ask-td2-community

[rugged stratus]

if you mark items favorite it wont do that. library will eat all your best stuff if not paying attention

[west onyx]

wild

[rugged stratus]

i just instinctively mark everything i keep as favorite at this point. saves a lot of headaches

[west onyx]

that's what I was planning now

[rugged stratus]

also be careful if you reconfig a favorite exotic, like for weapon 3rd attribute. it wont be favorite and it wont be in your saved loadouts

[west onyx]

good to know

[static trout]

true - also saves you the worry of the popup "you're about to deconstruct an item in your loadout" - no, I'm just deconstructing something with the same name

[rugged stratus]

i redid my regulus the other day and about shit my self when a kard custom was in my regulus hh build 😱

[prisma meadow]

I appreciate the essay lol

[rugged stratus]

did the favorite, but never resaved the build.. its considered a new weapon at that point

funny fact about expertise/proficiency... you can get above expertise 22 without having a single item proficient 🤔

[prisma meadow]

Should stuff be marked as junk or donation?

[rugged stratus]

junk

in the bench there is a button for donating all junk to expertise

[prisma meadow]

Okay, thank you. Started marking things as junk then saw the donation one so I marked everything that. Then I saw donate all junk at the table.

[rugged stratus]

yep, youll be gold now. itll just keep climbing. as stuff becomes proficient itll stay as junk and not donate. just decon or sell remaining depending on need

[static trout]

This stat will forever be funny to me - just goes to show how I ain't a blue core player

[narrow kraken]

@rugged stratus wanna help me clear incursion with 2 new guys? I got the damage

[wispy merlin]

i can join too if you need

[narrow kraken]

Sure

Keep in mind they're very new but I managed to carry them till wright

[west onyx]

how hard is DZ relative to other LZ stuff?

[narrow kraken]

I just can't do much when I'm the target

[pine merlin]

1.8M Total Armor, is that just the current build?

[narrow kraken]

Whats your ign

[wispy merlin]

dien.aka.kim

[narrow kraken]

One guy left lol so now it's only 1 new guy

[west onyx]

the pve side of DZ not pvp obv

[mellow trout]

Piss easy

[static trout]

I'm down aswell if need be

[prisma meadow]

I'm down to be carried 😛

[static trout]

1.18M total armor - and it's the maxium stat achieved afaik. I never play any blue core builds, which the stat shows xD

[narrow kraken]

2 kind gentleman already helped

No ouro for the new guy

[rugged stratus]

nice, i would have been a 3rd carry. not familiar with the mechanics and havent cleared it. 🍻

👈 this guy super lazy

[west onyx]

yay i got a pestilence

[narrow kraken]

Second one completed

[prisma meadow]

@narrow kraken What are you doing?

[narrow kraken]

Helping randoms

[prisma meadow]

Is there a fast way to level your SHD or just play the game?

[patent vigil]

do harder content. flip the open world map to challenging/heroic with directives you can handle, take all the control points back.

yes, play the game.

[static trout]

Heroic 5D, clear public executions - @rugged stratus has the xp overview somewhere

[static trout]

CAN WE GET A DARK MODE VERSION; THANKS

You have any idea what time it is?!?!

[slim elk]

lmaooo

[slim elk]

here ya go

[static trout]

bless your beautiful soul

[slim elk]

ig that's why his name's Souless

[static trout]

trruuuuuu

[sudden matrix]

I'm wondering how I can make it brighter...

[mellow trout]

Deep fry it

[cyan dust]

what is iirc?

[mellow trout]

If I remember correctly

[prisma meadow]

Would anyone be willing to help me out with the Pentco Fairview mission to get Doctor Home?

[slim elk]

go to ur lfg channel please

[barren maple]

If I recall correctly

[slim elk]

was already answered

[sudden matrix]

iirc yeah

[slim elk]

okay

[barren maple]

Ok

[blazing timber]

@plucky hawk @sudden matrix @wispy merlin I was playing dua legendary yesterday and when I was in garage and I got teleported to mission start while my friend was inside

Is this a new feature?

[civic lily]

Division 2 wanted to make you walk today

[dusk sluice]

do you can only tinker a weapon once?

it says "you do not have any elements to transfer into this item"

[narrow matrix]

You can only recalibrate one slot

[dusk sluice]

even tho i have a attribute core

[dusk sluice]

i changed the talent for this one weapon

[narrow matrix]

If you optimize that slot you can’t recalibrate it anymore (minus talent)

Then you can only optimize

And that optimization is limited to your library max value

[dusk sluice]

i havent done any optimization to this weapon other than change its talent

[narrow matrix]

Yea you can only change it’s talent then unfortunately

And optimize it if you want

[wispy seal]

legend

[soft sapphire]

Or if you're me, mats.. farming faction specific mats has become my life lol

never have enough

I need to figure out a loop to stock up on True Sons mats

[narrow matrix]

Do public execution and farm the bounty

If you do the public execution on normal you can still get 4 tac by setting world difficulty to heroic but personally I just do it on heroic cause it’s more fun

[soft sapphire]

Yeah, I just keep it on Heroic, I agree its more engaging

things die way too fast on anything less

[wispy seal]

for umbra is from the shadows the stacks that are built in cover and into the light the stacks build out of cover?

[wispy seal]

nvm figured it out it is

[amber flower]

Hello, I've got a question about expertise. I'm not really sure how it works, but what I think is that you find good named weapons that you will always use (yellow named) to upgrade the expertise on?

[soft sapphire]

Using a weapon/armor piece or finding duplicates and donating them will increase proficiency levels until its considered "Proficient". From there, you spend mats to upgrade individual pieces to your max overall proficiency level. That, subsequently, increases as you get more individual pieces to "Proficient".

Honestly, the best way to handle this is just play, pickup loot, when you're back at a safehouse determine what you want to keep and what is junk, contribute what you can to your Library, then donate the rest to expertise.

If you mark everything you don't want as junk you can donate it all at once with one button.

This will keep contributing to your overall Expertise level

I only recently started playing this game seriously about 3 weeks ago (after owning it since launch) and I just got my Expertise level to 10 last night. All my armor is complete in the Library but have a few primary Weapon attributes and talents left in the Library to complete.

Making the numbers go up is satisfying.

[amber flower]

Thanks! Is it per specific named item? Or does it upgrade Strikers gear in general for example?

[foggy needle]

the expertise system is for ALL items, not just named or gear sets.

[soft sapphire]

I'm not quite sure I get what you're asking but there is nothing special about Named items in this regard.

Honestly I think the best thing to do is just give it a week of playing with it and doing that loop I described above, it "clicks" eventually.

Better than trying to figure it out in theory.

Once you become "Proficient" in an item, just make sure you want to actually use it before dumping mats into upgrading it.

[static trout]

If you look in the expertise menu you should be able to figure out the system.
Gear and Brand sets aren't pr. individual item - take striker's as you mentioned, proficiency is on the gear set, not pr. striker holster, striker kneepads etc.
It's the same for brandsets.
Weapons, skills, named items and exotics are unique.

[amber flower]

Alright, that makes sense

Ill just give it a go, im just scared to waste stuff..

[soft sapphire]

TBH just "looking" at the menu it wasn't clear at all. I had to actually just start using it for it to make sense.

[static trout]

With regards to his specific question I replied to - and your other replies - "looking" is correct.

[foggy needle]

TLDR: on expertise system

• ** Use and/or donation items to increase proficiency level** of a said item (up to max of 10 per item, item will have a star once maxed) all gun types, named items, exotics, skills, brands, gear sets have their own category to level up.
• Gaining proficiency increases your overall expertise level.
• You can then use resources to expertise items you wish to keep to boost their stats (guns boost their weapon damage, Armor boosts their base armor, and skills each have their own stat that gets boosted) (items gain a shield icon with a number per each expertise boost you do on it)
• You can expertise items UPTO your overall expertise level. IE if your expertise level is 3, then you can boost items upto expertise 3. if you want to go higher, then you need to gain more proficiency levels on items to boost your overall expertise level.

[foggy needle]

pinned the short guide 😄

[blazing timber]

Hey azure long time no see

Do you even remember me btw

[foggy needle]

of course, you are the evil 511 enjoyer 😛

[narrow matrix]

Is the collector exotic blueprint not available? I got the exotic off someone yesterday but can’t buy the blueprint

[patent vigil]

if you have the exotic you should be able to but it, so something must be buggy

[lapis sky]

Go to another session or log out and back in or go to the bench it should already be there

[narrow matrix]

Ive logged out and logged back in and its not there unfortunately

[lapis sky]

Check your crafting bench

[inner tendon]

There are a number of "glitched blueprints" for Exotics right now, see if it's fixed once the 20.2 patch drops.

[amber flower]

Do i have to manually check each category, for donation gear or can i just pump it all at once?

[tiny stump]

you can mark it all as junk and then in expertise menu press donate all or something like that

[amber flower]

aaah... thanks

[tiny stump]

the things you cant donate will just remain marked as junk so you can just deconstruct after

[amber flower]

aaah lol, thats why its not working haha..

[inner tendon]

Make sure you attempt to donate a few times by the way, it can be a little "glitchy" if your internet isn't the best.

[terse cairn]

Hello, so yesterday I finally finished collecting named blueprints from Descent reconstructed caches ,

I said finished cause I didn't get any new blueprints from the other 3 I opened afterward.

I already collected every Control point / Raid blueprints but I'm stuck with 453/494 blueprints.

19 are missing from last seasons:

Season 3 : Belstony Armory set ( 6 gears ) / Hunter Fury set - 6 gears
Season 8 : TKB-408 / GR9
Season 10 : SIX12 / SOCOM M1A / Umbra Initiative
Season 11 : G28 / Police 686 magnum

Adding these to my number would make it 472 / 494

So where are the other blueprints ? cause I see no more locked ones in my crafting table .

I collected every Exotic / Raid / Control point blueprints, so I don't know what is missing ...

Any suggestions?

[sudden matrix]

I think the max you can get is 488. Not sure of the exact list of items nor what you have and I'm not sure if it's even worth being concerned about.

[raw elk]

I was wondering what the expertise level means , if anyone could it explain it to me i would appreciate it ^^

[slim elk]

Take a look at local's holy bible

@raw elk

[raw elk]

So we need to hand in weapons and armour at the expertise bench then basically to level up our expertise level? Just asking to make sure i understand it correctly

[rugged stratus]

Yes. You can also use items. Xp will increase the proficiency level of an item

[tiny stump]

when are danny weaver resets?

[rugged stratus]

Once an item is rank 10 it becomes proficient and can take upgrades. The amount of upgrades is determined by the overall expertise level

Current max is exp 25.

