#td2-general-chat
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Yeah
its 20
It's 20% = 11.4 mil
which is what i said .-.
pts doesnt count stop comparing it
Is Lincoln memorial still a popular farm? I haven’t played in years and seems like this summit thing is basically the end all be all for farming solo. And countdown for groups.
what reason is there to farm lincoln memorial
M700 carbon determined new meta too bad they nerfed mantis
Lots of named enemies for a fast mission.
i meant for gear
Lots of named NPC so good gear 
At one point in time it was best use of your time for drops.
Did they actually nerf Mantis or did they just not buff it?
Named enemies have 100% chance to drop TL
assuming the TL is right
They buffed it in pts 1 too much than toned it down in pts 2 we have a. Slightly stronger version than previous season
That's probably my most run mission
So it's not a nerf then.
it's actually a buff.
my most run mission is DH
What is TL
targeted loot
How many did you manage?
600 or so
Dark hours ?
Btw lunar has the highest IH run record it was 99_ something
yes
He carried me on my first IH iirc 
who
I feel bad for lunar now.
You think I am the reason he quit

Do they have a full name or just one of the most generic ones on here?
Lunar_NA
Ahh raid leaderboard has been wiped so you can't check it
They're not on here anyway under that name so 
raid lbs needed a wipe tbh
Bruh Hutchler is named lunar here I just got confused lmao
Problem is you don't get a new time on the leaderboard unless you beat your old time.
wait why cant i optimize items anymore
Will be ezy for me my times were the worst 
last wipe that didnt happen
is the reroll bug fixed?
You had it coming
they didnt patch the game in a day no
Nope it only happens on full inventory though
alright
Must have been a overflow condition for inventory space
I'm not gonna beat a 15:35 for IH tho. So I might not have a time until they fix it.
What's the best speedrun time including open doors
Like 14:56 or something.
Daym
oh lovely the DH leaderboard is still filled with cheaters
Yeah they said they were gonna do like 200 some leaderboards but I think it's just the one.
Ubi should have learnt their lessons cheaters don't give a damm about leaderboard they are always going to be top with sub 10s
who cares about the leaderboard, games dead chief
thats a lie lol
for me on the PVP perspective of course
still a lie
Game feels like it runs a lot smoother now which is nice
fuck it ima blow a ton of mats to max out proficiency
I haven't had stutters others mentioned either.
i still play on an xbox one from 2016, fast travel is just the same time as if I ran to the location
it stopped yesterday night but literally everyone got it.
i dont belive i cant optimize items anymore, what did they do with new patch???
Decon action is much faster now too which is amazing
I love mangos guys I swear I eat them everyday
now if only there was an open all option for caches and aperal cache
you can
thanks
how??? and where
its under the tinkering menu
theres literally nothing there to upgrade the attributes lmaaao
not really, i go to thinkering > select kneepads > select the one i want and theres only option to swap with other attributes but not to upgrade the one i currently have
do you have the attribute at max in your library
you can only optimize as far as your library allows
wdym?
you need to extract the attribute to your library to be able to optimize the attribute
but i have some attributes not maxed that are on library and i cant improve them either
you can improve them because they arent maxed is what im saying
No i cant, theres no place to do that
i have no clue what youre saying
i cant send images thru here
how is credit earned in descent? Each time u beat a loop, u get how much? Or is it u have to reach a certain lvl or beat a boss loop?
hey everyone, question, I have the Chameleon gun and I'm trying to figure out how do I know when the weapon buffs are activated for its talent? i.e., the 75 body shots for 90% weapon damage for 45secs?
are there any visual indicators other than seeing the dps numbers?
first loop gives you 10 and each following loop gives more, you cna find random boss rooms that if youi defeat you get extra 20 and something credits, dont remember how much per nemesis
ok thanks
Is anyone else still missing bought premium credits?
Gotcha, yeah i didnt get my ingame credits yet, bought them almost 2 days ago now
Cross-Platforms just between Consoles or includes PC?
it is a bad idea to include PC because hackers are everywhere
returning player here what TU are we ?
20
💀
Not actually a crazy amount
And a lot of them released with cross play
They ain't div
This game makes a lot of money as is else they would've killed it a while ago
We have another year of content up ahead
I said cross play won't happen
Not that I don't support it
Would it be nice, sure but it's not thattt limiting
There's active communities on every platform
Just depends on time of day that you play
Okay, what are you matchmaking for
The solution to your problem is call for backup instead
The chances of someone else trying to do the same activity as you on the same difficulty is very slim
???
^
D2 is a different experience sure
But it's objectively a better game
man the daily mission really is broken for me rip
So did I
But this one is what we've got
???
My point is it's not getting added end of lol
Regardless of whether you want it or not
I'm not against it; it's not realistic
Funnily enough D3 is in the works
And heartland is nearly out
do people even do reaids in this stil?
Heartland will also have cross platform lmao
So if you want it play that when it releases
It's the same core mechanics on a different map with different objectives and expanded gameplay
And it's free so you haven't really got anything to lose
In summary this game is very much active
What point bruh😭
It's not the same damn game man😭
^
It's literally what any sequel aims to achieve
Brother if you know how to implement cross platform in a game with this much shit to keep track of be my guest man
Otherwise, it ain't a 'CROSS PLAY ON' button in their hq or sum
didnt they say div2 wont be getting cross plat
It's still streamed and popular
whatever you say big bro
This^
What charts
Where are you getting these metrics
???
Steam.
Lmao
Naval 👋
Where's your data for other platforms lmao
Heya mate 👋
you realize steam charts alone isnt a good measure
doesnt account for uplay, epic, play station and xbox?
Do you genuinely believe the entire game consists of people who bought it from steam
^
It was only fairly recently put on steam too lmao
why are we even discussing it with this idiot
regardless of the semantics, or your attitude, you're barking up the wrong tree, division 2 will never get cross platform, calm down.
yo how do i get the game to tell me what mats i need to recalibrate my chest
hopefully crossplat in div3 🙏
okay, sounds good. now calm down.
