In The Division, a powerful Classified Gear set can destroy PvP. However, it needs a buff.
Update 1.7 introduces Classified Gear in The Division . Currently, some of these armor pieces can be tested on the PC-PTS, such as the “Lone Hero” set.
Division expert Skill Up took a closer look at this Classified set and concluded: It can destroy PvP – however, it still needs a buff.
What can the Classified version of “Lone Hero” do?
The classified armor pieces offer two significant advantages:
- Each armor piece guarantees higher primary attributes (Firearms, Stamina, Electronics) than your previous gear set items.
- If you wear 5 or 6 classified armor pieces, a 5-set bonus or 6-set bonus will become active.
If you have equipped all armor slots with Classified “Lone Hero”, you will receive these bonuses:
- 2-set bonus: +100% ammunition capacity
- 3-set bonus: +8% LMG damage and +8% shotgun damage
- 4-set bonus: Talent – When the weapon is holstered again, it is instantly reloaded.
- 5-set bonus: +50% ammunition capacity, +8% LMG damage, +8% shotgun damage – These additional 8% damage are enormous!
- 6-set bonus: When a weapon has only 25% of the magazine left, there is a 50% chance that you will receive the following bonuses when the last bullet of the magazine is fired: The magazine is instantly reloaded, weapon damage is increased by 15%, rate of fire is increased by 25%, but stability and precision are reduced by 15%. These bonuses disappear as soon as you reload or leave the combat.
What does this mean? This 6-set bonus works like this:
- You shoot until only 25% of the bullets are left in your magazine.
- Then there is a 50% chance that the talent activates. If it activates, this green symbol will be displayed:
- Now you know: As soon as the last shot of the magazine is fired, the bonuses listed above will activate. The green symbol alone does not grant you any bonuses. It only indicates that the bonuses will be guaranteed active with the last shot of the magazine.
- This talent is especially useful with LMGs.
6-set bonus in PvP – Extremely strong
To get the most out of this set, a special playstyle is necessary. While the increased damage from the 3-set and 5-set bonuses is always active, with the 6-set bonus you need to rely a bit on luck. Especially in PvP, you can also “force” this luck.
Before a “Agent vs. Agent” fight, shoot your magazines empty until the green symbol appears. Now wait until you encounter an enemy agent (the symbol for the upcoming damage boost does not expire). When you meet an enemy, fire the last bullet and you can immediately shoot at him with increased damage and increased rate of fire.
+15% weapon damage and +25% rate of fire are an enormous DPS boost. If you don’t miss all your shots, you have a significant advantage in combat.
In PvE, the 6-set bonus will likely be stronger
In PvE, when you have to face hordes of enemies, it doesn’t make sense to “force” this bonus and shoot aimlessly until the bonus activates. Instead, you will always shoot at the enemies, and when the 6-set bonus becomes active, you will simply have these advantages.
Many users do not like this randomness. They prefer “reliable bonuses”. After all, you have no control over whether the green symbol appears when you reach 25% of the magazine.
Moreover: Especially in comparison to the new Classified Striker set, “Lone Hero” is significantly weaker in PvE. That set offers not only damage boosts but also healing boosts, making it the first choice for solo players. And Massive has already announced that the Classified Gear is supposed to remain strong.
In other words, “Lone Hero” needs a buff to remain competitive in PvE. It cannot compete with the Striker set.
An example of a possible buff: The 6-set bonus could affect the entire team in PvE. However, not in the Dark Zone or in Last Stand.
By the way: This Classified set could finally make high-speed magazines useful. Most users are undoubtedly playing with Extended Magazines. But with this set, it is at least an interesting option to equip high-speed magazines to activate the 6-set bonus faster.
Have you already tested this Classified set?
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