Most of us don’t pay attention to the NPCs in The Division. Yet they tell poignant stories.
In the past year and a half, The Division has undergone an exciting development: The launch was accompanied by massive hype, which, however, quickly collapsed. Countless bugs and overwhelming criticism of the endgame surfaced, leading Massive to state in summer 2016: Sorry, our game isn’t fun. Consequently, the entire game was reworked in autumn 2016, and many mechanics were revised.
In 2017, however, not much has happened. While it is agreed that The Division is now significantly better than it was in 2016, there is a lack of new content. Throughout the entire year 2, only a few new features like loadouts or global events came. The next step is supposed to be the shared shooter with update 1.8, which is upcoming and brings many things that agents have been waiting for.
Throughout all the highs and lows, there has been one thing that never faced criticism in The Division: The atmosphere in the post-apocalyptic setting.
Scenes of Collapse in Video
Be it the missing person notices, the roadblocks, the graffiti, or the piles of trash that tower next to the buildings – it is evident that humanity has sunk into chaos. Massive repeatedly emphasized at launch that they are aiming for “realism,” that New York in the post-apocalypse could really look like this.
What many players overlook while chasing down enemies are the peaceful NPCs. The survivors who lost everything during the catastrophe. They can be found all over the game and tell their own stories.
The YouTuber Wild Max compiled these “scenes of collapse” in a video that shows the grieving and desperate NPCs. Massive recently shared the video through their public channels. We embed it here for you:
In the video, you see people struggling, being treated, mourning, or going about simple tasks. There are also children in The Division who are being comforted or playing. The crying woman who annoyed many players is also in the video.
In the comments, this video is praised highly. It is said to be great.
Did you already know all the scenes that can be seen in the video?
By the way: Tomorrow, on 30.11., a “State of the Game” livestream will take place again. All likelihood is that Massive will then announce a release date for update 1.8:
