The Division 2 OPEN beta casually announced on live stream

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https://clips.twitch.tv/BlatantVenomousTubersArsonNoSexy



In a clip captured by Reddit user TiniestBuckle, one of the devs is heard to say "we're going to fix that for the open beta" when addressing an issue currently in the game.

https://www.pcgamer.com/the-division-2-open-beta-was-seemingly-revealed-on-a-livestream/

 

[-PyramidSong]

Good. Will try then

 

[ZeoVGM]

I was disappointed in the closed beta. It didn't feel as good as the original game and I can't quite put my finger on why. The setting also felt boring. It's not like the original game's setting was unique but it felt as if it had personality. This did not.

Also curious to see how this game runs in the final release. Lots of bugs and weird glitches in the closed beta. A purple-barred enemy got stuck outside of the map in the opening sequence, for example. He could shoot me but I couldn't shoot him.

 

[Ferdie]

Very good news. Can't wait to play more.

 

[.exe]

They did an open beta with the first game too, so not entirely unexpected. Guess I'll keep it installed for now.

Hopefully it's soon. Closed beta ended today, but I need my fix already.

 

[Hanbei]

Same client as private beta?

 

[shaneo632]

I really want to try the game on PC before purchasing as I could only get a closed beta code for consoles.

 

[Abominuz]

Beta was so good, amazed by how polished it was. Had one crash and one time stuck in cover. Game looks beautiful and the new setting is great the nature overtaking the city. When i had some better guns and mods the shooting felt better than at the start of the game.

 

[Detail]

Just like the new Far Cry, Division 2 feels really "dialed in" to me.

I feel like Ubi are in danger of going down the road of franchise burnout, I really loved the first division but I have to say, my impressions of the new one is that it feels more like the exact same game in a new place but the new setting is not that interesting tbh and because I have played the first one so much I already feel burned out on this one.

 

[Natiko]

Unfortunately one of my friends couldn't even play. For some reason this game (and only this game) would error out for him anytime he connected to their servers. Very strange all around, but I'll just wait for launch at this point and hope all three of us can play and not just two of us.

 

[BAD]

Unfortunately one of my friends couldn't even play. For some reason this game (and only this game) would error out for him anytime he connected to their servers. Very strange all around, but I'll just wait for launch at this point and hope all three of us can play and not just two of us.

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This happened for some people with the first Division. Wish they could figure out why.

 

[Natiko]

This happened for some people with the first Division. Wish they could figure out why.

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Yeah, that's what we saw from googling it. We played with him originally, but I can't recall if he has moved or changed ISPs since then. We even loaded the original up to check and sure enough he couldn't load into that one anymore either.

 

[Blizzcut]

Nice! Hopefully it'll give the skeptics the motivation to give the game a chance.

 

[Deleted member 437]

Just like the new Far Cry, Division 2 feels really "dialed in" to me.

I feel like Ubi are in danger of going down the road of franchise burnout, I really loved the first division but I have to say, my impressions of the new one is that it feels more like the exact same game in a new place but the new setting is not that interesting tbh and because I have played the first one so much I already feel burned out on this one.

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Yeah. When people said that they were disappointed by the new setting, I honestly didn't get it. Like, who cares?

But the new setting really does suck. It's kinda generic.

Plus, I really hate the gunplay in this game.

This feels like an expansion pack to d1.

 

[Piccalilli Shinpads]

Sweet! Can't wait to play this.

It's online co-op friendly, right?

 

[BAD]

Sweet! Can't wait to play this.

It's online co-op friendly, right?

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It's actually primarily focused on online co-op for the best experience, yes

 

[Dphex]

Beta was so good, amazed by how polished it was. .

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not on PS4Pro though...this was a technical mess

 

[Deleted member 13328]

not on PS4Pro though...this was a technical mess

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It had it's issues, but wouldn't call it a mess.

 

[carlsojo]

Loved what I got to play of the beta. Can't wait to dig into it more. Hoping they get the performance issues fixed for PS4, or I'll have to consider it on PC or the X.

 

[Razgriz417]

Good on them. While I didn't enjoy my time with the beta, it's always good to let ppl try before they buy

 

[I KILL PXLS]

Definitely interested in that since I didn't get a code for the closed.

 

[Detail]

Yeah. When people said that they were disappointed by the new setting, I honestly didn't get it. Like, who cares?

But the new setting really does suck. It's kinda generic.

Plus, I really hate the gunplay in this game.

This feels like an expansion pack to d1.

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That's kind of how I feel about it as well if I am honest.

 

[bmdubya]

Cool, can't wait to play more!

To those saying that it feels too similar to Division 1, what would you change? It's a sequel in a game series. They aren't going to completely change it up. They are going to take what worked well in the first game, take player feedback, and iterate on that.

If you just look at it and go "it's a cover based shooter," yeah, it's gonna look the same. But they've changed quite a bit up between how health works now, specializations at the level cap, settlements, new random events, new ways to unlock skills, new dark zone stuff, PvP modes at launch, a raid, more endgame content, etc. To me, it feels similar enough to the first to make it The Division, but it feels so much more refined than the first game.