It has now been officially confirmed that the item bonus “Protection from Elite” does not work as intended in The Division.
In recent weeks, the “State of the Game” livestream has taken place during maintenance every Tuesday, where the developers discuss the current situation of the game and usually reveal interesting information. This has now been moved to Thursday, along with the maintenance work.
But there was also a livestream today, in which community developer Hamish Bode showcased his skills in The Division. During this stream, he briefly addressed a current reddit post that exposed the item bonus “Protection from Elite” as faulty.
Massive advises to avoid “Protection from Elite”
As Bode now states, the team has read and reviewed this reddit entry. Apparently, “Protection from Elite” does indeed not work as intended and even has the opposite effect. Therefore, the community developer advises to refrain from using items that grant this bonus. The reddit users were absolutely right.
However, Bode added that the problem will be fixed “very, very, very soon.” When exactly remains to be seen. Since the weekly maintenance will take place this Thursday, that day can be considered the next possible date.
In this article, we have already addressed the problem that the item bonus “Protection from Elite” in The Division has the opposite effect.
Thank you to our reader Coreleon for the tip.