Hopefully it'll follow suit after heartland with cross play
bruh
ubisoft said its gonna happen but ok
my gawd hahhh
i will happily do so
this guy is definitely a
chatter

div 3 is gonna be a banger, take that to the bank
yo what do i need to recalibrate a talent ?
you need the talent in ur recal library
div2 won't get cross play as it would require merging all the servers into one which is at this point too much work for a game this size and also please reread rule 11
deconstruct all talents, stats etc then you'll have access to tbem
cry
i got it but it just says i dont have the resources to and doesnt tell me what i need
them* even
use the real recal table
I always see resources there
it should tell you if you can't recal
(My nusclle memory is out of date) 
you told him to cry and he cried. now that's funny
I love me some div1, but accept this game won't be getting cross play
says i dont have enough mats to recal and im in the white house rn
you are amusing to me lil boi
doesnt say jack
😅
bait used to be believable 🚬
Let's keep it civil
What's the best way to dispose of duplicate exotics now? I've pulled several that I won't use.
fr tho it just says i dont have the mats and doesnt say what i need when im at the table
my wife just called you stupider🥱
I have a whole horde of exotics that I just like looking at in my stash, but eh, decon I reckon?
exotic comps
anyone does raids ere on pc ?
I'm gonna have to ask you guys to stop this isn't going anywhere
deconstructing
new season just launched so people are coming back
another season where its "the time to return"
I'm really looking forward to those apparelll eveeeents woot
how much SHD calibration do u need to recalibrate or is that what nots needed ?
thats for optimization
I'm still longing for a simple feature to be added that will allow me to sell individual trinkets, rather than just all of them. I posted about it in the new season tab, but it didn't make it in 😔
whats it for recal then ?
For recalibrating 🥸
yes
i got a fresh chest that im trynna change the talent on and it just says i dont have the materials
@thorny talon
Ok
so what mats do i need bc the table doesnt say
I have been farming for years lol to get skill mod turret damage 5 %, how you guys getting that btw?
As far as I recall shd calibration isn’t needed to recalibrate. Idk what they’ve changed tho
You just need credits and materials
what mats ?
Varies based on what gun you’re recalibrating
Or item
Steel, polycarbonate, receiver components etc
why does it not show the material cost for a recalibration of a weapon?
it just tells me I dont have enough materials
ok thx
so many UI issues in this game, it's really frustrating that things are not simply explained in-game.
They tinkered with the tinkering station too much I guess lol but it shows if you have enough in green / not enough in red I think
yeah weird my stuff just wouldnt let me recal and then i waited at the table for a few mins and it worked
oh, so I gotta keep looting till something turns green?
Yes
that's so dumb
The message won’t say how much is needed
Not really
A lot of this stuff is like Diablo 3/4, they should make it much more simpler
If you don’t have enough you shouldn’t be recalibrating to begin with tbh
You want to max out your mats or have near max
Honestly idk what they changed with the station so I can’t say but all I know is it did tell you the materials needed and how much. Just assume you need over 500 of a certain material for a safe bet
i understand that part, but when you're in the tinkering station, there's not UI to show what's missing from your materials
it just says, noth enougn mat
I don't even know which specific mat is missing
there's no...X missing out of Y...
I hate that we cant post screen shots here
the fucked up rock and roll too? lmao
I'm not about to go into each mat in my inventory to figure out which one is supposed to apply to recalibrating a specific weapon, that's nonsense...
It will show you the mats required and what you are missing
not working
could it be because i'm trying to modify a named piece of gear?
Oh I guess the messed it up lol as soon as I saw they’re renaming it I knew something was gonna go wrong
idk shows for me. Tinkering -> select gear slot -> select piece of gear -> select attribute and press X. If you dont have enough materials a little window will pop up with required mats
But why it's not showing you this BEFORE you press X, in the bottom right corner - that's the question
design error surely
It should
It's a lot to take in but after the initial sort of 50 levels you get the swing of things
Granted you have people giving you good advice
Like in here
anyones server boot them?
mine did earlier in a countdown
Agreed, and it will be probably be patched/changed since a lot of people have been commenting about that
A lot of people were commenting about descent talent rotation, but it didn't help
Clearly the devs feel it needs to be there, and having it be 35 (6 exotic) that rotate every 3 days is pretty darn quick
have you tried loop 40 yourself or with a team? Just curious
This rotation pushed me to trauma/eyeless/sadist it's quite fun
Well you're comparing 2 completely different things, 1 can be viewed as a skill issue and the other is simply and oversight
Descent always felt alright at least to me
Solo only
Honestly with how massive Resolve is, the fact that we have a relative few bugs is pretty darn impressive.
I like it because I kind of always lean towards a diff build everytime, different playstyles and such. Pretty fun imo
they will prob have the bugs all fixed within next fews days too
trauma/eyeless/sadist
These 3 were always fun to use)
any of u noticed that if u load that 1 extra bullet into ur gun then switch guns and go back to it that 1 extra bullet is gone and it isnt back to the spare
It took them under 24 hours to basically fix the micro-freezes. That is pretty darn good.
yep
rock-n-roll loses 10 bullets
Is there a normal version of extra outside rnr
they were meant to be nerfing like skill builds and status but it just seems to hit even harder
Serj, don't take this the wrong way, but do you enjoy anything?
Almost every comment I've seen from you is pessimistic or negative in some way these last few days.
I understand your question regarding my comments in chat, but yes, I enjoy a lot of things, in this game as well.
I'm not saying everything is bad because I said so. I usually provide examples of my dissatisfaction with (sometimes) possible solutions. The game is extremely fun to play, but it sometimes feels that it could be better if some decisions would be made or some ideas wouldn't be implemented. No offense taken
I'm not an employee, so I don't take offense at disagreements to game decisions, but thank you I guess.
I'm happy about a lot of changes in Project Resolve:
Project Reward Enhancement + reducing in amount of Summit floors to be completed \ Exotic 3-rd attribute re-roll \ Tinkering Station etc.
I've got to admit, the named item being a cache now just feels better, It's hard to explain.
You get the satisfaction of opening it up yourself innit
It also helps that my very first one was an Apartment, a gun it took me over 2 years to get 1 copy of.
This is the new system, before it didn't AFAIK
Ah
I ought to get myself a good mpx sometime
I think I have an apartment lying around but I haven't heard much about measured
But despite good changes, it's hard to admit that these simple ideas must have been implemented, regarding the feedback:
- Descent reconnection after crash \ Delta-03. It's just stupid, that's it's not your fault for the run to end
- Summit Commendation fix (it's a 3 year meme by this point)
the only summit thing that I needed fixed was that the "open 3 crates" Challenge in Summit has been stuck on 2/3 for months now. Possibly close to a year.
Have you opened a ticket for it?
