Villain Merit Rewards

Overview

Issue 13 introduced Merit Rewards, which included a reworking of the reward system to obtain Invention Recipes from Task Forces, Trials, and Story Arcs.

Task Forces give an average of 1 merit every 3 minutes of average time (20 merits an hour), Trials give an average of 1 merit every 2.5 minutes (24 merits an hour), and Story Arcs give an average of 1 merit every 7.5 minutes (8 merits an hour). The reason for this major difference is due to the considerable time and effort Task/Strike Forces can take to set up and complete, so naturally these tasks grant a much greater reward.

For the following summaries, there are various options that an activity can involve, as follows:

• Door Missions: An instanced mission that only teammates can enter.
  • Defeat All: Requires defeating all enemies in the instance.
• Talks: Deliver information or items to or obtain information or items from an NPC other than the contact.
  • In a regular Story Arc, only the mission holder may complete the talk mission.
  • In a Task Force, Strike Force, or Trial, anyone on the team may complete the talk mission, not just the mission holder.
• Hunts: Defeat enemy critters, sometimes restricted to a particular zone.
  • Ambushes of the required enemy faction often accompany hunt missions.
• Patrols: Explore a zone by "calling in" at (clicking on) specific items, including pay phones and other items.
• Contains tough enemy critters:
  • EB: Contains an Elite Boss, which does not upgrade into an Archvillain/Hero, even when Notoriety and team size is high enough.
  • AV: Contains an Archvillain/Hero, which may or may not downgrade into an Elite Boss, depending on Notoriety and team size.
    • AVs in most Task Forces, Strike Forces, and Trials do not downgrade.
    • Ouroboros Task Forces and Strike Forces are Story Arcs that utilize the TF function, thus AVs/etc. will downgrade like in a Story Arc.
  • Monster: Contains a Monster, whose defeat is usually required to advance the story.
  • GM: Contains a Giant Monster, whose defeat is usually not required to advance the story.

Strike Forces and Trials

Additional Task/Strike Forces: Cooperative Merit Rewards

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
The Beast Beneath the Mountain	13	Virgil Tarikoss	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 AVs
Pirates of the Sky	42	Silver Mantis	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
Temple of the Waters	24	Operative Renault	5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 3 Hunts, 3 AVs
The Crystal of Serafina	26	Ice Mistral	6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
Barracuda Strike Force	30	Barracuda	5 Door Missions, 4 Talks, 6 AVs
Lord Recluse Strike Force	25	Lord Recluse	5 Door Missions, 1 Talk, 1 Monster, 18 AVs
First Respec Trial	14	Sparcetriel	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 EBs, 1 AV
Second Respec Trial	14	Trepsarciel	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 AV
Third Respec Trial	15	Ractespriel	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
Mender Lazarus Task Force	10	Mender Lazarus	4 Door Missions, 5 AVs
Mender Tesseract Strike Force	8	Mender Tesseract	3 Door Missions, 4 EBs, 2 AVs
Mender Silos Strike Force	10	Mender Silos	3 Door Missions, 14 AVs

Story Arcs

Soldier (Level 1-15)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
The Vahzilok Conference	7	Dmitri Krylov	3 Door Missions, 1 EB
Spy Hunt / After the Wall Fell	16	Dmitri Krylov	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Midas Touched	11	Dr. Shelly Percey	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Breaking Bows	5	Peter Themari	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	5	Peter Themari	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
The Origins of the Snakes	6	Matthew Burke	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Weird Science (level 8)	6	Doctor Creed	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Earning Arachnos' favor	4	Kalinda	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Snake Uprising	5	Mongoose	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
The Council Cargo	5	Angelo Vendetti	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
The Hit List	5	The Radio	3 Door Missions
An Arachnos Ghost Story	5	Veluta Lunata	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Power of the Spirit	5	Veluta Lunata	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 EBs
Give 'em Hellion!	8	Billie Heck	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
Family War / Last Man Standing	9	Billie Heck	6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 EBs
The Book and The Burning	1	Mr. Bocor	3 Door Missions, 3 Defeat All, 1 Hunt
Steal the Facemaker's Reanimation Chemicals (Mask Maker)	1*	Dr. Shelly Percey	1 Door Mission
Steal the Outbreak Virus (Plague Carrier)	1*	The Radio	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
Hurt the Traitorous Vendetti (Stone Cold)	1*	Angelo Vendetti	1 Door Mission
Retrieve the Loa Bone (Bone Collector)	1*	Mr. Bocor	1 Door Mission

