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Right before the game came about, there were mutterings in the media of a post-30 gear score levelling feature. I don't see any sign of it though, the only mention of gear score is the incursion point on the world map. http://www.gamezone.com/news/the-division-s-gear-score-sounds-a-lot-like-destiny-s-light-levels-3434532 It's probably unlocked in the UI with the incursion update.
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Zedsdeadbaby posted:Useful bit of information to know; you can run any of the story missions on hard mode and the endboss will always drop at least one purple. You can spend a decent chunk of your time just doing them to gear up at level 30. The drops are comparable to the purples you buy with phoenix credits. Anyways, one question I have is would it better to try and stay at the highest tier of you DZ bracket and grind out DZ rank till your maxed out. Or is it just as safe and viable to ignore that and pluck away in the DZ regardless of being in the upper or lower tier of your brackets? Edit: I should add, I'll probably be solo in the DZ most of the time. OoohU fucked around with this message at 13:09 on Mar 13, 2016 |
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Mar 13, 2016 13:06
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8bitlawd posted:This has to be tied to levels because I've ran every mission since I started the game on hard and I've yet to get anything more then Blue... I'm level 10 right now so there's gotta be a level requirement on purple gear dropping on those missions. I sure as hell would love to get some better drops though because running some of these missions are godawful with pubbies. Though one of my best experiences thus far was grouping up with a russian guy who spoke very little english, but understood the value of chokepoints and kill zones. Friends and I have been sitting in the 15-20 bracket for the past couple days. With myself being on the lower end. I've held my ground easily but I would recommend staying in the higher levels if you plan on being in that bracket for a while. It was the rare occasion where we'd come across a high level group and they'd ruin my day if only because my stats were lower.
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Mar 13, 2016 13:11
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the true bane of my existence in the DZ is the little beep signifying that enemies just spawned in and I am probably already surrounded
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Mar 13, 2016 13:20
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8bitlawd posted:Anyways, one question I have is would it better to try and stay at the highest tier of you DZ bracket and grind out DZ rank till your maxed out. Or is it just as safe and viable to ignore that and pluck away in the DZ regardless of being in the upper or lower tier of your brackets? It is 'safe' to ignore DZ, but if you're looking for some way of getting ahead without putting gaining XP to stay in similar level range, it is an option. Just a matter of grinding up the currency to buy items or blueprints off vendors as needed, since it is a relatively painless way of guaranteed loot, so you don't even have to bother with extraction. You're just there for DZ Bux. Only problem is whether or not DZ Xp scales with NPC level. Getting Rank 30 could be a chore. I haven't spent much time there, and my rank is roughly in parity with my character level, so I'm thinking it'll take some doing to get up to rank 30 without hitting the higher brackets to kill higher level NPCs. Especially if deaths penalize you relative to DZ rank. At a certain point you just might hit a bit of a plateau where you can't accumulate DZ Xp faster than you're losing it from even a few odd deaths.
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Mar 13, 2016 13:37
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8bitlawd posted:This has to be tied to levels because I've ran every mission since I started the game on hard and I've yet to get anything more then Blue... I'm level 10 right now so there's gotta be a level requirement on purple gear dropping on those missions. I sure as hell would love to get some better drops though because running some of these missions are godawful with pubbies. Though one of my best experiences thus far was grouping up with a russian guy who spoke very little english, but understood the value of chokepoints and kill zones. I'm sorry, I meant to clarify that I meant at level 30 only. I've also noticed that on story missions that are above level 20 on normal mode, the hard mode reward (as well as the boss drop that I was talking about earlier) is always purple as well. Again, this is from the perspective of a level 30 player. For some reason, today the Russian Consulate mission has challenge mode available as well as the daily. Zedsdeadbaby fucked around with this message at 13:41 on Mar 13, 2016 |
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Mar 13, 2016 13:38
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Zedsdeadbaby posted:Right before the game came about, there were mutterings in the media of a post-30 gear score levelling feature. I don't see any sign of it though, the only mention of gear score is the incursion point on the world map. Honestly I'm not sure what to make of the bird coins nerf or if grinding for gear is the best idea simply by making it harder to obtain. I think Diablo 3 has it right in that it drops relatively generous amounts of legendary/top of the line loot for you but it's up to the player to make them work in a way that outweighs them being mere stat sticks. Vanilla D3 had this problem where legendary items were just better by virtue of rolling higher stat ranges and didn't offer anything useful and set item bonuses were mostly meagre stat bumps or 5% extra something. Nowadays, almost every legendary item has a unique power attached to it that completely changes how an ability even works (and D3 already has runes which basically work like skill mods) in sometimes subtle or drastic ways. Same with set bonuses. I haven't hit endgame but I get the impression each rarity tier up is really just higher roll ranges and additional bonus rolls. But other than talents requiring certain stat requirements they don't seem too interesting with the except for a few like the last bullet doing bonus damage; the rest just seem like "have same more of a stat you probably want anyway". I don't know how far you can take talents or how many you can add before the game starts to feel fantastical.
