TBH, when I was still trying to get expertise, I mostly ran a bunch of random crap I needed expertise on :P Countdown is great for raising expertise too. Admittedly that does mean the team had to carry me some, but on Challenging difficulty you usually won't have trouble clearing Countdown with randoms if at least 4+ players are using a strong loadout...and this usually is the case.
Wingman build. Scorpio, Perfect galvanise, perfect vanguard , 3 piece improvised, all crits with 6 PFE mods and 2mill armour…. More than enough DPS builds running around …with constantly Proc’ing galvanise or vanguard means everyone on the run has a minimum of almost 2 mill armour on a full red dps build, And I can still dish out a bit of pain with the Scorpio and decent crits, works well.
I like support builds. I'm always running Ongoing Directive (4 pieces) with Perfect Pointman chest and Perfect Galvanize backpack to give my whole team +50% bonus armor all the time and hollowpoint ammo. Popping my shield gives everyone 50% bonus armor Shooting ADs and applying shock or confuse with Scorpio gives any of my team mates within 30m of that enemy another 50% bonus armor. Its especially crazy if there's a few guys running Heartbreaker builds as they too get a ton of extra armor on top of their HB stacks. Its such a great build to make sure the DPS guys with striker builds are always protected with that bonus armor buffer.
I almost completed the build, just need a better Elmo, ACS and some PFE mods. But already I'm surviving and killing so much more, I'm coming from a pure DPS build (even when running Countdown lol) I died so many times before I had this build, thank you.. I subbed and liked the video!
I have to add a second comment, this has been the most fun I’ve had in Countdown ever. Such a good build. I find I’m using the shotgun more than St Elmo’s as the stacks drop off too fast between hunters etc, but it’s fantastic for the end fight and I’ve survived a couple of swarms mid-game and survived when I never would have in the past. Great build Tux, thanks!
What I'm sadly seeing is that at heroic level, where things can go wrong pretty fast in the end, most players just use a high damage build, with no buff to the team. I always try to use something like the Tardigrade, the Iron Lung, the Lavoisier, the Lefty, etc... Apparel and weapons that help out the whole team. I'm always happy when I get extra armor from someone else, and try to give something back. Whether it's more damage, more survivability, etc.
Mostly run all red striker with st elmo coyote and ceska, lol. Same as incursion more or less, dont like oreo in CD as ranges are all over the place. If im saucy (heroic extraction with dodgy team) i swap to surv with chillout and run 2 blues in 62% PfE. HB with chest and back on 2imp pieces for 75% pfe is another way to go if you need 2 face tank hunters 4 the team (basically your build in this vid). Have buff builds (both TP and FI), 100% disrupt CC builds, and FI buff/heal builds with Dr Home and/or scorpio.
Nice video Tux. I usually run Ongoing Directive with Coyote Mask and Courier bagpack with Perfect Creeping Death. I also use the St. Elmo`s as the main AR.
I run ongoing directive with Scorpio and firewall, which usually works really well with the group unless of course I get swamped by enemies with little to no backup. I’m definitely going to give this build a try though, looks like a lot of fun.
Good build, Tux. For those who have difficulty making headshots, keep the fixer drone, add a remote pulse and throw out the Remote pulse at the start of a fight. This will start your stacks quicker than looking for that first headshot.
Nice Ill try this one out for sure. I tent to use striker, same build as for incursion. One blue core. Ceska obliterate. St elmo and coyotes mask or another grupo piece. In CD i switch to Gunner spec. Because the banshee pulse is really effective against the hunters. Every Sunday the scheduled xbox CD runs are a blast with the clan members🔥. We always go for challenging difficulty since your “targeted” loot will be heroic quality anyway.
Thanks for the tip Arth, lm going to try switching to Gunner for the Banshee, plus it might help with the shotgun ammo as I was running dry pretty quickly. Cheers! (oh, right, it’s Tosh. 🙂)
@@Mike_Burford pulse is pretty great since you can charge it up knowing things will spawn. Works better than a tier0 paper shield which confuses you when someone farts in your direction.
@@grumpyoldman6503 Lol! Yep! Thanks Grumpy. I tried the pulse out last night and it worked really well, disorienting the hunters so I could build stacks with the shotgun, plus helped me out when others had been disconnected and we were being rushed. Definitely a fun build for getting in the thick of things.
Played countdown today for the first time ever, wanted that Gift backpack sold at the vendor, already had one but it was stuck with a blue core so this one is outright better. Decent game mode, maps corridors are a bit shit/convoluted but overall not a half bad game mode. Like the fact that for tops 20 minutes of your time you get enough countdown currency to be able to buy a name item cache no problem, desperately want a new Deathgrips that I can roll weapon damage on, my ones are stuck with a armour…
I like the HB chest cause its both damage and bonus armor, but Spotter will give you more upfront dmg (burst). It's preference in the end, both are great
Do I recall correctly that you’ve done a review of guns with and without burst damage? I realize the dmg numbers don’t always reflect this, but I feel like the Kingbreaker has more “stopping” power than some others.
