Personally i wouldn't venture into the Dark Zone until you at least level 25,myself Nelly,Swanny are all around that level and none of us have gone into the Dark Zone yet as there is way to much to do outside of that area.
Like you i love the game but there are reports that the Dark Zone is not so balanced and it may become a chore trying to get better weapons,apparently some of this was patched but until i test it myself i really don't know if its going to be as enjoyable as the area outside of the dark zone.
There is so much to do i doubt i even get near finishing this by the time Quantum Break releases in 7 days time.
So i might just have to put it to one side when that releases,i am also going to test out Doom Beta 6pm Saturday night when Shopto send me my pre/order code,it only lasts 2 days but I'm intrigued to try it out.
Quake and Doom games were what i used to play online many years ago,and its because of them i love FPS so much.
Im hoping as i have grown older i still like the multiplayer side of Doom,but in reality i have bought this for the single player game and i think the multiplayer may be just a little to fast and frantic for me to like in this day and age,I'm hoping I'm not right because to have a real addictive online game that is easy to master is what its all about.
Also got Dark Souls 3 a week after Quantum Break which looks outstanding but as hard as Bloodborne.
So lots to play next few weeks and i do hope Quantum Break has some sort of leaderboard challenge so i can kick Jorkila Butt.