Ubisoft's BIG CHANCE To Reinforce The Division
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Today I wanted to share some of my final and collected thoughts regarding the cancellation of The Division Heartland, and the road ahead for the franchise at large. Let me know your thoughts.
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Man don’t listen to the negative stuff from internet trolls. You are one of the best Division content creators out there. Keep doing you and I’ll watch whatever you post.
Doesn’t mean the trolls are wrong.
@ttambm8639 I appreciate that very much 🙏
@@againstalladsgames the trolls created the meme of Heartland being canceled and they were right.
@@againstalladsgames About Rogue? Yeah, yeah they are.
@@STRHYKKER I was talking about trolls criticizing Rogue.
Man Gold I feel what youre saying. I have Loved the Division since launch. D2 was rad too. There is so much awesome story hiding in the background. I wasn't very stoked with heartland as I'm more a PVE story line guy it didn't really seem aimed my way. But you are so right, Ubi needs to stop with the gut punches. Imagine how much better D2 could be if all the resources from Heartland had gone there. Want to get pumped? Do like I do and ask Alexa to "access the Division network" Sit back and smile like an idiot. Somebody put in a lot of work pouring into this story we all love. Lets hope some day companies like Ubi get out of the way so we can enjoy them again. See you on the next one.
👊 Thanks for the awesome comment!
...I bought an Echo Dot just to have access to Alexa for JUST that reason! God bless you, Agent, for reminding me to plug the Dot back in! 🥰
Maaaan, you don't need to apologize for not commenting on the community. You can't please anyone but I appreciate your videos and information. Only one individual could provide us with the answer...ANNA? Status?
ANNA: "HOSTILES DETECTED!" 😎✨✨✨
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You’re the f’n man, Rogue. Best creator out there, IMO. People don’t know what “informed and objective” looks like anymore. We got you
That means a lot- I put a lot of time in to try and get these things right! Thank you! 🙌
Good vid mate sad about hart land was really looking forward to forward to it but hopefully they put that work into division 3 keep up the great work keeping us informed on all things division 👍👍👍
Thank you!
Great speech loved it. I think I’ve figured out the dev clues to the new hunter.
1) after 21:00 hours
2) shoot targets
3)control point “Haven”
4) key is the postcard holder
I just can’t figure how to shoot the Christmas lights in haven.
I'm also sad to see Heartland go, but I can't wait to see what massive and ubisoft have in Store for us for division 2 and division 3 in the future.
I’m not really disappointed that Heartland was canceled it felt like Ubisoft was just trying to cash in on the extraction genre at the time anyways.
The only thing I am upset about is the fact they moved all the resources to other games and not back to TD2 which just tells me they are looking at the money right now knowing they moved some of that to Rainbow.
I still haven’t lost my love for The Division though, I’m just a little disappointed by Ubisoft’s decisions.
I like many other looked forward to heartland and was disappointed with this news. All things considered one point being largely overlooked is heartland was supposed to just be div 2 version of survival because of demand for something like it. Hard to re-create the full presentation and feel of survival arguably the best part of div 1. That being said all we really lost was a div 2 variant and a crap ton of wasted resources at the expense of development teams and fans both not feeling appreciated. 🤷
I know I wrong but I don’t see the mobile gaming lasting long
Meh, it’ll give you something to do while you’re on the crapper 🚽 💩. 😂😂😂😂
@@travisclay9239 I got the game solo leveling arise and conflict of nation World War III
When I did the latest testing on it, I said this mobile game is good for just that, a mobile game. It's one of those games where you play if the wife is asleep and your awake, taking a long shit, kids wanna go to the park and you don't have shit to do or at work on break.
@@Hook_em1108 lol if I play the division mobile game it just go see the ending
Well said rogue!
What build were you running in countdown there? Do you have i build vid on that?
