I think I have Strike Teams Figured out
Things to note
- I have 4 strike teams at the moment
- 3 of my strike teams are level 20
- I have mission funds of 540
- I have acquired 1 negative trait in all my experience
- The most percentage of success you can have is 94% (there may be invisible bonuses that are counted but not shown)
- You can have a maximum of 5 positive traits and 5 negative traits
Positive traits: Your team will be given these when they have a success on a mission, to my knowledge it is random and you will acquire these as your team progresses. Additionally you will be given 1 positive trait when you recruit a new strike team, this is very important.
These are traits that help your teams effectiveness on missions
| Mission trait | Positive team trait | Negative team trait |
|---|---|---|
| Alien Presence | Xenophobe: -10 to Effectiveness | |
| Bribe Attempt | Virtuous: +10 to Effectiveness | Corruptible: -10 to Effectiveness |
| Enemies Everywhere | Bloodthirsty: +10 to Effectiveness | Berserker: -10 to Effectiveness |
| High-Risk, High-Reward | Daring: +10 to Effectiveness | Timid: -10 to Effectiveness |
| Hostage Situation | Hostage Rescue Specialist: +10 to Effectiveness | |
| Kett | Kett Specialist: +10 to Effectiveness | Kett Hysteria: -10 to Effectiveness |
| Key Intelligence Component | Poor Intelligence: -10 to Effectiveness | |
| Nighttime Mission | Nighttime Operator: +10 to Effectiveness | Nightblind: -10 to Effectiveness |
| No Room for Error | Precise: +10 to Effectiveness | Careless: -10 to Effectiveness |
| Outlaw | Outlaw Specialist: +10 to Effectiveness | Outlaw Hysteria: -10 to Effectiveness |
| Poor Weather Conditions | Rugged: +10 to Effectiveness | Ill-Prepared: -10 to Effectiveness |
| Remnant | Remnant Specialist: +10 to Effectiveness | Remnant Hysteria: -10 to Effectiveness |
| Scary | Fearless: +10 to Effectiveness | Cowardly: -10 to Effectiveness |
| Silent and Deadly | Stealthy: +10 to Effectiveness | Raucous: -10 to Effectiveness |
| We need a Hero | Heroic: +10 to Effectiveness | Hero Complex: -10 to Effectiveness |
| Universal | Elite: +5 to Effectiveness Grizzled Veteran: +5 to Effectiveness Lucky: +5 to Effectiveness Skirmisher: +5 to Effectiveness Tactician: +5 to Effectiveness Tough: +5 to Effectiveness |
Reluctant Soldier: -5 to Effectiveness Shell-Shocked: -5 to Effectiveness Unlucky: -5 to Effectiveness |
Negative traits: I do not have too much experience in this, but to prevent your team from getting negative traits I suggest you follow what I have to say. I have only received a negative trait on 1 occasion in which I sent my team on a GOLD APEX mission when they were not properly equipped. I figured a 50-60% chance was good enough, it was a critical failure and frankly it ruined a lot of opportunity for me.
Equipment: Not worth it until level 20, will be further explained in the Gold Mission section
Starting out: When you recruit a new strike team, or are starting out for the first time DO NOT send your team on any silver or gold missions, they are simply not ready.
What you want to do is send them on BRONZE missions that compliment their 1 positive trait. If there isn't one, then simply send them on any other bronze mission. When you do this you will be given a 70-74% chance of success, that is perfectly acceptable for a lvl 1 strike team and will help you as you advance.
Intermediate: When you have your strike teams leveled up and they are ready for silver (80% +) Do the same as above, try to find missions that compliment their positive traits thus far and send them on PRIMARILY APEX missions (You get more xp for apex missions). At this point you should have enough points for a second strike team I suggest investing into another strike team and sending the lvl 1 strike team on bronze missions while sending your lvl 10-20 strike teams for silver.
Gold Missions: So you want to complete gold missions eh? You want to actually have a success rate that is not 40-60%? YOU WILL NEED EQUIPMENT.
Ever since I have purchased the Quick response vehicle IV on my lvl 20 lima (also has +10 effectiveness to hostage situations as a positive trait) I receive a 88-94% chance of success on Gold Hostage situation missions.
This is an investment, you are managing teams and will make good or bad decisions that will determine how efficient you are.
I also have Breaching charges on one of my strike teams November which allows me to have an 84-88% chance of success, sometimes higher depending on how well the mission compliments my positive traits.
Ideally: You want to have 6 strike teams, 4 with each piece of IV equipment so they can handle the different type of missions. You want two strike teams to have EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN INTELLIGENCE, these teams will be your fillers send them on any other mission but gold. I know this may not make sense but EHI only adds 20 effectiveness overall, whereas the IV equipment adds a +40 effectiveness bonus towards their selected role.
By doing this we can ensure all the gold missions that are given can be completed (with a small chance of failure) and we can make sure that we are not getting mission failures on silver and bronze at 94%.
With 2/4 of the IV equipment and no EHI there are usually two gold missions per day that I cannot complete. If I am lucky one will be an apex mission and I can complete it in multiplayer with a team (my apex rating is 12,176)
I would recommend spending no MF on the lower tier IV and effectiveness equipment, this is because at lvl 20 you will ALMOST ALWAYS have a 94% chance of success with bronze and silver missions. It is just a waste and when you replace your equipment you lose it and only receive what you replace it with. Also retiring strike teams is not viable unless they have an abundance of negative traits. Retiring teams may be strategic if you have the mission funds and are planning to have a full roster. For example, if I retire a team, when I recruit a team it will cost less mission funds.
Summary: YOU NEED EQUIPMENT TO FARM GOLD MISSIONS, AND IF YOU DONT HAVE IT YOU WILL GET A TON OF NEAGTIVE TRAITS. IF YOU JUST WANT ENOUGH MISSION FUNDS FOR MP EQUIPMENT THEN JUST DO SILVER AND BRONZE MISSIONS, THOSE ARE ENOUGH.
Hope this helped
