The Division 2’s update has been delayed after Ubisoft discovered a “critical issue”, but the servers are back up with the 6.1 patch installed.

Division 2’s 6.1 was scheduled to arrive today, December 10th, at around 12:30 AM. The update would bring the new Christmas-related content as well as the promised Hardcore Mode, with the servers being down for roughly four hours so the new content could install. However, the servers were down for a little bit longer than anticipated.

Ubisoft tweeted out that a “critical issue” had been identified and forced them to keep the servers down while they tried to get it fixed.

“Agents, we have to extend the maintenance for approximately 2 hours,” Ubisoft wrote on Twitter. “When testing the patch we found a critical issue that we need to fix before the servers can come back up.

The anticipated return of functionality was around 12:30 PM EST, but luckily, those Ubisoft techs were able to work fast and get the servers back up at around 11:45 AM EST. The servers are up now with the new content, and you should just need to patch the client before logging back in.

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So what does the new patch bring? We covered that in our last article, but we know you’re too lazy to click back so here’s a rundown.

First, there’s the new Christmas event, Situation: Snowball. Random baddies are running around with Santa Hats talking smack. It’s up to you to use your snowball gun (which is a Tommy Gun that shoots snowballs, obv) to shut ‘em up using snow compacted into a projectile and fired at high velocity.

Winter Event
via Ubisoft

There’s also the new apparel called Silent Night, and although not specifically Christmas-themed, it’s still really cool. Consider it black and grey-colored urban camo and tactical gear with an emphasis on stealth.

Finally, Harcore Mode brings permadeath to Division 2. This doesn’t sound like a great idea, but players wanted an Ironman mode, so here it is. Ubisoft recommends playing this mode in co-op to increase your chances of survival.

The patch is now live, so head back to the Capital to make the world a better place.

Source: Ubisoft

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