Checklist of things to do each level [i10]


Bunny_M

 

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Click here for an always up-to-date Excel version of this checklist with fancy formatting!

Trying to figure out which AV I was missing on my 50 troller for his Portal Jockey badge got me irritated enough that I decided to go and compile a level-based to-do list so that my lower level alts would not have to go through the same frustration.

So, I spent several hours with the Paragon Wiki and eventually came up with the following list of things to do. Doing the tasks on this hero-side list should let a player unlock all the useful accolades, the cape and aura costume options, and the extra costume slots. I have also included tasks leading to temporary powers that I deem particularly useful.

Certainly, some of these tasks can be accomplished at a much lower level than as listed if someone high enough in level is willing to let you tag along as a Sidekick. However, since I don't want to encourage people begging for SKs in order to get their accolades earlier, I'm not going there.

On a related note, almost all these tasks can also be performed at higher levels than as listed. If you don't fancy fighting for your life against yellow- and red- con CoT mages at level 5, you could always hit the Hollows in your 20s and mow them down without risk instead. The only exceptions are those tasks involving level-bounded missions. While you could do those missions at any level at all, you can only obtain the missions within certain level ranges. I highly recommend that you obtain those specific missions (see red text in list below) as soon as you level into the respective ranges.

Having experienced in the past the frustration of missing out on certain badges (Spelunker ), I make a bid to help others in the same situation whenever I can. If I am about to start a mission that leads to a sought-after badge solo, I usually make a couple of zone broadcasts inviting people of any level who need the badge to join me. Sure, I end up with no XP for these missions sometimes, but it's really a small sacrifice. I would like to make a request of those of you who find this list useful to invite others to your Fortuneteller, Doctor and Anti-Matter missions as well.

For difficult hunts (Banished Pantheon Spirits, for instance), it might be a good idea to ask via broadcast if anyone else in the zone is hunting the same thing. Teaming up with any such people stops you from working at cross purposes with one another and could net you the badge more quickly than if you were solo. Each member of the team would gain full credit from a team kill.

Lastly, I'm not a serious badger. No, I don't mean I'm a frivolous mustelid. What I mean is that I'm usually only interested in badges that come with benefits. That being the case, my list only involves badges of the useful variety with few exceptions. If you are a badge collecting addict and need to catch 'em all, you would be well advised to cross-reference this list with a badge list from somewhere else. BadgeWhore would be a likely place to start from. Snarespawn's level-restricted badge checklist would also be very, very useful to you. Finally, VidiotMaps is your friend.

I would like to thank TonyV for creating the wonderful encyclopedia of all things CoX that is the Paragon Wiki. Information about levelling zones was shamelessly stolen from Aett_Thorn and PsiBug. Thanks go out also to Thunderfire, Destructor, Zloth, Ang_Rui_Shen, Neutrino_Siphon, Human_Being, Zombie_Man, HolonicGhost, and Kanehllfir for their contributions to the draft version of this guide.

Now, without any further ado, here's the Issue 10 List of Things To Do At Each Level:


 

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Level 0
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Level 1
1. Defeat 100 Infected in the Tutorial. This badge does not come with benefits, but is very tedious to obtain outside the Tutorial.
2. Obtain the 2 large inspirations from the Outbreak tutorial. Do not use them. Instead, post them at Wentworth's for a low price so that they sell fast. They will likely fetch 2-10 thousand influence each, allowing you to slot up your character completely for the first few levels. This task is not essential, but if you choose to do the tutorial you might as well do this.
3. Missions: First Atlas contact – unlock inspirations if you intend to play in Recluse's Victory later on IMPORTANT! These contacts only give missions from levels 1-4!
4. Defeat: 25 Rikti Unexploded Bombs (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
5. Defeat: 10 Rikti Heavy Assault Suits (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
6. Defeat: 100 Rikti (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
Note: Items 4, 5 and 6 will be tough to complete after the Rikti Invasion world event of i10 ends. Only completing the Lady Grey Task Force will trigger a random Zone Invasion then, and it may take you all 50 levels to get these 3 badges.
7. Level in:
* Atlas Park levels 1-6
* Galaxy City levels 1-6
* raid the Sewers on a Sewer Team from Atlas to Skyway – quick XP from levels 1-7

Level 5
1. Raptor Pack temp power (Fly, 2hrs) 5-10 Safeguard 1st completion (Atlas Park)
2. Explore: Atlas Park top of Atlas Statue (133.5, 314.0, -341.2) Top Dog – Atlas Medallion
3. History: Atlas Park NW corner of Atlas Plaza (510.8, 0.5, -1150.8) Pupil 1 – Atlas Medallion
4. Explore: Kings Row Gish rooftop (-376.2, 70.5, 245.0) Mystic King/Queen – Archmage
5. Explore: Kings Row near broken pipe that leaks steam 182 yards E of Industrial Avenue (-940.5, -41.7, 2977.4) Summoned – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
6. Explore: Kings Row on tower SE of Yellow Line (-2175.9, 97.0, 1142.5) Keen Sighted – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
7. History: Kings Row 642 yards S of Galaxy City (-169.8, -42.0, -1466.9) Pupil 3 – Atlas Medallion
8. History: Kings Row 188 yards SW of Blue Steel (-399.6, 0.8, 1757.9) Pupil 4 – Atlas Medallion
9. Explore: Galaxy City brown building roof (-1,099, 48, -2,264) Bird Watcher – Conspiracy Theorist
10. Explore: Galaxy City on top of Mighty Mart E of Arena (-1,184, 63, -936) Brawler – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
11. History: Galaxy City 132 yards N of Arena (-751.3, 0.3, -1546.3) Pupil 2 – Atlas Medallion
12. Defeat: 100 Circle of Thorns Mages (Hollows) – Archmage [Probably best done somewhere between levels 10 and 25 instead]
13. Defeat: 100 Lost Bosses (South-central Skyway) – Vanguard
14. Level in:
* Atlas Park levels 1-6
* Galaxy City levels 1-6
* Kings Row levels 5-10
* Hollows levels 5-15
* raid the Sewers on a Sewer Team from Atlas to Skyway – quick XP from levels 1-7 [but there's no point returning to the Sewers now if you've already left them since the high level mobs are fairly deep inside]

Level 7
1. History: Perez Park under tree in middle of map (-1172.2, -32.0, 2255.5) Pupil 5 – Atlas Medallion
2. Defeat: 100 Clockwork Gears (central Perez) – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
3. Level in:
* Kings Row levels 5-10
* Hollows levels 5-15
* Perez Park levels 7-14

Level 10
1. Mission: Find Missing Fortune Teller (Dr. Trevor Seaborn, Steel Canyon; Hugo Redding, Steel Canyon; or Haley Philips, Skyway City) – Atlas Medallion IMPORTANT! These contacts only give missions from levels 10-14!
2. Explore: Skyway City in extreme NE corner between basketball courts (-1085, -16, -7612) Purifier – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
3. Explore: Steel Canyon building just W of Boomtown (-2428, 48, -3408) Nimble Mynx – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
4. Defeat: 100 Tsoo Sorcerers (Steel Canyon) – Archmage
5. Task Force: Positron levels 10-15, 3-8 players, 4 hours (Steel Canyon) – Task Force Commander [note: this TF is extremely frustrating to run it at level 10; it’s best to have the entire team between levels 14 and 15]
6. Level in:
* Hollows levels 5-15
* Perez Park levels 7-14
* Steel Canyon levels 10-19
* Skyway City levels 10-19

Level 11
1. Zero-G Pack temp power (Jump, 2hrs) 11-15 Safeguard 1st completion (Kings Row)
2. Level in:
* Hollows levels 5-15
* Perez Park levels 7-14
* Steel Canyon levels 10-19
* Skyway City levels 10-19
* Boomtown levels 11-19

Level 12
1. Dual-Origin enhancements (DOs) and level 15 Invention Origin enhancements (IOs) become useable.
2. Tutorial: Inventions (Steel Canyon University) - Do this if you need a refresher on how the Inventions system works [This also grants you a common IO between levels 10-25, depending on your level. Do this at level 12 for a level 15 IO.]
3. Level in:
* Hollows levels 5-15
* Perez Park levels 7-14
* Steel Canyon levels 10-19
* Skyway City levels 10-19
* Boomtown levels 11-19
* Tunnels of the Trolls in Hollows levels 12-15
* Cavern of Transcendence Trial 12-15, 8 players, 1.5 hours (Karsis, Hollows)

Level 15
1. Resuscitation temp power (Self-rez, 48hrs) 15-19 Safeguard 1st completion (Skyway)
2. Clockwork Connection temp power (Summon Gears, 3 uses) 15-19 mission: Rescue Mr. Yin (Penelope Yin, Faultline)
3. Plasmatic Taser temp power (Cone En/Sm, KB, 45 uses) 15-19 mission: Find out the plans of the Lost (Fareed Abdullah/ Guy Denson, Steel or Mark Freeman, Skyway)
4. Shivan Shard temp power (Summon Shivan Decimator, 5 uses) 15-50 Shiva Strike repeatable mission (Bloody Bay PvP zone)
5. Hyper Stealth temp power (Stealth, 30min) 15-50 Patrol Bloody Bay repeatable mission (Bloody Bay PvP zone)
6. Explore: Faultline W of New Overbrook (821.5, 95.5, -1154.5) Faultless Mystic – Archmage
7. Explore: Boomtown in middle of tunnel 682 yards W of Powderkeg (-448, 42, 2170) Regal – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
8. Defeat: 200 Banished Pantheon Spirit Masks (NE forest in Bloody Bay from level 15 or SE Dark Astoria from level 21) – Archmage [You may wish to wait until level 25 for the Holy Shotgun Shells temp power if you don’t do primarily En damage]
9. Task Force: Positron levels 10-15, 3-8 players, 4 hours (Steel Canyon) – Task Force Commander [note: this TF is extremely frustrating to run it at level 10; it’s best to have the entire team between levels 14 and 15]
10. Task Force: Synapse levels 15-20, 4-8 players, 3 hours (Skyway City) – Task Force Commander
11. Bloody Bay PvP zone open: level set to 25, accessible from Skyway City
12. Level in:
* Steel Canyon levels 10-19
* Skyway City levels 10-19
* Boomtown levels 11-19
* Faultline levels 15-25

