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[marsh tundra]

i think so

you can check the event timeline for more info about events to come

[trim meadow]

I think 3XP,

[chilly zealot]

Yeah right now, going off of memory

[marsh tundra]

3xp is fine too

[chilly zealot]

Yeah thats still decent

That combined with directives is great

[trim meadow]

So without XP event, oneshot build on heroic gonna work right?

[chilly zealot]

Yeah

[marsh tundra]

tbh the most important step is going to 1k shd, then 1500 for toons farming, and then2k for the small hp boost, after that its free mats only

[chilly zealot]

The One shot sniper build is pretty chill

[marsh tundra]

yeah, one cp should give about 1 lvl with directive

[chilly zealot]

For me, materials were more of a pain when starting off

[trim meadow]

Today I noticed I can upgrade gear set level

[chilly zealot]

I'm not sure how far you are in right now

[trim meadow]

😂 abnormal player me

[chilly zealot]

If its base gear for the expertise, you might need the mats for something else

[trim meadow]

I bought the game not so long, I used to play division 1 and Anno 1800 before that. So After buying I accidently travel NYC and saw my level maxed out.

[chilly zealot]

Ah yeah, doesn't NYC allow a level boost or something?

[trim meadow]

So now I'm on SHD level 152 with so slow progress,

[trim meadow]

yes, I had no idea. I thought it would be great to travel 🤣

[chilly zealot]

That's a point, isn't Legendary tied to NYC?

[nimble spruce]

If the CP is level 3 or 4 (challenging or heroic) you get one blueprint for capturing it. You can reset control points from the global difficulty settings in order to capture the same ones again and again if you like.
If the CP is level 4, you can also get a blueprint from the reward cache, but only once per day per CP and it's a much smaller pool of blueprints so you'll get them all quite quickly.

[chilly zealot]

Hey Kettle, sorry to bother you, is the Legendary difficulty tied into NYC DLC?

[nimble spruce]

Nope

[pseudo tundra]

Legendary is just limited to strongholds and summit

[trim meadow]

Nice, I just cleard my stash. And looked into the map.. Today I change world setting normal to challenging.With this build. Sometime it's too easy sometimes I die 1-2 times but it's fun.

[unkempt garden]

No striker backpack is diabolical

[trim meadow]

I think something is wrong with this

I had different backpack

Yes different backup with damage. My bad.

[nimble spruce]

Yeah that's pretty meta

[trim meadow]

Not good now, But gonna find that exact same bag from the build I saw on youtube, gonna grind now summit. If it need recalibrate will do it.

[unkempt garden]

Vector SBR 9mm is the right Vector, right? Or was it an different one people use for fast Striker stacking

[tough marsh]

Thanks a lot.

[nimble spruce]

Might as well switch one of the striker pieces here to anything high end or exotic, you're losing a brand bonus and minor stat by running 5pc gearset

Obviously grupo or coyotes mask is top choice if you have one

[marsh tundra]

you should get another chest and bag

ah its an old message

mb

[trim meadow]

Thanks for the help, Will turn this into this set after grinding. for now switching to coyotes

[worldly fjord]

Are fake exotics still dropping?
Yeah they are

[sudden matrix]

idk if I'd advise this build exactly, most youtuber builds are misleading in what to expect and you'll probably never see the numbers they get cause 28 expertise on the weapon and 27 across the armor. There are build guides pinned in the #td2-build-advice channel and the strikers guide is very good and worth reading from top to bottom.

[amber snow]

Do y'all think they'll cap expertise at 30 or the caps gonna be when they stop adding loot?

[nimble spruce]

When the system first released it was bugged and possible to get double Expertise progress from every proficiency level, it was found to be hard capped at 30 (intended cap was 20 at that time).
However, we don't have any hint as to whether they'll change that once we reach that point.

[amber snow]

Guess it's more of a question on where this games gonna go after the dlc, if we keep getting seasons after it drops

[nimble spruce]

I'm sure we'll keep getting seasons for a while yet, maybe until Div3 releases if it happens in a reasonable timeframe

[gray mason]

Erhm... what??? 👀 I am pretty sure I haven't completed an event that hasn't even been there yet 🙃

This also does kinda confirm that it was bugged for me the first time 🤦🏽‍♂️

[tough relic]

I feel like Bullet King would be good for Gunner since there's no reload to stop you from releasing the trigger. That's just my opinion though

[sudden matrix]

I don't think BK makes use of any spec well tbh.

[pine magnet]

Same thing for me and also for the next Kenly College event. They are all like that.

[sudden matrix]

I think you just had to do 15 levels of bonus xp and it counted anywhere so it probably completed it. Not really a big deal imo.

btw kenly was open just last week.

[gray mason]

I have not heard anything about all 3 events being linked up. Just guessing, or have you read it somewhere?

[gray mason]

Yeah, the same here, including the first one. So I never got any reward from that one 🫤

[sudden matrix]

Does it show separate cards? If this is the last one it's hard to know but if there are future ones you can see what they say, might all just be linked but eh it's the most minor reward so not missing much.

[gray mason]

What do you mean by "separate cards"? And there are 3 in total, with 1 already over (also bugged).

[sudden matrix]

So there are three cards and do they all say completed then?

[gray mason]

Yes

[sudden matrix]

So it's one card copy pasted and you played last week meaning you finished the first one.

[gray mason]

That's the point, I also didn't get it the first time.

[sudden matrix]

You probably did get it.

You just didn't have to go to kenly to do it.

[gray mason]

I think I would have noticed if I got XP faster than normal, lol

[sudden matrix]

It was 15 levels and it was some odd bonus.

[gray mason]

Doesn't really matter how small a bonus it might have been to some people. It still needs to work.

[sudden matrix]

I'm not debating that?

I'm just confirming how it works or seems to.

[gray mason]

It would be like them to mess up something as simple as the description of an event.

[sudden matrix]

I feel like that including the little xp bonus is a F U to kenly xp farmers(which there are still xp farms there so nice fix I guess) they should leave it open or have it open a few on then off days at least. It's time gated content which is stupid.

[bold tiger]

I think the time thing would be rather annoying for the few that wants to complete everything in there. Least for me I'd be rather annoyed if I couldn't figure out one room and it's closed and doesn't open for say 3 months

[trim meadow]

What's their name?

JTF officers?

[gray mason]

What??? 🤔 It literally shows above his head (Control Point Officer) 😋

[rotund holly]

is there anywhere specific i can farm chainkiller for my hotshot build, or is it just cd? cd drops like every other named chestpiece but chain 😭 am i unlucky

[inner tendon]

If you're farming Chests in CD, that is your problem.
When it's a named item, you farm the brand. You only farm the "type", when it's for an Exotic.

GL Agent, and happy farming

[nimble spruce]

target walker harris and it should drop within a few rounds

[rotund holly]

oh,.. pain.. i didnt know it was associated like that specifically my bad

thank u guys

[inner tendon]

You can absolutely get it from the "type" too, but the loot pool is a lot smaller the other way.

One in 7 chance, vs 1 in however many Chests are ingame in all the exotics/brandsets/gearsets.

[rotund holly]

i never realized they were specific to a brand tbh oops 😭 i thought it was any chest piece

[inner tendon]

Yeah div2 is very "category heavy". In that all Named Items and Exotics are based off the base guns+gear.
(the one exception being the Nemesis, because it wouldn't be div2 without a spanner in the works).

[hard sorrel]

If I want the Dark Winter should I wait for one of the DZs to have SMGs as TL or it doesn't matter ?

[bold tiger]

i'd say probably not matter, but higher chance if TL is there
other ways of obtaining them is in Named Caches and Legacy Caches though legacy is dense in loot so you'd be opening a whole lot compared to maybe named?

[warm whale]

does anyone know why merciless randomly stops counting stacks

[gaunt ember]

never been invaded in hard+ difficulty in missions. in normal, Second time, some hunter cames and kick my ass...

[bold tiger]

only hunters in missions that come to my mind is a manhunt mission, countdown and summit

[pseudo tundra]

Are you sure both hits are counting

[gaunt ember]

Rouge agent maybe, im not sure. nameplate was unknown. And after respawn he did not spawned.

[slim elk]

yup, ISAC alerts you when there's a "Rogue Agent nearby"

if it's a rogue and kills you, you got no way to make them respawn

[gaunt ember]

but i never encountered them in challenge or Heroic. In normal, twice in last days. in Team, they are more. alone was in alani kelso manhunt. and he came and kicked my ass. Was not ready, hardbreaker build melted like it was on heroic. 😄

[regal summit]

As for the team part, they will always spawn one more than your group size. So when you are alone, you get 2, when you're two people, they spawn three and so on.

[slim elk]

in simpler terms Group Size +1

[warm whale]

yes for some reason on certain enemies itll freeze at like 3 or 4 even if i am in their face making sure every bullet hits but then i switch targets and it counts

[nimble spruce]

The one in Kelso manhunt is a hunter, not a rogue. They hit even harder, and can hack or disable your skills.

[delicate flint]

Can anyone explain the expertise system? I can't quite grasp how to level it up

[cedar schooner]

#ask-td2-community message check that out, and you might lookj through some of the other pinned messages

[delicate flint]

Thanks, that was helpful. So does each individual item have its own specific proficiency rank? Or is it tied to weapon category (All SMGs for example) or gear brand?

[cedar schooner]

each item has it's own proficiency rank, basically.

Brandsets and gearsets are an exception, where it's shared through the gearset/brandset, to make it more fun, this excludes the named brandset items, which have their own proficiency not tied to the brandset.

hopefully that doesn't overcomplicate anything

[delicate flint]

Got it, so for someone who's trying to rank up expertise, is it a good rule of thumb to be changing the gear/weapons im playing it semi-regularly?

[nimble spruce]

yes, and also to donate any junk items and excess materials you get

[cedar schooner]

donating is a lot easier, but some people prefer actually wearing the gear to level it up

[delicate flint]

Any specific type of materials that are ideal to donate?

[nimble spruce]

just keep an eye on anything approaching cap - I tend to donate anything above about 80% of the cap for that material - protective weave is usually the fastest to reach it

[pulsar sparrow]

I would recommend donating only weapons first, since it only takes 20 donations to get full proficiency in them. Do not donate gear (the wearables, mask, backpack, etc), since it takes 100 of them to gain full proficiency in a brand set. Brand sets should be worn and then grind xp to level up the proficiency in them - at least the 4 of them, but 5 or 6 will level them up the fastest. The level-up bonuses are non-linear and to your benefit when wearing more rather than less of them while you grind with them. This system encouraged me to try different brand sets that I didn't normally use - still use meta builds a lot more though 😁. Adding this: as said above, it takes 100 donations to get full proficiency with wearables - except named wearables. Like the weapons, named wearables only require 20 donations however they don't drop as frequently. Additionally, wearing the named gear won't contribute to leveling up the brand that it belongs to. IE: wearing 5 pieces of Providence and the Sacrifice Named Providence chest piece -- the 5 pieces add to leveling up Providence brand set proficiency, and the Sacrifice chest levels only itself.

