In The Division 2, the emotional story of an agent is currently moving thousands of other players.
The Division 2: the life of an agent: On the Division subreddit, the user “Quebber” thanked Massive and Ubisoft a few hours ago. They were actually able to save his life – with The Division 2.
In a lengthy post, he tells that after many hard blows of fate and suicidal thoughts, he finally finds motivation and joy in his life again with The Division 2. Now he gets up in the morning again and has something to look forward to.
Although the Reddit post is currently (Saturday morning, 10 AM) only 7 hours old, over 2000 agents have already left upvotes (rapidly increasing) and expressed their sympathy in the comments. The man’s story moves the gaming community – even a developer has already spoken up.
This is the story of the agent
Quebber starts his post with the words that the headline that Massive and Ubisoft actually saved his life might seem overly dramatic. But he wants to explain his situation.
The man’s blows of fate: Shortly before marriage, his wife was diagnosed with incurable cancer. As a result, he had to quit his job to care for his wife around the clock. For 21 years, they fought together against the illness while enduring several side effects, such as complete kidney failure.
When one has to spend so many years in the house, there is nothing comparable to gaming. Books, TV, and music have their merits, but gaming opened up a world he could still enter with his beloved.
They played together The Division 1. This game was an escape from the pain his wife went through for 21 years.
On November 13, 2018, she suffered a heart attack and seven days later passed away at the age of 42.
The man writes that on that day, his life also ended. He had no more goals in his life. He always told his wife he only wanted to live one day longer than she did. She was his best friend, and in the last years, they needed no one else.
Seven days after her death, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. He decided to fight it and had 40% of his colon removed in January. With a sad emoticon, he adds that he can no longer eat bacon.
He saw everything he did from then on as just a distraction. He found joy in nothing anymore. Although he had all the consoles, two gaming PCs, and his favorite movies, there was no one left to share it all with.
His doctors and therapists knew that he was considering suicide.
He decided to log in to The Division one last time, walk through the whole city, and talk to his wife as if she were still with him; to walk again to the cars where they shot their names with bullets.
Shortly after he logged out for the last time, he saw an advertisement for The Division 2. He had no great expectations for this game, but he decided to read a few reviews and watch YouTube videos. And everyone said it was pretty good and also suitable for solo players.
The next day he bought the Ultimate Edition. Why not, he writes, because money no longer meant anything to him.
Yesterday he logged in, he is now level 9 in The Division 2 and when he woke up this morning – he actually wanted to log in again and continue playing. He enjoys the game. He is not a “fast-leveler” and is not the best player; instead, he spends a lot of time just exploring the world.
He writes that two days ago he said that although he could start anything in his life, there was nothing he wanted to start with his life. Because the person who made everything in his life special was gone.
That is still the case. But with The Division 2, he gets a small piece of his gamer existence back, in which he finds joy. And for that, he thanks Massive and Ubisoft.
This is what the agents say: Many comment that the man’s text is very emotional for them. They wish him only the best for the future and that he should enjoy this masterpiece of a game.
Some share that The Division 2 also distracts them from their personal problems, and they are glad that the game does the same for him.
An employee at Ubisoft-Massive has already responded to this post. He read his wife’s text out loud and cried. He is glad they were able to give him some joy. Many developers follow Reddit, but he will pass it on to the whole team. It means the world to them that they were able to deliver this experience.
You can find the original text in the Reddit forum.
