Following The Division 2 Broken Wings special report, Ubisoft announced the contents of the upcoming Year 5 Season 1, which includes a new Manhunt target, the new Descent game mode, and more.
Let's talk about when the new season is coming out. The game will have a scheduled maintenance on June 8, 2023, at 12:30 AM PDT. The maintenance is expected to last for around three hours. Once the game is up again, Broken Wings will go live. With that out of the way, let's dive into the contents of the upcoming season for Division 2, starting with the Manhunt target.
The Division 2 Manhunt Target
Let's start off with Division 2's new Manhunt Target. The target for this season is Mari Singh, former Director of the DC Aquarium. After moving into the Castle, Singh worked on setting up a fish farm to help the settlement have a sustainable source of food. This may seem like a shock for most players, as Manhunt Targets are usually evil characters that need to be taken down. This season introduces a new twist to the Manhunt mechanic. Instead of taking down the target, the players must instead rescue them.
After the attack on the White House, The Division discovered that 11 people were missing. The player is tasked with rescuing five of them throughout the season. Players will have to rescue John and Eva this June, followed by Lauren in July and Mitchell in August. This will then culminate with the rescue of Singh, the main Manhunt target.
The Division 2 Descent Mode
Now, let's talk about the new game mode coming to Division 2: Descent. Descent is Division 2's brand-new roguelite mode. It allows one to four players to team up and fight through the mode's "semi-infinite and randomized progression", as well as its "infinite difficulty curve." This game mode is free for everyone. Players will not be able to bring in their gear, specializations, and perks from the main game. They will instead have to progress through the Descent to unlock new gear, specializations, and perks. Not only that, but his mode allows players to "experiment with builds not feasible in the regular game."
Players will be able to access the game mode from the Mega Map, Castle Settlement Door, Matchmaking Station, and Helicopter Pilot. After beating the mode's ultimate boss, Nemesis, the player can progress even further for the chance to win exclusive leaderboard rewards. They will also be able to discover the lore behind the simulation, as well as Ortiz Robotics' connection to both the Black Tusk and the Division via the weekly Collectibles.
The Division 2 New Gear
The new season brings with it various new gear to the game. Let's go through each of them in turn
The Division 2 QoL Changes
Various Quality of Life changes will arrive when Broken Wings launches. Let's dive into the full list:
Additionally, there were some balancing changes to the upcoming Descent mode (it launched on the PTE a few weeks back)
The Division 2 Other Additions
There will be an all-new apparel event coming to the game with the launch of Broken Wings. Players will be able to earn Apparel Cache keys in-game by leveling up their watch levels. They can then use the keys to open caches to unlock items. There will be no duplicates.
Additionally, the player can ear Escalation Apparel Event keys to open Apparel Caches. These caches contain apparel items inspired by SHD tech and the Black Tusk. Players can get one free key by play, as well as another key per four SHD levels. Players can also get more keys by buying with Premium Credits, while Season 1 Premium pass owners will get three extra keys.
Speaking of the Season Pass, players can buy it for 1000 Premium Credits ($9.99 or equivalent) in the in-game store. This Season Pass is available to all The Division 2 Warlords of New York owners, as well as Ubisoft + subscribers. The Season Pass awards the players with the following premium track rewards:
That's all the information we have about the upcoming The Division 2 Year 5 Season 1: Broken Wings, its new Manhunt target, and the brand new Descent mode. Check out our gaming news articles for the latest in gaming news.
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