Nah and I don't ever intend to. It's a tiny issue, it doesn't really effect me and it'll get fixed at some point I'm sure.
There's a few things like that ingame. Like how if I fast travel to a DZ entrance to travel around the LZ, I need to start opening the door twice.
Also that one santa's village with the propaganda activity, I forget the name of the area. There's a barrier there that is invisible and mostly impossible to jump over.
I find a lot of weird stuff around the map as I spend the bulk of my time solo walking around there.
Open world roaming is great, for sure
I do love those "war zones" that happen when like 3 separate faction patrols come across each other.
Apartment is my favorite smg along with MP7.
It's an MPX if that helps.
I do like the subtle joke that we went from a House to an Apartment.
Gotta thank the devs for that one
I wonder what will it be on div3
"the flat-share"
The airbnb
God don't remind me already it's too early
You know what, I'm going to be hopeful and in div3 it'll be "The Mansion".
The white house
And heres where we get a random storage box in the middle of a field 😄
Field of operations 😛
sounds like a fallout76 headquarter
haha 😛
a exotic drop from a normal true sons boss?
Is the recruiter outfit available, and if not, is it possible to bring it back in the future?
No and maybe if Massive wants more moneys
div 3 california. base it in Los angeles
they say they gonna give it sometime before re-releasing it, maybe if yall shout hard enough like the combat gear lock, they will bring it back
combat gear lock is gone though
Exotics can drop from any content difficulty (maybe only lvl 30 and 40 content, unsure)
on a true sons boss on a lengmo area
i might get a lottery ticket
maxed pestilence 
Because people shouted hard enough. They did mention something in the announcement stream about if the community voiced their wants regarding outfits they would consider bringing them back in further seasons like the one they have planned
I think it's a 1% chance to get an exotic on normal. Don't think you have those odds on a lottery ticket 
what about rogue agents appearing on cp4s
whats their chances of spawning
Pass, I don't think it has been datamined. I usually get rogues within my first few CPs of the day and then I have this suspicion they're on a timer after that.
yeah i havent got any spawned on mine
I get rogues within 5 or so CPs when I boot up the game - then it seems "random" after that, but also like it doesn't happen after a hidden timer has run out. That's my suspicion though, maybe someone has actual data.
Would anyone help me get hyena keys or waste their own keys
does the vindicator always roll with dttoc as 3rd attribute, or is it just this wk the vindicator being sold has w/ dttoc, but next wk it could have a different 3rd attribute?
I think this is one of those "time will tell" kinda things, because afaik it was fixed on PTS and we don't have anything official on it.
bring back the shield splinterer camo
@random quest fixed on pts meaning?
Fixed stats - we don't know if it changes stats next week.
sooo im crafting hive mods and i just had a blank one turn up. like completely blank. it says crafting completed. nothing is there. can send the photo
for proof
i can't find any clues for the last found footage 😭
i have all 8 found footage + 1 haven found footage. does anyone know where the 10th one is at?
Big noob question, after I finish the dlc what’s the first set of activities I should be doing to start progressing into the end game?
imo: Hop into countdown, max Gunner specialization, start digging into beginner builds...
Thanks, I will finish the dlc today and try it.
If you can't access countdown when trying to hop from the map, go to Matchmaking and select countdown. I highly recommend to matchmake with The Pilot in your base of operations
Why? Because if you become group leader, you won't be able to start the countdown from Matchmaking
Did my first incursion yesterday and the loot was giga!
Hello guys, i'm starting the game today and should like if u guys have any tips and advices to i've a smooth progression in the game ? (i'll focus on playing Solo 100% of time)
Thanks.
Try not to focus hard with the gear you play at first, enjoy the history, loot as much as you can bags, cases and everything that says Hold E to Loot, you'll need those resources all your run
Lol so annoying when you pull up your shield and some random npc taking you with him when he runs big rip for HC
The story missions you can probably solo if you play it right. But for other, bigger activities you'll need help.
As for tips....grind to level 30, get the WONY dlc for a higher level cap, do the story missions there (then you should be lvl 40 alraedy i think).
Dont deconstruct exotics (red weapons).
Since you're new just go for damage builds. Later on when you are lvl 40 with the dlc you can start focusing on specific builds and loadouts.
Grab any resources and DONT spend your materials n stuff. You can easily get through stuff without crafting or buying weapons
u shouldve seen the npc that carried me to away from the white house when i was sorting my gear
the collision in the game is hilarious
guys im level 17 should I skip to lvl 30 or just keep playing?
Yeah that also Devs need to fix that
Collect every device ISAC tells you that's nearby also
its funny, i was sorting my gear and i was forcefully pulled out of my menu and im outside in the rain
I almost died on HC was like dude let me go when i was holding the shield
do all story missions at least
alright thanks man
Np! It also helps you getting experience
Keep playing as you'll need all the resources from the start to "end"
yeah I mean I played division 1 a lot back in the days but division 2 has some newer mechanics
Yup! I personally went for lvl 30 and then "boosted"
thats fair^^
survival was pretty great too tbh
there is a lot of hackers swarmed in rn tho so the game is kind of unfair rn
in division 1 I mean
honestly, idk what the Vanguard patch said about "opening old wounds" as I haven't played td1, straight went to td2
it’s ok, the writers would rather div 1 didn’t exist
If you're a pvp player then you'd have a blast, if pve then there wasn't as much content as dv2 has late game
Div1 dz was peak entertainment
only went to east dz once and died almost instantly
are raids hard? or just long
easier than the current incursion?
first one, needs abit of teamwork and dps
2nd raid, i still have no idea how some parts work
incursion, read a guide and u'll breeze thru it
yea well for the incursion id need 2 with lots of dps cuz im still too low (shd 17) to say they're easy
well, gn everyone o/
reminds me of a control point where I was in cover and legit got stuck between the friendly npc's because they took cover after me on each side
yo can u get oroboros from Summit now ?
incursion
any incursion ?
another bug for scavenged skills, green tickets didn't charge up skill💀
I should make a Striker PvP build
i like your about me xD
hope today i can do one incursion and one raid, that'd be ideal
did you pre order gta 6?
me about your like
We should play together again
we're like oil and water
But this PvP meta is arse, Striker with obama smg
Is there any ways to acquire previous crafting blueprints from old seasons?
dm me
So, do I deconstruct duplicate (worse) exotics to get the components? Is that the best option?
I have like three Backfire.
anyone know where the new traveling npc is?
