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A strike force is similar to a [[task force]] in COH.
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A '''Strike Force''' is a large-scale story arc in City of Villains. Strike forces are equivalent to [[Task Force]]s in City of Heroes.
  
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A group of villains forms a team for several missions strung together by a story line involving the strike force contact and often many villain groups (it usually focuses on one).  There are many [[badges]] associated with certain strike force missions or mobs that are unique to the strike force.
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Strike forces are similar to [[Story Arcs]] in that they are a set of missions that tell a story. Strike forces are started by talking to a strike force contact, which is typically a unique NPC or [[Arachnos#Archvillains|signature villain]]. Unlike story arcs, strike force contacts cannot be outleveled. 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.
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== Restrictions ==
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Each strike force has a minimum level requirement and a minimum team size requirement that must be met before the strike force can be started.  Each strike force also has a maximum level associated with it; team members who exceed the maximum automatically [[malefactor]] down.
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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.  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]].  Once the strike force has formed, you must continue to run the strike force until you finish it or drop from it.  Strike force missions can be run over several play sessions; the game allows you to log out without dropping from the strike force.
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As of [[Patch Notes/2008-03-05|2008-03-05]] strike forces will always spawn according to the number of members associated with the team, no matter if they are online or not.  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.  If the person instead quit the strike force, then the spawns will scale for 3 people.
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== Strike Forces by Level ==
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A "non-signature" strike force spawns according to the highest level person on the team. The Imperious Task Force is the only non-signature strike force at this time.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Badge<br />Awarded
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! Strike Force Name
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! Contact
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! Min<br />Size
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! Level Range
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! Merits
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! Missions
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! Notes
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| [[File:V badge BatzulBadge.png|54 px|link=Binder of Beasts Badge]]
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| [[Virgil Tarikoss Strike Force|The Beast Beneath the Mountain]]
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| [[Virgil Tarikoss]]
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| 4
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| 15 to 20
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| 13
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| 6
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|
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|-
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| [[File:V badge StrikeforceSkyRaiderBadge.png|54 px|link=Air Pirate Badge]]
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| [[Silver Mantis Strike Force|Pirates of the Sky]]
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| [[Silver Mantis]]
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| 4
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| 20 to 25
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| 42
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| 6
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| Accessible via [[Supergroup Base]]s or [[Sharkhead Isle]]
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|-
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| [[File:Badge I20VillainStrikeForce.png|54 px|link=Promethean Badge]]
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| [[Mortimer Kal Strike Force|The Fire and the Flames]]
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| [[Mortimer Kal]]
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| 4
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| 20 to 40
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| 22
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| 2
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| Requires completing [[Mission:Tip - Wizard's Weakness|Wizard's Weakness]] to start
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|-
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| [[File:V badge StrikeforceSharkBadge.png|54 px|link=Leviathan Badge]]
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| [[Operative Renault Strike Force|The Temple of the Waters]]
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| [[Strike Force Operative Renault]]
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| 4
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| 25 to 30
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| 24
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| 14
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| Grants Coral weaponry temp powers.
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|-
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| {{center|—}}
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| [[Mender Tesseract Strike Force|The Spider Weaves his Web]]
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| [[Mender Tesseract]]
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| 1
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| 25 to 34
