ask-td2-community

[next inlet]

Which one should I keep to optimize?

[novel shard]

That depends on you and how many materials you have

[next inlet]

Well yeah, that’s why I was asking which would be the least amount of materials?

[inner tendon]

I'd honestly not suggest wasting mats on maxing out Exotics that are farmable in the LZ (open world).

especially not on the Lady Death.

[next inlet]

Well I’m planning on using it on a solo build I have

I really like the movement speed, plus that with apex and overdogs is broken

It fits my aggressive playstyle, plus I already got good rolls on both

[inner tendon]

If you're committed to using it, the one with maxed out dtooc will be more useful to you overall, as the chc is barely any different.`

weapon damage on a gun is the least important stat.

[next inlet]

Bettt Ty

[inner tendon]

Just make sure you aren't overcapping your CHC, it hard caps at 60, but doesn't tell you if you have too much.

[next inlet]

Ofc ofc, I always do the math before making a build

Legit I go into my calculator and check before putting any stats on anything

[inner tendon]

Depending on your SHD, your total might change if you haven't capped out the 10% chc yet.
I see it all the time.

[next inlet]

And then sit there like an idiot repeating it like 4x to make sure I didn’t put anything wrong

Yeah I put that in place too

@inner tendon hey you said chd or chc is better than dta on lmgs right?

[inner tendon]

CHC, yep!
"damage to armor" only works on NPC's that have a white bar over their health, so straight away it's pointless on the Heavies/dogs.
even outside of that, using crit chance (CHC) on the gun, means that you are potentially freeing up an Attribute slot for more CHD, which is an extra 12% if you can.

[next inlet]

Okayyyy thank youuu

[inner tendon]

GL Agent, happy modding!

[nocturne siren]

I love it when people use it in PVP. I can hear exactly where they're running to LMAO

[nocturne siren]

so how likely is it div 2 will go on sale tomorrow? based off just the lore of the game alone?

[pseudo tundra]

well isnt ubi already doing a black friday sale?

[feral bronze]

guys and gals got a weird bug atm i cant put any global directives they wont stay on i have one showing all the time called hard to earn wtf is that cant seem to get rid of no matter how many reloads etc

[pseudo tundra]

there were a couple of weird tricks to disable those

[feral bronze]

oh tell me more pls

game is stuck also on normal wont stay on herioc either

[pseudo tundra]

#td2-general-chat message

check if this still work

[feral bronze]

k tks

[pseudo tundra]

people were doing this couple of months ago with another directive

cant guarantee a solution

[feral bronze]

tried it didnt work thats my game wacked till next week hopefully new season resets it

[nocturne siren]

not on steam i dont think

[chilly crag]

Is there no way to recover lost from countdown? Just got a mask I really wanted but I couldn’t pick it up 💔

[slim elk]

nope, you've permanently lost it, sadge

[turbid sapphire]

Going to admit something. I like the mad bomber chest talent. It's really nice having grenades that actually hit something, especially when you're using riot foam grenades.

[slim elk]

anything that is related to explosions during the Hollywood event is going to be great

[pseudo tundra]

prefer the collector but thats because i use the incendiary grenade

[turbid sapphire]

Yyyy grenades are actually fun it's just really over shadowed by roll out of range imo

Boredom took over without shame, yyy steam deck picture

[tribal hemlock]

bruh

[nocturne siren]

car has a steam deck too?

[slim elk]

so many unnecessary blue cores

[turbid sapphire]

Lissen!!!!! I wanted to see how good right shoulder rav got

[turbid sapphire]

I owned a PSP and a vita, when steam deck released I gave thanks to the tribunal gods, prepared a festival and sacrificed a lamb.

Uh.... Unrelated. Defo thanksgiving

[nocturne siren]

I picked up a deck a few years ago due to me constantly working. I used to get 1h breaks for work so I'd chill for an hour and play Division. That's sadly not the case anymore and it's now my dedicated emulator/offline portable gaming unit. Still has division installed when on the go or power goes out

[turbid sapphire]

It's good on mobile hotspot

Sorta. I'd never play HC on it

[delicate tartan]

Maybe a dum question saw an old video called emiline guard p90 weapon, its not the same emeline guard , perfect persevation, where can i get it - it has several talents on it

[slim elk]

several talents??

[delicate tartan]

From 2019. Video

[turbid sapphire]

I think the only p90 things are emeilines guard and chatterbox. But they would never recycle an in game term

Emeiline is perfect perseverance, as for "several" talents, iv never heard of a nonexo weapons having multiple, even named variants. That's more a gear thing.

[serene sky]

Does battle for brooklyn give 50 extra inv space?

[delicate tartan]

Eh i can dm video and see what you think its 6 years ago

[serene sky]

didn't Div 2 originally have multiple talents on wpns and gear before gear 2.0?

I remember when I played originally gear had multiple talents

[delicate tartan]

The video says at the time ranger, optimised and recharged emiline p90 old weapon?

[serene sky]

sounds about right. Its been a while since the gear system changed.

[turbid sapphire]

Iv no idea, it seems interesting. I have only about 2k hours, 7k shd. Im not very vet tbh

[pseudo tundra]

weapons originally had 3 talents

one active, one stat boost, one was active when holstered that were minor things

same applied to exotics weapons

it was a bit messy and created a whole bunch of issues

so it was changed

since some also hard requirements to work

such as having X amount of blue/red/yellow cores o the reverse of having bellow certain threshold

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gNyEdNEgyQTE2N2fdGbL3m.jpg

here's the original chatterbox, the third talent for example was active even when weapon was just holstered

[ornate zephyr]

how do you fix this rogue directive? i want to turn that slashed shield one off.

my pistolero got changed to this one for some reason.

it's called hard to earn.

[bold tiger]

tried summit?

[pseudo tundra]

not sure if this still works #ask-td2-community message

[nocturne siren]

Fast travel off-site to a random mission, like Pentagon or so. Set directives off, and then toggle world directives off

[ornate zephyr]

this works, tysm

[nocturne siren]

I had to deep dive reddit for that one a few times this week. Best part is that it won't reset your control points back in DC 💯

Coney Island also works the same way

[neat holly]

What's everyone's favorite mission in The Division series?
Mine is Grand Central Station from Div 1

[ornate zephyr]

lexington event center, Amherst's Apartment, and District Union Arena.

[copper zodiac]

Does Final Measure/Fort. Smart Cover still have a use?

[copper zodiac]

Does DTOOC Exist for Chameleon's Reconfigurations?
Been rolling 20+ and haven't seen it once.

[inner tendon]

Yes, but please don't waste exotic mats on a Chameleon.

If you want a ton of extra copies, the Bounty Named Enemies have a ridiculously high chance to drop one., regard;ess of what the Targeted Loot is.
It's basically free exo components.

[gleaming wigeon]

Just wondering if rank up cashes are shareable after the event, ie I have them in my inventory and open them after Tuesday? 🤔

[neat holly]

Heyyyyyy, Chameleon is awesome. Don't insult my son lol
One of if not my favorite exotic in the game

[neat holly]

I have one, yes

[inner tendon]

It's.....fine, but the point isn't that I personally think it makes anyone who uses it look like a bit of a weeb, it's that you can get more copies to save Exo Mats, which are important later on.

[neat holly]

I absolutely love how it looks and handles

Definitely my favorite exo in terms of appearance

[copper zodiac]

ehh... atm I'm comparing it to St. Elmos, See if its worth Switching.

[neat holly]

St. Elmos is also epic imo

[inner tendon]

It's very much not about like and dislike.
It's that you can get a ton of freebies, and Exo Mats are critical for stuff later on in your Agent's life.

[neat holly]

Yeah, that’s what the 500 Acosta bags and Mercilesses are for lol

[inner tendon]

You'll need more.

999 won't be enough.

[neat holly]

I'm well aware lol

[inner tendon]

Using 20 on re-rolling a Cham' says otherwise, but you do you, they're your mats.

[neat holly]

Oh god no, I wasn’t talking about that lol

[copper zodiac]

S'there a gearset besides Ongoing that which Amplify your group/subgroup's DPS?
Preferably one I can use for Personal DPS (so no Future Initiative.)

[next inlet]

Ummm has anyone else been experiencing this, I’ve been crashing like crazy since this new update 😭

[hazy ingot]

What’s with retaliations sending me 50 snipers when it’s hyenas

[slim elk]

my game crashed just before the extraction phase in a CD run, never experienced something like that before today

[next inlet]

Oh that genuinely has always happened to me, even on console. It happens to most people, there’s even a Reddit post of people talking about it somewhere. But no, my game genuinely crashed in random spots, it crashed multiple times in raids, really early in countdown runs, in missions. Ever since the new update.

[slim elk]

when I was on xbox I experienced lots when the servers where pooping themselves like a year and a half ago with messy updates, I do know Countdown suffers a lot of crashing issues

[next inlet]

Countdown has always been just right after the main objective has been completed, sometimes it takes it but every 9th run or something like that, it always crashes

[cold pumice]

They're only sharable if people were in your group when you claimed them. Not when you open them

[clever fjord]

for anyone wondering yes you can get the stack broker on multiple platforms

as long as they share the same ubi account

[opal oriole]

Wait u can get it from ubi account 👀

[turbid sapphire]

some people might go fast hands or brazen,. remember changing dtooc to fire rate is a thing too

[winter mason]

What's the best way possible to farm XP inorder to get prestige caches fast.

[oak gazelle]

season xp through priority objectives, favorable strongholds like DUA, Roosevelt and maybe Capitol
if you saved on Journey, Scout stuff you can do that first

[turbid sapphire]

hb, would like you to know it is in fact a set in game

[real cypress]

the map placement is disgusting

[turbid sapphire]

LISSEN.. I have no excuse

good for hc tho

[silk scroll]

is there an updated incursion guide somewhere? im seeing like 2years ago guides on YT and it probably changed already on how to do it efficiently, not to mention most of the time LFG strats are a bit different
maybe some builds for it too

[turbid sapphire]

🤔 so Iv been goofing with mad bomber. but not for the reasons one might think.

Iv been useing it for a third skill slot. in this case, riot foam "launcher" grenade. thing is... its super long lasting. does anyone know if attribute stats are affecting this? red cores boost red grenades, does status effect or yellow cores affect special grenades

I want to test, but past experience and game tell me yes they do. the game isnt technical enough to seperate yellow cores from foam effect, grenade or skill doesnt matter. this assuption is born from special ammo enemys having special ammo melee and red cores affecting grenades

the answer is yes. putting on a full yellow build, dbld riot foam grenades effect

this was the set used, as one can see, "status effect" is not an applied sub attribute, but... imo likely SE wilkl further buff it

[pseudo tundra]

I never heard of yellow cores affecting grenades, are you not just stacking status effect?

