To start WONY or not to start WONY?

[Snow Miser]

Hello, I'm a pretty new player to divsion 2 & I suppose the division series as a whole. I bought the game's ultimate edition when it was discounted for 90% or so, and thought I'd enjoy this due to playing Rust & Destiny 2. But some of the mechanics & system are a little confusing to me, so I wanted to ask some questions first.

1. Should I play WONY right now since I've reached level 30? As it stands, I'm level 30 and just unlocked all of the black tusk missions after killing ridgeway. Should I go over to NYC, or should I complete the Black Tusk portion of the campaign first?
   
   
2. What specialization classes are best, and besides completing missions how can I get upgrade points? Right now I've activated Marksman with the Tac-50 and it's okay, but I was wondering if there's a better class to choose.
   
   
3. Once unlocked, can I change the mods on certain exotics? Right now I have a level one ruthless, which apparently I need to grab a 250+ Merciless to craft one with a gear score. But for the level one part, it won't allowed me to change or alter the mods on it. If it has a red lock, does that mean its not modifiable?

Sorry about the wall of text.

[dejavu89]

1. yes you should, play new york. Black Tusk will be there when you come back to Washington 😀

2. I wouldn't say one is better than the other, every specialization good it's own way. You get 3 points for leveling up and 5 points for completing black tusk invaded missions. (at least after new york)

3. you can't change anything on exotics, all your gear will be very low in new york, so l wouldn't worry about collecting something for an exotic.

[Nenne.]

Yes start WONY. you wont regret it.
I promise

[Snow Miser]

Originally posted by Nenne.:

Yes start WONY. you wont regret it.
I promise

Is it that good? I didn't mind the main campaign up until the Black Tusk invasion, where seemingly all of my progress for the past 30 hours disappeared. I captured every single control point with the exception of one in foggy bottom & all of the West End ones. It said at the Helicopter that I won't be able to return to DC until the campaign for WONY is complete, is this true?

[Snow Miser]

Originally posted by dejavu89:

1. yes you should, play new york. Black Tusk will be there when you come back to Washington 😀

2. I wouldn't say one is better than the other, every specialization good it's own way. You get 3 points for leveling up and 5 points for completing black tusk invaded missions. (at least after new york)

3. you can't change anything on exotics, all your gear will be very low in new york, so l wouldn't worry about collecting something for an exotic.

Dang. I kind of liked using Ruthless as it was a pretty niche weapon in dark zone grinding for me, while trying to get to level 30. But the stability on the gun is pretty bad. Oh well.

[Roovka]

Originally posted by Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz:

Hello, I'm a pretty new player to divsion 2 & I suppose the division series as a whole. I bought the game's ultimate edition when it was discounted for 90% or so, and thought I'd enjoy this due to playing Rust & Destiny 2. But some of the mechanics & system are a little confusing to me, so I wanted to ask some questions first.

1. Should I play WONY right now since I've reached level 30? As it stands, I'm level 30 and just unlocked all of the black tusk missions after killing ridgeway. Should I go over to NYC, or should I complete the Black Tusk portion of the campaign first?
   
   
2. What specialization classes are best, and besides completing missions how can I get upgrade points? Right now I've activated Marksman with the Tac-50 and it's okay, but I was wondering if there's a better class to choose.
   
   
3. Once unlocked, can I change the mods on certain exotics? Right now I have a level one ruthless, which apparently I need to grab a 250+ Merciless to craft one with a gear score. But for the level one part, it won't allowed me to change or alter the mods on it. If it has a red lock, does that mean its not modifiable?

Sorry about the wall of text.

1. If you want the full story and a bit more understanding of how to fight Black Tusk (robots, drones, etc), I would do the BT missions. Otherwise, there's no real reason to stick around.

2. The most commonly used specializations are Technician for skill builds and Gunner for weapon damage builds but really it depends on what you want to do.

3. Mods and attachments are fixed on exotics, they can't be changed. Unfortunately the Ruthless, which is an addon for getting the ultimate edition, is basically useless once you outlevel it.