Level 29 Vendor reset

Category	Slot	Name/Talent	Main Stat		Attribute 1		Attribute 2		Attribute 3		Attribute 4		Location	Vendor
Category	Slot	Name/Talent	Name	Value	Value	Name	Value	Name	Value	Name	Value	Name	Location	Vendor
Gear	Backpack	Inventive	Electronics	470	5054	Skill Power	44	Ammo Capacity	56				DZ02 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Gear	Body Armor	Vigorous	Stamina	474	7	Skill Haste	4	Health on Kill	49	Ammo Capacity			E 58th St	DZ Gear
Gear	Gloves	Savage	Electronics	470	5	Critical Hit Chance	11	Assault Rifle Damage	10	Pistol Damage			DZ02 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Gear	Holster	Sturdy	ALL	431\|471\|486	5	Skill Haste							DZ02 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Gear Mod	Gear	Electronics	Electronics	97	3	Damage to Elites							The Ward	Gear
Gear Mod	Gear	Stamina	Stamina	124	1	Critical Hit Chance							Madison's Stand	Gear
Gear Mod	Performance	Performance			2	Pulse Critical Hit Chance							Base of Operations	Gear
Gear Mod	Performance	Performance			3.5	Seeker Mine Damage							W 39th St	DZ
Gear Mod	Performance	Performance			3.5	Sticky Bomb Damage							E 31st St	DZ
Gear Mod	Performance	Performance			3.5	Seeker Mine Damage							DZ04 Safe Room	DZ Gear Mod
Weapon	AR	Lightweight M4				Destructive		Self-preserved		Commanding			Base of Operations	DZ Gear
Weapon Mod	Magazine	Extended Magazine			95	Magazine Size	4	Reload Speed	4	Critical Hit Damage			E 46th St	DZ
Weapon Mod	Magazine	Extended Magazine			95.5	Magazine Size	2.5	Critical Hit Chance	4.8	Rate of Fire			5th Ave	DZ
Weapon Mod	Magazine	Extended Magazine			96	Magazine Size	2.5	Critical Hit Chance	4.4	Rate of Fire			Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
Weapon Mod	Muzzle	Large Suppressor - FDE			16	Critical Hit Damage	2.5	Critical Hit Chance	5	Headshot Damage	45	Reduced Threat	Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
Weapon Mod	Underbarrel	Small Grip			17	Critical Hit Chance	2.5	Stability	2	Accuracy			E 53rd St	DZ

Slot	Talent	Main Stat		Attribute 1		Attribute 2		Attribute 3		Attribute 4		Location	Vendor
Slot	Talent	Name	Value	Value	Name	Value	Name	Value	Name	Value	Name	Location	Vendor
Backpack	Inventive	Electronics	470	5,054	Skill Power	44%	Ammo Capacity	56	Backpack Capacity			DZ02 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Backpack	Inventive	Electronics	426	4,383	Skill Power	15%	Disrupt Resistance	55	Backpack Capacity			Southpaw	Gear
Backpack	Relentless	Electronics	479	4,218	Skill Power	13%	Bleed Resistance	54	Backpack Capacity			Madison's Stand	Gear
Backpack	Relentless	Electronics	469	4,333	Skill Power	13%	Burn Resistance	56	Backpack Capacity			W 31st St	DZ
Backpack	Specialized	Firearms	436	12.5%	Stability	15%	Disrupt Resistance	56	Backpack Capacity			E 46th St	DZ
Backpack	Specialized	Firearms	428	14%	Stability	13%	Bleed Resistance	54	Backpack Capacity			DZ08 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Backpack	Technical	Firearms	457	4,743	Health	13%	Burn Resistance	56	Backpack Capacity			E 58th St	DZ Gear
Backpack	Technical	Firearms	451	7%	Critical Hit Damage	46%	Ammo Capacity	54	Backpack Capacity			Dante's Run	Gear
Body Armor	Robust	Firearms	495	4%	All Resistance	5,276	Health	22%	Increased Kill XP			Base of Operations	DZ Gear
Body Armor	Vigorous	Electronics	421	4%	Health on Kill	8%	Exotic Damage Resilience	22%	Increased Kill XP			DZ08 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Body Armor	Vigorous	Firearms	464	5,660	Health	3%	Health on Kill	24%	Increased Kill XP			The Cavern	Gear