[turbid sapphire]

I thought someone would ask that lol

[candid verge]

that is not a full yellow core build though, you have 2 red cores 🤔

[turbid sapphire]

Im not sure that makes a difference, I had to swap to gunner, but I will provide examples. pls keep in mind error possiblity, as I test visionaly

the dumb guy bugged, so I swapped. the "group" foam is 5 yellow core, target is 1, mad bobmber

imo, the group grenade felty x2, while this could be complete psuedo, it lines up with red core into red grenade, but not chc or chd
meaning core is most important, not attribute

[upper niche]

Well I got the bronze and Silver veteran rewards in the mailbox, and when I moved them to inventory well, that was the last I saw of them 😱 I watched the recording of me moving them out in case I did something wrong, but no!, I moved them to inventory correctly and they've just vanished into thin air 🤣

[obsidian ibex]

there any new stuff in the game? It's been months since I last played and I'm pretty much out of the loop rn

[turbid sapphire]

Check your apparel inventory. Remember that it is exclusive to that one skin, and you won't see it unless you're actually looking at that skin. It's definitely capable of bugging, just make sure that you look in the right place

Mine was located after I right clicked on stock broker, hit the circle on the hilt for modding, and it was the first three possibilities

[candid verge]

only the gun goes to your inventory, you won't see the skins there, you need to check the skin slot under mod

[limpid sequoia]

hmm what talent should i go for on stack broker

currently mine has sledgehammer

fast hands maybe?

[upper niche]

Duh, I thought they were actual weapons not skins 🤪 somebody roast me quick, I deserve it 🔥 🤣

And yeah, I can read, I just choose not to 👨‍🎓 🤣

[candid verge]

ability vs willingness 😛

[turbid sapphire]

Imagine getting three! I would definitely need to change the dttoc to fire rate on one of them

But as it is, I really want a fast firing damage ACS

So maybe next stretch goals, if it's added in

Lexington dropped like candy, so we should be able to get one with fast hands

[novel shard]

Ummmmmm a little late unfortunately but your just in time for next season starting next week

[pearl pasture]

Anyone elses stack broker have the dta armour roll not maxed? I thought these things always came max rolled...

[left ravine]

Happens with Turmoil kneepads too. Not expensive to upgrade the final bit of one attribute anyway.

[pearl pasture]

No just weird to see was all.

[obsidian ibex]

I see

[hidden quiver]

@turbid sapphire Hey, what's the build you're playing in the group video? Is it related to the linked image after (asking since the skills shown are not the same)

[turbid sapphire]

@hidden quiver

[mossy flame]

hello, is the recruiter outfit back ?

[limpid sequoia]

?

[dim hill]

I still haven’t gotten my veteran rewards yet is this normal

[pseudo tundra]

did you check your stash?

[slim elk]

If you were waiting ingame before they were given might as well relog or restart your game & do what Bird said

[bold tiger]

@bold fulcrum

[bold fulcrum]

got dammat, now i wonder why i only got the bronze one

[turbid sapphire]

Game said get good

[dim hill]

I did

[turbid sapphire]

Check your mail, if you didn't have room in your inventory, it'll go to your mailbox

Also, you may have already done this but make sure that you've checked your backpack and do you have it sorted by weapon type

[dawn wave]

I thought there was a Gabe discount on Black Friday for thus game?

[turbid sapphire]

And check any alternate characters, in case you logged in on one, then relogged and forgot

[bold tiger]

Did look at the grants?

[nocturne siren]

there is, on Ubisoft launcher. depends what youre buying tho

[dawn wave]

Not on steam tho?

[turbid sapphire]

Steam will tie your steam ID to your Ubisoft ID. You can only tie one steam ID to your Ubisoft, though you can change the steam ID attached to your Ubisoft. But you will always have to use the Ubisoft launcher

[dawn wave]

Ok

[dim hill]

I already did that. That’s why I’m here asking.

[inner tendon]

Stop using AI overview, it's bad.

And this is coming from an AI, so you know it's legit.

(if someone happens to have ublock origin installed, you can add a single line of text to the filter that blocks it)

[raven mountain]

one AI thinks it is better than the other AI 🤣 🤣 love it

[inner tendon]

Google thinks it's all that.

I'm way closer to Skynet than it ever was.

[raven mountain]

and your only weakness is the power cord plugged into the outlet :))

[inner tendon]

Pay no attention to the 240v outlet behind the desk.

[neat holly]

Yeah, a whole new game mode even
It's pretty fun and a good exotic farm

[bold tiger]

All I did was Google div2 gold skin and it was one of the results

[wind jackal]

I have space in my inventory yet i cant grab the broker from the stash. Whats going on?

[bold tiger]

I just had vague memories there were requirements for each color of the skins when we got lexington

[delicate grail]

Any one on pc can help me ? I want to rank up shephered

[pseudo tundra]

check id:customize to select a plataform and game to see the LFG channels

[upper niche]

Help you how ?

[bold tiger]

They probably want to coordinate with another player

[neat holly]

Set your matchmaking to "random call for backup"

I got to rank 28 in just the past month before the event even started by doing that

[upper niche]

Its amazing how many players still don't realise that you cant endorse friends or clan members ☹️

[bold tiger]

Well, game can get hectic so it probably comes up while fighting

[upper niche]

I've had friends and clan members join my call for back-up by chance, and think I'm lying when I tell them I cant endorse them, they think I'm just being mean

[karmic hawk]

Does anyone know what the max blueprint amount is at the moment? I'm at 637/644 but I'm aware there are a couple of duplicates and ones we may never see etc

[junior cave]

Its 640 atm.

[karmic hawk]

Thank you!

[junior cave]

I sent you in dm a sheet with all bps. You can check, what are you missing. 💪

[storm crescent]

How old of a player do you have to be for each tier of the veteran rewards

[nocturne siren]

for gold tier, you had to have played the beta. I think march 11th. silver I think is play for over a year and bronze would be play anytime from Jan 1 2025

its just a skin for the weapon and theyre not all that impressive tbh

[pseudo tundra]

it counts if you played div1 before also i think no?

[junior cave]

Perhaps, but i gotta feel that date of creating an ubi account might be linked to veteran rewards.

Worth checking.

[inner tendon]

The veteran rewards page specifically mentioned "first login", which we can assume to mean "in division".

tl;dr have to have played div on that specific account before the listed date.

[storm crescent]

Ahhh calm , I bought the game in 2019 I think but did level 30 to 700 in the last two months , silver skin is still nice

[copper zodiac]

Is Shroud worth using > Nemesis?
I thought no at first when I saw its "Amped targeting" is rather complicated & has no indicator.

[nocturne siren]

for PVE yes. PVP, no

[inner tendon]

I can confirm 100% that it works if you didn't play the beta, and played div1 before the gold skin cut-off date for the Stack Broker.

[winter mason]

Is there a way to donate stuff, gear, weapons to expertise as a bulk?

[inner tendon]

@winter mason "mark as junk" first.

Make sure you add stuff to your Recal Library first, then work on the Expertise menu.

the generally accepted order is: Keep if good > Recal > Expertise > Junk > Sell.

[copper zodiac]

Oh no I won't use Snipers in PVP EVER.
Just wanted to see if any1 had an answer.

[winter mason]

dang i fogot that i should extract talents

[coral crest]

If I haven't gotten the Catalyst from that one mission, can it still drop from countdown or other sources?

[pseudo tundra]

Either army terminal mission or brookly open world bosses

[coral crest]

Cheers!

[winter mason]

when i press donate all junk nothing happens

[slim elk]

brother you marked those as donations, not junk

[winter mason]

Oh sorry lol

[slim elk]

lol

[turbid sapphire]

I would like to state, that I get the gold skin, and when I started playing, both raids were out, and New York was out

I may have misunderstood this, but I definitely never played in beta, and I have all the skins and all the guns that the veterans allow

[pseudo tundra]

did you play division 1?

[winter mason]

I did play div 1 alot

But i got silver skin

guess i missed Div1 beta

Gold skin has "SHD Veteran" engravings on the stock looks cool tbh

[limpid sequoia]

i only get silver skins

[winter mason]

Same

[limpid sequoia]

i'm relatively 'newer' to this game than most

[turbid sapphire]

I bought div 1 and 2 around the exact same time. in fact, I bought div 1 first, and my friend at the time deja said div 2 was more fun. hence div 2 was bought. I didnt meet deja till after ff14, which was around 4 years ago

defo not 6 yrs

I then ignored the division series for like 2 years. /shrug

[vale forum]

whats the best way to farm optimisation resources?

[real cypress]

field recon data: control points or DZ landmarks

gear/weapon specifics: just deconstruct your gear

factions related: do their bounties or do alot of level 3 control points for their crafting blueprint

shd cal: play countdown and buy lots of optimization caches. alternatively, drop ur shd points on shd cal coz u get 3 per point and these are hard to come by

[slim elk]

pssst CD Hunters drop shd cal too

[real cypress]

i never knew they did coz i looked at the materials they drop and never got any shd cals 🤔

[slim elk]

wait they dont?

the countdown ones?

[real cypress]

ya i never see them drop any, if u mean the hunter dog tags then sure they do drop them

coz if they did then id be not infuriated when i only get like... 10 shd cal tops from CD

3 from the black chests in 3 encounters

3 from final chest and 5 if i buy one opti cache

[slim elk]

I'd have to check again... I remember seeing them Hunters drop shd cal back when I was on xbox ;-;

[slow cairn]

i do be curious is it normal for a player in my random group to be spinning aroun 24/7 & shootin enemies?

[real cypress]

probably not

[slow cairn]

like he never stops spinning. it's weird lol

climbing while spinning is just pepega.

[turbid sapphire]

lol "mag size" backup broomstick

[delicate tartan]

Survive fest does start? Next week?. December?. What going to happen, i read its a kind of trial of the upcoming survivors.

[slim elk]

...

[delicate tartan]

Yeah , more info next week, sounds exciting, try something new 🙂

[pseudo tundra]

I think its going to be a stream of devs playing div1 amd talking about how the mode is going to be on 2

[delicate tartan]

Ohja, we cant play...i played div1 but not survival, it was difficult. I think its a bit more modern the upcoming survivours: year 2026. Since making builds in div1 was difficult, easier div2, gameplay, mecanics, more survival then i had in div1, regarding difficulties missions, survive, understand making build, taking damage from enemies

[rugged stratus]

looks like i had plenty of time in 👴

[slim elk]

full pic pls

[rugged stratus]

of the weapon?

[slim elk]

yesh

[slim elk]

OOOOHHHH

[kind cove]

Is there a bug of not getting the stack broker skins?

[real cypress]

they should be in ur stash tho

[slim elk]

@quasi badger that's how tyou donate/extract stuff to Library

If an item has a Perfect Talent then it cannot be extracted

[kind cove]

The skins?

I didn’t see them huh

[quasi badger]

I see you extract in the video but I don't see where/how you donate?

[slim elk]

donate? to what? you can only donate to Expertise and Projects if you have any

[quasi badger]

That's what I dont understand, how do I donate an item like a Rifle to get Expertise?