[raw elk]

A weapon or armour piece ? You mean with the items?

[rugged stratus]

Should be reset as of early this am. Idk if hes open atm

[tiny stump]

i get nothing in his inventory

weak

[rugged stratus]

Yeah. Let's use a police m4 as an example. Say you like and use the weapon. Any other police m4 you donate will give you half a level. You would need 20 donated police m4 to make it proficient and ready to take upgrades.

Or some combination of usage and donations

[raw elk]

Oh I see and the upgrades we get at the same bench? Do they have to be yellow rarity for this ?

[rugged stratus]

I'm not 100 on that. I've only dealt with high end/gearsets and exotics when it comes to expertise

It would be worth trying to donate purple gear if itll let you. If not it can be broken to mats and they can be used for donation or crafting/recal

[sudden matrix]

Anything below HE items do not work toward proficiency, at end game purple,blue,green are all garbage.

[rugged stratus]

Reciever components or protective fabric at least

[static trout]

There's currently a bug where, even if he supposedly has reset, he doesn't show you the items - but Cassie might, for some reason.

[static trout]

Umbra Initiative is also a set btw, so that's atleast 5 more you haven't accounted for

[terse cairn]

But the other gears are not shown

this one is shown and it's locked

but yea that could be it !

[sudden matrix]

Well aces & eights, HW, FI, FB, basically the raid gearsets don't show until you've got them, there are also like 6 secret side missions. Really I can't say what is and isn't on your list for sure. You'll always hit a wall of "can't get" with the crafting bench even if you were on for everything it's just no possible to max that number out.

[tiny stump]

yea cassie is all good

[static trout]

no like, there's been reports that Cassie has the Weaver chests

[short pike]

any european clans?

[sudden matrix]

You check the #td2-clan-recruitment

[tiny stump]

ho i didnt see that when i went. ill check again

[static trout]

Yeah, I've seen it pop up here and there, so always worth checking.

[raw elk]

are the points you get for upgrading your SHD watch purely random or can you get them in a specific order?

[static trout]

It states the order as you get them.
Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Scavenging (or is it Green, Yellow, can't remember)

[raw elk]

Oh ok thanks for clarifying i was a bit confused about it ^^

Does weapon handling means like it increases your accuracy and weapon stability ?

[sudden matrix]

Weapon handling includes stability, reload speed, accuracy, and swap speed.

[wispy merlin]

@narrow matrix

oh well i'm just going to screenshot it

[summer cairn]

Hey guys, how can I change platform for the referral program if I by accident or somehow didn’t show when I logged in?

[nimble spruce]

I think it's bugged to always show PS4 as the only option, but it shouldn't matter

[summer cairn]

So it should work even if there says “playstation”?

[nimble spruce]

yeah

[summer cairn]

Thank you for replying

[nimble spruce]

btw posting the same question in a bunch of channels is generally frowned upon

[summer cairn]

I assumed

But no one answered so I thought I’d shame myself just to find out what the hell is going on 🙂

Thanks for taking your time tho, really appreciate it

[nimble spruce]

np

[gloomy crag]

Is future initiative bugged in conflict?

[pale kernel]

Hello everyone, I am quite new to the game currently just finished WONY expansion so I hit level 40. I have a general idea on what to do next. But my question would be how difficult are the harder missions to start farming my first gear set Etc? Since I'm still learning and just reached endgame. I'm just looking for some tips and some general advice starting out. I'm currently planning to farm a skill build. But should I farm target loot from missions? Should I just do summit and obtain it that way? How difficult Is summit? Some advice would be appreciated I still feel a little unsure so I apologize in advance xd

[slim elk]

Hi! If you want to ensure a good build (any) Countdown in Challenging difficulty is your best friend. It doesn't matter if you don't do damage, try to help with basic tasks from the 2 encounters the team does, like hacking a database, control rooms (e.g lounge). Make sure that u grab the Hunters drops so you guarantee to get 160 CD points. PD every 224 points you can claim an exotic cache from the countdown vendor located to the right of the BoO (Base of Operations).

You can select your desired targeted loot before going into a CD matchmake, you can check skill builds in the Spreadsheet pinned at #td2-build-advice Hub (Builds)

Summit is effective but not as droppy as CD, and has exclusive exotic drops like Bighorn.

[pale kernel]

I'll check out some footage of countdown to see how it all plays and give it a shot. Thanks a lot for the information

[slim elk]

I'll send a picture of the countdown map if it's any help for u.

[pale kernel]

That would be of help i'm kinda scared people would kick me out since i don't know much yet

[slim elk]

Extraction point A is pronounced Alpha, B for Bravo and C for Charlie

[slim elk]

Nah you won't, trust me. You do get kicked in Heroic CD but you're MM for Challenging so it won't be an issue. I see a lot of low levels everyday.

Also, a tip, when you reach the extraction phase do not fire the flare until there are 5 seconds left, why? 'cause this makes the group grind for a little extra points for about 2 minutes

[narrow matrix]

What is the criteria for the bonus rewards? Thank you for this btw

[narrow matrix]

Summit isn’t exactly difficult you just need a build that works for the directives you have. Directives that don’t really affect gameplay are ragers, fog of war, no regen

[wispy merlin]

you complete the loop

[narrow matrix]

Okay and what are the arrows?

[wispy merlin]

boosted from the past patch

don't worry about it

[narrow matrix]

Oh okay

So how far do you generally farm ?

[wispy merlin]

30

[narrow matrix]

I usually just kill the nemesis and leave then do another character

So would you say it’s tedious in terms of there being more than 2 waves?

I haven’t gotten past loop 7

[wispy merlin]

you need to run the meta builds

and without a group it's tedious yeah

[narrow matrix]

Is there a max wave? Like 2 or does it get more than that

[wispy merlin]

up to 3 at loop 15 iirc

[gloomy crag]

Does future initiative work in conflcit?

[blazing timber]

You mean the talent yes it does

[gloomy crag]

Yeah the damage cause once I run in my max armour gets lowered and then I don't have the symbol saying i got the buff

[narrow kraken]

Anyone know why it die-

I mean... It literally says the assert is "succeeded", also there was no freezing or lag before this error. I just moved to cover.

[dusk sluice]

hello, so i just cleared the capitol and advanced to world tier 1, is it safe for me now to advance to warlord of new york? will be skipping some of the story?

[earnest scroll]

You will, story wise you would progress to world tier 5 first and then do a bunch of other missions

[dusk sluice]

oh damn, im not even close 💀

[earnest scroll]

Camp white oak, manning national zoo, darpa labs coney island missions etc

[dusk sluice]

world tier 5 bruh

[earnest scroll]

It's not that far away

[dusk sluice]

is it really

it took me like 2 week for world tier 1

that includes me clearing all the control points and side missions before the main missions

[earnest scroll]

Yes that's a Lot more

You just gotta clear some of the missions you did again vs a new faction

I mean you don't have to do it you can just boost to ny but you asked about story

[dusk sluice]

i see

[worldly fjord]

those arent necessary for warlords

[dusk sluice]

just wanna enjoy the game first authentically

[earnest scroll]

They are not technically necessary, but they are important parts of the story that lead up to ny

[worldly fjord]

i wouldnt say so

[earnest scroll]

Well if they want to experience the story then they are all important some more some less

Minimum are the coney island missions since they directly lead up to ny

[worldly fjord]

yeah but they dont lead up to warlords is what in saying

yeah coney island is what matters

[sage delta]

your hardware problems

[narrow kraken]

That's a lie.

Ryzen 9 5900X, 6750XT with 32GB of ram... And NO OTHER GAME DOES THIS

[sage delta]

doesnt mean sh it

until you properly test it

[narrow kraken]

...Benchmarks... Years of playing/coding/compiling.

[sage delta]

also doesnt mean anything

memtest at least 4 passes

then occt / corecycler / prime95

[raw elk]

I checked that expertise thing out and I extracted some things from my weapons and armour and i don't know if that was good or bad now ? and i am scared that will influence my build now or the loot that drops 😅

[worldly fjord]

extrating stuff isnt related to the expertise

[lapis sky]

Are you building your recalibration library, that's gonna help you in the long run produce better gear
Expertise is just donating the correct amount of a certain piece
Example 20 famas should net you complete proficient in that AR category

[faint prairie]

I started TD2 few weeks ago and got in to habit of looting everything and then checking if i can upgrade my library, if not then i donate it to expertise.

Now im at expertice 7 and almost maxed out library.

[tiny stump]

not badd

[faint prairie]

Ngl been nolifing almost whole time 200h in SHD 349, glad that i picked this up at sale with DLC after years thinking i wouldnt like it since its 3rd person shooter 🙂

[tiny stump]

oh good. now you can continue no life-ing for the forseeable future

[vital arch]

How is Achilles damage calculated and what is it’s expertise damage adding to?

[wispy merlin]

basically takes your hsd and multiplies (1+hsd+expertiseBonus) to your bullet damage, excluding HH

[static trout]

200h in a few weeks?! Have... did you... are you staying hydrated and well fed? 😳

[static trout]

Recommendable place to start:

#td2-general-chat message

[faint prairie]

started to play at 17th last month so yeah im good 😛

[narrow kraken]

Eh, increasing TDR fixed it

[static trout]

WT1-WT5 (you go through the tiers quite fast by doing the new missions you unlock)
After WT5 and completion of the story, the following missions reveals more lore as you get ready for NY:
Can't remember if Camp White Oak or Manning National Zoo is "first", but do those two followed by Pentagon and Coney Island missions

[static trout]

Whatever works for you ofcourse, good to know it's a potential workaround

[static trout]

That's a commendable amount of hours pr day!

[narrow kraken]

Well, many people in the Reddit are having the same issue recently.

Seeing as I've never had this issue until recently, guess it might be a bug... Possible Descent specific

[static trout]

Nah, it happens after Project Resolve and I've seen it in NY, DC (haven't had the error myself, but different reports in here).
Increasing TDR is more of a hope for the best workaround, which might be fine for this issue tbf, but it's essentially ignoring it and hoping for the best.
It's driver related, as to why I recommend the DDU approach with a clean install - ymmv but it doesn't matter. You got a working fix!!

[devout mountain]

Is it true that your Achilles expertise applies no matter who marks?

[verbal topaz]

Yes

[wispy merlin]

^

[narrow matrix]

@dusk sluice as far as I remember you can go to New York and leave the off site missions until you come back without it counting as a boost. Your map in world tier 5 will remain the same as level 40 with some new unlocks (summit etc). For safe measure I’d do camp white oak and discover the pentagon safe house, from there you can go to New York no problem

More details here #ask-td2-community message

Click the link

If the game gives you a boost warning then back out and finish the other missions

[raw elk]

Do i need that for rerolling ? I saw people talk about rerolling items in the discord

[static trout]

Give me a moment and I'll give you a breakdown of the different things

[static trout]

Okay, so the terms you've most likely heard are:

• Recalibration | Tinkering Station | This is a two parter.

