Campaign Ops Discussion

[Gilthas]

Did it yesterday too. No problems for me either.

[Jaceot]

once all 3 suspicious objects were right next to each other for me, was so awesome.

[Kaylia]

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Stock and Awe II is so fucking lame. Just spent 1h30/killed 50mushroom before getting my drop.

[Maxxthepenguin]

FYI: AoE farming was nerfed to hell a long long time ago

[Kyreth]

AoE kills with -ga spells negate Treasure Hunter and in general lead to crappy drop rates. Kill one at a time.

[Kaylia]

FYI: AoE farming was nerfed to hell a long long time ago

Only the last 10 were killed that way (after I got drop). Was farming 3 at time, thundaga, and staff'ing them one by one to finish them off.

[Deegan]

Got Sterling Star § § today and the only new Ops that i got where Material Storm II and Iron Anvil II.

Material Storm was interesting because the QM went on about needing food and she wanted Roast Pipira x4, which sells from a NPC in windy and Iron Anvil, you had to choose when there wasnt any more mats.

Example: Vision Amethyst Stone
1st choice: wind crystal
2nd choice: amethyst stone
3rd choice: earth anima
4th choice: lighting anima
5th choice: dark anima
6th choice: there arent any more materials needed.

I think it keeps going until you pick that option of no more materials needed but i didnt check personally.

Im upset that on Asura, Bastok lost all its Ops, at least the new ones, for me and like 4 other ppl. It was the first time since release that bastok had the new Ops. Sunday we had all Campaign Ops open. Streetsweeper, Delta Strike, Pit Spider, Aegis Scream, Granite Rose, etc, etc... I come back today, all gone. I did all the ones i could do solo as i saved up 7 tags cuz im tired of doing the others ones for so long but still very stupid that at no fault of my own, the Ops just vanish. I would be more understanding if say just I lost the Ops and everyone else still had them but at least 4 ppl have said the same thing, there one day, gone the next.

Im starting to think that we arent in control of which Ops are open to us and which arent. I dont think theres anything we can do to get back or open up the other Ops besides the supply manufacture, resources procurement and supply transport. Something stupid too like beastmen in one of your nations areas' influence is above 50% or something. Something that fluxuates up and down throughout the day because ppl have posted like i have, there one day, gone again and in some cases they come back. So it has to be something that changes alot and influences and resources change daily. Is there anything else that changes periodically besides influence and resources on the campaign map?

[Mertron]

Ranked up to Sterling Star also, opened 3 previously locked ops:

Crimson Domino 2
Delta Strike 2
Material Storm 2

Crimson Domino 2 was the exact same as 1, went to ronfaure, gate guard said supplies lost, clicked same ??? from CD1 and got supplies, turned in to other guard to win.

Material Storm 2 asked for 6 baked apples, bought from Marble Bridge in Jeuno.

Delta Strike 2 was harder only because I didnt know what to expect. After clicking the ??? I got 2 Goblin Picaroons, both BLM job, both could cast AM and -ga3 spells. Had to kinda run around and kite a bit here and there to keep them at bay, they werent all that difficult one at a time though so if you know what to expect shouldnt be too bad. Won with relative ease on BLU/NIN, wouldve been easier if I knew what was going to pop.

Lost the rewards in chat log because I jumped into a campaign battle after completing them, they were all in the 240-260 exp/800-920 AN range.

[Deegan]

Lost the rewards in chat log because I jumped into a campaign battle after completing them, they were all in the 240-260 exp/800-920 AN range.

yea that was about the same for me 240 exp and about 780 AN for both the ones i did

[ircgeek]

Only time I've had access to the expanded ops were after the Sunday tally (yesterday, and two weeks before that). They were gone the following day.

[Lujei]

Stock and Awe II is so fucking lame. Just spent 1h30/killed 50mushroom before getting my drop.

Oh I had that mushroom too. It took me 4 hours or so of nonstop farming to get it, and by that time I was ripping my hair out.

[Kaylia]

Stock and Awe II is so fucking lame. Just spent 1h30/killed 50mushroom before getting my drop.

Oh I had that mushroom too. It took me 4 hours or so of nonstop farming to get it, and by that time I was ripping my hair out.

You know what we should have done. Canceled and get the mission again. I dont care that much about 600 op considering I could have got 10k if I was doing Campaign during that time.

Knowing my luck, they would have asked for mushroom again, but I think it worth the tag.

[BRP]

Is the day-timer for medal evaluation on the same timer as you get your credits? Today I couldn't be evaluated even after JP Midnight, but I was able to later on when I also got my new Op Credit.

[Deegan]

its exactly 5 days since your last rank up. i ranked up at 6 CST last wednesday and got mine opened up at the exact time 5 days later.

[Kaylia]

Is the day-timer for medal evaluation on the same timer as you get your credits? Today I couldn't be evaluated even after JP Midnight, but I was able to later on when I also got my new Op Credit.

