ask-td2-community

[slim elk]

you uhhh... uhhh

[analog chasm]

😵‍💫

[raven urchin]

Best way to get the resources needed for optimizing gear? Been a while since i've played. Any advice appreciated 🙂

[pseudo tundra]

Make a new character

[cyan talon]

I just bought the game, any tips for a new player? Or any recommendations on what to do first?

[pseudo tundra]

use the campaign to learn the game, experiment with skills and weapons to see what you like and dont like, dont get attached to gear until you reach lv40 then come back and ask again

[tawny wagon]

Regarding the current manhunt: ||week 3, HVT1, objective 2: how do I find the hostage situation? It's simply not on the map.||

[left ravine]

It'll spawn at some point. RNG

[tawny wagon]

So I just have to wait and wait?

[left ravine]

Pretty much. It's possible they appear faster in a district you control but they can spawn anywhere

[tawny wagon]

It's not that I'm in a hurry but I can't continue with a different manhunt until I do that part. Which suuuuucks.

[cloud kraken]

How do I get the quickstep pistol? I've only been playing for like 2 weeks and would like to get it if possible

[tawny wagon]

You talk to @zinc fable and he'll sort it for you.

[cloud kraken]

Oh okay ty

[zinc fable]

Yes I can help . Shoot me a dm

[mild vortex]

@tepid wharf

[cloud kraken]

Okay ill add it

[mild vortex]

Sry , was just reading down whilst waiting for other dude

[cloud kraken]

Okay np

[white rampart]

Hey guys, i'm trying to do all the masks but wathever i try, the red lights in the pool for the midas/revenant hunters never spawn, do any of you have an idea ?

[tepid wharf]

Some puzzles can only be done at night

[white rampart]

yup i know that, it's been 3 day/night cycles of waiting everytime

but wathever i do the lights are not lighting up and emoting does nothing

[delicate tartan]

Is it not waird that those who have not dlc get free reward from event pass and those who own dlc brooklyn dont get all rewards on this special event?

[left ravine]

The free track is for everyone, wdym?

[delicate tartan]

I mean brooklyn event pass, we should get all rewards since some players have bought dlc brooklyn. I know its normaly premium reward but since its brooklyn 1 year event , those who own dlc should have received all 20 rewards. I got 2 outfits like everyone else. It should have been 4 outfits and bonus for those who own dlc brooklyn. Now all can receive free rewards even they dont own dlc

[left ravine]

Yeah that is intended I might say. Idk what they have planned for next week with the celebration event

[delicate tartan]

So you agree that those who own dlc should get bonus rewards, not only regular for those who dont own dlc?

Its corousive global event next week , so all can play but hopefully those who own dlc get a little extra ....:)

[left ravine]

It's an event pass, the Brooklyn Celebration event takes place next week

That is unrelated. And yes, I'm fine with that

[delicate tartan]

Ok , i thought brooklyn event celebration is now - im done with event pass. I think its the new global event next week but? + new hunter mask if we lucky for those who free roam in brooklyn.

[left ravine]

Yeah, that was announced in the stream. Sounds interesting

[winter mason]

From where do i get the Investor's bp?

[coral crest]

You can't get it until next season

[rocky estuary]

Hi, does anyone has an extra Houndsman bounty?

[golden pawn]

is there a way to get the big alejandro lmg now?

[coral crest]

ask in your lfg channel

[pseudo tundra]

Just farm as any exotic LMG

[golden pawn]

okay and if im expertise 13 how. long estimated if i grind hard till i hit 30

[wary moat]

why do this happed ever time I play Escalation

[bright trail]

3-5 months

[golden pawn]

months damnnn

[bright trail]

Unless there isn expertise or proficiney event

That speeds alot

[golden pawn]

even if im target farming doing retal its gonna take that long. should i just start trying to get proto stuff then

[delicate tartan]

Proto is meant for those who have exspertise 30 but feel free to play. I have tried , got to tier 7.

[bright trail]

Yes get a striker build and joij upto t5

[rapid jetty]

is the caretaker in the general loot pool?

i wasnt around to get it from the event (assuming its from an event according to spreadsheet)

[earnest pawn]

i guess it wont drop even if you go farming on countdown

[rapid jetty]

question also applies to lexington...

[pseudo tundra]

no, both are event weapons that only appear during specific events

neither are dropping at the moment

[rapid jetty]

😔

[golden pawn]

striker using what i was using elmos and the chestt piece with perfect obliterate

also is there any of the ones i should be doing in specific seems like pretty bad targeted loot this week

[cloud flicker]

Which channel would be appropriate to ask for the bounty for quickstep? Is it still possible for people to have it/share it?

[tawny wagon]

That would be #lfg-pc.

[obtuse frost]

does prototype gear drops in escalation with maxed stats? I have few prototyped weapons from sakura chests and they are good just from deconstruct as they are low rolls

[tawny wagon]

They do not. They are rng'd like the non-prototype gear. The rolls are better the higher the tier.

[exotic marten]

Guys i want to grind this new pass fastest possible, what should i do? retaliations?

[obtuse frost]

so i guess better way is to get it to lvl 30, fully optimize and then prototype it, rather than hoping for god rolls in escalation right

[tawny wagon]

Well the thing is they don't guarantee all godrolls either.

[strange harbor]

Upgrading route has 1/100 chance to get god roll on three stats so like 4500 exotic components on average luck

[obtuse frost]

i guess i worded thatquestion poorly

what i meant actually if it can drop with like 4% crit chance or it will be at 6% minimum on like gear set

[strange harbor]

Prototype min is Old Gear Max so 6% CHC min

[obtuse frost]

thanks thats what i meant

[tawny wagon]

What I've personally done is I've prototyped some items I needed off the bat (MK46, Lex, etc.) and then started farming upgrades.

[obtuse frost]

yeah im now considering if i should rather farm exotic components for upgrade path or just do escalation and hope for some striker pieces with crit dmg

[tawny wagon]

Honestly I don't have an answer to that. If you're not doing tier 9 or tier 10 escalations the chance of godrolls decreases quite a bit, and most drops become cores. However prototyping yourself does not guarantee godrolls, but you do get halfway with the right attributes and talents etc.

[obtuse frost]

if i understand it correctly. if i have maxed non-prototype gear, then prototype it, in most cases it wont do anything to two of attributes and just pick one and get it to max roll?

or it will increase even slightly all of the attributes and one to max roll?

[strange harbor]

This

Unless it's named items like fox prayer, the special stat is always the one to get max roll. Otherwise it's all random which one gets max roll.

[obtuse frost]

ah good to know...but otherwise pretty disappointing 😄 but thanks for answers

[weak lark]

What’s the chance the bluescreen blueprint drops from true son retaliation?

[queen glen]

i wonder, does your agent transfer over to the PTS?

[left ravine]

Yeah that's how the pts works. It uses an older save of your main agent

IIRC

[calm harbor]

Has anyone had a deleted character brought back from ubisoft? Wondering how long it took. Waiting now 14 days since the ticket was escalated and 12 days since In progress.

[signal lily]

Off the top of my head
Heroic is a 50% chance and challenging is 35% for completion
I dont know the others but if you give me a moment I could find out

[signal lily]

Update: Turns out the version of this image I had saved wasnt the full info, theres more stuff on the bottom
Drop chances!

[bright trail]

i vaguely remember some guy deleting by mistake and recovering a while

ago, he also mentioned it took long

[left ravine]

@bright trail

[strange harbor]

Yeah it's made by a community member

[bright trail]

dat luck

meanwhile i got a rusty and a gr9 with steady hands and magazine size

[left ravine]

99% of what I got wasn't "good" either lol

[signal lily]

Question
What's often better for solo survivability? Healing skills like the reinforcer or restorer, or defense skills like the shields or defender drone?

[left ravine]

Killing the enemies before they kill you

DPS

[bright trail]

of the things you listed i would take shield but requires dedicated build. dont even know what reinforcer and restorer is

[signal lily]

Yeah, best offense is a good defense
But I reckon you need at least some survivability
Especially on a more fragile build

[bright trail]

memento

[signal lily]

Reinforcer chem launcher
Restorer hive

[left ravine]

That would be (preferably) tall cover

[left ravine]

Have a read and possibly bookmark it:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tCcHSui_wM6di2uJMPoJJB6Wx9K-pqbeuWyHAQcJ9AI/edit?tab=t.0

[signal lily]

So yalls advice is just overwhelming offense
Thanks lol

[left ravine]

As a crutch in the beginning you can try using Memento on a Striker's build

Scroll down a bit to see the build suggestion:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16HdKj8x-LlXJCcVPAWNZWIb0SXcQOmAfAh1cHYYsxwI/edit?tab=t.0

[signal lily]

Thats meta and thus boring
I'm trying to make my own builds here
Thinking about it, this is the wrong channel, but too late now

[left ravine]

It depends on the activity and also difficulty then. It's a seven your old game and the best build combos have already been mathed out. Not sure exactly tho what you're after

[bright trail]

Maybe i can offer you Foundry Bulwaark

[signal lily]

I'm just trying to put together something thats fun to use and is still at least somewhat viable
Right now, i'm wondering if I can make the named sniper designated hitter work

[left ravine]

That's meant for healer builds

In PvE you can't mix too many things into a build or it'll be ineffective. You have more room for that in PvP

[signal lily]

Respectfully I try to avoid PvP unless i'm forced to
And then I swap to an lmg build XD

[signal lily]

So you're saying if I try to mix too many things into one build, its gonna come out... an adulterated mess?