[nimble spruce]

donate materials to the worst items first though - weapons you can't get (or can't get easily), weak exotics, useless skills, etc

[pulsar sparrow]

I would think the items you use most should be targeted first for proficiency???

[nimble spruce]

Nah, they'll gain proficiency just from you using them. It's worth keeping an eye on the shops and buying/donating any named items they sell, too, for quick and easy levels.

[pulsar sparrow]

fair point, ah yes, buying from the shop is a good strat too

[nimble spruce]

you can only upgrade stuff as far as your global expertise level, and the only way to max that out is to gain proficiency in everything

So it makes sense to prioritise materials for stuff that's awkward or impossible to do by use/donation, like Enforcer if you didn't buy that add-on pack, or Stinger lmg if you don't have a referral bonus...

[delicate flint]

About this, I'm not an experienced player so I'm not sure about what items are the rarest in the game or hard to get. Besides the ones you mentioned, are there others I should prioritize?

[pulsar sparrow]

I would add, don't sell gear and weapons, they are most useful for donations or deconstructing for materials. If you need money, do the bounties. The only gear and weapons I might save in my pack until I get to a shop are named items because they sell at a premium, everything else is donated or deconstructed.

[delicate flint]

I didnt know bounties were ideal for money, I sold so many weapons yesterday when my stash was full lol

[nimble spruce]

Exotics that you don't want to use or will struggle to farm (perhaps the raid-locked ones: eagle bearer, ravenous, regulus), DZ-locked named items, spec weapons for specialisations you don't want to use, skills you don't want to use

check the spreadsheet pinned in #td2-build-advice for lists of named items that will also tell you if they're dz-only

[pulsar sparrow]

Some more advice on proficiency. Since I deconstruct so much while out in the field, I like to check in on my materials totals to make sure I haven't hit the cap of 9999 - if you deconstruct items when at the cap you will be wasting those materials which could have been donated for proficiency. I usually keep a balance of around 4000-5000 of each and donate if I check in and see they are at 7000-8000. You will accumulate the fabric the fastest, but donations are in increments of 400 so they will be used up more quickly as well. Speaking of Exotics, if you don't need an exotic, never sell it and never donate it - only deconstruct it. It's more valuable as an exotic component than for the money and you won't come across them fast enough for it to be an effective donation strategy so may as well just gain proficiency by equipping them and then deconstructing the exotics you don't need.

[delicate flint]

Ok so it was these naunces/strategies that I really wanted to learn about so that I can do things efficiently. Thanks for the detailed discussion friends, I'll follow your advices carefully

[nimble spruce]

you can also craft items to donate, and in some cases that's the only way to get them (improvised gear, the blueprints you get from the field research tasks)

[hard blaze]

For how long will the April Fools exotics be around?

[pulsar sparrow]

I have no idea, but if i had to speculate they'll probably stop them on Tuesday of next week.

[hard blaze]

Gotcha, are they related to Targeted Loot? As if I put targeted loot on AR's in countdown for example, will I have a higher chance of getting the April Fools exotic AR's?

Or are they just completely random?

[wispy merlin]

doesn't look like it

[hard blaze]

I see, thanks

[gaunt ember]

server went restart

[delicate flint]

Question, you advised not donating gear, then should I just deconstruct bad gear?

[pseudo tundra]

Brands take a lot of donations

Named gears and exotics are the same pace as weapons for donations

[rugged stratus]

I hope forever

[rugged stratus]

Brands/gearsets 100 dono
Else, 20 dono per.
Funny thing tho brands and named/weapon/exo all have the same printer filament donation amount

[rugged stratus]

No you donate gear until it doesnt donate, then you decon and donate the mats you dont need

[rugged stratus]

Basically you can follow one pretty simple routine and itll simplify everything.

Mark all you dont want as junk.

check gear against inventory>tinkering>library for any max rolls/talent you need to save.

Goto inventory>tinkering>expertise and hit the button indicated for donate junk

All else decon and donate the mats to items that are unavailable or skills you really hate/dont have.

Weapons are the biggest category but it doesnt mean not donating other stuff that drops

[delicate flint]

Thanks for the practical suggestion, it ties in nicely with the theoretical explanations I got from the others 👍

[harsh dew]

I haven't read about all the April Fools' features, this one means I got a "fake" exotic that still has core stats but doesn't have the properties of the actual exotic, yes?

[wispy merlin]

you can't equip them

[harsh dew]

missed that prompt entirely, so it's just worth mats then

[wispy merlin]

ye

they become an exo component

[sour meteor]

Hi was lvl 40 SHD 95 when i played last year. Is it hard to gear up again? Planning to play after the drought of looter shooters

[restive kettle]

@clever trail no, I heard a couple of streamers talk about it, and someone on X posted they got it.

@clever trail said he received this after doing it on heroic tidal basin, but I havnt been able to get it. So wondering if I need to do it on story mode heroic.

Hmm. I got the black tusk uniform, it didn't come with it. Hense why I'm asking about it. 🤔🤔, suppose the devs said they are releasing new patches. Last update. Idk 🤷🏼‍♀️

Seems like I'm not the only one been running tidal to get it. 😂 no one else received it. Maybe it's fake, idk. I think hes having us all on.

Yeah if u zoom right in you can actually see another patched that was erased buy looking at the material around the edges.. 🤣🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️, thanks

[nimble spruce]

Probably just another April fools.
You get a backpack trophy for completing tidal basin on heroic, a black or gold t-rex iirc.
'Story mode heroic' doesn't really make sense either, Story difficulty and heroic difficulty are mutually exclusive.

[trim meadow]

Yeah like he is officer, Control point.But if they have any name, Special force, Human Savior, Task force or something. Wanted to make a meme.

[inner tendon]

They're part of the JTF, but at this point it's less of a formal thing and more just anyone who's not a bad guy.

[merry plume]

Wait we can drop Nemesis in open world/cd/summit ?

I thought it was only from the quest

[nimble spruce]

Once you have the crafting blueprint from Puck, it can drop like any other exotic

Same goes for the rest of the crafted exotics, except Regulus

[merry plume]

I didnt know that, cool

At first i thought it was some april fool

[nimble spruce]

Not on this occasion 🙂

[trim meadow]

is this one shot build sniper?

[nimble spruce]

It's the highest damage sniper rifle in the game, yes. Not that useful for general play since you have to charge every shot, and it generally does more damage than you actually need to kill most enemies, but it's useful for building HH stacks at the start in some cases.

[pearl pasture]

Can the nemi one hit the legendary district union boss this season? Or similar tanky non helmet enemies.

[nimble spruce]

Not my area of expertise. Maybe with full HH stacks and OC Achilles, depending on group size

[warm pawn]

what does a settlement blockade do?

[nimble spruce]

It used to prevent access to the settlement in question but these days it's just a different activity to do with no practical impact

[cedar edge]

Servileians in danger. 😄

Level 4 CPs can go totally insane! My goodness that was 'The Never Ending' story from hell.

[trim meadow]

Mission to get Nemesis, I love to play with sniper. In Warzone long time ago I used to play with sniper. like a camper. LOL. Let's see how to get that Nemesis.

Wow

[nimble spruce]

There's a whole quest chain to get it, takes weeks. If you can get the first couple of pieces (from tidal basin and invaded Manning Zoo) today and are still playing in about 6 hours when I finish work, I can give you invaded grand Washington hotel to get the blueprint.

[trim meadow]

Woooow, I did complete those mission. Have to do it again? Is there any difficulity mode to apply for those mission? I did complete Tidal Basin and Grand hotel yesterday night.

[nimble spruce]

Read up on a full nemesis guide: you need to get the Adrestia from tidal basin first and deconstruct it, then run Invaded Manning Zoo, then run Invaded hotel to get the blueprint. Hotel isn't part of this week's invasion but I have it still available from last week, so you could join me and get it that way once you have the other pieces.

[trim meadow]

Got it, I'll do the tidal basin to get the adrestia, and invaded manning zoo

[pearl pasture]

No worries but thank you anyway!

[trim meadow]

I can do the Tidal Basin, But in next line. There have option to do District Union (Invaded), But my district union isn't invaded, It's now Stronghold.

And same for the roosevelt island, it's stronghold not invaded.

I got, Bank headquarter, Potomac event center, and emergency bunker invade.. and then Manning zoo. So I think it's not gonna work right?

[nimble spruce]

Yes, but Manning Zoo gives a random part from one of the other strongholds which most guides don't mention (they were written before the zoo had an invaded version)

[trim meadow]

Okay so I'm going to do 4 mission now. 3 invade Black Tusk and then completing Manning zoo. And Tidal basin to get other component. And then I'll wait for you. Got it.

Thanks, for the help and kindness.

[nimble spruce]

Do tidal basin first to get the part from Adrestia, otherwise you'll have to run invaded zoo a second time (it won't drop the part until you have the one from tidal basin)

[trim meadow]

Got it, Thank you so much again

[trim meadow]

Yes finally

What if I quit the mission now?

[tough marsh]

You keep whatever you picked up

[merry plume]

Whats a good Nemesis build ? Just Hotshot things ?

[nimble spruce]

It's not the sort of weapon you'd use as your primary weapon in most situations (unless maybe in pvp), the charge mechanism just makes it a lot slower than other options and the extra damage is only occasionally needed.
But sure, standard sniper build is chainkiller, airaldi vigilance backpack, 4pc hotshot

[hard blaze]

When it comes to weapons, that I can obtain easily from Countdown, what would be the wisest category to target now? Considering some of the guns are DZ only, exotics, etc. Mainly focusing on the normal loot pool weapons.

[pseudo tundra]

on paper looks like Rifles, SMGs and LMGs are the ones missing the most, cant tell if it's exotics or not

[unkempt garden]

its always 200 Prof levels till Expertise 14? Damn imma be grinding Countdown for weeks lol

[inner tendon]

Don't try and rush it, just play when you play, and donate the bulk of stuff you get.

oh, and finish your Library. First.

[hard blaze]

yes, of course, prioritizing library

[nimble spruce]

The number of proficiency levels per expertise level changes throughout the expertise journey, not in any consistent pattern either

[inner tendon]

Expertise is like, tiny extra buffs to give to your guns and sorta-but-not-overly Skills.
The Library has an actual, tangible impact on your builds.

