A significant number of sales of specific faction's luxuries within a certain timeframe indicates that they have been looted by the Harriers more than other factions. Now they are furious, driven by wrath and hate, determined to find those who stole their luxuries.
Provoking the factions can be a precarious game, where one misstep can lead to a perilous BACKFIRE
There is NO way to deter this furious faction from searching for their stolen luxuries.
However, there are still opportunities for the harriers to defend their mercenaries against these marauding factions should they be equipped accordingly. (Read more)
Undeniably, as more mercenaries from certain factions are on looting on a specific day, this makes their looting missions more prominent - thus, the furious faction can easily track down who the mercenaries are.
Never be the "life" at the party (black market)
Let us reveal to you, the main weapon of a mercenary is the ability to work under deep cover. As more mercenaries start to sell more than a certain number of luxuries from the same faction within a certain amount of time, this will make your mercenaries' trading operations in the Black Market more prominent, the chance of the faction getting involved in Backfire increases.
f(x)= \begin{cases} 0.45(\frac{\sqrt{(9x)^3}}{2}+0.5), & \mbox{if }0\le\mbox{x}\le0.1111111 \\ 0.45(\sqrt{x-\frac{1}{9}}\frac{1250}{2357}+1), & \mbox{if }0.1111111\le\mbox{x}\le1 \end{cases}
The chance of certain events occurring fluctuates on a daily basis. The harriers must carefully observe and strategize accordingly based on the chances associated with each event assigned to their mercenaries' faction.
Upon acquiring the mercenaries' items and subsequently selling them to the Middleman, the player concludes their looting and becomes subject to the fate of encountering one of the following events:
Backfire: Lose looted luxuries upon trading with Middle Man
Fortune Rush: Get at least 2x rewards upon trading with Middle Man
However, if you're not involved in any of the events, you will get an expected price for your looting instead. While rerolling is not an option for these events, you can still try your luck to obtain a better expected price if necessary.
The event chances are heavily affected by the emission revenue ratio, ER and the mercenaries looting ratio, ML.
ML = (current mercenaries on looting for each faction/total mercenaries on looting)
ER = Emission / Revenue
As more mercenaries from certain factions are on looting on a specific day, this makes it easier for the furious faction to discover who the mercenaries are. Now, you made it easier for them to discover who has been looting their luxuries. As a result, the chance of a complete loss of looted items during the luxury trade increases.
Moreover, with more mercenaries on looting from the factions, this will affect token emission on that day.
Furthermore, the increase in the number of mercenaries from certain factions participating in looting affects token emission on that particular day. The Emission-to-Revenue (ER) ratio is calculated by dividing the total emission by the revenue. This ER is reset daily, adjusting emission and revenue to maintain a fixed ER throughout the day.
Thus, if the population (indicating the number of looted luxuries to be traded and redeemed for the specific faction on a given day) rises while the revenue remains relatively constant, players who hit the expected price will receive a lower trading price for their looted luxuries.
For example, on a specific day:
KS faction:
Backfire: 50%
Fortune Rush: 12.5%
Regular Price: 37.5%
QS faction:
Backfire: 60%
Fortune Rush: 10%
Regular Price: 30%
A strange man in a black hood approaches you and whispers.
"I happened to notice that you have something I want. How about you trade with me, I'll pay you double the current market price! OR even 4x, 7x and 10x, depending on your luck, rumors have it that Middleman have the uncanny ability to identify lucky mercenaries.
The suddenness of this strange man's offer makes you hesitate. Your gut tells you so.
Success in this venture is likely to hinge more on your Harrier's LUK attribute than solely on the probability of encountering just 2x rewards in Fortune Rush event. ()
You find yourself at a crossroads, torn between taking a chance on this offer or playing it safe. Remember, the cautious path of passive staking is always an option.
Yet, every looting mission is an opportunity laden with uncertainty and adventure.
Apart from optimizing factions for looting based on event probabilities and the number of mercenaries in each faction, players will also have the opportunity to enhance the power stats of their harriers to maximize their Return on Investment (ROI). More on that in .