It is seven months after the events in Manhattan. The long winter, the snowy streets of New York, and the holidays are now behind us. However, tensions are the highest they have ever been, as the Dollar Flu penetrated the eastern coast and ravaged one of the most iconic cities on American soil. At the same time, the summer sun is blazing, the heat is palpable, and as time goes by nature has started to take back the city.
If the capital falls, the entire nation falls with it. This is a call-to-action, Agent. Welcome to Washington, D.C.
THE OPEN WORLD
The Division 2's Washington, D.C. is a 1:1 recreation of the renowned capital of the United States. Authenticity has been key to deliver a unique visual experience within the world of The Division 2, and you will be excited to recognize historical landmarks and monuments, devastated by the surrounding chaos, as you move through the city. Nature has taken its toll since the virus broke out, with flooded and overgrown areas that you will have to navigate through. Open, residential neighborhoods with longer sight lines and wider city blocks contrast with dense commercial areas.
The overarching power struggle between Division Agents and enemy factions provides an opportunity to create dynamic gameplay elements that transform the city into a living, breathing world. You will engage in back-and-forth conflicts over strategic checkpoints in an attempt to re-establish order and develop new strategies based on the varied terrain as nature degrades and erodes the environment.
The civilians of the city have banded together in settlements, places of refuge that are now under siege. A civil war is looming, and The Division – you – will have to make sure that doesn't happen.
In The Division 2, the city is not only the backdrop - it's a character in itself. We can't wait to share this new world with you and go on a journey together into a transformed Washington, D.C.
/The Division Dev Team
The Division 2: Live From E3
Agents!
As a part of our E3 coverage, starting on Tuesday, June 12, at 10.30am PST, The Division 2 team will be streaming live from Los Angeles for two days, covering everything The Division 2 and celebrating the community! There will be gameplay, interviews with developers and much more as we dive deeper into the game.
You can find the full schedule for the two day stream below. The stream will be available on Twitch, Mixer and YouTube, so pick your favorite streaming service and tune in, hang out with us, ask questions and find out more about The Division 2.
STATE OF THE GAME: JUNE 7TH, 2018
Agents, incoming State of the Game transmission:
During the last [URL="https://tomclancy-thedivision.ubisoft.com/game/en-gb/news/detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-323497-16&ct=tcm:154-76770-32"]State of the Game[/URL], Community Developers Petter Mårtensson and Yannick Banchereau revealed the Global Event Onslaught release date and showcased a few community creations. Petter and Yannick are back this week to talk about Update 1.8.2: New legendary missions, balancing and bug fixes.
Missed today's Stream? You can check out the [URL="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/270454681"]VoD[/URL] on twitch.
Welcome to Episode 100 of State of the Game! Firstly, we want to thank our community for being a part of the segment since launch. All of your love and support has made State of the Game the show it is today.
We are now only a few days away from E3! Ready to find out more about The Division 2? Tune in to watch the Ubisoft Conference on Monday, June 11th – 1 PM PST / 4 PM EST – 10 PM CEST.
Today we announced that Update 1.8.2 is launching on June 14th. The update will include various bug fixes, balancing changes and new content, including:
[LIST]
<*>New Legendary Missions:
[LIST]
<*>General Assembly
<*>Madison Field Hospital
[/LIST]
<*>Shields
<*>Reactivation Caches
<*>Balancing changes to Classified Predator’s Mark & Nomad’s Resolve
<*>Reduction to the auto-snap on aim via a cooldown after the first use
<*>Phoenix Credit cap increase to 8,000
[/LIST]
Reactivation caches will be given out to all players, containing a wide array of 256 GS items including a currency pack, high-end gear, three 4-piece gear sets as well as a variety of weapons and mods. Enabling returning players to jump straight back into World Tier 5 with their friends without having to catch up.
A new Encrypted Cache Mark IV is releasing with 1.8.2, containing four new Collections and a final fifth Chase Collection set. We are removing the current stock of store items to replace them with non-collection items from Mark I, II, and III including Emotes. The Encrypted Caches will still be available for Cypher Keys as before.
More in-depth information on the changes are available in the [URL="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/270454681"]VoD[/URL].