1. You have the Recalibration Library, which fill up by extracting stats from items you have on you. Personally, I've never extracted a stat unless it's max rolled, but to each their own.
2. You can recalibrate one attribute (Core, Minor Attribute(s) and Talent) on a given item. If you recalibrate/change/reroll the Talent, you cannot also reroll the Core - and vice versa. You can however change that one attribute as many times as you want.

• Optimization | Tinkering Station | This allows you to Optimize an attribute (Core/Minor) on your item, ie. improve it. This requires a lot of materials. It's important to note that you cannot optimize something past its value in your Recalibration Library. Say you have a holster with 3% Critical Hit Chance(CHC) - the max is 6%, so you want to optimize the attribute. If you have 4.5% CHC on holsters in your Library, you cannot optimize past that.
• Reconfiguration | Crafting Station | This is specific for Exotics. It allows you to "reroll" the item, essentially making the game give you a new version of the exotic as if it dropped for you. It will roll the values of the attributes just like if they dropped on the ground. After Project Resolve, Exotic weapons' 3rd Attribute is now random, which will also be reroll.
• Expertise & Proficiency | Tinkering Station | I think this was explained quite well by both localdeck and some of the other nice people.

[raw elk]

Thanks for explaining 😄

[foggy needle]

pinned that!

[static trout]

fits well with your pinned on the expertise system coming right after!

I swear, Overgrowth sometimes - the NPC leader finds one guy in the garage and just decides to stay down there :))

Lmao, okay, so the npc's teleported out of there and the hostile npc decided to just, stay, afraid

Now watch me go there, kill him and get the rogues

"I got them in my sights"

[fallow inlet]

Hey Azurmen32,

[tiny stump]

I'm trying to game but this friggin puppy cries like a biotch when you leave her alone

[tiny stump]

that lil big head is only 3.5 months old

[static trout]

What a cutie

GIB SCRATCHIES NOW

[bold fulcrum]

Are the graphics different on the newer consoles than on the older one? Cause I just reinstalled div 2 on my series X

[slim elk]

meh, just a few more details, nothing much

[winter lichen]

can anyone tell me why ive suddenly stopped receiving apparel cache keys?

[cedar yacht]

If theres one week left of the event before ending then it doesnt drop and you can only buy them.

[winter lichen]

oh ok didnt know that thank you bud

[west onyx]

there's gotta be a faster way to kill these fucking quadcopters

I've kinda gotten the hang of avoiding it's damage but it takes so long to kill

[rugged stratus]

The drones or the big marauders ?

[west onyx]

big marauders

wait wdym

the big flying machine gun rocket ones

[rugged stratus]

Drones are same size as your striker drone

[west onyx]

yeah no

[rugged stratus]

Yeah that marauder

[west onyx]

the big ones that rotate around a street and also pentagon

[wispy merlin]

it's just a dps check

[rugged stratus]

4 points at the arms, destroy
Main point in center, dump damage into.
EMP sticky is really good against , and if you have an upgraded jammer pulse (emp) it can reach the marauder if you stand under it.

[wispy merlin]

4 weakpoints at the rotors are for impeding its movement, destroying all 4 makes it stay in one place and can't fly around

very high priority

[rugged stratus]

It's also great for acs stacking if you use striker... such a big target, catches a lot of the pellets

I wonder is a thrown emp nade can reach it? 🤔
Sounds like I gotta try soon and see if I can get a sledge proc on it...

[wispy merlin]

try throwing it so that the trajectory catches its bullets and it explodes prematurely 😉

(i haven't tried)

[waxen pendant]

what happened?

[tribal shuttle]

Hi, anyone experience same issue?

[subtle pelican]

yep, same problem

[plucky isle]

yep same here 😦

[tribal shuttle]

I wonder what's happening? no annoucement. This is a major issue as ubiconnect seems unavailable. any ubi games can be lauched

[static trout]

Could be regional? I'm in game 🙂

[plucky isle]

i have no idea what is going on, cant even see server status.... =/

[tribal shuttle]

check this one https://downdetector.fr/statut/uplay/ not official but i can see it s growing

[tribal shuttle]

yes inbdeed, emea belgium

[static trout]

Central EU maybe? I'm in Denmark, everything is a-ok

[subtle pelican]

Poland here, im also have a problem...

[lapis hinge]

Russia ( not workig ubi

[tribal shuttle]

https://discord.com/channels/863058244934696961/1217931377194831922

it growing fast, now 565 report

[lapis hinge]

GG(

[tribal shuttle]

btw they are aware, they @gaunt gust support on X

posted a message

[earnest current]

game is not working?

[tribal shuttle]

actually looks like a major issue with ubiconnect

[atomic flax]

Ubisoft: This issue will be resolved in the next update.
Ubisoft: What do you mean it was the update that took down the servers?

[faint prism]

guys i wana know if there is a website or something with lets say "meta" builds now anywhere im a returning player

[faint prism]

bro what a day just got fired at work craked a cold one wanted to play divison and the game is down lol

[cedar schooner]

you might be able to find a job at ubisoft working on the ubisoft connect servers lol

[faint prism]

hehehe when i get genked in dz then the game is gona be down for longer 🤣

[sudden matrix]

Head to #td2-build-advice and in the pinned messages there is a spreadsheet, head to the hub(builds tab) and links are to the right of the build description.

[faint prism]

ty

the game is working

[sudden matrix]

For some....

Dis mine yo

[faint prism]

i resarted the app a few times

[sudden matrix]

App wont even open, meh already missed the time slot for speeds tonight anyway.

Regardless they will limit the new log ins because letting everyone in at the same time would probably crash things anyway. Might get on and play some pubs after a while or maybe not who knows.

[patent vigil]

Listen. I need you to stop trying to make sense and get on the rage train.

[sudden matrix]

rawr xd

[faint prism]

lol

[rugged stratus]

we back fam

[static trout]

30 minutes later, and it's up :))

[faint prism]

yap not that bad after all

[supple oyster]

did they patch the F100 farm?

[narrow matrix]

Both observation doors (where you spawn in) now close and if you wipe you get reset to the first door

[blazing timber]

Yeah

[mellow trout]

Now to patch gate strat

[misty harbor]

quick question wtheck is "strikers gamble" ? just started to build striker so no idea what this means

[barren maple]

It’s the striker chest and when you stack ie use your shotgun you gain a “stack”. I could be wrong

[misty harbor]

well if i equip the chest and the backup still shows the same dunno if thats good or not

[tiny stump]

strikers gamble is just the name of the chest piece's talent

or the 4 pc talent

[misty harbor]

🤨

[tiny stump]

in most cases the strikers chest is not ideal though

good to have tho

[barren maple]

That’s weird

[misty harbor]

wel the most videos i have watched says i recommend bla and bla so idc if its not ideal i want to get the correct pieces and give a try how it looks

[barren maple]

🤔

[misty harbor]

its kneepads btw just put them on and its not red anymore smh

[tiny stump]

oh ok you had to have 4 pcs equipped for that part not to be redded out

[misty harbor]

ye probably XD

[tiny stump]

i kinda like how the patches for the last couple leagues have a skinny bird and a fat bird

[static trout]

Strikers gamble = 4pc

It's just the way the game tells you a gear set backpack/chest talent won't be active till you have 4pc

[static trout]

What? Has nothing to do with skinny/fat, it's just side profile vs looking from the front ish

[dusk sluice]

what faction are Scorchers again?

true son or outcast

i need to kill 10 of them

[static trout]

Scorchers? I guess you aren't on an English client. There's a faction called Cleaners, they're in NYC

[dusk sluice]

i mean the firethrower enemies

wait is it?

[static trout]

Outcasts have one type that is Flamethrower, Cleaners - well it's their entire thing

[dusk sluice]

oh i guess ill have to take some outcast bounties

[static trout]

ngl, thought it was a translation error - but it's been so long (if ever) that I did Firewall

Bounties or just run some CP4

[dusk sluice]

which faster

[static trout]

I'd personally just run CP4, but I've got perfected builds and it only takes a few minutes

[desert frigate]

what would be the best way to try to farm max gear system mods? heroic countdown seems like it would be the best way but feels exceptionally rare to get ones to drop

[static trout]

Legendary Summit with as many directives as you can muster

[desert frigate]

ok il try that

[fast hatch]

whats is the best way to farm cyote mask ive done like 30 jefferson trade center run on challingin and dindnt get it

[nimble spruce]

Try countdown with mask target loot

[faint prism]

guys it says i finished the specialiyation but i dont have any points to spend,whats wrong here?

[fast hatch]

done that for 6 hrs strait

[nimble spruce]

You just unlocked the spec, you still have to earn the points by activating it then levelling and doing projects and stuff

[nimble spruce]

Sounds like you're just really unlucky then - the mask isn't locked behind any projects or anything.

[fast hatch]

alr

[faint prism]

ahh ok

i have to keep it active then

[nimble spruce]

Yes. Time limited stuff like projects, daily bounties, weekly invasion will all give you points

[desert frigate]

could use countdown requisitions to try to get it from a exotic cache, thats how i got mine, buuut could still get unlucky and get every other exotic from it lol

[inner tendon]

If Countdown+caches isn't working for you, could always fall back to Directives.
find a Mask TL somewhere that you can farm (or use Summit) and add on as many Directives as you can, Chall or Heroic works best.

[steep topaz]

if i did the incursion on sunday would it reset on tuesday?

[devout mountain]

Bounties give you +5
Levelling gives you +3
+13 per level

165 done in less than 13

Iirc

[mellow trout]

incursion resets Mondays

[simple harbor]

Just coming back after being gone for 3.5 to 4 years. Also changing from PS4 to PC, finding lots of mixed messages about my chars. Transferring to PC. So far been unable to get them both PS4 and PC linked to same Ubisoft was logged into both and have checked. Any advice if this is truly possible? Secondly what best way to catch back up like what do I need to farm asap?

[mellow trout]

theres no cross progression

[sudden matrix]

You cannot cross play/save or anything between platforms or even PC stores.

[mellow trout]

as for what to farm strikers is a good start

check out the pinned spreadsheet in build advice

[sudden matrix]

Naval I did an incursion with randoms last night and one guy had never done anything but gate, we did a no healer and wiped once when a flame grenade hit all of us out of no where but got it the second time. Dude was floored by how quick and easy it was. I bet that wipe then clean run was faster than anything he has done in gate before.

