1.5 Confirmed for 22nd Nov.

[DeadSockPuppet]

Good ol' @quinch1199, always looking out.  This week is at least better than most weeks with the break.  Usually I only get to play on Fri and Sat night because I have an obstinate toddler that won't go to sleep at night. 

 

[quinch1199]

Good ol' @quinch1199, always looking out.  This week is at least better than most weeks with the break.  Usually I only get to play on Fri and Sat night because I have an obstinate toddler that won't go to sleep at night. 

True, likely you'll get far more time playing than I will because of your break.

kids! I don't get online until past 9 at night because of mine lol!

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

Sheeeeit, I wish I could be on at 9. I woke up last night around midnight to hit the head and the kiddo was still up.  

 

[RimBlock]

And the servers are up.

Bought caches are linked to your GS not the tier you are in now.  WT5 traders still only selling GS229 items and the bought caches are also only GS229.

Also got a delta error trying to join a group for Lexington  :31_neutral_face: .

Update:  I am just getting continual delta errors now.  Guess they didn't up their server capacity.

 

[ivantwilliams]

...thanks for the update, while some of us are being forced to be at work  

 

[RimBlock]

...thanks for the update, while some of us are being forced to be at work  

Better to be at work where you cannot play or to be able to play but keep getting Delta errors so cannot get in to the servers  :10_wink: .

Update: got in, did WT5 Lexington challenging, PC locked up twice, managed to rejoin the team and completed.  got some GS256 items but needed to logoff due to a work call.  cant get back in now to even view the items  :12_slight_smile: .

 

[Oh. daesu]

Better to be at work where you cannot play or to be able to play but keep getting Delta errors so cannot get in to the servers  :10_wink:

Yep, the persistent Poor Network Connection hanging there like Damocles Sword, waiting for the Delta error to drop.

 

[quinch1199]

PC locked up twice, managed to rejoin the team and completed.  got some GS256 items but needed to logoff due to a work call.  cant get back in now to even view the items

Why do I suspect another patch incoming pretty quickly linked to "stability issues" ... *sigh*

 

[RimBlock]

There is a thread on thw UBISoft forums on this and they seem to ve looking in to it.

Just after i posted there, i got in.  i am suspectung a timeout / not correctly released connection issue again especially with the higher volumes.

 

[Oh. daesu]

I was in a group and we were all disconnected, with two not looking like they could reconnect. We re-matched and managed to continue. Fair few "Guests" are on the site looking for solutions to the "delta"error. Tho it is obviously a problem on the ubi servers, I imagine they get it sorted.

 

[quinch1199]

Unfortunately won't be getting into 1.5 until Wednesday, but with Thanksgiving break I should get 2-3x the amount of time I usually get in week to play.  

Recorded a video ... 1hr and 20mins of Survival and ... forgot to turn on my Mic! LOL! Maybe tomorrow ... you don't want a video of just hearing everyone else in my team. 

 

[ivantwilliams]

Download completed. But, the Installing Manhattan is taking forever. I just want to play... 

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

Recorded a video ... 1hr and 20mins of Survival and ... forgot to turn on my Mic! LOL! Maybe tomorrow ... you don't want a video of just hearing everyone else in my team. 

Thanks bro, always looking out.  From what I hear,  best guess is next Tuesday for 1.5 on PS4.  Yeah, pretty unimpressed with that. 

 

[quinch1199]

Thanks bro, always looking out.  From what I hear,  best guess is next Tuesday for 1.5 on PS4.  Yeah, pretty unimpressed with that. 

I'll do some recordings tonight buddy. I'll have to cut it into segments as over an hour of gameplay is just too much for people to watch in one go. ... and I'll remember to enable my mic! 

 

[RimBlock]

Played though for a fair bit last night.  Did the daily missions and died a fair few times.

Queens Tunnel Camp on challenging with randoms who are just over GS229 was a real challenge, especially in the Server Room area.  We went down a number of times there.

