The Division 2 Maintenance Today
The Division 2 is down today for scheduled maintenance starting Thursday, January 29, at 9:30 AM CET / 3:30 AM ET / 12:30 AM PT, with an estimated downtime of around five hours.
This is one of those “go make coffee, clear some emails, maybe pretend to be productive” windows while the servers get patched and updated.
Ubisoft has also flagged that the next few Title Updates will roll out on Thursdays instead of the usual Tuesday cadence, so if you’re used to planning your gaming week around TU Tuesdays, you’ll want to mentally shift that routine.
What makes today’s maintenance more interesting than a standard backend tune‑up is that it ties directly into fresh content and some quality‑of‑life tweaks: a new crossover event, a stats‑buff mini‑event, changes to cosmetics, a new weekly cache, and a chunk of bug fixes focused on companions, Scouts, and some slightly abusable gear talents.
It’s one of those patches where even if you’re mostly a casual PvE player who logs in just for events and cosmetics, there’s something to poke at once the servers come back up.
When Will The Division 2 Servers Be Back Up?
The Division 2 servers are expected to be back up roughly five hours after maintenance begins, so around 2:30 PM CET / 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT, assuming everything goes smoothly.
That’s the plan, at least; long‑time Agents know there’s always a small chance the window stretches if something misbehaves once it hits live.
If you’re trying to time your session:
- In Europe, this basically wipes out a chunk of the late morning/early afternoon, but your evening grind should be safe.
- In North America, early‑morning players are out of luck, but lunchtime and after‑work sessions should be fine.
- In India and much of Asia, it’s more of a late‑afternoon / evening inconvenience rather than an all‑day lockout.
A practical tip: once the maintenance window “should” be over, don’t panic if you still see login errors for a bit.
The game often trickles back region by region and sometimes needs an extra 10–20 minutes for everything (matchmaking, inventories, vendors) to behave properly. It’s usually worth waiting a short while before assuming it’s a full‑blown extended outage.
The Division 2 Y7S3.2 Patch Notes
Assassin’s Creed Collaboration Event
The headline addition in this update is the Division 2 x Assassin’s Creed collaboration, bringing a limited‑time Event Pass live from January 29 to February 12.
The full cosmetic and reward breakdown lives in the official crossover article, but the gist is: themed gear, outfits, and cosmetics with that Assassin’s Creed flair layered onto The Division’s looter‑shooter backbone.
It’s very much targeted at collectors and fashion‑endgame players, if you’re the type who spends more time in the appearance menu than in the Dark Zone, this is your season.
Vanguard Overdrive Stats Multiplier Event
On top of the collab, there’s a short, punchy gameplay event called Vanguard Overdrive running January 30 to February 3. During this window, you get a bundle of global buffs:
- +50% Reload Speed
- +50% Weapon Swap Speed
- +40% Hazard Protection
- +20% Movement Speed
- +15% Armor on Kill
In practical terms, this is “feel like a superhero for a few days” mode. Reloads are snappy, swapping weapons doesn’t feel like wading through mud, and extra hazard protection plus armor on kill makes aggressive builds a lot more forgiving.
It’s a nice excuse to dust off glass‑cannon setups or experiment with off‑meta builds you’d normally consider too squishy for higher content. If you enjoy content that feels just a bit broken in a fun way, this short window is one you’ll want to log in for.
Vanity Changes: Store → Open World
Fifteen cosmetic items have been moved out of the Store and into the open world, making them earnable through gameplay instead of strictly pay‑walled. If you already own those items, you won’t get duplicates clogging your inventory, which is a relief.
The pool includes pieces from the City Runner and Pink Tracksuit outfits plus several standalone items like:
- Army Sweater
- Anorak Jacket
- Hooded Sweatshirt
- Running Vest
- Work Pants / Jogging Pants
- Mosquito Hat, Shade Cap, Motorcycle Glasses
- Pink Tracksuit shoes, jacket, pants
- City Runner pants, T‑shirt, sneakers
It’s a small but welcome shift toward a more “play to earn” model for older cosmetics. For long‑time players, it also gives you another reason to engage with open‑world content beyond just materials and targeted loot.
