ask-td2-community

[nimble spruce]

Also, Enforcer shotgun if you didn't get the preorder bonus. Plus there's a named LMG that you can only get as a friend referral reward (Stinger?)

[foggy needle]

yea those 2.

[inner tendon]

Stinger.
plus the Hunter gear, arguably. Since it can take longer than any Project. And Nemesis I suppose.

[nimble spruce]

ruthless & lullaby if you're not bothered about purchasing them

[fallow inlet]

Hey Rivens, Kettle

I had nemisis done in 2weeks time, ok 2 days time. Got all the parts on Monday and blueprint on tuesday

Hardest on to assemble for me was the chatterbox

[storm river]

nemesis is easy enough after you actually do the first one since it goes in general pool

[fierce adder]

Chatterbox is the easiest to get.

[inner tendon]

I am aware.

[south perch]

When is the street themed apparel event ending?

[fierce adder]

I think its a week tomorrow

[south perch]

You mean next week?

[fierce adder]

check on the cache boxes in the Apparel tab, it will say there how long is left

[south perch]

Watched some yt videos from 13 days ago and it said 1w and 6d so it should emd tmr, but if i opened my game it said it’ll end next week

Is there a bug or smth?

[fierce adder]

not sure. Based on past Events, you stop earning caches, then they give you time (usually a week) to claim them and purchase any items you're missing

[rotund sonnet]

The event was there before real update and it was bugged but you were not able to get cache keys. After they added the update and it, the real time is shown

[wild sequoia]

how do i increase the amount of ammo in the artillery turret

[foggy needle]

higher skill tier and artillery skill mod.

[vivid mica]

Just came back after years away. Is there a way for me to play with a buddy who is starting from lvl 1?

[foggy needle]

@vivid mica check out #lfg-pc channel for group finding.

[vivid mica]

That’s not my question.

[wild sequoia]

aight

[foggy needle]

OH, my bad not trying to group find? um yes you can join each other as long as its in DC and not NY. the lower level gets scaled upto the higher level (but not their gear).@vivid mica

[vivid mica]

Wait. They never fixed that? So the lower level just gets 1 shot the whole time?

🙄

[foggy needle]

nothing to fix. its how the game is designed.

their base stats get scaled upto level 30 BUT their gear does not. 2 different things.

[vivid mica]

I understand what you’re saying. It’s just effectively not a way to play with friends. I mean I remember trying to play with people and they just got mad and quit the party or the game because we couldn’t play together.

Constant 1 shots is no bueno. I’m shocked they never fixed that.

[foggy needle]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

since their level 1, just roll a new toon and join em that way.

[rotund sonnet]

Rogue agents summit floor 11 wipe?

[pulsar latch]

So is there a better (more lucrative) way of getting steel/ceramics other than countdown and reconstructing?

[foggy needle]

SHD watch alt toon running.

also doing a daily circle at solar CP gives a chunk too.

[storm river]

Do CP4 bosses drop tactical assessment?

[narrow matrix]

No unfortunately

Only missions with that faction (last boss) will drop based on difficulty

Ie heroic Lincoln will give 4 true sons tac assessment

[oak talon]

and bounties aswell

also with bounties there is a somewhat cheesy way to more easily get a lot of tac ass,
set your world to normal, farm a bunch of normal bounties from hostage rescue and public excecutions, then set your world back to heroic and do those normal bounties on a heroic world, the boss should drop 1 for normal but drops 4. all the while its a normal diff bounty and super easy

[storm river]

bounties too

doing that rn

[narrow matrix]

Never knew about this thank you for this info @storm river @oak talon

[lime fossil]

Does the Shepard tank reset to 0 every season?

[golden pawn]

anyone know if vile works with pestilence

[true siren]

it does not

[rotund sonnet]

F10 with this is bugged

[crisp phoenix]

hey! Is it a bad time to come back to the game if the season is ending? (I think last I only hit max lvl iirc, didn't get too far)

[sacred sigil]

it's never a bad time to come back. especially if you either don't care about season rewards, or have the time to grind it out before it ends.

[modern sparrow]

Servers are off or on?

[sacred sigil]

should be up now.

[storm river]

any1 know what this icon means?

[sullen onyx]

hardcore

[storm river]

ooooh

chad

[burnt pine]

Sometimes when enemies take a knee on my shock trap, they then "surf" all the way to the other end of the trap. What's up with that behaviour?

[foggy needle]

Called a bug

[burnt pine]

Been there for 2 years or so at least. 🙂

[rotund sonnet]

I found a way to run the Floor 10 with GE easily

[fallow inlet]

Hey AZ

[lime fossil]

Does the Shepard tank reset to 0 every season?

[loud saddle]

Yes

[burnt pine]

Anyone faced this problem while taking over control points? All the enemies are dead but it still shows reinforcements as "in conflict". Except there are no enemies visible. So you can't take over the CP.

[plucky mesa]

Fast travel away, then go back. Should fix itself.

[foggy needle]

^^ and also that also can happen when 1 NPC chases an enemy sometimes far.

[burnt pine]

So a couple of those reinforcements seemed to be firing at something, but there was nothing in that direction for another 50-60 metres. I ran all the way 3 blocks down and back.

Will try the fast travel method next time.

[nimble spruce]

If you go far enough away it will likely reset so you'll have to do the defensive stage again, but at least it'll probably work

[modern sparrow]

does CPs lv4 have named enemies?

i tried lv3 but there's none

[true siren]

yes

[fair bone]

running low on receiver components

[dim token]

why does my in game map not show anything there are no icons or missions

[oak talon]

does it persist if you restart the game?

[narrow kraken]

only happens to me when I clear shader cache, just fixes itself after a bit

[burnt pine]

You'll get two. One while attacking and one while defending.

[sacred sigil]

although it depends on what purpose those named are for. they don't drop optimization, but they do progress 'kill named' project items.

[modern sparrow]

Man, really?

I think its better if i farm CPs lv3 to get their BluePrints

[sacred sigil]

eh. lvl4 is more fun, and the act of CP liberation does drop opti flags. field recon or whatever it's called.

which would be 4 for heroic cps, and 3 for challenging.

but if the speed of farming is paramount (which isn't very healthy metric, imo, but you do you), then yes, 3 is faster for sure.

and if you need fast fraction opti resources, do bounties. they also drop according to world difficulty, so even a weak normal bounty will drop 4 assessments.

[novel spade]

Does the way you have your spec points spent save with loadouts?

[nimble spruce]

Sadly not

Fingers crossed that the eventual spec revamp will fix this, but that's a way off yet

[sacred sigil]

a better way to manage these points also would be welcome.

[fierce adder]

Its a shame you have to change them at the desk. If you could change them from your inventory, that would be magnificent.
Like you said, with the re-work things will change anyway

you also could work out if you need 15% extra damage on your secondary weapon choices, reduce the two least used to 10% and have 10% on a 4th option

[sacred sigil]

there's no point in making that choice at all.

just let us fkin have those 15% to all and be done with it.

[fierce adder]

Maybe. But then you would have to rename the whole thing because you wouldn't specialise you would generalise

[sacred sigil]

not in the slightest. specializations are about everything else in their trees. weapon stuff was never a choice, is was just a needless hurdle, remembering which you got where, switching if you can be bothered.

[pulsar latch]

When making a eclipse build with sticky burn, is it better to have status effects and skill haste OR status effects and skill damage?

[burnt pine]

Banshee Pulse with 6 yellow cores says it has a "radius" of 52 metres but in practice and on the range, it doesn't seem to hit even 10 metres. What's up with that?

[sacred sigil]

skill damage absolutely. haste is generally superfluous.

[modern sparrow]

you must hold the skill

[pulsar latch]

Skill DMG? Fml a vid i watched said all status effects and haste so that's what I did 😭

[nimble spruce]

kind of depends on TTK - when solo or lower difficulty haste is better as you'll quickly wipe out a group of enemies and need to start on the next one. In higher difficulties and with group scaling you'd probably benefit more from the higher tick damage

[burnt pine]

Wow. TIL. Thanks.

[odd condor]

How many keys are in the premium pass's faction key bundles? I'm considering getting the premium pass for the Heartbreaker outfit, but I have more keys than I really know what to do with

[delicate tartan]

When is Session 10 beeing released, not pts, official version

[loud saddle]

isn't it like next month, the 13th or something?

[delicate tartan]

Ok 🙂

Thanks

[wild sequoia]

what do endorsements do

i just received 2 over the past day

[loud saddle]

endorsements increase your shepherd rank. increasing your shepherd rank earns you a commendation, a patch, and a BP trophy.

every time you answer a back-up call you can earn up to 2 endorsements (one automatically, and one given by the player who called for backup) after a certain amount of XP has been gained.

first 15 endorsements will move you from rank 1 to rank 2 shepherd rank, every additional rank after that requires 7 endorsements. shepherd rank 25 is the rank required to earn all the rewards. I think you get the commendaton after earning rank 2, bp trophy and patch come at level 25.

[wild sequoia]

i see

thanks bro

[loud saddle]

np mate, anytime

[mossy hinge]

Can someone help me with the friend referral program to get the hunter's outfit, I already have an account created, just need to play 3 missions with me, I can help too.

[pulsar latch]

How does one get optimisation crafting blueprints? Is there a specific activity?

[loud saddle]

if you hit up the #td2-friend-referral channel to find an eligible veteran to play with. should be a fairly quick search since recruits are hard to come by.

[last cloud]

Could someone tell me what’s the Sign besides the Difficulty means plz?

[loud saddle]

it's the GE icon

it's turned off atm from the look of it. it just shows the current global event

[last cloud]

Okay got it, thanks.

[fair bone]

is the reanimated GE unpopular? im having a hard time to matchmake for most activities

[thorny bobcat]

what's the percentage you need to be immune from bleed

[sacred sigil]

93.8%

[thorny bobcat]

thanks

[little dagger]

Day 1 challenge “ inflict corrosive damage from headshots on re animated hostiles “. I don’t quite understand how to do this. Can someone please explain? TIA

[sacred sigil]

first you kill some dudes with the bodyshots. then you kill a dude near them with the headshot, he drops a green cloud.

when the first ones get raised, they'll touch the cloud, and that's what this challenge is about.

[little dagger]

Ah, ok. Thanks mate!👍

[grave wharf]

Need help on keener like he has no skill cool down I have 20 hrs I rushed this sh but yk I learn hard way

[fluid sapphire]

if I'm trying to brute force farm coyote's mask from summit, should I expect this to be a 'all day', 'all week', 'all month' kinda thing?

[foggy needle]

It's RNG like any other normal exotic, so can be 1 day or take a month or anything between

[fluid sapphire]

oof. and it really is just 'control points with mask focus or summit levels with mask focus, as tough as I can reasonably farm'?

[foggy needle]

Countdown and summit loot farm are among the top

[fluid sapphire]

countdown being the new power plant thing that came out? should I be super worried about being amazing before queing for that, or?

[foggy needle]

Highest difficulty with most directives you can still speed farm on.

[fluid sapphire]

tyty ❤️

[foggy needle]

If countdown group, just need a good enough build. Solo countdown requires knowledge and skill + good build

[potent ibex]

What should I be farming for the best chance at getting the Dark Winter

[foggy needle]

Dz SMG target loot since it's dz drop

[shy latch]

weird i got mine out of countdown

[foggy needle]

Named caches can still drop dz named

[karmic harbor]

anyone else read it as swamp chain instead of swap chain?

