In The Division, you can create up to four different agents. We outline reasons why it is worth having more than one agent.
The launch of The Division was just about a month ago, and many players have already reached level 30 with their agents. Now they can complete daily missions, roam the Dark Zone, and await the upcoming “Incursions” update. However, you can also create a second character, up to four in total. But is it worth it?
After all, all agents have the same abilities available. Each agent can be reskilled and equipped with fresh builds. You can cater to any playstyle without needing to create an additional Division agent. However, there are some benefits to having more than one playable character in The Division.
Get more Phoenix Credits with a second agent in The Division
In The Division, it’s not necessary to create a second character. One advantage of doing so is that you can earn more Phoenix Credits per day. The Phoenix Credits are counted across characters, meaning: If your “main character” has 200 PCs in stock, your second agent also has 200 PCs available, and vice versa. All your agents accumulate the PCs in the same pool.
You can complete the daily missions with each level 30 agent and thus collect rewards in the form of PCs multiple times. If you have a lot of time, you can complete the three daily missions up to four times. By the end of the day, you will have accumulated a good amount of Phoenix Credits.
Here we have summarized another method by which you can efficiently farm Phoenix Credits in The Division.
Go rogue with the second agent in the Dark Zone
The Dark Zone is the PvP area in The Division. However, since there are high penalties if you go rogue – at least if you die while doing so – agents usually avoid attacking other players. This results in a significant loss of DZ experience, which has to be painstakingly earned back. Instead, it’s better to just kill NPCs to reach the coveted DZ rank 50.
You only need to exhibit this behavior with your main character. If you go rogue with the second agent and die, only he will lose the DZ experience, which does not affect your main agent.
You can thus use a second agent to roam through the Dark Zone and bring some action to the PvP area. This allows you to fully enjoy being marked for player hunting and knowing the whole Dark Zone is behind you. It really gets your heart racing!
For this reason, Youtuber MarcoStyle suggests that you create a second character. You shouldn’t miss out on this thrill in the Dark Zone, worrying about your DZ experience. You will likely die more often, but you won’t suffer major consequences. If you wish to continue leveling up your DZ rank to purchase for example the items from the Dark Zone specialty vendor, you can switch back to your first character.
Gain more inventory space with a “second agent”
For a game like The Division, where everything revolves around getting more and better loot, storage can be very limited. Often, you have to disassemble items and watch out not to destroy useful ones.
You can utilize the inventory of your second character by transferring some useful items to him. You might as well abuse him as a secondary inventory space. The more characters you have, the more items you can store “externally”.
Additionally, you can grab various weapon skins in the operations base with a second character. You just need to meet these requirements:
- A character must be level 21 or higher
- A character must be below level 21.
- Both characters must have the supply line upgraded in the security wing.
For agents below level 21, the appearance vendor sometimes has other skins available. These change every day, and it’s not guaranteed that he has different skins for both characters every day. On some days, you may be able to buy two weapon skins. Thanks to the storage function, both agents can access them.
Our reader Jörg pointed out a trick with which you can gain more crafting materials through your twink: Deposit some items into the storage with your main character. Take these with the twink, sell them, and then buy many cheap items from the vendors. Put these in the stash, take them back with your main character, and disassemble them. This way, you can score more crafting materials.
These are the advantages you can enjoy with multiple characters. With the second agent, the side missions and fights that cannot be replayed after completing once are also available to you.
Learn how to efficiently level a character to level 30 in The Division here.
