In the upcoming MMO shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division, the crafting system has now become known and it looks solid, albeit a bit simple.
On Friday afternoon, an embargo for international press and YouTubers ended. Since then, information about The Division has been coming in constantly. After a long dry spell with little information, they are now making up for it with a container load of information.
After we yesterday already dealt with character creation and this afternoon with the endgame of The Division, we want to take a look at the crafting system today. YouTuber Arekkz provides information and a video directly from Sweden.
And yes: The Division has a crafting system. Unlike Destiny, which opted out of it.
Crafting System Looks Simple and Clear
Overall, the crafting system doesn’t bring any surprises; anyone who has played an MMORPG knows the general principle.
- The crafting takes place in your base, where there is a special “Crafting Station” for it.
- You can craft items in The Division for almost every slot and every variant of equipment – however, no cosmetic items.
- To craft an item, you need the “recipe” or blueprint for it.
- Each item requires certain “ingredients” and materials. As can be seen in the video, the materials for weapons are weapon parts, for armor items, it is fabric, and for other gimmicks, they are tools.
- You can either find these 3 resources in the world or you can dismantle equipment for these materials. You do not need money to craft.
- Items, like also items in the game, come in different quality levels. From white to green, blue, purple to orange. If you want to craft a higher quality item, you need materials of that quality.
- However, there is a system with which you can exchange materials for other materials. For example, you need 5 purple fabrics to obtain one orange, i.e., legendary fabric.
So far, so good. It looks like a solid and clear system. In practice, we will see how what was shown to the YouTubers will be supplemented and expanded. So far, only green recipes have been visible.
As it is presented, it looks simple and clear. Similar to how crafting works in other Ubisoft games.
The Division is set to release on March 8 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. A short closed beta is expected at the end of the month.
