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 GAME IS FREE TO PLAY STARTING THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY! LOG IN AND PLAY!!!  Grouping and Community we are all playing together. You can find us here: Discord Link: https://discord.gg/gsHgYDy Clan invites are done in the clan invite channel, general in general, builds and strats, you'll see it all. Enjoy! Be cool, be chill please. You should join it, it's fun. Everybody is really nice. *NOTE: PC clans are AHO (full), Pi Hard (full), Extra Judicial (full), Hot Dogs (OPEN and being approved by trem and 80). That'll do for now. *NOTE: PS4 clan is COINCELPRO. I realize many console goons won't discord (and that's OK!). So apply there. Jose is very active in thread and discord. *NOTE: Xbox clan, there was one, I don't think there is one now. Hail Santa. Other note: Giving away some copies of this game as it's only $3. So, pay attention to that there in announcements. If you're returning and want to know what to do to prep for expansion, here's a good infographic  *Note: We have some awesome goons who say you don't want to delete level 500 gear. So, you may not want to do that. Just know everything at 515 is the new GS for new expansion. Now, let's get down to business!!!!!!! Warlords of New York Expansion Drops 3/3! If you're like many here, you've left the game and well, you're considering returning or ready to make a return for a bit. Maybe you haven't played at all. Now is a good time for that. The Division 2 is heading back to where it all began. Warlords of New York is a narrative-driven expansion that brings the action from Washington, DC to the summery streets of Lower Manhattan. Coming March 3, Warlords of New York features a new open-world map for Agents to explore, along with a new story that puts them back on the trail of rogue Division Agent Aaron Keener.  These State of the Game recaps that happen every Wednesday do a great job of what's to come as well and shows some of the very latest changes in the game. I'll also do a brief recap below!     Article that shows everything that's coming: https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/the-division-2-warlords-of-new-york-release-date-and-details/ Seasons are coming:   First season pass comes WITH WoNY expansion.Striker is back for all your Div1 lovers:  GLOBAL EVENTS YAY!!!:  WoNY brings with it: - New gear, new skills (welcome back Sticky Bomb), new campaign, new level cap (30 has been raised to 40), a totally revamped gear experience (the last one was confusing to many players so this is called Gear 2.0), and let's call it a minor overhaul of what the game was like at Launch. No more collecting intel for bounties for instance. Expect most things to be similar in the loop, but know that skills and gear are getting major rework with this expansion and we'll see it in all its glory on 3/3. - Cleaners are back. - There's a new paragon system coming a la Satan 3 by Blizzard Activision Entertainment Group. - Seasons. Seasons. SEASONS. You have like, a reason to log in now, man.  Endgame Stuff I thought this deserved its own section as many of us stick around for the long haul if the endgame is tight like a tigress. So, here's what we got and I'm uplifting this recap straight up as it's pretty informative. A New Cohesive End-game Experience A major focus during the development of Warlords of New York was to create a cohesive end-game experience with clear goals after having reached Level 40. A number of features will come together to shape this new end-game experience, including SHD Levels, Legendary difficulty, Seasons and more. Level 40 With Warlords of New York, we get a new level cap – Level 40. Your adventures in New York require an upgrade to your firepower, which is why in Warlords of New York, players will be able to increase their level from 30 to 40 and are presented with our new end-game. Gear Score, a term our veteran players know, will no longer be the way to measure how powerful your agent will be once you venture into Lower Manhattan. Players who don’t own the expansion will continue to protect Washington D.C. in World Tier 5, at Level 30 and an increased 515 Gear Score. So there is also new power to gain. They won’t be able to join New York players or Level 40 agents in the Level 40 Washington D.C or New York activities, but will still share public spaces such as Settlements or the Base of Operation. Warlords of New York owners who didn’t complete the main Washington D.C. campaign and World Tiers can, if they wish to do so, start from Level 30, World Tier 5 and transfer to New York, using the Level 30 Boost that comes with the purchase of the expansion. Level 30 Boost Clarification An unlimited-use level-30 boost is included in the Warlords of New York expansion. A single-use level-30 boost is available in the in-game store now. Coop level 30 and level 40 If you are playing content in Washington D.C., level 30 and level 40 players can play together, without restrictions. If level 30 and level 40 agents play together, the lower player gets a base armor, health and weapon damage buff to be able to participate in level 40 activities. As a Warlords of New York Level-40 player, you can join Level-30 activities and play with Level-30 players. Rewards Level-30 players receive World Tier 5 and items close to their Gear Score; Level-40 players will receive level 40 loot. The Raids The Raid will have a level 30 and a level 40 version and Level-40 players can play with Level-30 friends. SHD Levels A new infinite progression system unlocks points to improve your agent on a regular basis. Once you hit level 40 – the new level cap – the SHD Levels replace the old Field Proficiency system. Instead of earning a cache with loot, you now have the opportunity to invest points into one of four distinct Core Attribute categories that give your agent a permanent upgrade. => Overview => Point Increase There are a total of four Core Attribute categories (Offense, Defense, Utility, Handling) and one Scavenging category. Defense, for example, also has subcategories and in each sub-category, you can invest a total of 50 points. For example, you can increase your Total Health through these SHD Level Points and each point gives you 0.2% more health as a permanent upgrade. That means when you max out that category, you have 10% more health. Scavenging has, in contrast to the other categories, no cap and can be invested in as much as you want. Through this category, you get access to resources. As you level up the SHD Level, your watch will also get visual improvements and will look more impressive. Not Mandatory As mentioned, the SHD Level System has clear defined caps and when you max out a category, you don’t get 400% more damage. It gives you an increase that you will notice, but it is not mandatory to max out all categories to be able to play the Raid for example. SHD Levels are account-wide The SHD Levels are account-wide, but the character needs to be Level 40 before it can contribute and profit from it. The SHD Level Categories The categories of upgrades are finite. Once maxed out, the SHD level points can be spent into the fifth, scavenging category – yielding credits and crafting materials. Offense: Weapon Damage Headshot Damage Critical Hit Chance Critical Hit Damage Defense: Armor Health Explosive Resistance Hazard Protection Utility: Skill Damage Skill Haste Skill Duration Skill Repair Miscellaneous: Accuracy Stability Reload Speed Ammo Capacity The Scavenging category gives players resources, including: Credits Steel Ceramics Polycarbonate Carbon Fiber Electronics Titanium Printer Filament The look of your Agent’s wristwatch, representing SHD Level, will become increasingly impressive over time, signifying players’ reached milestones to other Agents. You also get Apparel Items as you level up. Heroic Difficulty for the other Factions Heroic difficulty missions will no longer be exclusive to Black Tusk. Once Warlords of New York drops all factions will be available in Heroic difficulty – that means you can play Roosevelt Island against the Outcasts on Heroic. This also works great with the Global Difficulty – you can set the Global Difficulty to Heroic and play every Main Mission on that difficulty. It Scales Heroic also scales to the number of players now (before heroic was scaled to 4 players per default) so you can attempt it solo and have a fair chance. Available for Everybody Heroic difficulties for all factions will also be available for players that don’t own Warlords of New York. Legendary Difficulty The new Legendary difficulty will become available to Level 40 agents and it is The Division 2’s pinnacle difficulty. While the raid was all about puzzles, coordination, and teamwork, Legendary Difficulty is designed to test how good players are at every aspect of combat. A new, elite sub-faction of the Black Tusk will be sure to keep you on your toes through a new legendary AI. It Scales Legendary difficulty scales depending on whether Agents play solo or with a team. Active on three Strongholds Players who feel Heroic difficulty isn’t challenging enough can try Legendary difficulty in the three original Strongholds, featuring the toughest AI yet. District Union Arena Roosevelt Island Capitol Building New Enemy The Black Tusk got a visual makeover in Legendary missions, trading all-black outfits for all-white ones. Enemy AI has been toughened, and cooldowns and wind-up times have been shortened to get a more pure and deadlier version of the original Black Tusk Archetype to provide a challenge for the top players. The goal is, that the difficulty does not come from enemy health or damage, but from their AI and tactics. You will need min-maxed gear that is optimized for that sort of content and does its job in terms of effectiveness or damage. Some Archetypes also got new abilities to make them deadlier. For example, the legendary Black Tusk Tank now has a Stinger Hive equipped – so the closer he gets, the more dangerous he is. => Elite Black Tusk Rewards Since Gear 2.0 is also part of TU8, it is now possible that difficulty = loot quality. But how does that work? The developers basically defined what “average rolls” for attributes are on your equipment. This is the item quality that you get in the lower difficulties. Once you go for the higher difficulties, you have fewer and fewer bad rolls on your gear. So there will be a big difference in terms of how good the rolls on your gear are between normal difficulty and legendary difficulty. Legendary also has unique apparel rewards that can drop from it. Directives => Image Independently from Global Difficulty, Directives allow you to activate gameplay modifiers on main missions, side missions, and open-world activities; increasing the overall difficulty and granting you additional XP. You will be able to activate up to 5 directives