Ubisoft announced a content roadmap for The Division content last week. It’s packed with interesting information, some of which I’ve already discussed in a previous article. Here though, I want to address the fact that The Division 2 needs some new content as soon as possible. The game has been out for years, and this year has only really seen seasonal reruns in terms of content, nothing fresh. While this isn’t a terrible thing because it gives all players the chance to enjoy those seasons that they might have missed out on, it is a highlighter on the fact that The Division 2 sorely needs something new. Thankfully, it’s on the roadmap, but it needs to come sooner.
Right now, The Division Heartland is coming out this year before the new content for The Division 2. That’s fine, and I can get on board with that because it means we’re getting more free The Division content. However, The Division 2 needs something meaty for players to look forward to. The Warlords of New York is an exceptional DLC. It adds an entirely new area to explore, events, full seasons, and a bunch of activities for the game as well. After a year though, it’s not enough anymore. We need something to look forward to.
Bungie is very good at giving players new content to look forward to in Destiny 2. There’s always something on the horizon that will make the game enjoyable over the coming weeks. Ubisoft isn’t so great at that, and it’s because there are no plans in the background. What needs to happen is for Ubisoft to reveal what the new content is, and simply tell players that it’s coming this year. That will be enough to get fans excited and should help increase the player base in the lead-up to the expansion’s launch.
The only thing that could kill this new content is if it’s not actually an expansion. Anything less than that won’t be worth coming back for. It’s fine if it’s the final DLC for the game, that would make sense in light of how old it is and the other plans for the franchise. Something needs to come soon though, otherwise, the game will slowly die.