[mellow trout]

irrefutable proof the gate strat is inferior

like God it takes so long and it's way less fun

[simple harbor]

Ok thank you when you Google it you get mixed messages so thought I was doing something wrong

[sudden matrix]

F dem peeps at google spreading misinfo.

[static trout]

Alternative, make sure to run Jefferson on Heroic, as it's better time-wise.
Heroic 5D CP4 Targeted Loot is my go to for getting exotics.

[static trout]

Yeah, damn those guys at Alphabet spreading misinformation about cross-progression in the division smh

[sudden matrix]

I wonder how many hours people have lost to trying to figure out something you can't do.

[static trout]

points to evolution
Probably a lot of hours

[sudden matrix]

so many

[static trout]

I'd argue it pales in comparison to the hours gained from learning tho

Maybe my Google is tailored better, but searched "division 2 cross progression" and the first result

However, the next result is Ubisoft saying Division 2 has cross-progression, which essentially is them mudding the waters

(Cross-progression and save across all PC platforms - Epic, Steam, Ubi, Luna)

[sudden matrix]

I could swear this wasn't a thing. I just suggest people to buy on ubi and forget about the rest.

[static trout]

It's what the article says atleast, but I agree with you - why bother with other launchers when it opens ubi anyways - they usually have the best discounts on division aswell
Amazon Luna is different, that's cloud gaming.

[static trout]

Just lolled at this: "between Epic, Luna, PC, and Steam"
PC being their own client
Their cross-play article is "between PC and Luna" as if Luna isn't at the end of the day PC

[amber snow]

whats the easiest way to get the shock 3 of the same polarity challenge?

[tiny stump]

get some shock rounds loaded into your st elmos in the firing range. wear a creeping death backpack. go shoot a group that has three of them in it the same polarity

only gotta do it once. super easy

[desert frigate]

with glass cannon, does the increase dmg receive apply to just you or also your skills? shield, drone, hive, etc.

[cedar yacht]

to everything

[desert frigate]

alr thx

[wispy seal]

Does incoming repairs affect how much the artificer repairs ur shield

[cedar schooner]

it didn't last I checked

[wispy seal]

alr ty

[rugged stratus]

i see a jump in the amount the artificer repairs my shield when im using memento. its normally 48% but will increase to 58%. it might not be affected by incoming repairs but skill efficiency covers regular repair skills.

[fallow inlet]

Hey Rivens, Souless, Local

Happy Friday Everyone

[formal coral]

is mantis still bugged?

[cedar schooner]

does skill efficiency include incoming repairs at all?

[sudden matrix]

According to the spreadsheet no incoming repairs.

[foggy needle]

correct, it doesnt boost incoming repair.

[rugged stratus]

Not incoming repairs, but skill repair is included. Along with skill damage/haste/duration/health and status effects.

[rugged stratus]

Happy friday Saph 🥳

[rugged stratus]

At minimum if using artificer/shield combo the tech spec bonus should be set to repair instead of skill damage. Easy 10% repair for free.
If it's a headshot build some of the weapon handling could be replaced with repair skills without impacting the build too bad.

[heady stirrup]

Is this a mistake?

Why would I want LESS Damage resistance

[civic lily]

how did it go from 1% to 0% lmfao

it's supposed to be 4%

[static trout]

Yes, it still works, number is just wrong. Fixed in TU20.2

[slim elk]

increase the decrease

[heady stirrup]

Thank you for explaining!

[barren maple]

Scrodingers aegis

[heady stirrup]

And thank you for telling me the actual increase

[heady edge]

anyone know what to do with this? I get an error when I try to play the game for OSCAR-01, "An error has occured while accessing patch data". I just bought the game on steam - new player 😦

[frail delta]

any idea where I can find a shock ammo box in open world? or in some quick mission towards the beginning, need it for the event challenge "shock 3 enemies"

[nimble spruce]

Invaded missions tend to have shock ammo boxes quite regularly. St Elmos is the easiest way to get shock ammo if you own one. Shooting out grenade warhound weakpoints will also shock nearby enemies. There's also a shock trap skill.

[frail delta]

thanks I've done it in open world with elmo, shock trap is unreliable

[slim elk]

my summit floor just bugged and it wont let me go past Hold SHD crate

[narrow matrix]

Need to down urself

[valid bronze]

How many exotics is is for 12-15 expertise

[blazing timber]

Friday wut

[urban vault]

@slim elk this room? I dunnoe if I missed the exit or an interactable or dialogue

I circled around it for about 10m before coming here for help

[slim elk]

Ohhh

[slim elk]

Grenade ur self

I tried saying sum else and it got deleted

The exit was down there but theres nothing else

[rigid pebble]

Hi, pls, does anyone know how can i get there to that supply? Thx

[slim elk]

To your left there should be a door that you need to open or shoot at iirc

[rigid pebble]

I can't find this door. The only door that i found is the path of a hidden quest. but it doesn't lead up there, only to the sewer.

[rigid pebble]

I found it! Thx!

[slim elk]

Well, it wasn't a door nor to the left

[rigid pebble]

lmao, nope

[fresh inlet]

guys question Which is a better build for countdown and in general? , striker 4 piece with backpack n chest n ceska holster, or striker 4 piece with obiliterate chest ceska piece ? both have around 40 to 52% CHC' and 160 to 170 CHD so im concerned which one to use . any thoughts or recommendations?

[sudden matrix]

I'd shoot for 50% if using coyotes mid buff and 60% if using close. Strikers chest is eh and I'd only recommend it for incursion/legendary but anytime you can maintain 200 stacks with ease it works well in. The exact striker setup is mostly preference and player skill/situation and how you utilize your build is more important.

[fresh inlet]

with oblietate its already 52% without coyotes even procing

[rugged stratus]

Ceska oblit chest

[fresh inlet]

yea

[inner tendon]

A little over 50% isn't going to cripple the rest of your stats. It's 100% fine to be 50-55 at the deep end.

[rugged stratus]

You should be able to do all non secondary rolls as chd with elmo.

[fresh inlet]

i ahve dmg to targets out of copver

[rugged stratus]

Not on weapon. Non secondary gear rolls/mods

[fresh inlet]

heres with ceska ( yes it ahs coyote on it )

[inner tendon]

holy cow thats a lot of chd.

good kinda cow, 100% good.

[rugged stratus]

Coyote and chest will have the 2 secondary chc rolls you need already is what I mean

[fresh inlet]

oh yea SO change bohyt to chc?

[rugged stratus]

Yeah that looks right

[sudden matrix]

I mean this is about as min/max as you can get.

[fresh inlet]

or just leave it?

[rugged stratus]

It looks like how I was stating

[inner tendon]

This build is like, 100% endgame meta using the elmo.

[fresh inlet]

IKr xD

but with chets peice its 160% chd with 42 CHC so im like ehh

[inner tendon]

Go kill some kaiju with this thing.

[rugged stratus]

You good, go kill shit 🤣

[fresh inlet]

the thing is

on my chest peice buildi run picaros holster

so like yea anyways

thansk xD

[sudden matrix]

Heh most of the changes you see people do on the strikers build change it like 1-2%. Things like ceska/grupo/contractors/foxes can all be subbed with minor losses/gains.

[fresh inlet]

u said

i neded to roll chc on secondary ?

[inner tendon]

Your build as-is is 100% fine.

1000% actually.

[sudden matrix]

I didn't say any thing about changing anything.

[fresh inlet]

oh i see

[sudden matrix]

I just listed some targets based on coyote usage.

[fresh inlet]

OHH i see

[fresh inlet]

@rugged stratus chnage to CHC on secondary?

[rugged stratus]

No. Dont change anything. 52chc is perfect for elmo. I was just mentioning there all rolls should be chd.

[fresh inlet]

oh on saint elmos?

i have dmg to targets out of cover LUL LOOKS LIKE IN NEEDED FARM FOR IT Xd

[rugged stratus]

Secondary are just the chc rolls on chest and coyote mask since they both have 2 attributes slots

[fresh inlet]

oh i see

[rugged stratus]

You are solid. Dont change anything

[fresh inlet]

THANKS

[fresh inlet]

y not the strieklr chest piece tho?

takes too long to get stacks?

[sudden matrix]

Chest is good if you can get stacks and maintain them but if you go from fight to fight and spend the entire time stacking it's gonna be a net loss.

[fresh inlet]

true so its only good fro raids n like incrusion

i see

[rugged stratus]

Like souless mentioned. If you have tanky enemies it's worth, if no tanky npcs its unused potential

[sudden matrix]

I'd say DH, incursion, and most legendary content. Outside of that I personally find it a stacking game.

[wispy seal]

can you sit inside the 15th St NW building n wait till 12 or have i gotta wait nearby

[sudden matrix]

Gotta wait near by for high noon.

[wispy seal]

Cool ty

[tiny stump]

dont wait too close and dont be too on time. i've showed up at like 12:03-12:05 and its blocked the showdown fight from spawning. give it an extra minute at least

[sudden matrix]

Yeah I haven't done it for years but I waited outside of render and ran toward just after noon hit. I'm sure some others have a "stand here and wait till xx:xx and run to it" that work every time but maybe they sleeping?

[tiny stump]

yeah Ive only done it like 3 times

not 100% sure how important the time is or if I had failed spawns bc of proximity to the location

[static trout]

We talking like, Wagyu kinda good or Sacred Holy kinda good?

[drifting quartz]

So as i dont normally play these types of games [football manager games] it was suggested to me to use the library for all the random loot i have....ive gone from 0 in all category to quite a few added

[static trout]

Astro, word of advice, you don't have to introduce every question/message you have with "I play football manager games".
Be confident in yourself. We all started somewhere

[drifting quartz]

I only like to say that as so people know im not use to the game mechanics, and the genre so im treated like a youngling lol

Ive done as much as i can in that library but i still have about 50 pieces of loot left, can i not add those to the library?

[patent vigil]

yes but you got to find them and you also got to find max rolled variants of what you do have.

[drifting quartz]

Oh ok, so the guns, armour i have left dont have higher attributes, traits etc than the ones ive just used?

Is it worth then dismantling these one left? Or selling? [i have around 68k but never used the vendor]

[patent vigil]

either they have low traits for the specific attribute roll in the library or you don't have it. Ones you don't have are one of the missing ones yes. Low traits in the library show as an orange pointer under the specific attirbute if the piece of gear you are looking at has the same attribute but higher.

that orange mark will be midway down the attribute scale on the specific piece of gear so you know its not maxed in your library. when the indicator is on the right its maxed in the library. You need to have rolls for each piece of gear type, so chc for like assault rifles but you also need to get a rifle with max chc, etc.

