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[Northern_Manny]

Finally got Barret's chest piece to drop after countless Lexington runs and field cache openings. An above average roll too.

It will be nice to not have to play Lexington for a while 😁

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Finally got Barret's chest piece to drop after countless Lexington runs and field cache openings. An above average roll too.

It will be nice to not have to play Lexington for a while ��

Wait you mean there is something else to do in this game?

Am I hearing right that AlphaBridge has removed the requirements for unlocking Talents besides the already two free ones thus giving it four free ones no matter your Firearms, Stamina, and Electronics totals? So in essence they reduced the number of Talents by two but made the remaining four all free. If so that opens up new possibilities to say the least.

Yup that's how it will work after 1.6. No stat requirements for the 4 talents.

 

[MythicReclaimer]

Confirmed: When looking at your character in menu screens, etc they fixed the blackout/rendering issue by applying a shader that focuses lighting on your character model.

https://clips.twitch.tv/thedivisiongame/HappyHawkDendiFace

A little thing but certainly a welcomed change/fix as it was super annoying when this would happen especially in the "Appearance" menu.

Still think a solid color background with some shadowing would be the better option similar to Destiny's character/inventory screens but this is better than nothing.

 

[fr0st]

Is region locking in DZ in?

 

[Northern_Manny]

Is region locking in DZ in?

Not that I'm aware of.



Hungry Hog is a DZ only drop right? What about field proficiency caches?

 

[GazzaGSi]

Hungry Hog is a DZ only drop right? What about field proficiency caches?

Never seen 1 drop from Proficiency cache and in all my time in the DZ I've only seen 1 hungry hog and that was from another player who shared it with me.

Lost count of the amount of God roll reclaimer pieces I've sold and now I'm looking out for some all I've got in a few days is a shitty chest piece lol

Only named weapons I'm missing now is the Warlord (falcon lost drop?), Midas and Tenebrae (both DZ?)

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Yup Warlord is from FL, Tenebrae drops from open world bosses.

I deleted all my named guns.

 

[GazzaGSi]

Yup Warlord is from FL, Tenebrae drops from open world bosses.

I deleted all my named guns.

Cool thanks, that drop rate for tenebrae from open world bosses must be low, not seen one and farmed them hundreds of times.

 

[Insane Metal]

Fuuuuuck I was having an awesome run in Survival, managed to get A TON of materials and gear right before getting into the DZ. But then... as soon as I step in, another idiotic player is there too and he runs and lays down his turret. Throws a grenade at me and then possibly all the NPCs from the DZ come towards us. Fucking imbecile! Why do people instantly shoot/try to kill anyone they see? If he stopped for one second he would've noticed the NPCs right beside us.

 

[MythicReclaimer]

A question I had earlier about how +Health will be applied to gear that had +Armor rolled onto it already also seems to be confirmed and answered here...

https://clips.twitch.tv/thedivisiongame/HappyJackalFrankerZ

...it will scale based on the +Armor roll which is what I was expecting/hoping for (but you never know seemingly with some of the decisions made in this past) rather than a random +Health roll.

Edit: BTW, the PTS download is available on both Steam and Uplay as a 7.2 GB update to the previous PTS build for those interested.

I'm expecting about two weeks worth of PTS play with an updated PTS build after the first week for some tweaks/changes and then 2-3 weeks worth of final changes/preparations for release which will push it to right around the beginning of March.

 

[GazzaGSi]

So I bought the Gold edition for PC at the weekend, got that GMG deal so thanks mythicalreclaimer. Made it to the base and ran madison to get the base started for self heal.

Anyone on pc fancy pulling a low level scrub through higher side missions and fast travelling around the map to unlock safe houses for a quickish boost to 30.

Hopefully the PTS is same as before when you get a character and a load of caches so it doesn't matter if I'm 30 or not but still wouldn't mind getting to end game to work through the world tiers.

