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Apex Legends Player Progress restored after Update 1.1

Yesterday, players were shocked to see their experience progress for Apex Legends were deleted. The 1.1 update had accidentally removed all player progress. Respawn Entertainment shut down the servers overnight to restore everyone’s progress. The update had accidentally moved players to a different server without moving their progress over.

“Once we confirmed internally that we had fixed the issue we started rolling out the right servers starting with Xbox and staggered the updates to PS4 and PC,” the developer explained on the Apex Legends subreddit.

Your progress should be updated the next time you log in. All player progress and purchases you made in 1.1 will be reverted. Refunds will be applied if you have purchased anything.

Borderlands 3 will release September 13th!

Gearbox has announced that Borderlands 3 will launch on September 13th. They also release a new trailer that showcased the Vault Hunters’ names and abilities. They also revealed the antagonists’ names: The Calypso Twins. More gameplay details will be showcased on May 1st during Gearbox’s live stream.

Borderlands 3 will be on PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One on Sept. 13. It will also be an Epic Store exclusive until April 2020 for PC players.

The Vault Hunters:

Moze as The Gunner: When Moze needs backup, she digistructs her mech – Iron Bear – for a sucker punch of additional firepower.
Amara as The Siren: A confident, capable brawler with the ability to summon ethereal fists, Amara uses her Siren powers to smash her enemies.
FL4K as The Beastmaster: FL4K lives for the hunt. So do the loyal beasts that follow their master’s every command. Their preferred prey? Unsuspecting bandits, those poor suckers.
Zane as The Operative: Specializing in battlefield gadgetry, Zane is extremely proficient at slipping into combat, creating chaos, and sneaking back out as if he were never there

Co-Op

According to the facts sheet, you’ll be able to level up easier with friends regardless of your progress in the story. You’ll still be able to play with anyone online or via split screen. Your loot will also be exclusive to you so no need to argue with friends over specific items.

The Bundles

If you pre-order the game, you’ll get gold-skin guns in the beginning. They have no stat differences.

Borderlands 3 Deluxe Edition ($79.99)
Includes the base game, as well as bonus digital content:

Retro Cosmetic Pack: Vault Hunter head & skin, Echo Device skin, weapon skin
Neon Cosmetic Pack: Vault Hunter head & skin, Echo Device skin, weapon trinket
Gearbox Cosmetic Pack: weapon skin, weapon trinket
Toy Box Weapon Pack: 2 Toy guns, Toy grenade mod, weapon trinket
XP & Loot Drop Boost Mods

Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe Edition ($99.99)
Includes all the bonus digital content and pre-order bonus of the Deluxe Edition plus the Borderlands 3 season pass, which includes:

Four (4) campaign DLC packs featuring new stories, missions, and challenges;
Butt Stallion weapon skin, weapon trinket, and grenade mod.

Borderlands 3 Diamond Loot Chest Collector’s Edition ($249.99)
Includes the full game, season pass, and all bonus digital content and pre-order bonus of the Super Deluxe Edition, plus:

Diamond Loot Chest Replica
Borderlands 3 character figurines (x10) including the four new Vault Hunters, the Calypso Twins, and other characters from the Borderlands universe (approximately 3 inches tall)
Sanctuary 3 snap model
Vault Key keychains (x4)
Cloth galaxy map
Character art lithographs (x5): Character prints starring the new Vault Hunters and Calypso Twins
Borderlands 3 Steelbook case

PlayStation Store Refund policy update

Sony has recently updated their refund policy for content on the PlayStation 4. Any digital content bought on the store allows buyers to refund anything within 14 days under certain conditions. Your refund is added to your PlayStation wallet balance, regardless of payment method. This means the money will not be refunded back to your credit card.

What are the conditions?

Full games and DLC add ons are eligible for refunds but only if you didn’t start the download, install or stream process. Meaning if you already started playing the game, you can’t return it. However, if the content is “faulty” you could have it refunded whether or not you have played the game.

You can refund pre-ordered games anytime before the official release date or 14 days afterward. Subscription services like PlayStation Plus, Now, and Spotify Premium can also be refunded. Afterward, Sony will deduct a certain amount of the fee based on how much you used the service.

You can’t refund PSN name changes (although the feature isn’t available yet as of the writing of this article).

The service isn’t automated yet unlike Steam or Xbox live. You’ll still have to contact support and request a refund. This can take a while. When I canceled my pre-order of Far Cry 5, it took Sony two weeks to fully refund me after submitting my ticket. Be patient with the process.

This is a good change as Sony had strict return policies before. As more gaming platforms are moving towards digital-focused, having an easier return policy would help players feel more comfortable with making purchases. However, Sony limited player to non-downloaded games makes it annoying. If you played the game and didn’t enjoy, you should still be able to return the game.

Borderlands 3 Trailer & More!

Gearbox just showcased Borderlands 3 at Pax East. While most of the announcements were just people talking about how excited they were to work on the game, the trailer showed a bunch of stuff.

As usual, there are 4 Vault Hunters you can play as in the game. While their names weren’t specified, you can see some of their abilities showcased.

There’s a buff female Hunter who has the markings of a Siren and can apparently spawn six massive arms. We see her briefly summoning a giant arm later in the trailer and holding an enemy in a containment bubble.
A younger female Hunter appears standing in front of a mech that she can apparently summon. Other players can apparently co-pilot.
An older male Hunter apparently uses a gadget that will let him create a holographic version of himself. He may be a character from Tales of the Borderlands
An android Beastmaster appears to fight alongside a variety of pets, including a Skag and Spiderant.

Some characters from their previous Borderlands titles will be returning. Brick, Lilith, Mordecai, (Borderlands) Maya, Ellie, Marcus, Tiny Tina (Borderlands 2), Rhys (Tales of the Borderlands) and other returning characters all make cameos.

The two antagonists may be called Troy and Tyreen according to GamesRadar. They could both be Sirens based on their tattoos and eye colours. This may not be true because Sirens have all be females according to the game lore.

The game’s announce date hasn’t been shown but Gearbox has stated they will release more information on April 3rd, the same day Borderlands Remastered is set to release.

I am excited for Borderlands 3. It’s one of my favorite co-operative shooters to play due to its colors, fun environment, and crazy gun types.