Finally, there is new gameplay for The Division 2. Developer Mathias Karlson presented new material on the streaming platform Mixer. It introduced the new Dark Zones.
For the first time since the E3 and Gamescom demo, developer Massive shows new material for The Division 2. Since then, we have had to make do with individual screenshots, quickly disappearing leaks, and bits of information from the dev blogs.
Now it’s finally getting serious: On Mixer, they finally showed news about the Dark Zone. As suspected from the leak, there will be several Dark Zones in The Division 2, each differing in detail.
The live stream is not yet available online, but in a video from YouTuber Arekkz, similar scenes can be seen. As soon as the actual stream video is available, we will embed it in the article.
First Gameplay of the Dark Zone
This is shown in the stream: A group of four players enters the Dark Zone at the beginning of the gameplay. Overgrown barricades, animal carcasses, and general decay shape the picture.
Exclusively in the stream, there was a look at the third Dark Zone, DZ West. It is located in Georgetown, a neighborhood of Washington D.C. This part of the capital is mostly residential.
As usual, the Dark Zones feature landmarks where you can find clusters of enemies – including a boss.
The extraction of items works like in the predecessor. You collect contaminated items, bring them to an extraction zone, and call for the helicopter. Then you must wait for it to arrive and fly away with your loot.
VOIP is deactivated: Open voice chat will no longer be constantly active in the Dark Zone. To communicate with other players, you must be in a group or create a separate party.
This decision was made because voice chat in The Division 1 often got out of control.
Conflict – the PvP area of The Division 2
There was also gameplay for the pure PvP area. The stream provided first insights into the Skirmish and Domination modes.
This is what was shown: In Skirmish, two teams of four players compete against each other. The map on which the match took place in the stream also appears to be in Georgetown.
Overall, while the area is nested, there are several possibilities for tactical positioning in the surrounding houses.
At first glance, the PvP gameplay is noticeably more tactical. Due to the armor bar, players can withstand significantly less. Therefore, you quickly see how they must adapt to not get taken down immediately out of cover.
There were also insights into the Domination mode. In Domination, the objective is to capture and hold specific checkpoints.
Players earn points by capturing checkpoints. The first to reach the required number wins. Again, two teams of four face off against each other.
Information about the Clan System
Toward the end, there were also some smaller details about the clan system that is included in The Division 2:
- It should function as simply as in no other game
- The Division 2 can automatically determine a Clan Member of the Month
- Being a member of a clan should be worthwhile. Details will be announced soon.
- Up to 50 accounts per clan
That was the most important information from the Xbox stream for The Division 2.
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