In The Division, we present the gear set “Predator’s Mark”. What makes the set special in PvE and PvP?
With the “Conflict” update, four new gear sets were introduced in The Division. We will gradually present them in detail. Let’s start with the “Predator’s Mark” set.
What “Predator’s Mark” does in The Division
The Predator set is tailored for assault rifles. It consists of a total of six pieces. You can find these by completing certain activities in The Division, such as the new raid “Clear Sky”. You can also purchase holsters, gloves, and knee pads from the special equipment vendor at the Base of Operations.
If you collect some of these pieces and equip your Division agent with them, you will receive additional bonuses. With the fourth equipped set piece, a unique talent is unlocked.
These are the bonuses of “Predator’s Mark”:
- 2 pieces: +20% Optimal Range
- 3 pieces: +800 damage with assault rifles and +700 damage with pistols
- 4 pieces: Talent “Predator’s Mark”: Hit the same target 10 times in a row to inflict Bleeding Wounds on them. This effect deals 100% of the damage that these bullets inflicted.
YouTuber Arekkz Gaming is skeptical about these bonuses and points out their pros and cons: The “Optimal Range” bonus seems somewhat weak compared to the bonuses of other sets. However, it serves useful purposes for the unique talent: It makes it easier for you to hit enemies accurately, allowing you to activate the talent quickly.
The additional damage from assault rifles and pistols may sound tempting at first, but this advantage can be dismissed as “not very useful.” There is no compelling reason to leave SMGs on the shelf and switch to assault rifles. Arekkz recommends waiting for the weapon balance changes. These are supposed to come “at some point” after update 1.2, once Massive has collected more data.
The Talent “Predator’s Mark” is, however, exciting. The 10 hits required to activate the talent are displayed to you on the right side of the weapon:
This talent is useful in PvE for dealing additional damage. You can bring down the tougher foes more quickly with it. An added benefit comes from the bleeding: This allows you effective “Crowd Control,” meaning controlling the masses. Enemies are hindered in their movement speed while they happily bleed out.
In PvP, you also benefit from the talent: If you inflict Bleeding Wounds on enemy agents, you gain speed advantages (and additional damage) against them. With the rapid-fire weapon types submachine gun and assault rifle, the 10 hits can quickly be achieved. Thus, the Predator’s Mark is an interesting option in PvP.
By the way: If a shot happens to go astray and dissipates in the sand, the required hits for the talent will not be reset. You just may not hit another target while the effect is “charging.”
Additionally, you can only start stacking your shots again once the inflicted bleed has subsided. So it is not possible to inflict one bleeding wound after another for all ten shots.
Overall, the Predator’s Mark does not seem to be an OP set that all agents must now desperately hunt down. Compared to the previously established sets, like the Striker or the Watcher’s Call, it does not set any new standards. However, if you enjoy spending time in the Dark Zone and want to inflict the nasty “Bleeding Wound” effect on enemies, you can complete this set without hesitation.
Have you already obtained the set pieces? What do you think of Predator’s Mark?
In this article, we present the “Watcher’s Call” set in The Division.
