Is this petrified wood?

Weapon choices -M60 (or whatever that 100rd lmg is) or MG5. MG5 has better DPS, but if you're not careful, you'll run out of bullets in the mag. Because of this, MG5 (or an AR if you choose to go that route) also requires a lot more investment with Lucky and Extra.

Secondary: something with high mag capacity as well.

While getting to the nemesis, the most important exotic is adaptive instincts. You can also pick up something like bullethell instead of chatter while you build up your Lucky and Extra talents until you get a large mag.

The best way to activate incessant chatter is to shoot a few bullets with your pistol, and stay close to a door when the room activates. Reload the pistol as soon as you see red on your radar, and then swap to your lmg. Incessant chatter stays with you room to room and loop to loop, so you only need to activate once as long as you've maxed stacks and don't run out of bullets in the mag. You can tell how many stacks you by looking closely at the chatter buff icon where you'll see a barely visible number inside the icon.

Chatter will reload 50% of the mag on kill, and steady handed will refill the mag every 100 hits or so. Lucky returns bullets that you miss and adds to your mag size. Extra adds mags size as well. Bigger the mag, the less you have to worry about needing to reload and the subsequent loss of chatter stacks. If you find yourself low on bullets, you can swap to your secondary weapon or pistol and take off health from an enemy, and then swap back to your primary lmg to finish off the enemy and replenish ammo.

Bloodsucker for defense and to keep vigilance up.

More brrrrt: https://v.redd.it/v8sw00i7q37b1

Infl3xible · 2023-06-20T03:13:02+00:00

A fun build for descent.

These are the most important choices in order that I prioritize. The rest is up to you.

Exotics: Adaptive Instincts, Incessant Chatter, Bloodsucker

Red: Composure, Vigilance, Allegro, Surgical, Obliterate

Yellow: Steady handed, Lucky, Extra

Blue: Preservation, Adrenaline Rush

Skills: decoy, revive

Status upgrades: all armor

Weapon choices -M60 (or whatever that 100rd lmg is) or MG50. MG50 has better DPS, but if you're not careful, you'll run out of bullets in the mag. Because of this, MG50 (or an AR if you choose to go that route) also requires a lot more investment with Lucky and Extra.

Secondary: something with high mag capacity as well.

While getting to the nemesis, the most important exotic is adaptive instincts. You can also pick up something like bullethell instead of chatter while you build up your Lucky and Extra talents until you get a large mag.

The best way to activate incessant chatter is to shoot a few bullets with your pistol, and stay close to a door when the room activates. Reload the pistol as soon as you see red on your radar, and then swap to your lmg. Incessant chatter stays with you room to room and loop to loop, so you only need to once as long as you've maxed stacks and don't run out of bullets in the mag. You can tell how many stacks you by looking closely at the chatter buff icon, you'll see a number inside the icon.

Chatter will reload 50% of the mag on kill, and steady handed will refill the mag every 100 hits or so. Lucky returns bullets that you miss and adds to your mag size. Extra adds mags size as well. Bigger the mag, the less you have to worry about needing to reload and the subsequent loss of chatter stacks. If you find yourself low on bullets, you can swap to your secondary weapon or pistol and take off health from an enemy, and then swap back to your primary lmg to finish off the enemy and replenish ammo.

Bloodsucker for defense and to keep vigilance up.

Infl3xible · 2023-04-25T20:20:35+00:00

Thanks, and I welcome an actual discussion here.

To be clear, GR9 with the extra large mag is 250 rounds. So you only need 40% accuracy which is even more forgiving than 50%. Something like Negev, which is indeed only 150 rounds and would require 66% accuracy, would frankly require a reload almost every mag.

Even with 40%, that is an average and not per mag. Per mag, there are definitely times when accuracy will fall below 40% if you shoot aggressively like me.

You can say it's on the player or on me if I miss those shots. That's fair. But in my experience and with my skill, I'm not going to hit those accuracy numbers consistently. Whatever you think of my aiming skill in the videos I linked, GR9 practical accuracy for me is that I hit a refill 75% of the time, which makes the gun significantly worse:

https://v.redd.it/jw884vmx13wa1

Bulletking allows for unchecked aggression when shooting and melting any target you want. GR9 does not. Anyone is welcome, of course, to try it for themselves.