I do! Here you go 👉 ruclips.net/video/2rFSZajL3Sw/видео.htmlsi=zLNCXBJtXNItPJa9
All I got to say is for gearsets rn they need and I mean need 3 total attributes it would help a lot of the gearsets that don't get used much
It’s about money and timing…. NCAA 25 is dropping then you got GTA 6 gearing up its going to be a tug and pull on the player base when those games come so I think it’s a revaluation of the core of the game and it’s base….. not to mention the ps6 coming it can be they aiming for the nex gen console to release something
The Division devs fumbled the the ball. We were promised a movie/ series, never happened. We were promised Heartland months ago, never happend. We were promised a DLC still hasn't happened and the way things are going, may never happen. You can only lie to your fan base so many times. I would be really hurt if the Division franchise fails but I wouldn't be surprised. They will have done it to themselves.
First
Div3 isn’t happening
I really only care about division 2 and 3,everything I can care less about it.
this is me as well I really want them to show us that they are on the ball with division 3 please at least don't tell me how division franchise is a main product then drop the ball on it.
Couldn't care less*
But I know what you mean and agree 🔥
Yeah but div 2 isn't fun and heartland would have atleast been something new .. instead of year 5 of nothing new
Same, except it's COULDN'T care less :)
Real bomboclath talk
I’ve seen people say Ubisoft doesn’t deserve this ip, I neither agree or disagree with that statement, the big bosses no they don’t deserve it but the devs who actually care and put their heart into it they deserve it, Rogue I will keep watching u because you’re my favourite RUclipsr on this game, even in a few years if I’ve moved on from the game I’ll still be watching but I love this franchise and hope Ubisoft pull a finger out of their ***** and put money and love into this franchise
I was really annoyed they cancelled it because I was really looking forward to heartland and think they should've ditched the mobile game but I guess they think a mobile game will get more money which I doubt it'll get as many players that heartland would've had
Agreed .. and with div 2 and it's horrible dz div 2 isn't fun now going back to div 1 is still fun .
Ya'll have phones don't you? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wasn't enough for Ubi I guess.
I see bad leadership at Ubisoft
It's always been that way and Division 1 and 2 survived despite it.
Heartland will probably make its way into Division 2 or Division 3.
It's TOTALLY different type of game and mechanics. It's dead and we are all better for it. We don't need another Tarkov which is what they were going for.
@@umainebearman That's a pretty narrow-minded view, do you how big of a market there is for extraction style games (because of the success of Tarkov)?...I didn't want another Tarkov either, but with funds of Ubisoft they could've expanded on the experience and tailored it to the Division world and probably made something better than Tarkov.
I just want to know what happened, I don't understand why they quit the project.
They gave us more division 2 content when they just could’ve ended it with warlords of New York or just stopped after the black tusk arrived. They didn’t have to give us more manhunts or more story content. But they did . We should be grateful that they’re giving us more division 2 content and part 3 .
This is all Ubisoft not red storm. It’s been a thing with them for years but for me the worst was shutting down the crew and taking away any abilities to play offline. I’m a fan of Formula One and Heavy Metal Music I’m a consumer of Ubisofts games I haven’t spent over 2000hrs on Div 2 just as a fan. The whole gaming business is taking away our ability to own what we pay for but everyone just keeps putting that cash down because they can’t live without an incomplete game or just a bad game. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on Ubisoft games buying for Xbox and then PC but no more. We as consumers have the power but nobody wants to use their power. This channel is my favorite one for division news and I realize you have a relationship with the company that we don’t but don’t say they are doing what they need to do. I’m too old to waste my money and time with gaming companies slowly eroding our ownership of the content we purchase. One of the execs said it truthfully that ownership of games is a bygone thing and subscription business models are going to be the norm and the gamers are gonna let it happen. Good day sirs! 😊
I agree completely, well said
Lot of publishers nowadays don't care about there community anymore, Activision being a prime example, an Ubisoft certainly doesnt either. Its so fustrating when they wont communicate. Most compainies now only care about money an greed an they want to exploit there consumers as much as possible, I truly don't understand what happen with the gaming industry. Use to be fantastic 10 years ago
“Instead of loving people and using money. People often love money and use people.”