 

[Northern_Manny]

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1551900-Global-PTS-Patch-Notes-(Update-1-6-and-Last-Stand)

PTS Patch notes

 

[EL CUCO]

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1551900-Global-PTS-Patch-Notes-(Update-1-6-and-Last-Stand)

PTS Patch notes

Dang, looks they are including the Incursion with the PTS. Guess I'm gonna be on a media blackout.

Players will no longer loose Dark Zone experience and funds when killed in the Dark Zone if they are not Rogue.

Didn't see this one in the notes last week. Rip Banshee

 

[MythicReclaimer]

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1551900-Global-PTS-Patch-Notes-(Update-1-6-and-Last-Stand)

PTS Patch notes

No mention of the inclusion of the Legendary missions in this PTS build unless I'm blind.

Edit: Apparently I am just that...

Legendary difficulty:
Pit yourself against an elite LMB force equipped with superior gear and advanced tactics
Legendary difficulty strips missions of all narrative, all checkpoints and focuses purely on combat scenarios
Legendary difficulty is only available in World Tier 5
Available missions: Napalm Production Site, WarrenGate Power Plant, Times Square Power Relay.

Regarding the new Incursion

Spoiler

it definitely has a similar Destiny-like raid structure in how it gives out rewards for progressively clearing out/completing multiple sections of it in leading up to the final boss encounter.

I don't remember this being announced...

"Players will no longer loose Dark Zone experience and funds when killed in the Dark Zone if they are not Rogue."

 

[Mullah88]

The Omega Rifle Suppressor (18.5% Headshot Damage, 3% CHC, and 4% CHD) at the Advanced Weaponry Vendor (175K Credits) is about as good as it gets. I'd buy up as many as you need plus a few extra just for convenience sakes.

with headshot getting nerfed ill be looking for scopes with crit chance (7.5%) as the main stat. no point in building for HS dmg when the difference to body shots will be minimal


edit: so basically going rogue is now pointless? nothing to gain...except for cutting extractions and gaining keys (if the player has any) which you'll eventually lose 6 if you die in manhunt state

 

[Nirolak]

Caduceus sounds insane for PvE.

 

[EL CUCO]

Someone managed to snag Last Stand release date before it got edited off the notes.

 

[MythicReclaimer]

Caduceus sounds insane for PvE.

Caduceus + Reclaimer build = Immortal

 

[Nirolak]

Someone managed to snag Last Stand release date before it got edited off the notes.

It's most likely the target date. They've delayed stuff due to PTR feedback before.

 

[AndyD]

with headshot getting nerfed ill be looking for scopes with crit chance (7.5%) as the main stat. no point in building for HS dmg when the difference to body shots will be minimal


edit: so basically going rogue is now pointless? nothing to gain...except for cutting extractions and gaining keys (if the player has any) which you'll eventually lose 6 if you die in manhunt state

I thought the HS/body damage difference was only getting adjusted for hip firing to encourage cover and slower pace.

 

[MythicReclaimer]

PTS Opens tomorrow...

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1551901-PTS-Opening-January-24

 

[fr0st]

Caduceus sounds insane for PvE.

Might be better to run a pure skill power reclaimer build if you want to support.

The new Valkyria seems to be changed to go with the new seeker set

 

[Nirolak]

Might be better to run a pure skill power reclaimer build if you want to support.

The new Valkyria seems to be changed to go with the new seeker set

Would that actually make sense given you can't get crits on Hildr?

I'm assuming SEEKR doesn't override that.

 

[EL CUCO]

It's most likely the target date. They've delayed stuff due to PTR feedback before.

With PTS opening tomorrow, looks like they can comfortably hit it. Personally was hoping for the week prior (Feb 21) so I wouldn't have to Divide too much of my game time between this and Horizon launch.

 

[fr0st]

Would that actually make sense given you can't get crits on Hildr?

I'm assuming SEEKR doesn't override that.

Is Valkyria two weapons now? If it worked as one weapon then it doesn't make sense

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

with headshot getting nerfed ill be looking for scopes with crit chance (7.5%) as the main stat. no point in building for HS dmg when the difference to body shots will be minimal

nah

Body shot damage has been slightly increased in PvP (this change does not apply to PvE, headshot damage is unchanged).

