In The Division, we take a look at the new gear set “Lonely Hero” and show you how to get the most out of the set.
The new gear set “Lonely Hero” is viewed with skepticism by many players: it is specifically geared toward the unloved weapon types shotgun and LMG, and this curious reloading thing doesn’t seem to be the best – compared to other set talents. Therefore, you often read opinions like “The set is garbage”, “The set doesn’t even increase the DPS value”, or “The set has no useful advantages at all”.
The YouTuber Skill Up now comes to the defense of “Lonely Hero” and proclaims: This is the best new gear set!
What does “Lonely Hero” offer in The Division?
This gear set was introduced with update 1.2 in Ubisoft’s MMO shooter. It consists of a total of six individual parts. You can acquire the holster and the mask as blueprints from the special equipment vendor in the operations base.
The best source for the individual pieces seems to be the high-ranking targets: numerous agents report that these new PvE bosses predominantly drop pieces of the Lonely Hero. You can quickly get your hands on the gear.
Once you have several pieces of it collected, additional talents will be unlocked. With 4 pieces, the unique talent activates. It is intended by Massive that primarily shotguns and light machine guns can benefit from this.
- 2 pieces: +100% magazine capacity. This bonus also considers the ammo boosts from other armor pieces. These will then be combined and doubled. You will get an extremely large amount of ammunition. Very useful!
- 3 pieces: +1000 damage from shotguns and +1000 damage from light machine guns. Since both weapon groups currently belong to the “Lower Class” in The Division, even this bonus is not enough to put them in the spotlight.
- 4 pieces: Talent “Lonely Hero”: When you swap weapons and aim again, it receives full ammunition. This allows you to keep firing at the enemies, as the reload time is eliminated.
This unique talent can significantly change your playstyle and greatly affect the quality of your gaming experience. In fact, it also has a considerable effect on the damage you put out over time – because you never have to reload. You have more time available to pump enemies full of bullets.
You don’t deal more damage per bullet, but your damage per time dealt is greatly increased.
Choose these weapons for the Lonely Hero:
Even though the set is designed for shotguns and LMGs, these weapon types are still not recommendable. Skill Up advises using an SMG – like the AUG – and as a secondary weapon, an assault rifle.
- Currently, there is no way around the submachine guns: especially at distances under 20 meters, they perform strongly.
- For longer distances, precision rifles are normally the best choice – like the M1A. However, this weapon type does not fit the playstyle you need to adopt with “Lonely Hero” to get the most out of the set. Therefore, choose a strong assault rifle in The Division as a secondary weapon.
How to skill yourself for the “Lonely Hero” set
The major advantage of the “Lonely Hero” talent is that you can constantly shoot at opponents. This requires an offensive style. If you prefer to operate from the background and take your time per bullet, this set is not for you.
Therefore, in the build for “Lonely Hero”, you should focus heavily on toughness, so you become as “tanky” as possible. You don’t want to hide behind covers forever and wait for opportune moments, but continuously shoot at the enemies. However, this will also mean that you will take some bullets yourself.
Therefore, the recommendation: Focus on toughness in the build! Otherwise, the firearms attribute is the second priority.
Use these skills and talents
The skills and talents here have only one task: to keep you alive while you deal damage non-stop.
These are the skills:
- First Aid with Overdose
- Impulse Provider with Tactical Scanner.
- Individual Skill: Survival Link
However, keep in mind: since you are not focusing on electronics in this build, the skills are not very effective.
These are the talents:
- Medicinal Rescue: Use a medikit when health is low to receive 40% damage resistance for 10 seconds. Since you will often have low health with this build, you will benefit from this talent. As well as the following:
- Counter: At low health, you reduce active skill cooldown time by 20%.
- On the Move: If you kill an enemy while moving, the damage taken is reduced by 30% for 10 seconds. With the “Lonely Hero” set, you don’t want to just hide behind covers, but aggressively engage with the enemies. Therefore, you will often be on the move.
- One is None: If you hit your enemy with a headshot, there is a 50% chance that the bullet will not be consumed. It essentially bounces back into your magazine. This talent is still somewhat buggy and can cause the weapon to jam when reloading. However, since you don’t need to reload with “Lonely Hero”, this is not an issue.
According to Skill Up, in conjunction with this build, the “Lonely Hero” is the best new set in The Division. In both PvE and PvP, you deal an extreme amount of damage since you simply don’t have to reload.
Against the biggest challenges in the game, it is still advisable not to run at them unprotected. Particularly the flamethrowers in the Dark Zone can quickly bring you to your knees. Here, you should take better advantage of this set from behind cover.
If you have at least four pieces of “Lonely Hero” in your inventory, you can safely try out the unique talent. It will change your gaming experience. Many users are also writing on reddit that it is incredibly fun to play with this set.
What do you think of the “Lonely Hero” set?
