*** The Division Thread 2.0 ***
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Jumped straight on PTS and tried to solo legendary Napalm Site. That went well. 
I'll run anything with anyone. I'll probably die loads and be really **** but feel free to find me on UPlay, Demonic66666. If I can get past Mike and his admission list that is!!
I'll run anything with anyone. I'll probably die loads and be really **** but feel free to find me on UPlay, Demonic66666. If I can get past Mike and his admission list that is!!
Matchmake is broken - Tried running Warrengate Legendary Solo and won't be doing that again
Were there any checkpoints in Warrengate? I got as far as the bit where you'd normally detonate the explosives in Napalm and then I died. Right back to the beginning.
Were there any checkpoints in Warrengate? I got as far as the bit where you'd normally detonate the explosives in Napalm and then I died. Right back to the beginning.
I didn't make it through the opening. Stuck my Frontline shield up and a mass of shooting took it and me down in a few seconds lol. tried it again with a bit more caution and still only lasted a couple of mins.
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Do the missions save if you have to restart/crash and put you at a checkpoint?
I was doing one and my game crashed when I was trying to change some video settings and it put me outside right at the beginning again.
Later on when I did a other mission and the same crash happened, when I came back, I was still inside the mission at the checkpoint.
I was doing one and my game crashed when I was trying to change some video settings and it put me outside right at the beginning again.
Later on when I did a other mission and the same crash happened, when I came back, I was still inside the mission at the checkpoint.
i think if your quick to get back on it might, as i had a black screen crash before while doing a survival game..
was close to the end when it happened so i took a break and didnt bother relaunching the game until a lot later..
when i loaded up it gave me a message about the survival game and if i want to continue, i clicked it but just got an error since that session had finished
Ok I found the problem.
Followed someone else who had the same issue and apparently worked.
If some Intel is missing and cannot be found where it should be, open the map and press the INTEL button. It will show where the missing Intel is, even if is in the wrong place!!!!!!
I was missing the Week One #11 phonecall and found it on Week Two #3 place!
Similar mix with the last echo.
So thoughts on the PTS:
Positives:
***Legendary mode is super fun and super rewarding!! Finished Napalm tonight on Legendary as a 4 man group. Quite difficult but not overly difficult. I think now we know how it goes it will be easier and can start building up the speed. Momo said tonight - "Guys, we are playing a cover based shooter again!" and he was so true! We had our immuniser, smart cover was back, we were gauging when to push and retreat. It was the best fun I have had since 1.3 when we were steamrolling Heroic UG.
***Incursion - very very fun!! My favourite incursion so far! Unfortunately we got repeated deltas and had one right before the boss so decided to stop there. We now know how to do it and I love the fact you are forced into a shield build for a part
***DZ - the new setting is so unbelievably well thought out and detailed! It feels so immersive. Also I don't know if anyone noticed but there are entrances on the east side of DZ8 and 9 that require a LZ jump in - LZ map will be expanded to these bits.
Had a bit of rogue action tonight as well and it seemed fairer. It was still a circle jerk off grenades and hip fire but it was fairer so im happy enough with that lol (not including the negative below)
in addition - there are signs for Central Park zones in the checkpoints on the west with doors that don't generate the button "F" push yet - I reckon central park expansion there as well.
***Weapons - named weapons are amazing!! I didn't get to test them all tonight as I was too busy playing but I have a full set to play with. Hungry Hog with the Gallant talent is super strong with Meticulous and the Liberator/Centurion combo is amazing also, unique. I also like the caddy for AB, strong but not too strong due to the lower CHC ceiling.
I feel just as strong in terms of damage output and damage taken as I did in 1.5, if not a bit more tanky with my high SP barrets AB build so all in all - very impressed with the new content so far and cant wait to try more
Also, legendary solo will be mine! I want it! lol
Skills like overheal/booster shot etc. A lot of people think they have been nerfed but they haven't, we just have a 100,000 additional boost in health due to removal in armour so its correct how it works. I like it, makes you play smarter.
Negative
***SEEKR and Valkiria......PVE fair enough but don't bring that crap to PVP. 12 million DPS and crits for over 3 million? Way to break the game massive, people cant even get in the DZ for a proper look around without getting ganked in one shot.
I really think they need to push an emergency patch and pull the valkeria from the game temporarily until they fix it. I know they said it was broken but wow haha!! It should never have made to the PTS
All in all, what I have tested tonight, and what I have played tonight I have thoroughly enjoyed and I wanted to keep pushing past the deltas to get stuck right back in! The Last Stand I hope will be just as fun and unique.
Positives:
***Legendary mode is super fun and super rewarding!! Finished Napalm tonight on Legendary as a 4 man group. Quite difficult but not overly difficult. I think now we know how it goes it will be easier and can start building up the speed. Momo said tonight - "Guys, we are playing a cover based shooter again!" and he was so true! We had our immuniser, smart cover was back, we were gauging when to push and retreat. It was the best fun I have had since 1.3 when we were steamrolling Heroic UG.
***Incursion - very very fun!! My favourite incursion so far! Unfortunately we got repeated deltas and had one right before the boss so decided to stop there. We now know how to do it and I love the fact you are forced into a shield build for a part
***DZ - the new setting is so unbelievably well thought out and detailed! It feels so immersive. Also I don't know if anyone noticed but there are entrances on the east side of DZ8 and 9 that require a LZ jump in - LZ map will be expanded to these bits.
