ask-td2-community

[hardy kernel]

You could use incendiary bullets from open world or firewall spec

Or incinerator turret

Outcast is one of thr faction

If you dont know

[narrow kraken]

So basically im gonna be doing side quests. is it possible for settlements to GENERATE. food for small little settlements?

you know the ones that have nothing in them besides a few people

[hardy kernel]

Well its control points that need food, water and components. But you may or may not give them. Since they can gather by themselves

And if you donate, you can activate your loot radar for couple of mins

Before that happen make sure check on foremaster on BOO

And also control point officer will give you exp points for every donated requirements

[coarse saddle]

Firewall spec? How do you get the bullets

[tulip fiber]

Use the flamethrower

[hardy kernel]

I mean use flamethrower. As for incendiary bullets are scattered on open world.

Firewall spec (spec = specialization)

[rugged forge]

Low difficulty and firestarter chem launcher with skill damage build

Red mobs will be one shot

[woeful folio]

what is the closest control point to a fast travel point, for repeat farming?
Or better yet, whats the easiest control ppoint to farm for blueprints?

[noble iris]

sleeping giant is right next to the attic safehouse

theres also the choke checkpoint and castle settlement

castle settlement is fairly close to 2 checkpoints as well, might be better for you @woeful folio

[woeful folio]

Thanks!

[narrow matrix]

Hostile resource convoys, when reinforcements come they all exit the same building through one door in a line

I feel like the augmentation is super broken, you take more damage but your weapon does next to nothing, in those situations im just a reviver, could it be possible that only your health gets boosted

[south bloom]

how do u apply the bleed affect to the bloodhound

[hallow raptor]

Single seeker, stinger hive, frag grenade

[nimble spruce]

To a warhound? You don't, they're immune to many status effects

Oh, you mean a named enemy, ignore me

[south bloom]

lmao ur good

[south bloom]

single seeker?

[hallow raptor]

The red one, first in the list. Best advice to anyone is read what things do….

[south bloom]

bruh ok mb

[warm kelp]

Are there any other mission specific exotics besides coyote and sawyer kneepads

[nimble spruce]

many exotics have locations where they're a bit more likely to drop than others, but it's not always missions. Eg, chameleon more likely to drop from bounties, BTSU more likely to drop from black tusk enemies. That said, Bullet King has a reasonable chance of dropping from the Wall Street mission

[zealous dagger]

I would like to ask , what is the different between dark zone with black tusk and dark zone without black tusk? Is that dark zone with black tusk drop better gear or ?

[nimble spruce]

the one with black tusk is the 'invaded' dark zone, the main difference is that there's no normalization applied so the quality of your gear makes more of a difference

[zealous dagger]

Not very understand 😅

[ivory sundial]

The Black tusk invasions for the dark zone give harder landmarks

Which could help give out potential gear

[zealous dagger]

So if I try to collect gear with name, I should go play with black tusk, and I also would like to ask is that there is someone selling gear inside dark zone? Or it is the past already ? Thanks for answer

[ivory sundial]

The thieves end (i beileve that was the name) vendor was removed long ago

[zealous dagger]

Yes vendor thieves

[ivory sundial]

Yeah the vendor is not in the dz or game anymore

[zealous dagger]

Ok

[ivory sundial]

Although there are vendors at the main entrances of the DZs

[zealous dagger]

Yes

[fallow inlet]

rake did you change over to ps

[ivory sundial]

Ive always been PS

[fallow inlet]

it was known as thieves den

[ivory sundial]

I had the roles for a temp time for just simple guidiance to thos e new to the discord

[fallow inlet]

you could get good stuff, but for the best you had to give him a certain drug

in that case good afternoon

and yes there were different lvls of drugs to give him

[narrow kraken]

It is time

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/724659192601903136/914206642382463016/Screenshot_20211127-123017.jpg

Ok don't load

[ivory sundial]

I mean

Links dont load in this place

They just sit there and ppl click on them

[hoary dew]

Does the Capital Building Loot farm still work

[arctic tusk]

is there a chest piece with perfect empathic resolve?

[grand nebula]

you can check the sheet in build advice pinned messages to see what exists

but no, empathic resolve has no perfect version

[hardy kernel]

Yep thats true

[arctic tusk]

i checked the sheet, but couldn't find it, so i wasn't sure if i missed it by chance or not

[grand nebula]

in the gear talent tab

it lists all talents and if theres a perfect version

[plain obsidian]

does snitch show up on the map if i ran past his location? but didn't see him the first time?

[narrow kraken]

no

[arctic tusk]

if i can do raids on discovery, would i theoretically be able to run it on normal assuming i find people?

also i think im stuck at the beginning because, i can't fast travel to checkpoint but entrance is blocked

[grand nebula]

well discovery is much much easier

if you can solo heroic with no issue then youre ready in terms of gear for normal raid
but you need to know the strats

[arctic tusk]

currently running a medic build so i don't think i can really solo heroic at the moment

[grand nebula]

healer is also a neede commodity, atleast for Iron Horse

dark hours can do with no medic but its nice to have

but you should still have a dps build as a backup

[arctic tusk]

guess i'll run discovery first to get a feel

[grand nebula]

discovery is like tourist mode

watch some youtube vids that explain the strats

[narrow kraken]

^

[hardy kernel]

Noted

[fallow inlet]

Just hop in a real raid and let them know your new no biggie

[placid spire]

Stuck in an enemy spawn room during a mission. What should I do?

[hallow raptor]

Heroic?

[placid spire]

Nah

[nimble spruce]

suicide then

[hallow raptor]

Use concussion grenade or sticky bomb to wipe

[nimble spruce]

with grenade or explosive skill

[placid spire]

Damn. Didn't even think about that. Just logged out and back in

[narrow kraken]

I made the huge mistake of using the character boost. And now all the content I. Want to do Is finished for me

On my new playthrough is it possible to target farm specific sets.

I want a build that focuses solely on rifles

[hardy kernel]

Make new character but dont boost it

Yes it is possible to do what you do want.

My first character dont get boosted. So i could still enjoy life before NY

My 2nd character straight up boosted

So its kinda different feel watching these two character development

[narrow kraken]

Are you up to game?

[hardy kernel]

The other is at the peak gear score 515 and the other lvl 40 with 800+ shd lvl

Not right now. I still at work lol

[narrow kraken]

Ah understandable

This means I'm gonna have to farm every level

[true siren]

you dont wanna farm at every level

use the best stuff you get, and if you need to, then run a mission again.

[narrow kraken]

So basically if I feel outnumbered. Then farm again to get the same stuff?

[hardy kernel]

If you feel outnumbered then lower the difficulty.

I dont think on story mode you will be outnumbered

[narrow kraken]

So I have access to this ar called ruthless

Through legendary edition I think

Uh is it upgradable down the line

[hardy kernel]

If the stats or the attributes hasnt maxed out then you can optimize it

But. Depends on the gear lvl. Optimization tabel required gear lvl 40

[true siren]

nah they are talking about the lvl 1 version

its there as a "hey this is what some exotics can feel like for when you get to max lvl"

[hardy kernel]

Hmmm

[narrow kraken]

Ah so basically useless currently. Only good for when I start to get outnumbered ok

[true siren]

the lvl 1 is just useless after level 1

[hardy kernel]

I think, you could upgrade it the next lvl, like exotic lvl 30 to lvl 40 with reconfigure on crafting table

Pls correct me if im wrong

I remember you could do that.

[true siren]

you cant with the level 1 version

[narrow kraken]

The only way for it to be a build is if you get the entire set right

[true siren]

no

a build is anything you have on

how effective that is, is what seperates a build from a good build

dont try to build stuff right now, before level 30 world tier 5 or level 40 it is incredibly hard to get worthwhile peices. just go through the game and learn what stuff does what.

[hardy kernel]

Now i know

[coarse saddle]

To eliminate 20 outcasts with corrosive headshot damage how do I do itM

[hardy kernel]

Have you tried anything that related with killing outcast faction member with headshot when they close each other?

Your question already answered by many people yesterday. Yet you still asking how.

[coarse saddle]

As in same as inflict corrosive damage?

Think its the same but they need to be killed by it

[hardy kernel]

Yes

[hardy kernel]

So start trying. The instruction was pretty clear and simple.

