ask-td2-community

[pseudo tundra]

it started with the targetted loot stuff

[stone lodge]

Loot crate in that sense

I see, thanks for the clarification!

[fallen island]

Are we expecting 3 hours maintenance tomorrow?

[river root]

Hey. I'm playing a one-shot build. Or at least I wanted to start. I put it together according to the video, and aside from the fact that in the video the weapon level is 13 and mine is 7, everything is the same. Headshot damage is even higher thanks to the season. However, in the video, the damage is around 35-50 million, but mine isn't even 20 million. It's hard to play with Kitsumi and named heroes. Anyone play/have played this and can help? Thanks.

[bright trail]

what , proto gear from loot caches was unintended?

[wispy merlin]

apparently

[left ravine]

Sad how they un-do all their accidental Ws

[wispy merlin]

snatched defeat from jaws of victory ahh moment

[left ravine]

"tHiS iS NoT WhaT wE eNviSiOned"

Maybe your vision sucks, ever thought of that? :>

Nowadays I always have to remind myself that The Division 2 is a product - nothing more

[dreamy sentinel]

for some reason i cant interact with the laptop that starts the agent kelso manhunt. the dialogue doesnt start either. any idea how to fix that?

[pseudo tundra]

You no longer need to do that

Just go to the mission and switch there

[dreamy sentinel]

but from the manhunt menu i cant start it either. it shows this when im in NY, and as well when im in DC

or i just rock up on the Stranded Tanker and thats it?

[left ravine]

FT there, interact with the mission options panel and change game mode

[pseudo tundra]

Just go stranded tanker and swithc from there

[dreamy sentinel]

i should see it here, yeah?

[left ravine]

Press and hold G

[deep ingot]

pretty sure you just hold G to swap the mission type over

[dreamy sentinel]

-.- thanks guys

[left ravine]

you blind - "toggle mission mode"

[deep ingot]

👁️ 👄 👁️

[dreamy sentinel]

deadass i need glasses man

[left ravine]

😂

[quick oracle]

I got a wierd question when a hunter steals your skill will it have different stats or your stats

[left ravine]

It doesn't matter cuz you will most likely be dead

Talking deployable skills here

[random field]

We get random stuff like small diamonds and other things right?
I think there was a way to break them down

Can't remember but did we have the ability to break those down?

[quick oracle]

Yea but my question whas do they get set stats or yours if your skill tier 6 im just curios

[left ravine]

It could be yours, it could be theirs, fact is, once they hack your drones you're dead 99% of the time

[rain mulch]

You have the ability to sell them at a vendor. The button to do so is on the bottom of the screen.

[random field]

Thanks

[tawny wagon]

What would be good skills to take to escalations tier 3-5? Reviver hive and foam? Build is Striker with Lex and MK46.

[bright trail]

i use decoy and reviver

[tawny wagon]

Oh Decoy is a good option.

[limpid agate]

Does anyone know how to fix retaliation not being able to be started. I have 300% true sons agitation but I cant start it. Also whenever I kill a true son in NBA for example the voiceline of 100% agitation being reached gets stuck in a loop.

[pseudo tundra]

try travelling to another map and back to see if it will appear on the map

[limpid agate]

already did

[rain mulch]

Try restarting?

[limpid agate]

also did that a few times

[delicate tartan]

The tomorrow manhunt is not easy, i read the solutions at rededit but dont quite know how to solve, the manhunt riddle are more complicated then all the other manhunts scouts before, other seasons

[pseudo tundra]

I dont think its harder than when you had to solve actual codes and riddles

[delicate tartan]

I know the riddles for tomorrow but hard to say solutions to 1 and 3. Second is streight forward.

[pseudo tundra]

I didnt read spoilers

But so far it has been "look faction X is attacking" 0/20

Jeez i wonder if its killing X faction

[proper plume]

Can someone explain the progress order for the game? I'm quite new, I did my 1000 SHD levels during this exp event, i am 17 expertise atm, completed all story am able to kill in heroic but sometimes I struggle (or i'm slow), I currently have a Striker St Elmo Red Core build and an OD Blue Screen build (because my elmo build was struggling with ammo with directives on), my dmg is somewhere around the 400k none crit and 800k or so crit but not sure what to do to improve or where to go

[pseudo tundra]

Should be mostly about optimizing your gear

Getting everything with max rolls, so your stats are strong and consistent and gear mods

[proper plume]

All my armour is already max on OD, my bluescreen not yet will wait for optimization event since it could get expensive

[delicate tartan]

I google it the first is hostile living world activities , since its not saying what i google. Second is ok. But can you tell me whats friendly living world activities? Those scouts for tomorrow are the biggest and longest scouts ever. It ussualy took a little time to complete but....

[proper plume]

Should I be trying to get proto gear before optimization event? I don't know how to get Proto gear or how much better it is than what I use

[humble knot]

from what i can gather hostile world activities are things like broadcasts, executions etc.. things during freeroam that aren't control points and have red activity icons. friendly world activities are things like shooting practice and hostage situations, the non control point activities that have green activity icons

could be wrong but that's how i interpret them

you'll figure out tomorrow regardless, should be very heard to deduce whether that's correct or not

[delicate tartan]

Nice thanks , i just wonder you will see its the biggest, longest scouts we have but i hope i will manage it. Its kind of booring do normal but its quickest. Cause heroic would take longer time. I want to complete them quick and easy 🙂

[tardy bramble]

I’m level 450 rn. Should leveling up be my concern rn or should farming proficiency be prioritized during x3 exp?

[winter elk]

anyone know the name of this weapon skin (on a quickstep) and if its available for free/paid etc?

[left ravine]

Cyber Pink

[dim pewter]

Was in a season pass a while ago iirc.

[left ravine]

Long time ago IIRC. It might be available via Danny Weaver caches

[winter elk]

what from the legacy caches? alr ty

[left ravine]

Yeah those two legacy caches he sells every week

[warm kelp]

Do the augmentations on weapons apply to all or just that single weapon? I’ve seen armor rolled with augments that are for weapons so I wasn’t sure

[bright jolt]

If I want to use printer filament for expertise what type of items should I target first?

[left ravine]

Only the weapon its on. And only that one is active, your secondary and sidearm don't count into it

[left ravine]

Skill/gear mods

[warm kelp]

That sucks but good to know. I figured it would work that way. So what about armor that is rolled with something that affects weapons like echo

[pseudo tundra]

Armor augments are always on

Weapon ones only when holding

[zinc mauve]

any 1 please help me to get striker gears

[left ravine]

You have seven gear items your augments are active on, equipped weapon included

[pseudo tundra]

Just farm countdown

[ember yoke]

Hello Guys, Y have a question. I'm lvl 238 SHD but i dont unlocked the SHD watch yet. Do anyone kwon why ?

[nimble spruce]

why do you say your watch isn't unlocked yet?

[ember yoke]

I can't use my SHD points

[left ravine]

Hover with your mouse over it and press SPACE

[tawny wagon]

Is the gap from escalation tier 4 to 5 how meaningful?

[ember yoke]

I will try it, thx

[livid bear]

how do i do kenly college

[left ravine]

You can't atm. It's not active

[livid bear]

good lord. feels like im playing destiny

[bright trail]

kenly college inactive there as well?

[left ravine]

Difference is, it's not a paid DLC and it's not gone for good. It's like an event, it's up once or twice a season usually

[livid bear]

no but 60% of the game

[bright trail]

no one playe kenly college when it is active. you will play like 30 minutes and then move on

[tawny wagon]

Also is a healer needed in t5?

[humble knot]

you have a 5 hour lore video to watch to make sense of the story too

[left ravine]

It's not necessary, only on higher tiers it's nice to have one

[tawny wagon]

Higher meaning 7+?

[livid bear]

idc about the story. i wanted the diamond back

[left ravine]

Get the crafting blueprint from BT Retaliations

[bright trail]

you can get diamond back

[humble knot]

yeah retals drop them like candy

[livid bear]

cool! ty

[bright trail]

speaking of kenly college. there is this one part where you have to stay near a terminal or something but there is no cover and outcast rushers run to you

legits ones yeah

i dont know that method. not sure if it is legit

[left ravine]

Don't think so

[leaden crag]

Aight i don’t wanna get banned so ill chill on it

[glossy drum]

Nope.

[left ravine]

I'd stay away from that

[bright trail]

gotta give it to people they alwats find a way

[glossy drum]

Go to the base of operations and talk to the quartermaster, if you have not already done so. People sometimes miss the notification to unlock the watch.

[ember yoke]

I already done that a lot of time's

[raven marsh]

I’m new to the escalation game mode (no keys just a DPS build). I start of tier 0 to get keys but how would I go about with matchmaking tiers 3-5 after that ??

[glossy drum]

Then you can use the relevant keybinds to add points to each of the four boosts. It literally tells you which ones to use.

[nimble spruce]

You can matchmake from the new escalation station near the countdown vendor, in the white house courtyard

[raven marsh]

TY! I can pick the tier too ?

[nimble spruce]

yes, but not the mission

[desert gulch]

from the event i got the same weapon 3 times one after the other

[eternal dew]

is it normal that after escalation completion I keep losing tokens ?
I kept doing T5 Pentagon if that helps

[bright trail]

no

[eternal dew]

yesterday morning I had enough tokens to start T10, now barely enough for T3,
but never wiped, I kept farming T5 all day

[bright trail]

were you in an escalation during one of those server disconnects ?

