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    How do I get max gear score?

    Good day everyone,

    I've recently started replaying the Division 1. I haven't played in a long time, last time was probably about a month after Survival first released. I've got a few questions relating to raising my gear score, and obtaining more guns.
    My current gear score is 283. Am I correct in understanding that max gear score is 294?
    What areas or modes should I be focusing on if my priority is to reach the cap?
    And what area of modes tend to provide a good source for weapons, if any?

    I play mostly solo and every activity I've been taking part of seems to grant me gear with a score between 260 and 280. I don't really care about min/maxing, I would just like to better understand how to reach that max score so I can give my play time some direction.

    Any help is appreciated. Thanks folks!
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    There's no big secret, you just have to optimize your gear to perfection (or close to), better if all classified.

    You also need to use all exotic weapons since they have higher gear score than high end ones.

    To get the achievement you only need 290, though.
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    Thank you for the response, but the questions remain unanswered.

    Is 294 the max, and where/how do I continue to raise my current score, and how/where do I obtain more weapons?

    Every activity reward, dropped loot, and cache I've opened rewards me with lower gear score items that what I currently have equipped. Does optimization allow you to raise a Gearscore 280 item up 10+levels?
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    U need tech division to max ur gear to 291(classified)and 286(end game gear,egzotics)it count all gear.So even if some gear will be 294 max u can only max it to 291 is like +this and +this=291.Average.To get more egzotic wrapons u need do legendary missions-is the best option-or do undergraund, hunters got 6% to drop same as world bosses(legendary mission guaranteed from hunters).Classified gear 20% drop rate for ending legendary missions.Tech divi u get from daily mission and weekly,egzotic caches give tech div and egzotic weapons which can obtain from legendary mission everyone once in week.Season pass give also too some tech div 100 every two weeks.One upgarde cost 50 tech div.
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    Truly, the quickest way that I know of is doing the Resistance "round 10" method but it is boring AF. You can google how to do it. I took quite a few newer players in there to show them the ropes on this and now I nearly despise that whole WSP/Resistance area. I would make a run or two though to help you out if needed.

    People always balk at my response to this, but 3,500 hours across 2 accounts has led me to believe the easiest, while still being fun, way to gear up is doing the boss run loop in the LZ. They re-spawn every 4 hours PER CHARACTER. So, if you have multiple characters you can run it repeatedly. With a friend, you can actually run it indefinitely if you do it a certain way. Just about any build will work as the bosses are challenging level (yellow bar) and surrounded by regular red bar enemies.

    If you are into PvPvE then by all means go to the DZ but then that prized item that finally drops for you is up for grabs for anyone that wants to gank you as you try to extract it.

    RedBull eluded to the gear score but even though I know how it works, it seemed a little confusing to me (no offense Redbull). The regular yellow, gear sets, and orange gear will max out at an average of 286. Only classifieds in all 6 slots fully optimized will net you a 291 gear score. I'll note however that there are a piece or two that will show higher. It seems like it might be the gloves that are 293+. Weapons max out at 286 and keep in mind that score reflects all 3 weapons equipped including the sidearm. The optimization station is to the right of the crafting and recalibration tables in case you didn't know. It seems like there is one in the WSP/Camp Clinton but not 100% sure on it since I don't go there much anymore.

    Another thing to note is you'll see veteran players running around with 283 or 284 scores and wonder why. Almost always they are skill players. Since dedicating all your stats to electronics, you won't have enough F/A and Stam to proc the weapons perk's. So, many run a 228 level gun in one of the 2 main slots. This way, one can proc the equipped skills since the weapon in hand determines which extra boosts you get. Most will run 3 of these 4: Destructive, Ferocious, Dedicated, and often either Sustained or Predatory (I prefer the latter). They then run a 286 level weapon in the other slot in case you need to finish off a shotgun rusher charging at you. For mine, I use Destructive, Ferocious, and Dedicated on my 228 level weapon and Predatory on the free slot on my 286 weapon. If I am low on health, I'll switch guns to proc the healing, then switch back. I also have an all electronics Alpha build that automatically gives you 4 slots as the sets perk. It is pretty good, but it doesn't have the skill haste of a Tac build. I love to experiment with skill builds. I've also got a few hybrid builds with the Ninja bag that can be quite unique feeling. It keeps the game fun for me.

    He mentioned the Div Tech cost and ways to get it. Since I don't do the DZ anymore, I can't ever get the weekly so what I do is log in nightly with all 4 characters on each account and run the daily combat and daily crafting. This will take you from 10 minutes (for all characters) to probably at most 40 minutes. That will net 200 div tech per night; enough for 4 optimization "rolls". If I have more time and want to play more, I'll then do Daily Survival.

    They have stated that the Global Events will be coming back but I have not yet seen a date. If/when they do, they are probably the absolute best ratio for time spent vs rewards gained. But, during a GE, you can only get the gear sets allotted for that specific event (in the caches, open world will still drop normal loot pool). There are generally 4 set items and they do repeat some, and it is on a cycle of the 6 events so it would come back around. I always suggest getting the plain GE caches first if you don't already have much classified gear. However, once you start getting stocked up on the items the event has to offer, then I'd suggest buying the more expensive $3k caches. They have one item and it is guaranteed to be classified. But, they also contain a random amount of Div Tech. I monitored it during one GE and I think I averaged 31 Div Tech per cache during the entire event.

    As always, my replies turn into a novel. But, I like to help players that need it. While not new, if you need a hand or more info let me know. My gamer tags for my 2 accounts are Bambihunter1971 and Bambihunter71. I generally play the 2nd one as the 1971 account is 100% optimized across on all 4 characters and have done all the commendations I intended to. I do occasionally fire it up though.
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    Thank you Bambi, that gave me everything I wanted and then some.
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    Originally Posted by Bambihunter71 Go to original post
    Truly, the quickest way that I know of is doing the Resistance "round 10" method but it is boring AF. You can google how to do it. I took quite a few newer players in there to show them the ropes on this and now I nearly despise that whole WSP/Resistance area. I would make a run or two though to help you out if needed.