We have a couple community highlights to share with everyone today! [URL="https://twitter.com/ElitessGaming/status/1003200495643774976"]@ElitessGaming[/URL] shared a heartwarming postcard with us in preparation for E3. A big shout-out and thank you to them for being a part of our community!
[URL="https://twitter.com/Agent_Mab/status/1004707030886699010"]@Agent_Mab[/URL] cosplayed an Agent bringing us champagne to celebrate our 100th Episode of State of the Game! Thank you very much, Mab!
We are extremely excited to tell you more about The Division 2 at E3. We can’t wait to show you what we have in store!
The 100th episode of State of the Game has been a real milestone for us and we wanted to thank everyone again making it possible. Onwards to many more!
As always, be sure to join us over on the [URL="http://forums.ubi.com/forumdisplay.php/498-The-Division?"]Official Forums[/URL] or on the community [URL="https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/"]Reddit[/URL] if you’re looking for a place to discuss all things related to The Division.
We are happy to announce that Update 1.8.2 is launching across PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 next week, June 14th! Players can expect two new Legendary mission modes for Madison Field Hospital and General Assembly alongside the newest system to The Division—Shields. More information on the Shields system will be revealed soon!
We are also introducing Reactivation Caches that will be granted to all players with the launch of 1.8.2. Designed with new players in mind, these caches welcome Agents back to The Division by preparing players for end-game activities. Available at the Rewards Claim Vendor for three weeks starting with the launch of 1.8.2, players will earn the following rewards:
[LIST]
<*>Full non-Classified (4-piece) sets of Striker, D3-FNC and FireCrest at 256 gear score
<*>Six pieces of High End Gear
<*>Five weapon attachments and mods
<*>Five weapons (one pistol, one SMG, one AR, one shotgun, and one MMR)
<*>Three Cypher Keys, 2000 Phoenix Credits and 500 D-Tech
[/LIST]
Lastly, Classified Gear balancing and bug fixes are going live with 1.8.2. Here is a short recap of the upcoming changes. The 1.8.2 Patch Notes will be available for a full list of changes.
[B]Classified Gear[/B]
[LIST]
<*>Predator’s Mark—Set Bonus (6 pieces)
[LIST]
<*>Hitting 10 shots without switching targets now applies The Predator’s Mark which makes the target bleed for 50% of the damage already done by those bullets. The Damage over time to the target is increased by 15% for every 3000 Stamina and can critically hit the target. When at 9000 Stamina the damage over time bonus is increased by an additional 120%. The Predator's Mark ignores the Status Effect Immunity of NPCs.
[/LIST]
<*>Path of the Nomad—Set Bonus (6 pieces)
[LIST]
<*>50% chance to have no cool-down for Path of the Nomad when playing solo. Take 60% less damage for 10 seconds after Path of the Nomad is triggered.
[/LIST]
<*>Tactician’s Authority—Set Bonus (6 pieces)
[LIST]
<*>Improved Tactician’s Authority stacks will no longer reset when using elevators. Stacks will now correctly be lost upon activation of Recovery Link.
[/LIST]
<*>Reclaimer—Set Bonus (6 pieces)
[LIST]
<*>Reclaimer support stations will now self-destruct when the set is unequipped.
[/LIST]
[/LIST]
[B]Gameplay[/B]
[LIST]
<*>Opera House Landmark will now spawn NPCs correctly.
<*>Support Stations with the highest health per tick will now take priority when in range of several stations.
<*>Fixed an issue that would cause items to temporarily disappear from the inventory after having shared an item.
<*>Dark Zone Contamination Event effect should no longer remain active once the event has ended.
<*>Reduction to the auto-snap on aim via a cooldown after the first use.
<*>Fixed an issue which would cause item mods to be unequipped when changing loadouts under certain conditions.
[/LIST]
Head over to the [URL="https://forums.ubi.com/forumdisplay.php/498-The-Division"]Official Forums[/URL] to engage in the conversations and leave us some feedback. We will see everyone on the streets of New York!
E3 is less than two weeks away, and what a time it is to be part of this lovely community! You guys kicked off 2018 Agent Highlights with incredible creations, and that kept going as we progressed into this year.
