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Villain Merit Rewards

2008-12-28T17:42:09Z

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== Overview ==

[[Issue 13]] introduced [[Merit Rewards]], which included a reworking of the reward system to obtain [[Invention System|Invention]] [[Recipe]]s from [[Task Force]]s, [[Trial]]s, and [[Story Arc]]s.

Task Forces give an average of 1 merit every 5 minutes of average time (12 merits an hour), Trials give an average of 1 merit every 4.5 minutes (13-14 merits an hour), and Story Arcs give an average of 1 merit every 12.5 minutes (4-5 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.
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== Strike Forces and Trials ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Virgil Tarikoss Strike Force|The Beast Beneath the Mountain]] || 10 || [[Virgil Tarikoss]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero, 1 AV
|-
| [[Silver Mantis Strike Force|Pirates of the Sky]] || 35 || [[Silver Mantis]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
|-
| [[Operative Renault Strike Force|Temple of the Waters]] || 25 || [[Operative Renault]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 3 Hunts, 3 AVs
|-
| [[Ice Mistral Strike Force|The Crystal of Serafina]] || 25 || [[Ice Mistral]]
|| 6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
|-
| [[Lord Recluse Strike Force]] || 25 || [[Lord Recluse]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Talk, 1 Monster, 18 Heroes
|-
| [[Sparcetriel|First Respec Trial]] || 15 || [[Sparcetriel]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 EBs, 1 AV
|-
| [[Trepsarciel|Second Respec Trial]] || 15 || [[Trepsarciel]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 AV
|-
| [[Ractespriel|Third Respec Trial]] || 15 || [[Ractespriel]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
|-
| [[Mender Lazarus Task Force]] || 6 || [[Mender Lazarus]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 5 AVs
|-
| [[Mender Tesseract Strike Force]] || 5 || [[Mender Tesseract]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 4 EBs, 2 Heroes
|-
| [[Mender Silos Strike Force]] || 5 || [[Mender Silos]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 14 Heroes
|}

== Story Arcs ==

=== Soldier (Level 1-15) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Dmitri Krylov#The Vahzilok Conference|The Vahzilok Conference]] || 4 || [[Dmitri Krylov]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Dmitri Krylov#After the Wall Fell|SpyHunt / After the Wall Fell]] || 5 || [[Dmitri Krylov]]
|| 6 Door Missions (5 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Dr. Shelly Percey#Midas Touched|Midas Touched]] || 3 || [[Dr. Shelly Percey]]
|| 2 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Peter Themari#Breaking Bows|Breaking Bows]] || 2 || [[Peter Themari]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Peter Themari#Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge]] || 2 || [[Peter Themari]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Matthew Burke#The Origins of the Snakes|The Origins of the Snakes]] || 2 || [[Matthew Burke]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Doctor Creed#Weird Science|Weird Science]] (level 8) || 2 || [[Doctor Creed]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Kalinda#Earning Arachnos' favor|Earning Arachnos' favor]] || 1 || [[Kalinda]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Mongoose#Snake Uprising|Snake Uprising]] || 1 || [[Mongoose]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Angelo Vendetti#The Council Cargo|The Council Cargo]] || 2 || [[Angelo Vendetti]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[The Radio#The Hit List|The Hit List]] || 2 || [[The Radio]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Veluta Lunata#An Arachnos Ghost Story|An Arachnos Ghost Story]] || 3 || [[Veluta Lunata]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Veluta Lunata#Power of the Spirit|Power of the Spirit]] || 3 || [[Veluta Lunata]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 EBs
|-
| [[Billie Heck#Give'em Hellion!|Give 'em Hellion!]] || 2 || [[Billie Heck]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[Billie Heck#Last Man Standing|Family War / Last Man Standing]] || 5 || [[Billie Heck]]
|| 6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 EBs
|-
| [[Mr. Bocor#The Book and the Burning|The Book and The Burning]] || 3 || [[Mr. Bocor]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 3 Defeat All, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Dr. Shelly Percey#Badge Mission|Steal the Facemaker's Reanimation Chemicals]] || 1* || [[Dr. Shelly Percey]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[The Radio#Badge Mission|Steal the Outbreak Virus]] || 1* || [[The Radio]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Angelo Vendetti#Badge Mission|Hurt the Traitorous Vendetti]] || 1* || [[Angelo Vendetti]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Mr. Bocor#Badge Mission|Retrieve the Loa Bone]] || 1* || [[Mr. Bocor]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Malcontent (Level 16-19) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Marshall Brass#Echo Down the Aeons|Echo Down the Aeons]] || 2 || [[Marshall Brass]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Marshall Brass#The Aeon Conspiracy|The Aeon Conspiracy]] || 6 || [[Marshall Brass]]
|| 7 Door Missions (1 Defeat all), 1 EB
|-
| [[Golden Roller#High-Tech Gold|High-Tech Gold]] || 3 || [[Golden Roller]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Operative Wellman#Breakout at the Zig|Breakout at the Zig]] || 3 || [[Operative Wellman]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Operative Wellman#Master of Destruction|Master of Destruction]] || 2 || [[Operative Wellman]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Willy Wheeler#There's a Sucker Born Every Minute|There's a Sucker Born Every Minute]] || 6 || [[Willy Wheeler]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 EB
|-
| [[Seer Marino#Oh, Wretched Man!|Oh Wretched Man!]] || 5 || [[Seer Marino]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|}

=== Insider (Level 20-24) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Ashley McKnight#The Origin of Power (Story Arc)|The Origin of Power]] || 2 || [[Ashley McKnight]]
|| 1 Door Mission, 5 Talks
|-
| [[Captain Petrovich#Iron Widow|Iron Widow]] || 3 || [[Captain Petrovich]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Lt. Chalmers#Kings of the Sky|Kings of the Sky]] || 2 || [[Lt. Chalmers]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Lt. Chalmers#Operation Skyhook|Operation Skyhook]] || 2 || [[Lt. Chalmers]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Crash Cage#Coral Bonanza|Coral Bonanza]] || 3 || [[Crash Cage]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Crash Cage#Breaking the Cage|Breaking the Cage]] || 3 || [[Crash Cage]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| [[Vince Dubrowski#Any Body Will Do|Any Body Will Do]] || 1 || [[Vince Dubrowski]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Henri Dumont#Disturbing the dead|Disturbing the Dead]] || 3 || [[Henri Dumont]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Lorenz Ansaldo#Carpe Diem|Carpe Diem]] || 1 || [[Lorenz Ansaldo]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Operative Vargas#A web of intrigue|A Web of Intrigue]] || 6 || [[Operative Vargas]]
|| 7 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|}

