The Division: 9 Dinge, die Ihr in Update 1.4 tun solltet

Update 1.4 is live for The Division. We name 9 things you need to try out now.

Since October 25th, the gigantic patch 1.4 is available for download and installation. On PS4, Xbox One, and PC, the player experience is enhanced – nearly everything you knew before has been revised.

Especially those agents who haven’t played for weeks or months but want to return may feel overwhelmed by this amount of new features. “What’s new?”, “What should I pay attention to now?”, “Where has the experience actually improved?” To ensure you don’t wander through the “new” post-apocalypse completely alone, we give you 9 tips to do in 1.4.

Run down the stairs!

This tip may seem silly at first glance, but it’s really very satisfying. In 1.3, it took what felt like an eternity to go up and down “The Stairs”. You couldn’t run here, only walk slowly. Thus, it quickly became a hate object for the agents. In 1.4, you can run down the stairs into the terminal – and it feels good!

Crafting and recalibration

Now to a “more serious” tip. Some vendors have blueprints at the maximum gear score, making crafting worthwhile again. Use your accumulated materials to craft the weapons and items you still need or desire. Keep in mind that no Division tech is required for crafting anymore.

Now, there is an improvement station in the terminal where you can recalibrate your guns. When you reroll talents, you now have six talents to choose from instead of three, making it easier to find the right talent.

Explore the open world

Named bosses (like Bullet King) spawn again in the open world. Once you have defeated one, a 4-hour timer runs for that boss. After that, he reappears. It’s worth running through the world outside the Dark Zone to farm the bosses. You can find a boss map here. These named elite enemies have a high chance of dropping relevant loot.

Also, keep in mind the high-value targets and high-risk targets, which can now drop all gear set pieces, not just those from “Lone Hero”. These are now really lucrative.

Collect as many weapon skins as you want

In 1.3, weapon skins took up valuable inventory space. This has changed with 1.4. Now you can collect them at will without having to clear space in your inventory first.

Visit all vendors

The vendors have been greatly enhanced. All vendors, including the credits vendors in the operations base, the vendors in the safehouses, and the vendors at the roadblocks to the Dark Zone, have at least one item that is at the maximum value. Here you can see the inventory of the most important vendors after 1.4.

Open sealed containers

If you still have sealed containers from before 1.4 in your inventory, you can now open them to receive the revised items. In addition, numerous vendors sell these sealed containers for currency. Furthermore: In the endgame, you get sealed containers if you gather enough experience points.

Check back in the Dark Zone

The mechanics in the Dark Zone remain unchanged with 1.4; however, the player experience has been improved nonetheless. You are now more powerful. It is now possible to take out a group of cleaners solo without dying painfully in the flames. Therefore, the Dark Zone is worth a visit again for solo players. In addition, the vendors in the safe rooms have delicious items for sale.

Test new gear sets

Your build may not be as strong as it was before 1.4. The gear sets have been heavily revised with buffs and nerfs. This also gives you the chance to try out new sets, such as FireCrest, which was nearly worthless before. You now have more options to create builds.

Utilize the benefits of world tiers

With the world tiers, you determine the difficulty and loot of all activities in The Division in the endgame. If a friend of yours is already at rank 4, he can invite you so you can push your character. If you are playing solo and have problems, you can lower the world tier at any time and stock up on good items for the higher tier first.

By the way: The vendor items are also affected by the world tier.