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Tom Clancy's The Division |OT| Empire State of Emergency
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Krugerrandman
Banned
I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but doing solo DZ runs is really making thirsty for a fromsoft developed soulsish style dungeon crawl shooter.
Thanks - I haven't been able to find a description this basic anywhere. So as a fresh level 30 the place to start would be the hard mode dailies.
noomi
Member
It's actually quite confusing, and I still don't know all the locations of all the vendors, especially the dark zone ones...
Which yeah, which Dark Zone Vendor is the one that sells the good shite? The one that sells stuff for Pheonix credits?
I am praying for an HE M1A. It'd be the only gun I use until I quit the game.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
There's only two Phoenix Credits vendors in the game. The one in the DZ Safehouse and the Advanced Weapon Vendor in the Electronics Wing inside the Base of Operations.
Most people will buy stuff from the one in the BoO because your not require to be DZ Lv.50 to buy them and equip them.
Jest Chillin
Member
Ran into a 3 man group with my 4 man in the DZ yesterday at a rooftop extract point in DZ05 I think? They were trying to run the infinite health/ammo skills (ammo crate + skill cd cover). Both groups were just posted waiting for the other to make their move but my group had two fresh 30's while all three of them were geared more solidly. I was the sacrificial lamb and went for the extract and they bombed on me. Respawned and had to fight through a ton of mobs to get back to the extract point and they fully wiped us once but we managed to keep them from successfully extracting by keeping at least one guy up there pressuring them the whole time and eventually we got up there in full strength instead of trickling in (by this point they had Manhunt status) annnnd absolutely wrecked them. 16k Skill Power Bleed Sticky from yours truly didn't sit well with them. The rest of my squad nade spammed to keep the Health/Ammo crates dead made quick work of them.
We all made back all the DZ XP we had lost in the fight and then some. We waited to see if they'd come back but they were probably pretty shook by their XP loss a Rogue Manhunt level.
Good times.
We all made back all the DZ XP we had lost in the fight and then some. We waited to see if they'd come back but they were probably pretty shook by their XP loss a Rogue Manhunt level.
Good times.
noomi
Member
I see, do you know which DZ Safehouse sells phoenix credit gear, or is it all of them?
I thought all the vendors refresh at 8PM EST when the daily reset happens?
Xamtheking
Member
End-game enemies can place down turrets, can heal (and yes, this is annoying as it sounds) and generally fuck your day up
Thanks for heads up, grabbed it. Can't get grip on it, but that Brutal is so good perk on DMR. Now to consider if I want to use it over SOCOM M1A.
The Flamethrower "class" is exclusive to the Cleaners faction. You'll see other types as you progress.
xplicitone
Member
Hahaha pretty good
Flying Toaster
Member
Wait till the turrets and medic enemies happen. But yes lots of flamethrower action.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
Just the one in the DZ06 area (North part of the DZ).
Basically...good luck pugging. Especially without mic. =/
Good thing I started on my 2nd character already.
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In any case, the division tech farming continues...
Tragicomedy
Member
Our GAF group completed our first CM last light in the tunnel. Some basic tips:
- Crowd control is your best damn friend. Flame turrets with the Wildfire skill activated are incredible, since they spread flames everywhere and completely freeze up bad guys. Shock turrets, poison seeking mines, grenades, even dropping the 2-man version of cover...all that stuff slows down the melee and shotgun chargers. The trick is that no CC option will kill stuff, but it delays them and lets you focus fire and thin out the crowds.
- Stay together. At least in pairs. You need to be near a buddy for reviving. You will die.
- At least two healing stations are super helpful. It's never a bad choice as a second skill. We ran low on ammo all the time, so one person using the ammo reload perk isn't terrible. Obviously, the revive mod is GOAT.
- Stay in damn cover. At my decent gearing level, I find I can rush in a lot in hard mode. This creates a bad habit for challenge mode. Don't! You will get your ass handed to you.
- Always focus on chargers first. They have a lightning bolt over their head. Shotgunners and melee guys can 1-2 shot you depending on your health. I'm sitting at 105k DPS and 65k health and still need to do an ordered retreat. Try to keep your distance and have the group CC and focus fire them down.
- Snipers are the next target. They will obliterate your group and force you to waste a ton of medkits. Our group ran two counter-snipers with me and Camo rocking heavy hitting marksmen rifles. Really invaluable to neutralize them quickly so your team doesn't get pinned down too quickly.
- Specific to the Tunnel level: when you're protecting the JTF soldier neutralizing the bomb, you're going to have a huge rush from melee guys. Lay down everything you have in terms of CC and grenades to survive. THEN MAKE SURE TO LEAVE ONE ENEMY ALIVE, preferably not a melee guy. Just keep him pinned down until the disarm timer runs out, and you avoid getting second and third waves of rushers. Very helpful.
- When you get to the final boss, just stay back and keep clearing add waves. Press forward to spawn them and then fall back. Two snipers on the top balcony was very useful. Don't even worry about the boss early on because their shield regenerates. Don't go too close to the boss to avoid early aggro. Once all the waves are cleared, the boss is incredibly easy. Sniper bosses are garbage once you're free to press them from all sides.
