With the 1st update, 3 new gear sets were introduced to The Division 2. However, players are not particularly enthusiastic about these sets. What is the reason for this?

This is why gear sets are being criticized: Since the gear sets became available, more and more agents are complaining that these sets are too weak compared to high-end equipment.

This is due to some useless set bonuses that are simply too low, ineffective, or even meaningless.

Gear sets are surpassed by high-ends

This is the biggest problem for fans: Many players criticize that gear sets do not have passive talents like regular high-end equipment.

To utilize all gear set bonuses, you need to equip 6 pieces. Although each gear set also provides bonuses with 2, 3, 4, and 5 pieces, these are significantly weaker than the regular values of high-end equipment.

The problem would not be so significant if the 5 and 6 piece bonuses were considerably stronger, at least according to the players. But currently, even these are too weak or only useful in too few situations.

This is why high-end equipment is more popular: Every high-end piece offers a selection of various strong talents. In addition, there are the bonuses of the brand sets.

This allows for a significantly greater combination of stats and experimentation with passive talents. Additionally, it is possible to achieve much higher bonuses that are more useful in combat.

This is what players say: User Kripe8 writes on Reddit that he would have to make way too many sacrifices in terms of damage to play a gear set:

Now I would lose 160% damage with the Directive/Patriot set just to activate a few utility perks.

Source: Reddit

Many players agree with the criticism and wish for better bonuses to make the sets at least comparable to high-end equipment.

At the moment, however, these are useless and merely a gimmick. In the Subreddit of The Division 2, there are numerous posts criticizing gear sets for the same reasons.

But there are also players who find gear sets, as they are now, perfectly fine:

I think they are fine. They offer roles and alternative playstyles. […] Better than if everyone only ran around with one gear set […]

User Syc3n, Source: Reddit

Why are the sets so weak? Some suspect that Massive wanted to avoid making gear sets too strong. The issue existed with the first gear sets from The Division 1.

Back then, these sets were not only very strong, but they also disrupted the entire balance of the game.

Perhaps the developer deliberately chose this and can later adjust them if needed, rather than having to nerf them later.

What do you think of the gear sets? Do you agree with the criticism?

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The Division 2: Upgrading Exotics – Here’s how it works and why you should do it

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Exotics are among the rarest and most coveted weapons in The Division 2. Here’s how you can upgrade them to their maximum potential.

Why is an upgrade worth it? Exotics are powerful weapons with unique talents and designs. They are therefore valuable not only for collectors but also in combat.

It can take a long time to acquire an exotic weapon. Elaborate tasks or prolonged grinding are necessary. It would be a shame to have to eventually put such a gun aside due to a low gear score.

What if you find an exotic weapon at a low level? You can upgrade Exotics and bring them to the highest gear score. Here’s how it works.

You can upgrade Exotics at the workbench

Here’s how you can upgrade your Exotics:

• Once you find an exotic weapon, you can purchase the appropriate blueprint from the vendor in the White House. This allows you to craft this Exotic at a higher level.
• Make sure to upgrade your workbench to the highest level first.
• Once you have gathered the necessary materials, you can craft your desired upgrade.

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What do you need for an upgrade? For an upgrade of the “Schnatterente” to gear score 500, you need, for example:

• 36 Polycarbonate
• 26 Titanium
• 85 Closure Housing Components
• 1 Exotic Component
• “Schnatterente” at gear score 250+

How do you get exotic components? You need to dismantle an exotic item for that.

If you want to know how to get exotic weapons, check out our guides:

• The Schnatterente – this is how you get the exotic submachine gun
• This is how you get the exotic rifle Merciless
• Are you a fan of pistols? Then get the exotic Freedom Pistol
• If you’re a shotgun fan, the exotic “Sweet Dreams” might be for you
• Since the last update, you can get Pestilence, an exotic LMG
• Additionally, you can obtain the exotic parts for the Nemesis Sniper Rifle, but you should do that soon

What about exotic armor pieces? So far, there seem to be none in the game. Massive has mentioned and confirmed them several times before release.

Therefore, it is probably only a matter of time before they also find their way into the game.

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Many players are reporting that enemy behavior drastically changes at World Tier 5 and the “Challenging” difficulty level in The Division 2. So-called Rushers are causing increased trouble for fans there. This is due to a bug.

What exactly was the issue? Players are struggling at higher difficulty levels and at World Tier 5 with the advance of hostile NPCs.

As Massive Entertainment has explained, they plan to reduce the annoying AI behavior soon. Because in its current form, it is a bug.

Initially praised, now under criticism

This is what players have liked so far: The enemy AI in The Division 2 has been praised by many players. It keeps the fights exciting and often provides unexpected twists.

Each enemy faction behaves differently. The individual enemy types act differently, using various tactics and weaponry.

This is how the enemy AI becomes a problem with increasing progress: However, at World Tier 5 and at higher difficulty levels like “Challenging,” players often deal with an annoying phenomenon – the Rushers.

These are enemies that essentially charge blindly at agents, ignoring any fire and danger to themselves. They bypass your cover and usually only need a few shots to take you down.

Since they have a lot of extra health at these difficulty levels, it is not always possible to take them down in time – especially when dealing with whole groups.

Players report that the “problem” has become exceedingly noticeable at World Tier 5, as now all enemy units charge at the players – not just those that are actually intended for it (shotgun Rushers).

It feels like the AI is aware of its additional health points and chooses to go for a frontal assault instead of using cover or flanking. Many players are annoyed by this blunt enemy behavior.

This is what the developers say about this phenomenon: Now, the community developer from Massive Entertainment, Chris Gansler, has addressed this issue in a Reddit post.

According to him, a bug is responsible for this annoying AI behavior at World Tier 5 and higher difficulty levels. They are aware of this error and are already working on a fix. However, it is not known when exactly this will arrive.

This is what the bug causes: Due to the error, the enemy AI does not register the scaling of your character. Therefore, the enemies permanently think you have low health and apply pressure on you with this tactic – as they normally would only do with a player with low health.

This is what the developers also want to look into: At the same time, Gansler explained that they are aware that survivability sometimes does not feel good. Therefore, they are also looking for solutions in this regard.

However, this would not be a bug, but rather a question of balance. For example, they are examining how often enemies can hit you when you sprint or just go into cover.

Thus, they want to prevent running away and repositioning from feeling like a certain death sentence.

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Other problems after the last update: By the way, this was not the only issue that became more apparent after the last patch:

• The update also brought unexpected nerfs for skills, weapons, and gear.
• Character models often freeze in awkward positions upon death.
• Ammunition for the three special weapons now drops very rarely.
• There were issues with rewards that could be repeatedly claimed. Subsequently, weekly projects were temporarily disabled.

Have you also been increasingly dealing with Rushers at World Tier 5 and higher difficulty levels? Or were you completely unaffected by this problem?

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