[left ravine]

Si

This is a little outdated due to the creator being inactive but they're still great baselines and generally work. Maybe it gives you some inspiration

[signal lily]

Good to know, i'll check that out

[queen glen]

is there any reason why the game would make my agent agent corner from the other direction if i happened to flick the stick to go the other way?

[bright trail]

latest in innovation. this build not only uses the favorite of all experts, jack of all trades ninja bakpack but also brings the secret tech of langmo mask

the only caveat is, usable only when assault is active

[signal lily]

Whats assault?

[queen glen]

ergo, i'm slowly moving to the right, but an enemy arrives so i instead yank the stick to the other direction so i can leave and sprint away, only for the agent to leave on the same direction i was going to before anyways. i've gotten hit countless of time because of this clunkiness

[bright trail]

assault is a global event. gives huge offensive modifiers when you are close to enemy

yours truly used this build to solo one of the master missions

[signal lily]

Could it be stick drift?
Or perhaps you were just too slow to yank the stick back before your agent finished the corner move?

[bright trail]

it took some tries

[queen glen]

it's not stick drift. i have to slowly turn the agent to the other direction before pressing X to leave cover so he actually sprints out of that corner

[queen glen]

it's odd. i can't move as efficiently because my agents wants to do other things

[signal lily]

I'm not sure what to tell you tbh

[queen glen]

idk how to figure it out either

it's like the game's designed so you can't move "fast" in a sense that some animations have to buffer before you can do something else

it doesn't help the fact that corner turning is also clunky because 70% of the time the game would just cancel out my initial button hold and needing to press it again so i actually turn a corner. it's slow asl

[warm salmon]

i get that sometimes on mnk too, i just get out of cover first before moving

[queen glen]

in normal gameplay it's fine

but the moment time's off the essence and every movement counts, it start becoming ridiculously clunky

[inner tendon]

It's been a long-long time since I've looked, but isn't there some setting about cover speed?

Maybe just on PC, idk.

[queen glen]

it doesn't really make a difference. you can't "buffer" your button hold, you also can't hold it right after switching directions

like the game actively cancels it because you're still animation-locked

[signal lily]

Its on Xbox too iirc

[warm salmon]

Console doesn't have the hold direction to move around corners?

[queen glen]

like it gets to a point

[signal lily]

No, we do
I have to press and hold.the stick in the direction I want to corner and then my character does it after the little white bar fills up around the corner

[queen glen]

it does but i wouldn't recommend it as the slightest push of the stick would make the agent turn around the corner. bad for when you're strafing while aiming

[signal lily]

I dont have that issue tbh
My agent doesnt turn corners at the slightest push
Might there be something in the settings to change?

[queen glen]

there ain't any. not even a threshold just so you don't accidentally move

i love the game but man the movement can get clunky sometimes

the corner switch i'm okay. but i will never be a fan of rolling out of cover to transition to the next cover, only for my agent to snap back to the previous corner anyways

[cedar pebble]

Is dmg to armor better or dmg out of cover better?

[left ravine]

DTOC, always

[cedar pebble]

Alr thanks

[golden pawn]

is it possible to get strikers pieces as a random proto drop rn

[warm salmon]

It's possible but incredibly unlikely

[golden pawn]

ah ok was trying to figure the build to run escal so far ive got 4pc strikers the equalizer and overdogs with elmos

[weak lark]

Are there any holsters that drop with double crit hit damage

[warm salmon]

No such thing as two of the same attribute on one item

[weak lark]

Oh so I’d need a mod for that

[warm salmon]

Pretty much

[golden pawn]

you think thatll work for t5 escal or should i switch elmos with big alejandro

[warm salmon]

I'd recommend a mk46 with frenzy more

[golden pawn]

why that

[little vessel]

Who tryna rp and run some division

[golden pawn]

why mk46 and im using elmos since im not expertise 30 yet

[warm salmon]

More damage. A regular high end one works for t5

[warm salmon]

try your platform's lfg channel

[golden pawn]

is there a differnce in the crafted vs dopped versions?

[warm salmon]

Besides the name no

[golden pawn]

i want cd on it right?

[warm salmon]

crit chance

[golden pawn]

attatchments just cc right or is there specific ones

[warm salmon]

50+ mag, everything else is up to you

[golden pawn]

50 mag? how i get that i only got the 35

[left ravine]

Gunner specialization

[brazen wave]

Hey how can I get the quickstop pistol

[flat lake]

if I want to farm named item with bloody houndsman bounty from someone else that still have it, can the host leave group and let me keep farming it by myself by not killing boss?

[left ravine]

Find someone with a Houndsman bounty they can share with you. Ask here in your platform's LFG channel, join the GCROCK discord or the Division 2 Community discord to LFG there.

[obsidian ibex]

Not sure if this is the right channel to ask this but do any of yall mind if I add you for the Referral program?

[strange harbor]

#td2-friend-referral

[left ravine]

#td2-friend-referral

[obsidian ibex]

Oh wow there's a channel for that? Didn't know lol

thanksss

[queen glen]

do loadouts automatically apply your specialization?

no need to go to BOO just to activate either sharpshooter or gunner?

[slim elk]

yes

[queen glen]

hoorah! thank you

i just god a godrolled M1A and i figured i'd rebuild Hotshot before the weeklies reset

[finite oriole]

Petition for an audio setting to mute the screeching tormented souls of the undead, coming from my escalation teammates drone

[sacred echo]

@prime sedge

[inner tendon]

As said, it's also in the 📌 pinned-message.

[outer knot]

cheater???

[warm salmon]

on escalation those numbers are normal

[inner tendon]

@outer knot Nope, that's just how damage is displayed on that screen.
Once you reach the cap, it loops around, sometimes several times.

[outer knot]

u promise?

[hollow reef]

Wdf

[inner tendon]

You can see who actually did the most damage by looking for the little "star" ^ on each stat.

[outer knot]

seems a little fishy if you ask me

btw thats my dog in my pfp

[warm salmon]

The game launched with the 32bit limit of 2.1m on the postmission screen, but the stuff they added pushes total damage dealt during a mission well over that

[outer knot]

ahhhhhh ive never playd siege so i dont know my bad

dont mean to annoy

[inner tendon]

This server is for Division 2, just an FYI.

Some times I think back to the World Tier 5 release, and how far we've come along in terms of sheer damage.

[outer knot]

replace the bullman with the pilgrims mask

[outer knot]

holy im a logn ways from home

im from that planet of slime rancher

[left ravine]

Got nothing better to do than trolling in a discord server?

[outer knot]

no idea what you mean young slime

or shall i say baby slime

[grim summit]

What's hombre even talking about?

[narrow echo]

he's baiting

[inner tendon]

We get them every now and then, best just to ignore them and they eventually leave.

[grim summit]

don't gotta tell me twice. I saw nothing

[warm salmon]

guy also dmed me out of nowhere earlier

[grim summit]

Keep DMs closed you'll never have that problem

[covert escarp]

When I donate junk to the expertise bench I always make sure its stuff im not proficient in. Yet it doesnt accept everything. Why?

[warm salmon]

could be some stuff you marked as junk you're already proficient in

[grim summit]

Was just about to say that

[covert escarp]

🤣🤣🤣 thanks, this has to be it

[queen glen]

wait TD2 was originally a x86 game?

[wraith flare]

no

[queen glen]

oh

[raven marsh]

I just hit 28 expertise with about 2500 scavaging points. Should I just use them all on filament or just keep grinding mods

[hollow reef]

Up to you. Double material gain from deconstructing event nowhere to be seen anyway.

[glossy drum]

Signed 32 bit integer has a range of -2147483647 to 2147483647; this means if a player does in excess of 2.148 billion total damage the counter will 'wrap around' and start again, only from the negative number. Hence the potential for negative damage numbers for high DPS builds at the end of high level content, currently.

This is markedly different to when Division 2 first launched, where damage potential was drastically less.

[rose sinew]

Is it currently possible to get the Ruin Mask?

[strange harbor]

Yes

[rose sinew]

Fr? Any advice on how to get it? Only hearing I need to have a specific global event.

[rough trench]

Hotshot with Turmoil and Shroud/Nemesis.

Should be enough damage with the current GE btw.

[rose sinew]

Thanks !

[shadow isle]

nice of game to crash only after completing escalation. Got 4 decent proto true patriot

[vital flower]

Is there a reason the specialization pistols (i.e, Maxim 9) cant be leveled up via proficiency/expertise? Or is it just ubisoft being goofy per usual?

[pseudo tundra]

Weird unique items

[vital flower]

Figured it was that, kinda sucks cause ive been having fun with a pistol build involving the P320 from gunner

[queen glen]

oh! yeah makes sense. has anyone actually gotten 2 BILLION???

[sacred echo]

no way out on escalation rogues at district union 🙁
any tips on this ?

[bright trail]

get on guy in pfe gear and try to survive while others focus fire on one agent at a time, not sure if it works in higher ts but works at t5

[sacred echo]

i think can do maneuver if area is larger like roosevelt, the district union inside is narrow so its just bad

[shadow isle]

nothing specific; the same general rule applies for fighting hunters and rogue agents irrespective of the mission or mode: bait them to a choke point, use decoys, use hit & run tactics

[terse latch]

Facebook community is literally the worst and most toxic place, I have ever seen

[tacit plover]

every time u throw a complain about the game, even with a minor constructive criticism, u'll get the same generic boomers's take "it's jUsT a gAmE". Also the same people who would go apeshit over getting kicked for having a "as long as i have fun" build

also they love their ninja bp

[jolly wadi]

Can you still get the hounds man bounty for the quickstep?

[hollow reef]

You cant get the bounty anymore but someone else who still has the bounty can host it for you.

[frigid pendant]

Any tips on Black Tusk Heavy cuz im gonna crash out when this guys healing mid fight after I break his armor and I die

[hollow reef]

Shoot the ammo.

When he's reloading, shoot.

[dire comet]

Yall think they gone give us some new hairstyles lol I need lots for my character 😩😂

[hollow reef]

idk sir, Im certain character customization is the least of their concern right now

they're definitely focused on revamped talents for PvP, new DLC, new Incursion, new Dark Zone modes, and last but not least, Crossplay.

[dire comet]

@hollow reef tru lol would be kool tho

[delicate tartan]

There is no info on tomorrow global event so i wonder when they release info?

They have released info on stretch goals and climax mission today 🙂

[hollow reef]

They did?

[delicate tartan]

Yes server status for tomorrow

[hollow reef]

oh thanks.

[delicate tartan]

But tomorrow global event?

[hollow reef]

Yeah

[pseudo tundra]

its hte new one that enemies get purple flame stuff

[hollow reef]

How does it work?

[pseudo tundra]

i dont remember the details

they have purple flame defense buff and you cant get too close to them

[delicate tartan]

What are the rewards? How to get hunter in brooklyn?

[pseudo tundra]

causing status effect makes them lose the buff and you get one instead

[pseudo tundra]

hunter isnt active yet, starting tomorrow, once again i dont remember everything, new global event is going to have a new mask

#news-and-announcements message

part of it is here

[delicate tartan]

Ok i did not know they give info

[bright trail]

escalation tokens are not resetting. great news imho

[hollow reef]

Huh, does this mean no double the amount of exo comp and printer filament?

[bright trail]

no

electronisc, polycarbonate etc.. i think

[junior sequoia]

Doesn't gear set drops filament when dismantled or I'm crazy🤔

[bright trail]

mods drop filament if i remember correctly

[junior sequoia]

Oh yeah, I think I'm misremembering

[bright trail]

weird one this gear set surge. dont think they did it before and not sure what purpose it serves

[bright trail]

when we dismantle all the proto strikers with yellow attributes we will get double ceramics

[mystic forge]

do you need to finish all the scout missions to have access to the climax mission (and the exotic) that will drop soon?

[slim elk]

no, just the HVTs

[bright trail]

didnt touch the manhunt yet. saving for stretch goals. if i remember correctly they give good seasonal xp

[left ravine]

This is the way

[bright trail]

very strange though : Season Pass XP x2 Event

Starts June 2.
During the event, Season Pass XP earned from Priority Objectives, the Seasonal Journey, Weekly Projects, Manhunt Scouts, and general world activities will be doubled.
Please note that this multiplier only applies to the main Season Pass progression and does not affect Stretch Goals.

they do a season pass event after season is over and it does not count fot stretch

[jolly wadi]

Anyone got the hounds man bounty?

[tepid wharf]

Yes

[jolly wadi]

Could you invite me and my friend? We’re trying to get the quickstep pistol.

My psn is Voiidy

[tepid wharf]

Absolutely

[jolly wadi]

Thanks so much. I’ll shoot you a FR

Sent

[rigid aurora]

do retaliations drop tactical assesment blueprints from the control points?

[bright trail]

dont think so

[open ridge]

Hey guys I have a question, how can I get the quick step? Im New to Division 2 and I saw it a lot but I don't know how to get it, does anyone know how, I would be happy if someone could help me

[tepid wharf]

It drops from the Houndsman/Bloody Houndsman bounty, I can take you with me

[open ridge]

That would be great

How to Text on ps?

In game

[tepid wharf]

Go to Settings > Accessibility

[pseudo tundra]

#lfg-playstation

[open ridge]

Thank you guys

I got 2 now

[slim elk]

The blueprints come directly from Control Point completions

[limpid sequoia]

what are the best ways to farm for optimization materials and expertise again?

[bright trail]

Which ones? There is no one solution fits all

[limpid sequoia]

i suppose field recon and shd calibration

seems like the most limiting resources

[bright trail]

field recon: best way is crafting. second is retals and escalation

shd : your watch, escalation and projects

[left ravine]

#lfg-raid-pc

[mighty crow]

guys what do i even do, haven’t played since the warlords of NY dlc came out and just got back into it

[exotic magnet]

Retaliation is a good way to get some gear and such

[idle socket]

good ways of getting rescue missions trying to do week 3 objective 2.

[weak lark]

What would be the best non exotic lmg to use

[left ravine]

Depends on the build and the activity

[weak lark]

With a striker build and just doing anything

[patent patio]

is there anyone who can help me and a friend do master united ironworks need 2 other good players

[wheat vessel]

hi everyone. could you please confirm if aaron keener is beatable? just died to him and after that the fight was softlocked. there are a lot of people on reddit etc who faced the same issue. i suppose i have to beat him 1st try or restart the whole mission all over again?

the second question is, does beating him unlock anything useful, like gadgets from his lieutenants or i can just leave him be

[finite oriole]

He should be beatable yeah, killing him should finish the mission chain and I think give you access to the SHD watch
its worth doing

[slim elk]

WoNY is not a requirement to get the Watch nowadays

[finite oriole]

ahh okay

[wheat vessel]

yep, my watch is leveling alright

[finite oriole]

Does anyone know if the talent 'Focus' resets or stops when un-scoping? How does it work, is there a buffer to account for reloads or does it only work when continuously scoped

[humble belfry]

any chance someones still got the houndsman bounty? pls and thank you .

[coral crest]

#lfg-pc

[humble belfry]

cheers

[worthy gorge]

Yes, it will last through a reload if you scope again immediately afterward. I use it that way to break pipes in IH with a gr9, building the buff before proc-ing Frenzy. It’ll drop about a second after unscoping.

[weak lark]

Does max expertise make a big difference?

[coral crest]

for weapons it can, for armor no

[finite oriole]

Oh cool, perfect. I was thinking of using it over obliterate to try it out so that's good to know

[fickle ember]

Does the augment on a secondary and pistol apply when firing the primary or just individually

[coral crest]

No just the augment on the main weapon

[fickle ember]

Thank you

[eternal aspen]

is there a way to get the lexington atm?

[obsidian ibex]

how much printer filament does it take to max out an item's proficiency?

[obsidian ibex]

nope sadly, but there was the Cherry Blossom event which allowed you to get the lexington, quickstep, etc.

but since it's over...yeah you can't get em anymore

[strange harbor]

It's a known bug on Division 2 Bug Report website. You can upvote it so devs fix it faster.

[wheat vessel]

will do, thanks

[strange harbor]

Check the comments on it if anyone posts a workaround too

[wraith flare]

stretch goals will be starting <t:1780400160:D> and it can drop from those caches

[tidal mango]

Any guesses if the Phoenix hunter outfit will be in the store tomorrow, seen quite a few people say its probably gonna be an extra week or two before the outfit hits the store 💀✌🏻, hoping it just drops from the hunter with the mask

[hidden sierra]

I'm just returning ater being gone probably 6 years now, and I'm like totally overwhelmed with the amount of stuff thrown in my face when I login and what to do. Is there a guide I can read or watch somewhere?

[tidal mango]

Depends on where you are in the game, if you haven't completed warlords or battle for Brooklyn start there and after that look up build guides on youtube and guides for the optimization and expertise system

[fervent citrus]

Are there any specific methods to farm a lot of blue mats at once?

[warm salmon]

i just use watch points tbh

[snow cargo]

In the #td2-build-advice pinned message there's a starter guide

[hidden sierra]

thanks.

[snow cargo]

Blue?

[fervent citrus]

Electronics, titanium etc

[snow cargo]

There should be a clip somewhere in the starter guide for a good one to do daily.

[toxic light]

Deconstructing Gear sets yield a good amount of it

Find any gear set targeted loot and deconstruct, retaliation targeted loot or countdown works as well.

[snow cargo]

Nvm it isn't.

[toxic light]

Or you could run around and open the containers containing it in East Mall, specifically around the Solar Farm control point

[snow cargo]

If you look thru bio there's in my Playlist

[slim elk]

eh... I don't know if that fits in the Starters Guide

[tardy jewel]

I see all of these builds where they keep determined up at all times back to back kills, how do I do that

[tall scroll]

okay i have problem with doing dps I can't peek and keep getting kill. Could I post clip here for help?

[tall scroll]

anyone?

[livid bear]

it just does that on headshot kills

also, if you dont swap weapons it wont go away

[left ravine]

Did you read the DPS guide?

[tall scroll]

yes (multiple times) and i keep failing. I need someone to see what i am doing wrong with peeking

[livid bear]

low effort effect is use agitator in second slot

[left ravine]

Use tall cover wherever you can, divert NPC aggro with a decoy for instance, peek in the right moments. Not sure what else to suggest

It's just practicing, really

[tall scroll]

i was more like asking if I could post a clip for review and the fact I do not build stack of striker very quickly

[left ravine]

I don't see how that is against the server rules, it's not advertising or whatever it might be valued as

[tall scroll]

this is biggest clip i could post of my gameplay at the moment

A lot of people I see use the dumpster but i end up using the truck and shooting at much longer range

[left ravine]

What build are you using?

[tall scroll]

a standard striker build. The one everyone uses with same stuff.

[left ravine]

show

"standard" striker's build can mean a lot

[livid bear]

whats the brand of the mask that can get 2 mods

[bright trail]

Gila- chill out

[left ravine]

1. Use decoy
2. Attach yourself to the cover or if not hide yourself more behind the tall cover
3. If that is a LMG with Frenzy make sure it's empty and reload right before you engage in an encounter

[bright trail]

Also when you get hit once do not try to shoot same way again

[tall scroll]

interchange pieces:

• the MG can be MK45 with Frenzy but problem is more i am getting suppressed (the second mg is there to demonstrate)
• the chest piece changed with striker and another piece can turned into a rare piece of gear.
• currently using the banshee pulse but I did use decoy before but i cannot take advantage of the time it provide me.

[left ravine]

Hang on, Retaliation

[paper hill]

move from cover to cover change your shooting angles so your peeking from different places don’t let them rush you from all sides so you don’t die
prioritize certain enemies as well

[tall scroll]

also you notice that i do not build up striker stacks? what you think of that? Also that piece of advice did improve it

[paper hill]

you are building up stacks it’s just slow unfortunately lol but once you get enough stacks your going to steamroll everything
its just a matter of getting enough stacks with striker then everything falls in place

[bleak oracle]

ngl you also just missed a entire mag

[paper hill]

getting flinched like crazy

[tall scroll]

it because my engagement range is longer so i am missing a lot as mg do have less accuracy in general. However, at my skill level i cannot engage closer

[bleak oracle]

no youre missing not because the mgs have less accuracy but because your crosshair is just not on target

[tall scroll]

it hard to hit something that is moving around honestly. panic shooting will just mag dump as well as i can't really aim if i am getting shot at

[bleak oracle]

im not tryna dump on your game play but that dude was standing still at the start lol

[paper hill]

make sure you have frenzy when you start then take your engagements one by one until you build enough striker stacks you should be fine

[bleak oracle]

also how come you say you cant take advantage of decoy? you saw how banshee pulse only lasted you like 3 seconds

[tall scroll]

mostly due to when i do shoot they shoot me back as i rip threat off mostly

[bleak oracle]

not all of them and its still better than banshee

[left ravine]

the MG can be MK45 with Frenzy but problem is more i am getting suppressed (the second mg is there to demonstrate)

• Your MK46 has Close & Personal, totally useless for this build. Scrap it (unless the rolls are you good you wanna keep it for Recalibration that comes in 10 years or so)
• Your MG5 has Frenzy but it's useless because its ammo box is too small (You will not be in sync with Frenzy)
• You show too much of your body
• Your aim is not on point
• You should prioritize targets
• Again, use decoy (start shooting after the NPCs react to the decoy)

[tall scroll]

again the two MGs are there as placeholders

but the rest is valuable

[left ravine]

It does not matter, for the time being it's trash

Rather go get a good non-proto LMG where everything fits

That has nothing to do with your initial issue, I know, but important to tell you

[paper hill]

frenzy mk46 you don’t even need to take cover lol

[left ravine]

If solo and no decoy you'll still die instantly

So cover is vital

[paper hill]

i’m exaggerating it’s just how strong of a talent frenzy is

[tall scroll]

again the frenzy mk46 is not the issue - thing is easily farmable. it the rest of it. The mg does not matter.

[left ravine]

• You show too much of your body
• Your aim is not on fleek

4th time now, use decoy

And get a better gun ASAP, sidenote

1x LMG
1x AR

[bleak oracle]

also when you do solo leg runs, watch videos! see where top players go and where they throw their decoys

[left ravine]

@snow cargo don't you have a clip for this?

ToasteyXGod is a good address for that

[paper hill]

@rugged moss honestly easiest way to improve is just watching other people’s runs

[snow cargo]

The tip here is that M. Tanks are very scary.

[tall scroll]

this is the issue i was asking about. Here what it is with an mk and frenzy looks like now

[bleak oracle]

why ur gun got 52 bullets - and not using +50 rnd mag

[tall scroll]

oh i thought quickly crafted a mk

no it is an mk.

[tall scroll]

i will look at it quickly to compare

[bleak oracle]

also the enemies can barely see your decoy, shoudlve thrown that out way in front of you before you even start the fight

[paper hill]

could’ve also gone to the left and tried kill there then moved back

[bleak oracle]

youre also still exposing yourself too much

[tall scroll]

hmm placement maybe a problem. Also aim is just meh though and have no idea how to improve that. Also, maybe i just need to shrink the angle of attack then? It kind of hard to figure out the exposure problem there

[paper hill]

yeah try to get them into positions where you can kill them one by one and not where you have 6 people shooting at you

[slim elk]

#td2-build-advice message

[tall scroll]

that is actually pretty helpful there :0

[tall scroll]

and what about aim?

[slim elk]

do you have any handling mods?

[bleak oracle]

tbh for most guns if youre struggling with recoil just throw a +20 stability mod on it and its pretty much straight

[paper hill]

little shaky but you’ll get used to it once you play with it long enough

[tall scroll]

1 accuracy mod. gun is place holder

[paper hill]

what’s your fps is your game smooth enough?

[tall scroll]

i played a lot over the years (yes i have a literally ton of gear) and no improvement over the years. That is why i am asking what i do about the aim

[paper hill]

then yeah a stability mod would help and you can practice the recoil pattern in the firing range

[bleak oracle]

something like aim is just gonna be someone for you to improve on your own tbh, try playing on a lower sens maybe? div 2 is not exactly the game where aim training will make a night and day difference

[tall scroll]

isn't mk48 stablilty basically maxed out?

[left ravine]

No need for stability mod, no need for accuracy mod unless you play like Manning Zoo or sth

[tall scroll]

then what solve the issue of missing?

[left ravine]

Practice your aiming

[tall scroll]

this?

[paper hill]

have you messed around with your sensitivity mouse dpi how you hold your mouse?

there’s a lot of things that go into aiming

[tall scroll]

cool what you got?

[paper hill]

could be anyone of these things it’s up to you to change things around see what you like

[tall scroll]

okay

[ruby tinsel]

does anyone know when you kill the pheonix hunter will you get just the mask or the mask and outfit?

[tall scroll]

cool that i actually help as well

[cloud topaz]

How do I progress in the Brooklyn event?

[fallen island]

You guys use dpi 800?

[cloud topaz]

Do I have to turn off the other event?

[slim elk]

1600

[fallen island]

I do and not sure

[fallen island]

Is it recommended?

[slim elk]

no, it depends on every person

[fallen island]

What ingame sens you have?

I've got 5

[left ravine]

I use 1900-2300 depending on my build

12/12 ingame

[tall scroll]

you won't believe this but I think just do better with stacking and aimming with an AR oddly. I know the meta is MGs. But I end up using them when they get closer though.

[slim elk]

30/30

[paper hill]

that’s perfectly fine you don’t need a frenzy lmg unless it’s like the highest tiers of escalation

[tall scroll]

what would be good ar to use then? lex, st elmos?

[paper hill]

yeah both are great

[left ravine]

Lex/Police M4 for burst damage, Elmo for sustained damage and occasional CC

[fallen island]

Oh god that is really high

You barely move the mouse

[slim elk]

Im very used to it lol

[left ravine]

Personal preference

[fallen island]

Yeah I guess if you're fine with it

[tall scroll]

what talent usually i do not rememeber form the spreadsheet

[left ravine]

Killer solo, Measured or Back and Forth in groups. I use Measured for anything, personally. Can't go wrong and nice burst damage

[queen glen]

stack broker with measured?

[left ravine]

Shotguns can't have Measured

We were talking about ARs

[queen glen]

OH

silly me whoops

[bold fulcrum]

Since we will soon get the climax mission, where would you all think it would take place?

[left ravine]

It's already known

Or so I thought

[hollow reef]

Wha-whats?

[left ravine]

You opened the chest after a Retaliation, right?

[hollow reef]

Yeh, but it was Heroic retal though/

[left ravine]

Doesn't matter. Always happens when you open the chest after the Retaliation is over. I'd say it's a bug

[hollow reef]

awh

[wanton mauve]

god, I miss this rarity 😭

[hollow reef]

ITS THE END TIMES!!! THE END TIMES HAVE COME!!!

[wanton mauve]

DV3 is real

[oblique escarp]

5 hours for maintenance.

[left ravine]

[civic junco]

Maybe they fixed the crashes

[left ravine]

Maybe

Losing tokens due to Deltas sucks

[civic junco]

I know I lost a bunch and then they added the slot machine and now I had to start from tier 0 again

I didn't realize that to MM on a certain teir you need the tokens to host it ><

Also nobody wanted to do Pentagon for Aces and 8's >< but I did get to ExpLv 28 tonight so only 2 more

[unborn charm]

when u only need to power up named items from expertise, what is better, farm countdown with gear mods as target loot and just donate filaments?

[queen glen]

does anyone have a PNG of the AR crosshair?

