Just a few days after Ubisoft hotfixed an exploit in The Division that allowed for players to breeze through the game's newly-added (and extremely difficult) Incursion encounter, players have discovered yet another game-breaking exploit.
This particular glitch allows for players with a certain gun talent to temporarily boost their weapon damage to deal near-infinite amounts. Players with the "Competent" talent on one of their guns discovered that equipping the weapon with the talent, then equipping a different weapon, then reequipping the Competent-equipped gun would give their weapons a damage boost. Normally, the talent briefly boosts weapon DPS after using an ability, not swapping weapons.
That, however, isn't the main issue. The real problem is that players can perform the glitch as much as they like, continually boosting the damage of their guns to unfathomable levels. Doing the glitch for a solid three or four minutes creates a weapon with enough DPS to kill even the most difficult enemies in the game in a single shot.
Using the glitch, players can complete the game's most difficult scenarios with little effort. The glitch's implications for PvP in the Dark Zone are even more frightening, as players exploiting the glitch can kill other players without even having to try. For a multiplayer component that is supposed to reward teamwork and skill, having the ability to kill enemy players in one bullet defeats the entire purpose of the Dark Zone to begin with.
Ubisoft has yet to address the issue, but expect a hotfix to come shortly. If you're thinking about using the glitch, be wary. Ubisoft says it actively bans cheaters, some of them permanently. The developer says those who do use these glitches are in violation of the game's terms of service. That has rubbed some players the wrong way, and they counter by saying that Ubisoft shouldn't punish players when it is the developer's fault for allowing so many exploits to sneak through in the first place. Regardless of who is at fault, honest players of The Division may want to steer clear of the Dark Zone until a solution is found.
