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The Division Open Beta Thread: Is it out yet?
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SictorVullivan
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Oh my god hahaha.
djcatskratch
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As someone who got to try out a Kriss Vector in real life, I am very much looking forward to having this as my main firearm.
I hope they have a Sig P226 sidearm, as I own that one too
Just one more week to go!
I hope they have a Sig P226 sidearm, as I own that one too
Just one more week to go!
The_Hitcher89
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6 days, lads.
KINGofCRA5H
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I just got a CE from Amazon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EL CUCO
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Wow. Congrats! I want one of those watches. PC version?I just got a CE from Amazon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just got a CE from Amazon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still don't know if I should keep mine or go digital!
KINGofCRA5H
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No, XB1. I don't really care what version I just want the watch, lol.
Damn rogue baiting.
People (pandas) are twitchy in the Dark Zone...
Raven Prime
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So I am trying to figure out how much of Brooklyn will actually be in The Division and I came across something interesting.
Apparently Massive included a little Easter egg inside their closed beta info. Many people already felt that 7,184,867,422 doors closed seemed way to much for the beta. So someone entered the number in Google Maps and the number brings up the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
What I'm basically wondering now is though, why that brewery? Williamsburg is connected to Manhattan by a bridge, but it connects to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and the Manhattan area of The Division ends at Stuyvesant so it ends a little short to connect to it.
Thus far all footage in trailers of The Division showing Brooklyn were of the DUMBO area. If Williamsburg is actually in the game then I imagine the in between neighborhoods are also in The Division's Brooklyn, that would mean that it's a pretty big area. I have a hard time believing that the Brooklyn area would be that much bigger than Dumbo alone. So for now I'm thinking it was just a random Easter egg to hint at the inclusion of Brooklyn and nothing more. I'm curious what you guys make of this.
Apparently Massive included a little Easter egg inside their closed beta info. Many people already felt that 7,184,867,422 doors closed seemed way to much for the beta. So someone entered the number in Google Maps and the number brings up the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
What I'm basically wondering now is though, why that brewery? Williamsburg is connected to Manhattan by a bridge, but it connects to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and the Manhattan area of The Division ends at Stuyvesant so it ends a little short to connect to it.
Thus far all footage in trailers of The Division showing Brooklyn were of the DUMBO area. If Williamsburg is actually in the game then I imagine the in between neighborhoods are also in The Division's Brooklyn, that would mean that it's a pretty big area. I have a hard time believing that the Brooklyn area would be that much bigger than Dumbo alone. So for now I'm thinking it was just a random Easter egg to hint at the inclusion of Brooklyn and nothing more. I'm curious what you guys make of this.
I just got a CE from Amazon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pics of that shit ya bastahd
Nyteshade517
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Red Panda has become The Division's spirit animal
Raven Prime
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No that's DUMBO, Brooklyn. What you see there is the Manhattan Bridge.
The area you see there is actually very close to what you see during the ending of the E3 2013 trailer. DUMBO is a very small neighborhood.
Cabbagehead
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Bolded, you are right. My bad, I did some fast and apparently shoddy google work with that bridge pic
And added in plausibility of artistic vision.Shoddy google work combined with not being local apparently :b
Liferebooted
Banned
anyone ? =[
Raven Prime
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Pretty sure you will have to contact Sony in order to upgrade or cancel.
Nyteshade517
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Cabbagehead
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I guess we get some piece of Brooklyn hope it's not just the dumbo area and if not we re visit some day with a bigger slice. I'm more then sure they pretty much have all of New York more or less in other older builds. But the game shifted and we get this.Bolded, you are right. My bad, I did some fast and apparently shoddy google work with that bridge pic
Shoddy google work combined with not being local apparently :b
Can I use this as my avatar please?
edit: prematurely adding before someone else steals it
Nyteshade517
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sure....don't see any reason why you can't
Raven Prime
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Haha, both these pictures are really nice.
