Since the raid in The Division 2 was released, there have been discussions about the difficulty level, especially on PS4 and Xbox One. The developers have now responded.
What led to this reaction? It was only on May 19 that the new raid of The Division 2 was completed for the first time on PS4 – three days after release. The team was congratulated by Community Manager Ubi_Johan in the Subreddit of The Division: “Very impressive work, guys! You have my deepest respect for completing the raid.”
This quickly led to critical reactions. The user getRAWed responded: “Very impressive to create a raid that no regular player will ever complete!”
What is the problem with the difficulty level? Many fans believe that the raid is simply too hard. Especially on consoles, some players are calling for adjustments. Ubisoft has now responded to this as well.
The raid is supposed to be “the toughest challenge in franchise history”
What does Ubisoft say about the criticism? Ubi_Johan gave a general statement on Reddit. In this, he addresses the difficulty level:
The raid is strongly designed to be the toughest challenge in the history of the franchise. It is built around the idea of a well-coordinated and communicating team.
Nevertheless, future adjustments are not ruled out.
[…] since the release of “Dark Hours” we have particularly focused on feedback regarding the difficulty level, and it’s not outside our realm of possibilities that we will make adjustments in the future.
Ubi_Johan, Community Manager at Ubisoft
Source: Reddit
What exactly these changes could look like, he left open. So, we will have to wait for information on upcoming updates.
Differences between consoles and PC
Is the raid harder on consoles? Some are calling for the raid to be adjusted on consoles. They believe that the difficulty level on Xbox One and PS4 is significantly higher.
As evidence, many point out that consoles were only able to complete the raid after 3 days. While the raid on PC was cracked within 5 hours.
The main reason is attributed to the controls. With mouse and keyboard, shooters can generally be played better, which naturally results in a different difficulty level.
In the past, fans also discussed the differences between PC and console versions of The Division 1. Even in the predecessor, completion times differed massively between consoles and PC.
Even back then, controls were identified as a factor. However, those weren’t the only differences players were pointing out.
You can read about what the problem was back then in our corresponding article:
