td2-general-chat

[tender wave]

not much though, if you're still one=shotting everything then it's moot

[low lily]

I mean you don't need to reload then

[tiny oar]

yeah but legendary content you're on the not getting oneshot territory

might need some testing i guess

[low lily]

Definitely do tho

[tiny oar]

also chungas are a thing

[low lily]

I have used it a lot in legendaries

[tender wave]

field testing cold start 4pc hotshot build, exp 20 SR-1 does about 6.5m, white death does about 7.5m

[torpid tendon]

I don't know what happened back there, but I run the exact same setup. I'll give it a go again then

[tender wave]

all red, chainkiller + airaldi vigilance, hsd and a couple of handling rolls, nothing unusual

[torpid tendon]

Maybe it was related to the effective range too... Idk I kinda just got mad and dropped the build after that

[tender wave]

no damage talent on the MMR

[torpid tendon]

Yes, exact the same.

No wait, I run the gift instead

[tiny oar]

the gift isnt great iirc

[tender wave]

airaldi will give slightly higher max-HH-stack damage, not sure if first shot damage will be higher or lower

[azure lintel]

What method you guys use to get a character to 40 quickly

[tiny oar]

if solo, boost to 30 then dz landmark

if in group, lincoln memorial on repeat

[azure lintel]

Thank you

[torpid tendon]

On heroic*

[hybrid ore]

Note: you can't host them yourself on Heroic.

[torpid tendon]

But you need a friend to carry you

[tiny oar]

cause you wont deal damage on heroic and will get oneshot every bullet you get

[hybrid ore]

Well, you mostly need a friend to host because the highest you can go for at least half the 31-40 process is "Hard".

Which is absolutely bugger all XP.

[tender wave]

in group, whatever the shortest invaded mission is on repeat, xp scales differently for invaded missions

(as in, for a lvl 31 player in a lvl 40 group, a regular mission will give the low lvl an xp reward scaled to their lvl, but an invaded mission gives xp scaled to 40)

[hybrid ore]

A regular mission in a group also scales it to Lvl 40, I tried about a day before the Season ended and Lincoln in a group of 4 (me on Lvl 34) was scaled up, at least according to the mission entrance.

Still bugger all XP though, since Hard diff.

[cerulean orbit]

I like my build in Division 2 because I can throw 9 or 12 flashbangs at an agent in the DZ and let my squad deal with them

[lean zinc]

I'm playing on my new character I just created trying to get achievements for the division 2 I am level 5 on my New character didn't want to boost it wanted to play normal

[azure lintel]

What day is the weekly reset

[kind veldt]

tuesday

[spare cove]

I dunno about anyone else, but I feel like the Snake mask would fit well with my Refactor build

[quiet mauve]

Saw all the headshot build stuff. 2 piece breaking point and hotshot with chainkiller and ninja bike has never failed me, unless you consider the sniper nerfs. Used to run Hapsburg one piece chainkiller and 3 piece hotshot with the ninja bike. Great for survivability with the AOK. But I found that I get slightly more overall damage and more one shots consistently once they released breaking point. So it became what it is now. Anyways, 357% headshot damage w/ 1.4m weapon damage if running white death. its handling is trash nowadays so I don’t mess with it too much.. sr-1 is great with it too, But I opted for max headshot damage with white death. Pulled it for the headshots on journey and it still slaps. Never went to legendary with it tbf because it has “no” survivability whatsoever besides being long range, and I play healer for those so.

If I remember my craft theory, it was that I basically trade the hotshot AOK and 20% on kill headshot buff, to get 30% more base headshot damage off the rip, no kills first or nothing. Which matters in terms of the consistency, and it was true when testing.

[low lily]

Vigilance imo too good to miss out

[buoyant pebble]

does anyone have problem when closing the game through steam + uplay?

I had to force close it from task manager

[azure lintel]

Does anyone have close to level 90-100 floor in summit they will share with me? I was on 90 and didn’t know joining a friend would lose my progress (ps5)

[lofty vector]

Usually this shouldn't happen since you're in your friend's session. Even tho you would get the Patch if you and your friend finish the 100th floor ot the summit, but your own save game progress shouldn't be effected

[azure lintel]

I wish this was the case 😪

[short axle]

Does anybody have Danny and Cassie already on their map rn?

[full zinc]

you dont lose checkpoint unless you reset checkpoint or cleared f100. best place to find a checkpoint to be shared is #lfg-playstation

[short axle]

Also how come that says no access for me?

[full zinc]

just need to find the snitch and theyll be shown on your map. yt probably has 1000+ how to find the snitch videos

[full zinc]

it was a playstation lfg* link, goto channels and roles to get permissions

[azure lintel]

We did clear 100. Good to understand that it’s not always like that though

[full zinc]

ok that sounds about right then. usually if there is a mismatch on checkpoint all will end up with the higher checkpoint/highest floor cleared at the time

[azure lintel]

Yeah so that’s why I need to find a way I can get back to 90ish so I can continue my project. Really don’t want to do it all over again 😪

[full zinc]

you can try matchmaking as well. youll get the checkpoint of who you join. thats what i would do sometimes if i wanted a higher boss floor for farming stuff 🍻

[vital smelt]

is there a flashlight button

in a pitch black area i cant see anything

[tiny oar]

i dont think so, but in thoses situation the pulse is your best friend

[vital smelt]

how do i pulse been like 2 years since i played

[fallow idol]

Servers? Was just playing, got Delta-03… now it just sits at 0% trying to log back in

[tiny oar]

its a skill you use

[azure lintel]

If you’re using HDR I recommend turning it off. Mine was dark as hell then I changed that and it’s so much better

[rotund elk]

question. I just finished part 4 of the season journey but it is not letting me accept the rewards or move on. Anyone know how to fix this? I tried logging in and out already

[hybrid ore]

You can also attach a Flashlight/torch to the underbarrel of most regular pistols.
IIRC you get it from killing one of the Chainsaw heavies that you can find in the sewers.

[grand blade]

Try turning off the option called "Natural Light".

[grand blade]

Bed Bad (sorry Riven) mod! Bad! 😋

[tiny oar]

did you complete 6 objectives ?

[rotund elk]

I did. it even shows in the left bar that it is complete

[tiny oar]

the bar is inaccurate sadly

it says completed when its not really

[hybrid ore]

@grand blade I'm going to need you to elaborate on that one.

[rotund elk]

AH! I see what you mean upon counting I an actually missing one more. thank you

[tiny oar]

np, gl completing it

[grand blade]

Trying to send the newcomers into the sewers on a wild goosechase 🤣

[hybrid ore]

That is how you got the mod originally, IIRC it was actually a specific area of the sewers.

I'm not aware of any changes to obtaining it.

[tiny oar]

ngl seeing the chainsaw guy for the first time my heart skipped a beat

[grand blade]

Oh, wait, you were talking about the actual flashlight attachment. Sorry 😂

[hybrid ore]

I almost expected a slammed sliding door the first time I came across one of them.
if you don't get that, you aren't due for an eye-test yet.

[grand blade]

That's how you get it? Been forever since I got it 🤔

[tiny oar]

ah you meant bad mod

i was wondering why you were saying to go to bed to rivens lmao

[hybrid ore]

I honestly just thought it was a time-zone thing.

[tiny oar]

autocorrect does its thing again

[grand blade]

AMG! I didn't even notice I misspelled it. No wonder Rivens responded like that 🤦🏽‍♂️

[grand blade]

Sorry 😅

[median marsh]

are servers down?

[royal pond]

I don’t believe so

Are they down for pc?

[fierce field]

Hi have a quistion about the mission neutralize ridgeway in the capitol stronghold without using an armor kit can you not use a armor kit the whole mission or only when he spawn

[scarlet musk]

I think it starts when the "no respawn" message comes up

[inner elbow]

I thought it was another Warframe pun

[finite heron]

hi, I'm new to this server but I was wondering, has anyone found Kelso's stuff in East Mall? cause I'm drawing blanks

[grand blade]

Manhunt Scout Week 1 Solutions (East Mall)
||1. Complete American History Museum on any difficulty||
||2. Complete any 3 activities in East Mall||
||3. Eliminate 20 Enemies in East Mall using the Seeker Mine skill||

[hybrid ore]

That just doesn't suit you.

[grand blade]

If only they had made it some kind of coded message and they had given us a key we could use to solve it, it would have been kinda cool. But a "Google it!" kinda solution seems a bid lazy on their part 🤷🏽‍♂️

[inner elbow]

Naniii?

Do you want hidden solutions that you can find from flipping the game upside down, like you do on newspapers?

[unique bramble]

It's cool that the exodus gloves can negate the tenacity effect if you didn't manage to kill the 3 necessary enemies to normally negate tenacity (dmg taken) in combat.

