Connected Badge

Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master

your 50 should be able to get it

Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master

but i believe you have to have had run maros' arc prior to get him to help you

Originally Posted by Snow Globe

Before you go into the first mission go to one of the three contacts in person. As I was a hero turned villain, I didn't have any Sharkhead contacts. Good thing I knew where everyone was.

I could talk to either Dubrowski of Cage Consortium or Ansaldo of the Family. I chose Ansaldo. I could access the radio when I entered the mission.

The next mission Ansaldo wouldn't talk to me, but Diviner Maros did. When I entered the mission, I again talked to the radio just inside the door.

From there I switched off between Ansaldo & Maros each mission. At the end of the second last mission I got both of the badges.

Originally Posted by Kheldarn

OK, I just got these two badges, using this thread as a reference. Here are my notes on how I got the badges.

After accepting the first mission, the last bit of filler has text in blue at the bottom, telling me I can choose to work with Lorenz Ansaldo or Vince Dubrowski. It also says that I can work with Diviner Maros if I've done his arc.

Being that this character is a Level 50 Hero Scrapper turned Villain, I have not done Maros' arc. So, I chose Ansaldo, as per Snow Globe's advice.

Inside the mission door was a radio. Using it gave me an (Optional) Mission Objective. I completed the (Optional) Mission Objective, and then the Mission.

After talking to Vincent Ross and accepting the 2nd mission, there was once again text in blue at the bottom of the last bit of filler. Interestingly, this text SPCIFCALLY tells you to talk to Diviner Maros.

I talked to Maros, and he gave me info for my next (Optional) Mission Objective. Once again, inside the mission door was a radio, and using it gave me another (Optional) Mission Objective. As before, I completed the (Optional) Mission Objective, and then the Mission.

After I exited the mission, I called Ross. This time, the blue text said if I was working with other factions, I should contact them. Once again, following Snow Globe's advice, I went back to Ansaldo, who set me up for a third (Optional) Mission Objective.

As before, a radio at the door gave me my (Optional) Mission Objective, which I completed, along with the mission. After exiting, I called Ross again.

This time, Ross told me to talk to Darrin Wade, and there was no blue text. I tried talking to Maros anyway, and he gave me the standard, "Looks like your busy" text. Ansaldo did the same thing.

After talking to Wade, I had to call Ross again, where I got my next actual misson (instead of a FedEx). Interestingly, the blue text said if I was working with other factions, I should contact them. Instead of talking to Ansaldo, I talked to Maros, and he set me up for my next (Optional) Mission Objective.

Once in the next mission, I tried to use the raido to talk to Maros. However, nothing happened. The radio did nothing. Thinking I had screwed up talking to Maros, I made my way to Botis, and at the end of talking to him, I was presented with a 3rd option, in addition to the options to keep my promise and free him or to renege and fight him. The 3rd option was to ask about the power behind the Leviathan. Botis could tell that I'd been in contact with Maros, and answered my question (with a little fluff text, and a Clue).

After beating down Botis and exiting the mission, I called Ross, and got my next mission. Once again, there was no blue text. Regardless, I went and talked to Maros again.

Maros gave me my final (Optional) Mission Objective, telling me that if I contact him once I'm in the mission, he'll come help me. And sure enough, as soon as I clicked on the radio inside the door, Maros spawned. His rank was classified as Seer. I didn't think to check his HP, but I don't think he took much damage.

He was really nice to have, as he continually cast Fortitude on me, and used his Psi attacks on foes. With his help, I managed to take on the Slag Golems with no problems. Granted, I was running at -1, but I'm pretty sure I did that in the Beta, and still had some issues with them...

Once I finished the mission:

Congratulations! You earned the Keeper of Coral Lore badge.
Congratulations! You earned the Connected badge.

So, there you go. Talk to Ansaldo, then Maros, then Ansaldo, then nobody, then Maros, and finally, Maros one last time, remember to use the radios just inside the mission entrance to be given (Optional) Mission Objectives, do the (Optional) Mission Objectives, and you should get the Connected badge.