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Mar 13, 2016 13:45
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On Hit: Chance to spawn friendly Black Ops Squad.
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Mar 13, 2016 13:59
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There are set items in Division's incursion update and apparently they do all sorts of whacky zany things.
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Mar 13, 2016 14:07
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exquisite tea posted:I like the Division, but I'm not sure if I like like the Division, so I'll hold off on the season pass for now. I honestly find DLC releases stressful because there are already too many games to play out there. Doesn't help that the season pass looks like a total wet fart. Subway expansion... boy howdy. All of Manhattan a DZ... is kind of interesting. Horde mode... 
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Mar 13, 2016 14:26
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Deakul posted:Doesn't help that the season pass looks like a total wet fart. Obviously you're missing the point that all of those things are just a sideshow compared to season pass holder exclusive military barbie outfits
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Mar 13, 2016 14:30
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Apparently, it's possible to get nearly unlimited ammo from just a talent in the game. https://youtu.be/zW5Ab3HfHfw
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Mar 13, 2016 14:37
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I was going to mention One is None seeming really powerful when you use it on the range (with a shotgun it feels like it activates over 50% of the time) but I think it's probably balanced in actual combat due to how much the enemies move and take cover, I feel that I'm more likely to take the more or less guaranteed body shot than take the time to line up on a rushing enemy's head. I think I'll need to make more use of the range actually, specifically I am regretting getting rid of my AUG for a different SMG that was 2 levels higher but it has stupid levels of recoil. Is there any rule of thumb people have come up with to decide when a gun really does need to be replaced even if you either really like the weaker gun or are less keen on the powerful one?
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Mar 13, 2016 14:53
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Deakul posted:Doesn't help that the season pass looks like a total wet fart. All of that seems really cool to me actually, I just don't know how much time I'll have to put into the Division with all the good stuff coming out in 2016. This wasn't even on my radar until last week.
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Mar 13, 2016 14:56
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I lost my rogue virginity by killing a jerk who stole group member's yellow right in front of my eyes. Made quick work on him with Liberator and it felt good 
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Mar 13, 2016 15:01
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Do I sell old poo poo or dismantle it? I'm sure I'm gonna pick the wrong one 
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Mar 13, 2016 15:10
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exquisite tea posted:All of that seems really cool to me actually, I just don't know how much time I'll have to put into the Division with all the good stuff coming out in 2016. This wasn't even on my radar until last week. Meh, I was hoping for overworld expansions. Maybe take us back to Brooklyn and have let us fight on the bridge or go to central park or any number of things.
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Mar 13, 2016 15:11
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The overworld is the least interesting aspect of the Division, though, and it's done by like a million other games.
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Mar 13, 2016 15:13
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So is there a best way for going after purples whilst in the 15-19 bracket or is it just RNG?
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Mar 13, 2016 15:16
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An RPG/FPS set in NYC that doesn't let us fly planes 
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Mar 13, 2016 15:16
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Anime_Otaku posted:I was going to mention One is None seeming really powerful when you use it on the range (with a shotgun it feels like it activates over 50% of the time) but I think it's probably balanced in actual combat due to how much the enemies move and take cover, I feel that I'm more likely to take the more or less guaranteed body shot than take the time to line up on a rushing enemy's head. I think the skill just accounts every pellet as a bullet, so each pellet has a 50% chance if it hits the head. Still have to be earlly close for it though. Edit: on the topic of DLC, I hope some of them bring vertical aspects into the game. I want to climb those towers on the inside and out.
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Mar 13, 2016 15:21
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Kiggles posted:Only problem is whether or not DZ Xp scales with NPC level. Getting Rank 30 could be a chore. I haven't spent much time there, and my rank is roughly in parity with my character level, so I'm thinking it'll take some doing to get up to rank 30 without hitting the higher brackets to kill higher level NPCs. Especially if deaths penalize you relative to DZ rank. At a certain point you just might hit a bit of a plateau where you can't accumulate DZ Xp faster than you're losing it from even a few odd deaths. The exp is static you get around 150 xp per kill in 15-19 bracket. Same at all levels I believe so it doesn't matter when you grind. Killing rogues hands down gives the best exp.
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busfahrer posted:Do I sell old poo poo or dismantle it? I'm sure I'm gonna pick the wrong one I'd lean toward selling it, credits are really hard to come by and there's a million vendors who probably sell better stuff than you can craft.