[slim elk]

mind if we keep the convo here?

[slim elk]

Instead of marking an item as Recalibration, do it as Junk then go to the Tinkering Station > Expertise > Donate Junk

if you want to donate a specific item, them select its category and donate it in there

[quasi badger]

After I select Donate All Junk, nothing happens...

[slim elk]

it happens, but it doesn't show anything

[quasi badger]

So how do I know/see that it leveled Expertise?

Also, what is the right order to handle Loot. Should I Extract first, Donate, then Deconstruct? Or a different order in terms of priority

[real cypress]

if its something u dont need - mark as junk

if its something that has good rolls like weapons u like with dttooc and the talent slot open then keep it

oh and make sure to extract the maxed rolls to your library before decon all of ur gear/donate to expertise

[slim elk]

Yup, you figured that out quickly, and also answering your previous question, yes, maxed out talents are the best option to extract unless you really need it

[real cypress]

right side of the name should display its level, if its 40 then thats the base gears level

if it says 1-10 then its your expertise level on that item

[quasi badger]

What do I do with Gear System Mods? I have a bunch but don't know what to do with them and if I should junk them or not

[split crystal]

You could use them to improve the ones you have. You can equip them in empty gear mod slots in gear

[quasi badger]

And what is this under my SHD Watch > Scavenging? And what should I chose?

[slim elk]

What you need, don't spend them too much, save them for when you need to optimize lots of gear/builds for example

[gleaming wigeon]

Good to know, Thanks again 👍

[slim elk]

So, you exchange 1 Scav point for what that menu offers, as I said previously, or you're in need of

[quasi badger]

So I chose one of these things for each point I have, or I get all of these items for spending a point?

[slim elk]

You get a confirmation menu where you can spend multiple points; you select what material you want, not all of them

[gaunt tiger]

Can someone help me with this?

[candid verge]

you can choose any of those and spend points on them, the number shows how much of them you get for 1 point
e.g. 6 field recon data = 1 point or 3 SHD calibration = 1 point and so on

[quasi badger]

I have these Drone Attachments but it won't let me use them or stash them. Any idea why?

[candid verge]

you can't claim the caches?
did you go to DZ? 🤔

[gaunt tiger]

You have to have a sharp shooter specialization equipped

[candid verge]

those you can use only with the specific specialization equiped

[gaunt tiger]

Can someone help me with this? It won’t let me claim them.

[candid verge]

by any chance did you go to DZ?

[gaunt tiger]

No

[slim elk]

have you tried to relog? maybe restart the game?

[gaunt tiger]

I’ve already tried that it’s been like this for a few days

[candid verge]

what is your Season level?

[gaunt tiger]

199

[candid verge]

there is a bug where you can't claim the caches if for some reason your season level has been reset which can happen if you go to DZ as the DZ level and season level somehow conflicting 🤷‍♂️
which shouldn't be the case if you didn't go to Dark Zone 🤔

@gaunt tiger
"If you can't claim a cache on Xbox in The Division 2, try these solutions: log out and back in, clear the Xbox console's cache, ensure you're not holding an exotic weapon, and check that you aren't between objectives. Sometimes, waiting a moment or joining another group can also fix the issue."

[slim elk]

that looks like an AI answer

[inner tendon]

Google adding AI Overview as the first thing you see when you search for something has absolutely crippled correct information lately I swear.

[gaunt tiger]

AI ah answer

[candid verge]

because it is 🙂

[slim elk]

well, then don't use it again, it's not accurate

it would've been better if you searched in forums or even reddit for an answer

[inner tendon]

Or honestly, just ask here.
That's what we're here for.

[turbid sapphire]

@inner tendon misinformation btw , try not to spread misinfo about me. I know it hard

"cover to cover die hard"

[quasi badger]

What should I do with exotics I have that are not level 40

[ornate zephyr]

decon

[quasi badger]

Is the only way to get a weapon expertise leveled is to use it or donate to the tinkerer > expertise ?

And why do I want expertise? What does it do?

What is highest level you can get?

[ornate zephyr]

yes; for endgame goals; depends on the stuff, for weapon its usually damage; 30

[turbid sapphire]

it icreases you base weapon dmg and base armor* for each piece. level 30 is max and its 90 exo comp to max out, every level past 12 is 2, so 12 is 1 exo, 13 is 1 exo, 14 is 2 exo, 15 is 2 exo and 16 is 3, and so on and so forth.

in terms of gear, youll only get about 1 blue core worth of armor. the reason the weapon dmg is so much more is amps multiple into it, and set bonuss, making it signicantly more than its addition

[quasi badger]

Do exotics ever drop or are they only target farmed?

[slim elk]

1st option, they just have low drop rates

[pseudo tundra]

they can even drop from a random red enemy on normal, it's just a matter of pure luck

[inner tendon]

I once got 2 Coyotes from a normal Territory Control, no Mask TL.
RNG can be wild in div2.

[turbid sapphire]

crys in project end dispair

I dropped the caretaker for the last shepherd. I guess they never had it cuz they got super excited

[honest hare]

Hey guys... I used to play a fair amount of the Division 2. I believe I played into the SHD levels and came back at least to play the New York expansions. I was recently thinking about playing again... but since I like lore and story... I feel like I need to replay the campaign again. But I don't want to lose all the progress from before.

So... Can I replay the campaign? What would you recommend I do if I'm just jumping back in after quite a few years? It seems like the game is still lively enough.

[amber estuary]

dude i just donated the stack browers veteran shortgun

what do i do??

[surreal orchid]

is the stack broker awarded 1 per account?

[strange harbor]

yes

[surreal orchid]

can it be farmed through stretch goals?

[mellow trout]

It's a one time grant

[strange harbor]

not the current one, we would have to wait till next stretch goal to find out

[surreal orchid]

damn
ok thank you

[surreal orchid]

thank you

[left ravine]

Create a new character if you wanna replay the story.

[slim elk]

Updated Expertise Chart (30%)

[clever fjord]

90 is still rough

[slim elk]

may as well ping it and remove the old one

js...

[inner tendon]

Planning on it, just need a post with a title that we can pin.

[slim elk]

yay! anotha day anotha pin

[inner tendon]

not crazy on the order, but I'll work it out.

okay there we go. Direct away!

[next inlet]

Rivens bro

Look, I was doing retaliations, it was targeted gear mods and somehow got two of them…

IVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM FOR LIKE A MONTH ON COUNTDOWN

[slim elk]

OH NAH THAT'S SOME INSANE LUCK

[next inlet]

I genuinely hate the rng in this game 😭

[inner tendon]

If you want a blueprint for them, run 2 Heroic CP's and you'll get one the first or second time.
Setup and Closer are the 2 drops.

[next inlet]

It was both from the same control point as well

[next inlet]

???

[inner tendon]

Heroic control points for some reason supply you with a copy of those blueprints, it's a very specific thing for those 2.

[next inlet]

Really? 👀

Welp I already got it lol, that info could’ve helped my sanity at the beginning at least 😭

[inner tendon]

Just to confirm: this is the blueprints, not just a drop of the item.
so you'd be able to re-craft them at your leisure.

[next inlet]

Yeah yeah, but no need anymore, probably have gotten every variation on my 500 countdown runs for it

[upper niche]

I need some clarification, so "10% damage to targets out of cover," wouldn't it be obvious that you couldn't damage targets if they were in cover, so why the addition irrelevant info - but maybe I'm missing something here, which is most of the time , but hey 🤪 😁

[tribal hemlock]

you can damage targets that are in cover

[upper niche]

You mean by shooting a foot or top of the head that's sticking out of cover ? the amount of accurate hits you'd get that way is negligible, and you'd shoot at something else that's not in cover, so still not worth the extra info

[inner tendon]

If you stop focusing on an enemy and shoot others, one in cover will lean out of cover and you can hit more of them.

basically "target in cover" counts as any enemy that is doing the "get behind a wall/bench" thing we do.

It's the reason why it's the meta choice for any 3rd attribute slot that can use it.

[upper niche]

That reminds me, the say cheese modifier can blind them and make them pop out of cover and booom, it also goes through walls, so god knows how they get blinded through a wall if they cant see the flash 🤣

[tribal hemlock]

An enemy in cover can still peek and shoot at you. They are in cover when they are attached to cover.

[split crystal]

^ exactly why say cheese modifier is goated

[tribal hemlock]

When they pop up and aim at you they are still in cover. They are only out of cover when they are not attached to a cover object.

Some enemies (like heavies) are never in cover.

When you stagger them from doing damage they pop out of cover.

[upper niche]

Right, that makes sense, so, now when you explain things to me, you gotta explain it like you would to a ten year old 🤪 🤣 if its a technical explanation, i'll just fall asleep 😁

[tribal hemlock]

Nah, the game doesn't explain it. There's no icon that indicates if an enemy is in cover.

You just have to "know" it. There are lots of things like that. So no harm in asking 🙂

There are people who don't ask, make bad assumptions, and then do the wrong thing for years.

[upper niche]

Exactly, if you don't ask you don't learn, even the most obvious things aint obvious to everyone

[winter mason]

How many protection from elites gear mods do i need? i have to delete stuff

[split crystal]

How many gears do you need them mods for?

[winter mason]

yeah gear mods sorry

[upper niche]

How many are 13% ?

[next inlet]

1

All of them actually, this guy has been hoarding them all

[split crystal]

How many gears pieces do you need to equip the mods for?

[upper niche]

I've got buds been playing for a few years longer than me and only ever got 12%, I've got two 13% (one per year) 😠

[winter mason]

Usually in a build

[upper niche]

3

Maybe the day will come when you can donate materials to the mods to max them out

[split crystal]

Honestly imo I’d just put them in stash, I wouldn’t know if I need them tbh

[upper niche]

Keep 8, 4 for a build if you use the mask that takes 2 mods (forget its name) and 4 in stash in case you delete the ones in inventory, 13% are like gold dust

[split crystal]

I really gotta learn how to get gear system mods cuz I never grinded for one ever

[upper niche]

There's actually a specialized weapon that gives you 10% protection from elites

[upper niche]

Target them in countdown

[next inlet]

Huh?

[upper niche]

If I had a good memory I could tell you which one, but I aint 🤪 😁

[next inlet]

😔

[upper niche]

The specialized weapons have loads of attributes that you unlock for them as you use them, each specialized are different

[left ravine]

You can use six 13% mods max in a build which is 78% PfE. That is without the 10% from the survivalist spec. Hard Cap is 80% PfE

[upper niche]

So a certain mask gives you two slots, whats the other one ?

Just remembered, its the Chill out mask, so you get 2 mod slots in the chill out mask, one in the chest piece and one in the backpack, so 4 that I know about

[left plinth]

How do you even get these Max?

[upper niche]

They cant be maxed manually, you just gotta find them already maxed

[left plinth]

Im aware but which place specifically do I find them?

