and then start the vote kick process to have them removed from the lobby. [h3]Additional Reporting of a Player[/h3] For major offenses that do not follow our community guidelines or break the terms of services (such as racist/hateful language, hacking/exploiting, pattern of harassment) submit a report to our support team. [list] [*] Capture a video or image of the violation that includes the player name [*] Email the video to customer support - dpisupport@meta.com [/list] If video files are too large you can send a link to a google drive location or upload it to YouTube as “unlisted” and send the video link in your email. [h3]Using The Vote Kick System[/h3] For a player to be removed from the lobby someone needs to start the vote kick process and at least half the lobby needs to agree to have them removed by also clicking on the “Kick” button. To start the process, click on the player's name on the scoreboard and choose “Kick” from the options. This will bring up a kick button that is visible to other players in the lobby. Communicate to the other players in the lobby that you have started a vote kick and why you want the player removed to encourage a quicker response from other players in the lobby. We want to ensure everyone is able to enjoy their time in Onward and get the most out of their play sessions. Locked and Loaded