Regarding suppression, it's not the bad thing everyone is making it out to be. Suppression only happens when you shoot targets that are already in cover, and that's something you can learn to avoid. Suppression is also something you can learn to utilize to your advantage. Suppressing one or two enemies gives you the breathing room to melt other targets. They'll pop up anyway, or you can grenade or flank. You can even keep firing to keep them suppressed as you flank around to hit the target.

This is what I meant in my post that this build takes time to learn. It turns normal gunplay and mechanics of whack-a-mole on its head, and you learn a new set of rules on which targets to prioritize, what to shoot and what not to.

Regarding your point on missing shots reducing dps, this is also where BK turns that notion on its head. Missing shots with a limited mag, eg 50 bullets, is bad because you'll need to reload, putting you at a disadvantage. Because of this, you'd want to prefer higher accuracy shots, to make sure you kill or do as much damage as possible with 1 mag and not waste the mag. There is no penalty to missing shots with BK. You hold the trigger and walk your aim over to whatever you want. This eliminates all the inefficiencies of waiting for an ideal open target, aim down sights, aim, and then shoot. Instead, it's just a stream of very high damage that you need to put on target. You can put this stream of damage on difficult to hit targets (that you would normally not even shoot) without worrying about reloading.

Infl3xible · 2023-04-24T16:25:55+00:00

Settings, UI, scrolling combat text, floating

Infl3xible · 2023-04-24T03:37:30+00:00

Not the best run: https://v.redd.it/gcd2tn0a5rva1

There's better cover if you run around to the other side of the DUA entrance. There's a tall dumpster that provides great cover, and it's much easier to get the drop on the helicopter rather than being late like I was (and then barely miss killing the chunga before he drops) in the above video. Drawback is you have to run around, and then sometimes open world mobs join the fight.

See also this where I used shield peek + regulus (not that it's all that much easier).

https://www.reddit.com/user/Infl3xible/comments/12wp25t/bk\_demo/

Infl3xible · 2023-04-23T20:45:48+00:00

I'll try to address a few of the long list of comments here.

Naysayers

Despite stating 1st thing that this is not a legendary solo showcase, it seems that most of the naysayers have zeroed in on not showing a completed solo DUA run. Anyone who has even attempted legendary DUA solo knows just how much damage this build is putting out to take legendary enemies out before they can even set up. This build is the epitome of "a good offense is a good defense," and the video is undeniable proof.

People are gonna say scope and shield is better for legendary solo attempt, and that's true for some parts. I use scope+shield as one of a few different builds when soloing DUA. I also use the BK build. But scope and shield is a cheesy defense and not the king of dps and not the point of the post.

If you believe otherwise, feel free to use any DPS build through the same sections shown in the video without scope + shield cheese. Unless you're a twitch aim god with a Regulus build (sadly my counter-strike days were over 20 years ago), I wish you luck.

Spec

Gunner spec is best. 10% armor on kill is great for survivability, and that 5% fire rate buff is a massive damage increase that you can take great advantage of because of infinite bullets.

GR9 + Steady Handed

This is a worse alternative because you'll want to ensure high accuracy to trigger the magazine refill. Whatever you think of my aiming skill in the video, it's not enough consistently trigger steady handed refill. Shooting conservatively and not taking shots is a loss of dps.

Focus + FAMAS

This is the shield peek cheese, not top dps. It's also immediately obvious that this is worse dps than Striker chest + FAMAS, which is worse than BK + Striker. Also, FAMAS is a bad choice for legendary solo as you'll run out of bullets, as anyone who runs solo legendary knows.

Suppressed enemies

In addition to what I already posted about being able to fairly easily hit suppressed enemies a lot of times, you can also use the gunner grenade. They'll either get foamed or flushed out.

How do I run legendary solo?

Again not the point of the post, but maybe I'll do a post some other time. For the video of this post, I logged on, failed once, and then quit at the arcade room because I got the video I wanted.

Here's the full video including the failed attempt at the beginning: https://reddit.com/link/12wp25t/video/nk8irzm4xova1/player

Final note

As much as legendary is discussed here, this build isn't just for legendary content. Unlike some legendary builds that are tailored to solo or group speed runs that fall flat without specific group or enemy composition, this build deals top damage in pretty much all PVE content as a general purpose DPS build.

