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The Division Beta Thread: Make Manhattan Great Again

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jaaz

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1440p, All setting Ultra or High:


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Xeilyn

Xeilyn

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Pretty fun so far, great atmosphere. Did all the missions and then went solo into the dark zone, explored and killed a bunch of enemies with my trusty sniper rifle(5k dmg headshots ftw). Pretty intense waiting for the chopper to extract my stuff, can only imagine how nervous i would be if i had some orange gear to extract.

Bought a blue M4 from one of the dark zone vendors and then went and killed some rogue agents, lots of action around the extraction zones.

The spawn times for the enemies in the dark zone really need to be lower because it felt pretty empty. Would also love if they had some patroling enemies.

I really think this game has some great potential
 
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biteren

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Xeilyn said:
Pretty fun so far, great atmosphere. Did all the missions and then went solo into the dark zone, explored and killed a bunch of enemies with my trusty sniper rifle(5k dmg headshots ftw). Pretty intense waiting for the chopper to extract my stuff, can only imagine how nervous i would be if i had some orange gear to extract.

Bought a blue M4 from one of the dark zone vendors and then went and killed some rogue agents, lots of action around the extraction zones.

The spawn times for the enemies in the dark zone really need to be lower because it felt pretty empty. Would also love if they had some patroling enemies.

I really think this game has some great potential
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id like it if they had a boss event tha everyone could converge on, great for pvp shenanigans and good opprituniy for DZ xp and monies. And great as a dstraction for patient players to try and extract
 
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razgriz417

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Ted said:
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.
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just preorder on amazon
 
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Caode

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Xeilyn said:
Pretty fun so far, great atmosphere. Did all the missions and then went solo into the dark zone, explored and killed a bunch of enemies with my trusty sniper rifle(5k dmg headshots ftw). Pretty intense waiting for the chopper to extract my stuff, can only imagine how nervous i would be if i had some orange gear to extract.

Bought a blue M4 from one of the dark zone vendors and then went and killed some rogue agents, lots of action around the extraction zones.

The spawn times for the enemies in the dark zone really need to be lower because it felt pretty empty. Would also love if they had some patroling enemies.

I really think this game has some great potential
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I'm having a good time with it, initial impressions weren't too good but now that I've put in a few hours I'm enjoying it a lot more - it really clicked for me when I spent a good amount of time in the dark zone - what you've mentioned there waiting for an extraction, it can be damn intense, I've encountered a few people so far that have tried to take out a group of us as the helicopter is arriving but most people seem to be covering one another and providing some support (which is good for now I suppose.. before the inevitable descent into online chaos).

I'm really liking the atmosphere too.
 
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Crimson_Gold

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Ted said:
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.
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Shouldn't you be able to just go to the beta page in the psn store and download it?
 
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btrboyev

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Not feeling the game at all. Don't get me wrong it's fun, but I can't see myself spending a great deal of time here. I would definitely need a dedicated group of friends with me.
 
Xeilyn

Xeilyn

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biteren said:
id like it if they had kike a boss event tha everyone could converge on, great for pvp shenanigans and good opprituniy for DZ xp and monies. And great as a dstraction for patient players to try and extract
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Imagine the deathmatch that would ensue once the boss drops all dem shinies, great stuff
 
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Akronis

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BraXzy said:
Why does everything seem to have a weird smear filter over it. I noticed when I was playing before, like everything is slightly blurry/out of focus. Is it the AA?
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More than likely it's deferred rendering so post-process AA is all you're going to get. So yes, blurry screen for all AA solution short of SSAA.
 
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Cleve

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biteren said:
id like it if they had kike a boss event tha everyone could converge on, great for pvp shenanigans and good opprituniy for DZ xp and monies. And great as a dstraction for patient players to try and extract
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There are named npcs that spawn inside some of the buildings with better loot tables(that you can see when you look at them) and groups of adds. Nothing really world boss style, but they're a decent challenge for a group.

danowat said:
Has anything ever been explained why they chose the amalgamation of pvp and pve rather than segregation of the two?
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What do you mean? Why there's pve in the darkzones? I think it adds an interesting side objective. There need to be more roaming packs of npcs that present a bit more danger though.

The primary pve is completely segregated and you don't have to engage in darkzones at all if you just want to pve. There's just very limited content in this beta so after 2-3 hours you can either darkzone or re-run the hospital over and over.
 
