ask-td2-community

[foggy needle]

so RNG procced this time

[dire silo]

I got one from a named cache

[foggy needle]

^^

[limber whale]

Does coyote buff works properly at shooting range? When you shoot at 15m target (for example) does it considered as 1st buff or second?

[foggy needle]

you only get 1 buff at a time.

[limber whale]

And is there any way to visually define which of buffs is actually active just looking on your screen?

[foggy needle]

yes it works correctly fyi.

[limber whale]

Yeah i know. But 0-15m and then 15-25.
You put your target at 15m - which one buff you will get?😃

[loud saddle]

should show on the UI via the icon that pops up IIRC

[foggy needle]

it does, the lightning icon that shows up highlights the range that was procced.

[limber whale]

Somewhere near your striker/elmos stacks?

[loud saddle]

it's a box with two little whoosh arrow looking marks. depending on which buff is active it shows one highlighted, or the other, or both. it'll be under the ammo/nade/armor UI part

[foggy needle]

iirc you get the middle buff at when you hit at 15m., so 15-25

icon shows under your health bar

[limber whale]

Thx guys. So just need to remember which icon related to each of 3 range buffs👍🏻

[blazing timber]

yup i think the middle buf is simple because the middle of the icon buff is filled

upper and low idk

[foggy needle]

yes and no. just make your build around the main range you will be fighting at. so for CQB builds, build for short buff. for other builds, build around middle buff

no need to track the buff that way

[limber whale]

Well i know you guys adore coyote. And you will probably call me crazy - but i just don’t feel any significant difference between coyote and maxed fenris pc with chc/chd (in solo gameplay).
I mean each time i switch one to another - just dont see any real difference…

[loud saddle]

I swapped to a Grupo a long time ago just for consistency myself (used to use coyotes all the time)

[blazing timber]

the short buff is the best buff tbh mid is mid

[foggy needle]

mid buff is also strong. its ceska but stronger.

[blazing timber]

the 3rd buff why it exists tbh only for spam mmrs?

[limber whale]

Actually if speaking in the language of math - long range buff is OP 🤣

Cause obviously 25 chc > 25 chd

[blazing timber]

you forgot the cap on chc

[blazing timber]

at 55% chc not

[foggy needle]

coyotes mid buff is stronger then both ceska and grupo FYI

[blazing timber]

ah yes but the inconsistency kills it

[foggy needle]

not really

[loud saddle]

great for groups too

[foggy needle]

because if closer you still get the 25chd which is near same strength

[blazing timber]

i don't use it on my focus nego build

[foggy needle]

also if you play closer, then swap to a more CQB weapon (and build)

[limber whale]

Yeah everyone is playing at near capped chc. But theoretically a build with long range coyote and 35% chc should be the most efficient. Isnt it?

[blazing timber]

yeah for cqb it is awesome

what was the long buff range 25m+?

[foggy needle]

in theory yes BUT hard to keep targets at 25m+ plus then you are in AR drop off range

[blazing timber]

only exception are the honey badger m4 and c7 they have very f
good range

[foggy needle]

also if things get closer, your damage tanks hard due to loss of 25 chc

still even with them (talking about both accuracy and optimal range as well)

[blazing timber]

and in Roosevelt lego last part more dmg than famas at that range cones in handy

oh yeah i forgot vile ticks scale with dttoc found out few hours ago 😂

[foggy needle]

if going for full crit dps build, then coyotes is best is slot

[limber whale]

25m+ is 25 chc

[foggy needle]

memento can also be a strong option (for CQB builds)
and DCH is also very strong for any build, you lose overall dps but gain a pocket nuke.

[blazing timber]

on my main build

[blazing timber]

yup totally agree that one

tier 2 shield helps to tank a lot of dmg with full red hf

[foggy needle]

For non CQB builds, make your build around the middle buff and when you get the buff:
If close: coyotes acts like grupo.
if mid: is ceska but stronger.
if long: same as ceska.

so at short or long ranges its just a normal ceska or grupo piece, but at middle range its stronger.

so if you are outside of mid range its balanced, but dps increase for when at mid range

[limber whale]

But still returning to original question. Does coyote should totally outperform fenris (in strikers ar build)? Cause i just don’t see a difference…

[foggy needle]

yes its a dps increase over fenris

[blazing timber]

yup if you don't have poor chc

[foggy needle]

lack of chc and chd on strikers makes coyotes stronger.

if doing a non focus strikers build then best in slot is coyotes with ceska chest.

[limber whale]

So the only real reason it’s not working for me because looks like I usually play at 25m+.
Can’t see any other reason…

[blazing timber]

i was talking like 30% chc lol

[foggy needle]

still working for you at that range. still gaining 10 chc. so balanced.

[limber whale]

I mean at around 55 chc - coyote 3rd buff is just wasted.

[foggy needle]

but if your playstyle is long range on striker then go for P.focus build (coyotes _ P.focus

go for 50chc, and 3rd buff still gives you 10 chc so balanced not dps gain though but still balanced (and better then fenris still)

[limber whale]

Yep looks like need to swap not just 1 item but chc/chd mods aswell.

[wispy merlin]

👀

[foggy needle]

oh right 🤢

[wispy merlin]

wow

[blazing timber]

you guys still having fun with focus

[regal summit]

Focus is still one of the highest damaging chest talents out there

[foggy needle]

sadly yes 😭

[loud saddle]

is "Focus" the F-word my momma always said we shouldn't say? 😂

[blazing timber]

sadly

[blazing timber]

definitely 🙃

[limber whale]

Fits only riffles/mmrs though?

[blazing timber]

no ars as well striker /nego with Focus is the meta

[regal summit]

You can slap a scope on any weapon

[blazing timber]

not an smg but

[regal summit]

You can put an 8x scope on an smg

[blazing timber]

dark winter with focus 🤣

[blazing timber]

i mean practically no

only perfect outsider is worth it

[regal summit]

Rifles are bad for strikers, so when you run out of ar ammo, smgs are the next best choice

[blazing timber]

but not at 20m

[limber whale]

Not exo ars. Still can’t imagine x8 scope ar gameplay lol
Well maybe only m4/c7…

[blazing timber]

except for maybe one or two

they suck at that range tbh

Scorpio will outperform them 🤣

i keep it as backup with my focus build comes in handy

[regal summit]

I run a sig mpx with fast hands on my strikers when I run out of ar ammo. Rifles just won't stack strikers at all. A sig mpx still beats a rifle damage wise even with a little dropoff, because it keeps up the strikers stacks

[blazing timber]

it has one of the highest range out of smg 22m iirc

[foggy needle]

shotguns. specificly ACS shotty for stacking

[regal summit]

Yea, and you're often within that

At least in DUA

[blazing timber]

you wanna do that with 8X scope with acs 12 at 15-20m sure

[foggy needle]

ah

Well if your main weapon is SMG and your main range is 20m.. you are doing something very wrong lol

[regal summit]

It's really nice to have in the end boss fight and sometimes when clearing tarmac because you can run out of AR ammo

[blazing timber]

we are discussing backup weapons for focused builds

[blazing timber]

yeah happens a lot tbh sometimes

[foggy needle]

also yea scorpio is still great for Focus builds

[regal summit]

especially in boss fight with 4 man scaling

[blazing timber]

i always feel that boss is cheating

sometimes after he gets bleed ammo

out of nowhere if the fight is dragged

[foggy needle]

smgs are still great for focus builds too fyi, even if you dont use the 8x scope. its meant for "backup" or oh shit moments. you dont want 8x scope if things rushed you.

[blazing timber]

not gonna outperform scorpio cc tbh

[foggy needle]

true

[regal summit]

Yea, for anti-rush, scorpio is king imo

[blazing timber]

wish we had dttoc on Scorpio

[regal summit]

Smg is just a nice backup that still lets you peek and stack strikers

On nego, m1a is way better in most cases for sure

[blazing timber]

and regulus

with boomerang

nego is not a ammo hog like striker

[regal summit]

Yep

But if you ever do run out of ar ammo, 500 shots of m1a can get you through most missions without even refilling lol

[blazing timber]

yeah especially that 1-2 million crits per bullet plus free ammo

also virginian sucks tbh

[worldly oxide]

guys, for some reason, i am unable to set my target loot for countdown, anyone know why?

[sudden matrix]

I know the UI is a little buggy sometimes. A restart could fix it but you could also try setting loot while in the map before starting countdown and if you can't then try again while in countdown. You can change the targeted loot at anytime during the run too.

[worldly oxide]

It doesnt show up regardless of how many times it's reset.

Idk, I don't even get the actual event start highlight over the circle with the factory on the map.

