How is the DZ population.

[ESPADAS03]

So I'll ask Bosnia the darkzone been... I ha e been staying out of it since it's not my cup of tea... But after this next update I may venture in there for a bit... But only for a little as I get bored of dying repeatedly.

See the one big issue I have with the DZ isn't the insane amount of people who OP Me... It's the fact that I get punished for losing an encounter that I literally have zero control over as far as balance... I'm at gear score 234 went into the dark zone and figured ok maybe I'll be better off then when I was 209 also placed in the same bracket  don't know why though. So I go in solo my first mistake ... But I encounter a ransom solo pmayer so I invite ... His hear score is like 240 or higher don't truly remember ... He ignores me so I tag along we both kill some bad guys. A third guy joins then a 4th then a 5th and we are looking like a solid bunch of dudes ... Suddenly the guy who is 240 wasted all of us me first then the other 4 this dude had some insta kill shit going on... Needless to say I wasn't even pissed I was like ok typical Darkzone shit as expected.... I don't get mad over it anymore it's the point of it right?.

What got me pissed was my damn DZ ranked dropped I had just hit like level 51 and then got sent back yknlevek 50... Now normally if I took on some AI I'd be like shit well back to the drawing board but to lose DZ rank to another pmayer seems pointless and counterproductive to balancing the darkzone.

When I say balancing the darkzone I mean no more one  instakill teams like one team is just OP in the DZ is oy fun for that team, everyone else goes into F this mode as I did and left the DZ indefinitely ... Now this may seem nkt bad but it has a compounding effect one or two ok no biggie 200 is still not as bad but soon the DZ would turn into the only people left are those who were the hunters essentially all the people on Par with each other would be in the darkzone giving equal matches no more OP TEAM.

This seems good but eventually that will get boring with no new faces ... So me I'd have some nice hear hell I have the DZ credits for it now but I have one problem ... I don't have the DZ rank.. now I would have had it by now except IV been killed by.more Enemy players then AI and my ranked dropped to like 40 is I think.

Essentially stop dropping rank when another enemy player kills you... Yes you still lose some loot oh well no backpacking you but you still keep the rank and eventually access better loot that you buy... Now your on par with the other guys... And can give them a challenge.

See to me the darkzone should be about the Challengr, simply ha if more guys or even even guys and aim point shoot other guys are dead is sad it's nkt a challenge and it's like an adult taking a toy from a 4th graded, being that the adult could easily overpower the 4 grader while all the 4 grader can do, is simply accept defeat.

Now my solutions means no messing with the brackets leave them as is, no need to nerf players leave them as is. Simply if I get constantly owned in the darkzone but don't lose dark zone rank eventually I'll rank up enough to get the better stuff in the darkzone. And I'll be an actual Challengr to other players ... This would bring more tense excitement, to the darkzone because eventually you will start seeing a higher influx of players who can give you a run for you money rather then a bulk pool of players you and your team can own all the time... Also perhaps of you kill a player who is significantly weaker it nets you lower rewards... Just like the AI the stronger the AI the better the reward so like a weak player you only get like one DZ credit and no DZ key... Kill a stronger pkayer and you hit the jackpot... This would endorse players of higher stats to aim for players on there level rather then picking off weak targets and farming them... Seriously these top players should go after the big fish stop picking on easy prey and claim your awesome ... Its like beating a overweight kid at a marathon ... Not a very big accomplishment man but if you beat Triathlete at one dude that's epic... Or someone on your level ... Hell keep THE DZ the way it is is fine just stop dreaming players for being killed by rogues ... And give an actual purpose to killing higher level players to higher levek players and de incdtivise killing low skilled and leveled players.

This won't break the DZ rather when a team.sees some solo player who is way weaker then them ... It won't be with the ammo. But if they saw like two other players who can make them sweat... Now they have a real choice to make, attack them and risk dying or just avoid them all together but the pay off will be much much better.

AND I AM AWARE THERE ARR THOSE ONLINE GAMERS WHO PREFER TO FIND WEAK TARGETS KILL THEM.OVER AND OVER BEVAUSS IT MAKES THRM FEEL SO OP ... well that's a bit sad isn't it... This is morr for the players who like an actual challenge.

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

So much here to digest...

It's pretty much impossible to play DZ solo, unless you're uber-sneaky and/or you run DZ05-06, where the rogues are less likely to run.  However, either of those options is slow going, so it probably won't be the fun time you're looking for.

