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Worth the Wait achievement in Tom Clancy's The Division

Worth the Wait

Successfully Extract a contaminated item from the Dark Zone.

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How to unlock the Worth the Wait achievement

  • PBreezeyPBreezey
    09 Mar 2016 10 Mar 2016 12 Mar 2016
    Hello and welcome to Pbreezey's achievement guide for The Division achievement "Worth the Wait"

    Inside the Dark Zone, anytime you loot an item (weapon, gear, mod) regardless of it's rarity, you must "extract" it before you actually have access to it because it has been contaminated by the virus. Unless you purchase upgrades, you are able to carry 6 contaminated items as you start. Once you are full (or once you find a really great item that you want access to) head to an extraction area which is marked as follows (the orangey shaded area):
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    Upon entering the extraction area, you may begin an extraction by holding down cn_X until you fire a flare into the air; or if someone else has already begun one you may just hang out until the extraction arrives. An extraction takes roughly 80 seconds from when it is called in until it arrives.

    What to do while you wait? Hide. HIDE HIDE HIDE HIDE HIDE. Leave the extraction zone and come back when the extraction is almost there, find a really good spot and set up shop. Do something. Don't just stand there daydreaming. Why?
    1. Calling in an extraction seems to prompt enemy AI to start flooding the area. You will want to set up some cover so that you can eliminate them to ensure you can safely extract your items. If you die, all of your items are dropped on the ground free for your fellow Agents to take without any fear of going Rogue.
    2. An unscrupulous fellow Agent may decide he wants whatever he has in your pack and kill you. This. Is. The. Worst. Trust me. I have had it happen. Full 6 item pack, waiting to extract, roughly 10 seconds until extraction arrives and BOOM! Dead. All my items taken and already extracted by a Rogue agent with no hopes of recovery. This is the equivalent of getting Blue Shelled in first place during your last lap on Mario Kart. SO FRUSTRATING! So, take precautions, be safe and protect your items until you have guaranteed they are yours.

    Once the extraction arrives you must approach the extraction rope, hold down cn_X to attach your items, and that's it. You are done. Extracted items will be waiting for you in your stash in any safe house or your base of operations. A WORD OF WARNING. Extractions do have space limits, i.e. only a certain number of people can extract on that tiny rope. So when the extraction rope falls, you need to be there ready to attach your items. I have had it happen where I call in an extraction, wait my 80 seconds, then see a flood of fellow Agents rushing the extraction rope before I am even close enough to try to press cn_X. This results in you having to wait for another extraction, and another grueling 80 seconds wondering whether you will actually get to enjoy your items.

    If you have any questions or comments please let me know. If you're going to downvote, please comment first and give me a chance to improve whatever issue you may have.

    Good luck and happy hunting!
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    ChknFingrsThose are some good points, guess some people have to downvote for the sake of downvoting.

    Anyways, I was wondering if the extraction had limited spots- seemed to be the case in the beta, and I guess that is in fact how it works. Haven't gone to the DZ yet since launch, but we'll see how it goes.
    Posted by ChknFingrs on 10 Mar 16 at 22:50
    PBreezey@CanadianWhizKid: I don't know what you mean by "limited spots." If you're referring to the space limits, then yes, only a certain number of players can extract on every extraction that is called in. If you mean something else, then I need you to elaborate before I can answer.
    Posted by PBreezey on 10 Mar 16 at 23:38
    Calex dEUSI unlocked this after being killed going for the rope , I can't be sure if I actually got them on the rope or not but I definitely didn't extract the items.
    Posted by Calex dEUS on 14 Mar 16 at 17:27
    PBreezey@Calex dEUS that's interesting. So you are saying the achievement glitched for you in that you unlocked it but didn't actually extract anything? Did you even get to hold down cn_X on the rope or did you die before you got there? Just wanting some more info before incorporating any info into my solution.
    Posted by PBreezey on 14 Mar 16 at 18:12
    Calex dEUS@PBreezey I just got my first superior item today and paid more attention to what was going on this time. The achievement popped as soon as I got it on to the rope, was again shot and downed and didn't get the item. It popped as soon as I was finished holding cn_X
    Posted by Calex dEUS on 17 Mar 16 at 20:12
    iTz Canada EhhIf anyone is having trouble getting this because they keep getting killed or people fill up the spots on the extraction rope, I just got this in the extraction area thats in the image above at about 2 am EST with minimal AI resistance (only like 4-5 enemies came), and NO human players. In fact I only saw one human player in both DZ01 and DZ02 for about half an hour, and I saw him for maybe 5 minutes. This of course compared to my first attempt at the DZ at 12 pm EST where there was an entire squad of level 20+ rogue agents running around killing everyone. So if anyone is struggling, try and go on around that time (or time zone equivalent).
    Posted by iTz Canada Ehh on 14 Jul 16 at 06:50
    KD9 37So, I tried to extract today, got my item on the rope and then was killed. When I red pawned, I then saw a message that the person who killed me had hijacked the extraction? So now even if I get something on the rope, it's not safe?
    Posted by KD9 37 on 21 Aug 16 at 17:09
    KD9 37Nvm, I answered my own question. They added Extraction Hijacking to their list of wonderful things to do in order to piss you off more in that area.
    Posted by KD9 37 on 21 Aug 16 at 17:15
    Mike United 007Im yet to visit the dark zone. if im killed, can anyone steal my items - in my back pack (currently holding 120 items) or just the items your trying to extract?
    Posted by Mike United 007 on 03 Nov 20 at 14:16
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