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  1. Gravel

    The Division 2

    They're all laughably bad.
  2. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Yep, hitting GS500 has made me realize that unless item drops are how they were in WT4, the grind fucking sucks. The RNG is just too great. Even with probably close to 100 items that have dropped at GS500, not a single one is worth a shit. That's bad. Real bad. I'm not saying I want everything...
  3. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Someone on Reddit had a good theory. We already know that gear has a max "capacity" for stats. It seems like GS450+ items aren't scaling properly, however, and it looks like the additional armor is eating up the cap (e.g. you can have base 40k armor, every 1k armor above it eats 1% of say, CHC...
  4. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Yeah, I agree with Vorph. I wanted to test out builds. I didn't quite anticipate that they'd jack up the crit hit builds so bad, nor completely rework mods, but I still have a better idea of what I want because of the time I spent farming WT4. Speaking of, I wish I'd done more CP3's, because...
  5. Gravel

    The Division 2

    I get that lower gear score items can technically roll higher stats, but having a GS500 player get lower level items makes the gear grind sound unbearable. I spent dozens of hours grinding trying to get a gear set at 450 because there's so much RNG built in. Get a yellow instead of purple Get...
  6. Gravel

    The Division 2

    So they've nerfed all weapon mods, nerfed crit builds to shit, and nerfed all skills. And they also didn't adjust enemy armor/hp. My guess is anything on challenging or higher difficulty is going to suck ass for at least the next week. Wish I'd knocked out the last dozen or so CP3's I needed...
  7. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Yeah, about where I am too, although only 100ish hours. Think I'm 457 as well. Really just waiting on WT5 so I can get serious. Last week has just been finishing side quests, farming keys, finishing up specializations, and farming blueprints. I kind of stopped paying attention to item drops.
  8. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Yeah, all this change will do is make me go AR/Rifle to AR/LMG probably. And as long as the quick cast skill or whatever still works, I won't care. If I have to actually aim the fucking thing, I'll also probably just switch to the healing drone.
  9. Gravel

    The Division 2

    I still think foam is the worst.
  10. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Meh, I went with a dps/defense hybrid build (tried Unstoppable Force/Patience), and my conclusion is that armor/hp are worthless. In fact, Mtashed did a video on this today. Unless they change something, go full glass cannon. 200k+ armor and 50k+ hp isn't going to do shit for you. It buys you...
  11. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Anyone else getting their settings reset? Happened the last two days, apparently when I reboot. Graphics are fine, but audio, UI and controls all reset to default.
  12. Gravel

    The Division 2

    This is what I did. Just rebound Q to instant use.
  13. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Got a 465 CTAR from the clan cache today. My first reaction was kind of meh, as the damage isn't great (9.9k), and the talents weren't awesome either. But holy christ, it absolutely shreds. I've got Ranger, Allegro, and some shit other talent, but it's a god damn monster. Blows my 450 P416 away.
  14. Gravel

    The Division 2

    I'm disappointed the foam bug where if you die you're permanently rooted wasn't fixed. Happened to me at least 4 times, and last night I lost 2 hunter masks to it (did the 4 spawn one, killed two and got those, got rooted and killed the 3rd and wasn't able to get it, just logged out instead of...
  15. Gravel

    Military Service

    It's kind of a bonus for having a VA buyer and seller. I haven't heard of it happening ever, but I'd hope you could get some kind of additional concessions out of the buyer if you're transferring a lower interest rate than they'd be eligible for otherwise (say you got a 3.5% rate, and rates are...
  16. Gravel

    The Division 2

    How you do recalibrate items above 450? I feel like I've had some drop, but as far as 450 items, the ones that I have that I already like have higher stats than any of the ones I'd use to recalibrate.
  17. Gravel

    The Division 2

    So anyone got any recommendations for good talents to look out for (or a guide)? Janx mentioned Clutch, which you can find at the Theater vendor (gloves) right now as well. But I'm not sure what weapons mods are rare, nor what to look for with armor. Leveling to 30, I mostly ran AR/Rifle.
  18. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Last two days I've had it bug out where if I revive and I'm on fire behind cover, I get stuck to the cover. I can ctrl-move over it, but that's it. Worse, even fast traveling and I get stuck in place.
  19. Gravel

    College Basketball 2018-2019: Duke > Cavs?