I really think that's unlikely. The Division's midtown Manhattan area is roughly the size of FO4's map. Just imagine how big the whole map of NYC would have to be, then also factor in the level of detail Massive has been incorporating into the world. That would really be a massive undertaking. We should consider ourselves lucky if we even get the whole Manhattan area down the line.
Hahaha even better with your avatar
I'm confused if you just but the season pass isn't that the same thing?
My bad double post
Nyteshade517
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lol...yeah, I noticed that myself
I don't really understand the mechanics of Dark Zone, I guess. Is it just extracting loot and either jacking up or getting jacked up by other players? I'm not really sure what the lure of better loot is in a game like this. I'm really excited to get it, but maybe I need to watch a video on Dark Zone or something, hahaha
Raven Prime
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Can I use this as my avatar please?
edit: prematurely adding before someone else steals it
The original picture has transparency, your avatar somehow doesn't but I do feel it would look better with it enabled.
WonkyPanda
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Man, I caved and cancelled my BB order and used the PSN promo ($100 gives you $15 credit) just so I can play right away when the servers open. Plus, BB has given me some headaches as of late with their shipping and a potential delay set me over.
I want to be able to put that on my outfit in The Division. I want to do this so badly.
Raven Prime
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I really think going digital for this type of game is the best thing to do. Unless you think there is a reasonable chance that you won't enjoy it.
I think I've seen a Massive employee talk about custom emblems on reddit once. But I'm also pretty sure there isn't going to be clan support for now. Who knows, perhaps one day in the future.
Cabbagehead
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No I actually think they did at some point, maybe not to the extreme detail as a final product but in some form. They had some very interesting tools in the snow engine to help them along, with creating buildings and making the process easier.
Either way I did say "More or less" maybe not the whole tri state area but at least lower Manhattan and some of upper Manhattan and more parts of Brooklyn within a structured frame. Because those were all real assets in the E3 demo as controlled as it was.
Nyteshade517
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every great revolution starts with a single gif
WonkyPanda
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Yeah, the only thing that always keeps me wary of digital, besides sweet collectibles (which physical gold didn't have), is if god forbid your account is banned/locked/forgotten, etc.
But, with an always online game like this where everything is attached to your account anyway, doesn't really seem to make a difference.
Gotcha. It's basically a PVE arena with the threat of PVP.
So you and some friends, or you solo if you're brave harvest loot from chests and baddies. There will be areas and named special characters around the zone who hold keys for special loot chests. You'll go and collect that loot to improve your stats / get cool hats.
The PVP part is the constant threat of other players rolling in and taking some of your stuff in a firefight or your friend deciding that they want that hat they heard you say you got and stabbing you in the back as the chopper comes down.
It might not be your bag but it does add a level of interesting tension to the zone. Especially as a solo player it makes you scared of all the other PCs.
Oh my god. Please let this be our clan badge...
Raven Prime
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We'll see. I wouldn't mind more boroughs at all. But I think the midtown Manhattan area we are getting is more than enough, especially if they also include a good portion of Brooklyn (something I'm not so sure off). If they have far more parts of NYC finished and they somehow include it in the season pass or the free updates then I would be pleasantly surprised. I'm not expecting that however.
Raven Prime
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It also matches NeoGAF's color scheme pretty well.
Cabbagehead
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Me neither and i understand expectations. An like you I think it would be awesome to get more. Though i'm realistic on the prospect regardless. Even after my post, just talking in a general sense.
Although, in relation to the bridge, they have or had both bridges built and rendered. As one of them was a playable piece of some sort a year or two years ago from one of the trailers, with two characters roaming through it. It was pretty quick but it was there, weird to cut that stuff because it was high detail and had all of the hallmarks.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Well it was fun while it lasted. This new character is nowhere near as funny as his original one.
There's optional matchmaking. It won't auto put you in a group, but you should be able to search for other players who want to play in the DZ from the matchmaking system.
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