'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

Malcontent (Level 16-19)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Echo Down the Aeons	9	Marshall Brass	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
The Aeon Conspiracy	10	Marshall Brass	7 Door Missions (1 Defeat all), 1 EB
High-Tech Gold	10	Golden Roller	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Breakout at the Zig	11	Operative Wellman	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Master of Destruction	8	Operative Wellman	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
There's a Sucker Born Every Minute	17	Willy Wheeler	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 EB
Oh Wretched Man!	8	Seer Marino	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk

Insider (Level 20-24)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
The Origin of Power	5	Ashley McKnight	1 Door Mission, 5 Talks
Iron Widow	6	Captain Petrovich	6 Door Missions, 1 EB
Kings of the Sky	6	Lt. Chalmers	3 Door Missions, 1 EB
Operation Skyhook	7	Lt. Chalmers	3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Coral Bonanza	5	Crash Cage	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 1 AV
Breaking the Cage	6	Crash Cage	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
Any Body Will Do	3	Vince Dubrowski	3 Door Missions
Disturbing the Dead	5	Henri Dumont	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
Carpe Diem	5	Lorenz Ansaldo	3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 AV
A Web of Intrigue	11	Operative Vargas	7 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)

Undesirable (Level 25-29)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Aurora Fades	3	Darla Mavis	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
Power Mine	4	Darla Mavis	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Sabotage!	7	Kristof Jaeger	4 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
Trust and Betrayal	7	Lt. Demitrovich	6 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Zag Breakout!	7	Shadowy Figure	3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Midnight Draws Near	10	Darrin Wade	5 Door Missions, 4 AVs
Forging the Blackwand	11	Archmage Tarixus	5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 EB
Die by the Freak!	7	Doc Buzzsaw	7 Door Missions, 1 EB
Heavy Metal Doctoring	7	Doc Buzzsaw	3 Door Missions
The Cult of the Shaper	8	Diviner Maros	6 Door Missions, 1 EB, 2 AVs
On the Trail of the Leviathan	5	Operative Kirkland	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Retrieve Crash's Shipments (Slag Reaper)	0*	Vince Dubrowski	1 Door Mission, 2 Talks
Bust Up the Dockworker's Strike (Strikebreaker)	1*	Lorenz Ansaldo	1 Door Mission

'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

Wiseguy (Level 30-34)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Taming the Tigress	4	Crimson Revenant	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
Brawling with the Big Boys	4	Crimson Revenant	3 Door Missions, 1 AV
Snuffing the Light	6	Operative Rutger	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
Into Valhalla	9	Operative Rutger	4 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 AV
Nictus Dissection	4	Psymon Omega	3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Psymon Sez	11	Psymon Omega	6 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 AV
Miss Fortune's Wheel	3	Slot Machine	3 Door Missions
High Roller's Last Gamble	5	Slot Machine	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Strange Memories	6	Timothy Raymond	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Breaking the Streak	4	Hard Luck	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Silver-Tongued Devil	5	Hardcase	3 Door Missions
Sold for a Song	12	Hardcase	5 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Talk
Chaos Unbound	8	Vivacious Verandi	5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
Offer Soul of Akarist (Soul Taker)	2*	Archmage Tarixus	2 Door Missions
Eliminate Negotiator and Witnesses (Agent of Discord)	0*	Operative Kirkland	1 Door Mission

'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

Criminal (Level 35-39)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
No One Gets It	4	Arbiter Leery	3 Door Missions, 2 AVs
Crossfire	4	Arbiter Leery	4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
A Traitorous History	3	Magus Mu'Drakhan	3 Door Missions, 1 AV
The Secret of the Circle	12	Magus Mu'Drakhan	6 Door Missions, 2 AVs
Bravo for the Shadow Shard	7	Technician Naylor	3 Door Missions, 1 EB
Automatic Villainy	7	Technician Naylor	6 Door Missions, 2 EBs
The Dead Man's Deck	2	Mercedes Sheldon	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
Blurring the Lines	4	Kelly Uqua	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
Fat Cat City	5	Basse Croupier	3 Door Missions
Pied Piper	3	Hardcase	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Chaos Affair	8	Hardcase	5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
The Missing Maidens	4	Jezebel Jones	3 Door Missions, 1 hunt
Johnny's Squeeze	4	Jezebel Jones	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Devil May Care	14	Johnny Sonata	5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 1 EB, 1 AV
The Unlucky Artifact (Bad Luck)	1*	Hard Luck	1 Door Mission

