Could the Division Be Real?

The New York City setting of The Division is eerily resembling what is happening to the city in real life in the wake of coronavirus. ... Like most pandemic or post-apocalyptic video games, The Division leans on firefights to provide the necessary gameplay loop that makes the game fun.

Is the division realistic?

The Division itself has roots in World War II and The Cold War, but the true inspiration came from two real-world events that took place in 2001.

Are there real division agents?

Division agents are embedded in civilian communities across the United States. Other than top-secret covert training exercises agents do not engage in field work until Directive 51 is invoked and the president of the United States activates them.