The Gunner Unlocking Process

Logging in after the update will take you to the Quartermaster at the Base of Operations. There, you’ll learn about a new weapon that’s been in development. You’ll see the option to inspect the specialization on the table, and that’s where you can begin the Gunner challenges. There are 5 stages to complete in total, and only by finishing stage 5 will you be able to play as the Gunner. Each stage of the challenge has objectives. For example, you’ll need to capture a control point with the Sharpshooter spec active. Some of them are tedious especially if you haven’t done some previous leg work. Otherwise, these can be a nice change of scenery and may even take you to activities and places you haven’t been to before. All in all, and if doing these in a group, it won’t take you more than a few hours to unlock. Additionally, for Year 1 Pass owners, you can still take part in these Stage challenges. Doing so will grant you exclusive cosmetics that no one else can get.

Division 2 Gunner Gameplay

Now comes the fun part: playing as a Gunner. As far as first impressions go, the Division 2’s latest specialization makes me feel like a badass and there’s no other word to describe it. The mini gun is of course, a modified Gatling gun that once wielded, means you’re movement is pretty much static. Holding down the right mouse button gets the thing spinning, and left mouse click fires all 150 rounds gloriously. With such high RPM, standing out in the open and melting Elite enemies is extremely satisfying. If your gear build factors in other buffs and bonus damage to enemies, even better. You can’t run around with it, but you can walk and aiming feels decent with the thing. You’ll also get bonus armor with the mini-gun wielded in case you’re getting shot at back. As far as specialization ammo goes, it suffers from the same issue with the others – it’s scarce, and unpredictable when it may drop. You can of course mitigate that by playing in groups and using bonuses from the Tech Tree that makes ammo come easier. Overall, the Gunner has introduced a fun way to play, that to be fair, already exists with LMG players and builds. The balls to the wall and out of cover run-and-gun play style isn’t new. But it’s sure as hell more mainstream since this update. Gunners are also incredibly strong for clutch situations. That final push out of cover to take down a boss or mechanic, and more for PvE means experimentation will be fun. For PvP, it remains to be seen.

Tech-ing The Tree For Success

A new Division 2 Specialization also means a new tech tree, and the Gunner has plenty of tools at his or her disposal. Tech trees in general got a massive update with this patch, so across the board some buffs and stuff will look and sound different. Nevertheless, Gunners have cool toys to play with. First of which is the the Foam Grenade. When unlocked you can throw them at enemies clustered together to ensnare, which means you can then pull out the mini-gun and mow them down. It’s a pretty basic combo but goes well with other passives in the tree. You can grant armor for each kill, or even increase the rate of fire. When it comes to Skill, the Gunner uses the Pulse – which isn’t popular – as the main one. The Pulse will now grant Gunners a directional conal Confuse, making all enemies affected stand up or out of cover so again, you can shoot em all down. Elsewhere, it’s obvious that the weapon pairing for the Gunner will ideally be the LMG. The LMG portion of the tech tree has an added unlock that gives you a +50 ammo pouch for your LMGs, which is awesome.

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Ubisoft is still going strong with its shooter MMO The Division despite the successful launch of For Honor.

A new expansion DLC called The Last Stand has just gone live for players, and is the third major DLC for the game. The DLC brings with it a new Dark Zone game mode. Up to 16 players can take part and requires teamwork and communication to succeed.

Some of the new Dark Zone objectives includes taking control of tactical locations. Players can also expect a new Incursion and new shiny loot in the form of weapons and gear. There’s a lot of content to chew through in this update which is great.

There was some fear among the community that the game would be in maintenance mode. Having just launched For Honor, many expect The Division to take a back seat. Thankfully this isn’t the case and we should expect to see more content rolling out in the future as well.

Besides the new expansion, Ubisoft is also throwing potential players a bone. There’s a new free trial available to everyone who’s interested in checking the game out. According to their announcement, the free trial will allow players to play the game for up to six hours. During that time, player will have full access to the story content, co-op modes and even the Dark Zone.

To get started with the trial, you should head on over to Steam and start downloading. What’s great is that all your progress made on your character during the trial won’t be going anywhere.

Everything will carry over from the trial to the full game if you decide to buy it once your six hours is up. So really, we can’t complain about not having a demo anymore.

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The Division is an interesting third person shooter game that borrows many MMO elements to the point that it’s debatable over if the game classes as a MMO or not; either way, Ubisoft has just announced that the game is playable for free this weekend.

The game is set in a post apocalyptic New York City after a smallpox epidemic which spread through the city; the disease was transmitted though banknotes on Black Friday which led to mass infections and an eventual quarantine on the city as the government struggled to stay in control as the situation became worse. Shortly after all this, the player arrives in the city as an agent of the Strategic Homeland Division with the task of rebuilding operations, investigating the outbreak and protecting citizens from crime.

It’s a very simple premise and players who take part in this free to play weekend will be able to explore everything the world has to offer; while the main campaign is single player, there is an open world multiplayer area where players can work together to collect rare loot or battle it out in street firefights to steal each others loot.

The game places emphasis on collecting and upgrading equipment which is gained by completing quests, scavenging or purchasing them; The Division fits a lot of MMO requirements while also having a single player experience. The campaign can be played co-op with other players and this section of the game can also be played with other people however, this is exclusive to invited players.

While it’s debatable if The Divisions classes as a MMO, the game is still free to play until December 18th and it could be worth MMO fans taking a look at this third person shooter game.

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