- Crowd control is your best damn friend. Flame turrets with the Wildfire skill activated are incredible, since they spread flames everywhere and completely freeze up bad guys. Shock turrets, poison seeking mines, grenades, even dropping the 2-man version of cover...all that stuff slows down the melee and shotgun chargers. The trick is that no CC option will kill stuff, but it delays them and lets you focus fire and thin out the crowds.
- Stay together. At least in pairs. You need to be near a buddy for reviving. You will die.
- At least two healing stations are super helpful. It's never a bad choice as a second skill. We ran low on ammo all the time, so one person using the ammo reload perk isn't terrible. Obviously, the revive mod is GOAT.
- Stay in damn cover. At my decent gearing level, I find I can rush in a lot in hard mode. This creates a bad habit for challenge mode. Don't! You will get your ass handed to you.
- Always focus on chargers first. They have a lightning bolt over their head. Shotgunners and melee guys can 1-2 shot you depending on your health. I'm sitting at 105k DPS and 65k health and still need to do an ordered retreat. Try to keep your distance and have the group CC and focus fire them down.
- Snipers are the next target. They will obliterate your group and force you to waste a ton of medkits. Our group ran two counter-snipers with me and Camo rocking heavy hitting marksmen rifles. Really invaluable to neutralize them quickly so your team doesn't get pinned down too quickly.
- Specific to the Tunnel level: when you're protecting the JTF soldier neutralizing the bomb, you're going to have a huge rush from melee guys. Lay down everything you have in terms of CC and grenades to survive. THEN MAKE SURE TO LEAVE ONE ENEMY ALIVE, preferably not a melee guy. Just keep him pinned down until the disarm timer runs out, and you avoid getting second and third waves of rushers. Very helpful.
- When you get to the final boss, just stay back and keep clearing add waves. Press forward to spawn them and then fall back. Two snipers on the top balcony was very useful. Don't even worry about the boss early on because their shield regenerates. Don't go too close to the boss to avoid early aggro. Once all the waves are cleared, the boss is incredibly easy. Sniper bosses are garbage once you're free to press them from all sides.
Nemesis_
Member
Ahh awesome. I've played three story missions and it's all been cleaners. Excited to see what else there is.
xplicitone
Member
Happened to me. Try to die somewhere safe, restart game and grab it again if how really like something you found and you don't mind losing xp over it. That happened to me and I had to restart.
noomi
Member
Happened to me the other day as well, but I couldn't even use any of my controls at all. Had to force close the app by hitting the ps button and logging back in :/
Gotcha, thanks
Hamish just talks about stuff @ https://www.twitch.tv/lirik
Some big information about Incursion VERY VERY soon (next week) on their own twitch.
There will be way harder stuff coming than Challenging right now but he did not say what etc. he's just psyched
Some big information about Incursion VERY VERY soon (next week) on their own twitch.
There will be way harder stuff coming than Challenging right now but he did not say what etc. he's just psyched
qa_engineer
Member
How are people level 30 with all high end gear already? For those of you who are how many hours have you spent playing the game?
arts&crafts
Member
Challenging is pretty hard for me, or probably anyone that doesnt have friends.
You can buy guns for credits (2) and craft (1) for getting to 30. Then challenge mode you get 1 HE at least per run + lots of phoenix credits which you use to buy HE.
For example i have done ONE challenge mode and have 4 HE (3 guns and a crappy holdster)
To be honest, I didn't buy a single thing with credits until I hit level 30 and started abusing the recalibration station.
qa_engineer
Member
I'm only level 22 and I've been playing since launch day, granted not that much time per session. So just curious how much time you all have spent on the game thus far to get to 30 and have all that gear.
arts&crafts
Member
I think I have 25 or 30 hours but I am not full High end gear, I am a scrub.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
-Challenge Mode guarantees one High End Drop each time you do it
-Getting Phoenix Credits was not particularly hard UNTIL it was nerfed last Saturday
-People got lucky with High End Drops until that was also nerfed last Saturday
xplicitone
Member
I didn't want to go to work at all today. I just want to farm PC so I can get the perfect reroll on my HE gloves!!!
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
There are engineers that throw down turrets, snipers that will kill you and rushing enemies with shotguns. Plus the fodder rioter/rikers enemies. Then there's the elites.
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Scousefury
Member
2 Days 17 Hours played 138,000 DPS 78,000 HP 10k skill power, lots of spare gear for builds, stash is overflowing with purple and yellows. DZ Rank 30 and all.
Once you can farm challenge mode with a group your gear acquisition rate goes through the roof.
All about farming top rolled gear now.
noomi
Member
43 hours for me.
2d 6h on my main + 3h on my alt
Thanks for the heads up. It's better than the one at The Grindhouse vendor.
Too bad it's not SOCOM or First Wave though :/
TheCanisDirus
Member
I thought that it was confirmed that equipped gear/stats had nothing do do with rolls? Only lvl?
xplicitone
Member
There's somebody that always talks to me when I get my electronic parts. Thankfully I finally learned to tune him out because he says the same thing. I want to reply, "I'm just gettin mah parts!"
Edit: Oh crap, final top of page of OT 1?!
It's been a heck of a first week. I can't wait for next month's update and quality of life changes.
Here's 1 I'd like: when you're max level, missions shouldn't give xp but a sort of cumulative point system for giving you money or mats since xp is worthless.
qa_engineer
Member
Holy shit. There are people who have spent 130+ hours on the game already? Thats crazy.
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