The Division: Update 1.12 – Start time for 1.6 and Last Stand, server down [Update]

Today, February 28th, there will be a server maintenance for The Division. The reason: Update 1.6 and the DLC “Last Stand” are being applied. It bears version number 1.12.

Update 11:40 AM: Massive just announced that the servers will be down longer than expected. Complications occurred. The servers are expected to be back online by 3 PM.

Update 10:40 AM: The update can now be downloaded. On PS4 it carries version number 1.12.

Today, on the last day of February 2017, the last content of the “Year 1” plan of The Division is released. Update 1.6 and the paid DLC “Last Stand” go live.

Prior to this, there will be several hours of maintenance:

• At 9:30 AM the servers will be shut down. The expected downtime is four hours, so you can start playing the new content around 1:30 PM.

This afternoon, a 24-hour charity livestream by Massive starts, in which they will play their own game. So if you can’t jump in right away, you can check it out.

What changes today?

In the last few weeks, there has been no changelog for the weekly maintenance. Today there are detailed patch notes for 1.6 and Last Stand.

The DLC introduces a standalone PvP mode where you compete in 8v8 battles. The fight takes place in the Dark Zone, but is separated from the actual Dark Zone experience. Additionally, with the DLC, you gain access to a new raid called “Stolen Signal.” The Rikers have taken control of a TV broadcast building. You need to drive them out and rescue the hostages.

Among the important new features of Update 1.6 are the Dark Zone expansion, the legendary difficulty level, exotic items, microtransactions, as well as numerous balance adjustments and bug fixes. You can find the most important new features compact in the provided link.

By the way: During a livestream, a reddit user caught the info that the download on PS4 is supposed to be 11 GB and on PC and Xbox One 8.5 GB. Update: The download on PS4 is also 8.5 GB.

You can find the complete patch notes for update 1.6 and Last Stand here. There we have also embedded the launch trailer.