[tiny oar]

you know its meant to be like this ?

you cant fail at something you succeded

you're supposed to be an agent that knows this kind of code and knows how to decypher

[grand blade]

And yet you are also an agent who doesn't know hand-to-hand combat? LOL

[tiny oar]

you do have melee tho ?

especially useful to kill downed players

[unique bramble]

Yeah, we have an entire arsenal of guns but not a single knife lol

[grand blade]

You mean the slight breeze that can't knock over a house of cards? haha

[tiny oar]

idk, killing people in a punch seems kinda strong to me

also you might wanna try the exotic shotgun that oneshot on melee

[grand blade]

you mean an almost dead person

[tiny oar]

or lady death + named wyvern holster

thats some damage on melee

[unique bramble]

You are only saying this because we were pilots long before becoming agents.

[tiny oar]

i like a titanfall 3 reference when i see one

[inner elbow]

Imagine melee weapons with optimal range
Warframe moment

[kind veldt]

i do end up liking throwing knives and throwable melee weapons in other games

heck i loved all the throwing weapons in elden ring DLC

specially the kunais

[unique bramble]

The underground rusher have that

[inner elbow]

I wanna throw Ninjabike backpack users into the chunga

[tiny oar]

lmao same

[kind veldt]

i know

[inner elbow]

Throwable agents

[kind veldt]

in the yeh old times of forums

[tiny oar]

at this point we might aswell throw guns at the ennemy

[kind veldt]

i made a joke gear set about their poison throwing knives in place of grenades

[tiny oar]

i have more guns than bullets in my inventory

[kind veldt]

sir this is the division not borderlands

[tiny oar]

enter the gungeon does this too and its hilarious af

[grand blade]

Would be kinda cool though, throwing knives for the throwables of a new specialization class

[unique bramble]

Chuga: gotta need a bucket
Agent just take a bucket from his ninja bike and throws on the chunga

[tiny oar]

skill buckets

[inner elbow]

Tediore gun design is so revolutionary though

[unique bramble]

Can you guys imagine Schaeffer's reaction when he wakes up from the coma, the first person he sees is Keener alive and well

[tiny oar]

he's gonna be pissed to have missed so much

[inner elbow]

Narrator: He collapses, and goes back into a coma again

[tiny oar]

coma reloaded

[inner elbow]

Coma Prime

[unique bramble]

Is that a Stanley parable reference?

[tiny oar]

too coma too furious

[inner elbow]

I don't think so, never played that game

[tiny oar]

there is no bucket in stanley parable

it was a tractor i think

[unique bramble]

Kay never mind that

[hybrid gust]

Wait a dang minute, Pestilence dot damage warhound hp without breaking it armor 1st

[crude plume]

explosive amp modifier breaks skill cooldowns. ggs. timer freezes on both skills

[inner elbow]

Yeah so does explosives.

[tiny oar]

so does emp

[unique bramble]

The poison is armor piercing

[hybrid gust]

Can't believe I never realize that 😛

[inner elbow]

It's why I call it a cheese

[tiny oar]

i dont think it pierce chungas armor

[unique bramble]

Never tested that out with pest, I know that the status like fire deals damage separately on each armor part.

[hybrid gust]

Is there anything that pierce chungas armor?

[tiny oar]

.50 does

[unique bramble]

Ravenous talent does increase armor plates dmg.

[hybrid gust]

Wish I have that 😛

[tiny oar]

ravenous aint really good

[hybrid gust]

Can Sharpshooter signature weapon break changas helmet in 1 shot like crossbow break armor plate?

[tiny oar]

not on heroic i think

[hybrid hollow]

Have they STILL not fixed the countdown chest bug????

[jagged prism]

no clue what that is, but i imagine it's just one of those player minor inconviences to the devs

[glad venture]

Was anyone able to get virtuoso blueprints from last season

[jagged prism]

apparently i didn't. did look and not a thing for them so i had to go into anderson mission with virtuoso for target loot to get the pieces i wanted for a build

an apparently according to my legacy manhunt. i never completed the anderson one when i know for sure i completed it multiple times. now my list is complete

[tiny oar]

the conpleted sign is a lie

it goes on and off at random

[jagged prism]

so one of the many features the game presents to us eh?

[dense crypt]

If I am in a friends early game session as an end game player, and he leaves, I remain in his session, and do an early game mission (side mission) that I no longer have access to, and I complete it without him being here, will it force progression on his game next time he logs in (treating it like he did do it)

[jagged prism]

i feel he might have to be on at the time Edit(also might have to be a certain meter away from you)you complete it to show as completed for him, but who knows with the many features the game gives us, might mark it complete for them XD

[dense crypt]

I only ask because I love the early game, and my friend left and I am still in his session, and I did a SHD tech cache mission and it allowed me to do it. There's a bunch more stuff I could do in his session, but now I am wondering if I do those things if it will have a detrimental effect on his personal progress

[tiny oar]

if he aint connected it wont affect its progress

he has to be there for it to validate

[dense crypt]

Okay you know this for sure?

Because I am about to go ham

[tiny oar]

i know i had to redo some mission cause i crashed and my team finished without me

[dense crypt]

Okay okay cool

[tiny oar]

also he can redo missions at any point

[jagged prism]

back in the "game randomly crashes to desktop era"?

[dense crypt]

I wonder if I remain in this session, if I can replay the entire early game (cinematics and all)

[tiny oar]

yeah, the old west was harsh

[tiny oar]

yes you can, but you can do that on your own session

[dense crypt]

I can replay main missions, yeah, but I can't replay side missions or anything tied to settlement progress

[tiny oar]

true

[full zinc]

pistol has a flashlight attachment to illuminate things while its in hand

[dense crypt]

This. I play with neutral lighting enabled and the flashlight is a necessity in some areas

[full zinc]

there is a hunter puzzle that has elec boxes in sewers and the pistol flashlight is kinda clutch in seeing them

[hybrid ore]

I already told them about 2 hours ago, you may need to try another tact to get through.

I recommend a large neon sign with a klaxon.

[full zinc]

im playing catchup

[dense crypt]

2 million candle power spotlight

[tiny oar]

real agents go in the dark and hit a wall with their head

[dense crypt]

Question: Can we turn the IFF off in-game? I think it would add to the insanity of playing in the dark by not being able to identify what's moving when I aim at it

[tiny oar]

tbh i'd like to know how to turn off the sun from being a giant ball of fire taking 30% of the sky on my screen

like for real i feel like im on mercury

its weird cause when i screenshot it, its doesnt render the same

[hybrid ore]

The temptation to make a basement dweller joke right now is overwhelming, but I'll be good.

[tiny oar]

cmon riven, im touching grass from time to time, i know the sun isnt taking 30% of the space of the sky

im pretty sure

[hybrid ore]

Al Gore did warn us about this.

[tiny oar]

he sure did, but that was from another time

i was a kid back then, thats how old it is

[hybrid ore]

I honestly only recognise him from 30 Rock, so now I'm just picturing his line about whales.

[jagged prism]

you try a DSLR camera to screenshot? (> <)

[tiny oar]

i wont buy a camera just for a screenshot lol

[jagged prism]

roflmao

[hybrid ore]

In all seriousness, it's certainly just an engine issue, report it and pray for a quick fix.

[tiny oar]

how can i report it even ? it doesnt show on screenshot

i feel like its the monitor but its being doing that on the 3 i tested

so im lost

[hybrid ore]

It's not just your monitor, it's happening to me too.

but I kinda dig it, so I'mma not say a thing.

[tiny oar]

ah man, i thought i was going crazy

[kind veldt]

What exact issue are we talking about here?

[tiny oar]

the sun eating us all

end of time stuff

(a visual bug)

[lime fulcrum]

how about recording a small clip as well?! 🤔

[hybrid ore]

Go down a street in DC (unsure about NYC), when the sun is straight ahead.
Kinda randomly, it'll look remarkably like that bit in Sunshine when he turns down the filter.

[tiny oar]

recording showed me normal sun too

[hybrid ore]

Try using the windows screenshot tool.

"snipping".

[tiny oar]

yeah thats what i used, doesnt show it

it shows normal sun and buildings i couldnt see before

[kind veldt]

take a photo of your monitor?

[tiny oar]

i should have

i'll try it next time i dl the game

[kind veldt]

i'm still opening the game to try to see what you guys are talking about

[hybrid ore]

https://tenor.com/view/reaction-my-eyes-cant-unsee-burn-gif-7225082

basically this

[tiny oar]

very accurate

[jagged prism]

i jokd about them buying a DSLR camera to get a screenshot XD

[tiny oar]

i had to show it to an irl friend to make sure i wasnt going nuts

i tried modifying every setting to change it, nothing seems to have impacted that

[jagged prism]

you know the saying "puff puff pass"? (> <)

[hybrid ore]

I'm now convinced that it's designed to balance out flashbangs showing us the void of time and space.

[tiny oar]

oh about that

[jagged prism]

what happens if you get flash banged while looking at the sun?

[tiny oar]

im VERY glad they went black screen when we get blinded unlike of csgo doing full white screen burning our retina

[lime fulcrum]

i assume you lose both eyes sitting in a dark room 😂

[tiny oar]

talking about eyes.....

im wearing glasses now, cause of old age....

how the turntables....