Body Armor	Vigorous	Firearms	446	4.5%	Enemy Armor Damage	9.5%	Exotic Damage Resilience	21%	Increased Kill XP			DZ02 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Body Armor	Vigorous	Stamina	474	7%	Skill Haste	4%	Health on Kill	49%	Ammo Capacity			E 58th St	DZ Gear
Gloves	Astute	Stamina	491	4.5%	Critical Hit Chance	10%	Marksman Rifle Damage	14%	Critical Hit Damage			Autumn's Hope	Gear
Gloves	Cunning	Stamina	486	11%	LMG Damage	15%	Critical Hit Damage	11%	Pistol Damage			Base of Operations	Gear
Gloves	Cunning	Stamina	434	7%	Enemy Armor Damage	11%	Shotgun Damage	7%	Skill Haste			W 39th St	DZ
Gloves	Decisive	Stamina	487	11%	Assault Rifle Damage	3%	Health on Kill	6.5%	Enemy Armor Damage			DZ08 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Gloves	Decisive	Stamina	470	10%	LMG Damage	11%	Pistol Damage	7%	Skill Haste			E 58th St	DZ Gear
Gloves	Savage	Electronics	489	10%	Marksman Rifle Damage	6.5%	Enemy Armor Damage	11%	Pistol Damage			The Ward	Gear
Gloves	Savage	Electronics	470	5%	Critical Hit Chance	11%	Assault Rifle Damage	10%	Pistol Damage			DZ02 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Holster	Recovered	ALL	465\|500\|485	2,909	Health							The Firewall	Gear
Holster	Steadfast	ALL	489\|444\|421	2,672	Health							W 34th St	DZ
Holster	Steadfast	ALL	475\|457\|508	17.5%	Reload Speed							DZ08 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Holster	Sturdy	ALL	493\|452\|423	16%	Reload Speed							5th Ave	DZ
Holster	Sturdy	ALL	443\|474\|434	5%	Skill Haste							E 58th St	DZ Gear
Holster	Sturdy	ALL	431\|471\|486	5%	Skill Haste							DZ02 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Knee pads	Accomplished	Electronics	510	3%	All Resistance	27%	Bleed Resistance	29%	Blind/Deaf Resistance	26%	Burn Resistance	E 58th St	DZ Gear
Knee Pads	Accomplished	Electronics	447	5,806	Health	27%	Blind/Deaf Resistance	12%	Damage to Elites	27%	Shock Resistance	E 34th St	DZ
Knee Pads	Accomplished	Firearms	454	3%	All Resistance	47%	Increased Kill XP	29%	Burn Resistance	27%	Bleed Resistance	W 53rd St	DZ
Knee pads	Accomplished	Stamina	508	5,114	Skill Power	25%	Disrupt Resistance	30%	Blind/Deaf Resistance	26%	Shock Resistance	DZ02 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Knee Pads	Prosperous	Electronics	501	3.5%	Enemy Armor Damage	26%	Disrupt Resistance	28%	Bleed Resistance	11%	Damage to Elites	E 31st St	DZ
Knee Pads	Prosperous	Firearms	467	4,938	Skill Power	13%	Damage to Elites	28%	Disorient Resistance	26%	Shock Resistance	W 46th St	DZ
Knee pads	Prosperous	Stamina	504	7%	Exotic Damage Resilience	28%	Disrupt Resistance	29%	Burn Resistance	11%	Damage to Elites	DZ08 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Mask	Enduring	Firearms	488	3,764	Skill Power	14%	Disorient Resistance					E 58th St	DZ Gear
Mask	Enduring	Firearms	420	4%	All Resistance	13%	Disorient Resistance					E 42nd St	DZ
Mask	Refreshed	Electronics	428	9%	Exotic Damage Resilience	13%	Increased Kill XP					Camp Hudson	Gear
Mask	Refreshed	Electronics	424	3%	Critical Hit Chance	13%	Burn Resistance					W 42nd St	DZ
Mask	Rehabilitated	Firearms	473	3%	Critical Hit Chance	8%	Damage to Elites					E 53rd St	DZ
Mask	Rehabilitated	Stamina	471	9%	Exotic Damage Resilience	15%	Burn Resistance					DZ08 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Mask	Rejuvenated	Electronics	439	3.5%	Critical Hit Chance	13%	Burn Resistance					DZ02 Safe Room	DZ Gear
