The developers at Ubisoft France have published a blog (in French) about the upcoming game, The Division. The blog post shares some interesting new detailsa bout the game's skill advancement system, which is tied to the development of an FOB (Forward Operating Base), which acts as the player's stronghold and serves as a persistent location that can be upgraded and returned to after missions.
The FOB is split into three separate aspects, which include Security, Medical, and Technology. These three aspects serve as skill trees, of sorts, to provide players with a variety of different abilities and specializations as they play.
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French gamer ViciousDS translated the following text from the blog:
In Tom Clancy's The Division, you will evolve in a very large part of the iconic New York City. The famous Manhattan and Brooklyn neighborhoods can be explored in a reconstituted version of as closely as possible by developers.The agents will explore a living world, marked by weather and day / night dynamics.
We also learn that skill advancement in The Division is linked to the three branches of a meta-base or Forward Operating Base (FOB) inside the game known as the Base of Operations. The Base of Operations will serve as your hub within The Division where you can find your contaminated loot extracted from the Dark Zone, as well as develop your skills by completing main story and side missions among other things.
The three branches of the Base of Operations are Security, Medical, and Technology. With each level in a particular area, you will unlock a mod or skill beneficial to that particular skill tree.
Security
Each mission will allow the city to benefit from better defenses against multiple threats and civil protection forces increased. Safety skills will give you an important defense and will make you perfect tanks in a team.
Medical Branch
Here is the ability of the city to give care to the wounded and sick to be in. In terms of skills, they are perfectly suited to players who wish to evolve as support and care for their teammates during combat.
Technology Branch
The development of the technological infrastructure of New York will play a decisive role in its reconstruction. Guests receive weapons and latest gadgets developing this branch.
The publisher released one new piece of concept art and a screenshot depicting a female player character to accompany the blog post.
Expect more coverage of the game as more details become available.
