The PTS (Public Test Server) for The Division 2 have reopened their virtual gates. Players can now extensively test some features of Title Update 4. These are the preliminary patch notes.
What can you test? Title Update 4 brings some changes and new features. Not all are known, but the test servers provide a good impression.
You can try out the 4th specialization, the Gunner, and examine some other innovations closely.
Attention: The PTS has been officially online since June 4th at 4 PM. Currently, there are issues, and you cannot log in yet.
The Patch Notes of the PTS
This is included in the test version of Update 4:
New Specialization
- As mentioned above, you can test the new Gunner with Minigun and Skill Tree on the PTS.
- However, there are some challenges that you need to complete first to unlock the Gunner.
Mods
- Common protocol and additional mods can no longer be applied to high-end, gear set, and exotic equipment.
- All qualities below are unaffected.
Quests
- Roosevelt Island: Containers containing the virus are now easier to spot.
NPCs
- Removed “bulletproof” backpacks from enemies that could block incoming damage.
- Adjusts NPC speed when they switch cover.
- Hostile technicians can now place turrets on the ground as well.
- “Controller” type enemies should no longer get stuck or unresponsive in various situations.
- NPCs cannot be suppressed when they activate a drone.
User Interface
- Fixes a bug where a “!” is constantly displayed even if no new items are found.
- Apparel containers now only show a “!” if you also have a key for it.
- There is now a cooldown for kicking players from the group, displayed via timer.
Skills
- Reviver (Drone stock mod): Has been adjusted again and is now supposed to revive more reliably.
- Assault Drone: When the drone takes down an enemy, it automatically targets the next enemy you fire at.
Talents
- Rooted: The description now correctly shows a cooldown of 60 seconds.
Acknowledgments
- The progress of “Discovery Merits” is now counted across groups, just like opening a chest.
These changes also include a long list of smaller bug fixes. You can find these in the English patch notes in the official Reddit post.
Are these all the changes from Title Update 4? Probably not. Typically, the features of the updates are rolled out in phases to the PTS. It is therefore likely that more changes will follow.
According to Massive, they also plan to look at loot, balancing, and build diversity. What else they plan can be found in the summary of the last State of the Game.
If you are one of the testers, you can submit your feedback and suggestions in the corresponding PTS forum.
Just this week, Title Update 3.1 was released. You can read about what changed in our highlights of the patch notes:
