Raid Prize list priorities for Non-Coiners
By Specialist_AKA_Specs
The raid is fast approaching about 24 hours for those in world Alpha, and I am positive that everyone is preparing the best way they can for the weeklong event. By now I am sure everyone has seen the prize list and are drooling over many of the fantastic prizes being offered. I am sure there are just as many grumbling at the price point on the Cannoneer. There are a few reasons that I am telling my guys why that price point and conditions is not a bad thing for them. I am also recommending that individual players attempt to get different hulls, specials and weapons based on where they are in the game. Priorities are based on some basic ideas that I have shared for the last seven months on the blog.
The reason the price on the Cannoneer is not so bad is that it helps guide players that are not at end game to grab prizes that will help them now and shortly next month. The Cannoneer will drop in price in January so grabbing something to help with that and getting the Forsaken Mission done easily is the utmost priority.
Below level 60 players
The general advice I am giving to my players below level 60 and unable to do this raid set easily or get to T4 of the FM is to get 4.4 million points.
For 4.4 million points a low level could get the Centurion, Particle Accelerator Cannon, Nova, and Pandemonium Mortar. This path forward would give said player their January raid fleet and a boost in their FM production with the possibility to get to Tier 5 in the weekly mission with some researched components and other items from the Forsaken Mission and campaigns.
But if you can get more than that here is my general advice.
But if you can get more than that here is my general advice.
Not able to get to Tier 5 of Forsaken Mission
Points required minimum 6.5 million
Hulls in order of Priority.
Citadel – (7.5 million points) this hull is the king of the Mission, with a proper tank you can do a 109 100% with little effort.
NovaStorm – (750,000) this hull is second only because it cannot take as much punishment as the Citadel. But, it is a good hull to pick up, and you can hit the outside platforms to reach Tier 5 as many others have done.
Weapons –
Coaxial Firestorm – (3.5 million) I am putting this ahead of the Judgment because of the price and only the price. It will make either of those two hulls that much better at completing Tier 5 in the Forsaken Mission.
Pandemonium Mortars – (1 million) great mortar if you do not have enough points, will get you through the weekly with a bit more effort, but well worth the price.
Specials –
Incendiary Shells – (5 million) – Great stats for explosive weapons and the fire patch can help if you fight the ships in the targets.
January Raid prep
Minimum points needed 8.65 million
Hulls in order of importance
Centurion – (1.75 million) Yes. This is a priority if you cannot get the Cannoneer. It has all we will need for the January raid, can be quick to build and will help you do the mines for base parts. I do not think any other hull should be a priority if you are looking to do the raid in January.
Weapon –
Particle Accelerator Cannon – (900,000) best weapon on offer for the Siege. The blast that happens about every 10 seconds is well worth the cost.
Squall Launcher – (9 million) the love child of a Cyclone and Antipode this weapon should do OK in the Siege raid, my launchers do OK in the current targets. OF course, they could make the targets have some resistance to radioactive that is why I am listing it second.
Specials –
CL-3 (6 million) You could go with the reflective coating 3 as well, either will be beneficial to you. Although, this one is the best in the show due to the two resistance we will need for siege raid targets.
Fletchette Feeder - (6 million) - If you go with the Squall, this will be a much-needed boost.
Thoughts on the Zelos
You will need 30 million points for this hull.
The Zelos is a generalist hull, and it can be a significant benefit if you can get the points. At 15 million points you could have a single hull that could do all that I offered at the beginning of this article, and you can specialize it a bit for each target. This path wold mean you would have multiple fleets of this hull, but it can be useful if you only want to grab one hull and then grab all the specials, armors, and make sure you grab the Squall Launcher and Fletchette feeder.