Mask	Tenacious	Electronics	472	3,568	Skill Power	14%	Burn Resistance					E 40th St	DZ

Slot	Main Stat		Attribute		Location	Vendor
Slot	Name	Value	Value	Name	Location	Vendor
Gear	Electronics	91	3%	Bleed Resistance	The Cavern	Gear
Gear	Electronics	90	3%	Blind/Deaf Resitance	Camp Hudson	Gear
Gear	Electronics	102	3%	Burn Resistance	Autumn's Hope	Gear
Gear	Electronics	107	1%	Critical Hit Chance	E 64th St	DZ Gear Mod
Gear	Electronics	97	3%	Damage to Elites	The Ward	Gear
Gear	Electronics	87	3%	Damage to Elites	Southpaw	Gear
Gear	Electronics	107	2%	Exotic Damage Resilience	E 42nd St	DZ
Gear	Electronics	115	2%	Skill Haste	E 40th St	DZ
Gear	Firearms	102	3%	Burn Resistance	The Firewall	Gear
Gear	Firearms	90	5%	Increased Kill XP	Base of Operations	Gear
Gear	Firearms	94	3%	Shock Resistance	Madison's Stand	Gear
Gear	Firearms	126	3%	Signature Ability Resource Gain	The Ward	Gear
Gear	Firearms	121	3%	Signature Ability Resource Gain	E 46th St	DZ
Gear	Stamina	124	1%	Critical Hit Chance	Madison's Stand	Gear
Gear	Stamina	127	2%	Exotic Damage Resilience	The Cavern	Gear
Gear	Stamina	118	2%	Exotic Damage Resilience	DZ04 Safe Room	DZ Gear Mod
Gear	Stamina	118	1,273	Health	Southpaw	Gear
Gear	Stamina	95	3%	Shock Resistance	Dante's Run	Gear
Gear	Stamina	107	3%	Skill Haste	E 34th St	DZ
Gear	Stamina	115	1,234	Skill Power	W 46th St	DZ
Gear	Stamina	109	1,141	Skill Power	E 53rd St	DZ
Performance	Performance		4.5%	Ballistic Shield Damage Resilience	W 31st St	DZ
Performance	Performance		6.5%	Ballistic Shield Health	W 53rd St	DZ
Performance	Performance		5%	First Aid Ally Heal	5th Ave	DZ
Performance	Performance		2%	Pulse Critical Hit Chance	W 34th St	DZ
Performance	Performance		2%	Pulse Critical Hit Chance	Base of Operations	Gear
Performance	Performance		1.5%	Pulse Critical Hit Damage	W 42nd St	DZ
Performance	Performance		4.5%	Pulse Duration	The Firewall	Gear
Performance	Performance		4%	Pulse Duration	Autumn's Hope	Gear
Performance	Performance		3.5%	Seeker Mine Damage	DZ04 Safe Room	DZ Gear Mod
Performance	Performance		3.5%	Seeker Mine Damage	W 39th St	DZ
Performance	Performance		4.5%	Smart Cover Duration	E 64th St	DZ Gear Mod
Performance	Performance		3.5%	Sticky Bomb Damage	E 31st St	DZ
Performance	Performance		5%	Sticky Bomb Explosion Radius	Base of Operations	DZ Gear
Performance	Performance		4.5%	Support Station Healing Speed	Camp Hudson	Gear
Performance	Performance		6.5%	Turret Health	Dante's Run	Gear

Type	Name	Talent 1	Talent 2	Talent 3	Location	Vendor
AR	Lightweight M4	Destructive	Self-preserved	Commanding	Base of Operations	DZ Gear
AR	Lightweight M4	Focused	Unforgiving	Competent	Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
AR	Lightweight M4	Swift	Commanding	Stable	DZ03 Safe Room	DZ Weapon
AR	LVOA-C	Self-preserved	Vicious	Prepared	E 34th St	DZ
AR	Military P416	Commanding	Accurate	Vicious	5th Ave	DZ
AR	SCAR-L	Vicious	Stable	Commanding	Park Ave	DZ Weapon
AR	Tactical ACR	Competent	Destructive	Fierce	Camp Hudson	Weapon
LMG	Black Market RPK-74 E	Unforgiving	Dominant	Determined	Park Ave	DZ Weapon
LMG	Classic M60	Dominant	Talented	Self-preserved	W 46th St	DZ
LMG	Military L86 LSW	Unforgiving	Skilled	Self-preserved	DZ03 Safe Room	DZ Weapon
LMG	Military L86 LSW	Stable	Prepared	Self-preserved	Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