Yes
three backfire = three exotic comps
Thanks. Decently new to TD2 (played TD1 "back then")
Not here currently. Will show up in tu20.1
aah okay, thank you
hey you two
i think you two should do a raid or incursion with me
def no, never like raid or incursion. did them out of requirement only
😩
sorry
fair fair
naw its all good
go to the unofficial/community channel, there's an old man there who doesn't sleep and would take u to incursion
you mean #ask-td2-community ?
ill send u dm
my dms closed, friend me
unfriend u
yea no worries, thats how i usually do it with people that just quickly wanna send me something
Dh is thr only thing I still enjoy
i mean if you wanna we can do it
im just shd 17 tho thats why im asking around for raids / incursions
Different platforms
ah right 😩
I thoroughly enjoy IH myself
Open world hyena/outcast rusher is even better 
i dont get, when i do the civic center kelso manhunt i see nothing marked on the map
like mission wise
Hello fellow agents ! 🫡
i think he meant start the mission, which u gotta go to haven and talk to manny downstairs
ive been downstairs
did you go to the control point?
ive done a control point
now i see a bounty
okay bounty done, so now another control point?
Hyena gangsta side walk + non-stop headshotting you by SMG form 50+ meters sounds right 
Hello,
I need your advice please.
I decided to grab the season pass and bought the Premium credits ( 1000 for ten bucks ) in the Ingame Store. I got the credits after relogging, bought the pass but nothing unlocked. I own the season pass according to the game but there is still a locked icon in the progress menu. Credits gone, no Premium items...
I restarted my game twice but nothing changed.
Am i missing something or is this some sort of bug ?
There is no help or support menu, that's why i am here.
I am playing on Ps5 and any advice would be much appreciated.
Did anyone ever find out what the stacks are about on that new exotic pistol
Yesss plus occasional outcast rusher showing love 
i see no more control point tho
They are for aggro, hit an enemy enough he will turn to shoot you
i only have one in civic center
i somehow doubt that
There's the gate and city hall required
if i could send pics i would
Gate is top right. City Hall is central left
there are two control points and you are just not seeing one
It happened to me and my friends too. Just play a bit (an hour or so) and it will unlock
people premium pass has been taking a while to unlock, if it has been a couple of hours open a support ticket
hmm alright
Uh alright, thank you very much !
also i just want strikers stuff so how do i get it? someone said civic center but so far nothing dropped 😩
Have you done the bounty after clearing the first control point? If the city hall control point is still friendly controlled, it only flips after the bounty is completed
Map > check targeted loot
Thank you, will do that if it doesn't work later on
check targetted loot, both summit and countdown you cna select what the targetted loot is
still need to do that incursion?
id do as many incursions as people want
yea now i can see it, thanks for the help everyone
I need to only do one
i have one random here from matchmaking
ahh alrighty, ill do that right now
as long as yall know what to do its nice (cuz im not experienced)
my Ubi is "Zennit."
i know what to do
but you'll have to pull your weight because like
3mins
you'll get swarmed with adds
yea im still shooting no worries
ill try my best
wait what
what happened?
i was looking through clans and somehow it reset the lobby
alright no worries
The Dark Zones have greifers everywhere.
I finally did all of the WONY hunters. I feel broken.
stuck in raid, not able to come out
do we need Y1 bundle for new york expansion or we get play expansion only
@mental hare You don't need to buy any kind of special bundle to play WONY, just buy the DLC and own the base game, that's enough.
the expansion is a separate purchase
i know but do we need Y1 as well with it
^
I did it's not letting me play, its telling me to go in shop and highlights Y1
I just bought the expansion
There seems to be some delays for purchases to go active right now, give it a bit of time then go check the pilot again.
the Season Pass is having the same issue. Mine took an hour or so.
Also the conflict should have the expertise and shd boosts removed, but I discovered some players expiloted it.
cheers then, will try in morning.
Yep there we go, it's being Investigated on the Trello.
which means they're aware and actively working on it.
Actually any item you buy with textiles or premium credits on the store has an delay sadly.
Same with this, being actively worked on right now.
Thanks Rivens.
Hey guys, did they realy changed the blinding effect from a white screen to a black finaly after 5 years? Is it real or I was just halucinating?
Btw, the Reviver Hive picks myself up with the same speed as if used on temate. Is it also intentional, right?
If both are true, dang it, 2 change that literally makes sense. 😄
I think the black screen on flashbang is a bug, but I would really love that as an option.
and yep, they turbo-boosted the speed of the Reviver Hive.
How we feeling about this overhaul? Just playing P3 right now, but going to hop back in when I’m done, curious how people are feeling about it.
im feeling peachy
It's a great update
fragile armor bugged again 
the flashbang thing is probably an accessiblity option, been seeing htat in more games lately so people dont hurt their eyes
I didn't change anything ingame and it's not altering all the flashbangs, just some of them in kinda random conditions.
just got implemented instead of adding to options
well it's a feature they probably were working and got forced ON due a mistake or bug instead of the menu
Not hitting them all, just some.
It seems to mostly hit the ones that are going to go off whilst close, not so much the ones further away.
I am all for making it an option though, I understand why they can't just disable it so this is the next best thing.
"im getting on a minigun!" on a red health bar enemy
Didn’t make enough changes to justify the season so far
Especially with the bugs and lackluster new content
if i die when doing the 12 hunters when i spawned 1 what happens?
ive tried spawning him again but wont spawn
Then you have to repeat the spawn process
he aint spawning
Their mask should drop with the key if you travel away and travel back
If you fail/die/whatever during a Hunter fight, you need to re-do the entire Hunt to reach them again.
some have can only be done at certain times like night time double check if it's not too late
how do i do that
Descent Project bug (has not given me my weekly comm) is not marked in Known Issues board. Just an FYI for the mods
google or in game menu?
just opening menu says the time now
Ah
yh but how do i check what times they spawn?
We aren't employees, so telling us will actually do nothing.
but do make sure that the issue isn't there if you scroll down, there's quite a lot to scroll through in some of those categories.
Plenty of people in the descent channel getting the same experience since the update
the Nemesis Patch issue is there, the comms is almost certainly.
Between 2100 and 0500 iirc
Naval is right, that's "night" in div2.
Process must be done between those times
well its 2am and he aint spawning
You gotta start from square 1
just shoot targets no?
Oh this one
for demon hunter
You sure you're shooting them in the right order?
