The Division: how to level-up fast

All the information you need to climb up the ranks in The Division as quickly as possible.

The Division beta is now live and we've got a few tips to help you get to the level cap as fast as possible. Some of these will help during the beta, others will make more sense in the full game.

You may not think this is crucial in a beta, but if you're looking to create multiple characters to try out different builds, reaching max rank efficiently is not a bad idea.

Read on below for tips on how to level-up your agent rank, as well as Dark Zone rank, as quickly as possible.

The Division is an RPG at its core, and so anything you do in the world will grant you XP points. This includes things like giving medkits to random NPCs, capturing intel from around the game world, discovering new areas of the map, and of course killing enemies in and out of missions.

Completing story missions is the most straightforward way of levelling up. You get XP as the missions progress, at the end, plus a bonus for picking up intel or opening chests. Holding Y on Xbox One and Triangle on PS4, lets you select the mission difficulty, which in turn ups the rewards.

You can also replay missions as many times as you want.

When the full game launches, doing the security missions before playing any of the story missions is a good way to get a bonus. This missions grants you the Experienced Agent perk, which increases XP gain from all activities by 10%.

As for Dark Zone rank, you can only earn it inside the Dark Zone. A good strategy is to go into the Dark Zone when your base level is a bit high. This allows you to go into Dark Zone 02 or 03 a lot quicker, seeing as you'll be chewing up the low-level enemies in Dark Zone 01.

Watch the video below from Alex for a quick rundown of the tips above.