[onyx spade]

Yeah or retaliations, whichever drives you less insane. Even better if you have a group that target mods to drop for you to crunch into filament

[unborn charm]

Yea retaliations are the way to go in my opinion, more funny, good loot and u can use diff weapons and gear to level up while u do control points, so, cya countdowns

And u can farm exotic currency to open recalibrate caches

The target loot for retaliations come from leader of the party?

[oblique escarp]

Is there any chance to maintenance will finish early

[wraith flare]

its possible

[glossy drum]

it's same thing as countdown, you can select what you want to target, independant of any other party member.

[tawny wagon]

Then again, sometimes they take extra hours to complete the maintenance.

[rough trench]

They'd rather take as much time as they need to do proper maintenance, otherwise y'all would just be complaining about nonstop Deltas again.

[onyx spade]

It's per player, everyone sets their own targeted loot. So you each need to select gear mods

[covert escarp]

Is there a good high-end substitute for the Coyote mask?

[tawny wagon]

A mask or for what it does?

[covert escarp]

For what it does, but put this way I just realized there isnt

[tawny wagon]

I mean not really. There's Overdogs that is preferred over Coyote's but it amplifies damage in a different way.

[covert escarp]

Thanks )

[modest tide]

Hi, getting all exotics blueprint for retaliation faction gives you automatically all ones indicated below at the same time ?

[glossy drum]

It's a chance for one of the blueprints, per successful retaliation. Not all of them 100% of the time.

[wraith flare]

one at a time if you get one to drop

[modest tide]

yes, but there is both stuff to consider as far as I know :

killing a squad or completing relatiation may give you one of the blueprint displayed above, but once you got all of them, to my understanding, will I get all the ones below or do I have to recomplete again all blueprints above to get another one below ?

say I have got all true sons blueprint, then do I get all blueprints in their section at once as reward for the completion : blue screen ; BTSU datagloves and so on

I got it : both are independent, first only apply for kill squad and second for completing the retaliation, not the blueprints gained from kill squad

[fickle ember]

Does anyone know if the new pistol whiplash increases damage for the primary weapon? I’m confused with how the talent works

[knotty ember]

i think its +50% Weapon Damage until the magazine is emptied

[glossy drum]

the talent reloads primary, secondary, with a +50% increase on the pistol as that is the active weapon; swapping back to primary will reset the talent, just as per the description.

[knotty ember]

thanks for the correction i dont usually over see important info like that

[fickle ember]

Oh damn not what I thought thank you anyway

[frail depot]

You get them one by one for the respected way to get one. For BT the kill squads will have the chance to give you one of the exotics listed. say Sheriff. The next time you kill a kill squad it will choose a random BP from the list and will only drop ones that you don't have. So after getting the sheriff it will not drop again.

For completions its functions the same as kill squads. Say you complete a full clear of BT and get the Bighorn. the next time you complete a full clear of retaliations of BT it will drop a BP of something that you do not have.

[glossy drum]

to be fair a pistol that effectively instantly reloads both primary and secondary that you can rapidly swap back from is still pretty good.

[modest tide]

Yep, thank you confirming this, I initially thought the completion was related to finishing getting all bluerprints related to killing squad, not completing retaliation, which didn't make any sense

[knotty ember]

i wanna try it with my backfire since swapping before it needs to reloads stops the bleed happening so i am looking forward to that

wait.. brain fart two exotics nm

ughh thinking way ahead today

[frail depot]

New sidearm seems nice might be my full time sidearm since I rarely use any other exotics

[knotty ember]

back to Centurion's Scabbard for now

[rough trench]

In the Y8S1 PTS it only worked for the Whiplash itself iirc.

None of its buffs applied to primary weapon.

[knotty ember]

wait so does that mean centurion scabbard wouldn't work on the whiplash then

good thing it does on backfire thats crazy

[inland cedar]

PTS did not show at all in my Ubiconnect, either in library or store

[sturdy monolith]

26.05

[bright trail]

Ok can take a day off

[keen badger]

What to do in hvt3 objective 2

[delicate tartan]

Same? What

[pseudo tundra]

should work on whiplash

[knotty ember]

oh ok i hope so that'll be cool

[delicate tartan]

What is warhound convoy west park?

[knotty ember]

its the one where tidal basin at

[delicate tartan]

Ifound red warhound on map

[wraith ridge]

@delicate tartan can i join

[delicate tartan]

Ohja its normal and im done.

Its a red warhound icon. Do it on normal + log inn and out.

West park near tidal basin

[bright trail]

are corrosive shell enemies are only in brooklyn?

[keen violet]

any vendor selling yaahl this week?

[inner tendon]

@keen violet The only vendor that could is the Clan Vendor, at the BoO.

[hollow reef]

Hows the new hunter coming along? You only get his mask?

[junior sequoia]

Apparently

[rigid sandal]

can someone help me

[junior sequoia]

Let me guess, you want the quickstep?

[fervent citrus]

Does the second objective for the current manhunt week work if I do tidal basin? Or does it have to be in the area only?

[rigid sandal]

naw it about manhunt

[rigid sandal]

i already got the quickstep

forget it

[tacit plover]

anyone figured out 2nd objective scout missions?

[pseudo tundra]

if you want to matchmake, thne better use #lfg-playstation

[hollow reef]

Why the hell I cant log in?

[keen pelican]

new hunter guide?

[pseudo tundra]

going to assume some server issue on their end for your region

[hollow reef]

bruh

[pseudo tundra]

also not a good idea to post personal information like that

[hollow reef]

alright

[narrow echo]

With the new global event and Tier 2+ of Esca, when you break the shell with a status effect the mob is ready to kill. If you dont kill it in time and it regains the shell sometimes its impossible to rebreak the shell with another status effect, effectively making them incredibly tanky. I think its to do with the modifier that removes debuffs from mobs in escalation depending on their % remaining health. Anyone else noticing this, I think its a bug unless I'm missing something with this new event.

edit: its probably the esca modifier (Unyielding), it wont allow another debuff on the mob below a certain health % and so when it regains the shell its impossible to then remove it.

[vale tiger]

what's objective 1 and 2 for hvt 3?

[sweet tangle]

1. Capture a control point in West Potomac Park

2. Destroy a Warhound Convoy

3. Eliminate the Black Tusk Bounty

[prime sleet]

How do I find the location of a priority objective?

[white rampart]

Hey guys, I've been tring to get a Test Subject recently (because im to bad to go on pvp for Harmony lmao) but i've never seen it after at least a dozen of runs of Countdown with assault rifle focus, even tho i've got the Born Great at least twenty times.
Was the weapon removed from the loot pool or i'm i just crazy unlucky ? (or is it a mechanic i dont know about ?)

[scenic nexus]

Question. these manhunts, are like new missions? Or the director was always here and they just reactivate it?

[amber snow]

is revive hive bugged? i swear its always on cooldown

[junior sequoia]

Each season has a new manhunt mission near the end, the director in this case launched today

[scenic nexus]

Kinda cool, since it means almost every season we get a new mission style

[delicate tartan]

How do we destroy helicopter mastef no one knows i play so we fail

[atomic barn]

is there to reconfig for tinkerer?

[rancid dirge]

Kill dog first

Worked for us

[prime sleet]

Where is the DARPA research labs main mission?

[delicate tartan]

Ohja ok thanks

[idle jetty]

Go the pentagon on the bottom left of the map.
Clear pentagon then you unlock darpa.

[runic rapids]

I'm trying to do chopper section too and everything is immune. I'm assuming there's something to destroy in that phase first but no idea what

[nocturne goblet]

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-division/the-division-2/bug-reporter/issues/TCTD2-3714 There is an issue with MODs disappearing. I've lost seven 13% PFE MODs from my gear. I am one of the victims of this bug. 😭 😭

[amber snow]

oh boy rollbacks

[jovial wind]

would the warhound convoy give me a chance at obtaining that bounty mission? houndmaster or something?

[rough trench]

No.

[jovial wind]

then why are people going 'inv warhound convoy' stuff in chat? I thought it was the 'hot thing' rn

[bright trail]

that is for the manhunt

[jovial wind]

manhunt, I thought it was the bounty

[rough hornet]

Is there some QOL on opening apparel cache?

[bright trail]

bounty is not out there at the moment. it is a special event. some people may have it from last time, an thye can share it with you, if you find one of those people

[pseudo tundra]

open faster and just tab the button instead of holding

[tacit plover]

running leg mission with this event is real pain

the 1st time i struggled in tidal

[blazing merlin]

What's the word with crossplay?

[rough trench]

Soon™.

[blazing merlin]

Lol

Figured as much

[weak lark]

Is it possible to farm prototype striker gear right now

[tepid sierra]

a bunch of Offensive mods have up and disappeared, I had 74 mods, now down to 40, had a bunch of maxed CHC and CHD's all gone

[coral charm]

Just wondering, which mission is the climax for this season?

[bright trail]

no

[rough trench]

The devs are aware of that issue.

[patent vigil]

ok, answered that issue.

[atomic barn]

oh so im not the only one, tho i kinda found mine stuck in a gear and put it in stash

[hot portal]

So is it safe to do the master today or we better wait just to avoid some of this loot related issues?

[tardy jewel]

about to swap from striker's to heartbreaker, how does it feel by comparison, it seems a bit slower but better for playing with friends

[zenith torrent]

Hi wanted to ask as a relatively new player what else I can do for progression?

