Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment have announced plans for its second year of content for The Division and those plans happen to be free for all players.
All of the content coming has been announced by Ubisoft in a blog post including a Year One anniversary celebration from March 9 to March 16. All players will receive 200 premium credits and celebration emote. From March 9 to March 11, players will double experience on high-value target rewards and on March 11 players will have double experience on field proficiency caches.
The big announcement is the upcoming content being free.
Two new expansions are coming to the game in 2017. Julian Gerighty, Creative Director at Massive Entertainment, has the (very vague) details, surrounding the new content.
That free content for Year 2 is coming in the form of two separate expansions planned for release this year. The first unnamed expansion will be based on an event system that drives players to activities that feature modifiers, leaderboards, and unique vanity items that will only be available through these activities. In addition, Gerighty says the team has plans to include a loadout feature that will let players switch efficiently and quickly between their favorite gear combinations, as well as a system to mark a player’s feats. “[It] will reward players for different activities – long-term activities, short-term activities, and medium-term activities within the game,” Gerighty adds. “Basically, our Division achievements, if you will.”
The team says the second expansion is still far enough away that they don’t want to comment on it. The team is still exploring the idea of increasing the level cap and expanding the map.
As of now, this is the plan to bring players back to The Division. According to Steam Charts, the game has seen a drop from over an average of 65,000 players at launch March 2016 to an average of 5,605 players during February 2017.