[eternal dew]

what do you mean ? if I got disconnected with a game error ? like Delta-03 ? yes but 99% of the time it was before starting a mission, not during.

[bright trail]

yeah , normally you only lose tokens if you wipe during the escalation. i am not aware of any other example

[vale steeple]

guys how to kill kitsunebi real quick? solo them is so painful

[tawny wagon]

Foam them and then shoot them in the head.

[pseudo tundra]

Raw damage

[rain mulch]

That only works with one of the two. The other is immune to status effects.

[tawny wagon]

Good point.

[left ravine]

There's five or six of them, with a DPS build you won't have that foam capacity

Lmg with Frenzy works well. That event AR is nice for them too

[tawny wagon]

You can usually get a couple of them and then just start mowing them down.

[left ravine]

How long does it take for you to delete one of their squads? 😄

[tawny wagon]

What seems like forever. At least solo. Usually I don't really use skills in that, I just shoot.

[left ravine]

Shouldn't take longer than a minute unless one of their bow snipers runs off to Narnia

[tawny wagon]

Honestly I've never timed it but I'm still saying it takes forever. Especially if I have to start running due to flamethrowers.

[rain mulch]

The frequency of this is frustratingly more then I'd like.

[glossy drum]

Basically if you are stuck in a loop with ronan healing, then interrupt them; eg melee.

As for the group, target any tanks present, they may share health but they can't outsmart bullet.

[dusk wolf]

Does anyone elses game always DC from servers within like 3 mins of logging in then its fine for the rest of the play session? Happened aound 10 times over the past week

[hollow reef]

Most likely because people using an exploit that cause the server to overloads.

[dusk wolf]

W ubisoft

[eternal dew]

question about prototype augments,
do augments on holstered weapons stack with the augment on the weapon I'm holding ?

[pseudo tundra]

Nope

Only the one in your hand

[obsidian ibex]

How do I increase my expertise level? I lowkey forgot how

[eternal dew]

inventory, press M, Expertise,
right there

[obsidian ibex]

Damn that simple? Aight thanks lol

[urban surge]

why does everyone say to use heartbreaker with lexington and killer but not with caretaker that has perfect killer?

[fair creek]

guys what do you recommended a new player to do ? fresh account or start from the dlc ?

i just started and know nothing ingame.

[left ravine]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tc2UDqrX0vBw-f18opih3idHlueXN7ca2HSEP_yAZDM/edit?tab=t.0
lvl 40 starter guide

[winter elk]

im trying to do the craver hunter, but i cant get the gas canisters on the boat to spawn, ive cleared the control point nearby, reloaded my game and its still not there

[tardy bramble]

Why do supply convoys wanna suddely spawn on me when im doing a control point?

[obsidian ibex]

really depends if you want a headstart or the full experience lol

[edgy pagoda]

Im lvl 23 anybody tryna play

[kind cove]

Didn’t the prototype droprates in escalation get nearly doubled recently?

[left ravine]

They got buffed, yes

[kind cove]

How good is that buff

[left ravine]

Fair

And noticable. Rip cache prototype items tho

[kind cove]

Maybe Ill go back to grinding it but still

Wasn’t very fun

[left ravine]

It's actually OK from what I can say

[ionic dome]

where can i buy stash spaces?

[tough marsh]

the expansion DLCs give additional stash spaces

[left ravine]

BfB DLC, Year 1 bundle, Anniversary bundle

[somber spoke]

it better to have crit damage or status effects on an OD build?

Using lmgs with frenzy and sadist

[left ravine]

Full red

[pseudo tundra]

crits

OD is NOT a bleed build

it's a high amp build that requires status effect to kickstart

[kindred mason]

Do all lexingtons come with DMG out of cover?

[dim pewter]

yes

[kindred mason]

is there a lexington bp? and how do i get it?

[bright jolt]

does actively using a wep vs having it equipped give the same xp to proficiency?

[wispy merlin]

no

[pseudo tundra]

Holstered weapons get a bit less

[deep ingot]

o7 for the homie, bros lost his acc in the sauce

[slim elk]

L

[deep ingot]

careful boys, those egirls of discord just want the UBI accoount 😭 dont fall victim for some pixels

[flat lake]

it's been 2 days since I donated keys and I still can't open community cache yyyy

[rugged stratus]

if its like previous events, you would need an actual key to open it after youve donated.

someone correct me if this isnt the case

[left ravine]

I've heard ppl say it's bugged for some

But try getting another key first and see if you can open the community cache then

[mellow trout]

i didnt need any to open them

[desert thunder]

I had to donate the full 80 for it to work

[mellow trout]

donated a couple at the first day of the event

[flat lake]

got another key just now, still cant open

[rugged stratus]

thats fair, thanks for checking

[desert thunder]

Like I said they want the full 80. I had todo it for it to work but the game is so bugged right now

[deep ingot]

im in a t5 escalation, my banshee pulse ability is blacked out and i cannot use it anymore 👁️ 🫦 👁️

[rugged stratus]

ai learned to hack your stuff

[inner tendon]

"your free trial to Banshee Pulse Plus has expired!"

[desert thunder]

replace it with seekers or another skilll and switch back

[desert thunder]

lol

[deep ingot]

tried said the ability is on CD, its been about 5 minutes 😄

[pseudo tundra]

fast rtavel to a teamate

that should fix it

[deep ingot]

W fast travel worked

[eternal edge]

if i have multiple faction retaliations, can i select which one i can do

[desert thunder]

Yes it'll tell you which area is being attacked so you can hover over that area and then do it

[desert thunder]

So if it said, true sons are attacking West end and hyenas are attacking Federal triangle then you can go over Federal triangle and activate it. Or if you want to do West end you can go over to the West end and do it

[eternal edge]

ok

ty

[winter elk]

could anyone invite me to the div2 secrets discord pls

[eternal edge]

my buddy has 3 black tusk retaliations and they arent on any of the maps

[left ravine]

https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/b5bymy/is_anybody_else_having_trouble_with_the_division/

[left ravine]

Kill one BT NPC and see if that helps

[eternal edge]

ok he says the black tusk doesnt have a timer on them for some reason

[left ravine]

Yes I know it is a bug

[eternal edge]

ok

it worked

[hollow spoke]

I have

One decoration I haven’t gotten too and I cannot find it

[left ravine]

Rip, you may have to go through them all again. Best to follow a guide on YT. I'd recommend RG's guide

Apparently every day three lanterns "refresh" automatically. The fun part is: you don't know which ones!

[hollow spoke]

Nvm found it

[winter elk]

ty

[hollow spoke]

How do I claim the badge or does it just Auto Unlock?

[left ravine]

Commendation

[hollow spoke]

Ugh

Lexington or Chameleon

[left ravine]

99% Lex or equal

[hollow reef]

Keep in mind that Chameleon is smg with ar classificstion.

[tidal mango]

Question, how do you get the cherry blossom ghillie hoodie, do you gotta find all the trees around the map?

[left ravine]

I have not gotten a cosmetic by that name after finishing everything

[tidal mango]

Thats not its exact name, it's this in the picture below but I haven't seen anybody with it

[left ravine]

I'm not aware this exists atm. Will possibly be a store item?

[tidal mango]

Might be but the social media for division posted that it was an available item 😭✌🏻

[pseudo tundra]

huh really

where?

i thought they showed all itmes on stream

[left ravine]

This image is from Rogue Gold's video

[tidal mango]

Yeah I know, what im saying is the division social media posted a picture of that hoodie on there story when showing all the available items with the event

[pseudo tundra]

can you give me the link for that

[left ravine]

I haven't seen anything like that, personally

[tidal mango]

Lemme see if i can find it

[left ravine]

Bet that image is AI ^^

[tidal mango]

Nah its real, I specifically remember the division page on insta posting it to there story

It might be a store pack that hasn't released yet

[kind cove]

No its not

[left ravine]

Where is it announced/advertised?

[kind cove]

I couldve sworn it was posted somewhere by ubi but even then theres multiple details too specific for ai to pay attention to, plus gold ain’t known for ai use I don’t think

[kind cove]

Nothing here is out of place

[left ravine]

There is no mention of an outfit like this I could find 🫠

[kind cove]

Well then wait

[inner tendon]

It's almost certainly just an up-coming Store outfit.

[hollow reef]

Is he okay?

[inner tendon]

@tiny flint Oh I just dropped this picture here by accident.

[rain mulch]

No, no he's not. Call the ambulence.

[hollow reef]

Best i can do is reviver hive.

[slim elk]

he's tired, we don't sleep ever so he has finally found time to rest

[rain mulch]

You know... I never thought of that. This is true.

[obsidian ibex]

How the hell do I get automated defense parts??

[slim elk]

you craft them

[rain mulch]

Do retaliations -> convert to broken SHD watches -> convert those to Automated.

[plucky jewel]

Pray for me chat. Been hunting over dogs for a while now

[obsidian ibex]

that's...very tedious

[inner tendon]

So would you say you're getting......over Overdogs?

[hollow reef]

At least theres a fixed way to get exotics now rather than relying on completely RNG.