[jagged prism]

with them special lens for bluelight protection or whatever?

[tiny oar]

nah, its useless

most screen already have it included now, and some softs do it too

[jagged prism]

🤔 so screenshots and clips renders normally wish i knew what you guys were talking about though

[tiny oar]

well, if you see the sun eating the sky, you'll know

[jagged prism]

my luck i log in, it's night time XD

[tiny oar]

well if that happen at night time i guess you better find god

and not ra cause he out for you

[burnt olive]

hello all

[jagged prism]

does graphics quality matter?

[frozen elk]

with this game?
HA
no.

[tiny oar]

only if you like watching good stuff

cause the game is def beautiful

especially environments

[jagged prism]

only reason i ask, i have custom with low medium settings in most things

and it's night time in my game so can't find the sun XD

[frozen elk]

ngl
this whole
binary stuff they be doing with this season
kinda
confusing.
even when using the translator

[jagged prism]

the BOO spot lights though O_O

like an officer coming upto you at night with a flashlight shining in your eyes and you want to reel back and hiss at them showing your fangs

[hybrid gust]

Sad this season has not much passive mod for Sniper build

Sniper rarely crit, use shield or skill damage for that matter

[jagged prism]

and yet a journey "pop heads to gain momentum" XD

tried the in game camera to capture?

[kind veldt]

is this what you guys were talking about?

[jagged prism]

7am and just outside of BOO where i can actually climb on stuff and i see something like that

[tiny oar]

its cloudy so i cant really tell, but yeah imagine if its clear sky, but the sun cover the part of the sky on your screen entirely

[hybrid ore]

Ya know the old flashbang effect? That, but across only most of the screen.

[tiny oar]

aight time to sleep

stay safe agents, hunters are everywhere

[hybrid gust]

I meant for most passive mod, there not a single thing that boost headshot damage or enhance sniper gameplay aside from momentum which you gain anyway but just playing as you should.

[jagged prism]

maybe one of the many seasons after this might have something?

[kind veldt]

i mean does snipers really need anything else at this point?

[lean zinc]

How's everyone doing today I been playing on my new character on the division 2 am level 11 now on my new character on the division 2 I been doing the main story for the division 2 on my new character

[plucky night]

is there a spotter talent or only perfect spotter?

[jagged prism]

there is a regular spotter talent

[plucky night]

will it drop on chest peices?

[jagged prism]

not sure what the difference between it and spotter. think it'd either be a smaller percentage or same percentage but shorter duration?

[plucky night]

smaller percentage

spotter is 15 perfect is 25 i believe

[jagged prism]

chest pieces i do believe. can always check the tinkering menu chest talents section. don't think they goofed that one up

[plucky night]

does high diff missions only drop perfect im only getting tht one. However, im trying to put normal spotter on a diff chest

[jagged prism]

was that an uzina chest? maybe try one of the other brands or if chest loot is someplace?

[plucky night]

yea it is

[brazen yacht]

Whats the like, drive behind doing raids? Besides like the initial reward of the mask etc

It was definitely really cool, but the loot didnt seem like it was boosted or smth

Whats so special about them?

[kind veldt]

unique exotics, people who do raids are the ones who really like the coordination challenge or speedrunning

[brazen yacht]

Oh right, besides the Ouroboros what else? Is there a wiki page for it?

[undone timber]

Ouro is for the incursion

Dark Hours is Eagle Bearer and Iron Horse is the Regulus/Ravenous

[brazen yacht]

Oohh ight

[kind veldt]

well i just told you, loot, exotic and challenge

those 3 are the main thing people go for raids

[brazen yacht]

I had meant what other drops were raid specific

[kind veldt]

ah

[brazen yacht]

Poorly worded sorta

[undone timber]

You can get raid gear set blueprints as well iirc

I think those drop in the incursion too

[kind veldt]

yeah

those gear set blueprints are still locked to raids

[jagged prism]

definitely the blueprints so you can craft them as long as your have the gearset materials so you don't have to run the raid for them anymore, but there used to be the only place to get chest/backpack, but i think that changed at some point too

[brazen yacht]

For the Ouroboros, do people make builds with the intention of putting a status effect on themselves, or do they just have it as a way to put the status others apply on them back on that person

[timber hatch]

its just fun, they are the best designed activties in the game imo

[jagged prism]

for me i had fun putting it in a strikers build and hearing it go bzt reload and then "where's the ammo restock again?"

[kind veldt]

people who use ouroboros most of the time dont even know what the gun talent is

it's just the strongest stat stick in the game

[brazen yacht]

Lmfao

[molten verge]

DPS is broken on that thing

[undone timber]

Even after the nerf the burst DPS is still wild without talents

[molten verge]

Was it too OP for PVP pre nerf

[kind veldt]

everything

only thing better than it is chatterbox after a big buff and at max stacks

[molten verge]

sadly i got mine post nerf, but its still strong

[jagged prism]

i think everyone's got nerfed regardlessly

[glad venture]

How do you report bugs in the game

[full zinc]

#unofficial-troubleshooting has a bunch of links in the pin for reporting different things

[glad venture]

Looking to get bugs reported to the trello board

[jagged prism]

think the stuff on trello is more of a bulk of issues being reported and devs makes a decision to put it up on trello

even here they say to open a support ticket
https://trello.com/c/lhaVZwKZ/2-❓how-to-report-bugs-issues

[clever steeple]

Anybody know a good farm for steel? I have at least 3k less steel compared to my other crafting materials.

[full zinc]

gonna be best bet 👆
the more reports they get, the quicker it gets added. @glad venture, is this something gamebreaking or exploit related, or is it something you could share and maybe generate a few more reports if it can be replicated. dont share gamebreaking/exploit related if thats the case

[full zinc]

probably just good ol solar farm control point. all mats represented there and the area around. if you have multiple agents it can yield somewhere around 10k assorted mats daily (4 agents)

[jagged prism]

far as we know, it could be just something you or a very small handful of people experience

[jagged prism]

if the solar farm isn't great, other method which can be tiring is watch mule, but best post 1k

[glad venture]

I believe the exotics from last season are not in the general loot pool

[clever steeple]

Yea I've been probing east mall, picking up as many black boxes, green tool kits, and orange JTF bags as I can.

[kind veldt]

they are

someone earlier asked about centurion holster and got 5 min after asking

[jagged prism]

think about the only exotics not in is the Provocator which you have to obtain in the theo manhunt i think?

[kind veldt]

yeah, still locked there so far

[kind veldt]

#ask-td2-community message

[full zinc]

ig you can get steel from true sons and their activities

[jagged prism]

yeah, was going to say if you hover over it in your resources it lists who drops the materials usually

[full zinc]

best source is always gonna be watch tho. if you can grind out shd youll have all the mats you need.

yeah, had to look up the faction to source from

woulda been much easier hovering 🤦‍♂️

[jagged prism]

is it hovering?

[full zinc]

well, clicking on the mat

but yeah, readily available

[jagged prism]

ah, yeah. i tend to do the watch mule thing so i havne't looked in forever just remember it was there somewhere

[molten verge]

Does Div2 Need a second incursion

[undone timber]

Without going into it people discovered a second was planned but ultimately scrapped

[pseudo shoal]

I'm so done with this game.

[inner elbow]

New ideas -----> Window ---->

[marsh heath]

For the Journey mission to equip items from the same Brand (__/4) - which brand set has 4 pieces?

[pseudo shoal]

Is this game in Detroit or is it in DC? #unofficial-troubleshooting message

[inner elbow]

All of them

[pseudo shoal]

Can't use gear sets

[inner elbow]

E.g. just equip 4 PC Prov

[marsh heath]

not gear set - brand set (so yellow, not green)

[pseudo shoal]

Teal*

[inner elbow]

Turquoise*

[lean zinc]

I'm level 16 now on my new character on the division 2

[pseudo shoal]

@marsh heath go do camp white oak you should get a few pieces of stuff

[marsh heath]

its currently backpack focus - so harder to get a full 4 pieces

[pseudo shoal]

It wasn't yesterday

[marsh heath]

it is today

[pseudo shoal]

Well my game is absolutely broken

[marsh heath]

might also be difference between pc and xbox clients

[twilit musk]

Currently stuck on floor 100 on challenging mode and need help again lol. Last couple people have left after the first attempt 😐 I’m on Xbox

[blazing edge]

is memento a specific activity drop? or just general pool?

[molten spire]

general pool, backpack targeted loot is your best bet

[full zinc]

if you dont have 4 of the same brand just target any brand in open world or through countdown. dont need to use the gear, just need to equip once. trash or stash them after you complete the challenge.

[marsh heath]

yeah, that's what I ended up doing - the challenge is just oddly worded to me lol and I apparently don't have the crafting recipes unlocked or it seemed like only 3 of any brand can be crafted

[clever steeple]

Currently watch lvl 336, so I have a long ways to go.

[dense crypt]

Jupiter manhunt, early on, Kelso calls it a "Manifesto" and not a "Manifest"

It's l;ike nails on a chalkboard every time I hear it

[wraith vault]

kinda crazy played a lot on ps4 and not really been on it for awhile... more of a PC player and well it was on offer so just had to get it but... level 1, refused to boost because I want the achievements so long way to go XD

[maiden belfry]

First time I went into DZ, my anxiety was dialed to 11, no other multiplayer game gives me that

Any Div3 news I've zero interest in Div2 now no matter how much of a game overhaul they do

[molten verge]

No news from Div3

[dense crypt]

I'm below SHD 1000, so the DZ is pretty dead for me unless it's targeted loot AR/Rifle/SMG

I've been going into the DZ a lot lately and out of the five hours in the last 24 hours I have been there, I've seen one person

[low lily]

Honestly agree

[gaunt totem]

I never had a manhunt before

Simply because I'm just passive

And ik ppl would rock my shit heavily

[dusky bramble]

Felt I love getting manhunt 5 in div 1

[low lily]

Honestly it still feels great going for those big 100+ rank manhunts

[hybrid hollow]

Guys is it possible to redo the hunters? I jut noticed I missed a mask but when I tried to pull the lever again I couldn't. Please tell me it's possible.

[fickle edge]

the last set of passive modifiers is locked through the last journey?

[dense crypt]

Yes

[fickle edge]

well that's dumb

[dense crypt]

If you fail a hunter encounter, for whatever reason, then usually waiting for 24 in-game hours then closing the game and reopening it let's you try again (The closing and reopening the game is unconfirmed necessary, more anecdotal, but the 24 hours in-game wait time is necessary)

[fickle edge]

i remember getting all the passives much faster last season

[golden drum]

No, if you've killed a hunter, you can't summon him anymore!Sometimes he may be in the old place, but even if you kill him, there will be no mask.

[hybrid hollow]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[dense crypt]

If you killed a hunter, then you have it's mask

[hybrid hollow]

When I did the Christmas tree hunters I couldn't find the 4th one

[dense crypt]

If it's a multiple hunter encounter, and you kill half of them, or one of them, but they despawn or you die, you can re-attempt the fight by waiting and trying again

My first try, I killed two of the four christmas tree hunters, but hunters despawn if you don't damage them enough, or the sun comes up, so I had to try again

[golden drum]

Sometimes, sometimes!The mask may be lying next to the place of death of the hunter, even after a while, try to run there, or look for someone who did not do the quest.

[dusky bramble]

Anyone on ps4/5 able to help a div 2 newbie out im level 8 currently much appreciated have a good night

[hybrid hollow]

I already did. Nothing there. But ill try the second method.

[hybrid hollow]

When I went back to the switch at night I couldn't activate it

[dense crypt]

I also got killed during the hunter fight with the generator keys, killed one

Went back, mask was there

Picked the mask up, waited 24 hours in-game time, and was able to collect the generator keys and do the fight again

[hybrid hollow]

I'll try that. Thank you

[dense crypt]

I have had a hunter fight bug out though, the fight where you do jumping jacks in the pool, I killed one hunter, but the other despawned because the sun came up, and it broke the encounter and I was never able to summon him again

I had to beg a friend who had no hunter masks to come online so I could redo the fight

[hybrid hollow]

That sucks. Glad you were able to redo it tho

[dense crypt]

Something interesting I found out, but I have not tested this yet: If you play with someone who is far enough in the game to be eligible for the hunter masks, but doesn't have the masks you want, and they leave the game, you're technically still in their world state by remaining in their session. This may be a way to bypass the 24h wait time

I was able to redo a bunch of side quests and a couple of main missions after my friend left (who is level 12) by staying in his session

It's possible this works for hunters as well

[hybrid hollow]

That's very helpful to know. Thanks

[dense crypt]

I believe my friend is going to be available to play again tomorrow (err...today) and he's only available in short bursts, so when I get a hold of his session again, I'll see if I can re-summon a hunter

I'm not 100% certain, but, I think staying in an abandoned session is a way to pretty much re-play the entire base game while keeping your SHD level and gear

I was able to re-play cinematics this way

I know not a lot of people care about that, but, I really like the early game but don't want to have to go through all of the effort to gain levels and get geared again

[fleet barn]

anyone help me finding a build? im a new level 40 and im not sure what build to get or how to make a good build

[scarlet musk]

If you are playing solo, i would suggest a skill build, there is a dedicated channel with a pinned spreadsheet

With so many gears you can quickly get overhelmed 😓

[fickle moat]

You can start with the meta builds. You could also Get a firearm and go out there test it to see what you prefer to use and build around it

[unborn plover]

hi, any good build for incursion?

[tiny oar]

check pinned message in #td2-build-advice for a list of build we already know works well

[naive glade]

Did you end up getting the credits and mask or do you still not have them?

[azure lintel]

I got them both the mask was in my stash

[primal sky]

Hola ,me añades al grupo ?

[scarlet musk]

gosh legendary summit is just stupidly hard

[sour pawn]

waddddup

recently been playing some td2

[analog sparrow]

hi need personal upgrade please

to level up

[dawn heath]

?

[analog sparrow]

30 to 40

to the division 2

[sour pawn]

??

[undone timber]

Imo it's much easier than strongholds

[scarlet musk]

Yeah that's true

[fleet barn]

i had questions really about the gear more than what gear to get since i seen the spreadsheets

[dawn heath]

?

[whole raptor]

how do i get the scorpio six12

[spare cove]

Exotic caches

[dawn heath]

Countdown/Summit? Shotgun focused loot?

[spare cove]

Summit offers little loot compared to the time invested.

I'd say Countdown with Shotgun focused loot is the play.

Failing that, buying the Exotic caches in the Countdown vendor can help

[hybrid hollow]

Summit is so chill tho. It's sad that it really doesn't drop that much loot because I think it's a really nice game mode

[scarlet musk]

loot sucks, i made 20 levels in legendary with 5 directives, not a single exotic

[hybrid hollow]

Yeah, it does suck. I wish they would increase the rate of loot in summit because countdown just outshines it. But Summitt is great for journey missions! And it's very fun

[scarlet musk]

25 level... not even a single godrolled gear/gun... yeah that's not fun

[molten verge]

Is there a Best in slot talent for lexington in PVE

[tiny oar]

depends on your build

personnaly i went for sadist

for od build

deals a good chunk of damage

[tender wave]

For generic crit build probably strained or optimist, but yeah sadist for OD or flatline for heartbreaker, I think measured is also a decent choice these days

[tiny oar]

wait measured is good now ?

boy did that talent went the rollercoaster

from negatively affecting your build to actually being good ? what a ride

[torpid robin]

is the castle settlement still bugged

[cold narwhal]

Bugged how

[torpid robin]

still looks destroyed? gassy n shit?

[cold narwhal]

No?

[torpid robin]

wait it's functional now?

[tiny oar]

yes, you have to complete the story for that

[cold narwhal]

Its been functional for as long as Ive been playing

[torpid robin]

wdym, like up to BT invasion n stuff?

when did they fix it

[kind veldt]

couple of seasons ago

like 4-5?

[cold narwhal]

Broken wings?

[torpid robin]

daaaaamn

bet they had a party at the office finally getting the castle settlement working

AFTER 4 SEASONS

[tiny oar]

it was meant to be destroyed at start

and then slowly rebuilding

[torpid robin]

what

[tiny oar]

the castle was rebuilt after you completed some missions

[torpid robin]

what missions

[kind veldt]

since that season is gone

i thinkj just reaching lv40 and it's rebuilt

[torpid robin]

i didnt reach 40 when i played TD2 like, 3 years ago

[kind veldt]

now you can even without DLC

[torpid robin]

eh

it's weird how it's only been 7 months(?) between TD1 and TD2

7 months and there's already vines n shit all over the place in manhattan

[cold narwhal]

I think about that too sometimes

[torpid robin]

how does everything look so screwed after 7 months

[cold narwhal]

I think they went slightly overboard on the last of us look. But it really doesnt take much time for nature to start reclaiming stuff when nobody is around or cares to halt it with maintenance

All of the large scale destruction and earth mounds are from some massive hurricane

[clever plank]

Hi, how do you get the blueprint for Dread Edict?

[torpid robin]

wait a hurricane happened?

