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  • TTODewbackTTODewback Puts the drawl in ya'll I think I'm in HellRegistered User regular
    Bizazedo wrote: »
    TTODewback wrote: »
    Right now the Black Market Vendor has a Unique Marksman Rifle that auto-headshots with the top round out of any mag. so you can reload after every shot and get guaranteed maximum damage. It also gives you a free weapon skin (thatcanonlybeusedwiththatweapon)
    When helping a buddy out who just started the game this week, I was walking through his missions, nigh invincible, when a marksman rifle dropped with that ability.

    Eyebrows perked and stashed that one for calibration at a later time.

    It's still not better than Ranger, imo, but it definitely allows for mistakes.

    Trying to craft an M700 with Ranger is going to be the death of me.

    Bless your heart.
  • BizazedoBizazedo Registered User regular
    I have an M700 with Ranger recalibrated onto it right now. The rest of it could use improving, but I wanted to try it. It works very well.

    I want that other ability for PvP testing.

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  • TTODewbackTTODewback Puts the drawl in ya'll I think I'm in HellRegistered User regular
    Bizazedo wrote: »
    I have an M700 with Ranger recalibrated onto it right now. The rest of it could use improving, but I wanted to try it. It works very well.

    I want that other ability for PvP testing.

    alas the crafted one cant be re-calibrated. I haven't had any luck finding M700s (outside the tactical version which is sub-par)

    Bless your heart.
  • SirialisSirialis of the Halite Throne. Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    I miss the clothing vendor we had in Division 1.

    Finding Cassie Mendoza was a letdown, I hoped she sold some interesting loot, like Trophies, clothing or dyes and its just some run of the mill boring guns.

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  • BizazedoBizazedo Registered User regular
    TTODewback wrote: »
    alas the crafted one cant be re-calibrated. I haven't had any luck finding M700s (outside the tactical version which is sub-par)
    Every time I tried to craft one, I got some 60-70k piece of trash.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Sirialis wrote: »
    I miss the clothing vendor we had in Division 1.

    Finding Cassie Mendoza was a letdown, I hoped she sold some interesting loot, like a Trophy, clothing or dyes and its just some run of the mill boring guns.

    Honestly the exotics we have, have all been kind of meh. Like both crafted ones come out 10 level below the softcap in tier 4. The pistol seems aight, but its not like using a shield is very good and a regular gun has better accuracy/damage than using a deagle. The blabbermouth and ruthless at least have a decent holstered perk, but ruthlesses like primer thing just feels kind of shit? I haven't really used the blabbermouth as I'm not an smg man, maybe that's good? The exotic shotty seems really sadness.

    The 3 new 6 piece sets were getting with tier 5 didn't exactly blow my skirt up either.

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  • SirialisSirialis of the Halite Throne. Registered User regular
    Do we know anything about the upcoming gear sets?

    A Defense kind of set is sorely needed as all the Shield types are currently vastly underperforming.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Sirialis wrote: »
    Do we know anything about the upcoming gear sets?

    A Defense kind of set is sorely needed as all the Shield types are currently vastly underperforming.

    The most toxic streamer marco has a video that goes over what the bonus's are.

    https://youtu.be/PlwnnKtJTWo

    spoiler so toxic.

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  • El MuchoEl Mucho Registered User regular
    Bizazedo wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »
    Yeah if you want an underwhelming specialization weapon the marksmans 50 cal just seems to hit like a wet noodle. At least when you daryl you have an aoe explosion.

    I am not posting to disagree. You and too many other people have said this, so I assume it to be true (I haven't touched the other specs yet).

    However, it can one-shot elites and I like the other perks in the trees. The attachment that it gives is nice, too!

    ....I like it :(.

    I specced into marksman and with only one perk into increased damage with the .50 cal I two shot the boss of the the first invaded mission. Still only world tier 1 so not sure how that will scale but even into world tier 2 it seemed to do a lot of damage with headshots on elites and named.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    Preacher wrote: »
    Sirialis wrote: »
    Do we know anything about the upcoming gear sets?

    A Defense kind of set is sorely needed as all the Shield types are currently vastly underperforming.

    The most toxic streamer marco has a video that goes over what the bonus's are.

    https://youtu.be/PlwnnKtJTWo

    spoiler so toxic.

