In The Division, the developers discussed numerous issues that should be resolved promptly. Additionally, compensations for some agents are on the way.
Today, the State of the Game, the weekly report on The Division, took place for the first time on a Thursday. As community developers Hamish Bode and Yannick Banchereau announced, this schedule change was made so that the developers would have more time to address all the issues discovered by players over the weekend.
Today, the discussion focused exclusively on exploits, bugs, and cheats that have been plaguing The Division for some time. The errors in The Division that we have already presented here are now fixed; among other things, “Protection from Elites” now works as intended. There was no information regarding the upcoming May update.
Patches are in progress for The Division
The developers talked about which problems will be addressed promptly. However, some fixes need to be performed client-side, which can only be implemented with the May update. The following issues are currently in progress:
- Daily Missions: The daily missions are expected to rotate daily again in the future. Recently, they only changed every three days.
- Talents: Some talents, such as “One is None”, “Reckless”, or “Balanced”, do not function properly. This will be fixed with the upcoming update 1.2 called “Conflict”.
- Falcon Lost: The incursion is still being worked on. It has been particularly affected by exploits in recent weeks.
Furthermore, the developers generally stated that in the future, there should be no bugs that agents could exploit for unfair advantages. On one hand, they are working on this; on the other hand, they also want to crack down harder on exploits and cheats. This is the desired scenario.
Regarding cheats, it was said that a new cheat detection mechanic recently went live, and they are working on further measures. Hamish Bode is optimistic that they are gaining control over all the issues, ensuring that the gaming experience for all agents is no longer tainted.
This sentiment is echoed by Banchereau: He can confirm that everything will be better in the future. However, more time is still needed. This statement contradicts what a network expert recently speculated about The Division’s servers. Regarding this network issue, Massive wants to address it separately and allow their tech experts to speak.
Compensations for “Backpack Bug” and missing agents on the way
Furthermore, the community developers stated that they have not forgotten the affected agents of the “Backpack Bug” and those whose agents were missing. They promised these individuals compensation of 500 credits and 10 of all high-end crafting materials each. However, the agents have not yet seen any of this.
This compensation is now set to be distributed at the beginning of the coming week, but a specific date cannot yet be provided. The developers already have the list of players who will receive the compensations.