If it's something so simple, try waiting for the daily/weekly reset, might be bugged out this week.
top to bottom yh
well i spawned him but then died to his fucking nade
Yeah if you die and you're alone, it's considered a wash.
Maybe wait for next day cycle
Even if you call for backup on these hunters they just poof before it arrives
all this for a shield splinterer 😭
Once you're dead anyway
You can get the blueprint from descent if you're into that
Otherwise yeah this is the way
well i ran a 3 and got 300 and its 280 for 1 cache
the time it takes for that is absurd
Cuz you have to beat nemesis to get one lol
50 percent chance of dropping one from nem
oh yh i forgot i got one from there too
Buying them from the store is more intended for people who have nothing better to spend it on
Or are solely focussed on getting every blueprint
Did anyone got their 36th descent com? Cause I still haven't received mine on Tuesday
I got my vindicator and got out
im waiting till 6am for this guy then ig ill just run some descent
can you research the blueprint and then craft the shield splint? cuz ppl been saying they have to wait for the weekly one
It can be crafted when you have the blueprint yes
Lets put a prayer here:
Please dear Devs of Holy Hights we beg you keep this "bug" as a feature and let the blinding effect be a black screen forever! Amen!
||The full white just melts my eyes and can't name anything more annoying than that.||
But the blueprint is only obtainable through descent
Ultimate realism experience playing in a dark room and getting flashed
Is it safe to reroll exotics if the inventory isn't full ?
it's a gamble, people are reccomending not doing it
Test it on something disposable
If it doesn't work, don't do it, if it does, great you can reroll everything
Done it with all my used exos with no loss.
So its a so-so.
Ok i'm going to try it on something disposable
Well it just tells that my exotics cannot be recalibrated
You have never been able to recalibrate, you can only reconfigure, which rerolls all three stats
yeye my bad i forgot we couldn't recalibrate lol
reconfiguring technically destroys the old exotic and generates a new one with new stats, which probably is part of what's going on
We'rent we supposed to be able to reroll the last attribute to get a new one on exotics with this update ? For example i'm rerolling the mosquito pistol and only get reload speed
its not just on exotics though. i was crafting new skill mods earlier and one came up completely blank. nothing crafted even though it said crafted complete
Likely bad rng
@undone timber I mean at this point it's really bad because i rerolled it 11 times to get the same attribute
and yes i have a photo for evidence if people dont believe me
ok finaly managed to get dttooc attribute so it works
Yo the Devs need to do something about these enemies that goes running away from CP to another places sometimes even convoys enemies also runs away when u chase him you lose convoy loot big rip or he never comes back lol.
Idk put something like invisible wall for enemies
oh they are so annoying. im just running after them screaming FIGHT ME WUSSIES. now replace the W for a P
Yess do you now how many convoys loot i lost lol
I never lost any loot from enemies that run away
You lucky i gues
use a hotshot build, kill them at distance... or just kill them faster so they cant run 🤔
so all the manhunts are basically offing the original team.. we rescued Vik for some a$$ reason.. and we are using a new "main" base now that (imo its worse than the original)..
im starting to think the agent (us) is the problem and not Black Tusk..
I use striker build farming xp on CP clearing fast but yeah sometimes it happens
ive never had a baddie "run away" that didnt come back to me..

apparently not fast enough if you want devs to make changes 😂
🤣🤣👍
hey if I skip to lvl 30 do I also skip the whole story missions of washington?
y
so the attachments etc that i unlock from missions or side quests are also gone so no way to unlock those either I suppose
you go directly to NY and have to finish the campaign there
you cna do the mlater
but you will start with only the ones you get from the quatermaster
im lvl 20 now but idk if I should skip to ny
So, didn't get my Paradise Lost key past the reset time, nor my Descent comm from the weekly project.
What exactly DIDN'T break with the latest update?
Our will to suffer thru this game.
you guys know batch selection?
shift + left click , can select multiple items at same time
it seems broken?
broken in what way? it doesn't work anymore?
- if i take weekly cache from my clan, the loadout didnt update at all
- if i open weekly clan cache, it still doesnt update
- if batch selection, the loadout menu will disappear , completely broken
so after you craft an exotic how do you just reroll the third perk?
or is it you just keep crafting till you get the third perk you want
Reconfigure, you need to buy the blueprint from inaya and then go to the crafting bench and find the exotic. Only works on weapons.
Yea the last sentence
Time in game is 3 minutes = 1 hour right? Or something close to that
it's variable per hour but every day is 1h24m irl
mb, it's 1h12m
Oh really? Are days longer or something like that?
Also great I have to wait 1 hour after missing the showdown at high noon lol
you can have a look here, it's from ikia: https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/o0a3x0/the_craziness_that_is_division_2s_ingame_hours/
that's what I was reading 😄 thank you
meh I don't know what I am doing wrong that the people supposed to appear at the bar for the High Noon thing (last part for the exotic holster) never appear
Question about weapons and their damage stat. at higher difficulty levels, do weapons of the same type 700 Custom for example, drop with higher base damage? Or is the base damage always the same and affected only by attributes?
You need to be near 1 or so blocks away and once noon hits run over. You did check the items for it and you are just missing the last part? You also weren't given a dodge city from someone else right?
All lvl 40 gear has the same base stats, difficulty just affects minimum and average stat rolls.
I go to the nearby exit door if the safehouse just east of there. When it's 11:55 start running in the direction of the salon.
all such weapons at the same level (mostly lv40 if you're done with wony) will have the same base damage (a m700 carbon at lv40 no matter how and where you get it will always have the same base damage).
what you see in the inventory is probably "DMG" that varies based on the weapon damage rolls your build has, and it's unreliable due to that.
Think world tier base stats might vary depending on GS but not sure
@small spear @tender wave Thanks guys. So basically, when farming a certain weapon, I should really be focusing on the attributes on the right hand side, and not what's listed in the inventory menu's dmg stat, right?
I don't think I ever had the item, no. And the project is donate the last material, and I tried to go to the WH and press space on the project view donations but it's greyed out. Right now I was away and at noon I ran to the bar with the nutcrackers at the door near 15th, and no enemies. There was a friendly patrol in front of it, wondering if that could have blocked them
BTW, I am lvl 40 post wony on hard
Oh, Raucey as in The Spreadsheet Raucey? Thanks for your work!
