Massive officially announces the second part of The Division today! For the second anniversary, in addition to a sequel, more information about plans for The Division has also been revealed.
Just now, the State of the Game from March 8 aired, bringing some exciting news. On the second anniversary of The Division, Massive officially announced a sequel. Not much information has been released, but work on The Division 2 has been ongoing since the first part was released.
More details will be presented at E3.
The roadmap for Year 3 with 2 updates, 6 global events
Additionally, Massive presents the roadmap for Year 3 for The Division 1. Patches 1.8.1 and 1.8.2 will be released in the first half of 2018.
Patch 1.8.1 is scheduled for April. This will include changes to the drop rates as well as 2 new legendary missions and the Xbox One X patch. A 2-week PTS phase for PC starts on March 9.
At the release of the patch, a brand new global event called Blackout will also begin, including new masks and commendations. What gameplay modifications and gear sets will come with the global event is not yet known. Additionally, the two missions, Amherst and Grand Central Station, will receive a legendary difficulty.
Patch 1.8.2 will launch in June and will introduce the new feature “Shields”. These are achievements that you unlock in The Division, with effects on The Division 2. Massive did not specify what form this will take. Furthermore, there will be two more missions that will also receive legendary difficulty. One of them is said to be “very large”.
There will also be a new global event for this patch called “Onslaught”.
The plan for the coming year:
- April: Patch 1.8.1 with the global event “Blackout”, changes to the drop chances, and the Xbox One X patch, Amherst and Grand Central Station receive legendary difficulty
- May: Global event “Onslaught”
- June: Patch 1.8.2 with the global event “Outbreak”, 2 missions receive legendary difficulty
- July: Global event “Assault”
- August: Global event “Strike”
- September: Global event “Ambush”
Massive thanks the entire community for their support over the past years.
Are you excited about the announcement? What do you think of the plans for Year 3?