It's just hoverable, but I just finished up a heroic event.

[sudden matrix]

Well have you tried doing it while in countdown?

[worldly oxide]

Just finished up, I’ll do that right now, about to run it again!

[sudden matrix]

Could just start a solo game and see then just leave once you find out.

[worldly oxide]

It’s fine tbh, I don’t mind. With a friend

If it doesn’t work, I will lyk asap!

Thanks very much!

Worked! TYVM

[loud saddle]

could've also set the target loot via summit if that icon was visible for you...since they share the same target loot choice IIRC.

[white vector]

what the bottom right icon representing ?

[sudden matrix]

Yeah if you switch one the other will switch too.

[dire silo]

league event

[craggy nova]

Can i somehow get Hunter's mask without paying for it?

[white vector]

thx

[rain echo]

The only hunter masks you gotta pay for are the covert hunter and stinger masks

The rest can be obtained in open world

[craggy nova]

Great, thanks you

[novel bone]

I know I’m a little late to the party in terms of news for the game but, apparently there’s gonna be a new expansion soon? I really hope it doesn’t increase level cap — all that grinding would be for nothing.

[thorn hedge]

I (and probably many others) hope that it does reset endgame. SHD levels are a problem lol

[novel bone]

I don't understand how SHD levels are a problem but okay.

[thorn hedge]

Some people have 6 digit SHD levels (some even 7) and have millions of health

Which gives a ridiculously unfair pvp advantage

[hallow raptor]

Only effects pvp, players… why punish pve players?…

[novel bone]

I thought the bonuses stopped at SHD 1000? I mean, sure, the health advantage makes sense and it is unfair, but can't this be balanced through other means other than removing the SHD system entirely, such as just giving only 1K's worth of bonus?

That way the health bonus stops at SHD 1K, just like every other bonus (to my knowledge). I have limited knowledge on this as I only play PvE.

[thorn hedge]

Some people would lose incentive to keep playing

Also personally I just want a fresh restart; I've done everything there is lol

[novel bone]

True, but in exchange there would be more content. Plus, it would only hurt those people abusing the SHD system, no?

[thorn hedge]

You'd be surprised how many people have/are trying to abuse it

But yeah I've farmed everything, there needs to be a refresh imo

Like when we transitioned from pre to post WONY

[vivid tiger]

I doubt they rework levels but I guess we’ll see

[dense basalt]

Really hope they don't can't imagine farming for all those unicorn pieces again

[thorn hedge]

They've done it like three times already lmao

[dense basalt]

I know been playing since it dropped why I said don't want to farm again

[thorn hedge]

I'm fine with farming again, gives me something that isn't stale in this game

[dusty lark]

anyone know the chances of getting Memento's in Exotic Cache?

[rugged stratus]

Expertise is the level cap now. Why would they aggravate the entire player base by making all 40 gear irrelevant. Expertise was always level 50 in disguise. New gear will always raise that cap moving forward, and expertise is a lot more sustainable then creating new gear levels

[rugged stratus]

Easy fix, remove shd/expertise from dz.

[rain echo]

wasnt there talk of them removing it from non invaded DZ?

[rugged stratus]

Yeah something on the trello I believe.

It would be the easy fix and put to rest the only argument against having shd

Probably put to rest most shd farms that may crop up in the future as well

[vivid tiger]

This is the logical answer

[narrow kraken]

is there any fix for the games boot time, its extremely long from the time i click tom clancy to anti cheat starting up and finally the game shows up.

earlier like 2 months ago it was fine

but its getting way to long ever since this season started

[chilly flicker]

Is the ghost hunter mask bugged? ive tried saluting at all 3 gravesites at night and I still dont get the glitch effect that the emote worked

[narrow kraken]

if your directives are on, turn all of it off

it solved my problem

[chilly flicker]

none of them are on

[narrow kraken]

also salute the monument

not the grave actually

[chilly flicker]

so you look at the monument, not the gravesite?

[narrow kraken]

yes you are at the grave but look up to the monument

if you did it right the screen should flicker like when a hunter is near

[craggy bloom]

trying to unlock the quest to get nemesis but I cant open the chest in Tidal Basin?

[blazing timber]

u must have opend it

or wrong mission

[craggy bloom]

I've never opened it, could it be because I used the lv30 boost?

[blazing timber]

the mission needs to be invaded

are you sure it is invaded clear?

[craggy bloom]

Ah i see

[blazing timber]

the mission icon must be red and it is always

[craggy bloom]

Okay I might have cleared the invasion earlier today and missed it on the first run through

[blazing timber]

invaded every week after reset

you have to complete 3 mission+ 1 stronghold to unlock tidal

[craggy bloom]

I dropped it to normal dif so i could quickly run in and get it

but says next invasion in 4days

so i assume i cleared the invasion earlier already and missed it

[worldly fjord]

I dont think that matters, as long as its red and not on story mode it should work. I think.

[craggy bloom]

mmm guess ill have to wait till next week when it resets doh

I ran right past it when I did it thinking I could back track after the boss.... no such luck... cause I didn't want to hold up my group lol

[blazing timber]

try after the reset for today maybe you can get it

[chilly flicker]

idk what im doing wrong with trying to get this damn ghost hunter mask

Im on no directives, normal difficulty, cleared the CP, activated the computer in the supply room, and everytime I salute the gravesites at night I don't get the glitch effect to tell me it went thru

[worldly fjord]

Not sure but are you sure that step isnt a night-only thing?

[chilly flicker]

it is a night-only thing. you cant interact with the computer until after 21:00 in game

[dire silo]

might be a dumb question but when it says you're being pulsed in the DZ is that someone using the pulse skill to see where I am

also how does the Blind effect work in pvp

[blazing timber]

same as in pve you can't see

[uneven acorn]

yesterday i reached lvl 40 then today when i login i can see my lvl 1 ?

[simple cove]

How do the skill mods work, i get so msny but no option to add to a skill

[dusty lark]

there should be a slot on your head, backpack, and chest gear

if there is no slot, you cant mod it

[rugged stratus]

once you hit 40 and complete liberty island (where you kill keener and take his watch), you end up starting the leveling of shd. itll be shd 1 but counts up infinitly

[uneven acorn]

ohhh thats why thnks

[dusty lark]

level 1 - 40 is just the tutorial

the real game starts afterwards

[rugged stratus]

1-999 will have shd points that you'll improve different attributes. after that 1000< will all be attributed to scavenging points that you can use for different materials

[dusty lark]

I just want to give a shout out to MyAimSuxx, if you know or run into that person please tell him big thanks from Romeo

[rain echo]

After WONY as romeo said the real end game begins
. Level up your watch
. Put together builds
. Farm for every exotic
. Get your weapons/gear/skills proficient
. Get your expertise to level 23
. Help others out
. Raids
. Grind the season pass and participate in global events and leagues
. Kill every hunter and get thier masks

[narrow kraken]

i was doing the missions that dropped the parts, but then before the 4th part dropped, i got a whole nemesis to drop, does this complete the bp because i still have the parts

[blazing timber]

yup

if you have it buy blueprint from inaya

than you are done

[narrow kraken]

so what happens to the remaining parts because they're still in my bag

[blazing timber]

nothing they will sit there until you craft one

[worldly oxide]

Okay, so just a quick question, do you mind sending some guides if possible for this please?

[rugged stratus]

there is a spreadsheet pinned in #td2-build-advice that is packed with information

[craggy nova]

Is there any reason not to start dlc immediately right after finishing off the main story line? Is there any interesting pieces of end game content there which I'll not be able to experience truly later on?

[carmine flicker]

I always say to start the dlc as soon as you reach world tier 5

[sudden matrix]

Side missions are the only thing that you'd miss out on. They have areas and story you'll not be able to see unless you make a new character.

[carmine flicker]

Any earlier and you’re missing out on story and all side missions will be marked as completed

[craggy nova]

That's what i was looking for, thanks you for the info

Definitely won't be skipping those

[sudden matrix]

Oh there are a few secret side missions too. Just google how to find them, I think it's 3-4 of them.

[nimble spruce]

As long as you wait until world tier 5 before heading to NY, nothing will get auto completed other than some of the projects. If you want 'correct story order' though there are a few off-site missions that are set before NY (see pinned messages for guide)

[subtle jolt]

Question. I see assault rifles are target loot in one of the DZs today. I heard that eagle bearer and ravenous is in the DZ loot pool now. The question is, do I have to get them to drop from the raid first for them to appear in the DZ? If not are they part of the targeted loot pool or just the general DZ loot pool.

[nimble spruce]

They are never part of the targeted pool, regardless of whether you own one or not. When you get any loot drop from any enemy in the dz the chance of it being eb/rav/bighorn is apparently 0.072% or so.

[blazing timber]

i think it is 0.0072 or i may be wrong

[nimble spruce]

I've seen both numbers quoted I think, so not sure myself

[blazing timber]

but anyway it us way too low

[nimble spruce]

Either way, running the raid is likely to be far faster and less frustrating method

[blazing timber]

especially 10% chance at the end box

people also share eb

unlike dz

[subtle jolt]

Ah so there is no difference in my chances if I play in the DZ today or not, good to know. Thanks guys was just curious as to if they were farmable in the DZ at all.

[dusty lark]

can you get the eb in exotic cache?

[sudden matrix]

No. Only a tiny chance in DZ and a significantly higher chance from the dark hours raid.

[dusty lark]

as a solo player and never played the dark hours raid before, how hard would it be to start the raids

as in, do i need to find other ppl first or can i match make

[blazing timber]

dark hour is eaiser of the two

if you are a dps not gonna be that big of a problem

if you follow instructions that is

[dusty lark]

i assume mic is needed for raids then

[blazing timber]

yup

[dusty lark]

noted

[sudden matrix]

You cannot matchmake DH normal which is where the EB will drop. It's very easy imo to get into raids, lots of discords help new players or players seeking raid exotics. You'll need a mic and a red dps build. How long will it take? A good group just doing a carry will be 20-30 minutes for DH and 30-40 minutes for IH. Teaching raids are MUCH longer or if you have a bad group.

[dusty lark]

ty

[sudden matrix]

I highly suggest the raid tho, I've done 700ish raid runs in total and given away countless raid exotics. Without the raid I would have dropped this game long long ago.

[dusty lark]

care to help a few more times lol

[blazing timber]

lol i have only done 20 combined

[sudden matrix]

lol like 600 of my raids were done in year one too.

[blazing timber]

lol

[sudden matrix]

The night before gear 2.0 came out I hit 600 in dark hours. I currently speed run IH and idk how many I have in there but it's a good time.

[sudden matrix]

Yeah I can DM you a discord if you're alright with that. They do raids around 4-8pm eastern time.

[dusty lark]

ok ty

ill try and join some raids this weekend

[blazing timber]

might as well try ih for regulus reset is near

[dusty lark]

what is regulus?

[blazing timber]

best pistol in the game

[dusty lark]

but how often do you use a pistol in this game?

[blazing timber]

well i have been using it for over a month over striker

rarely used any other weapons except when in need

[dusty lark]

im using a normal striker, coyote, st. elmo build for any hard content

its so basic, i see it everywhere

[blazing timber]

it makes legendary eazy

[dusty lark]

the build gets the job done but its so boring sitting back and just spraying

i want the eb with mementos so i can run and gun

[sudden matrix]

You gotta see the regulus in action to truly understand it.

[dusty lark]

ill watch a youtube video about it

[rugged stratus]

Try out a crowd control (foam eclipse) build. Different style to dps but still in the middle of the action 100% of the time

[blazing timber]

let me send a link

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJko1Fmkomk

[dusty lark]

i have a hunter's muzzle with scorpio build

foam launcher as well for countdown

[rugged stratus]

Cc builds are my goto. Way more satisfying than dps

[blazing timber]

@rugged stratus you should watch too he is playing game without reticle

[rugged stratus]

What is it, a regulus video?

[blazing timber]

ccapitol speedrun 8min in duo

[rugged stratus]

Oh

[blazing timber]

with regulus and m870 and without in game reticle see it

[rugged stratus]

Probably has a dot on his monitor

[blazing timber]

yeah that's what i thought

[blazing timber]

also see my hapsburg unicorn in #td2-build-advice i was so close

[rugged stratus]

There ya go

Have you tried just crafting them?

[blazing timber]

i got them from crafting

i closed my eye and spammed X and. esc

than after few minutes i checked my inventory

was funny as hell because i don't want to see the rolls😂 😂

[rugged stratus]

Eh what's 20 optimizations

😅

[blazing timber]

i don't care 😂

i will not stop until i get one with vigilance

[rugged stratus]

Me either. I optimize the shit out of things sometimes

[sudden matrix]

I'm surprised you didn't just run habs on countdown. You'd get a decent pair way before the two unicorn backpacks.

[blazing timber]

no didn't get any unicorn 🥲

10-15 countdown runs

also i was full on materials 😂

two birds in one shot

[sudden matrix]

Yeah makes sense.

[blazing timber]

man but the method i use was funny as f*k so i don't think about rolls

[blazing timber]

one time i went to menu when i closed my eye and i saw only 1 pcs was crafted 😂

[blazing timber]

cassie not selling anything

[sudden matrix]

Common bug. Thing a relog can fix it but idk I've had friends with no luck. Check the ruben site if you really wanna know whats there unless you already have and are trying to get something...

[blazing timber]

no
just accidentally found her

[sudden matrix]

Probs just trying to flex that credit count....

[blazing timber]

lol not that much tbh

[sudden matrix]

Still way more than most players have.

[blazing timber]

i had 700million in div1

[sudden matrix]

Never became a billionare. Feelsbadman

[blazing timber]

yeah never

[thorn hedge]

.008

[thorn hedge]

.008

[blazing timber]

nice autocorrect eevee

[thorn hedge]

what autocorrect

[blazing timber]

you corrected my mistake automatically

[thorn hedge]

it wasnt automatic tho it was like hours later

over 5 hours later

but yeah; the exclusive pool is 0.024%, and theres three exos in it. so its .008

[blazing timber]

i was close than kettle

[thorn hedge]

the old consensus was 0.00072

[blazing timber]

that was way too low

[thorn hedge]

this was the old belief

[plucky mesa]

Just do raids

[boreal nexus]

[dire silo]

depends on how the game rolls loot i guess

i know diablo had some really wacky ass stuff going on

[thorn hedge]

What depends lol

[spark crater]

Why is everyone running st.elmo + striker

St.elmo will get nerfed next season

[sudden matrix]

Elmo isn't that strong.

[spark crater]

Yeah but everyone is using it

[sudden matrix]

A gun being popular isn't a call for nerfing...

[foggy needle]

^^

[spark crater]

Hmmm, that's how it works in siege. If a operator is used too much, they get nerfed

[foggy needle]

Elmos is less dps then the top ARs. everyone is using it because its this season reward, and a pretty decent AR.

not how it works here

[spark crater]

I assumed it would be same here too

[foggy needle]

assumed wrongly

[spark crater]

Let's see

[sudden matrix]

I mean think about it you get a free gun that you just have to reconfigure a couple of times to get DTTOOC vs farming a DTTOOC famas or the unicorn of a carbine 7.

It's also an ez mode gun because of the 20% weapon handling, I even use it for pub stuff cause I don't have to control famas recoil at all.

[spark crater]

Honestly coming from siege, i feel recoil is non existent in this game atleast using mnk

[sudden matrix]

Well two TOTALLY different games so yeah.

You don't have to put 20-40 bullets into someone for them to die in siege right?

[spark crater]

Depends tho. Sometimes hitreg gets wacky 😂

[sudden matrix]

Well we aren't talking about hit reg. You are comparing two vastly different games. 1st person vs 3rd person, competitive shooter with 5% pve vs a game that is 90% pve, are there pve raids in siege, full gear builds vs operators with a few guns? Idk man.

[spark crater]

Yeah

I guess things are different here

[sudden matrix]

Yeah we don't have e sports div 2. Don't think it was a consideration at any point.

[limber whale]

With what talents m4/c7 beat elmo? Flatline, optimist?

[spark crater]

So shock effect on enemies from st.elmo status effect or debuff?

[foggy needle]

M4/ C7 flatline for sure, maybe M4 strained? need to double check for M4 strained.
Famas no talent is only ~1% behind elmo so really any talent.

Elmo causes shock, so its a status effect.

[spark crater]

Can i spread it using talents?

Like they do for fire, concussion etc

[limber whale]

Strained looks like a waste on 900+ rof ars? Isnt it?

[sudden matrix]

But status effect builds barely add much effect/duration because it's such a short duration on the shock right?

[foggy needle]

only with creeping death or EP on death BUT its short duration shock anyways

[sudden matrix]

Strained is the highest dps talent in CHC/CHD builds

[foggy needle]

well

[sudden matrix]

All red**

[foggy needle]

strained is among the highest, its not the highest

[stiff canyon]

is there a black dye?

