Ubisoft has announced that The Division Resurgence's second regional beta test will begin in November. Here are all the key changes, new features, and other important details.
Get ready to gear up and explore the vast, open world of New York City in the next regional beta test for The Division Resurgence.
In it, players can play through several of the early story missions, side missions, open-world activities, engage in PvP, and join the PvPvE Dark Zone activity.
The first regional beta was held in mid-2023 and provided the Ubisoft team plenty of feedback that they have taken action upon. You can experience the many new changes, features, and game modes that The Division Resurgence has to offer in its upcoming regional beta test.
The Division Resurgence Regional Beta Schedule And Regions
The second Division Resurgence regional beta will begin on November 16 and end on December 29, 2023. It will be available for Android and iOS players in the US, Brazil, and Australia.
Ubisoft has confirmed that a test will be held in Southeast Asia in the near future. No date has been confirmed yet.
New Features And Game Modes
The Lone Wolf Challenge is a new solo game mode never before seen in The Division franchise that allows you to test your abilities in a series of levels of increasing difficulty, with each having a fixed skill cap. At the start of each level, you can choose one of three temporary skills that provide perks during the round. The more levels you complete, the better the rewards. On top of this, the faster you finish the levels, the better your Final rating and rewards.
In addition to this, Solo Dark Zone Queue is a new game mode that will match you against other solo players.
Legendary Instance Challenges are a novel set of missions that get refreshed every week and offer players a more intense gameplay experience.
A "Recommended Power Score" has been added for activities, modes, and missions. This would give players an idea of how prepared they should be before taking it on. Besides this, a "Recommended Builds" feature has been introduced to aid players in improving their character level, equipment, and power score.
On the customization side of things, OS Protocols are a new type of gear that can be equipped. Through an upgrade to your SHD watch's operating system, you can now improve your stats and tailor your builds to meet your playstyle.
Finally, one of the more requested items from the community has been the allowance of a 60 FPS framerate. This graphics setting has now been activated on higher-end devices
Changes To Existing Gameplay
The balance of the game has been improved. This includes the overall progression and economy, weekly bounties, weapon and gear progression, and player power score. The aim is to make the game "less grindy" and more enjoyable and rewarding for players.
That said, one of the key changes players can expect to find is an overhaul of the Battlepass system. In short, it has been redesigned to have easier tasks and more rewarding items such as an Exotic weapon that comes with each refreshed Battlepass.
Several improvements have been made to the open-world system. Fast travel has been implemented so players can now travel instantly between any unlocked activity. Exploring will be more rewarding as little puzzles and side activities have been added.
The Tutorial mode has been revamped. This has resulted in the first few missions being redesigned and the mode having the option to test out each of the specializations available in the game.
The Armory has been reworked to make crafting easier and more intuitive. A novel proficiency and tier system has also been added. That means three new equipment tiers have been introduced, namely Tier 0, Tier 1, and Tier 2.
Tier 0 and Tier 1 equipment can be obtained through Instances, Dark Zone activities, daily game modes, and equipment crafting. Meanwhile, Tier 2 equipment can only be obtained from the Legendary Challenge game mode.
The Vanguard's ability has been reworked. Now, when activated, it will enhance any cover used by yourself or your allies, thus offering more utility, especially in a team.
How To Join The Division Resurgence Regional Beta Test
Unlike the last regional test, previous test players will not be invited.
The process of signing up for the test is simple. Pre-registered players in the US and Brazil will have a chance to be selected to participate in the beta test. Meanwhile, all players in Australia with compatible devices can also join the beta test.
Exclusive access will also be available. This can be attained by getting an invitation code from The Division Resurgence content creators, finding them on the game's social platforms, or earning them from user-generated content contests.
Ubisoft revealed that with the launch of this second regional beta test, The Division Resurgence's release date has been delayed to early 2024. This test would give players an insight into what they can expect in the game's full release.
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