There are endless stories of people getting ripped off in the DZ. From people getting killed at extractions to the same rogue killing people over and over again. I play solo a lot until I find a cool group of guys in the DZ to invite me to join. Playing solo is risky but there's an easy way to pull it off. Don't be an idiot. So many people spawn at the same safe house over and over despite knowing there's a rogue player standing right outside waiting to kill you for the 4th time in a row. Players try to extract in DZ 1 knowing there's a group of 4 waiting to rip them of their loot. Then they'll come to the forum and complain. Bottom line is, you're dumb. So I figured I'd tell one of my many tales.
While in the DZ last night there was a group of 3 that continued to attack everyone trying to extract. I was completely aware of this and decided to play it smart. Anytime they went rogue I would hit landmarks that were on the other side of whatever DZ area they were in. I never got attacked once and was able to farm for PC and loot easily. Then came extractions. I switched over to pulse with concealment. If you're in the DZ solo and there are rogues your priority is no longer killing. It is surviving! A bunch of people don't seem to understand this. I went down to DZ 1 and called in an extraction. I quickly left that extraction as quickly as I could and made my way to a different one. False extractions are the easiest way to keep rogues away from you. I made it to the other extraction called it in and then hid. The group came and do to concealment they could not find me. Included below as a video. I'm not a huge gamer so I don't stream so excuse the xbox DVR link.
https://account.xbox.com/en-us/gamec...9-5f12046dcb16
Next came the supply drops. I made my way over to the first one and killed the boss. There was another player present so I ignored the box since my Survivor Link was not active. I played smart and let the other player take the box. I made my way to the second box along with the other player and realized he was part of the group of 3 that was trying to kill everyone. I killed the boss and, knowing I was outnumbered, let the 3 man group claim the box. AFTER they claimed the box they went rogue on me. I'd like to take a moment to address not only the a$$hole move this is but how much it harms the game. I'm all for going rogue, but it takes no skill whatsoever for 3 guys to kill 1 innocent player after he was NICE to you and helped you claim a supply drop. I also have video of this entire encounter. Definitely watch this one.
https://account.xbox.com/en-us/gamec...9-5f12046dcb16
I proceeded to go to extract and the same group came towards me. At this point I was tired of them and went rogue myself. I wiped all 3 again and killed another 2 man group and was on a solo manhunt. I ended up killing 6 more players and surviving the manhunt on my own. Unfortunately I have no proof of this but feel free to watch my other xbox clips and I think I can back up these claims. Attached is also my Division Tracker.
http://divisiontracker.com/profile/xbox/XxCPTcalzonexX
My stats are also nowhere near perfect. At the time of this encounter my stats were 180K DPS, 65K health, 15K electronics, and 60% damage mitigation.
Bottom line is the DZ can be rough, but if you play smart you can survive. I hope this helps some people.
um ok good for you?
boring story consisting of nothing special or interesting. you're either talking down to those who get ripped off in the DZ, or just simply boasting that you had a solo run in the DZ.
news flash dude, i do this kind of thing like every day. loads of other people do the exact same thing. you're not doing anything special or new. fact is you claim to have been on a solo manhunt but immediately also say you cant prove it. sounds like you are glad that no one can check to me. solo manhunt? and you weren't killed? with those stats? wow you must be a god, or everyone on that server was TRASH.
so you beat up on some weak kids. again, good for you
So what do you do when one shotted thug walls over 60 m or more away?
and yes i am almost max out GS 200 and yes stats etc etc.. and yes i have not cheated i have worked hard for it...
People who cheat is a person that never came into that wow guild or have really bad gaming skills so only way they can fell they are any good is to cheat
Like I said, whole point was to show people that constantly whine about the DZ that it's not impossible if you just play smart. Mot bragging in the slightest. I've spent a lot of time playing and know for a fact that there are players that would absolutely wreck me. You got really butthurt over this post for no reason.Originally Posted by phoreman Go to original post
"I do this kind of thing everyday" Rogue players killed = 25. Good try though. http://divisiontracker.com/profile/xbox/phoreman-
I don't die very often at extraction points any more, at least not before I get my loot extracted. I now know how to setup long enough to survive to the point of getting that loot bag attached to the line.
What I can not adjust to are the random hits.
Help a non rogue person or group out by killing mobs, rezing the players and letting them loot the cases in the area only to be back shot by the entire group when I go to leave the area.
Be engaged with a LARGE group of mobs and just before killing the named boss I am back shot by a rogue/group that I did not even know was there.
Unfortunately this is becoming more and more common to the point where it is just not possible to solo the DZ any longer.
Frankly it is just not much fun to go into the DZ any longer. Yea I know I should just 'Get Gud' or group up with a bunch of greifing punks. Sorry but that is not how I roll. All I ask for is an optional co-op only DZ but I do not see that happening so I doubt I will be playing this game much longer. I know some of you fan boys will tell me just to go away but if enough players like myself do that then there won't be much of a player base left.
Yeah I've extracted once in DZ01. Had someone try to jack me. Not doing that anymore. The garage rooftop extraction site on the east side of DZ04 is a great place if you're running solo. Only 4-5 purple Rikers spawn. I recall a map someone made of other great extraction sites where you have a better chance of not encountering rogues but I can't find it.
Try the one in DZ06, kill the elites there and quick extract the loot and run like hell to stay alive.Originally Posted by bsctgod Go to original post
Agree, I am gear score 174 and do my best to avoid any groups of human players. The ganging up is getting stupid. I was in the DZ the other night around DZ02 safehouse and came accross a group of 3. I immediately did the surrender emote - because they all though i would go Rogue. One shot me, I went back to surrender then the other 2 saluted and they left. I killed some enemies by the safehouse and they showed back up. Same exact thing, surrender emote, shot once, surrender emote, they leave. I then kill some further enemies and go into the safe house for ammo. Leave the safe house and there they are again. This time they don't care that I surrender, they just kill me. I lose 2K XP, 1K money for what?Originally Posted by SDZald Go to original post
Also, finding bosses to kill, chests to open, loot to extract for me is becoming rare. There are quite a few in the DZ farming DZ01-DZ02 and going into the higher DZ's is just suicide for me at my gear level and being alone.
Can I survive? sure,
Is it doable - yes,
Most Important: Is it Fun - OH HELL NO.