It's a damn shame the huge waste of time, money, and man hours they poured into this game pumping it up when it could've went into Div 2. But well said, atleast we still have the DLC and Div 3 to look forward to for now.
While R6 extraction sold well and people want more, they cut it.
Assassins and Farcry get less and less interesting every new entry.
Skull and bones is a AAAA joke. They ship it any ways.
Ghost Recon and Splitter Cell are dead.
Brooklyn DLC would be the last chance to ubi for me.
The Heartland cancelation is bullshit. They should have released it, even if they added a price tag .
Creating a video game is only part of the job. It's very expensive and resource-intensive to maintain a game once it's released.
@@TheBigBlueMarble Lol because games like Skull and bones and the crap mobile games they made sure helped. Banking on XDefiance is a stupid move.
I agree the game was pretty far along from all the videos for heartland
I would have paid to play that game.
@@hotfuzz4416XDefiant is crap. It will fail.
I remember a few years ago when you made a video basically saying “Div 2 might be over, and I don’t have much to make videos about”. That was rough. But to be here now, I have a hard time getting too upset about them trimming back on the flood of IP expansion. No idea what the business side is, or whether it’s good or bad decision-making. As long as the core game is alive and growing, we have what most of us came here for in the first place. And I’m glad you stuck with it, Rogue.
👊 Your words mean more than I can say man. I've thought a lot about that video/moment in time these past few days, and it truly was Heartland that kept me making videos back then. I'm just glad we've rebounded so far since then, with the entirety of the franchise's plans. Cheers!
Maybe Ubisoft will be able to implement some of Heartland into Div 3 as a DLC.
Too bad, but I already play a Free-To-Play game and I was not going to invest in Heartland. It was said free to play, but somewhere down the road it was going to be pay so you can get better tools, it a business and they need to make money. Cheers
R.I.P Heartland
Honestly man, I appreciate your channel. I'm a huge fan of the franchise and I agree with every word you have said on this video. I'll be going nowhere and I'll be watching every single one of your videos. And I'm sure I'll be watching Every future video you send out that talks about the game. We enjoy playing on a daily basis.
🙏 I appreciate that very much my friend!
Ubisoft had a lot of chances, they don't end well.
I think game communities are invested to a fault. My fellow gamers are free to be invested as they choose but personally I find myself enjoying my games so much more by just not paying attention to the types of things mentioned in this video and others. It seems to me that these things really burn people out on their favorite games and they forget to just enjoy them.
I used to be all in and fully invested in knowing everything that was going on around my games and the developers of those games. Following all of the socials, etc. so I know all about the current bugs, issues and information on what's to come, what was said or announced in earnings calls, etc. Watching the content creators and hearing their opinions and seeing the various opinions in the comments. I stopped paying attention to most of those things and I now focus on just enjoying what I'm actually playing.
The last ten years or so I've spent a large majority of my time on PUBG, Destiny 2, Tarkov, Battlefield and Division 2. I've watched all of those communities burn themselves out and not even enjoy their games by being frustrated over what did or didn't happen, what was or wasn't released, when it was released, what bugs still aren't fixed, etc. So many of the people in these communities do nothing but bash the game and the developers. I wish more people would just enjoy what is actually there rather than worry about all of these other things.
Don't get me wrong, all of these games that I listed have all had their fair share of issues. I just watch these communities become more and more unhappy over time because they spend so much time and energy coming together to complain.
I relate to what you're saying a lot- it's pretty exhausting to follow along with the vast majority of current-day community discourse for mostly any ongoing live title. It's part of why I don't follow a *ton* of Division 2 stuff aside from what I need to to keep in the loop, there's just usually endless complaints without a consideration for the reality of why the issues are there, or why they aren't resolved yet. Hopefully the videos on this channel serve as that game-focused, and enjoyment-focused experience!
