For more than a day, the open beta of The Division 2 has been running. Here are the first impressions and opinions from the community.
On March 15, 2019, the official release of The Division 2 will take place. Now, less than two weeks before, the open beta is running, which is supposed to uncover final issues. How does The Division 2 stand shortly before launch?
Update: Here are the first reviews of the main game, The Division 2.
This is my impression: I only had a taste of the open beta of The Division 2 for about two hours yesterday, but the first few minutes were enough to impress me.
When I fought before the White House back in the private beta, it was pitch dark for me, so I could barely see the surroundings. This time, however, I played this opening scene in beautiful afternoon sunlight, which created a wonderful atmosphere.
I had a top impression of the game right from the start, which was completely naive, but it lasted throughout the entire evening yesterday.
What I like about the open beta: In the main missions, I experienced neither NPC teleports nor other problems that plagued me during the private beta. I was also able to connect easily with a buddy and complete missions in co-op. The gaming experience was generally top-notch.
What I didn’t like in the open beta: However, I also encountered typical beta problems that Massive wants to eliminate with the Day-One patch. My primary weapon suddenly had no sound, an NPC moved its lips extremely strangely while speaking, and when you skip cutscenes, the image struggled significantly.
On my PS4, I was also bothered that the textures often took a long time to load. If I want to run through a pixelated game world, I won’t get The Division 2!
Between “fun like crazy” and annoying sound problems
This is what MeinMMO readers say about the open beta: You have probably played the open beta more extensively than I have. In any case, you already left many opinions in the comments, some of which we will summarize.
- Boki Daja writes that the game is really awesome and a lot of fun. Except for the sound bug, he hasn’t experienced any problems, just fun.
- According to Michael Szobotka, the graphics are flawless, only he is not satisfied with the weapon sounds. Especially shotguns and assault rifles are too quiet. Mike van Dyke agrees: Some weapons sound as if they just came out of a 3D printer.
- Axl, on the other hand, had weapons that he thinks sounded good. He is really impressed with the beta. The game looks great, the enemies behave well, only in one mission did he have a frame drop. Since everything else ran smoothly and without problems, his conclusion is: “It’s really fun and can entertain me for a longer time.”
- Robert Theisinger reports that restarting helped him with the sound bug. Occasionally, he could see through walls into the distance, and during one mission there was a problem that required two loading screens – but “everything else ran great”.
- Nookiezillas’ impression of the open beta is better than that of the private beta.
- keule-tch writes that the beta on PC is awesome.
- According to Matthias Wienke, everything was wonderful except for the “damn sound”. On his Xbox One, even the drone finally flew where it was supposed to.
- Maxi Schmidt plays the open beta on PS4 Pro and is struggling with popping trees. In the distance, the textures are rendered extremely poorly, which makes him think the New York setting looked better due to the lack of visibility. Beta or not – he doubts that the problem will be fixed in the final game.
- DevilRon1989 also points out that the game loads textures a bit sluggishly. However, he finds the game itself quite nice on his normal PS4; he expected more severe downgrades compared to the trailers. He enjoys the open beta very much and is looking forward to the release of the main game.
- derjoghurtmitderecke plays on PS4 Pro and has not had any major issues so far. He compares the open beta with the private beta: “Pop-ins are less, frame rate is overall more stable, hardly any sound errors, textures load more reliably/faster.”
- According to N811 Rouge, the beta leaves a good impression. He is glad that he had only two loading screens in nearly 3 hours. Furthermore, the performance is really very decent, and there is plenty to discover outside the regular routes. For him, the game is a mix somewhere between Alpha Protocol and Max Payne.
- And Sven Kälber (Stereopushing) concludes: “Everything is easy-peasy on the PlayStation! Fat weekend ahead.”
What are the international agents saying? On reddit, the mood is similar to that in the MeinMMO comments. Basically, people are satisfied and are happy about the improvements compared to the private beta, but still point out a few annoying bugs.
Moreover, people enjoy taking jabs at Anthem because The Division 2 does many things better. For example, it is easier to play with friends, there are no loading screens in The Division 2, and the inventory is more user-friendly as well.
What grade would you give the open beta of The Division 2? Vote in the following survey (1 = very good, 6 = poor):