Loot is ok but I feel they are a bit heavy with the weapon and gear mod drops.  I have the feeling it seems to be close to 50% of all loot from what I have seen.

I also opened over 100 shop bought caches last night (28mil saved + selling my old gear from my stash) and around 10 PXC caches.  A lot of the same type of gear popped up (i.e 27 caches opened maybe and 6 chest armour, 1 gloves, 4 backpacks, 5 guns, 7 mods, 3 holsters).  Out of the 100 normal caches I found maybe 2 Tact Auth gearset items, neither better than the 229s I have (even after recal).  Gearset items have a very low chance in standard shop bought caches.

I did get a MG5 (or two).  Not so impressed compared to the PTS but they have made it public they nerf'd it.  I have had number of UMPs of which I kept one to try out.  I also have a M700 Carbon to play around with a decent G36 and a 93R auto pistol.

The 93R is great but the one I found cannot have an extended mag.

Still looking for a FAMAS.

Decent 256 gear is a bit of a challenge for me now.  I have 2 striker, 2 Tact Auth and 2 Golds just to get my stats up enough to prop the GS256 weapon talents.

The bad guys are pretty good and people have to start prioritising their support stations and healers.  With them dropping 2 -> 3 support stations at the same time, it is just not possible to damage any ai in their coverage.

Oh also did a 3 person Challenging Underground run.  First attempt (no directives, 3 phases) we all died at the same time bottlenecking the AI and then getting grenade spammed.  Ran again on 1 phase and worked it through.

1.5 is a good challenge especially when trying to work towards a good GS256 build but the loot seems to be a bit too skewed towards mods at the moment.

I was also surprised when I checked for crafting that I had 100 gold tools and 229 gold elec (used to have around 20) so the AI dropping mats is making a big difference.  Go get the Omega silencer from the Hub BP vendor as it has Headshot damage as the main stat cos it looks like there will be enough mats around to be able to craft a lot of items now.

 

[quinch1199]

Played though for a fair bit last night

I did similar last night and concentrated on Open World (Dailies, HVT & S&D). Base requirements for the 256 weapons definitely seem a huge stretch when you’re mostly at GS229 but I noted the HUB blueprint vendor had Stamina & Firearms mod blueprints that are power level 34 & 33. Bought them and got to crafting like mad for best rolls on them and threw them into the mix.

I got a set of GS256 SMG’s and AR’s running with unlocked talents but sacrificed approx. 1% from my top line DPS and Toughness stats from when I was running all GS229 (trade off was I gained a chunk of Electronics). I’m still only at GS243/246 as I’m running some 229 still as part of my AlphaBridge set. Early days and the LMG’s I’ve found are a bit on the weak side so not running those yet.

Had two Rhino pistols drop … both were BLUE … GS089 *sigh* but one decent UMP dropped and got excited about an old school SLR (SA-58 in game, full length AR with all wood furniture)… its got a kick but its burst fire … I HATE BURST FIRE! Lol! So its in my twin AR line up but mainly so its talents are part of my Lightweight M4.

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

Good to hear there's more mods (especially if they're for gear) and crafting mats because I'm finding those a little lacking in 1.4. 

 

[quinch1199]

Good to hear there's more mods (especially if they're for gear) and crafting mats because I'm finding those a little lacking in 1.4. 

Gear mod wise I've not had many drop but the vendor has some good ones (though for PXC). Materials drop now from mobs quite often and you still get low level "trash" dropping that you can deconstruct. 

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

Gear mod wise I've not had many drop but the vendor has some good ones (though for PXC). Materials drop now from mobs quite often and you still get low level "trash" dropping that you can deconstruct. 

Can you still farm CS WT 2 for the 100 PXC?  From what I head depending upon how good your crew is you can make 500+ PXC/hr doing that. 

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

My 1.4 toon has 2x self heal +5% mods and a handful of turret health/duration mods, but I'd like some for Smart Cover and support station (should be what he'll run) as well as better electronics mods.