    Because Preacher is the worst, there's only two of three described in the video based off my scrub and skim, and these may not be accurate descriptions...

    Ongoing Directive:
    • 5P: Every 30 seconds, all combat resources (armor kits, special and normal ammo, grenades) are picked up from an area of 40m around the player.
    • 6P: Kills with weapons adds a number of incendiary, explosive or shock bullets to another random weapon slot.

    Hardwired:
    • 5P: Enemies that go near player placed skills (hive, turrets, pulse sensor) get shocked after a brief buildup with accompanying sparks.
    • Kills by your skills reset all skill cooldowns. Repairing a friendly agent from no armor resets all your skill cooldowns. When any skill completes its cooldown or reaches full charges, gain bonus damage and repair to all skills for {X} seconds.

    edit: these are based off datamining, according to the video.

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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    Gear set bonuses -

    Ongoing Directive
    5P: Every 30 seconds, all combat resources (armor kits, special and normal ammo, grenades) are picked up from an area of 40m around the player
    6P: Kill with weapons add a number of incendiary, explosive, or shock bullets to another random weapon slot

    Hardwired
    5P: Enemies that go near the player's placed skills (hive, turret, pulse sensor) get shocked after a brief buildup with accompanying sparks
    6P: Kills by your skills reset all skill cooldowns. Repairing a friendly agent from no armor resets all your skill cooldowns. When any skill completes its cooldown or reaches full charges, gain bonus damage and repair to all skills for {x} seconds

    Count me in for hardwired for sure. That sounds insane.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Sirialis wrote: »
    Do we know anything about the upcoming gear sets?

    A Defense kind of set is sorely needed as all the Shield types are currently vastly underperforming.

    The most toxic streamer marco has a video that goes over what the bonus's are.

    https://youtu.be/PlwnnKtJTWo

    spoiler so toxic.

    Because Preacher is the worst, there's only two of three described in the video based off my scrub and skim, and these may not be accurate descriptions...

    Ongoing Directive:
    • 5P: Every 30 seconds, all combat resources (armor kits, special and normal ammo, grenades) are picked up from an area of 40m around the player.
    • 6P: Kills with weapons adds a number of incendiary, explosive or shock bullets to another random weapon slot.

    Hardwired:
    • 5P: Enemies that go near player placed skills (hive, turrets, pulse sensor) get shocked after a brief buildup with accompanying sparks.
    • Kills by your skills reset all skill cooldowns. Repairing a friendly agent from no armor resets all your skill cooldowns. When any skill completes its cooldown or reaches full charges, gain bonus damage and repair to all skills for {X} seconds.

    edit: these are based off datamining, according to the video.

    He describes the patriot set as well which I believe gamespot had a video of before the game even released.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    He does? Where. You're trying to make me give him another view, aren't you!? ARE YOU SECRETLY MARCO?

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    He does? Where. You're trying to make me give him another view, aren't you!? ARE YOU SECRETLY MARCO?

    Starting around 57 seconds in. And no I'm not marco I don't have that sensuous accent or toxicity.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    https://kotaku.com/the-division-2s-wild-complicated-puzzles-are-stumping-1833640559

    Well this is dissapointing. So people probably already solved riddle 8 but can't actually do it because its bugged and they aren't patching it until next week? Kind of lame guys.

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  • mojojoeomojojoeo A block off the park, living the dream.Registered User regular
    we get guild caches today? I think i made third.... but who is #1 and gets a double cache?

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    mojojoeo wrote: »
    we get guild caches today? I think i made third.... but who is #1 and gets a double cache?

    My clan very nearly made it to 15% of a cache! We got about 60% of one of the projects done too. Me and the captain between us deconstructed about 700 items this week.

    Hopefully in the next patch they scale clan stuff for clan size a bit.

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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    For a game that is very liberal with loot, they are being real weird about withholding rewards from clans.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Yeah i don't mind too much, because it's like, sure, 2 high ends in the cache. I could just go run a mission and get like 6.

    It doesn't affect me too much mechanically, i just feel like I'm being snubbed.

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  • GONG-00GONG-00 Registered User regular
    My biggest concern about clan rewards is that I hope the Pax Arcadia colors look good on the clan beret. The baseball cap and headscarf in our colors don't exactly appeal to my (admittedly terrible) sense of style.

