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Dark Zone

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The dark zone is split into 6 areas which like the city have increasing levels of enemies as you proceed through it. The areas are simply designated as below:

DZ01 (level 10-12)

DZ02 (level 13-15)

DZ03 (level 16-18)

DZ04 (level 22-24)

DZ05 (level 27-29)

DZ06 (level 29-30)

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The levels are the minimum levels of AI enemies found in those zones, but they will also adjust to your own game rank level (outside the Dark Zone).So if you are already at rank 22 for example then all areas in the Dark Zone will be at around that level of higher)

The zone is a public area where you will find other players in the same level bracket as yourself.

Taking out enemies in this area will reward you with specific Dark Zone experience points (for your Dark Zone Rank) and Dark Zone Credits to allow you to buy dark zone gear at the Vendors found only in the dark zone safe room/access points.

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There are also boxes and crates found around the dark zone where you can find gear and weapon items as well as special Dark Zone Chests that contain higher grade Dark Zone items. These chests though are locked and accessible either with a dark zone key (rare find from combat in the dark zone) or at a specific level.

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PvE

There will be roaming gangs of AI enemies around most corners in the dark zone whose levels will match the areas. So when you first enter to DZ01 you will find gangs of level 10-12. They will be in larger groups than outside the zone. And multiple gangs may converge giving you a large force to deal with.

The enemies will also be higher grade so will be armoured and well equipped. So taking them on by yourself is risky.

Sticking with other human players will be the best strategy. You can join up in groups or just follow each other around and assist in taking out the enemies.

Once you have defeated the AI enemies you will be able to collect any drops they have left behind. This is where the real fun begins. When you have items collected you will notice your character has a small yellow pack on their back.

Extraction

Any items that you collect in the dark zone are 'contaminated' and cannot be simply taken out. To collect the items you must 'extract' them. This means finding your way to one for the many extraction areas in the zone and calling in a helicopter to extract them for you. To do this make you way to the large H heli landing pad in the centre of an extraction area and follow the prompt to fire your flare. You will then need to wait for 90 seconds for the helicopter to arrive. All other played in the vicinity will be able to see that an extraction is in progress. And AI enemies nearby may also be attracted to the location. So you many need to be ready to defend yourself.

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At this point (if you have made it this far) you are at your most nervous as dying means dropping all your gained loot and having to respawn back at one of the safe rooms on the edge of the zone. Dropped loot will remain where you died for a short time for you to go back and retrieve. But other players can steal it.

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If you manage to survive the wait for the helicopter then when it arrives a rope will lower from it and you can move forward and attach your pack of loot to it. After a few seconds it will leave again and your good will end up in the stash container back in the Base of Operations or other Safe House.

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PvP

The PvP element of the dark zone is that players can choose to attack each other. Either for fun or more likely to try to steal their loot. Waiting for other players to call in a helicopter and then killing them and taking their stash and extracting it yourself is a high risk but quickly rewarding way to play the zone.

Attacking other players though will mark you and any team mates you are joined with as Rogue. You will now be marked as enemies on the map and all 'Friendly' agents will now be able to attack you without consequence and gain experience and credit for doing so.

In many cases the risk here is larger than the potential reward. But being the bad guy for a while is kind of cool and if you can get away with it and survive you are rewarded with extra rank and Credits for dark zone gear.

Team up

Well you can wander the dark zone alone. But dealing with the larger gangs and dissuading other agents from considering you an easy kill for your loot stash means that sticking with a group is your best bet. In general most players are happy to help each other out.

If you are alone then helping out in a fire fight and using the Emotes to signal your friendly ness will go a long way to keeping you safe.

Dying

Dying in the dark zone is bad for you, obviously. But there is a penalty. You will lose a proportion of your held dark zone currency. If you are carrying a lot of currency with you then the amount you lose will be higher. So it is best to spend it while you have it at the various dark zone Vendors.

You will also lose an amount of dark zone XP. The amount will depend on how you died, if you die as a Rogue agent then you will lose more of both. Although getting kills as a rogue agent will gain you more of both. Dying as a rogue agent will also mean a much longer respawn time.

Finally you will also drop any gear items that you have collected on your dark zone run that you haven't already extracted. Items that you drop and some of the currency that you dropped will remain on the ground with your body so you do have the possibility to respawn and make your way back to it to reclaim it. However any other agents in the area can also loot it from your corpse before you get back to it. So be quick.

UPDATES 1.1

Supply Drops

Added in Update 1.2 supply drops are the regular (if not very frequent) Appearance of special crates at selected points on the map. The arrival points are random each time but several crates will appear around the map and your hud will allow you to locate the nearest one.

The creates will contain 2 items (Weapons / gear) and these items do not need to be extracted. So opening the crate will immediately grant you the contents. However each crate will be guarded by tough AI enemies, and you will have to compete with any other nearby agents who may also want to get at the crate. Rogue alert. You will have 5 minutes to find, attack and claim one or more crates before they disappear.

UPDATES 1.2

Hijack Extractions

When a player attaches a bag to the extraction rope, another player now has the ability to sever the rope. Severing the rope will cause all extraction bags to fall to the ground, scattering their contents as a public loot drop. Hijacking an extraction will instantly mark you as Rogue!

The extraction departure timer once the helicopter arrived has been increased to 60 seconds. This will give more time for hijacks and mean you will need to defend your extraction for longer.

Sealed Cache

Named and Elite enemies in the Dark Zone can now drop Sealed Caches that contain mystery items. Sealed Caches need to be extracted before they can be opened, just like regular loot drops.

 
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