Is it necessary to complete all Pursuits for 6000 Ego?

[M4ntiCOr3]

Its better to do the Pursuits @ nearly Ego 4800(i noticed a significant slower leveling near that Ego than before..),
because you problably have now all Vehicles to Lvl. 20, just by playing until 4.8k,
you maybe have many Weaponslevel high enough to complete them faster and best Reason,
you know the Game good enough.

Just use often different Weapons and be open to new Weapontypes u generally dont like,
some of them maybe surprise you.

For myself, most Pursuits are frustrating because they need alot of Time, like PvP-ones, because i dont liked PvP, but after growing and understanding most Aspects of PvP, i completed many of these Pursuits in 1-2 Weeks.

The biggest Problem getting Ego 6k for myself,
i see in those getting 15 Clanmembers into Arkfalls or PvP,
because in most Clans i was a Member,
there werent more than 5 Players online.
Devs should definitly lower these Social Pursuits, because theyre actually not completable.

Sry, for my lousy English.

[Shtank]

there is an overlying theme here that doesn't work, overall... you want it like you want a big mac, you're looking for a shortcut... its not fast food, its an mmo meant to be enjoyed over the long haul... and accomplishments appreciated for the vast effort exerted

as you level up weapons, your proficiency grows not only physically, but electronically, too, since you get boosts for high levels... so the rampages become less problematic

doctordabs posted a recent thread on the racing pursuits that got me over the hump... after 2 years of struggling...
Tutorial: How to Gold your Races -


... and no one has mentioned to you yet that everyone @ ego 6000 has done the DLC pursuits?... there are requisite pursuits you can't see until you've purchased the DLCs, too, in order to reach the illusive 6k mark

good luck, and happy hunting!!

[Johnny Gatt]

You are only wasting your time if YOU think you are wasting your time. I have two toons at 6k with two more at 5776 and 5256 repectively. The 5776 only needs one non pvp pursuit for 15 ego ( The dreaded 5000 sniper kills ) and then either pvp or expedition pursuits to get to 6k. Both pvp and season 3 pursuits are time consuming so it will take a while to get that toon to 6k.
My main toon, Johnny gatt... I did pvp as a low ego, so it was not as much of a grind to complete those pursuits to hit the old cap of 5000.I got a little boost with season two pursuits and 450 xp when ark tech revolution dropped, which put me to new cap of 5900 and then some. When cap was raised to 6k. That toon was already over 6k so ego was automatic. If cap is raised to 6100 I am already there with that toon. I have completed zero pursuits in expeditions which would give me another 100 ego I believe.

I do have to note that Johnny is my oldest toon and as such, had access to 35 more ego for original season one content that most players cannot get.
My other 6k toon I got without having to do all pvp pursuits, but I did have to do most. Again, I did pvp with that toon as I was levelling. If cap is raised though, I would have to work harder to get that toon to new cap as opposed to Johnny.

[Johnny Gatt]

There are some good threads out there that lay out all pursuits needed to get to 6k and beyond if you can bump them past the necro nazis.

[Tilarta]

Most of my confusion on the EGO rating relates to how this is not like all the other mmos I have tried.
Yes, I know you have to invest time in mmos, but compared to them, Defiance is doing it backwards.

The standard model I am familiar with bumps you up to the level cap relatively quickly and then the majority of the time is invested in finding your loot, doing reputation or whatever else you need to get properly equipped with the top level gear at the cap rating.

But with Defiance, it feels like the reverse, I'm investing so much time into levelling I don't have time to invest in seeking my gear.
And at my low EGO level (1,216) odds are anything I purchase would just be an unneccessary waste of Reputation points that I am preferring to reserve for my level 6k gear.

Also, I suspect that some Pursuits, no matter how hard you try, will always be impractical to pursue.
The most common thorn in my side is the Gold Skitterling in the Liro Arena.
It keeps evading me and when I attempt to chase it down, all I get is killed by the myriad other enemies I actually should be fighting.

The other one that is of concern is the one that lists player revives in Arkfalls (I'm uncertain if revives anywhere else count).
Since Arkfalls are just a waste of my time (because I don't get any loot), I tend to avoid them.
And most players going to them don't get defeated anyway, so no revives.

Given the two cases I cited above, I hope there is a little leeway in EGO levelling.
For example, I don't want to be up around 5998 EGO and cursing the fact that I didn't get enough Gold Skitterings or Player Revives and these are the only things holding me back from the cap.

