Hyper – August 2019

increasingXPbonuses.
TheseXPbonuseswillreallyaddup
if yougetthemin early,andit’sworth
maybeforgoingsomeoftheotherperks
initiallywhile the game is easier to level
upfaster.

TURNONTHEUBICLUBCHALLENGES
Hiddenawayin theProgressionmenu
areUbiClubChallenges.Headinto
theprogressionmenuandhitthe
rightbumperuntilyoureachthelittle
Ubisoftlogoanda sectioncalledClub
Challenges.Thesewillrevolvearound
thingslike‘EliminateTrueSons’or
‘Eliminateenemieswhiletheyareonfire’
andsoon,andallofthemwillaward
progressiveXPrewardsif youcomplete
theminsidethe 20 hourtimelimit.It’s
nota hugeamountofXPinitiallyper
challenge,butyoucanactivateallsixat
onceandit alladdsup.It’salsoXPyou
wouldn’totherwise be getting so grab
whatyoucan.

DON’TWASTETIMEINDARKZONEPVP
JUSTYET
I know the Dark Zone is fun and it’s nice

totestyourskillsagainstotherpeople

buttheprogressionsystemforthat

is uniqueandseparatetotherestof

thegame.Thatmeanswhatevertime

youspendin theDarkZoneandthe

progressionyoumaketheredoesn’t

contributetoyourmaingameprogress.

If youarechasingthatsweet,sweetend

gameit’sbesttoavoidtheDarkZone,at

leastfora while,soallyoureffortscount

towardslevellingupfaster and getting

youtothelevelcap.

HITMISSIONSASSOONASYOU

REACHTHERECOMMENDEDLEVEL

TOFEELTHEMOSTBENEFITFROMTHE

XPPAYOUT

It goeswithoutsayingthatthemost

XPyoucangetin TheDivision2 comes

fromthemainstorymissionsandside

objectives.Intermsofvalueformoney

thesidemissionsareprobablythe

bestpayoutoverall- theypaylessXP

comparedtoa mainobjectivepergo,but

there’smoreofthem,sothecollectiveXP

boostmakesthemworthtickingoff.

ObviouslythebiggestsingleXP

payouts will come from the main

missions,butyoureallyhavetotime

themjustright- toosoon,whenyou’re

toolowa levelandit’lljustbea painful

slog.Toolatehowever,whenyou’rea

muchhigherlevelandyou’llfindit easier

buttheXPpayoutwillfeellesssatisfying

againstyourcurrentlevel.Thetrickis to

hitthemainmissions(andthesideones)

justasyouhittherequiredlevel.It might

bemorechallengingthancomingback

whenyou’reoverpoweredbut you’ll feel

theXPincreasemore.

PLAYWITHFRIENDSORA TEAM

WHENEVERYOUCAN

TheDivision2 scalesupaccordingtohow

manyplayerstherearein a mission.That

meansmoreenemiesand,becauseyou

earnXPforanykillmadebysomeone

onyourteam,moreXP.It’sbasicallyfree

XPwithoutyoudoinganythingother

thanjustteamingupwithfriendsor

matchmakingwithwhoever’saround.

TICKOFFTHELITTLETHINGSALONG

THEWAYASYOUTRAVEL

Thingslikepublicexecutions,propaganda

transmittersandotherlittleeventsdon’t

awarda greatdealofXPbutthereare

plentyofthem.So,perjobthepayout

isn’tgreat,butoverallit canaddup.

Especiallyif youplana routetoa bigger

missionthattakesin a fewminorquests

alongtheway.Throwin anenemy

richControlPoint(especiallyif you’ve

unlockedsomeXPboostingAccolade

perks)andyou’llgetevenmoreXP,as

wellassomegoodloot.Theselittleextras

alsotiebackintosettlementProjects

whileControlPointsalsoneedsupplies

onceyouownthem,alladdingupto

extraXPgains.

TherearevariousProjectstocomplete

atsettlementsthatwillmakelifebetter

forthesurvivorslivingthere.These

usuallyrequiresomeresourcesyoumight

havecollected,oranactivitycompleting

in theworld.It’sallstuffyoucancollect

anddoasyougoforthemostpart,

meaningallyoureallyhavetodoto

collectsomeextraXPowedtoyouis

remembertoreport in and accept them,

so don’t forget.

Hitmissionsassoon

asyoureachthe

recommendedlevel

tofeelthemost

benefitfrom the XP

payout.

ADVICE