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    Dark Zone Reward Caches - how does it work?

    I would like to know how does the reward caches work for DZ activities.

    I went through the help options in the in-game menu but can't wrap my brain around it.

    I know it goes with activities (killing named LMB (rikers) bosses, clearing supply drops, clearing contamination events and so on) however at the end I end up with the small reward caches (got this reward about 3 weeks ago).

    So just yesterday again, I got a small reward cache with a worthless piece of banshee gloves not even classified. What actually pisses me off a bit is that this time I counted all my activities, I was making sure to clear a set target of 10 supply drops, clearing 5 contamination events every 3 hours and clearing as many landmarks as possible, I was doing it everyday.

    Maybe there is something I am missing out or is it more rewarding to do rogue activities (sabotaging extraction, clearing manhunt level 5, killing x number of rogues).

    I do all those activities because I believe that the DZ is the only place where I can farm for good stuff.

    Thanks for any help agents
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    desrocchi's Avatar Senior Member
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    I don't think you're doing anything wrong, it's just that the rewards are not really that great for these kind of activities.
    I't more based on the sheer number of opening crates to find the ones with bonus items that are actually rewarding.
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    I forgot to mention that as well. I open all the locked crates and when RNG is on my side, I end up with Classified from those DZ locked crates, the same as well when I clear contamination events and landmarks with RNG being on my side.

    But still it does not make sense.

    A guy that I followed on Instagram though had, when opening his DZ reward caches, had a bunch of stuffs - 3 classified, 2 normal gearset and a House with god roll talents.
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    That's just randomness.

    As I was writing in another thread: a guy is saying how easy it is to gear up doing resistance runs and how he has gotten all the classified sets. In the meanwhile, doing the exact same thing for even slightly longer, I only completed 1 classified set and gotten loads of duplicated items.
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    How does it work?

    You put in a lot of effort and get little reward. It’s a gimmick. Not worth chasing.
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    desrocchi's Avatar Senior Member
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    Well, this is pretty much how loot games work.
    Someone gets lucky while others don't, the real deal is whether or not you're having fun while chasing the rewards.
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    Originally Posted by OeilBlanc86 Go to original post

    I do all those activities because I believe that the DZ is the only place where I can farm for good stuff.

    I'm afraid you have been mislead. The DZ is not the only place to farm good stuff.
    Currently these are also good farming spots.
    LZ bosses (classified),
    Underground
    Resistance
    WSP

    Drops are going to change in the next few weeks and chances will increase across the board.

    GEs are also be a good 'time' to get gear. End-game loot drops have been based on them since they started
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