 While or sucks to lose DZ XP and levels when you die, I doubt they'll change this.  They're damaging the rest of the game to try and balance PvE content with PvP content, so I wouldn't expect any changes to the mechanics of the DZ any time soon.  

On top of that, with the upcoming tiered game environment and rewards that are of a matching level, you should be able to get the same kinds of weapon and gear rewards without having to deal with all the asshats and twatwaffles.  

You're also right about the toolbags that troll the DZ with the specific intentions of griefing players.  They're not looking to benefit from the gear they get from you (they're probably DZ lvl 99 and GS 255), they're just entertaining themselves by cheesing your ass until you rage quit.  There's nothing in the game that challenges them, so they just f*ck with other players.  Unfortunately, that's just how PvP environments are, so you either have to accept it or move on.  

If you really want to play DZ with no bullshit (or at least less of it), start a new toon and as soon as you can get into the DZ, start playing it at lvl 29 or less.  The game is more balanced in the DZ then and you can get to DZ lvl 99 a lot easier.  The sub-30 brackets are 1-14/15-19/20-24/25-29 so you really want to have a room at lvl 14, 19, 24, or 29 so you're at the top of the tier to make it even easier.  

I understand the frustration (I keep my happy ass out the DZ) and hope this info helps. 

 

[supercat]

ONLINE GAMERS WHO PREFER TO FIND WEAK TARGETS KILL THEM.OVER AND OVER BEVAUSS IT MAKES THRM FEEL SO OP ... well that's a bit sad isn't it... This is morr for the players who like an actual challenge.

From my experience in games with forced-PvP-or-you-can't-play feature like The Division DZ, GTA Online Free Mode, and Dark Souls Invasion, statement above sums up every 'PvP' players ever a.k.a "I deserve your time, I demand your respect, and you have to serve me anyhow I want. But if you treat me the same way I treat you, I'd cry out loud" players.

 

[ESPADAS03]

So much here to digest...

It's pretty much impossible to play DZ solo, unless you're uber-sneaky and/or you run DZ05-06, where the rogues are less likely to run.  However, either of those options is slow going, so it probably won't be the fun time you're looking for.

 While or sucks to lose DZ XP and levels when you die, I doubt they'll change this.  They're damaging the rest of the game to try and balance PvE content with PvP content, so I wouldn't expect any changes to the mechanics of the DZ any time soon.  

On top of that, with the upcoming tiered game environment and rewards that are of a matching level, you should be able to get the same kinds of weapon and gear rewards without having to deal with all the asshats and twatwaffles.  

You're also right about the toolbags that troll the DZ with the specific intentions of griefing players.  They're not looking to benefit from the gear they get from you (they're probably DZ lvl 99 and GS 255), they're just entertaining themselves by cheesing your ass until you rage quit.  There's nothing in the game that challenges them, so they just f*ck with other players.  Unfortunately, that's just how PvP environments are, so you either have to accept it or move on.  

If you really want to play DZ with no bullshit (or at least less of it), start a new toon and as soon as you can get into the DZ, start playing it at lvl 29 or less.  The game is more balanced in the DZ then and you can get to DZ lvl 99 a lot easier.  The sub-30 brackets are 1-14/15-19/20-24/25-29 so you really want to have a room at lvl 14, 19, 24, or 29 so you're at the top of the tier to make it even easier.  

I understand the frustration (I keep my happy ass out the DZ) and hope this info helps. 

It does yea i liked the DZ pre gear score 204 after that i felt like the small fish in the big pond and had damn near the impossoble time to level up even with a team we seem to always run inot those Griefer troll players, I have enjoyed the recent Additions as far as the outside the DZ content, i also started a new agent but found it not very fun to start over, Thanks for the iNFO  the one thing im looking forward to is the player AI balance, after you hit level 30 there was no point of running to cover shooting from said cover and suppressing the enemy because you cant supress the shot gunners, since they literall eat your bullets while rushing you... thats my biggest problem which the update is addressing the whole bullet sponge enemy since t gear score 234 i should be destroying or at least holding my own against the challenging guys let alone an entire team of 234 and up gear scores it feels like we are level 1 players with how fat they drop us... 4 machines guns blasting one guy ... that one enemy rolls up shotguns all 4 of us and kills us insta kill style