Today, the major Title Update 9 (TU9) for The Division 2 has been released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The new patch brings various changes and bug fixes to the game and is accompanied by maintenance, during which the servers will be offline for several hours. Here you can find everything important about the process and the patch notes.
Update 18:45: There will be further maintenance for The Division 2 today from 19:00, including server downtime – this time unscheduled. You can find more details here: The Division 2: Unscheduled Maintenance on 21.04. – Aims to Fix Issues
Update 12:30: As Massive announced on Twitter, the servers on all platforms are now coming back online. The maintenance is over, and TU9 is now live. By the way, anyone logging into The Division 2 until May 5 will receive the Soda Backpack Charm and 3 Clothing Containers for free.
What is new in the update? Today, The Division 2 receives the Title Update 8.5 and already the second major update in April – the Title Update 9 (TU9). The developers at Massive are making numerous changes to their shooter and are trying to improve the game further based on player feedback and address many critical issues like annoying bugs.
However, the new patch comes with a multi-hour maintenance and server downtime. Therefore, there will be a longer forced pause this morning.
Everything Important about Today’s Maintenance and Title Update 9
This is how the maintenance will proceed today:
- The maintenance starts today at 9:30 AM German time. At the same time, the downtime begins, and the Division 2 servers go offline
- The estimated duration of the server downtime will be around 3 hours according to Massive. During this time, you cannot play – at least not The Division 2
- If everything goes as planned, the servers should come back online around 12:30 PM German time, and the maintenance will end
Keep in mind that these details are not set in stone and serve only as a rough framework. It is possible that the maintenance ends earlier than planned or extends by several hours if unforeseen problems arise. Both have occurred multiple times in the last weeks and months.
If there are any changes to today’s process, we will update this article accordingly.
How big is the update? According to Massive, the update is expected to be around 10 GB in size. The exact size may vary depending on the platform.
What changes with Title Update 9? Here are the patch notes: The major TU9 addresses numerous issues in The Division 2. Therefore, not only is the patch itself substantial, but also the corresponding patch notes are more extensive this time.
Some of the key changes include:
- The Exotic Workshop, a new feature that allows you to upgrade your old Exotics to the new maximum level and reroll their attributes.
- Game balance changes – affecting missions, AI, and NPCs
- Changes to Exotics
- Changes to talents
- Changes to named items
- Changes to loot and rewards
- A multitude of bug fixes for various areas of the game
By the way, with TU9, there is finally movement regarding the new raid: Hints about the 2nd raid in TU9 have surfaced – starting “soon”
Throughout the day, we will publish an article that examines the numerous changes and new features in detail. Until then, we have linked the official patch notes for Title Update 9 for you. These are available only in English:
One of the most important changes from Title Update 9 for many will likely be the Exotic Workshop. If you want to learn more about this feature, we have already reported extensively about it. In the following article, you can find out how the Exotic Workshop works in detail and what exactly it entails: The Division 2: TU9 is Coming – Here are the Key Changes