I'm usually a Heartbreaker or Striker with a Fixer Drone and Crusader Shield kinda guy in Countdown. Is it weird that I can't recall Ever getting a single Exotic drop playing Countdown...and I play it a lot. 😳🤦♂️🤷♂️
They are out there ! Its all up to rng, if you farm for exotics for deconstruction. Farm AR, you have a chance for chameleon / st elmo / capacitor. Lately for me theyre dropping like candy
Haha yeah, I have. Still not a single Exotic drop in Countdown. Don't get me wrong, I get plenty of Exotics everywhere else, just not in Countdown... 🤷♂️
Man, please don't teach people how to use drones in Countdown, they can be hacked by hunters and used against you and your team, deployable skills are dangerous.
Yes it's optimal build for countdown. Now!! How different experience we all have: RNG !!! Till last week I haven't see single exotic drop in countdown!! for last 2 seasons, at beginning iwas really pist and then I forget I thought they removed completely. Wtf mess can be this game
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What kind of build do you use for Countdown?
TBH, when I was still trying to get expertise, I mostly ran a bunch of random crap I needed expertise on :P Countdown is great for raising expertise too.
Admittedly that does mean the team had to carry me some, but on Challenging difficulty you usually won't have trouble clearing Countdown with randoms if at least 4+ players are using a strong loadout...and this usually is the case.
I use 100 hazard or p.f.e builds
Wingman build. Scorpio, Perfect galvanise, perfect vanguard , 3 piece improvised, all crits with 6 PFE mods and 2mill armour…. More than enough DPS builds running around …with constantly Proc’ing galvanise or vanguard means everyone on the run has a minimum of almost 2 mill armour on a full red dps build, And I can still dish out a bit of pain with the Scorpio and decent crits, works well.
I use this build but with foundry bulwark instead of normal improvised. Works so well when everyone is using striker builds
I like support builds. I'm always running Ongoing Directive (4 pieces) with Perfect Pointman chest and Perfect Galvanize backpack to give my whole team +50% bonus armor all the time and hollowpoint ammo.
Popping my shield gives everyone 50% bonus armor
Shooting ADs and applying shock or confuse with Scorpio gives any of my team mates within 30m of that enemy another 50% bonus armor. Its especially crazy if there's a few guys running Heartbreaker builds as they too get a ton of extra armor on top of their HB stacks.
Its such a great build to make sure the DPS guys with striker builds are always protected with that bonus armor buffer.
Production quality is always insane!
Have say TUX. Your productions, content, delivery and thumbs are always top quality. You should do it for a living
I almost completed the build, just need a better Elmo, ACS and some PFE mods. But already I'm surviving and killing so much more, I'm coming from a pure DPS build (even when running Countdown lol) I died so many times before I had this build, thank you.. I subbed and liked the video!
I have to add a second comment, this has been the most fun I’ve had in Countdown ever. Such a good build. I find I’m using the shotgun more than St Elmo’s as the stacks drop off too fast between hunters etc, but it’s fantastic for the end fight and I’ve survived a couple of swarms mid-game and survived when I never would have in the past. Great build Tux, thanks!
Right on Mikey. Get em!
I actually use scorpio and kingbreaker. Scorpio gets all the stacks then I switch to kingbreaker after the stunning shock round from scorpio.
Great build.
Back on division after a 2 year break. Great to see how much your channel has grown.
Awesome, thank you! and welcome back
What I'm sadly seeing is that at heroic level, where things can go wrong pretty fast in the end, most players just use a high damage build, with no buff to the team. I always try to use something like the Tardigrade, the Iron Lung, the Lavoisier, the Lefty, etc... Apparel and weapons that help out the whole team. I'm always happy when I get extra armor from someone else, and try to give something back. Whether it's more damage, more survivability, etc.
Mostly run all red striker with st elmo coyote and ceska, lol. Same as incursion more or less, dont like oreo in CD as ranges are all over the place.
If im saucy (heroic extraction with dodgy team) i swap to surv with chillout and run 2 blues in 62% PfE.
HB with chest and back on 2imp pieces for 75% pfe is another way to go if you need 2 face tank hunters 4 the team (basically your build in this vid).
Have buff builds (both TP and FI), 100% disrupt CC builds, and FI buff/heal builds with Dr Home and/or scorpio.
Nice video Tux. I usually run Ongoing Directive with Coyote Mask and Courier bagpack with Perfect Creeping Death. I also use the St. Elmo`s as the main AR.
I run ongoing directive with Scorpio and firewall, which usually works really well with the group unless of course I get swamped by enemies with little to no backup.