[foggy needle]

crit builds are broad but sadist, flatline, insync all beat strained (off the top of my head)

[loud saddle]

there's two afaik, one black dye, and one FULL black dye (covers more of your gear)

[foggy needle]

countdown and summit are the best places to loot farm Fyi

[stiff canyon]

do you know how to get them? all these guides im seeing are useless

[loud saddle]

the full black dye IIRC is from the year 2 hunters (some is DC and NY). must collect all the off-white keys and open chest in NY haven location.

[limber whale]

What about optimist? Is it among top talents for ars?

[stiff canyon]

hunters in ny..

is that like a random event thing?

[foggy needle]

nope. RPM with strained plays a minor role tbh. like strained on vector still beats optimist (barely though) in full red build of course.

strained on famas is still ~9% dps boost vs optimst of 6% (on red builds and zero expertise)

[inner tendon]

@nova granite no need to shout, we can read your message in lower case.

[foggy needle]

for pve/ red builds optimist is among the lower end for dps talents.

[loud saddle]

no, most are like puzzle you have to go through certain steps to spawn them at certain locations. there are tons of guides online to walk you through them each step by step.

[stiff canyon]

and that also sounds like I gotta play in ny and not dc

[stiff canyon]

alright, thanks :)

[limber whale]

So the fact you already shot 2/3 of mag before talent fully stacked doesn’t affect overall dps that much?

[loud saddle]

if you look up guides just make sure you specifically go for the year 2 hunters. the year 1 hunters opn a chest in DC white house, and that's a white gear dye IIRC.

[stiff canyon]

oh okay

are they affilated with all these hunter masks im seeing

[dim crag]

Yep, they drop them

[stiff canyon]

gotcha

i honestly prefer word guides over yt guides but there seem to be no word guides sadlyt

[foggy needle]

yes and no. dps between stacks isnt that much, you have to take the whole talent at value. not just "at the end"

[nova granite]

How 2 get defensive gear mods except countdown & summit

[foggy needle]

they are in target loot so just farm that BUT best place by a good bit is countdown and summit

[loud saddle]

I have some links to guides with images that aren't videos if you wish to receive a DM.

bot will delete them if posted here, sorry...

[stiff canyon]

go for it!

[nova granite]

Fuck me. Thanks btw

Was looking 4 +18.8K armor on kill mod 4 a long time

Didn't even get that in countdown

If i even find +20% incoming repairs, would be fine.

[sudden matrix]

AOK mods are not the way to go tho. The 10% from gunner on a SHD 1000 character for an all red build gives you 72K armor on kill just to give perspective.

[foggy needle]

as does preservation too

[nova granite]

I've shd over 1K. But its very risky if all reds. I personally need at least 1 blue.

[wispy merlin]

yep they are very poor in value. they are flat values, so they don't scale with your armor

% based aok is better, and you would rather use your mod slots for more damage which lets you make better use of that aok

[nova granite]

if I've 5 reds & 1 blue will the gunner specialization give me 72K aok?

[sudden matrix]

No gunner gives 10% AOK

So if you have 1 blue you'd be around 900kish so probablly around 90k then.

Also like Azur pointed out you could run preservation as your guns talent.

It's just 10% of whatever your armor is when you look at your character stats.

[nova granite]

My armor is only 913K

[sudden matrix]

So you'd get 91.3k out of it.

[wispy merlin]

understand why aok mods are bad now?

[nova granite]

on every aok?

[wispy merlin]

yes on every kill

[nova granite]

why damage mods better?

[wispy merlin]

not that they're better, but that aok mods are bad

18.8k mods always heal you for 18.8k armor for every kill, no matter how much armor you have

[foggy needle]

well AoK mods are flat value and dont scale.
Gunner / preservation are both % based so do scale, and at 10% each.

[wispy merlin]

10% aok heal you for 10% of your armor

[nova granite]

Man they'r worse than shit

[sudden matrix]

Yeah cause you also have to give up a ton of CHC/CHD to put those mods on.

[nova granite]

to be honest what's CHD?

[wispy merlin]

critical hit damage

[nova granite]

oh..

[foggy needle]

critical hit damage.
chc= crit hit chance

[wispy merlin]

but the idea is armor on kill has a very important word in it, "kill"

[nova granite]

hmm

[wispy merlin]

if you can't kill fast you can't get that aok fast

so don't tunnel vision for aok

[nova granite]

CHD is better than AOK i think

[sudden matrix]

Yeah but CHC needs to be at or near the 60% cap to best utilize CHD.

[nova granite]

Obviously

[sudden matrix]

I try not to assume what people know about the game, lots don't know 60% CHC is cap just like there are tons of people who get to SHD 400 or more before learning shift switches shoulders while aiming. You don't know till you know ya know.

[loud saddle]

shift switches shoulders while aiming!? /s

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

[inner tendon]

Wait until you learn how to change to walk, and what autorun is.

[sudden matrix]

Parkour mode yo

https://tenor.com/view/parkour-theoffice-freerunning-gif-5128248

[loud saddle]

I can't talk because I still randomly blow myself up with techie launcher, so everytime I feel like I'm passed being a noob....nope, nvm....check that thought right at the door.

[sudden matrix]

We all know how to instant destroy deployed skills too right?

Well to instant destroy deployed skill you have to bind instant agent skill use to another key and then use your deploy skill + instant use at the same time and it'll destroy it. You can also use the instant use key to do any of your double press functions for skills, like drop a heal chem at your feet, light the firestarter chem, drop hive or turret.

[wispy merlin]

i should use it more during my solo runs tbh. still figuring out what keys are best for it

[sudden matrix]

Yeah I've got a mmo mouse so I've got a 1-12 numeric pad at my thumb. I use 1-4 to swap weapons and 7-8 for instant use of my two skills.

[wispy merlin]

hmm i could use mb4 or mb5 for it then, just found that i press them accidentally sometimes

[nova granite]

If i use NinjaBike backpack in striker & have 5 reds with 2 blues, will my build broke or match?

[earnest scroll]

Rule of thumb : adding ninjaback backpack to your build will break it (make it worse)

[nova granite]

If I've this Chest, I'll have +25% more headshot dmg?

[regal summit]

Yes

And if you put a headshot damage mod on, you'll have 35%

[shy knot]

whats the difference between these 2?

[sudden matrix]

Nothing it's just part of the old system that doesn't exist anymore.

[fading root]

So after doing countdown what is the preferred thing I do with my weapons I get from countdown?

[dense basalt]

Guessing you already finished library so I'd donate for expertise

[fading root]

What do u mean library?

[dense basalt]

For recalibration you put all the higher stats you have like 15% weapon weapon damage or max armor and all talents for gear and weapons

[dusty lark]

is a pulse consider a status effect? can you use the talent Wicked with pulse?

[fading root]

Oh ok

[wispy merlin]

no

[atomic atlas]

The protocol gear mod is for making skill mods, the System gear mod is for making armor mods

[sudden matrix]

WAT? They both say gear mods clearly. There is a separate category for skill mods.

It's just leftover from gear 1.0.

[blazing timber]

lol

[sudden matrix]

Wai you laugh at me. What have I done!

[blazing timber]

we have a target mod and random mod so i am laughing at the screenshot 😂

[blazing timber]

have you tried crafting one what is the chance to get pfe13% mod 👀

[sudden matrix]

Brah I don't even wanna think about that. Clan had 12% last week so not too bad.

[blazing timber]

yeah i only have 2 pfe13%

my friend don't have one in his 3000 hrs courier

[sudden matrix]

rip. Have cassie on one character and not on the one that has all my credits.

I wanna buy stuff for proficiency.

[blazing timber]

she selling something good

already at lvl23

have too many mats

so istarted dumping into proficiency

and crafting, expertise

[sudden matrix]

I'm not there yet. Lowly level 17 here.

[blazing timber]

i can see your regulus

it's not low tbh

[sudden matrix]

I know but I'd rather it be higher.

[blazing timber]

it becomes a pain after 15

because only gear/skill you never use is left

[sudden matrix]

Yeah so I buy up named stuff at vendors. Helps a ton, some weeks I'll get a 1/4 to 1/2 a level.

[blazing timber]

yeah

i used my mats

[sudden matrix]

Yeah I could do wony runs and I'm gonna farm a build for it soon, lvl 30 regulus HH and a hardwire build then try to get wony down to like 45-50 minutes and do a bunch of runs one of these days.

[blazing timber]

how to get lvl30 hw

summit is available during wony?

without skip

[sudden matrix]

Just make a character boost to 30 and you can craft it before going to NY.

[blazing timber]

ok

have to share mats first

[sudden matrix]

Yeah share bps and boom you can make a level 30 set.

[blazing timber]

lvl 30 hw makes sense tbh skill scales well

[sudden matrix]

I was wondering if EP does too cause that would be pretty fast as well.

