I hadn't played The Division in quite a while, and saw from the dashboard on my Xbox that a friend had picked it up again.
So, Thursday night I dropped in to mess around. Hours later, I dragged my self to bed.
Decided to play it again on Friday. And again, after hours of play, I decided to call it a night. Or morning as it was, because I ended up playing until 4 AM.
This is the first time in years I have lost track of time while gaming. Ubisoft deserves some serious kudos for the improvements they implemented over the last two years. I dived into content that I had ran before, tested out new stuff. Messed with talents, and explored the Dark Zone. All the while, receiving a steady number of upgrades for my gear. This is an important part of games like Diablo, and I'm glad they have added it to this game. There was nothing so frustrating as dying multiple times, only to have the reward loot be a crappy average item many times lower than what you currently were using.
Overall, The Division currently just feels fun. I look forward to diving into it a bit more this week.
None of my friends who were playing Destiny 2 are currently playing, so I'm curious if Bungee has perfected the same magic with Destiny 2. The special sauce that makes the game fun, regardless of how much time you have to spend in it. Perhaps I'll pick up the expansions for it on Black Friday, as I did with Forsaken King for D1.
I haven't bothered with Halloween events in Secret World or Anarchy Online. I have most of the cosmetic items in Secret World from before Legends was launched, so I didn't feel the need to jump in.