[static trout]

Even if you've played 10000 hours of Division 1, if you don't know a mechanic in Div2, you don't know. I just noticed you did it almost every time you typed and I'm just like "Be confident, ask questions, we all do"

[patent vigil]

a Patrick Wolf video but it works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3oCWCO9YC4

know that part of the interface has changed, recalibration and optimization are in the same thing under tinkering now so be aware. the explanation is still good.

[static trout]

Items you loot:

• Is it an upgrade for the build you're going for? (Check the Builds in the linked sheets)
• No? Does it have max rolls? Then put it into the recalibration library
• No max rolls? Mark as junk and donate to expertise
• Deconstruct junk

[drifting quartz]

fair enough, i genuinely thought these games were all alike in mechanics. Only reason i got this was it came up on steam and i noticed the Ultimate Edition was 20gbp

[wispy seal]

is there a bug with this, first time went fine for me on my other account but this time it isnt
i turned up slightly after 12 and nothin happened

[inner tendon]

It's better to be early than late for stuff in div2.

but not too early of course.

[wispy seal]

i arrived at about 12:03 :/ ig i was waiting too close or somethin

[patent vigil]

for the $23US for the WoNY Ultimate Edition, its more than worth. At launch the base ultimate and WoNY expansion later on were $200 US combined?

granted at max level its a 5yr (and 1 day) old game so you can get lost with all the systems but at least there is help.

I played the first closed beta but not the 2nd so don't have the arm patch for doing the DZ introduction. I really wish that part was still available but got pulled bc broken.

[tropic relic]

is there any website to get a map of some sorts to tell me what stronghold has been invaded without me logging into the game?

[sudden matrix]

Weekly Invaded Missions:
ViewPoint Museum
Air & Space Museum
Jefferson Plaza
Capitol Building
Tidal Basin

As for a web site... Idk

[tropic relic]

im going for the tally exotic

[sudden matrix]

The nemesis exotic.

[patent vigil]

Rublik' site?

[sudden matrix]

Naw they don't update that.

[patent vigil]

i know thw weekly loot gets updated but gu4ess not that part

[sudden matrix]

So you've already gotten the named sniper from tidal and deconstructed it then?

[tropic relic]

yeah just did the capitol building too

[sudden matrix]

Noice

[static trout]

There's no website (as of yet and let's be real, they probably would've made one) to show Invaded Missions nor Targeted Loot.
I've been thinking about making one, but since there's no API to hook into for data, you'd have to read icons on the screen and stuff which is just unnecessarily complicated for something nice to have

Even the weekly weapons are manually input, no automation there - just dedication

[mellow trout]

they update them in one of the channels on the other server afaik but idk how timely it is

[static trout]

It's all done manually by some few very dedicated folks in the community.
Just give us an API Massive. Thanks
They wanted to give us a mobile app that we could send in airstrikes with - but an API for menial data? No no

[mellow trout]

imagine being in your game farming control points and you just hear "Hostile aerial bombardment incoming"

[drifting quartz]

This mission is on whatever difficulty.....the other players are 12868, 8987, 4674 I'm 14......it's taken over hour so far

[mellow trout]

which mission

[static trout]

What was it, just missile strikes and "supplies" - healing type stuff. Would've been cool but they went "Yeah that's gonna be too broken"

[drifting quartz]

Tidal Basin???

[static trout]

And difficulty?

[blazing timber]

Legendary

[drifting quartz]

Heroic .....lol

[blazing timber]

Than rip

[mellow trout]

1 hour on heroic is yikes

[drifting quartz]

In the summery it showed I died the most dealt the 2nd highest DMG, revised the most

[static trout]

I ran a TB once in the early days of my HH time, still learning the built, and let me tell you, I suffered on Wyvern. That was easily 1 hour. I've hated TB since then
I still do it in around 20-25min now, but that was pain

[drifting quartz]

The end bit where it's just mobs coming from all around.... The 3 other much higher players carried me, one did type in chat please Articifer hive

[blazing timber]

You have never done TB legendary than you will hate it even more

[static trout]

Not yet. Closing in on getting all Legendaries done tho.
DUA, Roosevelt and Capitol down.

[blazing timber]

Should try tidal now

[cedar yacht]

We'll carry you (:

[static trout]

I'm sure binoc will take me through TB and Manning soon enough. He's been itching for it

[blazing timber]

It requires you to join our clan

[static trout]

No no, binoc just joins my session and goes "so legendary?"

[blazing timber]

T&C apply

[blazing timber]

Wanna run it

[robust path]

Currently trying to figure out whether I should buy the Warlords of New York DLC or not... Is this a game to keep me well occupied for a while? :3

[tiny stump]

yeah itll keep you playing for a longggg time

[static trout]

That's a question only you can answer.
Do you like looter shooters? Do you enjoy division? The atmosphere? Then yes

[blazing timber]

If you have liked the game so far than yeah else no

[static trout]

If you hate it, it doesn't matter what we say, you aren't gonna play more than a few hours

[cedar yacht]

tidal?

[blazing timber]

Yeah ofc

[robust path]

Oh yeah. I was just trying to get some real opinions on what the DLC is really like. Is it mostly filler or is its content engaging or refreshing? I came back from the PS4 and I loved the game :p

[cedar yacht]

then we need a eu player

[tiny stump]

the DLC is honestly most of the game

[cedar yacht]

I'll go support if we go asia server

[robust path]

:0

[cedar yacht]

base game determines if you like the game dlc keeps you basically

[blazing timber]

We can simply type LFG EU Server Player for Global Tidal Legendary

[static trout]

It's an Expansion. You know World of Warcraft? If you wanna play, you need the expansion.

[robust path]

Well, I honestly think it's sold. I like that kind of vibe

[wispy seal]

Is there any good way to farm ceramics/steel

[static trout]

I think we should (5 years into the game, it's about time) make a push to call it an Expansion, not a DLC, because there's a difference in general terminology.
DLC you can generally do without in single player games, it rarely changes the core of the game or is required (rarely because then you have Borderlands with increased skills characters - but generally).
An MMO like Division more often than not has expansions. WoW is the easiest example to point to.
Sure, you could just get a subscription in WoW and play up till lvl 60, but you'll be locked to Shadowlands content - you need the latest expansion to access the endgame. Same with Division and WONY

[cedar yacht]

I mean isnt called new york expansion in the buy page?

[static trout]

Yeah - and it's only ever advertised as an Expansion. There's a tiny "DLC" tag, but that's to filter through the store. It's one of those things where DLC is usually understood as a singular thing (something extra, an add on to a game), but it's technically a category.

It's also kinda exciting while on that note that the 2025 content for Div2 is slated as a DLC - we don't know if it's genuinely an Expansion (although Yannick teases something major in the anniversary video)

[raw elk]

Dumb question i do own WONY but does that mean I can just pick up the new specs for it like Demo or do i have to do the research missions for it as well?

[tiny stump]

you have to earn the points to allocate to the skill tree. the research thing has nothing to do with filling out the spec tree

you can get those points by completing invaded missions and doing bounties that have a colored diamond showing next to them

[drifting quartz]

Where do I find the build guides? I'm using St Elmo's and True Patriot and BTSU datagloves with Drone and Hive, but I'm thinking solo survival, maybe something Tanky, SMG/shotgun, shield

[static trout]

#td2-build-advice message

[wispy seal]

am i doing somethin wrong i ran from the descent to the saloon place at 11:50 and got there around 12:04 and nothing spawned?

[tiny stump]

too early

or too close by

its kinda delicate to get that damn thing to spawn

[frigid chasm]

Does the recruiter outfit come back?

[static trout]

Maybe, we don't know

[faint prism]

guys im stuck

[inner tendon]

What are you stuck on?

[faint prism]

baunty in new york

omg

i was looking for a way out for 20 mins

then i just started shooting in the sky and the enemys opend the door finaly

[acoustic lark]

Had a funny bug with another bounty yesterday. There was a door leading to the bounty target (only entrance). I couldn't go through the door as it was closed for me. Other's in my party were able to just walk through the door. Luckily the boss walked out that door so I could loot him

[faint prism]

almost the same thing then except i was solo

[wispy seal]

is the chillout mask a dz/cache only?

[static trout]

Christmas Loot Goblin only

[wispy seal]

what is that?

nvm i think i know what u on about

[static trout]

The Loot Goblin is the dude that appears out of nowhere with a backpack "full of loot" (like, what, 5 items)
Chillout is christmas only, same guy just with a santa hat

[wispy seal]

I jus realised I have one but I havent played during christmas is there another way?

[tiny stump]

some of you guys like this mmr right? i never rly ussd it. keeper?

[static trout]

It hits the damage cap and supposedly has a nice feel to it with the weapon mods and general handling from builds

A ton of MMRs does now actually.
M700 (all 3 versions), SR-1 (Adriesta is busted with the right rolls and talent, White Death (and the other M44), SRS A1 and .tac 308

[rugged stratus]

I think when countdown came out there was a short time chillout was available out of season. Patched pretty quickly.

[wispy seal]

hmm

is there a list of blueprints u can get from the reconstructed cache

[inner tendon]

There's a pinned post over in #td2-descent

[wispy seal]

ty

[fringe saffron]

i wish they would do somewhere new

[next perch]

Regarding pvp builds.
If my weapon has already dttoc on an lmg,what's the best third attribute to roll?
DTA , CC or CD?

[cedar yacht]

We’re going to Brooklyn soon

[fringe saffron]

We been there before. i mean like something new. Seattle, Florida, Chicago, Colorado, Minnesota

[narrow matrix]

Did they nerf shock ammo for keener?

It’s not working like how it used to

[wispy seal]

a new york map expansion bringing the old div map back would be 10/10

[cedar yacht]

Eh

Imo the only benefit would be bring back the old dz

[static trout]

DTA, ROF, CHC - depends on your build.
In most cases it goes CHC > ROF > DTA for lmg's

[frozen solar]

I need advice when someone's got a chance

[static trout]

We're going to Brooklyn for a reason - most likely the same reason Keener was aiming his missile towards NY.
DLC is also hinted at being Black Tusk related - maybe their damn bunker is there.
If you want something other than DC and NYC -> Heartlands is your choice. We're in DC and NYC for lore reasons, no clue where Div3 would take us.

[frozen solar]

I need the CHC off of these Firm Handshakes, do I do it? Or should I keep these for a future build

[static trout]

Personally? Go ahead, haven't seen a use for the firm handshake yet. It's also quite easy to find

[frozen solar]

Yea like I was trying to think how these could be useful

Maybe for Scorpio but egh

[static trout]

They have their place, just not in the builds I run. I keep one though, but that's because you get heaps of them in countdown

[sullen hearth]

is the game getting an upgrade to ps5 version?

