5 years into The Division 2’s life, developer Huge Leisure is seeking to inject new life into the looter shooter with some important modifications to its core loop, although it appears not all of them can be carried out the way in which the studio would have hoped for. Final month, Ubisoft revealed that going ahead, The Division 2 would reset gamers again right down to base stage firstly of every season, permitting content material to be delivered to each contemporary and veteran gamers alike with out having somebody be too overleveled or underleveled.
That was, nevertheless, a controversial change amongst many within the participant base, and after loud backlash from the neighborhood, Huge Leisure has determined to stroll again on its resolution. Taking to Twitter, the developer confirmed that based mostly on suggestions from gamers, it has determined to not transfer ahead with Seasonal Characters as deliberate.
“After thorough examination and discussions with the crew, we now have determined to reevaluate Season 2.0 with explicit consideration to Seasonal Characters with the purpose of progressing with out them,” Huge Leisure wrote. “This transformation won’t influence the beforehand introduced Yr 6 plans, however it’s going to require us to evaluate the modifications essential to the brand new Seasonal Expertise, which can be built-in with Yr 6 Season 2 this fall. As soon as we now have ironed out the finer particulars, we are going to return with extra data, a livestream, and a [public test server].”
How the removing of Seasonal Characters will have an effect on different deliberate modifications and additions when it comes to the brand new seasonal supply of content material stays to be seen, however those that have been desperately hoping for the looter shooter to not undertake this explicit new method can relaxation straightforward that that gained’t occur.
The Division 2 is accessible on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and is playable on PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S through backward compatibility. It is going to additionally obtain a brand new paid enlargement subsequent 12 months. The Division 3 can also be at the moment in growth.
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