I did for about a year and a half

[little dagger]

Haha, I did the same thing with the boomstick. Thought it was broomstick!😂🤦‍♂️

[storm river]

Target loot still broken no ?

[sacred sigil]

yes. and dz is cancer.

meaning, named caches are the way to go. especially when GE is up.

[gritty sorrel]

Hello all, i have a question. Does the exotic AR drop only in raid ?

[foggy needle]

depends on the exotic, if you mean eagle bearer then yes its raid exclusive.

[gritty sorrel]

yes that one ok thanks !

[noble beacon]

What's the fastest way to farm field recon data and faction data for optimizations?

[odd condor]

Faction tactical assessments drop from end of mission bosses and bounty bosses

Field recon data can be farmed through capturing control points or clearing Dark Zone landmarks

[sacred sigil]

also summit floors, iirc.

[fallow inlet]

Hey AZ,, Zuthuzu

[burnt pine]

People who are experts at Negotiator's Dilemma, please share some tips and tricks on how you approach combat. Do you take cover and try to spray as many enemies as you can? I want to get better at working with this set.

[vivid mica]

is the vile mask in the loot pool for masks?

[nimble spruce]

at the start of a fight, make a special effort to tag enemies you know will run & hide, and those particularly annoying ones (like medics), then focus fire on whoever is easiest and/or shooting at you. Chungas are excellent targets if one is available. Warhounds also make good targets but I prefer to tag them first and focus on others if possible as they take direct damage to health from transferred damage, ignoring their plating (doesn't work with chungas sadly)

if you've got a lot of enemies to focus on, tag weaker ones first then focus on elites so you don't have to then switch targets as often (also you'll do more damage to your primary target, even with the ND backpack, because of non-crits)

[burnt pine]

Thanks

[tranquil sandal]

Is hardwired a good brand for a sit in cover and pick off enemy’s and let your skills do most of the work type of play style?

And if not what brand is?

[nimble spruce]

3pc Empress, 2 Hana U and 1 Wyvern is the usual approach. See the spreadsheet linked in the pins in #td2-build-advice for full details

[tranquil sandal]

Okay thank you

[nimble spruce]

hard wired is used more for skills that go immediately on cooldown (like seekers) than ones with a long duration like drone & turret

[tranquil sandal]

Ohhhh thank you

[tranquil sandal]

And what about negotiators dilemma?

Shoot I meant future initiative

[nimble spruce]

FI is a healer set

seriously, check the spreadsheet I mentioned, it has a collection of good builds of various types, take a look through to get an idea of what works where

[tranquil sandal]

Alright thanks

[nimble spruce]

if you're set on using a green gearset instead of a high-end build, Rigger is the one that works best with turret & drone, but it won't be as good as a high-end build

[vivid mica]

The green gear sets get you actually changing your play style and playing the game.

If people had to go from no build to a high end build…it would take them a year before they could start playing a certain way.

[narrow matrix]

Which is better nd backpack or vigilance?

[oak talon]

there is no real better there, its a choice, going ND BP will give you more spread but less single target, and a vigi BP will give you less spread and more single target damage, so it comes down to playstyle and what you are doing with them to what is preferred

[inner plank]

how do I unlock past manhunts? I am after the Achilles Pulse from season 4. Nothing Ive read so far has helped me

[tranquil sandal]

What are good weapons for skill builds?

[sacred sigil]

manhunt reruns are unlocked at some season progression level. one of them is at like 53 or 54, not sure about the rest.

so just farm more levels and you'll get there. or study the season bar for specifics.

[fallow inlet]

And once unlock goto mission toggle to manhunt and there you go

[jade grotto]

Midas&Revenant Hunter are just jumping jacks in the pool at night, right? Can't figure out why they won't spawn

[karmic harbor]

I thought dth worked on armor plating

[nimble spruce]

It does, so I guess you'll transfer slightly more damage to veterans and elites if using an AR and a warhound as your primary target, but you'll still have to do more damage to kill the warhound itself, so I guess the optimal approach depends on the circumstances

[karmic harbor]

Well if the warhound is still alive by the end it's more damage that can be spread from one target

[real cypress]

is 13$ for td2 wony edition worth it on pc considering that i have played on ps4/5 for probably 400 hours-ish and have taken breaks from the game time to time?

[foggy needle]

If you enjoy the game, then yes otherwise no.

[tranquil sandal]

What are some good primary’s and secondary’s for skill builds?

[nimble spruce]

Capacitor or Scorpio, anything with in sync or perfect in sync

[foggy needle]

^^

[tranquil sandal]

How do I get those?

[nimble spruce]

Farming for them like any item. Capacitor is easier though, you get a guaranteed one the first time you do 5 summit challenges in a single run (ie, without completing floor 100)

[tranquil sandal]

Alright thanks I don’t have the dlc so I’m gonna get it soon

[nimble spruce]

If you want to check which named items or exotics are restricted in where they drop, check the spreadsheet linked in the pins in #td2-build-advice. Most stuff requires the dlc these days

[tranquil sandal]

Also how do you know if your level 40?

[nimble spruce]

If you complete the dlc story then you're level 40

Without it you can only get to level 30

[tranquil sandal]

Ohhh okay

[merry light]

If I recalibrate a core attribute but don't have the max for that stat yet, can I go back later and re-recalibrate after I get the max for the same stat?

[tranquil sandal]

You can only recalibrate once I think

[vague idol]

only the same attribute you can recalibrate to something else, but idk if you can change it to the maxed one

[loud saddle]

you can recalibrate the slot as many times as you want (so say you keep finding better rolls to add to library) but it's locked to that one slot

[vague idol]

good to know

[merry light]

ok cool I was waiting to recalibrate until I had the max for each piece of armor but I should probably just use what I have then go max it out later

[foggy needle]

TLDR: you can recalibrate 1 slot per item, and a slot is either core stat, sub stats or talent. (can recalibrate that slot endless times but only that 1 chosen slot).

[loud saddle]

just remember it costs to recal so unless you get rich with $$ and mats, don't go recalibrating 1% increases every time

[merry light]

haha was JUST realizing I'm broke

must have blacked out and went to vegas or something wth, guess I better go break into some cars for some quick cash

[stray nexus]

how do i get the vile mask?

[nimble spruce]

same as 90% of gear: target loot (for mask in this case) + directives for your best chances

[stray nexus]

if i do the countdown would that be faster?

[nimble spruce]

probably yes

[foggy needle]

countdown and summit are the fastest.

[stray nexus]

thank u

[stray nexus]

thank u

[fallow inlet]

Hey Kettle, KIRRA, AZ,

[loud saddle]

Sup Saph

[jade grotto]

Can I choose what the targeted Loot is or do I just have to hope for an activity that has a certain set?

[fallow inlet]

If you use summit or countdown then target up

[ashen kettle]

Can i still get crafting blueprints on Stronghold replays

[foggy needle]

no they only reward 1 each week (1st invaded clear)

control points level 3+ is farmable for blue prints though.

[sacred sigil]

in case anyone was just as intimidated as me by this challenge, mostly due to wonky coding, good news! it's apparently working fine. did it first try.

just don't hit heads while they're alive. i did it with mortar, for instance.

[foggy needle]

can easily do it with HW cluster spam. 😛 do it on lowest difficulty allowed for even faster.

[sacred sigil]

eh, too much hassle. heroic or bust.

the only time i switch difficulty for challenges is that god damn '2 with 1 nade' at summit.

and my main concern wasn't about difficulty, but more about dudes failing to revive when they're stuck in odd places. but apparently that's not an issue, thank god.

[foggy needle]

hu? its MUCH less hassle lol

'2 with 1 nade' at summit. is easily done with Demo launcher 😛, but yea i hear you .

[sacred sigil]

if not for demo substitution, 20 nade kills would've been even worse.

[supple swift]

pretty ez with Sleeping Giant

[nimble spruce]

EP firespreader build can work fairly well too (plus get you the 'burn reanimated enemies' challenge at the same time), at least if you pick a CP where they're reasonably tightly clustered

[foggy needle]

oh thats even better, go EP fire build and thatll clear it for you on challenging.

[oak talon]

normal cp with a ep with vile, 4 disrupts pulses later you will have it

[sacred sigil]

unethical.

[pearl mantle]

Hey can anybody help me farm lady death plz

[golden pawn]

why cant i use the small laser pointer on my smg

[sacred sigil]

meaning, the technician's? it requires a specific sort of underbarrel attachment, called long.

not all weapons have it. especially among smgs.

mostly it's some versions of mp5, and .45 vector.

[wooden plover]

So I just bought this game again, gonna get back into it and I was wondering if doing the main story provide any benefit or should I just skip to lvl 30 n play Manhattan

[loud saddle]

if you've already played it and aren't interested in hearing the story over again, feel free to boost past it to WONY. if you want to refresh yourself then no problem starting the leveling process, just gonna take longer to reach end game and experience the seasonal content when it returns.

you're not gaining/losing anything advantage wise by skipping or not skipping really

[wooden plover]

@loud saddle appreciate it, just gotta find and make a good build now

[narrow kraken]

guys where can i find in normal mode several mini tanks for the technician stage 4 quest please ?

[sacred sigil]

any invaded mission should have a couple of 'em.

many tusk openworld events also have a tech dude in the panama hat, who brings one wall-e with him.

[narrow kraken]

thx

[fair bone]

tips for invaded manning zoo mortars??

we always die, sooner or later the mortars wipe us :/

[nimble spruce]

in the first area, just stay back in the tunnels & throw out a turret & drone

it takes ages, but it's safe

second area there's more roof cover so they're not such a problem

[fair bone]

of course, we got past the first area mortars and my game crashed

[tranquil sandal]

How do I get the harmony rifle?

[fair bone]

Thanks @nimble spruce

[narrow kraken]

nice can't kill the last

[nimble spruce]

Oxidiser hits through walls

[golden pawn]

what builds use the catharsis mask

[sacred sigil]

as with all dz-only named items: dz farm, named caches, or wait for the week when it'll be on sale at some vendor.

[bitter kestrel]

Is there any good Xp/Progress guide for The Division 2? I have been off and on for the last year or so. I am lost on what to do or how to really progress.

[tranquil sandal]

Okay thank you

[clear atlas]

I just killed Shaw and wondering what should I do now?

[golden berry]

i got lvl 1 ruthless, how do i upgrade it to lvl 40?

i cant do anything with it

[narrow matrix]

Buy the reconfiguration blueprint from Inaya (crafting table)

Then go to crafting table > reconfiguration menu

This will take an exotic component and has the potential to change the stat each time you reroll

[nimble spruce]

You can't, that one's stuck in your inventory (doesn't use a space though, which is nice). What you can do if you want a level 40 one is to get a level 40 merciless and change it at the crafting table to a ruthless.

[visual agate]

Hi,i have a q. I'm pretty sure that I don't have psn subs active. But today I can answer another player distress call...
Then we did some 2 bounties together...
Is it a bug..?

[lunar sigil]

Weird question i guess but, are side missions worth doing or should i just push main missions until end game?

