The Division (Xbone/PS4/PC)

[ODogg]

Re: The Division (Xbone/PS4/PC)

Took today off to play this game, hit me on xbox earlwolfx. Level 5 almost 6 btw


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i just added you, catch22

[Hoos]

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Tips on running with different abilities when grouping up in The Division? A lot of people on my squad all had the healing abilities. I haven't even tried any of the other ones. No idea what there is to be honest. There is a lot to soak in with this game.

All I know is that having two guys with the sticky bomb modded to BFB, plus having a wing open in the Security area (I think) that gives you a 40% boost in damage to explosives = TOTAL DEVASTATION when shot back to back or simultaneously!!! Having some decent Tech stats helps of course. That **** will wreck some fools in a heartbeat, right JareBear? Lol

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[RoyalBoyle78]

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[bkrich83]

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Let me know if you want some help! I was in a group with Shando earlier tonight. Just by doing two missions and maybe a dozen side missions/encounters, I've shot up 4 levels in just three hours. Just hit level 19.

So I'm game for grouping up, running some missions, banking some credits so I can buy some sweet high level, high tier weapons and gear, and keeping my climb toward 30 going. We'll also get you some levels real fast.

Sweet. Works for me. I'll hit you up I saw you online last night.


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[The JareBear]

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I've personally been running with the healing abilities, but my main running partner has been using Tech, and based on my experience with it, I highly, highly recommend the turret if you want to get away from the healing abilities. That thing kicks ***, and it's great for when you're cornered and you're trying to force the AI to keep their distance.

And for me personally, I'm a sucker for the ballistic shield. I love shooting with my pistol and the shield forces you to use the pistol while basically being invincible for awhile.

I haven't unlocked the seeking mine for Tech yet; I just unlocked the temporary cover thing in security but haven't used it.

For those that are deeper into the game, what exactly is the difference between all of the healing abilities? I'm saving up for the last one and I'm specifically interested in what makes the last ability better than the support station.

The skills on the very bottom of the page are "ultimate abilities" You can only use them once every 8-10 minutes or so (depending on your skill power, which lowers the cooldown, and gear bonuses that may lower the cooldown as well). I use the sticky bomb (proximity mine mod), support station station (mod that makes you not lose ammo and also makes skills recharge faster while you are inside of the green radius), and the healing ultimate. It is basically a five second "oh crap" panic button that instantly revives everyone, gives everyone max health, and crazy high healing per second for 5 seconds.

Synergy with skills between teammates is very important for higher level content, and the dark zone is important too. Someone with the heal gun, who has the master mod perk unlocked (that makes the heal gun effect stay in play for 5 second so people can run out of it) can be very helpful when communiating when they use their heal gun so people who need a heal can run to the circle of effect and get their heal. People with the technical ultimate ability, that gives you insane increased damage output for 12 seconds, should probably wait to use that for when a boss shows up and tell their team beforehand so they know to focus their fire on the boss and get the max benefit from the 12 second buff. The recharge time on the ultimates so high you gotta get the most out of them. I try to only pop my heal ultimate when I see someone down and other teammates are low health too. When I have my support station out I need to do a better job communicating when I am going to manually detonate it to get the instant heal/overheal perk out of it for my teammates. Communication is key

Brandwin, I suggest you and your team trying out different combos and just finding what works best for you. On our squad right now I think we have two guys with the technical ultimate (the damage buff), myself with the heal ultimate, and then whatever bolt decides he wants. We have a lot of different abilities as well, I use support station and sticky bomb, we have a pulse, a turret, a smart cover ability, another sticky bomb but with a different mod, etc. Just test things out and see what works best.

That smart cover ability that I mentioned, Candy uses it, and it doesn't sem to get a lot of love on here but is VERY helpful. Awesome ability

EDIT

Also dont be afraid to change your loadout on the fly. I sometimes switch my sticky bomb to the heal gun depending on how hard what we are doing is, so I run with two heals. I also sometimes switch my support station to the turret so I have two DPS technicalo abilities. It all depends. You arent locked in a specific loadout in this game which is awesome. Sometimes if we are facing a lot of fire or enemies that stun/bleed you I will change my support station to the one that makes you immune to status effects.