We had a busy period with the latest Global Events, Blackout and Onslaught, but that didn’t stop you from taking the time to share your talents with us and with the community. And of course, we hope you managed to get the weapons and gear sets you were looking for.
As always we have received so many fantastic creations, from both veteran and newly activated Agents. There so much variety and creativity here, you guys keep raising the bar month after month. So why don’t we get right into this month’s Agent highlights!
You probably know how it works by now: all featured Agents will receive an in-game gift of 1000 Phoenix Credits.
Cosplays for The Division have been there from the very beginning and they have evolved to a whole new level of perfection!
We would like to welcome one of our newest members, Agent [URL="https://twitter.com/CMDR_Patrin"]CMDR_Patrin[/URL], who announced his activation with this incredible cosplay.
“A new Agent has joined your team”. Welcome aboard Agent.
Next we have got the talented [URL="https://twitter.com/Agent_Mab"]Agent Mab[/URL], who plans her every mission carefully before heading out to the field. We admire your dedication Agent.
Good luck Agent, we’ll keep an eye out for you from our side.
It wouldn’t be right not to have [URL="https://twitter.com/Area_The_Fox"]Area_The_Fox[/URL] featured in our cosplay section. We all know how talented these Agents are. We have tried to find the one that we like the most, but it wasn’t an easy task for us. However, we leave you with the one below.
We can confirm that a few people in The Division team have saved this as the wallpaper on their computers. Brilliant photo, the colours bring so much life to it. We love it!
You can always check more of their awesome work on their Twitter account [URL="https://twitter.com/Area_The_Fox"]here[/URL].
We received some nice shots from our Agents at Kiev Comic Con. Agent [URL="https://twitter.com/goutnick"]Eugen Goutnick[/URL] provided us with some coverage of their mission. Good job Agents, we thank you, our guys thank you, and the people of New York thank you!
We talked a lot about how you have raised the bar when it comes to your creativity and love for The Division. Accordingly, we have something special to share with you. We spotted these unbelievable shots by [URL="https://twitter.com/ksk_Johan"]KSK_Johan[/URL]. Is that actually Warren Gate?
Last but not least, we got the rising super star Agents [URL="https://twitter.com/goosecosplay1"]Goose[/URL] and [URL="https://twitter.com/miniKenga111"]Kenga[/URL]. At this point we actually think you two just came straight out of the game itself!
Moving on to your artistic creations from the month of May, we start with this high quality interpretation of a confrontation between The Division Agents and the LMB. This piece of art is the work of [URL="https://www.artstation.com/hexiaojun"]Xiaojun He[/URL].
We really love your personal take and choices here, and the attention to detail is mind blowing. Nice work Agent!
We couldn’t get enough of the work of [URL="https://www.artstation.com/hexiaojun"]Xiaojun He[/URL], and thus, we leave you with two more great pieces. We hope you like them as much as we do.
The next piece highlights the two sides of being an Agent. Our regular contributor to Agent Highlights, [URL="https://twitter.com/ccat1986"]Cheshire Cat[/URL], shared this one with us.
It seems that you are loving the Hunters more and more these days Agents. We have another Hunter fan art for you this month. It might not be as cute as our baby Hunter from [URL="https://tomclancy-thedivision.ubisoft.com/game/en-gb/news/detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-322507-16&ct=tcm:154-76770-32"]last month’s Agent Highlights[/URL], but it is definitely worth being featured here. We would like to see more Agent [URL="https://twitter.com/mael_helary"]Helary Mael[/URL]!
Well said Agent, but you should know that we love you unconditionally!
The Dark Zone is a chaotic and dangerous place. We all can agree to that. Spotting another Agent instantly triggers your survival instincts and you put your defences up. Monitoring every move they make, trying to stay out of their line of sight. But what if they are friendly? Yes, that is also a possibility, as we can see below.
[URL="https://twitter.com/Mr_Carrana"]Mr.Carrana[/URL] took the time to share this moving moment straight from the Dark Zone.
We talked a lot about cosplays, but the next one is a very cool collage by [URL="https://twitter.com/2ndlawphoto"]2ndlawphoto[/URL]. Showing a wrap up of London MCM 2017, in preparation for the upcoming one this year. This is just something we wanted to add, as moments like these bring back memories to all of us. We all can related to similar experiences in The Division.
