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Playing the open beta and quite liking it.
It is no mistaking that it is mostly just more of The Division, it isn't making huge changes to the game mechanics that I have seen so far. A few notable changes:
1) Attributes are gone other than skill. This makes it more of a conventional shooter. Instead of boosting tank and DPS attributes, the gear has tanky and DPS-y bonuses.
2) Set items exist across the various levels of gear drops. I've only gotten green and blue drops so far, but they drop in standard and various build-type set flavors.
3) As someone who has worked for years around the White House, the resemblance is eerily accurate.. with a post-apocalyptic flair. I found myself ducking into areas that I frequented and getting a weird chill seeing places I know intimately so accurately displayed in a game. It's just weird to jump into a game cold and just know when I look at the map how to get where I need to go, and occasionally forgetting the setting and thinking I am experiencing deja vu when, in fact, I have actually been there many times.
That does pose some interesting nit picks, though. So far I have seen no metro stops that weren't boarded up. The DC Metro is one of the more beautiful settings in the whole city, and full of potential, but so far they seem to have left it out.
Long story short: If you liked The Division it's more of the same, if you hate The Division it's more of the same. If you work or have worked in or around the White House you'll be pleasantly surprised by the accuracy of the map... other than the lack of Metro (so far)
It is no mistaking that it is mostly just more of The Division, it isn't making huge changes to the game mechanics that I have seen so far. A few notable changes:
1) Attributes are gone other than skill. This makes it more of a conventional shooter. Instead of boosting tank and DPS attributes, the gear has tanky and DPS-y bonuses.
2) Set items exist across the various levels of gear drops. I've only gotten green and blue drops so far, but they drop in standard and various build-type set flavors.
3) As someone who has worked for years around the White House, the resemblance is eerily accurate.. with a post-apocalyptic flair. I found myself ducking into areas that I frequented and getting a weird chill seeing places I know intimately so accurately displayed in a game. It's just weird to jump into a game cold and just know when I look at the map how to get where I need to go, and occasionally forgetting the setting and thinking I am experiencing deja vu when, in fact, I have actually been there many times.
That does pose some interesting nit picks, though. So far I have seen no metro stops that weren't boarded up. The DC Metro is one of the more beautiful settings in the whole city, and full of potential, but so far they seem to have left it out.
Long story short: If you liked The Division it's more of the same, if you hate The Division it's more of the same. If you work or have worked in or around the White House you'll be pleasantly surprised by the accuracy of the map... other than the lack of Metro (so far)