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The Division Beta Thread: Make Manhattan Great Again

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bananafactory

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XANDER CAGE said:
After positive impressions I'm pretty set on getting this game, but I'm sort of worried about getting it on PC? It's the obvious choice, but I worry about the population compared to PS4, basically, as well as how vigilant Ubi will be about cheaters. Do we have any indication on their plans with stuff like that, or how much interest is in the PC space? The PC version *looks* fantastic, but I'm willing to sacrifice that if it means a bigger community and better support. Ubisoft is so up and down with PC that I'm really not sure.
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Aren't PC communities more dedicated than console ones? I think there will still be a sizeable player base even if its not as large as PS4
 
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oti

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Now I kinda want to get into the PS4 beta to try it out as well. But pre-ordering the game a third time? Nah.
Still not sure whether to go PC or PS4.
 
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Tecnniqe

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XANDER CAGE said:
After positive impressions I'm pretty set on getting this game, but I'm sort of worried about getting it on PC? It's the obvious choice, but I worry about the population compared to PS4, basically, as well as how vigilant Ubi will be about cheaters. Do we have any indication on their plans with stuff like that, or how much interest is in the PC space? The PC version *looks* fantastic, but I'm willing to sacrifice that if it means a bigger community and better support. Ubisoft is so up and down with PC that I'm really not sure.
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Pretty much. As long as there are enough GAFers playing PvE should be all on the up and up anyway. Only issue that might arise is the PvP in Dark Zone.

Thing is this is the closest PC gets to having a Destiny, until Destiny 2 gets release.

coiler said:
there are two problems with it. One that only a good GPU cost the same as a console and second exploits and cheaters that are great in numbers on the PC platform.
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Well cheating like there is in the beta can be combated by having HP and such server side, so its impossible to mod.
Which is why im wondering if we got a client side beta and the main game is more heavy on the server side. If not it could be pretty damaging.
 
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Insane Metal said:
It's just been extended till the 2nd of february ;)
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great news!...I was all set to wave goodbye to the beta and start Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC) tomorrow...but that can wait another day :D ...I'm actually glad the beta was delayed from December to January because now there's only 5 weeks remaining till the game launches
 
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EL CUCO said:
I cant stop trying to vault over cover with X (PS4). I've gotten myself killed a few times rolling when I was trying to vault. Some old Gears habits are hard to let go.
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Ive been playin tons of R6, and these controls get me killed every time. Ill try and duck in the division, and hit O, but that vaults me over my cover, the opposite of what I want. Conversely when I want to vault over something, Ill hit X, and that sticks me to the cover. The UI with button promts all over place dont help. Can I turn that stuff off?
 
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majik13 said:
Ive been playin tons of R6, and these controls get me killed every time. Ill try and duck in the division, and hit O, but that vaults me over my cover. Convwrsely when I want to vault over something, Ill hit X, and that sticks me to the cover. The UI with button promts al over place dont help. Can I turn that stuff off?
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with PC you can customize it...

 
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Also on stream they addressed the stealth / takedowns removal.

It was said that they removed it for balance issues. No information beyond that.
 
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Tecnniqe said:
Pretty much. As long as there are enough GAFers playing PvE should be all on the up and up anyway. Only issue that might arise is the PvP in Dark Zone.

Thing is this is the closest PC gets to having a Destiny, until Destiny 2 gets release.
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I doubt Destiny 2 will get released on PC.
 
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Plasmid

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GMG has it for $42 USD. After the battlefront debacle i dunno if I wanna get it from them.

Really surprised this game is 5 weeks away.
 
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I wasn't aware that there are 3 additional side missions that you can take from the lady in tent in the hub where you start the game and there are some encounters on "situation board" there and in a base.
 
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Floex said:
How odd, so you can automatically jump over objects on PC but not console?
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that Parkour Mode setting is a huge improvement over manually having to press the Climb key every time...makes a big difference in gameplay for me...I'm surprised it's not available on console...maybe for the final release?
 
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TitusTroy said:
that Parkour Mode setting is a huge improvement over manually having to press the Climb key every time...makes a big difference in gameplay for me
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I like parkour mode but the only problem with it is that if you get anywhere near a car or something that you can usually jump over it will instantly clip onto that like going up the climbing ropes I was going up and down constantly and that's the only thing I really don't care for Parkour mode.
 
Evolved1

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make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
The missions are pretty fun solo, as long as you're not over-level for them. They aren't too spongy. You can beat the mission at lvl 4 (as soon as you start the game) with just the default pistol.

Also, pistol animation is incredible... it's like they're lifted directly from a scene in Strike Back.
 
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Floex

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TitusTroy said:
that Parkour Mode setting is a huge improvement over manually having to press the Climb key every time...makes a big difference in gameplay for me...I'm surprised it's not available on console...maybe for the final release?
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I bet it makes a huge difference! It's really frustrating running up a to car while run and stopping completely. Must be in the final release surely...
 
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Is anyone else worried about this (PC related)?

https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/43jr61/pc_version_will_be_plagued_with_cheaters/

This is absolutely amazing how fucked up the Division's netcode is. Almost all stats (excluding currencies and health) are calculated and stored on the client, and server just accepts it without any checking. You can have unlimited ammo in a mag, super-speed (this, actually causes players to go invisible also), any desired critical chance, no recoil, unlimited medkits and nades and so on and on.
And this is not just lack of anticheat, it is global networking architecture fuckup. I highly doubt that this will be fixed any time soon after release. You probably might wanna stay away from PVP area while this problem is present.
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https://giant.gfycat.com/ConstantWatchfulChicken.webm
 
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FullMetaltech

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I have to admit I'm starting to enjoy myself the more I play. I played a few hours with a friend and it made such a big difference than being alone. We tried the Hospital on Hard and it definitely gave us a run for our money. The enemy seemed to have gotten extremely harder to kill and we actually had to run back a few times to regroup ourselves. I still think they need to really add more but well see how the release goes.
 
Evolved1

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make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Venom Fox said:
Has anyone just tried holding circle on PS4 for park our mode? Just a thought...
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Yup, same thing. You can "pre-load" almost all contextual actions in the game by having the button held down before the indicator pops up.
 
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Tecnniqe

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Smash88 said:
Is anyone else worried about this (PC related)?

https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/43jr61/pc_version_will_be_plagued_with_cheaters/



https://giant.gfycat.com/ConstantWatchfulChicken.webm
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https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivisio...stion_there_better_be_anticheat_in_the_final/

They can fix this by forcing a server check and sync from the client and removing client side features.
However the optimist in me wants to say that the beta build we got is a old build, and as such the final game will have more server sided stuff. There is already a lot of server sided things, but HP, ammo, level and so on is most likely getting moved.
The beta might just be a way to see what people do and weed them out during the beta test phase.

Also for AC FairFight will most likely be in affect considering its Ubisoft (It might even be active now collecting data).

So if your worried about the final release, and want the pre-order goodies, use Steam as you can refund 14 days after purchase or 2 hours of playtime.

Edit: That said PvE alone and the look will probably be worth it IMO on PC.
http://strawpoll.me/6692681/
 
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Naudi

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The mission/ single player stuff is kinda meh...But the dark zone man. That's where it's at! Kinda wish the whole game had those same rules.
 
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