It is now official for The Division: There will be a Year 2! This brings three important innovations.
Recently, the livestream for the one-year anniversary of The Division took place. The Shared-World-Shooter was released on March 8, 2016. For the birthday celebration, Massive held a livestream, a special report where they spoke about the future: about Year 2!
Year 2 brings Events, Loadouts, and Feats
Right away, the most important information: All content coming in Year 2 will be free! It will be released on all platforms simultaneously. There is neither time exclusivity nor a season pass.
In total, two expansions will come this year. The first is expected to be released in the summer, likely in July or August. However, there will be further updates, bug fixes, and balance adjustments throughout the year.
The goal that the developers are pursuing in Year 2 is a fun and balanced gameplay experience for the agents. Generosity, fun, and “repeatability” are emphasized. They want to achieve this through three innovations.
Seasons – The Events in The Division Year 2
The events coming in Year 2 are referred to as “Seasons”. These are playlists of activities that are constantly modified with modifiers. For example, you have to eliminate enemies at close range to deal more damage to them. From a greater distance, you deal hardly any damage. The developers can also change the meta with the modifiers, so you have to rethink your builds each time and adjust them to the new challenges.
There are rewards just for participation, but also for your performance in these events. If you are particularly good, special rewards await you. There will be leaderboards.
Loadouts are coming
Loadouts are coming! With this, you can save your builds and switch between them with one click. In total, there will be 6 loadout slots that you can access through the inventory. These can be adjusted and revised at any time. Loadouts save your equipment, talents, and chosen skills.
The loadouts will appear with the first expansion in the summer.
Feats are coming
Additionally, a new feature provisionally called “Feats” is coming. These are in-game rewards that you receive when you achieve something absolutely great. You can then equip this reward to your character and show it off in-game to other players: Look, this is what I have already achieved!
These feats serve as a reward for great achievements, but also as a checklist. An example given: If you master all three missions on Legendary, there is a reward.
Information about the story in Year 2: The developers know that players are craving a continuation of the story. They are trying to incorporate as many narrative elements as possible into Year 2. The second expansion, in particular, is supposed to deliver this content.
Gifts for the Birthday
Additionally, the developers thank everyone who played The Division in Year 1 during the stream. The community has had an enormous influence on the developers, who have gone through a huge learning process. The agency is very passionate, and they are excited that there will be a Year 2.
For the birthday, there are also gifts. If you log in from March 9 to March 16, you will receive a free emote where you raise your fist in the air, and 200 premium credits.
Also, starting tomorrow, events will begin where you will receive double rewards for HVTs and double operational performance containers.
Important: Tomorrow the fatal glitch in “Last Stand” will be fixed.
What do you think about these announcements?
