With More to Explore, Players Get More Conflicts and Rewards in The Division Update 1.6
Since the massive overhauls of updates 1.4 and 1.5, Ubisoft is intent on adding meaningful new to their major title, The Division. Thus, we’re getting a Dark Zone double the size of the original. Find out what we know so far about major DLC, The Last Stand, from our past coverage.On top of all that,we’re getting badder enemies and more challenging gameplay testing the limits of player mettle and team synergy. This is what we know about Division Update 1.6
As you know, Division Update 1.6 comes in conjunction with The Last Stand. We’re getting a bigger game with Dark Zone 7, 8, and 9. The Dark Zone’s already a challenge, but these latest areas are geared to make you rage. And speaking of gear, clearing out enemies in the new landmarks now delivers rewards directly to inventory. As you can imagine this drastically simplifies the extraction process, by extracting them directly into your pockets. More over, all the extra space will spread the player base more. In other words, more PvE battles and less ambushes. As if it wasn’t already getting easier, The Division Update 1.6 has Incorporated fast travel. That’s right, teleport between checkpoints and be done with long strides.
But as convenient as this latest update sounds, there are still some harrowing experiences awaiting players in the tunnels of New York. One big change arriving with update 1.6 is the introduction of Contamination events. Every hour, elite Cleaners will spawn and set fire to everything below. Since the virus has reached new levels of lethality, players must manage their time underground accordingly. No, virus filters will not be enough to keep you healthy this time around.
And for the competitive player, two new worthwhile notices:
New Dark Zone leaderboards rank players according to PvP accolades and activities. You’ll be measure by both PvP and PvE skills on a weekly and monthly basis. naturally, the higher score, the better rewards receive at the end of each ranking.
Now to up the ante a little bit, The Division will get getting a legendary mode: “Times Square, WarrenGate Power Plant and Napalm Production Site. This mode is supposed to be the most challenging mode in the game, even more so than Heroic Incursions, and is really going to test your build, your tactics and your group synergy. You won’t be fighting the same enemies you usually fight in those missions, though. All the previous content has been taken out and replaced with new, powerful and much smarter LMB enemies that use more advanced tactics against you and your team.”
Don’t worry, Exotic Weapons and Gear Sets are also coming. These are all special items that come with their own names, now given their own type.
The Last Stand comes with Season Pass($40), but can be bought separately for $15. If you want to read more, you can find a comprehensive sum of changes here, at The Division blog post. But The Division Update 1.6 will be free and available on Public Test Realm Server soon, so content is subject to feedback and, therefore, change. Expect major tweaks and bug fixes with all the new content. And expect more news from us in the days to come. There will be more before its simultaneous release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. For more dates and info, simply keep updated with COGconnected. Happy gaming.