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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    Yeah i don't mind too much, because it's like, sure, 2 high ends in the cache. I could just go run a mission and get like 6.

    That makes it even more perplexing! For a game that literally rains loot on us, why are clan caches so hard to get and even then even more stingy on the loot they contain?

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    ObiFett wrote: »
    Yeah i don't mind too much, because it's like, sure, 2 high ends in the cache. I could just go run a mission and get like 6.

    That makes it even more perplexing! For a game that literally rains loot on us, why are clan caches so hard to get and even then even more stingy on the loot they contain?

    Seriously. Most of the clan rewards seem geared around like a clan of streamers playing 10 hours a day not like some dads having some beers and taking back merica.

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  • BizazedoBizazedo Registered User regular
    Just had two control points decide to escalate to level 4 because an elite patrol wandered through.

    Consecutively.

    Glad I had a friend with me.

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    i got demolished in conflict by someone at 500 item level... i thought players were capped at 450 until WT5 opens?

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    i got demolished in conflict by someone at 500 item level... i thought players were capped at 450 until WT5 opens?

    Nah you can increase item level with recalibrating things. 500 seems extreme. But I have a mask at like 465.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • SnicketysnickSnicketysnick The Greatest Hype Man in WesterosRegistered User regular
    i got demolished in conflict by someone at 500 item level... i thought players were capped at 450 until WT5 opens?

    I've had a couple of things drop at about 452-453ish. I thought it was strange but I'll take 'em

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  • ObiFettObiFett Use the Force As You WishRegistered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    i got demolished in conflict by someone at 500 item level... i thought players were capped at 450 until WT5 opens?

    Nah you can increase item level with recalibrating things. 500 seems extreme. But I have a mask at like 465.

    Would not surprise me if there are some no-lifers out there at 500 already

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    It was extra surprising for me because it wasn't clear to me at the time that the only way I could queue conquest was non-normalized, and I'm still in WT1.

  • StupidStupid Newcastle, NSWRegistered User regular
    edited March 2019
    Man patching during primetime on Thursdays is really a bother. If it were another day of the week I could plan around it, but I usually am not chomping at the bit to get home to play video games on Friday evenings either. So I either give up sleep on Thursday to get game time in after the patch or I accept that I'm going to miss a day every week, making that stupid 30-consecutive-days commendation impossible to obtain.

    I was able to get the silver clan cache right after the patch though. And for a brief shining moment I was ranked #1 in the clan.

    Stupid on

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  • MadpoetMadpoet Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    My wife and I just found something weird - a yellow MP7 dropped for her, and she asked if I wanted it and read off the stats to me: 2.5k damage, ~700RPM, etc... so I say yes and she shares it. When I pick it up, it's suddenly a 1.5k damage weapon - kinda useless. I trade it back to her and it's 2.5k again. There don't seem to be any abilities on it that would change based on character, and we're the same level... anyone know what gives?

    And now it a 2.7k damage in her hands... wonder if some gear she has has a SMG damage up.

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    Madpoet wrote: »
    My wife and I just found something weird - a yellow MP7 dropped for her, and she asked if I wanted it and read off the stats to me: 2.5k damage, ~700RPM, etc... so I say yes and she shares it. When I pick it up, it's suddenly a 1.5k damage weapon - kinda useless. I trade it back to her and it's 2.5k again. There don't seem to be any abilities on it that would change based on character, and we're the same level... anyone know what gives?

    Damage boosting skills she has and you don’t?

  • MadpoetMadpoet Registered User regular
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Madpoet wrote: »
    My wife and I just found something weird - a yellow MP7 dropped for her, and she asked if I wanted it and read off the stats to me: 2.5k damage, ~700RPM, etc... so I say yes and she shares it. When I pick it up, it's suddenly a 1.5k damage weapon - kinda useless. I trade it back to her and it's 2.5k again. There don't seem to be any abilities on it that would change based on character, and we're the same level... anyone know what gives?

    Damage boosting skills she has and you don’t?

    Yeah, that's gotta be it. Is there a way to show the unmodified values for a weapon? Makes it had to compare between us otherwise.

