Dark Zone in The Division The Division Guide

A Dark Zone can sometimes turn to an all-out battlefield.

The Dark Zone is the endgame of Tom Clancy's The Division - a place in which players who reached the maximum level will spend most of their time. This separated area differs greatly in several aspects from the rest of the city. The main differences are:

• The neutral enemies you stumble upon here are a lot more powerful than their counterparts in the "normal" parts of the city (the only exception are the enemies met during the Challenge difficulty missions).
• This is the only place in the game that a player can fight another player.
• Your progress in the Dark Zone is represented by a separate experience bar - DZ Ranks.
• Items that you are able to collect here must first be extracted by a helicopter before you can use them. More on this can be found in the next chapters.
• While in the Dark Zone you won't be able to use the fast travel option - you must walk on your own while inside of it.

However, the Dark Zone can be (and should be) entered before you even reach the maximum level of experience. The whole area is divided into 6 sections, which differ in the recommended level - the higher it is, the more powerful enemies you will stumble upon there. As soon as you reach level 30, most of the Dark Zone is leveled to it as well - only the last two areas (DZ 05 and DZ 06) are filled with enemies on 31 and 32 levels.