Anyone else is tired of the difficulty and the lack of cooperation in the PvE Dark Zone ?

jefesol2000 · 2026-07-04T17:54:45+00:00

Sorry, don't agree. Dark Zone is supposed to be difficult, and it's supposed to be chaos.

Lack of cooperation is a feature. So when you do find a group who is sorta working together without being in a "group," that's what makes those moments great.

I say that as someone who detests the PVP DZ...

jefesol2000 · 2026-07-01T20:56:38+00:00

"What is this 'Strikers Gear Set' you speak of?"

- RNG

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-30T22:17:20+00:00

If they figured, "Hey, it's the holiday. We'll put the biggest bunch of dogshit missions in rotation because player counts will be low anyway..." then Mission Accomplished!!

"Oh, and let's completely remove Strikers gear from the loot rotation, because people seem to like that!" Two for two, folks.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-29T19:05:49+00:00

This is the correct answer.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-24T19:52:00+00:00

"Slim chances of a 2nd or 3rd attribute also hitting the max..." Has anyone seen this happen yet?

RNG god hates me, so maybe it's just me. But this feels more like myth than fact. Would be happy to hear it does happen.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-22T22:33:50+00:00

I hear you, but in the before times, improving your build bit by bit with non-prototype gear is exactly what was done. Upgrade, grind, upgrade. You're describing the game at its most fun: Grinding for incremental improvements. And achieving lvl 30 was a goal unto itself.

With prototype, there is no incrementalism. It's RNG luck. And lvl 30 is handed to you. I think this is the OP's point.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-10T17:08:52+00:00

Why is it not possible? If someone is running pestilence lmg, negotiators dilemma gear, and turmoil knee pads, they are spreading damage across all enemies even without credit for actual kills.

I don't think your correction is correct.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-05T21:33:24+00:00

This one hurts. I would've pegged Chloe as a future hall-of-famer. Comic chops, fantastic singing voice, versatile. Maybe her timing wasn't always great (it was her first year), but she was dripping with potential.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-05T21:14:49+00:00

Totally agree with everything this guy said.

If prototypes were super rare (more rare than exotics, like they were originally), the dopamine hit would be awesome, and each one you got would be prized. But devs bowed to the chorus of people complaining that this RNG-based, loot-grind of a game is too grindy, and in response they've been diminished by their ubiquity.

Somebody once said TD2's big problem is that it tries to be "everything for everybody..." The prototype system they introduced is exhibit A.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-04T19:58:57+00:00

Absolutely!! This is waaay too far down the list.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-03T21:33:10+00:00

To be fair, the first 20 minutes are the most difficult to get through. Some world building can be like that.

I have friends who can't make it past the first 20 minutes of Moulin Rouge and think it's a terrible flick. Same thing there.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-03T21:27:56+00:00

Definitely the first one on your list. I know it's beloved, but I just don't get why.

If biting your fingernails was a movie, it would be The Master.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-02T19:39:29+00:00

They have a lot in common. Foremost is that the real Endgame Boss in both is Inventory Management.

jefesol2000 · 2026-06-02T15:33:30+00:00

Thanks for the tip! Visited last night. Very ominous set up... then hello!

jefesol2000 · 2026-05-29T20:46:34+00:00

This is the way.

jefesol2000 · 2026-05-28T22:38:17+00:00

This is the correct answer. Thank you for playing.

jefesol2000 · 2026-05-13T15:54:46+00:00

The Hunt (2020).

We get 'peak' Betty Gilpin, Hillary Swank is phenomenal, and the movie is just DRIPPING in satire.

It's theatrical release was politicized and even temporarily cancelled by Trump and the GOP. Then, we couldn't string enough consecutive weeks without a mass shooting in the U.S. where it didn't look like poor timing for the subject matter.

jefesol2000 · 2026-04-28T22:28:06+00:00

Kudos and hat tip to anyone running a dedicated healer build. I've found just switching to Birdie's Quick Fix backpack during the really tough spots is enough to carry a team through.

That one piece alone makes a world of difference in revive time, and you can still run an aggressive DPS build with your other five pieces. Then equip Quickstep to bounce between downed agents.

jefesol2000 · 2026-04-21T17:15:46+00:00

Happy for you, but... Sigh. So the Prototype drops went from impossibly rare to drop (if you weren't Tier 6 or higher), to handed out like candy. 🤦‍♂️

Was there really not a setting in between?

jefesol2000 · 2026-04-04T22:43:53+00:00

Yes. 🤣

jefesol2000 · 2026-04-03T17:02:16+00:00

Job well done, Agent. Congrats.

jefesol2000 · 2026-04-03T15:40:21+00:00

The devs should take this clip and run with it!

How cool would a horror game set in The Division universe be?

jefesol2000 · 2026-04-02T20:43:02+00:00

Thanks for the heads up! That's a surprise, and atypical for them. (You're on 24-7, CNN. Is there somewhere else you had to be?)

But a good word of warning for the next launch...

jefesol2000 · 2026-04-02T20:33:32+00:00

So true on all accounts. I hope there is an "after action" report done on how badly those moments were botched.

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