[cold narwhal]

Yeah

[torpid robin]

do they still make seasons n stuff for the division 1

[cold narwhal]

Faye talks about it when you go to the financial district for the first time. There’s also comms collectibles where paul rhodes talks about it

[torpid robin]

or is the live service dead

[cold narwhal]

They just restarted global events for it but theres no content updates anymore. Still fairly active though

[torpid robin]

yeah im seeing a lot of new players in the starting area

[undone timber]

you'd be surprised😭

[hybrid gust]

What with this item check screen bug

like it happen again and again from time to time when you check item it cancel the screen, to the character then all UI disappear show only your toon but you can't do anything but quit the gme or get kick

Can't paste screenshot here 😛

[tiny oar]

go into #ask-td2-community

[alpine gale]

is the rerfractor gear set bug atm are skills as After playing with this set extensively, I've grown frustrated to the point of dumping the whole thing--and skills altogether, honestly. It isn't the set, it's the fact that my turret and drone leave me consistently hung out to dry. I will literally sit and watch my drone hover in a stationary position and fire over the top of an enemy in cover when it could easily move around to the side and actually HIT something. I've died more with this set in the last two days than I have in a month with weapon-based builds simply because my skills aren't doing damage to heal me

and drone flying into spwan areas and not moving also

and the get good comments dont help either lol

[keen osprey]

Skill builds prior to the introduction of the capacitor where all about place/deploy and let them do the work. The capacitor was added in there to give people a reason to shoot their weapons more consistently and have some damage to do do - with that being said, this is the first time we've had a skill related build that can also heal you and despite that I too have noticed inconsistent behaviours, but it's always the drone that's the issue... turret seems to be fine.

[alpine gale]

maybe im using the drone wrong maybe i should throw it at them lol

[keen osprey]

We're at a plateau in terms of what builds can do for us and I feel like the drones targeting behaviour is slightly off as a result of the frenzied enemies being able to move faster

[alpine gale]

ah i see maybe thats the probs

[keen osprey]

Unless you're playing without modifiers then that means the targeting in general is broken

[alpine gale]

maybe time to dump drone and use turret and hive see how that goes tks for info

[keen osprey]

Seeker mines have a broken targeting system.

Drones don't target enemies for long enough before returning to you.

Turrets sometimes can't switch targets and you have to cancel them.

What else is broken

[toxic flume]

Drone always been iffy. It gets stuck and lack of targeting

[tiny oar]

seekers are working as intented, they arent made to follow endlessly their target, they are made to explode on a certain place

[toxic flume]

It’s not broken to the point it don’t work. But sometimes it do be annoying, I use it to take aggro off of me like decoy. But drone I see more issues than other skills for some reason. Especially if you run around to different objs in countdown. Needs some fixing for sure

[keen osprey]

They really aren't. I've slowed down alot of footage where a target is within the cluster radius and no damage was done. Et al

[alpine gale]

ah didnt know seekers had mind of their own also

[tiny oar]

you can be in the seeker raduis but behind cover it wont hit you

[toxic flume]

You target or do dmg then it chases as a seeker

[tiny oar]

the goal of seeker is to make enemies jump out of cover

[toxic flume]

Or sometimes on deploy, that do intend to target on their own

[keen osprey]

The only reason why it's not as much of a hindrance to most is because of hardwired. I have them on a mortar build and missing 3 out of 6 targets with a 25 second cool down is gruelling sometimes

[tiny oar]

what you call bug def isnt and was made this way for balance purpose

otherwise skillbuilds would hard stomp everything

imagine sending a seeker that can oneshot anything and its impossible to dodge

obviously it would be broken

[toxic flume]

I remember the skill build meta

[tiny oar]

i remember the airburst seekermine meta in div 1, never again

[toxic flume]

It was brutal to play with and against someone using it

[tiny oar]

oneshotting everything on sight

[toxic flume]

Annoying asf

[keen osprey]

Seekers don't one shot on heroic unless you've got the buffs behind it. Them doing no damage even when they're in the blast radius proves the point that they're inconsistent. I'm not asking them to die on explosion but the fact that they manage to walk away unscathed despite them EXPLODING at their heels is telling

[toxic flume]

Airburst airburst airburst

[tiny oar]

yeah the goal of a skill build is to build buffs otherwise you're as good as hitting a wall of bricks with a pencil

like capacitor buff

[toxic flume]

Like lyfe said, seeker is meant to knock them out behind cover

[tiny oar]

if an npc has a direct los with an enemy and is in range, it will take damage

[tropic compass]

finally got my mic working I can start raiding again 🥳

[toxic flume]

Nice

[tiny oar]

i used hardwire for so long, if it didnt work we would know, it would be unusable

its not a coincidence so many people use skill builds : it works

[toxic flume]

Easy to build, easy to use. No skill required

[simple forge]

meanwhile AR builds with blues still doing tens of millions of dps with over a million armor

[toxic flume]

Your risking your life more than a skill build

[simple forge]

Sticky bomb cover controls kill me more than anything

[toxic flume]

Just be lazy and only use seeker and mortar

[simple forge]

Just let me go back into cover while aiming it ughhhh

[toxic flume]

Never die and kill everything

[keen osprey]

Try a mortar Groupo build with 25 second cool down on your cluster seekers and then you'll know how useless they are at targeting. The main reason no one sees an issue with them IS hardwired. With the buff in cool down there isn't enough time in the day for people to care and they know that.. sometimes it's easier to add a coat of paint than it is to rebuild

[tiny oar]

i mean, if your build is bad, thats on you, not the skill

we use the build and it works

[toxic flume]

Hardwired is is meant for skill dmg, refractor is a support build

[keen osprey]

Who said anything about refractor?

[toxic flume]

Just pointing out the 2

You’ll be surprised many people use refractor as if it’s hardwired

[simple forge]

If you have long cooldowns using a refractor build, is it called the refractory period?

[keen osprey]

6 skill tiers is 6 skill tiers.

8 mines are 8 mines

If 6 enemies get targeted and damage is only done to two of them despite all 6 being in the open and them being in the radius of the seeker explosion then it's the fault of the seeker not the operator nor the build quality.

[tiny oar]

there are more than just skill tier and min numbers to skill builds

explosion damage for example is a stat you can get

[undone timber]

seekers are just garbage

[tiny oar]

explosion radius too

seeker speed

where you land it

[keen osprey]

Are you trying to be a troll?

[tiny oar]

bruh

im telling you how to build, and you ignore every stat

you cant be surprised your build doesnt work if you dont make it work

[undone timber]

its not a build issue

[cold narwhal]

[tiny oar]

it is when you ignore every stat

[keen osprey]

You're ignoring the fact that seeker mines are broken and trying to educate me on builds when that's not the issue. 😂

[undone timber]

seekers are just useless

[tiny oar]

seekers are working as intended

[undone timber]

if he's built for mortar he's built for seekers lol

[tiny oar]

as i told u before, its to make enemies jump out of cover

but you're ignoring that

[undone timber]

you can do that with grenades too and save a skill slot

its like they mentioned earlier people only use it with HW

[tiny oar]

nades take a while to throw and need to aim

[toxic flume]

You use seeker then mortar. Not mortar then seeker

[cold narwhal]

Seekers are fine but compared to div1 they are baby toys

[tiny oar]

obviously

[keen osprey]

I'm not, that wasn't their design intention. Grenades do that, they jump out of the radius = no damage.

Enemies within radius of seeker mines should receive damage but they don't. Hence = broken

[tiny oar]

seekers in div 1 were busted

[keen osprey]

Remote shield too

[tiny oar]

then why is it only you ? my seekers work fine

[keen osprey]

It's not just me. 🤭

[cold narwhal]

As soon as I unlocked them it was like easy mode

[tiny oar]

if a seeker explode on my screen on an enemy it takes damage

thats how it works

[toxic flume]

And stuns them

[undone timber]

if they roll an inch out of the way they don't do jack

[toxic flume]

Duh

It have a radius. Not radius of the entire map

[cold narwhal]

Yeah but they do frequently bug out or the enemies all do superhuman acrobatics to avoid damage

[tiny oar]

well if they jump out they jump out

thats how its supposed to work

it works for you too

[toxic flume]

Seeker scares npcs

[keen osprey]

Have you seen them with that frenzied buff. They're like cockroaches on red bull

[toxic flume]

I swear npcs worst nightmares is seekers. Works every time

[undone timber]

the issue is seekers have subpar damage and rarely hit anything

if you wanna do crowd control just run eclipse

[tiny oar]

yeah, its almost as if it was intended that way lmao

some of yall didnt play division 1.6 patch and it shows

[undone timber]

?

so theyre trash

[tiny oar]

they arent trash

[undone timber]

^

[tiny oar]

you just want them to be op

[undone timber]

at least when you run foam headhunters won't hate you

[torpid robin]

sometimes my seekers just follow me when i deploy them wrong

[keen osprey]

#1 Seeker Mine Enthusiast flair anyone?