and with each active directive, you get more XP. As seasonal XP is gained by all activities that yield XP, activating directives will also boost your seasonal XP gain. Keep in mind, Directives only provide more XP – the difficulty decides over the quality of the loot drops. The Raid will not be affected by the Directives. The Selections You can select from these Directives: Ammo Hoarders Start with less ammo & lose rounds left when reloading. Enemies don’t drop ammo & no ammo is shown on the mini-map. Cool Skills When one skill is activated the other is put on cooldown. Fog of War Revisited Mini Map and directional threat indicators are removed. No Regen Armor never regenerates after an encounter. It can be manually healed. Special Ammo Enemy bullets may be of special types. What type depends on the enemy faction. Global Difficulty Global Difficulty allows you to set the difficulty of pretty much every content in the game and it is up to you to decide how challenging the Open World or the Main Missions should be. The Raid will not be affected by the Global Difficulty. => Difficulty => Directives => Confirmation You can select from normal to heroic and every time you change that difficulty, the map is reset – including Control Points. When that is not enough – directives can be applied on top of that. Both Global Difficulty and Directives affect every activity you can do in the Open World (Control Points, Supply Drops or Hostage Situations) and of course, you will also get rewards and loot that reflects that difficulty. Also – as shown in the screenshots – activating more directives gives you up to 125% more XP while doing activities. When you increase the difficulty the Control Points also get automatically upgraded. So when you set the Global Difficulty to Challenging, the Control Points are automatically level 3. Affects New York and Washington Global difficulty settings will apply both to New York and Washington, DC. Some surprises will be injected into the game to ensure that every time you replay something, there will be something to make it a little different. Control Points Change With Warlords of New York, the behavior of Control Point changes. Before it was a constant fight against the factions and you really had to defend your Control Points. With the update, once you have taken a Control Point it is yours and it will stay that way. Then it is up to you if you want a very peaceful map and let it stay that way or if you want to reset it again and start over. If you want more action, you can reset the map by changing the Global Difficulty. Seasons Once you have reached Level 40 you can participate in the Seasons - a new endgame activity that is exclusive to Warlords of New York owners: Seasons allowing you to earn new rewards, unique seasonal gear, and cosmetics by progressing through the seasonal level system. Participating in Seasonal events, all in-game activities will reward Seasonal XP, allowing you to progress through the seasonal track while engaging in the activities of your choosing. => Seasons Summary Targeted Loot System Like Washington D.C. New York also has the Targeted Loot System that will help you farm the new items and Brand Sets. It will become active, once you are level 40 and you have finished the campaign. => Targeted Loot Summary Difficulty = Loot Quality With the Gear 2.0 changes, it is now possible, that the difficulty of the content has a direct impact on the average rolls on the loot. => Loot System Summary What happens to players that choose to stay in D.C.? For those who choose to stay in D.C. all Year 1 content will still be available, along with level 30 versions of Dark Hours (as well as Raid #2 once released) and the level 30 endgame. To minimize the division of player base, any level 40 player will be able to join level 30 activities with level scaling. All players, regardless of the ownership of Warlords of New York, will continue receiving Quality of Life changes, in addition to core system improvements such as Gear 2.0 and improved UI/UX flows. Apparel Events, Global Events and Seasons are exclusive to owners of Warlords of New York. Last, last, last thing for now Let's play together. Let's have fun. Let's hope this game sticks this time around. It's up to Ubisoft to make the former negative ramos experience turn into a positive ramos experience. Thank you therapy for that one. You are wonderful. But real talk, there's a lot we'll be discovering together in March for the game. 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Pylons posted:I played some at launch but never got to the endgame, would it be worth just restarting when the expansion hits for the better gearing experience? Personally, I am going to probably do this. I just want to play to see what it's like with the changes. Also, there's new character customization options too, and I must be the prettiest in all the land of DC.
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Finally, the SOTG just dropped.queeb posted:does AoH have a discord? You're already in it friend.
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Captain Beans posted:Does Warlords add anything with elements from Underground or Survival? I wish. They're on record saying they have no plans for survival at this time. Breakpoint supposedly is getting a Survival mode in the Spring aka whenever they delay it again and delay it into year 2026 but yeah, that's the game getting Survival.
