Keep in mind though that, due to the fact you you have to press the Cover-button. This is particularly useful when moving across open spaces between cover. If an enemy lobs a grenade in your direction, or you're suppressed by heavy fire, you can double-tap the Cover button to perform a dodge-roll to quickly evade incoming damage. When an enemy is suppressed they cannot peak above the cover and fire back allowing people to move around without fear of being shot at as long as some is still shooting in the enemy's cover. This allows you to move up and flank them, attacking them at their sides. If you are in a group, one person can use a LMG to suppress the enemy in their cover. This lets you beeline for the cover and minimizes the time you are exposed to enemy fire. Beta entry can be gained by signing up on the game's website for a chance at being selected or guaranteeing entry by pre-ordering the game from major retailers.When you need to switch from cover fast you can aim your screen towards the cover and hold the A button. Microsoft's console will receive the closed beta first on January 28, followed by the other two platforms a day later. The Division is set for a March 8 release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
PC gamers can look forward to text chat as an option as well though. Meanwhile, players can expect local and party chat available with The Division just as it is on consoles. How well this will work will have to wait for launch to determine. It will also show those a person has played with recently. The Division will allow users to invite friends from their Steam friends list to their Uplay friends list. Ubisoft's beleaguered online service is largely viewed with a jaundiced eyed by the PC gaming community and a social shooter such as this needs the ability to contact friends easily. If there is one aspect of The Division on PC that is particularly worrisome, it is the Uplay requirement. Support for LED keyboards is also included with features such as the key for using a health regen ability flashing when your character is low on health.
The default configuration was called "sensible and intuitive" by PC Gamer, thanks to Ubisoft's effort to make the keyboard and mouse navigate differently from a controller. The ability to change the key bindings are available for every possible action in The Division. The control setup is completely customizable, as well.
A full list of the 26 different graphic settings can be found at the end of this article, courtesy of Arekkz Gaming. PC gamers can look forward to having fine control over how the game looks on their rigs, with the ability to adjust everything from the frame rate limit to shadow to anti-aliasing to reflections. The available graphics options available in The Division are lengthy. Those looking to max out the graphics in the game should look at a high-end Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a GeForce GTX 980TI. However, an Intel Core i7-3770 combined with a GeForce GTX 970 equivalent or better is recommended to get the most out the open-world multiplayer shooter. The minimum requirements are surprisingly lightweight for players to get started, even supporting some laptops.
Those interested in the minimum and recommended requirements for The Division can scroll down to the bottom of the post. The publisher has been criticized for its PC ports in the past, but Ubisoft Massive is providing a wealth of options that is far beyond what is available for either the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Ubisoft laid out the options that will be available for the PC version of Tom Clancy's The Division recently, and they are fairly impressive.