The Division
Shares rank 9 of 17 multiplayer shooters by recommenders
Recommended for its lived-in city setting, non-linear play and voice recordings; critics find the story forgettable and endgame a grind.
7 people recommended The Division in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
Summary written by Claude from 10 comments.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- mixed feelings
- 2
- warn against or regret it
- 1
The record
Recommended in 5 of 12 months
In 7 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 7 threadsNeeds 5 or more, met.
- The biggest thread supplies 14% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 10 of the 13 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Lived-in city setting and world
“The setting and world feel are still there and the story is deeper than some single player games.”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “EA is shutting down BioWare” “did such a good job having a worn/lived in feel to the city terrain”
Comment from 3 Oct 2026 in “City building games have a Soul Problem pt.2” Deep story with voice recordings
“The voice recordings and non-linearity were what made it for me.”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “EA is shutting down BioWare”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Story is unmemorable
“they shift you into end-game Diablo-esque grind-mode”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “EA is shutting down BioWare” Always-online launch at release
“The Division at launch (new IP, day-zero always-online AAA, ops team of 2”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “HashiCorp co-founder says GitHub 'no longer a place for serious work'”
Other multiplayer shooters people recommend
The four most recommended other multiplayer shooters, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Raiders | 44 | 7 | 10 | 81% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Counter-Strike | 19 | 10 | 17 | 53% | 9 | — | — |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 51% | 9 | — | — |
| Marathon by Bungie | 13 | 2 | 13 | 50% | 8 | — | — |
| The DivisionThis page | 7 | 2 | 1 | 88% | 5 | — | — |
Also compared with Overwatch 2, Team Fortress 2 and Fortnite.
What people said
10 of the 13 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The voice recordings and non-linearity were what made it for me.”
“they shift you into end-game Diablo-esque grind-mode”
“The setting and world feel are still there and the story is deeper than some single player games.”
“did such a good job having a worn/lived in feel to the city terrain”
“I play Division 2 and it runs just fine.”
“The Division at launch (new IP, day-zero always-online AAA, ops team of 2”
“It's refreshing to enjoy beating scenarios while liberated from opening every scrap pile on the street”
“a game that brought in massive income for Ubisoft for years”
“it assumes a human mathematician writing the proof”
“I found the last section especially helpful.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.