=== Undesirable (Level 25-29) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Darla Mavis#Aurora fades|Aurora Fades]] || 1 || [[Darla Mavis]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Darla Mavis#Power Mine|Power Mine]] || 2 || [[Darla Mavis]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Kristof Jaeger#Sabotage!|Sabotage!]] || 3 || [[Kristof Jaeger]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Lt. Demitrovich#Trust and Betrayal|Trust and Betrayal]] || 3 || [[Lt. Demitrovich]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Shadowy Figure#Zag Breakout!|Zag Breakout!]] || 2 || [[Shadowy Figure]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Darrin Wade#Midnight Draws Near (Story Arc)|Midnight Draws Near]] || 5 || [[Darrin Wade]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 4 Heroes/EBs
|-
| [[Archmage Tarixus#Forging the Blackwand|Forging the Blackwand]] || 4 || [[Archmage Tarixus]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 EB
|-
| [[Doc Buzzsaw#Die by the Freak!|Die by the Freak!]] || 3 || [[Doc Buzzsaw]]
|| 7 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Doc Buzzsaw#Heavy Metal Doctoring|Heavy Metal Doctoring]] || 2 || [[Doc Buzzsaw]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Diviner Maros#The Cult of the Shaper|The Cult of the Shaper]] || 4 || [[Diviner Maros]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs, 1 EB
|-
| [[Operative Kirkland#On the trail of the Leviathan|On the Trail of the Leviathan]] || 1 || [[Operative Kirkland]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Vince Dubrowski#Badge Mission|Retrieve Crash's Shipments]] || 0* || [[Vince Dubrowski]]
|| 1 Door Mission, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Lorenz Ansaldo#Badge Mission|Bust Up the Dockworker's Strike]] || 1* || [[Lorenz Ansaldo]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Wiseguy (Level 30-34) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Crimson Revenant#Taming the Tigress|Taming the Tigress]] || 2 || [[Crimson Revenant]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Crimson Revenant#Brawling with the Big Boys|Brawling with the Big Boys]] || 2 || [[Crimson Revenant]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Operative Rutger#Snuffing the light|Snuffing the Light]] || 3 || [[Operative Rutger]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Operative Rutger#Into Valhalla|Into Valhalla]] || 5 || [[Operative Rutger]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Psymon Omega#Nictus Dissection|Nictus Dissection]] || 2 || [[Psymon Omega]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Psymon Omega#Psymon Sez|Psymon Sez]] || 7 || [[Psymon Omega]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Slot Machine#Miss Fortune's Wheel|Miss Fortune's Wheel]] || 1 || [[Slot Machine]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Slot Machine#High Roller's Last Gamble|High Roller's Last Gamble]] || 3 || [[Slot Machine]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Timothy Raymond#Strange Memories|Strange Memories]] || 3 || [[Timothy Raymond]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Hard Luck#Breaking the Streak|Breaking the Streak]] || 2 || [[Hard Luck]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Hardcase#Silver-Tongued Devil|Silver-Tongued Devil]] || 3 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Hardcase#Sold for a Song|Sold for a Song]] || 6 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Vivacious Verandi#Chaos Unbound|Chaos Unbound]] || 4 || [[Vivacious Verandi]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Archmage Tarixus#Badge mission|Offer Soul of Akarist]] || 1* || [[Archmage Tarixus]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Operative Kirkland#Badge Mission|Eliminate Negotiator and Witnesses]] || 0* || [[Operative Kirkland]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Criminal (Level 35-39) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Arbiter Leery#No One Gets It|No One Gets It]] || 2 || [[Arbiter Leery]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs
|-
| [[Arbiter Leery#Crossfire|Crossfire]] || 2 || [[Arbiter Leery]]
|| 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Magus Mu'Drakhan#A citation full of commendation|A Traitorous History]] || 2 || [[Magus Mu'Drakhan]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Magus Mu'Drakhan#Burned out Spirit Trap|The Secret of the Circle]] || 6 || [[Magus Mu'Drakhan]]
|| 6 Door Missions
|-
| [[Technician Naylor#Last Stand on Mole Point Bravo|Bravo for the Shadow Shard]] || 2 || [[Technician Naylor]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Technician Naylor#Automatic Villainy|Automatic Villainy]] || 4 || [[Technician Naylor]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 2 EBs
|-
| [[Mercedes Sheldon#The Dead Man's Deck|The Devil's Card Deck]] || 3 || [[Mercedes Sheldon]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Kelly Uqua#Blurring the Lines|Blurring the Lines]] || 2 || [[Kelly Uqua]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[Basse Croupier#Fat Cat City|Fat Cat City]] || 2 || [[Basse Croupier]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Hardcase#Pied Piper|Pied Piper]] || 2 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Hardcase#Chaos Affair|Chaos Affair]] || 4 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Jezebel Jones#The Missing Maidens|The Missing Maidens]] || 2 || [[Jezebel Jones]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 hunt
|-
| [[Jezebel Jones#Johnny's Squeeze|Johnny's Squeeze]] || 2 || [[Jezebel Jones]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Johnny Sonata#A signed glossy of Johnny Sonata|Devil May Care]] || 2 || [[Johnny Sonata]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 1 EB, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Hard Luck#Badge Mission|The Unlucky Artifact]] || 1* || [[Hard Luck]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Captain (Level 40-45) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
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| [[Arbiter Daos#Breaking Knives|Breaking Knives]] || 9 || [[Arbiter Daos]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Arbiter Daos#Absolute Vengeance|Absolute Vengeance]] || 3 || [[Arbiter Daos]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Terrence Dobbs#The Arachnoid Cure|The Arachnoid Cure]] || 2 || [[Terrence Dobbs]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[Terrence Dobbs#Arachnoid Appetizers|Arachnoid Appetizers]] || 2 || [[Terrence Dobbs]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| [[Terrence Dobbs#Building a Better Vermin|Building a Better Vermin]] || 4 || [[Terrence Dobbs]]
|| 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Dr. Forrester#Project Fury|Project Fury]] || 1 || [[Dr. Forrester]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunts, 1 EB
|-
| [[Regent Korol#Story Arc|Countess Coup]] || 2 || [[Regent Korol]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt#Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy|Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy]] || 2 || [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt#Kuhr'Rekt Revenge|Kuhr'Rekt Revenge]] || 3 || [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB, 3 Hero/EBs
|-
| [[Number 204#Apt Pupil|Apt Pupil]] || 4 || [[Number 204]]
|| 6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Westin Phipps#Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher|Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher]] || 3 || [[Westin Phipps]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Westin Phipps#The Rebels|The Rebels]] || 2 || [[Westin Phipps]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Westin Phipps#The Bane of the Heart|The Bane of the Heart]] || 5 || [[Westin Phipps]]
|| 7 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Shucking Souls|Shucking Souls]] || 3 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#The Hunt|The Hunt]] || 4 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
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|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#The Circle's Plot|The Circle's Plot]] || 4 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Dr. Forrester#Badge Mission|Party Crasher]]* || 1 || [[Dr. Forrester]]
|| 1 Door Mission, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Badge Mission|Selestar]]* || 1 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Technician Naylor#Badge Mission|Attack Longbow Portal Base]] || 1* || [[Technician Naylor]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Basse Croupier#Badge Mission|B4nKbUsTah]] || 1* || [[Basse Croupier]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Made (Level 46-50) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
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| Ouroboros Initiation || 2 || [[The Pilgrim]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 6 Talks, 1 EB
|-
| Power From the Past || 3 || [[Sister Airlia]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Politics, Cemerora Style || 3 || [[Sister Airlia]]
|| 6 Door Missions (4 Defeat Alls), 4 Talks, 1 Hunt, 1 EB
|-
| Midnights Hand || 2 || [[Ashley McKnight]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| Vindication || 3 || [[Abyss]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 5 Hero/EBs
|-
| Light and Darkness || 2 || [[Abyss]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Ancient History || 1 || [[Operative Grillo]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
|-
| Escaped! || 1 || [[Operative Grillo]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| Snake Fist || 5 || [[Operative Grillo]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 4 Talks, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Alone in the Darque || 2 || [[Efficiency Expert Pither]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| Indigo Hunt || 3 || [[Shadow Spider]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Crimson Hunt || 2 || [[Shadow Spider]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| The Code Merlin || 2 || [[Tavish Bell]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV/EB
|-
| Vigilante Justice || 3 || [[Tavish Bell]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 6 Hero/EBs
|-
| The TV Report || 4 || [[Television]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 5 Talks
|-
| Video Killed the Radio || 1 || [[Television]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Talks
|-
| The TV Invasion || 2 || [[Television]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| The Conference of Evil || 7 || [[Viridian]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| Von Grun's Science || 2 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| The Great Grun Gathering || 2 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Von Grun's Lament || 1 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Von Grun's Redemption || 12 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talks, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Video Games Made Me Do It || 1* || [[Television]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Patron Arcs ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| Armor Wars || --- || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Chink in the Armor || 5 || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 1 EB, 2 AV/EBs
|-
| The Destiny Raids || 5 || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 6 Door Missions
|-
| Time After Time || --- || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 5 Talks, 3 EB, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Killer Instinct || 5 || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| The Perfect Killing Machine || 5 || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 4 Door Missions , 2 Talks
|-
| Iron Fist || 5 || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| Time After Time || --- || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 6 Talks, 2 EBs, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Mystic Mayhem || 4 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
|-
| Life and Death || 5 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunts, 2 Talks
|-
| Brain Power || 5 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 5 Door Missions
|-
| Time After Time || 5 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 3 Talks, 2 EBs, 1 AV/EB
|-
| A Wind Called Serafina || 5 || [[Scirocco]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
|-
| Hammer of the World || --- || [[Scirocco]]
|| 7 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 3 Talks
|-
| The Spirit City of Hequat || 5 || [[Scirocco]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 2 Talks
|-
| Time After Time || --- || [[Scirocco]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 5 Talks, 3 EB, 1 AV/EB
|}
'* Not in Flashback.

