Villain Merit Rewards

Overview

Issue 13 introduced Merit Rewards, which included a reworking of the reward system to obtain Invention Recipes from Task Forces, Trials, and Story Arcs.

Task Forces give an average of 1 merit every 3 minutes of average time (20 merits an hour), Trials give an average of 1 merit every 2.5 minutes (24 merits an hour), and Story Arcs give an average of 1 merit every 7.5 minutes (8 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.

For the following summaries, there are various options that an activity can involve, as follows:

• Door Missions: An instanced mission.
  • Defeat All: Requires defeating all enemies.
• Talks: Deliver information or items to or obtain information or items from an NPC other than the contact.
• Hunts: Defeat enemy critters, sometimes restricted to a particular zone.
  • Ambushes of the required enemy faction often accompany hunt missions.
• Contains tough enemy critters:
  • EB: Contains an Elite Boss, which does not upgrade into an Archvillain/Hero, even when Notoriety and team size is high enough.
  • AV: Contains an Archvillain/Hero, which may or may not downgrade into an Elite Boss, depending on Notoriety and team size.
    • AVs in Task Forces, Strike Forces, and Trials never downgrade.
  • Monster: Contains a Monster, whose defeat is usually required to advance the story.
  • GM: Contains a Giant Monster, whose defeat is usually not required to advance the story.

Strike Forces and Trials

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
The Beast Beneath the Mountain	12	Virgil Tarikoss	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 AVs
Pirates of the Sky	35	Silver Mantis	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
Temple of the Waters	22	Operative Renault	5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 3 Hunts, 3 AVs
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 AVs
First Respec Trial	15	Sparcetriel	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 EBs, 1 AV
Second Respec Trial	15	Trepsarciel	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 AV
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	4	Mender Tesseract	3 Door Missions, 4 EBs, 2 AVs
Mender Silos Strike Force	6	Mender Silos	3 Door Missions, 14 AVs

Story Arcs

Soldier (Level 1-15)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
The Vahzilok Conference	5	Dmitri Krylov	3 Door Missions, 1 EB
SpyHunt / After the Wall Fell	10	Dmitri Krylov	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Midas Touched	7	Dr. Shelly Percey	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Breaking Bows	2	Peter Themari	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	2	Peter Themari	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
The Origins of the Snakes	4	Matthew Burke	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Weird Science (level 8)	4	Doctor Creed	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Earning Arachnos' favor	2	Kalinda	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Snake Uprising	2	Mongoose	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
The Council Cargo	2	Angelo Vendetti	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
The Hit List	4	The Radio	3 Door Missions
An Arachnos Ghost Story	3	Veluta Lunata	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Power of the Spirit	4	Veluta Lunata	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 EBs
Give 'em Hellion!	5	Billie Heck	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
Family War / Last Man Standing	7	Billie Heck	6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 EBs
The Book and The Burning	1	Mr. Bocor	3 Door Missions, 3 Defeat All, 1 Hunt
Steal the Facemaker's Reanimation Chemicals	1*	Dr. Shelly Percey	1 Door Mission
Steal the Outbreak Virus	1*	The Radio	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
Hurt the Traitorous Vendetti	1*	Angelo Vendetti	1 Door 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)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Echo Down the Aeons	3	Marshall Brass	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
The Aeon Conspiracy	7	Marshall Brass	7 Door Missions (1 Defeat all), 1 EB
High-Tech Gold	4	Golden Roller	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Breakout at the Zig	8	Operative Wellman	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Master of Destruction	5	Operative Wellman	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
There's a Sucker Born Every Minute	12	Willy Wheeler	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 EB
Oh Wretched Man!	6	Seer Marino	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk

Insider (Level 20-24)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
The Origin of Power	3	Ashley McKnight	1 Door Mission, 5 Talks
Iron Widow	4	Captain Petrovich	6 Door Missions, 1 EB
Kings of the Sky	4	Lt. Chalmers	3 Door Missions, 1 EB
Operation Skyhook	4	Lt. Chalmers	3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Coral Bonanza	3	Crash Cage	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 1 AV
Breaking the Cage	4	Crash Cage	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
Any Body Will Do	2	Vince Dubrowski	3 Door Missions
Disturbing the Dead	3	Henri Dumont	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
Carpe Diem	3	Lorenz Ansaldo	3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 AV
A Web of Intrigue	9	Operative Vargas	7 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)