LMG	Military RPK-74 M	Adept	Destructive	Competent	W 53rd St	DZ
LMG	Tactical M249 Para	Vicious	Dominant	Unforgiving	Wolves Den	Weapon
MMR	Classic M1A	Swift	Brutal	Coolheaded	W 39th St	DZ
MMR	Classic M1A	Commanding	Capable	Dominant	The Crypt	Weapon
MMR	Classic M1A	Unforgiving	Meticulous	Ferocious	E 53rd St	DZ
MMR	Classic M1A	Intense	Dominant	Harmful	Last Call	Weapon
MMR	Classic M44 Carbine	Harmful	Fierce	Dominant	Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
MMR	Covert SRS	Dominant	Deadly	Balanced	The Grindhouse	Weapon
MMR	Custom M44	Prepared	Sustained	Predatory	Park Ave	DZ Weapon
MMR	First Wave M1A	Accurate	Capable	Determined	W 42nd St	DZ
MMR	Paratrooper SVD	Prepared	Predatory	Disciplined	DZ03 Safe Room	DZ Weapon
MMR	SOCOM M1A	Unforgiving	Vicious	Sustained	E 42nd St	DZ
MMR	SRS A1	Swift	Unforgiving	Stable	The Meat Locker	Weapon
Pistol	Custom PF45	Expert	Sustained		Last Call	Weapon
Pistol	Custom PF45	Expert	Stable		Wolves Den	Weapon
Pistol	First Wave PF45	Expert	Meticulous		Park Ave	DZ Weapon
Pistol	First Wave PF45	Expert	Determined		Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
Pistol	First Wave PF45	Expert	Brutal		Base of Operations	Weapon
Pistol	First Wave X-45	Expert	Brutal		Camp Hudson	Weapon
Pistol	M1911	Expert	Coolheaded		E 31st St	DZ
Pistol	M45A1	Expert	Vicious		DZ03 Safe Room	DZ Weapon
Pistol	M45A1	Expert	Ferocious		The Grindhouse	Weapon
Pistol	M45A1	Expert	Adept		The Crypt	Weapon
Pistol	Military M9	Expert	Capable		Kerman Station	Weapon
Pistol	Tactical M1911	Expert	Fierce		The Meat Locker	Weapon
Shotgun	Black Market SASG-12 S	Dominant	Capable	Self-preserved	Park Ave	DZ Weapon
Shotgun	Black Market SASG-12 S	Self-preserved	Commanding	Swift	E 40th St	DZ
Shotgun	Custom M870 MCS	Meticulous	Dominant	Self-preserved	W 31st St	DZ
Shotgun	Double Barrel Shotgun	Competent	Swift	Predatory	Kerman Station	Weapon
Shotgun	Marine Super 90	Ferocious	Brutal	Determined	Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
Shotgun	SASG-12	Accurate	Commanding	Trained	DZ03 Safe Room	DZ Weapon
Shotgun	Super 90	Ferocious	Accurate	Vicious	W 34th St	DZ
Shotgun	Tactical SASG-12 K	Fierce	Determined	Adept	E 46th St	DZ
SMG	AUG A3 Para XS	Meticulous	Fierce	Commanding	Base of Operations	Weapon
SMG	Converted SMG-9	Deadly	Dominant	Ferocious	Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
SMG	Converted SMG-9 A2	Skilled	Vicious	Stable	Park Ave	DZ Weapon
SMG	Enhanced AUG A3P	Ferocious	Unforgiving	Fierce	DZ03 Safe Room	DZ Weapon

Slot	Talent	Attribute 1		Attribute 2		Attribute 3		Attribute 4		Location	Vendor
Slot	Talent	Value	Name	Value	Name	Value	Name	Value	Name	Location	Vendor
Magazine	Extended Magazine	96%	Magazine Size	2.5%	Critical Hit Chance	4.4%	Rate of Fire			Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
Magazine	Extended Magazine	95.5%	Magazine Size	2.5%	Critical Hit Chance	4.8%	Rate of Fire			5th Ave	DZ
Magazine	Extended Magazine	95%	Magazine Size	4%	Reload Speed	4%	Critical Hit Damage			E 46th St	DZ
Magazine	Extended Magazine	91.5%	Magazine Size	3%	Critical Hit Damage	4%	Reload Speed			DZ05 Safe Room	DZ Weapon Mod
Magazine	Heavy Magazine Spring	9%	Magazine Size	4%	Critical Hit Damage	9.9%	Rate of Fire			E 61st St	DZ Weapon Mod
Magazine	High Velocity Magazine	6.5%	Critical Hit Chance	9.5%	Magazine Size	4%	Critical Hit Damage			DZ09 Safe Room	DZ Weapon Mod
Magazine	High Velocity Magazine	6%	Critical Hit Chance	4%	Reload Speed	3%	Critical Hit Damage			Base of Operations	DZ Gear
