I don't think the darkzone is worth mentioning for early access unbalance other than the smallest percentage. First of all they are normalized now except of one randomly so most people are playing it normalized and secondly most people interested in it wont go in before they have close to the gear they want anyways. Early access is stupid because of the money grab but saying it gives anyone an advantage in a game where there isn't much advantage to get is kind of a reach IMO.