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**Kanluwen**

Okay yeah.

If you're running solo, you want to be down in the 30/31 areas. Stick near Extraction Zones and Checkpoints if possible.

The reason why is that 32 is basically 'fireteam territory' where people are going to be organized in groups and there's a lot of Rogue Agent activity because the loot is the best in that area.

If you're down in the 30 area, look for the Landmark of Koreatown, the Blockade, and the Abandoned Gas Station. Those are two fairly good farming spots with some nameds that spawn nearby--and a decent selection of Extraction Zones for you to pick from.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Trondheim wrote:
Rouge agents are something that I loath, lazy people should not be rewarded by the game developers. This goes for all such mechanics in any game really. If a player dont want to grind for their gear them they should not be abel to just curbstomp people who took the effort to get it. And yes, the scrappy loot was expected but still. After several mour hours spent in the dark zone I now, somewhat dishearted to see the potential of it pissed away. But then again its a Ubisoft game so I was not suprised

I would agree with you, but the best loot in the game isn't found in the Dark Zone.

Do the UN mission on hard a few times and you'll be outfitted in all purples (and probably some yellows) in no time. Then, hit the challenge missions for your guaranteed yellow as many times as you would like. Also, the vendors sell amazing gear as well: my M1A was vendor bought and my Vector was built using the vendor supplied blueprint.

**Trondheim**

I am already well equiped with purple grade weapons, respectivly a M1A and a ACR. Been doing the mission replays but so far the loot has been sub par to What I have weapon wise

**Kanluwen**

April 12th is when the first Incursion goes live. Who of the Dakka Xbox Crew would be up for running that?
Here are the details

**Trondheim**

Nope until they add something of intrest to the game I am done with this game, beside it has been down for the last day and half on my end. So looks like my agent will Get a long vacation

**Kanluwen**

Weird. The only thing they had going on was PC users being told that there was server downtime scheduled for yesterday and today, but still being able to play.

**Trondheim**

I know, but its not the end of the world so I dont lose sleep over it

**Ahtman**

I've had it say several times that it wasn't available but if I tried again it went through with no issues. Hopefully they will fix that in the future but it isn't down as much as it seems to think it is, which is no good, of course.

**Trondheim**

Unistalled the game and gave the copy I had away, so I dont honestly care if they fix it. Last Ubisoft game I am buying

**Kanluwen**

Update 1.1's patch notes are up. This is the update going live next Tuesday.

NEW FEATURES

Falcon Lost

Falcon Lost is a new incursion available in the Stuyvesant area
You must be level 30 and have completed the mission "General Assembly" to access this mission
The encounter is balanced for 4 players with high level gear

Gear Sets

Gear set equipment can be found by completing the most challenging activities in Manhattan
Collecting and wearing gear sets grant powerful stat bonuses and talents
Gear sets of varying gear scores can be found for many playstyles. Find the set that best suits yours
“Tactician's Authority” – enhances electronics and support capabilities
“Striker's Battlegear” – provide bonuses for assault capabilities
“Sentry's Call” – enhances marksman capabilities
“Path of the Nomad” – provides bonuses for lone wanderers

Trading

Items dropped by enemies can be shared with other players
Trade items by dropping them as loot from your inventory, so players in your group can pick them up
You can only share items for during the first 2 hours after you have acquired them
Items can only be shared with players who are currently in your group and who were also in your group when the item was originally dropped

Assignments

Assignments are automatically obtained when you log in and can be tracked from the map via the menu called “Mission Overview”
Assignments are available for a limited time (24h for Daily Assignments and 7 days for Weekly Assignments), after which, they will be replaced by different assignments
Assignments come in different categories:
Combat
Dark Zone
Crafting
Most assignments can be completed while playing alone but some will require enlisting other agent’s assistance to complete

Dark Zone Supply Drops

Dark Zone Supply Drops are a global event where the Strategic Homeland Defense agency airdrops multiple supply caches to assist Division agents
Supply drops will occur multiple times over the course the day
The supply drops will contain non-contaminated gear of all types that will be ready to use without the need for extraction
These supply drops will be heavily sought after by other agents and enemy factions that roam the Dark Zone, so be ready for resistance

Gear Score

Every non-vanity gear piece that can be found when your agent is level 30 has a Gear Score value. The higher an item’s Gear Score, the stronger the item
The overall Gear Score of your agent can be seen in your main menu next to your player level. Gear Score indicates the advancement of an agent
Other agents’ Gear Scores are displayed next to their health bars
Improving your gear and increasing your overall Gear Score will grant your agent access to the most dangerous high-end challenges

Group Spectator Camera

The Group Spectator Cam lets players spectate members of their group while waiting to be revived or the entire group to be down
Players can use RB/LB, R1/L1 or Q/E keys to switch between group members

New High-End Named Weapons

Added new High-End named weapons:
Warlord: Assault Rifle
Valkyria: Submachine gun
(Historian: Marksman Rifle) Please note that while the Historian will be implemented in the game with this update, it will not be acquirable in-game until update 1.2
GAME CHANGES