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| 8
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| ?
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|
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|-
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| {{center|—}}
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| [[Mender Lazarus Task Force|The 5th Column Overthrow]]
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| [[Mender Lazarus]]
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| 1
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| 30 to 39
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| 10
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| ?
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|
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|-
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| [[File:V badge StrikeforceSerafinaBadge.png|54 px|link=Crystal Keeper Badge]]
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| [[Ice Mistral Strike Force|The Crystal of Serafina]]
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| [[Ice Mistral]]
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| 4
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| 35 to 40
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| 26
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| ?
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| Grants [[Enchantment of Serafina]] temp power upon completion, [[Villain Accolade Badges|accolade]] requirement for [[Megalomaniac Badge|Megalomaniac]].
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|-
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| {{center|[[File:Badge temporal strife.png|20px|link=Temporal Strife Badge]]}}
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| [[Imperious Task Force|Time's Arrow]]
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| [[Imperious]]
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| 6
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| 35 to 50
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| 26 &dagger;
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| ?
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| Takes place in [[Cimerora]]. Heroes and Villains can team up with each other. [[Image:CoX Game Icon.png|16px]]
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|-
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| [[File:V badge TaskForceBadge3.png|54 px|link=Servant of Recluse Badge]]
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| [[Lord Recluse Strike Force|Lord Recluse's Strike Force]]
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| [[Lord Recluse]]
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| 8
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| 45 to 50
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| 25 &dagger;
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| ?
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| Reward choices includes random [[Hamidon Origin Enhancements|Synthetic Hamidon Enhancement]], [[Villain Accolade Badges|accolade]] requirement for [[Marshal Badge|Marshal]].
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|-
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| {{center|[[File:Badge task force apocalyptic.png|20px|link=Apocalyptic Badge]]}}
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| [[The Lady Grey Task Force|The Lady Grey Strike Force]]
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| [[Lady Grey]]
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| 8
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| 45 to 50
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| 37 &dagger;
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| 5
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| Mission entrances are all located in the [[Rikti War Zone]]. Heroes and Villains can team up with each other. [[Image:CoX Game Icon.png|16px]]
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|-
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| [[File:Badge 5thColumnVillainBadge.png|54px|link=Arbiter Badge]]
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| [[Barracuda Strike Force|Thus Spoke the Reichsman]]
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| [[Barracuda]]
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| 4
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| 45 to 50
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| 20 &dagger;
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| ?
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|
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|-
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| {{center|—}}
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| [[Mender Silos Strike Force|Trading Places]]
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| [[Mender Silos]]
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| 1
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| 46 to 50
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| 10
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| ?
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|-
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| [[File:Badge tf tinmage complete.png|54 px|link=Weapon Master Badge]]
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| [[Apex Task Force|Alpha Strike]]
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| [[Apex]]
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| 8
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| 50
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| 40
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| 2
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| Mission entrances are all located in the [[Rikti War Zone]]. Heroes and Villains can team up with each other. [[Image:CoX Game Icon.png|16px]]
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|-
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| [[File:Badge tf alpha complete.png|54 px|link=Alpha Struck Badge]]
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| [[Tin Mage Mark II Task Force|The Praetorian Offensive]]