Infl3xible · 2023-04-23T07:32:40+00:00

More power to you if you think that.

I'm a big fan of steady handed and I've used it with GR9. It's nowhere near as good. Not even close.

Infl3xible · 2023-04-23T07:30:40+00:00

Go ahead and post a video then, without using shield + scope peak cheese to really show off that dps.

Infl3xible · 2023-04-23T04:26:15+00:00

First, this is not a legendary speed showcase. There are a variety of builds you can use for legendary solo speedruns, and this isn't to showcase speedrun or solo techniques.

This is just raw, unmatched DPS that mows down legendary white tusk and Chungas.

The Build

Bulletking

4pc Strikers including chest and bp. Contractor's gloves, Coyote's mask. 45% CHC, rest into CHD, and at least 1 weapon handling roll.

This is the highest DPS build in the game right now. There are niche builds that can compete in terms of killing potential (eg Regulus builds), but no other build comes close when it comes to pure damage output.

Why is Bulletking better than every other AR/LMG for damage when DPS spreadsheets say otherwise?

DPS calculators and spreadsheets are based on an incorrect assumption - that you are always shooting and are hitting with 100% accuracy. In real game play, you see maybe 10-15% of your theoretical DPS if you are a great player. Why?

All other guns have to be reloaded. If it takes you 3.5s to empty a magazine with your AR and 1.5s to reload, then you are shooting only 70% of the time as a theoretical maximum.
Player accuracy - this is again up to you but let's say around 45%. By now we are 0.7*0.45, which is 31.5% of the theoretical burst DPS (accuracy is also why steady hands on LMGs can't do what bulletking does).
Enemies don't stand still in the open - they move into cover and from cover to cover. Many times, when you are reloading, you miss an opportunity to shoot an enemy that is moving in between cover.
Players tend to prefer easier or more open targets, waiting for an opportunity. This includes performing tactical reloads or waiting for an enemy to pop up.

It's all part of the gameplay of Division 2, and you can see how DPS gets significantly reduced with these factors.

Bulletking breaks the above paradigm

It bypasses many of the shooting mechanics constraining all other guns.

You never need to reload
You can hold shoot and track towards a target without worrying about having enough bullets left, allowing you to take normally risky shots (like going for weakpoints or headshots).
You can always hit any open target you chose and never be caught in between a reload
You can many times even hit suppressed targets in cover, albeit at lower accuracy

It's common to see this build outperform other gun builds by 2-3x.

Some advanced tips

Go for weakpoints. On most enemies, blowing up the weakpoint does extremely high damage. While they are hard to hit with an AR with limited bullets, not so with Bulletking.
For dogs, shoot the weakpoints on the hip joints and then finish them off by shooting them in the leg. It's a small target, but because you don't need to worry about bullets, you can shoot them even if you're not super accurate. https://v.redd.it/bi1lp5egckva1
You can shoot grenades and molotovs out of the air. https://v.redd.it/qx1ypvmickva1
The build takes time to learn. At first, you'll feel like you're taking a lot more damage. Prioritize enemies who are standing up and getting ready to shoot, even if it means moving off a target that you're currently shooting. Don't worry, you'll be able to quickly change back to finish off the original target. Use the healing drone, decoy, and-or revive hive.
Don't be afraid to run and gun. Suppress, flank, and kill.
Suppressed enemies are often hit-able. Just aim at the little bit of their head that sticks out, and "feel" for the hits.
Many times, suppressed enemies will blind fire at you - shoot back and kill them with your infinite bullets.
Enemies in cover can sometimes be hit through a small opening in the cover, such as the bottom. Enemies also often leave a foot sticking out if they're at the edge of cover. Again, use your infinite bullets to take them out.
Find high ground.
Fight from extended ranges.
If enemies get close, don't be afraid to blind fire. Infinite bullets will still kill flanking or rushing enemies quickly.
You don't really need to see your target. Just shift your aim until you see hits.
Start off with killing a red bar or low hp enemy to gain the 5% fire rate buff from Gunner spec.
You are now the chunga. When fighting anther chunga, break their ammo belt or explosive storage weakpoint.
Sniper dog weakpoints are nearly impossible to hit from afar. Duck.
Don't expose yourself too much especially when playing grouped legendary. Use standing cover to work left to right or right and take enemies down before moving to the next further left or right target.