[rain mulch]

I mean, from what I remember, the (previously) raid exclusive weapons use them.

[plucky jewel]

Lol maybe

[hollow reef]

I mean, getting the blueprint is also RNG but eh...

[plucky jewel]

So many exodus gloves

[obsidian ibex]

Yeah I realized that just now, it's nice but it's gonna take some serious grinding lmao

[rain mulch]

Welcome to the looter shooter grind. You gotta put the time in to get that stuff.

[plucky jewel]

Also is it normal for me to target loot in summit and the exotic that drops is utterly different than what I have targeted?

[obsidian ibex]

Worst part is the wiki ain't updated smh

[rain mulch]

The Div Wiki? Funny, I'm an admin there.

[obsidian ibex]

I stand corrected it is updated, the exotic list isn't(?)

also unrelated question, how do you use the Ouroboros? The talent more specifically, 'cus I don't think intentionally setting myself on fire would be a good way to use it

[inner tendon]

Pretend Ouro doesn't have a Talent, the only benefit it really has is the fire-rate.

[obsidian ibex]

and the talent is just...there?

[inner tendon]

Basically!

[obsidian ibex]

Wow, it sounds underwhelming loll

[kind cove]

Yea

[inner tendon]

There's a reason not a lot of people use it now lol.
Just focus more on high-end SMG's with a good Talent. As is the case with most guns in div2, exotics aren't always the best choice.
I like to think of them as an "even tier" with geasets and gold stuff.

[hollow spoke]

Can you roll optimal range on a exotic?

And is it worth it over damage out of cover

[slim elk]

never

[hollow reef]

Yes and no.

[hollow spoke]

Gee

I wanna use the chameleon but I gotta use to the low optimal range lol

There’s nothing else that will increase optimal range?

[bleak oracle]

some named item

[hollow spoke]

Mmm

[pseudo tundra]

Its accuracy is the biggest problem

So the spread is god awful

[paper hill]

spot ons gonna buff that accuracy

visionario buffs the optimal range i think

[tiny flint]

yes im aware

[ionic dome]

are we gonna get the all the community share event rewards?

are these scripted that will be full if near the deadline?

[inner tendon]

We've still got 2 weeks, I can fairly safely assume that the goals will be reached.

They are from all platforms.

[ionic dome]

hopefully its scripted cause only few do the share key event

[blazing ruin]

i have problem at judiciary square the door not open how to access to get to lantern inside

[unreal solar]

I find it funny everytime i see the number slowly go up compared to how the first 2 days were since event went live..
obviously we know why

[desert furnace]

Just wondering, is it possible to apply the headshot damage multiplier to things like mini-tanks, warhounds, and the armored juggernaut guys while they still have armor?

[vale tiger]

is it worth trying for an airaldi bag

[unique adder]

Does anyone wanna help another Divison Agent get the QuickStep Pistol? I'd really appreciate it!

[slim elk]

for hotshot? yes

[left ravine]

#lfg-playstation

[slim elk]

HH stacks? it acts weird but yes, you can oneshot them although youll lose HH stacks

[unique adder]

Thanks

[vale tiger]

although i barely use hotshot/white death cause 1886 is superior xd

[desert furnace]

That's not quite what I meant. I meant as in if I spec my gear for headshot damage, will I be able to do any extra to the mentioned enemies with normal weapons?

[slim elk]

ah, nope

[tiny flint]

what am I missing to hit the 135% cap ?

ive been using this since the start of the season and idk why its capped at 117%

[left ravine]

First Compress, then Convert 1

[tiny flint]

its the same

[left ravine]

Is everything level up?

[tiny flint]

where do I check ?

[tiny flint]

lord have mercy my dmg is already insane, if I can get this ill be playing target practice

[left ravine]

Nvm that was for the active modifier

[mellow trout]

your active modifiers dont look levelled

[tiny flint]

agin where do I check ?

[left ravine]

"Active modifier"

[mellow trout]

each one grants you permanent base stacks, you can check in active modifier menu

[tiny flint]

OH WAIT cuz I havent lvled the other 2 ?

[left ravine]

Possibly

[tiny flint]

Cloud armor is lvled but opt/overload arent

[mellow trout]

yes

[tiny flint]

so jsut equip it and play ?

[mellow trout]

yes

[tiny flint]

welp boys thx for the help, may the gods of rng bless u with 20 proto drops per run

[left ravine]

I just want a god roll proto lmg but ty :]

[hollow spoke]

Is there any point of going into the darkzone anymore?

[left ravine]

FRD farming maybe

[tiny flint]

getting yahl gear/hollow man mask - also yahl parts

[oblique fjord]

To harass other players

[humble knot]

what is even recommend for someone who isn't particularly interested in pvp to step in dz to get some of the dz exclusive gear, just a build that uses pulse resistance and avoid high conflict areas?

[left ravine]

Sneaky pulse res is an option

[vale tiger]

strikers and pray there's no one else

[left ravine]

Nah, not Striker's. If you go on set up a Core Strength build with NBB

[humble knot]

nbb is ninjabike?

[left ravine]

Yup

[humble knot]

haven't gotten that yet, i'll have to find that core str build somewhere

[left ravine]

Umbra also works

[humble knot]

want to hop in to see what it's about at least and maybe score some gear, but i have no faith in my pvp ability in this game

[left ravine]

What is your SHD?

[humble knot]

1100 but i grinded like 800 levels this week, yes i had nothing better to do

[left ravine]

Yeah then you will be pretty dead if you encounter ppl, I might say

[humble knot]

figures

[left ravine]

You'll be in the SHD 1k+ bracket, the highest

I mean you can still go and see what it's about

[humble knot]

my best bet is just hopping in during graveyard hours with something that doesnt get me spotted instantly i reckon

[left ravine]

Usually you won't see ppl. But once in a while you will

Check this:
#td2-pvp-discussions message

For more builds search for images in the pvp channel

[humble knot]

oh there we go, i was looking in the build sheet before. should've checked the channel

[left ravine]

The sheet might be outdated in certain ways

The PvP starter guide could need some love:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X87BwJv-I_58WAQh_bSDXRKNLBHTOi9Wtt4Bs6Pv7bY/edit?tab=t.0

[humble knot]

yeah i've been asking about builds in the channel for the most part unless the builds are like a season or two old, didn't think to check the pvp channel for pvp builds

[left ravine]

Looking up images in the channel will show you more recent build suggestions

[humble knot]

👍 will try to get a hold of the ninjabike backpack. been keeping most core str pieces i've had drop. will also keep looking in the channel

[tardy bramble]

It would be really funny if they extended the x3 exp event for 2 more days

👀

It would be SO FUNNY if it happened haha

[inner tendon]

A x5 will almost certainly come later in this Season, just an FYI.

[tardy bramble]

I like using this sticker

[inner tendon]

x3 and x5, at least once each per season since they added them. Sometimes we've had more than one.

[tardy bramble]

😃

[limpid agate]

Great

[obsidian ibex]

How the hell do I unlock the damn door

[inner tendon]

Follow the yellow wires.

IIRC one of the boxes is in the broken room across from the area you're up in.

[obsidian ibex]

My God...

[somber spoke]

Yeah

[glossy drum]

Eventually the yellow boxes become an ingrained pattern and you find yourself shooting them before really even being cognisant that they are there.

[desert thunder]

Anyone know why they're doing this like it's not going to fix any problems. It's not going to fix the sound problem. It's not going to fix the lag legacy. It's not going to fix the key drops. It's not going to fix nothing. So what's the point on having something like this when it's not going to be fixed?

[rotund wasp]

Its so the people can to go outside and toutch gras

[desert thunder]

I live in a neighborhood where there is no grass lol

Just broken glass

[inner tendon]

Hey, both are often near sand, so enjoy it whilst you can!

[tropic ingot]

I wish they did the updates in the later night/early AM for the night gamers. 12:30 ain’t shit on the west coast USA but I do know other time zones exist. Just my night off so extra sad

[glossy drum]

I live next to a park, if you ask, I can go touch grass on your behalf. I would not mind doing so, in fact.

[desert thunder]

I wish they would do server reset when they actually have a patch to push

[glossy drum]

Do you want more keys or no?

[inner tendon]

Time-zones exist. There is no way to make it late at night for everyone.

It's late in the afternoon for me.

[tropic ingot]

This is literally why I said “I know time zones exist just sad it’s my night off”

[desert thunder]

What keys? I can get the same gear farm, the krampus and the Bounty houndsman bounties

[inner tendon]

Twas an odd comment to make.

[inner tendon]

Sakura Keys.

squads are getting another buff, and Ronin are getting a 100% drop chance.

[desert thunder]

But I can get the same gear doing the bloody houndsman

Or the krampus?

[tropic ingot]

Honestly don’t know what people are complaining about I’ve gotten 130+ in less than 10 hours of playing by the squads just spawning in over and over again in the free roam collecting lanterns

[inner tendon]

The Houndsman farm drops named items.
Sakura Gear Caches can drop protos, and lex, and quickstep.

[tropic ingot]

Have had up to 4 event squads spawn at once on me

[desert thunder]

I thought they're taking away the prototypes

[rotund wasp]

Good for you, but most people cant. Like me for example

[inner tendon]

No, that's the gear+weapon crates inside Escalation missions.

