Can The Division Fail?

A lot of articles and news stories have been released highlighting positive remarks regarding Ubisoft’s next big IP The Division. The beta attracted over 3 million users and has been compared to Destiny’s superior by many. Ubisoft has decided to forgo giving reviewers a chance to play the game early which lead many to speculate whether the full game will fail to live up to its acclaim? The Division can fail, and here are some ways the Ubisoft’s next big game could end up joining the list of other infamously disappointing titles.

Major Multiplayer Instability

Since the release of Grand Theft Auto Online players have become frightened about whether the multiplayer servers will work when the game releases. Games like Driveclub, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Metal Gear Online, Destiny and the recently released Street Fighter V had many players vexingly attempt to connect to online servers. Many players were able to connect to The Division beta easily however when the game goes live can we count on Ubisoft to ensure a seemingness online multiplayer component? If the servers fail expect a lot of unhappy fans.

Stale of End Game Content

Story is important but once the game is complete it’s the end game content that will encourage players to continue playing. This should serve as a test for the best Division agents to challenge themselves with difficult boss fights. Without proper raids, difficult challenges and promising rewards The Division’s longevity will suffer. Especially if Ubisoft decides to lock away a lot of content through DLC.

Unfulfilling Cliffhanger

Back in 2013 Ubisoft’s Tony Key, SVP of Sales and Marketing at Ubisoft, stated that the company isn’t interested in making games that aren’t franchises. This could infer that the story will end on a cliffhanger and how Ubisoft chooses to execute this could leave players lamenting on the game with positivity or hurling their controller in frustration.

Taking notes from Dragon Age: Inquisition if The Division does end on a cliffhanger hopefully it’ll give us information regarding the purpose of the next game. In the end of Inquisition player’s were shown a cutscene that not only revealed new information but inferred what the next game would focus on. If The Division ends in the same way Halo 2 did, abruptly ending with no information about the next game, then expect a lot of negative tweets and Youtube videos.

What do you think, will The Division fail or succeed? Tell us why in the comments below!

Adam Siddiqui, NoobFeed
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