Gameplay

Turret skill can no longer suppress enemy NPCs, as this allowed named NPCs to be defeated too easily
Recalibrating High-End items will now cost normal Credits instead of Phoenix Credits
Phoenix Credits drop have been increased on lvl 31 and 32 named enemies:
Level 30: 1-3 Phoenix Credits
Level 31: 2-4 Phoenix Credits
Level 32: 3-5 Phoenix Credits

Dark Zone

The vendor in the Church Safe House will now sell items in Dark Zone Funds instead of Phoenix Credits
Ranks requirements for Superior and High-End quality items at the Dark Zone Vendors have been adjusted:
Superior (Purple) items: Rank 15 instead of 30
High-End (Gold) level 30 (Gear Score 163): Rank 25 instead of 50
High-End (Gold) level 31 (Gear Score 182): Rank 40 instead of 50
Added a new Dark Zone bracket for characters with Gear Score 160+

Crafting

Increased costs for converting crafting materials and crafting High-End items:
10 Standard (Green) materials instead of 5 to craft 1 Specialized (Blue) material
15 Specialized (Blue) materials instead of 5 to craft 1 High-End (Gold) material
10 High-End (Gold) materials instead of 8 to craft 1 lvl 31 High-End (Gold) item
Changed deconstruction yield of Standard (Green) and High-End (Gold) items:
Deconstructing a Standard (Green) item yields 1 Standard material instead of 2
Deconstructing a High-End (Gold) item yields 1 High-End material instead of 2
Added new level 31 and 32 High-End items Blueprints to Vendors
Removed Division Tech requirements from some level 31 High-End Blueprints

User Interface

Added gamepad deadzone calibration in settings menu (all platforms)

BUG FIXES

Fixed a bug where sometimes the weapon talents would not activate if the player has the exact stat requirements
Fixed a bug where players could exit the Dark Zone on East 43rd street
Reloading stripper clips is now correctly interrupted by firing the weapon (marksman rifles and shotguns)
Fixed an issue where buying a weapon with a pre-attached scope using the buy and equip feature sometimes caused the scope to un-equip
Fixed an exploit where players could shoot through corners of covers
Fixed a number of locations where NPCs could shoot through walls
Fixed an exploit where players could ignore the fire rate of certain weapons
Fixed some locations where players would get stuck in Queen Tunnel Camp mission
Fixed various prop collisions so that players no longer become stuck
Fixed a bug where the final cut scenes would unlock before the final missions were completed
Fixed a bug where the Water Supply side mission would not activate
Fixed an issue where the Morphine Supply side mission sometimes would not complete
Players no longer receive too much XP for completing the Morphine Supply side mission
The buff from Smart Cover no longer stacks if multiple teammates are using it on the same piece of cover
Fixed some bugs where deployable skills would not activate under certain circumstances
Fixed a bug where voice chat volume indicators would overlap in the group UI frame
Fixed a bug where receiving a group invite via Matchmaking would sometimes not show up on the screen
Fixed a bug where the dead teammate icon would turn into a blue dot instead of a red cross if the players were too far away from each other
Fixed an issue where a player would be unable to inspect the appearance of his/her character while changing outfits
Fixed some UI elements for mission overview frame and adjusted some of the misaligned icons
Corrected the colors for the appearance items in the Mission rewards list
NPC’s will no longer ignore the player while they are attempting to interact with props (arming/disarming bombs)
Fixed a bug where a NPC would sometimes not leave its spawn area during the Morphine Supply side mission
Fixed a bug where NPC’s would sometimes not respawn at one of the landmarks in the Dark Zone
Several clipping issues have been fixed with various appearance items
Some tooltips have been updated with more clear information
And many more

PC specific

Added new resolution scaling and lighting options
Added support for reporting players on PC. Players can now type in chat /report
Improvements to resolution detection and switching between display modes
Fixed some issues with camera movement while using Tobii Eye Tracker
Fixed screen look for minimap when using Tobii Eye Tracker
Fixed several issues with Logitech peripherals
Fixed several graphic issues due to dual monitor display
Fixed an issue where players could move UI elements out of the visible screen area

**ScootyPuffJunior**

The Dark Zone changes are fantastic, especially since I am DZ rank 40! Also, the added bracket is good news for fresh 30s or people with crappy gear.

**Ahtman**

So fare mixed feelings about the update. Especially annoyed I spent the PC on a High End Assault Rifle blue print, made two (first had awful perks with terrible needs) and then turned out to be burst fire even though it said that nowhere on it.

**Kanluwen**

I'm really annoyed that I spent so many Phoenix Credits on blueprints and that I never saw any mention that the Phoenix Credit vendor would have set piece blueprints!

I could have gotten the Sentry's Call Mask or Kneepads.

**Ahtman**

Kanluwen wrote:
I'm really annoyed that I spent so many Phoenix Credits on blueprints and that I never saw any mention that the Phoenix Credit vendor would have set piece blueprints!