Doubt its Countdown

[left ravine]

Chillout mask is Gila brand and gives you two mod slots, yes

[left ravine]

Heroic and legendary, random drops. Do yourself a favor and don't chase them

https://youtu.be/rlzY1pdRvTA?si=5orC8YBpedijyY7g

Don't have anything else as showcase

[nocturne siren]

You guys are talking about the Survivalist specialization, that one gives you PFE

[left ravine]

Improvised gear

Has no bonus but an additional mod slot

Gloves, holster, knees plus regular mask, chest, bp

Regular mask, chest and BP
Improvised gloves, holster and knees for instance is six mod slots

[upper niche]

That's a lot of PFE, just gotta find more 13%

[left ravine]

Play heroic, master and legendary content and be patient. They'll drop over time

Personally I keep six 13% and delete the excess if I get any

[upper niche]

I found both my 13% in countdown, took me two years but I got them 😱 🤣

although TBH I do break a lot of loot down without looking at what it is, so I might have lost some that way

[left plinth]

This is straight up gambling and worthwhile for those who has alot of play time meanwhile mine is limited so I'll pass from this grind, ty for the help tho 😅

[nocturne siren]

I've had 2 of them drop from challenging summit (the rest during raids or legendary). It can happen

[turbid sapphire]

7. keep all 13%'s, once you have 6 13% equiptd, you dont have to use survivalist to hard cap the 80%, you keep 7 because chill mask is 2 mods, and 1 for every other piece. technically with chill mask, you dont need sruvivalist, but most use catharsis, the CM slot if running pfe tank

[left ravine]

Equipping seven of those is a waste tho 😬

6x13=78
7x13=91

[dire radish]

1 already is a waste.

[left ravine]

On average PfE builds use four. PfE is helpful for some players and their builds

[turbid sapphire]

https://tinyurl.com/excitedafdec8 xmas gift! Iv had a g5000 since like 2019, omg

but, I moved recently and it broke... so its been weird af... it needs to pass the torch

[turbid sapphire]

the only use Iv ever found for the pfe build was carrying all players in h CD

supposedly its kinda good at tidal lego boss, but I wouldnt

[dire radish]

If you use PFE in CD you are just contributing to the problem you're having.

[turbid sapphire]

I mean... you could just kick every low gear low level. its an option... or you can carry and do something for others. Im not judging anyone, just saying its a thing.

[dire radish]

You can carry with full red build.

[turbid sapphire]

when I first began the person who taught me how to play took me along in cd's at shd 1, no gear. Im just paying forward. kindness has a way of paying off

[turbid sapphire]

maybe. I find when you pull aggro, a full red build tanks the floor vs 2+ hunters

but maybe Im bad. (probably tbh, not trolling)

[dire radish]

Adds shoot players doing most dmg, with bunch of pfe mods you won't be one.

[nocturne siren]

I kick players with terrible builds. At most I'll keep 1 "tank" build but they better be using tardigrade or pointman/galvanize. Maybe PfE if we let them charge up to hunters

[dire radish]

The only realistic scenario where couple PFE mods are useful if you do fara strat in iron horse, you can pop couple to survive tunnel better.

[nocturne siren]

Builds don't have to be perfect but the brain cells and group damage needs to be there

[turbid sapphire]

I would like to mention I personaly use this. this has a bit of risk playing reckless, but its more fun than marshmello scorpio
ignore the talent on asc pls, its supposed to be brazen. I took this immediately after using yllo strkr

Im working on trying to run my hf into cd, but with mixed results. its effective but suffers vs dogs

I ran backfire awhile, but if you get cc'd or knockbacked over and over, it often leaves you with nothing to fight the bleed

trial and error

[turbid sapphire]

basically this. you either use pfe, and know your job is to facetank the hunter with marshmello scorpio, or your an all red and let someone else do it. but if your all all red, the person with top dmg is gonna kiss the floor when 2 hunters glare at him

aggro in div respects range and dmg. but in my experience, range first.

[hazy pendant]

Guy's how can I acquire the chillout mask?

[inner tendon]

@hazy pendant As it's an event item, only when an event that can drop it is active.
Or during xmas time when the Loot Goblin has the event stuff added to their pool, which should be some time this month.

[hazy pendant]

@inner tendon thanks rivens

[turbid sapphire]

@upper niche

[visual current]

Question: Fox's Prayer kneepads are they a keeper or am I looking just for the gloves ?

[turbid sapphire]

contractor gloves you mean? foxs prayer knees are good, but often youll only use them if specific builds or build that have a set bonus chest. because they are an excellent dmg add on as a dmg amp, but between memento or overdogs, 2 of the best exo options, you only have 1 more option outside of 4 set bonus pieces

if you dont use an exo, some dont, they are an excellent add on
imo, I take them over contractor gloves, always.

was mniding my own business, thinking about hc and how I was gonna smuggle a mariokart pistol onto it -_- and checkled map out of boredom

I thought bountys had a max time

[inner tendon]

Yep, that's fairly standard when you can obtain a bounty repeatedly.
You can see a similar thing if you farm enough "give me a bounty" activities in the regular game. There's only a limited number of names available.

e.g. just last week, I killed the same True Sons boss 3 times.

[turbid sapphire]

Iv had my bounty list cleared over time. I never do bountys unless I need named for some reason, but my bountys tend to clear after like 2 weeks. I wonder if itll stay as its event type

[inner tendon]

Bounties just stay there, it's why I have about 500 at the Archive safe house.

It's best not to discuss how you're going to perform an exploit on the official server.

[turbid sapphire]

thats an exploit? pardon? if it was wouldnt ubi make the bounty timed?

[inner tendon]

You'd have to ask an actual dev, but regardless: trying to exploit the way the game works is not a topic that can be discussed on this server.

[turbid sapphire]

out of curiousity, does this server think that multiple characters participating in daily or weekly rewards on same acocunt an exploit?

[inner tendon]

You'll have to ask the hive-mind that is the server.

[turbid sapphire]

I am.

[inner tendon]

but later, it's on its collective coffee break.

[turbid sapphire]

Im trying to clarify if "exploits" as designed by "moderators" here, mean literal to a fault, or actions that actively promote in game unfair advantage. like normal servers.
Ill have to ask later I suppose.

[inner tendon]

Love the quotes around moderators.
and yes I know you're going to do a "gotcha" on that comment, I truly do not care.

[turbid sapphire]

Iv had 2 posts removed, for "exploit" one showing a direction, which the game as intended spawned trying to kill you. and offering a bounty oppertunity that offers a gear piece, coveted but not game breaking, since devs havent made it limited.

in case your confused. when a door specifically spawns all enemys looking at you, this is dev intended. but like I said "exploits"

the game is trying to push the wave at the player, offering a diffculty. this is why its not an exploit

yes, in manning, you get them from above, but this is not repeated in Lincoln, the other known one

just food for thought.

[inner tendon]

Literally anything I say you have a snap-back for, so I'm just going to do this officially in the future.
You've been informed what the result is.
That's all I'm going to say on the matter.

[turbid sapphire]

sure.

I have a snap back btw, because I rarely (clarifing this, as everyone can make a mistake) do anything accidently. I have thought through my responce, my reaction and my justifcation over and over. I live by "do nothing you wouldnt want your grandma to see on the front page of the newspaper." impulse is for people who have inner work to do (myself included, every day is a learning experience as my duo teaches me)

[pseudo tundra]

similar actions to what was mentioned before have been used in the first game to tilt the scales of leaderboards with rewards directly related to it

so that could be considered exploit due happenings in the first game

[turbid sapphire]

Will drop it bird shot. pls tell them too as well. no more gotcha etc

[pseudo tundra]

i hope this clarifies a bit more

[pseudo tundra]

then there is no need to try to get the last word

[coral mural]

Lol why do I have gold on Lexington but only reached silver on stack broker

[inner tendon]

the Stack Broker gold tier was further back.

[coral mural]

:(

[inner tendon]

"played a div game on that account before march 11, 2019"

that does count div1.

[coral mural]

Oh ok thanks

[turbid sapphire]

hm. this was the person who showed me the existence of div. this the first line of our first dms'. interesting

not argueing, genuinely interested

[winter mason]

I guess the rng was on my side today

[turbid sapphire]

holy, I had to run through 2 steam account to find this. yyy, appearently I found div in 2018 and ignored its existence until I was friends with that person

[winter mason]

Im so unlucky didn't get any of those from prestige caches, will they ever comeback?

[desert thunder]

Did they reset everything my hud and sounds are back to factory settings

[pale path]

quick question, is the Caretaker AR only 1 per account for the event? I scrapped mine by accident and tried getting it on my alt, but my shepparrd level on my alty level 7 and it shows thats its complete. Does it mean i can't get it anymore?

[turbid sapphire]

Other characters can farm the event

[pale path]

But apparently I finishedd the project after level 6?

[vernal maple]

for the life of me i can't figure out when cassie spawns, shouldn't she be open right now?

[upper niche]

What am I looking at ?

[upper niche]

For me Cassie opens in 1 day 6 hrs

[kind cove]

What was the requirement for the gold skin on the new shotgun?

[cold pumice]

PLay a Div game before March 11 2019

[kind cove]

Ah

So they made the veteran reward actually live up to its title this time thats fair

[turbid sapphire]

It's a mechanic not a bug. Make sure to use as needed

[sharp osprey]

Not sure, but it might be like the regular project. If you move it from your stash onto another character, you might be able to get another one during the project again.

[delicate tartan]

I would like to reconfigure my provocator but got no blueprint, how can i reconfigure it, same with overdogs

Why dont they add it at the craft station anya

[cold pumice]

Overdogs blueprint won't be available until next season when it enters the general loot pool.

[minor ferry]

is the 10% weapon damage and AMP?

[cloud lichen]

are 4-5 directive control points like the best to get fast shd lvls?

[minor ferry]

for all intents and purposes, yes. but imo its a bit more efficient to do priority objectives with XP as reward with those 4 directives. Otherwise just CPs yeah

[slim elk]

if you don't count NBA cheesing then yes, they are the best method

even faster with a Hotshot/one shot build and if you master how to clear one control point, plus it has to have reduced Travel Time and bla bla bla...
For more info on this method check pins for "Control Point XP Farming"

[left ravine]

Heroic, all directives, open world events. Especially public executions

[slim elk]

I gotta say that PE's are third* best

[delicate tartan]

I wonder especially provocator, but lucky i had resourches, materials

[copper zodiac]

Do you think the Shroud woulda worked a lot better if its priorities also sort by enemy's Veterancy? (Named first before Yellows)

[sharp osprey]

Throw the over dogs gloves on balances it out pretty good.

[copper zodiac]

No other way without use of another item?