[visual agate]

I personally push main missions till it is too hard for me..
Clearing sides give you cool weapons and craftings.. i believe those are meant to make mains easier to do

[formal light]

Dunno whether it was answered but the harmony is a dark zone exclusive rifle so the best way to get it is farming the dark zone when the targeted loot is rifles. At the moment the targeted loot doesn’t work in the darkzone so it would probably be better to farm named caches from either the global event or the countdown vendor

[lunar sigil]

Is it worth to buy a yellow from the store as i level? Or should i just say the cash

[oak talon]

in the grand scheme of things it doesnt matter much,
but, try to save a decent amount so you can recalibrate a bit when you reach endgame as that is the common money sink for newer players, you should be able to do everything while leveling with just looted gear,
the only thing worth considering to buy, is if you havent had a good weapon drop for a few levels, as that will make things go faster

[fallow inlet]

@lunar sigil if you like story yes ,if you ant to rush to end no

But once you jump you might loose some of them

[narrow kraken]

How can i unlock the "Sturdy Extended 7.62 Mag" for my Kingbreaker plz ?

[fallow inlet]

What does the bench say to do

[spice citrus]

I want to ask, is the Tardigrade armor system good exotic? I have been using it quite a lot since I got it. But like, is there something better to look for?

[oak talon]

that mod is from the general blueprint pool, meaning its a random reward from any sources that give blueprints, like control points at lvl 3 or 4, invaded missions on the first clear, projects and such,
there are a lot of blueprints so it may take a while, but you cannot get duplicates so eventually you will get it.

[oak talon]

its not bad, but generally you are giving up allot of damage for its benefits, as chest and backpack talents are a big boost in output, giving up a brandbonus, the chc/chd minors and a talent isnt worth it to most
also if its for solo you are better off with unbreakable

[lunar sigil]

Do i need the year 1 pass or what ever to do classified assignments? I found the door and it doesn't open for me

[potent ibex]

What's the 2 easiest Hunters Masks to go for, need 2 hunter kills to finish the Ridgeway project

[oak talon]

yeah, those are still locked behind the year one pass, they arent really worth it though, as they are 8 missions, mostly centered around puzzles, but they dont have the ability to be ran at anything other than story difficulty, meaning they arent worth doing more than once, and of no significant value story wise either, only get it if you are a completionist really

[oak talon]

if you already have the manhunt replays unlocked in the season track, then you can do schaeffers manhunt mission in coney island amusement park, there is a hunter in that that counts, can be done on normal and you will need to do it twice as there is only 1 each run

[golden berry]

Its dropable?

[nimble spruce]

no, only the merciless is droppable

[potent ibex]

Oh shit I forgot about that, bet

[queen vector]

i havent played this game for a while, i used to play on ps4 but i started on pc, i am lvl40. so the game took out the gear score?? made enemy less sponge bullets, in order to go to higher difficult, now u just can, just have to be more smart i guess.. i still dont get it. i am lost on it, any tips??
Message #td2-general-chat

[fair bone]

where do I collect the reward from the "You have one weekly challenge reward available" notification (bottom left)?

[nimble spruce]

ubisoft connect

[tranquil sandal]

Alright thank you it was Answered but still thank you and I still have a question how do you farm named caches?

[dim crag]

You get currency when playing Countdown and then you buy Named caches with those at the CD vendor

[rugged stratus]

Activate global event. It's a star every shd level gained and also stars for challenges .
Reward track has a bunch of different caches.
Named caches are purchased at season vendor for 8 stars a piece

[fallow inlet]

Hey Ikia,

[narrow kraken]

thanks i got it

[tranquil sandal]

How do I see all of that?

[rugged stratus]

It's in the seasons menu

[burnt pine]

Weird UX for that. You have to press Esc and go to the seasons menu, click "Ongoing season event", open it by pressing Space, then hold down F to activate it.

[rugged stratus]

Itll be a little different buttons on xbox . But itll give an option to activate in the reanimated details

[burnt pine]

Yeah, sorry, missed the XBox flair.

[golden berry]

where the best place to farm merciless?

[dim crag]

Countdown, Rifle target loot

[tranquil sandal]

I’m sorry to bother you but where’s the seasons menu😭

[burnt pine]

Top right

[formal light]

Best way is either through farming floor 10 with global event on or farming the countdown tokens and buying them from the vendor

[tranquil sandal]

Ohhh it’s probably a dlc thing I don’t have it💀💀

[oak talon]

yeah, seasons are only available to characters you have completed the wony expansion with, wont show up be fore that

[tranquil sandal]

Yeah mb I’m just stupid

[bronze storm]

Do you get more CHC stat from procced talents? Like, if I already have 60% CHC just from my gear, will I get 15% more from talents like... Vindictive I think it was called?

[true siren]

No

[golden berry]

is there a limit of getting exotic in countdown?

[sacred sigil]

you can't drop raid-only items there, obviously. everything else drops just fine.

[foggy needle]

Also No big horn as well, and craft exotics requires owning the blueprint still

[worthy vortex]

I’ve been playing TD2 for some time now (SHD lvl 812), but I don’t think I’m playing efficiently and I’m wondering if anyone knows of the most efficient way to play to get XP. I do the projects, CPs, The Summit. I rarely venture into the DZ because the adrenaline rush is too intense and I have low confidence in my DZ builds. What else should I be doing? How should I approach the game as a person who plays daily and is looking to cut back on the hours I play but also maximize the XP I’m able to attain? Where should I be focusing my time? Thanks for any advice.

[slow depot]

Is there any other burst fire rifle aside from the M16A2

[sacred sigil]

a single best way of speedfarming xp is floor 10 of the summit. it's an unethical abuse that requires a team to be effective, but it's incomparably faster than all other options.
and those other options include catching resource convoys, doing bounties and other openworld events (to sustain supply of bounties).

i'd say don't sweat this 'gameplay efficiency' too much, but do take a look at the map every once in a while, and dash to intercept any convoys that are passing near any quicktravel location.

however, for convoys to spawn you need to have lots of hostile cps, so if your map is too green, you might consider resetting it.

[late pawn]

What's the best thing to buy with Countdown Requisitions?

[modest yarrow]

Is a disconnect enough too take away our clan motto for doing it with 8 people even if they never dropped from group

[sacred sigil]

named caches are usually suggested, because they can drop dz-only items, which are extremely hard to get otherwise.

[late pawn]

thanks 😄

[little dagger]

So I put together a sniper/HS build from a YouTube video and I’m getting some incredible dmg numbers with the TAC50. Is this normal or is the damage exaggerated by the current reanimated event?

[little dagger]

Does overlord rifle damage apply to marksman rifles too or just rifles?

[true siren]

just rifles, not mmrs

[sacred sigil]

yes, current global event about doubles the headshot bonus. very fun, but not a faithful representation of how a build will play normally.

meantime you can have tons of fun with weak mmrs that would otherwise be unsatisfying. like dread edict.

[little dagger]

Thank you

[worthy vortex]

I was running in a group of 4 on legendary with all directives in the summit when the group leader wrote “fnly hit studio GG” and dropped and the group disbanded. The group leader was the highest SHD lvl I’ve seen in the game … ~12k

What achievement did this person just achieve?

Also, it felt great to hang with a group of 4 on Leg with all directives.

[karmic harbor]

for some reason it just clicked in my head

are the devs trying to give purpose to useless stats

like pulse resistance and explosive resistance

cuz they added flatline and now theyre adding sledgehammer

[sacred sigil]

please elaborate on how sledge is tied to explorez.

[narrow kraken]

With how clunky the grenade animation is in this game, I seriously doubt Sledgehammer will have any effect in PvP unless the player is literally AFK

Div1 grenade animation on the other hand 😔

#BringBackFinalMeasure

[burnt pine]

Do sniper turrets go for headshots?

Ours, not enemies'

[next basin]

Where is the countdown vendor

[burnt pine]

On the left there

It's not immediately obvious, I agree.

[nimble spruce]

Probably something IRL, can't think of anything in-game that would match

[nimble spruce]

I think you have to aim them for a couple more seconds then they switch to head? Haven't used them much myself but I know they can

[sacred sigil]

not by themselves. but if you aim at the head when you click a turret button, it'll headshot. in practice it doesn't work that well for me, but sometimes it does. it's especially visible with zombie GE.

[wise echo]

Hey Ya'll!
i completed the manhunt mission "sergeant daniels" and after i got back to white house, i went to see Kelso, to give the encryption key no.2, and it accepted it the (X) went thru full circle but nothing happened after that. and now it asks me to give the 2nd key again...
Is this a bug or did my game just glitch somehow?
This sucks cause i cant do the daniels mission again, i can only reset the whole manhunt operation...

[sacred sigil]

kelso glitches out all the time during that quest. but its completion usually unglitches it all.

so if she didn't, well, that kinda sucks.

[narrow kraken]

since today my game keep crashing after 5min thats weird because yesterday the game was crashing maximum 1 time per day :/

[wise echo]

thank you brother! i guess i just finish the whole thing and wish it gets sorted..

[nimble spruce]

only fix I know about for that particular glitch is to reset the manhunt and start again (I'd also recommend fast travelling to NY and back after obtaining each key and BEFORE giving it to Kelso)

you can of course speed it up a bit by dropping the difficulty

[wise echo]

Thanks for the info. Yeah, i might lower difficulty as they are quite gruesome. Im playing on challenging now. Im shd lvl 81 now.

[dull mortar]

Hey guys I just returned to Div2. Last time I play is around season 4 (iirc its the Resident evil collab)

I heard season 5-8 is just rerun of season 1-4 but we got new content on season 9

Anyone can help tell me what has change since then?

[drowsy forge]

Need advice on finishing my ridgeway pride project and my other PvE build.

1. Where can I find hunters in the open world?
2. How do I get the momento backpack, I was told countdown, still haven’t gotten it.

[rugged stratus]

I would try summit for memento. You will be able to activate reanimated and can buy exo caches as well as the target drop. Also you'll get an exo cache after 30 floors

[dull mortar]

Thanks!

[oak talon]

for the hunters you can also do the schaeffer manhunt mission if you have it unlocked on the season track on coney island amusement park, that has a hunter in it that will count aswell, there is only one per run so you will need to do it twice.

[pulsar latch]

Are legacy caches sharable if you're in a group?

[narrow kraken]

which one is the best ?

[dim crag]

The one you have selected

[narrow kraken]

k thx !

[dim crag]

Np

[oak talon]

only if gotten from a reward track like from GE, league, season or similar, while you are in a group together, and its specifically redeeming it, not when its opened that matters
and the caches from vendors cant be shared, so not from GE stars vendor or countdown vendor

[drowsy forge]

Ight thanks

[fiery crane]

any advice on how to fight 4 hunters at once? trying to get the final 4 masks from wony

[oak talon]

do it on normal world difficulty, and foam is very handy to lock them in place to get a kill on them

[fiery crane]

ok thanks

[fair bone]

blind effect: firefly, flashbang, anything else Im missing?

[rugged stratus]

Trauma chest talent

[supple swift]

trauma chestpiece headshot, eyeless nth kill

[fair bone]

thanks, I barely know a quarter of all talents

I sometimes wonder whether it's be nice to have a 3rd skill slot where you cna only equip a few "non meta" skills like firefly blinder with only a few charges

[fallow inlet]

Hey Ikia,

[jade grotto]

The build spreadsheet says to farm coyotes mask through mask-targeted control points, can't I just do summit instead?

