This is a short guide on the quickest way I've found to essentially max out your character. Step 1: Do all the things! Frankly the fastest way to get to Level 30 is simply to do every thing on the entire game map besides the dark zone. Seriously just do it all, you won't regret it trust me. Step 2: Crafting Spree Now that you've done everything possible on the map you likely have acquired a few Superior(Purple) items, that's good, but I assure you it's likely you won't have all of your items at that level. Well luckily for you, you did all those side missions! Side missions reward you with blueprints for crafting, the high level ones usually give you a Superior blue print. You're gonna want to craft all of your superior blue prints and properly gear your self out. Step 3: Commander I am preforming Calibrations It's very possible that all those items you just crafted aren't optimal for your build, have no fear! You can head over to the recalibration station in the Tech Wing and re-roll one stat on every armor piece you have, so chose carefully!(This Step is Optional) Step 4: Head into the Danger Zone!(It's Called the Dark Zone, I know) Head into the Southern Areas of the DZ and visit each land mark. If a Land Mark is grey on the Mega Map it's already been cleared out, If it's purple that means you'll find enemies there. Land Marks usually have at least 1-3 named Enemies in or around them. This is good, ever since you hit level 30 Named enemies will start dropping Phoenix Credits, which can be used to purchase high-end gear and blue prints at 2 vendors in the game. One Vendor is at the BOO next to the Recalibration station and the other is in a church in the north region of the Dark Zone. DO NOT buy Blue prints from any other vendors, they are all of lower power level and would be a waste of crafting materials. You can still buy the items that are already crafted in the mean time, but the Blue Prints are a waste of DZ funds. As you grow in power feel free to venture further north into the DZ. Step 5: Dailys It's very much possible to do the Daily Hard missions on your own, however the Daily Challenge missions probably aren't worth it until you're more geared up. Do them, they give a decent number of Phoenix credits plus they almost always have more than one Named enemy so that's usually guaranteed purple drops which often times can be better than that Gold gear you bought in the lower DZ safe houses. Step 6:????? Step 7: Profit Just keep doing the last few steps and you'll eventually have character that can melt Elite armor in half a mag.