The endgame of The Division 2 is meant to not only keep you occupied. According to the developers, story fans will also be provided with further tales.
What is it about? Since the announcement of The Division 2, developer Massive has repeatedly made it clear that the endgame is important to them. After all, there was a lot of criticism regarding the amount of content at the release of The Division 1.
Now Massive spoke about one of the new endgame features that will be unlocked in PvE after the campaign: The invaded missions, which could already be tested in the beta. In these new versions of the story missions, a new faction appears, the Black Tusk. They are better equipped and more dangerous than the previous enemies.
However, the new faction is not just meant to be replayable content. It also plays a role in the story, thus the narrative will continue in the endgame.
Endgame in The Division 2 “an extension of the campaign”
This is why the campaign is also part of the endgame: Overall, the endgame is meant to be “an extension of the campaign,” as Creative Director Chadi El-Zibaoui emphasized to Gadgets 360.
“There is a narrative twist where the Black Tusk invades Washington D.C., and there are a lot of revelations surrounding it. This will provide players who want more narrative content and prefer to play PvE or solo.”
How exactly these narrative elements will look is open, and this is probably intended. After all, players are meant to discover for themselves what the mysterious Black Tusks are all about.
This could mean: Since the previous story missions will be replayed, one can assume that they will be narratively adjusted. Completely new characters, audio logs, and other story elements are also conceivable. One will have to be patient.
But what do we know so far about the Black Tusk? The name means something like “Black Tusk”. The Black Tusk is a military group about which almost nothing is known. They must have vast resources, as their troops are well equipped and armed with special weapons.
This includes a four-legged robot equipped with a turret that emits an EMP pulse when destroyed. This can temporarily block abilities if you stand too close to the shockwave.
They also deploy kamikaze drones and remote-controlled explosives, which can be quite annoying in combat.
Theories about their origins exist, but nothing is known for sure. Some speculate about a connection to the mysterious villain Aaron Keener, who was already causing trouble in The Division 1.
Our author Tarek was already able to confront the Black Tusk. He particularly enjoyed the endgame mission.
