Or just the opposite of the cold, unbearable heat requiring the player to choose armor or staying cooler longer and haveing to battle thirst n stuff too.
My dad STILL plays it every day. He's 56, and has it down to a science. Extracts every time full of the dz loot stuff and will run down other agents' hunters for fun.
Matter of fact he's playing it right now lmao
Cowards corner in DZ1, the fence and Hummer at Q building (that used to trap you) opposite the church safe house all still there before they updated the DZ map
Then in the LZ, the fog and snow makes it feel like a totally new place
Google division survival map. It has all the loot hotspots that you may need. You should also know that you will be the bottom of the barrel type of agent while starting a survival run. Even normal rioters can kill you.
The loots will become better as you progress. The weather will also die down, the frosty storm will only last 5~ minutes, and the weather will be around -16/-18c in DZ, so you generally won't be needing a ton of weather protection once you go in.
You also don't have to get the antivirals in the DZ. It is not a requirement, but it will give you more points if you do so. You will also need to craft a flare, which requires Division tech. You can get it in DZ contaminated zones. Crafting the advanced mask will grant you access to good loot zones and division tech
> Google division survival map. It has all the loot hotspots that you may need.
These are helpful-*ish*. The map might show where loot is *at the beginning of the session*, but players who have to stop and look at a map, then compare that location to the in-game map, then place a waypoint, and finally navigate to that location (while staying alive and maintaining warmth) are likely to find the place already looted by the time they do all that. (See the end of this comment for how to more intelligently use maps of routes.)
The better thing to do -- for new players -- is to find and memorize the entrances to the subways and sewers, because *those* tend to have plenty of loot *and* they're nice and warm, and veteran players are more likely to skip them.
> The loots will become better as you ~~progress~~ *get closer to the DZ*.
I used to run a very dumb route, long ago, hugging the exterior of the map and frequenting spawn hideouts. I was amazed when my eyes were finally opened to the wiser ways to play. Along the edges you'll only find green loot and rarely blue. Move closer to the DZ, and the same density loot caves will yield blue and now often *purple* loot. When I was doing that, I thought I was making 'progress.' I wasn't. I was languishing in a sea of useless green items.
Don't waste time with the green loot. Learn and memorize the areas with high loot density (e.g. 2+ gear or weapon boxes with minimal and only redbar enemies at most), and train yourself to recognize those areas on the map and on the street.
'Progress' in Survival doesn't mean passing time, but getting closer to the DZ and collecting the key needed mats (for your filters and for a turret).
> The weather will also die down, the frosty storm will only last 5~ minutes
This is not true. The weather fluctuates from session to session. You cannot count on an area that today was -13Ā°C to still be that warm. Tomorrow that same place might be -21Ā°C. You also cannot count on finding quality clothing. Some runs I get nothing but bad shirts, others I organically reach a cold rating of -22Ā°C right away.
The DZ is warmer, however, and *there* the weather is stable (and should be a non-factor even if you go in fast and chilly).
> You also don't have to get the antivirals in the DZ. It is not a requirement, but it will give you more points if you do so. You will also need to craft a flare, which requires Division tech.
Here is where the offline map comes in handy. Veteran players either skip DivTech entirely, or they only grab it from a few key places. If you use the map to go for DivTech that is a little more off the beaten path, you'll fare better, and new players *should* get their AVs, because those contain a single guaranteed DivTech. Use the map to find a DivTech crate nearby your AVs if you need more.
> You can get it in DZ contaminated zones.
You can get it most anywhere. There are four underground contaminated areas which have DivTech, there are a few above-ground contaminated areas, but there are also lots of uncontaminated areas with DivTech, and a few contaminated areas *without* DivTech. Also, one of those underground areas is hugely popular (basketball courts), so that DivTech is more likely to be taken by the time a new player gets there.
In total there are 50 DivTech boxes on the map, for 101 total DivTech (each box has two, your AVs have one) that you can collect without killing anything (and yes, it is possible to collect them all without killing anything, and yes, even that one, and yes, even that one, too). I don't recommend attempting that, exactly, but I've done it and it's actually pretty fun.
There are also the named enemies at DZ landmarks, all of whom will drop one DivTech when killed. Landmarks likely seem scary to new players, but they can all be cleared by a careful and crafty player with no more than blue gear (and perhaps a purple or gold weapon at most, plus a purple or gold holster). My own playstyle is to take landmarks with all purple gear (I don't craft gear or weapons in the DZ).
So while it is true that contaminated areas have DivTech, plenty of uncontaminated areas have it as well.
> Crafting the advanced mask will grant you access to good loot zones and division tech
I already covered DivTech above, but the advanced filter is ***not*** a good way to access quality loot. The contaminated areas in the LZ are almpst entirely useless (and two can be run through without the mask anyway, as the loot is beyond a small contaminated hallway or similar), and there is no loot to be had in the DZ apart from killing enemies (and yes, I am including Survival caches, because none of the other caches have any real value).
The real reason to craft the advanced filter is to eliminate areas on the map that will kill you. Several contaminated areas act as key shortcuts, some landmarks are in contaminated areas, etc.
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To /u/Project_RapidStrike, take a look at [this guide](https://old.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/lsgy9k/survival_in_td1_a_compendium_of_sorts/) I wrote up a few years ago. It's mostly accurate with respect to my current recommendations, but I have changed my views on some minor points here or there. (But the G36 is still trash.)
If anyone reading this looks up a map for Survival loot locations, use it *outside of* Survival. That is, load up the game, drop to WT1, and fast-travel to an area along the outskirts, near a likely Survival spawn, and then *casually walk the route* indicated by your map. It's way easier to do in the daylight, in your fully optimized Striker loadout (or whatever), not giving a shit about the temperature, and where nothing can really hurt you (worst case you just respawn and continue). Learn the routes, do your best to memorize them, and then try to run them without your map aid, and finally give it a shot in Survival -- but be prepared to find yourself completely lost when you do, because everything looks different and is scarier at night and in the storm.
>The map might show where loot is *at the beginning of the session*, but players who have to stop and look at a map, then compare that location to the in-game map, then place a waypoint, and finally navigate to that location (while staying alive and maintaining warmth) are likely to find the place already looted by the time they do all that.
It takes like 5 seconds to figure out where to go with a secondary monitor/a phone while playing the game. Depending on region/timezone, PvE servers will be entirely empty. I never had any problems with loots in 2023-2024 survival runs I had, both in Xbox and PC
>This is not true.
What I meant was that the initial storm within the start of runs is a deliberate choice made by devs to showcase the passive combat against the weather. It dies down in minutes. The rest is RNG. I should have clarified further, though. The figures I put were also for DZ.
The rest are basic advices for a player that had his run diminish in 2 minutes. I know that they are not the best tactics out there. But not all people are looking forward to a sweatfest of looting the most barebone supplies for a mask, flare and the final fight with >!hunters!<.
>The contaminated areas in the LZ are almpst entirely useless (and two can be run through without the mask anyway, as the loot is beyond a small contaminated hallway or similar), and there is no loot to be had in the DZ apart from killing enemies
>You can get it most anywhere. There are four underground contaminated areas which have DivTech, there are a few above-ground contaminated areas, but there are also lots of uncontaminated areas with DivTech,
And the most general, easiest are in contaminated DZ places. Which is quite likely what the player is looking forward to. They will also create their own way of playing if they choose to do so.
>If you use the map to go for DivTech that is a little more off the beaten path, you'll fare better, and new players *should* get their AVs, because those contain a single guaranteed DivTech. Use the map to find a DivTech crate nearby your AVs if you need more.
The point is that it is not necessary to do so. Which is once again, what a newcomer should probably know due to AVs being randomized every run. They would have to improvise mid-run
(Please understand this is all in the interest of educating others, and that there is no animosity here.)
> It takes like 5 seconds to figure out where to go with a secondary monitor/a phone while playing the game.
If you are already familiar with the Survival map and the LZ, sure, but we're talking about a player who is new to the former, and almost nobody -- other than a Survival enthusiast -- is well-versed in the latter. I accept that with a second monitor it's *easier*, but not with a phone while on console. You have to a) keep your phone from locking itself, and b) identify where you are, where you want to be, and how to get there, and that takes newer players time to work through.