[tropic ingot]

I’ve used 128 keys for the quick step and gotten none so far so I wish I had the huntsman bounty

[inner tendon]

Okay seriously, am I reading it weird or something, the message in #server-status is not that hard to understand, right?

#server-status message

[glossy drum]

Escalation missions; not the event cache.

[glossy drum]

it's a bit open to interpretation but the news is specifically referring to 'loot crates' not caches. The actual release notes will ideally be more descriptive.

[royal briar]

In what circumstances do the ronins spawn, exactly?

[rotund wasp]

How, i opened 20 yesterday and got an Proto Quickstep

[tropic ingot]

God I wish that were me. I did get a god roll Lexington as a new player I didn’t have that so that is cool. I also got a proto type first blossom among the 50+of them I’ve gotten

I’m so tired of first blossoms at this point, those and the ripper vest

[inner tendon]

There's really no need for more description, but then again I've seen someone misspell "server" here at least 3 times today, so whatyagonnado.

[rotund wasp]

You will get it, dont worry. the event still goes 2 weeks and key drops will improve with this update. If you still have lanterns left, runn them. Thay reset the Kitsu timer

[glossy drum]

need? no. Would it help? Maybe, but that involves reading which... Yeah okay I get your point.

[inner tendon]

I'm convinced that the reason we didn't get April Fools joke items this year, is that people started asking them in tickets why they can't equip them.

[tropic ingot]

Honestly I haven’t had issues with key drops rates. My problem more than anything is having like 3+ squads spawn on me and just clap me

Earlier today I had 4 of the squads and one ronin

And I can’t even aim without getting lasered

[desert thunder]

I wonder if they're going to stop this because it really hasn't been going up

From yesterday

[mossy geyser]

Since the server is going under maintenance, will we still get the last 30 minutes of the 3x xp surge when it comes back online

[steep void]

all this keys r from spawn bug nobody gonna donate 80 keys when farming them is so hard now

[desert thunder]

fact

[inner tendon]

Nope.

[rotund wasp]

Probably no.

[desert thunder]

R8 agents well see you guys in 3 hours. Hope there's not a 2-hour added time to this. But yeah time to go play something else lol

[mossy geyser]

Thats kinda scuffed ngl

[inner tendon]

imamodiwontsaywhatimthinking

[glossy drum]

Alternative is the scuffed key drop rate, so I dunno, 30 minutes of xp gain, or like a week and a half of better key drops.

[inner tendon]

2 weeks actually!

we're 1 week down in the Event. So the bulk is still to go.

[mossy geyser]

We shouldn’t be absorbing the damage from them not testing their updates properly

[inner tendon]

It's half an hour of XP gain, chill.

[glossy drum]

damage? 30 minutes of xp gain is damage? Out of how many hundreds/ thousands of hours played?

[mossy geyser]

I’m not talking specifically about that my guy

They’ve done about 3 maintenances in the span of just over a week

[inner tendon]

Maintenances are done because they need to be.
Now it's time for you to take a step back, you're getting overheated.

[mossy geyser]

I’m just making a statement, not sure how you’re interpreting that as being “overheated”

[warm salmon]

do wish they'd extend events if maintenance hits it

[mossy geyser]

At the very least they could try to time them around the events as opposed to ending them prematurely

[floral estuary]

Event duration was 1 week... xd You're arguing for 30 mins ?

[mossy geyser]

I’m not arguing, I’m just saying it could’ve been done with a bit more consideration

[inner tendon]

Would you rather half an hour less of the x3 XP, or Optimisation Mats?
Those are the two choices.

[dire hamlet]

I mean I still managed to get 400 SHD in 3 days after coming back from years of not playing so I enjoyed the event

Idk what x2 materials is but im down to see

[desert thunder]

OK now I see why they doing maintenance . hit a hunter with the pest and nothing

[glossy drum]

Having inconsistent times for outage windows is a lot more interruptive than having an actual time that they run them. It's also a bit weird to expect better improvements and fixes, then arguing the timing is inconvenient for said improvements and fixes. There is never a good time. There just isn't. Also either it's XP or the next event; something loses regardless.

[dire hamlet]

Ok so this wasn’t just me

LOL I KNEW SOMETHING WASNT RIGHT

[dire hamlet]

Truth nuke

[desert thunder]

They cheating and it was on normal mode lol I should had my one shot sniper build lol

[glossy drum]

was that one of the mask hunters (as in ones we can trigger) or one of the roving invulnerable ones that show up and then leave?

[desert thunder]

The random pop up at night ones that lurk in the shadows

[glossy drum]

Yes, they are part of the decor, you cannot send them to Valhalla I thought? The ones for the masks defo can.

[desert thunder]

but you can kill them

[steep maple]

Aye you can kill the Stalker hunters but you have a very short timeframe to do so, unless that was changed at some point

[wanton mauve]

@dusk oxide idk the chances but here's the list for it.

[dusk oxide]

[desert thunder]

Every second open you get the first bloom gun

[dusk oxide]

Where u get that from cause i aint getting it

[desert thunder]

using the keys

[wanton mauve]

I got 3 exotics from 5 keys, very poggers.

Farm sakura keys from Kitsunebi squads @dusk oxide

[dusk oxide]

I got Investor, chatterbox and nemesis the only good one being nemesis since I dont have it, 30 keys btw

[wanton mauve]

It's alright brother, First Bloom are good for countering new kill squad.

It's still decent AR but you have 2 weeks more. No need to worry, agent.

[dusk oxide]

I want a prototype first bloom LOL

Im gonna farm the heck out of it

[distant sonnet]

I was told that cross play was supposed be a thing? Did that ever happen or no?

[desert thunder]

Not yet they still trying to figger things out

[distant sonnet]

Thank you

[wanton mauve]

In this year, hopefully.

I will rip you apart.

[weary wedge]

💀💀💀💀

[wanton mauve]

imagine you actually managed to kill me, I'll throw away my agent.

[weary wedge]

I kill your hardcore agent with this crap 😭

[dusk oxide]

My auto pistol does 800k💀

[wanton mauve]

except he never exits in the first place

[indigo bison]

I have like 7 Lexington's in my stash because I'm unsure if I'll ever need them, but having like more than 2 is unnecessary, right? Just want to make sure before I regret trashing them xd

[weary wedge]

I mean if your messing with the prototyping system you could need more but I’ve barely messed with said system so idk 🤷‍♀️

[indigo bison]

I'm barely Expertise 8 so..

[weary wedge]

Yeah just scrap them… by the time you get to 30 like 6 events with lexingtons will have passed-

😂

[indigo bison]

I guessed so x3
Thanks!!

[weary wedge]

Really the only thing I could possibly think of is messing with the talents but meh

[royal briar]

Any tips on how does the Ronin spawn?

[pseudo tundra]

After you defeat enough kitsunebi squads

[ionic dome]

is maintenance over if not where is the timer?

also what do they mean about loot crates?

[fickle ravine]

it will be over when it is over, it will be announced in #server-status when the servers are up

also they meant the crates inside missions that will give you random loot

[ionic dome]

ohh ic ic i thought they were talking about the sakura cache because those were intended

[desert gulch]

i never got protype drop anyway just the same weapon 4 times ina row

[ionic dome]

prob theres a exploit in there where the mission crate drop prototypes

[mellow trout]

It's not an exploit they just drop

[ionic dome]

i never experience it so i just assume anyway mb mb

[fresh minnow]

Servers are back online?

[rapid phoenix]

Just logged in.

[late nimbus]

New Player here, are the 2 New York DLCs worth it? What new stuff do I get from it?

[spare girder]

U get new hunter masks, level boosts (WONY– lvl.31-40 and B4B– instant lvl.40) and new gears

U can complete comms from those DLCs too

[limber crest]

Did you open the server?

[deep plover]

Looks like servers are running, but Optimization Surge event is not working at all

[vital nest]

The materials they give are hardly worth scrapping them, but by the time you hit expertise 30 and start messing with rolls (prototype augments) on it you will probably have way more toys to play with to bother.

Ps: if stash is getting full you can use up to 3 alt character as pack mules (150 inventory each)

[rancid egret]

Anyone know what the escalation focusing is today?

[inner tendon]

Check the 📌 pinned-message over in #td2-general-chat

[lusty ocean]

Us: can't kick players out of Escalation, can't leave grp, can't mute mics, missions bug out and endless farms for prototypes. Devs: let's fix the problem where prototypes drop from loot crates.

[deep ingot]

👁️ 🫦 👁️ once a day crates btw, it's not like we were able to open them up every single run. But it is what it is. I'll miss it.

[bleak oracle]

this part really sucks, and no matchmaking/getting people to joi in middle of escalations too

[deep ingot]

If they were doing that.. I hope those players have a wonderful year and amazing holidays.

[calm harbor]

damn i thought my delta 03 kicks were fixed this morning it did not happen in a long time but now after the maintenance it is back 😛

Clan cache rewards are pretty pathetic

[worldly fjord]

Weapon crates and gear crates insine missions used to drop proto, they don't anymore

[inner tendon]

Here, this clarifies it: #server-status message

[kind cove]

Brother ate his words IMMEDIATELY

[flat lake]

still can't open community cache lmao
its been 3 dayssss

[winter elk]

i cant start or cancel my true sons retaliation, anyone know a fix?

