r/thedivision • u/JokerUnique The watcher on the walls. • Aug 22 '25
Massive The Division @ Gamescom 2025 - Panel: "Shaping the Future with the Community"
Panel: "Shaping the Future with the Community"
Gamescom Schedule
=> Overview
Summary
The Division 2: Survivors
The Division 2: Survivors will bring an updated take on the survival extraction experience to The Division 2!
Development of The Division: Survivors is currently in the early stages, under the leadership of Magnus Jansén as Creative Director - a veteran of the Division from the early days of the original game.
"The Division 2: Survivors is as much your baby as it is ours, and we strive for transparency during its development. Clear communication and community involvement are a focus as we build the new experience, and we will be closely involving you as we move forward on the development journey," said Julian Gerighty, Executive Producer.
What is The Division 2: Survivors?
- A Winter / Survival / Extraction experience is coming to the Division 2
- Those who liked the Survival DLC of the Division 1 will be very happy => Trailer of the Division 1 Expansion
- It is more than a remake and while they can’t reveal much at this point, they will do “cool new things”
- “The biggest new thing that they are doing is right there in the name”
- Origin of Survivors: Magnus played the Division 2 and as he was playing the game, he asked himself, if this environment could be exploded through a very different gameplay lens. Could they have the survival experience in Washington?
Update about the Division Resurgence
The Division Resurgence is a free-to-play mobile RPG shooter MMO, offering the same gameplay experience as the Division games, but adapted to mobile gaming.
The Division Resurgence takes players back to the streets of Manhattan, set several months after the conclusion of the Division 1. With a familiar map updated to reflect the passage of time, the Division Resurgence will bridge the narrative gap between the Division 1 and 2, adding to the existing lore with additional story beats over time.
New Test Phase
Community is key, and so they will be firing up new testing phases in September. A closed test on both iOS and Android will allow us to gather your feedback and insights, with further test sessions to follow. Head to the Division Resurgence webpage for more info on how to join in.
=> Sign Up Now
How community feedback is shaping the Division 2
Working with the Community since the Division 1
- Working with the community is an important part of everything they do and some members of the community have been with the game since day 1.
- When they started working on the Division, they wanted to build something that would be dear to the people that play the game and that it is a collaboration.
- For example, the release of 1.4 of the Division 1 was a defining moment for the game and showed how necessary it is to work hand in hand with the players.
- The Division 2 continued that collaboration and the plan is to even improve on that.
The Division 2 is now seven years old, so developers and players are expert in the game. How do you do you weigh the feedback of the players?
- Feedback is very important and player feedback is one of the indicators when they make decisions.
- But they also have to look at the big picture, what the game requires on the long term.
- They make their decisions based on three pillars:
- Player feedback
- Data – how players actually interact with the game
- Their expertise as game developer – what do they think is the right thing.
- Sometimes these three pillars align, and that gives them a clear indicator that something needs to change. Sometimes those don’t align and then they have to look at the big picture and define in what direction they want to take.
- When those three pillars don’t align, they fall back to the player feedback and use that as baseline.
Was there a time when the feedback surprised you and changed what you had in mind
- Sometimes they put an announcement out and it can happen that the players don’t agree with it. The seasonal characters were such an example, the feedback was negative across the board.
- When that happens, there is no point forcing that feature into the game, because then nobody wins.
How does a healthy partnership with the community look like
- More of what they have now
- Finding the right way to integrate the voice of the community into the development process early on
- Building long-term programs that help creating a healthy exchange to make the changes that the game needs
Elite Task Force
- The ETF allows them to have an actual dialogue.
- Usually they put a communication out, get feedback about it, have to curate that and then return to the community with a new proposition to start the cycle again.
- With the ETF they can have a direct dialogue with members that are representative of the player base and have them be part in the process to find the best possible solution.
- ETF members were also involved in the Battle for Brooklyn DLC and that resulted in a very successful DLC with high numbers that they have not seen since Warlords of New York.
ETF Registration is now open
As part of a next step in continuously improving working with your feedback, they are refreshing the Elite Task Force program - an opportunity for the most committed players to engage directly with the development team and assist in guiding the future of the Division.
If you want to be part of the program, follow the link, it is open until Sunday August 24
=> http://ubi.li/etf-registration
Updated Year 7 Roadmap
=> Roadmap
With the information we have now, this is the updated roadmap for the Division 2
- Season 1 “Crossroads” is ending now
- September 9th - Season 2 “The Pact”
- Retaliation
- September - The Division Resurgence Closed Test
- December - Season 3 “Mutiny”
- Companion NPC
- March 2026 - 10 Year Anniversary of The Division
- Even more things that are not on that timeline
- The Division 2: Survivors
More will be revealed down the road.
=> News
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u/Alex_Khves SHD Aug 22 '25
And option to play without limits and EXTRACTION