While the sun has set on Bungie’s Destiny 2 in terms of updates, Massive’s The Division 2 is still going strong. Its latest season, Into the Dark, features significant changes and improvements to the Dark Zone, aka the PvEvP extraction shooter before the genre truly blew up.
Alongside improving the damage of the entrance turrets and granting an invulnerability window for those who enter, Landmarks should now offer better rewards. You can also expect a high drop rate of Dark Zone Keys from Landmark Bosses and Named threats, and Landmark Chests, which now refresh quicker, have higher chances of dropping Exotic Components.
However, the biggest new addition is arguably the Toxic Dark Zone, an area for up to 12 players with no PvP or Rogues, and where you need to cooperate to survive the increasing amount of Toxicity. You’ll also find Sample Canisters, which can only be extracted with a Stabilization Agent, and that only drops from Landmark Chests and Bosses.
Once you’ve recovered them, you can donate them to the seasonal vendor to unlock High Quality Munitions bonuses – a seasonal buff active per reload. You can also use them with three Active Modifiers for the season to obtain a more powerful Surge version. The latter is especially to survive the Toxic Dark Zone.
To learn more about the new content, check out the trailer and developer diary below. Those craving even more content shouldn’t worry, as a new Incursion is also coming “soon.”