-At SHD 520, just running down control points for exp
-Have nearly maxed out the library
-At expertise 7 (working on that)
-Dabbled in escalation (to varying success)
-Slowly completing the exotic library via Retaliation

Is there anything else I should be doing to optimize progression and maybe change things up when I get bored of the grind?

[coral crest]

Slower, way less damage, also worse in a group setting where the enemies hp is scaled up. Absolutely fine as a solo build

[tough bear]

anyone notice the black tusk support boxes now just fire normal hive drones instead of the cute little green drones

[zenith torrent]

It is noticeably less damage than striker's and slower to build up and requires a bit more setup (i.e. needing to hit pulsed enemies which can be solved by technician's linked laser pointer)

Ofc in a grp setting DPS is arguably still king, but you can just as easily argue that not dying via the bonus shield stacking does help your team survive if you go down less

[tough bear]

build around AR headshot damage and pulsing people

[junior sequoia]

Probably was unintended, just a VFX problem anyways.

[tardy jewel]

maybe I just have to try it, I saw a bunch of damage testing and stuff where flatline HB was at or above Killer/Frenzy Striker's setups

that or ongoing directive sadist seems fun

[coral crest]

Depends on content and what builds exactly, also HB is way harder to keep stacked so you lose out on way more damage

[pseudo tundra]

when was that testing? there was a time long time ago it was better than striker

[tardy jewel]

it was y7w2

i cant find any charts or anything as good as this one guy

but it seems like he quit

[tough bear]

HB gives you a larger safety net of armor with the slight tradeoff of lesser damage

its training wheels for me when im moving through a mission for the first time, slowly easing into striker as i get more comfortable

[tardy jewel]

its a legendary today so i might as well make it and see

what changed since y7s2 that it would be so much worse now? I just came back to the game bc it was on a massive sale

[modest tide]

How can I get optimization blueprint to craft ?

[delicate tartan]

If i play heartbreaker with pulse tecnician does this work on global event?

[tough bear]

whats the global event rn?

[modest tide]

I have already done some CP lvl3 or level in summit without getting something like this

[delicate tartan]

Its corousive - status effect

Like bleed, but pulse?

[cobalt sedge]

Pulse isn't a status effect

[junior sequoia]

Why is everyone thinking that pulse is a status effect today?

[bright trail]

it glows

[cobalt sedge]

Cause the game is really bad about explaining what is and isn't a status effect, and one can casually assume that it might be one. Same with people thinking pestilence is a status effect, when it's a debuff. The in game explanations do be lacking

[modest tide]

I found how : it's just random by spamming CP, never noticed I got blueprint like this

[ivory stirrup]

Yo, it's better to play in Heroic or Challenging in Countdown? I played in Challenging like 5 times and got 3 exotics, and I played like 15 times in Heroic and got 0 exotics... Since I'm trying to get the Scorpion, I'm focussing in exotics a lot, but I can't get a single one hahahah

[slim elk]

Challenging.
Heroic Countdown is filled with people who think they're greater than anyone else and if they see a build they don't like, they kick you.

[ivory stirrup]

I never had that bad luck! Sorry to hear that...

[left ravine]

And they still struggle to finish often running out of time lol

[ivory stirrup]

So to farm it's better Challenging, right? Hahahhaha

Ar, thank you two! ❤️

[delicate tartan]

Free roam to find hunter in brooklyn matchmake best?

[amber snow]

Anyone get bugged at the door in new master mission? After the electric floors and turrets

[left ravine]

Yes

This, right?

[amber snow]

Yeah

We didn't just run through it tho we cleared it

[onyx halo]

is this normal? cant use the textiles for items that show the symbol

[delicate tartan]

Not all only some

[weak lark]

Can I get the Lexington right now or do I have to wait for the end season thing

[left ravine]

Stretch goals only soon

[untold swallow]

you gotta wait

[rough trench]

June 2nd.

[heavy star]

can somoen help me with the cipher hunter hes not spawning for me

[viscid atlas]

does Status Effect % means Status effect damage?

[pseudo tundra]

damage and duration

[viscid atlas]

thanks.

[modest tide]

it's impossible to increase agitation meter for several factions at the same time right ? I have to resolve the current one before getting increased for another faction ?

[bright trail]

yes

[rough trench]

I've heard some reports. Same for several people already.

[heavy star]

yeah looks like when they implemented the phoenix hunter they broke the cipher one

[tawdry kelp]

Hey guys, how do I get a hostage event to spawn, because I can't progress through the manhunt because of it

[left ravine]

You wait

It might go faster if you conquer a district and do all green activities within until a hostage rescue spawns

[tawdry kelp]

Okay thanks

[rough trench]

Not really sure if that's the case, these two are not connected in any way.

[bright trail]

there is generally one in broojklyn, near the safe house

[tawdry kelp]

I'm not in Brooklyn yet

[left ravine]

No.sleep.till.Brooklyn

[heavy star]

i mean one of the steps to summon the phoenix hunter requires you to use the same wall alphabet as the cipher hunter

so they are conected in that way

[rough trench]

I'm well aware of that since I'm the one who made the guide. 😂
What I mean is that these are separate triggers for different Hunters, so they shouldn't affect each other in any way.

[heavy star]

oh shit i didint know it was you, still this issue started popping up on mass after this update so my assumption is that this update somehow broke it

[left ravine]

@manic elm You misread lol

[rough trench]

Could be if it only started happening after this TU. However, there might be something else to it.

You can shoot ROBOTO at any time and spawn the Hunter as long as you haven't done it before. For Phoenix, though, the trigger only becomes active once the quest itself is activated and after you've done the Redtail UV lights and, more importantly, after you already have Cipher and all the other Hunters completed. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So from this perspective it doesn't seems like these things might be related.

[steep void]

anybody know how to proceed here door interaction is bugged

[rough trench]

Restart, you're softlocked.

[tardy jewel]

how do I chain determined to every kill like I see in videos

[steep void]

damn it

[ivory stirrup]

A Caduceus build will be better healer than a Refractor/Initiative Future build?

[pseudo tundra]

no

it's more red DPS builds can trade a bit of damage for more healing

[ivory stirrup]

Ar! i just discovered it in a video and I was wondering that! Thanks! ❤️

[tardy jewel]

where do I pick my dz perks

[delicate tartan]

No twitch drops today, next week?

[delicate tartan]

Ok i allready have claimed these 🙂 So probaly next week regarding stretch goals or the upcoming event 4th june.

[steep void]

what is double currently?

[rough trench]

There's no event on 4th. Stretch Goals are on 2nd and that's it.

[rough trench]

I beg your pardon?

[left ravine]

My vision after 12 tequila shots I had to have because all my max rolled CHC and CHD mods are gone

[pseudo tundra]

mats from gear sets

[tardy jewel]

where do i pick dz perks

[pseudo tundra]

whitehouse second floor

[steep void]

i mean the event that says mats from gear sets r doubled but which mats?

[tardy jewel]

thanks, i'm two hours deep trying to get a dark winter

[rough trench]

Gear Set materials.

[feral bronze]

the game is mess on eu server restart 6 times so-far me on eu every relog a diff server restart and when it restarts it happens again

[viscid atlas]

does gear mods auto transfer from one gear to another using Loadout?

[teal bone]

guys im doing brooklyn hunters and when i went to cipher and shoot (ROBOTO) he is not spawning

is there anyone know how to fix this bug

[left ravine]

Yes

[rough trench]

No, it's bugged. Has already been reported to the devs.

[modest trellis]

I’ve completed Jefferson but still not getting credit

Any1 know why

[teal bone]

oh thanks bro
so we cant get the new hunter mask before complete it?

[rough trench]

Yeah, you have to complete 8 hunters first.

[bright trail]

trade center not plaza

[delicate tartan]

Eh i think i remember was a date 4th of june but they changed it to 2th of june. Ok

[loud kernel]

can you spawn the phoenix hunter with people who dont have all the masks? me and a friend are trying to get it but cant bc the cipher mask is bugged

[rough trench]

Should be possible.

[surreal orchid]

can improvised gear be converted to prototype?

[patent vigil]

the disappearing stuff is now fixed?

[idle jetty]

Do you lose FI buff if you take health damage but your armor is untouched?

[wispy merlin]

depends on the source

steam damage for example will disable vigilance

oh wait FI buff, nvm, it should maintain it

FI buff only checks white armor

[idle jetty]

Sweet - wanted to make sure the text actually matched the coding

[feral bronze]

is classified assigments busted yet again ive completed the 2 new ones collected all stuff and it shows 0/8 lol

[tardy jewel]

whats my best AR option if I can't get the lexington?

[slim elk]

Police M4 and Carbine 7

[hollow reef]

Police M4 and Famas are good

[weak finch]

Hello is it safe to log now? Been reading reports of missing mods

[left ravine]

They're gone either way whether you log in or not

[rough trench]

They are not missing but invisible.

[weak finch]

Are mods saved on loadouts safe?

[left ravine]

Yes

[pseudo tundra]

do you need to enable something so people can join you with the / commands?

[left ravine]

Just don't have your group social setting set to private or DND AFAIK

[rough trench]

Friends only won't work as well iirc?

[warm salmon]

it's fussy, you have to type the command without a space after the command, click on the name of the person you want to invite in chat, then add the space and enter

[left ravine]

I don't remember all the options honestly, guessing you're right

[pulsar sparrow]

hmm, seems that opening caches is now just a tap, no need to hold down the button/key?

