[Mission Type] Explore / Boss Lair Exploration

[JovanShadow]

Mission Type: Exploration

Completion Reward: 0 credits // 0 drops (keep whatever is found)

Extract Condition: Available Anytime.  Reach Extraction Location.

Fail Condition: Team Death.  Timer reaches 0 after base is “alerted to presence.”

Mission Node Location: After Assassination

Enemies & Tile Set: Same as Assassination Target it follows.

Level: +5 to High / Low end of Assassination.

 

Concept:

After death of <BOSS NAME>, you get a chance to explore <BOSS>’s lair / base.  Inside said base, there is a static number of enemies that exist (much like extermination), but the number does not appear below the mini-map.  If enemies become altered (Lotus: You have been detected, prepare for a fight), a 30 minute countdown happens before the base is sealed off and extraction isn’t possible.

 

Normal Enemies / Containers / Lockers have a higher than normal chance to drop crafting materials, nav points, and higher bundles of credits.  There is also the possibility that a RARE ROOM is on the tileset, which has containers that can drop uncommon / rare mods (appropriate for faction), and rare resources: specific to the system and the faction.

RARE ROOM CONCEPTS: Infested Research Room (drops mutagen materials for clan crafting), Grineer Cloning Tanks (drops grineer rare for clan crafting), Alan V’s laboratory, etc.

 

Rare Rooms are “locked” behind different kinds of PUZZLES:

JUMP / PARKOUR PUZZLE:  Similar to Orokin Void.

 

HACKING PUZZLE: Room has (3-6?) terminals that all need to be hacked.  First person to engage in the hack sets the timer.  Timer exists for ALL terminals (similar to Mastery Challenge).  Mods increase timer accordingly.  If fail, door locks and is inaccessible.  Cyphers work normal (/now have a use?)

 

Exploration Missions have a higher than normal chance of a INCURSION (ie, Stalker or “Boss” who just appears.)  Examples:

 

The boss who was just previously killed, especially if Grineer, as they’ve been shown to be able to “come back” after defeat (Mercury to Phobos).   “Oh did you think you won, Tenno?”  Same drop table as they have in game.

 

Bounty-Hunter:  a special (Grineer/Corpus) who is here and “specializes in fighting the Tenno.”  Drops rare/specific weapon blueprints and/or mods.

 

Escaped Infested Experiment: some kind of experimental "living weapon" the Grineer / Corpus are tinkering with. Drops rare/specific weapon bluepritns and/or mods.

 

Sorry for the long post.  Thoughts?

Edited January 10, 2014 by JovanShadow

[JovanShadow]

Metagame:

 

Weekly Leaderboard of Kills v Number of Times Detected.  (33 kills /12 detects)