With 90 hours in, i guess this game deserved some review :

Title : The Division 2
Before i begin, i should clarified that i didnt explored much game yet as the content are way too big compared to first games. Mainly the game have several layers during endgame (world tier) that required to do several missions again with higher difficulty & different enemy type. Thus I would need to separate the gameplay based on which part of it. As for normal gameplay, this is pretty much copy and paste from division 2 with several new ability and specialization, as well as several streamlined system that made it more accessible.
Does division 2 story any better? Nope, i think first one is better with more background story on how the chaos began, division 2 seem like focused more on how the division team build up and prepare a counter-attack to all enemy faction. As for the world / setting, i feel like i love the snowy setting in the first game as division 2 have more summer? Sunny day. For early gameplay, i feel like i wasted a lot of times with side missions since because the games was all about player level in beginning, then about gear score, which made me feel like progression is a bit chaotic. However once I reached endgame, then the game felt grindy as you are focused more on optimizing your gear.
The division 2 is a better games content wise than the division, but i do feel like a lot of the things are better in the first game. Since I got this game super cheap (3 USD), i guess it was worth it.
Alternative : Single player cover shooter is probably Binary Domain and Spec Ops The Line.