We thought we already made the tough decisions, but it seems we are at it again. However, we have decided to pick two team favourites for this month, as we clearly couldn’t agree on one!
This first one is by [URL="https://twitter.com/Area_The_Fox"]Area_The_Fox[/URL]. You Agents managed to capture many aspects of the game in this [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36XFe8MQcKQ"]incredible piece of work[/URL], we just keep watching it over and over again. And thank you for dedicating this clip for the Jubilee State of the Game!
Secondly we have [URL="https://twitter.com/WildMax10"]Agent Max[/URL]. Agent Max has been a steady contributor to the community, and we very much like his methods of bringing new creations into the world of The Division. His latest being the sequel to his [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4voxsCwQlZI%22"]Scenes of the Collapse[/URL] video. Agents, we leave you with this one.
And there we have it: May’s Agent Highlights. Don’t forget to tweet your creations with the hashtag #[URL="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23agenthighlights&src=tyah"]AgentHighlights[/URL] for a chance to be featured in next month’s article.
ATTENTION: Agents, please follow [URL="https://twitter.com/TheDivisionGame"]@TheDivisionGame[/URL] on Twitter so we can get in touch with you for the rewards.
Thank you from all of us!
Until next time,
The Division Community Team
GLOBAL EVENT #6: ONSLAUGHT IS LIVE
The newest Global Event—Onslaught—launches with new modifiers, vanity masks, and another chance at Classified Gear Sets!
Start: May 21, 08:00 AM UTC
End: May 28, 08:00 AM UTC
The following modifiers are live during Onslaught:
Onslaught—Always active. Deal Burn, Bleed, and Gas effects to enemies in addition to normal damage. Reload to change the effect.
Savage Onslaught—Onslaught behavior, plus enemies are vulnerable to one effect type and resistant to others. Agents take increased damage from resistant enemies.
Brutal Onslaught—Savage Onslaught behavior, plus when two or more group members kill a vulnerable enemy within two seconds, each member can reload to gain a damage bonus for a single clip.
Agents now have an opportunity to earn the following Classified Gear Sets:
Classified FireCrest
Classified LoneStar
Classified Predator's Mark
Classified Reclaimer
No Global Event would be complete without vanity items. The Ember, Smiler, and Oni facemasks make their way into The Division and can be earned by completing Onslaught-specific Commendations.
In addition, three new weapon skins will be rewarded based on player performance on the tiered-Global Event Leaderboards. We hope to see everyone in-game!
/The Division Dev Team
STATE OF THE GAME: MAY 17TH, 2018
Agents, incoming State of the Game transmission:
During the last State of the Game,Community Developers Petter Mårtensson and Yannick Banchereau announced the extension of Global Event Blackout and showcased community cosplays and #EmojiAgent submissions.
Petter and Yannick are back this week to announce the Global Event Onslaught release date!
During last week’s maintenance, we fixed an invincibility bug. If you come across any suspicious behavior, please send the bug reports to us at “stateofthegame@massive.se”.
We hope everyone enjoyed the two weeks of the Blackout Global Event! Next up is Global Event Onslaught, launching on Monday, May 21st at 08:00 AM UTC. The event runs for one week, ending on May 28th, 08:00 AM UTC. The Onslaught modifiers are as follows:
Onslaught - Always active. Deal Burn, Bleed, and Gas effects to enemies in addition to normal damage. Reload to change the effect.
Savage Onslaught - Onslaught behavior, plus enemies are vulnerable to one effect type and resistant to others. Agents take increased damage from resistant enemies.
Brutal Onslaught - Savage Onslaught behavior, plus when two or more group members kill a vulnerable enemy within two seconds, each member can reload to gain a damage bonus for a single clip.
In addition, the following Classified sets will be available during Onslaught:
Classified FireCrest
Classified LoneStar
Classified Predator's Mark
Classified Reclaimer
Moving on to our community segment, we want to wish @projekct_amk a Happy 50th Birthday!
We have one community video to share with everyone today from @Area_The_Fox, featuring a group of Agents in Division cosplay. The attention to detail is phenomenal!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36XFe8MQcKQ
As previously announced, Update 1.8.2 is scheduled for June and will release with Shields. More details are on the way!
