The West Side Pier will be the first new PvE area in The Division, introduced with Update 1.8. Massive presents it.
Just a few days after the launch of The Division in March 2016, some players glitched to places outside the actual game world. They got into Central Park and an area where a huge ship stood – many users immediately recognized that this ship was the former aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, which is now used as a museum ship.
Speculation arose about when these locations would come to the game – maybe with Update 1.2 or 1.3?
Now, a good one and a half years later, the museum ship is still not unlocked. In fact, there has not been a single map expansion of the PvE open world so far. Only the Dark Zone was expanded with Update 1.6.
In the meantime, we know: Update 1.8 brings the first map expansion of the PvE area. The West Side Pier will be opened. And here stands the USS Intrepid!
Information about the West Side Pier in Update 1.8
Massive released a short video in which they introduce the “sights” of the new area within 14 seconds. Highlights include a elaborately designed nightclub, a park, a car wash, and the huge aircraft carrier:
The West Side Pier expands the map to the northwest. It will be divided into two zones (North and South). It is a vast area where you will not have to fight on narrow streets between skyscrapers, but on wide open spaces.
Here are some summarized information about the West Side Pier:
- In this area, there is a new Social Space called Camp Clinton. There you can prepare for future adventures. Here you will find new missions, vendors, and crafting and improvement stations.
- New narrative content: The enemy factions unite in Update 1.8. In the West Side Pier, you will find dozens of audio logs that tell the backstory.
- Dynamic spawn behavior: Enemies spawn in this area differently than in the previous areas. They do not stand around aimlessly on the street, but appear randomly and unexpectedly. A dynamic AI generator has been developed for this purpose. This way, no visit to the West Side Pier will be the same as the last.
- The enemy factions spawn in mixed groups (the factions ally): This can enable “nasty” synergies, for example when LMB enemies rush at you together with Cleaners.
- New side missions and challenges: There are supposed to be repeatable objectives as well as time-limited goals here.
Interesting: The Division 1.8 increases the Gear Score, brings secret chests!
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