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Incarnate System
Overview
The Incarnate System is the name of the end game content, first unveiled in Issue 19: Alpha Strike.
The system features new content, abilities, and rewards for level 50 characters. As player characters work through the content, they will be given rewards to unlock special Incarnate slots and special salvage to craft boosts that will increase the capabilities of Level 50 characters. In turn, these characters will need the added abilities in order to work through subsequent and more difficult content.
A purchase of the Going Rogue expansion is required for players to access the Incarnate System. Initially, the first Incarnate level (called the Alpha Slot) was to be available with implementation of the Going Rogue expansion, but due to feedback from Beta Testers that unlocking the slot without new content made the system feel incomplete, it was pushed back[1].
Issue 19 introduced the Alpha Slot and the first two tiers of Boosts, in addition to two task forces designed for characters who have unlocked the Alpha Slot. The Rare and Very Rare boosts are were released with the Strike Pack.
Incarnate System Mechanics
- The effects of the Incarnate System Abilities function exemplared down to Level 45. Under that level, they stop working. At level 45 and higher, they work for all game content, not just Incarnate content.
Boost List
All boosts can be seen in the Incarnate System window, though their effects and names could change before their release:
- Alpha: Strengthen a character's strengths or shore up weaknesses with direct enhancement.
- Judgment: Will grant characters new upgradeable area of effect (AOE) powers. Elements available for this power are Fire, Cold, Dark, and Electrical.
- Interface: This Boost will provide the player with a Permanent Proc effect, that will affect enemies with each hostile attack - Base Percentage of Proc firing is 25%, up to 50% at tier 4.
- Lore: The Lore Boost is a Very Long Recharge power that allows the user to Heal and Buff a large amount of companions and HP, In higher tiers, it allows resurrection of up to 2 comrades.
- Destiny: The Destiny Boost is a Very Long Recharge power that allows the user to buff a large amount of team mates for 120 Seconds. Tier 4 powers allow for increasing of Resistances to 90% etc.
- Hybrid: Nothing is known about this boost.
- Genesis: Nothing is known about this boost.
- Stance: Nothing is known about this boost.
- Vitae: Nothing is known about this boost.
- Omega: Nothing is known about this boost.
Alpha Slot
The Alpha Slot can be unlocked in several ways:
- By completing Mender Ramiel's arc, which is meant to introduce a character to the Incarnate System by advancing the in-game story-line and lore, and explaining the mechanics of how the Incarnate System works.
- Earning Incarnate Experience, either Physical or Psychic, by running Incarnate Trials.
- Directly purchasing Incarnate Experience, either Physical or Psychic, using Incarnate Threads and Inf.
- Purchasing an Unlock Alpha Slot Voucher from Astral Christy for 5 Astral Merits.
A character can access their Incarnate Abilities Window even before any Incarnate Slots are unlocked, where they can manage all their Incarnate abilities.
Once the Alpha Slot is unlocked, the character:
- can fill the Alpha Slot with an Alpha Slot Ability which can grant universal power aspect enhancements, a level shift, and bonuses to certain in-game tasks.
- starts getting Incarnate Shards as a drop from defeating foes.
- starts getting Incarnate Components or Incarnate Shards as a reward for certain Raids and Task Forces.
- can access a third build.
- can join activities restricted to Incarnates. This includes the Tin Mage and Apex Task Forces.
- If the Alpha Slot is empty, the character suffers from a -4 Level Shift during these activities.
- If the Alpha Slot has an ability slotted, the character does not suffer from the negative shift during these activities.
- can receive the Notice of the Well Incarnate Component from the Weekly Strike Target.
More details can be found on the Alpha Slot Abilities page.
Incarnate Abilities Window
The Incarnate Abilities Window can be found by clicking on Powers over the Power Tray to open up the Powerlist Window. At the top of the Powerlist Window, click on Incarnate Abilities to open the Incarnate Window. Or, use the command /toggle incarnate to open and close the Incarnate Window.
