If Ubisoft's stats from the first month of The Division prove anything, it's that players sure do love getting in shape with jumping jacks.
The exercise is one of the game's basic "emotes" that players can perform with the press of the D-pad, which is probably why players performed more than 150 million of them over the course of the last month in-game. It's the perfect activity to perform before going into the Dark Zone or waiting for friends to finish shopping. Warming up before entering a firefight is very, very important.
What's even more surprising about the first month stats for The Division is just how much time players spend playing solo as opposed to co-op with other players. Despite Ubisoft billing the game as a co-op-focused shooter, players spend an average of 57.2 percent of playtime alone, with co-op playtime coming in at 48.2 percent. It makes sense that some players may play alone for the sake of farming materials and such, but given that the majority of activities, including the Dark Zone, basically require a team of players, the stats are still surprising. Perhaps that statistic will change in the months ahead as players look to tackle The Division's greatest challenges.
Ubisoft revealed a few other stats as well. It seems players are fond of the trusty AK-47 when it comes to most used primary weapon, a weapon that no doubt had a large role in killing more than 17 billion enemies. However, the first month of The Division wasn't all bullets and bloodshed. Players also helped more than 250 million civilians in need.
Any Division player knows that it's the jacket that makes the agent, so Ubisoft is of course revealing the most equipped jackets and T-shirts for players. The simple cargo jacket proved to be popular in month one, along with the training hoodie.
This past month was just the beginning for Ubisoft's shooter. Today, the game's first major (and free) update adds new end-game activities for players to conquer, as well as new gear to acquire. You can read more about the incursion update here.