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| [[Tin Mage Mark II]]
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| 8
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| 50
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| 40
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| 3
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| Mission entrances are all located in the [[Rikti War Zone]]. Heroes and Villains can team up with each other. [[Image:CoX Game Icon.png|16px]]
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|}
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&dagger; Merits only received if the [[Incarnate Component]] is not available and selected.
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[[Image:CoX Game Icon.png|16px]] Denotes that the task is cooperative.
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== Rewards ==
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Strike forces typically have [[badges]] associated with them and often have unique mobs.
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=== Hardcore Badges ===
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Complete the hardest Strike Forces in the game without using [[Temporary Powers]] (including [[Veteran Rewards System|Veteran Rewards]]) and without any deaths.
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* Completion of the [[Lord Recluse Strike Force]] with the above requirements will reward the team members with the [[Master of Lord Recluse's Strike Force Badge]].
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* Completion of the [[Imperious Task Force]] with the above requirements will reward the team members with the [[Master of the Imperious Task Force Badge]].
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* Completion of the [[Barracuda Strike Force]] with the above requirements will reward the team members with the [[Master of the 5th Column Strike Force Badge]].
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* Completion of the [[Lady Grey Task Force]] with the above requirements will reward the team members with the [[Master of Lady Grey's Task Force Badge]].
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Earn all of the optional badges in the Incarnate Strike Forces.
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* Earning the {{BadgeLink|Drone Protector}}, {{BadgeLink|Burden Bearer}}/Arm's Length, and {{BadgeLink|Already Dead}} badges in the [[Apex Task Force]] awards characters with the {{BadgeLink|Master of Apex's Task Force}} badge.
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* Earning the {{BadgeLink|Hacker}}, {{BadgeLink|Midnight Dodger What Dodges at Midnight}}, {{BadgeLink|Kitty's Got Claws}}, and {{BadgeLink|Army of Neu}} badges in the [[Tin Mage Mark II Task Force]] awards characters with the {{BadgeLink|Master of Tin Mage's Task Force}} badge.
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=== Merit Rewards ===
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As of [[Issue 13]], rewards from Strike Forces consist of [[Merit Rewards]], which can be turned in for [[recipe]]s, [[enhancements]], [[Invention Salvage|salvage]], [[badges]], and more.
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Each Strike Force has a different reward amount assigned to it, based on [[datamine]]d time required to complete it.
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After claiming [[Merit Rewards]] from a Strike Force, a player will receive half the amount of merits they gained the previous time for that same Strike Force each time it is completed within the next 24 hours, to a minimum of 1 merit. Players can still receive a [[Hamidon Origin Enhancements|Synthetic Hamidon Enhancement]] from [[Lord Recluse Strike Force|Lord Recluse's Strike Force]], or earn full merits from other Strike Forces.
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The timer will reset after 24 hours, and players will again earn the full amount of merits from the Strike Force.
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Completing multiple ''different'' Strike Forces in the same 24 hour period will not subject each subsequent ''different'' Strike Force to diminishing returns.
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== Previous Rewards ==
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Unlike [[Story Arc]]s, every team member received a completion reward at the end of a Strike Force, not just the leader. Major Strike Forces (i.e. not Ouroboros) offered the option for a [[Taskforce Random Recipe Roll|Pool C Recipe drop]], or the option to pick a standard [[Single origin#Single-Origin Enhancements|Single Origin]] enhancement (out of Accuracy, Damage, Endurance, Recharge, and Range) instead.
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The team leader [[Notoriety]] level setting affected enemy spawns according to specific criteria. It also affected the completion reward at the end, with a same-level rare recipe (if chosen) on Villainous, +1 level on Vicious, and +2 level on Relentless. This obviously did not apply if the character's true level was 49 (for the +2 level recipes) or 50 (for the +1 or +2 level recipes), as recipes above level 50 do not exist.
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After claiming a recipe reward from a Strike Force, a player could not receive another recipe from Strike Forces for the next 3 hours. Players could still receive other rewards from it, or earn recipes from Trials, or could wait out the timer, e.g. by leaving the reward window up while playing or logging out and logging in back later.
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== See Also ==
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* [[Task Force]]
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* [[Trial]]
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* [[Raid]]
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*[[Incarnate Trial]]
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[[Category:Definition]]
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[[Category:Trials and Task Forces| ]]
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[[Category:Trials and Task Forces| ]]

