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    World tier 5, gear score 229... doable?

    I haven't had a chance to play 1.5 yet, on my honeymoon... however, with my previous 268 AB build being dropped to 229, and now the max gs is 256, is world tier 5 the only place to get 256 gear, and if so, is it playable with a 229 build? I have a strong alpha bridge build prior to 1.5, gonna have to wait and see what it's like when I get back from honeymoon, but hoping after all the time to get a real good build in 1.4 that I will be able to play WT5 with my current build, or if stuck in WT4 be able to get 256 gear to progress to higher tier, as that was the whole point of 1.4, well I thought anyway. Any feedback is appreciated.
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    Voronja_SaVi's Avatar Banned
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    Everything is doable with 229 gear in WT5 except vigorous chests piece working.

    Get off the Internet and enjoy your honeymoon. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. 😉
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    Originally Posted by xxWWarf13ldxx Go to original post
    I haven't had a chance to play 1.5 yet, on my honeymoon... however, with my previous 268 AB build being dropped to 229, and now the max gs is 256, is world tier 5 the only place to get 256 gear, and if so, is it playable with a 229 build? I have a strong alpha bridge build prior to 1.5, gonna have to wait and see what it's like when I get back from honeymoon, but hoping after all the time to get a real good build in 1.4 that I will be able to play WT5 with my current build, or if stuck in WT4 be able to get 256 gear to progress to higher tier, as that was the whole point of 1.4, well I thought anyway. Any feedback is appreciated.
    Yea, i was the same as you, if you have underground then you will have no problem in getting the 256 gear, 90 mins and i had all 256 including weapons, obviously all different pieces, but a day later and im starting to get back to a decent build, i have loads of 256 pieces now in storage
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    Go kill a couple PVE world bosses in tier 5. Every one will drop a 256. The LMB bosses can be real ******s up in the northeast corner but other than that they are killable as a 229
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    I went in Tier 5 running 4 alpha, 2 nomad and lmg build. Had no problems doing the named bosses or daily HVTs. Wasn't long before i got 256 gear i want. Just after 256 nomad knee pads and am back to where i was again. Got some awesome LMGs with same stats as my 229 ones. So am happy. You will have no problems.
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    Originally Posted by CV-Desert-Rat Go to original post
    Got some awesome LMGs with same stats as my 229 ones. So am happy. You will have no problems.
    Just to clarify, you got the same talents as your older weapons. The stats, such as DMG, increased. But by how much? How many rounds to kill a HVT boss, say Brownie or Captain Mayor in WT5 vs WT4?
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    Thanks everyone 😊 I am enjoying my honeymoon very much, and now have piece of mind that when I get back I will not be super frustrated with the game lol! Sounds good and thanks for the info
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    Your set will be weaker but with good tactics you will survive, armor takes a hit as you move in another tier. 256 is not hard to come by.
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    A strong build should be able to handle even Challenge Mode, provided you sit more back and play careful.
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    I was able to solo challenge mode in tier 4 in 1.4 update with the build I have. Sounds like I should at least be able to play in tier 5 and gear up to 256, again. Thanks
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