New
Free Content for Tom Clancy’s The Division®
2:
Episode 1 – D.C. Outskirts: Expeditions Will Release July 23rd
Along
with free updates, including the awaited Raid Discovery difficulty
Episode
1 will be available July 23rd for Year 1 Pass holders and July 30th
for all players
To download all assets please visit the press
extranet: ubisoft-press.com
SYDNEY,
AUSTRALIA — July 11, 2019 — Ubisoft has announced new
details and the release date of its first episode and latest major update for
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2, available on the Xbox One family of
devices including the Xbox One X, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system
and Windows PC. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 will also launch on the new
generation gaming platform Stadia and on Uplay+, Ubisoft’s subscription
service.
Part
of the game’s Year 1 free content plan, Episode 1 – D.C. Outskirts:
Expeditions takes the fight outside the streets of Washington D.C. The
fresh content for Episode 1 features new locations to explore and picks up
where the story leaves off after the final boss at Tidal Basin. Episode 1,
along with the new Expeditions experience, will release July 23rd for
all Year 1 Pass holders and July 30th for all players.
Episode 1 – D.C. Outskirts: Expeditions takes players to the surrounding
areas of Washington D.C. in two new main missions and a new game experience
where players will investigate the fate of a lost convoy, encountering
unexpected threats along the way. Players can look
forward to the following content in Episode 1 – D.C. Outskirts: Expeditions:
- Two New
Main Missions
- Camp
White Oak: Division Agents stage a well-planned attack into
the presidential compound, as they seek to bring the now-traitor
President Andrew Ellis to justice.
- Manning
National Zoo: Emeline Shaw, leader of the Outcasts, fled after
her defeat in D.C. and is now held up at the Zoo regaining strength.
Agents are on the hunt to eliminate Shaw, nipping the Outcasts’
reawakening in the bud.
- New
experience: Expeditions
- In
this new experience, players enter Kenly College, where contact has been
lost with a military convoy full of vital supplies. When they receive
what appears to be a final broadcast, they form an expedition to find any
surviving members in need of rescue. Expeditions will be split in three
different wings for players to complete. Each wing will have a specific
theme and tone, to be released on a week-by-week basis. Completing all
three wings grants access to an exclusive treasure room full of rewards.
- New
Weapons and Gear: Players can obtain:
- One
exotic weapon: Diamondback Rifle
- One
exotic gear: BTSU Datagloves
- Two
weapons: Stoner LMG and Carbine 7
- Classified
Assignments: Agents can take on two new classified assignments
in Washington’s Central Aquarium and NSA Site B13 (Exclusive only to Year
1 Pass holders).
Alongside content, Episode 1 will also bring game
updates based on player feedback:
- New
Discovery Difficulty setting for the “Operation
Dark Hours” Raid
- The
new Discovery Difficulty, along with its corresponding matchmaking
option, will allow more players to experience The Division 2 in its
entirety. While Operation Dark Hours Exotic loot remains exclusive to the
Normal difficulty, Agents playing the Discovery Difficulty can expect a
variety of great rewards, while training for the Normal Difficulty.
- Crafting
improvements
- Players
can now craft their gear up until Gear Score 500 and share blueprints
across characters (available after reaching World Tier 1). Additionally,
crafted weapons can now be recalibrated.
- Weapons
balancing and skills buff
As part of
the ongoing updates to answer community feedback, awaited balance and buffs
will be added to the next title update. This update will include an overhaul of
Skills, as each Skill power will be fine-tuned, adding more to agents’ build.
The Year 1 Pass gives players even more content to The
Division 2. Click here for full
details on what’s included with the Year 1 Pass. You can also purchase
your Year 1 Pass for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 to get early access
to Episode 1 content. More details on Uplay+ can be found on Uplay.com**.
Led
by Massive Entertainment in collaboration with seven other studios around the
world*, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is the next evolution in the open-world
online shooter RPG genre that the first game helped establish. Set seven months
after a deadly virus was released in New York City, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
brings players into a fractured and collapsing Washington D.C. The world is on the
brink, its people living through the biggest crisis ever faced in human
history. As veteran Division agents, players are the last hope against the
complete fall of society as enemy factions vie for control of the city. If
Washington D.C. is lost, the entire nation falls. Building upon more than two
years of listening to and learnings from The Division community, Tom Clancy’s
The Division 2 will offer a substantial campaign that organically flows into a
robust endgame, to create a cohesive and meaningful experience for all types of
players, helping players emphasize their freedom to make strategic choices and
hone their own approach.
For more information on Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, please visit: tomclancy-thedivision.ubisoft.com.
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*Associate studios are Ubisoft Reflections,
Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Leamington, Ubisoft Shanghai,
Ubisoft Bucharest and Ubisoft Sofia.
**Terms
and conditions apply, including platform, age and territorial restrictions.
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