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Ubisoft Launches Update 1.4 for The Division! Get All the Patch Notes Here!

by on October 26, 2016
 

Ubisoft is trying very hard to bring players back to Tom Clancy’s The Division. This is coming in the form of a new update for the game, Update 1.4, which brings some major gameplay changes and overhauls a lot of feature. The update is now live, and you can check out the full patch notes at this link.

Whether this will actually improve the gameplay experience and give the game a good shot in the arm with its player base remains to be seen. According to Ubisoft, the new patch brings a number of adjustments to the game in the form of Character Balancing and Damage Scaling. In addition, there’s now a World Tiers system and a number of other improvements.

Ubisoft delayed the planned expansions for The Division in order to overhaul the gameplay and try to improve the game before the next DLC drops. It should be interesting to see if this strategy ultimately pays off in reviving interest for the franchise. Tom Clancy’s The Division is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. You can also check out some of the new features, user interface improvements and gameplay changes from the patch notes below.

New Feature: World Tiers

Upon reaching level 30, players are now able to select a World Level Tier that controls the level of enemy NPCs encountered and the quality of the loot they drop
There are a total of 4 World Level tiers:
Tier 1: enemy lvl30, gear score rewards 163
Tier 2: enemy lvl31, gear score rewards 182, unlocks Challenge difficulty, unlocks Incursions
Tier 3: enemy lvl32, gear score rewards 204
Tier 4: enemy lvl33, gear score rewards 229
Activity difficulty in a same World Tier (Normal, Hard, Challenging) will provide more rewards

UI Improvements

Added a player reporting interface for PC users.
Players now have the “mark as junk” option when equipping mods.
Players can now mark weapon and gear items as “favorites” which locks them in their inventory. Locked items cannot be sold, shared or dismantled.
Added a buyback option to vendor’s inventory. Players can now recover items they have accidentally sold.
Added Quick Nav option to vendors and menus allowing players to quickly select item types they want to display.
Weapon skins no longer take inventory space.
Equipped items are now always displayed at the top of the inventory list.
Recalibrated items now have an icon displayed next to their recalibrated stat/talent.
Crafting materials can now be converted in bulk at the Crafting Station.
Players can now deconstruct items from the Stash.
Players now have an option to find a better server if they are currently on one that is not their best option. They can do so from the Group Management menu.
Players are no longer able to open their inventory while under status effect.
Recalibration bench now opens instantly instead of waiting for watch tapping animation.

Gameplay Changes

Time-to-kill enemy NPCs has been lowered.
Many improvements were made to enemy AI.
Player ammo capacity has been increased by 50% after level 30.
When matchmaking the game will now attempt to refill empty slots if the group privacy allows it.
Incendiary and Explosive Rounds will no longer apply status effects like Stagger and On Fire.
Accuracy will now be lowered for a short duration after performing a combat roll.
Added a delay between leaving a group and signing up for matchmaking.
Weapon magazines are now refilled when restocking from an ammo crate.
The crafting material drops from the Base of Operations will now reward High-End quality after level 30.
Removed scavenging from the game. Scavenging is removed as a secondary stat on all gear pieces. New gear pieces can no longer roll scavenging.
The Map indicator for Rogue players now increases in size the closer they are to the player.
Player grenade damage now scales with the current World Tier to ensure consistent efficiency against NPCs across World Tiers.
Shotgunner NPCs: their damage falloff and accuracy have been slightly reduced. This should limit their range and lower their lethality in long to mid-range combat.
Several improvements to NPC AI.
Player health will now progressively regenerate to full when out of combat.
Updated the ways NPCs react to Player Threat, now allowing players to more predictably manage enemy agro

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