Level 20
1. Confiscated Beanbag temp power (Ranged Stun, 50 uses) 20-24 mission: Retrieve the stolen weapons from the Freakshow (Andrew Fiore/ Claire Childress/ Lt. Col. Hugh McDougal/ Vic Garland, Talos; or Jake Kim/ Wilma Peterson, IP)
2. Cryonite Armor temp power (Frozen Armor, 1hr) 20-24 mission: Stop the Sky Raiders before they can make off with Balsim's designs (Barry Gosford/ John Strobel, Talos; or Justin Greene/ Oswald Cuthbert/ Rondel Jackson/ Wilson Eziquerra, IP)
3. Idol of Lughebu temp power (Melee NE, Self-heal, 24hrs) 20-24 mission: Find Edith Frazier (Josef Keller, Talos or Dr. Cheng, IP)
4. Wedding Band temp power (+ResAll, 2hrs) 20-24 mission: Recover Wedding Band (Stephanie Peebles, Striga)
5. Summon Teammates temp power (Team Recall, 24hrs) 20-24 Safeguard 1st completion (Steel)
6. Combat Invisibility temp power (Stealth, 30min) 20-50 Patrol Siren’s Call repeatable mission (Siren’s Call PvP zone)
7. History: Talos Island at base of Talos statue (1777, 22, 7,843) Authority 1 – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
8. Explore: Independence Port E of Terra Volta (-441, 2, -271) Crey Havoc – Conspiracy Theorist
9. Explore: Independence Port on warehouse roof directly S of Icon (-1615, 80, -1872) Vigorous – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
10. History: Independence Port on N end of Valor Bridge (910, 100, -4175) Authority 2 – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
11. History: Independence Port along road W of Icon (-1035, 36, -2441) Authority 3 – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
12. History: Terra Volta E and slightly N of reactor (351, 196, -3605) Authority 5 – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
13. Defeat: 100 Council Warwolves (Striga Isle missions/hunts) – Atlas Medallion
14. Defeat: 100 Council Vampyri (Striga Isle missions/hunts) – Atlas Medallion
15. Task Force: Sister Psyche levels 20-25, 5-8 players, 3.5 hours (Independence Port) – Task Force Commander
16. Mission: Learn the history of Hero 1 (City Representative, Atlas) – unlock cape costume option
17. Mission: Defeat Tsoo to protect Icon store (Serge, Steel Canyon) – unlock 2nd costume slot
18. Siren’s Call PvP zone open: level set to 30, accessible from Skyway City
19. Level in:
* Faultline levels 15-25
* Talos Island levels 20-27
* Striga Isle levels 20-29

Level 21
1. Explore: Dark Astoria N of Dido's View (1678, 5.5, 2833) Dark Mystic – Archmage
2. Defeat: 200 Banished Pantheon Spirit Masks (Southeast DA) – Archmage [You may wish to wait until level 25 for the Holy Shotgun Shells temp power if you don’t do primarily En damage]
3. History: Dark Astoria 178 yards E-SE of Toffet Terrace (3420, 46, 3038) Authority 4 – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
4. Level in:
* Faultline levels 15-25
* Talos Island levels 20-27
* Striga Isle levels 20-29

Level 22
1. Single-Origin enhancements (SOs) and level 25 Invention Origin enhancements (IOs) become useable.
2. Level in:
* Faultline levels 15-25
* Talos Island levels 20-27
* Striga Isle levels 20-29
* Independence Port levels 22-29

Level 23
1. Level in:
* Faultline levels 15-25
* Talos Island levels 20-27
* Striga Isle levels 20-29
* Independence Port levels 22-29
* Moonfire Task Force levels 23-28, 6-8 players, 2.5 hours (Striga Isle)
* Terra Volta levels 23-29

Level 24
1. Respecification: 24-33 Terra Volta Respec Trial (Jane Hallaway, Independence Port)
2. Level in:
* Faultline levels 15-25
* Talos Island levels 20-27
* Striga Isle levels 20-29
* Independence Port levels 22-29
* Moonfire Task Force levels 23-28, 6-8 players, 2.5 hours (Striga Isle)
* Terra Volta levels 23-29

Level 25
1. Being in SG mode now reduces the amount of inf you earn.
2. Movement Increase temp power (+SpdAll, 72hrs) 25-29 Safeguard 1st completion (IP)
3. Warwolf Whistle temp power (Summon Warwolf, 5 uses) 25-29 mission: Retrieve Tobias' heirloom from Vampyr Mountain (Tobias Hansen, Striga)
4. Holy Shotgun Shells temp power (Cone Le, KB, special vs. Banished Pantheon, 75 uses) 25-29 mission: Rid the mausoleum of the Banished Pantheon (Tobias Hansen, Striga)
5. Bow and Arrow temp power (Ranged Le, 75 uses) 25-29 mission: Save Waylon McCrane from the Tuatha (Kelly Nemmers, Croatoa)
6. Rune of Warding temp power (Ranged En, special vs. Fey, 48hrs) 25-29 mission: Retrieve the book (Skipper LeGrange, Croatoa)
7. Sands of Mu temp power (Melee Sm/NE, 24hrs) 25-29 mission: Investigate the lost city of Oranbega (Laura Brunetti, IP or Miriam Bloechl, Talos)
8. Defeat: Jack In Irons GM (Croatoa) – Geas of the Kind Ones
9. Defeat: Eochai GM (Croatoa) – Geas of the Kind Ones
10. Defeat: Sally GM twice (Croatoa) – Geas of the Kind Ones
11. Defeat: 333 Red Caps (Croatoa) – Geas of the Kind Ones
12. Defeat: 333 Fir Bolg (Croatoa) – Geas of the Kind Ones
13. Defeat: 333 Tuatha de Dannan (Croatoa) – Geas of the Kind Ones
14. Defeat: 333 Cabal (Croatoa) – Geas of the Kind Ones
15. Defeat: 333 Croatoa Ghosts (Croatoa) – Geas of the Kind Ones
16. Task Force: Citadel levels 25-30, 6-8 players, 3 hours (Talos Island) – Task Force Commander
17. Level in:
* Talos Island levels 20-27
* Striga Isle levels 20-29
* Independence Port levels 22-29
* Moonfire Task Force levels 23-28, 6-8 players, 2.5 hours (Striga Isle)
* Terra Volta levels 23-29
* Ernesto Hess Task Force levels 25-30, 6-8 players, 2 hours (Striga Isle)
* Croatoa levels 25-34

Level 27
1. Level 30 Invention Origin enhancements (IOs) become useable. These are better than any SOs you can use and are also practically as good as level 50 IOs.
2. Level in:
* Striga Isle levels 20-29
* Independence Port levels 22-29
* Moonfire Task Force levels 23-28, 6-8 players, 2.5 hours (Striga Isle)
* Terra Volta levels 23-29
* Ernesto Hess Task Force levels 25-30, 6-8 players, 2 hours (Striga Isle)
* Croatoa levels 25-34

