[Phase 3] Melee Accuracy Guide

[Iwok]

My post from the Official forums, just want to copy it here just in case any of you would like to see it

 

Hi all, Me and my group just finished the quest and would like to share our methods. Big thanks to Trask (Master Smuggler / TKM ) and Tusm (Master Ranger) of Starsider This quest can be done you just need to be patient and not get too cocky. Please remember you CANNOT take on the entire spawn of Sith Thugs by yourself. No one can do that I promise you. If you think you can, you better get that out of your mind right now.

 

Introduction to the Quest

This quest, like no other, is a true escort mission. Your goal is to capture a commander at an unknown base which is heavily protected, and bring him back on foot to Village while warding off attacks. This quest is one of the hardest to date, but it can be done. I have failed 4 times attempting this quest, before completing it. Its all about stradegy. The reward for this quest is a special color crystal (aqua colored) and a focused crystal that gives +900 mind for 1.5 hours. It can be used every 4 days I believe. If you do the quest solo, you will get the color crystal, if you do it with a partner you will get both rewards. To do it with a partner, one person must power down the shield, and the other must capture and return the commander.

 

Finding the Bases

After accepting the quest from the commander, the first part is to locate a base and power down its shield. You can get a list of the bases' waypoints on this forum. They vary from server to server, so make sure you get the list of your server. First, goto the closest base (it doesnt matter which one really), and find a spawn of about 8 or 9 siths. There will be Outlaws, Pirates, and a possible thug here. Kill them and loot. You are looking for a remote disk. I suggest killing them until you have about 5 of the disks, so that you dont end up getting a base that is really far away. Once you have them, go back to the Captain and give him the the disks, and he will give you the actual remote in return. Now locate the bases for which you have the remote for and pick the closest one. Head there. Ride up along the wall of the base, and if it pushes you away you are at a good base and ready to begin.

 

The 5 Sith Thugs

Once you are at the base, you and your partner need to get ready. Power down the shield. Now that thugs aren't spawned you should take advantage of this and begin taking out the turrets and front gate. Thugs will begin to spawn, and in big numbers. The second part of the quest is to kill 5 sith thugs. This may seem intimidating, but it is not as hard as it seems. The way I did it (since I have pistols 4 as a prerequisite for smuggler) was get out a FWG5, go prone, and crawl up till I got within 64m of a Thug. Then I would hit health shot 1 and peace, if the bleed sticks get up and run back about 50m. If not, shoot again. If all the guys come you are going to have to get out of there, or in my case Feign Death. If only one comes you need to keep going out of 64m until he goes melee on you. Then run up to him (staying away fromt he base) and kill him. As a swordsman, a powerhammer worked well against him. You have to do this 5 times.

 

Capturing the Commander

This is where it gets tricky, and where you need to be patient. If you didnt kill the 3 turrets, front gate, and antenna, wait for them to despawn then run in there and shoot until they start to spawn again (about 20 seconds). Then run out and repeat until those are gone. Now you must try and get in, destroy the inner gate and get out with the commander. When the guys were despawned I ran in and destroyed the inner gate. By then they were respawned so I was trapped inside. I went prone and waited. This is where Tusm comes in. He is a master Ranger. He applied dath camo to himself and trask and myself, and ran around to see if any one was attacking. They could not detect us. And so now was our chance. If you don't have the opportunity for a Master Ranger, you can try to get your partner to lure them all away, while you are inside. When you feel you are ready, choose 'capture!' on the radial menu and get out of there! Run as fast as you can! He will keep up! Now your partner will have to catch up. They can ride on a bike but you must stay on foot. The commander eats a pill. You have 1 hour.

 

Returning the Commander

Again, during this last part Dath Camo really helps here, and I highly suggest it. This is where the distance of the base matters. You have 1 hour to return the commander to the base before he kills himself with the pill he eats. The person who has the commander just needs to keep running, and keep and eye on him to make sure he doesnt escape. Your partner gets the fun job of defending, which can get hard at times. Be careful you dont run into any hard mobs, and you should be fine. When you return him to the commander the quest is complete. Congratulations!