[plain obsidian]

So since in sync works with shield, does skill damage attribute works with shield as well? 🤔

[hardy kernel]

Yes

But skill damage doesnt correlate with shield.

[plain obsidian]

Makes sense, I never figured out why my capacitor does so much DMG when I first started playing again lol

[hardy kernel]

for example before firing a gun, you call the shield. It will activate skill buff. And its waiting you for firing to activate 2nd part of the in sync which is hitting enemies. With shield active (within 5s) and you firing (for 5s) wi give you 30% amplified damage

[plain obsidian]

Okay,when that happens does the skill damage attribute kick in too?

Or I misunderstood that

[hardy kernel]

If you doesnt use drone / to turret it will not doing anything

It only gives skill damage

Yes if you have turret or drone will get +30% skill damage

While those skills are active

And you also firing enemies

[true siren]

not amplified

just weapon damage

[hardy kernel]

Oh not amplified?

But your weapon will amplified or added?

[plain obsidian]

🤔 now that makes sense why test subject also did decent dmg

[true siren]

it just gives it more weapon damage.

[hardy kernel]

Ah

It added then.

[true siren]

if it says amplified, then its amplified.

the only thing that rule isnt applicable to is the + damage when status effected talents, which are mislabeled, as they amplify.

[hardy kernel]

Thank you for the correction 😄

[coarse saddle]

Is pestilence good because I got it in a cache yesterday

[true siren]

it is pretty good, it really benefits from a specialised build tho

[plain obsidian]

It has its own build from what I've read

[hardy kernel]

Pestilence is good. I have a build for that. When you maxxed out the stack and right build it could give damage / tick about 1.3m+

Basically it need red core and Sawyer kneepad for its buff while not moving. For chest and backpack talent go for glass cannon and vigilance. As long as you dont get hit

For brand set.... It need at least 1 petrov, 1 walker and harris for added 5+ weapon damage. The rest is up to u.

For minor attributes put on weapon handling

One think i curious, does pestilence damage could stack with damage to armor? Since pestilence dealing damage to armor first

Need to test that when i'm online

[narrow matrix]

Does the healing hive / repair seeker mine / healing drone heal you while holstered?

[plain obsidian]

like not used?

[hardy kernel]

No

[narrow kraken]

there is an attribute that you can find on weapons and armor i believe. mostly only weapons that regen your armor per sec. its a passive

[plain obsidian]

is there a way to prevent staggering? like when you get blasted with disorient or burning

[nimble spruce]

Sawyers knees maybe

That might only work with explosive stagger though

[grand nebula]

Yes those stats do increase pestilence ticks

[narrow matrix]

I think hazard protection

[narrow matrix]

I see, a YouTube video mentioned the hive works when holstered

[plain obsidian]

the reviver hive will revive you when you get downed

thats about it

[grand nebula]

hazard protection has no effect on explosion staggers

[narrow matrix]

Believe it was this video. https://youtu.be/3X3eUDQSIlA

[grand nebula]

artificer works while holstered

[nimble spruce]

Artificer hive works when holstered too, but not restore or booster

[plain obsidian]

wait that hive buffs me when hosltered?

[narrow matrix]

What do you guys prefer for healing? I find that the chem launcher isn't effective at a low skill tier and the drone is quite weak at healing

I used the hive which worked great for a while, my only complaint is I have to stay in its radius

[grand nebula]

i prefer armor kits

[grand nebula]

yes

[plain obsidian]

how does it work anyway, efficiency for shield?

[grand nebula]

it heals it

[plain obsidian]

oh that's hot

[plain obsidian]

is disrupt resistance emp resistance?

[noble iris]

disrupt resistance is confusion i think

[plain obsidian]

hm, is there EMP resistance in thegame?

[grand nebula]

hazard protection

confusion is daze, disrupt is emp

[plain obsidian]

okay

[noble iris]

yeah hazard protection just does it for everything

[plain obsidian]

sadly there's no hazard mod so can only focus on 1

[noble iris]

what build are you going for?

[plain obsidian]

working on a liberty shield build

emp takes the shield off so imma get resistance on that

[noble iris]

i think youd be better off with just straight elite protection

emp doesnt last that long

and you can always just hide in cover while youre emp'd

to be fair, you hsould be fin if you have 6 hazpro stats on your gear pieces

unless you have something fancy im not aware of

[plain obsidian]

just something i personally enjoy 😛

[grand nebula]

if you want complete immunity to status you can do the 3EP build

[plain obsidian]

oh eclipse

[zealous dagger]

It’s me again 🙂I have kill all hunter in New York and DC , and I remember I got one gear call hunter killer by opening the box with keys, and then I sell it…… and now I want it back……. Is there any away to get it like go for target loot or open box or something else?

[nimble spruce]

you can buy it from Cassie once you've unlocked it

[zealous dagger]

What is Cassie?

Vendor?

[nimble spruce]

special vendor, you have to find the Snitch each week to tell you where she is (she moves around)

[zealous dagger]

Oh no

[nimble spruce]

google will give you a map of places you might find the Snitch, he also moves around

[zealous dagger]

So the Cassie location change every day or every week?

[noble iris]

you have to find the snitch to unlock her shop. even if you show up in her location

every week

[zealous dagger]

The snitch location change every hour or ?

Every player having different location of snitch ?

[noble iris]

theres a guarenteed location where he always is

near DZ south

go to golf checkpoint, walk north in the park, hes gonna be next to the water fountain in the little hole

[zealous dagger]

Let me go google try to find the map😶

[nimble spruce]

every player has a different location for the snitch, but the same location for Cassie (but as mentioned you can't 'find' her there until the snitch has told you she's there)

[zealous dagger]

Ok thanks everyone

[noble iris]

https://imgur.com/a/xb3kwdY

he's always there

no matter the player

@zealous dagger

[zealous dagger]

I will go there after I wake up thank you 😊

[noble iris]

just talk to him, he's gonna tell you when cassie will arive

[zealous dagger]

👍

[noble iris]

you dont have to do the bounty, but you can if you want to

[hallow raptor]

Or you can collect the bounty and do it later. I will just go onto your map under bounties.

[noble iris]

dont bouties have a 15 minute max time?

[hallow raptor]

After the timer is over they go to your map…

[noble iris]

ah oik

i thought they just got deleted

ive never really done bounties

[nimble spruce]

they seem to last a week or two (possibly varies depending on source)

[fallow inlet]

Bounties fills in for specialized skills

[lapis sphinx]

Can you get the santa hunter mask?

[tulip fiber]

Don’t think currently. They should bring it back. Not sure though.

[lapis sphinx]

ok ty

[night comet]

Heya this might sound odd to ask but is there a list of all the blueprints that can drop from level 3 and 4 control points ?

[grand nebula]

crafting table lets you know everything that drops from CPs

[night comet]

Appreciate it

[fallow inlet]

@lapis sphinx easiest way to remember is when the loot goblin gets his Santa hat

[lapis sphinx]

Yeah but that guy is random

Ty anyway

[fallow inlet]

Only gotta see him once

[lapis sphinx]

True

[fallow inlet]

That even if you(lol) don't kill him

[marble knot]

is getting to World Tier 5 hard?

and also what gear sets are good?

[ivory sundial]

Gear sets depend on different things

If you like to snipe alot then you cqn use the aces gear set for example

[narrow matrix]

Its repetitive and can be hard if you have a certain playing style.

To increase gear score you need to just keep equipping all the highest gear score items...

This completely affected the way I play personally as none of my pieces had any armor and I kept dying from coming in contact with elites

I believe once you unlock the invaded missions and complete them / complete the stronghold you just get ranked up

[marble knot]

ok

[stuck scroll]

a kinda noob question do you start at flor 1 in summit and climbe or u can jump flors?

[plain obsidian]

gotta climb unless you party with other people who are already on other floors

[grand nebula]

@trim kraken

thanks dani

[stuck scroll]

tahnks @plain obsidian

[plain obsidian]

does incoming repairs affect armor on kill? 🤔

[grand nebula]

no

[narrow kraken]

only healing you receive from other players i believe

[coarse saddle]

What's the best non exotic pistol to get? If the answer is the orbit then is the orbit DZ only?

[narrow kraken]

orbit is indeed dz only

[grand nebula]

Best is relative, orbit is useless for skil builds for example
All depends on what you need

[narrow matrix]

I like the x-45 tactical, in a pinch you can take down a boss or 3-5 enemies

the 93-r is amazing as well, high damage but a lot of recoil

[plain obsidian]

how long does cassie shop stay open?

