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  1. #1

    GE, good and bad news, but overall this GE is OK.

    Read a few posts from agents not happy with this GE event but for me it is working OK but I am running between bosses where possible and using large magazines on a Hungry Hog, a M109 or the Big Alejandro, so it triggers the firing bonus. I have stayed on the basic level though and maybe this would change if I went to the higher levels.

    Good news: The CS armour drop rate from LZ bosses has been spot on, it has some waves where you get extra then lean periods but from 14 rounds so far of the bosses I have had 7 CS armour drops and multiple exotic drops as well so thanks Ubisoft for an enjoyable experience running the LZ Bosses from a decent reward perspective.

    Bad News: You introduced specific group CS armour caches, with the stated logic it would allow casual players to buy a cache from a group they are missing pieces for and hopefully this would fill the gaps and allow them to have a completed set.
    I needed 2 pieces from the Dead Eye set, after 8 caches I found a Dead Eye glove set from a drop by Belzer, so from cache 9 and 10 I needed one piece. Statistically I should have a good show from 10 caches but after expending 30,000 GE credits as the targeted set caches are a hefty 3,000 GE credits, double the regular price, I have 6, yes SIX DE kneepads, 2 DE Vests and 2 DE masks.
    So, what do I do now, keep grinding hoping I may get lucky, but we have heard so many stories from agents where hundreds of runs through Lexington and many hours in the UG, Survival and the DZ they have zero reward. I do not want to waste this GE looking for the YETI or the Loch Ness Monster, but I am very frustrated that a significant amount of time and effort, along with 30,000 GE credits which would have, most likely returned some of the other CS items I need for various sets, has been completely wasted.
    How does this situation help casual players, none of them would have the time to complete the LZ Boss runs to get 30,000 GE credits so they would be no better off and would have run out of playing time. Just another frustrating example of Ubisoft thinking denying reward and making you grind on relentlessly with no end in sight is good gaming.
    It sucks big time and you should have heard, well maybe it is better you did not, the names and expletives delivered when I turned up 2 sets of knee pads in caches 9 and 10 to make it 6/10 for kneepads. WTF are you thinking, if I was not committed to completing my 1st time collection I would be gone, but that would make zero difference so I will hang around and post about it. FFS fix this so it does not continue, you know what is needed, you have my inventory in your system.
    10 rounds and 30,000 GE credits and it took a free drop from Belzer to give what this rip off system has yet to deliver, so would you grind on or change tact and go back to general CS caches and hope to pick up other items needed.
    I don't want it gift wrapped but if after opening a cache not so far into the future, 13 or 14, it would be happy days but as this RNG 666 anti christ system likes torturing pilgrims, it may never deliver so how long would you grind? What is a reasonable return for a single piece of CS armour?
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    CS armour pieces needed in above post were Dead Eye Gloves and Back Pack, so seeing I have the other 4 I may collect 6 Holsters next.
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    Better than me

    At least you have done better than me. For days and days of LZ boss runs all I've gotten is one piece of classified, a couple of exotics I already had and gold, gold, gold and that's it. I dunno about this improved drop chance but it seems as rubbish as it was before.
    Cheers
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    best part about it is that I didn't even play it. God of War is just so much fun.
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    Originally Posted by Techwiznot2 Go to original post
    At least you have done better than me. For days and days of LZ boss runs all I've gotten is one piece of classified, a couple of exotics I already had and gold, gold, gold and that's it. I dunno about this improved drop chance but it seems as rubbish as it was before.
    Cheers
    Oh I have had days of nothing but have been posting on here about it and today at least it was good, but tomorrow, probably back to crap.
    You experience is the main issue with this lottery RNG crap system, some do well, get heaps, make lots of progress, good armour and weapons with great mods but others, like your story do the grind but have nothing to show for it.
    But if you venture into the DZ the lucky guy will kick your rear end because they have great armour, weapons etc, this creates a wealth gap and don't some exploit it.
    Hoping the Division 2 has a better system, one where agents get some control, input and decision making on where they want there agents to go, not just dumb, blind luck deciding for you.
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