[young stag]

what do i do with duplicate exotics? i got 3 nemesis in a row from the event

[winter elk]

dismantle them

[inner tendon]

You need the Exotic Components for the endgame stuff, make sure you keep one that has dtooc (damage to target out of cover) if it has, and melt down the rest.

[night sun]

Question; If I ended up getting a prototype weapon, (namely the new ar) do you still earn proficiency with it when using it? Or do prototypes not allow progression towards it? (Which is kinda backwards logic)

[glossy drum]

they drop with proficiency at level 30. So they are already at max proficiency.

you can gain proficiency with the non-protoype version of first bloom, for example.

that might seema bit confusing but that's essentially how it works for a new weapon.

[night sun]

Right, so I gotta nerf myself ...or just keep dumping the less than ideal ones into the prof progress as always

[glossy drum]

you can either scrap for the proto core, or hold off until you've reached expertise 30 and make a decision then. And yes, you can donate non-proto versions. Good plan. Do that. 🙂

[young stag]

does changing the difficulty change the rate of the attributes of an item or just the drop chance of the item?

[bleak oracle]

They will drop with higher minimum rolls

[young stag]

thanks

[versed harbor]

Soooo... What's the point of making an escalation drop gear system mods? Ran 3 tier 5s on DCD got no proto drops and the mods were about the same as you'd find in countdown.

[nimble spruce]

Target loot is as randomly assigned as always, mods falling in an escalation mission is just bad luck

It's not something the devs consciously decided to do

[versed harbor]

I kinda figured that was the case, but a part of me was hoping... Prototype gear mods pretty please? lol

[urban surge]

i´ve seen a few builds that recommend stack broker, can it be obtained?

[lusty ocean]

Named caches in the global event have a drop chance I think

[urban surge]

ok, if i dont manage to get it, then i am better off trying to get Rock´n roll then right?

[lusty ocean]

Yup for sure

[urban surge]

k, ty

[nimble spruce]

Lefty or any regular ACS-12 will do pretty much the same job, there's not much in it

[plucky jewel]

how do i make the most out of this optimization event?

[nimble spruce]

Check if there are any optimisation mats you're particularly low on (eg field research data or shd calibrations) and farm/craft/spend scavenging points on those.

[plucky jewel]

alrightie

[finite schooner]

no 2x on exotics when deconstructing ?

[nimble spruce]

Exotic components are not used in optimisation, so no.

[mild vortex]

I got eagle beare and I find it under whelming . Like what exactly does the perk do or has it been power crept ?

Using it with striker over dog but prefer Elmo or agitator

[pseudo tundra]

it's better for PVP or if you can push aggresive enough to null the damage taken

[warped ledge]

can anyone educate me a little about how gaining stacks work for striker? i can build stacks with the shotgun but when i try to do it with my lexington it just builds so so slowly and drops soo fast but when i see others do the same they seem to have no issues building it with just their AR. its also hard to always be trying to builds stacks with the shotgun cause enemies arent always close. am i missing something?

[mild vortex]

So better with armor on kill build or h artbreaker maybe ?

[warm salmon]

are you running striker chest?

[warped ledge]

yeh i have striker chest? is it better to use that unit alloys one?

[warm salmon]

yeah, it's harder to maintain stacks with the chest after 100 stacks

[pseudo tundra]

you are probably hanging around the 100 marks but the visual makes it look like it half the bar

while other people without the chest are reaching around the same buti will look full

[warped ledge]

ohhhh okay but dont u get like double the damage with 200 stacks? i feel like youd be missing out a lot

[pseudo tundra]

so better to use another chestpiece

stacks above 100 decrease faster

[warped ledge]

makes sense

[pseudo tundra]

and very few enemies need that much damage outside of raids/incursions

[warm salmon]

yes, but since it decays faster and is much harder to maintain you won't get that damage all the time

[warped ledge]

yeah i notice cause when i see youtuber builds they seem to be doing more damage than me regardless lol. even if i manage to get max stacks

[warm salmon]

youtubers aren't reliable for builds

[warped ledge]

would 100 stacks be good enough for raids and incursions anyways?

[warped ledge]

i am new, they help me gain a little idea of what i should be going for but in the future i will definitely consult the veterans of the game

[left ravine]

Incursion, Escalations, heroic Countdown

[pseudo tundra]

yeah it's good enough, if yo uare new, dont jump in directly in raid for now

[warped ledge]

i can barely manage heroic lol, that 3x xp helped me out a lot im shd lvl 220 now but like definitely dont have the gear to show for it. i know its still early days but

[pseudo tundra]

well get used to playing with striker and heroic, then tackle those things

[tidal mango]

Not in this reset unfortunately but hopefully the next one 🙏🏻

[inner tendon]

@tidal mango #divashion message

[plucky jewel]

i was confused on this event so for anyone wondering:

Optimization = Tactical Assessment, Gear Weaves, Weapon Alloys, SHD Calibration, Field Recon Data

Expertise = Receiver Components, Protective Fabric, Ceramics, Polycarbonate, Steel, Titanium, Carbon Fiber, Electronics, Printer Filaments, SHD Calibration, Field Recon Data, Exotic Components.

[inner tendon]

#td2-general-chat message

No need for a list, there's one ingame!

[plucky jewel]

lol im sorry thanks

[left ravine]

I hope so

[inner tendon]

@thick dawn Sorry, can't discuss stuff like that on this server.

[thick dawn]

oh alright sry

[plucky jewel]

ill use this event to finish my striker's

im lowkey tired of heroic tbh. will bump it down to challenging

[tidal mango]

Huh thats odd... Im looking at the store right now and it isn't there

[deep ingot]

depends on the content, if your in heroics or lower escalation dont use striker chestpiece, by the time you get max stacks everything is already dead. just slot equalizer

[plucky jewel]

anyone tried the full striker with first bloom? it shreds

[proud thistle]

yes, currently running proto strikers with proto bloom. Far from perfect but it's good. I got a couple augments I need to reroll but I'm at 4 echoes now.

I'd like to try it with proto lex but my last 2 upgrades have been for hp damage, just wasting mats at this point.

[plucky jewel]

what i got from the loot crate.

beggars arent chosers tbh lol

it eats HP like crazy man

[left ravine]

DtH max roll is better than SWD max roll tho

[young stag]

anyone know how to strip all basilisk armor w/o killing him?

[pseudo tundra]

People like using the demo grenade launcher, oxidizer skill, or very carefully

[plucky jewel]

is the scorpion still solid?

[hollow reef]

For certain builds yes.

[warm salmon]

oxidizer, pistol on normal with good aim, also that spot that gets him stuck

[hollow reef]

Still use it for my CC build.

Pretty sure the support future initiative heal build also uses Scorpio.

[shell wyvern]

what the... I had no idea that fox ronin can hack my turret!!!!!

[eternal dew]

question, is anybody losing escalation tokens after completing an escalation mission ?

it keeps happening since last tuesday,
I just completed a T5 escalation, and now I only have tokens to start a T3, like wtf is going on ??????

[hollow reef]

Cuz they're hunters.

[eternal dew]

what do you mean ?
if I start an escalation and I complete it I lose tokens instead of gaining them ???
that's insane

[hollow reef]

Oh wait sorry I thought you lost the mission.

[eternal dew]

no I completed it

[hollow reef]

Sorry my bad.

Probably bug idk.

[eternal dew]

I reached about 130 tokens before last tuesday, and after that day I kept losing tokens after each completion.

[plucky jewel]

um can u suggest a build for it please?

[bright trail]

it seems like you are not getting back anything when you complete

[eternal dew]

I always wait for the 30 seconds countdown at the end,
but this also happens if I leave right after the completion, already tested this behavior.

I can't figure out why xD

[hollow reef]

Uh Im not on my PC so I cant show you my CC build. Just ask here #td2-build-advice tell everyone Jayko sent you and you're looking for either eclipse protocol crowd control build or support healer future initiative build.

[plucky jewel]

alright thanks will do

[bright trail]

very strange indeed. did you test if you are gaining tokens if you are not the organizer?

[eternal dew]

if I join another group, and the mission is completed successfully, I receive the rewards tokens

[bright trail]

maybe go check the ubisoft discord if this is already reported as a bug. if not, add it

[eternal dew]

happens only if I invite other players, than I start the mission

[bright trail]

also contact support. they are slow but they always respond

there is a webpage where i normally use but i dont know the address. search division 2 support and you should find it

[remote wadi]

Does the log in log out ronin spawn still works?

[shell wyvern]

...

[compact furnace]

Which Escalation map available now?

The quickest?

[random field]

Can someone post the recombinant minmax thingy

[indigo bison]

That's good to know! Thanks!!

[muted lance]

lexington and turmoil free how need ?

[nimble spruce]

#td2-build-advice message

[thorn sinew]

What is the best seasonal modifier combination for magazine size?

[left ravine]

Check one message above

[inner tendon]

Oh and here's the rest:

[proud thistle]

But I want DTTOOC, not SWD.

really tho, all of it godrolled would be nice but who knows if that'll ever happen. I don't have that many backup copies.

