Recently, more and more players in The Division 2 have been reporting that they frequently switch clans to get better gear. What is behind this and why does it seem more attractive to many than farming for gear in the game?
Reasons to Join Clans: In The Division 2, players can organize themselves into clans. These offer various additional benefits, such as a dedicated social space or special rewards.
Another useful clan feature is the clan vendor. This vendor occasionally has some really good gear with top stats that can help you with your builds.
Why switch clans at all? The offerings from the clan vendor depend on the level of the clan. Therefore, players in a level 30 clan receive a different product range than, for example, in a clan at level 26.
The problem is: for clans at a lower level, the vendor sometimes has absolute must-haves with top stats that are unreachable for members of a max-level clan – unless they leave their clan and find a new one at a correspondingly lower level to get the desired item.
Why is this more attractive than farming for gear in the game? In a Reddit post, the user _Sense_ lamented this very phenomenon and explained that he no longer farms for gear in the game but primarily uses clan hopping to get better gear.
_Sense_ has already invested over 800 hours in the game, and so far, he has not found items with stats like +30% armor, over +1,000 skill power, or +15% weapon damage anywhere. But how does he get items with such top stats with good talents? By leaving his clan and seeking out a low-level clan vendor.
This process is already annoying enough every time – especially when almost all clan members do it. But it is still much easier than farming such gear by playing. And that is the problem. He would also prefer to farm, but in the 800 hours he has learned one thing – that he basically has no chance of getting such good stats in the game. Therefore, he collects as many pieces of top gear as possible and stocks them for future builds.
What do players say about this phenomenon? With his description, _Sense_ is apparently not alone – many players agree with him in the comments and through upvotes. The Division 2 definitely has a problem with loot. The fact that max-level clans receive worse items than lower-level clans is outrageous.
The developers have also repeatedly emphasized the endgame, but it should not just consist of running to the clan vendor and picking up good rolls there. It feels more like a shopping simulator.
Some also emphasize that this is not the only serious problem regarding loot. Some changes need to happen there. For some agents, the gear is basically secondary. Even without perfect builds, they can tackle and master every content of the game, regardless of what gear they have. The hunt for upgrades feels completely pointless in such a state.
Some fans who are generally interested in builds have also stated that they sometimes give up the hunt for better gear in frustration because there are simply too many values and parameters to consider, and the hunt is additionally complicated by the overly strong RNG.
What do you think about this? Are you also clan hopping? What do you think of the loot in The Division 2 and that some of the best rolls are obtained more from vendors than through playing? Or do you have different experiences?