[frozen solar]

Ah okok

I've definitely gotten 4 or 5 at this poiint

just kept the one that was best

But been having a hell of a time finding 6% chc lol

[static trout]

You see, just extract ahaha. You'll get another if you need the firm handshake for something ^^

[tiny stump]

firm handshake is not a keeper imo

take the 6% chc off that thing

[frozen solar]

I did it

No regurgitations

[tiny stump]

nice

[frozen solar]

How's everyones rng on Ouro

I did my first incursion and I didn't get it and Im ready to give up

[slim elk]

rngesus hates most of the people farming for ouro

including myself

[frozen solar]

LD all over again

[static trout]

@raw elk - if you were thinking about "Mission rewards"
Targeted Loot is different and I'll happily explain it, if that's what you were thinking about

[raw elk]

@static trout I mean if the daily missions give you higher quality or totally different loot on hard in compared to normal difficulty

[static trout]

send a picture or something

[raw elk]

I don't know have a picture i just want to know if the rewards are different , maybe i am phrasing myself badly? 😅

[static trout]

I don't know what specifically you're talking about

In any case I wouldn't think twice about the rewards from the mission itself, because they aren't tied to a specific loot pool aka completely random.
They follow the same roll logic as other items. Heroic items has a higher minimum roll.

[raw elk]

oh i see thanks 😄

[static trout]

(they also aren't affected by targeted loot afaik)
How targeted loot works is something different, can pull up the 'ol explainer if you want to but only if you want ^^

[raw elk]

yeah i just tried the daily mission on hard the very first time and i am glad i farmed the striker set this morning xD

[static trout]

I honestly never do the "daily" missions, it's whatever.

[raw elk]

yeah but i am just making sure i have done everything in the game because i want to experience it all , I am planning to finish the manhunts and go after the hunters

[static trout]

Yeah, but the "daily" missions doesn't matter when you reach end-game. It's a relic from way back when loot wasn't as abundant.

[raw elk]

oh i see

I do have another question , the bountiy system are these targets on a weekly or daily rotation?

[static trout]

(I might be wrong on it being a relic, but it's so whatever - with targeted loot you do the missions with the loot you want, not the daily mission)

[static trout]

Both.
Clan has weekly bounties.
You don't need clan for daily bounties

But once you get further you don't wanna run those bounties anyways, same thing as daily - you wanna run heroic bounties, not a normal.

[raw elk]

heroic bounties can be done without a clan?

[static trout]

You just let me know if you wanna do some ahaha

[static trout]

You get them from saving both hostages in Public Executions, Hostage Rescue and from the projects (although I rarely focus on them)

[raw elk]

oh yeah i got a couple of this from executions

[static trout]

I've got 13 just in that zone lol

Meh day for getting a striker build together:

• Striker is in a zone, so ez to get by running control points
• AR in a mission, meh
• Ceska in a mission (NY mission for that matter, they're generally longer), meh
• No Grupo and Masks are in a mission, so Coyote is meh
  (because none of the missions are Lincoln)

[void light]

anyone know how long this last? or sum😭

[slim elk]

how do you even fail that much, no offense

[void light]

it wasn't a lot of tries like 3 when i tried on browser yesterday n when i tried to login to play today got the second pic

[static trout]

Something I've been working on to explain where power comes from (so we can just point to this when people start complaining about 1000 SHD or Expertise as the reason they cannot beat Heroic, because some youtuber said it) - @foggy needle whatcha think?:

Power Hierarchy in the Division 2 | What gives you power in a build | Farming guide for builds:
x) Choose a build

1. Get the correct pieces for the build as shown in the build guide
   1.1) With the correct talents
2. With the correct rolls - not perfect - on all pieces
3. With max rolls on all pieces
4. The benefit from 1000 SHD is nice to have, not need to have - it will allow you to "move around" rolls on your pieces to hit certain stat thresholds
5. Expertise - and this cannot be understated - the benefit of expertise 25 is minor

Outside of that, a huge factor of power comes from game knowledge; how to use cover, where enemies spawn, how different factions and enemies behave and most importantly - how to play to utilize your build.

[next basin]

When does the incursion chest reset

[cedar yacht]

Monday

[next basin]

Thats so far away

[mellow trout]

Id say game knowledge and skill trumps all

[mellow trout]

It's like a day and a half😭

[next basin]

A day and a half too long, im tryna get oruborus

[mellow trout]

Dude there are people in here thatve been trying for weeks a day and a half ain't nothing😭

[prisma meadow]

What should I be spending my currency on from Countdown?

[static trout]

I'd say game knowledge and skill becomes relevant at about 2-3.
You can't exactly breeze through legendary without the correct pieces + talents and rolls.

Outside of that, a huge factor of power comes from game knowledge
It's in there though. Just. Look, put Shroud on a newly lvl 40 and I'll kill him with my perfect striker build any day.

[cedar yacht]

Maybe get luckier next time.

[mellow trout]

Exotics or named caches or named items if you need the proficiency

[mellow trout]

True true

[static trout]

In any case, thought I'd share it in a revised format, since I kinda always just link whenever I wrote about it last time.

[prisma meadow]

Ty

[static trout]

Maybe it could get pinned if refined well enough, just like the tinker/craft station pins the other day

[static trout]

Community Server has an ISAC bot, Official (us) has ISAC the human 👀

[slim elk]

where can I find that server lol

[sudden matrix]

Just look it up in the discord search.

Can't link other discords here lol

[frozen solar]

I noticed

[raw elk]

So if I do targeted loot in Summit say for example Ceska or Lengmo will this also drop the named gear pieces of these brands ?

[green pendant]

Yes

[raw elk]

I presume the named gear pieces of the brands are quite rare to drop?

[green pendant]

Not not rare

[green pendant]

You can buy them

[raw elk]

Oh ok thanks

[earnest scroll]

Expertise has a minor impact on full red core builds... For skill or running some blue cores (for whatever reason) it matters more

[rugged stratus]

If you roll through countdown with brands targetted there is a good chance of getting the named items from those brands within a few runs.
Just note that some named items are dz only drops, these can be obtained from named caches tho.

[raw elk]

Yea i did a test run and i got the Carpenter chest piece and i was happily surprised with that 😂
But yeah I need to unlock the DZ's just to have them unlocked

[rugged stratus]

Make sure to check that cd vendor weekly. Sometime a named dz exclusive will be on sale as well.
It's at a desk right across from the Whitehouse chopper, next to the season vendor

[static trout]

It's still minor and the power hierarchy doesn't change.

[faint prism]

guys is optimization only affected by the amount of resources i have ?

[rugged stratus]

Its limited by the rolls you have saved in library now

As an example, if you only have 10% mmr damage roll saved in library, then that will be the limit to optimization of mmr damage rolls.
If you're saving max rolls you should be able to fully optimize a piece. As long as you have materials needed*
It will move up in increments.

[faint prism]

but the more i need to optimize the more expensive it is right?

[nimble spruce]

Yes, optimising is more expensive the closer to perfect you get, and fully optimising from a low starting value is more expensive than from a high one

[static trout]

One thing I'm unsure of actually.
Say you optimize from 13 to 14% on two different items.
1 item, you've optimized that value from 10% already
The other item, you start at 13%

Is it the same exact amount of materials? Or does it increase with amount of times optimised aswell?

[nimble spruce]

afaik each full 'step' has a fixed cost regardless of whether you've optimised lower steps or not, but that cost varies depending on how close to fully optimised you are

[static trout]

I thought so too - guess it just feels like they increase (more than they actually do) because you do more steps haha

[nimble spruce]

so the final step on a red core from 13.6% to 15% will always cost the same regardless of whether you farmed the item at 13.6% or optimised it to that point

[static trout]

I usually farm till I get close to godroll anyways, but spent like a good 2-3k resources getting a grupo chest up because it wouldn't drop

It was painful, all 3 attributes was around 8-9%

[raw elk]

so dumb question if i want to expertise a specific chest piece say Collector as an example can i do that by giving every chest piece to it or other items as well? Because i tried donating junk to one of the chest pieces and the game said i had nothing to donate while Ihave a lot of items to donate

[static trout]

You donate copies of the item to gain proficiency - or materials

[edgy stone]

Is it possible to get a airaldi backpack with perfect vigilance on it?????

[nimble spruce]

no, perfect talents are locked to specific named items (in this case the providence backpack 'the gift')

[rugged stratus]

It wont matter anyways. Perfect or regular vigilance is 25% twd. It's more important for headhunter to have the mmr damage

[raw elk]

Oh ok ! Thanks for clarifying !

[devout mountain]

Someone able to tell me Lucy hp?

with error is fine, just a minimum damage required

I did 164m yesterday and it didn't kill

[edgy stone]

Any1 know the name of this chest?

[static trout]

Don't know the name, but it's in one of the recent outfits in the store

[edgy stone]

Sweet thx ill see if i can find it

[static trout]

Apparel > Outfits > Nexus > GEN Ramen

I love it myself, probably the closest I've been to actually buying credits for apparel in div 2 lmao

[mellow trout]

Gonna cop kajika and keener

If the next one is Parnell I'm gonna go rogue on whoever made the rotation

[wispy seal]

is there anything stoppin you from making a char completing wony n using the scavenger points to fill ur mats, get the shared materials thing then deleting the character?

[rugged stratus]

Nope

[inner tendon]

Nope! That is actually a fairly common thing, although it does get boring after a while.
"WONY run" is the term we usually use.

Although it's not super worth doing before you are at least 1500-2k SHD.

[wispy seal]

ah ok cool thats good to know

[rugged stratus]

That's the main way people are finishing expertise

[wispy seal]

cause farming ceramic is not fun 🙃

[inner tendon]

I usually just do Outcast activities until I have enough for the SHD Project.

[wispy seal]

is the xp thing showing the xp u get from stuff pinned anywhere?

[rugged stratus]

I would suggest if you are still lower shd , still go ahead and create a couple agents and put them through wony. As you climb in shd the alts will as well. It's an easy way to harvest 4 times the gains. Also 4x the projects. After you get high enough shd you just delete the 4th and run that as needed.
Extra alts also storage as well 😉

[wispy seal]

ye i alr have 3 chars ig i can do it again with the 4th to help me get my shd up, ty

[supple solstice]

Hello,can you get the Emperor's Guard in named caches from the countdown vendor?

