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Task forces typically have [[badges]] associated with them and often have unique mobs. | Task forces typically have [[badges]] associated with them and often have unique mobs. | ||
| − | Unlike [[Story Arc]]s, every team member receives a completion reward at the end of a Task Force, not just the leader. Major | + | Unlike [[Story Arc]]s, every team member receives a completion reward at the end of a Task Force, not just the leader. Major Task Forces (i.e. not Ouroboros) offer the option for a [[Recipe Drop Pools#Pool C (Task_Forces)|Pool C Recipe drop]] instead of the usual origin-appropriate enhancement. |
| − | + | The leader's [[Notoriety]] level setting will affect enemy spawns in accordance to the maximum level range of the Task Force. It will also affect the completion reward at the end, with a same-level rare recipe (if chosen) on Heroic, +1 level on Rugged, and +2 level on Invincible. This obviously does not apply if the character's true level is 49 (for the +2 level) or 50 (+1 or +2), as level 51 and level 52 recipes do not exist. | |
=== 4 Hour Recipe Timer === | === 4 Hour Recipe Timer === | ||
| − | After claiming a recipe reward from a Task Force, a player cannot receive another recipe from the same | + | After claiming a recipe reward from a Task Force, a player cannot receive another recipe from the same Task Force for the next 4 hours. Players can still receive other rewards from it, or earn recipes from other Task Forces. |
[[Category:Gameplay]] | [[Category:Gameplay]] | ||
[[Category:Trials and Task Forces|*]] | [[Category:Trials and Task Forces|*]] | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 7 February 2008
A Task Force is a large-scale story arc in City of Heroes. Task forces are equivalent to Strike Forces in City of Villains.
Task forces are similar to Story Arcs in that they are a set of missions that tell a story. Task forces are started by talking to a task force contact, which is typically a signature hero. Unlike story arcs, task force contacts cannot be outleveled. Task forces can be started at any time, provided a team meets the task force's requirements, and characters may run them more than once.
Restrictions
Each task force has a minimum level requirement and a minimum team size requirement that must be met before the task force can be started. Each task force also has a maximum level associated with it; team members who exceed the maximum automatically exemplar down.
While running a task 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, and Wentworth's are still accessible to purchase (often much needed) inspirations. Once the task force has formed, you must continue to run the task force until you finish it or drop from it. Task force missions can be run over several play sessions; the game allows you to log out without dropping from the task force.
Task Forces by Level
Enemy mobs and bosses will spawn based on the task force's maximum level (and the leader's notoriety setting) regardless of the team's composition. Therefore task forces are usually done by characters at (or above) the top of the level range.
| Task Force Name | Contact | Min Size |
Level Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rule of the Three | Positron | 3 | 10 to 15 | |
| The Fall of the Clockwork King | Synapse | 4 | 15 to 20 | |
| Clamor and Destruction | Sister Psyche | 5 | 20 to 25 | |
| The Kheldian War | Moonfire | 6 | 23 to 28 | |
| Citadel's Children | Citadel | 6 | 25 to 30 | |
| The MegaMech Cometh | Ernesto Hess | 6 | 25 to 30 | |
| Smoke and Mirrors | Twilight's Son | 1 | 25 to 34 | minor TF, no recipe reward option |
| A Tangled Plot | Katie Hannon | 6 | 30 to 34 | considered the fastest Task Force within the game |
| Following Countess Crey | Manticore | 7 | 30 to 35 | |
| A Mind in Danger | Calvin Scott | n/a | 30 to 35 | no longer in the game |
| The 5th Column Overthrow | Mender Lazarus | 1 | 30 to 39 | minor TF, no recipe reward option |
| Soul of the Woodsman | Numina | 4 | 35 to 40 | |
| Explorers and Exploiters | Dr. Quaterfield | 8 | 40 to 44 | majority of Task Force takes place in the Shadow Shard |
| Trading Spaces | Mender Silos | 1 | 40 to 50 | minor TF, no recipe reward option |
| The Legend of Ruladak | Sara Moore | 8 | 40 to 50 | majority of Task Force takes place in the Shadow Shard |
| The Saga of Faathim | Justin Augustine | 8 | 44 to 50 | majority of Task Force takes place in the Shadow Shard |
| The Saga of Lanaru | Faathim the Kind | 8 | 44 to 50 | majority of Task Force takes place in the Shadow Shard |
| Statesman's Task Force | Statesman | 8 | 45 to 50 | reward table choice includes random Synthetic Hamidon Enhancement |
| The Lady Grey Task Force | The Lady Grey | 8 | 45 to 50 | Heroes and Villains have opportunity to team together |
Rewards
Task forces typically have badges associated with them and often have unique mobs.
Unlike Story Arcs, every team member receives a completion reward at the end of a Task Force, not just the leader. Major Task Forces (i.e. not Ouroboros) offer the option for a Pool C Recipe drop instead of the usual origin-appropriate enhancement.
The leader's Notoriety level setting will affect enemy spawns in accordance to the maximum level range of the Task Force. It will also affect the completion reward at the end, with a same-level rare recipe (if chosen) on Heroic, +1 level on Rugged, and +2 level on Invincible. This obviously does not apply if the character's true level is 49 (for the +2 level) or 50 (+1 or +2), as level 51 and level 52 recipes do not exist.
4 Hour Recipe Timer
After claiming a recipe reward from a Task Force, a player cannot receive another recipe from the same Task Force for the next 4 hours. Players can still receive other rewards from it, or earn recipes from other Task Forces.