=== [[Soldiers of Arachnos]] Only ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| Time to make Some Money (10-14) || 1 || [[Brick Johnson]]
|| 1 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| Choose Your Own Adventure (15-19) || 7 || [[Fortunata Hamilton]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| If At First You Don't Succeed (Level 20-24) || 1 || [[Fortunata Hamilton]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| The Miracle River (I can change the future) 25-29 || 1 || [[Fortunata Hamilton]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| The Longbow List (Level 30+) || 1 || [[Alan Desslock]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|}

==See Also==
*[[Merit Rewards]]
*[[Hero Merit Rewards]]
*[[Cooperative Merit Rewards]]
*[[Miscellaneous Merit Rewards]]

[[Category:Gameplay]][[Category:Invention System]]

Villain Merit Rewards

2008-12-28T14:22:19Z

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{{TOCright}}
== Overview ==

[[Issue 13]] introduced [[Merit Rewards]], which included a reworking of the reward system to obtain [[Invention System|Invention]] [[Recipe]]s from [[Task Force]]s, [[Trial]]s, and [[Story Arc]]s.

Task Forces give an average of 1 merit every 5 minutes of average time (12 merits an hour), Trials give an average of 1 merit every 4.5 minutes (13-14 merits an hour), and Story Arcs give an average of 1 merit every 12.5 minutes (4-5 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.
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== Strike Forces and Trials ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Virgil Tarikoss Strike Force|The Beast Beneath the Mountain]] || 10 || [[Virgil Tarikoss]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero, 1 AV
|-
| [[Silver Mantis Strike Force|Pirates of the Sky]] || 35 || [[Silver Mantis]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
|-
| [[Operative Renault Strike Force|Temple of the Waters]] || 25 || [[Operative Renault]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 3 Hunts, 3 AVs
|-
| [[Ice Mistral Strike Force|The Crystal of Serafina]] || 25 || [[Ice Mistral]]
|| 6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
|-
| [[Lord Recluse Strike Force]] || 25 || [[Lord Recluse]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Talk, 1 Monster, 18 Heroes
|-
| [[Sparcetriel|First Respec Trial]] || 15 || [[Sparcetriel]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 EBs, 1 AV
|-
| [[Trepsarciel|Second Respec Trial]] || 15 || [[Trepsarciel]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 AV
|-
| [[Ractespriel|Third Respec Trial]] || 15 || [[Ractespriel]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
|-
| [[Mender Lazarus Task Force]] || 6 || [[Mender Lazarus]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 5 AVs
|-
| [[Mender Tesseract Strike Force]] || 5 || [[Mender Tesseract]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 4 EBs, 2 Heroes
|-
| [[Mender Silos Strike Force]] || 5 || [[Mender Silos]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 14 Heroes
|}

== Story Arcs ==

=== Soldier (Level 1-15) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Dmitri Krylov#The Vahzilok Conference|The Vahzilok Conference]] || 4 || [[Dmitri Krylov]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Dmitri Krylov#After the Wall Fell|SpyHunt / After the Wall Fell]] || 5 || [[Dmitri Krylov]]
|| 6 Door Missions (5 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Dr. Shelly Percey#Midas Touched|Midas Touched]] || 3 || [[Dr. Shelly Percey]]
|| 2 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Peter Themari#Breaking Bows|Breaking Bows]] || 2 || [[Peter Themari]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Peter Themari#Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge]] || 2 || [[Peter Themari]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Matthew Burke#The Origins of the Snakes|The Origins of the Snakes]] || 2 || [[Matthew Burke]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Doctor Creed#Weird Science|Weird Science]] (level 8) || 2 || [[Doctor Creed]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Kalinda#Earning Arachnos' favor|Earning Arachnos' favor]] || 1 || [[Kalinda]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Mongoose#Snake Uprising|Snake Uprising]] || 1 || [[Mongoose]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Angelo Vendetti#The Council Cargo|The Council Cargo]] || 2 || [[Angelo Vendetti]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[The Radio#The Hit List|The Hit List]] || 2 || [[The Radio]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Veluta Lunata#An Arachnos Ghost Story|An Arachnos Ghost Story]] || 3 || [[Veluta Lunata]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Veluta Lunata#Power of the Spirit|Power of the Spirit]] || 3 || [[Veluta Lunata]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 EBs
|-
| [[Billie Heck#Give'em Hellion!|Give 'em Hellion!]] || 2 || [[Billie Heck]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[Billie Heck#Last Man Standing|Family War / Last Man Standing]] || 5 || [[Billie Heck]]
|| 6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 EBs
|-
| [[Mr. Bocor#The Book and the Burning|The Book and The Burning]] || 3 || [[Mr. Bocor]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 3 Defeat All, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Dr. Shelly Percey#Badge Mission|Steal the Facemaker's Reanimation Chemicals]] || 1* || [[Dr. Shelly Percey]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[The Radio#Badge Mission|Steal the Outbreak Virus]] || 1* || [[The Radio]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Angelo Vendetti#Badge Mission|Hurt the Traitorous Vendetti]] || 1* || [[Angelo Vendetti]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Mr. Bocor#Badge Mission|Retrieve the Loa Bone]] || 1* || [[Mr. Bocor]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Malcontent (Level 16-19) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Marshall Brass#Echo Down the Aeons|Echo Down the Aeons]] || 2 || [[Marshall Brass]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Marshall Brass#The Aeon Conspiracy|The Aeon Conspiracy]] || 6 || [[Marshall Brass]]
|| 7 Door Missions (1 Defeat all), 1 EB
|-
| [[Golden Roller#High-Tech Gold|High-Tech Gold]] || 3 || [[Golden Roller]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Operative Wellman#Breakout at the Zig|Breakout at the Zig]] || 3 || [[Operative Wellman]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Operative Wellman#Master of Destruction|Master of Destruction]] || 2 || [[Operative Wellman]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Willy Wheeler#There's a Sucker Born Every Minute|There's a Sucker Born Every Minute]] || 6 || [[Willy Wheeler]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 EB
|-
| [[Seer Marino#Oh, Wretched Man!|Oh Wretched Man!]] || 5 || [[Seer Marino]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|}