Level 30
1. Endurance Increase temp power (+MaxEnd, 72hrs) 30-34 Safeguard 1st completion (Talos)
2. Nemesis Staff temp power (Ranged Sm, KB, Stun, 24hrs) 30-34 mission: Find out who's supplying the Freakshow with the new weapons (Tina Chung, Founders’ or Neil Kendrick, Brickstown)
3. Iron Blade temp power (Melee Le, 72hrs) 30-34 mission: Recover the Red Cap's iron hoard (Buck Salinger, Croatoa)
4. Biological Mutagens temp power (PBAoE Ally +Regen +Dmg, 1 use) 30-50 Missile Launch repeatable mission (Warburg PvP zone)
5. Chemical Burn temp power (AoE Foe -ResAll -DefAll, 1 use) 30-50 Missile Launch repeatable mission (Warburg PvP zone)
6. Nuclear Blast temp power (AoE En, Foe -End -Rcvy, 1 use) 30-50 Missile Launch repeatable mission (Warburg PvP zone)
7. Hyper Phase temp power (Intangibility +Spd, 30min) 30-50 Patrol 6 Waypoints in Warburg repeatable mission (Warburg PvP zone)
8. Explore: Brickstown, E of Crey's Folly (-593, 32, 1378) Mystic – Archmage
9. History: Brickstown on building 430 yards S of Green Line (-229, 8, -370) Scholastic 2 – Portal Jockey
10. History: Brickstown 140 yards S of Science store contact (-3463, 4, 2062) Scholastic 3 – Portal Jockey
11. Defeat: 100 Freakshow Tanks (Brickstown; or do Sister Psyche TF) – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
12. History: Founders' Falls on wall 220 yards W and slightly S of Gaspee (1725, -8, 2400) Scholastic 1 – Portal Jockey
13. History: Founders' Falls 123 yards W of Mutant store (4244, 3, 3689) Savant 1 – Vanguard
14. Task Force: Katie Hannon levels 30-34, 6-8 players, 1 hour (Croatoa) – Geas of the Kind Ones
15. Task Force: Manticore levels 30-35, 7-8 players, 3.5 hours (Independence Port) – Task Force Commander
16. Mission: Gain better control of your powers (City Representative, Atlas) – unlock aura costume option
17. Mission: Defeat Crey to protect Icon’s secrets (Lauren, Independence Port) – unlock 3rd costume slot
18. Warburg PvP zone open: level set to 40, accessible from Kings Row
19. Level in:
* Croatoa levels 25-34
* Brickstown levels 30-38

Level 31
1. Explore: Crey's Folly W of Crey Factories (1080 0, 2320) Crey Watcher – Conspiracy Theorist
2. History: Crey's Folly 148 yards N of Carnival Town (7227, 37, -554) Savant 2 – Vanguard
3. History: Crey's Folly 227 yards NE of The Blight (2566, 4, 2683) Savant 3 – Vanguard
4. Level in:
* Croatoa levels 25-34
* Brickstown levels 30-38
* Founders’ Falls levels 31-40
* Crey’s Folly levels 31-39

Level 33
1. Explore: Eden behind Crey Industries sign. (-1787, 0, 4550) Crey Fish – Conspiracy Theorist
2. History: Eden 109 yards NE of The Pit (-2817, -23, 2962) Savant 4 – Vanguard
3. History: Eden 150 yards W of Utopia Complex (-1313, 12, 4486) Savant 5 – Vanguard
4. Level in:
* Croatoa levels 25-34
* Brickstown levels 30-38
* Founders’ Falls levels 31-40
* Crey’s Folly levels 31-39
* Eden levels 33-39

Level 34
1. Being in SG mode now means you do not earn inf.
2. Respecification: 34-43 Terra Volta Respec Trial (Captain James Harlan, Founders’ Falls)
3. Level in:
* Brickstown levels 30-38
* Founders’ Falls levels 31-40
* Crey’s Folly levels 31-39
* Eden levels 33-39

Level 35
1. Talk to: Levantera (Rikti War Zone) – gain ability to collect Vanguard merits.
2. Mission: Investigate the hacker known as The Doctor (Gordon Stacy, Brickstown) – Conspiracy Theorist IMPORTANT! This contact only gives missions from levels 35-39!
3. Health Increase temp power (+MaxHealth, 24hrs) 35-39 Safeguard 1st completion (Brickstown)
4. Explore: Rikti War Zone on left hand of statue 200 yards SW of The Bulge (1359.5, 293.2, -273.5) Ace – Vanguard
5. Task Force: Numina 35-40 (Founders’ Falls) – Task Force Commander
6. Defeat: 200 Crey Paragon Protectors (easy: complete Gordon Stacy’s arc) – Conspiracy Theorist
7. Level in:
* Brickstown levels 30-38
* Founders’ Falls levels 31-40
* Crey’s Folly levels 31-39
* Eden levels 33-39
* Numina Task Force levels 35-40, 4-8 players, 2.5 hours (Founders’ Falls)
* Rikti War Zone levels 35-50

Level 36
1. Level in:
* Brickstown levels 30-38
* Founders’ Falls levels 31-40
* Crey’s Folly levels 31-39
* Eden levels 33-39
* Numina Task Force levels 35-40, 4-8 players, 2.5 hours (Founders’ Falls)
* Rikti War Zone levels 35-50
* Abandoned Sewer Network levels 36-40
* Abandoned Sewers Trial levels 36-38-40-42-45, 4-8 players, 1.5 hours (Meran MacGregor, Founders’ Falls)