I feel you dog ima just put it like this you breathe life into a game that’s ran by a questionable company of course your gonna have ups and downs downs but we are here for the ride brotha and im not gonna lie I deleted the game 3 times in the last 4 mounts an I keep redownloading it cause I watch your videos and tune into the stream keep up the good work bro your killing it🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
Thanks man 👊
Who knows, we might even see a Division 4 should D3 be a huge success if they listen to the community and develop the game right
Much love and respect to rougegold this channel is a must for DIVISION 2 FANS not only builds but news, updates and general help
Keep up the Great work
🙏 Thank you!
Wow, perfectly said. I couldn’t agree more man. Awesome video and thanks for your effort on this! I hope someone with a backbone at Ubisoft will watch this, you hit the nail on the head
Appreciate it my friend!
Outstanding Rogue! Very well put… I totally agree with you.
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Yannick and Danica need to work their magic again ASAP - they convinced corporate to go this far, maybe they can talk the suits into bringing Redstorm back into the fold.
Sorry but screw X-Defian, The Division NEEDS Redstorm back and running the PvP, and helping bring Survival back either to Div 2 or ensuring it's a feature for 3 AT LAUNCH.
Tired of the BS corpo speak, if they're gonna take this IP seriously, THEN ACT LIKE IT ALREADY AND STOP FRAGMENTING THE TALENT
Salute to you, RG! Thank you for making this video! I think they should gone with the original idea bringing survival/low risk BR to Division 2 and added heartland as a location to travel.. do missions etc.. I know that the division is the only thing I will look forward to when they livestream the event. I will not be buying AC Shadows.. If ubisoft, doesn't do justice with the division franchise, then we will know where they stand.
It's been true since the original launch - despite the success and revenue the Division represents, Ubi has NEVER treated as a tier 1 IP and still doesn't. AC is their tier 1 IP. FarCry is a close second. When they think about Tom Clancy they think about Rainbow Six and that's about it. What a waste they've made of the Clancy IP in general. I'm happy they continue to release Division related items and that Div3 is coming. It's a unique gaming experience in the world currently, but Ubi is not now, nor have they ever, treated it as a tier 1 IP. Love all that you do and please keep up the great coverage.
I’ll be here too. Way too much love for this game!
Hell yeah 👊
I agree! 100 and 50 percent!!! PASSION is the best word used. Passion for the fans! Passion for the game! Passion for the story! Passion for transparency! Passion towards your employees! UBISOFT show us the PASSION!!!!!!!!!
Heartland would have made Ubisoft a LOT of money, so I don’t believe that’s why it was canceled. To put RedStorm on XDefiant (essentially another Call of Duty/Destiny hybrid) makes no sense either. Do I know why Heartland was canned? No. Until Ubisoft explains why, we won’t know why.
I haven’t played The Division 2 in almost 4 years.. but I’ve gotten crazy strong itch lately after the launch of XDefiant to pick it back up. Been watching your channel over the last few days and it’s made me miss this game so much. Just wanna say I appreciate the content you make on this game still. It’s certainly giving me the motivation I needed to jump back into a franchise that I absolutely loved.
🙏 Thank you so much! Love hearing that. Welcome back, and I hope you continue enjoying!
@@RogueGold No problem man! Appreciate it 🤜🏻🤛🏻
@@RogueGold Hey question for you man. Any chance you have a video that helps new or returning players understand how they should approach the game? A video that takes a brand new character from creating them to the end game would be a ton of fun to watch.