My base support station is always gonna be the ammo boost/recharge boost one on top of the heal and self revive it offers. The recharge boost is essential for my sticky bomb approach, I can get a new one very quickly and just keep doing splash DPS on enemy mobs

[Brandwin]

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Thanks for tips. I am guessing when going solo I should stick to med so I can heal myself?

[The JareBear]

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Thanks for tips. I am guessing when going solo I should stick to med so I can heal myself?

I haven't tried solo'ing without at least one healing ability on my bar. I would definitely recommend the heal gun until you get the master mod perk that lets you detonate the support station for an instant heal, even then you might be better off with the heal gun solo.

I could see someone surviving solo with a Turret and Shield combo. Pop the shield, Place the turret in the middle of the mob, absorb enemy aggro as the turret does the hard work. I could see someone getting by with two DPS abilities as well and just sticking to medkits and being careful in cover. Depends on what your char is geared for. I am all electronics. I have nothing in firearms, so I need my skills to help either keep me alive or do damage for me.

[Hoos]

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Thanks for tips. I am guessing when going solo I should stick to med so I can heal myself?

Yeah I would strongly suggest having some kind of self healing ability.

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[ODogg]

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Yeah I would strongly suggest having some kind of self healing ability.

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Hoos I have nothing my friend, I'm level 9 and just have to use healing packs.

[Hoos]

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Hoos I have nothing my friend, I'm level 9 and just have to use healing packs.

Those will work, but you have to be extra cautious. Also, you can open certain areas in the Medical wing that will get you up to a max of 5 medkits evetually. But by then you can open up the basic healing gun. Just explore your options.



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[The JareBear]

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Hoos I have nothing my friend, I'm level 9 and just have to use healing packs.

What abilities do you roll with?

I thought about trying smart cover + turret or sticky bomb

[The JareBear]

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Just FYI

The vendors that sell things for pheonix credits open up in the tech wing behind the recal station and in dark zone area 6(the top one). You also use pheonix credits to reroll gold gear

[Smooth Pancakes]

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I played a good solid 5 hours or so last night, some of the most fun multiplayer I've ever had in this game!! Like others have said, even playing with randoms seems to work great. Fortunately I was able to team up with Lbzrule and Tombsong and they saved my bacon quite a few times. We ran the one mission where you kill the head cleaner and it took us about 2 and a half hours!!

I can't wait to play again when the wife heads to work tonight at 6pm!



I was lamenting the lack of great co-op games where you can really build memories that you will tell stories about to other gamers and it seems this game is the one we've been waiting for fellas!!

Who here is playing on XB1? I took off from work Monday just to play this game and I'm looking to go HAM this weekend.

Took today off to play this game, hit me on xbox earlwolfx. Level 5 almost 6 btw


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I'm on X1 with it, and starting Saturday I've got pretty much 3 straight days of it coming. PM me your gamertag and we can get some missions going over the weekend. I've been playin online with randoms and having a blast.


So, anyone on X1 looking shoot me a pm with your GT

Xbox One fellas, feel free to hit me up if you see me online. GT: Kwebbvols4423

Sweet. Works for me. I'll hit you up I saw you online last night.


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My GT is Smooth Pancakes. Any of you guys see me online, shoot me an invite, I'll come join your instance so we can clear missions on your side of the game. I've already cleared out the entire western half of Manhattan, so we can work in yours to help you guys get your missions and side missions/encounters cleared out.

If he's on, Shando usually teams up with me and we'll roll together for a couple hours, so we could easily get a four man team together. Even two four man teams (at least down the road for the Dark Zone) based on all these comments for Xbox One.

[ODogg]

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What abilities do you roll with?

I thought about trying smart cover + turret or sticky bomb

turret and scan right now but sometimes I get rid of scan and just use the sticky bomb

[ODogg]

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My GT is Smooth Pancakes. Any of you guys see me online, shoot me an invite, I'll come join your instance so we can clear missions on your side of the game. I've already cleared out the entire western half of Manhattan, so we can work in yours to help you guys get your missions and side missions/encounters cleared out.

If he's on, Shando usually teams up with me and we'll roll together for a couple hours, so we could easily get a four man team together. Even two four man teams (at least down the road for the Dark Zone) based on all these comments for Xbox One.

I may look you up tonight if some of my crew don't show Seth