[viscid dagger]

Sure
Or countdown

[graceful sigil]

The build spread sheet?

[jade grotto]

yes in #td2-build-advice there is a spreadsheet under pinned messages

[graceful sigil]

ty

[jade grotto]

np

[storm river]

unless youre boss farming, summit is slower than CPs

[jade grotto]

ok, but I can choose my targeted loot in summit. I don't have any mask targeted CP's rn so it doesnt matter, right?

[storm river]

then CD would be the fastest usually. but again, if youre doing the repeat boss floor thing in summit

[jade grotto]

that makes sense. I am fairly new, so I'm just trying to solo clear summit once and CD is just too many strangers for now haha

[dull mortar]

Does season 9 ends this tuesday? I check the bounty timer is less than 48h

[viscid dagger]

Last events end this Tuesday
Think the season itself aswell will end on Tuesday too

[jade grotto]

can i dismantle the grudge I got from Keener?

could use it to extract max damage but idk if I can get the gun again

[tulip fiber]

You can dismantle, it’s fine. Just target loot SMGs, and you can pick another up

[jade grotto]

Is the Fragile Armor Directive on summit bugged? It says it removes a stack of the debuff when I use an armor kit but it... doesn't. Might be a weird interaction with my survivalist Over-Time-Armor skill as well

that sucks, thanks for the info

[charred nova]

What's the fastest way currently to farm expertise

[dull mortar]

Hmm so from tuesday to sept 13th is down time where no event is happening?

[fallow inlet]

Mendosa opens up in 8hrs at the castle

[rugged stratus]

Target weapons in countdown for donations (4100ish donated). Gear drops anyways and levels faster than weapons.

Buy 20 named when on sale (around $300k or 30 watch points)

Craft gear like improvised for donation or usage since this wont drop anywhere.

Farm shd levels in floor 10 summit.

If level high enough >1800 SHD, you can run a fresh agent through WONY and harvest scavenging points that hit each new agent (current SHD -800 category locked points)
Use these for cash for named items and donate. Or cash for mods to break into printer filiment. You'll probably repeat this a couple times once you get higher expertise and start hitting items not available.

And use a bunch of skills, its 227-300 watch points to level an item without usage . Skill section alone to donate proficient is north of 12k watch points

[supple swift]

and they say SHD doesnt matter
and they wonder why people do floor 10

[rugged stratus]

Fuckin right

Weapons are north of 47k watch points if I remember right

[supple swift]

level 13k when i started proficiency completion and it still took me 2 weeks to get everything proficient to 20 even across 4 characters with at least 4k points unspent on each, doing combinations of PFs, countdown, and 10F, no WONY runs

i was saving those points for optimization

[rugged stratus]

At the high levels wony is just too easy now

I was fortunate to get a bunch done with combat xp in the very beginning. Took a 16 level roll back but kept proficient items 🤣

No upgrades so no caches though . Woulda loved that exotic component hit

[tribal crescent]

Hiyas, want to try Dark Hours raid, started looking at videos, post, trying to understand it, any advice?
I'm not great or bad at shooting, it's just me and my friends are casuals but they don't want to play it and I don't want to bring a random group down.

[fallow inlet]

@tribal crescent everyone starts out casual, just goto #lfg-raid-pc let them know your new and ho have fun

[tribal crescent]

nice, tyty

[fallow inlet]

No problem just have a good dps build

[tribal crescent]

no idea how it all works there, bu twill try it

[fallow inlet]

They will explain it all

[viscid dagger]

Think so but if ur on pc
You can download the PTS in-between when phase 2 goes live in early September

[tribal crescent]

ok, tyty again

[fallow inlet]

No problem

[ionic mica]

Just curious, are gear sets not viable in raids?

The DPS focused ones, like Striker, Heartbreaker, Negotiator's, Hunter's Fury

HF require you to go up close, Striker/HB require stacks, Negotiator's require you to group enemies together etc

[crystal frost]

@ionic mica Negotiators can be used in DH 1st boss.
As you can only damage him when he's on his knee.
You can damage him by shooting other npc's.

HF can be used at IH boss 1
And if you are the only one using it boss 2 as well
And depending on how Morozova is done you can use it on the left door, left rocket, or right door.

[burnt pine]

How much disrupt resistance in mods do you need for Hunter disrupt to not affect you?

[supple swift]

Depends. Whatever gets you to a hundred or close to it

[burnt pine]

So with mods on armour, you can only hit 30%, yeah?

[supple swift]

60 from 3pc eclipse
10 watch

Got room for 30 more from 3 other pieces or from 3 mods

[viscid dagger]

100 %

Future Initiative is a must if you run a healer in raid
So yea they are viable

Depending on the role you perform in the raid that is ofc

[ionic mica]

Alright, thanks!

ToTS if you run Nem for Morozova 1-taps/key speedrun

I guess

[charred nova]

Does it take 20 of an item to make it fully proficient?

[rugged stratus]

Yeah if you donit all donation

You can donate resources you stack and dont use as well

[rugged stratus]

But a single item will be 44k xp or half a proficiency level

[sacred sigil]

10 / 20 = 0.5, yes.

for items that actually drop it's not a problem. just play for a bit and all profs will complete itself with no special effort.

and that'll bring you to 10+ expertise at least.

beyond that, however, you venture into items that don't drop, due to being exotics, DZ-only, craft-only, or just skills and specs.

[nimble spruce]

For non named armour pieces it takes 100 donations to max expertise from 0

[rugged stratus]

that i didnt know, 💯

[wintry topaz]

Does anyone know the best way to find the D50?

[foggy needle]

same as any item, farm target loot. countdown and summit being best. its just RNG.

[wintry topaz]

Ok, thank you

[summer barn]

So..this is the first season I literally did everything o.o What..what happens now? Is there an immediate season up next or are we in like..a holding pattern for x months?

[vague idol]

well, new season is coming 13th of september

and the pts drops this friday

[summer barn]

Wow!~ Thanks!

[charred nova]

So any armor ingame that's not named will take 100 donations?

Here I was thinking that everything required 20 donations to max

[burnt pine]

This "Enhanced PP-19" (yes, I giggled at the name) any good as an SMG or should I just stick to my MPX?

[viscid dagger]

Mpx is better imo than the pepe-19 yes

[odd condor]

well those are very good rolls, plus the talent slot is free

You'll probably wind up using it for expertise anyway, and barring a perfect rolled one dropping this will be very good for doing so

[viscid dagger]

Yea expertise definitely motivated me to use weapons I've rarely used

[burnt pine]

The expertise system UI is confusing to me. Sometimes I see options for donating materials for a weapon, sometimes I don't.

[viscid dagger]

It's there at the bottom the option to donate materials?

[viscid dagger]

Ah

[burnt pine]

See this where it isn't.

[viscid dagger]

Ur proficient in it

[loud saddle]

that items is proficient

[viscid dagger]

That's why

Now you just need to upgrade it

Once an item or a brand set goes proficient
You don't need to donate anything else

[burnt pine]

OK, I can't upgrade this any more? (The upgrade button is greyed out.)

[viscid dagger]

You need to increase ur expertise Lvl
See that on the left

[loud saddle]

you can only upgrade to ur current level of expertise

you will need to increase your expertise level by increasing the proficiency level of other weapons/gear.

currently need to earn another 71 proficiency levels to reach the next expertise level

[viscid dagger]

Run countdown or summit
Mark everything as junk
Donate

[burnt pine]

So I'm understanding you correctly, I need to try out other weapons?

[viscid dagger]

And use gear you aren't proficient in

Yes that's what expertise wants you to do

The more pieces of the same brand or gear set you run at the same time
The faster it gets proficient

[loud saddle]

you don't HAVE to use gear you don't want, but those will need to be increase via donating mats or duplicate item drops....so your choice.

[nimble spruce]

yeah basically all gearset and brandset items that aren't named (or exotic) need 100 donations, but you can also level them pretty quickly by equipping up to 6 of the same gearset/brandset to level them much faster while playing

[viscid dagger]

I don't really wanna use rigger
But I'll just throw on 4 pieces of it
RUN countdown and in like 2 or 3 games it should be proficient 😂

[nimble spruce]

TL farming will also return more items of a gearset/brandset than they would specific weapons or named items, so progressing by donating is not as much slower as you might think

[jagged narwhal]

Hey guys, picked game up few days ago. Looking to target farm test subject. Tried for 8h straight in summit no joy. Is there a better way?

[viscid dagger]

Oh yea I know
That's how I have 21/41 assault rifles proficient rn
Just target loot ar countdown and ill get a boatload

[viscid dagger]

Countdown assault rifle

And since its named
Killing the hunters will give you a good chance to get it on multiple games

[jagged narwhal]

@viscid dagger countdown is better than summit and map? Never done a countdown before

[loud saddle]

countdown is like loot pinata....

[viscid dagger]

Yea

[loud saddle]

countdown is like if oprah was handing out loot

[jagged narwhal]

Is it >:)

[viscid dagger]

It's THE mode imo
For loot

[jagged narwhal]

Cheers mate, ill look into it now

[viscid dagger]

Just matchmake for it
Select ur target loot and just play

[jagged narwhal]

Omg so much loot

@viscid dagger what about exotics, still countdown?

[foggy needle]

yup still countdown, except raid exclusives, and big horn still locked to their contented and crafted exotics require owning the blueprint 1st.

[viscid dagger]

My reaction was the same the first time I played lmao

[viscid dagger]

Yes the same
With the exceptions said above

[burnt pine]

Always keep at least 50 inventory slots free before doing Countdown. Once I got 70 items.

[whole totem]

Still constant crashes in Countdown. Makes it very unfun. The lack of ability to fix this is simply unacceptable. The stream of lies that they have presented to fix it is unprofessional. Do you have the ability or are you guys just lost and have given up on fixing this crashing issue?

[foggy needle]

Known issue, being worked on.

[whole totem]

Ya, been hearing that for 3 months now.

[sacred sigil]

pretty sure they aren't happy with this situation either.

but well, a noob trainee team, and a huge game.

[whole totem]

I understand they didn't want this situation, but they did create it. As the creators of the situation, the responsibility is on them to fix it. Not deflect. Not lie. Not hide.

Find the problem, and fix it. If that is not going to happen, then at least be honest, let the community know where they are and what they are doing. Are they actually putting resources into fixing the problem? Its been months, and it's absolutely no better.

[viscid dagger]

I wish they'd just send loot if ur inventory is full to the stash

[burnt pine]

An autoloot button would be nice too so I don't have to run all over the place to grab loot.

Outriders (while a game with many issues) had that. I could just press H and all the loot on the map would be in my inventory.

[latent plinth]

whats the current strat for floor 10 farming? like how do i go about doing it

[rugged stratus]

Solo fire eclipse with ep bag. Sticky on center npc , stinger hive at the door.

With team fire eclipse /cluster and high end oxidizer guy hitting the door.
@supple swift probably has some builds on standby and more detailed explanation 💪

[vague idol]

here's the what more detailed message from emperor lol #td2-build-advice message

[latent plinth]

ah cool tyty

[alpine spire]

I have a strange question and I am not sure what chat channel to use. It is ok if I ask it in here?

[sacred sigil]

we'll never know if you don't, so don't ask to ask, just ask.