@justinsaiyan5587 I do- but it primarily focuses on the endgame. I do cover early game stuff at the beginning, but my main advice is to take things slow and learn the game as you go. It does a pretty good job guiding you through things. Here it is if you're interested! 👉 ruclips.net/video/1BfRduqxX9g/видео.htmlsi=jDdKm0ykjV9xDdH6
todas essas coisas acontecendo com the division, mais o que eles fizeram com the crew deixa a comunidade insegura com a empresa e em dúvida se irá consumir os próximos jogos tanto da franquia the Division quanto de outras franquias...
Why are mobile games such a huge priority for Ubisoft they have several mobile games coming like ac jade, r6 mobile and now resurgence I’m a true fan of division but I really don’t understand why they cancel heartland instead of resurgence I feel so bad for red storm and the people who worked on heartland the moment they canceled heartland I officially lost hope for the franchise
You can monetize a mobile game easier than and extraction shooter like Heartland. Besides, most of the gaming industry is on mobile (Bigger Industry = more chances to monetize product = more money/profit). Still feel bad of the devs over at RedStorm though, whole situation is FUBAR
@undeadphoenix6015 When looking globally, the Mobile platform is the largest gaming platform by several times over, compared to Consoles/PC. Mostly due to their accessibility and affordability compared to the other options. So if they can find a way to put existing popular IP's and titles onto Mobile, there's big profit potential there.
The thing is that Ubisoft doesn't care, that is the problem. Ubisoft hasn't cared about their IP's or fans of their IP's or their studios for years. They have had many of cancelled games over the years because they do not care. I hate Ubisoft, the only reason I continue to play the Division is my love for the game. If I didn't have Division, I could easily make the promise that I would never purchase another Ubisoft title for the rest of my life. Division is the only IP they have that I care about and it so happens to be my favorite game and probably my most played game ever.
I think unofficially Red Storm will be helped on TD3 after the finally crunch to the other two projects. Their TD experience is invaluable and Ubi & Massive knows it. As I stated, I have a feeling we will see something Heartland like in TD2 but more likely TD3. As for Ubi, I have poked some people at Ubi corporate and they are extremely quiet and not saying anything which I find weird. The Ubi Forward event is what will show where Ubi intentions lie or at least their path forward.
Yes the focus is Ubisoft but I think the bigger picture is publishers nowadays. We encourage their greed by buying their garbage plans they make. Ubisoft AND modern game publishers = disappointment. Thanks for everything for Divison rouge
I am a Division player from day 1 of Division 1. I love the franchise and remain hopeful that D3 will come along sooner than later. I agree 100% that money matters when it comes to business and any company like Ubi, have weighed the pros and cons before they pulled the plug and as much as we love the game, we cannot expect a company to lose money for our entertainement. HOWEVER, the last few years, we are lacking information, future plans, state of the game etc. The Division movie i think is a good example. It was announced, we had the director telling us how excited he was and then...total silence for 4-5 years. And thats exactly how everything feels around this game. Excitement and then nothing.
They need to stop the BS & make Survival mode.
They're not seeing the numbers & feedback?
The division 1 did it right & TD2 has some great ideas too.
but, I will say it again
( Descent ) is not a damn Survival mode.
Hopefully Red Storm develops the pvp in The Division 3. The rest of Ubisoft is incompetent in this area. The very moment Red Storm left The Division 2 is when pvp went into the toilet.
I find you to be a Ubisoft apologist but finally it sounds like you are getting the point. Mis- management with this franchise is almost criminal. If it weren’t for the strong community, a community that Ubisoft has done nothing for, this game would just be a distant memory by now.
I can pick any 3 people in my clan that could do a better job of coming up with ideas for this game that’s better than anything these passionless devs create. You know what separates my clan mates from these devs? My clan mates play the game.
