[MaverickScot]

There is an issues with Rouges. Our full group had four rogues camped on a roof and they could easily kill us but this is not the problem. When they run low on ammo they just run their timers down and walk through us to get more ammo. then shoot you in the back once re armed. I feel the rouge timer is too short for people that decide to attack others. The nice part of the PvP was that other group joined us keeping the Rogues on a roof top. Think I might get Division though as I enjoyed it.

[O'Neill]

It is a blast to play. There's so many positive aspects of the game that I haven't even touched on yet.

One of the things I like the most is the cover-to-cover system that allows players to go from one piece of cover to another by holding down the spacebar. While behind cover the UI shows where you can go cover-to-cover and it works quite well. The deployable turret is a nice skill to use in PvE and is capable of suppressing enemy npcs, which can help you get into a flanking position and finish them off. It will continue firing either until the enemy is dead, the timer expires and the turret self-destructs, or in rare cases it gets destroyed by the enemy. I've used the turret many times and it often expires rather than being destroyed.

Having played the closed and open beta, I'm glad I pre-ordered. I'm eager to see what the stats are on the gear sets revealed so far.

[Thaeus]

I very much enjoyed The Division. Nothing quite comes close to hunting down Rogues who think they're such hot stuff...until you kill them in three shots. They get so deliciously butthurt afterward.

[O'Neill]

Legitimate rogue hunting is fun at times but in both the closed and open beta I have seen trolls using the rogue system to trick non-rogue players into shooting them, using tactics such as shooting only one bullet into other players and using the flashbang upgrade of the sticky bomb. I don't see myself hunting rogues unless I'm in a full team who are situationally aware of their surroundings.

I was thinking a few days ago about the crafting feature in the game and I wondered if it would be possible to craft higher quality weapons and gear. I'm pretty certain there will be weapon mods and attachments that could be crafted but I'm hoping the crafting system will allow players to obtain purple quality weapons and gear as I'm still not completely sold on playing in the Dark Zone regularly.

[aceman67]

Figures once the game goes live, my update stops at 99% and the Uplay Service goes down. *head-desk*

[O'Neill]

Ubisoft's servers pretty much crashed last night from all the people logging in. I managed to get into the game and got as far as the story cinematic. After the cinematic finished, the connection was lost. Even Ubi's forums crashed. Oddly, I saw there were some people on YouTube livestreaming the game. I'm guessing they were playing on Xbox or ps4

I wasn't completely angry but I was disappointed that Ubisoft was not ready for the flood of players. I suppose something good came from this, PC is still a popular gaming platform despite the doomsayers who are usually overzealous console fanatics.

[MaverickScot]

I had no problems when it went live in the uk

[O'Neill]

I had no problems when it went live in the uk

UK and Australia went live earlier. It was only minutes after the game went live in the Americas that Ubisoft's servers pretty much blew a couple of EPS relays.

I was hoping for a stable release but when this happened I was surprised and not surprised at the same time. I'm disappointed that despite the fact open beta (which had approximately 6.4 million players, according to Ubisoft) was held just weeks before the actual launch Ubisoft's infrastructure was unable to handle the massive number of players trying to log in at the same time. However, I'm not angry either as I understand that even the best of the server infrastructures simply can't handle that many log in requests within a very short period of time.

[MaverickScot]

Have you played it yet? The dark zone is way harder and you really need a four man team.

Just realised you are from New York. That's an unfair advantage ��

[O'Neill]

Have you played it yet? The dark zone is way harder and you really need a four man team.

Just realised you are from New York. That's an unfair advantage ��

I've played the closed and open beta and yes you really need a full team to get the most out of the Dark Zone. I was lucky to be grouped with a full team via matchmaker queue for the hospital mission on hard difficulty. Lucky because the teammates worked together quite well and two of them appeared to be buddies using the in-game voice chat. After the hospital mission was finished, we went into the Dark Zone and I picked up some blue quality loot. This was on the last day of open beta so it was bittersweet. However, I was excited by just how well co-op was implemented and it made me even more eager to form co-op teams with friends once the game went live.

I suppose it is a bit unfair that I live in New York. I can actually compare The Division's version of New York with the real life one. I can say that the layout of the streets and landmarks are very close. I plan on visiting other parts of the city in-game to compare with the actual places I've visited in real life.

[Michael]

This game looks to be the closest we shall ever come to a SWAT 5. I was heavily involved in a SWAT 4 guild for years and when the game died off, then I switched to MMOs oddly after some brief RPGs like KOTOR.

My PC probably needs an upgrade to handle this game, but it is definitely something I want to play at some point!

[MaverickScot]

A UFP friend witnessed people queuing to use a terminal in game. What ever happened to the selfish attitude that is in most MMO's...lol.

[O'Neill]

This game looks to be the closest we shall ever come to a SWAT 5. I was heavily involved in a SWAT 4 guild for years and when the game died off, then I switched to MMOs oddly after some brief RPGs like KOTOR.

My PC probably needs an upgrade to handle this game, but it is definitely something I want to play at some point!

It's almost SWAT 5 but not quite due to the rpg aspects of The Division. The thing that was missing in SWAT 4 was the ability to use cover and not just hide behind a solid object hoping the AI won't shoot you with it's aimbot skills. However, The Division is almost a SWAT game because the game has flashbangs, tear gas, a recon skill that allows players to see enemies through walls, and different variants of the M4 assault rifle, MP5 submachine gun, Super M90 shotgun. The mission maps are somewhat linear but gives you plenty of tactical options for assault or defense.

I would recommend an upgrade. The game would probably kick the snot out of anything less than a gaming rig.

I took screenshots of some outfits unlocked. There's more posted on my Steam profile but I think I know which one you'd like, Mike.

[Thaeus]

Anyone hit 30 yet and looking to go into the Dark Zone? I'm still working my way through the storyline, but I'm ready whenever we can get a team together.

[Solace]

Just picked up the game, would love to play with some of you guys sometime