[left ravine]

I have enough for four characters to try but never enough exo comps (would need around 1500 to upgrade them all)
Lexington will make a return in case you don't get another few from this event

[sick stream]

does anyone else feel prototype drop rates were reduced after today's maintenance? surely it can't be just me but comparing before the maintenance something feels off

[pseudo tundra]

mine were normal as long you dont do DCD

[sick stream]

well its actually DCD i did multiple times

[pseudo tundra]

most proto drops are from targetted loot

DCD targetted loot is gear mods

...which dont have proto versions of itself

[sick stream]

ah that explains it. i didnt check the targeted loot just matchmaked into a mission

[pseudo tundra]

a lot of people appear to want to do DCD escalation for some reason

[nimble spruce]

Probably just thinking it's a quick and easy mission

[young stag]

thank you tried it and both the oxidizer and spot dont work so i had to agonizingly do it with pistol while he is moving

[wooden aspen]

what stat should i look for first bloom prototype?

[tiny flint]

are exo components also doubled during opt event ?

[tiny flint]

DTOC

[wraith flare]

no

[muted lance]

noooooooooooooooooo

[tiny flint]

SO CLOSE, but actually insane that its 3 stats maxed LMAO, heres the best I got

[bright trail]

is this from the cache or you upgraded?

[tiny flint]

cache

[fickle ravine]

you can't get partially upgraded stats from a manual upgrade

[bright trail]

wow how many caches you opened. getting a proto first bloom is 1 percent. i opened more than hundred and got only 1 proto first bloom and it has shit stats

also i thought you cant get proto shield splinterer from the caches

[fickle ravine]

idk if im wrong but I think anything that isn't a limited named (lex, caretaker, turmoil) or an exo is fair game

[bright trail]

only seasonal named not special named which splinterer is

only harvest, chill out, sleigher, slignshot, oh carol, first sight, quickstep, festive delivery, snow machine and bell ringer

[fickle ravine]

then idk how they got it, I don't think it would drop from escalation, but then again I've seen someone get prototype system corruption from escalation

[bright trail]

he may have upgraded that splinterer himself

[pseudo tundra]

Would love a first sight proto

[inner tendon]

@bright trail That is going to require a screenshot. Sys Corr from Escalation.

[fickle ravine]

I don't know many people who would proto one with reload speed

[bright trail]

good point

if shield splinterer is out from a sakura cache then there is no reason lexington can't

[inner tendon]

Shield Splinterer can drop from a bunch of places, it's not all that rare once you unlock the Hunter Cache.

[bright trail]

proto

[inner tendon]

I've gotten it and HK more than a few times from Project Rewards.

[bright trail]

maybe they also changed the cache contents. who knows

[bright trail]

did you get that proto shield splinterer from a sakura cache?

[muted lance]

no me update

[bright trail]

ah. why did you keep reload speed?

[distant sand]

Is the key drop rate any better now?

[muted lance]

I forgot to change
🙁

[harsh edge]

How?

[bright trail]

doesn't matter. so the theory still holds

[muted lance]

We are farming for materials again.
zzz

[bright trail]

first bloom, harvest, chill out, sleigher, slignshot, oh carol, first sight, quickstep, festive delivery, snow machine and bell ringer are the only proto ones you can get

[fickle ravine]

that's depressing

[fickle ravine]

I guess

[plucky jewel]

Do you all play exclusive on heroic ?

I've spent 1 week grinding heroic missions and I've gotten 1 exotic drop. So I'm like whats the point

[left ravine]

Yes. Do activities with guaranteed exo rewards or Prio Objectives with a high chance of one

Trying to rely on OW/mission exo drops is not the way to go

[plucky jewel]

I see.

[nimble spruce]

Better average stat rolls, more xp on heroic, if farming explicitly for exotics then yeah, priority objectives probably fastest.

[plucky jewel]

Alright. I'll stay on heroic then

[nimble spruce]

once you're well-geared and experienced with the gameplay, heroic isn't significantly slower than challenging either

[bright trail]

ok so i finally figured heroic retal cache rewards when you inverntory is full 🙂 . If you are the owner of the instance your rewards wait you outside of the last CP however if you are guest you should not leave the group. if you leave, they are gone forever.

[plucky jewel]

I just got my very first build up with was tipping scales. It works in heroic but sometimes I get overwhelmed

[bright trail]

never accept the second retal before collecting loot. it immediately moves you to nearest safe house and all loot is gone

[plucky jewel]

Esp when rogue agents and kitsunbi shows up

[mellow sparrow]

I got CoCo Kneepads and.. virtuoso chest from sakura gear cache.

[plucky jewel]

Wish I could turn off Kitsunebi. Makes my life hard at times

[nimble spruce]

manhattan and brooklyn are free of them

[bright trail]

yes. some random gear set proto supposed to be ther

[plucky jewel]

Really?

Well then. I have a new home

[bright trail]

yeah no one is doing retal in ny or brooklyn though

[sour vine]

I heard they increased prototype chance but by how much?

[bright trail]

they increase it lsat time not this time. more than double

[sour vine]

Oh so escalation MAY be an acceptable grind now?

[remote elbow]

Can one find more accurate information regarding the hours in Div2? The best source I've seen so far is the Reddit post "The craziness that is Division 2's ingame hours and days"
Even that has a slight variation over 3 days testing though

[bright trail]

i think so

[sour vine]

Hmmm oki. Got any recommendations for an SHD lvl 1600 guy? Like tier

[bright trail]

shd is irrelevant. try tier 3 -4 and see how it goes

just completed tier 4 with 3 people when someone left abruptly so it is really easy

and none of us had any proto gear.

[dire hamlet]

WAIT WHAT IS PURPLE?

[bright trail]

that is a proto gear

dont tell me you joined an escalaltion without knowing what it was

[dire hamlet]

im solo

[harsh edge]

Proto gear

[bright trail]

that yellow though

[dire hamlet]

another one?

[bright trail]

deconstruct for core

[dire hamlet]

free cores?

[tiny flint]

I double checked my total exotic components, I deleted 2 exotics and only got 2 components, earlier it was doubled, is it inconsistent ? or visual bug now ?

[nimble spruce]

it likely wasn't doubled, as the current event doesn't affect exotic components

you may have had another exotic marked as junk you'd forgotten about, for instance

[harsh edge]

I would deconstruct them as usual if it’s not exotic or doesn’t match my level

[left ravine]

Exotic components are not part of this event

[topaz raptor]

How do you get negative damage ?

[dire hamlet]

Cheaters

[left ravine]

By exceeding 2.14b damage

It's an integer overflow and isn't displayed correctly

[topaz raptor]

He kinda bad tho

[livid bear]

I havent read into the blossom event at all. Do I get the apparel keys from the lanterns that I heard were placed around the map

[left ravine]

Kitsunebi squads and Ronins

[deep ingot]

fun fact you can go back to positive after capping out the negative 👁️ 🫦 👁️

[nimble spruce]

yup, at which point the 'most damage' award gets passed to someone else

[crimson dagger]

Can someone tell me how long is left on triple xp ?

[dire hamlet]

its over

[deep ingot]

sadly it's gone, i stopped playing the last day of it due to alot of crashing/dc's

[silk gate]

are proto cores and exotic components not considered optimization materials 😢

[dire hamlet]

holy mid

(right?)

[nimble spruce]

do you use them to optimise items?

[left ravine]

Kind of :p

[deep ingot]

🥺

[green pendant]

How to get motherly love gloves ?

[spare girder]

Specialization research

Idk which one

[green pendant]

Technician

[spare girder]

Idk maybe

[half cedar]

Why is kenly constantly locked

[hollow spoke]

How can I make my backpack straight

[winter elk]

is it possible to get the houndsman outfit still (i know the event was ages ago but is it possible via someone elses bounty or something)

[left ravine]

Use a different chest apparel

[hollow spoke]

Crying

[bright trail]

rat infestation. if you want it for diamondback, there are other ways

[wispy merlin]

why is the airport always closed down for gas leaks...

[gleaming wigeon]

So they nerfed the prototypes out of cashes did they also nerf the overall drop chance? 🤔

[pseudo tundra]

they removed from boxes that were inside missions in escalation

not the event

not the regular drops

DCD target loot is NOT compatible with prototype so it will drop less

since gear mods dont drop as proto loot

[dire hamlet]

Tier 5 escalation is giving me quite a few. Don't really need the boxes

[half cedar]

Please do tell

Would greatly appreciate this information

[gleaming wigeon]

Hmm, Seems less from drops overall tbh, Need a larger sample size to be sure though, But wouldn't be surprised if the devs lowered it to stop the player base from having too much fun 😂

[pseudo tundra]

it can dorp from anywhere that has rifle targetted loot, you can get the lbueprint from retal as usual

[wispy merlin]

it drops from the usual exotic sources

rifle targeted loot farming, countdown, retaliation blueprint

[modest trellis]

ive been hitting heroic CPs for "true son assessment" blue print for an HR with no luck, what is the best way to get this? does retaliation work?

[slim elk]

it's a 300+ pool of blueprints from Control Points

[wispy merlin]

the blueprint pool is massive, you want to get every blueprint anyway, so keep on the grind

[dire hamlet]

valid?

