The 'I didn't know that' thread

[YOUGONLEARN2DAY]

Hey guys, thought it might be useful to start a thread posting things you've learned about Defiance.

Doesn't matter if it seems too obvious, please post anyway.

Here's mine - to get it started...

Double tap 'crouch button' on console to do a combat roll.

Also to piggyback on this if you combat roll when you are on fire it will help to put out the DOT flames quicker.

[Opus]

what are contracts?

At EGO 250 you will be able to do contracts for various factions. It could be anything from kill 5 Monarchs in Mt. Tam to killing 100 99ers in Madera, and the time limits vary based on how hard the contract is. There's also contracts that are PvP and Co-op based. So it's not strictly running around and killing hellbugs.

[RawrKitty]

At EGO 250 you will be able to do contracts for various factions. It could be anything from kill 5 Monarchs in Mt. Tam to killing 100 99ers in Madera, and the time limits vary based on how hard the contract is. There's also contracts that are PvP and Co-op based. So it's not strictly running around and killing hellbugs.

cool thanks, im guessing they'll be on boards or some kind of marker on map? or do i get them from the menu?

[TechGnome]

All I pictured of him was mashing the button but only getting a milisecond of boost before it went on that small timer it has before re-use Not much of a boost at all hehe

hehe... fair enough...
to me pressing a button means press and release... as in "press any key to continue" .... yeah, that's only going to get you a brief boost... mashing - press and hold the d**n thing down until you run out...

-tg

(still looking for that any key btw... going on 30+ years....)

[Opus]

cool thanks, im guessing they'll be on boards or some kind of marker on map? or do i get them from the menu?

They'll be listed somewhere, probably in pursuits once they unlock.

[NocteLupus1]

They'll be listed somewhere, probably in pursuits once they unlock.

They do show up in the pursuits tab. Once you hit EGO rank 250, you're able to tab over to Contracts from the Pursuits page by hitting the corresponding button for your game system. (R1 on PS3, don't know for the other consoles.

[Amnesia]

They do show up in the pursuits tab.

Like pursuits, do you automagically get the rewards upon completion, or do they need to be "turned in" somewhere?

[mcwjimbo]

Like pursuits, do you automagically get the rewards upon completion, or do they need to be "turned in" somewhere?

pursuit rewards are just ego points and auto once completed, at least the ones i did and or saw in vids. was like +4 ego for pursuit and then completion of pursuits in a list/group 4-5 gave +40 ego on top of each +4

[NocteLupus1]

Like pursuits, do you automagically get the rewards upon completion, or do they need to be "turned in" somewhere?

Not really sure on that one. I noticed that during gameplay it would say I completed a contract, so it seems the contracts themselves don't need to be turned in. However, I never actually managed to increase my reputation ranking with any of the factions, so I don't know if you have to go talk to a guild representative (which seemed to have been mentioned by my EGO) after ranking up to continue doing contracts.

[Amnesia]

I guess it was just disabled for beta...