Its 5 days exactly after you got your rank up afaik. The guy will sat "1 day left" until the very last minute.

[Tyrath]

Three Things:

The same thing happened to me as the above poster, but I don't have those kinda details. However, I have Ribbon 4, have never done any of the new ops, yet I have the Tier II for Streetsweeper also.

Second, I could not find that stupid suspicious object for streetsweeper. Ran around town 4 times, WSed my butt off, zoned 3 times. Nothing. </3 this mission.

Third, failed an op and still maintained all the new ops. /shrug

I called a GM on this, he said

"In this case it looks like a Special Report has already been reported to Japan and hopefully a solution will be reached soon.

Please keep an eye on Playonline.com for the newest details about fixes."

So it seems Streetsweeper is broken at the moment

I did streetsweeper II yesterday (sunday). Had no trouble finding the things.

[Stolin]

They told me to get 4 gnat wings for Stock and Awe II. I've been farming for 40 minutes with only 2 drops. This is bullshit.

[sade3437]

just got my second star and it opened the second set of tier 2s

Materiel Storm II asked for 3 dried berries (lv 2 cooking)
240 exp
780 notes

Crimson Domino II (W.sarutabaruta)
250 exp
800 notes

Iron Anvil II (Cloth craft) he threw a curveball this time asking for a 5th mat when it only had 4 had to select "no further materiels needed" caught me off guard and failed the first time lol
240 exp
780 notes

then i ran out of op thingies

[Xanthe]

Ranked up to Sterling Star § § last night. I now have all Tier II missions available except for those under Intel Gathering because Windurst controls 6/6 areas. I completed Smoke Screen II last week when Windurst was 5/6 missing Garlaige Citadel; naturally it's no longer available this week. Overall I've now completed 22/28 of available missions, 22/30 of all missions for my rank. Windurst needs to lose Meriphataud Mountains [S] or something...

Regarding mission availability, here's what I've noticed:

- Intel Gathering Ops will only be available if your nation's enemy controls at least one outdoor area.
- Under Offensive Operations, Smoke Screen Ops will only be available if your nation's enemy controls at least one area. Pit Spider Ops are available regardless.
- (Assumption) Under Defensive Operations, Aegis Scream Ops will only be available if your nation's controls at least one area. (Is it possible to lose control of your home city?) Granite Rose Ops are available regardless.
- (Assumption) Under Security, Street Sweeper Ops will only be available if your nation controls its home city. Delta Strike Ops will only be available if your nation controls the zone immediately outside its home city.
- For every § § § § rank you will gain access to the next tier of Stock and Awe, Vanguard-X, Street Sweeper, Crystal Fist, Smoke Screen, Aegis Scream, Hawk Eye, and Brave Dawn. The exception is for Bronze Ribbon § where you gain access to the first tier of these Ops. Op availability will depend on the current state of regional controls as well as other possible factors.
- For every § § rank you will gain access to the next tier of Material Storm, Crimson Domino, Delta Strike, Iron Anvil, Pit Spider, Granite Rose, and Slaughter House. Op availability will depend on the current state of regional controls as well as other possible factors.

Can anyone confirm/disprove the above assumptions?

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Clarity.

[rath]

Ranked up to Sterling Star § § last night. I now have all Tier II missions available except for those under Intel Gathering because Windurst controls 6/6 areas. I completed Smoke Screen II last week when Windurst was 5/6 missing Garlaige Citadel; naturally it's no longer available this week. Overall I've now completed 22/28 of available missions, 22/30 of all missions for my rank. Windurst needs to lose Meriphataud Mountains [S] or something...

Regarding mission availability, here's what I've noticed:

- Intel Gathering Ops will only be available if your nation's enemy controls at least one outdoor area.
- Under Offensive Operations, Smoke Screen Ops will only be available if your nation's enemy controls at least one area. Pit Spider Ops are available regardless.
- (Assumption) Under Defensive Operations, Aegis Scream Ops will only be available if your nation's controls at least one area. (Is it possible to lose control of your home city?) Granite Rose Ops are available regardless.
- (Assumption) Under Security, Street Sweeper Ops will only be available if your nation controls its home city. Delta Strike Ops will only be available if your nation controls the zone immediately outside its home city.
- For every § § § § rank you will gain access to the next tier of Stock and Awe, Vanguard-X, Street Sweeper, Crystal Fist, Smoke Screen, Aegis Scream, Hawk Eye, and Brave Dawn. The exception is for Bronze Ribbon § where you gain access to the first tier of these Ops. Op availability will depend on the current state of regional controls.
- For every § § rank you will gain access to the next tier of Material Storm, Crimson Domino, Delta Strike, Iron Anvil, Pit Spider, Granite Rose, and Slaughter House. Op availability will depend on the current state of regional controls.

Can anyone confirm/disprove the above assumptions?

Had 0 security/offensive/defensive with my nation 6/6 on zones. Finally got them after the tally.