The Division 2: A Full Countdown Guide for Beginners (2024 Edition)

[@GCROCK]

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[@digitaldogs233]

Extremely helpful!! I've literally only done about 4 runs in countdown, and only 2 of them was with a friend who guided me threw it. But still so much i didn't realise. Was abit nervous at playing it because my enxiaty, but I'm starting to get over this, been playing alot more with friends, especially on Destiny 2, and played with Eaglestar alot threw his 24 hour stream that was for charity, also played with Sentinel and he's a really nice guy. I know i mention this because someone gifted me membership then it was gone in a couple of weeks. I have absolutely no issue with that because I'm not in your lives alot recently so why spend money on someone who isn't supporting you as much as other's. But it's not personal bro, I'm just watching other lives which often are the same time as yours. You'll always hold a place in my heart bro, even if I'm not around to show this. 🙏

[@OccasusRaven]

@GCROCK You should remember to mention or also create a video to people who dont have mic, how to turn on ingame chat from the settings. This is very helpfull especially on console when doing countdowns because some people game just dont want to be cooperative with ingame voice chat even ur mic works nice in consoles own party.

[@OccasusRaven]

@digitaldogs233 KZbin membership last 1 month so it cant be gone "after 2 weeks"🙄 And IF you did not know KZbin gives memberships completely random when u Donate them, unlike twitch where u can actually choose who you give them.

[@digitaldogs233]

@@OccasusRaven So who asked you to put their nose in. Mind your own business

[@OccasusRaven]

@@digitaldogs233 Had to say it because u did not know maybe because stupidly

[@digitaldogs233]

This is helpful for me because not played much countdown at all.

[@PietrusPereira]

I just started playing this game, literally a few days ago. Just reached lv 29. Also, I completed my first run on killing "Nemesis" (took me a few tries). Been enjoying the game. Builds are confusing and feel there's a lot of info there. But been enjoying so far...

[@goonyman90]

Countdown is the best! In my first 6 runs ever I got a ninja bag , momento, and Elmo’s .

[@FordTransitVan23]

I better do countdown.

[@Born2Elite]

The build i like to use for countdown is a 4x Hunter's Fury, Badger tuff vest with Intimidate and the memento backpack and my primary weapon is the Scorpio. For the countermeasures part i like to run up to the Hunter's and shoot them with my Scorpio and get all the status effects on them while the rest of the team does the damage. The skills I use are the striker shield and reviver hive so I can get myself and tram up.

[@rogerg0834]

I appreciate the guide since I have never tried because I dont have the minimum gear to even try it. Nor do I know where to go, what to do, etc etc. So, thanks a bunch!!

[@jaheem666]

Very nice vid thank you.

[@justinsaiyan5587]

Super helpful video man. Just got to 40 last night. Still working my way through WONY but once I’m done with that it’s gonna be time to farm 🔥

[@GCROCK]

Well done man. Hope you are enjoying the grind

[@justinsaiyan5587]

@@GCROCK definitely am. I played a ton in year 1 and dropped the game shortly before the dlc dropped. After coming back I’m reminded to just how much I love this game and franchise. There’s soooo much to do nowadays too. Feels great!

[@GCROCK]

@@justinsaiyan5587 Great to hear! So much coming too. You have returned at the right time

[@-whiskey-4134]

Imo, based on my experiences Challenging is more worth it in general. The “heroic” gear I’ve come across hasn’t been better enough to justify swapping. Maybe it’s just the RNG I’ve had, but challenging is faster and Tbh I’m more focused on XP to finish my watch and I level up faster on Challenging. Heroic isn’t much harder, but it adds extra time and that adds up. Really it just feels like more enemy damage and armor for barely much more of anything lol Challenging is just more efficient imo. Im also running a hybrid Haeartbreaker/Hard Wired/In-Sync build so everything I do makes everything do more damage plus the buffs. It’s not the most crazy build, but it’s fun for me and I can plow through most content.

[@MrTehru]

Let me chime in as someone who is a new player. My watch is at 84. The game is been sitting on my hard drive for quite some time anyway, I’m really enjoying it and this is a fantastic look at what the countdown is. I’m going to try a few runs by myself just to get the hang of it, but at least when I go in for the first time with the group I’m not gonna look like a dumb ass. Well, I still may look like one but at least I’ll know that I am because you told me the right way to do it. Great video. Thanks.

[@GCROCK]

Glad you have found it helpful! You won't look like an idiot! 🤣

[@claybwagner]

Great video thanks. i always wondered when you should signal for the extraction. I just follow the crowd.

[@jacobnemcic8147]

never played countdown before tysm for this video

[@adamgoode9884]

I love countdown, and normally run the strikers with either the ninja or momento. with either the elmo or scorpio. Challenging is the better difficulty as you'll be matched straight away where as hard you can be waiting a while to matchmake. I've also had the Cartharsis drop in there a couple of times as well

[@sprayzz2139]

best advise i can give from someone who has played heaps of countdown, focus the hunters at the end, once they are down, its much easier. I rush the hunters with the shocker punch if they are close, then we can all gun them down.