    Morant with the first tournament triple double since 2012. And I forgot to wear my Murray State shirt to work today!
  20. Gravel

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Wife and I have been watching a lot of Bondi Rescue, which is basically a reality show version of Baywatch, set at Bondi Beach in Australia. I'd say 50% of the show is a lifeguard yelling at a group of Asians to stop swimming in the giant rip current (with a massive no swimming sign in front of...
  21. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Friday with friends and the game seemed really good. Yesterday, solo, game seemed punishingly hard. Not a big deal for most things like territory, but something like a bounty was almost fucking impossible when you're in a new area and don't have time to scout out a good place to set up a fight...
  22. Gravel

    Captain Marvel (2019)

    The most normal one I've seen is "Tripper." He reported to his squadron with the first two female pilots in the Navy. So he became Tripper, like Jack Tripper from Three's Company. My favorite is "Killface." It's this 5 foot nothing chick. I don't know the story behind it, but fuck I can only...
  23. Gravel

    Death and... Taxes.

    Yeah, this is how mine works. Likely because, like you mentioned, it's paid out of escrow.
  24. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Did the American History museum last night, and holy fuck was that cool. Can't wait to battle through the other museums.
  25. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Today has been excruciating waiting. And really, my squad isn't playing until about 5pm PST tomorrow. Work's going to suck.
  26. Gravel

    The Division 2

    The specializations one is kind of a weird "perk" to me. It seems like you're paying to have less content. I guess maybe if they're just insane grinds of resources or something completely unfun, but either way, that'd be like paying extra money to be level 30 and not do the main missions. Sure...
  27. Gravel

    Weather

    Sounds like you got hit with what we had in California this past weekend. We went camping in Barstow thinking the weather would be nice. Was miserably windy. Couldn't do shit.
  28. Gravel

    The Division 2

    That's pretty much what clans in Destiny 2 were. Just a way to get extra loot. Hell, you couldn't even communicate in game with anyone!
  29. Gravel

    The Division 2

    So far I don't think I've seen any negative criticism of this game. Kind of surprised because based on the beta I was just kind of meh on it.
  30. Gravel

    Captain Marvel (2019)

    The RLM video covered this video, but my impression is that she's just a giant cunt.
  31. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Pre-load = beta client? Or is it a separate pre-load? Generally I feel like you need to download the whole game again after a beta, but it felt like the massive size of the beta download was the full client already.
  32. Gravel

    Mortal Engines (2018)

    My biggest complaint was that it was just super fucking lazy. They didn't explain shit. For instance, introducing random ass characters that are super important to the plot like 30 minutes from the conclusion. It was also all over the place. That may have worked for books, but stuff like undead...
  33. Gravel

    The Division 2

    I'll be on PC too, but we'll have a group of 4. Not sure if it'll be like an MMO where if I do stuff without them, I outlevel them and it makes it not fun for anyone.
  34. Gravel

    Weather

    Yeah, Southern California was fucking cold this year. January and February I feel like only had a day or two that wasn't cold as shit. It was pretty miserable.
  35. Gravel

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Saw an AV-8B doing a vertical landing for the first time today. Was fucking cool as shit seeing a jet just hovering in place. Shit was LOUD too.
  36. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    The boomers aren't close to retirement, they're already there. The youngest baby boomers were born in the early 60's and are now in their mid-50's. The rest are in their 60's and 70's already. But with the oldest millennials entering their late 30's, I'd guess it's a pretty equal replacement...
  37. Gravel

    The Division 2

    It's weird, I had no bugs or anything in the 4-5 hours I played the closed beta. In open beta I've been stuck in the geometry and crashed in less than an hour of play. Not good.
  38. Gravel

    The Division 2

    Their thing says it doesn't work for pre-orders, but I've also read that for a few people that it did work. So who knows?
  39. Gravel

    Free Solo (2018)

    Kind of surprised there wasn't a thread for this one. I maybe saw something in the Documentary thread about it, but seeing how it won an Oscar, I feel like it deserved a stand alone. I had actually seen Alex in a van life video several months ago not knowing who he was (reference the Grape...
  40. Gravel

    Free Solo (2018)

    Title: Free Solo Tagline: Live beyond fear Genre: Documentary Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Cast: Alex Honnold, Sanni McCandless, Jimmy Chin, Tommy Caldwell, Mikey Schaefer, Cheyne Lempe Release: 2018-12-14 Runtime: 100 Plot: Follow Alex Honnold as he...