 

[Nirolak]

Is Valkyria two weapons now? If it worked as one weapon then it doesn't make sense

Yes, it got split in two.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

and here we have the dumbest thing ever:


D3-FNC
4 pieces: When used, your Ballistic Shield has no skill mod active. It will no longer remove Critical Chance from your weapon.
Characters will now automatically switch to their sidearm if the SMG runs out of ammo.

 

[Wallach]

Not being able to reload during sprint will be a pretty big PvE change.

Not thrilled with the Pakhan change, not even sure that Talent is as good as Meticulous. Also not thrilled there are no changes for the Showstopper, that gun sucks for how hard it is to get. Medved on the other hand sounds interesting, if "slugs" just means packing all the damage of the previous pellets into a single projectile it is gonna hit pretty hard. Hoping for some unlisted weapon property changes that might help some of the other weapons (like SMGs in general).

 

[MythicReclaimer]

Not being able to reload during sprint will be a pretty big PvE change.

Not thrilled with the Pakhan change, not even sure that Talent is as good as Meticulous. Also not thrilled there are no changes for the Showstopper, that gun sucks for how hard it is to get. Medved on the other hand sounds interesting, if "slugs" just means packing all the damage of the previous pellets into a single projectile it is gonna hit pretty hard. Hoping for some unlisted weapon property changes that might help some of the other weapons (like SMGs in general).

Yeah, I fear that the Pakhan change may destroy it's effectiveness thus relegating it to the stash until a 1.7 change may make it more useful again.

Edit: Yep, this will take some time to get used to pertaining to a lot of my existing builds if I carry them over to 1.6...

"Players will no longer be able to reload their weapon and sprint in the same time. When sprinting, pressing Reload will drop you out of Sprint. When Reloading, pressing Sprint will interrupt the Reload."

..it's one way to keep/put players in cover more.

 

[Northern_Manny]

Pakhan

Caduceus + Seekr gear looks like it could be a good combo.

 

[Mullah88]

I thought the HS/body damage difference was only getting adjusted for hip firing to encourage cover and slower pace.

nah

Body shot damage has been slightly increased in PvP (this change does not apply to PvE, headshot damage is unchanged).

glad thats the only change theyre making then.


looks like lonestar will get some good use

 

[GazzaGSi]

Amherst apartment still best place for Caduceus or does it have the same drop rate elsewhere?

4 lonestar 2 seekr could be pretty decent with lmg. May still use my barrets chest and specialised backpack with lonestar, will have to see how the skill scales.

 

[EL CUCO]

Lonestar redeemed. Massive/Red Storm have proven that you should always keep some decently rolled gear/weapons around, because you really never know when they'll decide to make it useful.

Spoiler

except for burst fire weapons, those still suck LUL

 

[Insane Metal]

Why is Lonestar redeemed? Help me understand.

 

[GazzaGSi]

Why is Lonestar redeemed? Help me understand.

You won't need to reload, so the sprint/reload mechanic won't affect you. Just switch weapon as it refills the mag.

 

[EL CUCO]

Why is Lonestar redeemed? Help me understand.

Sprinting and reloading cancel each other out. Swap weapons = instant reload with Lonestar.

I'm kinda joking about it, just because of how often they would drop back in the days tho

 

[MythicReclaimer]

Sprinting and reloading cancel each other out. Swap weapons = instant reload with Lonestar.

I'm kinda joking about it, just because of how often they would drop back in the days tho

As my most run&gun (and quite fun) build this change goes hand-in-hand with this set obviously. That said, I sometimes forget about the 4-piece reloading mechanic bonus as when I think "LoneStar" I generally think about the +100% Ammo bonus and the damage buff to LMGs and shotguns.

 

[EL CUCO]

I already know that sprint/reload lock is going to get us killed so much. I can't wait to see the rage posts on Reddit lol

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Amherst apartment still best place for Caduceus or does it have the same drop rate elsewhere?

