@apexxxero ah yes, that old classic - pointing out facts makes me a shill.

@gnarlyatol1793

So far they have only confirmed its name which is "Countdown".
But we'll know more as soon as the PTS goes live.

Based on PTS Forum these are the changes coming.
Expertise system
Countdown game mode
Gear changes
Edit - Never mind the patch notes are up. Read that instead lol

Does someone have a clue what kind of mode that could be?

It's in the release notes I linked: https://discussions.ubisoft.com/topic/146572/pts-testing-phases-and-patch-notes-updated-31-03-22-16-56-cet?lang=en-US

Countdown is a new 8-player endgame mode for The Division 2. Two groups of four SHD agents are deployed to a 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.

Overview: 
8 players PvE 
Timed mission 
Various objectives 
Randomized encounters and flow on a new unique map 
New gear and weapon drops [Phase 2]
Available through matchmaking

Not a fan of it being 8 players, but at least it has matchmaking.

@dagrommit
looks to me like a raid. Well, I am not disappointed, because based on my experience with the other modes my expectation was low anyway.

Boo to 8 players. I'll try it, but I don't see myself playing it much. Ugh.

I'm all in for the 8 Player thing. Always liked the Raids. Time to get the Team back!

@wreck3rr
played both 3 times each, will never play them again
I very much like both maps though. I wished they would have make use of these maps for missions and projects as well and integrating in open world, in addition to current mode.

Only one of my friends occasionally plays raids.

Those PvP changes are glorious

Though now everyone will catch wise to my Spotter builds

@latenitedelight

Do you play on console? Spotter builds are meta on PC

@apexxxero PC.. but mine is build around not having a shield - it's different than the Meta. I started using it back when Intimidate was still the Meta.

Also uses a .45 Vector for the higher bDPS and innate Crit to allow for a more well rounded build [also have a Shotgun/Opportunist version]. I'll be curious to see what the Brand bonuses are on those new perfect variants.

Granted, I barely use it.. I'm normally just running PfE to make the Landmarks a cakewalk

From my perspective they are wasting resources into the wrong things. I am not interested in any of these things, having played both games more than 2.500 hours each, being at SHD 6.200 right now, having also quite some division friends.

I wonder whether they make customer surveys to check what the majority of the customer wants. Of course I can not make a statistical reliable judgement based on the views of my division friends only , but no one cares about stuff like this.

Of course there are always people being interested in this and that but I would be surprised if this is of interest of the majority of division players.

I am really struggling how someone with a healthy brain can come up with such stuff. Sorry, for my emotions, I got really angry when I read the announcement.

So... what about the PC BUG!? Will this update finally solve that crashing/lagging bug from the beginning of last year!?

@gnarlyatol1793 This is just to start of more things to come. Read Yannick's 3 part tweets posted earlier.

They call it countdown, to me it sounds like a variation of "Capture the flag".

@thevigilant-one The description of this new game mode sounds exactly like the third boss in IH Raid.

@wreck3rr Ohh... I never did Iron Horse... it didn't interest me. thanks for clarifying.

@wreck3rr

i wouldnt be suprised if the "new map" is just a cut out and lightly changed part of that raid section.