Tom Clancy’s The Division Expansion III: Last Stand & Update 1.6 details revealed

Ubisoft has announced the latest details of Last Stand, the third expansion for Tom Clancy’s The Division, as well as of its upcoming Update 1.6. Both pieces of downloadable content will be available simultaneously and will release on Xbox One, Windows PC and Sony PlayStation 4. The Last Stand expansion will be available as part of the Season Pass, or as a standalone DLC purchase. Update 1.6 will be available for free to all The Division players.

When the situation in the Dark Zone escalated, as the outbreak spiralled out of control and all semblance of civilisation collapsed, the Joint Task Force was forced to withdraw from the area, leaving behind major tactical terminals; SHD tech data relays loaded with operational information. Now, Rogue agents are closing in on those relays, and if they manage to get their hands on the information, it would be catastrophic for the SHD and the mission to save New York. It will be your job, together with a team of seven other Division agents, to stop that from happening.

In this upcoming expansion, players will be introduced to a new way to experience the Dark Zone, in a new game mode, Last Stand. The session based adversarial mode will feature clear objectives and win conditions while incorporating key elements of the Dark Zone such as PvE enemies and Landmarks. Players will be part of a team of eight Division agents (two groups of four) fighting against a group of eight Rogue enemies (two groups of four) as they attempt to capture the tactical terminals. The first team to transfer enough information through the terminals will win the session. Also, Last Stand will bring more PvE activities to The Division, including a new incursion.

Tom Clancy’s The Division New Dark Zone news

The northern parts of the Dark Zone will be officially unlocked, and players will be able to experience Dark Zone 7, 8, and 9 for the first time in Last Stand. Conditions in these parts of the Dark Zone are especially bleak and will be filled with some of the eeriest environments and challenging NPCs in the game.

Alongside the release of Last Stand, the development team will also release Update 1.6 which will expand the game map, add new special Contamination events, introduce Exotic weapons and add a new Legendary mode. Does this kind of update excite fans? Hopefully, it will and will bring further players into Tom Clancy’s The Division.