High end gear before level 30?
I'm fast approaching level 30 (at 28) and I am a little worried I'm doing something wrong.
Naturally, as I've progressed, I've seen drops go from mostly green to mostly blue, to some purple, and a mix of all 3...but no gold/yellow.
I'm not currently active in the Dark Zone as my ps plus has lapsed and I haven't renewed it yet.
My question is do you ever see gold drops, weapons specifically, in the regular game?
If so, are they only found if you replay missions on Hard?
Are they only found in incursions?
Or will I need to get back in the Dark Zone if I want to get even a low level (163?) gold drop?
I have one story mission left, the Russian consulate, and as I said I'm almost at level 30. The thing is I also feel like I'm doing something wrong because my DPS, health, skill numbers still feel low for what will be the end of the game in the regular play.
When I look on You Tube and see people with dozens of gold weapons, rocking 250,000 DPS on Vector etc...and 70k-100k health and very high skill I think to myself A) Is it possible to get that strong outside the DZ and B) If it is, what's the best way to get there?
I play solo and I've done a couple of missions replayed on Hard, the hospital, napalm and Lincoln tunnel, and have ended up with right muggy gloves or knee pads that are weaker than what I already have.
So, guys, any advice or information would be helpful.
1) Can I earn gold weapons/loot playing the "campaign" (Hard?) from bosses etc...?
2) If I can't, is that because the DZ is where you find that stuff?
3) If I can, how do I optimise my playtime for best results?
4) Once I hit level 30 does weapon/loot progression end, effectively answering question 2 in relation to the DZ?
Phew!!!!!
Sorry to waffle on, but I wanted to be specific in hopes of some specific answers.
Thanks, guys. 😆