[@Phoenix19901]

Hopefully will see this video lots of people bc sometimes I just leav countdown bc everyone run where they want and donth stay with team 😢😅

[@digitaldogs233]

Yep because most don't use mic, if you're playing as a team but don't communicate your not a team, your just running randomly with people. Use a mic, that's the point of playing with group's imo.

[@OccasusRaven]

@digitaldogs233 Hold ur comment horses. Some people ingame voice chat dont even work. i have Searched this topic on internet and i have seen many forum topics where some have mentioned that there is nothing wrong on their mic but game itself just dont register ur voice and u cant do anything about it. This is mostly Console problem tho. But there is that ingame text chat what many dont even might know exist. I use that usually to tell people where to go & i also use waypoint.

[@digitaldogs233]

@@OccasusRaven Here you are again, get off my balls dude ffs 🙄

[@Aarhzon27]

@@digitaldogs233most people don’t need to use voice chat its just common sense

[@digitaldogs233]

@@Aarhzon27 Yep common sense that people run in their own direction. And the marker thing, one match there was 2, so the group split. I did countdown last night and i took the lead, even though I've only done it 3 times, was a smooth run and a couple chose to switch there's on and we had a laugh while doing it. It's not so much for me the communication of everyone going to same area it just alleviates my enxiaty abit. Every game i play i use a mic, and 9 out of ten times someone else will to, then we chat about crap. You do you ill do me with my mic. Kinda why i even got a headset for.

[@johnbechtold6309]

Is there a way you can match make countdown as a group of 2 and match with randoms? Everytime i try to match make in a group of two it takes me only, and makes me leave behind my partner, but if I create one I can invite him but can’t match make the rest

[@GCROCK]

Yeah it should work that way. When me and my partner are in a group and I matchmake. I accept when it comes up and my partner also has to accept or it just takes me

[@blinglouis329]

I run coyote mask for crit with overlord amenities vest for obliterate and assault rifle damage then the rest is striker gear for stacking damage my primary is st Elmo’s for shock effect and high mag cap and the secondary is lefty the 12gauge steak out shot gun named version the sidearm can be anything I run all reds for high dps but 2 core blues give you that survivability if you need it

[@Born2Elite]

I find the cooling tower and the lab difficult to find the loot boxes sometimes. I know where they are but can't always remember so I'm just running around looking for them.

[@OccasusRaven]

@Born2Elite game tells u where those are what u can open actually, its have orange waypoint showing that to you.

[@Born2Elite]

@@OccasusRaven I don't mean the crate that opens when extraction timer starts. I mean the crate that has three spawns for the cooling tower and the lab as they're big areas.

[@bruce88wayne]

I think Countdown is bugged for me. Either that or I'm missing something. I complete tasks for the objective, but the activity doesn't update to the next task. Hack the 2 computers, destroy the 2 servers, then just endless waves of enemies.

[@born2gameandmoaning294]

Thank you

[@skullface1290]

How to unlock countdown? I see it on map but i can't access it

[@husohuso23]

thank You

[@digitaldogs233]

Also i found out something that people should know about this "bug". Its very possible because of it not effecting some regions it has nothing to do with the actual game itself, its server issues. Been looking into this and reading alot of interesting stuff from game devs on reddit, indie game devs. They are to stating if its a regional issue its not the actual game, its the servers they use. Unfortunately people dont bother too research such things, its easier just to blame the devs. This is why especially on CoD vpn is used alot, because some servers based on region are better than other's. Now im not completely finnished my little exploration into this, but at moment this is my conclusion. Dont hate the game devs, hate the servers they use.

[@waylongregrich5305]

Finish the countdown 3 times and never got a single thing at the end, no currency or anything, no points what's so ever. Not surprised at considering it is Ubi Stumb

[@brandog5702]

Jog around and pick up loot. Follow the pack. Done lol

[@GCROCK]

Pretty much!! Lol

[@BGxLoki]

So doing challeging difficulty still gives you the heroic level gear?

[@GCROCK]

Yes, even the lower levels. I think there might be some purple drops on lower but the high end will be heroic quality

[@MichaelCarter-vf8it]

Never played count down yet

[@manik2154]

still waiting on the updated raid build guide, LOL!

[@GCROCK]

Lol 🤣 They are coming! Legendary videos first though. When you see those go out, the raid stuff is next and last in this beginner series 👍

[@manik2154]

@@GCROCK thank you sir. I appreciate it. I’m a long time veteran player and still haven’t done them yet. Decided I was finally gonna try to find a squad and do it but I wanted to make sure your previous builds from a few years ago is still needed or changed. 👍🏾

[@bryanhowyong]

RULE 1 and GOLDEN 1, below 800SHD join CHALLENGING not HEROIC. It is that simple

[@Damanien]

Been doing heroic since shd 400. No issue at all.

[@PonyGummidge]

And always always call in extraction chopper as soon as you can 😂😂😂

[@OccasusRaven]

@PonyGummidge Sarcasm there. No u get a hate when u call it way too Early, when time is 10 sec usually then.