Im disappointed it was cancelled because like you, I want more Division stuff and that would have been new lol. But not only do i understand, I think Ubisoft made the right call. From the moment it was announced I was worried it would be a result of Division fighting itself by splitting the player base between 2 games. Even worse when Division 3 comes out you would have 3 games. (4 if the mobile performs well)
(I kind of want them to do the same with the mobile and throw those people on the 2 main line games)
Hell yea ... this video got my hyped I agree
I may be in the minority here but I am really not that upset that they canceled Heartland. Sure it would have been nice to have a new Division title to play BUT it was free to play which means it would have likely been riddled with microtransactions or pay to win. I am also not much of a PVP player so with that title seeming to be heavy on PVP no loss there for me. The one thing I am upset about is that I wish they had put all the resources that they spent on Heartlands (and resurgence for that matter as I feel a mobile title is not what folks even asked for...at least not this agent anyways) into Division 3. Maybe they can use what they have built for something in the future. Once Ubisoft gets the next big flop out the door (Star Wars) they can ramp up on Div 3 production....i recall hearing that was to be the case anyway. Regardless, I appreciate your opinion on the matter RG. Keep bringing your passion to the Division!
Hey, that is what I think and said for three years now...
Ubisoft said but don't show (act) according to them for The division as a "Major" IP !
For me , Division 1 was, at every level, a better game than Div 2. I have never understood Ubisoft's decision to just drop Div 1 into the dumpster and make a new game when Div 1 had unlimited potential, and still does. So their current behaviour doesn't surprise me at all - it's just the same old BS stuff over and over again.
I didn't like heartland in version of beta I played and I don't like the idea of spreading out the resources. Put everything into finishing TD2 correctly and launching TD3 correctly. Do that and it will be legendary.
well said Rogue not going anywhere ride or die my friend!
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So, take the number of respondents, perform a pro v anti analysis & divide by number of views. Just like political polls, it's an inaccurate sense of the divgamer universe.
Personally, i think ubisoft was making the same mistake they always do with a franchise: adding too much fluff trying to maximize profits. Heartland and all other side projects for the division should be scrapped. They need to instead nail division 3, both the game itself and the recurring sales model. People shit on destiny, but ppl are willing to pay for seasonal passes because they regularly add gear and activities in game, and then a yearly dlc to gain more chunk earnings for the studio. Division 2s season passes have never had anything worth buying it for. I understand the dev team is smaller for div 2 and thats got a hnd in why seasonal content is so underwhelming, but ask yourself why that is. After initial launch the game didn't really add any new locations or modes for cpl yrs. Ppl are not gnna keep spending money in a game like that. Their next chunk of money came when warlords of ny came but again after that we went yrs without adding any new areas or game modes. The studio needs to flesh out divsion 3 as a seasonal game that adds gear, activities with new locations (even if locations are temoprary for the season) and new modes of play or character customization (as in different playstyles) on a regular basis. This will get ppl to pay for seasonal passes more frequently which in turn guarantees theres enough money to make and sell DLCs more frequently, which is where the studio can generate most of its money. I love the gameplay of the division but the games endgame has been far too repetitive for pretty much the entire life of div 2.
If it was about money they should have just sold heartland, IAM not interested in playing another assassin creed game because they're all the same, If star wars is good I'll probably play it, It's as if there is someone at Unisoft with a big ego instead of dropping heartland why couldn't they just say we'll need to sell it, Maybe thing's are a whole lot worse then it seems, IAM sure everyone with an interest in the division universe would have been happy to pay for heartland, So WTF is going on in this company is it just we'll serve it up and you'll eat Fu I don't think so get a grip.
It baffling to me that the same studio responsible for creating most of the Tom Clancys games doesn't have say so in creating Tom Clancys games. Plus Tom Clancy himself founded the studio so why Red strom playing second studio support when it comes to they're own games is ridiculous 💀
Every IP they have has gone to shit. Assassin creed have an identity crisis, ghost recon is an actual ghost now, splinter cell is literally a little splinter tucked up in R6… R6 is a cow milked to death and now the division has been divided and going down the pan…. Don’t even get me started on watch dogs!! Everything Ubi touches these days goes to pot.