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Jira

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danowat said:
Has anything ever been explained why they chose the amalgamation of pvp and pve rather than segregation of the two?
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My guess is that because it's a hell of a lot more exciting than killing AI over and over with a guarantee you get what you collected. Adding that PvP or human element to it makes it way more engaging and the loot all that more satisfying.
 
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StriKeVillain

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biteren said:
id like it if they had a boss event tha everyone could converge on, great for pvp shenanigans and good opprituniy for DZ xp and monies. And great as a dstraction for patient players to try and extract
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I had an enemy like this appear last night. It wasn't a boss but he was the toughest enemy I fought in the game - had a name as well.

Bunch of us in the DZ just converged on him and took him down after a good fight. He dropped some decent loot too.

This was at Dark Zone level 8.
 
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danowat

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Cleve said:
What do you mean? Why there's pve in the darkzones? I think it adds an interesting side objective.

The primary pve is completely segregated and you don't have to engage in darkzones at all if you just want to pve. There's just very limited content in this beta so after 2-3 hours you can either darkzone or re-run the hospital over and over.
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The pve content outside the dark zone is friend only and not public.

Just wondered why there aren't specific public pve and pvp modes, it's a shame that the best gear is tied to pvp content only.
 
Sorc3r3r

Sorc3r3r

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I don't feel the shooting at all, doesn't give me any sensation of power, really a strange situation, it's not fun.

What saved Destiny was exactly the gunplay instead, even if the loot game is laughable, the fun i can get using the various weapons kept me in the game.
 
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PapaJustify

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Just entered the Dark Zones for the first time. Most boring stuff ever. There was NOTHING happening, apart from one building where there was a group of enemies that killed me in an instant. Am I missing something?
 
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demonkaze

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Getting pissed off waiting for ubi to get their act together and sort out my code now. If I preorder from the UK PSN store, will I be able to download and then play right away? Will I be charged there and then or will I still be able to cancel after its downloaded?
 
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Xamtheking

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demonkaze said:
Getting pissed off waiting for ubi to get their act together and sort out my code now. If I preorder from the UK PSN store, will I be able to download and then play right away? Will I be charged there and then or will I still be able to cancel after its downloaded?
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The PSN preorder trick no longer works, unless you're in the good old US of A
 
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Kaizer

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Still sorta lost on the echo stuff, not sure how to follow them. I'm doing the Side-Mission right now and I'm confused.
 
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SnakeEyes

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PapaJustify said:
Just entered the Dark Zones for the first time. Most boring stuff ever. There was NOTHING happening, apart from one building where there was a group of enemies that killed me in an instant. Am I missing something?
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Dark Zone is a PvP-allowed area that can hold up to 24 other players. You kill stuff, whether it's NPCs or other players, steal their loot, and then try to extract that loot.
 
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Grisby

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So...is the only way to get loot in the dark zone by killing npcs and other players. Was hunting around for a good bit and didn't find any chest or anything. Do chests have a notable tell?

Enjoying it so far. Everything feels good.
 
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danowat

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Grisby said:
So...is the only way to get loot in the dark zone by killing npcs and other players. Was hunting around for a good bit and didn't find any chest or anything. Do chests have a notable tell?

Enjoying it so far. Everything feels good.
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They show on your minimap?
 
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Tecnniqe

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Grisby said:
So...is the only way to get loot in the dark zone by killing npcs and other players. Was hunting around for a good bit and didn't find any chest or anything. Do chests have a notable tell?

Enjoying it so far. Everything feels good.
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There are chests which contain items. Found green AR in there
 
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robertlebrone

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Grisby said:
So...is the only way to get loot in the dark zone by killing npcs and other players. Was hunting around for a good bit and didn't find any chest or anything. Do chests have a notable tell?

Enjoying it so far. Everything feels good.
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I saw some chests about, but I couldn't open them at the level I was at. I also saw one that required a dark zone key.
 
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bombshell

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danowat said:
The pve content outside the dark zone is friend only and not public.

Just wondered why there aren't specific public pve and pvp modes, it's a shame that the best gear is tied to pvp content only.
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Unless I'm mistaken, you can public matchmake for everything in PvE.
 
ref

ref

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What settings should I lower to get better performance?

Maxed out at 1440p with SLI 980's/4790k @ 4.7 and I'm getting around 40-60 fps. Have a 144hz monitor so would like at least 70+ lol
 
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