Wait that confuses me. Im a level 17 right now but only done everything solo so far. No dark zone whatsoever. I didn't plan on entering the dark zone until I finished the single player stuff which I presumed put me at level 30. I thought I would start the dz at level 1 not 30? Im confused. So basically im boned, even at this stage?!Yup. There are brackets for different levels up to level 29 and once you reach 30 you're basically screwed and you get thrown in with people with gear that's 3-5 times better.
It'll only get worse for players that reach level 30 later. That BK farming didn't help either. New players didn't get to exploit that.