The Division 2 has now introduced new Exotics that will come into the game with Title Update 11. And so far, they all look quite promising. We explain what these Exotics can do and how to get them.
New information about The Division 2: Many players have been waiting for this. After the last dev streams offered hardly any really interesting information about the future of The Division 2, the developers at Massive finally held a State of The Game on September 2 that had a lot to offer.
Not only were there many official details about the highly anticipated skyscraper mode “The Summit”, but Massive also talked about new gear, including 3 new Exotics.
These are the new Exotics from TU11
What is special about the new Exotics? Overall, Massive has introduced 3 new exotic items that are intended to expand the current exotic arsenal of the base game and the exotic palette from Warlords of New York with the release of Title Update 11.
And the Exotics have been well received in the first reactions from the community and experts. Many find them exciting and very promising. Some already consider them among the best Exotics in the game, provided they survive the upcoming test servers in their current state. But let’s take a closer look at them now.
The Backfire Submachine Gun (Backfire SMG)
The Backfire is the only exotic weapon from TU11. Its appearance resembles the iconic MP “The House” from The Division 1, but it is likely to score points with more than just nostalgia.
What can this Exotic do? The exotic talent of the Backfire is called Payment in Kind.
- If you deal damage to an enemy with the weapon, you gain a stack of +1% Critical Hit Damage. Stacks last for 10 seconds each and can be stacked up to 200.
- So you can raise your crit damage to 200% on your own. But it doesn’t come without a drawback.
- When you reload, you will be afflicted with the bleeding status effect for 10 seconds, causing you 0.5% armor damage per crit stack.
- This tick damage scales with the number of crit stacks achieved. 200 stacks will destroy 100% of your armor.
- Hazard Protection helps mitigate this damage.
How do you get this Exotic? It’s relatively simple. You will receive this Exo as a reward through the Season Pass of the upcoming Season 3.
The Memento Backpack (Memento Backpack)
The cool backpack is already being predicted by some agents as a potential “best in slot” item that could be useful for many builds. Hunter fans are probably drooling over this one. The backpack carries 2 Hunter axes and numerous SHD watches from Division agents, who like to wear the mysterious Hunters as trophies.
What can this Exotic do? The exotic talent of the Memento is called Kill Confirmed.
- When you kill an enemy, they drop a trophy that you can collect. Collecting it grants you a temporary and a long-term buff.
- The temporary buff scales with the number of core attributes equipped in your gear and grants you for 10 seconds
- Per red attribute: +5% weapon damage (+30% if all 6 are red)
- Per blue attribute: +20% bonus armor (+120% if all 6 are blue)
- Per yellow attribute: +5% skill effectiveness (+30% if all 6 are yellow)
- By the way, the backpack itself rolls with all 3 core attributes.
- The long-term buff lasts for 5 minutes. For each trophy you collect, you gain a stack of:
- +1% weapon damage
- +1% skill efficiency
- +0.1% armor regeneration
- The maximum here is 30 stacks.
- Skill efficiency is a new attribute similar to weapon handling. It affects a whole range of things. 1% skill efficiency corresponds to
- +1% skill damage
- +1% skill haste
- +1% skill repair
- +1% on status effects
- +1% skill health
How do you get this Exotic? Unfortunately, the method of acquiring the Memento backpack is not currently known.
The “Ridgeway’s Pride” Chest Piece (Ridgeway’s Pride Chest)
This new chest piece may look understated, but it has a significant impact for melee fighters.
What can this Exotic do? The exotic talent here is called Bleeding Edge.
- If you deal damage to enemies within a radius of 10 meters, the target is afflicted with the bleeding status effect.
- This applies to all enemies you shoot within the 10 meters.
- 1% – 25% of your armor is repaired based on the number of enemies within the 10 meters that are bleeding.
- The values stack as follows:
- 1 enemy – 1%
- 2 enemies – 4%
- 3 enemies – 9%
- 4 enemies – 15%
- 5 enemies – 25%
- This Exotic has good synergy possibilities with shotguns and SMGs, as well as with the new “Hunter’s Fury” gear set (also new with TU11), which allows you to regenerate armor and health when you kill an enemy.
How do you get this Exotic? This chest piece is tied to a quest that you unlock when you master the top floor of the skyscraper in Summit mode. There are currently no details about the quest itself, but after completing it, you will be able to craft the new Exo according to Massive.
Here’s a compact preview analysis of the new Exotics in video form:
What do you think of these 3 new Exotics so far? Do they sound exciting and make you want more? Or can you absolutely not relate to them? By the way, with TU11, something else is set to come to the game: The Division 2 will soon get a transmog system – this is what it can do, here’s how it works
