Once you reach Max Level 30 in The Division 2, World Tiers will become a topic for you. We explain what they bring and how you can unlock and increase them in the endgame in our guide.
What are World Tiers? Once you reach level 30 in The Division 2, your game world is divided into World Tiers. These determine how strong your enemies are, how high the Gear Score of your loot is, and which endgame content is available.
In total, there are 5 Tiers, but only 4 of them have been accessible since the release on March 15. The 5th World Tier is supposed to follow soon. We show you how to unlock the World Tiers and what the Gear Score has to do with it.
The Gear Score plays a central role in the endgame
This is the Gear Score: Once you reach level 30, the Gear Score replaces the level of your gear. Instead, it is now indicated in a Gear Score.
The Gear Score indicates how high the values of your gear can be. The higher your Gear Score, the stronger the pieces you wear.
Raising your Gear Score is one of the main goals in the endgame. Because certain endgame activities often require a minimum Gear Score. And this is where the World Tiers come into play.
World Tier 1 – the gateway to the endgame
How to reach World Tier 1:
- Complete the main story
- Finish all 3 strongholds of the factions
- Reach level 30
Once you have completed these, you will advance to the 1st World Tier. To unlock the higher Tiers, you will have to fulfill a few conditions again.
World Tiers 2-4 are tied to strongholds
To unlock the remaining World Tiers, you will have to play certain endgame content. Essentially, it involves an additional endgame campaign.
What are strongholds? These are the headquarters of the enemy faction. After you complete them during the main story, they will be repopulated and significantly reinforced by the factions.
How to unlock World Tiers 2-4
World Tiers 2-4 will become accessible once you complete the 3 strongholds again. For each World Tier, you must reclaim a stronghold. However, for each of the 3 strongholds, you must first complete 2 invaded missions and reach a specific Gear Score.
The order does not matter, it results automatically from the requirements for your gear.
These are the 3 strongholds:
- District Union Arena (Gear Score: 275+): To complete this stronghold again, you must finish the invaded missions Grand Washington Hotel and Jefferson Trade Center.
- Roosevelt Island (Gear Score: 325+): For another run, you need to complete the Potomac Event Center and the Federal Emergency Bunker.
- Capitol (Gear Score: 375+): Complete the invaded missions Air & Space Museum and Space Administration HQ.
What are invaded missions? These are new versions of missions that you complete during the story.
World Tier 5 comes with a new stronghold
But with World Tier 4, it’s not over. A new stronghold follows after release with Tidal Basin.
This is the base of the Black Tusk, a particularly dangerous faction that only appears in the endgame and stands in your way, both in the invaded missions and in the game world.
If you complete Tidal Basin once this stronghold is available, World Tier 5, the last one, will be unlocked.
These are the features of World Tier 5:
- Gear Sets will be unlocked
- The Gear Score cap will be increased to 500
- Weekly invasions
- The heroic difficulty
When will the stronghold and World Tier 5 be unlocked? There is no exact date for this. They are supposed to appear shortly after release.
Are you already in the endgame? What have your impressions been so far?
If you are not yet at level 30 and want to level up faster, check out our guide on it:
