Everyone has a fighting chance
For aspiring agents looking to advance to World Tier 5, next week is your huckleberry when The Division 2 is patched with the Tidal Basin Update. Players who are “rocking a 450 gear score” will have lots of new challenges to face and gear to collect. Content will include a new stronghold “held by the dangerous Black Tusk faction”. This is the first free content update for the game since its March 15th launch.
Now that The Division 2 has been out for a week, developers are showcasing what the community can expect in the coming days, weeks and months ahead. Devs acknowledge the importance of player feedback to help track down issues to solve them as quickly as possible. The next patch will deal with some nagging issues including the Group Scaling bug that makes playing different leveled players nearly impossible.
While The Division 2 has seemingly gotten off to a relatively smooth start, there are some issues that have cropped up since Friday’s release. Some players are reporting graphical issues including stuttering and Nvidia-specific problems with the game entering a game client restart cycle. Others complained that co-op level scaling was broken, however, Ubisoft is already at work on a solution.
In his latest opinion piece at GameSpace.com, Poorna Shankar offers a few thoughts on his cautious optimism regarding The Division 2 and why it makes for a better game than Anthem. See if you agree!
Remember when Ice-T starred in EverQuest news from last week? Well, he’s back, this time showing his appreciation for The Division 2. Ice-T is well-known in gaming circles as an avid player and also as a voice actor in titles including Gears of War 3, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and several others. In a recent tweet, Ice-T showed off his gaming screen covered with The Division 2’s logo and said he might be missing for the next month.
The Division 2 is already out in head start for those who preordered the game and it will be out for everyone on March 15th. In the latest developer blog, Ubisoft developers talk about the living world. “Our goal for the sequel was to create experiences for you as the player that would not only surprise you, but also keep you coming back for more,” the blog begins. Setting the stage, devs talk about what has happened in Washington while agents were in New York “cleaning up the streets”.
If you own an Alexa-enabled device, you can now access The Division Network that is tied to The Division 2. All that is required is to say, “Alexa, open The Division Network” and you can listen to audio logs from ground agents in order to piece together what has happened in Washington D.C. It’s a good precursor to the March 15th launch of The Division 2.
Tomorrow is the start of the weekend open beta for The Division 2. Open beta is available for PC through Ubisoft’s UPlay game launcher. The 44.5GB download is ready to roll so you can start your open beta adventure as soon as servers go live on March 1st. The event will run through March 4th. PS4 and XB1 players can find the OBT client on each one’s respective store.
Ubisoft has revealed the Year 1 Pass Details for The Division 2 that will be provided to players who purchase either the Gold Edition or Digital Ultimate Edition of the game. Those who do will also be treated to seven days of Early Access to The Division 2 which is currently primed for release on March 15th. In addition, all players will receive a “full year of free post-launch content that includes Episodes, free major content updates with additional narratives & missions & more”.
Ubisoft has revealed a bit more about this weekend’s open beta event for The Division 2. Those who participated in the recent private beta will find new things to do including a level cap increase to 8, the Viewpoint Museum mission, two new Skills (Chem Launcher with two variations), two new Settlement Projects including a Theater upgrade and the new Capitol Ruins Skirmish PvP map.