Division 2: Life Begins at 40

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hamsystem: Nov 11, 2010; Fuzzy pickles!

Question from a newish (I played a ton of D1) player: Is the mortar turret viable in high level play because god drat do I love it.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 23:51

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# ? Apr 20, 2024 00:07

Happy Noodle Boy: Jul 3, 2002

New faction: Oakland/LV Raiders fans. Like actual fans that survived the apocalypse by just liking the Raiders and are now actual raiders.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 23:56

moist turtleneck: Jul 17, 2003; Represent.; Dinosaur Gum

Listen up, agent. We don't know much about the Raiders, but the only thing they do seem to "know" is that they won the super bowl. These people are not to be negotiated with, and watch out for the rogues that are working with them. They like to call themselves the golden knights and patrol near the Top Golf

# ? Feb 23, 2021 00:05

Hulk Krogan: Mar 25, 2005

hamsystem posted:

Question from a newish (I played a ton of D1) player: Is the mortar turret viable in high level play because god drat do I love it.

When I picked this back up like a month ago, my old Hard Wired mortar turret build was still entirely capable of doing challenging and probably would have been fine on heroic with a little optimization/switching out Hard Wired for some china light/wyvern/empress/whatever pieces.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 00:11

Kibayasu: Mar 28, 2010

hamsystem posted:

Question from a newish (I played a ton of D1) player: Is the mortar turret viable in high level play because god drat do I love it.

Any areas with low ceilings or when you are forced to fire up at something (think the control room in the Federal Emegency Bunker) the mortar turret won�t be able to do much but in big open areas I�d say it�s fine up to and including heroic. It�s my go-to when I need to combine bleeds and skill kills for some event because even if you kill something in one shot it still counts the bleed you would have inflicted.

It is a fairly slow firing and moving shot though so in a group there�s a decent chance someone with a gun has already killed what you shot at when your shell is still moving.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 00:20

Orange Carlisle: Jul 14, 2007

I would never believe we're getting a new mode or a new city portion - we'll get a few more apparel events and maybe one more manhunt.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 00:25

A Buffer Gay Dude: Oct 25, 2020

My mortar turret build is pretty optimized and slaps on heroic assuming there�s anyone else in the party capable of handling rushers. Scorpio can only do so much.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 00:39

moist turtleneck: Jul 17, 2003; Represent.; Dinosaur Gum

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# ? Feb 23, 2021 04:09

moist turtleneck: Jul 17, 2003; Represent.; Dinosaur Gum

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# ? Feb 23, 2021 04:18

Orange Carlisle: Jul 14, 2007

I'm sure I'm probably alone on this but I love the New York expansion open world portion but I really dislike doing any of the expansions actual missions. I can't even explain why I just liked the missions in DC way more.

Well except the pentagon missions

# ? Feb 23, 2021 04:24

Lib and let die: Aug 26, 2004

A new Q-based faction, walled up in the Trump casino

# ? Feb 23, 2021 06:37

A Buffer Gay Dude: Oct 25, 2020

New York expansion missions are way cooler in terms of environment, scenery and cool set pieces , but can be a bit annoying and/or unfun to replay. I�m looking at you Parnell.

DC ones have lame environments and set pieces (which is wild because you�d think DC would be ripe for dramatic locales) but the missions are easier to replay and plow through.

Imho just imho.

And 100% agreed on the open world. NY blows DC out of the water. I wish it was 6.9x the size.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 07:32

skaianDestiny: Jan 13, 2017; beep boop

Wall Street is the most fun NY mission IMO.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 07:43

jabro: Mar 25, 2003; July Mock Draft 2014

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skaianDestiny posted:

Wall Street is the most fun NY mission IMO.

It�s not even close. By far the best. The Tombs would be up there but the boss fight is the worst thing ever.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 07:56

Morter: Jul 1, 2006; Seashells by the
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I hated the Wall Street boss fight until i discovered negotiator's dilemma. Now I melt those fuckers. WS is probably the most tolerable of the NYC missions

# ? Feb 23, 2021 08:05

UnknownMercenary: Nov 1, 2011; I LIKE IT
WAY WAY TOO LOUD

Stranded Tanker :colbert:

# ? Feb 23, 2021 10:22

skaianDestiny: Jan 13, 2017; beep boop

UnknownMercenary posted:

Stranded Tanker

That's pretty good but it's marred by the one time the crane boss was bugged and it was impossible to complete.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 10:29

Guillermus: Dec 28, 2009

Morter posted:

I hated the Wall Street boss fight until i discovered negotiator's dilemma. Now I melt those fuckers. WS is probably the most tolerable of the NYC missions

With ND and the three chonky boys with shields you don't even need to aim, just blindfire at all three and watch them die. I'm optimizing this STONER lmg with steady handed and is hilarious how easy is that fight.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 10:29

boscoman: May 14, 2004; Eats like a meal...

UnknownMercenary posted:

Stranded Tanker

"Here you are, like a moth to the flame."

Heard that, I don't know how many times, farming for Imperial Dynasty, but the mission never felt like a chore to me like some others. The environments and the soundtrack are really well done, imo.

At least Conley stays dead when you pump her full of lead :clint:

unlike that Kajika bastard whom you can kill seemingly a half dozen times before he actually, you know, dies.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 12:15

moist turtleneck: Jul 17, 2003; Represent.; Dinosaur Gum

The thing that bugs me the most in NY is Rhodes' totally authentic and real accent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW21lp833Vo&t=23s

# ? Feb 23, 2021 13:53

Happy Noodle Boy: Jul 3, 2002

I thought about Division 3 being set in Philly and how every character would be an insufferable rear end.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 13:56

Lib and let die: Aug 26, 2004

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

I thought about Division 3 being set in Philly and how every character would be an insufferable rear end.