Named bosses in LZ.

 

[BHK3]

Has performance gotten any better since release on PC? GTX 970 owner here.

 

[GazzaGSi]

Named bosses in LZ.

Damn I'm shit outta luck with these LZ bosses, never had any named stuff from them. Probably the same for most but damn, thought maybe 1 or 2 may have dropped from them by now. Always thought Amherst was best for Caduceus.

Has performance gotten any better since release on PC? GTX 970 owner here.

Running fine for me without dx12, 4k 30fps or 1080/60. But I've only recently started so don't know what the early issues were. Apparently you get a fps boost with dx12 but I'm still on win7 so can't make use of that.

 

[Tecnniqe]

After being away for a long time, more or less since before Underground (due to lack of end content) I got back in with Survival but on Saturday the game itself pulled me back in so hard.

Two days and I hit 40 Underground, I quite enjoy Challenge + 5 directives.

[IMG]http://abload.de/img/divisionavaiasrb.png[/IMG]

So what is currently a good setup?

I'm looking at

Stats:

Weapon and Gear:

so far from my Underground runs. Seem to do decent damage and survivability is good with 15% HP regen.

Tips or tricks on what to improve? PvP/PvE don't matter too much, just a good all round setup.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

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.

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.

Got delta in survival and now I have this bug.

Fix isn't coming out till 1.6 so yeah....

Tried the above mentioned method and it keeps on telling me I have an active survival session and tries to resume it.

edit: got in somehow, kept on giving me 'Uniform' errors...

 

[GazzaGSi]

Got delta in survival and now I have this bug.

Fix isn't coming out till 1.6 so yeah....

Tried the above mentioned method and it keeps on telling me I have an active survival session and tries to resume it.

edit: got in somehow, kept on giving me 'Uniform' errors...

Glad you got back in.

On a funny note that happened to hamish on his stream the other morning and wouldn't resume session. At least we know they get the same errors as us so experience it first hand.

 

[ODDI]

Caduceus sounds insane for PvE.

Time to put those 5 Caduceus to work finally

and here we have the dumbest thing ever:


D3-FNC
4 pieces: When used, your Ballistic Shield has no skill mod active. It will no longer remove Critical Chance from your weapon.
Characters will now automatically switch to their sidearm if the SMG runs out of ammo.

It ain't that bad, did a solo 3 operation challenging underground run and there wasn't much of a difference at least for my build.
Bring in the critical hits I say!

 

[MythicReclaimer]

Amherst apartment still best place for Caduceus or does it have the same drop rate elsewhere?

4 lonestar 2 seekr could be pretty decent with lmg. May still use my barrets chest and specialised backpack with lonestar, will have to see how the skill scales.

I got one from the Bullet King a few weeks back.

 

[Northern_Manny]

PTS is live, had a quick peek. Like the look of the new DZ. Going to try and go on blackout now.

 

[MythicReclaimer]

Couldn't resist, had to take a look at the new tactical enemies in the Legendary missions.

Yep, they're legit, red bars but with Lightning Bolts as their icon with a few purples as well at the beginning of Napalm. Rolling over objects, flanking, focus firing, grenade chuckers, taking cover appropriately. What I noticed in my brief stay more than anything was the group of 8 (?) were seemingly working in tandems and overall as an entire team with a plan.

They go down fairly quickly but can overwelm.

I went in this with a lot of gear that had not been rolled with Health after they stripped the armor off so I was squishy to say the least.

A word of warning/advice to those who are participating in the PTS and didn't know already, you may have to go re-roll Health onto existing gear as I only found 2-3 pieces of mine that had health re-rolled in my inventory and that was un-equipped stuff. Recalibration station has been moved next to the Crafting table in the Hub.

Medved feels great, Pakhan not so much.

Off to get RE7.

 

[GazzaGSi]

Do they give you an endgame character with caches to open like before or is it your own character with your own gear?