Ubisoft has said that while The Division was developed with multiplayer in mind, it's possible to play it as a single player game.
Community developer Hamish Bode discussed how players could approach the game at rAge this weekend. As reported on Lazy Gamers, The Division will be similar to Destiny, allowing you to play alone if you want to, but you'll need to avoid specialising and become a jack of all trades character.
“For example: I could specialize in a more long range approach and you could be more up close [if playing together]. You’d have to be a little more multitasking if you were alone, or just try what works. That’s what’s interesting about the beta – people are going to find all sorts of ways that work for them.”
Unlike Destiny and similar games, The Division is being designed as a seamless experience. There will be no PvP lobbies and you won't have to exit to a menu screen to change regions. Things change on the fly, for example, if you jump a wall in the Dark Zone you instantly enter an online match.
“It is seamless. For example, the Dark Zone. You don’t load into it, you just jump the wall and you’re in. And sometimes [players] are going to do this accidentally. And it’s not always just walls – there are different types of entries and exits [to different zones]. And some only act as entries. So if [players] aren’t sure, maybe don’t jump.”
The entire video interview is included below. The Division beta launches in December, while the game is set to release in March.
