The second chapter and sixth update of The Division 2 will arrive on October 15: we have already tried it. This is the Pentagon, the last bastion.
If this year is remembered for something, it is because of the quantity of quality content that the subgenre has received. The return of Borderlands with a third excellent delivery, Bungie's constant support for Destiny 2 through Shadow Bastion, and the arrival of The Division 2 have provided a variety of proposals little seen in a margin of just months.
Our verdict with the sequel to Ubisoft's success was clear. In the Reviews we insist that we were facing “the best looter shooter of the generation”. The fruits collected in The Division 2 respond to the “years of constant work during the support received by the original delivery, which today, in full 2019, would become the solid foundation of a present and future title”.
The support that characterizes the company will take its next step within 24 hours. Episode 2, entitled Pentagon: the last bastion, and its sixth update, not only comes as a boost to the core content, but as a capsule of improvements focused on the ‘quality of life’ of its players. In FreeGameTips we have already been able to test an advance.
Black Fangs attack again
The title leaves little room for interpretation: we will travel to the heart of the Pentagon on a new mission to clarify what the Black Fangs want within one of the symbols of the American nation. We must travel from the White House heliport itself, since the area is far from the bulk of the playable map, as happened in previous additions.
Both the introduction mission and the two main ones follow the same brand design of the house: intense shootings with many adversaries, certain touches of verticality and a constant variety of environments. Little place to surprise at the possibilities of a bombproof gameplay. Naturally, they fall within the range of replayable missions at high levels.
We have the feeling that in these additional episodes the focus is on focusing on a narrative that takes the leading role in the guiding thread. When we played The Division 2, one of the clear negative points we found was precisely that loss of strength in the lyrics. In the first, everything happened with a sense that managed to attract the attention of the player, but in the second part it was diluted too much. Achieving a reversal of this situation gives us hope for a hypothetical third installment.
The technician, your new specialization
The specializations have marked the personality of the characters in playable matter. The beginning trio was just the beginning of a slope that would progress as the post-launch goals were met. The Pentagon brings with it a new branch: we welcome the technician.
Broadly speaking, the technician is an evolution of the demolition expert. Instead of being almost completely focused on the explosives themselves, it offers coverage to their peers by acquiring targets. It has a P-017 missile launcher, with which it can launch up to six consecutive missiles after having set the impact location. A madness that remains to be seen how it will work in competitive modes.
Its grenade modifier converts its explosives in one hand into electromagnetic pulses capable of paralyzing any device of the same family. This makes it a vital specialization for clashes against Black Fangs; The two Pentagon missions work as a demonstration of what you can do.
PvP: new forms in Conflict and Dark Zone
Two of the three spearheads of The Division 2 suffer variations already demanded by the community. Conflict reinforces its catalog of game modes with Team Elimination, in which two teams of four players will face each other to see which side wins in the seven rounds available.
Unfortunately, the circumstances of the test server did not allow us to deepen everything we wanted, as did the new map that joins the rotation. Something similar was happening in the Dark Zone, although here we could see how the new supply zones unfold. Now, the packages that fall from the sky will not only do so in the active emblematic points, but will vary randomly. Some will also appear randomly guarded by paramilitaries in the occupied areas.
Another of the keys to this update is the possibility of specifically looking for the piece of equipment you want to get. Called targeted loot, from level 5 of global scale you can forget about waiting: you can focus your search to alleviate the times of obtaining
One more step to complete The Division 2 experience
Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment demonstrate once again their commitment to create the most complete game possible. And there is still a third episode to know; All eyes point to a game that has a long way to go.
For its part, the chapter will arrive tomorrow, October 15, on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
