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The Division 2 has died
- Thread starter VertigoOA
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Strider311
Member
I think my biggest problem with both Division 2 and Breakpoint, and why my drive to bother playing them has died, is over-saturation with both loot shooters and open world games. I’d like to see Ubi take some of their franchises to a linear, focused design again. Including stuff that has never been anything other than open world, such as Division and Assassin’s Creed. That’s just me though.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Every UBI game seems the same.... well, OK... you can exclude Just Dance and RS Siege.
But all their big multi game franchises lately:
- AC
- Farcry
- RS Wildlands/Breakpoint
- Division
- Watch Dogs
- The Crew
It's like almost all their games have this base open world template with shit tons of HUD and icon markers on screen, and they reskin the map. Some are shooters, one's a racer, the other slower paced action games.
I guess they are going for the Bethesda approach of making games big and open world (ES and FO games), and hopefully legions of fans will stick to them for years.
brap
Banned
Untrue. Junk food is delicious.
F
Foamy
Unconfirmed Member
Good luck with that. The first two Watchdogs stunk.
And from what I've seen of the third installment I expect it to be an even bigger flop than the previous Watchdog games.
Kagey K
Banned
I was really into Division 1 and all jacked for Division 2, but when I started playing it it just felt off. I’m sure someday after lots of patches and content drops I’ll go back to it, but everything just felt like a chore.
Hopefully they decide to continue improving it, instead of just dropping it completely.
Hopefully they decide to continue improving it, instead of just dropping it completely.
Bonfires Down
Member
Just got it for €5 at EGS. The first game is among my top games so this should be good.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Ubisoft has really taken a nose dive as of late. They just keep regurgitating uninspired average games.
Mr. PlayStation
Member
wonder if we'd get a division next gen that looks plays and feels like that infamous E3 2013 gameplay reveal.
Aion002
Member
The present Ubisoft sucks.
On PS360 I bought all Ubi games, they tried a bunch of stuff and most of time it was good or great, like RUSE, Hawx or the Assassin's Creed series....
But after AC Black Flag Ubi has become an empty shell of her former self... Every game they made, with the exception of Siege and For Honor, is the same.
Even a fucking racing game reminds of the Assassin's Creed template....
I finished all AC games on the ps3.... But these days I simply can't even force myself to finish the main story of Ac Syndicate or Odyssey and even Watch Dogs or The Crew... So predictable, so repetitive, so boring...
And The Division 2 is the same crap... Even Anthem is more fun.
On PS360 I bought all Ubi games, they tried a bunch of stuff and most of time it was good or great, like RUSE, Hawx or the Assassin's Creed series....
But after AC Black Flag Ubi has become an empty shell of her former self... Every game they made, with the exception of Siege and For Honor, is the same.
Even a fucking racing game reminds of the Assassin's Creed template....
I finished all AC games on the ps3.... But these days I simply can't even force myself to finish the main story of Ac Syndicate or Odyssey and even Watch Dogs or The Crew... So predictable, so repetitive, so boring...
And The Division 2 is the same crap... Even Anthem is more fun.
I blame you for convincing me to buy this game. Bad Chunk, bad.
Trogdor1123
Member
I really liked the game myself (beta), but I'm on a year long restriction on buying games to clear out my backlog so I never bought it
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
i played the shit out of TD1 but just couldn't bring myself to play TD2.
they should've just released more expansions for TD1 and waited for next gen to do TD2.
Dr.Morris79
Member
Yep. I want more New York, in the snow! I couldnt get enough of it. I played the second until completion but I didnt find it as good, mainly due to the location.
bilderberg
Member
rpg/loot based shooters just make zero sense to me in a modern/realistic context. I just can't suspend my disbelief enough to the point where it makes sense that these knee pads are going to give me +7 defense and +2 skill points, or that this 9mm pistol can now finish a guy in only 9 headshots as opposed to 14.
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iBeastSlayer-
Neo Member
I got The Division Gold Edition and The Division 2 Gold Edition and my god... TD1 is sooooo much better.
The work made by Massive / Ubisoft is unacceptable. Hope for them they got some great content to share in Year 2.
The work made by Massive / Ubisoft is unacceptable. Hope for them they got some great content to share in Year 2.
GrayFoxPL
Member
Truth.
Bonfires Down
Member
Imagine this setting for a sequel. I wouldn't mind if they do seasons though.
That's how I felt at first. You get used to it as you do with anything.
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Codes 208
Member
The sequel could be set in my hometown and i still wouldnt buy it at this point. The gameplay is just so-so at best and the enemies are dumb ai with bullet sponge mechanics.Imagine this setting for a sequel. I wouldn't mind if they do seasons though.
That's how I felt at first. You get used to it as you do with anything.