[cosmic elbow]

yeah it's mentioned in the changelog

[barren rivet]

can someone explain the ninjabike backpack talent to me i dont understand what it does

[haughty steppe]

Hey yall sorry for the dumb question, are there any hoodies in the open world? Working on fashion a little cause im tired of looking at my chud division agent

[civic junco]

Oh cool I'm missing all my mods

[rough trench]

#td2-general-chat message

[weak lark]

Are the prototype drops on a daily rotation?

[left ravine]

Yeah

[viral crown]

any ideas how to finish day 1? still abit unsure how the event works

[toxic light]

Enemies have damage resistance as long as they have a purple shell around them.

Use status effects (Shock, bleed, disorient, blind, etc.) to remove the shield from them to he able to kill them efficiently

It’ll then buff you

[solid igloo]

can anyone share with me the Houndsman Bounty please?

[wraith flare]

#lfg-pc

[queen glen]

does the season XP i earn now carry over to the stretch goals?

[inner tendon]

@queen glen No.

[queen glen]

ouch. OUCH.

[inner tendon]

And most importantly: the 5x Season XP won't work for stretch goals either.

[left ravine]

Grind fest. That is why you should not do all manhunt scouts but the necessary ones and also not claim your seasonal journeys but necessary one

[inner tendon]

And spend some of those Textiles, if you've got excess.
Assuming that avenue will be around again.

Please note that this multiplier only applies to the main Season Pass progression and does not affect Stretch Goals.

[left ravine]

Hope so, was really good

[inner tendon]

If it does, you'll need 15k (15, 000) to max out the amount you can spend, assuming it's the same as last time.

I appreciate that there's a cap on it, otherwise it would just be another CP meta farm Event.

[queen glen]

oh goddamnit. i'm already done with this week's scout

oh well. better luck next season

anywho - is it me or are enemies more CQB-aggressive this time?

i just had a sniper wanting to melee for some odd reason. whaaaa???

[viral crown]

ty, any clue what weapons best for bleed?

[queen glen]

ARs and LMGs

[inner tendon]

LMG's especially are useful for OD builds.

[inner tendon]

@steep storm What's your platform?

[steep storm]

Ps4

[inner tendon]

In that case, you're looking for #lfg-playstation, GL Agent

[limpid garden]

Anyone know how to get find the warhound convoy for the high value target ? I've been trying for 2 hours not seen on yet

[quick orchid]

Try difff agents and match make for open world you’ll find one

[raven marsh]

Alright I’m at 29 expertise lvl with 2500 scav points. Should I just say eff it and just put my points into filaments and just finish getting to 30 that way ??

[snow cargo]

imo no.

[raven marsh]

Not really wanting to grind these last few items and exotics though

[snow cargo]

Since when actually trying to exp stuff to 30 you'll use even more resources.

[hollow reef]

Yeah go ahead. 2500 scav points is a lot. Never had that many.

[limpid garden]

You are my saint

[quick orchid]

I cussed the game a few times today due to that lol

[strong dirge]

Can anyone help me make/get a good build, no matter what I try I still feel like I am barely doing any dmg I don’t really have a lot of stuff so that could be why but surely there’s something I can make to do more dmg?

[bright trail]

check the pinned sheets. build hub and lvl 40 player guide especially

[hollow reef]

#td2-build-advice message

[bright trail]

yeah sheets are there pinned

[strong dirge]

Thanks👍🏽

[vale tiger]

what does orange bounties mean

[glossy drum]

Gonna try and squeak one more OD escalation in.

[native gust]

Inside of escalations, is it possible to get Dz exclusives prototypes

[fallen island]

any place I can stand in the last manhunt room with the boss? electricity everywhere man

nvm done it\

[prime sleet]

What the best way to farm optimization materials?

@wraith flare Bot

[half karma]

they posting everywhere

[wraith flare]

bot isnt working atm hold ojn folks

[half karma]

bot is tired ig

is OD blueprint for crafting an old battle pass reward? I don't seem to have it 🙁

[rain mulch]

I don't know if there isn't a BP for them or if they're locked behind endgame content.

[half karma]

what is the gear set surge exactly? i'm confused with the way they worded it. Is it gear pieces drop double or is it doubling the resources to make gear or upgrade gear?

[balmy briar]

You get 2 of the material needed to craft the gear sets upon dismantling them, if my understanding is correct.

[red breach]

when will the pve dark zone be active?

[grim summit]

Next season

About 2 weeks

[red breach]

thanks!

[grim summit]

Just be warned, there can be delays to these things. We will have to wait and see

I don't think there will be, but there is always a chance

[quartz gazelle]

Daily bounties

[vale tiger]

that's a thing? is there anything special about it or

[quartz gazelle]

No they just happen

[bold fulcrum]

it was a halloween only bounties, byt there might be people who MIGHT still have a few but thats all i know

[quartz gazelle]

You get a normal,hard,challenging one daily

They are sometimes on other maps too

[vale tiger]

could've been a way to get some special something daily or maybe even just exotics/components

[inner tendon]

@amber magnet You're looking for #lfg-playstation, GL Agent

[tepid wharf]

Still need ?

[left ravine]

He's on PC apparently

[prime sleet]

Yes but as INF said I'm on PC

[tepid wharf]

My bad, sorry 😅

[delicate tartan]

How do i complete eliminate hostiles using sidearm while corosive momentum is active. Im stuck

[inner tendon]

@delicate tartan Set up the corrosive momentum (purple glow on you) then get sidearm kills.

Can take a few extra, but you'll get it done real fast.

Use another weapon to set it up if you need to, or a skill then another gun, then swap to a sidearm and go all John Wick.

[delicate tartan]

Ok 🙂

[wanton mauve]

@inner tendon does DLC from Ubisoft will be added to "steam"?

I just saw the store and it says I don't own the game

Hmm...

[left ravine]

Both DLCs are available on Steam

This is an info and a disclaimer

[wanton mauve]

But the sale only available from Ubisoft store, but not on steam.

So buying the DLCs from Ubisoft store won't having any conflict with my steam platform, right?

[left ravine]

Oh I see now. You are able to buy the DLCs on Ubisoft AFAIK, you need a Ubisoft account anyway

[abstract turtle]

hi guys what are the best methods to farm xp for this event ?

[ruby depot]

Will buying the DLC from ubisoft store link with the game bought on Steam?

[wanton mauve]

Well I do have one, just afraid if I'm getting DLCs from Ubisoft Store but the steam doesn't register into my account

[left ravine]

Priority Objectives with strongholds and missions as objective, manhunt scounts, seasonal journeys

Everything that gives you seasonal XP as reward basically

[left ravine]

It should. If you google you'll find more detailed answers

[zenith rock]

is there not a online store to be able to buy Div 2 merch?

[left ravine]

There is, fashion at least

[white rampart]

Hey guys, I've been tring to get a Test Subject recently (because im to bad to go on pvp for Harmony lmao) but i've never seen it after at least a dozen of runs of Countdown with assault rifle focus, even tho i've got the Born Great at least twenty times.
Was the weapon removed from the loot pool or i'm i just crazy unlucky ? (or is it a mechanic i dont know about ?)

[balmy briar]

You're just Very unlucky

[white rampart]

lmaoooo its been 3 days free me massive i beg you

[balmy briar]

Have you also been buying named item caches?

You can get Harmony or Test Subject from it.

[white rampart]

yeah i've been following every youtube guide for farm ever aaaaaaaah

welp, go back to grind ig lmao, i'm getting a lot of Kingbreaker these last runs, maybe one day it's gonna be Test Subject lol

[balmy briar]

Here's hoping.

[spare atlas]

Have you considered using Capacitor instead? (Not sure if you're using your weapon exotic slot already)

[white rampart]

I already have it, Test Subject would be my second weapon

(and Harmony one day, a man can hope)

[bright trail]

capacitor and test subject does not make any sense as they share the same ammo type

there is not asingle place where you use test subject over capacitor

[left ravine]

Harmony as secondary to Capacitor works

[balmy briar]

Not dying feels like a fantastic use choice.

[junior sequoia]

I always use it on my eclipse build, despite capacitor having more stacks, TS only need one bullet and you start burning without exposing yourself.

[bright trail]

i am not familiar with that build so dont know

[balmy briar]

If you're using your skills and don't mind sitting behind cover because you're potentially made of two-ply, test subject is wonderful. If you want to contribute more and are made of at least three-ply, I feel like Capacitor wins.

[left ravine]

#lfg-pc

[fickle ember]

Is there a way to get back and forth on a pistol

[left ravine]

Nope, but on a sawed-off shotgun

[fickle ember]

Is that in the pistol slot though?

[left ravine]

Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned

[wispy merlin]

no, it's a shotgun, but you can equip it in the sidearm slot

[idle jetty]

Does it count as sidearm damage or shotgun damage

[left ravine]

It has shotgun damage or wdym?

If for the specialization categories I think also shotgun

[bright trail]

backup boomstick ftw

[left ravine]

Eh, more useful in PvP

[inner tendon]

@idle jetty the sawn-off counts for shotgun, yeah.

[fickle ember]

So it’s called backup boomstick? I try to reconfigure talent but no back and forth

[left ravine]

The non-named version is a Sawed-Off Shotgun. The named version is called Backup Boomstick

Def. available, maybe you need to extract it first from another one

[wooden torrent]

Anyone know how to get a warhound convoy to spawn in for the week 9 scout?

