Countdown

Countdown is a 8-player endgame mode for Tom Clancy's The Division 2. Two groups of four Strategic Homeland Division agents are deployed to a Pentco Fairview Power Plant to prevent a lockdown. Racing against the clock, the agents must work together to secure the site and stabilize the power plant. Believing their mission is complete the agents prepare for extraction and are pursued by heavily armed and technologically advanced hostiles.
Countdown is meant for 8 players, but you can start a session with a smaller group (even solo). The balancing won't change though, so expect a real challenge if you go with less than 8.
Overview:
*8 players PvE
*Timed mission
*Various objectives
*4 Difficulties
*Randomized encounters and flow on a new unique map
*New gear and weapon drops
*Available through matchmaking
==4 Difficulties==
With Title Update 16, Countdown got 4 new selectable difficulties:
*Normal – can be completed solo
*Hard – designed for groups of 8 casual players
*Challenging – current difficulty available at release, designed for a group of 8 matchmade players. Can be completed by a team of 2–4 hardcore players
*Heroic – best for 4–8 hardcore players
==Map Structure==
Countdown is a very compact map that is structured in multiple areas that have objectives and an extraction area that unlocks once you are done with the mission.
When you start a session, you have three objectives active that you can complete, but you only need to finish two of them to activate the main objective. The map can be a bit confusing, but to help you navigate, it is best to select the objective you want to complete on the map, because then you get the GPS line that guides you there.
==Phases==
Countdown is structured into three phases – complete two objectives somewhere on the map, complete the main objective, and then extract within 15 Minutes.
*Complete Two Objectives
The map is structured into multiple areas and three of them have an active objective. It is up to you to decide what objective to complete, but you have to finish at least 2 of them to unlock the Main Objective.
*Main Objective
Once you have completed two objectives on the map, the Main Objective unlocks. This usually takes a bit longer, so calculate enough time. Each Main Objective has multiple stages that need to be completed plus clearing the area of NPCs.
*Extract
Once you have completed the Main Objective, or the time is up, the extraction will become available. Once that phase has started, you will no longer be capable of reviving completely downed agents and you will face hard resistance from the defending forces. You will also encounter four Hunters that will join the defending forces at this stage.
Fight to the extraction zone, call in the helicopter and defend the area until you can extract.
==Countermeasures==
Each session has three random countermeasures that are a buff for the NPCs:
==Countdown Requisitions Station==
Each round awards Countdown Requisition Tokens, which can be used to purchase items or Sealed Caches from the Countdown Requisitions Station. Its inventory rotates on a weekly basis, and can include Dark Zone-exclusive items.
The Countdown Requisitions Station can be found in front of the White House next to the Global Event vendor.
==Appearances==
*Tom Clancy's The Division 2
Category:The Division 2
Category:Game Modes