Undesirable (Level 25-29)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Aurora Fades	1	Darla Mavis	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
Power Mine	3	Darla Mavis	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Sabotage!	4	Kristof Jaeger	4 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
Trust and Betrayal	5	Lt. Demitrovich	6 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Zag Breakout!	2	Shadowy Figure	3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Midnight Draws Near	6	Darrin Wade	5 Door Missions, 4 Heroes/EBs
Forging the Blackwand	8	Archmage Tarixus	5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 EB
Die by the Freak!	4	Doc Buzzsaw	7 Door Missions, 1 EB
Heavy Metal Doctoring	3	Doc Buzzsaw	3 Door Missions
The Cult of the Shaper	5	Diviner Maros	6 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs, 1 EB
On the Trail of the Leviathan	2	Operative Kirkland	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Retrieve Crash's Shipments	0*	Vince Dubrowski	1 Door Mission, 2 Talks
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)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Taming the Tigress	3	Crimson Revenant	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Hero/EB
Brawling with the Big Boys	3	Crimson Revenant	3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
Snuffing the Light	4	Operative Rutger	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
Into Valhalla	7	Operative Rutger	4 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Hero/EB
Nictus Dissection	2	Psymon Omega	3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Psymon Sez	5	Psymon Omega	6 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
Miss Fortune's Wheel	2	Slot Machine	3 Door Missions
High Roller's Last Gamble	4	Slot Machine	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Strange Memories	4	Timothy Raymond	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Breaking the Streak	3	Hard Luck	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Silver-Tongued Devil	3	Hardcase	3 Door Missions
Sold for a Song	7	Hardcase	5 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Talk
Chaos Unbound	5	Vivacious Verandi	5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
Offer Soul of Akarist	2*	Archmage Tarixus	2 Door Missions
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)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
No One Gets It	3	Arbiter Leery	3 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs
Crossfire	3	Arbiter Leery	4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
A Traitorous History	2	Magus Mu'Drakhan	3 Door Missions
The Secret of the Circle	6	Magus Mu'Drakhan	6 Door Missions
Bravo for the Shadow Shard	5	Technician Naylor	3 Door Missions, 1 EB
Automatic Villainy	5	Technician Naylor	6 Door Missions, 2 EBs
The Devil's Card Deck	5	Mercedes Sheldon	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
Blurring the Lines	3	Kelly Uqua	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
Fat Cat City	4	Basse Croupier	3 Door Missions
Pied Piper	2	Hardcase	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Chaos Affair	5	Hardcase	5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt
The Missing Maidens	3	Jezebel Jones	3 Door Missions, 1 hunt
Johnny's Squeeze	3	Jezebel Jones	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Devil May Care	10	Johnny Sonata	5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 1 EB, 1 AV/EB
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)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Breaking Knives	4	Arbiter Daos	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Absolute Vengeance	2	Arbiter Daos	3 Door Missions
The Arachnoid Cure	2	Terrence Dobbs	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 EB
Arachnoid Appetizers	2	Terrence Dobbs	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
Building a Better Vermin	5	Terrence Dobbs	4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk
Project Fury	3	Dr. Forrester	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunts, 1 EB
Countess Coup	3	Regent Korol	3 Door Missions, 1 AV/EB
Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy	3	Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Kuhr'Rekt Revenge	3	Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt	3 Door Missions, 1 EB, 3 Hero/EBs
Apt Pupil	5	Number 204	6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All)
Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher	3	Westin Phipps	4 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
The Rebels	2	Westin Phipps	3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
The Bane of the Heart	5	Westin Phipps	7 Door Missions, 1 EB, 1 Hero/EB
Shucking Souls	4	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk
The Hunt	5	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	---
The Circle's Plot	6	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Party Crasher*	1	Dr. Forrester	1 Door Mission, 1 AV/EB
Selestar*	1	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	1 Door Mission
Attack Longbow Portal Base	1*	Technician Naylor	1 Door Mission
B4nKbUsTah	1*	Basse Croupier	1 Door Mission

'* Badge Missions award Merits in Flashback, but not through the regular contacts

Made (Level 46-50)

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Ouroboros Initiation	3	The Pilgrim	4 Door Missions, 6 Talks, 1 EB
Power from the Past	2	Sister Airlia	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hero/EB
Politics, Cimeroran Style	3	Sister Airlia	6 Door Missions (4 Defeat Alls), 4 Talks, 1 Hunt, 1 EB
Midnight's 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	2	Operative Grillo	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks
Escaped!	2	Operative Grillo	3 Door Missions
Snake Fest	6	Operative Grillo	5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 4 Talks, 1 AV/EB
Alone in the Darque	3	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	4	Tavish Bell	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV/EB
Vigilante Justice	4	Tavish Bell	6 Door Missions, 6 Hero/EBs
The TV Report	5	Television	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 5 Talks
Video Killed the Radio	2	Television	2 Door Missions, 1 Talks
The TV Invasion	3	Television	3 Door Missions
The Conference of Evil	8	Viridian	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Von Grun's Science	3	Vernon von Grun	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 EB
The Great Grun Gathering	3	Vernon von Grun	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks, 1 Hero/EB
Von Grun's Lament	2	Vernon von Grun	3 Door Missions, 1 Hero/EB
Von Grun's Redemption	7	Vernon von Grun	6 Door Missions (2 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

Name	Merits	Contact	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

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Time to make Some Money (10-14)	1	Brick Johnson	1 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Choose Your Own Adventure (15-19)	1	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

Events

Arc Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
Spring Event (1-50)	2	Scratch	2 Door Missions

See Also

• Merit Rewards
• Hero Merit Rewards
• Cooperative Merit Rewards
• Miscellaneous Merit Rewards