Well this isn't encouraging - hangs seem to occur pretty often since the update.

Nice!

Now, I know that Striker's Battlegear (SB) is not very popular in TD2 in general and stands in great contrast with what it was in TD1.
But, I have a bunch of god-rolled pieces and I wanted to give it a go.
The build is pretty basic (see below). It's made for automatic weapons, but can be used with Rifles or Shotguns (not sure is very good for MMRs).
This configuration is best for ARs and SMGs. Goes well with Carbine 7 modded for CHC, or any other AR with reasonable accuracy. SMGs for CQB... Dark Winter is a beast.
I would keep only 3 SB pieces for LMGs (accuracy is not great and you lose lots of SB stacks) and add Contractor's Gloves for that scenario. Imagine Bullet King with +15% handling and ROF, it's fun!
Speaking of which, this is not meant to be "the best" of anything, just a fun build.
Let me know what you think.

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so, everything has mitigation right? status builds have haz pro, skill builds have jammer, but what about weapon builds? well the only thing I can think of is skill builds. skill builds are the mitigation for weapon builds and that's the real reason most PVPers complain about them. Look at the Shrapnel trap for example, it directly combats the way weapon build players rush in at you, and they absolutely hate it because of that. skill builds force a more tactical and cover-based play-style. The meta weapon builds are the exact opposite, all they do is put up their shield and shoot. Then they complain when skill builds put them down and claim skill builds are OP. when in reality, it's weapon builds that are OP. Weapon builds can have tons of armor plus a shield and still melt people no prob, skill builds at the max can have 913k armor, excluding things like the kard and the memento. technically you could put more armor on a skill build but since skill tiers are more than just damage you basically need skill tier 6. skill builds can be mitigated with jammer or by destroying their skills. weapon builds can only be mitigated with distance and maybe riot foam or a blinder. but if someone with more than 1 mil armor goes rogue and pulls out a shield right by you and you're a skill build there's basically nothing you can do.

Went to the summit in an attempt to farm a Golan Gear backpack. I used the following settings:

Difficulty: Heroic
Directives: 4, 100% chance increase
Targeted Loot: Golan Gear Ltd.

Spent 2 solid hours in the summit going from levels 1 through to mid-'90s, but not one backpack dropped!! Started solo and picked up 3 additional agents within 15 minutes, so most of the time it was a 4 man PUG, so targeted drops were plentiful.

Ended up with stacks of holsters, gloves, masks, with the occasional knee pads and vests, but not a single backpack dropped in that 2 hour time.

Is this a bug with the loot table?
Or does my luck just absolutely suck?

So I've been playing exclusively solo since earlier this year, and now just passed SHD level 500 and I've tried several different builds... and here's my observation...

I started with an all RED DPS build using a rifle (Artist's Tool) and while it was effective, I can no longer play it... it's just not good.

My most powerful builds that make the game a lot easier are:

The key here is being able to eliminate a lot of enemies very quickly. Is that what you guys find as well?

Is there a build I've overlooked that also feels OP?

Can we please have an update on what is going on with Division 2???

Total silence since yesterday, really not acceptable!!!

New content, new brand, new perfect variant?

I'm considering joining the club that is attempting to ween themselves off Momento. In it's stead, solo, I like Unstoppable Force - which has no perfect variant.

I was thinking they could add an extra stack [5->6], and add 5s to the timer [15s->20s]?

Add a new Brand set that mashes up the Reds.
(1) 5% Damage to Armor
(2) 15% Headshot
(3) 20% Reload Speed