Today, on February 6th, the servers for The Division are down. Massive is conducting emergency maintenance for several hours and is deploying Update 1.18. What is changing?
Update: You need to download an update. It carries the version number 1.18 and is around 2.8 GB in size (varies depending on the platform)
Update 12:52 PM: Massive has just announced that the maintenance will be extended by one hour. New end time: 2 PM.
If you wanted to play The Division all day today, Tuesday, February 6th, then Massive is making that impossible. They announced that they need to conduct emergency maintenance today.
Here are the important times:
- On February 6th, the servers will be shut down at 10 AM.
- The maintenance will last four hours, so you can play The Division around 2 PM again.
All platforms, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, are affected.
What is changing today? – AlphaBridge glitch will be fixed
Two statements are made in the changelog:
- A problem related to the secret AlphaBridge set will be fixed
- A UI issue will be fixed where gear optimization was reset between two sessions
Massive does not provide any further details.
The AlphaBridge set issue that Massive mentions is likely a glitch that recently appeared. This allows for significantly more talents than intended to be stacked on a weapon. This grants unfair advantages, especially in PvP.
This is presumably why Massive is calling it an “emergency maintenance” to fix the AlphaBridge set glitch as quickly as possible.
So far, it is not known whether you will need to download and install a hotfix today, or whether Massive can implement the changes server-side, without requiring a download. Update: You need to download an update. It carries the version number 1.18 and is around 2.8 GB in size (varies depending on the platform)
AlphaBridge is considered in The Division 1.8 as a set that is not among the best secret gear sets, but is still interesting. Here we present an innovative AlphaBridge build that you can enjoy in the post-apocalypse of New York.
If Massive provides further information about today’s changes or the maintenance, we will update this article.