Magazine	Quick Release Magazine	25%	Reload Speed	2.5%	Critical Hit Chance	8.5%	Magazine Size			Base of Operations	Weapon
Magazine	Quick Release Magazine	25%	Reload Speed	2.5%	Critical Hit Chance	4%	Critical Hit Damage			The Crypt	Weapon
Muzzle	Compensator	10%	Stability	2.5%	Critical Hit Chance	3%	Critical Hit Damage			E 61st St	DZ Weapon Mod
Muzzle	Flash Hider	14%	Accuracy	4%	Critical Hit Damage	2.5%	Stability			DZ05 Safe Room	DZ Weapon Mod
Muzzle	Flash Hider	14%	Accuracy	5%	Headshot Damage	3%	Critical Hit Damage			W 39th St	DZ
Muzzle	Flash Hider	13%	Accuracy	3%	Critical Hit Damage	4%	Optimal Range			The Grindhouse	Weapon
Muzzle	Large Suppressor - FDE	16%	Critical Hit Damage	2.5%	Critical Hit Chance	5%	Headshot Damage	45%	Reduced Threat	Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
Muzzle	Muzzle Brake	11%	Stability	2%	Accuracy	4%	Critical Hit Damage			W 34th St	DZ
Muzzle	Omega Rifle Suppressor	15%	Headshot Damage	4%	Optimal Range	2%	Accuracy	46%	Reduced Threat	Camp Hudson	Weapon
Muzzle	Osprey .45 Suppressor - FDE	13%	Accuracy	3%	Critical Hit Damage	4.5%	Headshot Damage	43%	Reduced Threat	DZ09 Safe Room	DZ Weapon Mod
Muzzle	Osprey .45 Suppressor - FDE	13%	Accuracy	5.5%	Headshot Damage	3.5%	Optimal Range	42%	Reduced Threat	W 42nd St	DZ
Muzzle	Ti-RANT Suppressor	6.5%	Critical Hit Chance	3%	Critical Hit Damage	4%	Optimal Range	45%	Reduced Threat	W 31st St	DZ
Sight	552 Holosight - Tan	6%	Critical Hit Chance	2%	Stability	2%	Accuracy			E 61st St	DZ Weapon Mod
Sight	ACOG Scope (4x) - Bronze	13.5%	Accuracy	5%	Headshot Damage	2.5%	Stability			DZ09 Safe Room	DZ Weapon Mod
Sight	C79 Scope (3.4x)	14%	Critical Hit Damage	2.5%	Stability	2%	Accuracy			E 42nd St	DZ
Sight	CQBSS Scope	11%	Stability	1.5%	Accuracy	2.5%	Critical Hit Chance			DZ05 Safe Room	DZ Weapon Mod
Sight	EXPS3 Holographic Sight	18.5%	Optimal Range	2.5%	Stability	2.5%	Critical Hit Chance			E 34th St	DZ
Sight	Reflex Sight - Tan	4%	Optimal Range	2.5%	Critical Hit Chance	2%	Accuracy			W 46th St	DZ
Sight	Russian Red Dot Sight	14%	Accuracy	2%	Stability	4.5%	Headshot Damage			Wolves Den	Weapon
Sight	T2 Micro Red Dot Sight - Tan	5%	Headshot Damage	4%	Optimal Range	2.5%	Stability			Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
Sight	T2 Micro Red Dot Sight - Tan	4.5%	Headshot Damage	2%	Accuracy	4%	Optimal Range			E 31st St	DZ
Underbarrel	Angled Grip	10%	Stability	1.5%	Accuracy	3.5%	Reload Speed			Kerman Station	Weapon
Underbarrel	Angled Grip - Red	11%	Stability	1.5%	Accuracy	4%	Optimal Range			E 61st St	DZ Weapon Mod
Underbarrel	Handstop	25%	Reload Speed	2%	Accuracy	2.5%	Stability			W 53rd St	DZ
Underbarrel	Handstop	24%	Reload Speed	2.5%	Stability	4%	Critical Hit Damage			Base of Operations	Advanced Weaponry
Underbarrel	Small Grip	17%	Critical Hit Chance	2.5%	Stability	2%	Accuracy			E 53rd St	DZ
Underbarrel	Small Grip	14%	Critical Hit Chance	4%	Optimal Range	4%	Reload Speed			Last Call	Weapon
Underbarrel	Small Grip - Red	16%	Critical Hit Damage	1.5%	Accuracy	4%	Optimal Range			E 40th St	DZ
Underbarrel	Small Grip - Red	16%	Critical Hit Damage	2%	Accuracy	4%	Reload Speed			DZ05 Safe Room	DZ Weapon Mod
Underbarrel	Small Laser Pointer	12.5%	Accuracy	3.5%	Reload Speed	2.5%	Stability			The Meat Locker	Weapon
Underbarrel	Vertical Grip - Wolf Grey	41%	Optimal Range	1.5%	Accuracy	2%	Stability			DZ09 Safe Room	DZ Weapon Mod