=== Insider (Level 20-24) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Ashley McKnight#The Origin of Power (Story Arc)|The Origin of Power]] || 2 || [[Ashley McKnight]]
|| 1 Door Mission, 5 Talks
|-
| [[Captain Petrovich#Iron Widow|Iron Widow]] || 3 || [[Captain Petrovich]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Lt. Chalmers#Kings of the Sky|Kings of the Sky]] || 2 || [[Lt. Chalmers]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Lt. Chalmers#Operation Skyhook|Operation Skyhook]] || 2 || [[Lt. Chalmers]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Crash Cage#Coral Bonanza|Coral Bonanza]] || 3 || [[Crash Cage]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Crash Cage#Breaking the Cage|Breaking the Cage]] || 3 || [[Crash Cage]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| [[Vince Dubrowski#Any Body Will Do|Any Body Will Do]] || 1 || [[Vince Dubrowski]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Henri Dumont#Disturbing the dead|Disturbing the Dead]] || 3 || [[Henri Dumont]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Lorenz Ansaldo#Carpe Diem|Carpe Diem]] || 1 || [[Lorenz Ansaldo]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Operative Vargas#A web of intrigue|A Web of Intrigue]] || 6 || [[Operative Vargas]]
|| 7 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|}

=== Undesirable (Level 25-29) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Darla Mavis#Aurora fades|Aurora Fades]] || 1 || [[Darla Mavis]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Darla Mavis#Power Mine|Power Mine]] || 2 || [[Darla Mavis]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Kristof Jaeger#Sabotage!|Sabotage!]] || 3 || [[Kristof Jaeger]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Lt. Demitrovich#Trust and Betrayal|Trust and Betrayal]] || 3 || [[Lt. Demitrovich]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Shadowy Figure#Zag Breakout!|Zag Breakout!]] || 2 || [[Shadowy Figure]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Darrin Wade#Midnight Draws Near (Story Arc)|Midnight Draws Near]] || 5 || [[Darrin Wade]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 4 Heroes/EBs
|-
| [[Archmage Tarixus#Forging the Blackwand|Forging the Blackwand]] || 4 || [[Archmage Tarixus]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 EB
|-
| [[Doc Buzzsaw#Die by the Freak!|Die by the Freak!]] || 3 || [[Doc Buzzsaw]]
|| 7 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Doc Buzzsaw#Heavy Metal Doctoring|Heavy Metal Doctoring]] || 2 || [[Doc Buzzsaw]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Diviner Maros#The Cult of the Shaper|The Cult of the Shaper]] || 4 || [[Diviner Maros]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs, 1 EB
|-
| [[Operative Kirkland#On the trail of the Leviathan|On the Trail of the Leviathan]] || 1 || [[Operative Kirkland]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Vince Dubrowski#Badge Mission|Retrieve Crash's Shipments]] || 0* || [[Vince Dubrowski]]
|| 1 Door Mission, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Lorenz Ansaldo#Badge Mission|Bust Up the Dockworker's Strike]] || 1* || [[Lorenz Ansaldo]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Wiseguy (Level 30-34) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Crimson Revenant#Taming the Tigress|Taming the Tigress]] || 2 || [[Crimson Revenant]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Crimson Revenant#Brawling with the Big Boys|Brawling with the Big Boys]] || 2 || [[Crimson Revenant]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Operative Rutger#Snuffing the light|Snuffing the Light]] || 3 || [[Operative Rutger]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Operative Rutger#Into Valhalla|Into Valhalla]] || 5 || [[Operative Rutger]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Psymon Omega#Nictus Dissection|Nictus Dissection]] || 2 || [[Psymon Omega]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Psymon Omega#Psymon Sez|Psymon Sez]] || 7 || [[Psymon Omega]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Slot Machine#Miss Fortune's Wheel|Miss Fortune's Wheel]] || 1 || [[Slot Machine]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Slot Machine#High Roller's Last Gamble|High Roller's Last Gamble]] || 3 || [[Slot Machine]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Timothy Raymond#Strange Memories|Strange Memories]] || 3 || [[Timothy Raymond]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Hard Luck#Breaking the Streak|Breaking the Streak]] || 2 || [[Hard Luck]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Hardcase#Silver-Tongued Devil|Silver-Tongued Devil]] || 3 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Hardcase#Sold for a Song|Sold for a Song]] || 6 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Vivacious Verandi#Chaos Unbound|Chaos Unbound]] || 4 || [[Vivacious Verandi]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Archmage Tarixus#Badge mission|Offer Soul of Akarist]] || 1* || [[Archmage Tarixus]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Operative Kirkland#Badge Mission|Eliminate Negotiator and Witnesses]] || 0* || [[Operative Kirkland]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Criminal (Level 35-39) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Arbiter Leery#No One Gets It|No One Gets It]] || 2 || [[Arbiter Leery]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs
|-
| [[Arbiter Leery#Crossfire|Crossfire]] || 2 || [[Arbiter Leery]]
|| 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Magus Mu'Drakhan#A citation full of commendation|A Traitorous History]] || 2 || [[Magus Mu'Drakhan]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Magus Mu'Drakhan#Burned out Spirit Trap|The Secret of the Circle]] || 6 || [[Magus Mu'Drakhan]]
|| 6 Door Missions
|-
| [[Technician Naylor#Last Stand on Mole Point Bravo|Bravo for the Shadow Shard]] || 2 || [[Technician Naylor]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Technician Naylor#Automatic Villainy|Automatic Villainy]] || 4 || [[Technician Naylor]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 2 EBs
|-
| [[Mercedes Sheldon#The Dead Man's Deck|The Devil's Card Deck]] || 3 || [[Mercedes Sheldon]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Kelly Uqua#Blurring the Lines|Blurring the Lines]] || 2 || [[Kelly Uqua]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[Basse Croupier#Fat Cat City|Fat Cat City]] || 2 || [[Basse Croupier]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Hardcase#Pied Piper|Pied Piper]] || 2 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Hardcase#Chaos Affair|Chaos Affair]] || 4 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Jezebel Jones#The Missing Maidens|The Missing Maidens]] || 2 || [[Jezebel Jones]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 hunt
|-
| [[Jezebel Jones#Johnny's Squeeze|Johnny's Squeeze]] || 2 || [[Jezebel Jones]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Johnny Sonata#A signed glossy of Johnny Sonata|Devil May Care]] || 2 || [[Johnny Sonata]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 1 EB, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Hard Luck#Badge Mission|The Unlucky Artifact]] || 1* || [[Hard Luck]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Captain (Level 40-45) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Arbiter Daos#Breaking Knives|Breaking Knives]] || 9 || [[Arbiter Daos]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Arbiter Daos#Absolute Vengeance|Absolute Vengeance]] || 3 || [[Arbiter Daos]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Terrence Dobbs#The Arachnoid Cure|The Arachnoid Cure]] || 2 || [[Terrence Dobbs]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[Terrence Dobbs#Arachnoid Appetizers|Arachnoid Appetizers]] || 2 || [[Terrence Dobbs]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| [[Terrence Dobbs#Building a Better Vermin|Building a Better Vermin]] || 4 || [[Terrence Dobbs]]
|| 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Dr. Forrester#Project Fury|Project Fury]] || 1 || [[Dr. Forrester]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunts, 1 EB
|-
| [[Regent Korol#Story Arc|Countess Coup]] || 2 || [[Regent Korol]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt#Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy|Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy]] || 2 || [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt#Kuhr'Rekt Revenge|Kuhr'Rekt Revenge]] || 3 || [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB, 3 Hero/EBs
|-
| [[Number 204#Apt Pupil|Apt Pupil]] || 4 || [[Number 204]]
|| 6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Westin Phipps#Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher|Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher]] || 3 || [[Westin Phipps]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Westin Phipps#The Rebels|The Rebels]] || 2 || [[Westin Phipps]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Westin Phipps#The Bane of the Heart|The Bane of the Heart]] || 5 || [[Westin Phipps]]
|| 7 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Shucking Souls|Shucking Souls]] || 3 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#The Hunt|The Hunt]] || 4 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| ---
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#The Circle's Plot|The Circle's Plot]] || 4 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Dr. Forrester#Badge Mission|Party Crasher]]* || 1 || [[Dr. Forrester]]
|| 1 Door Mission, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Badge Mission|Selestar]]* || 1 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Technician Naylor#Badge Mission|Attack Longbow Portal Base]] || 1* || [[Technician Naylor]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Basse Croupier#Badge Mission|B4nKbUsTah]] || 1* || [[Basse Croupier]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Made (Level 46-50) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| Ouroboros Initiation || 2 || [[The Pilgrim]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 6 Talks, 1 EB
|-
| Power From the Past || 3 || [[Sister Airlia]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Politics, Cemerora Style || 3 || [[Sister Airlia]]
|| 6 Door Missions (4 Defeat Alls), 4 Talks, 1 Hunt, 1 EB
|-
| Midnights Hand || 2 || [[Ashley McKnight]]
|| ---
|-
| Vindication || 3 || [[Abyss]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 5 Hero/EBs
|-
| Light and Darkness || 2 || [[Abyss]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Ancient History || 1 || [[Operative Grillo]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
|-
| Escaped! || 1 || [[Operative Grillo]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| Snake Fist || 5 || [[Operative Grillo]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 4 Talks, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Alone in the Darque || 2 || [[Efficiency Expert Pither]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| Indigo Hunt || 3 || [[Shadow Spider]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Crimson Hunt || 2 || [[Shadow Spider]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| The Code Merlin || 2 || [[Tavish Bell]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV/EB
|-
| Vigilante Justice || 3 || [[Tavish Bell]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 6 Hero/EBs
|-
| The TV Report || 4 || [[Television]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 5 Talks
|-
| Video Killed the Radio || 1 || [[Television]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Talks
|-
| The TV Invasion || 2 || [[Television]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| The Conference of Evil || 7 || [[Viridian]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| Von Grun's Science || 2 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| The Great Grun Gathering || 2 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Von Grun's Lament || 1 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Von Grun's Redemption || 12 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talks, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Video Games Made Me Do It || 1* || [[Television]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Patron Arcs ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| Armor Wars || --- || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Chink in the Armor || 5 || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 1 EB, 2 AV/EBs
|-
| The Destiny Raids || 5 || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 6 Door Missions
|-
| Time After Time || --- || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 5 Talks, 3 EB, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Killer Instinct || 5 || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| The Perfect Killing Machine || 5 || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 4 Door Missions , 2 Talks
|-
| Iron Fist || 5 || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| Time After Time || --- || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 6 Talks, 2 EBs, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Mystic Mayhem || 4 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
|-
| Life and Death || 5 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunts, 2 Talks
|-
| Brain Power || 5 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 5 Door Missions
|-
| Time After Time || 5 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 3 Talks, 2 EBs, 1 AV/EB
|-
| A Wind Called Serafina || 5 || [[Scirocco]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
|-
| Hammer of the World || --- || [[Scirocco]]
|| 7 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 3 Talks
|-
| The Spirit City of Hequat || 5 || [[Scirocco]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 2 Talks
|-
| Time After Time || --- || [[Scirocco]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 5 Talks, 3 EB, 1 AV/EB
|}
'* Not in Flashback.

=== [[Soldiers of Arachnos]] Only ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| Time to make Some Money (10-14) || 1 || [[Brick Johnson]]
|| 1 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| Choose Your Own Adventure (15-19) || 7 || [[Fortunata Hamilton]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| If At First You Don't Succeed (Level 20-24) || 1 || [[Fortunata Hamilton]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| The Miracle River (I can change the future) 25-29 || 1 || [[Fortunata Hamilton]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| The Longbow List (Level 30+) || 1 || [[Alan Desslock]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|}

==See Also==
*[[Merit Rewards]]
*[[Hero Merit Rewards]]
*[[Cooperative Merit Rewards]]
*[[Miscellaneous Merit Rewards]]

[[Category:Gameplay]][[Category:Invention System]]

Villain Merit Rewards

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== Overview ==

[[Issue 13]] introduced [[Merit Rewards]], which included a reworking of the reward system to obtain [[Invention System|Invention]] [[Recipe]]s from [[Task Force]]s, [[Trial]]s, and [[Story Arc]]s.

Task Forces give an average of 1 merit every 5 minutes of average time (12 merits an hour), Trials give an average of 1 merit every 4.5 minutes (13-14 merits an hour), and Story Arcs give an average of 1 merit every 12.5 minutes (4-5 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.
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== Strike Forces and Trials ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Virgil Tarikoss Strike Force|The Beast Beneath the Mountain]] || 10 || [[Virgil Tarikoss]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero, 1 AV
|-
| [[Silver Mantis Strike Force|Pirates of the Sky]] || 35 || [[Silver Mantis]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
|-
| [[Operative Renault Strike Force|Temple of the Waters]] || 25 || [[Operative Renault]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 3 Hunts, 3 AVs
|-
| [[Ice Mistral Strike Force|The Crystal of Serafina]] || 25 || [[Ice Mistral]]
|| 6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
|-
| [[Lord Recluse Strike Force]] || 25 || [[Lord Recluse]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Talk, 1 Monster, 18 Heroes
|-
| [[Sparcetriel|First Respec Trial]] || 15 || [[Sparcetriel]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 EBs, 1 AV
|-
| [[Trepsarciel|Second Respec Trial]] || 15 || [[Trepsarciel]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 AV
|-
| [[Ractespriel|Third Respec Trial]] || 15 || [[Ractespriel]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
|-
| [[Mender Lazarus Task Force]] || 6 || [[Mender Lazarus]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 5 AVs
|-
| [[Mender Tesseract Strike Force]] || 5 || [[Mender Tesseract]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 4 EBs, 2 Heroes
|-
| [[Mender Silos Strike Force]] || 5 || [[Mender Silos]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 14 Heroes
|}

== Story Arcs ==

=== Soldier (Level 1-15) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Dmitri Krylov#The Vahzilok Conference|The Vahzilok Conference]] || 4 || [[Dmitri Krylov]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Dmitri Krylov#After the Wall Fell|SpyHunt / After the Wall Fell]] || 5 || [[Dmitri Krylov]]
|| 6 Door Missions (5 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Dr. Shelly Percey#Midas Touched|Midas Touched]] || 3 || [[Dr. Shelly Percey]]
|| 2 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Peter Themari#Breaking Bows|Breaking Bows]] || 2 || [[Peter Themari]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Peter Themari#Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge|Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge]] || 2 || [[Peter Themari]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Matthew Burke#The Origins of the Snakes|The Origins of the Snakes]] || 2 || [[Matthew Burke]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Doctor Creed#Weird Science|Weird Science]] (level 8) || 2 || [[Doctor Creed]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Kalinda#Earning Arachnos' favor|Earning Arachnos' favor]] || 1 || [[Kalinda]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Mongoose#Snake Uprising|Snake Uprising]] || 1 || [[Mongoose]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Angelo Vendetti#The Council Cargo|The Council Cargo]] || 2 || [[Angelo Vendetti]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[The Radio#The Hit List|The Hit List]] || 2 || [[The Radio]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Veluta Lunata#An Arachnos Ghost Story|An Arachnos Ghost Story]] || 3 || [[Veluta Lunata]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Veluta Lunata#Power of the Spirit|Power of the Spirit]] || 3 || [[Veluta Lunata]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 EBs
|-
| [[Billie Heck#Give'em Hellion!|Give 'em Hellion!]] || 2 || [[Billie Heck]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[Billie Heck#Last Man Standing|Family War / Last Man Standing]] || 5 || [[Billie Heck]]
|| 6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 EBs
|-
| [[Mr. Bocor#The Book and the Burning|The Book and The Burning]] || 3 || [[Mr. Bocor]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 3 Defeat All, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Dr. Shelly Percey#Badge Mission|Steal the Facemaker's Reanimation Chemicals]] || 1* || [[Dr. Shelly Percey]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[The Radio#Badge Mission|Steal the Outbreak Virus]] || 1* || [[The Radio]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Angelo Vendetti#Badge Mission|Hurt the Traitorous Vendetti]] || 1* || [[Angelo Vendetti]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Mr. Bocor#Badge Mission|Retrieve the Loa Bone]] || 1* || [[Mr. Bocor]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Malcontent (Level 16-19) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Marshall Brass#Echo Down the Aeons|Echo Down the Aeons]] || 2 || [[Marshall Brass]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Marshall Brass#The Aeon Conspiracy|The Aeon Conspiracy]] || 6 || [[Marshall Brass]]
|| 7 Door Missions (1 Defeat all), 1 EB
|-
| [[Golden Roller#High-Tech Gold|High-Tech Gold]] || 3 || [[Golden Roller]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Operative Wellman#Breakout at the Zig|Breakout at the Zig]] || 3 || [[Operative Wellman]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Operative Wellman#Master of Destruction|Master of Destruction]] || 2 || [[Operative Wellman]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Willy Wheeler#There's a Sucker Born Every Minute|There's a Sucker Born Every Minute]] || 6 || [[Willy Wheeler]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 EB
|-
| [[Seer Marino#Oh, Wretched Man!|Oh Wretched Man!]] || 5 || [[Seer Marino]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|}

=== Insider (Level 20-24) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Ashley McKnight#The Origin of Power (Story Arc)|The Origin of Power]] || 2 || [[Ashley McKnight]]
|| 1 Door Mission, 5 Talks
|-
| [[Captain Petrovich#Iron Widow|Iron Widow]] || 3 || [[Captain Petrovich]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Lt. Chalmers#Kings of the Sky|Kings of the Sky]] || 2 || [[Lt. Chalmers]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Lt. Chalmers#Operation Skyhook|Operation Skyhook]] || 2 || [[Lt. Chalmers]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Crash Cage#Coral Bonanza|Coral Bonanza]] || 3 || [[Crash Cage]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Crash Cage#Breaking the Cage|Breaking the Cage]] || 3 || [[Crash Cage]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| [[Vince Dubrowski#Any Body Will Do|Any Body Will Do]] || 1 || [[Vince Dubrowski]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Henri Dumont#Disturbing the dead|Disturbing the Dead]] || 3 || [[Henri Dumont]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Lorenz Ansaldo#Carpe Diem|Carpe Diem]] || 1 || [[Lorenz Ansaldo]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Operative Vargas#A web of intrigue|A Web of Intrigue]] || 6 || [[Operative Vargas]]
|| 7 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|}

