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    How do you upgrade exotics?

    I watched some Youtube videos on this subject but nothing is working. All my exotics are locked. The video says to buy the blueprint from the vendor but he doesn't have any blueprints.

    I've been playing this game since the beginning of last year & I still don't get it. The crafting/calibration system is overly confusing & whenever I try to follow a guide it doesn't work at all.

    Now I'm at a point where I'm running around solo on Heroic with ease but I never ever get better gear. And every time I try to upgrade something it's either locked & I don't know why or I'm missing components/materials.

    I think it's time to start playing with others. I'm usually a solo player but this just isn't working anymore. What do I need to start playing with others? A headset & a PSN account? I'd like to try the raid & some Legendary missions.
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    Originally Posted by N7 Banshee Bait Go to original post
    I watched some Youtube videos on this subject but nothing is working. All my exotics are locked. The video says to buy the blueprint from the vendor but he doesn't have any blueprints.
    Exotics can be reconfigured (aka reroll) at the crafting bench, and you get the blueprints from Inaya. I do wonder which vendor you're talking to as she sits right next to the crafting bench. There is no guarantee that the reroll will be an upgrade though.

    If you are at L40, you can optimize exotics at the recalibration bench. This allows you increase the stats on them, but at a high cost (that should be 75% lower after tomorrow).

    I've been playing this game since the beginning of last year & I still don't get it. The crafting/calibration system is overly confusing & whenever I try to follow a guide it doesn't work at all.
    Which guides are you looking at? That will help us understand where the confusion lies. Screenshots of your exotics and what you're seeing on the bench would also be useful.

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    this video on reconfiguring/rerolling is still accurate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOG2rO-cBkE
    this video on optimization is still accurate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpNt_XSaCig

    Now I'm at a point where I'm running around solo on Heroic with ease but I never ever get better gear. And every time I try to upgrade something it's either locked & I don't know why or I'm missing components/materials.

    I think it's time to start playing with others. I'm usually a solo player but this just isn't working anymore. What do I need to start playing with others? A headset & a PSN account? I'd like to try the raid & some Legendary missions.
    Hopefully someone with a Playstation can confirm, but I believe you need a PS Plus subscription to play with others.
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    Ok, for starters, how do I upgrade my bench? My bench says it's level 40 & No blueprints found.

    This guide says I need printer filament but I have that maxed 300/300.
    https://gameranx.com/features/id/172...ilament-guide/

    I don't see any place to upgrade my bench. I've been stuck at level 40 the entire time.

    In this video, on the left it says NEXT BENCH UPGRADE and lists a bunch of materials needed. Mine just says NO BLUEPRINTS FOUND and that's it. There is nothing there, just blank space.



    Then I found this:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision..._bench_to_500/

    If you can't upgrade your crafting bench to 500 check your projects. If you have no option to upgrade your bench, there should be a goal project in your log to complete the tidal basin stronghold, listing the crafting bench upgrade as a reward.

    Ok, I found that mission (It wasn't easy). It says beat Tidal Basin on normal? I've done that a million times. So I'm confused. Why don't I have that blueprint?
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    Sounds like you're looking at an outdated guide. If your bench says level 40, I'm assuming you've purchased WONY. Level 40 is the cap on crafting. You can't go any further.
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    Ok, so then how do I get more powerful weapons? For example I see guys with Capacitors that do over 105k damage. Mine is only at 86k. Can I upgrade mine or do I have to keep farming more of them (which will take forever). My weapons are always crappy compared to the guys on Yourtube.
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    Originally Posted by dagrommit Go to original post
    There is no guarantee that the reroll will be an upgrade though.
    Yes, yes, yes, I thought I could upgrade mine, tried one and it was worse than before.

    Originally Posted by N7 Banshee Bait Go to original post
    Ok, so then how do I get more powerful weapons? For example I see guys with Capacitors that do over 105k damage. Mine is only at 86k. Can I upgrade mine or do I have to keep farming more of them (which will take forever). My weapons are always crappy compared to the guys on Yourtube.
    They may have higher SHD levels, and have all their gear maxed out, like having a core attribute of 15% weapon damage on more than one piece of their gear instead of 5%. Use gear sets that have specific upgrades like Petrov with 10% LMG damage or Fenris with 10% AR damage for example, also specializations that have increased damage for a particular weapon class.

    My Pestilence has around 60k base damage and I can get it over 100k doing it this way, the re-calibration station can help you alot with gear pieces.

    You can basically double the stock base damage of your weapons this way.
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    Originally Posted by N7 Banshee Bait Go to original post
    Ok, so then how do I get more powerful weapons? For example I see guys with Capacitors that do over 105k damage. Mine is only at 86k. Can I upgrade mine or do I have to keep farming more of them (which will take forever). My weapons are always crappy compared to the guys on Yourtube.
    Post a screenshot of your build, and your capacitor rolls so we can see what you're using. You can upload images to https://imgur.com or https://postimages.org and link to them from here.

    Simple version - the rolls on your red core attributes affect your weapon damage. The higher those values are, the more damage you will do per bullet. You can use the rolls from your recalibration library to increase the ones that are on your gear.
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