[alpine spire]

Ok so a while back I made a forum post about potentially looking into getting access to either like an old build or an offline editor to see about modding a game mode using TD2 framework and the response I got was straight forward. "No" However, I am 110% confident that I have a game mode or something that will work within a game like TD2. Is anyone working on something for this or do I give up on my hopes and dreams to be like Brendon Green? XD I also know that "I HAVE A GREAT GAME IDEA" has probably been played before. Is there a way to get passed this or am I mistaken? (Please be kind)

[foggy needle]

You'd have to contact Ubi directly. Use the same place they responded "no" to you.

[karmic harbor]

not necessarily to do with the game but does anyone know the difference between the acs 12 and aa 12?

[foggy needle]

Nothing, just name difference

[alpine spire]

Thank you yeah I just wanted to see what people said. Thank you!

[modest yarrow]

Is good times a rare drop?

[sacred sigil]

DZ-only, so hardly even a drop.

but if you buy lots of named crates, you'll get it eventually.

might take hundreds of crates though.

[modest yarrow]

Found one in my bag so I was curious

[sacred sigil]

if you like LMGs, it's one of the better ones.

[viscid dagger]

Yea the reload speed on it gets insanely ridiculous lol
At max stacks

A great talent for a lmg imo

[karmic harbor]

is it better for dps than the bullet King?

[viscid dagger]

The only thing the bullet King has going for it is the talent
That's it
I'd use a negev over it even

[sacred sigil]

bking has basically just one use: suppressing snipers in iron horse.

in pretty much every other game situation you'd end up better using other stuff.

[viscid dagger]

Imo my favorite lmg to use is the negev

Sleipnir is good ish too

Black Friday is an interesting choice too if you can control it for the damage

[sacred sigil]

sleipnir, to my understanding, is more or less the best.

the only thing it lacks to be the best is one mod slot of infantry version of the same gun.

[latent slate]

How much should gear mods be giving at word level 5?
I Have the feeling they are too weak? +1% radius on a power level 199 but 409 power level one gives 1,8%
Seems a bit useless

but also for the first starter +1 ammo purple power level 261 and the gold level 422 is also +1

[pulsar latch]

What's the best way to get credits? I'm guessing countdown and sell everything but is there particular gear that sells for more?

[sacred sigil]

surprisingly enough, dumping scavenge points into credits isn't bad at all.

especially since you normally don't really need a lot of credits, barring the scheme with bulk mod purchase to dump into expertise.

[oak talon]

bounties give a decent payout per bounty, and are farmable as if you run out you can get more by completing hostage rescue or public executions, both give a bounty at world tier or above as a reward

[oak talon]

skill mod will always be low numbers, they are just a little adjustments for most cases,
also for some of those stuff like +1, its +1 all the way up to lvl 40, if you are curious what they go upto at lvl 40, this link has all those numbers under the skill mods tab
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTJEX5DerCvOj3a_m36TRy1gPBAUvrduOIdmXI9j1Y0MpQk1wIXaZ9KOcPa7HzXzp_N5qGmjDj6yEfL/pubhtml#

[tranquil sandal]

Is waveform holster a good exotic for a skill build that uses turret and drone? If so how do I get it?

[foggy needle]

its okay and only for turret and drone build. Its just a normal exotic so farm its target loot.

[tranquil sandal]

Alright thanks

[summer barn]

So I've done no group content ever. What's a good place to start. I know that rhetes at least one raid I'm not touching as u don't even know how our gear scores work lol

Someone said countdown...anything else? Should I be watching tutorials?

[viscid dagger]

Summit, countdown

[rugged stratus]

Matchmake for anything

[summer barn]

I don't wanta get into a group and have them yell at me for not knowing how to do it or having a low gear score ect so I'm trying to learn while I'm at work n.n;; I'm heavy armor based and pestilence stacking n.n

[sacred sigil]

countdown is too fast and chaotic, nobody gives a shit about everybody else. you can underperform with an easy conscience.

[vague idol]

countdown is basically follow the others

[sacred sigil]

you just gotta keep to 3 simple rules:

1. don't check loot
2. don't use deployables against hunters
3. don't call escape early

and yes, just run with the blob, and pray you don't crash. that's it.

[vague idol]

*4 do or dont do vip, some people seem to dislike vip which im still not sure why

[sacred sigil]

it's not a personal decision. if blob runs there, you follow, vip or no vip.

[summer barn]

Hmm. Valuable tips so far thank you fellow shooting enthusiasts

[vague idol]

yeah but like, one time i had someone saying "no vip" when vip was there which im questioning why cuz it isnt that terrible tbh..

[rugged stratus]

Another way to group is calling for backup. Ppl join your world and will generally help clear whatever. Good way to group and agents that join get shepherd ranks the more people they help.

[summer barn]

Thanks I'll... have an anxiety attack and try later today n.n

[latent slate]

thanks!

[fallow inlet]

Hey Ikia, Azurmen32,

[vague idol]

guessing it isnt possible anymore to get this gear dye somehow?

[rotund sonnet]

Need help with clan name

[burnt pine]

Marauding Mobsters

[vapid saddle]

Is it possible to shoot while moving cover to cover?

[dim crag]

Pretty sure it's not

Like, when you hold the button for cover for your character to do the run animation

[foggy needle]

no, you cant fire while cover to cover

[dim crag]

You can always just get out of cover, walk manually while shooting and get into cover again haha

[vapid saddle]

I assume you'll lose the damage reduction until you can get back into cover though

When does loot reset? I'm googling and keep finding stuff that says "at a specific time" but never do i find what that time is XD

Anybody know?

[narrow kraken]

Targeted loot? Think it's 1 AM PST

[vague idol]

does show on map no?

[fallow inlet]

Mendoza should be open right now

[summer barn]

I Pugged with someone 😄 But what does it mean when I get an endorsement? o_o

[vague idol]

gets your shephard rank up

[fair bone]

I completed a daily project and got rewarded an emote, is that random ?

[summer barn]

thats...a good thing yes? 😄

[vague idol]

yes

[vague idol]

think so, something other than just gear i guess?

[fair bone]

I just thought emotes come in the apparel boxes

[vague idol]

they're default emotes? lol, idk why they are there as reward

[odd condor]

How much printer filament does it take to fully level something?

[fair bone]

are machine guns better at blowing up weakpoints?

im having a better luck at blowing up weakpoints with an LMG but maybe it's just luck

[vapid saddle]

I don't see this message on the map?

[round ermine]

How do I, or how can I farm for a talent that I want for a gun?

[summer talon]

what's the fastest mission per faction to grind for tact assessments?

[ionic wharf]

anyone know what this means when its in blue?

[ivory sundial]

What is??

The loot you obtained??

[fallow inlet]

Hey Rakey

Yeah I think me means the blue loot

[dull halo]

it's at 09:30 CEST, 03:30 AM EDT, 12:30 AM PDT.
And every Tuesday is the weekly reset.

[dull halo]

you can craft guns until you get the talent you need, or buy from vendors.
If you're short on materials i'd say go to Countdown and choose the loot as the thing you want. Countdown is probably the best place to farm now.

[round ermine]

I don’t have dlc so I can’t go to countdown

[inner tendon]

TPP = The Peanut People.

[rotund sonnet]

Wish it was 4 characters possible but I went with SSE, SheSaidSheEiten

[oak talon]

farm the TL for that weapon type, you will get a bunch of weapons of that type and hopefully get teh talent yo uare after, easiest is most likely to go to countdown or summit and set it to the targeted loot you want.

[oak talon]

bounties end up faster, as you can farm a bunch of bounties and then do them in quick succession, the only faction that is likely faster to do missions for is true sons because of lincoln,
also as a trick, you can farm a bunch of normal bounties at normal world difficulty, then if you do those normal bounties with your world set to heroic world difficulty, they will give 4 tac assessments instead of the 1 a normal bounty should give, making it even easier

[oak talon]

that blue text after you get a piece, is that you have obtained the appearance slot item of that item

[ionic wharf]

ah ok, so im guessing it just shows me they got the appearance slot then?

[oak talon]

yeah, it shows it for your group/raid if you have loot turned on in chat, easy way of spotting very new accounts, as every other item they will be triggering that as they barely have any of the appearance mods

[ionic wharf]

oh nice

[inner tendon]

That's low-key creepy, but I'm glad you got what you wanted.

[rotund sonnet]

Thats the point of it 💀

[sacred sigil]

it's only creepy if you misogynistically assume that she lied.

but maybe she really is!

[inner tendon]

Okay that is absolutely enough of whatever that is supposed to be.

[burnt pine]

How does one get these vanity mods?

[foggy needle]

buy with real money in the store (for all the skills)

[burnt pine]

Fat chance. 😛

[fallow inlet]

Hey Rivens ,iKia, Azurmen32,

@burnt pine certain ones are beta and alpha

and are unavalible

oh Mendoza is open

[dull halo]

There is not vanity mods for all skills, only shield, drone, turret firefly, and seekers

[loud saddle]

shame, where's my disco hive.....or confetti airburst seekers? paint splatter chem launcher?

[noble beacon]

Are Heartbreaker and Uzina kneepads bugged so that you can't change the appearance slot?

[modern sparrow]

Does increasing expertise of fire starter skill will increase burning dmg too?

[crystal frost]

Where is the Pulse mod that marks every enemy with heat vision (like The Predator)

[loud saddle]

YES! lol

[oak talon]

no, for the fire chem its only its initial cloud igniting dmg that expertise increases, not its burn,
with the fire sticky it does increase the burn damage

[golden pawn]

if someone gets the ridgeway pride as a drop and shares it can i then get the crafting blueprint and avoid the summit steps

[oak talon]

if they share it with you, it wont autocomplete that project, you do gain access to the recalibration blueprint, so you can have it in your loot pool, but you dont gain the crafting blueprint unless you complete the project.
thats only really a thing if having unfinished projects or having exotic parts in your inventory bothers you, otherwise once you have one it doesnt really matter how you got it

[golden pawn]

so i actually have to play summit

[mystic forge]

Any idea when TU16 will be available on ps?

[karmic harbor]

there's skins for chems???

I thought it was just shields drones turrets and fireflies

[viscid dagger]

September 13th is what they are going for

[dull mortar]

How to easily find allocation loot zone? I am currently 10 minutes in watching both dc and NY map and cant find zone with airaldi

[dim crag]

Then it's not on rotation atm, need to wait for reset

[dull mortar]

Damn... Do we got anothercway to check/sort targeted loot besides staring at the map?

[rugged stratus]

Target loot in summit or countdown to get what you're looking for

[tranquil sandal]

So to get harmony you just need to grind in countdown with rifles as targeted loot?

[storm glen]

Anyone know the quickest way to farm optimisation materials?

[dull mortar]

No i mean a better way to check what area have what besides open map and check each zone what loot they have

Lik search function

[rugged stratus]

Oh gotcha

[oak talon]

no, the system isnt that well worked out, it will get easier the more used to it you get, and also to clarify, there are more weapontypes, gearslots, brand and gearsets than there are positions on the map, so each day a few are missing

but you can always go set your own targeted loot in summit and countdown

[inner tendon]

Nope, Harmony is DZ locked.
So Named Item Caches, DZ, and Conflict are your options for farming it.

[tranquil sandal]

Aww shit alright

Thank you

[dull mortar]

Glass cannon works on skill build right?

