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The Division Beta Thread: Make Manhattan Great Again
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rakkadakka
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I love that the officer in the camp is surprised you aren't dead yet everyime she sees you.
Feels refreshing after Destiny where the quest givers and npcs treat you like a god.
Feels refreshing after Destiny where the quest givers and npcs treat you like a god.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Was having fun soloing DZ but since last evening people are basically shoot on sight vs solo players and there are always rouge groups at every extract. Frustrating. I've been able to get a couple stealth extracts but it's incredibly difficult.
I don't always like playing in groups but I fear DZ is going to be all gank squads unless you do. Massive swing in player behavior since day 1 to current. From tentatively cooperative to straight-up bloodthirsty. lol
I don't always like playing in groups but I fear DZ is going to be all gank squads unless you do. Massive swing in player behavior since day 1 to current. From tentatively cooperative to straight-up bloodthirsty. lol
tamaster92
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Are the yellows in the safe room the only ones? Because my purple SCAR has better stats than the yellow one :/
Also where are people getting weapon skins? I keep seeing ransoms with them but have never seen a single one drop or for sale
Also where are people getting weapon skins? I keep seeing ransoms with them but have never seen a single one drop or for sale
im hoping it's because of the beta -it's getting wiped- mentality
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Deleted member 80556
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If it's true that they removed a lot of NPC's in the DZ, I think that the reintegration of those enemies will prevent a lot of what you're saying. Or so I hope. People trying to get to an EZ will find themselves in battles against NPC's, and might not be able to make it in time before you extract your stuff. Plus, more things to do, etc.
I hope, at least.
tamaster92
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You can yes
RiderKairuu
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I'm worried about this as well. My very first experience in the DZ was basically that and I didn't even want to deal with after that unless I'm in a group of people I trust.
Vendor in out of bounds CP seems to sell yellow weapon
I have gotten 3 or so weapon skins, all from civilians in need in PvE zone. Just keep giving them candy and water, and you may get lucky.
arts&crafts
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Anyone know what time the beta ends today? And how big the download was? I am debating playing when I get back home in a few hours.
Arround 26gb. And it ends tomorrow at 12 pm CET i believe.
Oh that's why when I attacked a guy I thought was rogue it turned me into a rogue. What a bad design choice.
Why do some players have a red health bar? I assume its because they shot me or I shot them, but not enough to go rogue.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Yeah, I suspect that's part of it... people are bored. But I'm also worried it'll carry over. Ganking a solo player is viable.
I'm sorry, but with such high player counts and limited extracts, I think only four bags on the rope is very meanspirited by the devs. It should be six, or you're just punishing solo players even more. Half the flares I pop get hijacked by a group of 4. And if they're gonna bully my rope, might as well take my shit.
4 on a line is a tone-setter from the devs. Once peopl play more and more, the long extract time will grate on them, and they'll bully ropes even more.
Solo in DZ is fuckin survival horror against these scrubs. I can usually drop two of them, sometimes more, but there's always another... bullet sponge nature of pvp and long reloads is another aspect working against solo.
I think DZ is pretty awesome and don't think they should necessarily change it to make solo more viable. But 4 bags on a rope is fucking meanspirited and pretty toxic. I believe that will hurt the community long term.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
Tried Dark Zone again with a buddy, much better experience. Seemed like almost everyone there was cool, help out with fights, waited calmly at extraction points, ganged up on the few rouge agents that tried to start shit. Even had an extraction point get over run at last second with a bunch of npc, we all took them out without a miss fire in the bunch.
JetBlackPanda
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Agro.
Does anyone have tips for DZ credits? I am grinding for that orange gun from the safehouse.
After me and my team had (barely) successfully survived a manhunt (we camped on the rooftop in the alleyway to the right of the southern DZ entrance), I saw one of those players, thought it was a rogue and shot him. Turned our team rogue again 😒
GusBricker
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The marksmans rifle saved the demo for me, running through the madison hospital mission was so much more fun, not to mention less frustrating on the roof. Now to try it on hard mode.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
I hope the former, tbh... they are too crowded atm.
Am I the only one who feels it's a bit empty at the moment? I played this morning for around an hour and there was maybe 15 max (including my party).
JetBlackPanda
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the have scaled back a ton of the A.I and im guessing events in the DZ so it does feel empty.