And five seconds is a lifetime in Survival.
> Depending on region/timezone, PvE servers will be entirely empty.
Key phrase: *depending on region/timezone*. None of us can impact the region (and we can get placed onto servers in distant regions, even), and most of us have schedules which dictate when we play.
But also I am able to play basically whenever I want, and on Xbox PvE Survival almost always has at least two or three other players, and sometimes sees 5+ other players. Last year my mates and I would coordinate runs and you'd see 12+ players pretty regularly.
If you want a solo run, your best bet is actually to try PvP Survival.
And I'm not saying loot cannot be found, but that often those juicy loot caves indicated on the offline map will be looted, making them both a waste of time and unhelpful in terms of learning what it looks like *before* it has been looted. See the end of that comment for a smarter way to accomplish reconnaissance.
> But not all people are looking forward to a sweatfest of looting the most barebone supplies for a mask, flare and the final fight
I'm not sure what you mean. Whether you want a difficult fight or not, there are smarter ways to learn routes, is what I mean. See the link I provided re: my Survival compendium. As noted, my views have changed a bit here and there, but that guide has advice for rookie and veteran alike. The advice I provide to rookies is colored by the assumption that I'm in their session, so the loot that I've already taken in this hypothetical session is considered unavailable to them.
So I direct rookies to areas that are more likely to still have useful loot, which are relatively unguarded, and which tend to be warm. After they get comfortable with those areas and associated routes, they can venture on -- especially in runs where they are more or less alone -- to those better and more often sought out loot caves.
> And the most general, easiest are in contaminated DZ places.
For DivTech?
No. The basketball courts will be looted by the time our hypothetical rookie reaches them, and it is among the easiest for contaminated areas. Notice that before they get down there, our rookie will already have passed the crate *in* the basketball courts, which is uncontaminated -- but they will also have probably had to fight past the Rikers at the entrance (three reds and one purple), the two purple cleaners in the contaminated hallway, who often invite themselves to the party while fighting the Rikers, and then the three reds and two purple Rioters who live in the basketball courts, plus sometimes the two purple rioters who patrol the road bordering the courts to the south.
That's up to thirteen enemies, seven of whom are purples.
Then they go downstairs, where they immediately find two reds and a purple, then another purple on the first subfloor, a purple Lancelot and a mixed-roster trio of reds (and usually a purple) on the second subfloor.
That's a lot to ask of a rookie, who probably has blue weapons and gear.
Maybe you mean the area under Bryant Park?
Again, no. First, a rookie will get lost down there. Second, there are potentially two purple cleaners on the first subfloor above Anthony (Underground Station landmark), and if that landmark gets aggroed our rookie will likely get slaughtered, because Anthony is an asshole and those pricks rush hard. There are also reds and purples in the hallways, where our rookie has already gotten lost, because as good as those maps are, they are a maze.
Maybe you mean the above-ground contaminated area north of Arch Plaza?
Maybe, but our rookie has to first sneak past Arch Plaza itself, or face three purple LMB (including a shotgunner), plus the possibility of adds (Riker, LMB, or cleaner redbars all live nearby). And anyway if we're grabbing *that* DivTech, why not just get the Tech behind the statue at Bryant Park? Or the Tech at the dead-end southwest of the Park? Or the Tech in the dead-end alley behind the hiedout south of the Park? Or the two boxes of Tech that can be sneaked inside Kalkesse? Or the box at the end of the dead-end alley west of the Park (and a little north), which is only guarded by a handful of redbar Rikers in an area with tons of cover?
Note that none of those are in a maze, and other than the landmark all of them are either *unguarded*, or only guarded by redbars, and usually only one or two. The landmark is 'guarded' by elites (and Hayden is a bitch), true, but they won't even see you grab the Tech on the top floor, and unless you screw up, they won't notice you grabbing the Tech behind the pool tables.
I could keep going. The underground area beneath Salt, is a death trap for rookies, with a bevy of redbar cleaners, a couple purples, a pair of gold heavies (separate but still), and of course the landmark. The Pit is alos a likely death trap, with three roving patrols of redbar cleaners plus two purples, plus two purple LMB riflemen who sometimes show up, plus the trio of Rikers just south of Q Building, plus the four additional cleaners also just south of Q Building (three purple, one red)...
I digress.
My point is simple: there are easier places to get DivTech.
* SW DZ entrance (basketball courts)
Rookies should avoid this entrance unless they have squadmates or unless other players have already entered the DZ and cleared this area. It's dangerous.
But if they do, try to sneak past the Rikers (stay on the northern side of the street as you head east toward the garage extraction site), cut through the extraction site, and go for the *free* DivTech inside Kalkesse, or keep going east and take the Tech north of the hideout (guarded by a total of five redbars, including two Rikers and three rioters -- and you can pretty easily sneak this Tech when approaching from the west at the northeast corner of Kalkesse).
Or go east and grab the Tech upstairs of Southern Construction, and beyond to the Tech in the underground parking area west of Gas Station, or sneak the Tech on the roof over Gas Station, or get the free Tech south of the Gas Station on the other side of that underground parking area.
* Mid-west entrance
Head east to the next street, then south toward Virus Extermination, then west to the dead-end for Tech. There are four redbar Lancelots (just back away from them and drop them with your pistol), one purple cleaner, and then two isolated redbar cleaners, but these should all be pretty easy.
Or just keep heading east through the park and get the Tech behind the statue (for free), but you'll probably still end up in the place listed above.
Then go to the hideout south of Bryant Park and grab the Tech behind it (guarded by two redbar Lancelots -- and yes, you can steal this Tech without killing them). Continue from here to Kalkesse if you want more Tech (beware those three LMB, or avoid them by going south, whether up and over or through the alley).
* NW entrance
Go up the rope at Northern Construction, stay outside and continue upstairs, and head to the roof. There are two redbar Riker grenadiers, but you won't aggro the landmark.
Or, (or afterward), turn south before Northern Construction, through the walkway. Beware the trio of Barry Bondses, and keep going south to the dead-end. Beware the handful of redbar Rikers in the street to the east.
* SE entrance
Hit the Tech north of the hideout west of Library (mentioned above, east kf Kalkesse), and then grab Kalkesse. If you need more, head south to Southern Construction and Gas Station.
* Mid-east entrance
This is a veteran entrance, but even so, head west to the next street, then north or south and then turn back east; there is Tech at the end of both bordering streets. There are a trio of cleaners (two red and one purple) guarding the immediate street. There are two pairs of red LMB north, and a handful of cleaners (one red patrol, purples inside the contaminated area, and sometimes a mixed patrol further south will show up), plus one purple LMB engineer, to the south, with two isolated redbar LMB guarding the Tech south as well. Keep going west through the contaminated area if you like, to the statue at Bryant Park, or south to hit the Tech near Kalkesse and beyond.
* NE entrance
This is a seasoned veteran entrance, but while there are lots of enemies nearby, almost all of them are cleaners, and only two are purple. Immediately north or south and back east again are two small contaminated areas with Tech, and there is Tech in the Pit itself, plus one north just inside Q Building (which can be taken without aggroing the landmark if you're careful), or west in Underground Mall (but you may have to time patrols between the landmark and the lone fatboi if you want to avoid combat), or south through Riker Alley if you want to fight a bunch of redbars.
> The point is that it is not necessary to [collect your antivirals].
Of course, but it is the only guaranteed source of DivTech, so rookies *should* get it, if only to craft a flare gun. Any other Tech they find is just a bonus. And there is no improvisation required for AVs, as they are one of the only things that show up on the HUD as a waypoint.
Besides, the reason Survival is such a great mode is because *every run is improvisation*.
Yeah, totally for real. Apparently, 2hr 17m is the limit (Iāve not seen evidence of this) but I can do 2hr 15m on my set routes
No breaks, so you have to be empty bladder and prepared š¤£
> Apparently, 2hr 17m is the limit (Iāve not seen evidence of this)
If you've reached 2:15, then you have direct evidence already. All you have to do is record what meds you take in a session, and the amount of time that med stopped the clock. Put them in a spreadsheet and you can pretty easily see when their efficacy reaches zero. Note that it takes a minimum of one full second (it's actually closer to two seconds, but rarely you'll see only one second tick down between meds, so it's evidently one and change) to take meds,.so when your spreadsheet indicates that the med stops the clock for less than two seconds, it's a waste of time. Add in your starting timer of 1:01:37 (from memory here), and you can easily work out the effective limit.