Like if you can craft a set as well.

[blazing timber]

yeah

ep will make a joke with firestarter and chem

but i think you are transferred directly to ny when you boost from menu

you have to go to dc and boost it

[sudden matrix]

Yeah you just start normally and once you get to the white house you can go to the store and do a lvl 30 boost.

[blazing timber]

ok 👍

gonna make ep

hw

and one more

[atomic atlas]

ah thats corrrect, sorry

[craggy bloom]

uh oh i guess you cant wait in the spawn area of High Noon named NPC when it turns to noon lol cause he never spawned for me... gotta wait like 1.5h for my next chance at spawn lol

[hallow raptor]

Can’t be too close. Camp a little ways away and head in around 11:59am….

[craggy bloom]

can it be done on normal or does it have to be heroic

[rugged stratus]

I just crafted high end skill build for when I did my initial wony runs. empress wyver hanna . Then just switched to a regular build @ 40 before keener.
Can roll down scorpio and cap to 30 as well

[inner tendon]

Unless it explicitly states otherwise, Projects can be done on Normal.

[dusty lark]

is there a way to steady your aim when using a sniper?

[earnest scroll]

Increase weapon handling, stability in particular

[inner tendon]

The Stablity stat ingame decreases vertical sway, there's no actual "hold breath" mode.

Although yes, 1% in Weapon Handling gives you 1% each in Stability/Accuracy/Reload/Swap speed.

[blazing timber]

100% stability eliminate sway

[inner tendon]

(accuracy is the reticule bloom between each shot)

[blazing timber]

glory daze for example

it is too stable and that stability applies to chem also

[inner tendon]

Most Stability issues ingame can be pretty much solved by just practicing. You learn how to make little movements with your mouse to help negate it.

[blazing timber]

except for mmrs kick and few exceptional weapon

[livid token]

wait

loadouts switch gear mods right

so you necessarily only need like 3 perfect rolls of each mod

[rugged stratus]

6 of some if you plan on running improvised. like maybe 6 pfe, 6 chd

but yeah they will switch with the loadouts

not too shabby for targeting mmr, a component is a component 😎

[blazing timber]

yeah i got 3 chameleon yesterday 😂

or 3 exo components

[shy knot]

ona striker build whats better, striker chest or an obliterate chest?

[dense basalt]

Obliterate

[rain echo]

For the chest I'd go grupo with obliterate

You can use a ceska if yu want CHC

[tame breach]

is coyotes and picaros not better?

[inner tendon]

Ceska is recommended if you're using the Coyotes Mask, since you need the CHC (unless Elmo's as primary I suppose).

[tame breach]

yeah elmos is my primary

[inner tendon]

If you regularly get to 100+ stacks, the Striker Chest is great, otherwise I'd go Obliterate with a brand of your choice on. Grupo is good if you don't need the CHC, since it gives CHD.

Remember that with Coyotes you only need to get to about 50-55 CHC to remain consistent with it.

[tame breach]

true

[tame breach]

any idea what the best pvp tank/regen build is

ive been trying to find the best that doesnt have yaal

[inner tendon]

There's a PvP "guide" over in #td2-build-advice > 📌 > spreadsheet > builds, it has a few options in there that you can tweak to suit your playstyle.

[tame breach]

ok cheers 🙂

[rugged stratus]

Ceska oblit offers the highest possible chd because you dont need as many chc rolls

[north pier]

Is anybody having problems with matchmaking? After the latest update, I am matchmaking for countdown for example and it simply won't find a group.

Same for Legendary. I've been matchmaking for the weekly and it simply won't find anything....

[rugged stratus]

Countdown has been pretty steady for me. Usually within 30sec-1min I'm matched.

[tame basin]

I use striker, but if you can't keep the striker buff up, use obliterate

[rain echo]

It's easier to keep 100 stacks as if you use the striker chest it gose up to 200 and its hard to Mantain 200 stacks so most people settle for a ceska or grupo with olberiate

[steady terrace]

descent imo is actually pretty great for veterans who wanna take a load off for an hour and get off the game

no worries pure slaughter

[tame basin]

The only sad thing is that they nerfed Nemesis in solo play

[finite cairn]

LFG to get Raid specific commendations. Interested in existing or starting new.

[acoustic lark]

does ninjabike backpack now drop in countdown aswell?

[whole gyro]

how much difference is freeroam Hunter stats between difficulty

[rugged stratus]

It's supposed to be added to target loot. So it has a chance. Target loot drops in countdown are a pretty low chance. You may still get it from an exo cache first

[nimble spruce]

currently none, open world hunters are all scaled to Normal (same bug as the rogues)

[whole gyro]

Damn, so they still gonna 2 shot you in normal isnt it?

[nimble spruce]

yeah, but they go down much faster

[blazing timber]

no it got fixed

[nimble spruce]

did it though? Don't recall seeing in the patch notes

[blazing timber]

just faced rouges they were tough as fuck

[nimble spruce]

(haven't played enough this week to notice for myself)

[blazing timber]

ok they didn't drop purple loot

[nimble spruce]

they don't always anyway, it's just a chance

[blazing timber]

also the rolls were good

heroic good

[nimble spruce]

...also just a chance. The best indicator is how much HP they had, so if they were tough to kill then that sounds like they were fixed

[blazing timber]

yeah tough to kill

[limber whale]

Don’t know how it’s in your game guys but in mine hunters (those with masks/keys) and rogues are just HUGE difference. Hunter on challenging is like 2-3 times tougher than heroic rogue.

[spark crater]

Are raid exotics in dz?

[blazing timber]

yeah but 0.008% chance

[thorn hedge]

Yes but the drop rate makes it statistically speaking, impossible

[mellow trout]

On the ridiculous off chance you get one, you have to not get ganked long enough to extract it lol

[thorn hedge]

With perfect odds you will get it after 12.5k enemy kills

[humble tartan]

Having trouble with Cavalier for some reason it stops working when you go down or just randomly 🤔 I fix this by taking a piece of Cavalier off then back on but still happens somewhere down the track. Is anyone having this issue?

[rugged stratus]

odds can be improved with Lootcifer sacrifices /s

[blazing timber]

lootcifer scared of eevee

[analog orchid]

Escalation cache keys bugged again?

[blazing timber]

no

[analog orchid]

Supposed to get a key every 5 shd right?

[blazing timber]

event ended now you can only buy them or spend remaining keys also every 4 shd

[analog orchid]

I done 10 shd past 24 hr no keys

Ok i see. Timer is for spends. Ty

[humble tartan]

Glad I didn't have to spend $ on keys this time around. But Jesus it was a long process.

[humble tartan]

Seems that taking the backpack 🎒 off then back on again. Seems to fix this better. Must be the bonus that must be causing it to not work sometimes.

[dusty lark]

do they remove shd levels in conflict?

[blazing timber]

no

[dusty lark]

i see why pvp is unpopular

[oak talon]

the drop rate makes it statistically speaking, literally possible,
impossible already has a set meaning, which this aint

[humble tartan]

Wait eather I have an idea or I'm having a heart attack lol.
If Cavalier with 100% HasPro would the Backfire exotic effect you?

[blazing timber]

no 100% hazpro mean complete immunity to all status including foam,bleed,burn,shock, poison,confuse

[digital chasm]

Lore question for anyone who can answer

What happened to the big generator that was in the Whitehouse?

[oak talon]

with the final manhunt mission of last season, the black tusk raided the WH, they took the perfusion bioreactor by airlifting it away in one of the cutscenes that plays, no word on it further yet i believe in this season

[rain echo]

Nat lured us away from the Whitehouse then attacked the white house thiey had 2 targets bioreactor and to tie up a loose end aka bardon

[humble tartan]

It works with no bleed with Max HasPRO

[blazing timber]

that's what i said read it again 👀

[humble tartan]

@blazing timber ok

[thorn hedge]

Impossible can also mean it's so unlikely it can be disregarded

[oak talon]

colloquially maybe sure...............
but your previous literal sentence has statistically speaken,
in statistics it cant mean that
not even it maybe wont mean that
it cant

[blazing timber]

you can't win against eevee 👀 she hijacked this server from ubi

[stuck lance]

wtf. reading that i'm going

[blazing timber]

we have mods for that 🙂

[dire silo]

so how do summit checkpoints work? i saw someone saying they keep a level 90 checkpoint, like how do you do that

i figure the 1-10 runs are just resetting it

[blazing timber]

every 3 floors one cp and at multiple of 10 one cp

[dire silo]

yeah but how do you keep going back to 90?

i did all 100 and it reset so idk how setting it up for farming works

[blazing timber]

if you have floor 20 cp and someone have 90 cp

you join his session your cp will be upgraded to 90

[dire silo]

oh

[blazing timber]

reverse not possible

[dire silo]

that sounds like a pain in the butt lol

what happens if you get to 100 and dont take the helicopter back to DC

[nimble spruce]

If you never complete floor 90, your checkpoint stays there

[blazing timber]

no you have to leave floor 100 incomplete to retain that

[chilly flicker]

Ive been doing CP4s for blueprints and Ive just come across the first time I havent gotten a blueprint to drop. I thought it was guaranteed? Or are there other sources outside of seasonal track stuff? By extension does that mean I'm locked out of previous blueprints that were awarded via past seasons?

