Survivor: Rumours & Expectations

[RimBlock]

I will do a few more missions and may even try my hand at an incursion or two if I can find enough players with an interest (an issue on the last PTS).  Heroic incursions are now only available in WT5.

Also WT5 caches are twice as expensive from the vendors are WT4 caches.  Selling price is higher for those looted items but I have not checked if they have also scaled the same amount.

 

[quinch1199]

Started off, got some mats, explored for a bit, created a green M4 and LMG and then came across two dead guys who had loads of stuff.  Some of the stuff was doubled up (2x same kneepads with same stats etc) and lots of weapons.  I have no idea where they got all that stuff.  Would guess they were running all over the pace and super farming from all the known loot spots or there is a bug / exploit they know of.  AFAIK there should not be any duplicate gear.  I am presuming that if you are in a team and open a loot box you do not get the same item for each team member but only one person gets the loot.  If both get the same loot if teamed up then that could explain it. 

-          We’ve found plenty of blue, low level (GS089) gear duplicated but from different drops. I’m guessing the pool the game generates loot from in the PTS is more limited than it would be when “live”. Those guys likely took so much time collecting that they died from the infection…hence they had loads of gear but were dead in the cold-zone. With all that gear they won’t have died from Mobs for sure!

I made it first in, the other three came up with 10 seconds to go.  Two others got in but then the doors started closing on the last guy.  He ran around to the other side but to no avail.  The chopper lifted off without him and we could only watch as he was left shrinking int he distance alone on that garage roof waving his marksman rifle at us.

I had a deep pang of guilt considering he probably killed off the last hunter and then I looked in my full pack and smiled.  Oh what a day, what a lovely day

-          Last Helicopter from Saigon image

 

[RimBlock]

Cool, that probably was it although there was a mob hanging around right next to where they died.

New patch on the PTS

Yep, suvivor is closed.

 

[RimBlock]

So having played for a bit on the new version;

• Hard to find teams to match make with now in the underground and in the hard missions (especially in Lincoln tunnel for some reason).
  
• Challenging daily in Queens Tunnel Camp was really quite hard (WT5 geared up to 229 only).  The bad guys are tough and they keep dropping support stations all over the place which regen armour as well as health.  
  
• Didn't run out of ammo during the above mission though which is good.
  
• Survivor is closed (as previously noted).
  
• Ability to buy caches from the vendors (apart from the underground one for PXC) has also been removed.
  

Guess they want to force a grind to get the new equipment rather than through caches.

For hard core grinders mainly at the moment I would say.  Pretty bored on it tonight.  Solo play would be fine though.

 

[supercat]

Guess they want to force a grind to get the new equipment rather than through caches.

So there we go again? LOL

It's all started from "we don't want you to do...., we want you to do.... instead"

 

[Oh. daesu]

So there we go again? LOL

It's all started from "we don't want you to do...., we want you to do.... instead"

Haha, well, to be fair this the PTS. It's not there for our fun. it's there to lessen the chance they f*kc it up. 

 

[Oh. daesu]

"Testing conditions:
Survival is deactivated for all players.
When creating a new character, it will be directly leveled up to 30 and equipped with basic 229 High-Ends. You will also find 46 Sealed Caches of Gear Score 256 on the character."

  t 

 

[Oh. daesu]

Damn edit, lol

You guys probably know.

ICYMI , the have a survey for Survival.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tdptssurvival

 

[RimBlock]

Well it seems they worked it out or I was bugged.  The caches are now available again from the vendors  :12_slight_smile: .

The caches bought seem to have a very low chance of giving gear set items though.  I have just gone through around 40 and got around 5 pieces.  They appear to be heavily weighted to weapons (possibly for testing the new weapons in this update).

I am currently trying the FAMAS and the M700 Carbon.

Lexington is bugged again.  Barrett is not coming down from the high room.  Have done 2x challenging runs with randoms.  Same effect both times.

 

[Oh. daesu]

Lexington is bugged again.  Barrett is not coming down from the high room.  Have done 2x challenging runs with randoms.  Same effect both times.

Actually had this a few times in 1.4. Eventually, she does. Typically after we use sticky bombs and grenades into the upstairs area. It's not empirical that is what fixes it.

 

[RimBlock]

Really ?.

It used to be a bug with an earlier version but they fixed it.  I have not seen it for a long time now.  

It has been reported on the UBISoft forums by myself and others now.

 

[Oh. daesu]

Fairly recently. Last few of weeks, maybe. (I like Lex, so given the choice... ). previously it has been rock solid.

Three times. All three, she eventually came down, despite causing consternation of a possible bug wasting our hard word.

So, new bug but both. So if the fix it in 1.5..then all good.

(But try hammering the upstairs or at least moving around to a different area.)

 

[RimBlock]

Hmm, sneaked back in then.  

Unfortunately with Randoms they end up killing her upstairs so we loose out on the loot.

I think I will just be running the live server for a bit and building up PXC and normal credits.  I will then buy lots of caches when 1.5 drops and hope to be able to upgrade some of my stuff to GS256.

 

[Oh. daesu]

My PCs are somewhat recovered now. So, I'll be good and spend more time there. Hopefully they'll open Survival up again.

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

Not confirmed, but possibly 11/22 for XB1/PC and the week of Xmas for PS4.  Not sure week of Xmas would be a good move.