State of the Game will be taking a break for a few weeks to upgrade the livestreaming room with new equipment. Everyone can expect Episode 100 on June 7th! While the team is working on the improvements, we will have fewer gameplay streams from Massive. Do not worry, as Community Managers @AmperCamper and @JohanLnh will still be streaming during the week!
As always, be sure to join us over on the Official Forumsor on the community Reddit if you’re looking for a place to discuss all things related to The Division.
Until next time!
The Division Dev Team
AGENT HIGHLIGHTS: APRIL, 2018
Greetings Agents,
Another month and another Agent Highlights, we are here again Agents. As per usual, we will be featuring some of your most amazing creations during the month of April.
The momentum from March is still strong within you Agents, which means you haven’t made it easier for us. You shared so many awesome pieces, from cosplays to fan art to The Division themed electronic music! And we are always thrilled to see more and more hashtag challenges created by you.
You probably know how it works by now: all featured agents will receive an in-game gift of 1000 Phoenix Credits.
Starting with your cosplays for this month, which is continuously taking us by surprise, we have a new challenge presented by your Agent Goose. This seems to be the evolution of the #PlayingAgent challenge, which was featured in our last month’s Agent Highlights.
The new challenge, #EmojiAgent, has a simple rule: take a picture of yourself and your Agent, both performing the same emoji pose, and you don’t even need to have an Agent costume. You can imagine the creativity of the submissions under that challenge!
We have featured some of the iconic #EmojiAgent challenge on our State of the Game streams, but we do recommend you check out more of them here.
We got this next cosplay from Cranky Pitfall. The attention to detail in both the cosplay and the environment, perfectly captures the atmosphere of The Division Agent on a mission. We are getting the vibes just by looking at it!
Next up is Agent Alina, who shared these amazing shots.
For your first attempt at cosplay, we are super impressed! We are looking forward to seeing more from you, Agent!
Of course we are not done just yet without the talented Area The Fox! We are always captivated when we see our Agents just hanging out after a long, hard day in the field.
Try increasing the stamina level Agent! We need you out there ASAP!
On the other hand, Agent Mab has found herself in an odd situation with Faye Lau… We won’t give out spoilers, but we agree that sometimes an Agent needs to have fun too. But not while being activated, Agent Mab!
We had to think about the next one, in terms of where should we feature it, and we think it fits here perfectly. This one is a Cosplay-Art combo by Eidolonfox.
We really like the idea of taking your cosplays to the next level, and integrating in-game elements in the picture. Nice work Agent!
Moving on to our next segment, Fan Art, we start with this bone chilling LMB strike team. Helary Mael shared this scary yet lovely piece with us. Oh boy those red eyes are truly meant for sniping!
We sure don’t want those LMB locking down on us!
We know most of you Agents find the Hunters to be the most challenging enemy to fight, as they are very unpredictable when it comes to combat. However, how can you be afraid of something this cute!
This was the work of Cheshire Cat, we do think it’s perfect as our baby Hunter!
Lastly, for our Fan Art, we have this lovely canvas by Batenburg, done for Area The Fox. We simply love it! It instantly caught our eyes with the choice of colours and the level of detail.
We would like to kick-off this segment with a very useful video by Agent ThreeFiveSe7en. We all know how complicated it can be when it comes to inventory management. Worry no more, as ThreeFiveSe7en has some tips for you when it comes to manging your inventory. The series have three parts, first one is “Stop Hoarding Trash Gear”, the second one is “Stop Hoarding Trash Weapons”, and the third is, you guessed it, “Stop Hoarding Trash Gear Mods”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt95teOYo_0
Check them out Agents if you are struggling with inventory management.
We did mention this under Cosplays, but we want to thank Goose for these awesome community challenges!
This new challenge had us all in, it was not only limited to you Agents, as our own Agents also took part in this! Well done Goose for creating this, we are looking forward to see the next challenge!
Our next entry is by The Chin. We all know how important planning is, especailly when you are planning something that is significant in your life. Well plan no more Agents, because when the time comes, we’ll be counting on you to restore order!
"It’s time.”