[chilly zealot]

Passively fill expertise

[gray mason]

If I remember correctly, they are often referred to as Militia, and are to some degree considered "civilians", as this is what most of them were before the collapse. Rivens mentioned the J.T.F. as well, but I think the majority of the J.T.F. NPCs still wear (at least parts) of their old uniforms, like you see them at the White House 🤔

[hard blaze]

How many April Fools Exotics are there in total? I have gotten two, the Ravenous and Coyote, Coyote which of I have gotten 3 times now.

[nimble spruce]

There are 10 total, as far as we have found so far

[sudden matrix]

Full list here #td2-general-chat message

[hard blaze]

Cheers

[trim meadow]

The tally and The Bridle complete

Now need 2 more scales. scourge and then blueprint

[nimble spruce]

apologies, I promised you invaded Hotel earlier today but it seems to have vanished from my map now (it was only there due to an odd bug, to be fair)

[trim meadow]

No problem, I forget that I spend 9 days of holiday from my office, tomorrow office start again. So have to wait until I got grand hotel invade. No problem thanks for the help. you're so kind.

I have no idea what it mean by elimanate sidearm marked enemies using the correct weapon while vendetta active. and maintain momentum 4 for 240 sec is so hard. So completed the rest of them. I guess I'll be able to collect rewards after completing 1 more task!

[nimble spruce]

When you activate Vendetta it puts icons over the heads of nearby enemies, the objective is to kill the pistol-icon-marked ones with a pistol.
It's a good one to skip though since the game doesn't give you many of these so it takes forever go get to 70

[trim meadow]

But maintain momemtum 4 is tough too right? Cause I did 120 sec with so so many time.

Like as you can see I still didn't complete journey 5 one 🤣

So last hope is using reaper scan for marking hostiles

almost half complete.

[nimble spruce]

yeah, I think that journey 6 one might be broken because I haven't managed a single count of it yet and I've done all the other momentum-maintaining ones

[acoustic oasis]

Hey guys, can someone answer a question for me? About those fake exotic weapons, will we be able to equip them soon?

[nimble spruce]

Very unlikely, given they're mostly locked behind the raids or legendary difficulty. You can deconstruct them for exotic components though.

[acoustic oasis]

Okay, I understand.

But since I don't have the diagrams I won't be able to create them, right?

[pseudo tundra]

you cant craft them, the blueprint is to reroll the ones you have

[acoustic oasis]

Okay

I would really like the eagle carrier but it is very difficult to drop 😪

[nimble spruce]

Put a suitable build together, join a raid. We have #lfg-raid-console to help, and certain other discords are much more active with raids. Not as terrifying as you might think!

[hot ferry]

I still have yet to get the strat for spawning that one guy that tells you where the exotic cache for textiles guy is to work

[acoustic oasis]

Okay bro, thanks for the tip, I'll try to farm it here

[nimble spruce]

Pick a favourite spot from his various spawn points (close to a fast travel point), go look there. If he's not there, log off and on again and go take another look. It usually only takes 2-3 tries. The only reason it might fail repeatedly is if you spawned him without noticing somewhere else in DC, in which case he has a 30m cooldown before he'll respawn somewhere else.

[trim meadow]

It's fun to play bounties, Wow. It's really amazing. I alone can take down some of them.

So the real question is, Only way to get bounties is public execution?

[wispy merlin]

you get some for free every day, but yes primarily you get them via public executions and hostage rescues

[marsh tundra]

you get 4 per day + some with clan, but yeah only way to get them otherwise is public executions and hostage rescue

[hot ferry]

uhhhh

???????????

I have not purchased anything from him in months

[sudden matrix]

Common bug, idk of any real ez fix, most just come back later or the next day.

[hot ferry]

so just wait?

[sudden matrix]

Unless someone else has a working suggestion.

[hot ferry]

I have one

relaunching the game

[sudden matrix]

So I guess I should have asked have you literally tried anything and not expected you to have tried something.

[hot ferry]

my fault, I just assumed such a bug wouldn't be solvable by a game relaunch, atleast now we know

[mental pier]

Can you purchase the same items from Danny Weaver with multiple characters?

[nimble spruce]

no, it's account-wide

[mental pier]

Ah, figured so, cheers

[hard sorrel]

They sell Named Caches?

[hot ferry]

apparently

[nimble spruce]

Sometimes, his selection changes week to week

[storm river]

can anyone verify if carnage is dz only or not, list says both

[pseudo tundra]

Is not dz only

[storm river]

im just ultra unlucky then. now on my second exotic LMG and like 15th named without getting it lol

[pseudo tundra]

matchmaking channels are for that #lfg-pc

[gray terrace]

I just got it from countdown

[storm river]

ugh

i cant get one lol

[rugged stratus]

Need more Lootcifer sacrifices to improve rng
🔥 😈 🔥

[slim elk]

bru I thought streamable had already taken down my XP farming showcase vid 5 months ago and it's still there

[inner tendon]

That is the most Zoomer thing I've read all day.

[slim elk]

they were messing around with me :(

[empty trout]

anyone else having trouble with HDR in this game? Its popping in and out at times

[worn panther]

I believe you just switch tab from overall map to bounties map and pick one. If you want more then hostage rescue and public exec.

[inner tendon]

That's how you get the ones that are already there, but yeah if you want more, do the Activities.

[worn panther]

I did stage 5 without much worry. You will have to worry on stage 6. Here's what I did, easy as hell, takes time for refresh though: I used overdrive for stage 6 to get Momentum kills and maintaining stage 5 for 60 seconds multiple times. You can get stage 5 for maintaining also. Get striker, set Federal Emergency Bunker run to Challenging, use Overdrive, kill everything (even the ones that spawn from the door), run out, quickly restart the mission and run in again while overdrive bar is still nearly full. You get your Stage 5 done also. You can take advantage to do the reaper also. I struggled so much elsewhere, even went to Countdown and Summit. But Bunker was so much faster, even for the Pistol kills which a lot of people skipped. Took me a while but got it done.

[worn panther]

To maintain momentum for 60 sec at stage 5, don't rush killing them all at once, do a headshot after activating Overdrive and wait or 3 sec, you will know when to perform another headshot after a few runs. Then after you restart the mission let the overdrive cool down to refresh and do again for momentum 5 - 60sec and killing 8 enemies at momentum 5. For the other Objectives you can equip the correct modifiers. Good luck

[warm pawn]

why do i have 2 lexington ars?

[inner tendon]

They gave out a second one just after the first.

[unkempt garden]

For getting the BIGHORN (no littlehorn nuh uh) is it better to farm Summit on Legendary or Strongholds?

[slim elk]

summit f10/20...

[inner tendon]

@unkempt garden The trick with the Bighorn is that it only ever drops from the Named Enemies in Legendary, not the difficulty itself.
So Summit is easier to farm out boss kills.

[trim meadow]

you maintained 240 sec in tier 4?

[spare girder]

Is it possible to maintain tier 2 momentum for 120 secs in the target practice?

[inner tendon]

They fixed that exploit, so: no.

Just skip that step for each of the Journey Missions. You only need 6/8 to move along.

[worldly fjord]

I heard you can cheese it at the tomb, using parnell's decoys. Just dont get close for the decoy to self destruct

Im not sure if it works anymore

[inner tendon]

They don't count for proxy kills either this or last Season, but you very much don't need to do it anyway. The other 6 missions are easy if you just use the right build and run a few Strongholds for the Prio Obj XP.

[worn panther]

Not sure about that one but probably did, can confirm in about 7h, my daughter using my PS4 for YouTube cartoons

[exotic temple]

Ok people hear me out. We have the missing hunter mask for the NYC peg right.... So Im looking at an area in Jud Sq DC where it feels like something Hunter related. Is the Hunter puzzle group still active for the group that went around figuring these out? Ill post pictures.

But in short there is a door with a keypad. Very suspect Orange exit light above the door (all others I have found around are green) and at night two orange flood lights come one outside the window, other lights in the area are white.

[olive ruin]

Anyone kniw which weapon to use for smg i. Journey 6 eliminate enemies?

[gray mason]

Should be any weapon from the SMG category

[olive ruin]

That’s what i thought but its not showing up. Im using The Converted SMG-9

[trim meadow]

My wife use my computer for YouTube, Sometime my RTX think why he's here.

What should I keep for shield? Health or active regeneration?

[tough marsh]

Regen

But their bonuses are so minimal you can pretty much do whatever

[trim meadow]

And this yellow line in icons mean highest stats?

[tough marsh]

Yes

[trim meadow]

Thank you so much

[hard blaze]

Does this mean Conflict Level, or SHD Level is multiplied by 3 when playing Conflict?

[trim meadow]

I extract this two from other gear which I going to do deconstruct. If I do it now. Am I going to lost these two?

[hard blaze]

No, you keep it

You keep everything once its in your library

[trim meadow]

But I can't extract anymore until I use them?

[hard blaze]

I am not sure entirely what you meant by the question, however once you extract something, it stays in your library no matter if you put it on some other gear 🙂 However the gear you extract from will be deleted, yes.

[hard blaze]

No, you have maxed library now, you will never have to extract again

[gray mason]

In some cases, people experiencing objectives not progressing have had success solving it by simply doing a re-log of the character. Could be worth a try.

[trim meadow]

My low knowledge of english is hurting my understanding. Thanks for your help

[hard blaze]

Srabon pretty much if you have a max roll, you only extract it once, and it stays in your library forever, if you get another item with a max roll, you can just donate it/deconstruct, because you wont need a max roll again to recalibrate

[trim meadow]

One last question.Like here I've got 3 15% damage item

But when I'll extract one, I can't extract other one. Right?

[hard blaze]

Correct

[trim meadow]

Thank you so much

Donating level up proficiency?

[hard blaze]

Yes, donate the rest, if you cant donate, deconstruct 🙂

[harsh dew]

do I have to wait for targeted loot locations to reroll or do I have other options?

[hard blaze]

Countdown or Summit, you can chose your own targeted loot

[harsh dew]

not doing either of those so I'll wait then

[tough marsh]

No, it means you get 3x the normal amount of conflict XP

[hard blaze]

Gotcha, thats what I thought, I just got loads of Field Caches, probably from the project tho

[trim meadow]

What is this? I mean, Improvised body armor, is better than anything else? And Random Brand Vest mean. It can give me any gear set vest?

[bold tiger]

no gear set, just one of the many brands we have now (yellow gear) improvised is just gear that gives you no bonuses aside the mod slot for gloves, knees and holster

[trim meadow]

And also I can't hold more than 9999 resource?!

[open mountain]

yea

i don’t like that cap but there’s a way to get around it

but can only add so much

[bold tiger]

didn't the cap used to be a lot smaller than that?

