No more waiting and The Division 2 enters Year 2 with “Warlords of New York”. Find out here how we reach Level 40 and what happens to the Gear Score.
What’s happening in The Division? The big loot shooter The Division 2 fundamentally changes many mechanics with the big “Warlords of New York” expansion.
“WoNY” is already coming on March 3, and the level system will not be spared:
- Max level increases from Level 30 to 40.
- This applies to all players of the new campaign in New York.
- Gear Score increases from 500 to 515.
- This applies to agents who either stay in D.C. or do not purchase the expansion.
With my current information and a compilation from Windows Central, I explain the new level system in this article.
“Warlords of New York” expansion improves level system
Who is Level 40 for? When we buy the new expansion, we have the choice at the start: Do we begin directly with the campaign in New York or do we play around a bit in familiar Washington D.C.?
As soon as the campaign around Aaron Keener starts, leveling up from Level 30 to Level 40 begins. Once we have defeated the boss and reached the maximum level, we will not return to D.C.
By the way, the equipment level loses significance, as there will only be gear at Level 40, and everything will drop at this level. Even if we return to D.C. after successfully hunting, we will only loot Level 40 gear here as well.
Who still needs the Gear Score? The equipment levels do not completely disappear from the game. If you do not purchase the expansion or want to stay in D.C., you will continue to farm equipment with Gear Score.
However, the maximum is increased, from 500 to 515. This applies to all Year 1 content. As long as you do not start the campaign in New York, the equipment level remains the most important value for the gear.
Why is this better? Without the equipment levels, the system becomes significantly simpler and, above all, clears up a major logic flaw that the old system had. Namely, that we often still have equipment after countless hours of looting that is not at the max level 500.
Currently, there is equipment at lower levels that can be better than a piece with the maximum level. This will change with the new system, and the stuff at Level 40 is supposed to really be the best we can find on the streets of both metropolises.
The raid will then reportedly be playable with both level systems. One version for agents at equipment level 515 and one for players at Level 40.
New looting & leveling for everyone and forever!
What happens to our current stuff? A large part of the current equipment will become useless and can be dismantled when we go to New York. This creates space in the stash, and with the new recalibration system, it should not fill up quite as quickly.
Even the exotics will initially be useless and must be farmed again. However, apart from the raid weapon “Eagle Bearer”, the exotics should gradually accumulate again.
What happens after Level 40? For the time after Level 40, the developers have also come up with something. An infinite progression system will be introduced, with which we can use collected resources to further improve and specialize our agents.
Whether it is truly infinite and how much it will cost to further refine our characters will be revealed with the update.
What do the Level 30 boosters do? Another new feature of the system is the Level 30 boosters. If we pre-order the expansion, we receive such a booster and can immediately bring one of our agents to Level 30 with full gear set at Gear Score 500.
For example, we could leave one agent at Level 30 to possibly still play with colleagues who have not purchased the expansion and want to take a look around again. More boosters will presumably be available in the shop.
Finally, the disliked Gear Score disappears, at least in New York. What do you think about it?
