Ubisoft Entertainment: An Important Announcement from Massive Entertainment to The Division 2

Ubisoft:

Today, we have an important announcement from the development team of Tom Clancy's The Division for you.
The past few years have been incredible for the team here at Massive. When we started working on The Division , it was immediately clear to us that we had something very special here and something we really wanted to do right from the start. But we were also aware that we would not be able to achieve this ambitious goal without your help.

[Angainor7]

Weird announcement

[Darranged]

I was hoping for a new Driver game, personally.

[Wasabi]

Thanks for the submission,

Good article, Great contribution , this is what I come to N4G for :)

Great day for gaming news.

[Gazondaily]

Told you guys it was coming but no one believed me 😊 (Well maybe some did..who knows)

http://n4g.com/news/2131713...

[WilliamSheridan]

I'm really excited for the sequel and looking forward to that Xbox One X enhancement patch!

[-Foxtrot]

The Division 2: Escape from New Grindfest

[TechnoGoat]

You obviously haven't played it in a while..

[PapaBop]

^^^ That's the problem really. So much competition, you have one chance to leave a good impression and people move on. If they take what they've done with the game over it's lifespan and apply it to Division 2 like they basically said they would in the info posted, people's impressions of the game will be vastly different than those who played and quit within a month of the game launched.

[fiveby9]

@PopaBop I agree that first impressions last a long time. But I have to give a nod to dev studios who can take in feedback and improve upon their works. It's true some studios walk away but some do not. At least Ubisoft let Massive stick with it and improve. Ubisoft also let the studio improve upon Rainbows 6 Seige too. I'm glad I kept going back so as not to base my opinion on the game based on the initial month of release. It'll be interesting to see what engine changes occur and what they have in store for The Div 2.

[UltraNova]

@papa and five

Yes agreed. I wish EA would have stuck with ME:A and let the team behind it work on it and improve it, you know before dissolving them right away.

Its just like (drums) No man's sky, I went back to the game last weekend for an hour or so (after several GBs of updates) and I couldn't believe how much they've added to the game. So much so that if they manage to add coop the game will be resurrected! Maybe in NMS 2? Who knows...

The point is, devs should stick with and be allowed to improve their games. They should keep trying to get better, do better and we in turn will acknowledge their effort and support them, at least i know I will.

[Dragonscale]

@techno, you don't always have to play a game to know when its cr4p.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Lol I know right

it was such a strange weird quiet announcement I just scroll down and saw on Facebook on their official page they just announced it.

[TechnoGoat]

It got leaked so they tried to get ahead of it .

[_-EDMIX-_]

@tech -ohhh that makes more sense.

[UCForce]

That’s odd.

[zivtheawesome]

sounds weird that they would make a sequel for a GAAS game so quickly, i would have expected watch_dogs 3 to be announced instead.

[smolinsk]

Watch dogs 2 sucks big time, and most of it had for me to do with the super irritating charactor you played with.

[Takwin]

I absolutely loved Watch Dogs 2. Redeemed everything bad with a promising but mediocre WD1. Ubisoft has come back BIG time for me with Watch Dogs 2, Assassin's Creed Origins, and Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Far Cry 5 looks awesome too. They redid their formulas and games got a lot more fun.

[Aceman18]

Loved Watch Dogs 2

[jznrpg]

Once the money starts to decline they start up a new one

[Segata]

I thought WD2 flopped.

[Dirtnapstor]

This is an announcement from Massive not Ubisoft. WD was Montreal not Massive.

[misangeles]

man, they should follow Rainbow Six Siege's example and keep improving/adding content. They finally had an increase in players over the past few months and should have continued to build on that with new content, not move on to the next installment.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Well they might be trying to alter specific mechanics so much so that they makes more sense for a sequel then to keep continuing the same engine in concept.

We also don't really have an idea of how long they're going to continue to support the division so for all we know they might still be actually continuing to support it to some degree.

[yeastori]

Uh they do, do that with the Division

[misangeles]

They have been adding content yes, but I meant, continue to do so. Sure it has greatly improved since launch, but most of their stuff has been damage control/tweaking because the game was bleeding players rapidly.

So now that there has been a resurgence, they would have liked to see them continue the support for a few more years, especially in terms of singleplayer content.

All these outfits/sets are giving me hives ;P

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Do do .. lol

[Ittoittosai]

The pick up in player count has already disappeared again. The game just isnt what was promised, they over sold and under delivered. I dont think even a new iteration is going to change anything they pretty much in the same boat is D2.

[_-EDMIX-_]

"The game just isnt what was promised"

What was it promised to be exactly? Not saying you are wrong, simply have some solid info to back your post

[JeffGUNZ]

Please, the game is flourishing with people, especially during Thursday-Monday this month with month long global events.

This game is substantially better then it was at launch. The grind is real and is worth it. Unlike games like Destiny, when you get a good weapon in the Division, such as The House, you feel the reward of power. The optimization, recalibration, gear sets, classified gear sets, etc really should show Bungie how they need to view their weapons and gear.

[thorstein]

They are and have been. The article states there are two more updates for the Division.

[Gaming_1st]

@misangeles

They constantly updated the game and adding new content. It's still getting updates and new content to this day. They're one of the very few developers that listens to it's customers and has fully supported the game over it's time. They even flew in some of the top division players to get their feedback and ideas on changes and future content.

[Chaosdreams]

I enjoyed the original but I'm a man for the story, and while its setting was intriguing (and the gameplay/customization was great) it eventually became a grind fest (as these games tend to be). I opted out of the dlc but I'll keep an eye on this one, see how it goes.

I personally loved seeing the headquarters come to life through progression - that felt good.

[Parasyte]

It didn't help that they left some story points unfinished as well.

[RainOfTerror]

A sequel already ? I want more single-player content dammit!

Then again, it's probably going to take them a few years to finish it up, so maybe we'll get lucky in the meantime.

[Rude-ro]

2 more content drops are coming to the division. Also Announced during the live stream.

[Ittoittosai]

Which none of are single player

[Vegamyster]

Ittoittosai

They said they're reworking 4 missions for Legendary mode.

[crazychris4124]

Wish they would allow Massive to make World in Conflict 2 but there just isn't nearly as much money to make in RTS genre.

[MadLad]

Tell that to Paradox. While they pursue different markets from time to time, RTS is their bread and butter.

[cfc83]

New York again. This news is as boring as Dice announcing a WW2 BF. Un-inspiring.

[DeforMAKulizer]

Actually, the location and setting of the new game is not confirmed.

[JeffGUNZ]

Even if it is NYC, there is a lot of the city not explored yet. Many boroughs not touched.

[Sam Fisher]

That shouldve been in division 1, at least in the expansions. The next game couldve been in a completely new locale

[Gaming_1st]

@cfc83

Where did the developers say it was set in NYC again?

[cfc83]

It originally said it in the article i believe.

[Relientk77]

Cool hope they show off great gameplay at E3

[Sam Fisher]

Ubi always makes a great first appeal, then it goes to sh!+ through time

[yeastori]

Nice I hope it’s in one of the other cities like Chicago or Houston that got hit pretty hard by the virus and went nuts.

[neutralgamer1992]

as someone who just bought the division($10.50) i hope the launch of division 2 is much more smoother. I wonder if this means there won't be a new AC game this year because division 2 should be huge for UBI sales wise

any tips or tricks for veterans of the first game?(i plan to play solo though)

[ocelot07]

Doub't this will launch this year to be honest. I think Ubisoft's focus will be on Skull & Bones this year.

[Goldby]

Division 2 isn't coming out this year, they are still hiring talent for the game,

And with the success of origins, Ubisoft won't be going back to an annual release.

They've stated that they won't be releasing as many games anymore and I stead focus on support for the ones they are making

[neutralgamer1992]

that's good to know i think division 2 in fall 2019 sounds better and gives developer ample time to make sure the game is read/fun at launch. And i agree with UBI that they can release fewer games per year but better games overall

AC games should be every other year this way franchise remains fresh

[Avengerz43]

The first was the worst waste of money I've ever made in gaming. Spent $100 for the gold with the season pass and didn't even play one piece of the DLC. I bought into the hype and paid for it. Never again, since then I don't buy any games season pass. I hear they eventually fixed the game and it became quite good but after all that time I moved on to better games and never looked back. Maybe this one can be good out of the gate but I won't be a day one buyer I'll wait for reviews and hear from this community as to how it is.

[Angelin]

So you bought DLC and didn’t even try it? That doesn’t seem like a problem with the game...

[Avengerz43]

Yeah the game was so garbage it didn't even keep me for the first expansion

[Gaming_1st]

Then that's your own fault not the game. You missed some good DLC for the game, so it's your own loss.

[WilliamSheridan]

Looking forward to the Xbox One X enhancements

[Elda]

I'm in I enjoyed first one.

[LandoCalrissiano]

Nice! Division is one of my all time favorites especially with the story and setting. I hope they continue it in a new location. Vegas could be fun. It'd have to be fairly iconic though.

[Officialxandr]

Yes! Loved the original, despite it's flaws. Hopefully they expand and better the sequel.

[Blu3_Berry]

This will probably be one of the main focuses for Ubisoft at e3 this year.

[jznrpg]

I was interested in the Division but I never got around to it . Hopefully the next one starts out better

[Kosic]

The division had a great idea but it fell flat for me.
It was very PvP designed and it seemed to be aimed at going into the dark zone.
Pve had its moments but it wasn't rewarding compared to PvP, as well as class talents were pretty bland.

I wish they went with classes instead of this open talent system.
Healer. Tank and DPS.
Give everyone a hybrid build and a full function build.

Also make the sets more creative. They were just rather lack luster and didn't really change game play at all (apart from one or two builds).

Move away from being as realistic as possible and bend the rules a little.

[MadLad]

They made huge improvements to this over time, and now it's a personal favorite of mine. Would happily go in on a sequel, considering they keep to the quality found in the present release.

[InTheZoneAC]

Unless The Division 2 gets some Resistance (Insomniac game) traits or some other supernatural element I don't think I'm going to get it. It was fun, but there's only so much you can do when it feels like every road is the same as last, but the missions are what gives you variety. I want a dynamic multi-level world where the open world allows you to go underground, deep underground. Of course it would deviate from the current setting, but it just gets repetitive too quickly. I put it a good amount of time in the 1st, quit playing the day the 1st dlc came out and I wanted to give the dlc a try, but after finishing up the lost items throughout the world I don't have the urge to play through the DLC like I thought I would after hopping back on. Obviously I'm just speaking for myself and not anyone interested that would be quick to discredit my opinion.

[TheHan]

What a great day for gaming news.

[Segata]

Oh great another online Ubi game everyone gets so hyped about will buy it then stop playing it after 2 months....yay?

[edeprez]

Or splinter cell. Make it happen! Finchy!

[sadsatan]

currently working on a pvp build, i managed to get a full striker classified gear set yesterday. the grind is real. i would like it if the division 2 let you drive vehicles to get about

[Vectrexer]

It would be nice if there was a single player campaign as part of the division 2.

[Artemidorus]

Going to be a pay to play game staring heavy grinds and loot creates.

You can bet millennials have the super mega 5000 edition on pre order with an income ready to spend.