[open mountain]

idk i’ve only played for like 2 years

was the same when i started

[bold tiger]

yeah i figured, used to be so small, so 9,999 is nice to have at least

[trim meadow]

But the amount they ask to upgrade each piece is so high, isn't it?

[bold tiger]

no clue, i don't think i ever ran into anything requires more than 9,999

[trim meadow]

Wow, Good for you man. I just upgrade striker level into 3 they ask heavy amount of resource. I had 3K and one item had 9999

[bold tiger]

i've never upgrade the armors. i mostly solo PVE so upgrading those is a waste to me

from my understanding of upgrading the armors is it's only increasing this number
80k to say 81k kind of deal

i don't pvp so i don't know if that gives you a bit of an edge or not, but i kind of doubt it's a life and death moment

[trim meadow]

Deconstruct 12 dark zone items and recieved 12 DZ Coin. but base on the pricing isn't it's too much, and too less to get the amount of coin they're giving?

[trim meadow]

I've never done that just thought it maybe good to upgrade, lol. I won't upgrade from now on.

[bold tiger]

contaminated doesn't mean you "own" it yet, you still gotta extract it to put it in your pocket

[trim meadow]

I did extract that, Maybe you didn't understand my question.

Deconstructing 12 items to get 12 DZ coin is too less

Base on what DZ vendor pricing the items he's selling

Like you're fighting with the enemies to clear landmark, then you're picking the contaminated item and to hope get some DZ coin you deconstruct them and get 1 DZ coin for each item you fought so hard.

[bold tiger]

i don't pvp (dark zone is pvp to me) so i have no clue how all that works out. i just know contaminated means you don't have it yet and you gotta go extract it so you don't lose it to a rogue agent (player) beyond that i have no clue how the DZ works in game aside knowing there are various items that will only drop inside the DZ

exotic caches best bet is living in count down or Descent too i think?

occasionally finding Danny Weaver via Snith and spending your Textiles (copies of your dyes for gears and weapons)

Countdown Vendor

[trim meadow]

How you gain that coin after Descent ?

[bold tiger]

lived in it for a long time honestly. run it go as far as i can solo. die go back in

[open mountain]

crafting 😢

[bold tiger]

only when i'm feeling extra lazy

i was determined to get the exotic rifle from there for collection purposes and gotten it. then i think i ran it for some other shenanigans and just haven't spent it yet

[trim meadow]

Tried first time INCURSION, I was the noob one. But can't defeat with only 3 players

But it was fun the guy had 8K SHD and kind.

[bold tiger]

nods incursion is meant for 4 players, not sure if it's still something a duo can pull off or not

i do remember sometime ago people were running it with just 2 people, which i think required both a lot of gear swapping?

[trim meadow]

Is there anything specific settings to get exotic items from world/DZ?

[bold tiger]

sacrifice everything you get to Lootcifer

[pseudo tundra]

At the end of the day is all luck

[bold tiger]

descent and countdown right now is probably the only 2 ways to get exotic caches = exotic items reliably

[pseudo tundra]

If you just want to get any

Then you can also do priority objective

[bold tiger]

i forget that exists for exotics

[marsh tundra]

descent is def not worth it to get exotics

but tis the only ay to get the reconstructed caches

[bold tiger]

i know, but it is another option if one gets bored of countdown

[marsh tundra]

i think dz would be more effective

[bold tiger]

they don't like the grind of DZ resource hunting

[gray terrace]

Countdown and summit are a good way for exotics too

[marsh tundra]

summit is better than descent imo

[worldly fjord]

Yeah but that's not saying much 😅

Anything is better than descent lol

I wonder if we get a new game mode with the dlc

[pearl pasture]

Any recommended videos/guides or youtubers to watch for learning the raids? Would like to learn before i tried finding a group.

[bold tiger]

i know people keep mentioning GCRock, not sure if they're a streamer on youtube/twitch but sounds like they do have a discord as well?

[pearl pasture]

Gotcha gotcha, also seen it mentioned a few times but wasn't sure if it was just an LFG server or not. Ty though!

[trim meadow]

Watching a video, The Division 2 Paradise Lost Incursion Solo

This man skill, knowledge and strategy is amazing

Solo doing Incursion is amazing.

[bold tiger]

nods think i've watched that one before and i was like yeah too much swapping for my tastes. would rather just get a group on discord and run it

[trim meadow]

True the amount of time he swapped the gear is something I won't able to do. I don't know nothing about gear set. I play cause I enjoy. But love to build something like he did.

[bold tiger]

probably the time i was curious if it is possible to solo it and was trying it the harder way

IE: some kind of oxidizer build and hoping i can just shoot them and they die in the oxy and move on. Skill build with turret and drone

[sage badger]

Does the new SMG exotic heal the shield if it is holstered?

[bold tiger]

don't think so, just only when you have your shield out

[pseudo tundra]

I think only when pulled out

[sage badger]

What is Specialized or higher quality loot? I assume Exotic?

[slim elk]

No, Exotics are top tier
High End is golden
Specialized is just in the past, doesn't exist at lvl40

[sage badger]

I gotcha, thank you

[sage badger]

Any point on doing the Journey? I don't need the caches or the recources

[nimble spruce]

You unlock more modifiers for the season, also a mask.

[sage badger]

Don't care for the mask and if I'm not doing the journey then the modifiers aren't going to do much for me, are the modifiers staying around permanently?

[nimble spruce]

Only for the season, some of them are useful on their own, eg help you build momentum faster, give heal on crits, and the microwave coils one is great if you run spotter drone, regular CC on random nearby enemies

[sage badger]

I gotcha, probably won't go through all that just for some modifiers

[pseudo tundra]

well they also give season XP

[rain nova]

Is turmoil good?

[pseudo tundra]

Named shotgun?

[slim elk]

it works perfectly with Hotshot, you kill two enemies with one shot in the 30meter radius

[delicate mountain]

named knees,new

[pseudo tundra]

Think someone once translated tsunami named shotgun to something similar, yeah i forgot of the new kneepad

[green agate]

So I have way too many mods laying around...how many mods should I keep per category?

[stiff snow]

keep the highest rolls, max 6 per character for ones you use the most (eg. crit damage, headshot dmg, skill haste, haz pro, etc)

[hard sorrel]

How many Raids rewards can I get per week? Is it only 1 per Raid during the week or 1 in general and thats it

[rugged stratus]

I think 1 per alt per raid/incursion

More alts, more rewards

[hard sorrel]

Incursions are also weekly?

[rugged stratus]

The cache

Boss drops are seperate afaik

[hard sorrel]

so both Raids and the Incursion share the same system but different rewards?

[rugged stratus]

They have their own exclusives

If did all 3 , on all 4 alts, you should get up to 12 chances at the caches. Afaik anyways, someone will correct me if wrong

[slim elk]

ol' man doesn't forget ol' strats

[sharp osprey]

As long as you have keys to open the boxes at the end of dark hours and Ironhorse, you’re good. You get a key at the end of dark hours every raid no matter how many times you do it a day iron horse I cannot remember.

For DH each character can hold at least 15 keys.

[storm river]

is this bugged? i just started this section of journey and finished DUA on hard basically entirely in tier4/5 momentum and i didnt even progress 1

[hard sorrel]

Are you sure it didn't go up or down without you noticing?

[storm river]

It cant go to tier 5 either?

i swear when I did the 180 second one it went to tier 5 but still triggered in the end. I regularly used the overdrive thing to keep the momentum up for that one

and yes im 100% certain it didnt drop to three

[hard sorrel]

nope it has to STAY on 4

[pseudo tundra]

It has to stay at that specific tier

[nimble spruce]

They updated those tasks recently to allow higher tiers, but I think they may have missed that journey 6 one because I've had the same problem, earned them without issue on other journey stages but not even got one on journey 6.

[hard sorrel]

You may spend a whole 58 secs on T4 but if you reach 5 on those last seconds it resets

[hard sorrel]

Oh really?

Thats nice

[nimble spruce]

Yeah it was in the last patch

[hard sorrel]

I just don't get this. It says 5/6 but I only did 4 objectives

[nimble spruce]

It's adding up fractions from the part-complete objectives I think

[hard sorrel]

Still doesn't make that much sense.

[nimble spruce]

Oh, I know it shouldn't be doing that, and it doesn't count for completing the journey stage, but I think that's the logic that causes it to say 5 instead of 4

[storm river]

I just checked with a recording, I held tier 4 and 5 without dropping to 3 for 6 minutes and 22 seconds

no progress

definitely bugged

can I send it here?

[nimble spruce]

Best to report it on the Ubisoft support discord, linked at the start of the rules channel

[storm river]

Found it, ill send it there

[nimble spruce]

Thanks, hopefully it'll get looked at eventually, although support are very understaffed these days

[storm river]

it didnt embed ;_;

but I hope it works for them anyhow

Ofc they put the one passive I want behind the last journey tiers

[storm river]

could you go bump it? its in the player support section

Thats not what I was implying

i meant to give anothe one of the reaction things to hopefully increase visibility

[slim elk]

oh sorry

[storm river]

also i feel like vendetta sidearm kills are impossible

[sharp osprey]

@hard sorrel I had that same issue with that one. I tried yesterday on a different character and it was working. Went to summit and just kept shooting the emp pulse box or whatever it’s called and it worked 🤷‍♂️

[bold tiger]

it's easy really. do something like the Headhunter (chainkiller + hunter's fury) with a pistol that has determined on it like D50 or was it the police magnum? run around getting in their face and shoot toes if they take cover

[inner tendon]

Is there some special way to trigger the pistol tag specifically? Because my RNG for it was so bad I just skipped it.

[bold tiger]

no clue honestly, think i did mine in the range when it was a possibility

[inner tendon]

I ran an entire Stronghold and despite pinging each group multiple times, ended up with about 7 to the counter.

It's worth just skipping that step, you only need 6/8 anyway.

[storm river]

i can do it, I just dont get any to pop. in my first 100 kills for that part of the task, i only had 13 sidearm kills

[inner tendon]

tl;dr each Journey Mission has a "hold for x minutes", that is a free pass to skip, then you can just skip one other.
All the rest in Journey 5 can be done by just running Strongholds in Priority Objectives.

[rugged stratus]

those last few pages were a breeze in the shooting range
too bad it got patched out

[bold tiger]

right?!

only took them 1 and maybe 1/4 season to patch out?

[sharp osprey]

That pistol tag was a definite hard pass.

[rugged stratus]

and that last active modifier staying active indefinitely with headshots reproccing

last page was made ezpz

[inner tendon]

Everything's easier when you cheat your way through it.

[sharp osprey]

Once in a while, the hamster that powers division two servers gets tired and we get lucky.

