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Tom Clancy's The Division |OT 3| Crafted From 150 OT 2s
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Insane Metal
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For me, yes
Man I was getting really good at Survival but lately I've been getting my ass kicked :|
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
If that dlc turns out to be a pvp only thing, this game is going to bleed more players.
Release date will be probably sometime in March - Horizon, Mass Effect, Zelda....RIP.
Release date will be probably sometime in March - Horizon, Mass Effect, Zelda....RIP.
For me, yes
Man I was getting really good at Survival but lately I've been getting my ass kicked :|
want to two man it?
Insane Metal
Member
Sure!
I'll be on tomorrow... my timezone is -2 GMT... I'll probably be on ~6pm or so.
Remember a lot of people saying rip rip rip when 1.4 was announced for release around the same time as Battlefield One yet it still bought a lot of people back and there's even replies in this thread where people were too busy with 1.4 to play other games. I think it'll do just fine.
I'd hope they'd have it similar to survival with PVE and PVP options. If it has set structure unlike the current DZ I'd see no problem with Last Stand being predominantly PVP as it'd just be like any other PVP conquest/dom/tdm game mode.
Apparently there's alot for PVE players in 1.6 as well not just the PVP balance so hopefully we'll find more out on that in the STOG later.
Jakartalado
Member
Same problem here for over a month.
Sadly no one here cares. Not even Ubisoft
EDIT: Apparently this is a well-known bug that Ubisoft hides from every single thread on the official website and forums.
The only way to bypass this stupidity is to enter the game, while on the orange screen you have to press the PS Button, go to Settings on your PlayStation with the game running, go to Network, and use the option Test Internet Connection.
There's a 90% success rate of login in after this procedure. If that doesn't work on the first attempt many users said it works on second or third attempt (you need to close the game and try again) Which is ridiculous. I'm going to ask for a refund, over months of this Shit and they came with a stupid solution like that.
Yep this worked for me in the end. Thanks.
GillaTheGorilla
Member
Came in to ask about this! Thank you.
Been trying off and on for a few weeks, was tempted to give up and uninstall it.
Insane Metal
Member
Last Stand reveal in one hour.
MythicReclaimer
Member
Looking forward to it to say the least and not just the Last Stand reveal but also what else is coming in the 1,6 Update as well. Please give me some significant PvE options that challenge the player and build variety.
Speaking of builds, I've been trying out one with the basic guidelines of 300K+ DPS, 400K+ Toughness, and 200K+ Skill Power and I gotta say this has taken me back to the 1.3 iteration (sans the TTK improvements made with 1.4 and thereafter) of The Division as it feels incredibly balanced pertaining to damage output, survivability, and strength of skills/cooldown timers, etc. It takes a very specific setup regarding gear, perks/attributes/talents, and mods to get there (Barret's chest, Skull gloves, and a Specialized backpack are must-haves) but it feels great in moment-to-moment gameplay.
Haven't played the Division in a long ass time and fell off 2 months after launch, but I bought the Survival DLC a couple days ago as I heard its fun, and the fact that everyone starts off the same made it much more interesting too me.
It has been fun, even though the closest I've gotten is just getting inside the Darkzone. I do have to say however, I feel hopeless playing solo. I was expecting that everyone would be solo if you searched by yourself, but nearly every match so far has ended with me getting killed by a group of 2/3 people, and it is extremely annoying, as their is nothing you can do. I spend 30 minutes getting materials and surviving, only to be killed by 2 people who are a team and they take all my stuff. How is that fair for me? I tried to also team up with another solo person, I have my arms up, he sends me a message, I look at it, he kills me when I am looking at it. So trusting people other solo people I find to team up with is also out of the question for me.
Was really expecting teams would be put in servers with teams, and solo-ers would be put in servers with only other solo people. And I know I could play PVE, but I love the entire idea and risk of PVP, which is why I am slightly disappointed with my current experiences.
