Wednesday, February 6, 2019

MORE DETAILS ON THE DIVISION 2 PRIVATE BETA




With The Division 2 Private Beta right around the corner, we know some players are eager to learn more about some of the technical details of the Beta.
Private Beta languages
The Private Beta will include the following languages:
  • VOICES: English
  • TEXT: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Private Beta download size
The Private Beta download size will be 46 GB. There might be small variations depending on which platform you play on, but it will not vary considerably.
Before the Private Beta begins, we will also publish a small patch of under 200 Mb.
As a reminder, pre-load will be available starting February 6th at 9am GMT.

Private Beta Email Invites
Players who pre-ordered and redeemed their code will receive an email confirming their Beta access starting February 6th at 9am GMT, when pre-load is made available.
Some selected players who registered on thedivisiongame.com/beta can also start to receive their Beta access by email starting February 6th at 9am GMT.

Private Beta Friends Invites
All Private Beta players will be able to invite up to 3 of their Uplay friends to join them in the Private Beta. Friends invites will be available on thedivisiongame.com/beta starting February 6th at 5pm GMT.
Players joining the Private Beta through a friend invite will not have access to this feature.

Private Beta discussions and capture guidelines
The Division 2 Private Beta is not under any Non-Disclosure Agreement, so please feel free to discuss your time in the game, share your screenshots, and stream or capture any content you wish.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE DIVISION 2 PRIVATE BETA




There are two ways to access The Division 2 Private Beta: you can pre-order to be the first to play, or you can register on thedivisiongame.com/beta for chance to be selected.
When you get your Beta access, follow these simple steps to download the Private Beta and be ready for when the servers open on February 7th, 9am GMT.
1) Access the Private Beta by pre-ordering
A) Digital pre-order
By preordering The Division 2 on your Xbox Store, PlayStation Store or Uplay PC, you will have direct access to the Private Beta.

B) Retail pre-order
If you pre-ordered The Division 2 at retail, your retailer will provide you with a Private Beta access code.
  • Redeem your code on thedivisiongame.com/redeem
  • You will receive an email from The Division 2 containing your key to access The Division 2 Private Beta
  • On console, you can redeem this key on your Xbox Store or PlayStation Store
  • On PC, the Private Beta will be visible in the "My Games" tab of the UplayPC client
  • The Division 2 Private Beta will be visible in your game library on your Xbox One, PS4 or in the Uplay PC client starting February 6th at 9am GMT.
  • Download the Private Beta and be prepared for the opening of servers on February 7th at 9am GMT.

C) Digital preorder on Epic Games Store
Preordering The Division 2 on the Epic Games Store also grants you access to the Private Beta. In this instance, you will receive your Private Beta access by email directly from Epic.

2) Access the Private Beta by being selected
  • You will receive an email from The Division 2 containing your access key to The Division 2 Private Beta. You can also retrieve your Beta access key by logging in on thedivisiongame.com/beta
  • On console, redeem this key on your Xbox Store or PlayStation Store
  • On PC, the Private Beta will be directly visible on the "My Games" tab of the Uplay PC client
  • The Division 2 Private Beta will be visible in your game library on your Xbox One, PS4 or in the Uplay PC client starting February 6th at 9am GMT
  • Download the Private Beta and be prepared for the opening of servers on February 7th at 9am GM

Sunday, February 3, 2019

What you’ll be playing in The Division 2’s beta next week




The closed-but-not-if-you-preorder-the-game beta for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 gets going on Thursday, Feb. 7 (through Sunday, Feb. 10) and if you’re in, it sounds like it’ll serve a slice showing all the layers of the final game, including endgame stuff.
That means the three specializations, which unlock at level 30 in the full game, will be playable in the beta a day after it begins (on all platforms). On Friday, Feb. 8 beginning at 11 a.m. ET, players will be able to take on an “Invaded” mission, using a character at the level 30 cap. That will show them how The Division 2’s three specializations — survivalist (all-rounder), sharpshooter (sniper) and demolitionist (blow stuff up) — work.


The “invaded” mission sounds like what was explained to us as an “occupied” Dark Zone, during a media event back in December. Massive Entertainment and Red Storm Entertainment envision one of the three Dark Zones will get overrun in the endgame. In an occupied zone, there will be no normalization of weapon stats (among human players), friendly fire is on at all times, and there’s no way to tell who is a friendly agent and who has gone Rogue (hostile).
Otherwise, player progression in the rest of the beta will be capped at level 7 and will be limited to the eastern portion of The Division 2’s map. Players will be able to try out two main missions, playable at three difficulties; five side missions and other encounters in the open world; one of the Dark Zones; and PvP gameplay in the 4-on-4 Skirmish mode.