I use it so much that my firefox autocompletes to it now
yes, focus on the attributes and talent
excellent! that will make things much simpler!
Correct, the displayed damage stat is affected by the rest of your build (red cores, brand buffs like fenris) so ignore that and focus the stats and talent
Bar with the echo in it yeah? idk just try it again as suggested by Raucey as it's been years for me lol.
yeah I will try again later from the safehouse, I watched the echo as in maybe it was required
last question about itemization. Higher difficulty only affects the chance of higher natural roles on attributes, right (ignoring higher drop chances for exotics, etc.)
yes, higher difficulties increase roll value floor
@small spear @tender wave You guys are awesome, thank you!!!
Also, the Rikers materials for shotguns, do they drop from riker people, events, or rewards from CPs? I did a couple of CP3 but not appeared, so I think it's random?
CP bosses do not drop it, look for mission and bounty riker bosses
think you can also craft them if you got the blueprint
Cp3+ can give the blueprints for crafting
spam cp3s or cp4s yeah
i need elmo
but how do i get elmo?
do i chant and pray until it falls from the sky?
Is there any benefit from equipping more than 6 pieces of gear with skill tier? I think I just read that max is 6. I have 8, so two of those are wasted and would be better used as either armor or health?
max is 6, any more is wasted
word!
So I’ve been using my iffy rolled shield splinterer for a long time is there a way to craft it or find better rolls?
and you have to actually be using the Kard Custom to get its skill tier
you dont just get it while its equipped, you have to actively have it in your hand
Interesting, thanks!!
cassie which is the hidden shop vendor always has one
she sells both hunters rewards as long you have opened the chest
i cant use the same gun twice for recalib station right? cuz i have a weapon with all god rolls
Is there a way to see how much you need to recalibrate "after" you have recalibrated the item? It doesn't allow me to see what else is required
Lootcifer sacrifices.
He likes godrolled carbine 7s and heroic countdown extraction wipes, preferably with a hacked stinger hive. 😈
you can reroll only one of its attributes, but you can do so as many times as you want
hence the preference for a weapon that already drops with damage to out of cover rolled well, so you can reroll the talent
wait what
😂
i genuinely read like 4-5 times through it and my brain just couldnt start braining xD
use a turret drone build during countdown extraction to support your team by distracting the hunters!
(please do not do this)
The new skill mod pickup system with auto replacement in theory should allow for less clutter but in practice it increaces clutter because mods with same stat and slot are doubled and tripled with difference being only name of the mod. Im out of mod space for the 1st time. This redundancy should be fixed https://imgur.com/a/u9YjTtN
I dont think it was ever implemented... do what weve always done and clear some shit out manually.
If you goto a vendor theyll all stack on the sell page for easily marking as junk
i mean if i extract a god rolled weapon i can only choose one of the attributes that can be put into the library
yes
ew
anyone remember off the top of their head what u need to transfer obliterate?
Is it pretty normal to complete a mission that's part of a project and not get credit?
if i buy the vindicator at level 20 can i bring it up to max level later ?
Question for anyone who might know.
Can I get the iron lung lmg from exotic caches after the specific season ended?
yes
i literally cant get any activity to fill for matchmaking lol
anybody else using the mantis but enemy weakpoints on enemies that arent targeting you isnt working?
was working fine just before this season's launch
matchmaking is dead mostly. use a backup call. Most things that arent challenging/heroic countdown will never find any people, or if they do find ppl its very rare
daily/weekly missions will likely have some players matchmaking on heroic at least
I always just MM and start the mission if I feel like playing with randoms. There are LFG discords where you can find people to do activites/farm with tho.
I've just bought WoNY dlc, how do I use level boost? Do I need a fresh character for it?
have you completed the story before?
I think I need to raid capitol
thats the only mission left
But thats my first time playing
You are close enough the the end of the game where using a boost would just be... not really a great use, even if the boost is infinite use.
I mean why though, I could skip the 3 annoying levels that I need
there is an entire section of the game you will completely miss if you do that, but if you want to boost- go to the helicopter on the BoO's front lawn and speak to the pilot. Its not a great idea, because you will be missing a lot of background for the DLC's latter half, but its your choice
I was already leaving the game apart and came back just because I forgot I owned WONY lol
the thing is, pilot redirects me to the shop, and shop tells me I own dlc lmao
Do I need to download DLC? I don't see such options on the launcher...
You shouldnt afaik, might be a problem with the update that happened not too long ago.
Regardless, i'd advise against boosting. You've done all the hard work, the world tiers are the victory lap.
Chiming in- first time play through do not boost. Spend a little time at 30 to at least get some blue prints or a killer lvl 30 build. It will make all your future characters more enjoyable. The boost build is garbage. But a lvl 30 hardwire build will carry you well into the New York campaign.
Im kind of used to tier mechanic from other games and I would just rather get to do more story/endgame once Im done
I never really enjoyed that mid game struggle
But that’s just my (and my clans) opinion lol
One thing of end game is using your 4th slot to grind out watch level materials. So having a good 30 build helps speed that up.
Im not entirely sure what that means but I'll manage 😄
Dm me. This slow mode will slow this way down lol
its just 5secs
No need to, I will manage once the game actually lets me into the dlc
That’s a lifetime when typing man lol
So New York goes from gear score to watch level. The watch gives you bonuses. Then it lets you spend points on getting materials. These materials are used to min max your gear.
So a common strat is to have a 4th character slot boost to NY. Unlock the watch. Then buy materials. Delete character. Do it again.
Either way. If you want multiple characters for the weekly caches. Having a good 30 build in your stash, since it’s shared, will make your re-run of NY easier
Why cannot I go to New York, the pilot tells me to buy DLC, but in shop it says I own it...
neither can I boost, why is that happening
might be a problem with the update that happened not too long ago.
So theres nothing I can do?
finish the story or boost a new char?
Stuff for a lot of people has been getting "given to them" super slowly.
I can't say for sure how to remedy your problem, I didn't boost my first char
but I boosted my second one right off the bat
why are people making 4 characters? How does this affect long-term?
Scroll up. I just laid out the pros of finishing lol
You get reward caches 1x a week for completing things. More characters is more rewards.
When is the new textile vendor dropping
I wasn't asking which one to do, I was telling him his options
are the reward caches shared between characters?
as in i can open them all with my main guy?