[scenic mauve]

Does anyone else have an issue where they can’t dye certain gear pieces on female agents

[narrow kraken]

36hrs at a time

[plain obsidian]

thanks

[blissful geyser]

I doubt you can dye exotic pieces

[narrow kraken]

you cannot

[scenic mauve]

Not exotics but the aces and eights gear set cannot be dyed on my female agents

I can dye the set on my male agent but on my female the dye doesn’t work and the gear stays the same

[blissful geyser]

If you change the appearance, then no, I just tested it

Although some colors just don't show up

[scenic mauve]

Sucks because I really like the btsu style

[south perch]

what does oxi mean in "anyone wanna farm summit oxi?"

[grand nebula]

i believe they refer to an oxidizer build to easily kill hunters

[thorn quail]

Which dz is the most popular for pvp

[ivory sundial]

All of them

Most of the times it’s the invaded DZ

[narrow kraken]

multiple things cannot be the "most" in one category

the most popular is usually going to be the invaded DZ

[sinful galleon]

Division 2 worth getting rn?

[bitter mulch]

if it's on sale, hell yes. try and get it through UBISoft store though. Steam marks up their stuff

[narrow kraken]

Even if it's not on sale, I would say hell yeah it is 🙂

It's a pretty good game

[plain obsidian]

did you get a chance to test this? i've been thinking about this dumb gun for a moment 👀

[narrow matrix]

Get it but don't boost your character!

[analog sail]

How can I get the Vile exotic mask now? Farm mask loot?

[noble iris]

YEP

farming mask targetted loot areas with outcast bouties will be your best bet

[analog sail]

Making it on heroic will help or is challenging fine?

[noble iris]

if you can run heroic solo, its the best bet. as outcast bosses will have a 7% chance to drop it while challeging is only 5% iirc

[analog sail]

Thank you for the information.

[noble iris]

@analog sail try running the control points in heroic, as the masks right now are in outcast territory

[grand nebula]

outcasts have nothing to do with it, its a mask targeted loot drop, any thing that can drop masks can drop it

[plain obsidian]

Does pestilence tick apply true patriot debuff??

[grand nebula]

dont think so

[plain obsidian]

Partied with a guy that used those 2 and got me wondering

[foggy needle]

nope , tick doesnt, only bullets do.

[swift heron]

hey can i somehow repeat angel hunter if i died bcos forgot i have my world on heroic difficulty or do i have to join someone else doing it?

[grand nebula]

log off, log in, redo all of it

[swift heron]

ok thank you

[swift heron]

do i have to collect lion eyes again?

[grand nebula]

every single one of them

[swift heron]

ok thanks

[nimble spruce]

make sure you set your difficulty before collecting the lion eyes, any change like that will reset progress

[swift heron]

oh good to know

[narrow kraken]

When you store core attrys, attrys talents.

Are they permanently stored?

Can you upgrade their %?

[shy shell]

You can if you get a better one if you are talking about the recal station

[foggy needle]

yes they are permanently stored. and you can upgrade their % but by replacing the stat with a new stat that is higher (ie need to farm for a higher %)

[coarse saddle]

Is today the final day for the GE?

[narrow kraken]

But once I get a stat from the station and then apply it.

Does it completely consume and delete it in my library?

If I grabbed it from the internal attributes core attributes or talent database

[shy shell]

No it’s always there

[hallow raptor]

Yes, reset is tomorrow

[narrow kraken]

That's nice I can consume it and upgrade it internally if I want to. I love how the build system works.

I can basically just keep stats in the database and not worry about anything
That's cool

[shy shell]

Yes but you can only transfer one per individual piece so you need to farm for pieces with 2 good attributes then transfer the 3rd

[coarse saddle]

How do you optimize gear mods?

[tulip fiber]

You can’t do gear mods

[coarse saddle]

So how have some got max gear mod stats?

[tulip fiber]

Luck

[narrow kraken]

all luck poggers

[hallow raptor]

Lots of farming and luck 🍀

[rotund horizon]

Is it worth it to level an alt character for more mats via shd scavenging and storage space?

[noble iris]

yes

[rotund horizon]

And are there alt leveling guides to get it done quick?

[grand nebula]

guides? just boost to 30 and do the story in NYC

[noble iris]

levelling to lvl 40 quickly is done via having a ffreind as a fast travel point and get everywhere fast

[rotund horizon]

I can boost?

Interesting

[noble iris]

if oyu have more than 1 friend, they can start some missions, wait before the last boss, and then you tp on them when you're done with one mission

[grand nebula]

boosts are endless use

[noble iris]

unlike destiny

[rotund horizon]

cool, i'll check that out

[thorn quail]

If anyone is on ps4 do you know when warlords will go on sale. It is on sale for xbox and pc. I am just curious

[rotund horizon]

how long ist it going to take if i do it the regular way?

[grand nebula]

vastly depends on how used to it you are

[rotund horizon]

by regular i mean from 30 to 40 without the tricks ubi described

[grand nebula]

if youre fast and know where to go, about 4 to 6 hours

[rotund horizon]

thats acceptable

Last question: Can I spend all scavenging points again or only the ones i'm going to earn?

[grand nebula]

im unsure of the question but your new character will have the same shd level as your main but with all points still unused

[thorn quail]

how do ik which dz is invaded

[grand nebula]

its the one with the knife icon

[thorn quail]

ok thx

[rotund horizon]

Say I'm Level 750, then I have earned 150 scavenging points already on my main character. Can I spend those again on the alt character?

[grand nebula]

yes

[nimble spruce]

East is invaded

[narrow kraken]

could do it yourself in under 3 hrs

super easy, super quick, takes 0 effort

[noble iris]

yes, but if you have friends, why not make them work for you and do it in under an hour :3

[hallow raptor]

Maybe because some people enjoy playing the whole game?….

[noble iris]

well yes, but we're talking about making alts here, not helping osmeone through the story

[hallow raptor]

And? I enjoyed playing all of NY on all 4 of my characters…. It’s pretty simple tbh…

[narrow kraken]

honestly same ":3"

its not even a ton of work like you seem to think it is lol

[plain obsidian]

Keener mission first run was a little spook but it was overall great

[narrow kraken]

lil spoopy

[plain obsidian]

When the objective goes "do you trust Faye Lau" I was like uhhhhhh alright I see where this is going

[narrow kraken]

massive foreshadowing for that ending cinematic and season 4 lol

[plain obsidian]

I really liked the direction though, gives them every possible future updates that they want to do

[narrow kraken]

wym

[narrow matrix]

I believe its on sale right now

[plain obsidian]

One day Kelsi is gonna go rogue cuz she's sick of everybody

[narrow matrix]

Doubt it

My guess is Manny

[nimble spruce]

my bet's on ISAC going rogue. Too many insults from Manny.

[narrow matrix]

LOL

ISAC reminds me of BT from titanfall 2 I can't imagine that

[inland moat]

No, technically the entire SHD is rogue

ellis declared SHD a rogue element

[narrow matrix]

When

[inland moat]

When he brought in BTSU

[narrow matrix]

Who

[nimble spruce]

nah, Lau's whole reason for going rogue ||was to kill Ellis because the Division was technically obliged to take his orders||

[inland moat]

you know I think these might be spoilers for @narrow matrix

[narrow matrix]

Oh continue 😅

[plain obsidian]

Isac is gonna be the new Ultron

[narrow matrix]

I ran into a couple spoilers on my own

[grand nebula]

yea kettle is correct, it just leaves the division in a very odd place now

with no president theres no more government and no more need for a shd

[foggy needle]

Not to mention, JTF and division both disavowed the president once he was found a traitor. Hence why division still works out of whitehouse.

