Today on “Mein-MMO asks” we discuss the future of The Division: What do you think about the upcoming expansions “Underground” and “Survival”?
So far, the setting of The Division has been bleak and harsh: A devastated city in winter, chaos everywhere, and enemies lurking around every corner. And then there’s the Dark Zone – a contaminated area where you also have to watch out for other agents.
The future of The Division, however, is not painted in brighter colors: Initially, we will be drawn into the claustrophobically tight underground. Later in the summer, with “Survival,” everything in post-apocalyptic New York will go downhill.
“Underground” in The Division
The Underground expansion brings not only various bug fixes, balance changes, new weapons, and armor pieces but also additional missions, such as a new raid “Dragon’s Nest” and the underground missions.
All information about the underground operations is now known: Thanks to various mechanics and presets, they are expected to offer high “replayability.” Additionally, a new progress system and a new currency will be introduced: In the underground, agents will have to work their way up in rank again.
The new gear sets and “gear set weapons” will also be exciting. The latter is a feature that many agents have wished for since the introduction of sets.
“Survival” in The Division
At the Ubisoft press conference for E3, a spectacular trailer for the next expansion “Survival” was unveiled. Thus, we already have a rough idea of what to expect in The Division over the summer.
The player experience is expected to change completely with “Survival.” The weather conditions are tightening: Devastating blizzards rage in post-apocalyptic New York, destroying nearly all prerequisites for life.
Only a few survivors are left in this catastrophic scenario: You, the Division agents, and a few enemies who have it out for you. Who survives in the end will be determined later.
It seems that The Division is evolving towards a hardcore survival game where you must constantly fight for survival. Additionally, Ubisoft has informed us that the expansion will come sooner than we would expect.
Ttime says:
Especially the “Survival” expansion has the potential to bring exciting, impactful innovations to Ubisoft’s MMO shooter – even if hardly any information is known about it so far.
But the situation changes drastically: So far, we pursue the goal of saving what can still be saved. We want to restore order to chaos, we want to build something. In “Survival,” these goals will likely be thrown out the window: Everything is destroyed, and the real fight for survival begins. Only the strongest will be able to withstand the adverse conditions and ruthless enemies. Until this radical change happens, the Underground DLC should keep us entertained. The developers have emphasized the “replayability” of the missions at every opportunity. They want to focus on variety and create reasons for agents to regularly play The Division – and want to. How “unique” and “varied” the underground missions will be in practice remains to be seen.
For many, it’s frustrating: The PS4 agents will have to wait a full month before they can play all the content of the “Underground” DLC. This situation was already known before the release of The Division. Nevertheless, the PS4 players will be dissatisfied that they have to watch the PC and Xbox players play the new content at first.
What do you think of the direction Ubisoft and Massive are taking with The Division? Are you excited about the future?