[dull mortar]

Thank you!

[oak talon]

yes, its applies to any source, including weapons and skills, and even stuff like status effects

[karmic harbor]

seriously??????????????????????

doesnt feel like it lol

[foggy needle]

Yup its a DZ weapon

[indigo slate]

Hello hello, i have some trouble with the last mission of the manhunt, any advice ? (in the zone with the turret)

[nimble spruce]

Run out into the middle to trigger the spawns then immediately run back up to the entryway and fight from there (maybe stop to kill turret on your way back up)

[indigo slate]

Just finished it, now i'm really hyped for what's next in the story, my god

[nimble spruce]

Congrats, yeah this last season manhunt was a belter in both story and mission design

[dull mortar]

Do we have a thread or article in wikit that summarize what happen post keener story? Too many names that I dont really understand

[nimble spruce]

Not that I know of, some youtuber may have done a summary though

[dim crag]

I have gotten myself stuck in the mob's spawn room

Bye Memento stacks, bye mission progress, time to do it all again

[indigo slate]

Where do you find the named ennemies for the snitch's arcana cards ?

[loud saddle]

those are the roaming bosses around the map (specific locations with a small radius of roaming) you looking for a map?

https://division2map.com/ (hide all and just enable named enemy)

[indigo slate]

I'm only at 10 out of 22

Thanks

[supple swift]

vile and jammer tbh

[dim crag]

Oh right, I even have Vile

No build for it tho, guess the dmg would be ticklish

[supple swift]

it would be slow but beats losing the mission. its not that slow tbh

[foggy needle]

Vile with EP build is great (on EP damage build) vile dot gets boosted by GC and EP backpack as well 😄

[dim crag]

Yeah, well, I only got my A&8s and HF build so

Didn't get around building that yet

I imagine it's pretty funny

Also, would I even be able to leave that room anyway?

[foggy needle]

er well if you are bugged inside a mob room, no. need to fast travel out, or just die.

[dim crag]

2 nades did the trick then I got unmotivated haha

[last locust]

Hey gang, so I have had the game for awhile but haven't fully sat down to play it till earlier this week.
I loved the first game and want to enjoy this one.

But I gotta ask, is the co-op scaling still..... well..... iffy?

[foggy needle]

its never been iffy? also it hasnt changed at all.

[sacred sigil]

it kinda works. still grossly in favour of higher lvls, of course, because they tend to have entire meaningful builds, not just higher numbers.

but it's a crutch for a couple of hours before lower dude completes wony and is able to go into the same lvl 40 environment.

[last locust]

Well what i meant by iffy is that it kinda sucked for low levels to play with high because all enemies are boosted to the highest player which means the low guys just tag along behind.
If the low guys want to be carried then that's fine but if you just want to find someone to play with and enjoy a balanced experience for all then you need to find someone the same level.

I'm still going to play but I'm just wondering if I should solo till I hit 30 or 40

[indigo slate]

Okay i don't know how i'm so bad at this game, can't pass 6 floors of summit in heroic

[nimble spruce]

it boosts the lower-level players as well as the enemies, so depending on the content it's not quite so unbalanced (but as Zuthuzu said, if the higher-level player has a proper build that will give them a big advantage over someone still in the story)

personally I'd recommend soloing though, gives you good experience of dealing with the different enemy archetypes and also you can just explore at your own pace without someone always charging on to the next objective

[last locust]

Thank you!
Yeah I planned on that for the most part.
I just remembered how it was in the first game and was wondering if they added a instance system like GR Breakpoint or Fallout 76.
Thanks for the info 👍

[indigo slate]

Is it better to have a health boost or armor boost if you play red dps ?

[nimble spruce]

health is useless, armor is borderline useless unless you've got some %-based regen or a shield

[foggy needle]

armor is useless unless you use shield AND other good armor using sources. and yea health is garbo.

[indigo slate]

Well i get f-ed by any random enemy that decided that it would change job and become a rusher

[nimble spruce]

shoot 'em in the head, makes them flinch (and kills them faster)

or cover-to-cover move to a new spot

[indigo slate]

That just doesn't work for me

I put my head out to shoot, almost dead

[foggy needle]

sounds like you are playing way to ham and or not smart?

a big common error is not playing by cover enough.

[indigo slate]

I mean, i am in cover, try to shoot and instantly loose shield + most of my health

[foggy needle]

hard to say without seeing gameplay but Ideally, when you poke to fire, the only enemy that can shoot you back is the 1 you are shooting at. Doesnt always happen but that is always the goal.

[indigo slate]

I am doing something wrong for sure, but it's hard to tell

[foggy needle]

and with enough DPS, you stagger him so he can fire back and or kill him very fast. rinse and repeat.

also keep in mind, Crusader shield isnt meant for tanking. Its goal is to buy you enough time to get the fast kill and GTFO or move onto the next enemy ASAP.

[indigo slate]

What is considered enough dps ?

[sacred sigil]

killing an enemy in 1 mag dump (not applicable for some LMGs, obviously)

*an elite enemy, primarily.

[foggy needle]

being able to kill a normal elite in 1 mag.

[indigo slate]

That's definitely not the case for me

[foggy needle]

build issue then maybe. check out the builds in the spreadsheet, when you get a chance.

[indigo slate]

These are my stats

[foggy needle]

and backpack view? need to see the items more so then stats.

[sacred sigil]

the beauty of this game is that no matter how powerful your build is, you can still get wrecked in seconds. so learning how to play and paying attention never becomes obsolete and outgeard.

so what you're going through is perfectly normal, basically. it'll help you further on.

[foggy needle]

thats the meta build, so it isnt a build issue. If you are not killing a elite in 1 mag, sounds like you are missing a whole lot.

also with GC, you have to play smarter but it gives you bonkers dps to do so and with smart play, makes the Con of GC a null point.

[indigo slate]

Feels more like a me issue, which is harder to fix

[rugged stratus]

Maybe try decoy or turret. Itll take agro

[indigo slate]

I'll try to finish a full heroic summit

[foggy needle]

swap out GC for obliterate but play like you have GC. gives you more room to learn.

[indigo slate]

That's why i was doing summit in the first place, to get a good top

[indigo slate]

Forgot how hard it was to drop a good piece of equipment

[timid vessel]

anyone obtain lifesaving distinction commendation? answered a backup call to do space admin invaded, revived twice - 1 down, 1 killed, didn't have healing skills and didn't use med kit, but still didn't the commendation. Wording says 'group', does it matter if it's 4? We only had 3

[slim owl]

any tips or build tips for Conflict/DZ?

[sacred sigil]

a spreadsheet in pins here has tons of guides and tips, including a good writeup about pvp builds.

oh, wait, not here. in builds channel.

[upbeat rock]

change to different vest talent. gc is so 2019

[tiny gyro]

Hi

[upbeat rock]

meow

[versed drum]

so i finished WONY a long time ago, and just recently returned but never really understood how to get into the endgame, can someone explain to me what i should be doing to get decent gear? and in general what to avoid and tips like that tyvm

[fallow inlet]

@versed drum ok get world ramped up to challenging or heroic ,if needed add directives. If you haven't done raids yet, hop into a few. Use summit and countdown to target loot ,for what your looking for. Finish filling library ,begin optimization of gear along with expertise.

Oh and do manhunts to get special skills and weapons

[versed drum]

DZ manhunts?

[fallow inlet]

@versed drum seasonal manhunts

[late pawn]

when I'm trying to farm floor 10 (first time trying) I'm not getting loot from killing the boss, did I do something wrong? I stilll get the exp at the end so I'm happy with that

[nimble spruce]

Yeah that's how it works, you'll only get boss loot the very first time in a run.

(to prevent people from farming end bosses in missions)

[late pawn]

ahh, glad I'm not messing it up :p

[rugged stratus]

You'll still get add drops and floor complete loot direct to inventory. Also stack and open proficiency caches for random loot

[shut topaz]

Does anyone know the player count to d2? Or if it’s still active

[inner tendon]

Yes it's still active, a good way to tell is how busy this Server is.

[narrow kraken]

or how many mods are online

[shut topaz]

Is it better to get game on xbox app for pc or Ubisoft app? Which one do pc players have the game on usually?

[inner tendon]

Eh, I mean to an extent that's true, but some of us just kinda leave it online.

ubisoft-connect is where div2 runs through at a base, so you might as well just dive straight to that.

[rain echo]

what is the tube slot used for? i cant find the mod for it?

[sacred sigil]

there are several, not very valuable. the best among them is 20% reload speed, iirc. and also stuff like 5% headshot damage, etc.

don't sweat it, all mods will drop eventually from lvl3+ control points, dailies, and the like.

[rain echo]

i mean i dont really care i was just wondering what it is used for thanks

[sacred sigil]

also, damage to targets out of cover is by far the most powerful 3rd ability on any* weapon, so you should be better off with it recalibrated onto that gun.

[rain echo]

also is this a decent roll?

[inner tendon]

Exotics in div2 are always the same stats, it's only the % of each that changes.

[sacred sigil]

since you've already started optimizing, it doesn't matter whether it's decent or not, probably.

[rain echo]

i wanna get rid of the headshot as my build is crit/dps

[sacred sigil]

but if i were you, i'd reconfigure it a couple of times before that, to get something within 1 opti pass of godroll.

ah, no, that is not possible. it's always like that.

[inner tendon]

@rain echo ^
Can't.

[sacred sigil]

which is why high-end ARs are potentially better than EB.

[inner tendon]

No potential about it, unless you're using a niche PvP build, it's hard to find a case where a high-end one isn't better than the EB.

[rain echo]

i really dont pvp

[inner tendon]

It's best to think of Exotics in div2 as on-par with High-end/gearset loot, and not overall better.

[nimble spruce]

also, the EB talent relies on getting headshots to work, if you don't want to aim for the head then definitely just use a different AR

[sacred sigil]

(some of them are better, however)

[vague idol]

seen quite a few with yaahl mostly lol

[rain echo]

dont wanna deal with the people who camp at the dz entrances

[inner tendon]

As with everything in div2, it's 50% the build, and 50% knowing how to use the build.

[rain echo]

ive been looking for something to replace the EB but i cant decide on what to replace it with

[inner tendon]

PvE? Hop on over to #td2-build-advice > 📌 pinned-message > spreadsheet > builds.
Pick anything from there and make it. Enjoy!

All builds within have been tested on Heroic+ by teams of math nerds.

[rain echo]

i already have all the peices and am very comofrobale i just need a gun to replace my eb with

[inner tendon]

I'm sure someone over in #td2-build-advice will be able to assist you from here.
I've gotta head off, y'all play nice now.

[rain echo]

when i do heroic i find my shotgun and pistol are doing more work then my EB

[sour mortar]

That’s probably why I main EB, I love beaming heads so I beam heads on everything in the game XD

[sacred sigil]

plus it makes you glow spooky red.

it's a killer feature.

[jaunty dust]

EB forces you to aim heads and play CQB with AR, both are fine playstyles

make you more PvP ready too

though after awhile you probably will go with Famas or something else.

[indigo slate]

Quick question about the snitch cards, is it normal i keep getting the ones i don't have ?

I have completed Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts and Spades, i only miss arcana but i can't find the right named enemies

[inner tendon]

Arcane ones are all in NYC.

