Currently, there is a bug in The Division that makes Larae Barrett invincible. Massive has already prepared a hotfix for this.
Recently, the “State of the Game” took place on December 1st, which is the weekly status report from Massive. It provided several updates on already resolved issues and bugs that will be fixed soon.
The Invincibility of Larae Barrett
Since update 1.5, agents frequently visit Ms. Barrett at the Lexington Event Center, as there is a chance to obtain the Barret chest piece, a named gear piece. Additionally, this mission is a good opportunity to swiftly acquire loot.
However, there is currently a problem: Barrett sometimes does not die. This bug seems to trigger if you are too quick and eliminate all adds before Barrett jumps down from the balcony. If you want to circumvent the issue, take your time during the final fight.
However, Massive has already completed a fix for this. This will be released tomorrow, on December 2nd, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. There will be brief maintenance beforehand. So far, no specific time is known. We will report on this tomorrow.
Furthermore, since 1.5, there have been complaints that the drop rate for this Barret gear piece is too low. However, this is intended by Massive. These items are meant to be rare. It is understood that some players are frustrated due to lack of luck, but there is a desire to have a few rare items that bring great joy upon acquisition amidst the loot rain. Therefore, there are no plans to increase the drop rates.
Further Notes:
- From today, there are new supply drops in the open world. Grab them.
- Some issues are still being investigated, especially on PS4 and PC.
Statistics on Survival
At the end of the stream, the community developer Yannick Banchereau mentioned some statistics regarding the survival mode. Here are some of his figures:
- The average time for a survival session is 41 minutes.
- 13% of all sessions are successfully completed (with heli extraction). This number varies from day to day.
- One player has successfully escaped with the heli in PvE 45 times, while an agent managed to do it 69 times in PvP.
- In PvE, one player has lost a survival session 176 times, whereas the maximum in PvP is 172 losses.