    People always balk at my response to this, but 3,500 hours across 2 accounts has led me to believe the easiest, while still being fun, way to gear up is doing the boss run loop in the LZ. They re-spawn every 4 hours PER CHARACTER. So, if you have multiple characters you can run it repeatedly. With a friend, you can actually run it indefinitely if you do it a certain way. Just about any build will work as the bosses are challenging level (yellow bar) and surrounded by regular red bar enemies.

    If you are into PvPvE then by all means go to the DZ but then that prized item that finally drops for you is up for grabs for anyone that wants to gank you as you try to extract it.

    RedBull eluded to the gear score but even though I know how it works, it seemed a little confusing to me (no offense Redbull). The regular yellow, gear sets, and orange gear will max out at an average of 286. Only classifieds in all 6 slots fully optimized will net you a 291 gear score. I'll note however that there are a piece or two that will show higher. It seems like it might be the gloves that are 293+. Weapons max out at 286 and keep in mind that score reflects all 3 weapons equipped including the sidearm. The optimization station is to the right of the crafting and recalibration tables in case you didn't know. It seems like there is one in the WSP/Camp Clinton but not 100% sure on it since I don't go there much anymore.

    Another thing to note is you'll see veteran players running around with 283 or 284 scores and wonder why. Almost always they are skill players. Since dedicating all your stats to electronics, you won't have enough F/A and Stam to proc the weapons perk's. So, many run a 228 level gun in one of the 2 main slots. This way, one can proc the equipped skills since the weapon in hand determines which extra boosts you get. https://edubirdie.com/correct-my-essay Most will run 3 of these 4: Destructive, Ferocious, Dedicated, and often either Sustained or Predatory (I prefer the latter). They then run a 286 level weapon in the other slot in case you need to finish off a shotgun rusher charging at you. For mine, I use Destructive, Ferocious, and Dedicated on my 228 level weapon and Predatory on the free slot on my 286 weapon. If I am low on health, I'll switch guns to proc the healing, then switch back. I also have an all electronics Alpha build that automatically gives you 4 slots as the sets perk. It is pretty good, but it doesn't have the skill haste of a Tac build. I love to experiment with skill builds. I've also got a few hybrid builds with the Ninja bag that can be quite unique feeling. It keeps the game fun for me.

    He mentioned the Div Tech cost and ways to get it. Since I don't do the DZ anymore, I can't ever get the weekly so what I do is log in nightly with all 4 characters on each account and run the daily combat and daily crafting. This will take you from 10 minutes (for all characters) to probably at most 40 minutes. That will net 200 div tech per night; enough for 4 optimization "rolls". If I have more time and want to play more, I'll then do Daily Survival.

    They have stated that the Global Events will be coming back but I have not yet seen a date. If/when they do, they are probably the absolute best ratio for time spent vs rewards gained. But, during a GE, you can only get the gear sets allotted for that specific event (in the caches, open world will still drop normal loot pool). There are generally 4 set items and they do repeat some, and it is on a cycle of the 6 events so it would come back around. I always suggest getting the plain GE caches first if you don't already have much classified gear. However, once you start getting stocked up on the items the event has to offer, then I'd suggest buying the more expensive $3k caches. They have one item and it is guaranteed to be classified. But, they also contain a random amount of Div Tech. I monitored it during one GE and I think I averaged 31 Div Tech per cache during the entire event.

    As always, my replies turn into a novel. But, I like to help players that need it. While not new, if you need a hand or more info let me know. My gamer tags for my 2 accounts are Bambihunter1971 and Bambihunter71. I generally play the 2nd one as the 1971 account is 100% optimized across on all 4 characters and have done all the commendations I intended to. I do occasionally fire it up though.
    very helpful, thank you so much!
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    I think only classified holster got 295 gear score - rest are 293s but for 290 shield i think u need like 286 weapons in 3 slots + all 292 GS gear maybe 1 item 293, u can experiment with that I mean some gear pcs can be be higher some lower on gs and btw shields gives like 500 div tech so better get them all u can if u still didnt
    @ Bambihunter71 tnx for the info man that a lot of useful things, i'm noob in Div1 played like only a month, bc div2 got me so bored
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    Originally Posted by CrockfordCK Go to original post
    What areas or modes should I be focusing on if my priority is to reach the cap?
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    Farm open world bosses. They give a good amount of loot and if your lucky, exotics and classy gear. I got a good portion of my stuff from them. Screw resistance or DZ plundering. Open world bosses are quick, simple, easy and provide a good amount of stuff. If you have more characters at lvl 30 with cleared maps, you can do the bosses even more. They spawn every 4 hours per character.

    I randomly recorded myself running the open world bosses run the other day, just cuz....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2FVfZh7r9w

    Didnt get anything special in that run, but yeah, that character never did lol. I gotta run my 2nd and 3rd character, they have much better RNG.
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    Originally Posted by KnightGhostbear Go to original post
    Farm open world bosses. They give a good amount of loot and if your lucky, exotics and classy gear. I got a good portion of my stuff from them. Screw resistance or DZ plundering. Open world bosses are quick, simple, easy and provide a good amount of stuff. If you have more characters at lvl 30 with cleared maps, you can do the bosses even more. They spawn every 4 hours per character.
    It does suck that you can run them on all 4 characters in less than 2 hours and normally have to wait another 2. But, with multiple characters, a friend (or 2nd account), and right technique you can run them repeatedly, infinitely.
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