How do you kickstart on a hybrid event?
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I know how to kickstart a full faction event, that lets you open 8 shuttles per faction at a time. It gets you to 3500 VP in about 20 minutes. That's easy.
But how do you do it on a hybrid event that only lets you open 6 shuttles per faction at a time? Is there a kickstart for it?
But how do you do it on a hybrid event that only lets you open 6 shuttles per faction at a time? Is there a kickstart for it?
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The number of unique missions that can be opened is variable in both cases.
As there is only one faction in the next event the number of missions is likely to be between 12 and 20.
This works for any number of missions
Open all missions
Complete 2 of them
Keep opening and completing those same two missions with time boosts.
Once you have to use 2 4* boosts, don’t reopen those two missions
Complete the remaining missions
- open all missions
- complete 11 missions (to reach the 350 point / 90 minute missions)
- reopen 11 missions
- complete 2 of those 11 reopened missions with 3* time boosts (to reach the 500 point / 120 minute missions)
- reopen 2 missions
- complete those 2 re-reopened missions with 4* time boosts
- complete the 9 remaining reopened missions with 3* time boosts
- complete all remaining original missions
I find this is an efficient way to quickly progress the value of the missions, while minimizing the number of boosts needed - 11 x 3* boosts and 2 x 4* boosts.
There are ways to earn a bit of extra VP very quickly but burn more of the high rarity boosts.
There are ways to use a minimal amount of 3*-5* boosts, in exchange for sacrificing some small early VP gains, but preserve the boosts for later in the event when they are worth more.
And there are balanced approaches in between.
Most of the approaches for the above don’t depend on a set/predictable number of missions being available.
Don't complete all missions complete 6x 1min then open 8 new missions at 1200-1500vp. Then complete all the remaining 1min missions then complete the 8x 1200-1500 using 3* 4* or 5* timers whichever is best for you. Then you will be on 4k missions this works for 6x missions per faction or 8 and for Single faction events.
The trick is to get to 40 missions successfully ASAP
Why would you open the 8 3 hour missions you need to get to 40 in the middle of the process when they are only worth 1200-1500vp instead of at the end when they are worth 2750/3500.
It could be good for people with very borderline crews who only are able to get to 70-75% at 4K since it removes some of the risk of getting there taking longer, but for anyone with a better crew you’d rather get higher VP missions. And for those with a worse crew you want to be at 2750 anyway.
Im not sure its the most efficient way, but I am doing ok.
Jim
If you start by opening all the missions and then run 6 missions, you can only open 6 new missions, not 8.
In summary, do whatever kickstart procedure you would normally do OR do what @AviTrek said, since faction point totals are dwarfed in the chroniton-fueled galaxy phase anyway.
There are 2 missions completed with 4* timers + 6x 1min missions = 8
Because you jump from 1500 missions straight to 4k.
I know what you mean. I tried kickstarting a couple times and apparently messed up every single time, so now I don’t bother. I clear all the thresholds with ease and have managed a top-4,000 rank without using a single 3* time boost.
I will give the kickstart another shot if there is a 5* character I want...and the longer it takes DB to release that person, the more 3*/4*/5* time boosts I will have. I don’t see a downside.
You don’t get there instantly, you have to do 8 3 hour 1500 VP missions, either waiting for them to end or using boosts.
I get to 2750 with instacomplete boosted shuttles and do 4 2750 and 43500 in the same time or with the same boosts used for the 1500 shuttles.
If I can pass them, Why wouldn’t I want the 25,000 VP for those 2750/3500 shuttles rather than 12k for 8 1500 shuttles.
Did you miss a step in the directions?
You can use 3*, 4* or 5* Time reducers so after 90min -120min you are on 4k missions or use 5* timers + dilithium to complete them instantly. That's how players get such high scores in the 1st hr get to 4k ASAP
Did you not read Paladin27 post that I adjusted his last line? Read the previous line
Once you have used the 2x 4* time boosts
I am aware. If I want to use 4/5 star time boosts and dil purchases I can do it just the same at 8 2750/3500 missions as you can at 1500 and get more VP for it.
Ok you do it your way and I'll do it my way.
I'm in the top 15 atm without using any dilithium to accelerate missions just using 3* timers now + 12× 4* & 4× 5*. Once phase 2 starts then I'll be swamped by players with large amounts of chronitons.
I believe it was 20 I could open yesterday. Maybe because is a re-run? Might pre-date the lowered limit?