Megathread for Year 8 Season 3: Operation Heavy Mettle.
You can re-watch the reveal here: https://youtu.be/LyQqJe7hOSk
General
Test Server launch: Monday, August 14th
Live Server launch: Tuesday, August 29th
Gameplay overview trailer: https://youtu.be/v4jEZHBNQjk
New Attacker: Ram
1 speed Operator from South Korea
Gadget: BU-GI Auto Breacher
Soft-breach gadget
Deployed by throwing on the ground
Slowly moves in designated direction, causing soft destruction to obstacles and the floor in its path
Remotely actived, choose direction (straight, left, or right) before activation
Smashes through baricades when thrown
Countering
Explosives
Red canister on its body that can be shot out (similar to Black Mirror)
Primary weapons:
R4-C
LMG-E
Secondary weapons:
Mk1 9mm
ITA12S
Secondary gadgets:
Stun Grenades
Hard Breach Charge
Gameplay Updates, New Features & Other Changes
Quickmatch 2.0
Reduced overall match time and overall waiting time
Reduced prep phase timer by adding pre-made objective setups
Pre-deployed the most common reinforcements & rotation holes
Two variations for each objective, chosen at random
Added attacker protection to the start of the round
Safeguards against spawn peeks during the first 10 seconds of the round
Adjusted match making algorithm finds matches much quicker
Additionally: Renamed Unranked to Standard
Removed map & Operator ban phases
Decreased overtime rounds to 1
Balancing
Shotguns
Increased reliability
Better soft destruction when not aiming down sights and when moving
Better precision when aiming down sights
Frost
Players can revive themselves when trapped (in 4 seconds)
Self-revived players will not be able to sprint for 60 seconds
Grim
New alternate firing mode: canisters bounce off walls
Fuze
Deploy charges on deployable shields
New Arcade Mode: Weapon Roulette
Weapons change randomly based on a timer
Player Protection
Player Commendation System
Commend up to two team mates in three categories: guideance, valor, dedication
Commend enemies as worthy opponents
Streak when frequently commended in recent matches, adds special icon to your username and grants Alpha Pack roll after every match
Every player engaged with the commendation system receives a mid-season epic Alpha Pack, top 25% most commended players at the end of the season receive a legendary Alpha Pack
New page with overview over your misconduct
Player Comfort
Option to remove HUD from free cam
Option to kick (or promote) players from your squad
Patch notes available in-game
Onboarding
New three-part tutorial system
Basics (weapons, gadgets, destruction, etc)
Attack (breaching, etc)
Defense (reinforcing, etc)
New Elite Skin: Thunderbird
There will be two other Division games both made by different studios - The Division Heartland for PC and consoles and The Division Resurgence for mobile devices.