This limited-time global event was billed as the next chapter in the Regen Crisis story line and I decided to pursue the resource drive for ArcCorp. The mission tree for each of the participating planets starts with a basic mission to deliver 3 1-SCU crates. This self imposed bottleneck was aggravated by the failure of the freight elevators. For weeks, each of the new (instanced?) POI’s that were designated as pickup points for the cargo were littered with a multitude of ships.
I was not the only citizen plagued by the freight elevator failures.
Finally, the day before the event was scheduled to end, I found a working freight elevator and was able to complete the lead mission. Fortunately the event was extended throughout the next patch. By this time, Hurston’s lead made them the defacto winner in the event.
Resource Drive – ArcCorp follow up missions
The follow up missions revolved around either delivering cargo, reacquiring cargo, or escorting a small or large cargo vessel. Cargo can be collected or mined, but not purchased. Since I was not eager to move countless storage crates I opted for the escort missions. These missions are located in the new asteroid mining bases located around the sponsoring planets.
ArcCorp’s contract manager “Ella Tieno” was friendly enough if not a bit scatter brained but dutifully assigned missions. I ran both the small and large escort mission in my Mark II Hornets alternating between the F7A and F7C. Resistance in either mission was sparse as the the NPC pirates mostly focused on attacking the cargo ships. You’ll quickly learn that the best tactic is to stay close to the cargo ship and to keep your velocity down. The biggest threat are the multitude of asteroids surrounding the mining base.
De-sync was common.
While the grind beyond Tier 4 is a bit tedious the credits are generous. You can expect to earn at least a million credits for each of tiers beyond tier 1. When you reach Tier 4 you are only half way there and you can expect to earn another two million credits completing Tier 5.
I experienced a software crash when I completed Tier 2 and to date I have not received my reward despite submitting a concierge report. In fact, my report has been met with crickets.
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