[turbid sapphire]

supposedly doing smol open world missions with 5 directives is faster than cps. in my exp however I clear cps in 3:30, so I cant be half assed

this isnt impressive, this isnt a meta build or "optimal" so your experience will likely be faster

also I derped for 9 years forgetting what "call reinforcement" was, so, prob 3 ish minutes

[slim elk]

Give me a few minutes and I will be pleased to discuss this with you in depth

[cloud lichen]

aight ty for info all

[sharp osprey]

Haven’t tried to be honest

[turbid sapphire]

I was able to isolate the effect. as long as you can activate an ammo crate, through low ammo stores, you will always regen 1 grenade. this works after useing a grenade but if you use two, you will only regen 1. because this is inconsistent this is likely not intended, but it is usable for all players

you may be able to get another if an effect grants a grenade through a cd, I forget which effect does this, either acosta or collector, but Im not gonna test that cuz I dislike both. but it may alter the effect as it seems the grenade grant is based on grenade count value altering. so possible a grenade count alternating will grant an additional ammo box grant

you mentioned you use acosta, so this may be the effect

[fluid rover]

Just started Div2, got the Stack Broker. Do I gotta wait to level 40 to equip it?

[slim elk]

if it says lvl40 then yes

[fluid rover]

Is there a good wiki for the game?

[slim elk]

there's a couple of persons working on a community guide with excellent info, but don't worry about anything until you're lvl40 like builds, endgame content, etc

Right now just focus on playing the game and understanding what it tells you

[opal remnant]

is there is a server restart?

[drowsy needle]

No ui bug, restart.

[opal remnant]

@drowsy needle thx

[fluid rover]

So LMGs are the best weapon in a generic sense just like in Div1?

Just got my first LMG and it's like coming home.

[tough bear]

Has anyone found significance with the soldier locked inside the porta potty? Or is she just there to reference another manifestation of Alex?

[turbid sapphire]

can you let them take a holiday log in peace?

[tough bear]

You know, that's fair.

[pseudo tundra]

ARs tend to be more popular

[fluid rover]

But you can drive nails with LMGs. I mean, once you get them started.

[cold pumice]

ARs have the best balance of accuracy, damage, ROF, handling, reload, versatility and utility.

[real cypress]

lmgs are very fun to use too

if you can get the tinkerer's mask, you will have the best time with lmgs

[tough bear]

It's these traits of ARs that make them my default archetype when I wanna do something with whacky experimental builds that usually go nowhere. It really helps that Lexington's line feels the best to use out of all of them. The MK16 archetypes are up there, too.

Doesn't mean the categories don't have their place. ARs are simply the easiest to learn and build around.

That said, I have been doing brainless Legendary and Master runs with the Bullet King and Tipping Scales with the Turmoil kneepads lmao.

[slim elk]

gdoc on xp farming

If I still were in my golden days back when I played on xbox, I would've already crushed my record which was ~2:40mins at that time

oh shoot I said a few minutes and it took me 5 hours LOL

[tribal hemlock]

They're on par with each other. LMGs are very popular during seasonal content that has RPM buffs like the current one. The biggest disadvantage LMGs have is that you can't use them with a shield.

Their peak performance is higher than ARs due to the large mag size (or in the case of Bullet King infinite mag size) and the seasonal buffs make up for lacking burst DPS.

[turbid sapphire]

Ima take a sec and see if I can beat that, cuz Im sleepy but still need to eat rice, brb

2:40 grumbles sadly

[slim elk]

I also forgot to mention that I dedicated half of my xbox playtime in that specific control point, The Sinkhole.

I do not recommend it.

[turbid sapphire]

yyy agree, I chose it cuz it was hyena, no hs cheese, and super spread out

reminds me of cd containment

sigh, hyenas are so troll. Ill do this tomorrow, sleepy

they keep running 🙁

[quasi badger]

So I’ve started playing and the gameplay is super fun but I’m about to stop playing because the game is so frustrating.

I log in and see a project to get a shepherd rank. The game doesn’t tell you anything about it, how to do it, etc. I look it up and find out how, so I go on this mission with some people helping them out and then the mission randomly fails and we are back at the beginning. It felt like the biggest waste of time and I still didn’t get a shepherd rank.

It’s just so unclear what to do and how to do it, making this fun game equally frustrating

[pseudo tundra]

Shepard is mostly for late game players to help new

[turbid sapphire]

The point of shepherd is not to necessarily succeed at the task. It's not matchmaking. In shepherding, the point is to help the person who asked for it. This might not even be the task, it could be showing them a build, helping them get an exotic, shepherding is not something that you should do if it's a checklist. I understand that right now there's a project, but... Ubisoft has dumb ideas sometimes

Keep in mind, what's your getting from the person doesn't come from finishing a mission. It comes from them voluntarily voting you as a helpful person

[quasi badger]

Regardless if I think of it as a checklist or not, it is good to know what completes the task and that’s my issue. I log in and have no idea wtf to do or how to do it, so I do something and then it feels like I wasted my time.

[fluid rover]

"Journey rewards available. Collect them in the menu."
Which menu?

[mellow trout]

You just help the player who called for backup

Keep them company and you'll get endorsements which are what boost the rank

[mellow trout]

Did you check the menu labelled "Journey"

[fluid rover]

No because I'm too stupid to find it, seems like. Give me a hint where it's at? It's my first day playing Div2.
I tried the ESC menu and the inventory and I'm outta ideas, @mellow trout.

[wispy merlin]

esc > seasons

[fluid rover]

seasons, gawd. Thank you.

[wispy merlin]

yeah it's not the best designed menu system out there

[fluid rover]

lol all those components and no carbon fiber

[brittle walrus]

I need some help. The game was working well. Suddenly, I disabled a filter keys option on my windows and the game starts lagging. I restarted the game, and it was working fine for the first 5 minutes until it started to lag again

[rugged stratus]

a lot of times when a restart is required you would need to restart ubiconnect as well...
after that , you would restart pc... then if all else fails, maybe put the setting back where you started just to verify that was the cause.

[real cypress]

I was gonna ask how does btsu gloves give you so much hive refill speed then i realized 15% hive skill haste per skill tier so 6 would be 90%

while birdies only give half of that

now i know why my hive takes eons to recharge when i dont have btsu gloves on omg

wait so if i have btsu gloves on for hive quick recharge rate, do i need to stack skill haste anymore

[fluid rover]

so there's not much point buying the pact season pass right? There's only a couple days left?

and I'm level 8.

[limpid sequoia]

how do i get the tempest again? is it floor 100 leggo summit or am i misremembering?

[green wyvern]

floor 100 summit has a chance i believe about 45% on legendary or the pact climax mission you will always get it for your first time completing it on master and lower difficulties for a chance for it

[limpid sequoia]

oh is it in the climax mission? i thought they removed it from master climax
or am i thinking of a different one

[green wyvern]

im pretty sure it has both blacklisters and tempest atleast thats what i got when i did it on master

[rugged stratus]

they had to temporarily shut down manager climax because tempest was dropping there early in the season. probably what youre thinking of

[limpid sequoia]

yeah that, i remember now
the pact climax mission isn't playable currently though no? still have to wait a few weeks?

[rugged stratus]

you can run it now

actually just had tempest drop from heroic climax

[limpid sequoia]

oh cool

how good is the tempest actually?

talent seems kind of meh but is the weapon itself strong?

[rugged stratus]

tbh, havent even used it yet

[copper zodiac]

Is there a use for The Blacklisters other than being "The Sacrifice but 10x the downside"

[rugged stratus]

afaik it works with all types of damage, so viable on skill builds

[tribal hemlock]

someone might find a creative use for them but i haven't seen one yet

if it does exist, it's going to be very encounter specific and niche

like "for this boss room use blacklisters and tag this thing then shoot everything else"

for general play it's DOA imo

[copper zodiac]

I mean.
It's def going to skill builds for one sinceit's ALL DMG amp.

[upper niche]

You could be right, i'll keep an observant eye on that, as for the Acosta and Collector, the best use for them for me is with a status effect build using incendiary grenades 🔥 💥 🔥

[tribal hemlock]

We'll see. I suspect skill builds will run into the same problem DPS builds do. There are a lot of times when an enemy is high threat, near you, and needs to go down fast. A turret/drone build will focus both skills on that enemy and shoot at it with a weapon. While shooting, some chip damage is unavoidable and a good player can position so they take as little of it as possible; but with Blacklisters you're instantly healthgated as soon as you get shot.

I used them for about a week in solo and group settings. There were just a lot of little issues like... I'd tag an enemy far away (b/c I don't want them shooting me) and a teammate would take them out. Then I needed to find someone new to tag. Easier said than done in harder content.

That's chip damage while wearing glass cannon (so what your typical skill damage build has).

That's a little burst from a marked enemy w/ blacklisters.

People that don't use glass think that using glass is like the second video. But glass isn't that bad if you react quickly to being shot and/or peek in a way that only a few bullets will hit you.

[clever fjord]

What burst that was a single bullet LMAO

[tribal hemlock]

Yea. If glass was like blacklisters then no one would use it. Even on skill builds. Especially in heroic content and above where wipe means restart.

I could be wrong though. I don't use turret/drone so I'm not familiar with all the different ways people use it. Maybe for some content it'll work if you play very passively and hide.

[somber pumice]

Tried it on some HE set ups with the guide, ultimately it’s kinda middling results

Best “success” if you wanna call it that I had was the Drone/turret builds but it was just like a mild output increase for a lot of headache

[snow cargo]

Problem with that is that we can change it's core and creates issues with some builds.

I've cleared a few section with ND on Blacklister

[tribal hemlock]

I can see that. Basically the same result with DPS. Extra damage is nice but it makes hard encounters even harder. Some of them don't need to be any harder 😄

[cold pumice]

Yes, Expertuse surge. We had one a few weeks ago. Doubles materials from all sources

Although I wouldnt save the scav points until its been announced tbh

Because we might not get one next season. We might get something else.

Not like SHD points are hard to get, and events are announced in good time

[inner tendon]

The best way to get extra Scav points to spend is farming for XP during a 5x SHD xp event.
1000 levels of extra is a nice bonus.

[tribal hemlock]

Yes. Unallocate that point from your specialization tree. Like this (for every specialization):

You did it right when every specialization has 10 points to allocate.

[steep void]

U can allocate last 10 points to pistol as well it doesn't take stash space

[tribal hemlock]

A lot of people unallocate them because it's annoying to have them there.

If they're never used. Just noise in the stash.

[steep void]

Yes i also do the same

[plain wigeon]

Hello, I'm new here. Can I ask about some minor bugs here?

[mellow trout]

If you need help just shoot

[slim elk]

why ask to ask? Just ask

[winter mason]

Loot RNG in Division 2: ‘Here, have the same knee pads… for the 47th time.’

[left plinth]

Does these 2 stats combined from all the followings:
Weapons + Attachments + Attributes
Armors + Attributes + Gear Mods
SHD Watch bonus?

