I wanted to start this thread as a resource for future challenges. The idea came to me during the recent pacifist challenge. That is a tricky 1 as most missions can’t be completed without killing a single enemy. I also left it a bit late so only had 2 days to complete it! But it’s doable, just costs more intel. I went for standard missions as they are cheap. I think you could also do some story missions for cheaper but I didn’t.
Animus Challenge: Pacifist
Below is a list of good standard missions to do. Rosa has a smoke bomb ability that will give you a 2nd chance if she’s caught.
Region 1 Lvl 7 “Training Session”
This 1 costs 3 intel. 5 runs means 15 intel per day. It has an easy to get chest. I suggest using Luisa as she’s a good free runner with steal abilities. She can also lock pick to get the max reward from the chest.
Region 2 Lvl 12 “Is anyone home”
This costs 5 intel. 5 runs means 25 intel per day. I used Luisa and Rosa.
Region 3 Lvl 21 “Saboteur in the flanks”
This 1 costs 6 intel. 5 runs means 30 intel per day. It has a chest, but slightly out of the way (the lower level). I suggest using Luisa as she can lock pick to get the max reward from the chest and she can lock pick the door to the chest room.
Region 3 Lvl 28 “Foresight”
This 1 costs 6 intel. 5 runs means 30 intel per day. It has an easy to get chest. I suggest using Luisa as she can lock pick to get the max reward from the chest.
If you do the 4 missions above 5 times each you’ll get 20 runs per day for 100 intel.
Region 4 Lvl 39 “Gathering Ammunition”
This 1 costs 7 intel. 5 runs means 35 intel per day. I wouldn’t recommend this 1 if possible. It’s easy to fail as the guards get much better by this point.
There's an explicit "How to Pacifist" thread further down in General. It has information on the qualifying loot missions. Also feel it's worth noting here that Maria, Shao Jun, and Rosa Gallego have a once-per-mission smoke bomb, which allows them to exit a combat if their stealth attempt fails.
Thinning the Herd tips
Story mission - region 1 - the merchant of death
This 1 costs 3 intel and can give you 12 kills. I think you get 5 tries per day. So 60 kills for 15 intel. It also includes 2 chest so take a lock pick along.
Story mission - region 1 - death to Ramirez
This 1 costs 3 intel and can give you 10 kills. I think you get 5 tries per day. So 50 kills for 15 intel. It also includes 1 chest so take a lock pick along.
Loot mission - Region 1 - Lvl 7 - “Training Session”
This costs 5 intel for 8 kills. 40 kills per day for 25 intel. It also includes 2 chest so take a lock pick along.
Standard mission - Region 3 - Lvl 30 - “Gutter rat”
This costs 6 intel for 10 kills. 60 kills per day for 30 intel. It also includes 1 chest so take a lock pick along.
Standard mission - Region 3 - Lvl 24 - “Closing in”
This costs 6 intel for 9 kills. 45 kills per day for 30 intel. It also includes 1 chest so take a lock pick along.
Not to mention some have changed through the updates. One of the changes I'm experiencing is duplicate numbers in all 3 mission chains.Originally Posted by StuntmanDan84 Go to original post
Another is the low DNA seems to be higher drop chance. On that one I might just be lucky/unlucky
At any rate, thank you for compiling this! Once cleaned up and finalized, I vote for it being stickied!
Potion Devotion:
Average potions heal what rushing missions cost, so the easiest way to get this one done is to just rush everything and heal immediately. Keeping your average potion stockpile above 75 is good prep policy. For those that love that auto-use button, know that you don't have to start a mission or even have enough intel/rift tickets to start one to get access to its sweet sweet convenience.
Chop Chop!
Standard missions are the cheapest to rush, with a region 1 cost of 3 intel per. Rift events you rush also count toward the challenge, so try to front-load your points for the next rift event, as this challenge will be active for the first 36 hours of it. Also the last 8 (at the time of this writing) hours of the current event, at an opportunity cost of up to 2160 points multiplied by your sync bonus.
For those of you over level 40 and thus DEFINITELY have to average over 49 rushed missions a day for full rewards, daily challenges do not currently call for any legacy missions. Skip 'em if guaranteed Shao Jun DNA and helix creds are worth it.