[inner tendon]

There is a limited number of blueprints available from CP's at Lvl 3/4, once you're done all the ones listed that drop there in the Crafting Table, you're done.

[chilly flicker]

So I can no longer get the blueprints like HF since the crafting table says it was a season 3 reward?

[limber whale]

Cps stop giving you blueprints somewhere at 315 number (+/- few)

So just check your total BPs number - if it’s near that no sense to farm CPs anymore (for BPs)

[chilly flicker]

Currently at 317
Are there any other ways to get BPs?

[limber whale]

Go to any locked BP description - it will tell you “sources” of how you can obtain that specific BP

[inner tendon]

I'm unable to open the game right now, but in either case, crafting via Blueprints is much more ineffective than just farming out pieces at Challenging/Heroic.

Remember: Crafting is not affected by World Difficulty, it's always a low chance to be anything but bad.

[chilly flicker]

So I have 8/10 smg BPs. But it doesnt show me any more locked out bps for smg. and the only locked out BPs I have (for other items) say there were rewarded via previous seasons.

If I cant get those BPs anymore cuz FOMO, that is a massive bummer

[chilly flicker]

I'm doing this for completion purposes. Game loot goblin brain compels me so.

[inner tendon]

I'm unable to confirm this, but there's a chance that the BP's you're missing are the ones you can get via Descent and are for the DZ locked guns.

[nova granite]

Where 2 collect 'The Rude, The Bad & The Evil' ?

[hallow raptor]

Riverside gas station control point on heroic, drops from rewards crate at the end.

[fallow inlet]

Hey Kettle Buddha

[nimble spruce]

hey Saph

[nova granite]

Is there any countdown channel in this server?

[nimble spruce]

for matchmaking, just use #lfg-pc

if you're after a voice channel then they've all gone, you'll need to use another server (like the community one)

[nova granite]

I can chat instead of voice. Its not that much coordination like raids.

[thorn hedge]

this doesnt add up

[rain echo]

when the game cant maf

[dark warren]

Need west coast group to help me 😅. Basic played here to trying to get decent gear

[balmy sierra]

On the social hud there are three numbers listed for your player name. The first is SHD level then DZ level what is the third number?

[dense basalt]

Commendation lvl

[balmy sierra]

Thx 🙂

[rain echo]

i don't even remember getting this skin where is it from? a season? from the shop?

[sudden matrix]

Named items will sometimes have a custom skin, like the bloody lefty, although they can be glitchy and it'll change to the selected skin and back.

[rain echo]

this isnt named though

its a regular kard 45

[sudden matrix]

Oh I glanced at it, thought it was the custom.

I'm not sure on it but I think that's supposed to be the custom skin to the kard custom.

[blazing timber]

it's a bt skin damm

[narrow kraken]

that's from one of the recent seasons no?

along with the carbine skin

[sudden matrix]

Yeah I just think the named items are kinda buggy. I use a glory daze a bunch and it'll swap it's custom skin to one I've got selected a bunch.

Buggy game gonna bug.

[blazing timber]

i have to go through my inventory to see i have that skin

also why is there a flashlight attachment for pistol

[sudden matrix]

Cause it's useful.

Tons of people asked for it.

[blazing timber]

really but it has no attributes

they should have given it 10% chc

[narrow kraken]

it's bugged out a lot for me recently... randomly had it on during an Iron Horse raid and it would flash a few times then turn off

[sudden matrix]

I know but if you wanna light up an area how do you do that?

[blazing timber]

use fire chem

[sudden matrix]

Brah

[narrow kraken]

900 IQ

[blazing timber]

it is the right answer tbh

[sudden matrix]

Yeah well there are boxes hidden in the sewers for hunters and it's hard to see them, that flashlight helps a ton.

[blazing timber]

yeah that is the only use u have found for it but it is one time except for shooting boxes hidden in dark

[narrow kraken]

some people like to play tactically 😛

even when it does "nothing"

[blazing timber]

they use night vision

[sudden matrix]

I did a classified mission and it was helpful too. The dance club with symbols and generators.

lol I still haven't done them all, did a backup call and they were doing them so I was like eh now it's as good as anytime.

[blazing timber]

if the attachment has attributes that it is way more useful

might as well put on ar for the show

[narrow kraken]

I mean if your KARD is your DPS weapon...

[sudden matrix]

I mean let's be honest if you're using a pistol it's a regulus, d50, liberty, busy bee or custom.

[blazing timber]

yeah

[sudden matrix]

The two you can put attachments on only one of them needs useful attachments.

I think the flash light is cool. They have so many items and places it's cool to illuminate them and check stuff out.

[blazing timber]

illuminate with sticky or chem for additional vfx

[oak talon]

holy hell btw, since when is send item link to chat been working again?
its awesome to have it back

[blazing timber]

quite a while 2-3 weeks iirc

[oak talon]

why didnt you travel over, break into my house, shake me awake in the middle of the night and yell it into my barely awake face?
i wouldnt have even pressed charges,
its awesome to have it back to easyly tell ppl what to get in groups and such

[blazing timber]

didn't have the funding

[rain echo]

Because dark places are spooky

[blazing timber]

not really i have played a lot of survival horror it is much more fun tbh

[rain echo]

I play alot of horror and survival horror games as well I agree it's more fun without the FL but I use when a horror game puts you in the woods at night and you can't see anything

[blazing timber]

outlast

[rain echo]

Pfff that game was not scary at all

[blazing timber]

evil within?

[rain echo]

Nope

[blazing timber]

so what is the scariest game you played

soma was good but not horror

[rain echo]

Amnesia and Amnesia dark descent are up there

[blazing timber]

Amnesia huh you played the new one amnesia the bunker

[rain echo]

Yes

Very good game

[blazing timber]

alien isolation was pretty good

[rain echo]

I like it when you can't fight back all you can do is hide from everything

[blazing timber]

has the most unique ai design

lost my save more than halfway through

[rain echo]

We should probably stop talking about non division 2 stuff here before a mod tells us

[blazing timber]

yeah

[plucky mesa]

I've tried alien isolation in VR.......

[dim crag]

That must've been fun lmao

[blazing timber]

should have been amazing experience

[plucky mesa]

I let my mom have a go when she visited. It actually made her scream out loud 🤣

[blazing timber]

after that she must have screamed on you

[tiny vale]

can i farm field recon data points from floor 10?

[blazing timber]

i don't remember tbh but you can farm them frop cp

and cp have a chance to drop their blueprint or buy them from shd watch

[somber hazel]

Yup, it's still the fastest way

[digital anvil]

LFM dark zone. landmarks and DZ drops and pvp

[rugged stratus]

you also get from control points as well (same as a summit boss floor), f10 still quick for it but no xp like a cp would give

[dire silo]

cp is way quicker imo go to castle, attack cp outside, reset & repeat

• blueprints

[rugged stratus]

f10 is like 30seconds a clear. its definitely faster since you dont need to reset... just lacks some benefits

[mossy matrix]

how can i get to shd 1000 fast?

[nimble spruce]

afaik current xp farming meta is just open world with all directives, prioritizing hostage rescues and CPs

[sudden matrix]

Grind my man.

[nimble spruce]

although you can also quickly run supply drops if you abuse a tier 6 decoys

[sudden matrix]

What do you think is the max SHD levels per hour in a relatively optimized open world 5 directive XP farming? Looking for multiple opinions.

[loud saddle]

I did that for a bit, wanted to shoot myself by the 8th run. lol. worked like a charm (only a few seconds per supply drop) but oh god so boring.

[civic island]

i'd say aiming for 20-30 shd levels an hour is pretty dang good taking rng into account

that was pretty standard when resource convoys were a thing as well. they were 660k or so if im not mistaken but not too much of a difference

[blazing timber]

convoys can be cleared in like a minute

rescue can take from a minute to 2 or sometime 5 mins

[sudden matrix]

Three shots on a perfect convoy.

[civic island]

5 mins is insane lol

[sudden matrix]

Still much less XP and the travel time.