As regards PvP, I avoid it because I know from bitter experience that all you achieve is to die.
Players who commit their lives to this activity have spent ages making a KillYouDieNow build that can't be beaten.
And since I don't believe in the CookieCutter approach to gaming (where everyone uses a premade build), it always puts me at a disadvantage when dealing with PvP CookieCutters as enemies.
That's why I don't think it is practical for me to consider PvP Pursuits, if I don't meet the required targets (whatever they may be), then all I am doing is just pointless matches that waste time.

[Fallen_Aingeal]

http://www.defiancedata.com/page=222/ego-rating

This link explains ego leveling.


You will NEVER come close to 6k if you don't pvp, finish the story line, complete the challenges with silver, level up ALL weapons and vehicles to 20.

[Johnny Gatt]

A lot of the issues.... and frustrations with getting to 6k involve the transition to free to play. Most pursuits and missions in season 1 were designed before changes were made to threat level scaling,armor and plates. Etc.
Some pursuits require you to be much higher in ego. You problem with gold sKitterlings in thorn liro will be an afterthought when you go in with a level 4000 bmg.
Some hot shots and rampages are bugged like an earlier poster noted. Use the perks that he recommended.
For races you need to be skill level 16 or better in runners. I smh when new players go right to hidden vendor to buy the orange Challenger as soon as they get 30k. I understand that they don't want to look like a noob riding around on the lawnmower, but the sooner the runner is at 20 the better. I usually hit 20 on runners around 1500 or so ego. I have 7 toons. 6 of the 7 toons have gold in all races.
For pvp pursuits, I say the earlier the better. Expect to die a lot. Learn which guns and perks work best and run with them. If you are in pvp to do just pursuits, you don't have to be the best, you just have to meet the pursuit requirements. They are time consuming, so budget time for pvp balanced against time for pve and those pursuits as well.
Also, do not wait to hit the XP cap before grinding pursuits. I cannot stress how much that is going to suck. Rack up xp and pursuits together as much as you can for as long as you can. After you hit the cap, if you are balanced, you should be between 5200 to 5500 ego. At that point you should be finishing up some of the lengthy pursuits like pvp, living to kill, a few hot shots and rampages you could not do at earlier ego. Etc. Chimera pursuits are easier at this time too as you can go in by yourself without relying on a higher ego player to get you into Xpert coops.

[Tilarta]

If this wasn't complicated enough, now I have to worry about a EXP level cap too?

Since I maxed all the EGO skills I wanted, I am not so concerned with EXP anymore, I take it as it comes.
Mostly I'm just stuffing the excess EGO points anywhere I can find room.
At the moment, I maxed out Cloak and am filling up Blur, just in case I use them later.
I might start dropping points in supporting skills after Blur is maxed.

I think that is listed as a Pursuit too.
Ego Evolution VI: Fully Upgrade 80 Perks.
I assume you don't need to have the Perks in question actively slotted, just maxed.

I don't know if I should use Decoy, I always hated that skill in Mass Effect as a playable character.
It was essentially the same thing, make a copy of yourself to distract enemies.
I didn't allow EDI to use it because I wanted to know exactly where the real friendly AI mechanoid was, not her duplicate!

[acidman]

I don't know if I should use Decoy

It's only good when you're alone and many enemies are around you. Or for doing some tricks ;-)
EDIT : forgotten , for Warmaster start

Cloak is for PVP or LowEgo to stay alive
Blur has only one purpose : Motherlode
Overcharge works everywhere

[true]

Well the 1st thing I can tell you is to pick one pursuit to focus on at a time & look it up on you tube. There are vids there to help you through anything in the game.

As for weapons and ego power pursuits same thing -- just pick 1 each and use them till complete. It's mostly about persistence.

To revive 100 players in major arkfalls go the the boss battle (mechanized hunter) in in the dark matter arkfalls and start running around reviving people. i've revived 10 to 20 people at a time doing this one, but it is easier to do when there's not a named event going on.

For the shot gun hotshots like moonshine shack you need to max out and equip the ammo scavanger perk. Because they end 1 of 2 ways - run out of amo or die, but with this perk you'll have stored ammo galore.

As for the 15 freinds & clan mates pursuits send a freind invite to anybody you see and type in the zone chat asking for random people to either join a clan you make and/or friend up or for a clan that already has an active base to do these. You can clear them out of your friends list after achieved, but the more active in game freinds you have the easier it is to find major arkfalls in named events.

For the 5000 sniper kills get ya a volge blast rifle or the battle rifle (can't remember which one is the sniper its been so long) and go into the 1st thorn liro arena and shot a bunch of hell bugs in round 2 or 3 i beleive it is. The volge rifle is an explosive type sniper that will let you accumulate kills quick in hell bug swarms.

Hope this helps you a little.