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Chernobyl Peace Prize posted:You got me into another game, you son (sun) of a bitch. Etching your name into my wall as we speak. I would say best $3 ever spent but think about all the Taco Bell Nacho Fries you could get. My god...
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Psion posted:ICR, buddy, friend. How close to true is this: you wake up, put on the coffee, open up your RSS reader to see what games are new or updating, and then write thread OPs about it Hi friend!!!! Well, I love to write so that doesn’t help. And I love games even as time gets sparse to play. But I pick the ones I really do love or could love, and well, this just happens to be one! (I would probably always be open to do an OP on any game though). I will say Anthem about killed my faith in gaming though. Really needed to dial back a bit 
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Feb 26, 2020 22:39
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:I almost bought Anthem because of you. I deeply apologize. Yeah...just awful. I wish it was good! I just wanted to loot and be Iron Man! I’ll be taking the Marvel Avengers thread for sure for its launch but yeah, I don’t have high hopes there either. On the bright side, I am STOKED for March 3rd though.
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The series has a really cool loop. You can really just play forever and mix up your builds. Ubi just has a thing where it takes about a year for any of their multiplayer games to hit a stride. We hit that one year mark next month! And there’s a lot of good things written down by them that should have us excited. So that is cool! Just gotta see if it gets executed on but like most games, they’re really fun when we are all in it together. Community can save even the trashiest of games (some can’t be saved but you get the drill!)
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Yeah hold off on builds and guides right now gang. They’ll be up on divisionbuilder soon and me and many others will do our part to save some good ones here and in discord! A good guide is critical especially as we all try to figure out how to rock and roll when the game goes through the big changes next week. 
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Feb 27, 2020 23:42
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Richter Scabies posted:Lapsed player trying to get on this again Would like to join Pi Hard on pc. Uplay/in game as RomanPepsi. I pinged you on discord my friend and nerdz will get you in. Welcome back to the game!
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AggroJagg posted:I don’t need to buy the wony expansion to benefit from the gear 2.0 system right? I put this beautiful graphic in the OP. I slaved over this. It took me 2 seconds to clipping tool. Sorry, I’m on the phone and in the middle of dominating a workout. Just scroll down a bit on the OP. You’ll see the graphic. A: You get Gear 2.0 regardless.
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This new expansion rocks and Div2 is back baby. Suck one
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Post poste posted:Which pc clans have space? My partner and I are back to playing Extra Judicial. See OP
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Squee posted:Is this still $3? The title/op say it should be until the 14th, but it's showing up 30bux for me on uplay, do I need to buy it at a specific place? HI SQUEE!! Yes, it should be. All their marketing and even Uplay has been saying until March 14th. Just hold off because that sounds like an error. They have been making plenty of errors. Boo on them.
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And this gets auto linked in the discord but here for you fine folks on this here forum. 
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Aesis posted:Season 1 starts in 1 day, make sure to claim your FREE Season Pass! Menu -> Store -> Add-ons -> Highlight 'Season 1 Pass' and claim! Is this one of those things where if you don’t claim it, you don’t get it (for expansion holders)? I ask only because I want to make sure everybody knows this is critical and/or has a deadline.
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Soul Glo posted:Just requested to join Hot Dogs, just switched over to PC from Xbone, gonna play shootin' and lootin' in the lower levels for now. Gotcha in but please join discord too. Since there clan limits, this is how we all talk, chill and play together when we need help. That goes for all you coronavirus fighters out there who are not quarantining your division agents.
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cage-free egghead posted:Do the PS4 players use Discord too? We have some yes. I don’t think to talk in voice, but chat and to set up some invites and stuff, yes!
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Bold Robot posted:Is this game in a good place right now, i.e., is it worth picking up? I got the first one free with a video card when it came out and enjoyed it for a few months but haven't really paid any attention to the sequel. I'm anticipating spending a lot of time at home in the next few weeks and looking for something fun but relatively mindless to kill time. Well it’s $10 right now for the base game and I think that’s a great buy. If you want it all, the expansion and game combo is also on sale. We are all having a great time. New York really sparked a ton of life into the game and I love the set pieces. Game has its hiccups of course but for a goon community AND a game that got improved just recently with the new expansion, it’s a lot of fun. At the very least, I can easily say that $10 for the base right now is extremely solid and very worth it for throwing a tenski at.
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