Views on the current exotics ?.

[RimBlock]

So with legendary missions I have been steadily grinding away to finally get some exotics (my Lexington runs failed to produce anything but frustration and boredom with that mission).

What are your experiences with what you have tried and what are you after ?.

My views are from the ones I have used and are based on my play style in the PvE environment.

This week I finally got a ShowStopper from a General Assembly run on hard.... I was so happy until I found myself toe to toe with a Legendary shotgunner and found it did almost no damage to them (possible server lag... maybe but still).  I now realise I wish it was the MedVed...

The Skulls MC Gloves I use on my golden and exotic kitted Agent.  This I quite like as she can run most missions and hold her own without any gear set bonuses.

The Shortbow kneepads as ok I guess.  The delay on grenades make them pretty ineffective on harder missions if used as more than a diversion.  The lower delay is a bit better but they still get dodged alot.  Not many better alternatives for non-gearset kneepad though.

Barretts chestpiece I finally got last night.  Just starting to try it out but have yet to us it tactically (leveraging the bonuses depending on the situation).

Bliss holster does not really do anything for me as I dont use a sidearm very much.  I would imagine a Defence shield build may see some advantages.

Ferros mask I use all the time when doing Legendary Napalm.

Bullfrog I seesaw back and forth with quite a bit, swapping with a M4 or LVOA-C.

Caduceus I have not noticed proping when I have used it so the effect of its heal is clearly not helping me very much.  I am using on my TA build and have modded it for crit but still not enough out of it for me to care at this time.

Liberator didn't interest me so it just sits in my cache.

Urban MDR I got last week and am enjoying it but like the Bullfrog, I change back and forth with the LVOA-C as it packs a punch but sometimes I prefer the burst damage.

The Pakhan I use quite a lot.  I bought a few before they became exotic only and they have served me pretty well.

The Hungry Hog I recently got a couple of but I am not feeling a preference over the Pakhan.  The slower firing speed takes a bit longer than I would like for Time to Kill.  The talen is nice if there are big groups of enemies to take down though.

The Historian I liked until they nerfed it but am finding use in it again as I have put two firearms heavy builds together.  Love the secondary explosions.

Tenebrae I find of very limited use.  hitting the week points with a sniper is hard enough but then hoping they go off as well...  I have unloaded more or less a full box off a MG5 into the back of a shield guy and not have it pop.  This one just sits in my cache.

Cassidy I bought before it became exotic.  I have never really used it but the LoneStar dual Cassidy's sounded like fun.  Not sure how practical it would be though.

Eir is just consigned to the cache.

Tommy Gun is also just consigned to the cache.

Centurion is consigned to the cache.

I am hoping to get a MedVed at some point and with 1.7 the Ninjabike bag.  

Apart from that, just better versions of items I already have but the grind will be on in 1.7 for the Classified Gearsets more than exotics I would guess.

 

[BROGOD]

I want a good rolled Tommy Gun so bad, I'd take a not so good rolled one just as badly lol. What drops them? Or is it pure luck.

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

I use Barrett's, Skulls, and Shortbows religiously on my Hexo.  With that build I sometimes mix in my Bullfrog for extra DPS and Ferro's when I'm running missions with a lot of fire or in DZ/Last Stand if I come up on seekers or Firecrest.

I have a Caduceus that I run with my TA build and a Liberator with my Reclaimer build.  Both are ok and I mainly use them to just mix up what weapons I'm using.  

I have an MDR on my toon that has both a Predator's Mark and Firecrest loadouts and it shreds.  It took forever to get and I love the hell out of it.  

I rarely use my Pakhan, Hungry Hog, Hildr Tenebrae, Cassidy, Historian and Centurion, just don't really fit my playstyle.  However, I'm considering a dual Cassidy Lone Star build with a sawed off double barrel sidearm, but I haven't put the pieces together. 