Latest revision as of 17:43, 5 January 2014

A Strike Force is a large-scale story arc in City of Villains. Strike forces are equivalent to Task Forces in City of Heroes.

Strike forces are similar to Story Arcs in that they are a set of missions that tell a story. Strike forces are started by talking to a strike force contact, which is typically a unique NPC or signature villain. Unlike story arcs, strike force contacts cannot be outleveled. 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.

Restrictions

Each strike force has a minimum level requirement and a minimum team size requirement that must be met before the strike force can be started. Each strike force also has a maximum level associated with it; team members who exceed the maximum automatically malefactor down.

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. 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. Once the strike force has formed, you must continue to run the strike force until you finish it or drop from it. Strike force missions can be run over several play sessions; the game allows you to log out without dropping from the strike force.

As of 2008-03-05 strike forces will always spawn according to the number of members associated with the team, no matter if they are online or not. 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. If the person instead quit the strike force, then the spawns will scale for 3 people.

Strike Forces by Level

A "non-signature" strike force spawns according to the highest level person on the team. The Imperious Task Force is the only non-signature strike force at this time.

Badge
Awarded 		Strike Force Name Contact Min
Size 		Level Range Merits Missions Notes
V badge BatzulBadge.png The Beast Beneath the Mountain Virgil Tarikoss 4 15 to 20 13 6
V badge StrikeforceSkyRaiderBadge.png Pirates of the Sky Silver Mantis 4 20 to 25 42 6 Accessible via Supergroup Bases or Sharkhead Isle
Badge I20VillainStrikeForce.png The Fire and the Flames Mortimer Kal 4 20 to 40 22 2 Requires completing Wizard's Weakness to start
V badge StrikeforceSharkBadge.png The Temple of the Waters Strike Force Operative Renault 4 25 to 30 24 14 Grants Coral weaponry temp powers.
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 The Spider Weaves his Web Mender Tesseract 1 25 to 34 8  ?
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 The 5th Column Overthrow Mender Lazarus 1 30 to 39 10  ?
V badge StrikeforceSerafinaBadge.png The Crystal of Serafina Ice Mistral 4 35 to 40 26  ? Grants Enchantment of Serafina temp power upon completion, accolade requirement for Megalomaniac.
Badge temporal strife.png
 Time's Arrow Imperious 6 35 to 50 26 †  ? Takes place in Cimerora. Heroes and Villains can team up with each other. CoX Game Icon.png
V badge TaskForceBadge3.png Lord Recluse's Strike Force Lord Recluse 8 45 to 50 25 †  ? Reward choices includes random Synthetic Hamidon Enhancement, accolade requirement for Marshal.
Badge task force apocalyptic.png
 The Lady Grey Strike Force Lady Grey 8 45 to 50 37 † 5 Mission entrances are all located in the Rikti War Zone. Heroes and Villains can team up with each other. CoX Game Icon.png
Badge 5thColumnVillainBadge.png Thus Spoke the Reichsman Barracuda 4 45 to 50 20 †  ?
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 Trading Places Mender Silos 1 46 to 50 10  ?
Badge tf tinmage complete.png Alpha Strike Apex 8 50 40 2 Mission entrances are all located in the Rikti War Zone. Heroes and Villains can team up with each other. CoX Game Icon.png
Badge tf alpha complete.png The Praetorian Offensive Tin Mage Mark II 8 50 40 3 Mission entrances are all located in the Rikti War Zone. Heroes and Villains can team up with each other. CoX Game Icon.png

† Merits only received if the Incarnate Component is not available and selected.

CoX Game Icon.png Denotes that the task is cooperative.

Rewards

Strike forces typically have badges associated with them and often have unique mobs.

Hardcore Badges

Complete the hardest Strike Forces in the game without using Temporary Powers (including Veteran Rewards) and without any deaths.

Earn all of the optional badges in the Incarnate Strike Forces.

Merit Rewards

As of Issue 13, rewards from Strike Forces consist of Merit Rewards, which can be turned in for recipes, enhancements, salvage, badges, and more.

Each Strike Force has a different reward amount assigned to it, based on datamined time required to complete it.

After claiming Merit Rewards from a Strike Force, a player will receive half the amount of merits they gained the previous time for that same Strike Force each time it is completed within the next 24 hours, to a minimum of 1 merit. Players can still receive a Synthetic Hamidon Enhancement from Lord Recluse's Strike Force, or earn full merits from other Strike Forces.

The timer will reset after 24 hours, and players will again earn the full amount of merits from the Strike Force.

Completing multiple different Strike Forces in the same 24 hour period will not subject each subsequent different Strike Force to diminishing returns.

Previous Rewards

Badge time.png This section contains information that no longer applies to the current version of City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.

Unlike Story Arcs, every team member received a completion reward at the end of a Strike Force, not just the leader. Major Strike Forces (i.e. not Ouroboros) offered the option for a Pool C Recipe drop, or the option to pick a standard Single Origin enhancement (out of Accuracy, Damage, Endurance, Recharge, and Range) instead.

The team leader Notoriety level setting affected enemy spawns according to specific criteria. It also affected the completion reward at the end, with a same-level rare recipe (if chosen) on Villainous, +1 level on Vicious, and +2 level on Relentless. This obviously did not apply if the character's true level was 49 (for the +2 level recipes) or 50 (for the +1 or +2 level recipes), as recipes above level 50 do not exist.

After claiming a recipe reward from a Strike Force, a player could not receive another recipe from Strike Forces for the next 3 hours. Players could still receive other rewards from it, or earn recipes from Trials, or could wait out the timer, e.g. by leaving the reward window up while playing or logging out and logging in back later.

See Also

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