The Year 5 Season 2 update for The Division 2 is finally here, and the massive list of patch notes includes game-changing additions and major balance changes. Manhunt is coming to the game in which players will try to find hostages, and Incursions are making a comeback. For those who aren’t aware, Incursions is a game mode in which 4 players play together to complete different missions. The first incursion is called “Paradise Lost”. This should hold fans over until Ubisoft releases an official trailer The Division 3. Here is the complete list of patch notes for the Year 5 Season 2 update for The Division 2:
The Division 2 Year 5 Season 2 Update Patch Notes
CALENDAR
GEAR, WEAPONS & TALENTS
NEW EXOTIC WEAPON
- Iron LungExotic LMG
- Talent ArdentShooting heats the weapon up filling the “heat meter”. The meter is equivalent to 50% of the weapon’s standard Magazine Size.
- When the meter is full, rounds shot by the weapon will ignite enemies.
- When not shooting, the meter constantly depletes. Reloading or swapping to another weapon fully depletes the meter.
EXOTIC GEAR
- CollectorExotic Chest Piece
- Talent Hoarder+3 Grenade Capacity; +50% Grenade Radius; +35% Grenade
- Damage; +25% Grenade Damage for each extra enemy caught in the blast.
- Automatically regenerate grenades every 30s, if you have less than 2 grenades in your inventory.
ADDED GEAR
- Ortiz: ExuroGear Set
- 2 Pieces equipped give +20% Burn Duration & +15% Skill Health.3 Pieces equipped give +40% Burn Damage4 Pieces equipped unlock a new unique Turret talent.
- Ortiz Incinerator Turret PrototypeThe Incinerator Turret spins 360°. You are immune to your own Incinerator Turret’s fire. The Incinerator Turret explodes when disabled.
- Chest and Backpack Bonuses:
- Chest Bonus – Talent Chain CombustionEnemies set ablaze by the Ortiz Incinerator
- Turret Prototype ignite other enemies within 2m.
- Backpack Bonus – Talent Heatstroke+25% Weapon Damage to enemies set on fire by the Ortiz Incinerator Turret Prototype.
- +25% Ortiz Incinerator Turret Prototype Range.
- LengmoGear Brand Set
- 1 Piece equipped gives +20% Explosive Resistance.2 Pieces equipped give +10% Skill
- Health 3 Pieces equipped give +15% LMG Damage.
- Chest and Backpack Bonuses:
- Named Chest “Carpenter” – Talent Perfectly Mad Bomber”.Grenade Radius increased by 75%. Grenades that kill an enemy are refunded.
- Grenades can now be “cooked” by holding the fire button, making them explode earlier. Allows to gain +15% bonus Armor while aiming when throwing out a grenade.
- Named Backpack “Backbone” – Talent Perfectly Unstoppable Force.Killing an enemy increases total weapon damage by 7% for 15s.
- Stacks up to 5. Grenade kills add 2 stacks.
ADDITIONAL NAMED WEAPONS & TALENTS
- Born GreatMilitary G36 AR
- Talent “Perfect Stabilize”
– +1% Weapon Accuracy and +1% Weapon Stability per bullet shot, up to +75%.Stopping shooting will start a timer of 6 seconds, after which the bonuses reset.
- Talent “Perfect Stabilize”
- Grown GreatTommy Gun SMG
- Talent “Perfect Stabilize”
– +1% Weapon Accuracy and +1% Weapon Stability per bullet shot, up to +75%.Stopping shooting will start a timer of 6 seconds, after which the bonuses reset.
- Talent “Perfect Stabilize”
- Talent “Stabilize”
- +1% Weapon Accuracy and +1% Weapon Stability per bullet shot, up to +60%.
Stopping shooting will start a timer of 4 seconds, after which the bonuses reset.
- +1% Weapon Accuracy and +1% Weapon Stability per bullet shot, up to +60%.
BALANCING EXISTING GEAR
- Tip of the SpearGear Set
- 2 Pieces equipped give +20% Signature Weapon Damage.3 Pieces equipped give +10% Weapon Damage.4 Pieces equipped unlock Aggressive Recon Talent.
