The Division

[DMcGuigan]

@Arreks depending on your secondary weapon, you've probably got something like "+X $Weapon damage" on a piece of gear that matches. I've got +1500 Marksman Rifle on mine, my secondary DPS flew through the roof.

 

Stats jump massively once you hit level 30, I'm sat at around 110k DPS from my Yellow Vector and around 100k from my First Wave M1A, 2500 Firearms, and around 1500 for Stamina / Electronics. It essentially turns into Diablo III once you hit this point, all about the gear grind, building your characters around certain items / abilities. If you have two yellow items that both give +500 SMG damage, you're going to want to either swap them out, or look into creating a close combat build with tankier health and to complement the lack in distance when using an SMG.

 

One point to always remember with crafted items - The stats aren't ever perfect. You might make a set of Yellow Firearms Kneepads with a +400 firearms bonus. Nice number right? Take that to your Reconfiguration station and check what the potential roll was, you might find that your firearm bonus had a potential roll of between 399-500. Sometimes it pays off to create another over re-rolling the stat to get it higher, lets you reroll something you don't use / need into something more useful, such as crit chance/damage or a gear slot.

[DGardiner]

Rerolling yellows cuts deep (( the phoenix coin cost is absurd

[jaminben]

Rerolling yellows cuts deep (( the phoenix coin cost is absurd

 

Maybe they'll change that with the 1.02 update this week (think it's this week it's released).

[DMcGuigan]

Rerolling yellows cuts deep (( the phoenix coin cost is absurd

 

Yet another reason to check the potentials and recraft P:

[Garacesh]

The Division: v1.02 patch notes

Annoyingly no mention of the bug a lot of people are getting where all CPU cores max out at 100%

 

TL;DR

• Dark Zone is being rescaled to make going Rogue more worthwhile.
  
• Penalties for dieing are reduced (both Rogue and Neutral)
  
• Bonuses for killing a Rogue improved.
  
• Named Mob loot scaled up slightly.
  
• Dark Zone key chests now have a chance of dropping High-End (Gold) loot
  
• Dark Zone L30 chests now drop Superior (Purple) loot
  
• They were going to increase Phoenix Credit drops slightly but are not doing just yet.
  
• Bullet King is no longer farmable.
  
• Several ability fixes to make them actually work.
  

 

 

GAMEPLAY

• Named enemies. will now drop better loot in Challenge mode than in Hard mode.
  
• Added a cooldown period for the Static Turret stun attack in order to avoid a stunlock in PvP and PvE game modes.
  
• Named NPCs will no longer respawn after being killed in the Open World. This will prevent situations where players were able to kill a same named NPC over and over again.
  
• Modifications to the weapon talent: Trained.
  
  • It can now only be rolled on Shotgun, Marksman rifles and Pistols
    
  • Its bonus has been reduced from 1%-5% to a constant 0.1%
    
  • For the Midas SMGs, Trained Talent has been replaced with Responsive Talent which increases damage when getting closer to the target. This applies to existing weapons as well as newly acquired ones
    
  • For all SMGs, LMGs, and Assault Rifles, it will be replaced with another randomly picked weapon talent. This applies to existing weapons as well as newly acquired ones
    

  [*]Fixed a speed run exploit for the Rooftop Comm Relay mission

  [*]Fixed an issue where weapons dealt no damage if the reload animation was interrupted by an agent’s skill

  [*]Fixed an issue where players became stuck in an emote animation if activated via chat while auto running

  [*]Fixed a bug where skill power would be increased permanently while using the Death by Proxy talent

  [*]Fixed a bug where experience was not being awarded for completing all side-missions in the Midtown East safe house

  [*]Fixed instances where the Seeker Mine with Airburst / Multi-mine mod would detonate too soon, miss targets or cause no damage

  [*]Fixed a bug where grenades would sometimes not display the blast radius warning before detonating

  [*]Fixed an issue where some NPCs in low cover would not react to being shot by the player

  [*]Fixed issues where emotes would cause the player model to behave oddly (missing guns, player stuck in emote animation, etc)

  [*]Fixed a bug where weapon mods and weapon skins would not show up on other players in the game world

  [*]Fixed an issue where DPS would not be calculated properly when purchasing a new weapon mod

 

DARK ZONE

• Players can now heal other neutral players in the Dark zone, by using First Aid and Support Station skills
  
• Players are now able to fast travel to Dark Zone checkpoints, but only when coming from outside the Dark Zone
  
• The Dark Zone disconnect timer has been increased to 30 seconds, meaning players will remain in the game world longer when logging out while in the Dark Zone (this applies while not in combat)
  
• Items extracted from the Dark Zone are now properly marked as "new" items when moved to the players inventory
  
• Players killed in the Dark Zone now drop ammo, medkits and grenades. This loot is generated and not taken from the dying players’ inventory
  
• Players killed in the Dark Zone will lose less Dark Zone Funds and Experience (Rogue and non-Rogue)
  
• Dark Zone Funds and Experience rewards for surviving Rogue status have been improved
  
• Dark Zone Funds and Experience rewards for killing Rogue agents have been improved
  
• Phoenix Credits drop have been increased on lvl 31 and 32 enemies in the Dark Zone: Please note that due to this fix causing client stability issues, we have to remove it from this update until it can be addressed in a next one
  
  • Lvl 30: 1-3 Phoenix Credits
    
  • Lvl 31: 2-4 Phoenix Credits
    
  • Lvl 32: 3-5 Phoenix Credits
    

  [*]Increased drop rate of High-End items from lvl 31 and 32 named NPCs in the Dark Zone.