[half cedar]

Ah just what I thought thank you

[plucky jewel]

not really a question but floor 10 summit is a nice farm for assessments now. 8 every few seconds

[plucky jewel]

fun in a group

[fast light]

Has anyone else noticed quality of drops are better on higher tiers I’ve just got garbage after garbage after garbage lol so just wondering if anyone has seen a difference and if it’s worth it 🤷‍♂️ if not tier 4 usually gives me like 5-7 a run on a good run

[plucky jewel]

the drops idk. i got 2 protos

[humble knot]

what's a good way to farm maxed out stat mods for gear (for a new-ish player), countdown?

[plucky jewel]

sorry didnt properly read the screenshot

[pseudo tundra]

there isnt a reliable way to get max out gear mods, so its pretty much just volume

[humble knot]

alrighty

[modest trellis]

is there a way to see how many blueprints total i actually have?

[wispy merlin]

crafting table

[paper hill]

at which escalation tier is it just striker or nothing for dps?

[pseudo tundra]

would say that above 5 i dont like the level of enemy tankyness for group play

[oblique fjord]

Especially bosses get so tanky it's kinda insane

[fair walrus]

Where's my signiture weapon? i can't equip one

[indigo bison]

I was wondering, the optimisation event says "from all sources" but do the SHD Watch scavenging points count? It's my first event of this kind

[left ravine]

Nope

[indigo bison]

Damn, but thanks

[deep ingot]

just found an absolute chad that Prototyped his foundry bulwark/picaro holster. bro knows some hidden tech

[livid vessel]

hey does anybody know when crossplay is being added to the game?

[dim pewter]

Sometime this year.

[modest trellis]

so bounties in a heroic world dont give you more assessment mats than lower difficulties?

[nimble spruce]

@left ravine It does include scavenging points - how many you actually gain when you spend some on shd calibration or field recon data is double what it says you'll gain

[indigo wraith]

does the optimization surge not double exotic components anymore??

[indigo wraith]

not per drop but you get ~3 bosses per bountie instead of 1

[cobalt sedge]

That's Expertise Surge, not Optimisation Surge

[muted wasp]

Does anyone know what could be causing me to disconnect everything I boot the game within the first 2 min? I reload and I am perfectly fine after, but it is EVERY time where this happens

It only started to happen recently, maybe the past 2 weeks?

[humble knot]

happening to lots of people, most likely on ubisofts end if anything

[dire hamlet]

did i just get a railgun from the cache

[pseudo tundra]

lmao, yes you got a strong sniper without doing the annoying quest

[bright trail]

Yeah happens to me as well

[muted wasp]

Id assume so. Do you know if they've addressed it?

[humble knot]

not that i'm aware of, it's not that big of an issue to me personally but it is annoying when you join backups and you get booted

dunno what causes it but you just get insane packetloss if you look at the network stats, only inbound though.

[wanton mauve]

what's ur level rn

[fair walrus]

I completely forgot you needed to equip a specialization haha, it's been like 4 years since i've played LOL

[wanton mauve]

I thought you didn't unlock it, go gunner if you can

[fair walrus]

Will do, thank you!

[vale tiger]

how do you get proto cores?

[wanton mauve]

from deconstructing Prototype weapon/gear set

[left ravine]

Also from both raids and the incursion, six cores overall per account per week

[rugged stratus]

per account or per agent?

[left ravine]

Per account AFAIK

[rugged stratus]

damn

[left ravine]

Well since the cores are separated from each agent anyway its like that

[winter elk]

how close is the overdogs tier system to just being red>purple>yellow enemies? what are the exceptions to it

[left ravine]

Not at all like that, hang on

[rugged stratus]

its based on class, not vet status

[left ravine]

#td2-build-advice message

[winter elk]

ty

[vale tiger]

ah raids & incursion, i've never bothered with that 💀

[dim pewter]

Ah yes, looter shooters and the typical "things that are tied to FPS but shouldn't be" has hit Div2 too apparently

Unless thats old news too..

[desert furnace]

Wasn't there a piece of gear that made it so shooting enemies with marksman rifles and shotguns made them take 15% increased damage from all sources? I hope I'm not under the Mandela effect here.

[livid galleon]

When i first log in i get kicked for "connection issues" but i can log back in fine right after...every time i play, been happening like a week. this happening for anybody else?

[left ravine]

The Setup

[left ravine]

Try deleting the Ubisoft and Division 2 cache

[somber spoke]

The setup backpack

[desert furnace]

Thanks guys, is it considered a good gear piece BTW?

Seems like it might be interesting in a team environment.

[slim elk]

it's the best bag for support imo

[abstract canyon]

well time to find myself a new clan so im not stuck playing solo all of the time

[abstract canyon]

if you need the location of the snitch he is here

[tough marsh]

Snitch location is different for everyone

[unreal solar]

Per agent

done it myself

[copper zodiac]

is it advised I don't use the First Bloom in tandem with Turmoil?
If yes what AR? besides Lexington & St. Elmos

[unreal solar]

per agent btw

[noble jackal]

where do i go to spend textiles?

[tough marsh]

Apparel caches, and Danny Weaver

[noble jackal]

famas, police m4

[vernal radish]

How does one get the first bloom AR

[noble jackal]

from the event gear cache

[vernal radish]

Can’t targeted loot it?

[noble jackal]

cannot

[wanton mauve]

@pseudo tundra a nightmare.

[left ravine]

Secret cheat code build

[left ravine]

Seems legit, thx for confirming

[lone haven]

Hi, is there an updated escalation prototype drop chance table after today’s update?

[unreal solar]

The kind of builds you see random low rank SHD players run with

[wanton mauve]

even some of low SHD have brain and run tipping scales with equal and overdogs.

This guy is straight up becoming clown 😭

[obsidian ibex]

Wth you can get prototypes from the cache?

[wanton mauve]

for reference, don't mind the chances

[obsidian ibex]

WOW, guess I'm really lucky then

[dusky rose]

Hey for retaliations does the directives increase my chance at exotic or just difficulty

[wanton mauve]

@smoky rapids I'm dying.

[smoky rapids]

Excuse me while I get my goods bitten off by a paper shredder.

[rigid roost]

does anyone know of a working farm for ronin?

[desert thunder]

If I deconstruct my gear will I receive the components for it?

[warm ingot]

Anyone have a houndsman bounty?

[clever fjord]

1 proto core

[hollow reef]

If you're looking for Quickstep pistol, just keep opening the event gear cache. You can get it from there among other unique named items.

[warm ingot]

The sakura cache?

Oh i see it in that attatchment, thank you.

[rigid roost]

is there any working way to farm event keys?

[warm ingot]

^^

[desert thunder]

So I get one core per item right?

[fast light]

Yea

[desert thunder]

Good to know cuz I'm going to be deleting my second and third character and fourth character. I could use all those cores

[fast light]

Characters?

Doesn’t work that way

Cores are character bound u delete them and u delete ur cores if i understand u right

[desert thunder]

No my other character so I'm going to take their gear. Put it in the stash box, delete the character, and then just pull the stash from my first character

[fast light]

Yea that’s doable

Share materials first though for the mats u picked up along the way

[tough marsh]

Yeah because when you're new you go "what's the best build" and then after some time you get bored and start experimenting with different things, then you settle with whatever you find fun.

[graceful blade]

is prototype gear only obtained thru event related modes or is there something besides the cherry blossom event that I can farm for pieces?

[tough marsh]

Escalation

[graceful blade]

im just returning to div2, would u mind elaborating on what that game mode is? I've heard others mention it but can't find it anywhere.

[tough marsh]

Escalation is a new game mode aimed at challenging the most elite of players. It drops Prototype loot which is a tier above that of normal loot. There is an Escalation section near the Countdown vendor at the White House.

[graceful blade]

thank you so much!! im still over here mind blown that shield splinterer is back, but that clarified a lot for me. this games changed so much in the year i've been gone its insane, glad to see the community is still kicking.

[wanton mauve]

I don't mind the fun part but dragging extra 20 minutes isn't fun anymore

[alpine radish]

Hi guys, if i can consistently land headshots using my sniper, is it still worth it to run determined?
I go for tactician drone over the decoy since it helps me see my targets so i was wondering if i should switch it to flatline, optimist, or preservation for survival

[slim elk]

try Optimist, Streamline, Ranger (idk if it's available for MMRs), Flatline and see which one you like most tbh

[mystic storm]

What's the highest shd have y'all seen?

[slim elk]

that's most likely a guy who abused Kenly exploit for years lol
I've seen 300k+ before

[mystic storm]

First time I've seen 6 digits

[alpine radish]

Yeah, ive mostly been theorizing
Havent had much time to game so its just build crafting
Ranger is available iirc but im not sure how much it helps since i dont know how far is a meter in game
Flatline and optimist is mostly tradeoffs on consistency
Preservation was something i just thought about in case farming for perfect sub hb gear gets annoying, so might as well run a tanky regen sniper that hits like a truck hahahaha
Welp, ill add ranger to my list to test once the weekend comes then, thanks for the suggestion

[slim elk]

well... you can't really have all regen and high dmg in one sentence so, I wouldn't advice trying that

[alpine radish]

Fair point, i just thought i could since i had ard 450 hs damage
Guess its back to farming the perfect hb gear hahaha

[slim elk]

why habs tho?