[rugged stratus]

dont rain on my parade , it wasnt cheating... it was strategically leveraging a loophole to ones advantage

[inner tendon]

I'm going to use that line when they add deathgames to the olympics.

[gray terrace]

has anyone ever asked why we cant change the time of day or night to do the hunter masks easier without having to wait

[inner tendon]

@gray terrace Simple answer? Because the world keeps going when you log-off, it's "persistent".

[gray terrace]

understood

[pseudo tundra]

it's handled by the server not your personal session kinda

[warm pawn]

how can i get the bp for ridgeways pride? from the summit hunters?

[desert thunder]

Does anybody know how to unlock past seasons blueprints? I am 371 out of 543. As you can see in the picture it says season 3. I done all the control points. I've done everything possible to get the blueprints and still nothing. I collected these items in the past and they have not unlocked so what gives?

[slim elk]

you can't

[desert thunder]

then they need to take it out of the game

my ocd is kicking in

[slim elk]

some people have them

[desert thunder]

The way I look at it is if you obtain it then it should automatically unlock

Or if you find it, you can donate it to it to unlock it

[narrow kraken]

Is it actually possible to get the „Harvest“ from the Loot Goblin? I tried Like 50 times, but didn‘t get..

[tough marsh]

Got the ones locked behind Descent yet? There's a sizeable amount of blueprints that can be obtained from Reconstructed Caches

They're named item blueprints though, not past season blueprints

[mild zealot]

I may be stupid to ask this but where is the backpack apparel section? did Ubi removed it? can't seem to find it anywhere

[bold tiger]

personally the stupidity hits when you don't ask the questions

[mild zealot]

there's this white backpack with a big screen on it that i've been meaning to get and i can't seem to find it

[bold tiger]

no picture of it?

[mild zealot]

forgot the name of it

[bold tiger]

it's not the most recent backpack they gave out?

[inner tendon]

There was a recent Anniversary Reward that was an appearance mod for your backpack, which showed your SHD level on it.

There was some confusion on release, as we were told it was both a loot item and an appearance mod, but it was only ever the latter.

[mild zealot]

yeah that one, i'm guessing they removed it

shame i didn't got the chance to grab it

[inner tendon]

The black one was Anniversary only, the white version was paid though.

[mild zealot]

still confused why Ubisoft never added a backpack section in the apparel tab

[inner tendon]

They did.

[bold tiger]

they gave away a white version of this?

[inner tendon]

Wait, the icon is dark but the pack is white. 🧠

[bold tiger]

and i figured it'd be the same pack but using ivory dye on it like this

or full white

[mild zealot]

wait no that's the wrong backpack

[inner tendon]

damn, it colours well with the Hunter's Haven chest dye.

[bold tiger]

hunter's haven?

[inner tendon]

Haven has a Hunter's chest too, like the Ivory Keys, but "off white" instead.

most of the Hunters for there are in DC.

The reward is access to the Hunter Killer Chest, and a Full Black gear dye.

[bold tiger]

is that the paid one you have on?

[inner tendon]

Freebie, but coloured.

Equip it, then apply a gear dye to your Agent.

[bold tiger]

yeah, i already have it equipped since i like the looks of it

[mild zealot]

https://youtu.be/m7cQ8Z9bVgs?si=pqijP09VpTd_jU2p
this was the backpack i wanted to mention, the Glided Backpack

[inner tendon]

Using the Military Guard dye on it as proof.

[inner tendon]

Yeah you're looking at a paid version, the one I'm showing is almost the same, but 100% free.

see the little SHD screen? its placed, instead of hanging.

[bold tiger]

ah, was about to ask what's the difference between the free and paid of the backpack. makes sense

[inner tendon]

Honestly, this ability to dye it is going to make me lose a few hours.

[mild zealot]

yeah shame i missed it, not sure if it'll return but Ubisoft can go to hell if they won't

[inner tendon]

Bit of an overreaction.

[bold tiger]

it comes back but costs more textiles than you'll ever own (> <)

[inner tendon]

You will, however, have 20k plus by the time you hit the deep endgame.

[mild zealot]

ehh after all of the stupid stuff they pulled to their customers they have no sympathy for me, that's all i'm gonna say

[inner tendon]

Oh for the love of....it's a cosmetic. Drama factory this place, I swear.

[mild zealot]

don't worry, i'm not blaming DEI or woke, don't get your knackers in a twist

[bold tiger]

ohhhh, interesting

[inner tendon]

Can I not just go 1 day without someone going absolutely crazy over a thing they missed, Just one.

[bold tiger]

honestly? probably not. someone out there will make a huge deal about something they missed

looks nice an all, but would it have been worth the amount they were asking for it in the end?

[inner tendon]

A cosmetic is only ever worth as much as you, personally, would pay for it.

Me? Nah, but I also paid actual money to make my Rhino shiny red in WF, so I'm not an expert.

[bold tiger]

ohhh 475 credits?! that's what 4.75 USD?

for me? really not worth that amount just for the sameish backpack but the screen dangling but whatever

[warm pawn]

can i still get the april fools exotics?

[bold tiger]

read people yesterday not happy getting easy free exotic components

[bold tiger]

#td2-general-chat message

[tiny oriole]

I mean if you don't want to miss new things... Maybe play the game? 🤷‍♂️

[warm pawn]

will leagues ever come back?

[worldly fjord]

I think so, yeah. We haven't had a maintenance since the addition of those items iirc

[wispy minnow]

Yes they are still dropping

[pallid finch]

what are the ways to disrupt an enemy?

[regal summit]

Jammer pulse, emp grenades, emp sticky bomb, Bluescreen

[pallid finch]

thanks

[cedar edge]

Can all this bullshit 'April Fools' crap be stopped now, they are not April fools, they are annoying shite.

Apologies guys, I broke my finger yesterday, I'll shut up and sit in the corner with the pointy hat on.

[trail oak]

In the old format doesn't sound like it will come back based on what the devs say in live streams.
I agree though I miss leagues and think seasons 2.0 was overall a downgrade from what we had
Kenly college being open is now considered an event 💀💀💀

[tame steeple]

Is technician the best specialization? For overall gameplay not being hyper specific or sweaty play styles or missions. (Mix of mostly everything)

[pseudo tundra]

if you use skills sure, otherwise i would say that gunner or firewall tend to be very popular

[tame steeple]

I've alot of people running technician I just wanna know what's the best overall

[bold tiger]

skills and if you plan on using Heartbreaker Gearset with a weapon that can utilize the laser pointer that pulses as you point your weapon at things

[tame steeple]

Oh that's alot of set up tho

[bold tiger]

heartbreaker and technican a lot of set up? 😕

[rugged stratus]

Murakami "Horo" bag looks better than all other options anyways. Paid or free 💯

Leave it to me to bring up 5hr old conversation nvm

[bold tiger]

was going to say so far i do like the anniversary backpack so far, someone raged about the paid not being available

[storm river]

that and the linked laser pointer

[bold tiger]

from what i heard the pointer works with the modifier Coiled Microwave

[storm river]

Have I missed something about this anniversary bag cause I dont have it

[storm river]

ofc it does

[rugged stratus]

All types of pulse. Attachment, skill/proxy, talent proc

[storm river]

its great with OD

linked pointer, microwave coils, OD

[bold tiger]

yeah, think it was similar to lexington. you log in you grab it. get a backpack cosmetic that has a screen dangling on the bag that displays your shd level

[storm river]

Just cleared legendary dua with randoms with this, 1.5b damage

[rugged stratus]

Hb best microwave coil proc

LLP, hb talent, flatline

[bold tiger]

never looked at the sharpshooter pulsing drone OC. wonder what that'd be like with these current modifiers

[warm pawn]

what bosses do i need to defeat to get the liberty parts

[trim meadow]

Thank you everyone finally

I thought they'll give exotic items

🤣

[warm pawn]

if it did, i wouldve given you the littlehorn 😂

[rugged stratus]

I have the same setup. But I use gunner . No coils really needed... legs benefit s lot more from jammer and emp sticky. Especially if you trigger overdrive before a jam... Jmho

[trim meadow]

Where I can buy exotic cache with summit coin?

[rugged stratus]

It's probably good, but you can also oc the other pulse beacon, and not have to lose out on constant proccing with llp

[storm river]

summit coin?

[trim meadow]

I saw last day

let me send you the SS

[storm river]

overdrive affects the jammer skill?

[rugged stratus]

Countdown has the vendor

[rugged stratus]

Overdrive affects all. It doesn have an amp like reg pulse items tho. But hitting the entire area is really dope

[trim meadow]

Oh shet, It's Countdown vendor

Sorry sorry

[rugged stratus]

No worries. Its by the chopper outside of whitehouse

There is a desk with laptop

[storm river]

Im not sure im following, what exactly does overdrive/max momentum do to improve the EMP pulse?

[rugged stratus]

Look up oc on the skill

[pseudo tundra]

overdrive super buffs ALL skills some way or another

[rugged stratus]

Its a big range boost

[pseudo tundra]

shields becomes invulnerable, pulse gives damage bonus, some skills that need charging are instantaneous

[storm river]

oooh it overcharges?

[rugged stratus]

Max overdrive is overcharge for any skill

That's why your revives sometimes show 7 charges

So having it off cooldown is like oc on demand

[bold tiger]

nods this seasons modifiers does that when you reach tier 5

[rugged stratus]

Plus if you keep reaching up into tier 5 is maintains oc

This also would be good for the other pulse skills as they have an amp associated with oc

So ig nothing is really better, but there is a lot.of strong options depending on purpose

Like overdrive + oxi build,

On my mortar build I keep getting +4 ammo , plus I can still btsu oc in between

[bold tiger]

nods i keep trying to find a nice happy medium with Future Perfect talent in the mix too

still can't find it and gave up for now XD

[rugged stratus]

Focus crit momentum crit repair on dps and you'll skip to the oc. If you use skills for kills utilize skill kills momentum modifier ( forgot name) .
It's a lot easier to maintain momentum when you overdrive first.

[bold tiger]

nice nice, i'm stuck on a pestilence build atm. enjoying it too much

[rugged stratus]

I've found crit setups, hh setups, and explosive skill setups like mortar easily max out momentum

Eclipse fire, not so much tho

[bold tiger]

nods crits definitely gets to tier 5 fairly easily

[hidden iris]

Is it possible for me to get the Lexington? I missed out on it dropped in the mailbox

[bold tiger]

devs has hinted at giving it out again, but no details how or when. just monitor what they do stream wise and you may find they'll be releasing it again

[cedar edge]

Is there anyway to get Hostage events to happen. I have been running around for nearly two hours with nothing coming from the question marks. Hints anyone?