[narrow matrix]

I saw an ECHO where Ellis makes a deal with the black tusk so I've got my own assumptions

[plain obsidian]

With how often rogue agents encounters happen I'm not surprised if it turns to every man for themselves

[narrow matrix]

Cause to me the black tusk are smart as hell, letting everyone else kill each other and keeping their presence covert. I honestly thought true sons were difficult to fight until I first ran into them

[inland moat]

Yeah, Black Tusk though are still miliatry discipline in how they fight. Like True sons, they work from a distance and dont rush you

The most annoying thing is outcasts and hyena rushers

[narrow matrix]

Outcasts used to be difficult cause of the suicide bombers

[grand nebula]

they only arrived after you dealt with the rest of the shit, its not like they were there waiting

[nimble spruce]

I love outcast rushers, one shot to their chest and all their friends go boom

I'm amazed other outcasts agree to get within 10m of them

[inland moat]

@grand nebula No, the BTSU had us under observation and sat back and waited until the right moment and let the SHD do the work of taking out the ohter faction leaderships

[grand nebula]

makes sense

[nimble spruce]

yeah, there's a fair few echos & voice things supporting that

[inland moat]

The echo just to the west of the whitehouse shows Bardon ordering a couple of the BTSU to shadow us

[grand nebula]

so who supplies them

its sokolova yea?

[narrow matrix]

https://youtu.be/sH6LxwQbFnw

[inland moat]

Yeah...possible russian links

[nimble spruce]

plus they were supplying the hyenas with gear to keep things balanced between the factions

[narrow matrix]

They were there since outbreak

[nimble spruce]

presumably they were a functioning PMC prior to outbreak (would have been difficult to source all their tech, recruits etc afterwards)

[burnt knoll]

Man I love The Division lore

[nimble spruce]

but had the sense to keep back and figure out how to best take advantage of the situation

[grand nebula]

main lore is pretty meh

the side stuff is where the cool stuff lies

kenly college is very creepy if you hear the coms

[foggy needle]

I liked division lore uptill Div 2 seasons killed it haha.

[narrow matrix]

That place creeped me put indeed

||the JTF body in the fridge left me dazed for a bit||

[inland moat]

Does anyone know if you can get Honey Badger at high levels? I havent seen one drop in ages

[grand nebula]

you can

[narrow matrix]

To follow on this, who can declare the president wanted for treason? The senate, no?

And the line of succession would mean whoever is after the speaker of the house became Ellis's vice president, and this whoever is after Ellis' VP would be announced president

Yea, Congress has the power to declare treason

[grand nebula]

ellis wasnt ellected

he was like 14th in line

everyone aside from him was murdered

[foggy needle]

also there is no full government atm

[grand nebula]

and there like no congress

[foggy needle]

^^

Iirc the only "government" atm is the acting president, JTF and the division lol.

[narrow matrix]

I would assume the Division can enforce martial law

[narrow kraken]

Yes, and that's probably still at the more pleasant end of things an agent can enforce

[narrow matrix]

Division 1 intro cutscene, "We have no rules, we have no limits, our job is to protect what remains"

[narrow kraken]

Well, if you have Firewall completed you can craft Savage Wolverine whenever, which is a Honey Badger with Perfectly Close and Personal. Downside, it's Perfectly Close and Personal. And the tender mercies of the crafting table rolls

I've got a couple of near-godroll 40 Honey Badgers, which is a fancy way of saying that it has Steady Handed for some reason

[nimble spruce]

division's job is to protect the 'chain of command', which at that point was basically only Ellis - by declaring him treasonous, they effectively remove the only power they answer to, and the primary purpose of their existence, without really having any backup

[narrow matrix]

Secret Service and DoD, no?

[nimble spruce]

at which point the division itself is open to any suitably charismatic type to take control and start giving the orders

[inland moat]

The secret service became part of the JTF or SHD I believe

when the crisis broke out

[nimble spruce]

SS & DoD aren't leadership groups, anyway

[narrow matrix]

They are an instrument, in times of crisis the government can use the military to restore order or regain control... which is what the division is meant for

[foggy needle]

eh well the division are meant for after that tbh.

[narrow matrix]

Personally I feel like Manny and the captain in NYC are de-facto leaders for both territories and

[foggy needle]

TLDR: when the crisis broke out, government put all gov agencies into JTF > JTF was struggling hard to control the crisis > Gov then activated the division as the last resort to help restore order and help JTF.

[narrow matrix]

Haha I'm guessing you guys aren't fans of conspiracies

[nimble spruce]

but without a pre-established, agreed upon chain of command (ie, a president & government) we've pretty much ended up as just another group vying for control, making our own decisions about who to help and who to hinder, backed up by our own capacity for violence & little else

(arguably)

[narrow matrix]

So, just for context... literally everyone in the line of succession except Ellis is dead?

[inland moat]

Ellis is Dead

Fay Lau killed him

[narrow kraken]

There's a bunch more, but IIRC Congress has dispersed so good luck finding them before BT/their backers do https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession

Waller was president
Mendez was VP
Ellis was Speaker of the House

[narrow matrix]

Can't be hard, just find a bunch of phones lying around!

[inland moat]

and thats where we are at in the story so far. Eliis dead, nobody in control. BTSU taken care of, cities are under "community control"

[nimble spruce]

I would suspect that the new season will give us some kind of continuation of this, maybe a hunt for a new president or something.

[narrow matrix]

I elect my agent

[inland moat]

Right now, the US is threatening to breakup into its individual states all just using their own local laws and controls run by a community government of sorts, with no federal national government

[nimble spruce]

well, if they can get the local division groups to go along with that, it could work for a while

until infrastructure is repaired enough to go national again

or China come and take over

[inland moat]

Though the narrative implies that its the russians who are trying to take over

[nimble spruce]

from what I remember of the international sitreps from the Lau mission, Asia in general was in a better place than most (because of a more controlling government having better luck getting people to obey lockdowns etc)

but then I can't remember what it said about russia

certainly from a covid perspective, asia's done a lot better than russia

[inland moat]

russia was said to be in chaos or control of mafia

[nimble spruce]

would have to be a hell of a strong mafia to contemplate a military takeover of the US

even in its current game state

[inland moat]

Well if the sokolov's are russian mafia, then they are funders and politicians who employ a private army like the BTSU. Remember, the BTSU are only a small part of of BT

[narrow kraken]

BTSU is not "taken care of"

schaeffer is still alive, hes in custody and even if hes not currently in command of his unit there are others

[undone beacon]

It's clearly the Bilderberg Group. Heads of major influence using their considerable resources to remake the World as they see fit. Anyone who gets in their way dies, plain and simple.

Sokolov runs the Military arm of it (Black Tusk), but they get all their equipment from somewhere else, etc.

It's like a James Bond movie. You think Dr. No is the main bad guy behind it all (Sokolov), only to later find out they all worked for Blofeld.

[narrow kraken]

lol

Friend is having an issue where he's been gone for a few months from the game. Came back and sees he cant optimize his gear scored in the 412s. He owns WLONY But hasn't finished it yet.

Could someone explain

[foggy needle]

Needs to beat wony

Optimizing is only for dlc endgame

[undone spear]

Does targeted loot effect the blueprints you get from level 4 control points?

[foggy needle]

Nope

They are Just rng

[undone spear]

Oh ok because yesterday I was where golan targeted was and got a golan blueprint so I thought it was effected but thanks for clearing that up

[foggy needle]

np

[graceful pier]

yo, can the Bighorn Drop from legendary Summit?

[ivory sundial]

Yes

Only on named bosses

[graceful pier]

nice, thx for the info now i need to find a group to farm it xD

[grand nebula]

also, targeted loot has no effect on it

[narrow kraken]

wait, for real?

[foggy needle]

correct as big horn isnt a target loot drop, its solely a legendary boss drop.

[narrow kraken]

i see

[fallow inlet]

AZ is correct legendary summit or the 3 legendary missions note: with the missions you get the white tusk outfits

evening AZ

evening Eph

[narrow kraken]

thanks for the third confirmation

[fallow inlet]

if you dont have the outfit go for the missions first then stay summit

[warm kelp]

If someone has gotten nemesis then will it be in their loot pool

[foggy needle]

not exactly

[tulip fiber]

Yes

[foggy needle]

it will only be in their loot pool IF they own the BP for it

[warm kelp]

Gotcha. I have not yet obtained it but I'm a little impatient. So say if I run targeted loot with someone who has it and it drops then will I be able to pick it up

[tulip fiber]

Yes, in that scenario.

[foggy needle]

Yup you can get it that way, but again if you want it in your loot pool, you need the BP.

[narrow kraken]

So my friend is rocking his level 30 set. suprisingly easy..

Uh. can he grind the same level 30 set of armor and guns but the level 40 version?