[left ravine]

Fast travel to NY and back, worked for me really quick

[balmy briar]

Logging out and back in also works

[fickle ember]

Ahh damn yes thank you in the library I haven’t updated the newer talents

[wooden torrent]

Ive done that a lot and nothing. Do i need to still have the invasion on? Becsuse if so, i already cleared all the invaded missions

[left ravine]

That would have sped it up in my experience; higher BT presence

[quick orchid]

I taught it was fixed LOL It is fixedbroke

[inner tendon]

Warhound Convoys are independent of the Invasion, just an FYI.

[narrow echo]

Clear the Mast CP. Teleport to one of the south DZ check points (not outside the entrance). You should get a secondary small load screen. Teleport back to the Mast as the convoy starts it journey near to it. See if that works.

[austere path]

Anyone else have these problems since update?

[raven marsh]

Trying to get my friend the hunter masks in WONY but I just seen I don’t have this mask. What is this one called ?

Excuse the pic of my monitor 🥴😂

[inner tendon]

@raven marsh Doesn't exist.

(unless Phoenix goes there for some reason)

For the walls, there are 12 in the BoO, 13 at Haven, and 8 in Brooklyn.

[raven marsh]

Ooooh gotcha ok so I have them all

🙏

[weak lark]

If I don’t have the Lexington what’s a good highend assault rifle I can use

[pseudo tundra]

Police M4, FAMAS, F2000

[weak lark]

Thank you

[quick orchid]

lol Fixedbroke

[balmy briar]

Have you switched around gear to see if that fixes it, like the shield not completely healing to full?

Very late reply, lol

[restive fog]

Its the global modifier armour passive.

It works for a while then it doesnt. Pretty much the same deal with what happened with fragile armour

[balmy briar]

I actually just ran into the fragile armor bug

[winter mason]

What is this currency?

Textiles?

[tawny wagon]

Textiles.

[winter mason]

Is this bugged cant seem to buy it

can't buy idk why

[quick orchid]

he no die lol

[left ravine]

Cache limit reached? 20/20

[winter mason]

Nah it was 7/20

[left ravine]

Then the bug that doesn't let you buy caches is back, I guess. I've had that for weeks in a row

[winter mason]

So basically we downloaded more bugs

[left ravine]

No clue what's causing it but I was mentioned as fixed recently

[bright trail]

that cache is so bad, they are doing you a favor

[summer ermine]

im doing one of these escalation missions and this same elite enemy is dropping a white death its like my 3rd time is this a thing or am i lucky

[wispy merlin]

what mission is it?

[summer ermine]

roosevelt island

[wispy merlin]

yeah white death drops more there. check #td2-build-advice message

it happens outside of escalations too. it's because of the mission

[bright trail]

should have dropped emeline's guard

[left ravine]

FOR EMELINE!

[summer ermine]

thats interesting fr

[winter mason]

Do the Imminence Armaments and Royal works gear pieces have any practical use in a Backfire build?

they have Hazpro

[wispy merlin]

they're attributes on the pieces, they're not part of the brands, so you can just get hazpro pieces from better brands.....

[winter mason]

Imagine if Royal works had +5% weapon damage instead of +5% weapon handling, would that make it more usable?

[tawny wagon]

More usable? Yes. Usable? I don't know.

[wispy merlin]

i'd rather they double down on the handling and give 10% or more

we don't need more 5% weapon damage brands on 1p, we have 2 already

[left ravine]

What's 5% even

💨

[cursive heron]

Anyone else's FPS drop after installing new patch? went from 110-130 to 55-65

[winter mason]

I saw you talking about it in Central 🙂

[fickle ember]

Anyone know if u deploy a skill with TDI custom and then swap to other gun does the skill tier stay at what the TDI is

[left ravine]

You will lose it upon swapping weapons

It has to remain equipped

[knotty wave]

Actually, gadget skill tiers remain at their highest tier that they were DEPLOYED at and until their expiration; any visual reduction in skill tier level is just that, visual--- This could potentially not be the case for actively-held gadgets however, such as shields, yes---

[fickle ember]

Hmm ok thank you I think worth keeping then

[wispy merlin]

that is untrue though, you can try tossing out a turret at tier 6 then swap off a skill tier piece, you will see it goes down to tier 5

unless you can show that their health and damage remain at tier 6

this has been a nerf since div1 to patch out snapshotting, it would be a BIG surprise to see that it was retained for div2

[knotty wave]

I mean, I wouldn't know the game logic when it comes to removing skill core gear pieces, but even iKia made a small little video demo of the concept I stated when he covered smart cover way back when---

With TDI and all.

[wispy merlin]

it's probably something unique to smart cover then, not applicable to everything

again, snapshotting was a big problem in div1 that they went out of their way to remove

[knotty wave]

Should be just pure visual for everything but shields, but hmmmmm......

[wispy merlin]

if you can take a turret out in the shooting range and look at the number, then lower or increase the skill tier by either changing a gear piece or swapping on/off TDI, then look at the number again, you would see it changes dynamically

[fickle ember]

I just checked with Smart Cover all red build definitely more damage and it retains when using primary, easier to test than other skills

[wispy merlin]

it's unique to smart cover then

[knotty wave]

Weird--- I find it difficult to see such inconsistency in snapshotting from skill to skill, but such is spaghetti-coding I guess---

[left ravine]

Smart cover has several issues/bugs since it came out. It doesn't apply to every skill

[wispy merlin]

snapshotting exists in status effect damage (it snapshots skill damage) and in headhunter where it snapshots weapon damage from last shot (examples are dch and optimist), so it really is inconsistent

[fickle ember]

Ah damn this game can be strange but thanks anyway I was hoping it would apply to all skills

[wispy merlin]

i mean i haven't tested it for a looooooong time so i wouldn't be surprised if they changed a line of code somewhere and suddenly snapshotting is back for every skill

[knotty wave]

Eh, tdi + smart cover is still kinda busted anyways, with extra +7% dmg to out of cover from just skill tier 1.

[gaunt obsidian]

how do i get

[slim elk]

Can't.

[left ravine]

If you haven't played that season you can't get it

[modest tide]

just to be sure : reconfiguring an exotic weapon doesn't destroy it right ? I read somewhere that one given craft could destroy your item I don"t remember what exactly, don't want to lose my freshly crafted St Elmo 😅

[bright trail]

someone here earlier today said there is something wrong with the event and i laughed but i think he was right

[left ravine]

Technically it destroys the old item and gives you a new one

[compact furnace]

What does gearset material mean?

[bright trail]

my OD Bluescreen could not break their shields so dont know what is wrong

[civic junco]

So definitely missing some mods which kinda sucks. They mention it anywhere that they have a fix?

[left ravine]

Had no issues yesterday. Once the buff is active they die really quick anyway. Wouldn't notice if something is off

[bright trail]

yeah i did not have any issues yesterday either

[left ravine]

No, but in the Ubisoft discord they referred players to the bug reporter platform. However they prefer to tweet about sales and other nonsense than to acknowledge this big issue

[bright trail]

once you break the shields yes but status effect does not break shields as far as i see

[civic junco]

I mean they were only 11.9 CHD mods so no big deal right

[left ravine]

I'm missing 30 mods

[civic junco]

Noice I figure I am at ~20

I mean most were Blue mods and I never really ever used them but the CHD mods kinda sucks as I've never gotten a 12% CHD mod and 11.9% was the max for me

Now only 1 left and I have to settle for 11.7 ...eww

[stray cobalt]

what can I do when I'm always full on holster weave, glove weave, backpack weave?

[civic junco]

craft or expertise

[slim elk]

Just... live?

[stray cobalt]

what do you mean with expertise please?

[civic junco]

Sorry meant optomize

[stray cobalt]

Oh well still, thanks to you mentioning it I found out you can donate materials for expertise LUL

Im always full on some as well

[civic junco]

Can't donate weaves though

[glossy drum]

Missing or are they hidden due to being a very large number of total mods?

[civic junco]

Mine are missing

As in don't show up under mod window at all

[glossy drum]

How many in total do you have?

Because there is a bug where after a certain number they are hidden.

[civic junco]

was at 85 now showing 65 but when I go to f mod window only a few come back

And 1 toon was completely wiped out

like no mods at all and all he had was geared mods

[left ravine]

I don't see them, therefore they're not available and missing. No clue what the actual issue is really

[civic junco]

And once again they changed the Compare feature WTF

[raven marsh]

I’m guessing the first I prototype when I hit max expertise is equalizer ??

[civic junco]

I would go weapon first

[strange harbor]

Mk46 frenzy

[civic junco]

I was using MK46 Frenzy before it was cool

What I love most about Escalation though is that now noone calls me noob for wearing my Striker and TS Chest armor lol

[ashen chasm]

Any groups on PlayStation doing this new pentagon the director mission on master difficulty?

[raven marsh]

Ok cool that’s actually almost 30 anyways

[snow cargo]

Wrong id:browse look in your platform LFG.

[flint yoke]

Hey guys, trying to get back into the game, and I have no clue where to start. I gathered that there's a new gear type called prototype, I see there's past manhunts I can run, and there's new gamemodes I heard that rival coutndown in terms of targeted loot? My builds are pretty outdated, so i'm wondering where I should start in terms of progressing in the game and making solid enough builds to breeze through content

[snow cargo]

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