The Division 2 Beginner's Guide (2024 Edition): Endgame Guide

[@GCROCK]

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[@HauntedCJ]

Dude, checked out loads of vids by other people and was left feeling more frustrated than before. Your video is so well presented and succinct and explained everything I needed to know as a super casual player of the game. Thanks ❤

[@GCROCK]

Thanks for the comment. My aim was to make things sound less confusing for newer or more casual players. Glad the video was helpful

[@kilimanjalvaro]

Buddy and I hopped back on after not playing for years. $8 warlord expansion and these videos will carry us. Thanks boss

[@GCROCK]

No problem, enjoy!

[@hologene2211]

same here haha

[@Allegro_Giusto]

Just got back into it myself but it's £25, (so like $30+ dollars) for the NY dlc after all this time 🤦‍♂️

[@randymicallef3545]

If I'm not mistaken, hostage rescue offer the highest amount of XP in the shortest amount of time, as well as offering bounties upon completion. Keep in mind that you don't have to run the bounty right away, you can select it on the map, abandon it and this will save it for later under the bounties tab.

[@dw4897]

I use the bounties for the targeted loot. Heroic bounties have 3 named enemies, more directives the higher chance for the targeted loot to drop.

[@vmiget01]

honestly this is THE BEST guide to what recalibration and optimization is. SO MANY videos that say its a beginner guide wont tell WHAT recalibrate or optimize actually is. they just show HOW to recalibrate. THANK YOU

[@GCROCK]

No problem, glad I could help

[@UnderstandableUsername]

Just got to the endgame a couple days ago and looking in to builds and what to do next, this is great guide for pushing me in the right direction but not just giving me a checklist of things to do!

[@SnapEliminator]

Exactly what I was looking for. Just reached endgame and I was so confused with the amount of changes and where to start and this video just explained everything. Well done. Thank you…much appreciated

[@Drew_Peacock18]

Great video dude. I’m coming back to D2 after about 4 years. Maxed my character back when it just went to 30. Wow. So much has changed. It’s like l’ve never played before. Your vid was super helpful, although my heads swimming with info now. The calibration library is very helpful, back in the day it was pray to the RNG gods. Keep up the good work buddy. 🤙

[@willwaggoner8805]

Came back to Div2 after years and was completely baffled. This was a HUGE help. Worth the time investment. I was missing so many things, just grinding my watch and expertise. Now, I think I'm on the right track for truly leveling up.

[@MasterYostinWolf]

Ufff finally, the video I've been looking for. Thanks for bringing this content out

[@DjFusion86]

The 3 things I think the game really needs is first, a shared open world, I love seeing other players in the world in a MMO, it makes the game feel more alive. Second, a better queuing system, we should be able to queue for more than one mission/activity at a time. Since the population of players is pretty small, you often can’t find a group so having more than one cue would help. Finally would be cross play so all the remaining players can play together

[@iTzLagz1995]

I agree, the only issue though I see with crossplay would potentially be in the DZ zones and Conflict cuz of controller vs mnk pvp. Unless I'm mistaken, console doesn't support MnK

[@thething8854]

@@iTzLagz1995or do what R6 did with cross play

[@iTzLagz1995]

@thething8854 exactly that too, don't match PC unless you have someone on PC on your team. I forgot about that til u said tht.

[@21youngun42]

@@iTzLagz1995 I rather be able to play most of the content with more community than caring about km players killing me the one time I go to the dz I don’t care .Let crossplay be

[@iTzLagz1995]

@21youngun42 I'm talking across any game that is a reaction based/fps title. PC has a unfair advantage over console and they shouldn't match together unless you have a PC player on your team.

[@Mooncake22]

More than 600h on div 1 but just came to div 2 to prepare for seasonal caracter in y6s2. Great coverage of mecanics thanks !