[indigo slate]

That would be why, thanks

[odd condor]

Yes, there are no repeats until after you've completed all decks

The Arcana deck used to have a boss that only spawned in the underground spot marked here, but it might have changed with a recent update https://old.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/feax5i/new_york_named_roaming_npc_map_green_is/

[indigo slate]

And last, if i have one that spawns at a certain location, do i have to wait 30 minutes for all the other locations, or just for this one ?

[marble prawn]

People I have a question about a bug that happens to me in pd4 in division 2. What happens to me is that for example with the carrier of the eagle I have 122k in basic statistics for the bonus that the specialization gives but suddenly after a while for example if I go to the shooting range the damage appears in 106k and it's like if I didn't have the assault rifle damage bonus activated and what I did is restart the specialty it puts it back to 122k but then it lowers it again to 106k And the same with the weapons that I put the bonuses on, for example the scorpion that would have to have 1.1m of total damage and appears with 933k of damage.
Is it just a visual bug or does it really affect damage?
Do you have any solution?

[nimble spruce]

it's probably not the specialization bonus that that vanishes but one of the other bonuses (eg vigilance) that isn't always active. Also, it is better to check the numbers you actually see when shooting enemies than just ones shown in the inventory screen

[mystic forge]

any tips on running wony quickly solo?

[nimble spruce]

you can skip the first stage of each manhunt investigation by just going straight to the safehouses

you can recalibrate max rolls on any gear above lvl 30, which helps (not worth it with weapons though as they get outdated too quickly)

calling for backup (while meaning 'not solo') is actually really helpful because you'll level faster and your gear will be scaled up, meaning you don't have to keep upgrading weapons and also you won't have to do the last side missions to hit level 40

plus good support people can speed up the process by fast travelling to safehouses and main missions for you

[loud saddle]

Best Tip: Don't unknowingly stand in front of the door Theo spawns from.....he'll whack you to death. XD Just ask my first HC character how I know....

[tough marsh]

Second best tip: don't be like Kirra and play HC

[loud saddle]

gotta get all them commendations man

that and I just wanna reach 1k to say I did, got another 500 levels or so to go

[merry light]

The spreadsheet says for farming coyote's mask to grind CPs where masks are targeted loot, is that really more efficient than summit and/or CD?

[plucky mesa]

@merry light I always found jefferson plaza to be the best way personally. Run it on heroic and hope the end boss (coyote) drops it.

[nimble spruce]

coyotes doesn't have a higher drop chance from CPs afaik, just from coyote herself as Nug said

[merry light]

arg I still get got sometimes on Challenging, guess I gotta step it up

[loud saddle]

Just for clarification, it's Jefferson Trade Center, not Jefferson Plaza if you go that route.

[merry light]

I still haven't done CD. I remember raiding in TD1 the group had to have 1 each of specific builds. Will I be able to tag along as just another Heartbreaker?

Or is there a sought-after build I should put together

[nimble spruce]

nah, countdown's pretty straightforward as long as you don't run a turret/drone type build. DPS is good.

just follow the rest of your group, shoot everything and grab all the loot

[burnt pine]

(And don't fire the final flare until the last 10-15 seconds.)

[merry light]

Is it like how it pops up when you're near a CP, press f to fire flare

I guess I should watch a video or something. idk I'm torn I want to experience it myself but I also don't wanna go in blind

[loud saddle]

yeah, there will be a timer and you go to a certain area of the extraction area and you can fire a flare to start a new timer for the heli to come in

everyone tries to squeeze as much time out as they can for more loot and such, so holding off til the last few seconds is common

[merry light]

Tried JTC on Heroic solo for the first time, was doing well till I crashed for like the 3rd time today

I only woke up like an hour ago wth is going on, crash city over here

[burnt pine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ezbH9x3ml8

[fallow inlet]

Hey Rivens,

[shut topaz]

ive already beat d2 on ps4 got it for pc should i play through it agian or can i just do warlords and catch up that way?

[vague idol]

get warlords and boost your char i'd say

[shut topaz]

anyone still crashing?

[nimble spruce]

that...must have been quite a weak team (at least two of the players, anyway)

assuming 'Rethink' was main dps and one of the others did a half-decent job of CC (although I suspect not given the number of revives)

[little dagger]

Is there any use for trinkets in the game? They seem kinda pointless unless I’m missing something.

Thanks 🙏

[odd condor]

granted, I once got a triple godroll G36C with free talent by giving an NPC a trinket they wanted/needed

but that was legitimately one in I don't know, fifty?

[nimble spruce]

There used to be daily/weekly project variants that asked for them but if you didn't have the right ones they were a pain to farm for

[sonic burrow]

Ok so I have a few questions for apparel hunters (like me) in the division 2 community.

ok first off I've been looking through the older (and newer) news updates on the ubisoft website for the division 2 and I've found even more examples of apparel that is in-game but unobtainable (in me and my friends experiences) and I can list about 8 more things than last time, so can anybody explain why these items aren't obtainable? (I will list the items below)

navy blue polo, dark green polo, yellow plaid shirt, blue button down shirt, red mesh cap, headset black and finally the black 5.11 cap, where are these? are they seriously unobtainable for god knows what? because I know they are in the game

[brazen anchor]

Dude what if I told you these were new shd players and no one had heals nor cc

1 guy tried to run a skill build but he didnt have the right gear

[merry light]

Does the EMP grenade do regular dmg too?

[nimble spruce]

Then it was a hard carry, you must have a pretty sore back by now! Kind of impressed that they stuck it out too, after realising how difficult it would be.

[sacred sigil]

no. only to tech.

[brazen anchor]

Haha yeah always try to help out with the community we have 😄

[stray cradle]

Looking for dumb ways to beat missions, preferably with lesser-known features or mechanics. Any ideas anyone has, feel free to send them my way, and I'll at least consider them.

So far I have beaten missions by/with:
-Doing nothing (imperial dynasty and running around)
-Remote Pulse and Decoy only (on Challenging)
-Heroic missions with level 1 armor
-Beaten missions with 100% accuracy (easier than you think, mostly)
-Melee only (on Challenging)
-Jammer pulse only (on Challenging)
-Jammer pulse and Bulwark shield only (Legendary boss floor)
-Kamikaze-ing into people with Firestarter's armor-break mechanic, as the only source of damage

Needless to say, I'm running out of ideas that are both interesting, and feasible 🤣

[sacred sigil]

could you please elaborate, how does pulse and decoy, as well as jammer only completions work?

[cedar tide]

I mean, you could try clearing missions only with the bombardier drone

[nimble spruce]

Throw the decoy between 2 enemies and laugh as they shoot each other?

[sacred sigil]

or incinerator turret, yes. those are two pure joke skills.

but after what he's already done, it shouldn't be that difficult.

on legendary, maybe.

[stray cradle]

Vile mask for jammer only, Explosive Delivery on Pulse/Decoy

[sacred sigil]

ooooh.

[stray cradle]

this is what I mean, little-known/lesser-used features being used to beat missions

[nimble spruce]

Grenade only? Again, would be relatively easy I guess

[sacred sigil]

does riot nade apply vile?

or emp nade, for that matter. the answer should be the same for both.

[stray cradle]

very easy on normal and hard, challenging is where it gets rough

I have a build specifically for it already, because of how incessantly GEs love to throw grenade missions at us

[nimble spruce]

Ooh, how about only killing enemies with the initial contact damage of the chem launcher? I think it does a few hp damage if it gets a direct hit

[stray cradle]

I will die before they do, and not in the game 🤣

[rugged stratus]

Could use eclipse but only source is status is environmental or special ammo

[nimble spruce]

You might be able to stack it a bit with dch or hh or something

[stray cradle]

Reassigned chestpiece, too easy

[sacred sigil]

the act of stacking hh implicitly assumes making high damage killing shots.

[rugged stratus]

Just sources you pickup

[sacred sigil]

so it doesn't work as the only mechanic.

[nimble spruce]

Unless dch does work, in which case you can use that for initial stack

[sacred sigil]

sorry, i've missed that part. what's dch?

[nimble spruce]

Dodge city

[rugged stratus]

Why not use the direct impact of chem listed above with vile/trauma

[sacred sigil]

that sounds like an idea alright.

[rugged stratus]

Could creeping the build to get bigger spread in initial impact if it proves difficult

[odd condor]

Riot foam's "stuck" status does trigger Vile

[stray cradle]

this is why it's hard to come up with ideas as well

some are wayyyyyy too hard, but others feel like only a mild inconvenience

[supple swift]

Have u even started on the firewall armor break run?

[timber veldt]

@gilded salmon check the pins

[gilded salmon]

Thank you, that's what I was looking for!

[slim owl]

what's the best way to grind for materials? I'm really short on Polycarbonate and Ceramics

[fiery storm]

Last time I answered a question like this I got called out because the method was not "fun enough". So let me clarify, but "best" you mean fastest or the most "fun" method?

[slim owl]

best, fun is optional lmao

[sacred sigil]

three control points around solar farm. huge grass field. 100+ resource boxes.

do a daily jog over those.

[fiery storm]

4 people claimed "best" does not equal to "fastest" so not sure what best means here

[slim owl]

oh sorry I read it wrong, fastest would do

[fiery storm]

Either this or floor 10

[slim owl]

alright thank you

[fiery storm]

You could also do a WONY run and if you are high enough SHD you will get alot of points to spend on scavenging

[sacred sigil]

ye, btw, that is by far the fastest, eventually. but only on 1000+.

[stray cradle]

yeah it's the same as imperial dynasty, just use a vile instead

the hard part is that it's impossible to win air and space because of the snipers

[fallow inlet]

Hey Zephyr,Kettle,

[unborn temple]

hardcore

[crisp peak]

anyone know how to open this bag?

[mellow apex]

what is this about ?

new to endgame here, level 70

(this was countdown)

[inner tendon]

Some people have too much time on their hands.

[mellow apex]

I dont mind him kicking me but I wish he told me why we should ignore the vip

[odd condor]

Some players dislike the VIP objective because it's relatively slow to complete

And more critically, an unfortunate spawn location for the VIP can result in them getting downed extremely quickly in a difficult to reach spot

[jaunty dust]

VIP object also add additional RNG

you can't camp around your comfort areas overseeing objectives and spawnpoints anymore

[mellow apex]

well I dont really know any of this since I started playing 3 days ago

but thanks for the info

half my pt crashing in countdown is pretty normal right

[tacit lark]

is summit 10 or countdown better for exotic farm,ing?>>

[sacred sigil]

if you have a premade team that is up for summit grind, then F10. otherwise, cd.

[golden berry]

will the hunter spawn again if i die to them for ivory key?

[sacred sigil]

you'll have to redo the entire puzzle.

but until you kill them proper, it'll be available.

and even if you mess up with the loot picking or whatnot, you can still redo it if you join another dude who still haven't done it.

[golden berry]

it should be at night or no?

[sacred sigil]

depends on a particular hunter. look up the guides. some of their summoning rituals are quite convoluted.

also none of those summons are difficulty-specific, if memory serves, so you can do it on normal to make the kill itself manageable.

and bring scorpio if you have it.

[crystal frost]

Do exotics still drop at lvl 30 if you bought WONY?
Or do they only drop after lvl 40?
(I mean, if I would make a lvl 1 till 30)
And if so l, is it right away at 30 or do I have to be in tier 5?

