The Division | SMG + Assault Rifle Best In Slot DPS Guide (Inc. SMG Crit Change Analysis)

Tom Clancy’s The Division- The recent change to SMG (getting their crit back) has led many people to wonder how good SMGs will be in patch 1.6, so I went ahead and modeled ideal DPS configurations for both SMGs and Assault Rifles, so that we're able to see which weapon is better to use in both PVE and PVP.

Skip ahead to the conclusions at 13:49

You can find the DPS calculator here:

You can find Spyder's Gearing Cheat sheet here:

You can find the Best-In-Slot SMG configuration here:

You can find the Best-In-Slot Assault Rifle configuration here:

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[kokonut]

Great Video. These informational types of videos that provide and explain the data are why I subscribed back when you had under 10k Subs. Welcome back Skill Up.

[Shotgunlee]

wow what a vid that must of taken a fair bit of time to but together really useful thanks

[suftar]

thx for that Skill Up. I can see u put a lot of work into that. it's perfect for a lazy Sunday morning👍

[mansell]

Mate, sensational vid! Keep up the solid stuff. I'm glad you have proof behind what you say. A ton of mis information around!!

[MrNiterunner]

when I see one of your videos show up on my feed I am never disappointed this has to be one of the most informative videos out there on this subject and thanks for going into so much detail with t even tho yes it was difficult to follow in parts because of all the maths but you bring it back and in the end all the information does get across so bravo man bravo.

[ADaJGaming]

GREAT JOB RALPHYBOY! Sooo much information and really well laid out. This reminds me of an early 2016 video, but the thumbnail looks better!

[MrElementleader]

hyper-awesome, mate! thank you so much for all the work you do and the objective, analytical way you present things!
also for providing the community with the sheets - rock on, mate and take good care!

[timcrawshaw]

Good video, mate. Intense how detailed and informative it is. I'm looking forward to 1.6 and getting into it all. Stoked. Can't wait.

[artyroja]

perfect vid, I love all your calculations - quantitative always better than qualitative claims, I LOVE IT WELL DONE!

[qkbekhj]

I'm just happy that they nerfed hip fire to hell.

[jfelty]

This is a very thorough video that helps make sense of the new update. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to work out the specifics of the patch. I am amazed daily at the talent of individuals in the gaming world.

[gogosolar]

great to see you back at crunching the numbers!

[bradwright]

I love this video....I love the calculations...thank you for spreadsheets. I will def use and expand on them....well done my dude.

[spreadbeater]

Great informational video as usual. Always greatful for your hard work on your many uplaods.

[claytonsteele]

This response is to Kraus Strider and s few others;  Skill Up looked at specific circumstances, specific skills and computed through put and damage.  He was very specific in his methodology.  He was also very specific in leaving out many minor additives.  He have us a basic model to look at and to identify what the difference between CHD and CHC on SMGs is.  Mathematically his data is correct.  The individual player will add and change the total by mods, gear sets, gear and talents.  He never said that the data cant change or that it is the absolutely right answer. Min-Max players, tweaking gear sets, recalibration rolls and knowing the game will always be better than the base numbers he gave.  But before you say this is better than that and so on, how about you look at a player min-maxing a crit build LVOA-c, and a crit damage LVOA-c and a PP19 build the same way.  And lord help me.  Just because your MP7 melts some one, doesn't mean my PP19 doesn't melt two targets, and reload in 1 sec.  I have a crit build MG5, I crit 5 of 10 on average, and I have decent crit hit damage.  I melt people with a non-alpha build.  It is silly to dispute the basic math and the basic data he put out.  It is accurate.  Basically all gear is relevant now.  75% of all gear sets are relevant now, and most of us know how to build face melt gear sets.  So enjoy the meta and stop bashing the data.  Just deal with it.

[flamingorush]

Big thumbs up! Thanks for all the "behind the scenes" data!

[jackreacher]

Very informative and happy The Dev's are listening to you. :)

[jasemnz]

Another fantastic video. Thanks for your hard work and research that goes into each video you do.

[PuddysDoghouse]

Amazing stuff Skill Up! Your work is a tremendous resource for the community.

[doruktuncer]

I respect your time and effort for the game mate. Great calculations and very explanatory language. Keep up to good work...