Co-Op X Event - Strategy Guide

Co-Op X Event - Strategy Guide

I've gotten the chance to play the new Co-Op X event today for a few hours after the extended server maintenance.  I'm going to write up a short guide on how I think the event should be played to maximize you and your squads co-op score.

PART I

Part I contains basic information that you should be familiar with.  I'll start with 5 aspects to the event that I feel you need to be aware of most:

1.  Danger Cards:

Danger cards are similar to raider cards in that they give a nice bonus to your boss attacks.  Also similar to the raid events, having danger cards is the key to success in this event.  Try and accumulate as many danger cards as possible through card packs, rally cards, ultimate card packs, and trades.

2.  Squads:

Players are broken up into small teams of six.  These teams are called squads.  You have the option of forming your own squad or you can allow the game to form a squad for you.  I recommend that you form your own squad with trusted alliance members and teammates.  The reason it is important to team up with people that you know is that you want to trade your Danger Deck around with your squad so that everybody has a shot at accumulating maximum co-op points.

3.  Companies:

This is where things get a bit weird.  The game automatically groups you and your squad together with several other squads.  This grouping is called a company.  Your company is the group of players that you will be playing the event with.  All bosses that are summoned are available to attack by all company members. Everyday your company competes with another company for co-op points.  The company with the most points wins, stays together, and gets all sorts of bonuses.  The losing company is broken up and reformed anew the next day.

4.  Bosses:

The co-op event bosses are very similar in appearance to the raid bosses.  They are summoned by playing through event missions and are attacked using the RDS method.  The only difference between these bosses and raid bosses is that you can not share them.  They automatically are shared with your entire company. The higher the level the boss is, the more hit points he has.   The amount of co-op points earned for fighting a boss is split between the members who attacked him.  The only bonus points in this event is given to the "star agent" or the member who hit for the most points.

5.  Danger Bars

Danger bars are the same thing as RDS bars from the raid event.  Danger bars are primarily earned by accumulating a set amount of co-op points.  Danger bars are also available in the iso shard processors.

PART II:

Part II of the guide will be a bullet list of points that I feel are important to maximize co-op points for yourself and your squad:

• Share your Danger Deck with your Squad!  This is the most important factor in this event!
• Only use up your Danger Bars when you have your squads Danger Deck.  
• Pay attention to the hit points of the boss and attack accordingly (you may only need a light attack to finish him off because a member of your company already attacked him).
• Make sure to budget your Danger Bars for each of the 4 days of the event!  

I'll be adding more to the guide as the event progresses and I learn more tips and tricks.