Ahoy, Captains!
As promised, the (admittedly long overdue) raid update is now here and to celebrate the game will be 30% off for a limited time!
Jump back in to continue the game's story, unlock a new faction, gather your friends and test your skills with the new high-challenge raid missions where you will be able to earn new powerful artifacts that can greatly change your play style and even unlock entirely new ones!
While this content is meant to be experienced in co-op together with your friends (and is indeed scaled with this in mind), it can be beaten solo for those of you that prefer the additional challenge -- just don't expect to be able to achieve this impressive feat until you've gathered enough raid items to make it possible.
Speaking of raid items, once the night time falls, defeated enemies will have a chance to drop unique loot that you may find incredibly useful for surviving the horrors of the night. Since you don't need to complete the raid in order to start earning the rewards, your power will gradually increase even if you ultimately fail. Here are just a few examples of the gear you might find:
So how does one unlock the ability to start raids, some of you might ask? Well, first you need a very powerful ship -- any one of the ships you've had to unlock will do. Next, you have to be max level (30), and average item tier of 6 (Legendary) or above. You also have to complete certain stories. Once you've done all that, Elvanora Mitrini might have something for you that will let you continue the Guiding Fate story -- with both the new faction and the ability to start raids getting unlocked at the end of it.
Of course if you are simply playing online, such as on the public Tasharen East Coast server, and only care about gearing out your ship, you can skip most of that by simply joining raids hosted by other players.
And with that, I wish you luck and I hope you'll have fun!
-Aren