I can personally assure you this is not the first time that an influx of community feedback has spurred a quick walk-back or change of course on a balance decision.
Secondly:
Devs, just listen to us the first time. poll the community [...] and then move into action.
It's unfortunately a bit more complicated than that. Part of what helps with the quick turnaround on something like the M1A issue was that it was a relatively cut-and-dry change that a vast majority (though still not a unanimity) of the community was unhappy with.
Even with something that seems unified in its feedback like issues with loot quality, purples, and gear drops overall isn't quite so straightforward.
Yes, we can plainly see that the community is extremely frustrated with how loot and gear feels right now... but is the solution simply increasing the rate of drops? Increasing the attribute minimums by difficulty? Increasing the averages by difficulty? Making gear always generate with 2 attributes matchi...
Read moreM1A Classic will be reverted with tomorrow's maintenance.
This means some players saw a reduction in damage to health on Assault Rifles. We are further investigating this issue. Please follow this thread for any updates. Thank you for your patience, /The Division Team
Players on Stadia will not see this be displayed correctly. This is an UI issue only and will be fixed with the next client update. Thank you all for your patience.
- M1A Classic/Baker's Dozen Rifle Rebalance
- Revert 40% damage reduction.
- 20% damage reduction in PvP
- Players on Stadia will not see this displayed correctly in the UI, but the damage is changed. This will be displayed correctly following the next client update.
- Fixed an issue with players not being able to attack generators and blocking mission progression.
- Fixed an issue causing all Turret skill variants to fail on thrown deployment with the Cool Skills Directive activated.
Please follow this thread for additional updates as work on several issues progresses. Thank you for your patience, /The Division Team Read more
Hey Agents,
Could we just get confirmation which platform you are seeing this on please?
Hey,
What platform are you seeing this on agents?
Hey!
Which platform are you experiencing this on agent?
Please refrain from creating threads into flame wars.
I encourage everyone to talk about how this NPC Sniper has affected them as this is valuable feedback for us as community representatives.