The Division 2 is out now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Many aspects have been added to over the original game, not least the new-and-improved The Division 2 Dark Zones. Alongside the addition of a further two Dark Zones to explore, changes have been made to The Division 2 Dark Zone balance. Read on to discover exactly how The Dark Zones in The Division 2 are balanced.
The Division 2 Dark Zone balance | How to unlock The Dark Zones
Before finding out how the new-and-improved Dark Zone balance works, you will want to know how to unlock the three Dark Zones. To unlock each Dark Zone, you will first need to complete an intro mission. Complete each of the three Dark Zone intro missions and you will unlock all three Dark Zones to explore. We’d recommend you head into any of the three Dark Zones with a team, however. It’s dangerous to go alone.
Although the Dark Zones are balanced to ensure more of a level playing field than in the first The Division, you might want to unlock some good skill and weapon slots before diving in. You’ll never know what skills and mods other players are using.
The Division 2 Dark Zone balance | How does it work?
Once you think you’re ready, you can head into any of the three Dark Zones. To make things fair, however, some balancing has gone on behind the scenes. While everyone will have their own Agent Skills and Weapon Mods attached, all players in the Dark Zone will share the same weapon and gear stats.
This means that no matter how powerful your gun or gear is in the campaign, it will be the same as everyone else’s in the Dark Zones. You can alter things through mods and skills, but it won’t affect how strong your weapon is, or how good your gear is. Ubisoft threw in this change to ensure more of a level playing field for all Agents inside of the Dark Zone. All is fair in love and war, after all. Happy hunting.
Division 2 Apocalypse Travel Guide
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A Tourist's Guide of Gaming's Post-Apocalyptic Settings
It finally happened. The bombs went off. The zombies took over. The flood waters overtook the city. Valve released Half-Life 3. Whatever the case, you want to make the most out of your post-apocalyptic travel. In honor of The Division 2, we're taking to the skies and touring gaming's most luxurious wastelands. -
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Treat yourself to a luxurious overgrown wonderland of ruined buildings. Spy the warbots in the distance, but avoid their nasty claws and howling maws. Just grab some EMP devices and holograms and grapple to a prime sunbathing spot. No one will bother you up there. -
Far Cry New Dawn
Pristine Hope County was spared by the atomic blasts, which is great news for the end days traveler. Marvel at the intricate and colorful graffiti left by the local "Highwaymen." Enjoy the death races at the arena! Just keep your helmet on and lay low, you probably don't want to be a participant. -
Horizon Zero Dawn
From the newest dawn to Zero Dawn. Arrive in All-Mother's Embrace and sample local cuisine from the Nora tribe. Venture out towards Meridian on safari, snapping pictures of all the robotic wildlife. Just remember, steer clear of the Tallnecks. They can crush anything underfoot without warning. -
Metro Exodus
The Russian countryside is just as luxuriously gray as any other post-apocalypse. Find a local faction to call your own and scavenge for food from your new rivals. Or, hop on the train and journey towards the unknown as you battle mutants alongside this Artyom fellow. -
MotorStorm: Apocalypse
What's better than wandering through ruined buildings and chatting it up with starving locals? Zooming past them on your retrofitted motorbike! Race with other thrillseekers on the roads of civilization's end, avoid sinkholes, and deathtraps on your way to the assuredly dented golden trophy. -
Fallout: New Vegas
Roll the dice on New Vegas, the greatest little set of casinos in the Wasteland. Stay in the Lucky 38 and be Mr. House's special guest, or take your chances across the street at the Ultra-Luxe. Just don't try the steak unless you have a strong stomach. -
Mad Max
Drive the Magnum Opus out to the Plains of Silence for a luxurious desert vacation. Come for the delicious cans of Dinki-Di Meat and Veggies, stay for the parades of raider caravans gathering in the distance. Bring a sawed-off shotgun along for extra fun. -
Rage
Do you want to see the pink of end times Hope County but you need a few more superpowers on your stay? Saddle up to Wellspring and take in the world of Rage. Just sit down at Mick's Garage and get set up with your own Outlander racing vehicle. -
State of Decay
For a little extra with your end times, you'll always want to add the Zombies option. Perfect for groups or those with teamwork in their veins, Trumbull Valley offers plenty of opportunities for scavenging and exploring. Make new friends, rescue your old ones, and make a new home before the Breakdown. -
Wasteland
If you're looking for that rustic smell, only the classics will do. Jet over to Needles and take your time with turn-based combat and cozy graphics that only a classic PC franchise can provide. See the origins of your favorite vacation spot in this atomic blast from the past.
