In The Division, the Year One content was announced yesterday. A key question arose: Are the Incursions the Raids? Additionally, trading options were confirmed.
In The Division, the view already looks far into the future. Yesterday, Ubisoft outlined all content for the first year. While we know that some things are coming, we don’t know what exactly it will be. Are the Incursions the Raids?
“Incursions” and Trading in the first free update
The Incursion update is set to release in April and will feature endgame content. However, according to YouTuber Arekkz Gaming, this Incursion activity will not be the Raid that players hope for.
As stated in Ubisoft’s announcement, Incursions (Incursions) are “only” group activities for a squad of four players. You will fight against high-level enemies for particularly valuable loot, but it seems we must refer to them as “Raid-like activities”.
This update will also introduce Loot Trading in The Division. However, trading will likely only be available for players in a squad during a coop mission. The trading options are therefore very limited. How exactly trading will work remains to be seen.
What about Raid activities for a large number of agents?
In the second update in May, another raid-like Incursion is expected to be introduced, set in the familiar Columbus Circle. Ubisoft seems to be betting on these Incursions as an endgame activity.
However: These are designed only for four players. If one wants to draw a comparison to Destiny, the Incursions might be best viewed as Strikes.
Arekkz suspects that a future activity that could deserve the title “Raid” is in the third expansion “Last Stand”. It is mentioned that players will need to recruit other agents to tackle the threat. However, it remains unclear whether this refers to only one squad, or if it will be a large raid for significantly more agents, which we all hope for. Only the future will tell.
Further hints on the content of the third expansion can be found in this article.
Below is the video from Arekkz:
What else is coming in Year 1? In this article, we have summarized the Year One content.
