{"id":606958,"date":"2023-02-11T16:50:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T22:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/11\/ubisoft-broke-the-division-2-while-working-to-update-the-division-2\/"},"modified":"2023-02-11T16:50:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T22:50:09","slug":"ubisoft-broke-the-division-2-while-working-to-update-the-division-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/11\/ubisoft-broke-the-division-2-while-working-to-update-the-division-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft broke <i>The Division 2<\/i> while working to update <i>The Division 2<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-role=\"page\" data-enhance=\"false\" id=\"__next\" data-reactroot><main><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Massive Entertainment is working to get <i>The Division 2<\/i>&#8216;s build system back online so it can be properly updated before its new season starts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 576px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt95b381df7c12c15d\/bltc56d4a6225c9358e\/63e6891889e2e52e6e5b6019\/division2.jpg?quality=80&#038;format=jpg&#038;width=828\" alt=\"Promo art for Tom Clancy's The Division 2.\" isnotlazyload=\"true\" width=\"828\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Massive Entertainment is currently bricked from updating\u00a0<em>Tom Clancy&#8217;s The Division 2.\u00a0<\/em>Through <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDivisionGame\/status\/1623713481353490433\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, the Ubisoft subsidiary\u00a0confirmed it&#8217;s presently unable to provide fixes for its\u00a0online game\u00a0ahead of its incoming season, at least until it recreates the system needed to provide updates in the first place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The studio was developing\u00a0an update for a recent\u00a0localization issue when a larger error brought down\u00a0<em>The Division 2&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>build generation system, which Massive uses to provide updates for the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot update the game until this system is rebuilt,&#8221;\u00a0it wrote. &#8220;We are unable to make server or client side updates until the build generation system is restored.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What this means for\u00a0<em>The Division 2\u00a0<\/em>is that its upcoming season (&#8220;Reign of Fire,&#8221;\u00a0meant to release on February 7)\u00a0can&#8217;t begin until things are restored. Similarly, the current season (&#8220;Price of Power&#8221;)\u00a0can&#8217;t just be extended, creating a strange dead zone for the live service shooter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At time of writing, Massive is in the midst of an hours-long maintenance session to further address the issue. The base game and its expansions are currently playable, but there just isn&#8217;t any new content until things are fixed and the new season arrives as originally intended.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Massive added that over the last several days, it&#8217;s managed to &#8220;restore critical aspects of the system,&#8221;\u00a0though it didn&#8217;t give a concrete date for when\u00a0things would be resolved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On its own, this would be bad enough, but the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/business\/knockout-city-is-shutting-down-after-struggling-to-retain-players\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced shut downs<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/business\/ea-scraps-apex-legends-mobile-and-battlefield-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live service games<\/a> makes the timing for\u00a0<em>The Division 2&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>woes even worse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A message from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheDivision2?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">#TheDivision2<\/a> team. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuPiz7t9PL\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/KuPiz7t9PL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Clancy&#8217;s The Division (@TheDivisionGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDivisionGame\/status\/1623713481353490433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">February 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"articleFooter-newsletterSignup\">\n<p>Get daily news, dev blogs, and stories from Game Developer straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gamedeveloper.tradepub.com\/c\/pubRD.mpl?secure=1&#038;sr=pp&#038;_t=pp:&#038;qf=w_gamf01&#038;ch=\" title=\"Subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"articleFooter-connectProduction\" uid=\"bltfa7a2b95449c0aa3\">\n<div>\n<p><h4>CONNECT WITH US<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><h5>Explore the<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<p><h5>Subscribe to<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<p><h5>Follow us<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h4>Game Developer Job Board<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><h4>Game Developer Newsletter<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><h4>@gamedevdotcom<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h5>Explore the<\/h5>\n<h4>Game Developer Job Board<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p>Browse open positions across the game industry or recruit new talent for your studio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.gamasutra.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Browse<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h5>Subscribe to<\/h5>\n<h4>Game Developer Newsletter<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p>Get daily Game Developer top stories every morning straight into your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gamedeveloper.tradepub.com\/c\/pubRD.mpl?secure=1&#038;sr=pp&#038;_t=pp:&#038;qf=w_gamf01&#038;ch=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h5>Follow us<\/h5>\n<h4>@gamedevdotcom<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p>Follow us @gamedevdotcom to stay up-to-date with the latest news &#038; 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