[@johnnyshoe2229]

Bro this video has been one of the most informative video why don't other youtubers follow this meta Thank you ❤

[@dw4897]

24:01 use the top two, there are max out. Meaning you are not able to collect more. Use what is close to being maxed. Of course the printer is less costly but you get more armor and guns then just mods when dismantling everything.

[@iaresavage7630]

Dude thank you. I have STRUGGLED with understanding the crafting and attributes aspect of it. Video after video after reddit page I still couldn't figure it out. Your explanation was the best to helping me understand it. Thanks man.

[@GCROCK]

Glad I could help!! Thanks for the comment

[@lukecapizano9654]

Thank you so much for making this video! Returning from launch, I found myself confused on the endgame progression. Your video cleared up every question I had!

[@Given2Fly7173]

Actually kind of excited to start playing this on PC….focusing on the Keener manhunt at the moment.

[@KalleK0fot]

Thank you! Really helped me out in understanding this maze of diff systems!

[@ptipol4900]

thanks for your video ! i'm new on the game and i felt lost. thanks to you i will enjoy endgame ! :)

[@foxeh.]

Fantastic video. Thanks for taking the time to make and upload mate

[@windlestorm3236]

Man, this was the best video I've seen explaining everything.

[@doc_yung_muny4489]

Just started playing 3 days ago. My character is level 38 and you just explained a lot of stuff that I was lost on…thanks dude

[@GCROCK]

No problem, glad to help

[@digitaldogs233]

Nice video for the new players, and i would absolutely recommend getting WONY especially for pvp as most are shd levels so it would help you out alot, plus it's a fun expansion too play.

[@vexx12343]

This is great for new players thanks

[@khaledelsayed3070]

Thank you so much for the video, it was very helpful!

[@Chris-iq5jj]

i haven’t played in a while since i got the 5 might redownload

[@SG5fzZ]

You forgot to mention in the expertise part is that expertise on skills do carry over between characters not sure if this applies to hardcore tho

[@eftheusempire]

Perfect a certain control point and just reset it everytime. Waiting for certain events is inefficient

[@jayus59]

public executions (if you can find them quickly) are the bestbat xp gains

[@joltefftect7894]

TY for video, helped alot.

[@darrenpiggott2068]

i'm a returning player and these videos are really helpfull ty so much

[@GCROCK]

No problem!! Thanks for the comment

[@melvlowe1566]

Nice guide dude, thanks 👍

[@thomascheek5230]

returning player, good breakdown!

[@Southey39]

I appreciate this thabks. What i will say is i think they need to nerf the grind a bit and make it more easier to understand in the division 3. Thats the only way to keep the player base up.

[@roundchelsea8403]

Just started a new character on hardcore mode yall wish me luck I haven’t played for idk how long now but it’ll make me pay more attention and be smarter with how I play :)

[@CaptnYestrday]

Best beginners in game guide, by miles. This is helped me and my group loads. Had a question that didn't get answered on this video. After finishing New York, it feels like a whole bunch of story just went missing. Is there a way to figure out what happened? Is it because of seasons? I'm not sure how those work or if I need to get them or if I can buy past seasons where is there something else that we are missing? We don't usually follow story lines but this was streamlined pretty well in this game but now everything is way past where we were. Lau is dead? Kelso is missing? What the hell happened

[@GCROCK]

Great question!! And something I have thought about recently and wish I included in this. If you go to your map and toggle to manhunt you will see this seasons manhunt. At the bottom of the screen there will be an option for "Legacy Manhunts". Here will be all the manhunts that you have missed since the end of the expansion. You cannot replay the entirity if each manhunt but you will be able to play the final manhunt missions and get a recap along with some rewards that you missed.

[@comradesvt79]

Videos like this will bring along the next wave of agents. Nice

[@stenrudshaug8916]

Tnxs! This is good!!

[@Atut999]

Hey GCRock, awesome guide. This will help me a lot. Just a noob question though, I am interested in capturing hunter masks, when is the right time to take those pesky hunters down?

