The Division 2 Free Weekend Shines Spotlight on New Seasonal Progression System

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The Division 2 free weekend is live now through November 4 on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC via Ubisoft Connect. This week marks the launch of Season 2 of Year 6 - titled Shades of Red - which introduces a new seasonal progression system available to all Division 2 players (not just owners of the Warlords of New York expansion). With a new structure, new challenges, and new rewards, the seasonal journey will offer a different twist on the core mechanics of the game with each new season. Players will keep any progress made during the free weekend, and can take advantage of discounts on console stores as well as on Steam and the Ubisoft Store (starting on November 5) if they want to continue their fight to save Washington, D.C. and New York after the free weekend concludes.

The seasonal journey of Shades of Red contains seven sequential missions, each with eight objectives to fulfill. Players can attack the missions head-on, or enable the new modifier system for a unique spin on the core gameplay loop. The theme of this season is "range" and is represented across the four modifier categories: Global, Active, Passive, and Hostile, some of which evolve as players progress through their journey. These modifiers can affect both the players' and the enemies' abilities and buffs in order to spice up the combat dynamics; modifiers can also be disabled at any time.

Shades of Red also introduces Priority Objectives. Available upon reaching level 30, these objectives offer a way to acquire XP, season pass XP, items, resources, and passive modifier unlocks. Players can choose from among three objective choices based only on limited information; full details are revealed once they're chosen, and the system allows for re-rolls should the