It has been fun, even though the closest I've gotten is just getting inside the Darkzone. I do have to say however, I feel hopeless playing solo. I was expecting that everyone would be solo if you searched by yourself, but nearly every match so far has ended with me getting killed by a group of 2/3 people, and it is extremely annoying, as their is nothing you can do. I spend 30 minutes getting materials and surviving, only to be killed by 2 people who are a team and they take all my stuff. How is that fair for me? I tried to also team up with another solo person, I have my arms up, he sends me a message, I look at it, he kills me when I am looking at it. So trusting people other solo people I find to team up with is also out of the question for me.
Was really expecting teams would be put in servers with teams, and solo-ers would be put in servers with only other solo people. And I know I could play PVE, but I love the entire idea and risk of PVP, which is why I am slightly disappointed with my current experiences.
MythicReclaimer
Member
As is no PvE only Dark Zone. They say that they think PvP players will be focused on the PvP oriented Last Stand in DZ 7-9 to free up DZ 1-6 with less PvP players but nothing is changing in those zones as PvP will still be possible.
Edit: PvE news coming tomorrow. New Incursion. No Gear Score increase with the 1.6 Update. AlphaBridge nerf incoming.
shawnoftheshred
Member
They said they are testing some things in the PTS servers to eliminate the grouping up in PVP solo.
Yep, felt the same after watching that.
And for those that missed it, DZ rank, currency and keys aren't lost when you die in the dedicated PVP modes.
Will be interesting to see if they can get it working with your own gear. IIRC they said they'd be testing this in the PTS right?
Edit - News article is live:
http://tomclancy-thedivision.ubi.co....aspx?c=tcm:154-282198-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32
Sure!
I'll be on tomorrow... my timezone is -2 GMT... I'll probably be on ~6pm or so.
cool eastern timezone, ill probably just hop on when i see you online
haha it was nice knowing you alphabridge. glad i have most of the sets (except defence, nomad, hunters faith, lonestar)
Think we all new it was due lol
Wonder how they'll implement the nerf, maybe half the percentage of the talents?
I'm loving running with all the High Ends so not too fussed about AB. 93R,Bliss Holster with sentry 4 piece also works very well once stacked up.
They should have some sort of bounty hunter NPCs that target groups after some time. That way regular people won't get attacked and can go about their business.
Give it a try, works better than I expected since the pistol stacks both sentry and the additional damage from the holster. The 93R has some mega recoil so fit the highest stability mod you can, reduces it greatly.
MythicReclaimer
Member
Got the Showstopper in consecutive Lexington runs. This thing needs Destructive in the worst way.
if i can find the holster lol. i thought the 93R didnt work with sentry cause its semi auto?
damn lucky you! no luck yet for me
Yes, to my understanding, Dark Zones 7-9 are a free update for everyone, and part of the regular Dark Zone.
They're also not increasing the player count in the Dark Zone, so between the new PvP mode and the larger Dark Zone area wise, they expect the Dark Zone itself to be more PvE heavy, while still having a chance for PvP.
Ah shit thought you had it, got both of mine from survival caches. You know now you mention that I may have swapped it out and I could be getting confused with my HE build that uses the 93R.
It's funny how they reckon most people will be in Last Stand PVP so the DZ will be lighter in players so more farmable without being jumped/ganked but not everyone will have or be getting last stand to play the dedicated PVP. The bigger DZ with same player count should definitely help though. Hopefully 7-9 is a decent size with 3-4 landmarks in each with underground locations to explore as well.
NullPointer
Member
And by that very same reckoning those Dark Zones become an even better place for ganker squads, as PvE players will have a false sense of security.
Survival will get PvP solo queues in 1.6.
So what do people think this PVE content tomorrow will be? We know there's an incursion but from the way they were talking on the stream it sounded like there's a fair bit more to come.
For me my 2 main things are:
New Game+ option where all side missions and encounters can be reset so they are back on the map and replayable in the current world tier.
Higher density of mobs ditching the red bar trash mobs for Veterans walking the streets with more named elites roaming.
Doubt either of them will happen but other than adding new content I'm not really sure what else they'd have up their sleeve for PVE content.
For me my 2 main things are:
New Game+ option where all side missions and encounters can be reset so they are back on the map and replayable in the current world tier.
