Division 2 State of the Game – Episode 2 = Title update 6

This week for the Division 2 State of the Game, Hamish Bode (Lead Content Creator), with guests Fredrick Thylander (Lead 3C Designer) how weapons are changing in Division 2 PTS.

Priority Alert

• PTS Closing October 1st
• Talents no longer stackable
• Apparel event live September 24th to Oct 15th
  • Changes what happens to gear when the event ends
• TU 5.2 updated into the game
• Exploit to extra Armor has been fixed
• Episode 2 and TU 6 are the same. New content. Mid-October.
  • Pentagon
  • New specialization – not told
• TU 6 is about Fixing many things not just Gear, Dark zone and other things.

Developer Interview  – Fredrick Thylander

• Understanding that we are going to have to regrind for gear sets but this is to hope never do again. a “Rebuild Patch”
• Trying to keep gear in check
• His team is the one who setups up gear.
• Removal of Stat normalization
• Changed the into to game to Whitehouse a lot easier for new gamers joining.
• New notification to Skills
• Talents
  • Went over all talents changed all of them via stats and functionality on everything.
    • Basic Talents – like Precise can not be stacked anymore.
  • Weapons – Went though all weapons and re-balanced all guns.
    • • Recalibrated for more sustained damage
      • AR still under-performing in comparison to LMG’s but closer
      • All Exotics are changing Raw damage down but the Talents are increased if you play to its style.
      • Gear Set re-balancing
  • All Brands on all slots
  • 36ish Named pieces added
    • Some only available to the dark zone
  • Adding Exotic knee pads
    • When going into cover it produces an EMP Distance traveled is how much it bursts
  • SMG – Were not Viable
    • All are competitive now.
    • Taken away Critical strike range removed from the game
  • Assault Rifle – P416 change
    • Adjusted  be equal to the others
  • Rifles – Changed
    • They were underperforming now Buffed
  • Shotguns – Changed
    • Not used. Now they have damage to armor. Better damage and more vs armor
    • Watching PVP scales
  • Marksman Rifles –
    • M700s were used as a baseline
    • SVD is in between so might not have been changed
  • LMG – change
    • all equalized
  • Quality of life
    • Loot run completed you can sort easier to remove gear.
    • Filtering for brand or talent
  • Side Arms- Not changed
  • Movement – changed
    • Better movements to get moving around maps.
  • Switch Specs from the load-outs
  • MORE LOADOUT SLOTS Doubled
  • Hip Fire is now only walking no longer running.
  • Pulse protection added to Yaal gear so less time to be spotted.

” With Episode 2 coming I am excited to see how the story updates. Also MORE LOADOUT SLOTS! AMAZING! “

[See More: Division 2 Title Update Brings PVP and Dark Zone Changes]