Try to get better gear by going into the DZ. 101k full health and still 2 shotted by 1 rouge agent while fighting a named enemy. Lost experience and struggle to level up. I'm a 44 DZ rank getting dropped by 99's with way better gear constantly. Every time I turn around, there's a group following me just waiting for me to pick something up and immediately drop me.
Oh, let me join up with some randoms. Great. Now I'm playing with guys who just want to go rouge while I'm trying to get my rank up and I get killed and lose even more XP. Awesome.
Let me guess, "it'll be better in 3 days". Looking at how you've handled your game so far, I'd bet money you're going to find ways to make it worse and there will be ways to work around your setup that players will exploit.
If you're not already geared up and have a squad you normally run with, the DZ sucks.
Originally Posted by Big_Poppa_JDog Go to original post
I'm DZ 85 and most of that progression was solo. It's not impossible.
I have some mates i run with at times, but they are a bit (a lot!) more likely to go rogue than I (some by intent, some b/c they aren't as careful with their aim), so i've probably lost more ground in those groups than gained.
It can work thos Poppa_JDog... this week (Sunday - Tuesday) managed to level up from 69-75 with 90% of it being solo runs on Monday and Tuesday... havent been on due to being out of town for Thursday & Friday but sitting close to Rank 76 currently... yeah, Rogues suck... yes, they can be a major pain in the rear... then again, watch that map, watch the other players, if it gets too bad, try to log out and then back in, see if that gets you into a different DZ server... can't hurt...
Personally love the DZ... and not really geared up yet... highest I can get my GS currently is around 190 I believe it was... but usually run lower when I hit the DZ... mainly because the set pieces I have are good for PvE... but my HE gear is much better for PvP and the DZ...
The DZ will never get any better because this is the way the developers intended it to be. All they are trying to do with 1.2 update is to get more players into the DZ and force them to play PvP. That's what the rope cutting addition is about they are trying to force those who PvE in the DZ to stay at the extraction point and defend there loot from those who want to cut the rope. This forces them to PvP or have there loot dropped in a free for all to grab it. And as soon as you fire a shot at someone for trying to cut the rope you'll be marked rogue just wait and see.
They've already said that as soon as a player initiates the "rope cutting" they get marked as a Rogue... so, don't see how YOU can become Rogue shooting a Rogue... erm... you know...Originally Posted by Sgt.Saddler Go to original post
if your goal is DZ XP and not gear, equip the best DZ XP boosting gear you have, and run circles killing mobs. you dont even have to finish them off, move on if you see other players and let them clean up for you (same xp either way) . never pick up loot unless you see something really good that you want to take (some rogues will kill you on sight anyway, but some only want to grab loot), and dont hang around extractions w/o a loot tube on (i dont trust you if you hover near an extraction and dont have loot).
With XP boosts you should be able to get 300+ XP per kill. just a few laps around DZ01-2-3 and you can get 30,000 XP pretty quick (100 enemies). rinse and repeat as much as you can tolerate the grind.
people are more willing to complain about what they think it will be than read about what it actually is.Originally Posted by stick_jock2002 Go to original post