Level 39
1. Level in:
* Founders’ Falls levels 31-40
* Crey’s Folly levels 31-39
* Eden levels 33-39
* Numina Task Force levels 35-40, 4-8 players, 2.5 hours (Founders’ Falls)
* Rikti War Zone levels 35-50
* Abandoned Sewer Network levels 36-40
* Abandoned Sewers Trial levels 36-38-40-42-45, 4-8 players, 1.5 hours (Meran MacGregor, Founders’ Falls)
* Eden Trial levels 39-41, 4-8 players, 4 hours (Woodsman, Eden)

Level 40
1. Mission: Go to the Hydra's dimension and learn anything you can (Tina Macintyre, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey IMPORTANT! This contact only gives missions from levels 40-44!
2. Defeat: Anti-Matter EB/AV (Tina Macintyre, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey IMPORTANT! This contact only gives missions from levels 40-44!
3. Life Insurance temp power (Debt Protection, 48hrs) 40-44 Safeguard 1st completion (Founders’ Falls)
4. Longbow Mech temp power (Summon Longbow Mech, 1 use) have 1,000 or more points at the end of a Recluse’s Victory cycle (Recluse’s Victory PvP zone)
5. Explore: Peregrine Island on small island 834 yards SW of Talos Island Ferry (3045, 0, 1287) Portal Parter – Vanguard
6. Defeat: 200 Summoned Illusionists (Peregrine) – Archmage
7. Defeat: 1,000 Rikti Monkeys (Monkey Island, Peregrine) – Vanguard
8. Defeat: 100 Fake Nemesis (Shadow Shard) – Freedom Phalanx Reserve
9. Mission: Defeat Nemesis to protect Carson (Carson, Founders’ Falls) – unlock 4th costume slot
10. Recluse’s Victory PvP zone open: level set to 50, accessible from Atlas Park
11. Level in:
* Rikti War Zone levels 35-50
* Abandoned Sewers Trial levels 36-38-40-42-45, 4-8 players, 1.5 hours (Meran MacGregor, Founders’ Falls)
* Eden Trial levels 39-41, 4-8 players, 4 hours (Woodsman, Eden)
* Dr. Quaterfield Task Force levels 40-44, 8 players, 7.5 hours (Firebase Zulu in the Shadow Shard)
* Sara Moore Task Force levels 40-50, 8 players, 4 hours (Cascade Archipelago in the Shadow Shard)
* Shadow Shard levels 40-50

Level 41
1. Level in:
* Rikti War Zone levels 35-50
* Abandoned Sewers Trial levels 36-38-40-42-45, 4-8 players, 1.5 hours (Meran MacGregor, Founders’ Falls)
* Eden Trial levels 39-41, 4-8 players, 4 hours (Woodsman, Eden)
* Dr. Quaterfield Task Force levels 40-44, 8 players, 7.5 hours (Firebase Zulu in the Shadow Shard)
* Sara Moore Task Force levels 40-50, 8 players, 4 hours (Cascade Archipelago in the Shadow Shard)
* Shadow Shard levels 40-50
* Peregrine Island levels 41-50

Level 44
1. Respecification: 44-50 Terra Volta Respec Trial (Major Richard Flagg, Peregrine Island)
2. Level in:
* Rikti War Zone levels 35-50
* Abandoned Sewers Trial levels 36-38-40-42-45, 4-8 players, 1.5 hours (Meran MacGregor, Founders’ Falls)
* Eden Trial levels 39-41, 4-8 players, 4 hours (Woodsman, Eden)
* Sara Moore Task Force levels 40-50, 8 players, 4 hours (Cascade Archipelago in the Shadow Shard)
* Shadow Shard levels 40-50
* Peregrine Island levels 41-50
* Justin Augustine Task Force levels 44-50, 8 players, 3 hours (The Chantry in the Shadow Shard)
* Faathim the Kind Task Force levels 44-50, 8 players, 5.5 hours (The Chantry in the Shadow Shard)

Level 45
1. Regeneration Increase temp power (+Regen, 48hrs) 45-50 Safeguard 1st completion (Peregrine)
2. Fettering Nimbus temp power (Ranged En, Immob, 75 uses) 45-50 mission: Rescue people from their shadows (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine)
3. Defeat: Chimera EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
4. Defeat: Shadowhunter EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
5. Mission: Disrupt Nightstar’s ritual (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
6. Defeat: Nightstar EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
7. Defeat: Siege EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
8. Defeat: Bobcat EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
9. Defeat: Neuron EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
10. Defeat: Battle Maiden EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
11. Defeat: Black Swan EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
12. Defeat: Malaise EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
13. Defeat: Mother Mayhem EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
14. Defeat: Infernal EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
15. Defeat: Diabolique EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
16. Defeat: DominatrixEB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
17. Defeat: Marauder EB/AV (Maria Jenkins, Peregrine) – Portal Jockey
18. Hamidon Raid levels 45-50: scan the official CoH boards for Hami Raids and sign up for them (the best place to check is your particular server’s forum) IMPORTANT! Hami-Os are level 50 only and will nto drop for players under level 47!
19. Level in:
* Rikti War Zone levels 35-50
* Abandoned Sewers Trial levels 36-38-40-42-45, 4-8 players, 1.5 hours (Meran MacGregor, Founders’ Falls)
* Sara Moore Task Force levels 40-50, 8 players, 4 hours (Cascade Archipelago in the Shadow Shard)
* Shadow Shard levels 40-50
* Peregrine Island levels 41-50
* Justin Augustine Task Force levels 44-50, 8 players, 3 hours (The Chantry in the Shadow Shard)
* Faathim the Kind Task Force levels 44-50, 8 players, 5.5 hours (The Chantry in the Shadow Shard)
* Statesman’s Task Force levels 45-50, 8 players, 4 hours (Independence Port)
* Lady Grey Task Force levels 45-50, 8 players, 3 hours (Rikti War Zone)
* The Hive levels 45-50