  • Page-Page- Registered User regular
    well time to see if shotguns get me through wt4. got a rare model shotgun that was long range, can't even find it online. would be a neat thing to make a build around, if i can find another that doesn't suck

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  • bobAkirafettbobAkirafett Registered User regular
    Is PAX Arcadia II still kicking around? Just rescued the beehive guy, and the repel ropes I went in on seem to have retracted, fast travel it is I guess.

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  • GONG-00GONG-00 Registered User regular
    Madpoet wrote: »
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Madpoet wrote: »
    My wife and I just found something weird - a yellow MP7 dropped for her, and she asked if I wanted it and read off the stats to me: 2.5k damage, ~700RPM, etc... so I say yes and she shares it. When I pick it up, it's suddenly a 1.5k damage weapon - kinda useless. I trade it back to her and it's 2.5k again. There don't seem to be any abilities on it that would change based on character, and we're the same level... anyone know what gives?

    Damage boosting skills she has and you don’t?

    Yeah, that's gotta be it. Is there a way to show the unmodified values for a weapon? Makes it had to compare between us otherwise.

    There is a character window that if you scroll to the bottom, shows all stat modifiers and bonuses. That might help the hunt for the disparity?

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    Put in a request for the Pax Arcadia clan on PS4, Digital-Fenrir.

    What is this I don't even.
  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    bleh, was halfway through soloing a mission replay when it randomly decided that I should start all over. :|

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  • FairchildFairchild Rabbit used short words that were easy to understand, like "Hello Pooh, how about Lunch ?" Registered User regular
    Madpoet wrote: »
    -Loki- wrote: »
    Madpoet wrote: »
    My wife and I just found something weird - a yellow MP7 dropped for her, and she asked if I wanted it and read off the stats to me: 2.5k damage, ~700RPM, etc... so I say yes and she shares it. When I pick it up, it's suddenly a 1.5k damage weapon - kinda useless. I trade it back to her and it's 2.5k again. There don't seem to be any abilities on it that would change based on character, and we're the same level... anyone know what gives?

    Damage boosting skills she has and you don’t?

    Yeah, that's gotta be it. Is there a way to show the unmodified values for a weapon? Makes it had to compare between us otherwise.

    Is she a Demolitionist with lots of points in SMG ?

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  • MarsloMarslo is, the dirty frenchmen MontrealRegistered User regular
    edited March 2019
    Alright so i set out to mess around the dz and try to figure out how to unlock the vendor in the thieves den.

    First i started east. After running around trying not to get killed, i found him hanging out in there asking me for 30 integrated circuits. But all i found so far in the dz east were MRE in small hidden caches, that seem to reset on a 24h timer. So i set out south but there, all i got was morphine.

    Which lead me to the Occupied DZ, but these flipping boxes arent easy to find. People trying to murder your definitely dosent help. Gathering 30 of them took me way longer then id care to admit. After a bit i was heading back east, going all rogue by touching terminals and stuff. But whats his face wasent there anymore. So i tryed again three time to spawn him. Till i gave up and tryed the other none occupied dz and low and behold hes hanging out back there. But now that tool wants 30 MRE.

    I figured heck ya i haven't been to dz east in a while, lets try to find more of those elusive boxes. Whom for some reason love to follow murphy's law and sit everywhere but where your looking.

    Finaly after a bit more time, i make it back to dz south and that den. Thankfully he had not moved and was waiting patiently for those amazing MRE.

    To thank me, he throws this on the ground, for me to pick up like the schmuck that i am.
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    TL:DR dz rogue "vendor" moves around from one dz to the other and trades you cheap low lvl gear hard to find trinkets on a 24 hour timer from other dz.

    (english as a second language so sorry for the terrible grammar, but iv also ran out of f**ks to give after doing all glorious chasing around)

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  • BasilBasil Registered User regular
    edited March 2019
    But that shotgun has the stat that money can't buy. Sentimental value!

    So I hit 21 and the game stopped teasing me.

    It was just all, hey player, I see you're getting shot a lot.

    Lemme give you Patience, so you heal in cover. Lemme give you Unbreakable, so you automatically heal on armor break and get a free armor kit. And let me give you a hot new marksman rifle and an assault rifle with armor heal on kill / headshot, too. And a new LMG because I see you like using those, too.

    OH, and now you can move stats around so you can keep your cool talents.

    <3?

    <3

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