[@GCROCK]

I would wait until you are in endgame and have put together an okay DPS build. You can make them easier by having the open world set to normal but before endgane with no build, they will be difficult.

[@Itbelikethat-gj7ui]

Hey, where can I find your group you were talking about at the end of the video? I loved it very much as it has helped me get back into the game and not be intimidated by how much there is to do.

[@GCROCK]

Glad the video was helpful. The group must be my Discord server. The link is discord.gg/gcrock

[@shobhanrajput]

your explanation helped me understand recalibration, optimization and crafting station, i am lost what to do and what not to do after getting my SHD watch, this video actually gave me the proper idea on how to continue and what to do now, thanks

[@Snowydays]

Praying the recruiter outfit comes back

[@edwinchw]

do you need to buy New York to get the watch? what is the endgame diff if you got no watch?

[@livable_cause5571]

Just making sure I understand this right, if I want a god roll piece of armor it would need to naturally drop as a 2/3 right? Meaning the sub attributes would have to be max stat on drop and I could change the core attribute or it would need the right core and one of the sub stats would have to be maxed and provide the correct stat and I could change the other? I can’t change the core AND a sub stat right?

[@GCROCK]

Yeah.. depends what type of piece. Gear sets only have 2 roles so are easier. And then high end chest pieces and backpacks have takents too so you would need to get 3/4 on those. You only to get the attributes/talents that you want though minus 1 for the role if needed. Don't worry about the value of any attribute as everything can be optimized to max. Hope this helps

[@livable_cause5571]

@ this helps a lot thank you! I was so confused at first about how the armor and weapon system works but I’ve messed around with it a bit and it’s starting to make more sense.

[@richeyrich2514]

Im currently lvl 400 shd lvl and i power leveled two extra characters to lvl 30. Should i refrain from spending my scavenging points on my main? Should i level up my accounts from 30 to 40 or do i need to wait to hit shd 1000 for this to work?

[@richeyrich2514]

@GCROCK ?

[@GCROCK]

There is no harm in spending them if you need them. Also no harm in levelling your other characters to 40 now as every level you gain will go across all. For full benefit of a watch mule character I would just focus on getting your watch as high as you can. 2000+ is a good amount. 1500 is okay but the higher the better

[@K5-GSXR1000]

Just got to level 30 on my watch. I have not received a single field proficiency cache. Have they updated it so you don't get one anymore ? I was getting them when I was level 30 before going to NYC to complete to level 40

[@davoap1268]

GCROCK what is your opinion on doing legendary content solo? Because now i have accomplished in getting most exotics and horded decent yellow gear but now at a point of making a build to do legendary content alone as a test of my reflexes and focus. I prefer not being a one trick pony kind, but in need of advice.

[@GCROCK]

Like with anything, practice will make perfect but solo legendary along with going for world record speed runs is probably the most difficult content in the game. From what I have seen, solo legendary is not going to be as easy as is was on The Division 1 where you could just use a skill build and figure out the right spots. You are probably going to want multiple builds for multiple situations and then practice, practice and practice. It will make things easier by using guides online to see how others do it, and going at it blind by yourself would increase the difficulty greatly. I have not done solo Legendary so this is all I have for you really, and what puts me off is just the time it would take to master that when I have other priorities I have to focus on. Who knows maybe one day. If you have the time I would say go for it and good luck! I would recommend starting with DUA which is by far the easiest and shouldn't take too much time.

[@davoap1268]

Thank you.

[@Skylarkcpt]

im so confused , put 200 hours into the game at the release , got the world tier 5 , there was nothing else to do so stopped playing , iv come back today and i have not a clue what to do next , wtf do i do ?

[@randygarcia5966]

@Skylarkcpt have you gone to NY or are you still in DC? If you haven't taken the helicopter ride and you own Warlords DLC, go to NY.

[@Skylarkcpt]

@@randygarcia5966 completed it on release

[@GarrettAbel00]

How are you suppose to do control points on challenging when you just hit level 40.