[blazing timber]

yeah

also hostage can go crazy i was doing one and mf run off to somewhere

i had fog of war and couldn't find him

[loud saddle]

I mean, public executions take like a minute or just over and over like 440k or something like that....

[blazing timber]

had to use a pulse just to see him dying at hand of another faction

[loud saddle]

but agreed, that civie NPCs are dumb AF

[sudden matrix]

Pub execution are great, only one wave right?

[blazing timber]

and to tun back at spawn and finish the rest

[civic island]

nah they definitely are nowhere near the same. my point in saying that was that 20-30 levels per hour was where you wanted to be when farming resource convoys

[loud saddle]

one wave yeah

[blazing timber]

yeah

[civic island]

and i can still hit 20-30 levels an hour with public executions

so thats all my point was, definitely not the same though

[blazing timber]

also sometimes bt hide in west Potomac for some reason had to run pulse

to make sure no one is left behind

hostage rescue is a troublesome farm without foam

[spark crater]

What about back to back heroic main missions with 4 man group?

[sudden matrix]

I'm just trying to get a good consensus on what SHD per hour is obtainable. Then I can suggest that.

[blazing timber]

i do hostage than bounty near the safehouse

[blazing timber]

i get around 20-30

[loud saddle]

certain hostage rescues (the one right above DUA fast travel spot) are easy AF as well...just depends on location.

[blazing timber]

i don't do Hyenas

outcast bt or true sons no helmets

[sudden matrix]

True sons gunner has helm.

[blazing timber]

he doesn't spawn in rescue

[sudden matrix]

Ah

[blazing timber]

i have cleared 100s of them

i know outcast sometimes have the big guy with axe

[civic island]

yeah usually not too bad though

[blazing timber]

only spawns in convoy or territory control

[loud saddle]

hyenas are just easy crowd control, pop a rusher bag at spawn and poof....done with. usually no hard ones

[blazing timber]

if you want to farm negotiator is better than striker for that

[loud saddle]

same with outcasts too, pop a nader bag and done....lol. easy crowd control

[civic island]

if you're using any good dps build sure, but if youre using a sniper build hyenas are a no from me

[blazing timber]

in my experience

you can kill 3 npcs with one mag

and dame with spawn spray and pray with nego also

[loud saddle]

yeah, I can see a sniper build having issues....I go full red dps (just a plain HE build)

[blazing timber]

i use regulus so no hyenas

[sudden matrix]

Regulus HH here.

[loud saddle]

oof, yeah, I see the issue then, lol

[blazing timber]

me too

[loud saddle]

diff builds, diff situations for sure

[blazing timber]

also there is a public execution near dz east gate

which always give bounty near the archive

[loud saddle]

the one in the building?

[blazing timber]

yeah

[loud saddle]

yeah, that's a nice one

[wispy merlin]

wow same you play regulus HH too??? no way

[sudden matrix]

If I'm running solo I don't mind helmets tho.

[blazing timber]

so me and my friend get 1million xp in like 4-5 minutes not bad

[blazing timber]

you making fun of me lmao 😂

[wispy merlin]

wdym it's admiration

[blazing timber]

have you checked the new video

[wispy merlin]

of?

[sudden matrix]

It's a brethren thing.

[blazing timber]

chameleon deconstruction

i posted in build advice

for chameleon deconstructor

i had to farm chameleon just so i can deconstrct it and make a video

[wispy merlin]

sacrilege

[civic island]

i really need to get my regulus. im on the last project but havent played the game in a couple weeks

[wispy merlin]

@verbal topaz will hear about this

[blazing timber]

i have @valid bronze

for the balance

[wispy merlin]

fight

[blazing timber]

see his pfp

[verbal topaz]

I will solo ur ahh with chameleon

[valid bronze]

You mean my exotic component?

[wispy merlin]

LMAO

[sudden matrix]

🤣

[blazing timber]

😂 🤣

[blazing timber]

see his pfp lmao

[wispy merlin]

i know i saw

[blazing timber]

it was funny as f*k to farm for

[wispy merlin]

y'all should chill, chameleons never hurt anyone 😔

[sudden matrix]

View his profile tho, the banner is the best.

[blazing timber]

it hurts the dps 👀

[verbal topaz]

@wispy merlin I'm out of argument tbh

Help me tbh

[verbal topaz]

But you should know that for every chameleon he deconstruct, I get back 10

[wispy merlin]

ig you found one good job

[sudden matrix]

They aren't even God rolled... SMH

[blazing timber]

lmao

[valid bronze]

Chameleon with Acosta

[loud saddle]

have you thought of opening a pet store? that's a lot of chameleons

[rugged stratus]

Component farming? 😅

[verbal topaz]

He need to deconstruct at least that amount on video to prove point tbh

[valid bronze]

Lol I'm working on it

[neat stirrup]

hi, where can i send a bug from Div2?

[loud saddle]

go through either the Ubi support websit and make a ticket, or send it via the Official ubi support discord.

[gloomy surge]

hey guys what is the score 250+ item? I want to craft an exotic for the first time.

[blazing timber]

it's a conversion blueprint converts merciless to ruthless just the looks

[gloomy surge]

so I first need to obtain the merciless?

[blazing timber]

yeah its not worth it tbh has insane recoil

[unkempt dove]

Tf that means?

[gloomy surge]

how are enemies transporting resources to a friendly control point?

[loud saddle]

yeah, happens to me alot too

[blazing timber]

double agents

[thorn hedge]

if it just recently gets taken over and the convoy hasnt gotten the comms that where they are going has been taken over, thats how it happens

[loud saddle]

what about two weeks after you've retaken the entire map? (no enemy CPs in that time?)

[thorn hedge]

in 2 weeks there will be lmao

[tepid hinge]

is the "Liberty" the only exotic handgun?

[thorn hedge]

no theres three

liberty, busy little bee, and regulus

[tepid hinge]

thank you. im trying to farm them

[loud saddle]

i only ask cause my map has been "friendly" for two weeks now and I still get random enemy convoys going to navy plaza or construction site at times....

[thorn hedge]

i think thats related to takeover tbh

[thorn hedge]

liberty and regulus require projects. BLB is the only one you can farm for

liberty does enter the regular loot pool once obtained though

[loud saddle]

haven't tried attacking the resource to see if they still count as a normal resource convoy but i figured they do....but yeah, they love to restock my shit. lol

[tepid hinge]

im gonna search it on youtube now. i thought it was the liberty only

[thorn hedge]

regulus requires beating the iron horse raid multiple times, busy little bee you can just get from the regular targeted loot

[tepid hinge]

are there any specific missions or factions?

i never ever even did a raid lmfaoo my builds are so mid

[thorn hedge]

busy little bee no, its just targeted sidearm loot

[tepid hinge]

Oh Ok. noted.

any exotics you may suggest with status effect perk? aiming to make a status effect build

[thorn hedge]

scorpio and/or vile

[tepid hinge]

tysm

[thorn hedge]

ok

[nova granite]

Any1 know this location?

[thorn hedge]

outside summit

[blazing timber]

how do you get here have never been here

[thorn hedge]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[blazing timber]

😂 😂

[nova granite]

ya man! i'm having a serious glitch

[loud saddle]

mfer got yeeted to the outlands....

[tiny vale]

whats the best headshot build for white death?

[hollow yacht]

4 piece hard wired, and two piece cavalier🤣

Lmfao

[tiny vale]

???

[hollow yacht]

Nah. I’m just fucking with you. I can’t tell you: I haven’t made a sniper headshot build yet. I have made a pistol build and I was still able to do around 17 mil damage to the head. I know that people like to run aces and eights for snipers

[tiny vale]

okay i was like wait what hard wired and cavalier

[hollow yacht]

Yeah bro🤣. I like to spice it up in the chat.

[sudden matrix]

There is a lot of variation in the build your asking about. Difficulty and player count change what you need for it to work tho.

[tiny vale]

lool

um solo

[sudden matrix]

Safe bet is chain killer and araldi backpack with vigi after that it's all whatever you want, I'd go hotshot but you could use tips as well.

Main stat weapon damage, minor attributes headshot and weapon handling.

Make sure you use the digital scope from sniper spec too.

Just do yourself a favor and really understand how head hunters works, it'll help you build and play said build.

[tiny vale]

alright thank you very much

[thick dock]

If someone opens a hyena lockbox or a black tusk lock box etc. Does everyone in that lobby have access to the lockbox loot?

