Massive has released little information about what the endgame of Tom Clancy’s The Division will look like. Will there be multi-group activities, will there be raids? There are hints.
So far, relatively little is known about the endgame of The Division. Initially, there will be a story that can be completed alone or in a small group. But what comes next? The Dark Zone is expected to attract agents in Ubisoft’s upcoming MMO shooter for the long term. And from level 30, a higher difficulty level will be unlocked for all story missions. But otherwise, no endgame content is officially known.
In other MMOs, raid activities are very popular: a larger number of players (at least 6, sometimes over 100) dive into a major PvE challenge and kill countless computer-controlled opponents. Usually, mid-bosses try to stop you, but in the end, a hefty big one awaits you, which you must defeat with a specific mechanic in teamwork. The reward is decent loot.
In the following video, the YouTuber Arekkz has summarized some hints from the beta and from livestreams that could suggest raids in The Division. After evaluating the hints, he speculates: Yes, there will likely be raid-like multi-group content.
These are the four hints for raids
- As early as 2014, in an interview with Game Director Ryan Barnard, it was explained that there would be multi-group activities, at least eight-player content. Since then, however, no further word has been said about it. Perhaps this idea was discarded, perhaps not.
- In one of the livestreams on Twitch, a developer inadvertently mentioned the word “raid” while answering community questions about whether there would be trade or exchange systems for items. These will not be available, as they would destroy the balance of the game. However, the word “raid” is now in the air. Arekkz points out that he may have misspoken and actually meant “missions.”
- Furthermore, Arekkz noted that the user interface options on PC allow players to move all windows and even adjust their size; next to the panel for the players in their group, there is a display with five slots that, according to Arekkz, could indicate a group overview for raids, similar to WoW. You can see what this looks like in the video starting at 4:12.
- Additionally, Arekkz points out that both in the alpha and beta, the agent starts directly at level four and is just being brought to Manhattan by helicopter. This raises the assumption that the actual beginning of the game is set outside of Manhattan – for example, in Brooklyn. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that endgame content is also set outside the play zone.
We probably have no choice but to wait for Ubisoft to lift the veil and hopefully turn speculation into official information.
A possible open beta starts on February 16, but nothing is official yet.
