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Dark Zone has always been and likely will always be a highly contentious area to do... anything with. So it's difficult to say what the future of it holds with any level of certainty.

You make an excellent point about the NinjaBike kneepads, though. I almost never seen builds showing them off... I appreciate the inadvertent feedback, even if I can't answer your main question more substantially at this time.

Obviously a lot to respond to here so bare with me if I jump around, cut things, or just ramble. I've been staring at this thread for like 40 minutes now and have thought through far more tangents than I've written.

Apologies in advance if any of this comes across as completely missing the point.

Noticed you didn’t say a Division balance decision, and I understand that it may have possibly been done in other titles but I was explicitly speaking on this series, The Division.

Fair - it was my intended implication that I meant TD2,but I should have been more explicit. From working in The Division 2's community since before launch, I can personally guarantee that this game has seen multiple balance adjustments and design changes due to a spike of community feedback about the topic.

Examples off the top of my head... Skill Builds/Skill Haste on the TU5 PTS... Gunner Spec's lackluster release... GS 515 items in the Dark Zone......

Hey would you be able to inbox me your username and platform?

Hey,

Could you please confirm which platform you are seeing this on please?

Thank you kindly

I can personally assure you this is not the first time that an influx of community feedback has spurred a quick walk-back or change of course on a balance decision.

Secondly:

Devs, just listen to us the first time. poll the community [...] and then move into action.

It's unfortunately a bit more complicated than that. Part of what helps with the quick turnaround on something like the M1A issue was that it was a relatively cut-and-dry change that a vast majority (though still not a unanimity) of the community was unhappy with.

Even with something that seems unified in its feedback like issues with loot quality, purples, and gear drops overall isn't quite so straightforward.

Yes, we can plainly see that the community is extremely frustrated with how loot and gear feels right now... but is the solution simply increasing the rate of drops? Increasing the attribute minimums by difficulty? In...