Confirmed via a tweet by @ClancyElites, which was then retweeted by the official The Division Twitter account, it looks like stockpiling Exotic Caches until the release of update 1.8 is a very good idea!

Exotic Caches earned during play in 1.7 will still have a chance to drop 1.8 Exotics, once the patch is live.

We’d recommending holding onto your Exotic Caches, waiting until the 1.8 patch is live, and then opening them all up. You’ll then have a greater chance at grabbing one of the four new Exotic weapons!

Agents! Are you saving your exotic caches until 1.8? Exotic caches earned in 1.7 will have a chance to drop the 4 new exotic weapons if opened in 1.8 #TheDivision pic.twitter.com/bSsJvcrSjZ

— The Clancy Elites (@ClancyElites) 14 November 2017

As mentioned before, this tweet was retweeted by the official Twitter account, so it’s worth paying attention to. Resist the temptation to open your caches early, and you’ll likely be rewarded!

In other news, it seems that Call of Duty: WWII Supply Drops will soon contain weapons, Rainbow Six Siege White Noise Operators have been revealed, and Borderlands developer Gearbox was sent a vicious death threat.

Source: The Clancy Elites (Twitter)