Attacking Merits Guide
Source: Tempest [1867527], thread t=15954664. Karma 9,633. Wiki Contributor.
Total Attacking Merits Available: 78+
The full attacking merit path from this guide gives 78 merits. Highlights:
| Category | Merits |
|---|---|
| Camo honors (attacks won) | Woodland 5, Desert 20, Urban 50, Arctic 100, Fall 250 |
| Finishing hits by weapon type (11 types) | ~17 total |
| Bounty merits | ~13 total |
| Critical hit merits | 9 (25 crits → 10,000 crits) |
| Chaining merits | 5 |
| Respect merits | 10 |
| Kill Streak honor | 8 |
| Defends + runaways | 7 |
| Blood Money + Deadlock | 2 |
Kill Streak Honor (Hard)
One of the hardest honors. A single loss (attack OR defend) resets everything.
Tips to get it: - Do it when you are NOT in a faction (faction wars = incoming attacks = streak broken) - Avoid Global Chat and Trade Chat completely (you attract attention) - Don't post in forums during the attempt - Target low-stat inactives only - Keep stealth on at all times - Keep your bazaar closed, nothing on item market - 40+ attacks per day minimum to finish quickly - Use refill daily (+6 attacks) - Best attempted within first 14 days of account (new player protection) - Don't attempt during Dog Tags events (everyone is attacking everyone)
Stalemate Merit (Easy)
Attack the dev test account Cheburntest1 (check in-game search). Stats: Def 10 / Dex 100 / Spd 100 / Str 100. After 25 moves any fight automatically ends in stalemate. Easy 100 stalemates (Deadlock merit).
Runaway Merits
You running away: 10* Car Dealership gives -95% run away chance = nearly guaranteed escape. Get this company job before grinding runaway merits.
Enemies running away from you: Don't complete the Bachelor of Health Sciences education. That gives -50% chance opponent runs away, making this merit harder.
Chaining Protocol
- You must hospitalize (not mug or leave) to advance the chain counter
- Bonus hits at 10, 25, 50, 75, 100 — each gives massive extra respect
- Don't camp bonus hits. Hitting ONLY on milestones is frowned upon. Coordinate in faction chat
- Common practice: call out next 3 hits when chain is 3 away from a milestone
- Retaliation bonus: If you hospitalize someone who hospitalised your faction member within the past 10 minutes, you get bonus respect
Critical Hit Merits
Crit rate is boosted by: - Merit: +1% per upgrade, max 10/10 = +10% - Education Anatomy (BIO2410): +5% crit - Mission laser attachments: small bonus
Invest merits into crits early if you want to speed through the crit merit tiers.
Related
- Merit Spending Guide (Andyman)
- Battle Stats and Builds (Vladar)
- Faction Guide (Accurate)
- War Education Guide (Apo)