No, but the reward in them are
I get it, I didn't tag past message. I probably should do that more but I guess I'm difficult lol
Your stash is shared throughout your account, unless you are playing hard core
omg, that's new to me. Good to know
Why does my PlayStation tag only show up randomly
wheres the snitch im trynna find cassie but cant find the snitch
Also your materials are not shared unless you opt to share through account.
The snitch randomly appears. There’s some locations you’re more able to find him at but you need to travel and run. I forgot what my locations were so I’m no help
if you have cassie unlocked couldnt i fast travel to you and just do it that way
20.1
mostpy unhelpful but I've had the snitch help me take a few control points lol
I don’t. Because the last time I unlocked her she was empty. And I hold grudges.
mostly* even
im just trynna but a good shield splinterer roll
he's helped me take navy hill more than once, actually.
hmmm, or was it the nest? I'm absolutely no help at all lol
awwwwh yeh, congrats
Did you farm countdown with loot set to AR?
if cassies closed i wouldnt be able to find the snitch right?
No snitch will give you location. And the location will have a timer for when she I opens
found the snitch finally
Did you do the secret comms for the puppeteer manhunt? The snitch is where the manikins were a lot of the time
summit
im 26 out of 33 where do find the ones im missing
summit gives much more loot than countdown i think, got it first run summit
its it just my bad luck or are the stutters in game getting worse?
We’ve always had better luck with st Elmo’s in countdown with the loot set to AR. Just something to think about when farming and not having luck. I personally get a lot of exotics and named in countdown due to all the named enemies and rogues. They have better loot tables
so i completed the snitch bounty do i have to wait for cassie to show up for the location or what
Finding the snitch allows you to see her. Bounty is just a here have this it doesn't matter. Cassie will be locked until a certain time and that's how it always is.
but does her location pop up while shes locked or only when shes unlocked
Pretty sure you can see where she is.
cause i cant
She is the target symbol on the map
No no that’s bounties lol. She’s the shopping cart
oh i see her
I bought WoNY dlc, can I somehow boost my already existing character up to level 30? Or does it need to be fresh?
i think it only boosts when you chooses to skip to the dlc
Ah, so the level boost from shop is separate right?
im not sure never bought it
shouldnt we get coms when we kill the nemesis in descent ??? i ve done it yesterday and didnt get a com 😦
No. You can boost anytime
can people drop exos for each other or is that not possible?
Bro I gave you a merciless yesterday...
Sharing gear does have rules and it applies to all gear not just exotics.
i mean yes but someone tries to do it with me but i cant see the dropped gear
does he drop it or share it? or how does it work
daily mission rewards not working for anyone else?
1 hour share timer once it hits the ground(can be extended by logging out), it has to drop on the ground OR come from a REWARD cache this includes your proficiency caches/league rewards track/GE rewards track/weekly dono, daily, weekly legendary projects(caches bought at the CD vendor or for stars do not count) the share timer starts when you receive the cache into your inventory but you can force caches into your mailbox by not claiming reward tracks allowing you to choose when to pull the cache into your inventory.
so when it randomly dropped you cant do it?
do hunters only spawn at night?
oh wait no you said drop OR
so there is a timer of 1 hour that the exo can be shared
if the hour passes it can no longer be shared?
Yes, you can actually see who it's sharable to and a timer in the bottom right of the item description.
wait the loading screen progress can back track??? XD
Yeah its common
I've given away tons of Elmos. The only time you can't share certain things is to people who don't have WONY.
very interesting.....alright thanks for letting me know
All new weapons can’t be shared with non ny characters. They don’t have a gear score assigned. But if you are in a group at time of receiving. You can share any loot with those players. Certain caches can not be shared
Then prolly my mate did something wrong idk
The share timer may have ran out. Or it was from a reward cache that you can’t share
hmm alrighty
This reminds me. I've been looking around the last few days and there's next to no info available on which items were all available pre WoNY. Mostly going off memory.
Pre ny were a lot of crafting exotics. Like nemesis gunslingers holster. Then ninja knee pads. Coyote mask. Eagle. The liberty. That one AR that buffs depending on head body or leg shots.
Bighorn
The lever action rifle from that college
You have to be in the lobby of someone who gets one to have it be shared
Spreadsheet pinned in the #td2-build-advice shows an icon next to things that are WONY DLC.
I found out exotics can drop from lock boxes today, idk why I thought they wouldn’t
I mean, you should never not have a gear mod on
They go on mask, chest, and backpack
Yeah you need to be in a group at the time an item hits the ground or a cache goes into your inventory. Was that the thing you missed?
Ah nice ty. I'd thumbs up on the comment but not enabled it seems.
anyone know if intimidate was actually changed to TWD or is it still amp.
yeah i prolly misread it above when you explained it
yea but how do i actually use em?
man recalibrating takes ages
still amp
exact same process as weapon attachments, but for your armors. Go to the chest/mask/backpack you wanna slot it into, hit f, click slot, add mod.
I never actually said that because I thought it was a given but I'll remember that next time it comes up.
I dont have ouroboros smg but what build or sets make it so good?
and how do i put mods on drones n stuff?
yea my brain is currently exploding anyways
same exact thing. Select the skill, hit f, select slot, add mod.
Also how do u apply a status effect to urself easily
Anything
It has amazing stats which is why it is good
Its like elmos, you don’t really need to build around the exotic, you can just slot it into whatever
hmm alrighty, ill try it out in a bit
ahhhh i have to click on that shit, alright now i get it
The high rpm damage and mag make it good. The ability isn’t even a factor. I use it with my hunters fury build on heroic. It’s what unlocked heroic for HF lol
It would also be good with striker
Ohhh
HF on heroic has been easy before that came out
I assume u guys are in the thousands of shd lvl
the weapon is just stupid busted
Ok it unlocked HF heroic for me. Before that I used other builds and just used HF for speed runs
What is hf heroic? A mission?
Hunters fury is HF
it's a gear set
Heroic is the difficulty. And the SMG buffed it enough to make our heroic runs fun.
Ohhhh
But it ultimately depends on your play style.
The way my group plays. Huntersfury didn’t do well for me.
yeah if they all take your kills it won't be fun for HF users
that's why i don't bother with smg anymore. i just go headshot HF with regulus so i kill before anyone can
Yup. But the oroborus or how ever it is spelled gave me the kills lol
Descent i thought
Incursion 4 man raid
Oh
yeah paradise lost incursion
so when tinkering gear or a weapons i cant change one attribute from for example headshot damage to critical damage ?
1% drop on each boss and higher at the end chest
i can only increase the stat on the given attribute?
- have you changed another stat or talent on the weapon yet?
- are you recalibrating a sniper?
Each line has dedicated options
yea ive just increased the stat of the core attribute
and wanted to change one of the attribtues
You can only change one stat per gear piece
ahh okok
You change one. And improve all
you can optimize (increase) any number of stats, but you can only change one
huh but i didnt change it, i just increased the core attribute
yet it doesnt let me change the attribute
if you used "recalibration" it counts as changing
Did you optimize or reroll the core
i optimized it
Hmmm
post a pic in #ask-td2-community
okay one sec
Does buying WoNY allow you to boost character from the shop menu or only thru starting NY
only thru ny
You can boost via the store but it's only level 30 WT5 boost, otherwise you can always go to the NY expansion icon just south of the whitehouse and go to NY at any level while in DC if you haven't done WONY. @drifting cape
Wait the level 30 boost might be the year one bundle thingy.
At character creation you can boost to by also
lvl 30 boost is the y1 bundle
is whisper 20% like brutus is??
Realistically how much time did it take you guys to get to shd 1000?
I did not do WONY yet, and I still need to do capitol mission, could I somehow skip it?
40-50 hrs if maximizing your shd gain
Really?? Whats the best way?
For some reason I cannot travel via pilot, but I can normally start new character and play NY
Is this normal or some kind of issue?
Open world control points, executions, hostage rescue . Challenging/heroic with whatever directives you can manage
maybe it has something to do with some of the bugs from Vanguard update
Okay
Depending on setup and clear times you can kinda figure your per hour shd gain and figure it from there
I've seen agents do it really quick just be resetting the same control point.
Heroic 4dir control points are an shd per clear.
I see, so what you’re saying is I should have pilot accessible at any point during the game?
if it's something with the update, ig that's correct
Yeah not every bug has been figured out and it's not very common for someone who is part way thru leveling in DC to say F it and go to NY.
also makes it easier for veteran players to skip the main game and go straight to where they want to be new york and endgame, especially if resource farming
sorry to aks but sould we get blueprints from projects no? idid dailly did not get onealso did the material donation one did not get blueprint for it
patch notes said it sould give it is a bug?
Do you have all the blueprints available to that method?
Are world tiers necessary before going to New York? I’m trying to find the reason why I can’t go there despite having DLC
yes
can always skip and boost straight to new york by going to the pilot
Can you skip story missions that way?
all but the ones you have to do in new york
So I should be able to talk to pilot when I’m level 27 and have only capitol mission left?
Because the pilot tells me to buy WoNY, even though I already redeemed a key for this DLC, even store says that I own it, I could even start fresh character on NY
Everything but the pilot is telling me that I own it, log in menu does aswell
@drifting cape might be a problem with the update that happened not too long ago.
You need to create your lvl 30 toon go into it log out and go back to your other character
That worked for me last night
Okay great I did that, unfortunately not enough time to check if it worked
Like, a lot of people are reporting that stuff as simple as their season passes or even ought season levels arent showing up. I'd be completely unsuprised that your WONY decided to be late to the party.
Also, is character boost from the shop included to WoNY?
It's something with your main character needs to be transported to the DLC and your boosted character is already on it so it unlocks it in a way.
With WONY you get a free infinite use one.
Yes free lvl 30 character boost
Epic, does it force me to go to NY when I use it?
When you log in with your boosted lvl 30 you get brought right to NY
I see, thanks a lot
Log out and go to your main and it allows you to go to the dlc
Try esc menu> store> addons
Should be level 30 boost available if you have wony
Now I can rest assured that I did nothing wrong, thanks y’all
Is it still possible to get St Elmos? I was told I'm SOL
You got poopy friends. You can still get it.
It says WoNY owned but not the booster, ig I’ll check tomorrow
Sweet how?
Farm TL for assult rifles.
Go to character creation and select WoNy it will automatically boost
Should mention this is a WONY item.
Sorry coming back from long ago just finished WoNY story Whats TL?
also whilst everyones here, how do you get the shield splinterer? seeing everywhere that is the new Best In Slot for assault rifles
chat a question here in middle of missions sundenly my screen goes black then goes back to normal
that would be the new darkness flashbangs enemys can throw at you
also this isnt twitch lol we arent chat
Ok cause technically you can boost and stay in dc as well since you've already made it to the whitehouse. It's just when create a new boosted that it forces nyc
#td2-general-chat what is it then!? 😂
ah ty alot ❤️
Sweet, thanks for the info, will the booster skip my story tho? The one after I reach White House
individuals talking. twitch has chat. this is general or just call us by our individual names
Targeted loot.
well in that case aight tear-cheal
@real creek sorry I have no idea what that is. Do you mind if I message you on the side?
No need. People might see it and learn something too.
Yes. If you want to preserve that run and finish story in the future you can just create another alt to boost. I think this was suggested so sorry if I'm repeating
and here i thought targeted loot was self explanatory
So how do I select TL as mentioned just beat the WoNY story but I can't even seem to get anyone for match making or anything. Is TL something I need to unlock?
i use my alt to farm resources lol. just let the shade ranks pile up and then claim as much of it on resources
Unnecessary and nit picky 💀
true im in a pedantic mood so im sorry for that haha
Open your map and you'll see an option to view targeted loot at the bottom of your map. It's selectable for summit and countdown
i dont think a level 30 has access to those yet
if he cant see it, he cant be at 40 yet since they unlock there and after beating new yorks story
Good deal, I always suggest having all alts created and through wony for that exact purpose. Even at low shd 4x the scavenging points are valuable 💯
There are too many brands, gear sets, weapon types to be on the map everyday so if you don't see it in TL then it's probably not.
He said he finished WONY story tho...
targetted loot on the map is still active no?
doesnt mean he is level 40 though. its very possible to rush it and be at 38 or 39
on the map, but that doesnt mean its explained. i didnt even know it existed till i went through summit and countdown
Just have to hit a specific world tier to unlock tl
Idk no response yet so maybe he is looking around at TL.
No I'm 40 TL wasn't a thing when I last played so I wasn't sure what any of it was.
ahhhh gotcha
It doesn't really say auto rifle thought just hotshot and other stuff
The white ones do I see now
i just know your an ex destiny player from calling assault rifles. auto rifles
targetted loot means that place/mission has extra chance of dropping pieces of that brand/type