[bronze viper]

Hey. A question please. I killed Midas hunter but i lost Revenant. Is it possible to respawn again or no?

[rugged stratus]

i think hostage rescues spawn when you have all the control points in an area. iirc

[gaunt ember]

in division 2, control point Blueprint reward is only for my session?

[rugged stratus]

should be any, control points need to be level 3 or 4. anything lower wont drop bp

[gaunt ember]

if it is not my session?

[rugged stratus]

it shouldnt matter if you meet the difficulty requirement

[cedar edge]

Thank you kindly. After your reply two hostage events happened one after another.

[tough marsh]

You'll have to re-do the whole hunter puzzle

[tough marsh]

Generally speaking, yes. Green activities spawn in green zones. Any point between 2 green CPs is a green zone.

It doesn't always have to be confined to "all CPs within a given region"

[hard blaze]

Where do my screenshots go whenever I take one by "F12" in game 🤔

[cedar schooner]

Typically your pictures folder in your documents

You can also check it/move it in Ubisoft connect setting

[hard blaze]

Yeah there it is, found it, thanks

This Conflict XP is absurd, got 20 caches from literally one match lool

[tulip oar]

can anyone explain how i level my expertise? it seems kind of confusing for some reason

[hard blaze]

Two ways to level it up.

1. Using gear/weapons/skills, that level up their proficiency = making them proficient in the end = leveling up expertise
2. Donating gear/weapons, you mark items as junk, you donate them towards expertise, and they slowly but surely gain proficiency, ending up proficient

Should focuse on maxing out the library first tho, when you get max rolled items or talents you do not have yet, extract them to the library, everything else just put towards expertise, whatever else I just deconstruct and use the abundance of materials to donate towards expertise as well

[tulip oar]

oooo ok thank you i appreciate the explanation

[hard blaze]

When are the servers up/restarted?

[rugged stratus]

any major downs happen on tuesday

server restarting msg is largely a bug in game

[hard blaze]

Gotcha so I should be able to log in and everythings good now?

[rugged stratus]

yeah, unless there was some emergency down its nothing

#server-status has info when there is a planned down

[sage badger]

Does the Vanguard talent prevent the decay from Oxpecker?

[severe smelt]

why does matchmaking not work for me? do people not use it :(

[inner tendon]

Call-for-backup is way faster, because it gives the person who responds to it a little "reward" (Shepard Rank, it's not worth anything, but it is fun to get) as you level up and/or endorse them.

@severe smelt There's an on-screen prompt for it, but you can also do it via the Social menu, it'll say "eligible for endorsement" or similar.

[severe smelt]

hm yea I try calling for backup after matchmaking finds nobody, even then I rarely get someone

[inner tendon]

It varies based on the activity you're trying, but make sure that your group is set to "public" (also in the Social Manu)

[rugged stratus]

Matchmaking is generally gonna be challenging and up. If you're early game and before shd watch mm is gonna be dead. If mm for normal/hard mission/cd its gonna be dead.

Heroic and legendary is usually pretty active if you are mm for daily/weekly content

[severe smelt]

Hm thanks for the tip. I usually do max difficulty

[rugged stratus]

I'll second the backup call thing. Whenever I see slow mm, I just backup call and it's usually pretty quick

[brazen spoke]

i just downloaded the game a few hours ago and havent played since wony came out, am shd level 600, how long does it take to farm max expertise from 0?

[rugged stratus]

when it came out i know a guy that did it with no alts, just donations and usage and it took him 2 months grinding. now it would probably be 3 months without mules

if you were dedicated to doing it that way*

youll get to probably 12-15ish pretty quick since everything needs to be proficient. the more you have proficient, it slows down a bit

focus weapons since they are the biggest category in expertise, but donate everything you dont need.

find expertise donation screen
inventory "i" > tinkering "m" > expertise > donate all junk "hold x"

[brazen spoke]

what is mule?

[gray terrace]

another character they created

[brazen spoke]

i only have 1

should i finish my library first? or just focus expertise

[gray terrace]

im doing both at the same time

farming countdown for all the gear

[brazen spoke]

i have all high end dps gear still good right? with chameleon

have around 45% crit chance and 80% crit dmg

[rugged stratus]

both. easiest process is as follows.

mark all gear you dont want to keep as junk.
goto library, check all gear against library, extracting max rolls/talents
take remainder to expertise, and donate all junk
gear remaining hold tab to deconstruct
use materials gained for donating directly to skills/crafting/recalibrating/optimizing
library and expertise can be found at inventory 'i' > tinkering 'm' > clicking appropriate menu

[brazen spoke]

do i need to make a new build? or just keep using my high end equips

i keep getting kicked from countdown not sure why
is it because of my gear?

[slim elk]

No

[slim elk]

are you marchmaking Heroic?

[brazen spoke]

yes

[slim elk]

drop to Challenging

[brazen spoke]

im using 6 highend gear pieces with chameleon exotic rifle

[slim elk]

Heroic is filled with selfish people

[slim elk]

Chamaleon ain't no good, that's why they're kicking you, try to find Elmo's

[brazen spoke]

i have 3piece providence and momento backpack with fenris chest using unbreakable and sokolov holster because i have a secondary smg
total have around 45% crit chance and 80% crit dmg and 110% headshot dmg@slim elk

its also using all armor main stat so i can survive easier

[stone skiff]

I believe that CHD is based on Weapon Damage, so the less Weapon Damage Attributes you have less affective the CHD becomes. My limited understanding is you might want a better balance between Blue and Red.

[brazen spoke]

but its hard to survive in those difficulties with weapon dmg mainstat

if i am dead i cannot shoot

it take me around 3-4 magazine to solo 1 npc but atleast i don't die

[stone skiff]

Your use of Unbreakable talent should help a lot with that, and you can also use a Revive Hive for those times you do die. 'If the hostiles are dead they can't kill you' is the idea behind DPS builds.

[brazen spoke]

since begining of the game i have always played with full armor because i prioritize surviving @stone skiff

my principle is if i am dead i do 0 dps

all my armor mainstat have 130k+ armor each piece

[rugged stratus]

using 6 highend gear doesnt mean much without knowing which 6 pieces... if its 3prov/grupo/fox's/contractors, you wouldn be kicked... take a look at the build spreadsheet pinned 📌 in #td2-build-advice

[rugged stratus]

you get better survivability through superior damage.

dead npcs cant shoot back

[brazen spoke]

@rugged stratus

[rugged stratus]

memento doesnt fit countdown. not impossible to use, but kinda a red flag for party leads. grab 4pc striker, ceska piece, coyote mask if have, if dont have then grupo piece. for countdown you want a solid dps.

this is an example of a hard hitting highend. #ask-td2-community message this is 57chc/192chd.

45chc/80chd isnt really gonna cut it, even with memento you should be hitting the 50/150 range. depending on the weapon you mainly use, i would take one of the sokolov/fenris piece and make it grupo. the strength of 3 prov is being able to stack grupo on top. need some red cores as well, at least 3 not including the memento red core.

[dire radish]

Everything on his "build" is a red flag.

If you want to be carried at least mm for challenging and not heroic, but likely you'll get booted quite a lot there too.

[slim elk]

localdeck's build or the other guy?

[soft musk]

So does anyone manage to get 2nd drop of Oxpecker, Provocator or Exodus gloves ?

[gray terrace]

I dont think oxpecker is in the lootpool til after the season i could be wrong though

[wispy merlin]

provocator will keep dropping from the manhunt as it only comes from there, the other 2 i have not seen yet

[soft musk]

Well atleast last season exotics drops during it, but this exotic i didn't see any 2nd drop

[wispy merlin]

have gotten exodus and ox from the pass already but have never seen any second ones

[soft musk]

Yeah for Provocator we dont even getting blueprint to reroll it so you just optimize it as it comes

[tough marsh]

Last season's exotics dropping outside of the season pass was a one-off bug that has never been replicated by any of the past seasons. Exodus gloves and Oxpecker not dropping the open world is working as intended.

[inner tendon]

Season Pass Exotics always used to drop in the LZ pool once you either obtained them from the Season, or the Season ended, whichever came first.

[tough marsh]

Has always been after the season ended

[inner tendon]

I can confirm 100% that as of the launch of WONY, this is how it worked. Aka: when the first Season Pass was added.

It was only altered much later, without us being directly informed, IIRC.

[tough marsh]

Right

[inner tendon]

There was a single Exotic during a Season Pass that I can't recall the name of, but that one alone didn't drop during the Season, and it was a big hullabaloo.

I wanna say Scorpio?

[dire radish]

There definitely were more cases, at least items were missing from targeted pool.

[sage badger]

Does the Vanguard talent prevent the decay from Oxpecker? Also, can the named pistol the Harvest have the determined talent?

[bold tiger]

nothing can prevent the shield decay with oxpecker aside Overcharging your shield

[sage badger]

Not even the invulnerability from vanguard? Seems weird lmao

[bold tiger]

is that the vanguard talent? i don't see why it wouldn't but isn't a pretty short lived talent?

why use harvest over Prophet for determined?

[sage badger]

Wait, so you don't even know if it does or doesn't effect the decay? Even though you said nothing can prevent the shield decay lmao

[sage badger]

Because Harvest hits harder and I don't care for the crit from the perfect determined

[bold tiger]

shrugs never thought to use vanguard to see if it'd prevent it, but i believe it's like a 6 second or something indestructable shield anyways so woudl it be really worth deploying shield for that short of time of invulnerablity then wait whatever cool down to experience it again?

"Deploying a shield makes it invulnerable for 5s and grants 45% (50%) of your armor as bonus armor to all other allies for 20s.

Cooldown: 25s"
so are you planning on deplying shield to ahve 5 second indestructible shield then put the shield away for 25 seconds each time?

[sage badger]

I'm all set with having this conversation, I asked a question in the ask td2 community and you answered without actually knowing, that conversation would be for the build advice channel

[bold tiger]

i dont' run vangaurd much so i wasn't sure what it actually does, but you mention it's talents which reminded me of what it was but wasn't exactly sure the length it lasts and the cooldown it has

[sage badger]

[bold tiger]

in the pts i used the oxpecker on a red striker build with think the striker shield? (non firewall shield) and i've only lost my shield 2 times by being too confident
tried after release and feel they mucked it a bit and would lose my shield too many times that i just don't use it

[tough marsh]

Yes to the second question

[rugged stratus]

Perfect determined doesnt reproc itself like regular determined. Prophet and relic were made irrelevant on release because of this

[quick folio]

does decoy remove the pulse effect from me?

[pseudo tundra]

dont believe so

[spare girder]

What is the thing on the left side of the HF backpack supposed to be?

Its like a machete?

[sudden matrix]

A pic would help but iirc yeah it's a hatchet.

