The Division - The Division 2 announced! Pg. 126

Update 1.8 is now live across PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Update your client and join us in the many new activities and features added to The Division, for free:

Resistance
Enemy factions have combined forces, and they are coming for Division Agents in Resistance. As a new PVE mode, waves of factions are working together to cut down SHD once and for all. Players can build fortifications, unlock sealed doorways, and open Classified crates in any of our three explorable arenas.

Skirmish
Skirmish is the new 4v4 TDM PVP mode. Designed with a less running/more gunning mindset, players will find shorter games, smaller maps, and closer engagements in one package. Playing Skirmish will also level up Last Stand Ranking, now renamed PVP Ranking for 1.8.

West Side Pier
West Side Pier acts as a map expansion, pushing players into the left-hand side of Manhattan. Players can farm Division Tech here, as well as accept Alerts/Assignment missions. A new social hub—Camp Clinton—will provide Agents everything they need to stock up in the new zone.

Revamped Underground
1.8’s Underground is better than ever before. Players will find new Directives that add a sense of risk vs. reward to missions. Checkpoints have also been introduced, and players are definitely going to need them. For the first time in The Division, Hunters will appear as a random encounter in the Underground and have a chance to drop Classified Gear.

Gear Optimization
Players have the opportunity to maximize the rolls on their weapons and gear using Division Tech at the Optimization Station. This new system, combined with a new ‘power’ level assigned to gear, will allow players to push farther into PVE content.

Rogue 2.0
Introduced in 1.8 is a voluntary Rogue Toggle that will change the pace of the Dark Zone. In order to go Rogue, Agents will have to hold down a key/button to flag themselves, and then proceed with their PVP business. Rewards on both sides of PVP Manhunts have also been increased.

Exotic Weapons
Four new exotic weapons are available in 1.8. The first is the ‘Big Alejandro’—a powerful LMG capable of mowing down targets with a high RPM when firing from cover. ‘The House’ SMG keeps Agents on their toes as one fluctuating half of its magazine grants bonus damage. The ‘Devil’ and ‘Heel’ marksman rifles are deigned to be used as a pair. When both are equipped, Agents get the benefits of both simultaneously

The Division takes place in New York three weeks after a lethal virus, released on Black Friday, has swept through the city. One by one, basic services have failed. Society has collapsed into chaos. The President invokes Presidential Directive 51, and The Division, a top-secret unit of self-supporting tactical agents, is activated. Leading seemingly ordinary lives, Division agents are trained to operate independently of command in this type of emergency situation. When the lights go out, their mission begins.

The Division also draws from the hardcore survivalism of Day Z or The Last of Us.

cooldawn wrote:Umm...wow!

Nice easy-going style and pin sharp visuals. What the hell was that shown on?

Shadow wrote:

cooldawn wrote:Umm...wow!

Nice easy-going style and pin sharp visuals. What the hell was that shown on?

It was running on PS4. I don't think they actually said so, but the guy was using a Dual Shock 4.

Update: A press release reveals The Division is due next year.

cooldawn wrote:

Shadow wrote:

cooldawn wrote:Umm...wow!

Nice easy-going style and pin sharp visuals. What the hell was that shown on?

It was running on PS4. I don't think they actually said so, but the guy was using a Dual Shock 4.

Get out! That's looked strawberry floating incredible. I was expecting someone to say the next-generation of PC or something.

Shadow wrote:

cooldawn wrote:

Shadow wrote:

cooldawn wrote:Umm...wow!

Nice easy-going style and pin sharp visuals. What the hell was that shown on?

It was running on PS4. I don't think they actually said so, but the guy was using a Dual Shock 4.

Get out! That's looked strawberry floating incredible. I was expecting someone to say the next-generation of PC or something.

8GB GDRR5 YO! :slol:

HSH28 wrote:

Shadow wrote:

cooldawn wrote:

Shadow wrote:

cooldawn wrote:Umm...wow!

Nice easy-going style and pin sharp visuals. What the hell was that shown on?

It was running on PS4. I don't think they actually said so, but the guy was using a Dual Shock 4.

Get out! That's looked strawberry floating incredible. I was expecting someone to say the next-generation of PC or something.

8GB GDRR5 YO!

I'd imagine it looks similar on Xbox One. I don't really think it looks any better than what we saw of Watch Dogs last year.

I think what they showed of Witcher 3 looked better personally (not that that was on actual Xbox One hardware).

Alvin Flummux wrote:Technically it probably is better, but frankly it looks like it's being made in exactly the same mold as Watch Dogs; gritty near future open world game with emphasis on tech and multiplayer-singleplayer entwined.

DaveDS wrote:

Alvin Flummux wrote:Technically it probably is better, but frankly it looks like it's being made in exactly the same mold as Watch Dogs; gritty near future open world game with emphasis on tech and multiplayer-singleplayer entwined.

I think the difference is watchdogs is an assassins creed/GTA style open world game. This is an actual MMO game.

David Polfeldt, managing director at Massive, says “We wanted a lighter game than [World of Warcraft]. I’m not calling [The Division] an MMO,” although he’s aware of the similarities. The Division will not, however, feature classes. “We allow you to progress through the skill tree as you refer,” Polfeldt explains. In addition, you can respec your skills at any time, or on the fly. You’ll be able to jump between custom-built classes on the fly with the touch of a button.

Though it’s a role-playing game first and foremost, The Division also draws from the hardcore survivalism of Day Z or The Last of Us -- when your sleeper agent awakens, their belongings include just three days of food, water, and supplies. After that, you’re on your own for ammo and weapons, scouring logical locations for the right things. Need ammo? Check the police station -- but odds are its occupied by gangs that run rampant throughout the city. Maybe they’re thugs, desperate scavengers, or the KKK.

smurphy wrote:There's no way it's going to be as brutal or difficult at DayZ. Especially not if it's from Ubisoft.