=== Undesirable (Level 25-29) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Darla Mavis#Aurora fades|Aurora Fades]] || 1 || [[Darla Mavis]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Darla Mavis#Power Mine|Power Mine]] || 2 || [[Darla Mavis]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Kristof Jaeger#Sabotage!|Sabotage!]] || 3 || [[Kristof Jaeger]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Lt. Demitrovich#Trust and Betrayal|Trust and Betrayal]] || 3 || [[Lt. Demitrovich]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Shadowy Figure#Zag Breakout!|Zag Breakout!]] || 2 || [[Shadowy Figure]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Darrin Wade#Midnight Draws Near (Story Arc)|Midnight Draws Near]] || 5 || [[Darrin Wade]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 4 Heroes/EBs
|-
| [[Archmage Tarixus#Forging the Blackwand|Forging the Blackwand]] || 4 || [[Archmage Tarixus]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 EB
|-
| [[Doc Buzzsaw#Die by the Freak!|Die by the Freak!]] || 3 || [[Doc Buzzsaw]]
|| 7 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Doc Buzzsaw#Heavy Metal Doctoring|Heavy Metal Doctoring]] || 2 || [[Doc Buzzsaw]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Diviner Maros#The Cult of the Shaper|The Cult of the Shaper]] || 4 || [[Diviner Maros]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs, 1 EB
|-
| [[Operative Kirkland#On the trail of the Leviathan|On the Trail of the Leviathan]] || 1 || [[Operative Kirkland]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Vince Dubrowski#Badge Mission|Retrieve Crash's Shipments]] || 0* || [[Vince Dubrowski]]
|| 1 Door Mission, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Lorenz Ansaldo#Badge Mission|Bust Up the Dockworker's Strike]] || 1* || [[Lorenz Ansaldo]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Wiseguy (Level 30-34) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Crimson Revenant#Taming the Tigress|Taming the Tigress]] || 2 || [[Crimson Revenant]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Crimson Revenant#Brawling with the Big Boys|Brawling with the Big Boys]] || 2 || [[Crimson Revenant]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Operative Rutger#Snuffing the light|Snuffing the Light]] || 3 || [[Operative Rutger]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Operative Rutger#Into Valhalla|Into Valhalla]] || 5 || [[Operative Rutger]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Psymon Omega#Nictus Dissection|Nictus Dissection]] || 2 || [[Psymon Omega]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Psymon Omega#Psymon Sez|Psymon Sez]] || 7 || [[Psymon Omega]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Slot Machine#Miss Fortune's Wheel|Miss Fortune's Wheel]] || 1 || [[Slot Machine]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Slot Machine#High Roller's Last Gamble|High Roller's Last Gamble]] || 3 || [[Slot Machine]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Timothy Raymond#Strange Memories|Strange Memories]] || 3 || [[Timothy Raymond]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Hard Luck#Breaking the Streak|Breaking the Streak]] || 2 || [[Hard Luck]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Hardcase#Silver-Tongued Devil|Silver-Tongued Devil]] || 3 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Hardcase#Sold for a Song|Sold for a Song]] || 6 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Vivacious Verandi#Chaos Unbound|Chaos Unbound]] || 4 || [[Vivacious Verandi]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Archmage Tarixus#Badge mission|Offer Soul of Akarist]] || 1* || [[Archmage Tarixus]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Operative Kirkland#Badge Mission|Eliminate Negotiator and Witnesses]] || 0* || [[Operative Kirkland]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Criminal (Level 35-39) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Arbiter Leery#No One Gets It|No One Gets It]] || 2 || [[Arbiter Leery]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs
|-
| [[Arbiter Leery#Crossfire|Crossfire]] || 2 || [[Arbiter Leery]]
|| 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Magus Mu'Drakhan#A citation full of commendation|A Traitorous History]] || 2 || [[Magus Mu'Drakhan]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Magus Mu'Drakhan#Burned out Spirit Trap|The Secret of the Circle]] || 6 || [[Magus Mu'Drakhan]]
|| 6 Door Missions
|-
| [[Technician Naylor#Last Stand on Mole Point Bravo|Bravo for the Shadow Shard]] || 2 || [[Technician Naylor]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB
|-
| [[Technician Naylor#Automatic Villainy|Automatic Villainy]] || 4 || [[Technician Naylor]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 2 EBs
|-
| [[Mercedes Sheldon#The Dead Man's Deck|The Devil's Card Deck]] || 3 || [[Mercedes Sheldon]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
|-
| [[Kelly Uqua#Blurring the Lines|Blurring the Lines]] || 2 || [[Kelly Uqua]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[Basse Croupier#Fat Cat City|Fat Cat City]] || 2 || [[Basse Croupier]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Hardcase#Pied Piper|Pied Piper]] || 2 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Hardcase#Chaos Affair|Chaos Affair]] || 4 || [[Hardcase]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Jezebel Jones#The Missing Maidens|The Missing Maidens]] || 2 || [[Jezebel Jones]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 hunt
|-
| [[Jezebel Jones#Johnny's Squeeze|Johnny's Squeeze]] || 2 || [[Jezebel Jones]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Johnny Sonata#A signed glossy of Johnny Sonata|Devil May Care]] || 2 || [[Johnny Sonata]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 1 EB, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Hard Luck#Badge Mission|The Unlucky Artifact]] || 1* || [[Hard Luck]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Captain (Level 40-45) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| [[Arbiter Daos#Breaking Knives|Breaking Knives]] || 9 || [[Arbiter Daos]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Arbiter Daos#Absolute Vengeance|Absolute Vengeance]] || 3 || [[Arbiter Daos]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Terrence Dobbs#The Arachnoid Cure|The Arachnoid Cure]] || 2 || [[Terrence Dobbs]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| [[Terrence Dobbs#Arachnoid Appetizers|Arachnoid Appetizers]] || 2 || [[Terrence Dobbs]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| [[Terrence Dobbs#Building a Better Vermin|Building a Better Vermin]] || 4 || [[Terrence Dobbs]]
|| 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
|-
| [[Dr. Forrester#Project Fury|Project Fury]] || 1 || [[Dr. Forrester]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunts, 1 EB
|-
| [[Regent Korol#Story Arc|Countess Coup]] || 2 || [[Regent Korol]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt#Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy|Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy]] || 2 || [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt#Kuhr'Rekt Revenge|Kuhr'Rekt Revenge]] || 3 || [[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB, 3 Hero/EBs
|-
| [[Number 204#Apt Pupil|Apt Pupil]] || 4 || [[Number 204]]
|| 6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All)
|-
| [[Westin Phipps#Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher|Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher]] || 3 || [[Westin Phipps]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Westin Phipps#The Rebels|The Rebels]] || 2 || [[Westin Phipps]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Westin Phipps#The Bane of the Heart|The Bane of the Heart]] || 5 || [[Westin Phipps]]
|| 7 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Shucking Souls|Shucking Souls]] || 3 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#The Hunt|The Hunt]] || 4 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| ---
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#The Circle's Plot|The Circle's Plot]] || 4 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
| [[Dr. Forrester#Badge Mission|Party Crasher]]* || 1 || [[Dr. Forrester]]
|| 1 Door Mission, 1 AV/EB
|-
| [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Badge Mission|Selestar]]* || 1 || [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Technician Naylor#Badge Mission|Attack Longbow Portal Base]] || 1* || [[Technician Naylor]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|-
| [[Basse Croupier#Badge Mission|B4nKbUsTah]] || 1* || [[Basse Croupier]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Made (Level 46-50) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| Ouroboros Initiation || 2 || [[The Pilgrim]]
|| 4 Door Missions, 6 Talks, 1 EB
|-
| Power From the Past || 3 || [[Sister Airlia]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Politics, Cemerora Style || 3 || [[Sister Airlia]]
|| ---
|-
| Midnights Hand || 2 || [[Ashley McKnight]]
|| ---
|-
| Vindication || 3 || [[Abyss]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 5 Hero/EBs
|-
| Light and Darkness || 2 || [[Abyss]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Ancient History || 1 || [[Operative Grillo]]
|| 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
|-
| Escaped! || 1 || [[Operative Grillo]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| Snake Fist || 5 || [[Operative Grillo]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 4 Talks, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Alone in the Darque || 2 || [[Efficiency Expert Pither]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| Indigo Hunt || 3 || [[Shadow Spider]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Crimson Hunt || 2 || [[Shadow Spider]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| The Code Merlin || 2 || [[Tavish Bell]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV/EB
|-
| Vigilante Justice || 3 || [[Tavish Bell]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 6 Hero/EBs
|-
| The TV Report || 4 || [[Television]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 5 Talks
|-
| Video Killed the Radio || 1 || [[Television]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Talks
|-
| The TV Invasion || 2 || [[Television]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| The Conference of Evil || 7 || [[Viridian]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
| Von Grun's Science || 2 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
|-
| The Great Grun Gathering || 2 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Von Grun's Lament || 1 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Von Grun's Redemption || 12 || [[Vernon von Grun]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talks, 1 Hero/EB
|-
| Video Games Made Me Do It || 1* || [[Television]]
|| 1 Door Mission
|}
'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

=== Patron Arcs ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| Armor Wars || --- || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Chink in the Armor || 5 || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 1 EB, 2 AV/EBs
|-
| The Destiny Raids || 5 || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 6 Door Missions
|-
| Time After Time || --- || [[Black Scorpion]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 5 Talks, 3 EB, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Killer Instinct || 5 || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
|-
| The Perfect Killing Machine || 5 || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 4 Door Missions , 2 Talks
|-
| Iron Fist || 5 || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| Time After Time || --- || [[Captain Mako]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 6 Talks, 2 EBs, 1 AV/EB
|-
| Mystic Mayhem || 4 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
|-
| Life and Death || 5 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunts, 2 Talks
|-
| Brain Power || 5 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 5 Door Missions
|-
| Time After Time || 5 || [[Ghost Widow]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 3 Talks, 2 EBs, 1 AV/EB
|-
| A Wind Called Serafina || 5 || [[Scirocco]]
|| 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
|-
| Hammer of the World || --- || [[Scirocco]]
|| 7 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 3 Talks
|-
| The Spirit City of Hequat || 5 || [[Scirocco]]
|| 6 Door Missions, 2 Talks
|-
| Time After Time || --- || [[Scirocco]]
|| 5 Door Missions, 5 Talks, 3 EB, 1 AV/EB
|}
'* Not in Flashback.

=== [[Soldiers of Arachnos]] Only ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
! width="30%" | Name !! width="8%" | Merits !! width="15%" | Contact !! width="37%" | Summary
|-
| Time to make Some Money (10-14) || 1 || [[Brick Johnson]]
|| 1 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| Choose Your Own Adventure (15-19) || 7 || [[Fortunata Hamilton]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| If At First You Don't Succeed (Level 20-24) || 1 || [[Fortunata Hamilton]]
|| 3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
|-
| The Miracle River (I can change the future) 25-29 || 1 || [[Fortunata Hamilton]]
|| 3 Door Missions
|-
| The Longbow List (Level 30+) || 1 || [[Alan Desslock]]
|| 2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|}

==See Also==
*[[Merit Rewards]]
*[[Hero Merit Rewards]]
*[[Cooperative Merit Rewards]]
*[[Miscellaneous Merit Rewards]]

[[Category:Gameplay]][[Category:Invention System]]

Confuse (Status Effect)

2008-12-09T20:07:06Z

Umber:

== Overview ==

'''Confuse''' (or Confusion) is a [[Status Effect]]. An enemy under the effects of a Confuse power is unable to correctly distinguish friend from foe.

