One of the most interesting new features in the fresh update 1.8.2 of The Division is the new Shields. These reward you for completing certain tasks both in Part 1 and in the upcoming The Division 2.
Today, with the new update, the Shields will also find their way to Manhattan. 4 of the total 12 Shields will be available. The others will follow on a monthly basis.
We summarize tasks and rewards for you and reveal what gimmicks await you in The Division 2 when you complete the Shields!
Shields – the new achievements
What are the Shields? With the new patch, the highly anticipated Shields make their way into The Division. These new achievements are intended to provide various, smaller rewards for the agents.
4 of the total 12 Shields will come with 1.8.2, and the remaining ones will be released on a monthly basis.
Some of the Shields are retroactive. So it may be that you have already completed some. The rewards are character-wide and are intended to be suitable for all player types.
Here are the first Shields and their requirements:
- Shepard: Unlock the Operations Center
- Hazard: Clear 25 landmarks in the Dark Zone
- DeadEye: Complete all high-value targets of a week
- Avenger: Kill 10 named bosses in the Light Zone, Dark Zone, and the West Side Piers
The special thing: We should also receive rewards in The Division 2.
These rewards await you
This is what you get in The Division 1 for completing a Shield: First, you will receive a Shield container, which rewards you
- with 2000 Phoenix Credits,
- 500 Div-Tech,
- an exotic item and
- 2 Classified items
- and 3 Cipher keys
Additionally, there will be an audio log and a patch waiting for you for each completed Shield.
The first 4 Shields are intentionally kept simple, as a kind of warm-up program for returnees.
What do I get out of it in The Division 2? The more you unlock these Shields, the greater the rewards in The Division 2 will be. These will be divided into different tiers.
The rewards for the respective tiers:
- Tier 1: A special weapon skin
- Tier 2: An outfit including patch
- Tier 3: Backpack dye (new in TD2) and an emote
- Tier 4: Also a new feature, a trophy that hangs from your backpack
As a bonus for reaching all 4 tiers, an exclusive outfit awaits you! There will be no time limit for completing the Shields, so you won’t be under time pressure.
Are you looking forward to the Shields? What do you think of the rewards?
