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  1. #1

    Gaining Underground Directive Intel

    With the enjoyment of U1.8 just about keeping me here, I thought I'd go back into the UG to enjoy the Hunters some more and to work on the commendations that are still there to complete. Unfortunately, you burn through the DI in a massive way when running 3-phase 5-directives Hard mode. It costs 15 DI and you get back maybe 10 DI at best and mostly a lot less so are not even close to breaking even.

    There needs to be a way easier method of gaining DI like there is when doing the S&D missions for HVT intel. Either allow every boss - LZ, DZ, WSP, incursions etc to drop a random amount 3-5 DI each time or allow players to exchange 1000PxC into 500 DI, or 2500 PxC for 1 x Classified Cache or 5000 PxC for a Classified piece of armour of your choosing.

    The UG is really enjoyable for me at the moment but to have to do some seriously long grinding runs just to get enough to do a single 3-phase 5 Directive Hard mode is not even remotely fun.

    Yet again, the Devs do not see how they are not keeping up with its player base or have the forward thinking to be in front of the issues.
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    i don't really bother doing more than 1 phase no directive intel.. or maybe 1-2 depending if i can skip the electro shock directive. After I got the house off a 1 phase no directive on challenging, i was hard pressed to find a reason other than the weekly UG assignments to go try hard in the UG.
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    This is definitely an issue, not sure why it costs points to set this in the first place.
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    Wait a sec...
    Dont you just match-make and join a game someone already set up?

    Surely that would get you some intel for the next time you set one up yourself?

    I dont think your expected to be the leader every time you go into the UG
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    Originally Posted by keywal Go to original post
    Wait a sec...
    Dont you just match-make and join a game someone already set up?

    Surely that would get you some intel for the next time you set one up yourself?

    I dont think your expected to be the leader every time you go into the UG
    I've had way too many times when kicked from group and even in some groups, only pick up 1 DI in the whole run.

    What the DEVs should do is the same as they have already in the HVTs - allow the mobs to drop single DI during your time in the UG missions so that you pick up some all the time and that way, offset your costs more and get a better return than you do right now.
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    even the daily reward is less than it's directive cost -> so basically a loss. The UG cache rewards you 1 intel, i.e. 1/15 of what is needed for end-game.

    I moslty solo UG, and tbh the 5x directives is a pain except for my skill builds and maybe my 6kSTA D3.
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  8. #8
    This is an issue for sure, can a mod at least pass this on?
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    I'll absolutely pass this on. I see the frustration of not receiving enough intel to continue UG progression.

    Thanks guys.
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    Posted a similar thread about 4 weeks ago. I share your pain. I've not played UG since I made that post and in that 4 weeks I have collected 120 UG Intel. So that's enough to do the daily mission requirements needed for one weekly.

    UG is great now but not if you have to roam the underpopulated LZ for weeks in order to play it at a challenging level. Not everyone wants to steamroll through content. You get HVT Directive Intel in Exotic caches, so why not UG Intel?
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