Trial

This article is about Trial Missions. For Trial accounts, see Trial Account.

Overview

A Trial is a type of mission arc that is similar to a Task Force/Strike Force but with fewer missions. Trials contain unusual encounters with enemies that require a high level of cooperation between team members to conquer. Special rewards are given at the end of trials, such as respecifications or enhancements that affect multiple attributes. Most contain a timed finale mission.

Types of Trials

Trials can typically be categorized into three types:

Standard Trials

Standard trials consist of only 1 or 2 missions. The first mission is typically a hunt task (Defeat X), and the second mission is the trial proper.

Respecification (Respec) Trial

Respecification trials typically consist of 3 missions. The first two missions are standard missions (Defeat <boss> and his crew, Defeat X Enemies, etc.). The third mission is the trial proper, which involves defending an objective (heroes) or defeating an objective (villains). These are the only trials that can grant a Power Respecification upon completion.

Supergroup Trial

A Supergroup Trial is performed by a supergroup in order to obtain an Item of Power. These Items of Power give a global benefit to all supergroup members until it is lost in a base raid or the Item of Power expires (up to 30 days). Supergroup trials are currently inactive due to flaws in the base raiding system.

Trial Requirements

Each trial has a minimum team size and a maximum level cap. Trials cannot be out-leveled because high level teammates are automatically exemplared down. Special contacts are required to begin the trial but anyone of the proper level with the proper size team may talk to the contact. Trials will spawn enemies at the team leader's level plus their notoriety, meaning a low-level team would not face enemies at the trial's level cap.

While running a trial, none of the team's other missions are available to them. Once the trial has been formed, a character must continue to run the trial until they finish it or drop from it.

Trials have badges associated with them and often have unique mobs, maps, or both.

Hero Trials by Level

Badge Awarded	Trial Name	Contact	Type	Min Size	Level Range	Notes / Reward
	Cavern of Transcendence	Karsis	Standard	8	12 to 15	7 Reward Merits
	Terra Volta	Jane Hallaway	Respec	4	24 to 33	Respecification 27 Reward Merits
	Terra Volta	Captain James Harlan	Respec	4	34 to 44	Respecification 20 Reward Merits
	Sewer Trial	Mairenn MacGregor	Standard	4	38 to 40	Hydra Origin Enhancements 28 Reward Merits
	Eden Trial	Woodsman	Standard	4	39 to 41	Crystal Titan Origin Enhancements 6 Reward Merits
	Terra Volta	Major Richard Flagg	Respec	4	44 to 50	Respecification 20 Reward Merits
	Cathedral of Pain	Raid-capable base	SG	1	10 to 50	Item of Power and ?? Reward Merits - OR - ?? Reward Merits

Completing the Terra Volta Respecification Trial and selecting the Character Respecification reward will award badges based on how many times it has been done. One badge is awarded per level bracket, but they are not tied to a certain Trial. A character can run the first Trial once in each level bracket and earn all three badges. The most typical way to earn them is by running each successive Trial; this leads to the belief that they are tied to a specific Trial, though they are not.

• Completing the first time will award the Received the Stalwart Medallion Badge.
  
• Completing the second time will award the Earned the Statesman Star Badge.
  
• Completing the third time will award the Awarded the Freedom Cross Badge.

Villain Trials by Level

Badge Awarded	Trial Name	Contact	Type	Min Size	Level Range	Notes / Reward
	Tree of Thorns	Sparcetriel	Respec	4	24 to 33	Respecification 14 Reward Merits
	Tree of Thorns	Trepsarciel	Respec	4	34 to 44	Respecification 14 Reward Merits
	Tree of Thorns	Ractespriel	Respec	4	44 to 50	Respecification 15 Reward Merits
	Cathedral of Pain	Raid-capable base	SG	1	10 to 50	Item of Power and ?? Reward Merits - OR - ?? Reward Merits

Rewards

Each team member chooses a reward upon completion of a trial. The respecification trials offer the options of Reward Merits or a Power Respecification. (The respecification option can only be selected 3 times per character). The other trials grant Reward Merits and/or "Monster" Enhancements. Monster enhancements are not available choices for characters exemplared to the Abandoned Sewer Trial.

See Also

• Task Force
• Strike Force
• Raid