Agents!

With the release of Update 1.8.2, we have seen a wave of new players jump in to The Division! With Reactivation Caches waiting for them, newer players are better prepared than ever before to plunge into end-game. Loot from these caches bump players to Gear Score 256 to unlock the highest world tier—World Tier 5. We want even more players to experience The Division's end-game, and we are extending the availability of Reactivation Caches to July 19th!

If you missed the news, Reactivation Caches launched with 1.8.2 with new players in mind. These caches welcome Agents back to The Division by giving players the tools necessary for end-game activities. Players can pick up the following rewards at the Rewards Claim Vendor under the "Resource" Tab in the Base of Operations:

• 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

Choose the best gear set that suits your playstyle, equip your weapon of choice with mods, and jump straight to WT5 to begin end-game progression. Legendary Missions, Heroic Incursions, Dark Zone Landmarks, and more are waiting for you!

Remember these rewards are only available for a limited time. Claim your Reactivation Caches and take back New York City!

/The Division Dev Team

The first Global Event, Outbreak, is returning to The Division!

• Start: Monday, June 25th, 08:00 AM UTC
  
• End: Monday, July 2nd, 08:00 AM UTC

The following modifiers will be live during Outbreak:

• Outbreak—Always active. Headshot kills increase headshot damage for a duration and hurt nearby targets.
  
• Severe Outbreak—Outbreak behavior, plus enemies are 'Contagious' and will drain Agents' health when close.
  
• Critical Outbreak—Severe Outbreak behavior, plus headshot-marked enemies are killed instantly by a headshot from another Agent.

Agents will have another opportunity to earn the following Classified sets:

• Classified DeadEye
  
• Classified LoneStar
  
• Classified Final Measure

The event works the same way Outbreak has in the past. The Trench, CBRN, and Chemist masks will be available alongside vanity rewards. Please note if you've already earned Outbreak's weapon skins and vanity outfit, leaderboard caches will not yield new rewards.

For more information on upcoming Global Events, please visit our road-map.

/The Division Dev Team

Agents!

We are happy to introduce the newest feature to The Division with Update 1.8.2 - Shields! Found in the first tab of the Dossier, Shields are a group of unique commendations that reward both long term and new players for completing very specific challenges across The Division. The following four Shields will be the first available for you to earn with the launch of Update 1.8.2. Going forward, an additional Shield will become available every month for you to unlock.

• Shepherd - Unlock the Base of Operations
  
  
• Avenger - Eliminate 10 Named bosses in Manhattan, 10 in the Dark Zone, and 10 in West Side Piers
  
  
• Deadeye - Complete all weekly High Value Targets
  
  
• Hazard - Clear 25 landmarks in the Dark Zone

Shields

With every Shield unlocked, you will receive the following rewards:

One Audio Log

One Patch with the relevant Shield Icon

One Shield Cache

One Exotic Weapon

Two Classified Gear Set pieces

2,000 Phoenix Credits

500 D-Tech

Three Cypher Keys

The Shields and the Patches are account wide, but the reward caches will be unlocked on the character completing the Shield itself.

The rewards do not stop in The Division, as unlocking Shields grants rewards in The Division 2! As Agents collect Shields, you will be placed in a tiered system. The more Shields earned in The Division, the higher the tier you reach, the more rewards you will receive in The Division 2. A higher tier grants players more rewards:

Tier 1 - Weapon Skin

Tier 2 - Outfit and Patch

Tier 3 - Emote and Gear Dye

Tier 4 - Taunting Emote and Backpack Trophy

Shields will help you prepare for the next chapter in The Division and challenge yourself in new ways. Collect the Shields, listen to new Audio Logs, and sport new cosmetics in The Division 2!

/The Division Dev Team

Welcome to The Division 2's endgame! We are building the post-level 30 adventure with an "endgame first" philosophy in mind, introducing a range of innovative activities on Day One. The fun does not stop once you reach level cap. In fact, things are just getting started.

The first leg in your end-game progression journey begins by choosing a Specialization after completing the main campaign. Specializations are a brand new character progression system that places both loadout customization and raw power in your hands as the player. After choosing a Specialization, you will gain access to a plethora of skills, mods, and talents that enhances how you play The Division 2. The most iconic feature associated with Specializations is Signature Weapons—powerful firearms that will definitely leave a mark on those standing in your way. The three Specializations available at launch are:

• The Sharpshooter - unlocks a powerful .50 caliber sniper rifle and a set
  of tool mods and skills tree allowing to change the tide of a firefight
  even from afar.
  
  
• The Demolitionist - unlocks a destructive grenade launcher along tools
  and skills focusing on disrupting enemy plans and entrenched
  positions.
  
  
• The Survivalist - unlocks a precision custom crossbow firing exploding
  bolts and tools and skills that leave little chance for enemies to recover
  after being hit.

Once you've chosen a Specialization, you are not locked in – you can always choose another if you want to try it out, and progress all of them individually on the same character.

With a wide range of activities available at endgame, including the challenging 8 man raids, you will need to practice your skills. Choosing a Specialization gives you the tools necessary to adapt your role to any forward-facing challenge. Equip the loadout that suits the situation best, leverage the competition, and prepare your assault!