Im asking because he is very mad at what ubisoft has done

[ivory sundial]

yes

[grand nebula]

If he owns dlc, yes

And tbh he wont even want exactly the same set becase lvl 40 gear opens up possibilities

[narrow matrix]

wym, the whole leveling up past level 30?

what he can do if he cares about some of the attributes and core attributes, is take the attributes and core attributes from level 40 gear and recalibrate the level 30 gear

[narrow kraken]

he said something about the gillian set

[grand nebula]

Probably making gear useless with better versions

No clue what gillian set is

[narrow matrix]

Gildan?

[narrow kraken]

yes

[grand nebula]

Gildan isnt a thing either..?

[narrow matrix]

probably gila guard then

[nimble spruce]

or golan gear

[narrow matrix]

yea that one

Golan is level 40 he wouldn't be able to have that at level 30 @narrow kraken

[nimble spruce]

either way, he'll have to farm a new set of gear

[narrow matrix]

a friend dropped it for me but I can't equip it until after WONY

[narrow kraken]

Gila

[narrow matrix]

yea tbh the gila guard set isn't that impressive

badger tuff is way better

[grand nebula]

Gila has always been shit aswell so im confused

But yea he can regrind

[narrow matrix]

I'd say to tell him to forget about it and change the core attributes of other gear sets to suit what he wants

[narrow kraken]

what set do you recommend him to farm once he hits level 40

hes going for a tank medic

[narrow matrix]

forget the attributes of the gear sets...some of them are just not that efficient at our level

[grand nebula]

Theres a guide pinned in this channel and a spreadsheet in #td2-build-advice with builds

[grand nebula]

..what..?

[narrow kraken]

what lol

[narrow matrix]

I was considering what you were saying about armor cores, I'm gonna have to disagree with you on that

[grand nebula]

..what.?

[narrow kraken]

In this case, you are just wrong.

[grand nebula]

You have to remind me what i said

So i can explain why youre wrong

[narrow matrix]

Something along the lines of how armor is irrelevant

[grand nebula]

I didnt say irrelevant, its mostly useless for the primary purpose of making you significantly tanky
Its true purpose is to scale bonus armor talents and shield tiers

[narrow matrix]

I've always viewed it as a secondary health bar, but thats probably because I am more about Run and gun

[grand nebula]

Its literally your own health bar
But all you need is enough of it to be able to kill in the meantime to get armor back with HF and not a single drop more

[narrow matrix]

HF?

[grand nebula]

Hunters fury

[narrow matrix]

I dont know what that is unfortunately

[plain obsidian]

basically close range build goes brrrr

not melee

[grand nebula]

Outside of close range builds, most your survivability issues that dont disapear with 2 blues wont dissapear with 6

[narrow matrix]

What might help to sway my belief is some proper context of critical hit chance, is that per bullet in the mag or is it based on time / hits placed

[grand nebula]

I dont know how that relates to armor but its rolled for each bullet

And also, this is from the standpoint of heroic gameplay
If youre running around in hard or challenging it doesnt matter if you have 6 red or 0 red

[narrow kraken]

Yep

[narrow kraken]

I looked. but couldn't find. if gila isnt the right choice what set should he go after

is there a better end game set then gila?

[grand nebula]

Gila is just one of the 3piece brands

And it doesnt even make the decent list let alone the best ones list

[narrow kraken]

so which one should he grind

whats the best then gila

[grand nebula]

Im not even sure how to answer that

Theres tons of guides for builds, i told you where theyre laid out, and theres also other sites and reddit

[scenic mauve]

Is railsplitter a dz named item or can I get it from from any ar targeted loot

[deep fox]

Its a dz named item

[scenic mauve]

Damn unlucky gonna get rolled in the dz

[deep fox]

You can get it from named caches

[scenic mauve]

Yeah I’ve been doing the global event to get caches I keep getting everyday carrier lmao

[deep fox]

Just rack up stars from the global event and buy a ton of named item caches from the seasons vendor

[deep fox]

Ah ok

[ivory sundial]

when you start the game

were you only given the 416 until you found another to use in your other slot?

[grand nebula]

they give you a shotgun too i think

[warm kelp]

Is there any way to see what the next week's invaded missions are

[grand nebula]

its random

[warm kelp]

Really need grand Washington to be invaded because I need nemesis blueprint then I'll finally be able to get it

Was hoping maybe I could grind targeted loot with someone who has it and maybe they will drop one if they get on but that's very very slim to none

[grand nebula]

its random, theres been times gwh hasnt been invaded for 6 weeks straight

i can give you my weekly exotic cache if you want, and if snipers are in CPs we can do a couple too just to try the luck

[warm kelp]

Yeah southwest is marksman targeted and I figured run the cp could help

That would be a lot of help if you don't mind

[grand nebula]

sure, let me load up

[warm kelp]

Are you on PS

[grand nebula]

pc mate

saw your purple name, assumed you were too

[warm kelp]

Ah damn nah I'm ps4

Worth a shot lol

[grand nebula]

might wanna remove your PC tag then

in case you get baited like that again

[warm kelp]

I thought I clicked ps4 may bad

[shy shell]

You have both right now

[narrow kraken]

🤔

[warm kelp]

Fixed it my bad. Didn't know I hit pc

[narrow matrix]

Does the wicked talent work with other players status effects?

[grand nebula]

n..no

[narrow kraken]

🤔

[blissful geyser]

It only applies if the flavor text/description says, all allies

[grand nebula]

thats not flavor text, that a description

[thorn quail]

What skills should I be running in dz. I don’t like the shield so anyhting but that lol

[light tree]

How do I find player to run a raid tonight?

[grand nebula]

#lfg-raid-xbox

[scenic mauve]

Does the gunner perk to generate ammo every 60 seconds work with pistolero directive on

[grand nebula]

no

[scenic mauve]

Unlucky

[hallow raptor]

Yes, I run gunner with pistolero all the time and I get ammo every 60…. Gunner also helps with fragile armor directive because you get 10% armor on kill.

[blissful geyser]

10% ammo generation for you and 5% for allies, pretty sweet if you ask me

[scenic latch]

How often do loot chests such as hyena chests reset?

[narrow kraken]

Daily, when the projects reset

[torpid temple]

is it worth crafting gear mods? will you ever get max'd out ones?

[narrow kraken]

1. Yes, if you hit 40 and don't have any good mods
2. The chances are greater than 0, that's about the nicest thing that can be said

[narrow kraken]

So uh question. im learning the recalibration library. so, if i wanted to right. if i get a stat say 2.2 crit chance and extract it. and then get something like 1.5 crit chance after

can i keep adding it until it starts going up?

[ruby tiger]

no maintenance today?

no

@narrow kraken you extract the value of your gear

so if u want max roll, you need a max roll gear to get that extracted in the library

[narrow kraken]

ah ok thanks now i understand

but for something like this. optimization is the way to go

right?

[ruby tiger]

not really

you want a really good stats piece

and then bother with optimization, those mats are super expensive

u probably don't want to touch optimization until you can comfortably farm heroic / legendary contents

otherwise it's a real waste of your mats

pro tip, you want to have 4 max level char

so everytime you level up, you benefit from 4 SHD level instead of one

where your character can choose the SHD reward cache as it levels

that will really come in handy when you do optimization

[narrow kraken]

well i only just made it to world tier 1

what set should i farm for. im going for a tank regen dps build

[true siren]

None, get through the world tiers (or the dlc if you have it) before farming for stuff

[narrow kraken]

unable to get to my home city.

i have to progress to tier 5 first

[ruby tiger]

yeah

progressing through those are just like get w/e gear that make you stronger

no real need for a build or anything, general rule of thumb I do is get as many red core as I can so I can clear the content fast

and I run with a shield + AR maybe a rifle for super long range

if you come across a classic M1A grab it and keep it for long range snipe

then just really playing with shield, take note of where the enemy is pushing you, always protect yourself behind the shield

you might want some blue core too so your shield has more health

so between like health red core for DPS rush build

otherwise I just chicken with skill build, all 6 yellow core, get as many skill dmg and skill haste as I can 😄

then I just play semi AFK watching netflix or something like that

let turret and striker drone kill them all 😄

[night comet]

Hey agents I’ve been doing the summit and so far floor 1 to 10 gave me the 120 armor piece but I’ve done 10 to 20 and it didn’t give me the the hard shoulder pads should I restart ?