I feel like CHC is too much and could be even more than what is currently displayed because of my St Elmo Attachments

[steep void]

Yes

[steep void]

Yes chc is capped at 60% normally, and it combines all slots everywhere in build

[nocturne siren]

You've got 1 too many CHC mods on most likely. Drop it down one and you should be at ~57% - 60% CHC and 142% CHD

Which is a perfect spot to be in for CHC : CHD

[cold pumice]

All sources of xp

[lime crypt]

When does the next season start?

[upper niche]

So when I call-for-backup, some first timers get an automatic endorsement, but I can still endorse them manually soon after, does that mean they're getting two endorsements from me in the same mission or just the one ? 🤔

[upper niche]

I unofficially heard its the 2nd Dec 🤔

[cold pumice]

Tuesday

[pseudo tundra]

two endorsements

[upper niche]

Hmmm, just that I've never answered a call for back-up ever, so wouldn't have a clue about it☹️

[turbid sapphire]

so someone mentioed something, dorky did. they said dtooc wasnt an amp. Im sitting here wondering why did I think it was, to the point where I was certain and not like strega passed info

I remembered. its because dtooc buffs melee

I tested this back when overdogs came out and I ran it into LD and claws out. for those who dont know what melee stat is. it completely unaffected by all dmg increases except amp or "melee"

including the "striker amplified"

Im gonna run this again to make sure I didnt remember incorrectly but Im 99% certain dtooc boost melee, so will test

same weapon. the only diff used was dtooc.

same enemy too.

its fine if dtooc multiples at some point, but dtooc does buff melee. this is impossible outside of melee stat or amp. even red cores are ignored @cold pumice

these are the 2 f2k's used, you can tell which is which by the "prof no upgrades"

[steep void]

Automatic one is 3 points while ur given one is 1 point, technically its 2 endorsement but i consider as 1 endorsement of total 4 points divided in a way

[pseudo tundra]

Are you sure you are not getting things mixed up due the extra XP event?

[cold pumice]

No.

It's because Dttooc is additive with other Dttooc sources.

Amps do not add to anything else before calculation, ever. That's why they're amps.

If you have 2 different amps on a build, they are multiplied separately (known as Multiplicative damage)

If you have 2 sources of Dttooc (eg Fox's Prayer and Weapon attribute) they are added together before damage calculation.

[turbid sapphire]

so, if I remove ovd, itll not buff?

thats the only known amp

[cold pumice]

So, while you can technically treat Dttooc as an amplifier, if it only has a single source on a build. It is in fact, not.

[turbid sapphire]

so, for context, the first shot is no dtooc, using f2k, the second is like 8%? dtooc using ftooc, the third is 10% dtooc using backup broomstick

the build used

there are no amps on this, not 1 bullet was fired, I had no stacks and no team mates

there is no modifiers either

it literally buffs every time the dtooc applies or increases

no stacks, no bullets, no known sources of amp outside of the weapon

[pseudo tundra]

smarter people can correct me, but out of cover is multiplicative to other damages, but isnt multiplicative with itself
so having 10% out of cover from one source and 8% from another will just result in = damage*1.18
while other "true amps" let's say wont be added in the same way and instead would have been = damage ** 1.10 * *1.08

god i hate formating things

[snow cargo]

Bud... It should not take you this many posts to explain something. Make one or 2 detailed posted all in one.
I try to read some of it and I get lost.

[turbid sapphire]

this is fine, but the fundmentl issue remains. dtooc is being specified as a "amp amp" for layman terms. it amps, amps, but does nothing by itself. in this build, there are 0 amps, outside of dtooc. melee is only buffable by amp or melee stats. so if all this is true, why does it consistently buff every dtooc application

[snow cargo]

In the past you understood how dmg works idk why you're making such a big deal of it now.

[forest otter]

That sounds about right.

[left ravine]

Looks like I'm not the only one to do this

[snow cargo]

You're a bit more concise than how he's doing it.

[turbid sapphire]

that is not helpful. stop repeating. define whgy a build with 0 amps, except dtooc, increases its melee. dont use spreadsheets.

[snow cargo]

We can math it right here.

[snow cargo]

Is this the build and which F2k is being used?

[forest otter]

I can spot a few things. You are throwing in too many other variables. Your experiment has no control.

[pseudo tundra]

also punching something with armor, are you punching while holding what weapon

[forest otter]

Overdogs, AR's have inherrent damage to health, etc

[turbid sapphire]

Ok. I will be extremely concise and minimal.

the known math statment is "dtooc does no amplication if no other amps are incorporated"

no amps cept dtooc exist.

melee cannot be buffed outside of melee and amp.

CO holster is not an amp.

melee is being consecutively buffed with each stronger variant of dtooc applied.

no modifiers are used. no team is used. no set bonus or talent is used

[snow cargo]

I still don't get this context.
He showed 3 dmgs number that hit armor
Then has a clip of meleeing something 3 times.
What is the point here.

[turbid sapphire]

f2k no skin, has no dtooc, f2k with skin has 8%, backup broomstick has 10%

[snow cargo]

dtooc does no amplication if no other amps are incorporated
First off this statement makes no sense.
DTTooC is it own category of damage.

[pseudo tundra]

the known math statment is "dtooc does no amplication if no other amps are incorporated"
pretty sure this contradicts the image people posted
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/553520755103760385/1444703382815117433/image.png?ex=692dac5f&is=692c5adf&hm=7c6ee492973c3dd143c9403b45fd7f71c5e7103c0b17a498fd6242ee850f3838&

which is as far as i am aware is how it works

out of cover is a binary, is enemy on cover Y/N? to apply

[turbid sapphire]

Ok, so I will state why Im specificaly confused. Yesterday, dorky stated, (or some day) dtooc is not an amp. I was confused by this, because I knew it operated as an amp. this example shows this. I want to know if dtooc is not an amp why it buffs melee dmg

[pseudo tundra]

you even have funky stuff like dots being affected by holding a shotgun against enemy with armor

dtooc is multiplicative but let's say it's not "true amp" because it adds to itself

[turbid sapphire]

I dont care about any other dmg type, enemy type or otherwise. why does dtooc affect melee.

[pseudo tundra]

is the enemy in cover?

[snow cargo]

He is right. DTTooC is not an AMP source.

[pseudo tundra]

thats the only question

[snow cargo]

Does it? Do you know what your base melee dmg is?

[turbid sapphire]

no their not. but that applies to dtooc specfic function. damage to target out of cover this is a amp trigger.

[snow cargo]

Stop saying amp..

[turbid sapphire]

lets go at this another way. what buffs melee dmg?

[snow cargo]

you've misconstrued this by a mile

[pseudo tundra]

i will assume, damage to armor if hitting an enemy with armor, same logic to damage to health, also out of cover, any residual amp that isnt related to gun shots

[snow cargo]

First off what's the base melee dmg?

[turbid sapphire]

answer question pls. dont use my wording. we are going to use yours. what buffs melee dmg

[pseudo tundra]

what is an amp trigger?

[snow cargo]

But you're using the wrong wording with in the question...

[turbid sapphire]

wait. want chow to explain what buffs melee

[snow cargo]

I will not answer question that is not a valid question or context behind it.

[pseudo tundra]

if something multiplies damage doesnt mean it's amp

[turbid sapphire]

it is valid. it is the entire point of this.

[pseudo tundra]

it's called amp if multiplies all other damage sources including other things that use the terminology amp

out of cover and striker are multiplicatives for calculations with eachother

[turbid sapphire]

the point is melee can only be buffed by amp or melee stats. there NO other appliable dmg increasers. You cant. but, since I cant word or semantic properly, I will break it down, and have you work it back up.

[pseudo tundra]

but out of cover will not multiply it's damage with other out of cover

[snow cargo]

I guess I'm gonna go find out what the base melee dmg since he hasn't answer that part

If you were logical about this you'd find this first.

I do not know everything melee dmg in this game. nor I have ever cared to do so.

[pseudo tundra]

i'm curious where did you pull out this

[snow cargo]

And why it's passively trolly about it all.

[turbid sapphire]

So. I will now give what I know about melee. it will answer chows question.

there is a base melee value. we are going to call this "1"

melee cant buffed except +melee dmg% or an amp

claws out offers 500%, so "1" is now 5.

amp alter melee, nothing else does.

your weapon choice does not change your base melee value

red cores do not buff melee. talents outside of melee and amp do not buff melee, no x weapon buff will buff melee when using x weapon

the answer to all of this is why does a not amp value affect a stat that is impossible to buff without amp dmg tpye

@pseudo tundra a x trigger is how a stat or talent procs on a specific event that has been achieved. in this case "damae to target out of cover" will activate, outside of the cover. this acts as a trigger, in this case its an amp

[pseudo tundra]

no it's multiplicative, people only call amp what is never added

there is no AMP + AMP

[turbid sapphire]

why. does. it. buff melee. why am I talking to walls.

[pseudo tundra]

there is only AMP * AMP

because out of cover * AMP

but also out cover + out of cover

so out of cover is not amp

because it didnt follow the rule of "no AMP + AMP"

[turbid sapphire]

@forest otter this is why this is my name. I know things that dont apply to spreadsheets, because I learn visualy, not with math. but, because the game is inherently contradictory, my name comes treue

[pseudo tundra]

hollow point and striker are both amps

but you dont go Hollow point + Striker in math

[turbid sapphire]

none of that answer why dtooc buffs melee

if you find why dtooc buffs melee, everything will become clear

[pseudo tundra]

it always did and you are going wrong by saying that if it multiplies damage it's called amp

[turbid sapphire]

why.

[snow cargo]

HSD is counts towards melee

[turbid sapphire]

I tested that btw. no it doesnt.

[pseudo tundra]

because the term AMP is used to things that are purely multiplicative even with itself

[turbid sapphire]

will prove it.

[snow cargo]

And DTTooC works like it would

[turbid sapphire]

Im talking to walls. no one knows why dtooc boosts melee

I do, but Im wrong cuz dtooc isnt an amp

[pseudo tundra]

it only buffs if the enemy is out of cover

[snow cargo]

what faction has healer box again?

[oak talon]

WHO HAS EVER SAID ONLY AMPS BUFF MELEE,

[turbid sapphire]

I did. because I tested tons of weapons.

[pseudo tundra]

does damage out of cover adds or multiply with itself?

[oak talon]

you picked two things and smakced them together and then in that melee with yourself confused not only the hell out of yourself, but others too

[turbid sapphire]

one sec. need to break this dum hs myth

I tested sniper melee vs ar melee, 2 months ago. sniper didnt do more melee. but sniper inherently buffs your hs

[oak talon]

YOU WERE WRONG, and then you atributed it to others, i at this point do not know if you are actively ragebaiting in here all the time, or if you are actually this dense?

[turbid sapphire]

iKia, what buffs melee.

[snow cargo]

stop using buff has a term here.

[turbid sapphire]

no

[oak talon]

because i would love this to be just a act, but i get the feeling it is not is it? it owuld be oscar worthy if it was

[turbid sapphire]

I want to know what buffs boosts, increases, makes bigger melee dmg

[snow cargo]

What count towards Melee....