Maybe I'm thinking of memento tho. Again a pic would help here

[spare girder]

I don't have a clear picture

This is all I have rn

[bold tiger]

i'd say it probably housed a machete in it

[pseudo tundra]

Holster a machete

[sudden matrix]

Better luck next time!

[daring wren]

Scabbard

[stuck frigate]

My friend is trying to get all sidemissions.He's missing ''the endless struggle'' which apparently is some mission you'd get during a world tier. We are well past that now and wondering how we can get this mission??

[severe smelt]

is it normal that I was able to level to 40 and unlock the watch without owning the dlc lol

[bold tiger]

yes, this season or last season they made it possible to get to 40 without wony

[severe smelt]

pog!!

also what do most people play at endgame? I completed all the non dlc stuff, tho open world seems pretty easy. Nobody seems to be running the incursion also

[bold tiger]

and currently people been saying fastest boosting is DCD invaded with 5 directives on

you really don't want to matchmake for the incursion/raids in game as you'll either A: get people like you who doesn't knwo the mechanics and never watched a video on it or B: get a few who knows the mechanics but they realize they're running with people who's going in blind and just leave and you have to wait on filling their spot to try again

i solo, so i just run about in areas with targeted loot of stuff i want to try as i feel i've tried just about every build out there XD

[severe smelt]

hecc, I wanna do challenging multiplayer content where I can leverage my support build

I love healing

[sudden matrix]

Just MM into legendary and support away.

[bold tiger]

or even heroic missions

[quick folio]

is the harvest pistol available in general loot pool>

[wispy merlin]

no

[quick folio]

so how do i get it

[wispy merlin]

you can't get it anymore

[quick folio]

so whats the alternative? normal police magnum?

[wispy merlin]

wait till they start announcing how you do

[brazen spoke]

even if i make new build will i still be kicked for using armor mainstat?

i don't like people forcing me to play a certain way

if they gonna keep kicking me for having armor build then im gonna just quit

[pseudo tundra]

Unless you are playing for heroic countdown it shouldnt matter much

Skills are an issue due hunters

[bold tiger]

personally you could just use this server or other server's LFG channels to build up your own team and go in

[brazen spoke]

i dont see any countdown groups

and some people here are toxic too

[bold tiger]

considering your icon near your name #lfg-pc would be good enough

toxicity is just a normal thing for games in general lately. you either put up with it and go about your business or you can put them on ignore i think? so you know the toxic person is saying something but you just see some indicator of "ignored message" which you can click on it and see what they typed

think this server i had to do that recently for 2-3 people to which one of the moderators stepped in and booted them

[elfin chasm]

does 6 armor cores even do damage in challenging countdown

i feel like there be a serious lack of damage there and thats why hes getting kicked

[bold tiger]

usually 6 armor cores and skill tiers without capacitor = doing no damage at all

[pseudo tundra]

Well can always try hosting the session

[tiny stump]

If it was just one person playing 6 blues I wouldn't care

Half the group does hardly anything anyway when it's randos

I can tell bc they just follow me around

[rugged stratus]

I would stick in challenging. Heroic is a bit of a picky crowd.

Outside of pvp dps isnt performing if there are a bunch of blue cores.

You rarely see kicks in challenging countdown regardless of build.

[brazen spoke]

i changed to 4p striker with 1p uzina and 1p gila

tried to do challenging countdown and still get kicked

have 36% critical chance and 60% critical damage only

[rugged stratus]

Red core or blue core

[tiny stump]

lame. i mean, i could see why people might see that build and think "ok this person isn't all that experienced" but i dont think thats a good reason to kick. people should let new guys farm countdown, there are more than enough players to handle the tasks involved with countdown

[brazen spoke]

all armor mainstat

140+ on every piece

[rugged stratus]

There's your sign

[brazen spoke]

why do people not like armor so much???

i have good build i just like armor

dead = no damage

[tiny stump]

damage is king. its just a fact of nature in this game

[brazen spoke]

survive = damage

[rugged stratus]

Armor means you're dead weight

[brazen spoke]

all damage = die alot

enemies do alot of damage

[tiny stump]

yea until you learn how not to die

it takes a while

[brazen spoke]

do u want me to buy hack to shoot from behind a wall?

[tiny stump]

of course not

[rugged stratus]

It's just the way the build formula is weighed.
You need good damage for content like countdown. 8man scaled health pools and hunters on top mean armor is not gonna cut it

This has been stated a number of times, and also is the consistent thing causing you to be removed from matches, regardless of brands/gearsets used

Summit is another game mode where you can pick your own target loot but is 4 man max and you can solo with armor if you choose

[brazen spoke]

summit its too difficult the room is too big

[tiny stump]

dont get discouraged. its a learning experience. it took me a long time to stop using a couple armor cores

[rugged stratus]

This is a stupid statement. Kinda sad that's where ones mind goes.

[brazen spoke]

in countdown i open my big shield and protect other players and revive them when they die

but i get kicked alot

see this is why if more people use armor they will not die often

[tiny stump]

if you're playing a support role thats great but maybe its just a matter of learning what builds facilitate that effectively

[rugged stratus]

If aggro worked like that , tanks would be a benefit... aggro focus on high damage players. They die because there isnt enought damage on the team. Mix in some red cores and you'll see a difference

[tiny stump]

biggest causes of death are a lack of situational awareness, bad positioning, etc.

[rugged stratus]

3b and 3r would probably see you not get kicked

[slim elk]

we just don't want to shoot nerf darts

[rugged stratus]

They may not die with more armor, but they also wont be completing the timed mission ... the whole point is completing for a payout

[brazen spoke]

they die because they are full weapon damagers
no armor when they get shot they die very quick u know

[rugged stratus]

Explain how one survives with 6r cores and glass cannon

[tiny stump]

i use all red and rarely die. there are things you can do to get armor on kill to help keep you alive when you're dealing damage. you just need enough damage to get the kill in a short amount of time

[rugged stratus]

It's basically a skill issue, not a community issue.

[brazen spoke]

these player are like the one you see on the youtub videos who can kill 8 enemy at once with 5000 bullet per second gun

[tiny stump]

yeah. maybe start with other PVE content until you have desirable gear and get used to using less and less armor

[rugged stratus]

No, these are like randoms I've encountered in all game modes over 7200 hrs

[brazen spoke]

i am always played with ALL ARMOR build since launch of the game

it was always no problem

[tiny stump]

oh my fault. i see

[rugged stratus]

It shows

[brazen spoke]

i finish the dark hours and iron horse no problem

[rugged stratus]

Its easy to get carried by a good team

[brazen spoke]

no sir

[rugged stratus]

Yes

[tiny stump]

if it works it works but almost everyone is going to be extremely skeptical. i dont wanna tell you how to play the game but we're just giving you reasons why you're getting kicked

[brazen spoke]

i am the carry using my armor builds going inside the furnace with the boss. many other player fail this

this is a difficult task which i can do

[stone skiff]

This is what I'm doing, I have all reds and high DPS, but use the Unbreakable talent on the chest so I have a second life if I make a mistake. Training-wheels so to speak.

[rugged stratus]

This is very niche and not really applicable to all of iron horse or any other part of the game.

[tiny stump]

nice. when i was less confident I used preservation on my weapon (and still often do) and its a real life saver

[brazen spoke]

ok the final boss at the trainyard fight i am the guy who TANK damage and pick up the key from the big fat enemy

other stay far back and hide

so i am carry

[elfin chasm]

🫢

[rugged stratus]

You can get through content with armor.... but when the team needs you to perform, you need to perform.. continuously getting kicked should be a clear sign.

CD =/= ih

[elfin chasm]

i feel like this gotta be a player issue instead of people are toxic and kicking me issue

[rugged stratus]

Yeah, it's clear to anyone... well almost anyone

[brazen spoke]

i will try make the other build you suggest
contractor glove
fox prayer kneepad
1p ceska CHEST with unbreakable
1p grupo
1p fenris

[rugged stratus]

Mixing it up should give better results

[brazen spoke]

i have gila backpack with adrenaline rush

[rugged stratus]

Work in armor on kill with gunner

[tiny stump]

im trying to be as nice as possible cuz i dont think its productive if what we're saying is making them feel attacked. but tank builds have pretty much gone the way of the dinosaurs in div2

[brazen spoke]

i use technician so the special hive give my big shield more hp

[elfin chasm]

big shield as in the one u can only use a pistol on...?

[brazen spoke]

yes i am walk into the enemy to block their bullet from hitting me team

[rugged stratus]

I get that. Keep en eye out for ways to get armor on kill or regen. You like memento. Memento artificer crusader shield and hunters fury is a great combo

Gives a lot of damage potential while aiding in survivability

[elfin chasm]

i feel like thats why hes getting the boot

its kinda annoying having someone block your bullets

[tiny stump]

blocking enemy bullets from too close also prevents your team mates bullets from hitting the enemy

[brazen spoke]

crusader shield = easy die

i use BULLWARK shield
BIG

[rugged stratus]

Look up regulus headhunters fury then

[elfin chasm]

that works in cd?

i thought their hp was too high for hh builds to work

[rugged stratus]

I doubt it performs well there

[elfin chasm]

especially if hes gonna run 6 blue cores

his reg is gonna do 0 dmg

[rugged stratus]

Well, can only lead a horse to water...

I'm out

[sudden matrix]

Your best bet is to just host all the time, that way you won't be kicked. Do challenging and you should be fine I guess.

[brazen spoke]

i tried creating the group but nobody ever joins

i tried matchmake 30 minutes as the leader and 0 join

[sudden matrix]

You've gotta turn on the search manually.

[brazen spoke]

yes when the circle is going around the queue is active?

[delicate flint]

Where do I spend DZ resources? Can't seem to find the correct vendor

[sudden matrix]

Outside the DZ entrances.

[delicate flint]

Found it, thanks! Wasn't seeing it on the map

[sudden matrix]

Create the countdown

[brazen spoke]

yes i have tried but nobody joins

[sudden matrix]

G countdown menu at the bottom opens the menu

"find more agents"

[brazen spoke]

yes

i have done that

[brazen spoke]

the circles are going around but i wait 30 minutes and nobody joins

[sudden matrix]

Uhhh unless MM is broken right now idk

[elfin chasm]

might be a bug if hes playing on a dead region

saw someone over on another server mention it last week

[sudden matrix]

Got one.

[elfin chasm]

something about the matchmaker not opening the lobby to people from other regions after not finding people after x amount of time

since i believe it looks in your region first

[sudden matrix]

Sorry to those people but I yeeted out lol

idk if they are on challenging it should go still.