[sacred sigil]

exotics should be dropping at any lvl.

wony comes with a boost that allows you to skip world tier grind, and jump straight there at any moment.

for the first-timers it's usually recommended to complete the campaign, play around, check out the story, the side missions, whatnot.

but it's not required.

[fallow inlet]

Hey Rivens, Heart,

[rain echo]

question after me and my buddie do the 3 missions together for the friend referal will the rewards appear instantly or will i have to wait a bit?

[dim crag]

Are skills affected by things like DtA, DttooC, that kinda stuff?

[rugged stratus]

Yeah, I dont have a list handy, but dttooc is oxi only, then dta is the status skills and oxi if I'm not mistaken.
Turret/striker drone unaffected

[foggy needle]

Dta is all skills except turret and drone, and dtooc is oxy only

[sour mortar]

If I remember correctly, Demolitionist Tac Link talent applies to yourself right?

Or just for others?

[foggy needle]

Those spec group talents don't apply to self, only your buddies

[fallow inlet]

Hey AZ,

[burnt pine]

Which SMGs have that long rail so you can use the pulse thingy from Technician spec?

[sour mortar]

I think 🤔 might be the vector 45 acp, I could be wrong

[noble beacon]

If I summon and kill a hunter in another person's world without the host being in the world, does that deny the rewards from the hunter kill?

[crystal frost]

No it doesn't deny the rewards.
A buddy of mine had his Hunter glitched and didn't get the Mask.
So I invited him in my (back then) level 10 characters server and he could activate the Hunter + get the Mask.

[noble beacon]

So you could still summon the hunter and get the mask or did your friend kill the hunter for you?

[crystal frost]

My friend killed the Hunter yes.
I already had the Mask from my first character.

But if you would be in anyone's server that didn't do the Hunters yet, you can activate it. (As you are in their server)

[round ermine]

How long does each day and night take ?

[burnt pine]

Every minute in-game time is about 5 seconds real world time.

But some hours in-game are longer than others: https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/o0a3x0/the_craziness_that_is_division_2s_ingame_hours/

[noble beacon]

Still doesn't really answer my question. If you join a host's world and that host leaves, you are still in the host's session and have to go back into your own world through the social tab. My question is if that occurs (in which the host leaves but you're still in the host's session) and you summon and kill the hunter while the host is offline/not in the session, does that affect the host's ability to summon and kill the hunters in his session? Or because the session I would be in that belongs to the host but is not present is considered a void so what I do in the void session does not carry over to the host's actual world? Sorry if this sounds very complicated.

[supple swift]

theoretically, anything that the original host isnt present for does not count towards their own progression.
an example of this is summit checkpoints. if say on floor 10 the host leaves, the other players can complete 10F and set their checkpoint to 11. however, the host still retains their checkpoint since they did not complete it themselves

[noble beacon]

Now I get it. So the answer is that it doesn't affect the host's world if the host is not present. Thank you.

[supple swift]

does shocktrap proc tag team?

[crystal frost]

The way you asked it seemed like you were talking about getting the rewards even after the host was gone.
Not that the host could still get the rewards when coming back online.

But yes they can still get their rewards.
Or you can farm Hunters (if you would want to do that for some unknown reason)

[crystal frost]

Yes shock trap and jammer pulse

Riot chem not, blinder fly not, Banshee Pulse also not

[supple swift]

thanks but i was able to test it already for the same result

[blissful geyser]

is it too late to ask for dual wielding? twice the fun, twice the reload?

[sacred sigil]

it definitely is.

the only choice is to live vicariously through riker girls who constantly entice you to suck their d-cks. via their voicelines, that is.

for them dualwield is a daily reality, instead of a pipe dream.

[chilly grove]

If my chd is 150%, is it right to say that 10% chc gives me an overall 15% dmg boost?

[rugged stratus]

Your chc determines how many of your rounds can crit. You want to be close to 60% cap as possible regardless of chd.
if you are below cap and you add chc it will increase your dps because more bullets have possibility to crit. Exact % increase I'm not sure.

[sacred sigil]

i've heard that you can run simple math via multiplying the two. like, say, 150 x 60 = 9000. and let's say you switched one chc mod into chd, and got 162 x 54 = 8748.

the result is less, meaning it's less efficient.

but yes, overall, it's about hitting the cap first, and sorting the rest afterward.

[chilly grove]

That's if I'm comparing between CHC and CHD. I'm trying to decide if CHC or Dttooc would be better as a minor attribute on acs12. I just tested and CHC is slightly better

Dttooc has 49% chc while chc has 58.5%

[nimble spruce]

You should probably still switch some chd to chc though if your normal numbers are 50/150

[chilly grove]

Both has 168% chd

[nimble spruce]

Or does your main weapon have higher chc?

[chilly grove]

Yes

I don't want to take away CHD for CHC on my gear bcoz it would hinder my main wpn

[nimble spruce]

Yeah, that makes sense

Don't need to max out acs damage anyway if it's just there for stacks

[chilly grove]

Might as well. Use it in oh shit moments

[chilly grove]

But this still makes sense right? 10% more likely to do 150% more dmg = 15% boost

[sacred sigil]

on the first glance seems like it, yes.

[dim crag]

Ok so, I was thinking. Mechanical Animal and Scalpel both have Future Perfection as their Named talent. So, if I'm at Skill Tier 3 and get 3 kills with Mechanical Animal, I would be at Tier 6. However, if I get a 4th kill with Scalpel, will it proc Overcharge or are stacks shared among the 2 weapons?

[nimble spruce]

if you switch away from a weapon you lose the talents buff, even if you're switching to another weapon with the same talent. (Excluding obvious exceptions like Finisher). However, getting 4 kills with a future perfect weapon will actually give you overcharge if you start from tier 3.

[round ermine]

Ok so how exactly does leveling your attributes/core attributes work? Do I have to upgrade them myself at recalibration, or do they go up from killing enemies ?

[nimble spruce]

they don't go up by themselves, you can improve them with recalibration or optimization or just by getting a better drop

[round ermine]

Ok thank you

[nimble spruce]

generally, optimization is too expensive to consider unless you've got a piece with all the right rolls that are almost maxed out (or a piece with a very rare and useful combination of stats)

[dim crag]

Oh cool, thanks

[burnt pine]

He's not kidding. I thought of optimising a good roll that had 4.6% CHC on it. The next level was 4.8% and made me yell WTF at my screen. 😛

[nimble spruce]

when optimising, think of the stat roll bar as divided into 10 equal steps between min and max roll: the first time you optimize something, it will only bring it up to the nearest step (and will reduce the cost accordingly), subsequent optimisations will then each be one full step.

so second optimisation would bring it from 4.8% to 5.4%, and third would max it at 6%

[sacred sigil]

and that'd be about 100 field recons, 100 slot-specific opti resources, 100 fraction resources, and about half as much shd calibrations total.

which is an absolute crapton.

since they drop at about by 4 per map objective.

[nimble spruce]

yeah it's definitely not cheap

[round ermine]

Anyone know a good way to farm to get attributes for a crit smg build?

[violet obsidian]

I've been away from Division 2 since launch, should I wait until I hit level 30 to purchase Warlords of NY? I remember hearing it skips some missions and whatnot if you purchase too soon. Plus I heard there may be a sale next week

[nimble spruce]

Countdown with target loot set to whatever brand/ gearset you need

[nimble spruce]

You can choose whether to boost or not, it doesn't happen automatically. Wait for a sale though.

[violet obsidian]

Okay thanks so much! So owning the DLC has no effect on gameplay pre-30?

[nimble spruce]

I think owning it will likely mean you can get drops from the new brands, weapons etc added since it launched, but no negative effects

[rain echo]

Carbine 7 or police M4?

[nimble spruce]

personal preference, both are good. Only thing to note is that C7 ALWAYS drops with the 'Overflowing' talent, so you need one with other rolls to be perfect so you can recalibrate the talent.

[sacred sigil]

damn, lol. that explains what the hell is wrong with it.

is this a bug, btw?

[nimble spruce]

possibly? It's been like that for a long long time though.

[round ermine]

I’m trying to make a high crit smg build and I’m wondering if anyone could help me out by saying what smgs I should use/gear set, or any gear at all doesn’t have to be gear set/ etc

[fair bone]

is it just me or does anyone else have problems to find the enemies / named enemy in bounties too?

[sacred sigil]

how so? there's a huge marker where to go next.

[burnt pine]

I've noticed this on more than one occasion after liberating The Nest. There's a glitchy effect and ominous rogue agent music playing but no rogue shows up. The effect dissipates when I move away from the control point and comes back when I return. What's happening?

[sacred sigil]

it's a sort of easter egg. there's an ambient hunter sitting somewhere on top of the building nearby.

if you look at him, he'll run away.

[burnt pine]

How is one supposed to kill him then?

[sacred sigil]

you don't. it's just a scenery.

people have managed to kill them with nemesis tricks, but they don't drop anything special, just an item or two.

[floral kettle]

anyone know what backpack this is?, from the div2 dark zone trailer

[karmic harbor]

what does destroying the rotor weakpoints on marauders really do

[narrow matrix]

When you take it out the maurader looses balance and has difficulty flying (as far as I’ve seen)

[lone haven]

you gotta be quick and have a high powered sniper build in your group ready. bear in mind i done this pre gear 2.0

[fair bone]

yeah but sometimes the marker isn't very helpful, getting to the marker isn't obvious at times... you have to make a turn somewhere, take some stair that's not too visible, etc

is invaded tidal basin worth it?

[nimble spruce]

bounties (in DC at least) are always in the same locations as side missions, and so sometimes they follow quite convoluted routes - but you'll learn them with practice as they're the same each time (except sometimes they're backwards, so the exit on one bounty can be the entry on another in the same area)

[tiny stump]

anyone ever been running a healer build with btsu gloves and (i dont know if this was a glitch or something), but you know how the restorer hive charges come back very very fast with btsu gloves? like 2.5 charges per second. i destroyed the hive to get the charges to come back fast but the hive stayed active and sent out healing thingies as fast as they were being generated. so it was like 2 or 3 heals per second from that hive for 10 or 15 seconds. is there a way to make that happen or was it a fluke bc i only saw it happen once

[fair bone]

yeah I get that, I just need to drill bounties until I learn the pathways

[round ermine]

Where can I farm the tactical ump 45 I think it is? Is it just a normal smg I can just go to countdown to farm?

[sacred sigil]

there's one ump basic type that is bugged and basically never drops. like only during campaign, as green or blue, maybe. it's called just 'ump', i think.

[narrow kraken]

Yeah I was wondering where that shit dropped, then I was doing my WoNY run and I got one like wtf 😑

[narrow kraken]

How's the DZ in this game once you get to endgame?

[vague idol]

some people hate it, some like it.. guess it's more that you have to see for yourself whether you'd enjoy dz or not

[foggy needle]

almost all agree its worse then Div 1

[fallow inlet]

Hey sanitizer,

[narrow kraken]

lol

[odd condor]

At this point I don't even know if they shipped a DZ targeted loot fix in the update

yeah that's legitimately a huge problem, DZ targeted loot has been broken all season. I don't actually conventionally farm for anything in the DZ, just field recon data and guns or named items to feed to the proficiency machine. Everything else is deconstructed into DZ credits