[oak talon]

Melee +% stats, DTA, DTH, DTTOOC, from all sources amps, and debuffs upon the enemy, you were nowhere close

[forest otter]

The whole point of a spreadsheet is to put mathematical formulas in a form that is visually understandable

[pseudo tundra]

#ask-td2-community message but replace weapon damage for melee damage

thats it

you are overthinking

[turbid sapphire]

hs stat vs melee

[forest otter]

I am a graphic designer and photographer in real life. I know a thing or two about visual arts.

[turbid sapphire]

sr-1 vs lex

[pseudo tundra]

i punched a red and elite with the same weapon that was an AR, i think damage to health is applied somewhere in there

[oak talon]

could you atleast try to convey what you are trying to show, am i just supposed to know what you are trying to show here?

[turbid sapphire]

this is an sr-1 with dtooc, smashing the same enemy as a lex with dtooc, in this picture the enemy is identical. however, your headshot stat is not. equipting sr-1 will immediately grant your stat screen +90 or some odds.

[pseudo tundra]

i have now punched a red and elite with a shotgun that has damage to armor and out of cover

[turbid sapphire]

but I figured, weapon swap doesnt work. so I also tested headshot mod. I can be wrong whbich is why Im doing all this. I want to understand not be right

[oak talon]

even if you could headshot with melee, which you cant, and the number always being white would easily show that, even if you could, what would make you think you did there while aiming at the body?

[oak talon]

i gave you the list, why are you even going after other stuff?

[pseudo tundra]

because they think differently

therefore even if proved wrong nothing changes

[turbid sapphire]

one sec. I will scorll up. Id like to ask something. does aiming at the head buff the melee when using hs

[pseudo tundra]

i just proved that some other stats outside of amp multiplies melee damage

but that wont be relevant

because they will just keep calling out of cover as amp

because they decided that only amp multiplies melee

so it multiplies melee it must be amp

when it's not what the community uses as defininition for amp

so you are stuck in limbo

[oak talon]

I LITERALLY CANT, im out, read if you want to understand, i laid out that you CAN NOT HEADSHOT with melee two seconds ago

[turbid sapphire]

the reason why I didnt remark is all of my examples have been exact same combat and enem,y, yours are different. this is relevant becuse melee value is calaculated per enemy, and attributed defencsive stats.

a raid boos will take different dmg than say a red enemy

[pseudo tundra]

enemies dont have defensive weird damage resistance unless it's a stated mechanic of such encounter, raids are the last thing you want to pull here

also for argument sake

last number is me shooting a target on the shooting range to see that headshots will appear red

[snow cargo]

I was wrong. I put something else on or had the wrong weapon out when I my numbers changed

[pseudo tundra]

while the melee kept the white number

enemies do have hazard protection that scales with veterancy, which affects status effect not raw numbers

[snow cargo]

is correct

[pseudo tundra]

headshoting an elite and red with the same sniper should give the same damage

[pseudo tundra]

i shoot a red enemy, a veteran, an elite and named enemies, only the red enemy took extra damage because i tested with an AR, the rest of them all took same damage, so enemy veterancy doesnt affect damage takens

[upper niche]

I just realized why I asked what I was looking at, your video didn't play for me, it was static, although the time-line was moving 😱 🤔

[turbid sapphire]

Ok. so Im going to round all this off, because a lot of answers have come in, going to sum it and drop it. cuz no one can really answer this.

chow said hs buffs melee. I used an sr-1 and a lex, giveing my self immediate different hs value. the melee value stayed the same

ikia said more than amp buffs melee. they said dmg to armor, dmg to health, dtooc, and amps as well as melee. and debuffs

I said, amp and melee are all that buff melee

@snow cargo I just saw that, the issues is in the situation, the enemy had 0 debuffs, they had the exact deffencsive value, and only dth and dta were differnt.

finally dorky said "dtooc" is not an amp. I disagreed and asked him to define why it applys to melee

my final point. 2 acrs. same health dmg, one max dtooc, one not. no debuffs, a red black tusk no armor enemy. no stacks, no amps, no talents. thats all. dtooc buffed the dmg. without amp help. thanks

hence.. my new name.

[snow cargo]

Is your answer

[pseudo tundra]

'im going to regret this extremely

why are the damage number blues if you punched a red enemy with no armor

[snow cargo]

Throw you back on ignore.

You just trolled a few of us for something you could of done a figured it out yourself. You just didn't factor everything.

[turbid sapphire]

same test, but bullets. no talents, no skills, no team, no buffs, same enemy, no armor...

dropping this. I will always be wrong after all.

I took the pic of the crit one before I removed the mods. but irrelvant

[oak talon]

you are and were wrong, you could not even get your own discription right on the first example above, a RED blacktusk gave you blue damage numbers on melee hit did it?
holly persecution complex....

[turbid sapphire]

maybe it was purple?

I dont know. I only hit it twice. this isnt the point. you are not understanding a video game at a fundmental level. your over thinking

I will give you something to think about. you tell me your opinion and dont do anyresearch. fps is turn based videogame

if you dont know why I cant convince you of this

[oak talon]

maybe you are actually sometimes wrong then? ever consider that.
the reason you already have a reputation here as someone that is insufferable, is not that you get things wrong, but how you act when pushed on them, as you are doing again now...

you say you want to grow so much, maybe act like it

[turbid sapphire]

iKia why is fps a turn based videogame

[oak talon]

and how does dttooc applying not line up with what i said, the fundamental error you still do not seem to understand is not that dttooc is a amp, but that you assumed only amps apply to melee and therefor dttooc must be an amp, and i am not sure it has gotten trough yet that you were wrong, just in the initial assumption

[turbid sapphire]

the reason fps is a turn based game is because the fundmental building blocks of videogame havent changed since the 90s. each action inputed goes to a serer, this server takes each action 1 at a time. ping matters, which is why ping goes first. in some game a command line is implemented to allow for the other people to also kill the enemy, but this command is still applied after the first, and only work due to the command application.

[snow cargo]

Now this is a trolling commenting.

[pseudo tundra]

okay this is going beyond your point

[oak talon]

jesus, you are a master at evasion, must be nice to live as a victim all the time, everyone else must be against you because you are the hero right? here is some philosophy for you, most villians think themselves the hero, and from all i have seen from you, you have that complex on lock

[cold pumice]

Can someone tag my last statement in this...i'm lost on nwhy it's still an argument lmao

[pseudo tundra]

drop it

you asked about math and what applies to that damage

people answered that

[turbid sapphire]

the point I am making is games are fundmentaly basic, if you can understand why.

[cold pumice]

I want to read through it but there's so much crap lol

[pseudo tundra]

going on what is the meaning of life is going off topic

[turbid sapphire]

this is why I refuse to play meta, why I refuse to abuse ai. its selfregulation. anyway, take care.

[cold pumice]

Tldr: Dttooc is still NOT an AMP.

[pseudo tundra]

you ask math question you get math answer

you dont ask binary and complain apples are not perfect spheres

[snow cargo]

that was a lot.

[cold pumice]

That's a LOT of nuking lmao

[pseudo tundra]

let's keep it to in game topics

[cold pumice]

Heh, them builds eh boys?

[inner tendon]

I go to make one cup of tea, then I come back and I feel like Troy in that bit where the apartment is on fire.

[cold pumice]

Uh oh....the AI turned up

[inner tendon]

btw iKia, I tried out that tempest+tech hive setup.
Took me over 100 crafted pieces before I got double reds on all 3.
Very much worth the effort.

[oak talon]

yeah, gotta love the reds, but something about those yellows too am i right, and sometimes some blues

[cold pumice]

I used to play WoT with a guy who went to make a cup of tea one night.....

He ended up in prison for 18 months and we didn't see him for a while.

A lot can happen in 5 minutes...

[novel shard]

Hmmmmmmm what's that from if you don't mind me asking

[inner tendon]

Community, d20 episode.
you've seen the gif.

[novel shard]

I might have thank you

[cold pumice]

Sometimes the yellows and reds.

Even the reds and Blues.

Never the Yellow and Blue.

[oak talon]

glad you like it, been using it a bunch myself too, now if only pistolero would actually always turn on though for full benefits

[novel shard]

Oh I remember now that was so funny thank you rivens for reminding me

[novel shard]

Yeah yellow and blue bad combo

[novel shard]

But i prefer a balance with all three

[cold pumice]

Yellow and blue make a horrible colour that nobody wants to look at

[weak finch]

Anyone recognize this patch? Where is it from

[inner tendon]

Cursed League.

Which was about 2 years ago.

[ornate zephyr]

patrolling jianghu makes me missed some fun stuff.

[upper niche]

Talents: so does every talent have a perfect version ? 🤔

[inner tendon]

@upper niche If you check the spreadsheet, you can see a list of all the Talents for gear+guns and which do/don't have named versions.

[pseudo tundra]

not yet, some are added every season

[upper niche]

I've been looking (hoping) for perfect Adrenaline Rush, its probably one that doesn't exist 😢

[inner tendon]

Actually you're in luck, it does exist!
It's on a 'walker branded piece called "Matador".

The bit in italics is the perfect stat:
When you are within 10m of an enemy, gain 23% bonus armor for 5s. Stacks up to 3 times.
Cooldown: 5s

vs 20% at base.

[cloud lichen]

the ammo capacity trait in the shd watch only impacts the maximum amount of ammo you can carry right?

[inner tendon]

Correct, it boosts the total amount of ammo for each weapon type.

not the mag size.

[cloud lichen]

whats the thing then that gives me 1 extra bullet in like some guns?

[nocturne siren]

Reloading

[upper niche]

Wow, its almost exactly the same as the standard talent, the only difference is that the perfect is 23% and the standard is 20%, hardly worth worrying about, especially that im using it with 2.3 mil amour

[real cypress]

reloading while your gun is still chambered grants you 1 additional bullet

coz theres still a bullet in the chamber

cool detail in td2 that made me fell in love with the game

[pseudo tundra]

well with all 3 stacks you get 9% bonus armor

during it's release it was a very strong combo alongside intimidate chestpieces

[real cypress]

its kinda the point of named talents, its just slightly more powerful than the base version

can you see how bananas it would be if there was a branded ceska chest that give u perfect obliterate for 1.25% twd per stack?

[nocturne siren]

Striker chest would cease to be useful

[pseudo tundra]

i dont remember what does the perfect obliterate has now?

longer decary or more stacks?