[torpid robin]

how do i target enemies for seekers again

[inner elbow]

You don't

[tiny oar]

press the skill button once again

[keen osprey]

That's the thing
You don't lol

It's like playing chicken

[torpid robin]

wait seekers are the balls right

[tiny oar]

while aiming at enemy

[kind veldt]

what seeker are you using?

cluster, airburst, regular

[cold narwhal]

I haven’t used it yet but refractor seems like combat medic instead of full healer like future, and/or status effects build but you should just use eclipse for that

[inner elbow]

Harry Potter

[toxic flume]

What ever slot you have them on, when look at npc, press that button. Or do sum dmg against them, then they chase

[torpid robin]

oh ok

[undone timber]

refactor is okay but it's worse than FI or EP

[kind veldt]

Refactor is for turrets and drone builds but also heal others

[undone timber]

im more annoyed it doesn't work with the deflector my whole idea got shot down

[toxic flume]

It’s for sustain heals, not burst heals

[kind veldt]

Was also expecting to do that

[undone timber]

FI gives TWD as well so

[cold narwhal]

Like I said

[keen osprey]

To be able to play as a passive healer and do some damage it would be okay? I find it good if you've got team members who are aggressive getting mini armour buffs without you having to chase them with a chem.. it definitely gives off less stress

[kind veldt]

If you want to deal damage while also healing go to Refactor.
If you want to heal while buffing team overall damage go FI

[cold narwhal]

Like i said

[undone timber]

it makes tur/drones better but theyre not very good off the bat

[kind veldt]

Both coexist no problem

[simple forge]

Coming back after a year and trying to remember how to get into these bounty areas challenge

[kind veldt]

???

[keen osprey]

Haha yeah some of them are still tough.

AVOID AVOID AVOID Potomac park (near tidal basin mission) that place is the catacombs for bounties.

[cold narwhal]

Side missions unlock most of those buildings

[toxic flume]

Any area or what kind of bounty?

[undone timber]

turret + drone builds are slow as hell

[toxic flume]

Certain names area bounty?

[simple forge]

im literally there, in the fkn container park

i found it, but holy hell

I love how you can see footprints on the map, just me running in a giant circle

[cold narwhal]

People in here are trying to adress two different things as if they are the same subject. Opinions on builds and what the builds are technically good for are not the same discussion

[cold narwhal]

Oh that area. Yeah that area is a maze

[torpid robin]

god forbid you try to survive like, 12 seconds? 18?

[keen osprey]

To be honest - that's the main assumption now because of the power creep we've had with dps builds and expertise. Like if you look at it, skill tier 6 damage output has always been the same through the years, they've never rebalanced them to allow more damage output beyond expertise which buffs it in the 10s of thousands.

They struggle with this in descent too where you cap out at 6 tiers and can only boost the damage out put by a certain amount despite the enemy scaling continuing through each loop.

[tiny oar]

wym power creep on dps build

[torpid robin]

which of the expditions in TD2 are worth doing

[tiny oar]

the most powerful dps build is striker and has been nerfed

[keen osprey]

It's like one of those topiary bush mazes.

[undone timber]

I mean it's a risk reward thing

[tiny oar]

like nothing ever beat striker every in history of div 2 and it became weaker since last season

[toxic flume]

Real

[undone timber]

skill builds are pretty safe so it makes sense to have less damage output

[torpid robin]

which expeditions are actually worth doing

[undone timber]

hotshot, HF, nego etc lol

[keen osprey]

Having the tier 5 momentum with turret and drone is nothing to be laughed at though. That constant overcharge is lovely

[undone timber]

they're all really good

[tiny oar]

like are skill build weaker than red builds ? sure, but to call it powercreep when its never been the case is hallucinatory

[cold narwhal]

In missions yeah but in open world you can get screwed pretty easily if you’re not being very alert

[keen osprey]

Getting disrupted by the tusk is the biggest pain in the tatas aswel

[undone timber]

the case with anything in open world tbh

[cold narwhal]

Game straight up spawning packs of enemies 10ft behind me

[keen osprey]

Where

[tiny oar]

well you gotta learn the spawn points

[undone timber]

you get used to spawns after a while

[cold narwhal]

Exaggerating the distance but basically anywhere in open world

[keen osprey]

When you do open world content they're always scripted to exit from certain drain covers or doors so at some point you get a fair idea of which direction they're coming from.

[tiny oar]

yeah when they come from fake sewer entrance its easy to kill them

[cold narwhal]

Im not talking about spawns for activities. Im talking the random groups of enemies that walk around

[keen osprey]

I know what you mean though because I did a bounty the other day in a place I was unfamiliar with in judiciary square and they came out a door behind me. It made me jump

Ohh

[keen osprey]

When they mix with the activity you're doing - that's even worse. Or when an npc waddles into a level 4 control point and you've got to figure out who's who, so you end up completing the entire point before it allows you to complete the activity

[cold narwhal]

Like ill be engaged with a territory or PE and the game is just like “here, have 5 unrelated enemies spawn in behind you lolz”

[vestal kestrel]

Or when doing a control point and two resource convoys show up, then rogue agents right after the fact.

[simple forge]

I lvoe that

No joke I think that's when the game is it's most exciting

[cold narwhal]

Yeah i love when rogue agents spawn unless I’m under time pressure for some reason. They actually pose a threat sometimes

[keen osprey]

trying to enter the loot room after completing the control point

LET ME IN LET ME INNNN

rogue agent detected

[vestal kestrel]

no kidding

Like, "holy crap that was a lot them" 'rogue agent detected' "GODAMMIT"

[cold narwhal]

Plus they can aggro any other enemy faction to themselves which is fun

[simple forge]

rogue agent detected immediately covered in accurate air bursts, drones, jammed, flanked

[cold narwhal]

If im having trouble with one ill just sprint and kite them through a group of other enemies and then sit back and enjoy the show

[inner elbow]

rogue agent detected
10 seconds later
Rogue agent eliminated

Gotta love the mortar build

[keen osprey]

You should try seeker mines they're soooo consistent /s

[inner elbow]

I'll be singing Dancing Queen on their tombstone

[tiny oar]

i do use seekers

they are fun

[keen osprey]

It's like summoning the craken

[cold narwhal]

Noooo we’ve moved on from this don’t start again

[inner elbow]

Exactly why I use mortar turret. I get to kill whoever I want, whenever I want, however I want.

Rogue agents are my dance monkeys

[cold narwhal]

I hate targeting with it though. It’s probably much easier on pc with mouse precision but it’s finnicky as hell for me

[inner elbow]

Takes practice.

[cold narwhal]

Duh but it’s still a pain and enemies often dont take damage due to some scenery elevation or whatever

[inner elbow]

It's very much a skill-based skill

[keen osprey]

You can aim and anchor it with a.. double tap on bumper I think

[cold narwhal]

Bruh dont “skill issue” me im very experienced in the game

[inner elbow]

I didn't say that

[cold narwhal]

Go troll some fromsoft forum

[inner elbow]

Mortar turret has a high skill ceiling no matter how experienced you are

[keen osprey]

It's true though, the perfectly positioned mortar take effort and ability to figure out height, distance etc. I still fluff it up and end up hitting myself

[molten spire]

A settlement patrol firefight aggroing the entire control point is hilarious - "guess we're taking it now"

[inner elbow]

Every now and then I still nuke myself

[vestal kestrel]

the amount of times I've said that exact line.

[keen osprey]

This wasn't on the schedule of events, Karen

[cold narwhal]

Alright maybe i took it the wrong way but I still don’t find it a super reliable skill

It’s the same targeting issue with airburst mines which is why I never use them but thankfully mortar actually hits enemies

[vestal kestrel]

why I use assault turret and striker drone, they aim themselves.

[inner elbow]

Can't hit enemies hiding in cover

[cold narwhal]

With what

[vestal kestrel]

the drone(usually) flies around and forces them out.

if not then I adjust my position.

[scarlet musk]

Yeah and on skill tier 6 with 3 empress it's not that bad

[inner elbow]

And it takes just 1 mortar shot

[vestal kestrel]

fair, different builds for different people.

[cold narwhal]

Man after playing div1 turrets where they cue up another turret while one is still deployed…that is amazing

[vestal kestrel]

that was so good, miss that. Tacticians authority was a great set for skills.

[cold narwhal]

See now that is something they could put on a gearset

[simple forge]

ubisoft should hire the guy that did the doom soundtrack

[inner elbow]

The only downside of mortar turret is against chungas and flying enemies.

[tiny oar]

division isnt doom, its not the same ambiance

[cold narwhal]

Ubisoft cant afford to hire anyone these days 😂

[vestal kestrel]

be awesome though, clear out true sons to heavy metal.

[toxic flume]

Every game have it’s unique music

[keen osprey]

When it comes to audio in The Division, too many worship the ground that Ola Strandh walks on though.

I personally enjoyed when they went off trend and got someone else to work on the tracks for countdown, those were great.

[cold narwhal]

Play the end of jefferson trade center manhunt mission or invaded it does basically that

Might even on normal i forget

[blazing edge]

does the game scale me down to (or even let me join) a new player going through the campaign?

[vestal kestrel]

it scales them to your level.

and yes it does let you join.

[blazing edge]

that sounds like it could be rough for them no? or does it achieve the same thing?

[vestal kestrel]

it's not as bad, the other player can still kill stuff survive just fine, if your build is good then you will be like a god among sheep.

[cold narwhal]

It doesnt scale them much if thats the case. I do a lot of shepherd calls and it seems more like they scale the enemies up for me

[blazing edge]

I've got a buddy who'll be brand new that Ill be joining for the whole campaign, I guess Im wondering if it'll be a significantly nicer time for them if I just make a new char and switch back once he's finished with it

[vestal kestrel]

I think that would be the better option.