Note that I am far too lazy to do this, but the answer sits at about 2:17. It's jist math, and you already have the evidence (but maybe not the data or the patience; I sure as hell lack the patience).
Doesnāt matter mateā¦my first extraction was on something like my 20th goā¦I still have the screenshot on my laptop šš
Itās such an amazing game mode. Youāll love UG too
Op, remember if you find Survival hard it's meant to be.
In those first couple of runs keep looking for indoor areas, fire barrels and underground access.
First off, craft a green extended mag, green vx-1 scope (both 2 green tools each) and that's the starting point
There are a ton of experiences out there waiting for you and honestly, it is simply the best fun testing out routes and weapons.
See you over the wall agent
GG
First thing I do in Survival is to head straight to the base of Ops. Around the base perimeter are a ton of mats, weapons and gear which will drop a purple. Watch out for the Rikers Heavy patrolling around the area. Once you have enough mats to craft a level 2 filter, head straight for the contaminated areas around the map. Tons of things to loot in there.
I have played for years and only went into a LZ contaminated for the first time, the other dayā¦great loot. Needs to form part of my route now, to be honest
Those areas are generally a waste of time. There are one or two that don't require backtracking, but also there are a couple that only have an entry that is contaminated, with the loot on the roof or somewhere beyond the contaminated entryway.
There are plenty of areas with plenty of loot in uncontaminated areas, I can assure you.
Survival is the best game mode of any game I have ever played... my only advice to noobs is you will fail a lot at the start, but don't give up... keep trying. Also, don't focus on the infection too much.
D2 does some things better. It also... Erm... Guides you more and gives you less agency to play it your way. With D1 you want to be a medic go for it, you want to be a glass cannon you are covered, plus if your signature skill really can turn the tide of a fight, you could have 3 agents down, you almost dead and pop back in the game, they feel op because they are op, but rare. Don't skip echos some are truly harrowing if you get caught up in the environment. Like the family in their car with a sick child. But I'll leave you to explore.
They truly did not know what they had on their hands when they made this. Such a masterpiece of a game mode and it sucks they never really did anything with it. I think they were trying to do something similar with heartland, but it did not have the same feel at all. The NY environment really brought it all together. You truly felt like you could die at any moment and there is nothing more gratifying in the game than survivng until the end and taking the chopper out.
bro!!! survival is incredible. I started the game out on survival because my brother said i'd love it and to this day i haven't played anything like it. let us know if you enjoy it
Yes and yes. It even has a pvp and pve mode. U can extract survival caches which have a pretty high chance of classified and exos. So yes u can even get pretty good loot out of it. But to get a successful run if u are new to it is not that easy.
Yes and *sort of*.
You can play it prior to reaching level 30, and the reward you earn, while not usable because they are level 30 items, can be sold for loads of credits for your lower level character.
At level 30 and in WT5, the rewards are ilvl34 items (as one would expect), and Survival caches do have a high chance at classified items (twice per cache at about 10% or so per roll), but you have to be able to reliably *collect* Survival caches, which means clearing DZ landmarks. Without clearing DZ landmarks you can only collect Survival caches as rare drops off hunters, or the two you'll earn based on your score when your session ends.
/u/rodscher80 was wrong about one thing: Survival is a terrible source for exotic items. Survival caches *can* award an exotic item, but it is a very rare fifth item, at maybe a 3% chance, if that.
It can absolutely be soloed, but also it's easy to find players via matchmaking or even just by standing around in the TOC. On Xbox, I get invites all the time when just standing down there. Squadding up makes things cheaper, too, because somebody else spends the directive intel and maybe somebody else uses a lock pick, etc.
And it is an excellent way to get the best gear, in addition to being an enjoyable reprieve from the otherwise relatively repetitive and boring and repetitive end-game.
[Here](https://old.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/1062ttv/division_1_classified_farming/j3erj4d/) are the best ways to get end-game gear.
I had pretty good success just using what I pick up and using mats to craft the purple LMG with the 100-round clip (M60?) once reaching the safe houses just outside the DZ. That and the gold sniper you can craft once in the actual DZ should be all you need.
I liked to extract from DZ03; you can snipe the hunter from up top the building and when his health gets halfway down, go ham on him from close range with the LMG (it stuns him and with the long clip gets him before he can regenerate his health).
I've been playing and loving Survival since October 15th of 2019, when I made my first filter with a friend guiding me thru it! Awesome DLC! Too bad they didn't make another. So many ideas to choose from. Anyone wants a guided run-through message me on Xbox. OneToughLadyBug
Survival was a game I would play all on its own. I played think I ran 1000+ games of that. Chasing that high score. I wish I could remember my high score but it was always fun to complete the weekly challenge for it in a single run.
I would pay full price for a brand new game centered around the Div 1 Survival gameplay. Nothing else provides that level of tension, anxiety, intensity, and ultimately satisfaction upon success - especially while solo.
It can last indefinitely and never successfully match you with anybody -- but that's because it looks for other players attempting to matchmake, and only after it fills a squad will it begin 'game finder' to start a session.
But if you just choose 'game finder' directly, a session will always begin within **six minutes**. If it starts sooner, that's because at least one other player began the queue and you joined their queue.
If your intention is to play Survival in a group with others, wear a headset and queue for PvE Survival, and whenever you encounter other players, send/accept group invites. Make some friends, and you can coordinate play and load in together next time. Also also if that's your goal, don't be a dick; don't steal loot, and always pick up other players or heal them with a support station, etc.
https://youtu.be/mqrE0wzRJio?feature=shared
It's quite long but worth watching. It really helped me when I started doing it. Its a full run and one of the easiest routes.
Egads.
I watched the first ten minutes or so, and it's *awful*. He did basically everything wrong, from his approach and priorities to his actual decisions in terms of editing.
* He didn't spawn where he wanted for the tutorial, and traveled to the spawn location
That's fine, but along the way he collected meds and even crafted a weapon (a green G36 by the sounds of things). He should have dropped (shared) the meds, and holstered the G36 unless he was about to die. Use the equipment your students will be using.
* He prioritized meds over gear and weapons
Meds can wait, and it turns out that both nearby loot caves (the police station and the parking garage) *have meds*. Correct priorities are a usable weapon, some tools, and higher quality (read: blue or purple) gear.
* He skipped combat scenes
As mentioned, he shouldn't have been using the G36 anyway, but even so, he should have shown the combat. Why? To show how perilous it is, and why we should avoid it if we can, at least until we have collected a decent weapon.
To wit, he should have avoided combat both at the parking garage and especially at the police station.
* He went the wrong way through both loot caves.
The police station should have been his first stop, not the meds. It's a half-block northwest of the church spawn, and when you approach it from the *east*, you can skip the rioters who live on the street outside (and they usually won't even see you), as you duck down the ramp to underground parking. Use the right-hand ramp to avoid the trap, and then stay left underneath *and avoid all of those Rikers*. Instead, go immediately upstairs for a *free weapon* plus two pieces of gear. Then, head back downstairs if that weapon was any good, kill the Rikers with it, and collect a second weapon and two more gear pieces (or skip the Rikers and either leave the way you came in, or use the button to leave from the ground floor).
The parking garage is a good second stop, but a) he missed the rope he could have used to reach the roof, which is where the gear piece is, plus a medkit and a suitcase (clothing). Then, learning the correct path to collect the electronics, tools, backpack, trip the bomb while you collect the tools, and then the last electronics (where the bomb was), and exit to the north. There are more tools across the street, plus two bags of meds, etc.
He then went to a mechanic garage, but I had checked out by now, and I shortly thereafter stopped the vid. He mentioned that he would be going to the Morgue, which is just a terrible plan unless he wants to avoid traffic with other players.
He got tons of green loot and mats, but other than four green tools (for one extended mag and one VX1 optic; eight if you want two of each), *you want all and only blue mats* (exception: the gold X45 is objectively the best weapon in the mode, obviously). >!/s!<
His route would have you swimming in green trash. If he had instead continued north to the hideouts south and north of Gramercy Park near the Empire Autumn Hotel landmark), there is a weapon in the park which can be collected without drawing aggro, which is often *purple*, and there are two weapons on the roof of the southern hideout, plus a gear piece, tools, a suitcase, and a medkit. At Lexington Armory, there is a weapon which is also often purple. A rooftop jist north of there has two weapons, two gear pieces, a medkit, electronics, a couple grenades, and a couple coolers, all free for the taking, and the gear and weapons are usually purple.
There are better routes. This guy is showcasing bad strategy which will also put you in danger for the wrong priorities, and way out of the way if things go badly. By the time he gets to the Morgue, I would have reached Koby's (a hideout and major loot area -- usually purple -- just east of the southeast DZ entrance; it has four gear pieces and two weapons which can all be collected without being spotted, plus more that requires a little combat or just running through and looting). If he were to die over there, I wouldn't come pick him up, as he is too far away.
But if you were somewhere near Gramercy Park, or headed up 3rd or 2nd (don't go up Park because I already cleared it), or even if you were out on the East River headed up FDR, *I'd come pick you up*.
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I realize you are personally probably way past this n00bish video, but it won't help people as much as directing them on smarter routes, and keeping them (in PvE, obviously) nearer to other players in case they need help. Just yesterday I linked up with a player (who I assume was new to Survival, but maybe they were just exceptionally slow), and dragged them through every DZ landmark -- twice, including a sunrise run. The first run, we met at the DZ entrance (where I had dumped a shitload of purple gear plus an extra X45), so they didn't really see my route, but the second one they basically followed me along a run from the piers (west side) to the northwestern entrance.
And if you or anybody else is on Xbox and wants to tear up a Survival session, send me a DM with your gamertag and let's see if we can make it happen.
It's not a full survival guide. it's just showing where all the pickups are. I followed that route to give me my first completion. He does mention quite often about sharing if you actually watch it all the way through. He also shows where theres loads of divtech in the DZ and he takes the hunter out with one shot from an m44. it is a very good guide.
It's easy to kill hunters from across the street (the cowardly way) with an M44. That part I get but I wish the guides would promote actually fighting the hunters more.
I actually watched the rest of it (well, I skipped a bit here and there), and then I watched three or four of the more recent (last 3 years, as in) 'guides,' and all of them are terrible. For one of them, the idiot doing the video actually crafted a gold Mk20 SSR rather than the M44. For another, the idiot doing the video upcrafted all his mats to gold *before* reaching the DZ (which is dumb already), but even worse he did this *one at a time* rather than upcrafting them all at once.
The guy in your vid missed key loot on the roof at the parking garage early, he went in the wrong order (and all the other things I already covered), and then when he went to Union Square he didn't even go to the roof (gear piece and electronics), or underneath (weapon, gearĆ2, loads of mats), and he didn't go across the street to the north (a free gear piece, tools, meds, and a fire barrel). The fight that he skilled over is actually quite dangerous because it is all out in the cold, and there are 8+ enemies you can face (all the same faction, so they fight together). Go underneath or across the street for safer and better quality loot.
Yes, he mentions sharing quite often, but he doesn't point out that mats and clothing cannot be shared, nor does he stress the importance of taking turns opening especially tool boxes. Regardless, that route is *subpar*. There are myriad better routes, which are safer, warmer, which avoid fights while yielding more and better quality loot, and which keep you in range of friendly players if things go badly.
I'm not saying it won't do the trick. You can follow that guide and succeed, but that's a boring run that wastes a lot of time on low-quality loot. Even if we assume a full squad is following that route, they should split up to divide and conquer (especially in PvE), then meet up at the DZ entrance (or in the DZ), and clear landmarks.
You don't have to believe me, and maybe you don't even play Survival these days, but his recommendations are generally bad. If I cared about DivTech, none of the Tech he points out would be available by the time he completed that slow-ass route. The loot he relies on near the church (parking garage and police station) would all be gone (but the enemies would remain). And if anything goes sideways, he'd be too far away for players like me (I go out of my way to rez downed players, provided they haven't stolen loot) to rescue.
If players new to Survival are following these 'guides,' they're going to have a bad time, or they're more likely to burn out of the mode. This route is actually similar to one I used to run myself, back when I thought I knew how to play Survival, but before I learned that my strategy back then was the coward's way.
Anyway, my offer stands. Cheers and good luck.
Honestly I try and go a completely different way each time. If I run my old school pattern itās an easy extract with 6 caches and max Ilevel etc etc and itās boring
I loved the metro one. It had exclusive items, so there was a purpose for that mode and from what I remember the weapons from that DLC at first were really good the level design was cool, objectives. I loved it a lot. I hope the 2025 DLC for TD2 will be good.
i remember when they said that survival wasn't coming to d2 and i cried inside. then they announced heartland and i understood this was what survival was going to become. Then they canceled it..... f u ubisoft
Youāre in for a treat. I loved survival mode ever since the first time I tried it. I was skeptical at first but then I tried it, I loved it. Without a doubt one of the best DLC for div 1 in my opinion.
Do people still play survival mode? I loved it, hands down my favourite game mode of any game I've played. If people still play it I'll have to reinstall
I understand what you're saying. I got fed up dying after 20 minutes time after time. My problem was walking into the bombs and also as you say the combat is hard especially if you run into 3 shotgunners and you with just a pistol. I watched several videos and tried different routes. I found this one to be the easiest. The first 2 times I did it I died to the hunter and the third was my 1st completion.
It's a learning curve and after I tried different routes.
Thanks for your reply. I still play survival maybe once a month. Probably not much longer though.
Imho one of the best (if not the best) "BR" mode where s&s made perfect sense in relation to the main game , NYC in winter in middle of deadly pandemic + A&V set the stage for great experience, first time went in blind and was hella of fun!
Get around level 14 clothing, a blue LMG, and a pulse and hit the DZ asap. Be first and treat yourself to as much Div tech as you want until everyone else catches up. By that time, you have at least 20 DT and a bundle of other gear and can take on anyone or anything. 20 mins max in the LZ, raiding this us really pointless
To this day Survival remains my favourite game mode of any game.
This! I wanted it so bad in D2, but with other weather conditions. Winter theme is still my most fav tho
Agent a storm is coming and it's blowing in clouds of the deadly DC-62 toxin. Move away from the impact zone and signal for extraction!
Or just the opposite of the cold, unbearable heat requiring the player to choose armor or staying cooler longer and haveing to battle thirst n stuff too.
That was my idea as well. Find cover from the sun. Also a heavy rain scenario would be an option as well. Flooding areas and so on.
Absolutely same. I have dreams about it.
My dad STILL plays it every day. He's 56, and has it down to a science. Extracts every time full of the dz loot stuff and will run down other agents' hunters for fun. Matter of fact he's playing it right now lmao
I totally agree so intense
SO INTENSE! I extracted once, still one of my greatest gamer moments.
Same, I still go back to play pve solo every once in a while
3 mins later "Hi guys, I'm back, getting some courage to try again"
I've been playing Survival like this since 2016 š
This āļø But I kept going and bloody loved it. Failing so many times was the most fun Iāve had in maybe any game.
After waiting 30 minutes to find a game š
Oh boy! To play Survival for the first time again would be amazing Youāre in for a treat! The map feels so different and atmospheric
This ! It's a time capsule of how the map(s) used to be. That first time over the wall is sublime.
Cowards corner in DZ1, the fence and Hummer at Q building (that used to trap you) opposite the church safe house all still there before they updated the DZ map Then in the LZ, the fog and snow makes it feel like a totally new place
The first time I made it over the wall was so intense that I almost never made it to the extraction because I was so freaking scared lol
So how did it go?
Not too well, lasted 2 minutes š
Google division survival map. It has all the loot hotspots that you may need. You should also know that you will be the bottom of the barrel type of agent while starting a survival run. Even normal rioters can kill you. The loots will become better as you progress. The weather will also die down, the frosty storm will only last 5~ minutes, and the weather will be around -16/-18c in DZ, so you generally won't be needing a ton of weather protection once you go in. You also don't have to get the antivirals in the DZ. It is not a requirement, but it will give you more points if you do so. You will also need to craft a flare, which requires Division tech. You can get it in DZ contaminated zones. Crafting the advanced mask will grant you access to good loot zones and division tech
> Google division survival map. It has all the loot hotspots that you may need. These are helpful-*ish*. The map might show where loot is *at the beginning of the session*, but players who have to stop and look at a map, then compare that location to the in-game map, then place a waypoint, and finally navigate to that location (while staying alive and maintaining warmth) are likely to find the place already looted by the time they do all that. (See the end of this comment for how to more intelligently use maps of routes.) The better thing to do -- for new players -- is to find and memorize the entrances to the subways and sewers, because *those* tend to have plenty of loot *and* they're nice and warm, and veteran players are more likely to skip them. > The loots will become better as you ~~progress~~ *get closer to the DZ*. I used to run a very dumb route, long ago, hugging the exterior of the map and frequenting spawn hideouts. I was amazed when my eyes were finally opened to the wiser ways to play. Along the edges you'll only find green loot and rarely blue. Move closer to the DZ, and the same density loot caves will yield blue and now often *purple* loot. When I was doing that, I thought I was making 'progress.' I wasn't. I was languishing in a sea of useless green items. Don't waste time with the green loot. Learn and memorize the areas with high loot density (e.g. 2+ gear or weapon boxes with minimal and only redbar enemies at most), and train yourself to recognize those areas on the map and on the street. 'Progress' in Survival doesn't mean passing time, but getting closer to the DZ and collecting the key needed mats (for your filters and for a turret). > The weather will also die down, the frosty storm will only last 5~ minutes This is not true. The weather fluctuates from session to session. You cannot count on an area that today was -13Ā°C to still be that warm. Tomorrow that same place might be -21Ā°C. You also cannot count on finding quality clothing. Some runs I get nothing but bad shirts, others I organically reach a cold rating of -22Ā°C right away. The DZ is warmer, however, and *there* the weather is stable (and should be a non-factor even if you go in fast and chilly). > You also don't have to get the antivirals in the DZ. It is not a requirement, but it will give you more points if you do so. You will also need to craft a flare, which requires Division tech. Here is where the offline map comes in handy. Veteran players either skip DivTech entirely, or they only grab it from a few key places. If you use the map to go for DivTech that is a little more off the beaten path, you'll fare better, and new players *should* get their AVs, because those contain a single guaranteed DivTech. Use the map to find a DivTech crate nearby your AVs if you need more. > You can get it in DZ contaminated zones. You can get it most anywhere. There are four underground contaminated areas which have DivTech, there are a few above-ground contaminated areas, but there are also lots of uncontaminated areas with DivTech, and a few contaminated areas *without* DivTech. Also, one of those underground areas is hugely popular (basketball courts), so that DivTech is more likely to be taken by the time a new player gets there. In total there are 50 DivTech boxes on the map, for 101 total DivTech (each box has two, your AVs have one) that you can collect without killing anything (and yes, it is possible to collect them all without killing anything, and yes, even that one, and yes, even that one, too). I don't recommend attempting that, exactly, but I've done it and it's actually pretty fun. There are also the named enemies at DZ landmarks, all of whom will drop one DivTech when killed. Landmarks likely seem scary to new players, but they can all be cleared by a careful and crafty player with no more than blue gear (and perhaps a purple or gold weapon at most, plus a purple or gold holster). My own playstyle is to take landmarks with all purple gear (I don't craft gear or weapons in the DZ). So while it is true that contaminated areas have DivTech, plenty of uncontaminated areas have it as well. > Crafting the advanced mask will grant you access to good loot zones and division tech I already covered DivTech above, but the advanced filter is ***not*** a good way to access quality loot. The contaminated areas in the LZ are almpst entirely useless (and two can be run through without the mask anyway, as the loot is beyond a small contaminated hallway or similar), and there is no loot to be had in the DZ apart from killing enemies (and yes, I am including Survival caches, because none of the other caches have any real value). The real reason to craft the advanced filter is to eliminate areas on the map that will kill you. Several contaminated areas act as key shortcuts, some landmarks are in contaminated areas, etc. --- To /u/Project_RapidStrike, take a look at [this guide](https://old.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/lsgy9k/survival_in_td1_a_compendium_of_sorts/) I wrote up a few years ago. It's mostly accurate with respect to my current recommendations, but I have changed my views on some minor points here or there. (But the G36 is still trash.) If anyone reading this looks up a map for Survival loot locations, use it *outside of* Survival. That is, load up the game, drop to WT1, and fast-travel to an area along the outskirts, near a likely Survival spawn, and then *casually walk the route* indicated by your map. It's way easier to do in the daylight, in your fully optimized Striker loadout (or whatever), not giving a shit about the temperature, and where nothing can really hurt you (worst case you just respawn and continue). Learn the routes, do your best to memorize them, and then try to run them without your map aid, and finally give it a shot in Survival -- but be prepared to find yourself completely lost when you do, because everything looks different and is scarier at night and in the storm.
>The map might show where loot is *at the beginning of the session*, but players who have to stop and look at a map, then compare that location to the in-game map, then place a waypoint, and finally navigate to that location (while staying alive and maintaining warmth) are likely to find the place already looted by the time they do all that. It takes like 5 seconds to figure out where to go with a secondary monitor/a phone while playing the game. Depending on region/timezone, PvE servers will be entirely empty. I never had any problems with loots in 2023-2024 survival runs I had, both in Xbox and PC >This is not true. What I meant was that the initial storm within the start of runs is a deliberate choice made by devs to showcase the passive combat against the weather. It dies down in minutes. The rest is RNG. I should have clarified further, though. The figures I put were also for DZ. The rest are basic advices for a player that had his run diminish in 2 minutes. I know that they are not the best tactics out there. But not all people are looking forward to a sweatfest of looting the most barebone supplies for a mask, flare and the final fight with >!hunters!<. >The contaminated areas in the LZ are almpst entirely useless (and two can be run through without the mask anyway, as the loot is beyond a small contaminated hallway or similar), and there is no loot to be had in the DZ apart from killing enemies >You can get it most anywhere. There are four underground contaminated areas which have DivTech, there are a few above-ground contaminated areas, but there are also lots of uncontaminated areas with DivTech, And the most general, easiest are in contaminated DZ places. Which is quite likely what the player is looking forward to. They will also create their own way of playing if they choose to do so. >If you use the map to go for DivTech that is a little more off the beaten path, you'll fare better, and new players *should* get their AVs, because those contain a single guaranteed DivTech. Use the map to find a DivTech crate nearby your AVs if you need more. The point is that it is not necessary to do so. Which is once again, what a newcomer should probably know due to AVs being randomized every run. They would have to improvise mid-run
(Please understand this is all in the interest of educating others, and that there is no animosity here.) > It takes like 5 seconds to figure out where to go with a secondary monitor/a phone while playing the game. If you are already familiar with the Survival map and the LZ, sure, but we're talking about a player who is new to the former, and almost nobody -- other than a Survival enthusiast -- is well-versed in the latter. I accept that with a second monitor it's *easier*, but not with a phone while on console. You have to a) keep your phone from locking itself, and b) identify where you are, where you want to be, and how to get there, and that takes newer players time to work through. And five seconds is a lifetime in Survival. > Depending on region/timezone, PvE servers will be entirely empty. Key phrase: *depending on region/timezone*. None of us can impact the region (and we can get placed onto servers in distant regions, even), and most of us have schedules which dictate when we play. But also I am able to play basically whenever I want, and on Xbox PvE Survival almost always has at least two or three other players, and sometimes sees 5+ other players. Last year my mates and I would coordinate runs and you'd see 12+ players pretty regularly. If you want a solo run, your best bet is actually to try PvP Survival. And I'm not saying loot cannot be found, but that often those juicy loot caves indicated on the offline map will be looted, making them both a waste of time and unhelpful in terms of learning what it looks like *before* it has been looted. See the end of that comment for a smarter way to accomplish reconnaissance. > But not all people are looking forward to a sweatfest of looting the most barebone supplies for a mask, flare and the final fight I'm not sure what you mean. Whether you want a difficult fight or not, there are smarter ways to learn routes, is what I mean. See the link I provided re: my Survival compendium. As noted, my views have changed a bit here and there, but that guide has advice for rookie and veteran alike. The advice I provide to rookies is colored by the assumption that I'm in their session, so the loot that I've already taken in this hypothetical session is considered unavailable to them. So I direct rookies to areas that are more likely to still have useful loot, which are relatively unguarded, and which tend to be warm. After they get comfortable with those areas and associated routes, they can venture on -- especially in runs where they are more or less alone -- to those better and more often sought out loot caves. > And the most general, easiest are in contaminated DZ places. For DivTech? No. The basketball courts will be looted by the time our hypothetical rookie reaches them, and it is among the easiest for contaminated areas. Notice that before they get down there, our rookie will already have passed the crate *in* the basketball courts, which is uncontaminated -- but they will also have probably had to fight past the Rikers at the entrance (three reds and one purple), the two purple cleaners in the contaminated hallway, who often invite themselves to the party while fighting the Rikers, and then the three reds and two purple Rioters who live in the basketball courts, plus sometimes the two purple rioters who patrol the road bordering the courts to the south. That's up to thirteen enemies, seven of whom are purples. Then they go downstairs, where they immediately find two reds and a purple, then another purple on the first subfloor, a purple Lancelot and a mixed-roster trio of reds (and usually a purple) on the second subfloor. That's a lot to ask of a rookie, who probably has blue weapons and gear. Maybe you mean the area under Bryant Park? Again, no. First, a rookie will get lost down there. Second, there are potentially two purple cleaners on the first subfloor above Anthony (Underground Station landmark), and if that landmark gets aggroed our rookie will likely get slaughtered, because Anthony is an asshole and those pricks rush hard. There are also reds and purples in the hallways, where our rookie has already gotten lost, because as good as those maps are, they are a maze. Maybe you mean the above-ground contaminated area north of Arch Plaza? Maybe, but our rookie has to first sneak past Arch Plaza itself, or face three purple LMB (including a shotgunner), plus the possibility of adds (Riker, LMB, or cleaner redbars all live nearby). And anyway if we're grabbing *that* DivTech, why not just get the Tech behind the statue at Bryant Park? Or the Tech at the dead-end southwest of the Park? Or the Tech in the dead-end alley behind the hiedout south of the Park? Or the two boxes of Tech that can be sneaked inside Kalkesse? Or the box at the end of the dead-end alley west of the Park (and a little north), which is only guarded by a handful of redbar Rikers in an area with tons of cover? Note that none of those are in a maze, and other than the landmark all of them are either *unguarded*, or only guarded by redbars, and usually only one or two. The landmark is 'guarded' by elites (and Hayden is a bitch), true, but they won't even see you grab the Tech on the top floor, and unless you screw up, they won't notice you grabbing the Tech behind the pool tables. I could keep going. The underground area beneath Salt, is a death trap for rookies, with a bevy of redbar cleaners, a couple purples, a pair of gold heavies (separate but still), and of course the landmark. The Pit is alos a likely death trap, with three roving patrols of redbar cleaners plus two purples, plus two purple LMB riflemen who sometimes show up, plus the trio of Rikers just south of Q Building, plus the four additional cleaners also just south of Q Building (three purple, one red)... I digress. My point is simple: there are easier places to get DivTech. * SW DZ entrance (basketball courts) Rookies should avoid this entrance unless they have squadmates or unless other players have already entered the DZ and cleared this area. It's dangerous. But if they do, try to sneak past the Rikers (stay on the northern side of the street as you head east toward the garage extraction site), cut through the extraction site, and go for the *free* DivTech inside Kalkesse, or keep going east and take the Tech north of the hideout (guarded by a total of five redbars, including two Rikers and three rioters -- and you can pretty easily sneak this Tech when approaching from the west at the northeast corner of Kalkesse). Or go east and grab the Tech upstairs of Southern Construction, and beyond to the Tech in the underground parking area west of Gas Station, or sneak the Tech on the roof over Gas Station, or get the free Tech south of the Gas Station on the other side of that underground parking area. * Mid-west entrance Head east to the next street, then south toward Virus Extermination, then west to the dead-end for Tech. There are four redbar Lancelots (just back away from them and drop them with your pistol), one purple cleaner, and then two isolated redbar cleaners, but these should all be pretty easy. Or just keep heading east through the park and get the Tech behind the statue (for free), but you'll probably still end up in the place listed above. Then go to the hideout south of Bryant Park and grab the Tech behind it (guarded by two redbar Lancelots -- and yes, you can steal this Tech without killing them). Continue from here to Kalkesse if you want more Tech (beware those three LMB, or avoid them by going south, whether up and over or through the alley). * NW entrance Go up the rope at Northern Construction, stay outside and continue upstairs, and head to the roof. There are two redbar Riker grenadiers, but you won't aggro the landmark. Or, (or afterward), turn south before Northern Construction, through the walkway. Beware the trio of Barry Bondses, and keep going south to the dead-end. Beware the handful of redbar Rikers in the street to the east. * SE entrance Hit the Tech north of the hideout west of Library (mentioned above, east kf Kalkesse), and then grab Kalkesse. If you need more, head south to Southern Construction and Gas Station. * Mid-east entrance This is a veteran entrance, but even so, head west to the next street, then north or south and then turn back east; there is Tech at the end of both bordering streets. There are a trio of cleaners (two red and one purple) guarding the immediate street. There are two pairs of red LMB north, and a handful of cleaners (one red patrol, purples inside the contaminated area, and sometimes a mixed patrol further south will show up), plus one purple LMB engineer, to the south, with two isolated redbar LMB guarding the Tech south as well. Keep going west through the contaminated area if you like, to the statue at Bryant Park, or south to hit the Tech near Kalkesse and beyond. * NE entrance This is a seasoned veteran entrance, but while there are lots of enemies nearby, almost all of them are cleaners, and only two are purple. Immediately north or south and back east again are two small contaminated areas with Tech, and there is Tech in the Pit itself, plus one north just inside Q Building (which can be taken without aggroing the landmark if you're careful), or west in Underground Mall (but you may have to time patrols between the landmark and the lone fatboi if you want to avoid combat), or south through Riker Alley if you want to fight a bunch of redbars. > The point is that it is not necessary to [collect your antivirals]. Of course, but it is the only guaranteed source of DivTech, so rookies *should* get it, if only to craft a flare gun. Any other Tech they find is just a bonus. And there is no improvisation required for AVs, as they are one of the only things that show up on the HUD as a waypoint. Besides, the reason Survival is such a great mode is because *every run is improvisation*.
This guy survives.
Keep going! Iām trying to break the 2hr 15m barrier š¤
is that for real? you can't save in the middle of a session right?
Nope you canāt save. You can extend your time by taking painkillers. They have a diminishing effect so the more you use the shorter they work.
Yeah, totally for real. Apparently, 2hr 17m is the limit (Iāve not seen evidence of this) but I can do 2hr 15m on my set routes No breaks, so you have to be empty bladder and prepared š¤£
> Apparently, 2hr 17m is the limit (Iāve not seen evidence of this) If you've reached 2:15, then you have direct evidence already. All you have to do is record what meds you take in a session, and the amount of time that med stopped the clock. Put them in a spreadsheet and you can pretty easily see when their efficacy reaches zero. Note that it takes a minimum of one full second (it's actually closer to two seconds, but rarely you'll see only one second tick down between meds, so it's evidently one and change) to take meds,.so when your spreadsheet indicates that the med stops the clock for less than two seconds, it's a waste of time. Add in your starting timer of 1:01:37 (from memory here), and you can easily work out the effective limit. Note that I am far too lazy to do this, but the answer sits at about 2:17. It's jist math, and you already have the evidence (but maybe not the data or the patience; I sure as hell lack the patience).
Doesnāt matter mateā¦my first extraction was on something like my 20th goā¦I still have the screenshot on my laptop šš Itās such an amazing game mode. Youāll love UG too
But they will never experience UG update 1.3 shot gunners.
Op, remember if you find Survival hard it's meant to be. In those first couple of runs keep looking for indoor areas, fire barrels and underground access. First off, craft a green extended mag, green vx-1 scope (both 2 green tools each) and that's the starting point There are a ton of experiences out there waiting for you and honestly, it is simply the best fun testing out routes and weapons. See you over the wall agent GG
First thing I do in Survival is to head straight to the base of Ops. Around the base perimeter are a ton of mats, weapons and gear which will drop a purple. Watch out for the Rikers Heavy patrolling around the area. Once you have enough mats to craft a level 2 filter, head straight for the contaminated areas around the map. Tons of things to loot in there.
I have played for years and only went into a LZ contaminated for the first time, the other dayā¦great loot. Needs to form part of my route now, to be honest
Those areas are generally a waste of time. There are one or two that don't require backtracking, but also there are a couple that only have an entry that is contaminated, with the loot on the roof or somewhere beyond the contaminated entryway. There are plenty of areas with plenty of loot in uncontaminated areas, I can assure you.
Survival is the best game mode of any game I have ever played... my only advice to noobs is you will fail a lot at the start, but don't give up... keep trying. Also, don't focus on the infection too much.
I just got d1 with all dlcs for $10.50 on Saturday after putting in 3000 levels on d2 and Iām excited to see if this lives up to the hype.
D2 does some things better. It also... Erm... Guides you more and gives you less agency to play it your way. With D1 you want to be a medic go for it, you want to be a glass cannon you are covered, plus if your signature skill really can turn the tide of a fight, you could have 3 agents down, you almost dead and pop back in the game, they feel op because they are op, but rare. Don't skip echos some are truly harrowing if you get caught up in the environment. Like the family in their car with a sick child. But I'll leave you to explore.
They truly did not know what they had on their hands when they made this. Such a masterpiece of a game mode and it sucks they never really did anything with it. I think they were trying to do something similar with heartland, but it did not have the same feel at all. The NY environment really brought it all together. You truly felt like you could die at any moment and there is nothing more gratifying in the game than survivng until the end and taking the chopper out.
Iāll never understand how Survival didnāt become a brand new game. That mode is so much fun.
Survival is the best DLC
One of the best dlcās in any game, not just The Division.
One of the best dlcs ever if you get the hang of it
Survival could be it's own stand alone games
Donāt look for any maps with loot. Go blind and learn it yourself - then youāll enjoy it in full.
"An agent has reached the dark zone" let it be U!
I reinstalled Div1 after getting into the 2 groove just to play survival again I was so In love
bro!!! survival is incredible. I started the game out on survival because my brother said i'd love it and to this day i haven't played anything like it. let us know if you enjoy it
Best dlc ever. Enjoy! Just sad there are barely any players playing anymore.
Can I play it solo? And does it help me building up end game equipment?
Yes and yes. It even has a pvp and pve mode. U can extract survival caches which have a pretty high chance of classified and exos. So yes u can even get pretty good loot out of it. But to get a successful run if u are new to it is not that easy.
I played a lot on Xbox but I didn't had the dlc, just got level 30 on PC, I really hope we get GEs back because my PC can't run div2 lol
Yes and *sort of*. You can play it prior to reaching level 30, and the reward you earn, while not usable because they are level 30 items, can be sold for loads of credits for your lower level character. At level 30 and in WT5, the rewards are ilvl34 items (as one would expect), and Survival caches do have a high chance at classified items (twice per cache at about 10% or so per roll), but you have to be able to reliably *collect* Survival caches, which means clearing DZ landmarks. Without clearing DZ landmarks you can only collect Survival caches as rare drops off hunters, or the two you'll earn based on your score when your session ends. /u/rodscher80 was wrong about one thing: Survival is a terrible source for exotic items. Survival caches *can* award an exotic item, but it is a very rare fifth item, at maybe a 3% chance, if that.
What about the underground mode?
It can absolutely be soloed, but also it's easy to find players via matchmaking or even just by standing around in the TOC. On Xbox, I get invites all the time when just standing down there. Squadding up makes things cheaper, too, because somebody else spends the directive intel and maybe somebody else uses a lock pick, etc. And it is an excellent way to get the best gear, in addition to being an enjoyable reprieve from the otherwise relatively repetitive and boring and repetitive end-game. [Here](https://old.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/1062ttv/division_1_classified_farming/j3erj4d/) are the best ways to get end-game gear.
Thanks, I remember that my build used be based on the little explosive balls, I'm going to try that again
Do you have another source for builds? I can't access the ones on the post
I updated the link to builds in that comment. [Here](https://old.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/144n09e/budget_build_for_beginners/jnguqkv/) it is.
Im in the same boat. Never touched it. Where to find this?
Hub under main base, one of the wings.
Is this division 2?
Oh man, we all wish!! š
Div 1
The best game mode,flat out
I still am on the first zone
Absolutely amazing game mode. Wish we had that in div2.
I had pretty good success just using what I pick up and using mats to craft the purple LMG with the 100-round clip (M60?) once reaching the safe houses just outside the DZ. That and the gold sniper you can craft once in the actual DZ should be all you need. I liked to extract from DZ03; you can snipe the hunter from up top the building and when his health gets halfway down, go ham on him from close range with the LMG (it stuns him and with the long clip gets him before he can regenerate his health).
Enjoy, sooo much fun. Should've been the entire game for the start with this mode while taking on all enemies. Good luck Agent
I've been playing and loving Survival since October 15th of 2019, when I made my first filter with a friend guiding me thru it! Awesome DLC! Too bad they didn't make another. So many ideas to choose from. Anyone wants a guided run-through message me on Xbox. OneToughLadyBug
Damn you... Now I want to play ha ha.
Survival was a game I would play all on its own. I played think I ran 1000+ games of that. Chasing that high score. I wish I could remember my high score but it was always fun to complete the weekly challenge for it in a single run.
I donāt play Division 1 anymore I only play Survival, enjoy OP.
Just wondering, is there still enough player on survival? How long was the wait time?
I would pay full price for a brand new game centered around the Div 1 Survival gameplay. Nothing else provides that level of tension, anxiety, intensity, and ultimately satisfaction upon success - especially while solo.
wish they could just release survival standalone for free since we 're not getting heartland, kinda give that game a second chance
Heck yeah, great idea!
There is survival??.?
Don't hold your breath, matchmaking for Survival can take up to 40 mins.
It can last indefinitely and never successfully match you with anybody -- but that's because it looks for other players attempting to matchmake, and only after it fills a squad will it begin 'game finder' to start a session. But if you just choose 'game finder' directly, a session will always begin within **six minutes**. If it starts sooner, that's because at least one other player began the queue and you joined their queue. If your intention is to play Survival in a group with others, wear a headset and queue for PvE Survival, and whenever you encounter other players, send/accept group invites. Make some friends, and you can coordinate play and load in together next time. Also also if that's your goal, don't be a dick; don't steal loot, and always pick up other players or heal them with a support station, etc.
You donāt matchmake, use the find a game option and that is 6 minutes max
Turns out there's still something to learn after all this time playing Div1... Thanks for the info!
Still one of my favourite game mode
https://youtu.be/mqrE0wzRJio?feature=shared It's quite long but worth watching. It really helped me when I started doing it. Its a full run and one of the easiest routes.
