Announcing: Bounty Missions
Kabam DK
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BOUNTY HUNTERS
Hello again everyone!
It’s been some time since we introduced a new feature into The Contest, but that’s about to change! Alongside our Champions of Valhalla event, we’re announcing a new feature called Bounty Missions!
Bounty Missions are short, specific objectives that are activated by a member of your Alliance through participating in different areas of The Contest. Once they are activated, they are active for a set amount of time, and unlock an associated quest for you and your Alliance to play while the Bounty Mission is active. The Bounty Mission contains bonus rewards for whoever triggers it if enough Alliance members participate in it by performing the required actions.
For our Champions of Valhalla event, there is only one type of Bounty Mission available: Tests of Valor. These Bounty Missions can be discovered whenever an Alliance member earns Valor; the more you earn at once, the higher your chances of discovering a Test of Valor!
Test of Valor quests are short, 2-fight quests with 5 paths that only need to be completed once to earn maximum rewards. Each of the 5 paths has 10 possible enemies, and a set of buffs specific to those Champions, so it’s up to you to choose which path you’d prefer to take to the final boss, who will always be either Hela or Thor (Ragnarok).
The Test of Valor Bounty mission awards 100 5-Star Shards to the initiator of the Bounty Mission if 15 Alliance members (which complete any difficulty of a Test of Valor. Alliance members can only contribute a maximum of one time to each Bounty Mission, however you’ll want to play all 4 difficulties of a Test of Valor to earn Crystal Shards and as much Valor as possible!
Once the Bounty Mission’s participation goal is reached, a message will be sent to Alliance members letting them know the Bounty Mission is complete, and another will be sent to the Initiator with their prizes. If the Bounty Mission still has time left, it will remain open for other members to continue to play and earn the quest completion rewards.
There’s a lot of smaller details, so I’d encourage you to take a look at the Q&A below to get acquainted with the ins-and-outs of the feature.
Do I need to be in an Alliance to participate in Tests of Valor?
Yes. Only players who are in an Alliance will be able to see and trigger Tests of Valor Bounty Missions. If you’re not in an Alliance, the forums are a great place to find one! Check out our Alliance Recruitment forum HERE. You will also need to be level 10 in order to participate.
How do I “discover” a Test of Valor Bounty Mission?
Bounty Missions in general are discovered by participating in different areas of The Contest, however Test of Valor Bounty missions in particular can be discovered when you earn Valor. In general the more Valor you receive from a single source, the higher your chances of triggering a Test of Valor. If you want more information on where to earn Valor, check out our forum post detailing the rest of the Champions of Valhalla Event HERE.
If I earn Valor from completing a Test of Valor quest, can I trigger a Test of Valor Bounty Mission by completing a Test of Valor quest?
I know that’s a mouthful, but no. Only one Test of Valor can be active at a given time, so any Valor earned from the Tests of Valor themselves will not trigger another one.
How will I know when a Bounty Mission is discovered?
It depends on where you are! If you are in a fight or in a quest, a popup will appear telling you one has been triggered (it will only pop up after the fight is finished, not mid-fight). This popup will tell you how long is left in the Bounty Mission, as well as who discovered it, and will also have a button to go directly to the associated quest.
If you’re in a menu, a small popup will slide in from the bottom of the screen letting you know who triggered a Bounty Mission. In addition to this, a button will appear in the top of all chat windows for the duration of the Bounty Mission with a button to go to the associated quest.
Lastly, for those who are not playing the game at the time of activation, everybody in the Alliance who has push notifications enabled will receive one letting them know a Bounty Mission has been discovered.
How long do I have to complete a Test of Valor?
Once discovered, the Test of Valor Bounty Mission itself will be around for 6 hours, however once you enter any of the difficulties of the quest, you will have 1 hour to complete that instance of the quest. Between the quest time limit and the Bounty Mission time limit, you will have whichever time is lower to complete the quest (i.e. if the quest time limit is 1 hour, but only 20 minutes remain in the Bounty Mission that the quest is associated with, you will only have 20 minutes).
Hello again everyone!
It’s been some time since we introduced a new feature into The Contest, but that’s about to change! Alongside our Champions of Valhalla event, we’re announcing a new feature called Bounty Missions!
Bounty Missions are short, specific objectives that are activated by a member of your Alliance through participating in different areas of The Contest. Once they are activated, they are active for a set amount of time, and unlock an associated quest for you and your Alliance to play while the Bounty Mission is active. The Bounty Mission contains bonus rewards for whoever triggers it if enough Alliance members participate in it by performing the required actions.
For our Champions of Valhalla event, there is only one type of Bounty Mission available: Tests of Valor. These Bounty Missions can be discovered whenever an Alliance member earns Valor; the more you earn at once, the higher your chances of discovering a Test of Valor!
Test of Valor quests are short, 2-fight quests with 5 paths that only need to be completed once to earn maximum rewards. Each of the 5 paths has 10 possible enemies, and a set of buffs specific to those Champions, so it’s up to you to choose which path you’d prefer to take to the final boss, who will always be either Hela or Thor (Ragnarok).
The Test of Valor Bounty mission awards 100 5-Star Shards to the initiator of the Bounty Mission if 15 Alliance members (which complete any difficulty of a Test of Valor. Alliance members can only contribute a maximum of one time to each Bounty Mission, however you’ll want to play all 4 difficulties of a Test of Valor to earn Crystal Shards and as much Valor as possible!