That's just me though, you do you my guy.

[scarlet musk]

Defo better with a new character

[cold narwhal]

if the low level person seems competent enough I usually try to hang back and let them lead so they can actually experience stuff, and I only jump in on killing enemies if they are in trouble. Otherwise im just instantly clearing rooms with a pistol 🤣

[blazing edge]

yeah I was gonna run my heals build on my main if I joined with that

[scarlet musk]

Does the oxpecker really have a negative perk ?

[cold narwhal]

Sadly the vast majority of the time, the person i get called to acts like theyve never played a video game before

[kind veldt]

yeah

[cold narwhal]

And always seems to have their voip and chat turned off

[kind veldt]

drains your shield but you can get it back by dealing damage

it creates an odd situation

depending on your build it might not fit your shield build

they did increase the magazine size from PTS so it should be easier to get it back

[cold narwhal]

Speaking of shields, Ill often see people run bulwark tanks and they seem to hold off enemies forever but whenever i use bulwark they seem to destroy my shield rapidly. Is there just some relative perception thing happening or what

[tiny oar]

builds require a lot of parts to work, bulward is just the base

[cold narwhal]

Yes i know how builds work

I don’t have 3k hours from idling

[kind veldt]

i mean i just have 3 tier bulkwark on my regulus build and it works fine

for heroic

[cold narwhal]

Hm

[kind veldt]

if i flip to 5 tiers using picaro's i barely lose the shield

and thats not even using talents that buff the shield like pointman and so on

[cold narwhal]

Out of curiosity what specialization you using for it

[kind veldt]

technician

for free skill tier

peices like memento and ninja always give 2 for shields

so it's just a weirdo build that i made using ninja, picaro's and technician to get 5 skill tier with just two pieces

so the rest is red

[cold narwhal]

Ah

[kind veldt]

it's not the greatest, it's just something silly i made to have a strong shield while playing with regulus

the increased zoom that pistol has just screws up my muscle memory of pistol aiming

[cold narwhal]

Im trying to get better with regulus if for no other reason than i keep getting called to backup insufferable people using pistolero 🤣

[quiet mauve]

That ninja x picaro combo was the base for a lot of my builds when it dropped.

Ran good with bulwark though I agree.

[kind veldt]

i was just playing around with the idea of max shield with few pieces as possible

[quiet mauve]

Yeah straight up. Fair enough brother.

[queen saffron]

Im new to the game, i just did the Capitol building mission and after that i got an incoming invasion alert and it reset all of my control points. Is that part of the story line or a weekly thing?

[toxic flume]

Striker umbra NB

[cold narwhal]

Both

[kind veldt]

invasions are weekly thing, but that is the introduction to the mechanic

[queen saffron]

Ok.. gives me a reason to turn the difficulty up then i guess

is there any point in recapturing all of the control points again?

[kind veldt]

control points are a good source of XP and blueprints if you havent gotten them all

[cold narwhal]

The invaded missions change weekly, but there is story order to it if you want to follow. Also it used to be part of a stupid world tier system before wony made that pointless

[queen saffron]

I had them all captured

[kind veldt]

when invasions happens they dont all reset

[quiet mauve]

Do tidal basin.

[kind veldt]

this is a case for this point in the plot

[quiet mauve]

Itll advance you one more time then you don’t have to worry about that again.

[queen saffron]

all of mine reset

[kind veldt]

they do it once for the plot as i just said

[queen saffron]

Got you

[kind veldt]

anyhow, do invaded missions and level up a specialization you probably unlocked at the white house

[hybrid ore]

It should be noted that enemy NPC's can capture them, even when you're offline.
So don't expect to hold them all, even if you have taken every one.

[cold narwhal]

The only thing they affect going forward is density of enemies and spawning of some activity types per map region

[queen saffron]

Ill figure out where tidal basin is and do that

[quiet mauve]

Bottom of the map

[queen saffron]

got it thank you

[quiet mauve]

From there. Either go to wony or just grind to 40. Get that SHD level and whamo, tutorial complete.

[queen saffron]

im 40 already, SHD 11

[cold narwhal]

Yeah the order of that is all wacked now

[queen saffron]

i havent done the NY expansion maybe ill go there and do that next

[quiet mauve]

Alright. Well then, for what it’s worth, you’re still in early game story stuff if it’s doing the advancing invasion thing.

[queen saffron]

I completed the base game and story line

i havent done NY expansion though

[hybrid ore]

It's very much worth making one character a "story main", and completing any story missions on there.

The rest you can just do whatever on.

[quiet mauve]

lol I’m not gonna explain this one. No point.

[cold narwhal]

If you care about story order you should do the coney island and pentagon missions and camp white oak before wony

[quiet mauve]

Good luck agent.

[queen saffron]

Yea i enjoy the story line, ill do that next then, ty beema

[toxic flume]

He have the watch. He done the NY story

[queen saffron]

I havent done the NY story at all

[toxic flume]

Wony is NY

[queen saffron]

I havent done Wony

Ive just done the DC base part of the game

[cold narwhal]

You cam get the watch without going through wony now

[toxic flume]

Bruh

That’s a thing?

[cold narwhal]

You get it at whitehouse quartermaster

[hybrid ore]

?

[cold narwhal]

If you do the level skip

[queen saffron]

i didnt do the level skip

I just played the story line

[toxic flume]

I thought watch is linked to Wony only after story completion after you kill the last boss

[cold narwhal]

Well either way, you can break story sequence with the watch now

[tiny oar]

not anymore since last season

[queen saffron]

I didnt break any story sequence I hit lvl 40 while doing mission and it unlocked the watch

[toxic flume]

Bruh. That’s makes rss farming easier

Umm 🤔

[tiny oar]

just do wony then manhunts in order for story

[cold narwhal]

I know, but it used to be you only get access to the watch after certain story missions

[hybrid ore]

Canonically, you only get the watch from having complete WONY, but after the 10th playthrough, it gets a bit dull.

[toxic flume]

So in reality i can make a lvl 30 boosted character aka pre Wony and still get the watch?

[static aurora]

yes

[toxic flume]

[hybrid ore]

It's 100% possible to boost to 30, join a team doing Lincoln Heroic (you can't host it), and get a watch within a ridiculosly short time.

[toxic flume]

Time to rss farm with watch lvls even faster now

Doing full wony story is boring asf over and over again

[hybrid ore]

Personal favourite? Use Descent. You need the boost long-term anyway, and you get XP for doing it.

[queen saffron]

What is rss farming?

[static aurora]

resource farming

[queen saffron]

Oh

[hybrid ore]

Yeah that's not what we call it lol.

[cold narwhal]

Dont pay attention to any of this. Its endgame veteran player chatter

[hybrid ore]

"SHD mule", normally. Or even just "watch farm".

[toxic flume]

I see it as a rss farm

[queen saffron]

I just got the game a few days ago so I’m winging it

[toxic flume]

Official terms ye

[hybrid ore]

Really Silly Slog, farm.

[cold narwhal]

Im happy to field any questions in a non spoiler way feel free to dm me

[hybrid ore]

Just ask them in here, you're better off getting community answers.

or actually, #ask-td2-community

[queen saffron]

I’m enjoying the mission so I dont want to skip or rush anything.

[toxic flume]

Gen chat more popular sadly

[cold narwhal]

You calling me inaccurate?😒 😂

[hybrid ore]

I have receipts lol.

If anyone gives you grief for not knowing something, you let the team know.
We all started out as newbies.

[toxic flume]

Real

[queen saffron]

Im a super noob.. 4 days in lol

[toxic flume]

Just ask questions in server first, highly Recommend.

[queen saffron]

I have thick skin, people can roast away

[static aurora]

Like the others said, newbie judging is not allowed. We all started as newbies

[hybrid ore]

We like to foster a chill attitude on here, you'd be helping all of us out.

[static aurora]

I'd like my @queen saffron medium rare please

[cold narwhal]

What about incompetent mid level players?😂 (in-game not in here)

[queen saffron]

Well I’ve experienced in game chat already… already desensitized

[hybrid ore]

don't worry, you'er still welcome 🫂

[cold narwhal]

🤬

[hybrid ore]

The ingame chats are about as sane as a 4chan message board the day after mcdonalds stopped serving a certain sauce.

I'd honestly recommend just turning them off.

[toxic flume]

Never played the game to no life div only player. Everyone is welcomed

[static aurora]

i second that

[cold narwhal]

They are pretty tame on console for obvious reasons

[static aurora]

act like they don't exist

[queen saffron]

Pc chat is not tame at all lol

[static aurora]

PC chat is....interesting

[queen saffron]

Don’t ask a question there either, that’s why I came here to ask lol

[toxic flume]

Pc chat on any game with world chat is very interesting

I always turn of world chat ngl

[cold narwhal]

World chat is in dz only isn’t it

[toxic flume]

But interesting to read.

