The Division (Xbone/PS4/PC)

[Burns11]

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It's now going to take deconstructing 76 purple pieces to craft one yellow. That's almost exactly filling your stash twice from DZ, and that's if you only get exactly the right types of purples from drops.

Considering how hard it is to craft a worthwhile item considering all the worthless rng options, they've effectively made crafting a worthless avenue to get gear.

[The JareBear]

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Yah I'm a little confused by the direction they are going with crafting.

[Boltman]

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It's now going to take deconstructing 76 purple pieces to craft one yellow. That's almost exactly filling your stash twice from DZ, and that's if you only get exactly the right types of purples from drops.

Considering how hard it is to craft a worthwhile item considering all the worthless rng options, they've effectively made crafting a worthless avenue to get gear.

Yah I'm a little confused by the direction they are going with crafting.

Craft all the yellow (Gold) mods & weapon attachments you can.

Make all your gold magazines, scopes, grips now hehe.

In fact craft all you can pre-patch.

Level 50 DZ no longer required to get the better DZ blueprints. Looks like only level 40, nice.

[Burns11]

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Shouldn't craft before, just stockpile mats. They are releasing higher level blueprints and removing division tech requirements from other lvl31s. The biggest nerf is to conversion of materials, the crafting requirements increase is nothing really, a 25% increase compared to up to 750% for materials conversion.

[Boltman]

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Shouldn't craft before, just stockpile mats. They are releasing higher level blueprints and removing division tech requirements from other lvl31s. The biggest nerf is to conversion of materials, the crafting requirements increase is nothing really, a 25% increase compared to up to 750% for materials conversion.

Ah I misunderstood then, thanks.

Yep, stockpiling mats for sure.

Mat farming it is.

[N51_rob]

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I'm so perplexed by this game and the developers. They say they are listening to the player base. Were that many people asking for less high end materials when deconstructing high end items? Were there that many people that were asking for it to cost more materials to craft higher end materials. Saw nothing about a craft all button in the crafting section. Nevermind not really addressing the main issue with HE Division Tech, or allowing us to craft it....

Hate when games make you grind more when you are asking to grind less....

They are going to punish the casual player for the sake of "slowing" down the hardcore, but they have to know the hardcore won't slow down they will leave and then the casuals will as well out of frustration.

[Kearnzo]

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I'm sorry, but I want to play this game to enjoy the gameplay and make steady progress to better gear. Now my only realistic option for the next week is to farm as fast as possible to prepare for this awful decision.

I understand a gear grind quite well, but this is one of the more idiotic decisions I've seen by a developer in a while. Basically a big middle finger to those who didn't farm the challenge mode bosses the past couple weeks.

I sincerely hope they go back on this decision. I already planned on taking a break when Souls came out, but it may be an extended one now. I don't even feel like partaking in the material grind this week to prepare for the patch. I'll play for fun and break down what I can, but I'm not going to turn this game into a job.

[kingkilla56]

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They lost their minds.

[Smooth Pancakes]

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I'm sorry, but I want to play this game to enjoy the gameplay and make steady progress to better gear. Now my only realistic option for the next week is to farm as fast as possible to prepare for this awful decision.

I understand a gear grind quite well, but this is one of the more idiotic decisions I've seen by a developer in a while. Basically a big middle finger to those who didn't farm the challenge mode bosses the past couple weeks.

I sincerely hope they go back on this decision. I already planned on taking a break when Souls came out, but it may be an extended one now. I don't even feel like partaking in the material grind this week to prepare for the patch. I'll play for fun and break down what I can, but I'm not going to turn this game into a job.

This sums up my thoughts. I'm playing this game for fun, now I'd have to turn it into a job for the next week just to stockpile materials because of this incredibly poor decision that I doubt barely anyone, if anyone at all, wanted.

[NDAlum]

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I feel like getting PC's is a job now...at least I can do all this solo.

[brandon27]

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Those changes to crafting are brutal. Probably not a big deal for most of us who play way too much but for anyone who plays a moderate amount, its going to be terrible. Maybe the goal is to kill the games population. lol

Yeah, that would be me. Just when I finally get enough time into it to hit 30, and start working my tail of to get materials, etc to start upgrading myself, which for someone like me, with limited time was difficult enough to do, it just got harder... What a letdown. What an odd decision. Definitely can see it hurting they way I view this game moving forward... What a drag..

[tribefanisu2003]

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Big thanks to Bolt, Jare, Hoos, and Arm for letting me tag along with you all tonight. I had heard and assumed, but didn't realize just how much more fun the game can be when in a good group, mic'd up. Increases playability and fun factor a ton.

[The JareBear]

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Big thanks to Bolt, Jare, Hoos, and Arm for letting me tag along with you all tonight. I had heard and assumed, but didn't realize just how much more fun the game can be when in a good group, mic'd up. Increases playability and fun factor a ton.

No problem buddy, anyone is free to join anytime if there's a spot open. Hopefully we can keep getting you geared up tomorrow and onward

[kingkilla56]

The Division (Xbone/PS4/PC)

This game doesn't have the content to demand the grind that it does. It's so puzzling that they think this type of nerf will energize the fanbase.

These incursions better set the world on fire on Tuesday. But I'm sure exploits on that will be found right from the get go, and more balancing issues will arise.

This is turning out to be a game you pass on for a year and return after the dust has settled. This is really just a 65 dollar beta. Hard to believe Massive did any extensive testing on this game prior to release. Everything that has happened in its lifespan thus far proves otherwise.

Fun game though. Terrible economy and loot game balances. I feel bad because massive is obviously in over their heads with this and learning as they go along. Bungie had Activision Blizzard to help them out. Massive has nobody.

[The JareBear]

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I do agree that it seems like a lot of things made it past beta testing that shouldn't have. How did they not know the DZ enemies dropped way too much PCs before the game launched, or that the Midas talent was way OP?

It is a great game. I am nearing 300 hours slowly but surely, and I will put in 300 more eventually, but they need to revamp the endgame and start pushing out new content steadily IMO. At the very least start giving us more challenge missions