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Tom Clancy's The Division |OT2| The Wolves of Wall Street
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It's very flawed. I wouldn't put too much stock into the posted DPS number. I mean, it goes up more by adding accuracy than crit and crit damage.
BigJonsson
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I was shown a DPS decrease after adding a +11% weapon damage mod in place of a larger mag
Probably factoring in reload time if you were constantly shooting. Damage Per Second is pretty explicitly implied by all the stats.
ChoklitCow
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Hasn't DPS always been an averaging of your output over time in all games and not your situational or max damage? This why extended mags and accuracy will show higher returns until a certain threshold. Same as a higher mana pool, energy in fighters, etc.
I can't remember a game where your DPS was an actual measure of your situational effectiveness.
I can't remember a game where your DPS was an actual measure of your situational effectiveness.
BigJonsson
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Exactly
The only thing that should matter is do you like the handling of this weapon, the mod slots available for it, and is it appropriately leveled for you? Normally if the rest of your gear is up to snuff you are killing dudes either way at a decent pace and you should be doing roughly the same amount of average damage over time (i.e. DPS) with said weapon as you would against other weapons of that class.
For instance it shouldn't matter an AK47 is doing more damage per hit at a lower rate if 1) you hate the horizontal recoil and can't/won't/don't mod most of it out or 2) you personally prefer higher RPM weapons even though they do less damage per hit or for any other reason. It shouldn't deter you if you say a high RPM weapon like a LW M4 or a LVOA-C or something doesn't do the same per-bullet damage as an AK. The shooting is still basically skill-based when it comes down to it.
I wish we could see is the damage range on vendor/dropped weapons, and possibly an ability to use the gunsmith to re-roll damage or other stuff on guns (talents really, unless there's also a way to craft your weapon laterally into another variation)
For instance it shouldn't matter an AK47 is doing more damage per hit at a lower rate if 1) you hate the horizontal recoil and can't/won't/don't mod most of it out or 2) you personally prefer higher RPM weapons even though they do less damage per hit or for any other reason. It shouldn't deter you if you say a high RPM weapon like a LW M4 or a LVOA-C or something doesn't do the same per-bullet damage as an AK. The shooting is still basically skill-based when it comes down to it.
I wish we could see is the damage range on vendor/dropped weapons, and possibly an ability to use the gunsmith to re-roll damage or other stuff on guns (talents really, unless there's also a way to craft your weapon laterally into another variation)
In a 'proper' MMO or non-skilled based action game where you do make rolls to land hits, your weapon DPS generally is normalized and also doesn't matter. And also then they are usually stat sticks. Being able to find a slower attacking weapon with a higher damage range at the same DPS is about as much min-maxing as you can really do, if you care enough that you need burst or you prefer to make more bigger discrete numbers per attack.
I posted this awhile back, but it's been lost in the BK craze. There is a way to double revive a player where you basically protect them from the next time they are downed. It will auto revive them the next time they fall down. While reviving continue to hold the revive button until the screen shows the text a second time that you revived player x. It will only take an extra couple of seconds and you can protect your buddies.
If you're attempting to min/max situation damage potential you need to pay attention to the mods more than the DPS number.
Ex: on my Vector I use my extended mag with 101% size + 7% crit chance over my mag with 85% size + 23.5% rof because I like bursting for headshots over full on spray. But situationally I will switch.
Ex: on my Vector I use my extended mag with 101% size + 7% crit chance over my mag with 85% size + 23.5% rof because I like bursting for headshots over full on spray. But situationally I will switch.
Kadin
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I wondered what that start of a second green circle was. Now it's just a matter of getting them not to run away when they pop up.
Thx for posting that, had no clue.
Ahhh OK. Shame that he doesn't drop other stuff.
Anyway, why hip fire accuracy factors so much into DPS?
I'm almost always aiming before I shoot. I have a couple of yellow grips and the ones with stability drop my DPS a lot compared to hip fire. If I'm not hip firing I should equip the stability ones or the DPS increase will factor even when I'm aiming down sights?
Leaf Blue is the paint for today. Looks real nice. I bought 5.
Thanks for the heads up. This looks really good.
BigJonsson
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Anyone on PS4 with a BK spawn?
Didn't I give it to you yesterday?
BK finally gave me the whopper I was looking for, I will say it's a bit of a shame that players need to kill a single npc over and over again just to get the stuff they want but this stuff has been common in almost every game I have played in this type/or MMOs in general.
I really hope that Massive has a plan to increase the amount of loot in the game at a pretty good pace because that's ultimately what will keep the game alive as long as their other upcoming content is worthwhile. This is the only game I have ever bought a season pass for so I'm hoping it will be worth the price of admission because so far this is one of me favorite games of this console generation.
I really hope that Massive has a plan to increase the amount of loot in the game at a pretty good pace because that's ultimately what will keep the game alive as long as their other upcoming content is worthwhile. This is the only game I have ever bought a season pass for so I'm hoping it will be worth the price of admission because so far this is one of me favorite games of this console generation.
BigJonsson
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Yea, don't I need to get it from someone again or is he part of my game for good now?
Should be.. Did he disappear?
seriosbrad
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I never noticed this during my play
Clever thugs!
what uniform or appearance items are those?
He needs to join again, since it will send him back to his own instance when he logged off, which is why I tried to join u earlier :3
BigJonsson
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Lemme log in and see
Oh I'm not playing...its my brother cause he owns the ps4. Sorry guys if I'm not responding to messages or requests.
Is this still a good road map for when one hits 30, or has something more efficient came along?
https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/4aq7oy/thee_endgame_guide_what_to_do_when_you_hit_30/?
https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/4aq7oy/thee_endgame_guide_what_to_do_when_you_hit_30/?
You guys have more patience than me. I lasted an hour then got too bored.
I love buying the cammos, pity they take up space in you're stash / inventory. Hopefully it's patched.Leaf Blue is the paint for today. Looks real nice. I bought 5.
BigJonsson
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Listened to good music and ate some food while doing it. But yes it eventually gets tedious. I'm done with it for now.
Leaf Blue is the paint for today. Looks real nice. I bought 5.
Wait, where can you buy paint?
Right side of BoO, there's a vendor there that sells that shit. And its still goddamn hilarious that paint skins take up an inventory slot in stash. Like how does that get past any sort of reasonable thinking.
Still can't craft in multiples.
Still can't preview clothing.
The UI still being complete shit, especially when it comes to stats and such.
ArgyleGamer
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I am having a certain issue trying to finish achievements in this game. In particular the Survivalist achievement will not pop for me because General #7 will not spawn for me even though I have visited the location several times. Am I shit out of luck and need to make another character? Any advice would be great.
therealminime
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This guy is just chillin'
GlenChivas
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Anyone want to group up on PS4 for some Challenge Missions?
I see you've never designed or developed a game.
wow, never thought of that
EroticSushi
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Which one you doing? Up for running a few.
GlenChivas
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Doesn't really matter to me. Just need those PC's
EroticSushi
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PSN?
GlenChivas
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GlenChivas87.
Give me about 5-10 minutes. Going to run to the store. Grab a drink and some smokes and I'll be good to go for a few hours.
I'll run with you also.
Sentinalprimus
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Huh a level 31 purple, didn't realise they existed.
wesleyshark
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Tragicomedy
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The Burger King's name is Alex.
everyday math
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Well finally got Caduceus to drop.
I'm the fucking Park Ranger.
I'm the fucking Park Ranger.
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