Had a bit of rogue action tonight as well and it seemed fairer. It was still a circle jerk off grenades and hip fire but it was fairer so im happy enough with that lol (not including the negative below)
in addition - there are signs for Central Park zones in the checkpoints on the west with doors that don't generate the button "F" push yet - I reckon central park expansion there as well.
***Weapons - named weapons are amazing!! I didn't get to test them all tonight as I was too busy playing but I have a full set to play with. Hungry Hog with the Gallant talent is super strong with Meticulous and the Liberator/Centurion combo is amazing also, unique. I also like the caddy for AB, strong but not too strong due to the lower CHC ceiling.
I feel just as strong in terms of damage output and damage taken as I did in 1.5, if not a bit more tanky with my high SP barrets AB build so all in all - very impressed with the new content so far and cant wait to try more
Also, legendary solo will be mine! I want it! lol
Skills like overheal/booster shot etc. A lot of people think they have been nerfed but they haven't, we just have a 100,000 additional boost in health due to removal in armour so its correct how it works. I like it, makes you play smarter.
Negative
***SEEKR and Valkiria......PVE fair enough but don't bring that crap to PVP. 12 million DPS and crits for over 3 million? Way to break the game massive, people cant even get in the DZ for a proper look around without getting ganked in one shot.
I really think they need to push an emergency patch and pull the valkeria from the game temporarily until they fix it. I know they said it was broken but wow haha!! It should never have made to the PTS
All in all, what I have tested tonight, and what I have played tonight I have thoroughly enjoyed and I wanted to keep pushing past the deltas to get stuck right back in! The Last Stand I hope will be just as fun and unique.
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Nah it wont go live like that, they confirmed its being fixed in the next PTS.
I just don't understand how it made it in the PTS at all! It isn't even a cheese, simply shooting the gun causes the mega damage and DPS inflation, so even a basic test by the devs would have spotted it lol
One more point for feedback.
The removal of armour has resolved the crippling PVP in terms of EAD along with the modification of alphabridge, but it still doesn't allow for build diversity imo. Soooo this is a positive and a negative for me
Historian is fun to play. Obviously it suits a high SP build.
I'll wait for them to fix the Valkyria issue before I set foot in the DZ for some PvE exploration or I'll just get melted.
I had a run through hard UG. You now get UG XP in UG so a simple 3 phase hard mode with no directives was enough (7K)for a cache at level 40. So it might be a viable farm for some, if you can survive the repetition.
Spent the rest of the evening butting heads in Napalm as a solo. At one point tried with a couple of randoms who were as useless as me and got nowhere. It's definitely one that needs some team synchronisation. It does scale but soloing it is going to take some patience. It's well beyond me. I hate to think what's in that tower where Ferro lived. Strangely enough I did enjoy it.
Hopefully they can sort out the numerous new bugs on the PTS. At one point I was pounding my pulse key and it was just flashing orange at me.
I'll wait for them to fix the Valkyria issue before I set foot in the DZ for some PvE exploration or I'll just get melted.
I had a run through hard UG. You now get UG XP in UG so a simple 3 phase hard mode with no directives was enough (7K)for a cache at level 40. So it might be a viable farm for some, if you can survive the repetition.
Spent the rest of the evening butting heads in Napalm as a solo. At one point tried with a couple of randoms who were as useless as me and got nowhere. It's definitely one that needs some team synchronisation. It does scale but soloing it is going to take some patience. It's well beyond me. I hate to think what's in that tower where Ferro lived.
Strangely enough I did enjoy it.Hopefully they can sort out the numerous new bugs on the PTS. At one point I was pounding my pulse key and it was just flashing orange at me.
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How do I use a medikit on myself? It says V but every time I press it, it brings up a scroll wheel of ammo and drinks but no medikit?
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Tap v rather than press it.
Decided to screw it and ordered a MSI GTX 1080 Armor edition from the rainforest. I likely won't need to change a thing for two or three years. Nearly £70 cheaper than here and I had £90 in Amazon vouchers to add to it as well so only paid £457. It'll be here on Friday so now I have everything for my new machine. I just need to be bothered setting it up and installing everything!
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Yeah during playing in the few hours, I did that out of the blue and healed.
An 1080 would last me so many years, so many then just the few you think you need it for.
Waiting to get home tomorrow to play some PTS, but from what I've read we still have the issue of "must roll", except now its health instead of armour. The problem seems to be Massive balancing the game around ~400k-500K toughness, which means that you have to "invest" too much into Heath and Stamina as standard. IMO they should drop the "usable" or baseline toughness down to 200-300K, which would allow further gear roll and mod diversity.
I don't follow the useable baseline is already below 200-300k. I run at 170k without a problem. ok I might need 400k+ with a short range build like shotguns but you don't need that much at med to long range.
My biggest worry to PTS is the nerf to high SP based builds. 30% loss in SP power and one of my fav skills being ruined. The bomb.
Do you run solo at 170k Toughness? If so, what tier, what activity at what level?
If you can solo challenging dailies and high risk HVT with 170k toughness then I'm doing something wrong! 350k is the minimum I run on a DFNC build, I run 380k on an AB and my all HE (favourite build) I run 438k, with Robust/Enduring/Relentless/Nimble ( Skulls and Accomplished but they're not toughness related) + Predatory and very often with Evasive Action. That gets me through Challenging dailies solo....just.
On PTS I reached 403k on the HE build with everything rolled into health and all stamina/health mods.
Cheers,