Level 50
1. Kheldian Epic Archetypes unlocked.
2. Raids, trials and task forces you might want to do:
* Hamidon Raid levels 45-50: scan the official CoH boards for Hami Raids and sign up for them (the best place to check is your particular server’s forum)
* Sara Moore Task Force levels 40-50, 8 players, 4 hours (Cascade Archipelago in the Shadow Shard)
* Justin Augustine Task Force levels 44-50, 8 players, 3 hours (The Chantry in the Shadow Shard)
* Faathim the Kind Task Force levels 44-50, 8 players, 5.5 hours (The Chantry in the Shadow Shard)
* Statesman’s Task Force levels 45-50, 8 players, 4 hours (Independence Port)
* Lady Grey Task Force levels 45-50, 8 players, 3 hours (Rikti War Zone)
3. Other possibly fun things to do with your level 50:
* “Go sit under Atlas and show all the n00bs all of your cool costumes/capes/auras/pets/buffs/effects that they can't get for 49 levels!” – HolonicGhost
* Obsessively max out your character with level 53 IOs and HOs
* Complete your badge collection
* Hold costume contests, character biography contests or other contests under the Atlas statue (please offer a top prize worth at least 500,000 to 1 million influence)
* Randomly help fledgling heroes, especially in The Hollows (e.g. by healing, buffing or teleporting them)
* Stand near Ms. Liberty in Atlas or Back Alley Brawler in Galaxy and show new players the ropes (someone without even a single veteran’s badge could probably use your help)
* Hang out in Pocket D or under the Atlas Statue and role play
* Go into PvP zones or the Arena and fight other players
* Farm influence and/or salvage and/or recipes (hey, some people enjoy this!)






Now, if you have other tasks to add to the list, please feel free to post in this thread. In any case, happy mishing!

Recommended reading:
Task Forces/Trials, Reputation, and you.[I8]
Gleepwurp's Task Force and Trial Guide
Various Statesman's TF guides in the Missions section of the Guide to Guides
WittyLibrarian's Lady Grey TF Guide

You might also want to take a look at the following guides:
Thresholds
When you level


 

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I've created an Excel version of this checklist which shall be updated each time this web version gets changed. This downloadable checklist has conditional formatting built in: items you check off turn grey and get crossed out. There's also a printable version of the checklist within the file.

Because I'm sharing a folder rather than a specific file, it's easy to update the file by changing the contents of the folder.

Click here to download the checklist!

Note that while MediaFire supports download managers, the following managers don't play well with MF:
* FlashGet - Downloads reach ~99% and then stall
* DownThemAll - Downloads reach 100%, but then restart from scratch
* Internet Download Manager - Resuming multiple connections doesn't work and downloads are often corrupted when they reach 100%
* Free Download Manager - Resuming downloads doesn't work

The file's small enough that you wouldn't need a download manager anyway.


 

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I think this is the best guide bar none. CoH has added so much content, that the developers really need to add functionality in game such that it helps users point them in the right direction where "primary content" exists. It is all to easy to just join a PUG and start doing random missions and miss a ton of cool stuff.

For instance when you level the NPC leveler mentions that the following quests should be completed before the next level, or that the following GM and TF are availiable in this level range. etc.


Ok Eldandil you get mega stars. Time to work on CoV!


 

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Now if only the Villian side had one of these


 

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Thanks, Osiris. That really warms the cockles of my heart.

(Isn't that a strange expression though?)

Sadly, I will be taking a break from CoX for a bit. I've run into some financial difficulty and really need to cancel my subscription for a bit. I'm not sure when I'll be back either.

Anyway, let me just state for the record that if anyone is willing to update this checklist in my absence, that's absolutely fine by me. Or if someone wants to transform it into something bigger and better, please go right ahead.

Hopefully, I'll be back again a few months down the road.


 

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Eldandil I would like to request one more thing in your spread sheet. I am trying to fill it out and I need the name of the badges so I can look and see if I have it already or not. You list what you have to kill and what accolade it is needed for but not the name of the badge. I don't know if I have it in my badge list.


 

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Eldandil I would like to request one more thing in your spread sheet. I am trying to fill it out and I need the name of the badges so I can look and see if I have it already or not. You list what you have to kill and what accolade it is needed for but not the name of the badge. I don't know if I have it in my badge list.

[/ QUOTE ]

A "thank you" would have been nice.

Anyway, I've uploaded the updated file to the folder. The 27th Sep version is the one to get.

[u]Changes in this version:[u]

1. All badge names should now be in.
2. A duplicate entry for Banisher (at level 15 ) has been removed.
3. Errors in the Printable tab have been corrected.

Question: Badgewhore doesn't list Mother Mayhem and Shadowhunter in the list of AVs/EBs to off for the Portal Jockey accolade. Is that an oversight or are the 2 not needed?


 

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best. guide. ever.


 

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Question: Badgewhore doesn't list Mother Mayhem and Shadowhunter in the list of AVs/EBs to off for the Portal Jockey accolade. Is that an oversight or are the 2 not needed?

[/ QUOTE ]

I've heard that they are not needed.



That blue thing running around saying "Cookies are sometimes food" is Praetorian Cookie Monster!
Shoot on sight, please.

 

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Hello, Newbie here (actually a 41 year old doctor who found his new favorite hobby), been playing 4 weeks, I love the list of "to dos", but my question is "why?"

Why do I need these stinkin' badges (insert blazing saddles quote here) and could you explain the grid # system before giving grid #s, I have no idea what they are, they do not show up in my game screen

I assume the list is to help us newbies, but the language is not newbie friendly

I guess I do not understand some of the terms and lingo
here are a few examples

"3. Missions: First Atlas contact – unlock inspirations if you intend to play in Recluse's Victory later on IMPORTANT! These contacts only give missions from levels 1-4!"