Confused [[critter]]s will typically use beneficial powers on targets they normally consider enemies and harmful powers on targets they normally consider allies. (Exceptions to this include foes that have [[rez]] powers (who will always use the rez power on their allies) and the [[Devouring Earth#Pets|Devouring Earth eminators]] (which always buff Devouring Earth).) Confused critters do not actually switch sides, become pets or teammates, or become controllable in any way by the thing that Confused them. Confused critters technically remain enemies to player teams and can still be targeted and affected as such, even though they won't return fire while the Confusion lasts. Attacks made by Confused critters will draw [[aggro]] to the critter, but not to the thing that confused them.

Confused player characters will lose their ability to reliably target their powers. When activating a power that effects others, it will be applied to a random target within range--sometimes friend, sometimes foe--regardless of what is currently targeted. The random targeting can include teammates, pets, critters, enemies in PvP, and allies in PvP. Confusion does not shut off toggle powers.

== Confusion and Experience ==

An enemy defeated entirely by Confused critters is worth no [[experience]]. An enemy that's partially damaged by Confused critters is worth partial experience. However, the split is not perfectly proportional, like it is when multiple competing teams fight the same enemy. When a Confused critter damages another, only 1/4 of its damage counts toward "stealing" experience. The other 3/4 is removed from the target's maximum health before comparing how much damage everyone dealt to it.

:'''Example:''' If an enemy has 240 Health and you and a random passer-by each do 120 damage to it, you will get half the normal experience (120 / 240). However, if we replace that passer-by with a Confused enemy, experience is distributed as if the Confused helper only dealt 30 damage (1/4 of 120) and the target only had 150 Health to begin with (its real Health minus 3/4 of the confused damage, or 240 - (3/4 of 120)). Since you still dealt 120 damage, your portion of the XP will be 120 / 150, or 80%.

<center>[[Image:Confuse xp graph.gif]]</center>

== Powers that use Confuse ==

[[Image:Confuse.png|32px]] Most confuse powers use a variation of the this icon, the bust of a character surrounded by small bubbles.

{{PowerBox|Icon=Ninjitsu_BlindingPowder.png|Name=[[Ninjitsu#Blinding Powder|Blinding Powder]]|Effect=Ranged Cone, -ToHit, Sleep (Mag 2), Confuse (Mag 2), -Perception.
|Desc= This power will reliabily either confuse or sleep minion and underling targets when it hits, and this power will stack with other player's sleeps/confuses. This power is availible to [[Stalker]]s from the [[Ninjitsu]] secondary power set at level 35, as well as indirectly to [[Masterminds]] through the [[Ninjas#Call Jounin|Jounin]] in [[Ninjas]] after their [[Ninjas#Kuji In Zen|Kuji In Zen]] upgrade.}}

{{PowerBox|Icon=IceFormation ArticAir.png|Name=[[Ice Control#Arctic Air|Arctic Air]]|Effect=Toggle: PBAOE Confuse (Mag 3), Fear, -Speed, -Recharge, -Stealth.|Desc=While this power is active, you are surrounded in a fog of Arctic Air that dramatically slows the attack and movement speed of nearby foes. The chill of the Arctic Air is so bitter that many foes are forced to flee, albeit very slowly, from the immediate area. Others may attack their own allies, as the fog from the Arctic Air is thick and can cause much confusion. The cold air can also reduce the stealth capability of affected foes. Available to Controllers and Dominators through the primary power set [[Ice Control]] as early as level 6.}}

{{PowerBox|Icon=PlantControl_SeedsConfusion.png|Name=[[Plant Control#Seeds of Confusion|Seeds of Confusion]]|Effect=Ranged Cone, Confusion (Mag 3)|Desc=You throw a handful of seeds from a rare Baffle plant at your foes. The seeds spread out in a wide cone and release a dusty chaff that contain a number of alkaloids and hallucinogenic compounds. Foes that come into contact with these seeds become violently confused and will turn and attack each other, ignoring you and all your allies. A confusion [[AoE]] available to [[Controller]]s and [[Dominator]]s through the primary power set [[Plant Control]] as early as level 8.}}

{{PowerBox|Icon=Illusions_Decieve.png|Name=[[Illusion_Control#Deceive|Deceive]]|Effect=Range, Target Confuse (Mag 3)|Desc=You can Deceive an enemy into believing their friends are not who they appear to be. If successful, the enemy will ignore you and attack their own allies. If you Deceive someone before they have noticed you, your presence will continue to be masked. A single target power available to [[Controller]]s through the primary power set [[Illusion Control]] as early as level 2.}}

{{PowerBox|Icon=FortunataTeamwork_Confuse.png|Name=[[Fortunata_Teamwork#Confuse|Confuse]]|Effect=Range, Target Confuse (Mag 3)|Desc=You can Confuse an enemy, forcing him to believe his friends are not who they appear to be. If successful, the enemy will ignore you and attack his own allies. If you Confuse someone before he has noticed you, your presence will continue to be masked. A single target power available to [[Arachnos Widow]]s who have undertaken the [[Arachnos_Widow#Power_Sets|Fortunata]] path. It is available via the secondary power set [[Fortunata Teamwork]] from level 28.}}

{{PowerBox|Icon=MentalControl_MindControl.png|Name=[[Mind Control#Confuse|Confuse]]|Effect= Ranged, Target Confuse (Mag 3)
|Desc= You can Confuse an enemy, forcing that foe to believe their friends are not who they appear to be. If successful, the enemy will ignore you and attack their own allies. If you Confuse someone before they have noticed you, your presence will continue to be masked. This power is available to [[Controller]]s and [[Dominator]]s through the [[Mind Control]] primary power set as early as level 6.}}

{{PowerBox|Icon=MentalControl_Confuse.png|Name=[[Mind Control#Mass Confusion|Mass Confusion]]|Effect= Ranged Targeted AoE, Foe Confuse (Mag 3)
|Desc= You can cause Mass Confusion within a group of foes, creating chaos. All affected foes within the area will turn and attack each other, ignoring all your allies. If you Confuse your foes before they noticed you, your presence will continue to go unnoticed. This power is available to [[Controller]]s and [[Dominator]]s through the [[Mind Control]] primary power set at level 32.}}

{{PowerBox|Icon=PsionicAssault_PsionicShockwave.png|Name=[[Mental Manipulation#World of Confusion|World of Confusion]]|Effect=Toggle: PBAOE Confuse (Mag 2), Minor Psionic Damage|Desc= This toggle powers allows you to cause psionic damage and cause confusion within a group of foes, creating chaos. The chance of confusing an enemy is lower than then chance of damaging them, and it may take multiple hits to affect stronger opponents. All affected foes within the area will turn and attack each other, ignoring all heroes. You will not receive any Experience Points for foes defeated by Confused enemies. Recharge: Moderate. This power is available to [[Blasters]] through the [[Mental Domination]] secondary power set at level 28 and to [[Defenders]] through the [[Psychic Mastery]] ancillary pool at level 44.}}

== References ==

* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=4402544 Confusion and XP/Time, Teh Maths.]

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