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The Division Beta Thread: Make Manhattan Great Again
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Xamtheking
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The lore in the loading screens credits Green Poison (the virus released in NYC) as a strain of smallpox
They also have a blurb for smallpox
SDCowboy
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Well the entire game isn't meant to spent in there. The DZ's are the variation.
I think the only thing we do know for sure is that its a weaponized virus. So who knows what might happen as a side effect to a eventual cure.
everyday math
Banned
A lot of the stuff going on in this city makes no sense. I try not to think about it.
Also if you go into the safe house the guy on the radio talks a bit more about the virus.
I guess. The DZ just seems to be a place to go get loot and shoot other players. The PvP part of the game I guess. Just hoping they increase the variation.
Makes me think of Ulitma Online and going to the PvP zones to get more loot and materials.
I am also guessing loads of the audio/video logs have more info on the virus too.
As long that "something more" isn't infected / mutants / zombies I'm good to go. Getting tad tired of those particular tropes now after years of industry pushing them, "We need something scary... lets do zombies, again.. yeah, that is good idea!"
yea, that's all we know for now, iirc. the next mission for Medical Wing was basically hunt down the guy who may be involved. I'm sure most of that will be clarified in full game.
420bits
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Thanks, havn't seen that part and that makes me think that the cleaners got the right idea, smallpox is fucking nasty and a mutation of it probably won't be better in any way so no wonder they burn everything.
KILL IT WITH FIRE!
SDCowboy
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I guess. The DZ just seems to be a place to go get loot and shoot other players. The PvP part of the game I guess. Just hoping they increase the variation.
Makes me think of Ulitma Online and going to the PvP zones to get more loot and materials.
To be fair, the DZ isn't just a PVP zone. It's a PvPvE zone where you can PVP if you so choose.
EL CUCO
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Dont get ganked bro
They can add mechanicals, and perhaps greater armor varieties for the bad guys. Or they can go the "infected" route and have them with minor deformations. Would that stray from the book though?
SDCowboy
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Maybe they could implement some kind of robo-cop mobs that were sent in to try and clean up the area, but they turned. Eh? haha
SDCowboy
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I guess time will tell what other types of mobs there are.
So I think I made a mistake by clearing out all the sp stuff and getting to lvl 8 before seriously trying the dark zone stuff. I feel like I'm really under geared. The enemies in there are definitely bullet spongey (which I don't mind since its a damn rpg) and they hit really hard add to that the fact that I'm pretty terrible at console shooters I'm not making too much progress money or xp wise.
I have been able to extract what little gear I did find though, I get killed a the drop zone every time, but for some reason people wait until I attach my loot. I guess that's nice...
I have been able to extract what little gear I did find though, I get killed a the drop zone every time, but for some reason people wait until I attach my loot. I guess that's nice...
SDCowboy
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Yeah the mobs in the dark zone can smoke you if you aren't geared or at least in a group.
You could run the hard story mission to gear up. I didn't spend much time in the DZ before level 8 and with stuff I either got in the mission or bought at the base they die pretty quick.
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I lived in NYC on two occaisons for a few years each time. While I didn't spend a TON of time in the part of Manhattan that this represents, it feels really authentic. Minor details are off (e.g. wrong shape of street light), but that's about it.
I'm really looking forward to messing around in the Flatiron and Union Square, which I'm far more familiar with the details of.
I'm not sure if anyone addressed this, but it's MUCH better than the baseline for this sort of thing. The scale is great, and the whole thing just comes off far more believable than any other "video game version of a real city" I've seen. I mean, i wasn't around for revolutionary Paris, so maybe ACU is spot on, but this is way better than "oh, cute, the 33rd st post office looks pretty much like the real one and is in approximately the right space given how compressed the map is". It's more like "Well, shit. This feels like really walking by that post office on a snowy day."
I lived in NYC on two occaisons for a few years each time. While I didn't spend a TON of time in the part of Manhattan that this represents, it feels really authentic. Minor details are off (e.g. wrong shape of street light), but that's about it.
I'm really looking forward to messing around in the Flatiron and Union Square, which I'm far more familiar with the details of.
I'm not sure if anyone addressed this, but it's MUCH better than the baseline for this sort of thing. The scale is great, and the whole thing just comes off far more believable than any other "video game version of a real city" I've seen. I mean, i wasn't around for revolutionary Paris, so maybe ACU is spot on, but this is way better than "oh, cute, the 33rd st post office looks pretty much like the real one and is in approximately the right space given how compressed the map is". It's more like "Well, shit. This feels like really walking by that post office on a snowy day."
Yeah I should probably find a group. Any gaffers gonna be playing in the next few hours on ps4? My id is DaFortune82
SDCowboy
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Just as an aside, there is matching making specifically for the DZ too, if you can't get a Gaf group.
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JackBauer24
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Does the Gold Edition give you both the Hazmat and National Guard sets?
Haven't had too much luck with those yet in the dark zone. The group's are always spread out or disband very quickly.
AngryJoe asked dev about this. He got all awkward and didn't give direct yes or no answer, just said that maybe they should ask it from writers and what they are willing to say.
just realized they changed the ui... the old one looked cooler, probably not as quick to navigate though...
The Division: UK.
It would be pretty awesome to get an expanded world over time but I think its just a bit beyond Ubisoft.
SDCowboy
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I've had pretty good luck. I've grouped almost exclusively with pugs for there and, for the most part, we've stuck together, took out mobs and got lots of loot. I did get the occasional idiot that would randomly shoot a non-rogue and get us all killed because of it, though. lol
I'm really hoping it's just NYC. Think about how utterly hilarious it would be if the rest of the world was just truckin' along while NYC is this weird, fucked up place where people are constant--. Oh, wait.
But seriously. It'd be hilarious if it was just Manhattan that got fucked by the virus and everywhere else is fine.
Based off the abilities of the so called virus it would be global.
Man i really wanted to get those outfits, but those are for console versions only :/
Hopefully you can still get them later in the game.
Keep in mind it says "Early Access to:"
That should mean you can still get the National Guard set in the game even without the Gold Edition. Just sayin.
Hopefully you can still get them later in the game.
Keep in mind it says "Early Access to:"
That should mean you can still get the National Guard set in the game even without the Gold Edition. Just sayin.
FullMetaltech
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Thanks. Sounds really cool from the looks of it. I did notice they had no snow in those levels.
Definately looks more better than what they have now.
Jakartalado
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Beta still running? I would like to try...
I'm really excited to see how the full game starts. I expect them to show everything from patient zero to everything-goes-to-shit in a 5+ minutes cutscene. Maybe a playable portion from the view of a family going through hell? Leading to the establishment of dark zones, sending out the first wave of agents and so on until we finally get in control of our own character.
Templars
Yes.
Chaos2Frozen
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I'm not expecting much enemy variety, the setting just doesn't lend itself well to that.
It's going to be different factions of human enemies.
It's going to be different factions of human enemies.
AllIsOneIsNone
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When it comes to the endgame loot, they really need to make it so you can't buy the best stuff from the vendors unless it's an astronomical amount of credits. Otherwise that would kill the Dark Zone grind pretty damn fast. Content is definitely the questionable part of this game's longevity.
I'm still buying the shit out of this game though, it's really fun.
I'm still buying the shit out of this game though, it's really fun.
Nyteshade517
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Man i really wanted to get those outfits, but those are for console versions only :/
Hopefully you can still get them later in the game.
Keep in mind it says "Early Access to:"
That should mean you can still get the National Guard set in the game even without the Gold Edition. Just sayin.
if you're in North America (maybe SA too) you can get all of those outfits for free on PC as well as Console (the ones from that first pic)
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