[warm salmon]

think they meant heartbreaker

[alpine radish]

For the two piece set
Currently im running
White death determined
Relic with no scope
Chainkiller for pf headhunter
Bulldog for pf composure
4pc hotshot

I got curious and used a building site since i was looking up gear brands at work, a full redcore habsburg with the same talents had ard 6 mil per headshot opposed to my current set up at ard 5.4mil

I then tried blue core habs with the same talents and subs and it reached 5.2 mil with 1.1 mil armor for me

So it got me thinking, if it gets annoying, why not just keep it at blue cores and use preservation, the damage numbers are similar to my current one and i get to have survivability

[edgy oxide]

Now I can say I've seen everything.

An Outcast TANK using the minigun.

[alpine radish]

That, is scary

[edgy oxide]

I even gave up the Retalliation.

[cloud topaz]

Why can't I buy reconfigure blueprints for exotics? They say you have to acquire the exotic but I have them

[alpine radish]

Nope, was talking about habsburg
I got bored of using heart breaker hahaha, its effective and consistent, but i love the adrenaline of sniping

[cloud topaz]

I think I was looking in the wrong place

I think I can buy it from her directly

Ok. Now I need to decide if it's worth trying to reconfig my overdogs

Can it end up worse?

[slim elk]

you do less dmg with 2pc Habs on 2nd and 3rd shots w/max HH stacks than Chainkiller and Airaldi Vigilance

[cloud topaz]

This is what I have now

[slim elk]

yes

I'd say stay with 3pc Hotshot, Overdogs, Airaldi Vigi and Chainkiller but put Preservation if survivability is what you want on your MMR

[alpine radish]

True, but im not confident in keeping vigilance online. I often tank shots to guarantee the headshot especially since im not running decoys
So i run composure for the consistency instead

On the habs though, yeah the potential damage loss on the next shots is something i forgot to take into account. Hmmm, this is getting hard hahaha

[hollow reef]

This one?

[slim elk]

but... why do you tank on a one shot build? You're meant to stay behind a cover tho

and away from enemies

wait, do you know how to melee bait an enemy?

bc if you do then I take back what I said

[alpine radish]

Hmm, i do stay in cover,
Maybe its just that i tunnel too much on one enemy that i sometimes scope it and wait for them to peek and end up taking a few strays

[alpine radish]

Nope, i just got back in the game ard 2 weeks before the anniv ended hahaha
Whats that?

[cloud topaz]

So you can't optimize an exotic?

[slim elk]

You basically make a U turn on the enemy's face and they melee the air if you do the U turn on spot, leaves them paralyzed for a second and therefore leaves room for a free headshot or two

it's kinda risky but when done right it's chef's kiss

[slim elk]

you can

[alpine radish]

That, sounds dangerous
I dont play that close, i just keep a no zoom scope relic just for emergencies, but other than that i stay far, zero in on a target and wait for them to peek as long as not too many enemies are firing at my direction

[slim elk]

welp, that's why decoy helps a lot

[alpine radish]

Yeah, i tried it on my decoy mantis build, really good too since i can snipe in peace as long as i remember to throw my decoys
But its hard for me to see the enemies even during the day at times, so the tactician helps a lot, mostly just a habit thing

[rose abyss]

Dumb question, but what does the Savage Wolverine named AR come from?

[left ravine]

Gotta craft it

[cloud topaz]

Holy. How did I not know I can optimize exotics. So in that case I wouldn't want to reconfigure my overdogs. Just optimize it

But it'll take so many rare resources

[narrow plank]

Hey how do you get the m11 tactical gloves thr named ones

[rose abyss]

Ty

[hollow spoke]

How should I farm yawl?

[left ravine]

Yaahl drops in the DZ very rarely

Alternatively you can craft random brand pieces but it gets costly really quick

[hollow spoke]

Is there anything worth doing in the DZ anymore?

[left ravine]

Landmarks

[hollow spoke]

Which do what give some xp and some loot drops I can just get in the open world?

[left ravine]

FRD and quick XP

[hollow spoke]

Is there a way I can see where a certain item is most likely to drop?

[weary wedge]

I love CD fellows

[boreal fiber]

hmm, anyone knows how do i set my ears showing on the mask and still have my hoodie up?

[left ravine]

You can check the pinned spreadsheet from #td2-build-advice

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nrPBmOrtpkEW1j5fbcRT7L-AXgsGOqMqxXoVtopsiGM/edit?usp=sharing

[rose abyss]

So like is the countdown crash work aroundable?

[left ravine]

Yeah do not interact with the chest after the last encounter

[rose abyss]

I didnt even open it, And was on the other side of the room and still got hit

[left ravine]

Oh rip

[pliant rampart]

what theee!!

[edgy oxide]

This game is pretty f-ed up sometimes.

[pliant rampart]

maybe we can just grenade the tanker so he can disarmed the turret XD

[dire hamlet]

i just got this from the event cache is it good ive seen a lot of poeple talk about it

[somber spoke]

yes. +20% movement speed when equipped

[dire hamlet]

WHAT

[somber spoke]

yes

read the talent

[hollow reef]

Use it to get from point A to point B

[dire hamlet]

epic win

[tawny wagon]

I have used one other sidearm after getting Quickstep, and that's been Regulus on a dedicated headshot build. Otherwise Quickstep all the way.

[dire hamlet]

huge

[fresh minnow]

what's the rotation for escalation please?

[dire hamlet]

wait a minute

[wraith flare]

theres a pinned message for them in #td2-general-chat

it'll be updated when targeted loot flips over <t:1777449597:R>

[left ravine]

Thx for doing that btw

[wraith flare]

WEEK OF <t:1779782400:D> ESCALATION INFO UNTIL <t:1780214400:F>

CACHES ARE KNEEPADS & MARKSMAN RIFLE

• Wall Street
  • Imminence Armaments
• Roosevelt Island
  • Electrique
• DCD Headquarters
  • Walker, Harris & Co.
• Air & Space Museum
  • Holster
• District Union Arena
  • Exuro

[wraith flare]

might as well put it here too

[dire hamlet]

this just dropped from my retal, worth crafting?

[left ravine]

Can be fun to use

[reef loom]

how do i get the arm patch that has the lucky cat on it?

[young stag]

is it better to reroll or just optimize

[silk gate]

is spot on holster obtainable currently?

[inner tendon]

That's the ideal roll, Optimise Away!

[fiery widget]

Hello,the best way to farm optimization materials is retaliation?

[hollow reef]

yeh

[oblique fjord]

For now do creator projects , if you have blueprint just craft recon data

[dusk oxide]

What does negative dmg mean

[remote elbow]

Rolled over the cap (too much to display correctly)

[dusk oxide]

F to doubt since i dont think i did that much dmg

[vale tiger]

viewpoint is the easiest escalation this week?

i lost my shit on bank headquarters

[dusk oxide]

Ok this makes no sense anyone know why i did more dmg in T4 vs T5

[wispy merlin]

the other guys that were leading kills rolled over their damage twice. they went over 2.1b -> negative 2.1b -> back to 1b. they had more damage than you. you didn't roll back to positive again

the game can't keep track if you roll over damage twice so it just awards the star to whoever did the highest "negative" damage

[dusk oxide]

That's pure insanity

[hollow reef]

You know what else is pure insanity? 500+ exotic components and still no full red attributes for Investor mask.

[remote elbow]

What's the max range you can hit something? Sometimes I see enemies out of bullet range

[slim elk]

100m

[rose abyss]

Eagle's Grasp good for any builds?

[bold fulcrum]

what's a good way to get the new event stuff

[hollow reef]

Div 2 when?

[young stag]

what should i spend scavenging points to?

[hollow reef]

Whatever you need. If you're still below level 1000, focus on raising your critical hit chance first.

[young stag]

oh

can i respec those? been using the offense points on damage

[hollow reef]

No. But by the time you reach level 1000, you'll be proficient in every stats within the watch.

[limpid bolt]

Um where can i farm St. Elmo Exotic AR?

[hollow reef]

Target loot assault rifle or look for its blueprint by doing retaliation against True Sons. Either way, you can do both at the same time so who knows if it'll drop while you're farming for the blueprint.

[rose abyss]

Hypothetically, If you have 3-4 maxed out mods (IE Max Crit Chance) Can u apply them to multiple preset for builds? Like will it pull them out of one build lets say Striker, Then put them into Ongoing Directive pieces?

[hollow reef]

Yeh

[spare girder]

When do the backpack projects end?

[rose abyss]

So technically for any build u need 3-4 max mods ever?

[atomic barn]

is crafting is always 50%?

[spare girder]

Anyone?

[rancid egret]

Anyone know what the escalation focusing is today?

[calm harbor]

its in pinned messages

Where can i get the Stack Broker?

[tough bear]

anyone else experiencing super laggy inputs after getting hit by status effects like foam or bleed? its like a few second after getting freed, my character starts moving "lethargically" as if she's in molasses

[rose abyss]

Can't unfortunatlly Any ACS-12 will do basically the same thing

Rock'n'Roll if u want mag size or farm countdown with shotgun focusing and force one up that has DMG out of cover and talent of choice

[worldly peak]

Does the tinkerer talent work on prototype weapons?