The Division 2 has had a rough week. The focus of several maintenance sessions was on combating the most annoying glitches and exploits that ruined the fun for many players. What is the status of the cover shooter now? Have the major issues been fixed?
What are the glitches about? This week, The Division 2, along with the Warlords expansion, caught attention mainly due to some significant glitches.
Under certain circumstances, agents were able to increase their damage significantly through a DPS glitch, allowing them to often take down even the toughest enemies with just one shot. This made farming for the many desired items and exotics much easier. Progress in SHD levels and in Season 1 was also greatly accelerated. However, this ruined the fun for many honest players.
After this glitch was finally fixed after several attempts, another exploit emerged, making loot nearly free. It became possible to resurrect fallen enemies with just 1 HP repeatedly and grab their loot each time.
This is how the week went for The Division 2: Due to these problems, agents had to take unusually frequent forced breaks from The Division 2 this week. Glitches were at the top of Massive’s priority list and proved to be quite stubborn. There were a total of four maintenance sessions, including server downtime.
During the first maintenance on Tuesday, along with numerous bug fixes, balance adjustments for difficulty and NPCs were prioritized, while the other three maintenance sessions were specifically aimed at the glitches.
What does the current situation look like? Is it finally over with the glitches? Indeed, it has calmed down a bit in The Division 2 after the last maintenance on Friday (March 27). However, the fight against glitches is still not over.
The two major exploits – the DPS glitch and the loot glitch – seem to be finally fixed. Until now, no further forms or variations of these annoying errors have appeared on YouTube or Reddit – which is not a given, as the past days have shown. If this had taken away your enjoyment of the game, you can now play with peace of mind.
However, with the fix on Friday, at least one more glitch has entered the game, meaning problems are not completely under control yet. Currently, it is possible to exploit a specific mechanic to get effectively unlimited ammunition. But this exploit is not quite as “game-breaking” as the two major glitches before.
What is next? The developers have already stated in the current “State of the Game” stream that fixing glitches, exploits, and bugs is currently the top priority and that Massive is focused on these issues. Thus, work on The Division 2 will continue.
You can find out what is planned for the near future here: This is how The Division 2 proceeds in times of the pandemic
However, progress may be slower, as like many others, they are working from home due to the coronavirus. This might lead to delays.
Glitches highlight a different acute problem with The Division 2: One of the two biggest problems of The Division 2 in year 2 was recently addressed with balance changes to the NPCs and difficulty levels.
However, the second problem remains and should also be addressed more intensively – the sometimes simply poor loot.
Numerous players complain that they are often not adequately rewarded on higher difficulty levels and that there is often no real difference in loot quality compared to lower and significantly more difficult levels. This diminishes the appeal for many to even tackle higher difficulty levels in the endgame.
This issue was further highlighted by the two glitches now fixed. Many players were able to collect a lot of loot in a very short time on higher difficulty levels due to the glitches. Many found that – the loot wasn’t really better. Yes, Exotics were obtained more often, but the quality of rolls was not really better than on lower difficulty levels.
In the eyes of many agents, Massive should therefore not only focus on the numerous bugs but also strengthen improvements in this area next.
How do you see The Division 2 at the moment? Are you enjoying the game, or does something need to change for you to enjoy agent life again?
By the way, the global event Polarity Switch is currently running, which you can really have a lot of fun with: Polarity Switch event for Division 2 started – Is it worth it?
