Ubisoft just put on sale another discounted bundle for The Division 2 but the community is saying “no.” The bundle consists of a tactical uniform and glove set along with a coordinated weapon skin. The community’s response to the bundle has been pure chaos. Take a look at Twitter today-if you can. It’s a war zone, minus the fun.
Speaking about the bundle: a 24-hour clock counts down until the discount promo ends, but by the look of things in the commentaries, nobody seems in a hurry to whip out their credit cards. “You could give me this suit for free, and I wouldn’t wear it,” one person said to Ubisoft. Ouch. Another caller says the fashion is “really problematic,” which… Okay then. Seems the style police are now patrolling the Dark Zone.
That is when things get nasty: Ubisoft keeps trying to push cosmetics while the players are screaming about some game-breaking bugs: The Missing Stashes, missions so broken that they’re unplayable, and hold your breath rogue Agents who use turrets in the Dark Zone to obstruct other players from utilisating the checkpoints-this is some next-level trolling indeed.
The impatience is real. “Fix bugs instead of picking our pockets” could be a phrase found in 90% of responses. There is this guy, however, who had 13 Chameleon Omnis in one day, and now he wants that pack taken out of the loot pool. Thirteen! After 13, RNG is now personal.
Here are some juicy highlights coming out of the salt mine:
– “5 deltas in less than 10 mins in Brooklyn mission today in BUGISOFT” (nice rebrand there)
– “Ban the DZ lag switchers…” (preach)
– “Your aesthetics are really problematic. You dare to sell such ugly clothes.” (fashion crimes division)
– “Need re-name game – the division 2 outfit simulator” (lmao)
And then emerges a bucket full of furious energy around the mystery of the missing Sam Fisher outfit from the season pass. Where did he go? Has Third Echelon recalled him? Hopefully, never.
In a sense: greedy bastards! Ubisoft really is in a tricky place: one side has to monetize the game (if anything, fair enough), the other side wants them to, you know, actually make the game playable and keep cheaters out for a change. The disconnect is… striking, kind of like flip-flops in a blizzard.
What makes it even crazier is how many different complaints are buried in this one thread:
– Connection issues (“I am connected but the game is not working”)
– Skill modifier bugs (“I bought this and I cannot put the skill modifier on”)
– Apparel events return demands
– Permafrost jacket fix requests
– General exhaustion (“You guys haven’t learned they don’t care”)
At this point, the community has basically been screaming into the abyss, whereas Ubisoft goes, “Hey, look at this cool new outfit!” There is a big difference between showing up to a house fire late and empty-handed and doing this.
But the real question remains: Do any of these problems get fixed? Or are we all watching the classic “release cosmetic → ignore complaints → repeat” sequence yet again? Time will tell. Until then, the Division 2 Twitter feed might be one of the most fun (and saddest) spots in gaming.
And if you plan on buying that bundle… maybe check out the replies first. Unless you really want those gloves, which the players say you don’t need at all.