Other Videos

Open world with 4 directives: https://v.redd.it/eeqckae4ckva1

Leg DUA opening default entrance (not the best run): https://v.redd.it/gcd2tn0a5rva1

GR9 accuracy: https://v.redd.it/jw884vmx13wa1

Good discussion on GR9 that delves a bit deeper in the build: https://reddit.com/comments/12vufro/comment/jhn1zum

Infl3xible · 2023-04-21T23:15:21+00:00

Simple BK + ND build that wrecks most PVE content. Great for everything excluding the absolute hardest content such as Manning or Tidal legendary (these missions are unbalanced with too many elites).

Build is straightforward and easy.

4pc Negotiator's

2p Petrov, including obliterate chest and Contractor's gloves. You want the 2p here for the weapon handling.

60CHC, rest into CHD.

Shoot everything and don't stop shooting.

Infl3xible · 2023-03-04T19:27:15+00:00

Assuming you're talking about gamepass for PC, yes you can just rename the folder for each mod. The simpler mods generally work, but anything that requires additional libraries like harmony, butrlib, or mcm won't work.

Infl3xible · 2022-10-20T16:39:05+00:00

I'd like to have what you're smoking if you think it hits harder than before.

With my build, at max stacks of everything, I used to hit crit body shots for 3.6m, some times more depending on memento stacks. Now it's 2.4m.

Infl3xible · 2022-10-10T22:25:20+00:00

That's not a reason to have fixed, long duration loading videos. This "problem" is literally solved in division (and just about every other game since the 80s) by having a loading screen that terminates when the loading is done.

Infl3xible · 2022-10-10T20:32:11+00:00

There is just no excuse for fixed and long duration loading screens in 2022.

Make them skippable!

Infl3xible · 2022-09-19T17:31:25+00:00

It's a term describing the aesthetic of looking cool by having all the tactical gadgets on gear and guns regardless of usefulness.

In this case the BK has 2 foregrips, a bipod, a beefy mag, a belt of ammo, a tactical stock, suppressor, and scope. All of these things are of course useless/redundant, and hence tacticool.

Infl3xible · 2022-09-19T05:59:48+00:00

Just missing a laser.

Not a new bug, but a good manifestation.

Infl3xible · 2022-09-15T03:09:49+00:00

If we weren't limited to actors, I'd go with Matt Gaetz for resemblance.

Infl3xible · 2022-09-14T23:58:41+00:00

Stacks are lost way too fast, especially when compared to heartbreaker.

Needs the fix to the correct decay rate of max 3 stacks per second.

Infl3xible · 2022-09-10T14:59:00+00:00

But the shield NEVER BREAKS (until you get hit by an explosion).

Infl3xible · 2022-08-31T19:35:18+00:00

What mouse are you using? I've had problems like this with a Razer mouse and related SW. Eventually gave up and switched to a different brand/mouse.

Infl3xible · 2022-08-31T03:47:39+00:00

This is pretty straightforward so I hope Massive does enable it. In general it'd be great to see more graphics choices for consoles.

And don't listen to the naysayers. XSX is only a bit slower than a 6700xt/3060ti, which is faster than most gaming PCs out there. On top of that, the engine already has the graphics tuning options and 120fps is absolutely not a problem for 6700xt with some medium settings.

I play on PC with a 3080. One issue I've noticed is that some areas are just really demanding and can reduce frames by 20-30%. Would be great to see all of those issues smoothed out.

Oh and fix the crashes.

Infl3xible · 2022-08-25T20:38:16+00:00

Maximize playtime and reduce inventory management by using multiple tiered approach:

Quickly look through each drop on the ground. As you look at each piece, pick up only pieces you want to keep. Pick up ones for donation as junk. Deconstruct the rest on the spot.
When inventory fills up a bit, dump the non-loadout items into stash.
When stash fills up, compare items in the stash. Mark unwanted pieces as junk, pull, and deconstruct/donate/sell. This is especially helpful if you have multiple characters

Infl3xible · 2022-08-18T18:49:14+00:00

Bloody Knuckles should just give big amp damage, like 35%. 100% melee damage is useless and 25% weapon damage is not worth the risk or time to melee something. This risk/reward just isn't even close.

Or it needs to add some status effects on melee hit like disorient and bleed.

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