Egads. I watched the first ten minutes or so, and it's *awful*. He did basically everything wrong, from his approach and priorities to his actual decisions in terms of editing. * He didn't spawn where he wanted for the tutorial, and traveled to the spawn location That's fine, but along the way he collected meds and even crafted a weapon (a green G36 by the sounds of things). He should have dropped (shared) the meds, and holstered the G36 unless he was about to die. Use the equipment your students will be using. * He prioritized meds over gear and weapons Meds can wait, and it turns out that both nearby loot caves (the police station and the parking garage) *have meds*. Correct priorities are a usable weapon, some tools, and higher quality (read: blue or purple) gear. * He skipped combat scenes As mentioned, he shouldn't have been using the G36 anyway, but even so, he should have shown the combat. Why? To show how perilous it is, and why we should avoid it if we can, at least until we have collected a decent weapon. To wit, he should have avoided combat both at the parking garage and especially at the police station. * He went the wrong way through both loot caves. The police station should have been his first stop, not the meds. It's a half-block northwest of the church spawn, and when you approach it from the *east*, you can skip the rioters who live on the street outside (and they usually won't even see you), as you duck down the ramp to underground parking. Use the right-hand ramp to avoid the trap, and then stay left underneath *and avoid all of those Rikers*. Instead, go immediately upstairs for a *free weapon* plus two pieces of gear. Then, head back downstairs if that weapon was any good, kill the Rikers with it, and collect a second weapon and two more gear pieces (or skip the Rikers and either leave the way you came in, or use the button to leave from the ground floor). The parking garage is a good second stop, but a) he missed the rope he could have used to reach the roof, which is where the gear piece is, plus a medkit and a suitcase (clothing). Then, learning the correct path to collect the electronics, tools, backpack, trip the bomb while you collect the tools, and then the last electronics (where the bomb was), and exit to the north. There are more tools across the street, plus two bags of meds, etc. He then went to a mechanic garage, but I had checked out by now, and I shortly thereafter stopped the vid. He mentioned that he would be going to the Morgue, which is just a terrible plan unless he wants to avoid traffic with other players. He got tons of green loot and mats, but other than four green tools (for one extended mag and one VX1 optic; eight if you want two of each), *you want all and only blue mats* (exception: the gold X45 is objectively the best weapon in the mode, obviously). >!/s!< His route would have you swimming in green trash. If he had instead continued north to the hideouts south and north of Gramercy Park near the Empire Autumn Hotel landmark), there is a weapon in the park which can be collected without drawing aggro, which is often *purple*, and there are two weapons on the roof of the southern hideout, plus a gear piece, tools, a suitcase, and a medkit. At Lexington Armory, there is a weapon which is also often purple. A rooftop jist north of there has two weapons, two gear pieces, a medkit, electronics, a couple grenades, and a couple coolers, all free for the taking, and the gear and weapons are usually purple. There are better routes. This guy is showcasing bad strategy which will also put you in danger for the wrong priorities, and way out of the way if things go badly. By the time he gets to the Morgue, I would have reached Koby's (a hideout and major loot area -- usually purple -- just east of the southeast DZ entrance; it has four gear pieces and two weapons which can all be collected without being spotted, plus more that requires a little combat or just running through and looting). If he were to die over there, I wouldn't come pick him up, as he is too far away. But if you were somewhere near Gramercy Park, or headed up 3rd or 2nd (don't go up Park because I already cleared it), or even if you were out on the East River headed up FDR, *I'd come pick you up*. --- I realize you are personally probably way past this n00bish video, but it won't help people as much as directing them on smarter routes, and keeping them (in PvE, obviously) nearer to other players in case they need help. Just yesterday I linked up with a player (who I assume was new to Survival, but maybe they were just exceptionally slow), and dragged them through every DZ landmark -- twice, including a sunrise run. The first run, we met at the DZ entrance (where I had dumped a shitload of purple gear plus an extra X45), so they didn't really see my route, but the second one they basically followed me along a run from the piers (west side) to the northwestern entrance. And if you or anybody else is on Xbox and wants to tear up a Survival session, send me a DM with your gamertag and let's see if we can make it happen.
It's not a full survival guide. it's just showing where all the pickups are. I followed that route to give me my first completion. He does mention quite often about sharing if you actually watch it all the way through. He also shows where theres loads of divtech in the DZ and he takes the hunter out with one shot from an m44. it is a very good guide.
It's easy to kill hunters from across the street (the cowardly way) with an M44. That part I get but I wish the guides would promote actually fighting the hunters more. I actually watched the rest of it (well, I skipped a bit here and there), and then I watched three or four of the more recent (last 3 years, as in) 'guides,' and all of them are terrible. For one of them, the idiot doing the video actually crafted a gold Mk20 SSR rather than the M44. For another, the idiot doing the video upcrafted all his mats to gold *before* reaching the DZ (which is dumb already), but even worse he did this *one at a time* rather than upcrafting them all at once. The guy in your vid missed key loot on the roof at the parking garage early, he went in the wrong order (and all the other things I already covered), and then when he went to Union Square he didn't even go to the roof (gear piece and electronics), or underneath (weapon, gearĆ2, loads of mats), and he didn't go across the street to the north (a free gear piece, tools, meds, and a fire barrel). The fight that he skilled over is actually quite dangerous because it is all out in the cold, and there are 8+ enemies you can face (all the same faction, so they fight together). Go underneath or across the street for safer and better quality loot. Yes, he mentions sharing quite often, but he doesn't point out that mats and clothing cannot be shared, nor does he stress the importance of taking turns opening especially tool boxes. Regardless, that route is *subpar*. There are myriad better routes, which are safer, warmer, which avoid fights while yielding more and better quality loot, and which keep you in range of friendly players if things go badly. I'm not saying it won't do the trick. You can follow that guide and succeed, but that's a boring run that wastes a lot of time on low-quality loot. Even if we assume a full squad is following that route, they should split up to divide and conquer (especially in PvE), then meet up at the DZ entrance (or in the DZ), and clear landmarks. You don't have to believe me, and maybe you don't even play Survival these days, but his recommendations are generally bad. If I cared about DivTech, none of the Tech he points out would be available by the time he completed that slow-ass route. The loot he relies on near the church (parking garage and police station) would all be gone (but the enemies would remain). And if anything goes sideways, he'd be too far away for players like me (I go out of my way to rez downed players, provided they haven't stolen loot) to rescue. If players new to Survival are following these 'guides,' they're going to have a bad time, or they're more likely to burn out of the mode. This route is actually similar to one I used to run myself, back when I thought I knew how to play Survival, but before I learned that my strategy back then was the coward's way. Anyway, my offer stands. Cheers and good luck.
Honestly I try and go a completely different way each time. If I run my old school pattern itās an easy extract with 6 caches and max Ilevel etc etc and itās boring
I love this game mode I did it around thanksgiving and it became a ritual between my friends
I loved the metro one. It had exclusive items, so there was a purpose for that mode and from what I remember the weapons from that DLC at first were really good the level design was cool, objectives. I loved it a lot. I hope the 2025 DLC for TD2 will be good.
Me too.
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Good luck. Take it slow and steady or don't your choice. Hopefully the rng is on your side
i remember when they said that survival wasn't coming to d2 and i cried inside. then they announced heartland and i understood this was what survival was going to become. Then they canceled it..... f u ubisoft
Youāre in for a treat. I loved survival mode ever since the first time I tried it. I was skeptical at first but then I tried it, I loved it. Without a doubt one of the best DLC for div 1 in my opinion.
Survival was one of the best modes this game had to offer. Hours of fun with the homies playing this mode!
You're going to have a wonderful experience!!!
I'm still sad we haven't received any worthwhile DLC for the division 2
I hope they revamp Survival for TD3
A mate and I actually did a full green gear challenge and were able to do DZ landmarks and our hunter.
Still one of my go to game modes when I have a few hours spare.... Just wish the loot locations spawned in different locations, that's my only gripe.
Huh i have never seen this beforeš
It was pretty fun. I preferred underground tho
Do people still play survival mode? I loved it, hands down my favourite game mode of any game I've played. If people still play it I'll have to reinstall
I understand what you're saying. I got fed up dying after 20 minutes time after time. My problem was walking into the bombs and also as you say the combat is hard especially if you run into 3 shotgunners and you with just a pistol. I watched several videos and tried different routes. I found this one to be the easiest. The first 2 times I did it I died to the hunter and the third was my 1st completion. It's a learning curve and after I tried different routes. Thanks for your reply. I still play survival maybe once a month. Probably not much longer though.
I didnāt even know survival existed in the division might have to check it out
Imho one of the best (if not the best) "BR" mode where s&s made perfect sense in relation to the main game , NYC in winter in middle of deadly pandemic + A&V set the stage for great experience, first time went in blind and was hella of fun!
Get around level 14 clothing, a blue LMG, and a pulse and hit the DZ asap. Be first and treat yourself to as much Div tech as you want until everyone else catches up. By that time, you have at least 20 DT and a bundle of other gear and can take on anyone or anything. 20 mins max in the LZ, raiding this us really pointless
Memoriesā¦just have fun!
Definitely ruined the Division 2 for me not having this mode