Grinchy
Banned
I started playing this a week or two ago with a buddy. We play for an hour or 2 here and there. We're around level 22 now.
The actual shooting mechanics feel like Socom to me so that part has been satisfying. The game has a big list of problems, but it's fun for what it is. I'd be extremely disappointed at $60, but he bought my copy so it's pretty easily worth $0.
The actual shooting mechanics feel like Socom to me so that part has been satisfying. The game has a big list of problems, but it's fun for what it is. I'd be extremely disappointed at $60, but he bought my copy so it's pretty easily worth $0.
makaveli60
Member
Exactly what I suggested and wanted. The first game's identity was defined by the snowy/Christmas setting.Imagine this setting for a sequel. I wouldn't mind if they do seasons though.
That's how I felt at first. You get used to it as you do with anything.
VertigoOA
Banned
I wonder if Ubisoft plans to make an effort to keep it going like the first game. There was a turnaround at some point to keep the long-game going with the original. Division 2 hasn’t returned to the charts.
It does seem like they’ve moved onto supporting ghost recon instead as it’s actually retaining some kind of playerbase; altho that’s also on its way to crater it’s playerbase as well.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Ghost Recon doing the looter shooter, co-op raid endgame loop route cannibalized Division 2 entirely.
Fallout 76 ended up being successful over Division 2, Ghost Recon breakpoint and Anthem. Like significantly more successful with player retention.
In other news... Halo Reach has 15k players on steam today and Halo 5 is ranked 41st on Xbox charts whereas MCC dropped out.
It does seem like they’ve moved onto supporting ghost recon instead as it’s actually retaining some kind of playerbase; altho that’s also on its way to crater it’s playerbase as well.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Ghost Recon doing the looter shooter, co-op raid endgame loop route cannibalized Division 2 entirely.
Fallout 76 ended up being successful over Division 2, Ghost Recon breakpoint and Anthem. Like significantly more successful with player retention.
In other news... Halo Reach has 15k players on steam today and Halo 5 is ranked 41st on Xbox charts whereas MCC dropped out.
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TheShocker
Member
The base version is $11 on the Xbox holiday sale. I might jump back in at that price.
EverythingsOverrated
Member
I dig Division 2, but it's never been the primary game I would play. I've always used it as a pallet cleanser of sorts/side piece.
The major downside is match making is pretty impossible because I'm in a weird spot where I'm too high of a level to match with the newer players but not gangster enough to match with the people that play regularly.
It's all good though, I like to play the game in spurts, it's a really good chill out/listen to a podcast kind of game
The major downside is match making is pretty impossible because I'm in a weird spot where I'm too high of a level to match with the newer players but not gangster enough to match with the people that play regularly.
It's all good though, I like to play the game in spurts, it's a really good chill out/listen to a podcast kind of game
ZombieTech
Neo Member
Hey, I resent that!
I mean Ark... erm, uh, devs scam and rip-off customers to pay legal bills.
But then Rust...... hrm, uhm, actually everybody starts game butt naked, and first go of it called for lots of Tylenol.
Okay, okay, okay, but bruh... BRUH... DayZ, come on bruh... leeching our money through Arma 2, Arma 3, AND Standalone while dev can never figure out which will be primary focus, hrm, oh wait...
And well Fallout 76 missed it's monicker completely by the Lucky-7 (69), and speaks volumes quite ear-piercly on its own.
Well, fuck it, yer' right, that whole list is shite!
#KindlyDisregard
ZombieTech
Neo Member
I swear Ubisoft done went and gone full retard.
There was a point that I absolutely loved their games -- Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs, The Crew, Ghost Recon, The Division, etc.
Then they went and fucked it up to where everything is either nonsense, shallow, or hardcore -- AC newer games nonsensically take place before assassins guild even existed, Watch Dogs 2 is a shallow theme park with very little pushing motivation, Crew 2 turned out to be nonsense rubbish, Ghost Recon Wildlands was another shallow theme park, Division 2 is okay but bulletsponging being fixed was nonsense bullshit.
That space game Starlink was okay, and I'm still looking forward to Watch Dogs Legion, but anything else Ubi I'm pretty much done and over with.
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Dirk Benedict
Member
O.K. So, we're comparing the sludge at the bottom of the barrel to the bottom of the barrel itself.
NBNW13
Neo Member
This is clearly a preference thing because I thought the DC setting was phenomenal. DC is one of the more underrated cities on the planet with a ridiculous amount of stuff to see, and I enjoyed seeing it realized in digital form. I did get bored faster with TD2, but that’s because it felt so much like something I’d done previously. It’s kinda why I spent more time with Origins than Odyssey even with the “improvements” made in the latter. It just felt like old hat after I’d spent that much time with its spiritual predecessor.