New Weekly Textiles Vendor Cache: Enhanced Legacy Season Cache
A new Enhanced Legacy Season Cache is now available weekly from the Textiles Vendor (Danny Weaver), and it’s basically a curated nostalgia box for past Season rewards. Each cache includes:
- 3 guaranteed drops of legacy seasonal loot (brands, gear sets, named items, weapons).
- Guaranteed Gear Dyes from older Season Passes if you don’t already own them (there are 100 in total).
- A 25% chance to receive a Legacy Seasonal Exotic.
The Exotic pool is stacked, pulling from Seasons 1 through Year 6 Season 2, including favourites like:
- Coyote’s Mask, Mantis, Vile, Memento, Backfire, Waveform, Scorpio
- Catharsis, Dread Edict, Bluescreen, Busy Little Bee, Bloody Knuckles, Doctor Home
- Sacrum Imperium, NinjaBike Messenger Bag
- Shocker Punch, St. Elmo’s Engine, Iron Lung, Collector
- Mosquito, Rugged Gauntlets
- Acosta’s Kneepads, Overlord shotgun, Strega AR, Centurion’s Scabbard
You can buy up to two of these caches per week. If you already own all the dyes, you still get the gameplay loot, so it doesn’t become a dead purchase.
It’s a pretty solid system if you missed earlier Seasons or came back after a break and don’t want to wait months for specific Exotics to roll around again.
To actually find Danny Weaver:
- Locate The Snitch (roaming NPC) – common spawns are near Castle Clinton, American History Museum, and around Space Administration HQ.
- Talk to him; two shopping cart icons appear.
- One is Cassie Mendoza, the other is Danny Weaver, the Textiles Vendor.
It’s the usual little scavenger‑hunt dance, but if you’re already used to hunting down Cassie, adding a stop at Danny isn’t much extra work.
Scouts, Companions, and AI Fixes
A bunch of fixes target the new companion systems and Scout activities:
- Scout 8, Activity 2 now clearly indicates that only Hyena activities count for completion, fixing a confusing hint.
- Companion AI has been corrected in several missions (The Warehouse at Cadman Plaza, H5 Refinery in Battle for Brooklyn, Art Museum, Army Terminal), so they now follow orders properly when destroying weak points or defenses instead of ignoring or mis‑prioritising targets.
- A bug where companions repeatedly spawned/despawned if you spammed the Summon button while swapping companions has been fixed.
- Companions will no longer waste time attacking invulnerable deployables like turrets, flamethrowers, and grenade launchers in open world and missions.
If you’ve ever yelled at your screen because your AI buddy was unloading an entire mag into an invulnerable turret while you were getting melted, these changes will feel like a quiet blessing.
Gear, Weapons, and Other Fixes
On the gear and balance side:
- A talent stacking exploit involving the Abridged talent (via recalibration shenanigans) has been fixed.
- The Bond talent on the Beacon Exotic chest now correctly switches to PvP stats in PvP areas instead of granting both PvE and PvP bonuses at the same time.
Plus, a round of miscellaneous localization fixes has gone in, which should clean up some of the odd text issues players still occasionally bump into.
None of this is the kind of sweeping balance reset that flips the entire meta, but it’s the kind of quiet housekeeping that keeps a long‑running live game playable, and less abusable over time.
So yes, today’s maintenance is a little annoying if you had a morning farm planned, but when you log back in, you’ll have an Assassin’s Creed collab to chase, a stats‑buff event to enjoy, new cosmetic goals, and a slightly less derpy companion at your side.
Disclaimer:
The information provided about The Division 2 maintenance and upcoming content is based on official announcements and early trade tracking. All details, including event dates, patch notes, and gameplay changes, are subject to updates and revisions. Please refer to the official The Division 2 channels for the most accurate and up-to-date information.
