I'm sure everyone has experienced having to try to just start up the game at least 2 times - maybe 3 - perhaps 4 or more. in the past several days no matter how many times I try to start it - I just get that cover image and then a black screen - nothing else. No The Division in orange letters with the spinning circle, no character selection screen, just nothing. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling with and without the DLC content - it has no apparent effect. This started not long after the maintenance server shut off period was over around 7/14 and another one is expected based on forum posts to be some time tomorrow.
I tolerated the multiple attempts to start the game though I did experience some new glitches or worsening of old ones with the expansion called the underground.
I have given up experiencing a decent time in the DZ because the Level 99 DZ agents are chronically there and once I rose up above 200 GS - the NPCs in the DZ became harder to battle with in tandem with the killing spree of the Rogues.
So simple solution is no more DZ jaunts because I am not there to be pissed off - I am there to well enjoy the game just a little if possible.
Back to my main point is anyone else experiencing difficult just opening/starting the game in the past several days besides me?
when it starts to act up i just delete state.cfg from mydocuments/mygames/thedivision and try again. then once i'm in i doublecheck that im still in fullscreen , fully exit the game and restart it. good to go for a while.
when/if it's just a blackscreen but the sound works in the background, alt-enter and set it to fullscreen again.