Strike forces typically have badges associated with them and often have unique mobs.Ĭomplete the hardest Strike Forces in the game without using Temporary Powers (including Veteran Rewards) and without any deaths. † Merits only received if the Incarnate Component is not available and selected. Higher difficulty settings award Empyrian Merits for AV defeats, as well as an incarnate reward table at the end. Heroes and Villains can team up with each other.Īwards your choice of extra merits or a D-Synch enhancement, as well as the Boomer Sonic Cannon temporary power, and the Golden Throwing Wrench temporary power. Mission entrances are all located in the Rikti War Zone. Requires completing Wizard's Weakness to start The Imperious Task Force is the only non-signature strike force at this time. If the person instead quit the strike force, then the spawns will scale for 3 people.Ī "non-signature" strike force spawns according to the highest level person on the team.
If 4 people start the Virgil Tarikoss Strike Force, and one logs out, the groups will still spawn as if for 4 people on the team. Strike force missions can be run over several play sessions the game allows you to log out without dropping from the strike force.Īs of strike forces will always spawn according to the number of members associated with the team, no matter if they are online or not. Once the strike force has formed, you must continue to run the strike force until you finish it or drop from it. This means that most stores are unavailable however, Arena stores, Pocket D, the Black Market, and Ouroboros are still accessible to purchase (often much needed) inspirations. While running a strike force, none of the team's other missions are available to them, and normal contacts won't interact with the player. Each strike force also has a maximum level associated with it team members who exceed the maximum automatically malefactor down.There is no minimum team size for strike forces, but for many of them, a solo player will struggle. Strike forces can be started at any time, provided a team meets the strike force's requirements, and characters may run them more than once.Įach strike force has a minimum level requirement that must be met before the strike force can be started. Unlike story arcs, strike force contacts cannot be outleveled. Strike forces are started by talking to a strike force contact, which is typically a unique NPC or signature villain. Strike forces are similar to Story Arcs in that they are a set of missions that tell a story. Strike forces are equivalent to Task Forces in City of Heroes. A Strike Force is a large-scale story arc in City of Villains.