Expeditions Preview

Trick Dempsey the Creative Lead for Defiance has posted a preview of Expeditions, the new game mode coming with Alcatraz. I have summarised the article but it can be found in full below.

Source: http://www.trionworlds.com/defiance/en/2015/02/17/alcatraz-preview-expeditions/

Expeditions are co-op matches that increase their difficulty and offer increasing rewards.

Expeditions launching with Alcatraz:

• The War Below
• Stolen Purpose
• Hellbug Hunt

Expedition Tiers and Rounds

• Starting an Expedition placed in a series of matches based on EGO Rating
• These matches are broken up into difficulty "Tiers"

Expedition Tier Rating

Is Determined by:

• EGO Rating of Group Leader
• e.g. EGO 700 might enter at Tier 3 and EGO 5000 might enter at Tier 19.

Determines:

• The power level and rank of enemies
• The quality of the gear in expedition reward rooms
• The scaling of players
  • Players will not be boosted up
  • Players will be scaled down to match the Group Leader

Expedition Rounds

• Round tracker will show how many Expeditions you have completed in a row
• After completing an expedition you will be transported back to Alcatraz to rearm,regroup and purchase gear
• You only have five minutes to resume the Expedition to continue the streak
• Defeating your current Tier gives you access to the next while increasing the rewards you receive
• The best gear in Expeditions can only be found on the third Round or higher
• Extracting after being downed returns you to Alcatraz and ends your Expedition

Hunter Requisitions

Obtained from:

• Login rewards
• Bits in the Defiance Store

Used for:

• Joining an Expedition
• Self revive if on cooldown
• Note: Reviving other players during an Expedition will consume a self revive

Mutant Captains and Commanders

 

Name	Type	Abilities
Scorcher	Cleaver	Flaming Knives Flamethrower Attack
Fireteam Leader	Advanced Rifleman	Damage Spikes
Engineer		Protection Spikes
Incinerator	Bioman Grenadier	Incendiary Grenades
Battle Master		Shield Boosters
Engineer Marshal	Commander
Jackson's Chosen	Commander

 

Raider Captains and Commanders

Name	Type	Abilities
Pyromaniac	Blitzer	Incendiary Grenades
Plagueblaster	Blaster	Infector Rockets
Electrocutioner	Tanker	Cascading Explosives Underground Attack
Anarchist	Rioter	Explosive Courier Shotgun
Dekuso's Offspring	Commander
Raging Hulker	Commander

 

Hellbug Advanced Mutations and Bosses

 

Name	Type	Abilities
Irradiated Conqueror	Warrior	Unknown
Electrified Conqueror	Warrior	Unknown
Incendiary Artillary	Archer	Unknown
Plaguebringer Artillery	Archer	Unknown
Burrowing Hellion	Commander
Monarch Hivelord	Commander