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  1. #1

    Exotics ONLY coming at 260

    So my gear score is 283, but for some reason whenever I get exotics they only come at around 260, why is this?

    Am I just extremely unlucky or is the only way to get exotics higher is to optimize them.

    Any info is appreciated thanks.
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  2. #2
    Random. Optimize them to get higher score. They drop randomly with random numbers.
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    SwissyBaroo's Avatar Member
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    hey, at least you're GETTING Exotics! I have one...
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    illformed's Avatar Member
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    The Division does not work exactly like Destiny.

    It's not guaranteed that you will gets drops rated higher than your current gear score.

    Any item that is Gear Score 256+ is already at the highest possible gear level available within the game: World Tier 5, Item Level 34.

    The Gear Score is just a basic indication of how well rolled the item currently is, so a GS260 item is not necessarily *complete trash* for a GS283 player, it simply hasn't reached its full potential *yet*.

    If the item has the basic properties that you're looking for, but isn't quite max gear score yet, then you can simply improve it at the Optimization Station.
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