[wispy seal]

i think so

its a dz item n i think u can get dz items from them

i might be wrong tho

[supple solstice]

Yeah i know but dz is kinda boring if you go in there with a low lvl char, but thx anyway

[civic junco]

can you opimize a gear piece and the extract that stat for the library?

[supple solstice]

You can only optimize to the % of the libary stat, if you have dmg out of cover + 8% in the library you can only optimize to 8%, you can always replace a stat till it is max in the library and optimize it to the max this way

[civic junco]

Is that why I am red and it says attribute needs to be extracted?

That actually make sense

couldn't find out what I needed to do for it stuck at 9.9 lol

[static trout]

I had the same thought then realized, no, because you can't optimize past the library now ahaha

Wonder if you could before tho

[civic junco]

It's the last perfect piece I need to find for holsters forever stuck at 9.9% skill DMG on them ><

[wispy merlin]

you could

[rugged stratus]

Definitely could max out opt before. This artificial limit is kind stupid, ngl ...

[static trout]

No no, like, max out a stat with opti and then pull it into the recal lib

[rugged stratus]

Idts

[inner tendon]

Nah that wasn't a thing, honestly I don't really like the idea of that becoming a thing either.

[rugged stratus]

Couldn't be a thing now anyways

But with the high costs they should roll that library limit back. Messes up ability to optimize capacitor with it's off 2nd attribute

[frozen solar]

Is Incursion only Normal difficulty?

[nimble spruce]

yes

[frozen solar]

Ah ok

[mellow trout]

I've never seen this happen wtf

[pale pier]

what is this number next to the hive supposed to represent?

[cedar yacht]

Charges

[pale pier]

charges how? it only seems to let me throw out one at a time

[cedar yacht]

Purple hive?

[mellow trout]

Your hive contains charges

They deploy in the radius shown

[drifting quartz]

So I was told the Ninja bag isn't worth using....and the other nice loots I got ...that Capacitor is worth using if I go skill build.....so, is this BTSU datagloves worth using with Capacitor? I've not used the Hive skill but I'm guessing it's not too bad

[narrow matrix]

BTSU gloves only worth using with hive

[mellow trout]

Data gloves are bis on healer builds

And I’ve seen people use them with stingers too

But yeah definitely use it with a hive

[narrow matrix]

Capacitor good with skill builds but you can also use test subject

[pliant sonnet]

Yo so I just got back on I'm still trying to sus out this agent kalgo person stuff like I'm I missing something or do I need to do something

[drifting quartz]

Ok so I might try put the stinger hive as the artificer doesn't sound that cool. So stinger with cluster seekers / drone

[marble ruin]

Sup guys i played TD2 back in launch was 5 yrs ago? And now i want to return to the game and i want to know the story so far. Is there a feature in the game to know the story quests i finished so far?

[rugged stratus]

stinger hive is really good tbh. i use the hive with btsu to overcharge along with the mortar.

artificer is epic combined with shield

[static trout]

Not really - with your limited time I'd recommend watching NGN on YouTube for lore

[marble ruin]

Yeah saw his channel but i dont want to be spoiled so im finding a way to know ehere did i stop playing the story

[static trout]

Uuhhh, I mean I guess you could look at your collected comms and see what manhunts you have lore from

[marble ruin]

I see okay

[static trout]

Yeah, I think that'd be the only way to see what the last story you did was.
Then you could watch NGN from there - but I'd just watch some "lore so far" vids

[civic forge]

How do I get a mask

[silk matrix]

Targeted loot from the map, countdown or summit if you’re looking for a specific mask

[cedar yacht]

What mask

[pale pier]

which one is better?

[civic lily]

only choose out of cover damage if the grass is green

[inner tendon]

So in summer, always choose something else?

[civic lily]

yea same with winter in some areas

dtoc usage is seasonal

[civic forge]

Just any mask

[pale pier]

the hell does rogue agent detected mean?

[civic lily]

there's a rogue agent

[inner tendon]

They can spawn in the open world.

that just means that they're nearby on the map, sometimes. It glitches out.

[frosty inlet]

Are people crashing during countdown extraction like me?

[pale pier]

i guess it did glitch out

[raw elk]

what would be the best place to find the memento backpack?

[inner tendon]

then either Directives or Countdown+exotic caches.```

Same goes for most loot in div2, just not the exotic caches if its not an exotic.

[raw elk]

Thanks Rivens

does this goe for all exotics then?

[inner tendon]

Any that aren't "locked" in some way.
e.g. some require a Project to be completed first, but once they are then they get added to that pool. (Dodge City Holster, Nemesis, stuff like that)

there's also Bighorn/Regulus/Ravenous/Eagle Bearer/Ouroboros that can never drop ouside of their specific game mode.

[raw elk]

Are the locked behind strongholds or specific world activities?

[inner tendon]

Those last 5 are respectively:
Legendary Named Enemies, Project for Iron Horse Raid, Iron Horse Raid, Dark Hours Raid, and the Incursion.

[raw elk]

oh i see , what is an incursion exactly?

[inner tendon]

kinda like a mini-raid with only 4 people.
they're an idea from div1, more should be added in the not too distant future.
look up a guide and have a good strikers DPS setup, then just LFG for one down in #lfg-td2incursion-pc, you'll get the hang of them pretty fast.

[raw elk]

oh i see i know the concept from FF14 they are like team comp for our content

also another question do weapons that drop from a higher difficulty drop with more damage ?

[nimble spruce]

At level 40 all weapons (of the same type) have the same base damage, higher difficulty affects the minimum stat rolls on them though

Damage also depends on the rest of your build

[raw elk]

ah ok thank you for clarifying

[white steppe]

DTOCCCC

[valid bronze]

What targeted loot has the most exotics in the loot pool?

Not counting raid/incursion

[blazing timber]

Mmr ratio of exotics to non exotic is higher

[valid bronze]

For exotic farming target mmr then?

[blazing timber]

Yeah

[valid bronze]

Thanks

[rugged stratus]

That's my target most of the time as well. It's like 4:28 as long as you have nem unlocked

[blazing timber]

Ar has the most erotic but only 4/5 available depending on difficulty for cd is 4/37 summit maybe 5/37

[rugged stratus]

Nah ar mid compared to mmr. Cant really count bighorn since it's only a boss drop

Only 3 exo ar can normally drop without conditions

Lmg actually is probably same chance as mmr. 4 exo lmg available

[static trout]

There's also a lot of ARs. MMR is miles ahead, LMG very close second.

4 Exotic MMRs available with Nemesis blueprint, 4 LMGs right out the gate - 3 ARs

[cedar schooner]

When putting into context countdown, you also have to keep in my items that aren’t LZ drops. Not sure how that changes the ratio offhand though.

[static trout]

If you specifically wanted to farm exotics, I wouldn't do it in countdown, because I'm not sure the rate of getting an exotic crate offsets the lower droprate of exotics.
10minute Lincoln Memorial runs on Heroic 5D tho? Or CP4? Oh yeah.
Don't have experience with F10 farming.

[cedar schooner]

Well either way both of those take into account LZ drops, but yeah, I think I’d agree with you.

[wispy seal]

There no sort of item drop log in files right

[cedar schooner]

I’d doubt it since so much is handled server side for this game. But I really can’t say.

[raw elk]

I heard LMG 👀

[static trout]

(with regards to farming exotics for components)

[raw elk]

oh ok 😂

[mellow trout]

i think you can set it to display drops in chat or something

[tropic relic]

What are the invaded missions this week?

-Stronghold

[static trout]

I linked it to you in general

[wispy seal]

Ye ik u can do that I jus didn’t know about previous sessions

[tropic relic]

Thought it was just a redirect to this channel so i didnt press it

[inner tendon]

The little speech bubble looking thing after the channel link means it's a message and not just a server link.

Like this. #ask-td2-community message

[devout mountain]

From the time I spend doing heroic CP4s (not a lot) I wouldn’t rely on any open world activities to drop exotics faster than countdown

Lincoln also probably only works for when exotics are part of the targetted loot

With regards to the components themselves nothing beats DZ running

[inner tendon]

Deathwash's SHD is clearly low, before someone mentions WONY runs.

because those are the best for mats, once you have a high enough counter.

[devout mountain]

Aren’t we talking exotics

[inner tendon]

If we're talking exotics, how many can you gain in 30 minutes doing DZ?

(yes i know extraction exists, go with me)

[devout mountain]

You get like 4 in 30 minutes or something crazy like that I think

Idk I’ve only ever done it once

And I got 4

[inner tendon]

8 per hour is an insane amount of exotic drops to get in any mode.

[devout mountain]

Maybe I was just lucky

[inner tendon]

Assuming that rate is close-ish, you should also factor in someone else coming along and stealing your stuff.

[devout mountain]

0/hr
Got it

[inner tendon]

That has always been the issue with farming stuff in the DZ, and why I'm glad that farm was changed from div1.

[static trout]

If you need a specific exotic: Lincoln/CP4 Heroic 5D > Countdown -- F10 Legendary max directives is also quite up there.

For the occasion we're talking about (just getting exotics, pre- the message you replied to): If TL is MMR or LMG in Lincoln/one of the good CP4s such as Cinderblock, I'd guesstimate it's better than Countdown but it's probably somewhat equal.

[inner tendon]

The fact that Lincoln has a fairly high chance to have bad TL means that it's no longer really a great farm compared to other sources.

[devout mountain]

I would prefer countdown to CPs but I can’t complain about the xp

[next basin]

Nah i like gambling exotics caches

I dont believe any other way of getting exotics

[devout mountain]

The rate at which you get it is probably faster on CD and it’s easier

[inner tendon]

Well the benefit of Countdown is that you also get the TL from it, and a cache every 2-3 runs.

yes the Exotic drop rate itself is low, but it's consistent and you can spam it quite fast.

[static trout]

Yeah, but if Lincoln has masks, you wanna go there for a Coyote, not countdown.

[inner tendon]

Of course, but that's a big if.

[devout mountain]

The chances that Lincoln has your TL is insanely low tbf

But in that case yes

[inner tendon]

If we factor in all the gearset+brandsets that are in the TL rotation, getting one of the "types" to be the spawn that day is, yeah.

[devout mountain]

But then that requires learning Lincoln caches and speedrunning

[static trout]

There's a reason countdown isn't even in the sheets when you start talking about getting a specific exotic, because the cache has about 30-35 different exotics and the drop-rate is abysmal in countdown in comparison.

[devout mountain]

The thing is you can set your TL, that’s always been the highlight of it instead of waiting 20 years for something to roll it

[inner tendon]

I do agree that CD itself has an awful exotic drop rate, but the benefit of it has always been sheer volume:time spent+caches as a nice cherry.