I have a Midas and Bliss holster, but I haven't really used them (last used Midas in like 1.1) so the jury is still out.  I don't have (nor have I ever had) an Eir, Thompson, Tommy Gun or NinjaBike so I'm not sure what they're like. 

 

[RimBlock]

I want a good rolled Tommy Gun so bad, I'd take a not so good rolled one just as badly lol. What drops them? Or is it pure luck.

Ihave got most of mine from Legendary runs.  Apart from that I bought them when they were available at one of the sellers (before they became exotics).

Apart from the one ShowStopper from a very lucky General Assembly (Hard) run, I have never found exotics anywhere apart from legendary runs or Incursions.

I don't tend to do the Dark Zone so weekly challenges / Darkzone challenges I have no idea if they drop.

I have not played it much recently but have also not found any in the Underground.

 

[genedjr]

I have got most of mine from Legendary runs.

Interesting.  I only have a few - all random drops from LZ Bosses except my tenabrae - got it as a random drop - made my night.  While I game alot, like nightly, I mostly do it to relax just wondering around or doing a slow bosses run.  The exception is Thursday when I duo (sometimes trio) with my son.  We hit the hardest stuff we can handle.  But wow - what a list @RimBlock. I am totally envious.  But then, never run a legendary...  Maybe this Thursday.

...gene

 

[BROGOD]

I have a few Exotics but they're not greatly rolled, I'm trying to get more I can actually use. 

 

[RimBlock]

Interesting.  I only have a few - all random drops from LZ Bosses except my tenabrae - got it as a random drop - made my night.  While I game alot, like nightly, I mostly do it to relax just wondering around or doing a slow bosses run.  The exception is Thursday when I duo (sometimes trio) with my son.  We hit the hardest stuff we can handle.  But wow - what a list @RimBlock. I am totally envious.  But then, never run a legendary...  Maybe this Thursday.

...gene

I was there thinking my exotics were pretty poor until I listed them all  :3_grin: .

A few were bought before they became 'drop only' and a number of them are poor or of little value to me but recently I got the MDR, Barretts chest piece and one or two others that didn't stink.  I have banged away at Lexington time after time, night after night and got nothing though so I guess some of the luck is coming back.

Legendaries are getting easier as player work out the techniques that work.  Make sure someone has a revive station up at all times.  Practice crowd control with flame turrets or smoke seekers etc and anticipate the rush waves, duck and dodge a lot.  Remember there is only 1 checkpoint in the middle of the mission.  If you wipe out before it you start from the beginning.  A few successful runs and you should get the patterns.  Most random teams support each other with healing as they know a 4 person team clears it much easier than three or less.

Remember you can also swap Agents if you have more than 1 at level 30 so you could do 12 runs for 12 exotic caches if you wanted to.  I usually swap between two Agents just because they tend to be setup differently and run the Legendaries with each.

I also play most nights if just for an hour or two.

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

If I remember right, exotics can be earned in the following way (may miss some):

• Some can be purchased at vendors in a the BoO

• Legendary mission cache (one time per mission per week per toon)

• Weekly mission cache

• Weekly Survival cache

• Randomly in Field Proficiency caches

• Randomly dropped from LZ Bosses

• Randomly in DZ caches

• Randomly from DZ Contaminated Events (maybe?)

• Randomly from DZ Bosses

• Randomly from the Underground level up caches 

• Randomly from some Survival caches 

In addition, the named gear can be randomly acquired in hard or challenge mode of some missions:

• Barrett's Chest - Lexington on Challenge

• Bliss  Holster - General Assembly on Hard

• Ferro's Mask - Napalm on Hard

• Shortbow Pads - Madison on Hard 

Currently NinjaBike is unavailable in the game as it's being reworked and tested in the 1.7 PTS.  For the random drops, if I remember right the drop rate is around 1%.  

Again, this list may not be 100% accurate, some is done from memory and some is from what I've heard others get exotics from.  I've tagged the info above in bold that I've personally experienced or know for sure are correct.