/The Division Dev Team

Agents!

Update 1.8.2 is now live across PC, Xbox One, and PS4! Update your client and join us in two new legendary missions—Madison Field Hospital and General Assembly. Agents now have the opportunity to earn new Commendations, Audio Logs, and Patches through the new Shields system. Do not miss the new Reactivation Caches available for three weeks that welcome Agents back to The Division!

Catch up on a full list of features and bug fixes in Update 1.8.2 in the Patch Notes.

Thank you and we will see everyone in Manhattan!

/The Division Dev Team

The Division 2 is an opportunity to share new stories, narrate new events, and develop bigger and better adventures. A new chapter within the overall narrative of The Division will begin, and we want players to experience everything a sequel has to offer. In order to build on the successes of The Division, players will begin anew. All players in The Division 2 will take their first steps in D.C. as new, fresh Agents!

While your character is new in The Division 2, they are not new to the Strategic Homeland Division. You are already an established Agent within the organization, harnessing the same skillset and abilities as those activated before you. You fight for the continuity of government during cases of catastrophic emergency, and this distress call is unlike any that has come before.

You are headed to Washington, D.C., a city on the brink of collapse. Trained and empowered by presidential order, you are called to prevent the fall of society and the nation tearing itself apart. Your mission: unite the civilians by working hand in hand with D.C.'s survivors before it becomes the center of a new Civil War. Agents will pursue an active role in the rebuilding of D.C., helping residents and eliminating those who threaten the stability of the entire country. Foster relationships, make friendships, and intimidate enemies to enact change. You are the last line of defense, so make it count!

As Agents make advances against enemy factions, players will see their power grow over time to level 30. It is here that the endgame begins.

/The Division Dev Team

New Feature: Shields

Shields are a group of twelve unique collectibles that reward both long term and new players for completing challenges throughout the game. Earning a Shield will reward the player with a Shield Cache that contains a selection of valuable items and currency bundles. In addition, earning multiple Shields unlocks exclusive rewards for use in Tom Clancy's The Division®2. The Shields feature can be found in the first tab of the Dossier.

Initially, four Shields will be available for players to earn. Subsequently, an additional Shield will become available every month.

The first four shields available on June 14th are:

• Shepherd – Unlock the Base of Operations.
  
• Hazard – Clear 25 landmarks in the Dark Zone.
  
• Deadeye – Complete all weekly HVT's within a week.
  
• Avenger – Take out 10 named bosses in Manhattan, 10 in the
  Dark Zone and 10 in the West Side Piers area.
  
  
  New Patches
  
  
• Twelve new Patches are available - they can be unlocked by
  completing the corresponding Shield challenges.
  
  New Legendary Difficulty Missions
  
  
• Madison Field Hospital.
  
• General Assembly.
  
  New Audio Logs
  
  
• Twelve new audio logs are available - they can be unlocked by
  completing the corresponding Shield challenges.
  
  Phoenix Credit Limit
  
  
• Phoenix Credit limit has increased from 5,000 to 8,000.
  
  Game Changes
  
  
• Classified Gear
  
  
• Predator's Mark
  
  
• Set Bonus (6 pieces):
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Path of the Nomad
  
  
• Set Bonus (6 pieces):
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Tactician's Authority
  
  
• Set Bonus (6 pieces):
  
  
• Improved Tactician's Authority stacks will no longer reset when
  using elevators. Stacks will now correctly be lost upon activation of
  Recovery Link.
  
  
• Reclaimer
  
  
• Set Bonus (4 pieces):
  
  
• Reclaimer support stations will now self-destruct when the set is
  unequipped.
  
  Gameplay
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Implemented a cooldown that reduces the auto-snap on aim after first
  use.
  
  
• Fixed an issue which would cause item mods to be unequipped when
  changing loadouts under certain conditions.
  
  Dark Zone
  
  
• Contamination Events effect should no longer display as active once the
  event has ended.
  
  
• Opera House Landmark will now spawn NPCs correctly.
  
  
• We took care of a couple of evil cars in DZ09 that kept trapping
  unsuspecting players.
  
  Last Stand
  
  
• Fixed an issue causing forward spawn points to be unavailable on
  certain maps.
  
  Global Events
  
  
• Descriptions have been added to the loading screens for Global Event.
  
  
• Smart bullets can now only be activated in the appropriate missions.
  
  
• Corrected the ‘Never Enough' commendation UI to not list Stolen Signal
  as a requirement.
  
  Underground
  
  
• Underground bosses will no longer drop Vendor Exotic weapons.
  
  Audio
  
  
• Fixed missing audio in Last Stand, Skirmish & Camp Clinton for all non-
  English languages.
  
  Legendary Missions
  
  
• Mission reward panels have been updated to show the correct Gear
  Score.
  
  
• Players are no longer able to bypass objectives in Legendary Amherst's
  Apartment.
  
  Vanity Items
  
  
• Overlapping arm patches have been fixed when combining ‘Roadie
  Jacket' with ‘Ghost Recon Wildlands shirt' or ‘Sniper shirt'.
  
  Other
  
  
• No, Kotaku, there are no strange doors fixed in this update.

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 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

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.