In The Division, there are various factors that influence the stability and precision of your weapon. We want to explain these.
What do precision, stability, initial stability or horizontal stability mean? In Tom Clancy’s The Division, it is not explained what these individual values mean and how they affect your weapon. The YouTuber Chippydip has extensively dealt with this and presents his results.
This is the influence of stability in The Division
The level of stability of your weapon is indicated in the inventory as a bar directly next to the weapon. Low stability causes the weapon to pull strongly upwards during sustained fire. So if you just hold down the fire button and make no adjustments, the sight of your weapon will point strongly upwards.
With high stability, the crosshair remains quite constant in the center, it only pulls up a little. With decent stability values, it will therefore be easier for you to hit your enemies with sustained fire.
This is the influence of precision in The Division
The value of precision of your weapon is also displayed as a bar directly next to the weapon. Precision influences how much the bullets you fire are dispersed. You can recognize this at your crosshair: Depending on the weapon, the size of the crosshair changes during sustained fire, meaning: The longer you shoot with it, the less precise the gun becomes.
Note: Light machine guns gain precision under sustained fire.
High precision allows the bullets to actually reach the point you are aiming at. The crosshair does not open as much as with low precision.
This is what “initial stability” does in The Division
The value of initial stability is not shown to you directly. You encounter it when you want to equip your weapon with mods that increase this value. You can recognize the impact of initial stability in the game by the behavior of your crosshair: The higher the value, the faster the crosshair re-converges. This means you are subsequently faster able to make accurate shots.
Initial stability is especially significant for precision rifles, as you can only make a precise shot again once the crosshair has re-converged.
This is what “horizontal stability” does in The Division
Horizontal stability is also not shown to you directly. Only when you come across mods that influence this value do you even notice it. The influence of this value is explained as follows: While “normal” stability indicates how much the weapon rises with shots, horizontal stability affects how much your gun is pushed left or right when shooting.
How you can change these values
You can influence these values yourself, by providing your weapons with appropriate modifications. Of particular interest are the underbarrel mods, which can change all four presented values. These come in various ranks and influence the values differently. We would like to look at which improvements are recommended for which weapon types.
Which values are important for the respective weapon types?
Toward the end of his video, Chippydip gives some advice on how you should modify the different weapon types:
- Assault Rifle: For assault rifles, stability is highly recommended, as these tend to pull upwards. Additionally, you should improve precision. Some assault rifles also pull strongly to the left or right, then you should focus on horizontal stability.
- Submachine Gun: Here he recommends precision and initial stability. The “normal” stability does not necessarily need to be improved for submachine guns.
- Sniper Rifle: To land quick, precise shots with sniper rifles, you need a crosshair that converges quickly. So increase the initial stability. High precision is also advantageous, after all, these are sniper rifles.
- Light Machine Gun: For this weapon type, the YouTuber strongly recommends stability. This is the most important aspect that needs to be increased. Starting at 9:25, you can see for yourself how necessary stability is for light machine guns.
Below is the video in which you can see the whole thing in action:
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