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exquisite tea posted:The overworld is the least interesting aspect of the Division, though, and it's done by like a million other games. And dungeon like subways aren't? 
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Mar 13, 2016 15:28
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Pornographic Memory posted:I'd lean toward selling it, credits are really hard to come by and there's a million vendors who probably sell better stuff than you can craft. And I say dismantle it because all the gear sells for a pittance and the mats you get from dismantling are more valuable. Especially since you can upgrade green mats to blue and etc..
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Mar 13, 2016 15:32
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Mokbek posted:Apparently, it's possible to get nearly unlimited ammo from just a talent in the game. I'm a bit annoyed that other people have discovered that because i've been abusing it all week.
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Mar 13, 2016 15:35
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problem is, you have to use shotguns
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Mar 13, 2016 15:36
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Smelly posted:And I say dismantle it because all the gear sells for a pittance and the mats you get from dismantling are more valuable. Especially since you can upgrade green mats to blue and etc.. and money is easy to get, just repeat missions
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Anime Schoolgirl posted:problem is, you have to use shotguns Shotguns are amazing for subway clearing
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exquisite tea posted:The overworld is the least interesting aspect of the Division, though, and it's done by like a million other games. Huh, I feel almost the opposite. I've been in a million subways and sewer levels, but the size and level of detail in this game is quickly making it one of my favorite video game cities.
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Mar 13, 2016 15:41
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Where are you guys seeing these daily missions?
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Mar 13, 2016 15:48
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Oop NM
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GET MY BELT SON posted:Where are you guys seeing these daily missions? They show up on the map when you hit 30, it's just replaying the bigger setpiece missions at hard or challenging.
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Mar 13, 2016 16:10
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GET MY BELT SON posted:Where are you guys seeing these daily missions? Press the map button, then the left bumper button to go to the mission overview page. The top three on the list are the dailies.
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Mar 13, 2016 16:10
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Shotguns do less dps than pistols. It's pretty loving pathetic when I can dump a pistol mag into an elite and kill it, but shotguns frequently leaves enough hit points left after said magazine that I have to draw the pistol or endure reloading. They should just remove critical strikes and headshot bonus damage from them entirely and just jack the damage all the way up. Maybe give them smg range drop off too. Tom Clancy is ruined for ever RIP in piss. Harrower fucked around with this message at 16:27 on Mar 13, 2016 |
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Aesis posted:
From the last page, but do you get shot at in the DZ a lot? I kept crossing paths with someone dressed like you last night and they looked so much like one of the convict gang that I was opening fire on sight.
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ninjahedgehog posted:From the last page, but do you get shot at in the DZ a lot? I kept crossing paths with someone dressed like you last night and they looked so much like one of the convict gang that I was opening fire on sight.
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Mar 13, 2016 16:29
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I just want to reiterate that the ausgoon division squad is legit AF.
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So, I have this policy. It's a personal thing. If I go rogue by accident, I'm loving all in. Did I accidentally clip you during a firefight? Sorry, can't leave any witnesses. The practice made me a few enemies yesterday after a careless click during an extraction. I shot a guy while he and his group were loading their gear, so I tossed a seeker incendiary mine and some tear gas escaping in the confusion. Yay successful rogue time. So, I'm off looking for Darkzone chests inside landmarks, and the same group came up behind me and started shooting the NPCs guarding the chests too. I thought we were cool. I just so happen to roll into the midst of them dodging a grenade and catch their radio chatter: "Is that the guy?" "That's him! That's the guy that killed Jake! El Poto!" One of them shoots at me, turning them all rogue. I dive away, thow a sticky and an incendiary seeker into their group. Now most of them are down, bleeding, on fire, etc since I have the talents that help with that. All that's left is the executions. Six rogue agents down and another level of darkzone xp. I got their DZ keys and the pick of their loot too. GOTY
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I'm playing thing on the Xbone. Yesterday I hit level 30, got all of my base areas to 100% and finished the last side missions (I still have more supply stuff I could do, but with everything at 100% already it seems low priority). I spent a little time in the DZ (I can solo in DZ 1 fairly reliably / a little of DZ 2), and solo'd the 2 hard mode daily missions, but I'm largely just waiting for my friends to get off their asses and level up from 15. I have a few questions. Can I matchmake the challenge difficulty daily missions? It's unclear from the matchmaking menu if you can matchmake for specific difficulties or not. Is the best use of my initial bird coins a yellow weapon blueprint? They seem to cost about half as many coins as the actual guns and I have mats to burn. I still only have about 70 coins so I have a few days to go in any case. What's my best use of time while I'm soloing at max level? It seems like solo DZ is decent for purples if you can avoid getting murdered, but I'm closing in on having all purple level 30 stuff, so I'd be mainly just grinding for DZ rank.
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