'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

Captain (Level 40-45)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Breaking Knives	9	Arbiter Daos	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Absolute Vengeance	4	Arbiter Daos	3 Door Missions
The Arachnoid Cure	4	Terrence Dobbs	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
Arachnoid Appetizers	3	Terrence Dobbs	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
Building a Better Vermin	8	Terrence Dobbs	4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
Project Fury	3	Dr. Forrester	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunts, 1 EB
Countess Coup	4	Regent Korol	3 Door Missions, 1 AV
Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy	6	Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Kuhr'Rekt Revenge	5	Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt	3 Door Missions, 1 EB, 3 AVs
Apt Pupil	9	Number 204	6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All)
Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher	5	Westin Phipps	4 Door Missions, 1 AV
The Rebels	4	Westin Phipps	3 Door Missions, 1 AV
The Bane of the Heart	10	Westin Phipps	7 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 AV
Shucking Souls	6	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk
The Hunt	7	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	---
The Circle's Plot	9	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Party Crasher (Party Crasher)	1	Dr. Forrester	1 Door Mission, 1 AV
Selestar (Mage Hunter)	1	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	1 Door Mission
Attack Longbow Portal Base (Portal Hopper)	1*	Technician Naylor	1 Door Mission
B4nKbUsTah (Skip Tracer)	1*	Basse Croupier	1 Door Mission

'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

Made (Level 46-50)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Ouroboros Initiation	6	The Pilgrim	4 Door Missions, 6 Talks, 1 EB
Power from the Past	2	Sister Airlia	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
Politics, Cimeroran Style	5	Sister Airlia	6 Door Missions (4 Defeat Alls), 4 Talks, 1 Hunt, 1 EB
Midnight's Hand	9	Ashley McKnight	3 Door Missions
Vindication	5	Abyss	3 Door Missions, 5 AVs
Light and Darkness	3	Abyss	3 Door Missions, 1 AV
Ancient History	3	Operative Grillo	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
Escaped!	3	Operative Grillo	3 Door Missions
Snake Fest	9	Operative Grillo	5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 4 Talks, 1 AV
Alone in the Darque	5	Efficiency Expert Pither	3 Door Missions
Indigo Hunt	4	Shadow Spider	3 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 AV
Crimson Hunt	4	Shadow Spider	3 Door Missions, 1 AV
The Code Merlin	6	Tavish Bell	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
Vigilante Justice	7	Tavish Bell	6 Door Missions, 6 AVs
The TV Report	7	Television	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 5 Talks
Video Killed the Radio	2	Television	2 Door Missions, 1 Talks
The TV Invasion	7	Television	3 Door Missions
The Conference of Evil	13	Viridian	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Von Grun's Science	4	Vernon von Grun	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
The Great Grun Gathering	5	Vernon von Grun	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks, 1 AV
Von Grun's Lament	3	Vernon von Grun	3 Door Missions, 1 AV
Von Grun's Redemption	12	Vernon von Grun	6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talks, 1 AV
Video Games Made Me Do It (Couch Potato)	1*	Television	1 Door Mission

'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

Patron Arcs

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Armor Wars	10	Black Scorpion	5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 1 AV
Chink in the Armor	10	Black Scorpion	5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 1 EB, 2 AV
The Destiny Raids	10	Black Scorpion	6 Door Missions
Time After Time	10	Black Scorpion	5 Door Missions, 5 Talks, 3 EB, 1 AV
Killer Instinct	10	Captain Mako	5 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk
The Perfect Killing Machine	10	Captain Mako	4 Door Missions , 2 Talks
Iron Fist	10	Captain Mako	5 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Time After Time	10	Captain Mako	5 Door Missions, 6 Talks, 2 EBs, 1 AV
Mystic Mayhem	10	Ghost Widow	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
Life and Death	10	Ghost Widow	4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunts, 2 Talks
Brain Power	10	Ghost Widow	5 Door Missions
Time After Time	10	Ghost Widow	5 Door Missions, 3 Talks, 2 EBs, 1 AV
A Wind Called Serafina	10	Scirocco	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
Hammer of the World	10	Scirocco	7 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 3 Talks
The Spirit City of Hequat	10	Scirocco	6 Door Missions, 2 Talks
Time After Time	10	Scirocco	10 Door Missions, 5 Talks, 3 EB, 1 AV

'* Not in Flashback.

Soldiers of Arachnos Only

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Time to Earn Some Dough (Level 10-14)	1	Brick Johnson	1 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Choose Your Own Adventure (Level 15-19)	3	Fortunata Hamilton	3 Door Missions
If At First You Don't Succeed (Level 20-24)	2	Fortunata Hamilton	3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
The Miracle River (I Can Change the Future!) (Level 25-29)	2	Fortunata Hamilton	3 Door Missions
The Longbow List (Level 30+)	1	Alan Desslock	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt

Events

Arc Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Spring Event (1-50)	2	Scratch	2 Door Missions

See Also

• Merit Rewards
• Hero Merit Rewards
• Cooperative Merit Rewards
• Miscellaneous Merit Rewards