For me it goes from completely empty to suddenly having a dozen people pop up out of nowhere.
Yep,not saying it wont happen on release but I think they will also be a lot of people helping each other also...
So I played with my friends yesterday, and for 30 mins I was totally invisible/invincible to other players and my team mates. I was killing people and they didn't know where I was it was Hilarious!! People running away didn't know where to go lol I recorded it on my ps4.
Did this bug happen to anybody else?
Did this bug happen to anybody else?
LeFAIS
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I really hope the truly GOAT high end weapons won't be behind vendors.
I remember how fun it was chasing gjallajorn in destiny.
It should be something you need to extract. I bought the high end AR and now dark zone is just about getting the funds to buy the purple attachments and armor. I barely extract anymore or if I do it's for shits and giggles.
I remember how fun it was chasing gjallajorn in destiny.
It should be something you need to extract. I bought the high end AR and now dark zone is just about getting the funds to buy the purple attachments and armor. I barely extract anymore or if I do it's for shits and giggles.
From this interview: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/01/22/tom-clancys-the-division-interview/
Yep,some ghosting,lag, Beta issues...
robertsan21
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Changed i would like.
Rogue status should first be Yellow and once you kill you turn 100% rogue with red colour.
That will not make players that accidentally shoot someone to turn rogue.
Rogue status should first be Yellow and once you kill you turn 100% rogue with red colour.
That will not make players that accidentally shoot someone to turn rogue.
ScatheZombie
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I hope this is because of the following factors:
1) There's basically nothing to fucking do after your first couple of hours in the DZ. You hit max rank, gain a shitload of currency and can buy all the high-end items relatively quickly if you know where to go and what to do. It might just be my own experience, but I have nothing left to do but gank people and fuck around as Rogue. Last night, all my team did was skirt the edge of the map finding places we could reasonably hide until our timer's run out. We found quite a few spots where you can run into DZ3 and find little pockets of safe space that are effectively out of bounds but don't teleport you away.
2) The beta is almost over and everything is getting wiped anyway. I don't care about losing currency or rank or some crappy blue drops anymore. Because of #1, I literally don't care about the penalties of dying or failing to complete a Rogue timer.
3) In addition to the lack of actual content to do, the DZ itself is like 1/3rd the size it will be at launch - if the current map is any indication of scope. Which means everyone is jammed together in a relatively tiny area with absolutely nothing to really do but kill each other. It makes ganking people so much easier when you know they're going to be spawning/extracting at a very limited number of locations, all within a short sprint.
Honestly, if you are solo in the DZ I feel like the sprint button is your best friend. You need to move in and around all these hazards, like survival horror as you said. On the savannah solo guys are the jackals not the lions. I choose my moments to fight very carefully and if the odds are not in my favour then I will just leg it.
Really hoping this the case (I've seen it mentioned a few times). I'm really enjoying what I've played so far, but there needs to be more A.I. in PvE and DZ.
I know it's ages away, but do we know anything about the review embargo for the game? I wanna keep my pre-order but that's with the assumption that there will be tons of content for the game at launch.
Good but they have to introduce daily / weekly activities and more npc enemies .
Yeah, as soon as my group turns rogue, it seems
StriKeVillain
Banned
That's how I think as well. I looooove running solo in the DZ. I farm between several mobs while avoiding gank squads and extracting when I get something good.
rakkadakka
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It absolutely needs to be changed. They're red on the scan, red bar for health and only say "non hostile agent" when you take the time to zoom in on them.
As long as they flesh out the dark zone's PVE systems, I think that the low density will work out great.
PedroLumpy
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PvE seems incredibly boring, but the DZ interactions seem like they could be fun. Still that gear disparity could make it really ugly for people who aren't in that first wave of players getting geared up. And if the DZ doesn't level you up, people could potentially setup twinks maybe?
Also, lighting up rogues like a christmas tree on the minimap seems unduly harsh.
Also, lighting up rogues like a christmas tree on the minimap seems unduly harsh.
robertsan21
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I think that great, going rogue should be penalised a lot and be a big risk to do
PvP, either go rogue and abuse out of bounds mechanic or hunt rogues. Farming AI for DZ bucks is way too slow and takes forever to make even fraction of required for orange gun.
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