Just keep in mind that in any game people are allowed to choose who they play with, some don't want to play with people who's builds will contribute next to nothing to a quick and painless countdown run as most want to turn off and run these without going full sweaty carry mode. You asked the question "why am I getting kicked" people answered it. You have a choice to change and go with the flow or not, if you choose not to just figure how how to host cause that's all you can do.

[green agate]

even if i claimed the paradise lost chest at the end...is it still possible for the 1% drop chance for oro from the bosses?

[pseudo tundra]

Yeah

I got my first from bosses and not the chest

[inner tendon]

There's a screenshot floating around somewhere on the server, where someone got an Ouro from both the Chest+Boss.

[sudden matrix]

Yeah I've gotten 1 each from both the love birds before and plenty from wright. So you get three chances from the bosses just keep in mind it's a 99% chance to not get it every time you kill one.

[west onyx]

i can get my first coyote mask from normal open world masks too right (i dont like countdown)?

[tough marsh]

Higher chance from Coyote in Jefferson Trade Centre

[slim elk]

you did not

[west onyx]

even if it's not mask? also I got an aprils fools version of it; are they different?

[inner tendon]

@west onyx Don't worry about using JTC if it's not Mask tL, the chance is only from the final boss.
Just go to Challenging Countdown (CD), pick the TL (targeted loot) as "Mask", and then buy exotic caches from the CD vendor every 2-3 runs. You'll get it eventually.

[clever fjord]

Unusable

[west onyx]

what happens if you put it on?

[clever fjord]

You can't

[west onyx]

oh LMAO

[west onyx]

ty but i dont like countdown; appreciate the help tho

[elfin chasm]

you can try summit but cd is literally the fastest way to get it

i find summit farming to be far slower

unless you have a cracked team maybe that can carry and do it quick

ie knowing all the possible spawns and spawncamping

[west onyx]

100% im just trying to decide between mask targeted random mission or not mask targeted JFC

im aware im making it harder on myself tho

[inner tendon]

JTC is a terrible choice to farm the Mask, Countdown you can finish in 15ish minutes, and get 20-30 pieces of loot, most of them TL.

In JTC without the TL, you have a single chance per run to get the Mask, from the final boss.

Even Priority Objectives that reward random Exotics are a better choice than JTC, as they can be done quickly.

[quick folio]

Have the vendors reset?

[inner tendon]

They reset at the Reset, which us during the downtime, roughly.

[quick folio]

Whens that tho

[inner tendon]

#server-status

that's your local time.

@quick folio Absolutely none of that.

[cedar edge]

How do I finish this mission. I found the part, I have read and reread the mission statement, but I am clueless.

I read that there is a mission called 'The Rude, The Bad, and The Evil', but how do I get it, or start it?

[inner tendon]

If it mentions collecting rewards at the Base of Operations (Bo)), thenit's probably going to be the crafting lady, Inaya. She's to the left when you get to the hall and through the main door, then left again where the benches and stuff are.
If the Project is finished, it should give you the blueprint and a crafted copy of the Holster.

[cedar edge]

The lady between the tinkering station and the workbench? If so I have purchased everything from her.

[inner tendon]

Go back there, that's where you "turn in" Exotic Projects.

[cedar edge]

Okay, will give it a go in three hours.

Thank you very much Riven.

[storm river]

@nimble spruce they work quick :)

[nimble spruce]

I might be wrong but I think there are two issues, that one and that it doesn't count tier 5. Time will tell though.

[hard blaze]

The raid keys reset on tuesdays right? While incursion does on monday? I always forget.

[bold tiger]

i honestly forget and assumed the incursion would reset the same day the raids do

[hard blaze]

Lol thats the thing, it would make sense that way, but if im not mistaken its reset on monday

[bold tiger]

yeah, been way too long since i've done either raid or even incursion. got the exotics and stopped running for them

[hard blaze]

I just do them once a week for the extra exotic comps tbh, and to do something "new"

last few days I been living inside of Conflict, been getting 12 million XP for my SHD each Team Elim game, so absurd, had 20+ caches to open after every game

[bold tiger]

ouch

[cedar edge]

Is conflict possible as a solo. Without any real Gawdlike gear?

[hard blaze]

Actually insane, lol

[hard blaze]

Bighorn Haz Pro build and I win 90% of my matches, so yes

[bold tiger]

so, run a conflict. finish it spend a few minutes speed opening caches then expertise junk or deconstructing then deconstruct the pile at your feet and go back in?

[hard blaze]

Haha yeah basically

And after a couple of runs open dozens of appareal cache keys

Missing 2 legendary pieces, still havent been able to pull them after I came from my long break around half a year ago...

[bold tiger]

so you have that -2/xx(x)? for your apparel cache menu?

[hard blaze]

I have 69/71

Been temped way too many times to just pay for those items with credits lol, but it would be a waste

[bold tiger]

you can fight the temptation (> <)

[bold tiger]

i feel the icing on the cake is if they gave it the exotic glow for the eggs

[spare girder]

How many times do we have to grind it?

[frail fog]

what do you need to do to get this?

[bold tiger]

no clue honestly

[bold tiger]

as stated in the patch notes as long as you unlocked the chain project in game, it'll just be in your project tab

[wraith flare]

breaking weakpoints is how I've gotten them to drop

[hard blaze]

So Maybe its easily farmable, like that one mission idk the name now, where the "mini boss" has a LMG where you can break the chain over n over again

How many do you need, havent logged in yet

[wraith flare]

100

[hard blaze]

oh okay well thats easy

[bold tiger]

you some kind of genius? btw; headgear

[trim meadow]

@nimble spruce Hi, Remember me. I got New invade mission it's Air Space, jefferson Plaza, Space HQ and Capitol Building

Will I can nemesis rest of the part here? Or have to wait for grand hotel and district union?

[nimble spruce]

You might get a part from capitol building, depending which one you got from Zoo last week. If not, you'll have to wait for the other strongholds

[trim meadow]

I've the Tally and the bridle

[nimble spruce]

Check a project guide to see which stronghold the Bridle originally came from, it could have been capitol, District union or Roosevelt.

[trim meadow]

manning zoo

[nimble spruce]

Whichever one it is, that's the one you don't need to do

[trim meadow]

I meant I got the bridle after manning zoo

[nimble spruce]

originally it would have dropped from one of the strongholds I listed

If you look up a guide, chances are zoo won't be mentioned at all, as it was added later and drops a random part

[trim meadow]

Got it

And one more question

Is this exotic weapon random loot from priority objective or have to do any specific tasks?

[nimble spruce]

Is that chameleon? If so, it's random loot, has a fairly high chance of dropping from bounties

[trim meadow]

Ah yes it is chameleon, so bounties like challenging one?

[tough marsh]

Basically every named boss in bounties have a chance to drop it

[nimble spruce]

Yup, chances are higher with higher difficulties as usual but it's all rng at the end of the day

[trim meadow]

Thank you so much, Played so much bounties for somedays no luck for nothing. But thank you

You need 800 point to complete all the to upgrade your watch what else it do after that?

[nimble spruce]

It gives scavenging points every level after 999.
It gives you a small health bonus up to shd 2000

[bold tiger]

nods hit 1k then start asking in several discords "what's the fastest way to increase my shd from 1k?" and get the same answer of "just play and don't stress over it" XD

[hard blaze]

I assume it worked?😁 I expected just big white and pink bunny ears tbh, this is a good mix of goofy and usable

What mission is that guy with the minigun on? I forgot

[bold tiger]

it definitely works. i was going around west end just collecting as they dropped. got a bounty at mid to high 60 eggs collecte and hey chunga with belt fed lmg and just collected the last 40ish on him

only one that comes to mind is Bank HQ at the very very end?

[hard blaze]

There is one where fairly quickly in the mission you get to big rectangle room, where in the middle is a staircase that leads to like a platform, and there is always that one guy with belt fed LMG

So annoying not remembering lol and I dont feel like checking all the missions I totally forgot the rest of the mission

Not surprised considering how little memorable Division missions are, at least most of them

[bold tiger]

mine tends to come out mid to late missions

[hard blaze]

I mean yeah the one I have in mind might be like mid mission somewhere

Its a guaranteed spawn tho so easy to farm

[bold tiger]

🤔 can try tidal basin or one of the many invaded missions now and pray you get a chunga early on

[hard blaze]

Im determined to find the mission, ik its in Washington but no clue which it could be

[tiny stump]

so the way to collect eggs is to destroy weak points on enemies. I'll probably make a demolisher firefly build and burn through that pretty quick

[empty minnow]

Is anyone else having an issue with connecting? I can access my characters but I get a Delta 04 error whenever I try to connect to the game

[bold tiger]

not sure if you didn't update the game before logging in. you'd think it would automatically update when you attempted to log in originally but hey it's a possiblity you didn't update and it let you run and get where you are and can't find the files needed for today so you get booted

[spare girder]

How much time did it take to get the eggs?

[bold tiger]

depends on your build i'd say. didn't really take me long. got 60ish and ran a bounty that gave me a chunga with belt fed lmg that i finished the last 40ish eggs on

[bold tiger]

@forest bone named easter weapon

[tough marsh]

What does it do?

[bold tiger]

no clue honestly. not sure how we would go further in this to see at talent or specs for it

i was assuming they were going to reuse that christmas tommy gun but have it shoot eggs instead of snowballs

[tiny stump]

if history serves as an example it'll probably be kind of useless

[bold tiger]

think other server someone mentioned breadbasket. i'd say that's a high possibility of Perfect Breadbasket with it altered in some way

[forest bone]

Ah. Thank you.

[twilit gyro]

how to counter those trash players that use heartbreaker in darkzone

[tough marsh]

That's a contradictory statement

If they are trash players then you should have no problems countering them

[twilit gyro]

Trash because they rely 100% on their build lol

[tough marsh]

Because that's what you're meant to do?

[gray mason]

At least you can earn proficiency with it. Nice! 😊

[twilit gyro]

So actual skill in this game has no value

[tough marsh]

Bruh

[twilit gyro]

You can be the worst aiming player itw, if you're using a good build you'll win
LOL

[tough marsh]

Oh here we go again

Skill, build, playstyle, they go hand-in-hand

[tiny stump]

the point is to use every advantage at your disposal. skills and builds

[tough marsh]

PvP combat doesn't come down to black-and-white factors

[twilit gyro]

Not really since heartbreaker exist in pvp

[tough marsh]

If you and your opponent have the same build, it's the one with higher skill level that will win

[twilit gyro]

Yeah ive been using it as well if my enemy is rocking one and it's too easy to use, so im asking what's the counter

[tough marsh]

If you were better you wouldn't be asking.

[tiny stump]

a pulse resist build might be useful

[twilit gyro]

I actually have a life yk, I'm not playing this game religiously