In The Division, we provide tips and tricks on how to be successful solo in the Dark Zone.
The Dark Zone is the PvE-PvP area in The Division, where every agent can decide for themselves whether they want to turn their weapon against other agents and thus become rogue.
Generally, it’s bad advice to rush into the DZ alone. Because if you encounter a group of rogues, you rarely make it out alive. Even the PvE enemies, especially in the northern part of the DZ, are hard to defeat solo.
Still, many agents go into the Dark Zone alone – after all, buddies are not always online to support you in the strike team. How to survive alone in this hostile territory and what farming tips there are, we now present. In the video by LiKe BuTTeR, you can see the tips with moving images:
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First of all, a note: There is no 100% guarantee that you will get out of the DZ alive with your loot. The DZ is too unpredictable.
Tips for Loot Farming
If you are traveling in a group, you can find loot efficiently by cleaning landmarks or ambushing other agents at pickup points. As a solo agent, you cannot take this risk:
Instead, search for your loot in areas of the Dark Zone that have no markings.
Ignore landmarks: Even if you think you’re well-equipped for it – especially in the northern areas, the enemies are difficult to eliminate. Additionally, it can happen that suddenly another enemy group appears behind you and makes your life even harder. Furthermore, landmarks attract other agents, and who knows what these agents might want from a solo agent?
Stay away from other agents. As a solo agent, you always have a disadvantage compared to agents who are traveling in a group. PvP in The Division is not for lone wolves.
Loot in contaminated areas: These are unmarked and have named bosses. Additionally, you will find many crates and Division tech in them.
Focus on These Talents
Your agent can have four character talents active at the same time. For the DZ as a solo agent, these are particularly suitable:
Rescue Medicine: Use a medkit at low health to increase damage resistance by 40% for 10 seconds.
Precision: With a headshot, the enemy is marked for 10 seconds (with booster effect).
In Motion: Eliminate an enemy in motion to receive +30% damage resistance for 10 seconds. This effect can actually work in addition to the effect of Rescue Medicine.
One is None: If you hit the enemy with a headshot, there is a 50% chance that the bullet will not be consumed. This talent is good for killing enemies with just one magazine. The less you have to reload, the better.
A tip for that: Don’t be stingy with medkits. You can quickly replenish them (in safehouses or checkpoints). Use them only when your health is low to benefit from Rescue Medicine.
Skills
Focus on these skills:
First Aid with Overdose or Booster Shot
Booster with Disruptor: As a solo player, you want to remain undetected. This skill mod will alert you to dangers while protecting you from other tracking impulses.
Individual skill: Survival Link
The DZ Solo Build
When choosing the character build, there is basically no way around the AlphaBridge-FAMAS, as it allows you to deal massive damage. But combinations with Banshee are also interesting.
Once you have collected your loot, you need to extract it from the DZ. It’s bad to do this at active pickup points. Stay away from other agents.
Therefore, choose a pickup point where no other players are hanging around. Recommended for solo agents are the pickup points in DZ04 and 05. Use the booster to secure yourself during the extraction. If other agents approach, run and find another pickup point.
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