[tulip fiber]

Every 20 floors. The numbers on the pieces correspond to the floors it can drop on. 1-20, 21-40, etc. Just need to progress further up. @night comet

[night comet]

Appreciate it

[tame spire]

Can I farm for matador in summit if I already have one ?

[true siren]

no

[tame spire]

Ok Ty

[foggy needle]

its a DZ drop only

[scenic zinc]

What's the raids schedule

[foggy needle]

?? well it would depend on when your group runs decides to run the raid……

[floral swan]

If your asking when raids are available in game, as long as you meet the requirements you can run them at anytime as long as you have a team, also the raids reset every Tuesday, best of luck and hope this answered your question

[scenic zinc]

Thank you

[floral swan]

Np

[plain obsidian]

are there any noticeable difference between the different m870 shotgun models?

[foggy needle]

no

[plain obsidian]

so they all just shoot the same, reload the same, just with different model?

[nimble spruce]

with the exception of Cuelebre, yes

[foggy needle]

for the most part yes, few exceptions which are listed in the spreadsheet

well even Cuelebre is the same but has a named talent that makes it different.

[nimble spruce]

right, I was just looking at the base stats in the spreadsheet. Doesn't list accuracy/stability, but I can't see those having a huge amount of difference in the performance of a shotgun anyway

could use a 'number of mod slots' column, actually

[plain obsidian]

alright

also i'm assuming true patriot debuff isn't a status effect, right?

[foggy needle]

correct

[foggy needle]

Yea, just never got around to mod slots lol. but base stats m870 and Cuelebre are the same. spreadsheet shows the Cuelebre reload baked in.

[nimble spruce]

yeah, it's a little bit misleading given the absense of talent data in the other shotguns (obviously you couldn't list every possible variation), but hard to see a better solution

it does seem weird that they have all these variants when there's usually no difference between them, I thought in most cases there was some adjustment of mag size/ reload speed / per bullet damage in the different forms

[foggy needle]

Well we added in the fixed talent to the named weapons on the sheet because you cannot remove said talent from the item, so that is its “base” stat. Named aug has same thing and few other ones too.

There is minor handling stat difference between weapon variants without mod slot difference. Its about “+5 accuracy and -5 stability” though, so a difference that doesn’t matter tbh.

[nimble spruce]

the game doesn't give you handling numbers either does it? So even if you wanted to include that you'd have to spend some tedious time with a ruler or something

[foggy needle]

no but it has been data mined, might have a link in the sheet in hub tab

[latent scroll]

Doesn't stability and accuracy appear as a % in stats? They're directly related to the gun you're holding. So with no stability the % would be available. Not that im suggesting doing it though. That's alot of work for little gain.

[foggy needle]

in stats yes (ie how much extra you have), on weapon base stats no. on the weapon it shows as a bar.

[narrow kraken]

Can someone expain the expertise?

[shy shell]

What do you mean by explain?

[nimble spruce]

he asked the same question in #td2-general-chat, prob easiest to keep the discussion there

[shy shell]

I feel like this is the right place for the question though

[ivory sundial]

I see it as both

[narrow kraken]

I kinda see it as a augment system

I see it as an absolute win

[scenic mauve]

When will expertise come to the game?

[inland moat]

@scenic mauve Probably next feb as thats when the next major update of the game is set for?

[scenic mauve]

I see thank you

[narrow kraken]

Aren’t we getting a new holiday event soon?

[fallow inlet]

Sort of

Xmas loot elf due soon and xmas mask for summit due as well

[ivory sundial]

wait what

the xmas mask for summit is coming?

[narrow kraken]

What kind of mask?

[grand nebula]

hunter mask

[twilit otter]

There is actually an apparel event planned for decemeber. I forgot the mask name but it supposed to look like santa

[hardy kernel]

Good morning agents ☕

[floral swan]

Morning

[hardy kernel]

I accidentaly sold my one and only scorpio (i dont remember how it got dragged into junk) and as far as i remember, i think it sold over vendor on summit. So i cant buy back it. Is there a way to recover that?

[grand nebula]

why did you respond with that lmao

but if its not there in the buyback menu, then youre shit outta luck

[floral swan]

Yeah, but I mean it's in your loot pool if I remember correctly since you've already obtained it so I'd say just grind a new one and best of luck via rng

[hardy kernel]

😭 i knew it

[twilit otter]

Favorite it next time

[grand nebula]

you dont have to obtain it for it to be in your loot pool

its been added to the loot pool for nearly a year

[floral swan]

Thank you, sorry lol

[hardy kernel]

I dont know man....last night i was feeling a weird experience. Some item that already marked as junk, suddenly their mark was gone and moved to other item.

Maybe there is some bug or glitch

[twilit otter]

No idea, never experienced it

[hardy kernel]

I never had this experience too ... Just last night when i was on summit

Or maybe i was too fast on sorting things

[twilit otter]

Probably user error

[grand nebula]

its called a PBCAK

[hardy kernel]

What is that?

[twilit otter]

😆 yep

[hardy kernel]

Lol i googled it

Yeah it could've be me

Now i found another one.... PICNIC

[narrow kraken]

Can keener hack shock traps

[hardy kernel]

Keener could hack black tusk's marauder

Hack black tusk's dogs too lol

No i just joking. I think keener cant hack shock traps

Or i never saw he did that

[narrow kraken]

Friend is about to take him on

[hardy kernel]

From keener's mission right?

[fallow inlet]

But he does hack turrets

[hardy kernel]

Yeah he hack turrets

[fallow inlet]

Or makes yhem useless

75 percent of fight with him you have no skills

[hardy kernel]

I suggest use other build

Or if you go in a party, one guy use jammer

The other one is dps

Just for keener fight

Keener will always use his emp jammer on you

[junior lance]

Can you pull Fox’s prayer and Contractor’s gloves from summit? I figured you can but just wanna double check

[grand nebula]

yes

[junior lance]

Alright sweet. Must be bad luck then that I haven’t gotten one yet lol

[fallow inlet]

@junior lance should be able to vendor buy them

[eager raft]

What's the difference between the normal and red dark zone again?

[narrow kraken]

Red Dark Zones only have Black Tusk as the NPC enemies. There are no guard turrets around checkpoints, and no damage normalization

so you can just fucking one shot players with ARs?

[foggy needle]

@narrow krakenFYI invaded and normal dark zones both have the same damage normalization. they were made the same at Wony launch.

[warm kelp]

Can big horn drop from the hunters at the summit or would I have better luck running the strongholds

[foggy needle]

yes but only on legendary

[narrow kraken]

🙂

[nimble spruce]

Are you certain? I've never heard this mentioned before, and when I was in a DZ as it became invaded a few days ago it actually stated 'normalisation disabled' on the screen

[foggy needle]

100%

Its even in the WONY launch patch notes, and hasn’t been a change to it yet.

for WONY they made invaded and normal DZs the exact same except for the turrets and NPCs there, everything else is the same.

[warm kelp]

Is the drop chance the same

[nimble spruce]

That seems to be a rather overlooked change then, I only got the game after WONY and have always seen it said that invaded disabled normalisation

[foggy needle]

yes its a fixed drop rate

[foggy needle]

wouldnt be the 1st overlooked thing lol, but yes normal and invaded both have normalization active (been tested too)

[grand nebula]

Yes but in summit it only drops from the last hunter so you cant do the kill all but 1 and go to lobby method

[placid spire]

Favorite all around gun in the game?

[nimble spruce]

Sleigher

[grand nebula]

Mk17 probably

[placid spire]

Going to say the Mk16 and the MP7.

[narrow kraken]

frfr?

favorite gun CMMG Banshee

that gun is an absolute laser and a beast

[foggy needle]

beast yes, but far from laser

[narrow kraken]

how is it not a laser

there's like 0 recoil on the gun

Compared to a Vector, yeah it jumps more. Lady Death jumps more than a bit

[foggy needle]

Laser means its accuracy (not recoil) is amazing, but it doesn’t.

[narrow kraken]

It means both.

[foggy needle]

yes and no

[narrow kraken]

Do you know what a laser is?

[foggy needle]

of course, but clearly you dont

[narrow kraken]

So, if you think that a gun being a laser means ONLY its accuracy is pinpoint then you clearly don't know what a laser is

Lasers literally don't move

[foggy needle]

Ez to test. Get the weapon, shoot at wall ~20m, and check bullet holes. You will see its not a laser as it has big spread.

go test correctly then come back 😛

[narrow kraken]

Why would I need to test anything?

