021 Rifle Alt - Mooncake Event Day 1 & 2 / MOVING UP TO HEROIC / 19-09-24 /#Gameplay #Division2 #WZ

Well, what a big adjustment from Striker's set this is! I wasn't sure if I knew rifles good enough to play well in Heroic. My character is using an unoptimized Breaking Point rifle gear set with the Diamondback exotic rifle and a Surplus SVD marksman rifle.

The biggest change from Striker's so far is that I can't be as aggressive when wearing my typical blue core Striker's set with Ouroboros/Sleipnir/Banshee/St. Elmos. The damage doesn't make up for the slower rate of fire and the awkward reload of rifles can often get your character killed. And so all activities take a lot longer.

Plus, rifles in Div 2 have this strange quality where -- if you rapid fire an enemy -- some of the shots just don't do damage even if they visually hit the target.

But I'm curious if I can get a rifle build to hit harder. We'll see. None of the gear below is optimized or ideal even for a typical build setup... i.e. Diamondback does not truly benefit from Headshot damage and prefers the entire build to be stacked with Critical Hit Damage.

Build Breakdown:
Gunner

Main Weapon: Surplus SVD (DTOOC 3rd Attribute)
Secondary Weapon: Diamondback (Headshot 3rd Attribute)
Pistol: Police 686 (Sledehammer talent)

Mask: Coyote's Mask (CHD)(Red Core)
Chest: Breaking Point (CHD)(CHD)(Blue Core)
Holster: Breaking Point (Headshot)(Blue Core)
Backpack: Backbone (Empty Mod slot)(Weapon Handling)(CHD) (Blue Core)
Gloves: Breaking Point (Headshot)(Blue Core)
Kneepads: Breaking Point (CHD)(Blue Core)

Striker Shield / Crusader Shield
Revive Hive