TBH I've never bothered to try for that badge on anything less than a level 50 character because at that point you can be guaranteed to get the arson mission in the PI mayhem. It's still a bit tedious to have run multiple mayhems, but at least you know you won't waste any time not getting an arson side mission.
Good luck regardless.
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i basically did what Lothic says and just farm PI bank mishs for the sides since it has all the side mishs
O...K. I didn't know you could repeat any of the bank missions.
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even at lvl 50 every 3 paper mishs you get the PI bank mish so you can run it as much as you need to basically, its the lower ones that you cant get again on that toon
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Originally Posted by mousedroid
O...K. I didn't know you could repeat any of the bank missions.
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5 Radios/Papers for the PI Safeguard/Mayhem*|
Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
even at lvl 50 every 3 paper mishs you get the PI bank mish so you can run it as much as you need to basically, its the lower ones that you cant get again on that toon
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You also need to get all the mayhems eventually because each one has an Exploration badge. Just mentioning it.
This is what i did. The arsens are also always in the same location so it made it easy.
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woops my bad there lol, i confused it with the low lvl ones since the first 3 mayhems or so are only 3 mishs to get the mayhem lol
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Originally Posted by Mafia
5 Radios/Papers for the PI Safeguard/Mayhem*
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Yes you can repeat any mayhem mission. But what's important to remember is that you can -outlevel- particular mayhem missions so if you're worried about the explore badges (like Mafia said) then you'll need to keep that in mind. Otherwise this is why many people "farm" the PI mayhem mission when they're level 50 because obviously a level 50 character can't "outlevel" level 50 content and you're guaranteed all the side missions at that point.|
Originally Posted by mousedroid
O...K. I didn't know you could repeat any of the bank missions.
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Now it's true that you can only earn the special temp power from each mayhem once. But that doesn't stop you running it again for the side missions.
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Slightly off topic, but this is something that occasionally irritates me. Blue side, these explore badges are just shinies, but Red side they are all required for the Invader accolade. If you slip and miss one, you have to hope you can find someone who is running the appropriate level mayhem mission so you can tag along.|
Originally Posted by Lothic
Yes you can repeat any mayhem mission. But what's important to remember is that you can -outlevel- particular mayhem missions so if you're worried about the explore badges (like Mafia said) then you'll need to keep that in mind.
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Would love to see a method to return to lower level SG/Mayhem missions. Perhaps after running your required number of radio missions, you're offered a choice to run in any zone you've met the level requirement for... so a level 50 could run a bank mission in any zone. Whether this would exemp the character to the zone level or generate enemies at the character's level wouldn't matter to me, it's all about the badges.
Of course, making these missions available via Oroboros could also be an option.
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People have been suggesting something along these lines pretty much as a long as Ouroboros itself has been in the game. *shrugs*
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Originally Posted by Elf_Sniper
Of course, making these missions available via Oroboros could also be an option.
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Originally Posted by Elf_Sniper
Slightly off topic, but this is something that occasionally irritates me. Blue side, these explore badges are just shinies, but Red side they are all required for the Invader accolade. If you slip and miss one, you have to hope you can find someone who is running the appropriate level mayhem mission so you can tag along.
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(But your point is well-taken and, like Lothic points out, has been asked for practically since Ouroboros went live.)
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You already have the one of the requirements for the farm - having a second account. The other requirement is not have the owner of the mission (the alt account) enter the mission.
The way the farm goes, you do the set of paper missions to unlock the mayhem from the broker. Once unlocked, you can enter the mission, but do NOT let the owner of the mission enter. As previously stated, yes, you can farm mayhem, but you can not repeat side missions. By not having the owner of the mission enter, you can repeat all the side missions. After you kill the mob that hold the key to the arson, do the arson. On your way out, destroy some boxes and cars, then exit - so timer goes back above 15 minutes. Once you're out of the mission, select another mission then reselect the mayhem. Rinse and repeat. Mind you, you can accumulate to over an hour of Mayhem time on mission navgiation outside the mayhem, but, once inside, the timer shows up as if you've never ran the mayhem at all (back to 15 minutes). It is important you reset the mission only after the person farming is fully out of the mission - not while mid-load
Ideally, yes Peregrine Island Mayhem is ideal since it guarantees every side missions. Personally, I've farmed the Atlas Park Mayhem because of faster kills. I get lucky sometimes with having the arson on the first try, but I do get bad luck where I don't even get the arson till the 4th AP mayhem.
This strategy basically avoids you running 30-50 paper missions just to unlock a Mayhem to do the arson.
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Originally Posted by Elf_Sniper
Would love to see a method to return to lower level SG/Mayhem missions. Perhaps after running your required number of radio missions, you're offered a choice to run in any zone you've met the level requirement for... so a level 50 could run a bank mission in any zone. Whether this would exemp the character to the zone level or generate enemies at the character's level wouldn't matter to me, it's all about the badges.
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I've jumped through hoops for friends who wanted these badges, they'd make a new toon to purposely get each of the bank missions (deliberately playing to limit their XP so they don't outlevel them). Then starting the bank mish, entering, waiting while they switch to their badge toon, then getting the exploration badge.
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I am really starting to hate this badge.
I never paid attention to it as I was leveling my badger, so now I have to either run mayhem missions with other people, or I have to use my second account. Teaming with other people is problematic since only the person who clicks the last bomb gets credit.
Using alts is also a pain because I have to run all the papers to get the mayhems, and then hope one of the side missions is an arson mission. The last three mayhems I have run - two IP and one Talos, had no arson side missions.
And the last credit I did get for the badge got wiped out when the servers went down for morning maintenance a couple weeks ago, and the GMs refused to reinstate it because they could not find any indication that I had received the credit.
I really wish they would change this badge so at least everyone who clicks any bomb gets credit, or even everyone who is on the mission gets credit, regardless of whether they click a bomb or not. I just don't understand the reasoning behind making this badge so hard to get.
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