The Division Dev Says Dark Zone Balancing "Definitely a Priority"

@RicanV: I don't get it either, I lost some of my loot yesterday and first thing I did was go after the guy who stole my stuff! Why do we care?

@berserker66666: lol theses guys are getting pissed and saying you're a liar. It changes at higher levels guys cmon.. Smh

@berserker66666: Every comment you have made about this game would indicate you have no idea what is going on in the game at all. I seriously do not believe you own the game.

I lost 792 exp last night when I died while rogue at level 14, it wasn't even 10% of the exp needed to get to lvl 15. Non-rogue I may have lost like 150 exp, which is like 1%, so yeah, you're just making it up as you go along.

@berserker66666: how do you lose a half level and lose a whole level?

I am with you on the meat of your argument though, rogue status should just go away altogether and leave it to players to either battle it out or work together.

@jcharp: It's those moments when you come up on another group though, and you don't know if they're going to attack or go about their own business peacefully that can be intense, even when nothing happens. Both groups going in opposite directions, but you can't take your eye off of each other just incase, then when you get far enough away you weave in and out of the abandoned cars just to make sure.

Sure, it sucks when you run into someone who's just there to troll the lower ranks, but it's also just as fun to join the group of people chasing after that prick too!

@jcharp: I thought all of the clutch moments that make combat a rush would start to dissipate when I got to end game, but it just keeps getting more interesting. Really getting that rpg high. I think I would recommend players slack off a bit on side quests and main missions so they have more than just loot driving their end game until the incursion update. After the PCX nerf however no one should be worried about a major lack of content when that time comes, you'll be loot chasing for ages and challenging missions require a lot of progression in that area - challenging being a primary source of PCX income.

@logangta5: which is constantly. I hate a MP where it's pretty much required to team up.

@naomha1: Well said, couldn't agree more.

@NorseLax09: Dude, I wet my feet at level 10... yeah, you'll occasionally get ganked by high level players, BUT, sometimes - and I found, more often than not - people will chip in and help you out because you're level 10...

For me, it was worth the rush of trying to extract gear which was pretty much always better than what I was carrying while being swarmed by purple enemies. Plus, once extracted, I tend to sell any stuff I get in there that I don't like - it's surprising how your credits will fly up ;-)

Failing that, get some slightly higher level buddies to go in and act like bodyguards for you...

@NorseLax09: wait till you around lvl 20. Bring a 1500 damage per shot assault rifle and a buddy.

@NorseLax09: One word of advice...if you see skulls above the enemies heads...go the other way and go fast.

@NorseLax09: You would be thrown in with other lvl 10-14 players, only thing is the PVE in the area will all be a higher level than you, however they do drop a lot of blue items at that level.

@NorseLax09: It all has an element of luck, id say give it a go but try and stick to your levels area, ten is the minimum really to go in but you wont lose anything for seeing what its like, sometimes you go in and everyone works together as the enemies are tough and thick, sometimes some gimp will kill you for loot, just watch other agents in the extraction zone, i had one guy wait until the helo was there and then shoot me in the back, i made sure he got his but some dodgy players fill that area, its fun i do recommend, it can be a tense fun time in there

@NorseLax09: the advantage at that point is to grab some better gear for your character. It helps quite a bit in the SP missions if you can get a better gun and armor. At level 13 I have full blues with all gun perks unlocked and a sick marksman rifle that will one shot most red enemies with a headshot, and 2 -3 shot most purples that are level 13 and lower. wouldn't have any of that if i hadn't dealt with the mess that the DZ is right now. plus its better to be well geared out by the time you hit 30 so you arent gang banged by 30's in the DZ when you are level 30 and level 1 DZ.

@NorseLax09: Level 30 is inevitable. Don't be afraid to get your feet wet before then, so you know what to expect when you get in the deep end. You may even come away with some fresh loot for your level - yes - the 30 cap is when it gets real though.

@NorseLax09: It will adapt to your level. I recommend you start venturing in the DZ whne your lvl 30. Gear you extract will matter by then. Right now it will only stop your progression towards level 30.

You can, however, go in, find some decent gear and continue your journey to lvl 30.

@NorseLax09: No. Just like out in the regular zone, the areas are cordoned off for certain level gaps. The loot in the DZ is worth the price of dying every now and again. Not for nothing, I just dinged 18 and was running solo since 10. I accidentally went Rogue once when some a$$hat ran into my line of fire and he was a few levels higher than me and shot me dead. Thankfully, I had just made an extraction so I had nothing on me. I've easily seen hundreds of other players and most run solo, like I was, or will get you to group up in teams to take on bigger and badder bad guys. Grouping is very much worth it in TD as everyone in the group will get access to the drops, not just 1 person. It's a very nice co-op way that Ubi implemented that works so well. That's not to say someone won't kill you. However, being of such low level, most people running the DZ are looking for higher level gear, something a level 10 won't have. I've yet had anyone go Rogue by shooting me. Not once yet.

@NorseLax09: The enemies are pretty tough at that level. I went in at around 10 or 11, visiting the gas station and construction site building from the beta. It took some effort to kill enemies even with a guy helping me.

Yellows win destroy and over run you. Purples are reasonable solo, unless they swarm your extraction site. Run. I did a lot of running and practiced avoidance.

Two rogues gave me grief. Later, I accidentally entered DZ06 West. No hope to kill anything in there.

@NorseLax09: No it will only put you in with players around your level