"How do I find this First Atlas contact" When I started the game I had a mission to go talk to someone inside city hall, but not someone under the Atlas statue.

4. Defeat: 25 Rikti Unexploded Bombs (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
Does this mean that as a level 1-4 I should go to the Rikti zone or wait around for a Rikti invasion?

5. Defeat: 10 Rikti Heavy Assault Suits (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
same ? in an Rikti battle there are dozens of heroes, how do I get credit for the defeat?
6. Defeat: 100 Rikti (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
Note: Items 4, 5 and 6 will be tough to complete after the Rikti Invasion world event of i10 ends. Only completing the Lady Grey Task Force will trigger a random Zone Invasion then, and it may take you all 50 levels to get these 3 badges.
7. Level in:
* Atlas Park levels 1-6
* Galaxy City levels 1-6
What does "level in" mean?

Sorry to be "Super Newbie"


Laserblitz
"Kicking digital a$$ and taking "trademarked by NCsoft" names since 2007"
If you see a rainbow costume or named "Emcc" it is me

 

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TacRedline: I'm glad you've found it useful!

Ullikummis: Yeah, that's what I thought too. Could anyone confirm this either way?


 

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Why do I need these stinkin' badges

You don't, but some badges are needed to unlock accolades.
Accolades are badges that grant you in game benefits like temp powers or endurance and health increases

I assume the list is to help us newbies, but the language is not newbie friendly

It's to help everyone. There are soo many things to do it's difficult to keep them all straight.

You'll pick up the lingo as you go along.


"How do I find this First Atlas contact" When I started the game I had a mission to go talk to someone inside city hall, but not someone under the Atlas statue.


That's the contact he was talking about. The first contact you were assigned in City Hall.


Defeat: 25 Rikti Unexploded Bombs (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
Does this mean that as a level 1-4 I should go to the Rikti zone or wait around for a Rikti invasion?


Well, since you can't get into the Ritki Warzone untill you hit level 35, you'll have to nab them during raids.

It is a common practice to list the minimum possible level required to do a feat. Accolades are only availalbe when examplaring down to the level they were earned. So the earlier you can obtain an accolade the better off you are.

Now that the invasion event is over, it's not really practacle to attempt to earn it in that range, but it's theretically possible to if you wre patient enough.

Defeat: 10 Rikti Heavy Assault Suits (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
same ? in an Rikti battle there are dozens of heroes, how do I get credit for the defeat?


As long as you caused damage to him, or were on a team that caused damage to him, then you will get credit once it is defeated.


6. Defeat: 100 Rikti (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
Note: Items 4, 5 and 6 will be tough to complete after the Rikti Invasion world event of i10 ends. Only completing the Lady Grey Task Force will trigger a random Zone Invasion then, and it may take you all 50 levels to get these 3 badges.
7. Level in:
* Atlas Park levels 1-6
* Galaxy City levels 1-6
What does "level in" mean?


They will be X level in the follwing zones. As in the opponents you come accross in those zones will fall within that level range..

Sorry to be "Super Newbie"

Don't worry, we all were at one point.

This game has a pretty steep learning curve. I find that is part of what makes mastering it feel so rewarding.


Centinull

 

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Laserblitz_Emcc: Quote-and-answer time.

[ QUOTE ]
Hello, Newbie here (actually a 41 year old doctor who found his new favorite hobby), been playing 4 weeks, I love the list of "to dos", but my question is "why?"

[/ QUOTE ]
Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die.

Just kidding. Answers are as follow:

[ QUOTE ]
Why do I need these stinkin' badges (insert blazing saddles quote here)

[/ QUOTE ]
Actually, I did mention in the third-from-bottom paragraph of the first post what the badges are for: they aggregate to award other badges called Accolades. (And these Accolades give bonuses to your stats or grant additional powers!)

[ QUOTE ]
and could you explain the grid # system before giving grid #s, I have no idea what they are, they do not show up in my game screen

[/ QUOTE ]
The coordinates are in -x, z, -y format, where:<ul type="square">[*]x corresponds to the east-west axis (left-right on the minimap). The more positive the number, the further west (left) the location.[*]z corresponds to the up-down axis. The more positive the number, the further up the location.[*]y corresponds to the north-south axis (top-bottom on the minimap). The more positive the number, the further south (to the bottom) the location.[/list]
Together, the numbers work something like this:
<font class="small">Code:[/color]<hr /><pre>
Demonstration of 1337 ASCII skills
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|(100, 0, 0) (0, 0, 0)|
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| (70, 0, 20) |
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| (90, 0, 90) |
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| (0, 0, 100)|
|--------------------------------------------|

</pre><hr />

Now, one problem with the system is that the origin point (0, 0, 0) of a CoH map is not fixed at one of the corners as one might expect. It tends to float somewhere in the middle of the map. In the ASCII example above I fixed the origin in the NE corner just to make the example useful, but you will never find such a situation in practice.

Hence, we tend to see both positive and negative numbers for all three coordinates. Just thought I'd warn you before you got confused.

Oh yes, you need to hit a hotkey in order to bring up your current coordinates in your chat window. I load such an extensive set of binds on each new character I create that I no longer remember what the default hotkey is. Please check your keybind settings in the in-game Options menu to find out what it is. Or perhaps someone here could give a quick shout out?

[ QUOTE ]
I assume the list is to help us newbies, but the language is not newbie friendy

[/ QUOTE ]
Actually, I've been playing this game for more than 2 years (I registered on the boards late) and the checklist is still extremely useful to me. It's why I wrote it in the first place, actually.

[ QUOTE ]
I guess I do not understand some of the terms and lingo
here are a few examples

"3. Missions: First Atlas contact – unlock inspirations if you intend to play in Recluse's Victory later on IMPORTANT! These contacts only give missions from levels 1-4!"