What would be worse? Boston or Philly?

# ? Feb 23, 2021 14:14

moist turtleneck: Jul 17, 2003; Represent.; Dinosaur Gum

God philly would be so funny

Also there'd still be enough monuments and stuff for those kinds of missions

# ? Feb 23, 2021 14:24

Lib and let die: Aug 26, 2004

moist turtleneck posted:

God philly would be so funny

Also there'd still be enough monuments and stuff for those kinds of missions

Agents, your target is known only as The Warthog. He and his crew, the Pure Sons of Philly have holed themselves up inside a local facility that produces hand sanitizer.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 14:36

moist turtleneck: Jul 17, 2003; Represent.; Dinosaur Gum

SHD Tech detected under the bridge. Use caution, a lot of weird poo poo happens under there

Haha sike it's just a box full of old denim

# ? Feb 23, 2021 14:50

RevKrule: Jul 9, 2001; Thrilling the forums since 2001

Guillermus posted:

With ND and the three chonky boys with shields you don't even need to aim, just blindfire at all three and watch them die. I'm optimizing this STONER lmg with steady handed and is hilarious how easy is that fight.

Bullet King/ND was absolutely made for Wall Street bosses. Did a league run where I ran drone/turret until the end and switched to BK/ND before the trading floor and did it in just over 14 minutes.

Also the emp/riot foam build from pages ago loving owns so hard with the new global event. Easy chain explosions and just constant damage on new enemies.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 15:28

Hulk Krogan: Mar 25, 2005

moist turtleneck posted:

The thing that bugs me the most in NY is Rhodes' totally authentic and real accent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW21lp833Vo&t=23s

I feel like he dialed the aayyyy New Yaaawwk up 150% from Division 1.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 15:52

Shumagorath: Jun 6, 2001

RevKrule posted:

Bullet King/ND was absolutely made for Wall Street bosses. Did a league run where I ran drone/turret until the end and switched to BK/ND before the trading floor and did it in just over 14 minutes.

Also the emp/riot foam build from pages ago loving owns so hard with the new global event. Easy chain explosions and just constant damage on new enemies.

Now imagine how fast you could clear if you took the BK training wheels off. A 6Y Eclipse fire build, even having to shoot the APC unassisted, should get you to the exchange floor in ten minutes flat.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 16:06

RevKrule: Jul 9, 2001; Thrilling the forums since 2001

Shumagorath posted:

Now imagine how fast you could clear if you took the BK training wheels off. A 6Y Eclipse fire build, even having to shoot the APC unassisted, should get you to the exchange floor in ten minutes flat.

Are you suggesting I replace my ND gear with EP? I'm not sure how that works since the only status effect I'm applying w/BK is the crit damage link.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 18:29

monkeytennis: Apr 26, 2007; Toilet Rascal

A Buffer Gay Dude posted:

New York expansion missions are way cooler in terms of environment, scenery and cool set pieces , but can be a bit annoying and/or unfun to replay. I�m looking at you Parnell.

DC ones have lame environments and set pieces (which is wild because you�d think DC would be ripe for dramatic locales) but the missions are easier to replay and plow through.

Imho just imho.

And 100% agreed on the open world. NY blows DC out of the water. I wish it was 6.9x the size.

Totally agree, I�d never repeat the NY missions if I wasn�t forced to do so for the events.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 18:40

Guillermus: Dec 28, 2009

RevKrule posted:

Are you suggesting I replace my ND gear with EP? I'm not sure how that works since the only status effect I'm applying w/BK is the crit damage link.

I think he means using either the flamethrower from firewall or sticky fire and foam and watch them burn.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 18:41

Shumagorath: Jun 6, 2001

RevKrule posted:

Are you suggesting I replace my ND gear with EP? I'm not sure how that works since the only status effect I'm applying w/BK is the crit damage link.

Run 6Y fire Eclipse until the exchange floor, then when the lights go out swap to 6R ND with a real LMG. You might crack 12min. Skill cooldowns don't matter; just don't die.

You can swap to your ND gear for the APC but I've always been able to cut through that quickly enough.

Shumagorath fucked around with this message at 02:40 on May 28, 2022

# ? Feb 23, 2021 18:57

moist turtleneck: Jul 17, 2003; Represent.; Dinosaur Gum

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# ? Feb 23, 2021 19:13

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Nov 26, 2007

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moist turtleneck posted:

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Leave Zoidberg alone!

Ran Scorpio's Furywall through Wall Street last night, but hardly used the shotgun - pulled out The Grudge and just melted through. One mag per weakpoint on the armored car, once you close in.

Had to kite the boss shieldchonks a bunch, though, and eventually got so low on SMG ammo I had to Scorp it up.

Did the same at the Tanker, but Conley was the only one that lasted very long - "oh look I took that sticky bomb" VRRRRRT 30 rounds of de-facing whatever enemy was nearby "ok I'm good". Health/armor on kill and my poo poo-tier healybird did the job. Just pointblanked Conley in the end - stunlock/blind/Grudge debuff would just wear off as I finished the mag change, it was hilarious.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 20:01

UnknownMercenary: Nov 1, 2011; I LIKE IT
WAY WAY TOO LOUD

Are we talking about Wall Street speedruns? Managed to get 11:37 after a bunch of practice.

I can probably go sub-11 if I find a way to speed up the APC part.

As someone pointed out earlier, Negotiator's makes the boss fight go so fast. I can kill everything within one minigun cycle like half the time.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 20:32