Synopsis
If Gadget Friends are FPS fan gamers who often or like to play in multiplayer mode either locally or online, on national or even international servers, then it is very likely that Gadget Friends will have an unpleasant experience when playing with players who are "unsportsmanlike", either as friends. or as an opponent. Apparently, this is a special concern for Ryan Barnard as director of the Massive Entertainment development team, in developing his newest Online Shooter game, Tom Clancy's The Division.
Cooperate and Survive
According to the information, gamers will be able to enjoy all the features and stories of The Division by playing solo, but the Massive team admits that they designed this game with an emphasis on cooperative gameplay, and hope that gamers will be encouraged to play in a team. One team consists of four people, and interestingly, one of the players can take part in the action by filling a support role as a drone controlled via a mobile device. This drone is equipped with various abilities that will really help the team, especially in combat scenes, for example by revealing enemy positions, or by attacking using
missiles.
Even though it emphasizes cooperative elements, The Division also presents PvP areas called Dark Zones. In this special area, players and their teams can complete certain missions with the lure of the best loot items that can be obtained in the game. But to be able to use it in subsequent missions, players must successfully leave the Dark Zone first, one way is by using a flare gun to call a rescue helicopter. Interestingly, the flares fired will be visible to all other players, and is a sign that they have 90 seconds to catch up and "rob" the team using the flares.
Even though it emphasizes cooperative elements, The Division also presents PvP areas called Dark Zones. In this special area, players and their teams can complete certain missions with the lure of the best loot items that can be obtained in the game. But to be able to use it in subsequent missions, players must successfully leave the Dark Zone first, one way is by using a flare gun to call a rescue helicopter. Interestingly, the flares fired will be visible to all other players, and is a sign that they have 90 seconds to catch up and "rob" the team using the flares.
The Massive team is also trying to build a good online community of gamers through a special matchmaking system. They plan to store detailed information about each player from each game session, so they can match players with similar "tastes" or interests. The detailed mechanics of the matchmaking system itself have not been explained further, but Massive hopes that the system can at least reduce the swearing and insulting words that usually circulate in the competitive online gaming community in general.
The Mission
The Division presents a post-apocalypse nuanced story background, where the United States is immersed in chaos caused by a virus that infects the majority of its population. Buddy Gadget is a member of a security unit called the Strategic Homeland Division which is trying to maintain the security and peace of New York City, as well as fight the threat spread from the virus. The reasons why players will fight each other or the story behind the missions that Gadget Friends will undertake have not been explained in detail, but what is clear is that Gadget Friends will compete with other players to compete for items and weapons scattered in the Dark Zones of New York City.
No Classes, Just Playstyles
Unlike most other online shooters, The Division will not provide a choice of character class, but rather a configuration of skills and equipment that will support the playing style chosen by the player himself. So, Gadget Friends will be able to choose what skills or talents they want to develop, then prepare these skills and talents according to the role they want to play in the team. It is reported that the number of skills or talents that can be used in one mission will be limited, but Gadget Friends can change them at will outside of combat. This configuration system promises flexible gameplay and dynamic action, especially for teams who think strategically and are ready to prepare their respective skills and talents for each mission they will undertake. FPS with RPG elements as well as strategy?
In keeping with Tom Clancy's style of extensive military knowledge, The Division will maintain realistic gameplay and content, especially in terms of weapons and in-game gadgets that you can use. Even though it looks like there is some futuristic equipment or gadgets, these items will be in accordance with the technology in Tom Clancy's fictional world like in other Tom Clancy games. Apart from that, the Massive team prides itself on their Snowdrop engine which features very realistic graphics with very sharp details, thereby successfully presenting an urban map that is truly similar to New York City in the real world.
Through Tom Clancy's The Division, the Massive team presents an Online Shooter which is designed to look different from most other similar games. The reason is, this game is more accurately described as an MMORPG with shooter elements rather than the other way around. So, will The Division succeed in overhauling and creating a better online gamer community in the future? Of course we'll have to find out directly when The Division is released towards the end of this year.
Minimum PC Specifications
OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
RAM: 6 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 with 2 GB VRAM (current equivalent NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760) | AMD Radeon HD 7770 with 2 GB VRAM, or better
Hard Drive : 40 GB
Recommended PC Specifications
RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R9 290, or better
Hard Drive : 40 GB
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