In The Division, clever agents have discovered a weapon talent that grants you enormous advantages. Is it bugged?
The strength of your weapons significantly depends even with the best weapons in The Division on the talents they possess. All high-end guns (except sidearms) have three talents that usually come randomly. The named weapons always have three fixed talents.
Currently, the community is highlighting the talent “Predatory”: This seems to be way too powerful to have been intended by Massive.
Is the “Predatory” talent buggy?
According to the description, the talent regenerates a certain percentage of health over 5 seconds – usually around 13% – as soon as you eliminate a target. When the talent is activated, you also regain health – but significantly more than one would expect.
Based on the description, it is usually assumed that about 13% of your health is regenerated during this 5-second period. However, some agents have now observed that the percentages refer to the health of your enemies.
Since the bulky elite brutes have significantly more health compared to us agents, players receive a correspondingly large amount of health back after a kill. Especially in the highest Dark Zone class and in challenge modes, this talent helps you enormously to stay alive. After all, you mostly encounter enemies here that can take quite a bit of damage.
By the way: The talent effect is not stackable. If you eliminate two targets in quick succession, the regeneration does not increase to about 26%. You have to let the 5 seconds run out first.
Apparently, the Predatory talent also comes with an additional benefit: As long as the 5 seconds have not expired, the active talent can even revive you when you go down. Overall, it seems to be a crazy talent that grants you enormous advantages.
But is that intended? Many agents are sure: No, it can’t be. Regaining nearly all health after a kill is just too good to be true. The talent strongly smells of a bug.
So far, there has been no statement from Massive on this. The Predatory talent is also not listed in the list of known issues for The Division.