  [*]Increased drop rate of High-End Division Tech Material from lvl 32 named NPCs in the Dark Zone.

  [*]Improved Dark Zone Chests items quality:

  [*]Rank 30 chests will now drop Superior (Purple) items instead of Specialized (Blue)

  [*]Keys chests now have a chance to drop High-End (Gold) items

  [*]Dark Zone Funds drop rates and quantity on NPCs has been reduced.

  [*]Fixed a bug where the Wildfire and Fear Tactics talents were affecting neutral players in the Dark Zone.

  [*]Fixed instances where players would receive a DELTA error message when entering the Dark Zone

  [*]Fixed a bug where sometimes players could not loot anything after returning to the game following a network disconnection

  [*]Fixed Stage 1 Rogue timers not displaying correctly when Rogue players receive damage from another player

 

GRAPHICS

• Fixed a few lights that did not cast global illumination
  

 

UI

• Added more information for Daily missions on the Map
  
• Tutorials have received some UI polish
  
• The Matchmaking menu now displays the mission difficulty rating more prominently
  
• The mini-map mission tracker has been optimized to be less confusing to players
  
• Fixed a bug where some of the attributes for high-end equipment were cut-off in the recalibration menu
  
• Fixed a bug where the Matchmaking menu for a mission would not display correctly or kept disappearing
  
• Fixed missing item icons in the Reward Claim Vendor's inventory
  
• Fixed incorrect side-missions being displayed in the Map legend
  

 

AUDIO

• Fixed a bug where the helicopter crash SFX would be missing from the Brooklyn end cinematic
  
• Fixed a bug where the Zapper Turret mod had no sound
  
• Fixed a bug where the audio for entering a contaminated area would be cut-off
  
• Fixed a bug where audio would not play when scrolling through vanity items
  

 

LOCALIZATION

• Fixed Ubisoft CLUB reward descriptions in Korean and Traditional Chinese
  
• In-game localization bug fixes
  

 

PC

• Tobii Eye Tracking bug fixes and improvements
  
• On launch, the PC client now monitors PC graphic settings and applies the best settings for the user’s configuration. This is unless the user has custom settings.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Map was sometimes difficult to navigate with a mouse
  
• Fixed issues with Hungarian, Korean, and Russian localizations
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented matchmaking while on the Map
  
• Removed the Store button from the Character Selection screen on PC versions of the game. Players can find the store page in the Ubisoft CLUB app directly
  
• Fixed increment number on Day 1 Patch Notes (was 1.1, now correctly states 1.01)
  

 

XBOX ONE

• Fixed a bug where players could not reconnect to the servers after suspending the game on Xbox One
  
• Fixed a bug on Xbox One where unblocking a player would not be reflected in-game until title reboot
  

 

PLAYSTATION 4

• Added an option to disable the PlayStation 4 controller speaker
  
• Improved textures and models streaming speed
  
• Fixed an issue where ISAC volume could get too loud when playing with headsets
  

[L3OUGH]

Some real juicy stuff overall then..!

[Garacesh]

Oh yes. A lot of people have been complaining about the lack of high-end items in the Dark Zone, and that going Rogue is completely pointless as you lose way more EXP/Credits than you gain if you survive. Dark Zone will be much more interesting now. Roaming around and performing extractions has felt extremely safe up until now, I do hope that's about to change.

 

I'm hoping to see less CPU usage with this patch, even though they've not directly addressed the issue, I'm one of many with all 4 cores hovering at 99%/100% constantly, which occasionally causes stuttering. Some have said going fullscreen instead of boarderless windowed fixes it, but not for me. I've nerf'd the graphics too, to no avail, although that's not really surprising as the vast majority of that will be calculated on GPU. I suppose part of the issue could be Plays.TV recording everything, but I shouldn't imagine my i5 shouldn't ever be constantly maxed out.

[L3OUGH]

Tonight's encounters could be quite interesting then! Looking forward to it already!

[JJonas]

Tonight's encounters could be quite interesting then! Looking forward to it already!

 

Yes much more interesting.

 

From Holy hell, what went wrong with the latest patch? - Tom Clancy's The Division Message Board for Xbox One - GameFAQs

 

Played for half an hour, here is all the **** I've experienced so far:

 

-Bullet King is both alive and respawning well, exactly the same pre-patch

-Literally no exp/credit loss from dying as either rogue or non-hostile, DZ is a ****storm right now.

-Chests in DZ still give trash blues

-No checkpoint at the start of the challenge mode daily, literally have to respawn at safehouse 0.3km away and run back

-I'm only getting matchmade with non-English speaking players right now, all French and German (I'm in Australia)

-'holes' and graphical glitches are pooping up everywhere

 

All this in the first half hour after patch. Did no one test this patch?

 

Anything else to add this this list?

 

So I am off to the Dark Zone tonight to power level with no penalty

Edited March 22, 2016 by JJonas

[L3OUGH]

Let's hope that's isolated 😅 I'm still hoping the changes have been implemented successfully.

[JJonas]

Let's hope that's isolated I'm still hoping the changes have been implemented successfully.

 

Its on Xbox and PS4 not seeing any reports of PC problems.

[L3OUGH]

Woop! PC master race *ducks behind cover avoiding incoming console gamers* haha

[Garacesh]

Its on Xbox and PS4 not seeing any reports of PC problems.

 

Let's hope that's isolated �� I'm still hoping the changes have been implemented successfully.

 

Let's hope it's not! I'd love a completely no-holds-barred Dark Zone whilst people abused the no-loss-at-all-for-dieing bug 24 hours of unrelenting mayhem whilst they tried to fix the patch would be so much fun

[JJonas]

Let's hope it's not! I'd love a completely no-holds-barred Dark Zone whilst people abused the no-loss-at-all-for-dieing bug 24 hours of unrelenting mayhem whilst they tried to fix the patch would be so much fun

 

That might not happen they are currently tweeting about rebooting the game servers.

[CAM]

What's the best way to level in this? Getting bored of running round solo and crashing.

[L3OUGH]

What's the best way to level in this? Getting bored of running round solo and crashing.

 

Get a high ranking friend (lvl27-30) to pull you through the last 3/4 story missions, around 180-200k XP on completion. That's how I got to 30 pretty quick and pulled my friends up too.

[Garacesh]

I reached L30 by doing all of the side-missions. By the time I'd hit L30 I'd only done 4-5 of the 'main' missions (as we were saving those to do them as a party), so just working your way through the storyline should be enough.

[LiamHaith]

I'm only level 10, I found the levelling to be very slow and monotonous when playing solo...

[bennz]

What's the best way to level in this? Getting bored of running round solo and crashing.

 

I just did the story missions, when you get to 20 it gets very easy, I still have 3 areas in the top right of the map where I have done none of the side content.

Enjoying doing the dailys atm and attempting the challenge mode which is bat sh*t crazzy.

The DarkZone is a nice distraction but found the quality of loot low, however the patch today should resolve that.

[L3OUGH]

I just did the story missions, when you get to 20 it gets very easy, I still have 3 areas in the top right of the map where I have done none of the side content.

Enjoying doing the dailys atm and attempting the challenge mode which is bat sh*t crazzy.

The DarkZone is a nice distraction but found the quality of loot low, however the patch today should resolve that.

 

Pretty much same scenario as me atm. Hoping the loot in the DZ gets better from today also!

[Arreks]

I reached 30 by doing all the story missions (minus the last one) then some side missions.. it's actually pretty easy but you need to commit some time to it. I was actually really enjoying my solo experience, I'm only playing with other people now I'm 30 lol.

[Garacesh]

I basically did most of it with just one of my friends, but EXP isn't shared when you're in a group. If you got 120 exp for killing a mob solo, you'll each get 120 exp for killing the same mob as a group. It's worth noting that loot is individual, so if for example a mob drops a high-end item for you, it's only for you, and nobody else can see it or take it*, so there's no reason to not do it as a group. It does take a little while and is slightly grindy, but if you're in a party with friends your typical friendly banter helps keep things from being too boring..

 

Personally I would've preferred the PvE parts of the game take longer, but have a bit more variety. I hit L30 after 25-28 hours and I felt that was too quickly.

 

* Unless you're in the Dark Zone, in which case they can kill you and take it if it drops as part of your public stash.

[haldarulon]

I'm only level 10, I found the levelling to be very slow and monotonous when playing solo...

 

if you on tonight... add me as a friend through Uplay (haldarulon) I have a mate who is a lvl 21 dragging me through! much more xp I currently can only get on tuesday evenings so he is leaving me behind, but last week i went from lvl 6 to lvl 14 (maybe even 16) in one session.

 

AS A SIDE NOTE ANYONE CAN ADD ME ON UPLAY! HALDARULON - please mention edugeek when messaging if you want to join me

Edited March 22, 2016 by haldarulon

[Garacesh]

much more xp

 

EXP does not scale. Only the required XP to level up increases.

 

I guess you can have him steamroll you through missions, but enemy levels and difficulty do scale by party level, but the EXP they give does not. So if a lvl17 mob in $InstanceXYZ would give you 100 EXP, and you join with your level 25 friend, the average level of the party increases, the mob increases to level 23, but it's still only worth 100 EXP. I think loot drops are decided by mob level, though, so you might get some decent gear (that you can't use yet)

 

It's a reasonable balance to stop people power-levelling. I have to say, I find myself agreeing with it.

Edited March 22, 2016 by Garacesh

[CAM]

I'm only level 10, I found the levelling to be very slow and monotonous when playing solo...

 

That's what I am finding. Level 18 and the monotony is getting to me...