In The Division 2, discussions about the difficulty of the raid on PS4 and Xbox One continue. Massive has now confirmed once again that no changes are planned for the time being.
This is what players are discussing: Since the raid went online on May 16, the difficulty on PS4 and Xbox One has been a major topic.
While the raid was completed by PC players for the first time after 5 hours, it took PS4 and Xbox One players 3 days or longer. Therefore, many fans agree that something needs to change here.
Now console players are demanding that the raid on PS4 and Xbox One be nerfed. They use the current leaderboards of the raid as an argument. The score:
- Over 7000 PC players have been successful so far
- but only just under 200 on PS4 and Xbox One combined (as of May 23).
However, developer Massive does not see this as problematic at the moment, as they made clear in the State of the Game on May 22. This is how it currently looks for console players.
No nerfs planned – for now
This is what Massive says about possible changes: Massive stated that they are aware of the differences between consoles and PC. This has always been the case, even with the incursions in The Division 1.
They will take a close look at the situation and are generally open to feedback from the community. A similar statement had already been issued by Ubisoft.
Especially the situation on consoles is something the developers want to keep an eye on. Nevertheless, they are currently satisfied:
We have heard rumors that we would change the raid difficulty […], but there are currently no plans for that. We know the raid is harder on consoles, but we are satisfied with where we stand.
Chris Gansler, Massive
Source: State of the Game, Youtube
Massive also hopes that future fixes to the AI will reduce the difficulty a bit, so that console players can manage better.
What is the problem with the AI? Currently, there is a combination of bugs that negatively affects AI behavior and causes it to act chaotically.
The statement causes mixed reactions among players, some find it hard to understand this decision.
A lot of effort, little reward
This is how the community reacts: There is widespread anger about this decision in the subreddit for The Division. User First Aid writes:
Massive, when over 7000 players on PC complete the raid and fewer than 150 on both consoles combined, then there is a problem.
First Aid
Source: The Division Subreddit
He understands that the raid should be difficult. But if two-thirds of the players can’t complete it, then something is wrong.
Criticism is not only directed at the raid being too hard. Completing it simply does not seem worth the effort. Because as a reward, you might get pieces of the new gear sets or the exotic assault rifle.
However, many fans see the gear sets as rather useless. And the assault rifle as the only worthwhile reward is not enough for many agents to attempt the raid for hours.
The raid is also a means for many players to vent their frustration about other mechanics of the game. Because The Division 2 currently has a tough standing among fans.
You can read about the problems our author Tarek sees currently on Mein-MMO:
