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The Division Beta Thread: Make Manhattan Great Again
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Slackbladder
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Played an hour on PC. Didn't start too well. For some reason the game decided to display at 4k and DSR didn't work. All I could see was the top left corner of the game! This has happend before with Ubisoft games.
Anyway, restarted and got fullscreen. Changed a few graphic options and started. It's quite pretty, not spectacular but very clean. Only the smallest amount of AA and I wasn't at the highest AA option. So yeah, pretty enough for me.
But then I found I could'nt fire my gun. So I restarted again. This time it worked.
After a while got used to the controls. Using a controller it all felt fine. Maintained a good 60fps 90% of the time. And this is with all graphic options at or near highest (GTX980, 4790k@4.2ghz, 16GBRAM@2133mhz).
The cover system works well. Fights were okay. Seems to have a fair amount of customisation though that was'nt available in the Beta for the most part. The reticule waiving around put me off at first but then I remembered it was more of an RPG than straight up shooter so that's fine. Weapons sounded good. Animations seemed okay but again nothing really special.
Would I get it? Maybe. But I'd rather wait to see how decent the single player is. I'm really not interested in PvP.
Anyway, seems decent enough. Not as tasty looking as its E3 reveal, but that's no surprise.
Anyway, restarted and got fullscreen. Changed a few graphic options and started. It's quite pretty, not spectacular but very clean. Only the smallest amount of AA and I wasn't at the highest AA option. So yeah, pretty enough for me.
But then I found I could'nt fire my gun. So I restarted again. This time it worked.
After a while got used to the controls. Using a controller it all felt fine. Maintained a good 60fps 90% of the time. And this is with all graphic options at or near highest (GTX980, 4790k@4.2ghz, 16GBRAM@2133mhz).
The cover system works well. Fights were okay. Seems to have a fair amount of customisation though that was'nt available in the Beta for the most part. The reticule waiving around put me off at first but then I remembered it was more of an RPG than straight up shooter so that's fine. Weapons sounded good. Animations seemed okay but again nothing really special.
Would I get it? Maybe. But I'd rather wait to see how decent the single player is. I'm really not interested in PvP.
Anyway, seems decent enough. Not as tasty looking as its E3 reveal, but that's no surprise.
DeathByBacklog
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Got 2.5 hours in this morning in single player mode on PS4. Quick thoughts...
1) What do you mean I can't shoot civilians?
2) Bullet proof hoodies for the win!
3) New York has some really big rats.
1) What do you mean I can't shoot civilians?
2) Bullet proof hoodies for the win!
3) New York has some really big rats.
Kane Zakharov
Banned
I had almost exactly the same issues.
Game is fun, not very keen on the DZ tho. That kind of stuff almost always devolves into KOS.
I agree, and its strange because the Alpha was much more populated with NPCs enemies and NPCs in the windows of buildings. It feels like they scaled back the encounter spawning too much.World for most part is disappointingly empty, at least this zone in beta is dead. With friend we found somewhat extensive sewer segment while exploring PvE zone and...
It was empty, absolutely nothing there to see or do or find.
I had a very different darkzone experience from some of you guys. I went in killed a couple rogues, extracted my items, saw a group coming through killing people so I grouped up with some random guys nearby, wiped them out, stole our loot back as well as theirs, extracted it, hunted down some named npcs, fought the other group again. It was awesome! Lots of fun, and I can't imagine how cool it will be once I get to play with a group of friends.
Game plays well, looks pretty good. But I'll wait a month or so to see how much content the game really has. The Dark Zone is a bit dull but I like the no mans land feel.
Same experience I had, it was great. But after that it fell off for me.
Diablohead
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World for most part is disappointingly empty, at least this zone in beta is dead. With friend we found somewhat extensive sewer segment while exploring PvE zone and...
It was empty, absolutely nothing there to see or do or find.
yeah that was a big letdown, I found some items and a mobile phone pickup but no thugs or clans to battle with at all.
I don't know what to feel about it, it looks ok at best, nothing like the reveal but it was expected from Ubisoft, i find the gunplay boring as hell, sponging bullet ennemies are tiresome, nothing to be exited for right now, the story looks okish for now and I'm loving the scale of the city but I don't think I'll take it at the end, inferior to destiny at almost everything...
Stiler
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So just got the game installed and started it up........is there no way to customize your character yourself? Like the only options I could see were to select male/female and then "Randomize" there was no way I could figure out how to actually select my characters face/hair, etc.
shanafan
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The disclaimer before the game discussed that. It's a beta. They want you to dive right into gameplay.
Storm Raider
Banned
Not in the beta, the options are there though, it's on that exact screen you choose male or female. It's just locked out.
It's disabled for the beta unfortunately. I'm not sure why, but given the content available this really seems to be more focused on being a stress test/load balancing than testing any features they feel they have locked down.
The only bullet sponges I've seen are the named NPCs, which are basically bosses. I'd fully expect they take more than a headshot or two to kill.
DeathByBacklog
Member
Nope. Not that I could find either. This is the Beta though. That being said, I'm glad there wasn't. Otherwise I'd be spending the whole time of the beta customizing my character instead of actually playing the game.
cripterion
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There is a lack of mobs, even in the Dark Zone. I hope they have roaming bands of thugs in final version and not just 3 or 4 dudes waiting in an certain section of the city. Hell, let them attack the Base of Operations from time to time too.
They renderered a gorgeous New York but it doesn't feel very dynamic.