But don’t worry, for the time being, you can chill to the beats of Agent Max, who has been showering us with The Division inspired music. His latest piece of work entitled “You Belong Here”is Max’s final The Division music track before heading towards E3. We leave you with it Agents.
Agent Max, we are looking forward to hearing more of your work!
Team Favourite, what a tricky one this is, but we have to choose one for this month. Looking through all the submissions we had over the month of April, many had caught our attention for the Team Favourite spot. Nevertheless, we finally reached a decision.
Area The Fox. had a vision of the year 2090, so Agents, wonder no more of what a typical grandmother would look like in that year!
And there we are: April’s Agent Highlights. The community just keeps amazing us more and more. Just when we think this is it, you bring on the next wave, which always makes us happy. We are very curious about the next month, so don’t forget to tweet your creation with the hashtag #AgentHighlights for a chance to be featured in our next month’s Agent Highlights.
ATTENTION: Agents, please follow @TheDivisionGame on Twitter so we can get in touch with you for the rewards.
Thank you from all of us!
Until next time,
/The Division Community Team
STATE OF THE GAME: APRIL 26TH, 2018
Agents, incoming State of the Game transmission:
During the last State of the Game, Community Developer Petter Mårtensson was joined by Senior Design Lead Paul Turland and Designer James Norris from Ubisoft Leamington to discuss the recent update and the upcoming Global Event Blackout as well as showcasing more excellent entries to the #EmojiAgent challenge.
This week, Petter and Yannick provided an update on the connectivity issues players have been experiencing In the last couple of days, announced the extension of the ongoing Global Event and showcased a couple of recent community creations.
If you missed the stream, you can check it out [URL="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/254689587"]here[/URL].
In the last couple of days, players have been experiencing connectivity issues resulting in delta errors. Improvements were made on Tuesday evening and the issue should be fully resolved as of today. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this period.
As these issues occurred during the Global Event, we decided to extend Blackout by a full week. It was scheduled to end on April 30th, but will now run up until the 7th of May.
As a quick reminder, during Blackout you are able to get your hands on the Classified versions of the DeadEYE, D3-FNC, Striker’s Battlegear & Tactician’s Authority gear sets as well obtain these new vanity masks for your agent.
We also wanted to share a couple of great community creations this week, starting with this cosplay video from @CrankyPitfall where Division Agent alikakeks is clearing an abandoned warehouse with her trusty G36. We thought that the log-in sequence in particular was a nice touch. You can find it on YouTube.
Elite Task Force member @THEaquemeni created this [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb64wCg4aCE"]unique take[/URL] on the #EmojiAgent challenge. #MadLOVE to you, agent!
Created something you would like to share with us? You can submit your creations on the Community Content forums or by using the #AgentHighlights hashtag on Twitter.
Stay tuned to future State of the Game streams for information on upcoming Global Events as well as additional information on Update 1.8.2 as we move closer to its planned June release.
As always, be sure to join us over on the Official Forums or on the community Reddit if you’re looking for a place to discuss all things related to The Division.
Until next time!
The Division Dev Team
GLOBAL EVENT #5: BLACKOUT IS HERE
The newest Global Event—Blackout—has arrived with new modifiers, vanity masks, and another chance at Classified gear-sets!
Start: April 23, 08:00 AM UTC
End: April 30, 08:00 AM UTC
The following modifiers are live during Blackout:
Blackout—Always active. Agents are equipped with Shock Ammo that stuns enemies. Shooting or running builds your Charge meter. The more Charge, the more damage you inflict.
Extreme Blackout—Blackout behavior, plus you can instantly kill enemies with Overcharged melee attacks, but if you miss you will stun yourself and your allies.
Total Blackout—Extreme Blackout behavior, plus your Charge meter will cool down faster when close to other group members.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl_m3Uwe7W8
Agents now have an opportunity to earn the following Classified gear-sets:
Classified DeadEye
Classified D3-FNC
Classified Striker's Battlegear
Classified Tactician's Authority
No Global Event would be complete without vanity items. The Vulcan, Tao, and Rictus facemasks make their way into The Division and can be earned by completing Blackout-specific Commendations.
In addition, three new weapon skins will be rewarded based on player performance on the tiered-Global Event Leaderboards. We hope to see everyone in-game!
