The first Division 2 raid is released later this month

The next big update of The Division 2 is now online and adds a new, more complex difficulty mode, as well as a new global level, weekly invasions, new weapons and new equipment, and so on. Not only that, but the first raid is on the way at the end of the month.

Operation Dark Hours, the first Division 2 raid, is scheduled for April 25th. It is an eight-player raid described as "the most difficult of all challenges" and that will "test the team work of the most experienced agents."

Even further, Ubisoft will add a new specialization to The Division 2, but there is still no word about what it will be or when it will come out.

Friday's new update, Tidal Basin, is part of the first free post-launch content, Invasion: Battle for D.C., and arrived on April 5th. She added a new fortress, Tidal Basin, occupied by the Black Tusk faction. "The tidal pool now houses some of the most powerful enemies of the game, and they will not collapse easily," Ubisoft said.

Players who successfully complete the fortress will reach the global level 5, which will allow them to obtain speed scores ranging from 450 to 500. Reaching the World 5 releases new weekly invasions during which the Black Tusk's enemies take the lead. DC control They are described as "more difficult" than other challenges, and the reward for their achievement is better loot and equipment.

In addition, Invasion: Battle for D.C. adds a new heroic difficulty setting which, according to Ubisoft, constitutes "one of the most challenging game modes to date". On top of that, two new exotic weapons, Pestilence and Nemesis, as well as True Patriot, Hardwired and Continuous Directive gear sets, are coming to Division 2 in the update.

In addition, a new PvP card named Fort McNair is added to the update, while other cosmetics must be purchased as part of the Invasion Apparel event.

Invasion: Battle for DC is the first of at least three free drops of content for The Division 2 in its 1st year. The others include Episode 1: DC Suburban Expedition (Summer 2019), Episode 2: Pentagon: the last castle (autumn 2019) and episode 3 (winter 2019).