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Ubisoft Has Canceled The Division: Heartland To 'Focus On Bigger Opportunities' | MMORPG.com

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited May 16 in News & Features Discussion

imageUbisoft Has Canceled The Division: Heartland To 'Focus On Bigger Opportunities' | MMORPG.com

Ubisoft has announced that they are canceling the release of their upcoming free-to-play shooter title, Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland in order to "focus on bigger opportunities."

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  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,750
    Well, I think we can assume this title was a big steaming pile given they cancelled it so flippantly. If it was going to make them tens of millions it would not have been canceled.
  • AlverantAlverant Member RarePosts: 1,347
    It must have been a great game for Ubisoft to give it the axe. They have a reputation to protect. They can't go around making GOOD games, not when there's another Assassian's Creed to develop.
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    I actually was able to play Heartland. It wasn't fun. It was the division survival, and they basically focused on making it the darkzone all the time. It was just a crappy mode. The Division darkzone isn't really all that much fun for players as it is, and they took that idea and ran with it, and made it worse by adding survival mechanics. 

    They have a great property that they just can't figure out why people like it, and they keep magnifying the worst parts thinking they're the best parts. 
    ValdemarJElidien_gaJakobmillersschruppAngrakhanJeroKane



  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,028
    Oh, nooooo


    Anyway.
    WhiteLantern
  • BabuinixBabuinix Member EpicPosts: 4,442
    edited May 16
    Chris Roberts Fault again :(
  • Elidien_gaElidien_ga Member UncommonPosts: 385
    edited May 16

    maskedweasel said:

    They have a great property that they just can't figure out why people like it, and they keep magnifying the worst parts thinking they're the best parts. 



    This is Ubisoft in the most succinct nutshell description ever.
    MadBomber13
  • RidrithRidrith Member RarePosts: 855
    Honestly, nothing of value was lost. My friend and I are big fans of both Div 1 and 2, despite 2s many flaws. We usually have a ton of fun with those games playing together. Heartland was just god awful, I'm not sure who they were making that game for. It was pretty clear it was just made first and foremost to farm people's wallets for money, without anyone even for a moment thinking about how to make the game fun.

    It was Divison minus any redeeming qualities, the setting sucked, the gameplay sucked, the game just sucked. It deserved the axe. How it even got to a near completed state is beyond me.
    I like to complain about games.
  • BarelyEinsteinBarelyEinstein Member UncommonPosts: 251
    Disappointing, but better than releasing a franchise killing game.
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,378
    maskedweasel said:
    I actually was able to play Heartland. It wasn't fun. It was the division survival, and they basically focused on making it the darkzone all the time. It was just a crappy mode. The Division darkzone isn't really all that much fun for players as it is, and they took that idea and ran with it, and made it worse by adding survival mechanics. 

    They have a great property that they just can't figure out why people like it, and they keep magnifying the worst parts thinking they're the best parts. 

    The Dark Zone is the main thing I disliked about Div 1. It's a cool IP and Ubi does shooty stuff well. Just don't like the pvp thing in particular.
    maskedweaselsschrupp
    Bring back the Naked Chicken Chalupa!
  • GinazGinaz Member RarePosts: 2,558
    Man, if they're counting on XDefiant to generate significant revenue then they are in deeper trouble than anyone thought. That game looks mid af. Is there any hype for it at all?

    Is a man not entitled to the herp of his derp?

    Remember, I live in a world where juggalos and yugioh players are real things.

  • RyukanRyukan Member UncommonPosts: 857
    Coming soon...The Division 3: Heartland
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    Ok this one is down to "focus" rather than "refocusing", once again Covid hires not being used as an excuse which is telling. Fan myself of R6S but never played RS, interesting to see how that turns out.
  • HerithiusHerithius Member UncommonPosts: 273
    The article didn't mention it but they announced Division 3 a while back. This Division branch off would probably be lost in it's shadow. Besides, they can likely use much of the assets in Heartland for Div 3.
  • AntariousAntarious Member UncommonPosts: 2,843
    Ya I did a play test of this game what seems quite a while back. Feedback I gave was pretty much what they ended up doing. NOT to say that it was due to my feedback just that there was nothing about the "game" that would have made me play. I put a lot of hours into Division 1/2 and this thing was just... no.
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