[devout mountain]

We can spend all day measuring the utility gained from fucking Countdown vs anything else if you’d like would you like to draw a graph?

[wispy seal]

are there any pfe mods on sale this week i cant remember

[inner tendon]

Nah I leave that to the math nerds, I'm sure someone already has.

[devout mountain]

I'm the math nerd
but this is an matter of economics

[inner tendon]

No no, you're a math nerd, not the math nerd.

[devout mountain]

true

but I am the math nerd in question

[rugged stratus]

Floor 10 probably best exo farm for getting target loot you actually want

[summer canyon]

So... What's the deal with the Aegis gear set? Is it supposed to work as a kind of a tank built for group content?

Also, where can I get St Elmo's Engine and Eagle Bearer?

[rugged stratus]

Aegis along with other tank sets are meh

Elmo from ar target loot anywhere.
Eagleburger from darkhours raid or rare dz chance

[static trout]

Exotic drop rate (change pr. kill to get one):

• Countdown, Challenging: 0.006%
• Countdown, Heroic: 0.008% (1 in 12500 kills)
• LZ, Challenging: 0.018%
• LZ, Heroic: 0.024% (1 in 4167 kills - which I find hard to believe, but maybe you just kill more enemies than you think while roaming)

With no extra exotics unlocked (such as Nemesis), Exotic Caches can drop 29 different exotics.

I've heard Summit F10 farming is good (especially if you run Heroic/Legendary with all, what, 10-12 directives - run something like a HH build, pop first wave, pop boss, reset) - but not something I'm gonna include.

Exotic Cache: 224 Countdown Requisition Tokens
Countdown Heroic (2 objectives, all hunters, extraction): 208 tokens
14 Countdown, Heroic runs = 2.912 tokens
2.912 tokens = 13 caches
14 runs at 15-20 minutes pr. (let's average it to 18?) = 252 minutes
That's approx 19.5 minutes pr. exotic cache - with a 1/29 chance (default) of you getting the exotic you want.
(don't know what it is for challenging, as I don't play that difficulty in countdown)

To math out the drop rate, you'd need to know how many enemies, on average, you kill in Countdown vs LZ
But I'm not dedicated enough to play 10 hours of Countdown Heroic (30-31 exotic caches + drops), then 10 hours of LZ Heroic 5D to compare data

[cedar yacht]

?

[pseudo tundra]

answering someone's else question and needed to post an image

[cedar yacht]

oh

[narrow kraken]

Is sacrum imperium good?

[slim elk]

imo, not that much

[narrow kraken]

Imo?

[slim elk]

in my opinion

[narrow kraken]

Oh ight

[summer canyon]

HH build?

You mean Headhunter build?

[static trout]

Ye

[summer canyon]

I do have an MMR/Sniper build with Headhunter as my chest talent.

[devout mountain]

lots of thing to factor into this
Starting off are we assuming we just want exotics/hour or 1 specific exotic. In the context we are looking for a specific exotic so we have to divide the general loot pool out into like 30 ish exotics that are currently in the general pool +/- 5 of them that only appear in the pool after getting the blueprint (Liberty, DCH, Neme, Ridgeway's, Chatter)

So your 19.5 minutes per cache has a 0.033333% chance of actually hitting in countdown
Also assuming your the exotic drops from an enemy and the loot pool has an average of 2.5 exotics (because some have 2 and some have 3 blah blah it's 2.5) that are of the same type your 0.008% becomes a 0.00332% chance

Ignore this part entirely if speaking entirely based on the drop chance and gaining an exotic, assume player is not human and just really wants this part like most new players who have no idea how to play this game actually do.
Another thing to note is player satisfaction with content (The economics behind it). A consumer is more likely to choose the product they derive the most utility from and therefore while grinding out for an exotic the consumer is more likely to choose the one that benefits them the most at the time whether it be from exp gain or extra loot drops for materials.

oh there is a line there about the caches hitting

I'm blind this is why I'm failing my exams

but the chance is loooooooooow for sure

Now consider this posibility : your entire team is running the same Targetted loot and dropping it for you to pick up
Now you have 8x times the chance and 8x the exotic caches (of which I cannot for the life of me tell can be shared or not between players)

[shy swift]

Hello sorry if this is not the correct channel, but I have been stuck in ubisoft support with an AI bot, that cant solve my issue, any idea of what can I do to escalate this?
Basically I bought the year 1 pass and didnt receive anything, it even says owned in the ingame store

[static trout]

That same argument could be said about 4x Heroic CP4 5D, or 4x Lincoln Heroic 5D though. (I don't think caches can be shared, but what is opened from one can - atleast the field proficiency caches works that way)

[devout mountain]

yes but you have half the amount of players

[static trout]

assuming
That was what the conversation was about though. We were talking exotics/hr in regards to MMR/LMG, because they have the most exotics vs amount of total weapons.
Outside of that, specific exotic farming is more efficient in LZ
I just wanted to add some data to it - because I like data.

[kind cove]

Do yall think the new hair changes coming in the patch is gonna effect masks?

Probably not but still would be good if it did

[devout mountain]

I just started theorising

I like to theorise

[wispy merlin]

you won't believe what theorycrafters do

[static trout]

Countdown, Heroic - 8x same TL: 8x 0.008% = 0.064%
LZ, Heroic - 4x same TL: 4x 0.024% = 0.096%
(altho that's not how the math works, as each kill, for each person, would have a 0.008%/0.024% chance of giving you an exotic)

Issue is it isn't exactly clear how exotics and TL works together.
From experience, whenever you kill an enemy there's a chance that enemy drops an exotic - that exotic, from experience, are more often than not from TL, but not limited to it.
We don't know if it's weighted towards TL or if they have independent rolls.

Player satisfaction: Ofcourse, but there's still a reason the sheet doesn't have countdown in there for "how do you get x exotic".
Whenever someone asks about how to get x exotic, I give them the sheets answer, because that's faster - without a doubt.

The person could get lucky and get the exotic on first kill/first cache, but you still average it out.
I theorycrafted the same thing with regards to the Coyote mask
CP4 5D vs Jefferson Heroic, where I just wouldn't recommend Jefferson because it'll take you 10-15 minutes to run the mission.
Unless, UNLESS, you get hella lucky and the day you wanna farm for a Coyote's Mask, TL in Jefferson is also Coyote - see that would be nasty good.

[edgy stone]

How frequent do propaganda broadcasts and executions spawn? Because im shd 451 and want to be 500 in a few days

[devout mountain]

wait we don't know if it's weighted or independent? 😭 we just know the rough estimate of drop chances or what?

I have no idea tbh the exact numbers, no one has ever showed me a table and experimenting myself is just like hitting my head against a wall isn't it

[static trout]

The numbers I mentioned are from MSV, but I haven't been able to find anything on whether it's weighted or independent. From experience I think it's weighted.

[wispy merlin]

https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/jg8b1y/datamined_targeted_loot_drop_chances_and_an/ this is datamined chances for TL, no numbers for countdown tho

[rugged stratus]

they spawn a lot around the washingtom monument. leave the controlpoint in enemy hands and youll be able to just circle the area. the first activities should respawn as you clear other stuff

[wispy merlin]

read the final part of the post for TL exotics

[static trout]

Oh yeah, fuck me, I missed that part when I read it earlier - I knew there was a difference.
One would assumed Countdown is just divided by 3 like the other chances

[wispy merlin]

these guys maintain the gear attribute sheet

[static trout]

Yeah, yeah - I've read that post quite a few times. It's nice, helped me understand how it's essentially better to run Heroic 0D than Challenging 5D for loot quantity, as Heroic has more higher tier enemies = more often drops loot = more potential target loot

[patent vigil]

just wondering around the DC map on H+1 gets a lot of stuff.

also doing all the mini stuff w/ the BT's near the Washington monument and things like that helps a lot. always popping up there.

[valid bronze]

I finished nexus apparel event but never got the trench coat, is there any fix to that?

[ionic flicker]

wheres the best place i can neutralise a hunter?

[patent vigil]

...I thought that was the purchae bundle. I never finished in time and bought the last two pieces I needed. I hope one day to get it if you are right

[valid bronze]

Man that sucks

I thought it was the completion reward

[twilit otter]

It was apart of the completion reward

[valid bronze]

I didn't get it

Rip

[twilit otter]

Probably bugged, I'm missing a mask from one of the first apparel events that I had everything completed

[valid bronze]

Do you know how to get "reign of fire mask" I have it but don't know what it's from, my friend wants it

[twilit otter]

That was a season 11 reward

For hitting 100

[valid bronze]

How long ago was that??

[twilit otter]

I think last year

Feb 28 2023

[warm lake]

hey all! Im just getting back into the game after a LONG time. I followed a guide video, have a solid dps build that i can hold my own with. What's the best way to start leveling up my shd watch?

[static trout]

By playing - and then remembering (click the link) :

#ask-td2-community message

[wooden trellis]

Is any vendor dropping determined?

[terse cairn]

hello , i have some recon caches in my stash delivery , will they stay or they have a limited time ?

[main rock]

Did the weekly reset happened 9 minutes ago? does this include incursion? also what happens if i was inside incursion while the reset happened does it reset or my completion moves to next week? Propably opened the chest arround 2 minutes after the reset or maybe like 30 seconds before the reset. how does this work?

[amber snow]

pretty sure the resets tomorrow

[main rock]

kay cool thanks

[next basin]

Is incursion chest reset?

[civic junco]

Can anyone explain this to me please?

[cedar schooner]

Spec sidearms don’t take storage space?

[foggy burrow]

why division 2 dont have a battle royal sur
vival mode like the first one ?

[civic junco]

These are my sidearms

Some how I have 5 ghost items in my storage

[kind cove]

Survival mode wasn’t a battleroyal, and also its because it wouldn’t be remotely similar to the first games because of the lack of snow, Redstorm Entertainment is making Division Heartland which is an extraction shooter

[next basin]

So is it like helldivers but division glazed?

[kind cove]

Helldivers isn’t an extraction genre game

The extraction genre spawned from stuff like survival and tarkov

And ever since dmz came out a shit load of games are trying to copy that formula

[civic junco]

DMZ was fun for a bit but all these games going for extraction... I haven't really even found Survival fun really. It was cool for a couple off runs but I would prefer a better PvPvE experience that is more balanced where skill matters more than gear

And I love the DZ, even with all of it's flaws I still play that but you know there is some major imbalances there

Plus the cheating, no anti-cheat has given me assurances or peace of mind that I want to play a PvPvE extraction shooter

[cedar yacht]

Today is reset

[next basin]

So am i good to run it for the exotic?

[cedar yacht]

Depends if rng says so ig

[next basin]

Are you tellin me to send it