In the MMO shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division, an alpha leak is now creating a true flood of information. The alleged alpha tester is raving about the game: It is fantastic, not a second Watchdogs. The destructible and dynamic environment exceeds all expectations.
A relatively large “The Division” specialist on YouTube, MarcoStyleNL, claims to have talked with an alpha tester from “The Division”. He apparently interrogated him to see if there was any truth to what he was saying. And: He seems to trust him. In a nearly 13-minute video, the YouTuber presents what he heard from the alpha.
Take this with caution; of course, none of this is confirmed. The alpha tester is breaking his non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
Update 11:50 PM: The YouTuber removed the video after a few hours. He claims he was misled and that the information is largely untrue.
This is the original article:
Here are some of his statements:
- Weapons come in 4 tiers: common, rare, epic, and legendary, which are the quality levels.
- Weapons can be upgraded in various ways: You can increase damage, range, accuracy, and decrease recoil. Depending on how you upgrade a weapon, it takes on a different “item color” in the interface.
- Melee weapons are in the game. Sniper rifles are also available, but they come without scopes, which must be attached; then the weapons will have a first-person zoom.
- The Division currently has no crafting, but it may come later.
- The environment is said to be dynamic and incredibly destructible. This exceeds everyone’s expectations.
- So far, there is only one Dark Zone in The Division, a large decontamination tent. It is extremely dark and difficult there. Other players and Cleaners are roaming around. The alpha tester recommends going in only if you have good gear.
- Currently, there is no currency in the game. Items are traded for other items.
- Talents are passive abilities received when leveling up that grant bonuses. The alpha tester could not activate more than 3 at the same time. There is little to say about the skills, the other abilities.
- In the home base, wounds can be healed that cannot be cured outside of it. If you are heavily injured, you cannot go above 50% health without this medical treatment. Additionally, the home base in The Division also serves as a place to refill ammunition, change weapons, and store equipment. The home base can be further developed and therefore level up, a lengthy process.
- There are contaminated zones that can only be entered with a gas mask. Here is also the “special loot.” When civilians enter these zones, they flee as soon as they realize they are contaminated. However, they carry the plague with them and are hunted by the Cleaners. This is one way the virus spreads. Players have the option to shoot these carriers or let them go about their way. This further contributes to the dynamic gameplay.
The tester is enthusiastic about the PC version of “The Division.” It is not a second Watch-Dogs, but a great game that will endure.
Mein MMO thinks: It is always hard to say what to make of this. It is arranged in such a way that no one can be held responsible if it all turns out to be nonsense. Then the YouTuber says: I guess the anonymous source trolled me. And the anonymous source is someone we don’t know anyway. However, the YouTuber has already made a name for himself in The Division scene and risks his reputation here. He would likely be someone an alpha tester would really reach out to. The source is therefore clearly more credible than with one of the click-bait sites that usually come up with such things.
If it is really fake, then at least someone put in a lot of effort.