I could have gotten the Sentry's Call Mask or Kneepads.

They are hideously expensive and not just in PCs but also crafting materials. This update was supposed to slow hardcore players but ended up much more of a middle finger to casual players. If you have two characters doing the dailies everyday it still takes almost two weeks to just afford to buy the blueprint then you have to have enough High End materials to craft them. I still like the multiplayer but this update was not a good one.

I also fell through the game world four times today, so at least that bug didn't get fixed.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Massive has said that the trade off is that HE items are guaranteed from any level 30+ named enemy, which is supposed to make killing enemies a better way to acquire HE gear than farming a bunch of useless gak to destroy and build stuff.

I haven't delved into the the patch yet but I intend to this weekend.

**Ahtman**

The daily+ bosses do drop one HE, but they aren't always what you want and when broken down into materiels you might get 1/10 (if lucky) of what you need to make something else. It is nice, but it doesn't keep the overall from being disappointing.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Ahtman wrote:
The daily+ bosses do drop one HE, but they aren't always what you want and when broken down into materiels you might get 1/10 (if lucky) of what you need to make something else. It is nice, but it doesn't keep the overall from being disappointing.

I'm talking about all of the named minibosses in the Dark Zone that can be farmed over and over again. Those are all supposed to drop HE items and they have their loot table shuffled to make tracking down desired gear easier.

**Azazelx**

...funnelling people into the DZ.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Azazelx wrote:
...funnelling people into the DZ.

Well yeah, that's where the other players, mobs, and loot are.

I have more fun in the DZ than I do anywhere else in the game. I've found cool stuff and made friends running around, even though I spend a majority of my time there playing solo.

**Ahtman**

It is where the trolls of the game reign supreme and everyone else has to hope to avoid. This morning there was a guy camping an entrance and killing people before they could get a skill off or even move. If they took away the ability for random players to kill or stab you in the back and just had all the high end nasties roaming around it would be much better. As it is it is sorta fun but also incredibly angering and frustrating. No game has made me as angry as the Dark Zone in The Division has.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

There are so many entrances to the DZ though; just go to another one if someone is being a douche. I spend a majority of my time in he DZ and rarely have issues with rogues bothering me. Yeah, every once in a while it happens but it's never been enough to ruin my game.

As far as the loot changes go, I couldn't be happier. I spent about 45 minutes in the DZ this morning and walked away with six good HE drops and two of the Nomad set from the DZ6 vendor.

**Ahtman**

ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
I spend a majority of my time in he DZ and rarely have issues with rogues bothering me.

That is nice but that doesn't account for others experiences or the fact that the game rewards teamwork then pulls the rug out from under you and rewards being a douche to others. It is a strange mechanic. I have characters who are 35 and 25 in the Dark Zone so it isn't like I have never been there. My experiences haven't been nearly as nice as yours there. In lower levels it wasn't to bad, but if you hit Character level 30 that all changes.

**Ahtman**

Sadly, and unsurprisingly: Teen Murders Friend for Going Rogue On Him In the Dark Zone.

**Trondheim**

Ahtman wrote:
Sadly, and unsurprisingly: Teen Murders Friend for Going Rogue On Him In the Dark Zone.

Um what! It saddens me to see these sort of things

**LordofHats**

So I finally caved and decided to give this a shot. Not disappointed thus far.

Ahtman wrote:
Sadly, and unsurprisingly: Teen Murders Friend for Going Rogue On Him In the Dark Zone.

And thus the circle is complete and the dark lord Cthulu will RISE!

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Ahtman wrote:
Sadly, and unsurprisingly: Teen Murders Friend for Going Rogue On Him In the Dark Zone.

I think you should check their Terms of Service page and scroll all the way to the bottom...

**Ahtman**

ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
Ahtman wrote:
Sadly, and unsurprisingly: Teen Murders Friend for Going Rogue On Him In the Dark Zone.

I think you should check their Terms of Service page and scroll all the way to the bottom...

Do I have to point out every satire page? If I post from the Onion do I have to explicitly say "this isn't real" or be worried that people will get upset about it? How much can I assume people know/don't know?

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Ahtman wrote:
Do I have to point out every satire page?

No.

If I post from the Onion do I have to explicitly say "this isn't real" or be worried that people will get upset about it?

No and no.

How much can I assume people know/don't know?

As much or as little as you would like.

**Ahtman**

ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
Ahtman wrote:
Do I have to point out every satire page?
No.

If I post from the Onion do I have to explicitly say "this isn't real" or be worried that people will get upset about it?
No and no.

How much can I assume people know/don't know?
As much or as little as you would like.

Then why are you going through the (roundabout) trouble to point out an obliviously fake story from a fake news page?

**Kanluwen**

There's only one thing that irritates me in The Dark Zone, and that's the scrubs constantly running in packs with Survivor Link.

That crap has to stop. Put in a debuff or something to prevent it from being chained.