Was fun last night in the DZ. Decided to re-cal some items before I logged out. Used up 200pc, 300k cred and 300 div tech, all for a 3k dps increase and a 2k toughness increase. So, not the wisest idea. I'm still after a sentry backpack as well to complete my build. I seem to have looted everything aside from that.
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Seems we have a complete group for FL HC then: Gamble, D3K, you, me.
DZ was fun however I notice my hope for the zone is wavering with a week of yellow boss drops. I seem to experience 1 good day with greens and 6 with yellows; it's a reoccurring thing strangely.
As to the 3 piece FireCrest bonus: yes it inflates DPS and it is an actual increase in DMG because you output more bullets, however it's calculated in an already broken stat. Swift is the same - although I'd prefer swift over the 3 piece bonus because well, dedicating 3 pieces for such an insignificant output (you have ~1.5 seconds more output per clip at the end of the day) isn't worth it IMHO; I'd rather choose other bonuses.
I think the set bonus is why I see so many randoms running it in the UG hub?
Hmm I mustn't forget to roll off Focused this weekend! Brutal or Deadly sound good to me. Currently it has Responsive / Accurate. Can you always get Focused back regardless on the number of rolls you're doing?
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Likewise. I only looted yellows last night. To be honest, once I get a decent sentry backpack, I'm going to leave the DZ alone for a while and concentrate on the UG.
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Same!
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It works really well on tanktician builds though with low firepower and skills that come back up almost instantly.
I dont understand why people are running it unless they are DPS chasers.
Only benefit to the set is that the reload speed is very welcome for Snipers/LMG's but for AR/SMG, the 1.5 seconds you gain could very well be used elsewhere
Will be on around 11am or so
Im running 3 Firecrest as they are the highest quality pieces I have and until I get a better set will have to stick with them.... although the increased reload speed is quite nice....
When you are reloading/hiding - I am doing more damage to the enemy....
Enjoyed doing the heroic mode with Twirly etc... cant believe how quick we went through it with no problems....
My Toughness is 589k and DPS 289k
When you are reloading/hiding - I am doing more damage to the enemy....
Enjoyed doing the heroic mode with Twirly etc... cant believe how quick we went through it with no problems....
My Toughness is 589k and DPS 289k
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No worries. They are actually better than mine but I'm not gonna run that set any time soon. In retrospect I should've waited for JediFragger to come back in case he wanted them. Jedi if you did, apoogiesSpecial thanks to D3K once more for the much sought after Blind gloves; amazing!
Same tbh, and the reload is a nice bonus
When I ran it, I thought the sniper reload looks hilarious as it was so quick. Almost like a speedhack or something lol!
I wonder if anyone can help.
My Gear is all over the place and so far i have 3 piece BLIND set even though this is not a set i wish to use its the best i can find atm.
what does everyone look for on gear to decide if its worth a upgrade even if it means lower tough and DPS because at the moment i go by the stats at the top. thinking if i can get a idea of what to look for and re roll it would help me decide what to use on the gear i currently have.
thanks!
My Gear is all over the place and so far i have 3 piece BLIND set even though this is not a set i wish to use its the best i can find atm.
what does everyone look for on gear to decide if its worth a upgrade even if it means lower tough and DPS because at the moment i go by the stats at the top. thinking if i can get a idea of what to look for and re roll it would help me decide what to use on the gear i currently have.
thanks!
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No worries. They are actually better than mine but I'm not gonna run that set any time soon. In retrospect I should've waited for JediFragger to come back in case he wanted them. Jedi if you did, apoogies
Hoping I can get you that holster on FL!
Don't think Jedi was after Blind, if I recall our (Jedi and I) conversations correctly?
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Has anyone else experienced UG Heroic bosses not dropping anything? During a 2-phase one we encountered 2 bosses and neither had a drop. Bit disappointing.
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Is it true that specific sets are by default more often than not rolled towards a certain stat (firearms / stamina / electronics)? For example, most Blind pieces I have seen are rolled towards electronics.
Indeed; I suspect many believe that they are actually doing let's say 285K damage per second because of the 3-piece bonus. But they are not. Not even with the ~1.5 second gain. It would be interesting if a FireCrest player would use that website that calculates your actual DPS? I reckon that the fictional 285K in reality is 160-170K at best.
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I'm thinking about for UG Heroic having 2 people running that heal link ultimate (1 DPS player & 1 Tank player) - chances of getting wiped dramatically drop then and how often do we need 3 survivors anyway?
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It's quite hard to give up the number though. I had the Focused talent on my g35 which added ~50k dps. I grudgingly rolled it off because I didn't wanna see the number drop, but at the end of the day it was a false number.
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No worries. They are actually better than mine but I'm not gonna run that set any time soon. In retrospect I should've waited for JediFragger to come back in case he wanted them. Jedi if you did, apoogies
Nah no worries, I have some pretty good gloves atm and just spun AR Damage onto them so am happy
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Precisely! And I'll bet that you are doing more DMG now than with Focused on. I imagine UG with sickness on, and then having a weapon with Vicious (requires full health) and Focused (requires no skills on cooldown). That's 28% additional DMG you're missing out on. I think I'll opt for weapons that have neither - makes sorting out the weapons stash easier ha ha (also renders the BoO AUG useless)!
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I'm uncertain if the gear recalibration / get kicked trick still works? Does anyone has the definitive answer?
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I use Firecrest because I got a four set on the first day of UG, all 268 despite only running Hard, single phase at the beginning. Since then my drops have been next to useless with 214's and Deadeye and some others which I won't ever use or that are considerably worse than what I have.
Which also makes me believe that the loot tables are completely screwed up. To get four 268 drops in one day, and then, from what I remember anyway I haven't had a single other 268 drop from a set I want, is ludicrous. I don't care what Massive say, there's something going on with the drops so they're either weighted towards the few hours after a patch drops or the game is coded to only drop a finite number of certain gear across the whole game. I certainly don't believe it's random at all.
Which also makes me believe that the loot tables are completely screwed up. To get four 268 drops in one day, and then, from what I remember anyway I haven't had a single other 268 drop from a set I want, is ludicrous. I don't care what Massive say, there's something going on with the drops so they're either weighted towards the few hours after a patch drops or the game is coded to only drop a finite number of certain gear across the whole game. I certainly don't believe it's random at all.
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Agreed, it's a bloody mess. I had some epic drops on the first day, and same as you it was all on Hard!!
I always try to get on just after the patch hits now, even for a couple of hours
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Oh for sure; I've been advocating the game not being as random as they make it out to be for a while now. My main issue is that not everything has the same drop chance everywhere, which they claimed with 1.2 and subsequently backtracked from. They have taken some really incorrect approaches with the loot in my opinion. My prime 1.3 example is that on hard I get all kinds of gear sets but on heroic it's 99% FireCrest; nothing random about that. It leaves me with 2 options: stop or continue playing. I choose the latter, but not without its occasional frustration.
