re: Any of you guys getting The Division 2?

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The abilities you can stack for weapon damage are much more efficient in terms of overall DPS.

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Agreed, and I didn't argue they weren't. But I don't find not using skills fun. The CC of clusters (popping them out of cover / stagger) and oxidizer (area denial, popping out of cover / interrupting abilities) are super useful as well in reducing damage incoming and increasing opportunities for teammates to damage enemies, increasing DPS.

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No matter how low you get your cool down times, that is still time that is wasted that you could have been shooting with a build focused around weapon damage.

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Guns don't CC. No matter how much damage you can do, your time is wasted while you wait for enemies to get out of cover. If I am not deploying a skill, I am constantly firing a 120 round M60 that does 20.2k base damage, plus my 30% DTE, plus the 35% damage and ROF from Frenzy after a reload. On the ropes also offers 25% gun damage when skills are on cooldowns.

I know it isn't optimal or most efficient, but is it effective? You bet your arse. Can I solo level 3 control points? Yep. Can I play in challenging with zero issues? Yessir. Am I utility asset to a team increasing overall effectiveness? uh-huh. Most importantly.... is it fun? Hell yes.

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For anyone worrying about gear score, don’t. Your perks and talents are much more important than gear score. Like I said above, I’m GS 501, but my mask is a 473 mask. I won’t stop using it though because it grants 41% DTE. The only items where gear score matters are weapons since base damage is dependent on GS.

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This 100%. My backpack is still 447. Gives 15% cooldown and 320+ Skill Power. I'm much more effective with it vs anything else I have looted.