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WalkinTarget

DZ runs are now fun again - lvl 30

PSA

Spent my fair share of time in the DZ on my 3 lvl 40 chars - risk/reward as usual, but with the loot quality falling off after TU updates, its hardly worth it anymore. So that brings me to my remaining char, a lvl 30 I left at 30 for clanmates/friends that didn't want to buy WoNY. I spent a good 4 hours in the DZ over this weekend with not a rogue in sight ! Extracted dozens of items, cleared plenty of LMs and it was a completely grief-free experience.

If you want to be even MORE lonely, don't advance to your world tier and just do your DZ runs as a lvl 30-non-WT player. It is absolutely empty in there at that point. I'm not advising you to avoid a step up to WT, just farm the crap out of DZ while you have the chance and either decon or sell a lot of stuff to build up credits and DZ resources so you can buy later.

TL/DR: If you have the chance, create a new char and leave them at lvl 30 for a quiet DZ farming experience.

Posted Nov 30, 2020, 2:52 PM UTC

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Sparrow_DZ•

Except the gear is absolutely terrible for non-wt lvl 30.

Why would you deprive yourself of wt5 for a level 30?

I actually find the game (pvp especially) much more balanced at wt5 lvl30 than i do lvl40.

Wt5 is also still pretty empty at times of the day - everyone has wony these days.

Edit: also, if you already own wony you can boost to wt5 lvl 30 instantly with 3 specializations already unlocked with points to spend.

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WalkinTargetOPPC•

I think I already pointed out why in my post.

just farm the crap out of DZ while you have the chance and either decon or sell a lot of stuff to build up credits and DZ resources.

And I had no problems as a WT5 lvl 30 either, other than heroic LMs that worked me over until I ran out of ammo. I just know that a lot of posts in this forum are from guys who want to spend more time in the DZ without getting the full 'DZ experience'. Now I may go in there tonight and run into 5+ rogues, but its still not nearly as occupied as the lvl40 DZ IMO.

And yes, I can boost to 30 but I enjoy the grind from 1-30 more than I enjoy the endgame after 40. In fact, I bought a second copy of Div2/WoNY yesterday to run on my spare rig in case my son wants to join and play.

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Tr1ple6ixNEGATIVE, RAMOS! •

That's not a bad idea actually. I was thinking about creating a mule character anyway.

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N3vvyn•

Well, if the idea is for it to be quiet, take a hard core character in. Job done.

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jjones8170PC :PC:•

I like this idea to build up DZ resources. Sadly, the gear is going to get replaced when you advance but for farming DZ resources, this is solid advice. I have so many DZ resources built up in my mailbox I think I have enough to refill to max 4 or 5 times.

I've actually been spending most of my time in the DZ when I hop on to play. The half-dozen builds that I play with are either "perfect" builds for my play-style or are just missing a % here and there that in the grander scheme of things don't really make a difference. Most of the time, I'm using my Chameleon + System Corruption build to farm LM's but sometimes I'll switch it up and use my Perfectly Braced + Clutch + Pestilence LMG build (5/1/0) or my Perfect Headhunter + Concussion + Diamondback rifle build (6/0/0). The latter builds I generally use if there is no Rogue activity in the server because the clear speed is much, much faster than my SC build.

Since I'm working from home now most of the time, I'll take a break either in the morning or afternoon and I have generally found the servers empty (I'm North America, east cost) or with just a handful of farmers. It's not uncommon for me to be able to clear 4 or 5 extractions in an hour without being engaged by other players. Almost all of the items I want are DZ-only items so it makes sense for me to be in there anyway. I usually have at least one Pestilence and Ninja Bike Knees drop during an hour. I love the Invaded DZ because the DZ Drop has 4 named bosses and they are pretty easy to kill as long as you have some level of situational awareness and don't get surrounded / boxed-in. I usually get at least one named item and sometimes an exotic after killing the 4 of them.

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WalkinTargetOPPC•

Thanks for the detailed post, Jonesy. In all of my DZ hours, I have only ever extracted one Ferocious Calm, one Rock & Roll and one Orbit, so clearly those are very hard to come by in the DZ. And now I see a Rock & Roll is available at the DZ West vendor, as long as you have those DZ resources.

I still am cheesed that Massive removed the Thieves Den from the DZ, as it was always a real adrenaline rush to get in there and buy some hard to find pieces of gear.

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jjones8170PC :PC:•

Same for me on the named items. I have only ever received one Ferocious Calm and one Orbit. I got a couple of Rock & Roll shotguns but the first one was complete trash. The second one had max WD and the other 2 stats were usable so I use it on my Striker build. I don't think I've ever used the Orbit in any of my builds. I'm mostly looking for a decent Rail Splitter and Apartment at this point.

I am also nonplussed by the fact they removed the Thieve's Den. I would check that place weekly for hard-to-find gear. The DZ vendors do have decent stuff most of the time but it was always fun to find the TD.

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softimage•

I still am cheesed that Massive removed the Thieves Den from the DZ

THIS RIGHT HERE is why most of my clan never returned to the DZ after they removed it. Even our hard-core PvE'ers made it a daily routine to go in and check out the vendor (and grind for credits if they needed them).

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softimage•

I wandered into the DZ on my fresh lvl10 character expecting it to be empty to farm for some DZ credits. Instead, I was placed in a busy server with lvl30s lighting the place up.

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SchlafenmeinerWaffen•

Sounds like it’s a good time ro return to the DZ. i have my 1 lvl 30 non WT character that is itching to go Rogue.

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WalkinTargetOPPC•

Hah, good luck. I'm not an easy kill. I have a few tricks that I use to either avoid rogues or just not be found or ganked. And no, I'm not going to disclose them. Last time I did that I received a PM 5m after I posted asking me to remove my post .. just because. I must be doing something right for the rogues to get worked up.

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SchlafenmeinerWaffen•

Played last night, actually. I dont enjoy ganking, however, there is satisfaction in being ganked and baiting the rogues to a checkpoint; i cant believe that still works.

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WalkinTargetOPPC•

Heh, I figured you'd be in there looking for me, so I kept it open world for a day or two. I'm stuck until TU12 comes out - 99/100 on all 4 chars and stash at 300/300 - I have to decon a G-roll'ed item just to add another G-rolled item :-(

I gave the PTS a try, as I had some clanmates who were playing with new gear. I also gave Div1 a try, but it didn't strike my fancy like Div2 did. Even survival .... hated it. May give it another try, but it just wasn't something I enjoyed doing. Work is stressful enough, why do I have to go find a burning barrel just to stay alive ?

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SchlafenmeinerWaffen•

I haven’t played Div 1 expansion much, haven’t even finished the story. Got a buddy of mine to buy Div 2 since it’s on sale, i will be playing that for a bit.

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Kombo2k8Rogue :Rogue:•

Did TU12 already happen?

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