[floral swan]

A laser is a beam, of in which does not move whatsoever and is a straight line to whatever object in the direction it is pointing, so it would have to not move, (recoil or bullet spread) as that would break its own definition of its self

[foggy needle]

this ^^ banshee doesnt move BUT has big spread, hence not a laser......

[narrow kraken]

It's an SMG, though, so for its class it is a laser

You use it as intended and the spread literally does not matter

[foggy needle]

again go test, then come back, and spread still very much matters for CQB

[narrow kraken]

Hence why its a laser

[foggy needle]

its why handling is still strong for SMGs.

[narrow kraken]

If you're using a shotgun, sure it matters because the spread is larger

Not really SMGs in CQC

[foggy needle]

yes really (for head shots

[narrow kraken]

Even if I aim for the head, all my shots still hit

[floral swan]

Dark Winter is pretty accurate, I use it alot and get constant headshots with my hunters fury, adrenaline rush + intimidate gear

[narrow kraken]

But I guess I'm just better

[foggy needle]

Also handling doesn’t impact shottys accuracy, as it doesn’t impact their spread sadly QQ.

[narrow kraken]

😦

[foggy needle]

they dont... cause of bloom 😛

[narrow kraken]

I mean, I'm no aimbot but whenever I do a mission and look at the mission report, my accuracy is 80%+... with an SMG

[foggy needle]

bloom is RNG and Smgs have huge bloom. So you still end up missing a lot of shots when aiming for head, due to RNG, handling helps fix this though.

i mean... mission report is highly bugged...... so not valid info outside of the mission timer.

[narrow kraken]

Yes you're of course right, handling helps, I'm not arguing it doesn't

How is the mission report bugged? I've never heard that

[floral swan]

I think mine was the other day lmak

[foggy needle]

were to start... lots of bugs with it.

[narrow kraken]

I mean, this is my first time hearing about this bug

[foggy needle]

check youtube, probably a video on it lol

[narrow kraken]

Bet, I'll be on the lookout

[foggy needle]

TLDR: the stats on the report can vary so wildly out side of normal RNG, that the info is bad.

[narrow kraken]

I can't find any specific videos on the mission report itself

[floral swan]

I was using a dps pistol build and hitting 8-11 mil a headshot back to back in the zoo mission and it said i hit 1999m damage, so I just thought it was bugged

[narrow kraken]

There's only tons of videos on the damage glitch that happened like a year or so ago and bug reports in general about missions 😔

[floral swan]

I can send a picture if you want as an example of a bugged screen, it was my first one tho

[narrow kraken]

Yeah show me

[floral swan]

I dont watch YouTube so I don't know what that is tho, I could have been doing more?

[foggy needle]

at work so cant really break it down but easiest to test is skill damage with a full red weapon build, running zero skill damage skills.

[floral swan]

Ah okay

[narrow kraken]

But I need striker drone for in sync 😦

😏

[floral swan]

Test Subject?

[narrow matrix]

I find this to be true its only after a few seconds that the SMGs i like using gain better accuracy. The spread is wide with the large bloom

[viral wharf]

Sometimes my end of missions on heroic say I break the damage cap (I think that's what minus figures show anyways) - and rarely it'll actually show a crazy damage number like 2 billion or something

[viral wharf]

That's actually possible to reach though so it could be possible you were doing that amount of damage

[floral swan]

Whoa nice thanks for that info

[floral swan]

And yeah it showed negative for me too, it was - symbol and 1999m for damage

[grand nebula]

Im pretty sure @prisma whale tested and it had some effect

[foggy needle]

yup he and i both tested it and it does have effect on everything except pellet accuracy for all shottys except double barrel.

that quote was talking about shotty accuracy.

[prisma whale]

It’s extremely slight, if not negligible.

[foggy needle]

^^

[prisma whale]

And honestly, unless you’re rocking a great amount of accuracy, don’t try headshotting with SMG’s. The crit burst is strong enough on its own. You’ll get too inconsistent of a spread trying to hit the face.

Unless you’re using safety distance.. in that case, fill their brain with lead.

[foggy needle]

unwavering says heyo

[prisma whale]

With constant weapon swaps? Perhaps.

Though not as a weapon you can keep active constantly.

[eager raft]

Does the Kard Custom give you the +1 skill tier from the getgo or do you have to hold the pistol in your hand for it to work?

[grand nebula]

you have to have it out

[eager raft]

so having to hold it

[grand nebula]

indeed

[eager raft]

🤔

momentarily switching to it would work for longer skills like drones turrets or even the shield

[grand nebula]

shield is dynamic

[eager raft]

that one updates when i switch weapons?

[prisma whale]

So are drones and turrets. You’ll lose the skill tier the moment you unequip

[eager raft]

damn thats wack

[prisma whale]

I’m not sure if this still works but

You do gain a skill tier and a charge for the revive hive if you throw the hive to revive someone

[grand nebula]

yea

[prisma whale]

And if it doesn’t get destroyed, you can pick the hive back up, unequip and still have the single charge for self revive.

[grand nebula]

you can also deploy stuff like cluster seeker i think

[eager raft]

only place i could really see it is a build with the bulwark

'cause for skill/hybrids you have the capacitor

and that thing also loses stacks when you unequip it

[foggy needle]

not even for bulwark because of liberty

[eager raft]

people hype it as a must buy in the vendor
but when is it actually useful then

only thing I've heard is the revive hive

[foggy needle]

thats it tbh

and no "good" players hype it up tbh, because its a meh weapon

[latent scroll]

We use it alot to push skill tier 6 on hybrid tanks for speedruns in IH or when we run skill builds that need a coyotes and tier 6 but can't use technician. So super niche...

[night comet]

Hey so I had the city gunslinger project since waaay back I came back to the game recently and while I was looking for the parts it disappeared from my project list any idea what happened to it ?

[grand nebula]

Probably should have the blueprint unlocked in yor table now

[night comet]

You’re totally right I’m blind many thanks

[junior lance]

So I’m farming for the Liberty exotic components and I’m on the last one but it won’t drop from the space administration HQ boss. Any ideas on why?

[foggy needle]

Must be non invaded and must not already own liberty

[junior lance]

Yeah I don’t own it and it’s not invaded. Guess the guide I was following was wrong lmao

I was supposed to go to a mission he didn’t put in the video

[foggy needle]

Yea need to do the mission

[placid spire]

What's community opinion on the best skill combo?

[fallow inlet]

Hey AZ good evening

Standard turret drone

[hybrid mortar]

Yesterday I killed the weirdo and drama hunters and they didn't drop a key :(( should I wait for the daily reset (some say the key spawns in front of the chest) or try to find someone who hasn't done them and do it with them?

[narrow matrix]

@hallow raptor do you need to reach level 40 while in a group for this? http://prntscr.com/21dfrva

[zealous dagger]

If I want to farm Backup Boomstick in target loot, is it belong to pistol or shotgun?

[tulip fiber]

Shotgun

[zealous dagger]

Ok thanks

[hallow raptor]

Huh?

[narrow matrix]

Its a trophy for warlords of ny

Does it mean reach level 40 on a character or reach level 40 with another agent in your group?

[hallow raptor]

I solo’d NY the first time through. I believe it means with one of your characters, not with another player.

[narrow matrix]

Alright, appreciate it!

[inland moat]

Yeah, i'm soloing NY right now

You get from 30-40 pretty quick

Just be aware though that the second you hit 31, the jump in gear armor and weapon damage is significant, so you'll be wanting to go with 31+ gear asap.

I kind of like NYC though. It has a broodier atmosphere, lots of dark alleys with tons of stuff hidden down them. Also the SHD tech is a little more fun to get. Expect more puzzles and platforming to get them

[placid spire]

What can I say to a fellow player about their build to seem superior to them?

[tulip fiber]

Just be a good human, man.

[placid spire]

Boooring

[narrow kraken]

Just a generic question but is this game worth buying on pc and regrinding? Haven’t played in a year

[foggy needle]

if you enjoy the game yes. otherwise no

[viral wharf]

'Hey man that's a solid build - I can help you farm for some stuff to make it better however, only if you're up for hearing me out how to improve your build to hit harder. Anything I think will help you I'll drop. Give me a shout if you need any more pointers'

[placid spire]

Whew. That's pretty good. I can feel the condescending through the screen. Lol.

