Answers
Merits & faction war
How do I earn Merits?
Earn Merits through faction-war kills, Recycler deposits and relic fragments.
- Kill rival faction NPCs and players in the faction-war maps, Cloud Wake and The Gallows. Kills in other breaches don't count.
- In those maps, tow relic fragments to the salvage bays with your harpoon.
- In a hub, deposit resources in the Recycler tab of your stash (it is the faction depot). Minerals and looted gear count; faction-issued gear is worth 0.
Good to know
The Leaderboard page lists the rules.
Warning
The war maps have no build-rating limit, so you can meet anything there. Shooting an ally or losing your faction starter ship costs Merits.
I recycled loot and got 0 Merits.
Faction-issued gear is worth 0 in the Recycler.
- Minerals and looted gear do give Merits.
- Faction-issued gear returns no ORE either.
- A merit bug on 1 October also caused zero Merits; the devs restored them.
Tip
Before recycling minerals, keep rare ones such as Dark Triton and Solstine for recipes.
What do I spend Merits on?
Spend them at your faction's Quartermaster, in your faction hub.
It sells ship and module blueprints, repair charges, hulls and more. Blueprint prices seen so far:
- Seraph, Jackal and Rune: 800 Merits, 5 uses.
- Enforcer, Orstrog and Vektr: 1.3K Merits, 3 uses.
- Mining Drone: 160 Merits, 20 uses.
Good to know
Quartermaster blueprints are Faction quality, T1 only and can't be traded. Buying higher blueprints raises your rank: an Enforcer, Orstrog or Vektr blueprint makes you Sergeant.
What happens if I shoot an ally?
You lose some Merits.
- Rampart Gatlings used to auto-target allies who damaged you; Beta Patch 1 stopped that.
- The Rampart Gatling is a battery module that fires on its own: at missiles aimed at your hull, then at drones and hostiles that come close.
- Losing your faction starter ship also costs Merits.
What are the merit ranks and what do they unlock?
Nine titles, from Slug to Imperator; higher titles let more faction NPCs follow your pings.
Your title rises with the Merits you hold. At certain ranks, faction NPCs follow your pings (hold left click for the ping wheel).
Title Min. merits NPC capacity Authority (of 8) Slug 0 0 0 Recruit 10,000 1 1 Legionary 25,000 1 2 Sergeant 50,000 2 3 Knight 100,000 2 4 Commander 200,000 3 5 Praetor 400,000 4 6 Exarch 800,000 5 7 Imperator 2,000,000 All 8 To climb:
- Earn Merits with kills in Cloud Wake and The Gallows, Recycler deposits and relic fragments.
- Buying higher Quartermaster blueprints also raises your rank: an Enforcer, Orstrog or Vektr blueprint (1.3K Merits) makes you Sergeant.
- Shooting allies and losing your faction starter ship cost Merits.
Good to know
Titles reset with seasons and wipes.