[earnest scroll]

as in the people in the same group can loot it? yes

[tiny vale]

yes

[earnest scroll]

guys my isac doesnt talk anymore

[tiny vale]

to both above

[earnest scroll]

im playing on a new pc for the first time

and isac doesnt talk to me anymore during missions etc its weird

is there any setting or something where you can turn it off or something that i might have clicked

[loud saddle]

Do you have some sort of surround sound turned on without having that setup? I've heard that can cause that issue for one.

[earnest scroll]

do you mean ingame or some pc sound settings?

[loud saddle]

Try in game first

[earnest scroll]

hmm my audio mix was on home cinema

i changed it to tv speakers now

that might have helped im not sure yet

[plucky mesa]

Hotshot these days

[earnest scroll]

thanks you

[loud saddle]

Fingers crossed

[fading root]

Can a weapon only be recalibrated once

[next perch]

When I equip the shocker punch holster,it's says 60% hazard protection.
When I try to add 3 pieces of yahhl(all with hazpro attributes),it still says 60% hazard.anyone else have this?

[next perch]

Can be more but only on the section you calibrate.
Let's say if you changed the talent on the weapon,you can change it again but only talent and not the attributes.
Same goes for gear

[foggy needle]

It doesn't give you 60% hazard protection, it gives you that vs only shock, not all hazards

So +50% to shock resistance and +10 to hazard res

[next perch]

Ah right
But somehow,I am still getting 60% from somewhere....

[fading root]

What’s a good Scorpio build

[nimble elm]

Anyone know how I can get the mission where it shows the white house being attacked after finishing the stovepipe mission?

[sudden matrix]

That was part of last season so it's gone unless they repeat the season in the future.

[nimble elm]

Ah sucks for me then

[steady terrace]

Hate how devs broke the flow of story for new players or those coming late 😔

[nimble elm]

Yeah it sucks that they did but not much we can do bout it now 🤷🏻‍♂️

[sudden matrix]

I wonder if someone on youtube has them so you could at least see the story.

[nimble elm]

There are videos of season 11 on youtube

[unkempt dove]

Guys what is that?

[worldly fjord]

its the brooklyn bridge

[unkempt dove]

And what about "?"

[worldly fjord]

was always there?

[atomic bough]

On PC now I got to the point where control points do not drop blueprints anymore, and still zero Belstone or Empress blueprints, for example.

[limber whale]

Because they are not in CPs blueprints loot pool.

[atomic bough]

And that is the point I am trying to make.

See this for context.

[inner tendon]

You can check the location of all available Blueprints by going to the Crafting Table and reading on the right-hand side.

[atomic bough]

I’m referring to this tweet by Yannick last year: https://twitter.com/yannickbch/status/1555100797578498050?lang=en He announced past season blueprints will be in the general loot pool. Apparently this hasn’t happened yet, almost a year later.

[limber whale]

Well anyway you don’t really need them (only for collection purposes). Crafting most gear is bad option compared to just grind it (well maybe its good only when you’re trying to catch 2 specific stats on some piece of gear and you craft it until you get it lol)

[atomic bough]

You clearly do not play Hardcore

[limber whale]

Yeah you’re absolutely right. I was referring to regular game mode. Have no idea how having (or not having) most blueprints affect your char in hc mode.

[inner tendon]

Kicks you in the shins and takes your lunch money.

[limber whale]

Does servers are off rn?

[blazing timber]

yeah

[limber whale]

Damn why the only moment when all kids are finally outside of house servers are down🤦🏼

[tiny vale]

is backfire good for pvp?

[atomic bough]

No, and not good for PvE either. It is not a particularly strong SMG, and you are losing crit, etc. to build for bleed.

Even for situations where you encounter status effect, usually you will not be up close with an SMG

[echo rain]

Server down?

[atomic bough]

The only place Backfire works well is the oldish, non ND 2nd boss IH. The “tank” can use it as an alternative to Ravenous. This strategy allows 4-6 min 2nd boss with a slower group, vs. Ravenous (which can become difficult face-tanking the boss for more than 4 min).

[echo rain]

TD2 server is down?

[limber whale]

Maintenance for around 2 more hours

[echo rain]

Thank you

[tiny vale]

whats a good smg for pvp then?

[analog crypt]

Vector 45, Lady Death

[boreal nexus]

tactical vector.45

[fallow inlet]

Hey Rivens

[tame breach]

is the servers still down

?

[blazing timber]

yeah

1hr 10 mins to go

[tame breach]

ok ty

[rain echo]

Why they down?

[tiny vale]

apparel event

removing it

[tiny vale]

is dark winter good as well?

[blazing timber]

no a vector with any dmg talnet like optimist will do more because you have to get the kill to get buff optimist is straight buff without killing

[tiny vale]

kk

btw can i get the gift from named catches?

or only dz

[boreal nexus]

yes you can

[tiny vale]

alright thanks

[blazing timber]

you got nothing to do meow

[charred river]

Pretty sure this skin is in this season’s premium track

[fierce sable]

Is there any better way of getting the nemesis, or i just gotta wait for GWH to be invaded

[blazing timber]

if yo can find someone who has nemesis he can drop it for you

[fierce sable]

Welp, time to go searching after work then, cause ive been waiting a month now for it lol

[digital chasm]

Best place to farm polycarbonate?

[spark crater]

Shd watch

[vivid tiger]

What weapon is this?

[oak talon]

test subject, named ar with perfect in sync

or a pdr with normal in sync, but likely the named

[limber whale]

For determined/hotshot/chainkiller best backpack is airaldi-vigilance or are there any other good options?

[rugged stratus]

probably best

[limber whale]

You lose bonus dmg with any dmg taken? Even if it’s bonus armor was damaged only?

[wispy merlin]

hits to bonus armor or shield don't disable it

even damaging status effects ticks do not disable it

[limber whale]

So that’s why it’s so good talent for this build - cause you’re with bonus armor most of the time)

[wispy merlin]

yeah

[limber whale]

Last question if you don’t mind guys. When you lost your determined/chainkiller buff in a room where only named/chungas/robotic sh1t left there’s literally nothing you can do? Just slowly kill them with multiple hits? Or there’s is some strategy for such situation?

[blazing timber]

with warhound you are done for without buff

chungas can be dealt with

[wispy merlin]

for dogs and chungas there are fast ways to still kill them but they're rather... hard or rather hackish if you think that way, but you could put your gun barrel inside them and kill them

even the minigun dog you can stand at the correct position while they're disabled and kill them with the armor piercing trick

the other 2 dog types have easier methods to kill, they have areas on their hitbox that make them take direct, unreduced damage

[blazing timber]

do they really have weak point i thought only bomber and sniper dog had them

[wispy merlin]

no, but if you know how to pierce their armor by placing your barrel inside their armor, you can kill them just like zoo bosses

[sudden matrix]

All dogs have a disble spot.

[blazing timber]

ik that

[limber whale]

So it’s not weak points? You can’t see those places in mantis scope?

[wispy merlin]

no he means damage weakpoint, not CC weakpoint

[blazing timber]

with a wd gonna be a pain

[sudden matrix]

All dogs take health damage from the leggos

[wispy merlin]

yes, but with no crit, you deal very little

[blazing timber]

i meant direct unreduced damage

legs take 10% of your non crit dmg only crits and hh work at legs

[wispy merlin]

direct unreduced damage you have to take advantage of the special weakpoints (the butts of sniper dogs, the plate that holds the grenade launcher on grenade dogs, none on minigun dogs)

[blazing timber]

mingun have red joints

[wispy merlin]

we know that those are separate from disabling weakpoints, those aren't the same thing

[blazing timber]

which you can spam to disable them

[sudden matrix]

I always just drop HH on dogs first, it's a play style thing you just gotta get used to. Also with determined after the dog dies it'll proc it and you'll have it back.

[wispy merlin]

yeah but we're talking about damage weakpoints that anyone can take advantage of

[sudden matrix]

Well those don't exist...

[wispy merlin]

those do, as i just said

[blazing timber]

yeah for mini gunner

you have to stay very close to bypass that or has ravenous

[wispy merlin]

sniper dog butt, grenade launcher holding plate for grenade dogs

you deal 100% of your damage, with no reduction, if you hit those areas of dogs

[blazing timber]

it is difficult with mini gun dog without emp that thing keeps running

[wispy merlin]

this is what i mean, also available on azur's sheet under "warhound weakpoints"

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s332/client/snv?isnewsnv=true&noteGuid=969e5d0f-2105-4879-85e9-95797e71dc31&noteKey=2b1551d72278b946&sn=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evernote.com%2Fshard%2Fs332%2Fsh%2F969e5d0f-2105-4879-85e9-95797e71dc31%2F2b1551d72278b946&title=Dog%252Fwarhound%2Bweakpoints