- Talent “Aggressive Recon”
- Getting a Signature Weapon kill gives +15%. Signature Weapon Damage for 10s and +25% Reload Speed for the next reload of the weapon (the bonuses do not stack).
- Automatically regenerate Signature Weapon Ammo every 60s.
Previously: Dealing damage with a signature weapon increases total weapon damage by 20% for 60s.Automatically generate specialization ammo every 60s. - Chest and Backpack Bonuses:
- Chest Bonus – Talent “Specialized Destruction”
- Increase Aggressive Recon Signature Weapon Damage bonus from 15% to 30%.
- Every 3rd Signature Weapon kill generates Signature Weapon ammo.
Previously: Increases Specialization Weapon damage by 20%. Doubles the amount of the Specialization Weapon ammo generated by Aggressive Recon.
- Backpack Bonus – Talent “Signature Moves”
- +50% Weapon Damage for 15s after fully depleting the Signature Weapon of ammo.
- Doubles the amount of ammo generated by Aggressive Recon.
Previously: Increases Aggressive Recon weapon damage from 20% to 40%.
QUALITY OF LIFE CHANGES
- Exotic Caches are now available for purchase at the DZ vendors in all locations.
- Reduced Stinger Hive’s range by 30% in PVP.
- Added a message notification specifying why the player is not able to activate a Manhunt bounty with the list of side missions that need to be completed in order to activate the bounty.
- Added Discovery Mission to the Manhunt menu activity list. Discovery Mission becomes available upon completing the Target Takeover Bounty.
- Added Legacy Manhunt Menu where players will now be able to:
- Find the previous seasons’ Prime Target missions.
- Read a narrative recap and Targets’ profiles.
- Play missions in chronological order.
- See the rewards.
- New Outfit Details widget:
- The widget will display the set icon, and set parts icons (hat, shirt, pants, shoes, scarf, glasses).
- Items not owned by the player are marked in grey.
- Unequipped items owned by the player are indicated by low-opacity item quality color.
- Equipped items are highlighted in bright item quality color.
- Added “Equip Set” button which equips all owned items from the selected item set. The button is located at the bottom of the screen.
- The widget will display the set icon, and set parts icons (hat, shirt, pants, shoes, scarf, glasses).
DESCENT
- Introduced various Descent game mode rewards changes for level 40 players.
- Increased drop chance for Bonus Rewards:
- Loop 9 from 20% to 75%.
- Loop 12 from 40% to 100%.
- Loop 15 from 60% to 75%.
- Loop 18 from 25% to 90%.
- Loop 25 Reconstructed Cache (Previously: Exotic Cache).
- Loop 30 from 49% to 100%.
- Nemesis from 12% to 50%.
- Increased drop chance for Bonus Rewards:
- Improved Guaranteed Rewards:
- Loop 15 – Exotic Cache (Previously: Simulation Cache).
- Loop 18 – Exotic Cache (Previously: Simulation Cache).
- Loop 30 – Reconstructed Cache (Previously: Exotic Cache).
- Added new Talents to the mode:
- Shock & Awe Talent gain per Tier has been increased to 10% with a maximum of 105% at Tier 10.
- Tier 1 stack remains the same and starts at 15%.
- Efficient Talent gain per Tier has been increased from 5% to 7% with a maximum of 93% at Tier 10.
- Increased Tier 1 stack from 25% to 30%.
SEASON PASS REWARDS
- 1000 Premium Credits ($9.99 or your regional equivalent) in the in-game store, granting additional access to a Hunter-themed outfit
- 11 new weapon skins
- 11 new gear dyes
- 3 new emotes
- 2 Special Year 5 Season 2 vanity outfit
For more information on future updates and patch notes, keep a close eye on The Nerd Stash. We also have patch notes for other popular games, like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Cyberpunk 2077.
The Year 5 Season 2 update for The Division 2 is available on PlayStation 4,