Higher density of mobs ditching the red bar trash mobs for Veterans walking the streets with more named elites roaming.
Doubt either of them will happen but other than adding new content I'm not really sure what else they'd have up their sleeve for PVE content.
MythicReclaimer
Member
It sounds like outside of the new Incursion it will be a re-mixing of old content at best and that's simply not enough. I'd love to see a roadmap for future content but I'm not sure the developers themselves have that locked down yet.
I would have thought going forward they would have tried to have both PvE and PvP options for new game modes but that obviously isn't the case and if anyone believes there is still a chance of a PvE only DZ at some point down the road the two Red Storm developers made it seem like there was zero chance of that happening.
If the new Incursion is the highlight and main attraction for the PvE side, yikes, it better be an amazing experience with reasons to replay it.
There is a ton of stuff they could do daily/weekly to spruce up the LZ activities regarding PvE.
EL CUCO
Member
I'm hoping the Incursion is as good as Butter is making it out to be 🙏
https://twitter.com/LiKeBuTTeR9/status/822119045948436480?s=09Just so you guys know the new incursion feels like a raid.
So you wanted this new PVP content to be playable against bots or something as well?
Without actually adding new story missions (I'd hope this is year 2 stuff) what can they do with what they have? Replaying missions in challenging doesn't interest me at all having completed them countless times already.
What would you like to see? Or what would you like improved to make the LZ a better experience?
Please be 8 man for a change.
EL CUCO
Member
atleast it's easier to form 4 man group than it is to form 8. As long as it's fun, rewarding, and has its own unique experience I'll be happy.LikeButter said:
True. Hopefully get to see it in action tomorrow.
MythicReclaimer
Member
Concerning The Last Stand content, not bots but an actual Horde/Firefight mode in the same arena style play-spaces with similar Attack/Fortify/Defend mechanics with a progression and rank system.
All story missions re-tuned for Challenging difficulty.
Weekly Heroic Difficulty Story mission with multiple Directives (create new ones in addition to the Underground Ops ones) active - think Destiny's Nightfalls.
Ever notice how big the LZ is? How many Shipping Trucks, Apartments, Offices, etc there are to explore and find something of value? How about a Daily search and secure the package giving you reason to go out and explore (this would have to be randomized for each player/instance).
Randomized Named Bosses/mobs with different and random objectives mixed in like secure the Supply Drop/Hostage, etc. instead of the same Named Bosses respawning every four hours in the same locations.
Just a few examples that would need specific gear/cosmetic rewards to keep the player interested daily/weekly.
Cool, like the directives in story missions idea. That'd work well for sure. The randomised named boss mission is how I first imagined HVTs would play out, rather than just paying Intel to get the location of the boss, there was a mission structure to locate and find the boss yourself with certain clues from mini missions to the location of a hideout or something.
I'm wondering if this incursion maybe some type of skyscraper incursion as I've lost count the amount of times I've seen it recommended with various floors having different mechanics to progress to the next level or something along them lines.
Insane Metal
Member
EL CUCO
Member
The thought this was pretty informative. He explains how the gear normalization works.
https://youtu.be/ccMygWT9n_8
https://youtu.be/ccMygWT9n_8
Oh man... sorry... have to go out now...
thats cool, ill run solo to find the remaining intels
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
No release date?
I'm more interested in the new Incursion than anything else at this point.
I'm more interested in the new Incursion than anything else at this point.
Like the sound of pretty much all of that and answered a few questions I had after STOG.
Insane Metal
Member
Managed to score 14500 in PvP Survival today, my best score ever. 😁
MythicReclaimer
Member
A bit of The Division movie news for anyone who cares...
http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/19/14327510/the-division-movie-director
http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/19/14327510/the-division-movie-director
Slackerchan
Member
The density of DZ 07-09 is what particularly interests me at the moment. They're describing it was an effective doubling of the movement room of DZ 01-06 thanks to the open buildings, rooftops and various arenas you could move through. Expanding it north to 65th St also opens up the possibility of the New York Zoo being a play space once Central Park opens up assumingly during the Year 2 content release schedule.