[@GCROCK]

Grind a build first on Countdown. You can have a good Striker build ready for challenging in a few runs

[@症不眠]

That is some sick drip you are rocking - what is that set called?

[@omegagames282]

I'm confused. I have warlords but my lvl stopped at 30. Do I have to start the dlc to get to 40?

[@grundged]

Thanks for the video. I now know I can delete this game from my PS5. That grind is just insane. 😵‍💫 My watch is only 11 and you need 1000??! Forget that. Game isn't that interesting tbh. I can see why it failed so miserably. Games need to respect players time. This one craps all over it. 😅

[@SunStreaker-wc]

Istg he casually talks about lv1000 like it was a week or two of work im level 15 dont feel like ive gotten anywhere i like the first division for a reason because it wasnt a giant mind fuck to do anything

[@zapapunchh9694]

@@grundged Thats why you have to do research. This game is widely known for its grind. Thats literally the entire game. Its just get good gear to get better gear and become op. It didn’t fail at all. It was a major success but its lifespan, like any other game, dropped and people are looking for something new.

[@birke0416]

It’s exactly like every MMO. Min/Maxing and stealing thousands of hours of your life for marginal upgrades.

[@BarrieBuskruitZV]

How do u get that outfit u have on while crafting

[@skryonix357]

How'd you get that outfit? Is it a timed exclusive to a season that I missed?

[@GCROCK]

It was a timed exclusive purchasable outfit at the end if last season. I imagine it will come around again 👍

[@kilimanjalvaro]

So do I have to be lucky to pull a max Core Attribute without messing with the recalibration?

[@GCROCK]

Not max no, you can use the optimization station to max all your roles. What you want to do is get the right attributes and talents that you want. You can one change you can make so bare this in mind and then once you have all the attributes and talent you want you can max out everything.

[@Iloveidiots1]

You make it sound like, oh no big deal, just turn on challenging. Aren't most people going to get absolutely shredded by this if they just "jump into it".

[@GCROCK]

Not at this stage of the game no. Just put a build together and challenging is very easy for most people. Maybe back when the game launched before the power creep but we are quite powerful now with some very easy builds to put together.

[@manuelzanardo9005]

Sorry but how do I reach level 40 if I don’t have any expansion and is it possible without them?

[@GCROCK]

No you need the expansion for level 40 and a lot of content

[@PlaysByMel]

I missed the dlc sale smh , kinda iffy about getting it for 30 dollars

[@GCROCK]

It will certainly gonm on sale again at some point

[@loganmills1777]

It was 8 dollars on Xbox, got it as soon as I seen that lol

[@birke0416]

Can’t believe I played over 200 hours and barely did any endgame.🤦

[@alaskatlf99]

There’s like 30 hours of story in this game, I wouldn’t consider this stuff end game. This IS the game, there’s just 30 hours of story to get through first😂

[@mastercheif878]

This game has an absurdly high amount of bloat. It definitely is farming that playtime

[@higheastdeno7584]

Dont trust A.I.

[@current3109]

Division 1 end game is more enjoyable

[@Dynasty1818]

Kinda worrying that it feels like the end game basically hasn't changed since I stopped playing like 3 years ago or more. I'm really intrigued to return given the overhauls being done lately, plus burnout on Destiny 2, just feels like it might feel the same as before which is why I left. Just grinding Summit and Raids, getting annihalated in PVP as the game is so old now that most have insanely OP/optimized weapons brimming with crit chance and damage so you just melt to death. I dunno man...

[@zapapunchh9694]

Yeah the game recently hasnt had much new content and its the same thing every season

[@digitaldogs233]

Nice video for the new players, and i would absolutely recommend getting WONY especially for pvp as most are shd levels so it would help you out alot, plus it's a fun expansion too play.

[@nickbriggs8059]

I love WONY. I love this game in general. I thought I was close to beating the entire game a couple years ago so I set it down but realized I still had 100s of hours left. I didn’t realize works tiers was even a thing. Lol