[hasty summit]

does the foundry base material needed for the completion of the regulus quest drop from the end chest each time, or only once per weekly reset?

[grand nebula]

it should drop from box every single time

[plain obsidian]

much how spec ammo does tots set generate every 60s?

[grand nebula]

1 i believe

[latent scroll]

2 with backpack. 1 without.

[plain obsidian]

just 1 for all specialisation?

1 bullet for minigun seems underwhelming ._.

[grand nebula]

its in blocks, its probably 25 for minigun, maybe 50

[plain obsidian]

ah so that would make more sense

[rapid roost]

Lol. 1 bullet. One year later, maybe you can take out a red bar

[delicate parrot]

Is seeker mine spam build ever worth it to be honest? I feel like half of my seeker mines just doesn't hit enemies and are bugged to seven hells lol

Using 4 piece hardwired with BTSU glove

At least when it come to area wide killing, eclipse protocol build seems better

[grand nebula]

HW seeker is meh because your main and pretty much only source of damage is seekers, and theyl dodge a couple
its still good to get mobs out of cover for your team tho

when i play seekers i use a high end build with mortar so that i dont rely on the rng as much

seeker cooldown is about 20s instead of 10s but they hit more than twice as hard

[delicate parrot]

yeah that might be what il go for when i can, seeker HW by itself really did feel... boring and im fucked when theres EMP, so oof

still just building up an arsenal of builds for the time honestly and had a blast trying them all out. So far got the typical run-n-gun HF, tanker, healer, eclipse fire, eclipse CC

Though I wonder if I should actually focus maximizing one to be able to take on legendary runs

[grand nebula]

legendaries arent as much about min max, as long as you have the right brands and talents and half decent rolls youl be fine

[delicate parrot]

and also need to farm SHD levels = . =

[grand nebula]

its all about having good team comp and knowing where to be and what to do

also if youre in game and want an exotic cache il pop in real quick

[delicate parrot]

yeah, figured id boost my chances of survival and being a better player first in general on heroics, since my first accidental legendary summit, honestly, did not go well (being healer, DPS kept dying so oof)

[grand nebula]

thats not your problem, thats just matchmaking dps players problem

in general

[delicate parrot]

and nah, not really, at work atm so thanks for the offer though

[grand nebula]

np

[delicate parrot]

haha yeah, thats why i considered being tank instead

so il eat the shite instead of em

[grand nebula]

tanking is hella boring and you get to have no agency

youre a bonus armor bot

as a healer you have insane potential if youre built right
scorpio with future initiative or empathic resolve and survivalist is tons of debuff power

spoon feed your team

if they play skills you can just go artificer hive and buff their shit too

sometimes il even do booster hive with heal chem so they get max handling

people sleep on booster hive so much

[delicate parrot]

Yeah I don't see that being talked about much, might play around more with it

I very much enjoy being healer but man when the dps keeps being in the heat of things, hah lmao

[grand nebula]

its never talked about much
every youtube video is '' THIS OOGA BOOGA BIG NUMBER BUILD WILL BLOW YOU AWAY''

''DERMATOLOGISTS HATE HIM, FIND OUT WHY HE USES THIS GEARSET''

[delicate parrot]

I am yet to have F.I things yet since part of em is exclusive to raids so maybe in the future

My healer set currently comprised of 2 murakamis and 3 Alps with btsu dataglove

[grand nebula]

you can do FI without chest, you lose the ability to reset their hives but not much else

[delicate parrot]

Lol yeah I swear that's like 95% of videos guides on youtube

[grand nebula]

i like going coyotes mask or sometimes even acostas go bag

[delicate parrot]

I did used to have Acosta's bag for more constant OC tbh

[grand nebula]

but yea even as high ends, empathic resolve or overwatch gives great buffs

[delicate parrot]

Shame the perma OC decoy ain't a thing anymore

[grand nebula]

you just need to get into that mentality of ''my teammates are babies who eat their own poop if unattended'' and spoon feed them the enemies and their hp bar

[delicate parrot]

Hah, sounds accurate enough

[grand nebula]

its super chill tho, its my youtubing build

[delicate parrot]

They do tend to play way more aggresively knowing there's a healer in the group

[grand nebula]

i just throw it up, hide in cover and pop heals while half the brain watches youtube

if they die i dont res them, unless all 3 are dead
eventually they understand that theres limits

[delicate parrot]

A question that actually has been bugging me is that does an overcharged hive's range/anything that gets it ranged boosted and stays for longer than the OC duration stays the way it is until expires?

Because the range indicator doesn't seem to shrink after the OC runs out

[delicate parrot]

Oh yeah lol part of reason why I chose support and healer. While I love doing damage, I do have to focus a fair bit while doing so and it could really tire me out in the long run, so being backline support, I can just chill and still contribute fairly significant

[grand nebula]

its weird
some skills used to stay OC, like decoy, and then they nerfed/changed it (even tho it was in no patch notes) and now im not sure of anything anymore

[delicate parrot]

might even do afk skill build just for that honestly, hah

[grand nebula]

as far as i understand it, hive should go back to normal after OC ends

[delicate parrot]

yeah... legit perma oc decoy seemed like would have been a reallly fun build to do and tremendously support the team

shame.

[grand nebula]

it was totally insane yea

they needed to try really hard to die

invincible decoy taunting the entire arena was great

[delicate parrot]

whelp, i guess i should be glad i wasnt around for it, otherwise il miss it so much, hah

[grand nebula]

yea i do miss it
but that topic is actually interesting, il test out every skill tomorow to see what stays OCd

[delicate parrot]

speaking of which, i am able to get my game up for a bit atm to check builds, if you're able to for the exotic. Could really need a new exotic weapon to play with honestly (kept getting fuckin tardigrades and btsu gloves lol)

[grand nebula]

because some stuff like sniper turret used to stay but now it doesnt anymore either

[delicate parrot]

lol consistency be awful

[grand nebula]

yea super inconsistent

[grand nebula]

yea sure, ima pop in now to get the mats for the project
tell me when youre in game and your ign

[delicate parrot]

aight

@grand nebula ingame now, IGN is my name, with underscore in between

[grand nebula]

kk, im just getting the water for the project, chill in the white house

[delicate parrot]

alrighty

[fallow inlet]

Night Eph

Funny seeing you up this late

[grand nebula]

hey saph
my schedules are completely fucked

and ive been working from like 2-3 pm til 9pm anywyas

[delicate parrot]

oh damn

i mean i guess u have the whole morning to sleep through?

but yikes to work till 9 though.

[grand nebula]

yea kinda
i work in a lab so hours are very flexible, its until shit gets done

the better my day goes, the later i get off work

[delicate parrot]

hard work life

okay legit need to sort my inventory out lol, max capacity is bugging me out.

i would be so miserable if mod took same space too, thank god for that.

[grand nebula]

mod management is so shit yea

hate going thru it

[delicate parrot]

lol best i could do is just like keep, idk, 4 copies of the same mod things

for skills? i couldnt be bothered

i just sell/scrap when i need to

[grand nebula]

i keep 1 god roll of each skill mod usually and whatever rolls of the others

the only mods i keep an iron fist over is critical hit damage

i have like 5 maxed ones and they are worth their weight in gold to me

also i just tested and hive doesnt stay OC'd

[delicate parrot]

ah yikes, alright then

perma oc for the rest of a skill's duration would've been so lovely, honestly.

[grand nebula]

yea, due to the way it works it gets so much value for some skills and no value for others

[delicate parrot]

shame, it is what it is I suppose.

now, to get my 2nd sniper build going

[zealous dagger]

Where can I get the gun call Adrestia ? It is not in the list of weapon name+ 😶

I saw this weapon name in the weapon skins in the shop of the game

[viral wharf]

PFE 13% - the most elusive mod in the entire game. Still trying to find my third one........

[nimble spruce]

It's hidden in the Tidal Basin mission, Google for a 'how to get Nemesis' guide and that will give you directions.

Note that it's not particularly good though, despite being named it doesn't have any perfect stats or talents, just a standard srs-1 sniper. Once you have the nemesis it won't drop any more either.

Now I'm wondering if it'll have a separate proficiency rank in the next update like other named items. Might be worth getting one after all...

[zealous dagger]

Well I got nemesis already