"How do I find this First Atlas contact" When I started the game I had a mission to go talk to someone inside city hall, but not someone under the Atlas statue.

[/ QUOTE ]
Hm. I hadn't realised that the list contained references not immediately clear to new players, but I suppose I've come to take a number of things for granted along the way. Let me do my best to explicate then.

By 'First Atlas contact', I meant the first contact you are given in Atlas Park, the city zone. For players who choose to start their game in Atlas Park, this is the very first contact they are given (automatically) outside the tutorial. Now, why is this important? Actually, it's not important, but it's convenient. This first contact is always found in City Hall - the same place the entrance to Recluse's Victory is located. If you do enough missions for this contact, he or she will later be happy to sell you Inspirations. This facilitates PvPing in Recluse's Victory - if you use up all your Inspirations, you can grab new ones from the Atlas contact with a minimum of travelling.

Those who choose to start the game in Galaxy City are out of luck. Though they can of course get contacts in Atlas Park, I believe the ones in City Hall are not among them.

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4. Defeat: 25 Rikti Unexploded Bombs (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
Does this mean that as a level 1-4 I should go to the Rikti zone or wait around for a Rikti invasion?

[/ QUOTE ]
Someone had raised a similar query in the earlier incarnation of this guide and so I added the note about how it might take 50 levels to get the Watchman badges. I guess it's still not clear what I meant though.

'No' to the RWZ, since only kills during Zone Invasions count. (You can't get into the Rikti War Zone until you've gained quite a number of levels, but that's irrelevant.)

Also 'no' to waiting around. I only meant that it's theoretically possible to start working on the badges at level 1. It was even feasible during the i10 Invasion event, which is when I wrote this checklist.

Yes, I know putting these badges in the Level 1 range could confuse some people. But before anyone suggests that I should move these three badges to a different level range, let me point out that they don't fit better anywhere else.

[ QUOTE ]
5. Defeat: 10 Rikti Heavy Assault Suits (Rikti Zone Invasion) – Watchman
same ? in an Rikti battle there are dozens of heroes, how do I get credit for the defeat?

[/ QUOTE ]
You join a team. In any team kill, everyone on the team gets full (not proportional) credit.

[ QUOTE ]
7. Level in:
* Atlas Park levels 1-6
* Galaxy City levels 1-6
What does "level in" mean?

[/ QUOTE ]
I used 'level' as a verb here. This might be gaming parlance. To level is to fight enough bad guys (or do whatever else it takes) to gain enough experience to promote to the next experience level. Therefore, the "Level in:" sections tell us which parts of the game to hang around and fight the bad guys in in order to maximize one's rate of experience gain.

[ QUOTE ]
Sorry to be "Super Newbie"

[/ QUOTE ]
Don't worry. You'll get your cape in another 19 levels!

Regards,
Eldandil Tauro
The Guild of Writers of Newbie-Unfriendly Guides
Stumping doctors since 2007


 

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Curses! You posted while I was still crafting my answer! /em drat

(Actually, thanks for answering. One of the best things about these fora is that we have lots of helpful and knowledgeable people here.)


 

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What about the Demon Slayer Badge??

Heroes
Baphomet is present in the Stop the Rikti transdimensional expedition before the alternate Circle discovers our Earth mission from Angus McQueen. (Levels 40-44)

Baphomet is also found in Faathim the Kind's Task Force: The Saga of Lanaru. (Levels 44-50)


Reddy Kilowatt

Children of Data
2nd SG on Infinity

Earth Tech
Desert Princess
Bloody Decker
(and that is only some of the ones on Infinity)

 

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That won't fit in my list for 2 reasons, Reddy.

1. That badge isn't a useful one.
2. It can be obtained easily any time.


 

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Hm... I'm now wondering if Flashback has made my list more or less useful?

Less because fewer tasks are now time-sensitive task: one could always pick up Spelunker at 50 if so desired. Also, you could just do every single arc available, not knowing/caring whether or not it leads to an accolade, thereby picking up all the accolades in passing.

More because now it's useful to the old 50s (like my Eldandil) who previously couldn't have used this list much at all. Also, some people would still want to grab their accolades as early as possible, and this list would help one see how early one should hit up the missed tasks for each accolade.

Well, it's moot for me, since I only have a few days left on my account. Hope someone out there gets some use out of it though.


 

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Extremely good list and so very helpful. I have 2 lvl 50s, a lvl 45 and hordes of lvls 25-35 and I have seen ALOT of content but it is still very useful to have a great list like this. Now I con use it on the lower lvl toons I have as a checklist

You Rock!! Sorry to see you go


 

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Thanks, Unitron. Sorry to see me go too.

Hopefully, and in the words of the inimitable Chibodee Crockett, I will be back!


 

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Wonderful!


Altoholism isn't a problem, its a calling.

60+ characters, 5 years, 3 50's.

 

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Your checklist rocks!

Flashback or not this is very helpful to someone who collects temp powers like myself. I'm not a badge-hunter, unless said badge involves a power. Not only have I downloaded this list, I know at least 4 other people in my SG who will too.

Thank you for the effort you put into this. I'm always sorry to see good people go. Hurry back.


 

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Defeat: 100 Tsoo Sorcerers (Steel Canyon) – Archmage

Where in Steel Canyon?


 

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[ QUOTE ]
Defeat: 100 Tsoo Sorcerers (Steel Canyon) – Archmage

Where in Steel Canyon?

[/ QUOTE ]
I usually see them near the Medical Center.


 

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[ QUOTE ]
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Defeat: 100 Tsoo Sorcerers (Steel Canyon) – Archmage

Where in Steel Canyon?

[/ QUOTE ]
I usually see them near the Medical Center.

[/ QUOTE ]

So doable at lvl 15 then?