And while the graphics are nice it does look closer to Watch Dogs than their game engine video presentation so far. At least it runs great at 1440p.
Still nothing myself, even after being onto customer support, waiting for a reply to my last email. Really annoyed, already pretty much missed the first day of the beta now and I already paid off a Sleeper Agent edition.
Collateral22
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Anyone wanna team up? No mic but could use some people to stick around with in the DZ. PSN CollateralCat-
DeathByBacklog
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I can vouch for the spongy bullets. Straight headshots weren't putting them down.
VincentMatts
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I registered for 2 codes, one i got from amazon when preordering the ps4 version, another i got off here for xbox. Both worked on the ubi site.
The only beta i received was the one i paid for.
They won't, that's not how the mechanics of this game work.
The combat is DPS based.
cripterion
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Ted
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Two separate gold edition pre-orders, two PSN accounts, ZERO friggin' codes.
It's like they dont want me to play their game so instead of telling everyone how great it is after getting hooked on the beta I'm going to spend my post bitching about what a huge steaming pile of arse Ubisoft and it's UPlay shit is.
Arghhh and other noises of disgruntlement.
It's like they dont want me to play their game so instead of telling everyone how great it is after getting hooked on the beta I'm going to spend my post bitching about what a huge steaming pile of arse Ubisoft and it's UPlay shit is.
Arghhh and other noises of disgruntlement.
M&K > controller for me
Yeah i have a PS4 but i rather play on PC.
Honestly the game doesn't look bad on low settings, at least for me i'm ok with it.
The game is a ton of fun so ¯\_(ツ
_/¯kostacurtas
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Well I don't know how it is on the PS4 but with a 980 Ti it is playable at 4K/30/Ultra.
(4K, all ultra, SMAA off as it is too blurry, FXAA and 16x AF HQ from drivers)
ElephantShell
Banned
Just got an email saying I specifically WONT be getting into the beta today.
Good guy Ubisoft ripping that bandaid off early at least.
Good guy Ubisoft ripping that bandaid off early at least.
ComputerBlue
Member
No idea what to do in the dark zone. Killed some dudes, seen loads of players, all friendly but some dick who said don't shoot, don't shoot, then shot me as I was walking away.
Extractions zones? no idea what they're for.
Loving the environment though.
Extractions zones? no idea what they're for.
Loving the environment though.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Never mind me. I thought you were trying to trick someone into attacking someone, but forgot that the input is context sensitive. Just realized that it's probably impossible to initiate a rogue attack that way.
Extraction zones are for loot. You have to extract any loot you get in the dark zone
Any gear you find in the DZ you need to extract.
DeathByBacklog
Member
Shoot first...ask questions later.
ComputerBlue
Member
Oh, thanks!
I liked what I played but I'll hold off until I see how much content the final game ships with, this is Ubisoft we're talking about after all.
What I really didn't like was how a group attacked me in the dark zone they were all shown as rouge but once I started shooting back I was flagged as rouge as well even though there were only players of the rouge group around, so there was no chance I accidentally shot someone else.
What I really didn't like was how a group attacked me in the dark zone they were all shown as rouge but once I started shooting back I was flagged as rouge as well even though there were only players of the rouge group around, so there was no chance I accidentally shot someone else.
You can loot chests or kill npcs for a better chance of loot/darkzone xp/darkzone points, or you can kill players for darkzone xp/points/the darkzone loot they're carrying. The only way to "lock down" the darkzone loot you have on hand is to do an extraction at an extraction site, which takes 90 seconds and alerts nearby players that you're extracting.
ComputerBlue
Member
Seriously though, fuck that guy. If you're going to shoot me, go ahead. Not when I'm walking away with my back turned to you. Lesson learned though, I'll be walking away facing people from now on, lol.
Edit: Thanks for the replies everyone. Not going to quote you all.
I was wondering why people were putting packages on the heli though, lol. Explains a lot.
I FEEL YOUR PAIN. It seems like the strategy is to have a member in your group not rogue and when you shoot at them you become rogue as well. I have no idea how that works, but unless you have a larger/more skilled group there is no chance.
Angry Fork
Member
I get ''the divisions services are not available at this time" with an error code. Anyone get this and know how to fix it? (on PC)
Kenzodielocke
Banned
blackdevil
Member
and where do i get loot? because i was running around and i have no clue were to find loot...
there were no silver boxes or anything and nothing om the map. and were do i see the loot i picked up?
playing Dark Zone alone is not fun.
Getting lucky in the Dark Zone tonight alone, no ones killed me yet and I've reached level 4 killing AI.
No decent loot so far though.
Go to the landmarks, I think that is where the AI turn up.
No decent loot so far though.
Go to the landmarks, I think that is where the AI turn up.
AgentOtaku
Member
OH LAWD please let me go home already, this day feels let it won't end
Yup, played before I went to work and now I regret it
Sweet Ivy
Member
PS4 controller is supported straight from the bat
tamaster92
Member
Loving the glass in this game!
Had some dick shoot me so that when i shot him back I went rogue and got killed by everyone, that was BS.
Had some dick shoot me so that when i shot him back I went rogue and got killed by everyone, that was BS.
what do these Echo locations on the map mean?...I activate some sort of vision but what do I need to do afterwards?...how do I get to the Dark Zone pvp area?...do I need to complete a bunch of main missions first before getting access?...I just activated the Base of Operations mission
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