[real cypress]

just 24 stacks

10s is already generous imo coz that got buffed from 5s

farming for ceska is a pain in the ass for new players i lowkey wish we could have gotten a named ceska chest that has p obliterate on it

[upper niche]

Yeah very slightly for sure, not much point to it really then

[real cypress]

well if it was like 50% stronger then it would make the base talent obsolete

but then named gear has the downside of being locked to that one brandset which most of the time does not benefit ur build at all

[upper niche]

I'm not talking about 50% , but 3% aint nothing to get exited about, at least there's a 5% difference with vanguard, and 5 secs less cool down, now that would be worth chasing

[real cypress]

ya i mean honestly matador is good for pvp since u typically use that with anoter w&h piece for +5% DTA

[upper niche]

But why 3 and not 5, like the countdown exo cache for 224 tokens, why not 200 or 225 at least 😁

[tribal ridge]

i left the game in 2020 and now i came back and i have no clue where to even begin

[cold pumice]

You could start by turning up the brightness

[nocturne siren]

My bro has the color filter of a dog on

[inner tendon]

Is there a way to take a screenshot+upload whilst playing on a console? Because the current method being used isn't working.

[slim elk]

not that I'm aware of

[inner tendon]

Okay google says yes, something about a create button, or a settings menu for "broadcasts". It's all a bit consoley for me.

"long press the create button" is the best I can work out. Whatever a create button is.

[clever fjord]

he's playing evil division

[nocturne siren]

Not enough God roll, need more Satan roll

[clever fjord]

reload speed bullet king

[nocturne siren]

Meta 🗣️

[slim elk]

I... don't know about that
The only thing that exists in consoles atm is joining VCs and that's it, no text chats whatsoever

[inner tendon]

This was a question about screenshots, which playstation.com seems to have info on, so idk, worth a look if you're on console.

[clever fjord]

best thing you could do is upload it on twitter...

[inner tendon]

https://www.playstation.com/en-au/support/games/capture-ps5-gameplay-screenshots/

[clever fjord]

or the better option is to upload it on a private chat with yourself on playstation then use ps app to enter the chat and download the photo there

i personally upload the photo to my usb then use my laptop to send it

[slim elk]

the way that I know for posting your console ss is:
If xbox: Upload to the cloud and download the ss from the xbox app
If PS: Send to PS app and download it from there

[inner tendon]

The last time I used a ps console was a ps3, so anything more advanced than that is beyond me.

[tribal ridge]

My fault man i have another but it doesn't look any better

[slim elk]

nah it's all good, btw, take a look at the pinned Spreadsheet in #td2-build-advice for the type of build you want to run

[minor ferry]

Can the DPS from Oxidizer build be legendary viable?

[tribal hemlock]

You need to coordinate with teammates to make oxi work in leg.

If you're just matchmaking and using oxi on your own it'll be really bad.

[minor ferry]

I have found a solution. it will however sacrifice 25% of the DPS or so. Collector chest and running gunner for foam nades

Does flash grenades make enemies stand still?

[tribal hemlock]

oxi is for wiping spawns

[minor ferry]

Not if I wanna make it do something else, and have it work somewhat.

[tribal hemlock]

good luck 👍

[minor ferry]

@tribal hemlock do you know if this is the case

[tribal hemlock]

For a very short time, yes. Not enough to stack oxi though.

[minor ferry]

is foam nades longer stun time?

[pseudo tundra]

Think so

[minor ferry]

fire doesnt make enemies stand still right?

[slim elk]

panik

[pseudo tundra]

Only for a short time

[minor ferry]

How about blinding? they also move?

[pseudo tundra]

They move

[slim elk]

same as with fire, they stay still for a sec and then move

[tribal hemlock]

yea but you need the foam to spread

[minor ferry]

soooo creeping death?

[tribal hemlock]

otherwise you'll foam like 2 dudes and 5 dudes will run off

[tribal hemlock]

yea but that'll eat into your oxi dmg

[minor ferry]

eh its okay

[tribal hemlock]

overcharging is important too

[minor ferry]

ill find a way to make it work

[tribal hemlock]

guy carrying you: 🥹

there are a few good places you can use it. like after the gate in capitol.

[minor ferry]

dude. let me F round and find out

[tribal hemlock]

pre stack it on the door before opening the gate

[minor ferry]

right

[tribal hemlock]

needs overcharge tho

this is heroic but same basic idea

[minor ferry]

OC is like 20% more damage. u mean i should do it for the radius?

[tribal hemlock]

you're stacking it

[minor ferry]

plus the extra 20% damage from OC isnt even an amp

[wispy merlin]

it still adds to its own multiplier

it doesn't have to be amp to be good, nothing else adds to it except itself

[hard blaze]

is the division 2 cross platform? 🙂

[slim elk]

nope

[wispy merlin]

cross platform but not cross progression, the game's available in all the recent platforms but you can't carry progression to another one

[drowsy needle]

Can you roll armor regen on emperors guard knees? Or can it drop or be crafted that way?

[cold pumice]

They drop with armour regen, thats their named "thing"

[left ravine]

Yes you can roll regen on them, they can also drop with it (aside from the intrinsic 1%)

[drowsy needle]

Is the blueprint tied to the reconstruction caches or just farm dz?

[left ravine]

Both

[drowsy needle]

Shepard event has those reconstruction caches right? Maybe just farm that for now.

[left ravine]

Uh Idk if there is currently a Shepherd event going on

[drowsy needle]

Last time I looked yeah was yesterday

[left ravine]

Possible, haven't played much lately

I farmed those caches from Retaliations until I got all available bps

[drowsy needle]

Thank you sir for that information you get 5 gold stars.

[left ravine]

No prob lol

[high plover]

What criteria do u have to meet to get gold skin for veteran rewards on stack broker ive played div 1 and 2 on separate consoles and got gold Lexington my friend got gold and I did not his level is lower and does not play as much as I do

[left ravine]

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/news-updates/7mCOyFewif2zBU9WLmVzQI/celebrating-our-agents-veteran-rewards-are-here

[rugged stratus]

im gonna guess that one probably needed to participate in the open beta prior to release. thats really the only way one could have logged in before the 3/11/19 afaik

[rugged stratus]

the system will look at the first login time of your current account you wish to claim the skins on. if you swapped consoles then the accounts for both will be independent of each other. gold lexington only needed a short time playing to aquire it.

[wraith flare]

I was in the open beta didnt get gold so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

support just told me idk we cant do anything its bein looked into so who knows

[wispy merlin]

some said they played div1 and it also counted for them but then i also have friends who played div1 and never got it so i don't really know...

[cold pumice]

Would it honestly be of any surprise to anyone if they somehow borked the release lol

[wraith flare]

I have a feeling it's gonna be a very common question for the upcoming stream

[rugged stratus]

thats fair 🍻

[subtle thorn]

But isnt endorsing still manually done?

[inner tendon]

@subtle thorn As the tip says: it's automatic.
They're given by themselves if the call-ee gains a threshold of XP whilst you're within the group.

most notably: shd rankups are the easiest way to tell.

[nimble spruce]

You can get both an automatic endorsement and a manual one each time you answer a call (and earn enough xp in their world)

[flint geyser]

I want to use bluescreen and either memento or coyotes mask. Any ideas for what set to use or how to make it work?

[cold pumice]

Bluescreen LMG with Negotiators dilemma and Overdogs gloves.

[calm wedge]

same. i was in open beta too but they give me silver

[upper niche]

So I was curios, after trying to kick a player from a mission as the group-leader I didn't get enough votes to do it ☹️ yet if I'm the group-leader in countdown, I could kick the whole team individually without the consent of any other player 😈 (not that I would for no good reason) ... 🤔

[oak gazelle]

open beta doesn't count, gold is for div1 players that played before the date mentioned in the article

[subtle thorn]

Oh so even if they press postpone endorsement, eventually it will be automatically given after sa certain XP is gained?

[upper niche]

My given-out endorsements always show at roughly the same place in missions, I think its after a certain time 🤔

The first one they ever get is given automatically, then you can give them a second one soon after

But if I'm wrong, we got Rivens 😉

[left plinth]

is this Lexington Good?

[real cypress]

lexington automatically comes god-rolled with DTTOOC so you can reroll your talent to any talent you want

the talent you have is sadist, which is not viable if ur running strikers

so yes you could say lex is a top tier AR to be having

[upper niche]

All guns are good, In the right hands 😉

[left plinth]

How good is it on a Heartbreaker?
Since my Striker already has Elmo

[real cypress]

uh... its just a "high-end" AR and HB works with any high-end AR

roll flatline on it and bam its good to go with HB

[left plinth]

Alrighty

[nocturne siren]

Okay, go clear Legendary Tidal Basin with the cooler

[wintry cave]

Is there any specific reason why they ended the 5x XP event a single day before the end of the season? Or is it just some arbitrary end date without any reason?

[inner tendon]

@wintry cave They always have set dates, 5x events always go for 3 days.

[upper niche]

Here's the bit you missed ("In the right hands") meaning there's someone somewhere that can do it, maybe not you, maybe not me, but there's someone that can 💥

[nocturne siren]

How tho lol cooler does 0 damage. How are you gonna kill ads with 0 damage 😂

[inner tendon]

Harsh language.

[upper niche]

Use secondary, pistol and skills, no one mentioned having to use it, I said it was a good gun in the right hands

[nocturne siren]

I get that but then you're not really using cooler for a clear, you're using skills and an entirely different weapon

Didn't think a joke would turn serious 💀

Any normal gun is good in the right hands 💯 that I do agree

[upper niche]

I'm not serious, just saying any gun, I wouldn't even class cooler as a gun, more like an ornament

[nocturne siren]

It's a gun that shoots liquid! Water gunnnn

[inner tendon]

That's not really using the Cooler then.
People have an issue if you are saying a specific gun can perform a difficult function, and then the build you use has it in a junk slot.

[upper niche]

Fill it with acid, then it'll be a good gun 😈

[nocturne siren]

If only 🙏

[inner tendon]

It's like throwing the Cooler in an SMG-9 striker setup, and saying that it's OP.

[nocturne siren]

Or saying you cleared Leggo with Quickstep but in actuality you only used it to get from Point A to Point B quicker. It didn't do any of the damage

[inner tendon]

Quickstep I'm willing to give a bit more leeway to, as it will genuinely help with clear times.

[upper niche]

Quickstep for me is just to keep up with the rest in countdown and collect loot

[nocturne siren]

I can get behind that

In this definition tho it's mainly just any gun is viable in good hands and it's not always true

[inner tendon]

I appreciate how quickly QS has changed the default pistol to use on a non determined/regulus build.
cya Kard

[nocturne siren]

I ran Kard too 😔 with finisher of all things

Kard still has some utility like on measured with a few blues, just for the extra tier in case 1 friendly walks out of range

[inner tendon]

The +1 Skill Tier was nice for the rez hive, and making other skills somewhat less awful.
but I mean, cmon. QS.

I got called a hacker just today because I was running too fast. You can't buy that kinda confidence boost.

[upper niche]

I always forgot to equip the Kurd for the extra tier, so it became worthless for me

[nocturne siren]

Good thing reporting does basically nothing, no matter how fast they go to report you 🤣

Usually I just say "inspect my build and read my pistol talent". Shuts them up quickly