In The Division, the public test servers for the Survival Update are live. Massive released the patch notes for this preliminary build of Update 1.5.
From now on, PC agents can access the PTS, the public test servers for the upcoming Survival DLC. On these servers, you can test upcoming features in advance and give Massive feedback on what changes still need to be revised. Detailed information about Survival is presented in the provided link.
The patch notes for Update 1.5 have just been released on the PTS. Keep in mind that these patch notes may change multiple times – and will. The final patch notes for Survival and 1.5 will likely take a few weeks to arrive.
World Tier 5 and Named Gear Items
Many changes are mentioned in the patch notes. We pick out the most important ones:
- World Tier 5 is coming. This is accessible from Gear Score 230+. Here the enemies are at Level 34.
- The maximum Gear Score is raised to 256.
- Encounters on Heroic are only available at World Tier 5.
Especially exciting:
- Named gear items are coming. Until now, there were only named weapons. Each named gear item has a unique talent. There is one item for each gear slot. These gear items are only available at World Tier 5 and in the Survival game mode.
- Enemy armor damage is now active in PvP on the PTS. This value will be tested on the PTS, with certain modifiers for damage calculation.
- The Gear Score of vendor items is no longer dependent on the World Tier, but on the player’s Gear Score.
- The rewards (Credits and Phoenix Credits) from main missions will be adjusted.
Weapons:
- Hip fire now has a higher recoil, depending on the weapon type. Precision rifles have the highest recoil, while pistols have the lowest.
- There are several balance changes, for example, the aim assist for shotguns is reduced.
The following 12 weapons are newly added and can only be obtained at World Tier 5:
- MG5 Light Machinegun
- Infantry MG5 Light Machinegun
- Famas Assault Rifle
- Model 700 Marksman Rifle
- M700 Tactical Marksman Rifle
- M700 Carbon Marksman Rifle
- Converted USC Submachinegun
- Police UMP-45 Submachinegun
- Tactical UMP-45 Submachinegun
- Snub nosed Rhino Pistol
- Rhino Pistol
- Rhino Special Pistol
4 new named high-end weapons are coming:
- Golden Rhino
- Urban MDR Assault Rifle
- Tommy Gun
- Thompson M1928
Additionally, there are balance changes to gear sets and skills. Furthermore, numerous bug fixes are coming. You can find all patch notes in the Ubi forum in English.
What do you think of the changes?