[queen saffron]

Most of the answers were either about my intelligence or that the game sucked and I should quit while I’m ahead

[hybrid ore]

It's like when someone uses an ingame mic in div2.
If you ever wondered why you basically don't ever hear one, it's because apparently the only people that do are trying to eat it.

[toxic flume]

I see it in boo. But your prob talking about DZ local chat

[static aurora]

Game is dead. Get's ready to clock 48hr straight in DZ

[hybrid ore]

As someone in Australia, that's basically just Countdown farming for me.

👻 = boo
White House or Haven = BoO.

[queen saffron]

Honestly I’m just having fun doing the story line, I don’t need have any interest in doing farming at all. I got it in sale with the expansion for $10

[cold narwhal]

Yet*

[toxic flume]

So the watch thing. New characters gain it when they reach boo or what?

[hybrid ore]

You talk to the spec tree guy.

[cold narwhal]

Quartermaster

[static aurora]

through quartermaster

[queen saffron]

I got my watch at lvl 40 at the White House

I haven’t touched NY so I guess you don’t need to do that according to what everyone else is saying

[static aurora]

I think the only req is you have to be in your own session, as in Solo

[queen saffron]

I was indeed solo

[toxic flume]

But I have to start fresh right like lvl 1 to boost then get watch. Or how does this work?

[static aurora]

you can just boost to lvl 30 and do last 10 lvls

[toxic flume]

Making a new character for watch

[cold narwhal]

New game, boost, get to level 40, get watch

[toxic flume]

Thnx.

That’s what I was looking for

[hybrid ore]

Div2 is very much a "marathon" game. You are meant to take it slow.
Just enjoy the ride, don't rush. You'll learn over time.

[jagged prism]

i'm still trying to wrap my head around the new 30-40 method of leveling

[hybrid ore]

Just do anything and you get xp.
you can do the wony campaign, priority objectives, descent, whatever.

[cold narwhal]

I might do that again actually. Running very low on field data and dont want to farm

[jagged prism]

i just remember hearing invaded mission with 5 directives on

[toxic flume]

I find Wony slower to level up, didn’t know about the pre Wony gets watch till now

[static aurora]

just lincoln memorial spam. easy and quick

[toxic flume]

Wonder if it’s faster than doing Wony story over again

[hybrid ore]

Lincoln spam is great if you're in a group, but solo it's locked to Hard at the highest.

[jagged prism]

yeah, taht threw me through a loop too. was like dreading the last wony mission run for the umpteenth time

[toxic flume]

Takes forever to complete Wony just to shd mule

[hybrid ore]

If you have any side/shorter mission available, that'll help get to 40 faster.
Or the big one for solo: DZ Landmarks.

[jagged prism]

i'll have to try that sometime

[cold narwhal]

I didn’t realize it was a thing so i did ||parnell|| missions amd then went back to the whitehouse and the thing popped up and i was like whuuut

[scarlet hollow]

Haven’t played for months , has inventory space increased ?

[cold narwhal]

Yes

[scarlet hollow]

By how much ?

[toxic flume]

Gawd, been ages since I done the div2 intro mission

[cold narwhal]

If you have year one and something

[jagged prism]

100 if you got year 1 pass and wony otherwise 50 for 1 of each

[cold narwhal]

Doesn’t everyone have wony now technically?

So guaranteed 50?

Oh wait

[scarlet hollow]

Ok thanks , inventory was a nightmare at end game

[lapis delta]

I'm curious while it's bad has anyone made a build using Acosta go bag

[jagged prism]

either this server or the other, heard people saying some don't own it

[jagged prism]

tried a few times and found nothing that works well. even with the chest talent Madbomber

[cold narwhal]

No its “included” for endgame content purposes but you still have to buy it for the nyc map content

I remembered the weirdo situation now lol

[lapis delta]

I remember getting it for the first time years ago thinking woah overcharge ? So cool and now I shed a tear when I look at it, it needs a buff so badly

[scarlet hollow]

Don’t think 100 is enough , with new gear and weapons coming out

[jagged prism]

wony until a recent update was required, but now a days you can just buy base game and never worry about wony

about all you miss really is 2 skills tops

[cold narwhal]

You do if you care about any nyc content

[static aurora]

or wanna follow up the story

[cold narwhal]

One of those skills is decoy. That is essential

Playing without decoy is crippling yourself

[small spear]

all of the wony skills are relevant tbh

[cold narwhal]

I could get by without sticky and traps but decoy is not negotiable 😂

[static aurora]

decoy is goated

[jagged prism]

i rarely use it honestly

[cold narwhal]

Bruh. It is powerful. I neglected it for wayyyyyy too long to my own detriment

[jagged prism]

🤔 though i should be using it with this seasons modifiers OC decoy?

[static aurora]

Same here, then i started running sniper builds and well, it is exquisite sips tea

[jagged prism]

i do have a hotshot build where i use it so i can't argue with that. can i have some tea too?

[static aurora]

no, get your own tea

[cold narwhal]

Say it’s goated! Say it! 🤣

[static aurora]

Tea is def goated

[jagged prism]

though i find it funny one person wanted to drop a mantis to someone who doesn't own WONY and was like "it'd be useless for them" can't argue since mantis has a decoy talent involved

[cold narwhal]

Yes I corrected myself right after

[cold narwhal]

I mean….it looks cool? Lol

[static aurora]

I mean yeah but it's still a decent sniper

and looks cool

[queen saffron]

i ended up loving the bullet king but i dont know if its actually good or not

[cold narwhal]

Ngl i ise it for photoshoots more than combat 😂

[jagged prism]

my exotic snipers collect dust in stash. i do love the white death with determined though

[static aurora]

For determined my go to is SRS A1

[cold narwhal]

It can be

[jagged prism]

used to have an old build with it and Negotiator's Dilemma. buddy came up with it back in the BT crawling out of manhole for warhound convoy. made quick work of them even with 2 of us running that build

[small spear]

it's decent

[queen saffron]

im using it with Gunner and Pretrov set

pretty fun has 1500 rounds now

[jagged prism]

though 🤔 thinking of the Maurader Frenzied bug, i should be carrying it around with me all the time and see if i can take that thing down

[static aurora]

Man priority objectives just juked me

[cold narwhal]

Just experienced that yesterday. Oof

[static aurora]

the what bug now?

[jagged prism]

same, second account with strikers and chameleon (best i can put together) and that health just wouldn't drop

[cold narwhal]

Legendary roosevelt boss

[vagrant sigil]

is it taking an extremely long time for shepherd back-up calls for anyone else, lately? I am matchmaking for any back-up call and it takes over 10-15min if at all

[jagged prism]

black tusk maurader being frenzied so even 100/200 stack striker = you can't bring it down because by the time you reload it regenerated it's health to 100%

[static aurora]

Interesting

And all we get is a drone that flies around and shoots BBs on enemies

[jagged prism]

probably a handful of peple needs help XD

[cold narwhal]

Hopefully they fix the enemy modifier bugs sooner than they did last season

[jagged prism]

even with aggressive modifiers and tier 5 momentum XD

[vagrant sigil]

people mainly use it for matchmaking with others
it simply isn't working for me anymore

[cold narwhal]

Support boxes getting mods …just like…

[jagged prism]

@vagrant sigil it's sunday morning too for some. might be at church or something?

[static aurora]

or might not be bothering with back up calls

[cold narwhal]

I think the shepherd xp event is monkeying with the system

[static aurora]

Can't remember the last time i actually used shepherd

[jagged prism]

only time i called for help and wanted it was for last seasons Master MIssion

wanted that provocator chest for collection purposes and try a build. can't say i wasn't disappointed but can't say it's actually doing it's work either though

[static aurora]

i still haven't done that

[cold narwhal]

Main issue with provocator is theres no icon or anything letting you know when its working

[jagged prism]

i was trying to cheese it mostly, got to the 4th area and went down in mission and called for help thinking " they'd come in and revive me where i laid down" but game restarted teh mission XD

[vagrant sigil]

you noticing it too?

[cold narwhal]

Theres a directive

[jagged prism]

you mean modifier?

[static aurora]

i think he means the no regen directive

Where you can't recharge out of combat

[cold narwhal]

No the armor regen directive on open world or missions or summit when it is in season

[jagged prism]

ah, thought they meant the BT Maurader regenerating excessively bug XD

[cold narwhal]

Oh

I dont think there is a way then

[jagged prism]

but yeah, that one can be rough when it's out of summit and in openworld/missions XD

[static aurora]

it's fine. TBH most directives are easy to deal with

[jagged prism]

aside wearing gear with Armor Regen

[cold narwhal]

Nope it stops that too

[small spear]

i think they should double down with the frenzy regen but make pulse stop it for a few seconds

[cold narwhal]

You can only get armor regen from talents I believe

With the directive on

Either that or it’s buggy and regen attributes only work sometimes 😅

[small spear]

if it's straight healing (not armor regen) then it'll work. something like umbra will work not because it's armor regen but because it's just healing