Once the Bounty Mission’s participation goal is reached, a message will be sent to Alliance members letting them know the Bounty Mission is complete, and another will be sent to the Initiator with their prizes. If the Bounty Mission still has time left, it will remain open for other members to continue to play and earn the quest completion rewards.
There’s a lot of smaller details, so I’d encourage you to take a look at the Q&A below to get acquainted with the ins-and-outs of the feature.
Do I need to be in an Alliance to participate in Tests of Valor?
Yes. Only players who are in an Alliance will be able to see and trigger Tests of Valor Bounty Missions. If you’re not in an Alliance, the forums are a great place to find one! Check out our Alliance Recruitment forum HERE. You will also need to be level 10 in order to participate.
How do I “discover” a Test of Valor Bounty Mission?
Bounty Missions in general are discovered by participating in different areas of The Contest, however Test of Valor Bounty missions in particular can be discovered when you earn Valor. In general the more Valor you receive from a single source, the higher your chances of triggering a Test of Valor. If you want more information on where to earn Valor, check out our forum post detailing the rest of the Champions of Valhalla Event HERE.
If I earn Valor from completing a Test of Valor quest, can I trigger a Test of Valor Bounty Mission by completing a Test of Valor quest?
I know that’s a mouthful, but no. Only one Test of Valor can be active at a given time, so any Valor earned from the Tests of Valor themselves will not trigger another one.
How will I know when a Bounty Mission is discovered?
It depends on where you are! If you are in a fight or in a quest, a popup will appear telling you one has been triggered (it will only pop up after the fight is finished, not mid-fight). This popup will tell you how long is left in the Bounty Mission, as well as who discovered it, and will also have a button to go directly to the associated quest.
If you’re in a menu, a small popup will slide in from the bottom of the screen letting you know who triggered a Bounty Mission. In addition to this, a button will appear in the top of all chat windows for the duration of the Bounty Mission with a button to go to the associated quest.
Lastly, for those who are not playing the game at the time of activation, everybody in the Alliance who has push notifications enabled will receive one letting them know a Bounty Mission has been discovered.
How long do I have to complete a Test of Valor?
Once discovered, the Test of Valor Bounty Mission itself will be around for 6 hours, however once you enter any of the difficulties of the quest, you will have 1 hour to complete that instance of the quest. Between the quest time limit and the Bounty Mission time limit, you will have whichever time is lower to complete the quest (i.e. if the quest time limit is 1 hour, but only 20 minutes remain in the Bounty Mission that the quest is associated with, you will only have 20 minutes).
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There are 4 difficulties, each with only 2 fights. The tuning of these roughly matches that of the corresponding Event Quest difficulties (more on that below).
How many times to I need to play each difficulty of a Test of Valor?[/color]
JUST ONCE. Test of Valor quests contain no exploration rewards. Simply complete each difficulty once to earn all the rewards they have to offer.
Do I get anything for contributing to a Test of Valor Bounty Mission?
The love and appreciation that comes from helping out a friend! Short answer: not from the Bounty Mission itself. Better answer: you get all the rewards from completing the quest, but no bonus rewards for being a contributor aside from helping out an Alliance member.
How many people need to play a Test of Valor once it’s triggered?
Technically, nobody is required to play Tests of Valor, however if you want to help out the Initiator, you’ll need at least 15 members of your Alliance to complete any difficulty of a Test of Valor quest. You’ll probably also want to play as many of them as possible to earn lots of Valor.
How much energy per step does a Test of Valor consume?
The map is the exact same for all difficulties, with 4 steps for completion, but different Energy per step for each difficulty:
Easy - 1 Energy per step
Medium - 2 Energy per step
Hard - 3 Energy per step
Expert - 4 Energy per step
Do Tests of Valor award solo and alliance event points?
They do!
Easy
125 Points for Alliance Quest Completion Event
200 Points for Solo Quest Completion Event
Medium
300 Points for Alliance Quest Completion Event
400 Points for Solo Quest Completion Event
Hard
500 Points for Alliance Quest Completion Event
600 Points for Solo Quest Completion Event
Expert
800 Points for Alliance Quest Completion Event
800 Points for Solo Quest Completion Event
When a Test of Valor Bounty Mission is discovered, how long will it be available for?
6 Hours. It will stay active for the whole period of time, even if the contribution limit is reached, so everyone in the Alliance has time to earn quest completion rewards.
Can multiple Bounty Missions be active at the same time?
In the future, multiple different Bounty Missions can be active at once, but as of right now, we only have a single type of Bounty Mission, and multiple Test of Valor Bounty Missions cannot be active at the same time.
How hard are the 2 fights in these quests?
We’ll start by listing the rough PI of the opponents in each difficulty. I say rough because depending on the prestige of the Champion and which node they’re on, this can vary a lot, so, this is more of a range of potential PIs, not a perfectly accurate list.
Easy: ~180-350
Medium: ~400-1000
Hard: ~3500-6500
Expert: ~12000-20000
Keep in mind, these quests are only 2 fights, and at higher levels, you’ll still be able to bring in a full team of 5. Below is a list of who you can expect on each path, and what buffs they will have in each difficulty:
What are the Rewards?
For first time completion of each difficulty, you’ll receive the following:
Additionally, if the Bounty Mission contribution goal is reached by your Alliance, the initiator of the Bounty Mission will receive 100 5-Star Shards.
Let us know here if you have questions, and we'll answer them as best we can! Don't forget, you can read up more about the whole Champions of Valhalla event HERE.