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The Division 2: How to unlock the Dark Zone and what level players should be


The Division 2’s Dark Zone isn’t initially available (Picture: Ubisoft)

The Division 2 might primarily revolve around shooting bad guys on the streets of Washington, but there’s many variations on this satisfying loop for gear.

One of the key modes returning from the first game is The Division’s spin on PvP (player versus player), titled the Dark Zone. Instead of playing out like a straight deathmatch like Conflict, this mode sees players gather lucrative loot against other players.

To extract this loot from the Dark Zone you have to extract it, which alerts players in the nearby vicinity of your presence. The key hook was the constant threat from other players, who can hunt you down, kill you, and steal your gathered items.

The sequel has made a number of changes to this mode. These include having three separate Dark Zones (West, South, and East) which support up to 12 players. Ubisoft has also brought the stats of gear and weapon to within a narrower range, to prevent players with better gear from completely dominating the field.

You can’t initially play the Dark Zone when you boot up The Division 2, however, so here’s the quickest route to stealing loot from your fellow combatants.

How to unlock the Dark Zone

Find Senait Ezera

To unlock the Dark Zone, players have to jump through some hurdles in the campaign mode. First, you’ll need to open up the Theatre settlement and complete a few missions. This will allow you to recruit a character called Senait Ezera from the settlement to your White House base.

After speaking with Ezera at the White House, she’ll tell you about the Dark Zone and ask you to check one out. This starts the Dark Zone East Recon mission which is located on the right-hand side of the map.

Complete Dark Zone East Recon

The Division 2 packs a lot of content (Picture: Ubisoft)

Once you make your way over to the icon, you’ll start a relatively simple mission involving a number of skirmishes with enemies, before tagging supplies and activating security measures.

Once you’ve completed the required mission steps, you’ll get an introduction to the Dark Zone mechanics, including extractions and contaminated gear. Once this is completed the Dark Zone is open for business.

What level should I be when starting the Dark Zone?

Players usually acquire the Dark Zone East Recon mission between levels 9 and 11 when you naturally progress through the game, with a character at the level 10 range being the optimum entry point into the Dark Zone.

The actual area itself also exists within a zone of a base level at 10, so the game steers the player to be around this skill level anyway.

The Division 2 is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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