Mercenary Rank
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The Basics
The Mercenary Rank system works similarly to the Nations' Rank system. With a higher Rank, you are able to buy more items with Imperial Standing Points at an Imperial Gate Guard and the Sanction status will last longer. However, rather than donating crystals to Conquest Overseers and doing National Missions, you must successfully complete Assaults for your Mercenary Rank promotions.
The Details
You automatically become a Mercenary when you begin Aht Urhgan Mission 3: President Salaheem. You start with the Rank "Private Second Class" (PSC) and a PSC Wildcat Badge.
Ranking Up
To earn the next Mercenary Rank you have to accumulate 25 "Rank-Up Points" in Assault Missions, as follows:
- You earn 5 points for successfully completing a particular Assault Mission for the first time.
- You earn 1 point for successfully completing a previously-completed Assault Mission.
- You earn 0 points for a failed mission.
- The ranks of the Mercenary and mission do not matter; in particular, higher-ranked Mercenaries do not need to do higher-ranked missions to earn points.
- You earn 5 points for successfully exiting a Nyzul Isle Investigation the first time you complete the Assault. The number of floors you complete does not matter -- all that matters is that you successfully exit, rather than getting kicked out.
- You earn 1 point for successfully exiting a Nyzul Isle Investigation Assault on repeat attempts, regardless of what floor you enter on. You do not earn 5 points for each new set of floors that you successfully exit. You do not get this point if you are kicked out.
- You can only accumulate 25 points. After that, until the rank-up quest is complete, any further points that would be earned are lost.
- There is no maintenance reset for your Rank-Up Points; they carry forward until you complete the next Promotion Quest.
Tips:
- Don't waste first time wins. For example, a character with PSC Rank and 19 accumulated points all earned by doing Excavation Duty shouldn't do 3 new missions. You can do them once you earn PFC Rank and they will still earn 5 points. You should remember won missions or just look in-game under Mission > Assault. All completed missions are registered.
- Speak with Abquhbah at I-10 Aht Urhgan Whitegate when you are unsure of how many points you have. Choose the topic Mercenary Assessment (For more information see Abquhbah).
After you have earned enough points, speak with Naja Salaheem for a Promotion Quest. Fulfill Naja's task and you will be granted a higher rank and a new key item: "Rank" Wildcat badge. At this time, your Rank-Up Points will be reset to 0 and you will once again be able to earn more.
Summary
Mercenary Rank Quest for Obtaining Rank Key Item Rank-Up Points Needed for Promotion to Next Rank PSC Private Second Class Aht Urhgan Mission 3: President Salaheem PSC Wildcat Badge 25 PFC Private First Class Promotion: Private First Class PFC Wildcat Badge 25 SP Superior Private Promotion: Superior Private SP Wildcat Badge 25 LC Lance Corporal Promotion: Lance Corporal LC Wildcat Badge 25 C Corporal Promotion: Corporal C Wildcat Badge 25 S Sergeant Promotion: Sergeant S Wildcat Badge 25 SM Sergeant Major Promotion: Sergeant Major SM Wildcat Badge 25 CS Chief Sergeant Promotion: Chief Sergeant CS Wildcat Badge 25 SL Second Lieutenant Promotion: Second Lieutenant SL Wildcat Badge 25 FL First Lieutenant Promotion: First Lieutenant FL Wildcat Badge 50 Captain Promotion: Captain Captain Wildcat Badge