It's hard to articulate how disrespectful Ubisoft was canceling a game through a corporate earnings call. Obviously no one knew what was coming because the Heartland website still had the registration form up while the news was breaking. I just don't get the mentality of someone that would run a business that way.
I loved The Division. I played it religiously, even through all the shit we had to go through. Division 2, for me, was a massive letdown. It didn't have the same.. spirit? as the first game it just felt like a run of the mill looter shooter, set in a division universe. I was looking forward to Heartland and with it's cancellation, it's my sincere concern that the franchise, atleast for the short term, is dead.
I guess time will tell.
Regardless of the cancelation, there is always this talk about community love. The truth is ever since wony, they has been no love towards the community. The real reason is not because the developer or ubisoft, but its actually the streamers that are affecting the state of all project's.
Every since wony, everything with betas and testing has been invite only. The general community will not get invites, just stramers and the people they play with. Heartland was part of that, and they look at the streamers for their feedback. So the community can get excited, but if the streamers dont like what they tested, then ubisoft will listen to the streamer and not the community. So the developer is not fully to blame, the streamers are part of the issue on why heartland got canceled. Especially when they went quiet after the beta.
A perfect example of what encourages a developer to continue developments and content was with The First Decendent beta. Beta was Open to everyone and feedback links. That is what ubisoft should be doing so that the community can show them what we want and not what and expect from them.
Why would I want to save what remains when I can just destroy what remains? "Rogue Protocol Activated"
The mobile game should have been a console and PC game. With all the support and backing to match. Why would you make a prequel game then dumb it down and put it on a platform that will have players upscale to play like a console game anyway?
Whilst i do think the Battle Royale genre is overdone, i genuinely think that if they HAD to cancel a project it should have been Resurgence and not Heartland. Heartland would have made more money than Resurgence
Sending the resources to the Xzibit game… I’m a longtime fan of all the franchises they are bringing into the game but is anyone actually looking forward to it..?
Bit of a bummer that Heartland got shelved, got to play in the beta last year and had fun, it needed work but could've been a nice addition to the Division Universe...especially since the world of the Division seems to lend itself to an extraction style game.
I know some didn't care for this game and that's fine but I for one would have liked to have experienced something new. I hope Ubisoft sees this video because this is exactly how I feel about this.
Okay can we stop? Can we stop pretending Heartland was anything other than a copy-pasted paint-by-numbers survival game with a division coat of paint?
It was going to take money away from the mainline franchise. Period. There's no way it could have been good for the series overall, or the people who like the games the way they are, and not as an extremely dumbed down, shallow imitation of other much better games, including and especially those in the division itself. That's what the series would have become if heartland had been successful.
The division 2, its upcoming DLC and the division 3 aren't 'what's left', like these are the scraps. They're the Division. Heartland was somethin' else. Something less.
Seeing a lot of cope here in the comments about Heartland. I think it was a good move on Ubi's part. The game looked like just an asset dump. To cancel the mobile game would be a deathwish. There are billions of phones on the planet, not so much for consoles and the like.
They never really cared for the division players and with all the lies and delays, but I can say it was good at times at least, unfortunately I wouldn’t get any hopes up with everything going on.
After having some time to think, I've come to a theory that I think (or at least hope) is true. I think the issue was the allocation of funds. You said it yourself, The Division as a franchise has a ton of projects. Ongoing support for TD2, development for TDH, TDR, and TD3. Multiple novels, a web series, a movie, and more stuff that we don't even know about (teased in the Year 5 Celebration). I think it ended up being an issue of too many baskets, not enough eggs. I think Redstorm, Massive, Ubi, whoever, took a step back and decided that funds needed to be reallocated. I think it was just an an issue of too many projects and not enough money in the "The Division Budget". Why they decided to cut Heartland instead of Resurgence? Idk. Why Redstorm hasn't made a statement about it? Idk that either. But if they've really decided to amp up their focus on Resurgence following this, then I'm not going to sit and assume The Division is going away anytime soon.
