Just now, the 100th State of the Game episode of The Division aired. Massive has some new information to share. Patch 1.8.2 is coming next week and will bring some changes. Here’s a summary.
Even Massive didn’t anticipate this: The 100th episode of the live stream of The Division, the State of the Game, just went live. They did not expect that there would actually be so many episodes. However, it is definitely going to continue in the future. In the State of the Game, the developers speak directly to the fans, present new updates, or respond to community suggestions.
With new equipment and visibly better image quality, Yannick, Hamish, and Peter immediately kicked off with some substantial news about the next patch.
Patch 1.8.2 is coming next week: When does the update arrive?
When exactly? The new update arrives on June 14th and comes with more supplies for agents.
What can we expect? In addition to new legendary missions, players can look forward to more new content. Returnees will be greeted with a so-called “Reactivation” container. This contains various helpful items that can ease agents into the game, from gear sets to Division tech.
Entry aid for returnees: The Reactivation containers
As a starting aid for returning agents, these containers include all kinds of helpful items. The requirement is a maximum level of 30. These containers will be available at the reward vendor from the release of the update for 3 weeks.
The contents of the Reactivation container:
- 3 complete, normal gear sets (4 pieces of the Striker, D3 FNC, and FireCrest sets)
- Containers with high-end mods to fill your slots
- A container with 5 weapon mods
- Containers with random weapons (pistol, submachine gun, assault rifle, shotgun, and marksman rifle)
- “Currency” container with 3 cypher keys, 2000 phoenix credits, and 500 div-tech.
The container is available for all players and can only be opened once per account.
Mark-VI containers with new outfits
New outfits for the premium vendor of The Division are back as well. In addition to the usual skins, there are 5 new outfits waiting for you.
The Legendary Missions
Players can look forward to the particularly large mission, the General Assembly. In this mission, the Division storms the UN headquarters to finally put an end to the Last Man Battalion.
The second mission is also the first mission in the main story of The Division: The Madison Field Hospital. In this mission, you must free the Madison Square Garden from looters.
At the same time, these will be the last missions to feature the legendary difficulty level.
Changes to some classified gear sets
There are also a few changes for a selection of classified sets. The path of the Nomad and the sign of the Predator were particularly viewed as being too strong in their classified version. Massive is subtly nerfing these.
- Secret Nomad Set: The 50% cooldown of the 6-piece bonus is only active when you are playing solo.
- Secret Predator Set: Support stations now also protect against the bleeding effect of the 6-piece bonus. Additionally, immunity to status effects from human players is no longer ignored. This can now be countered much better.
- Restorer: Support stations destroy themselves when the set is unequipped. Also new: The support station with the highest healing rate is now prioritized.
- Tactician: The built buff now remains active in elevators.
No new information on the Shield achievements – there will be updates at E3
But what about the Shields? We will have to wait until E3; they are saving the presentation for The Division 2. Here’s a reminder: The Ubisoft conference will take place on Monday, June 11th at 10 PM. You can find more info here.
More on 1.8.2:
- Changes at the premium vendor: All gestures, skins, and outfits from the previous containers can now be purchased individually for real money. Don’t worry, the containers are still available.
- The spawn problem in Last Stand has been fixed.
- Landmark “The Opera” in DZ07: Enemies now spawn as intended.
- The PxCs cap has been raised to 8000.
- Patch notes will follow in the course of the next week.
- Introduction of a cooldown during the individual aiming processes as a measure against the use of CronusMax and against rapid firing with shotguns.
For a further summary of all the information, you can find it here.
According to the roadmap for year 3, this will be the last patch for The Division. However, there may still be patches with further balance changes; they want to keep monitoring this. What else will come remains to be seen.
The next global events are on the horizon.
What do you think of the updates? Will you check back in Manhattan?