I’m definitely going to give this build a try though, looks like a lot of fun.
Your a team buffer then. Gotcha.
Good build, Tux. For those who have difficulty making headshots, keep the fixer drone, add a remote pulse and throw out the Remote pulse at the start of a fight. This will start your stacks quicker than looking for that first headshot.
Good tip!
Nice Tux! Usually run Ellipse Proto with Vile & Scorpio
Good choice!
I just got ouroboros and got a dtoc roll I’m excited to use it everywhere
Nice Ill try this one out for sure. I tent to use striker, same build as for incursion. One blue core. Ceska obliterate. St elmo and coyotes mask or another grupo piece. In CD i switch to Gunner spec. Because the banshee pulse is really effective against the hunters. Every Sunday the scheduled xbox CD runs are a blast with the clan members🔥. We always go for challenging difficulty since your “targeted” loot will be heroic quality anyway.
Thanks for the tip Arth, lm going to try switching to Gunner for the Banshee, plus it might help with the shotgun ammo as I was running dry pretty quickly. Cheers! (oh, right, it’s Tosh. 🙂)
@@Mike_Burford pulse is pretty great since you can charge it up knowing things will spawn. Works better than a tier0 paper shield which confuses you when someone farts in your direction.
@@grumpyoldman6503 Lol! Yep! Thanks Grumpy. I tried the pulse out last night and it worked really well, disorienting the hunters so I could build stacks with the shotgun, plus helped me out when others had been disconnected and we were being rushed. Definitely a fun build for getting in the thick of things.
Is this build good for the incursion? Or do you have a build for that? Cheerz
I keep hearing about exotics droppin’ in the Countdown. And yet, I still haven’t seen an exotic drop!
question: some says if you die in countdown, you will loss your character.
is this real?
another great build , thanks
You bet
Played countdown today for the first time ever, wanted that Gift backpack sold at the vendor, already had one but it was stuck with a blue core so this one is outright better.
Decent game mode, maps corridors are a bit shit/convoluted but overall not a half bad game mode.
Like the fact that for tops 20 minutes of your time you get enough countdown currency to be able to buy a name item cache no problem, desperately want a new Deathgrips that I can roll weapon damage on, my ones are stuck with a armour…
How important is the HB chest piece? Could the UG Perfect Spotter with the Kingbreaker make sense?
I like the HB chest cause its both damage and bonus armor, but Spotter will give you more upfront dmg (burst). It's preference in the end, both are great
Do I recall correctly that you’ve done a review of guns with and without burst damage? I realize the dmg numbers don’t always reflect this, but I feel like the Kingbreaker has more “stopping” power than some others.
Where the hell can I get the merit skin !?
Awesome video I got to have this build came you show me how to do it
Join the conversations and level up your game. Join TUX discord discord.gg/TuxedoBandido
How many 13% pfe modules do you have? 😵
If you want concrete info in addition to high production values, TuxedoBandido is it. End of story.
How you modify heartbreaker so it have weapon damage instead of protection ?
Head to the optimization station to modify gear. Recalibration.
I'm usually a Heartbreaker or Striker with a Fixer Drone and Crusader Shield kinda guy in Countdown.
Is it weird that I can't recall Ever getting a single Exotic drop playing Countdown...and I play it a lot. 😳🤦♂️🤷♂️
They are out there ! Its all up to rng, if you farm for exotics for deconstruction. Farm AR, you have a chance for chameleon / st elmo / capacitor. Lately for me theyre dropping like candy
Do you try setting loot to generic targets like “assault rifles”?
Haha yeah, I have. Still not a single Exotic drop in Countdown. Don't get me wrong, I get plenty of Exotics everywhere else, just not in Countdown... 🤷♂️
@@ChevyMuscle55 you won't if you target mods, or gearsets/brands from my experience.
You will if you targets slots/weapons.
I’ve been rocking a true patriot support build. I’ve never seen someone use it! I’ve found a unique build lol
Nice!
Man, please don't teach people how to use drones in Countdown, they can be hacked by hunters and used against you and your team, deployable skills are dangerous.
I've never noticed the fixer drone attacking anyone. I'll keep an eye out.
@@TuxedoBandido😂
@@TuxedoBandido the hunters put fentanyl in the heals bro, you gotta watch out for that
Getting buffs from 7 other players is fun. My Oreo was critting at 3.5mil during a run earlier today. Madness.
ThTs nuts.
Yes it's optimal build for countdown. Now!! How different experience we all have: RNG !!! Till last week I haven't see single exotic drop in countdown!! for last 2 seasons, at beginning iwas really pist and then I forget I thought they removed completely. Wtf mess can be this game
3 or 4 exotics? You must be playing a different Division 2 from everyone else.
Discord sucks!