AN UPDATE On The Mystery Hunter Mask Hook | The Division 2

The mysterious empty mask hook on the NYC Hunter wall has left the community's curiosity piqued for months— and today we've got an interesting update to the situation to go over. Let me know your thoughts!

Intro | 0:00
Mystery Recap | 0:48
Latest Update | 1:49
Promotional Video | 2:50
Recruiter's Hideout | 4:32
Conclusion | 7:07

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Outro music: Running Out by Patrick Patrikios

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[bubdubchub]

That picture in NY of the taxi cab and the yellow newspaper box that they flash is on the corner of williams st and john st outside haven when going to battery park.

[benglsfan]

In my opinion since the mask was added in Haven and NOT DC I am thinking the Hunter puzzle is in NY.

[xdamnedtobefreex]

I think it's interesting that in the image from NY the taxi cab is the only thing in focus. All the doors, and the trunk are open. Yellow is often a clue, so I wonder if cars or specifically taxis are involved.

[Gilbert._]

This mask was added when the recruiter manhunt was added idk why players keep thinking it's a paid mask or a hunter in a mission the dev already told a player someone found a clue by accident but never solved the clue and those screen shot the dev was showing on the video are hunter location where u get the mask the last one photo is in NYC idk where but could be a location of a clue the recruiter room I also look on the map I thought the axe was a location but was not I believe those X are the location for the audio u have to find that lead u to the room but I believe the video the dev show could be a clue until this day im in nyc looking for clues no joke I have clan member join my world n ask me what I'm doing and I reply looking for clues and exploring NYC I had some thought of clues like the NYC red light Bowie it would light up red at night and you can shoot the light there's a few of them in NYC by the water n Brooklyn Bridge I shot all of them thinking something would happen nope n next to Haven it's a red door in a alleyway but can't open

[incno]

From what I've looked up in game and have many photos of maps throughout DC, the maps in the recruiters hideout are in other areas of the game and not exclusive.

There is a green slip of paper in a safe house on a bounty board that has coordinates (irl gps) but the one set I could read lead outside the playable area, it's similar to the coords that are in the extremis malis comic book 3.

I haven't looked into NY as much but, there's still the issue with the 2 fuse boxes that dont seem to open anything.

There's also the empty bar by the DC's mayors office that hasn't been used for anything. These anomalies could be part of something?

There was also a rumour that the community solved one puzzle incorrectly but you are still ae to spawn the hunter and get the mask (which is a weird bug but it's happened before in games.) Perhaps we have to solve that puzzle correctly for the mechanic for this last puzzle to work, like maybe an additional hunter was supposed to spawn somewhere if we did all the puzzles correctly?

[Whisperskyhawke]

What this video has reminded me is that I don't have all the New York masks yet and this something to work on as I am waiting for the next season to start. 👍

[OccasusRaven]

2:04 Even i have told that players many time, those hooks are not Hunter mask what u find from missions, good examble is that coney island Schaefer manhunt hunter mask

[DustDemonTwilight]

i have a feeling it could be the ducks wearing hunter masks during the recruiter mission...

[JohnLarsenJL]

The location from the video in New York is around Haven, Corner of John and William Streets.

[afrikacorpse]

The problem with the hunters is that the puzzles and so stupidly complicated and also finicky that it's virtually impossible to figure them out. The community needs clues and a lot of people trying different things to get them to work and it takes hundreds of hours. A lot of them need to be done after 9pm in-game, so if it's not the right time, you may have to wait a long time IRL. Also, if nothing happens, is that because you did something wrong, and if so what, or was it because the game just decided not to spawn them (lots of players have trouble getting hunters to spawn). Do you now need to wait in-game until it's 9pm again, or do you need to log out and back in?

I wouldn't be surprised if most hunter mask puzzles are "solved" by the devs just telling someone exactly what to do.

Case in point - the street in NY shown in the video when they talk about the missing mask. Is that a clue? I went and took a look at it and tried to see if there was anything unusual about it. Look at the 3 lamp posts in that street (between where the screenshot is taken and back up the street towards Haven). All 3 lamp posts have two silver diamonds on them. I walked around Haven and didn't see those diamond shapes on any other lamp posts. I did see a post (not a lamp post, just a short post in the ground) with the same two diamond shapes on it, but they had signs on them, like they were yellow with red direction arrows or whatever - the ones on the lamp posts are plain silver as far as I can tell. Maybe I just needed to check lamp post in a wider area, but if not and they are unique... so what? What does that mean? Do you shoot the silver diamonds? If so, in what order? At what time? Does it matter if you have directives enabled? What if you use an AR and accidentally hit one of them with two bullets instead of one? Can you go back at try again? Do you need to wait 24 hours? Etc...

See what I mean? Trying to solve hunter mask puzzles is definitely fun, especially working with others and bouncing ideas off each other, but it's also the path to madness.

[tripstouch]

I know the mystery Hunter that would pop up every so often in Washington DC is back because he popped out on me the other yesterday when I was doing the weekly project so there's definitely a hunter floating around somewhere..

[ChevyMuscle]

I found an unused building that you can enter. At night, the streetlight outside the entrance flickers, as well as one of the lights inside the lobby. There are a couple more flickering lights upstairs and a bunch of lamps that will also start to flicker if Shot...im thinking there may be a certain sequence they need to be shot in? I just discovered this and started experimenting. Could be nothing. it could be the final Secret Hunter..🤔🤷‍♂️

[GuardOfDead]

I think that during all this time, people who were interested in this, if they had not found it in the game, they would simply provide information through a datamine.
For example, spoilers for a couple or several seasons ahead were published on Reddit, including the current one.

Perhaps the developers hid it very well, but for now it looks like a trick on their part.

[agentscrappy]

I have been saying for years that there is a puzzle in Wall Street! You have Keaner supplies that you do nothing with. Keaner worked in Wall Street, the times on the clocks and representing lights have me thinking there is something there

[MattW]

On the Haven building itself at night you can shoot out the lighted snowflakes. Some are blue, orange, and white I believe. They are around all sides not sure if that’s anything. 🤷‍♂️

[SonyPlayStationPoniesCries]

If the last hunter mask, i got a good feeling it's in the location of the Brooklyn dlc. The location is somewhere in the division 1 Brooklyn area. That's my guess/hunch it's tied to the Brooklyn dlc.

[NetshadeX]

Has anyone else had that creepy experience of that hunter standing just outside the doorway of a safehouse staring at you. That legit felt spooky because it was so outside of the normal dynamics of the game.

[AgentGeo]

In NY there is a location on the west/northwest side of the map (Battery Park Loc -503.63 if you are in your build menu screen) where there are two yellow boxes on the wall. when you shoot theses boxes you hear what appears to be garage doors opening BUT nothing in the area opens. I have spent hours searching the area and have not figured it out. Has anyone else found these...curious if that has something to do with this mystery. I do recall months ago, a dev coming out saying that all the secrets in NY still have not been found. Happy hunting all!

[rickemaluco]

I believe there are about 4 or 5 more secrets not revealed yet.

[bvr]

So, the one thing that has really stood out to me in NY recently are the buoys found along the eastern coastline and there are also some within the city. I’ve ran WONY many times along with leagues and seasonal stuff. The buoys at night seem to really stand out as of late.

Tried shooting them all, but nothing happens.

Considering that most NY hunters consist of crazy puzzles, thought this mystery one might be the same