And if you're blaming the devs... sit down and shut up. I think the latest Helldivers 2 fiasco has reminded us that oftentimes, the publishers are the ones making poor decisions, not the devs. Most devs just want to make games. Not a single developer I know has wanted to work three years on a game for it to never see the light of day. So, if you think this was a decision the devs made in order to spite players, go read a book. Thomas Parrott makes some good ones.
Because mobile gaming is a huge profit in Asian countries so hitting that market is a huge money jackpot for companies.
Stick to the core then expand the universe. It really didn't make sense for them to launch so much or plan to anyway after leaving the game/series stagnant for years
Thank you for saying what needed to be said. I appreciate you calling Ubisoft out on how indifferent they have been in communicating any of this to the fan and player base.
I hope to god they end up being like
"Haha pranked U, heartland is coming out but under division 3" or some shit
Im probably gonna hop onto XDefiant in the mean time. Doesnt seem to be anything planned till june 2025 sadly.
I really hope they dont axe div 3. Ubisoft has been making terrible decisions lately.
There's a point in every business where you pay for exploitation of the paying customers.
Yeah, I agree, I feel like they are neglecting the Division :(
This game is my favourite game of all time ❤
i still think the smart play is to use the plot and assets with division 2 engine and make a cheaper (than continued development as it was envisioned) game thats a spin off. they have the map and the setting all done, unless they used them in xdefiant.
I say drop all the other bullshit even new content for 2 and put everything into 3.
Just hoping for The Division 3 at this point. I need a fresh start but love the IP.
Rogue Gold. Brilliant! Well spoken and heart-felt while somehow staying rational and logical. This is why I follow you, man!
While I fully understand and respect you moving on from the announcement (I get it, you gotta do you and your thing for you and your family - all the love for that)...
Me? I can't. And, I won't. I'm staring at certain images and video everyday to stay fueled for this cause, I'm not letting go. I'm gonna hold that torch til either I burn out...or Ubi rips it from my hand and shoves it up my arse.
Keep making your videos and propping up the community, RG! Content like yours is what's helping to keep me (semi-) sane through all this! #MuchLove
Appreciate you Mav, and I'll stand by that torch with you in spirit! Always 👊
bottom line is ubisoft follows the money and the division franchise is a after thought.
At the end of the day,it IS a business. Sincerely,a Destiny 2 main
Bruv, your the man for the news, people are hurting by ubisoft again. Splinter cell, dead. Ghost recon, dead I pray for the divison but my hope is gone. Ubisoft just don't know what they have and keep killing the money makers for useless games that'll more than likely fail. But hey chin up man and keep up the good work.
Appreciate the encouragement 👊
This looks like an interesting game, was fun watching people play the first Division game. Wanted to buy the game but seems like on steam there are like 1000 people playing...
The Steam numbers are an inaccurate picture of the PC playerbase. It only released on Steam in early 2023, whereas the game has been out since 2019. So the majority of long-time players play on PC via Ubi Connect
It's such a great theme and story that has high potential but just seems to tred water.
This has gotta be one of your best videos. You’ve got some fabulous insight and I seriously appreciate your respectful response towards the devs and even to disgruntled viewers. Your channel really is as gold as you sir!!
🙏 I appreciate those words greatly
Would it be possible that they bring heartland back into D2? The new hinted gear piece being an armband and heartland had a similar item always on display. They hinted at something else secret coming and I doubt it was about keener. They've also been quiet about the start of Y6 S1. Probably just me coping but still curious
Anything's possible! That would be a fun surprise :)
I would not be surprised if they cancelled it so they could add parts of it to TD3. Ignore the Nay Sayers there is a Big diffrence from being an Emplyee to being the Employer. Stay safe and watch yer six lol o7. And thanks for the content.
🫡 Thanks for watching!
Ubisoft is addicted to wasting and making poor choices.