Read moreThis isn't addressing it...this is a straight up idiotic nerf instead of fixing the problem. This doesn't even specifically state that it's just low level Generic mods. So does this mean the purple gs 480+ Generic mods with 4-5% weapon dmg I have will no longer go in High End/Gear Set pieces either?
The only way to get a little extra damage out of the pathetically designed gear sets was to use Generic System mods. So good job making them even worse. So I can no longer get 12% (3x 4%) extra Explosive dmg in Negotiators Dilemma which already puts out a pathetic amount of personal DPS and requires other Explosive builds in the group to make it even worth using. Just F'n wow.
Simple solution, bump existing low lvl Generic Protocol mods up to gs 490 and make them high end (so as not to tell everyone that farmed these mods they just wasted a shit ton of their time) and then have low lvl Generic mods drop as 0.5-2% weapon dmg, scaling up in level.
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I'd highly recommend that you submit your feedback on the Official PTS forum.
https://forums.ubi.com/forumdisplay.php/2104-The-Division-2-TU4-PTS