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It gives me, a primarily PvE player, a chance to explore a Dark Zone devoid of other players, without needing to use a VPN to change location. To this point, I've only encountered one other intentionally level 29 player who wanted to PvP. Any others I've come across are those who are working their way to level 34.
I haven't encountered any cheaters at level 29, and cheaters can't simply switch around their gear to get into level 29 like they could for WT3 or WT4. They would need to dedicate a character to level 29.
It allows me to work towards some PvP commendations that I wouldn't get otherwise: extractions, landmarks, supply drops
The limitations of no Gear set/exotics forces you to think a bit differently about your build. Until that point, I really didn't have the need to learn about all of the high-end gear talents. Also, there are also some weapons that don't exist at level 29: MP5 ST, MG5, M700 Carbon.
Dark Zone consumable caches are much cheaper at 1009 DZ credits versus level 34 at 25000 DZ credits
Make Standard/Specialized Division Tech numbers go up
Once you've maxed out your Specialized Division Tech at 4000, any more obtained from extracted Specialized Dark Zone caches, which grants 3 to 9 Specialized Division Tech, will be converted to High-end Division Tech (Video confirmation). This is more than can be obtained from Superior (1 to 3), High-end (2 to 5), or Gear Set (2 to 8) Dark Zone Sealed caches. This makes looting the Specialized Dark Zone caches from the small chests littered around DZ01 to DZ04 particularly lucrative. It also provides additional chances to obtain a Specialized First Wave X-45 with Coolheaded.

It is ideal do it solo but if you are playing in a group, ensure that you are level progressing together. Group XP scaling is wonky, so playing with a higher level teammate is not encouraged AND do not get level boosted
Don't bother with collectibles. The majority of ECHOs required for Missions, Side Missions, and Encounters are not automatically collected when they are activated
Do your best to avoid activities that grant XP (i.e. civilians requiring help, killing extra NPCs, etc) and, when you can, avoid gear with the Increased Kill XP attribute
Follow the typical story district progression, doing all Missions, Side Missions, and Encounters until Gramercy
For Stuyvesant onward, do all remaining Missions and enough Encounters to fully unlock the Base of Operations. This should get you to approximately level 26
Unlock all of the Dark Zone checkpoints. Discovering new DZ areas will grant a small amount of XP
Complete the General Assembly Mission and then do enough of the remaining Side Missions to get to level 29
If you are collecting all blueprints, see DZ Blueprints in the menu. As the first blueprints disappear after level 15, I suggest going into the Dark Zone at or before level 14, which is the highest level in the first Dark Zone bracket (1 to 14), in order to rank up for these requirements. Ranking up will also allow you to open the various Dark Zone chests. Having access to the large chests is a great way to obtain purple gear before it starts to drop regularly in the open world.
It is best to stop once you cross into level 29, you don't want to accidentally go into level 30
This isn't the only method to get to level 29 but I have completed it multiple times without fail