Dark Sphere Exploration

Dark Sphere Exploration, also called as the clan levels by some, encourages all of the clan members to participate in order to achieve high marks. Clan members can conquer nodes to achieve points and rewards during this event. Dark Sphere Exploration levels will open periodically after announcement.

When Dark Sphere Exploration is open, you need to navigate to ‘Clan’ section from the Main Interface, then select ‘Dark Sphere Exploration’. At the beginning, the map will have only one or a few nodes unlocked, but when the clan has fully conquered a node, neighbouring nodes will be unlocked.

Each event will have following phrases:

1. Preview: During this stage, you may enter the interface to see the spread of different kinds of nodes.
2. In a Battle: This is the time where clan members can participate to conquer levels and unlock further.
3. Reward Collection: During this time any Battle and Explore rewards (Ranking Rewards not included) can be claimed, but further exploration is not allowed.
4. Closed: Upon closing, Ranking rewards will be sent through Terminal. Dark Sphere Exploration will no longer be available.

Nodes

Each attempt of a node can accumulate some points, based upon the calculation method stated at the Node Info page before proceed to the battleground. When all points accumulated exceeds the points required, the node will be marked as fully explored and neighbouring nodes will be unlocked. Upon fully exploring a node, some team index will be added to clan, the number of which can be seen at the detail page. Meanwhile, each node has some properties that will affect the behaviour of team members and/or enemies. Please do check out these before challenging.

There are four types of point in Dark Sphere:

• Common Node (White): Common nodes takes up the vast majority of nodes. Like all non-boss nodes, these nodes will not be open to challenge once it has been fully explored. These nodes provides a small amount of Explore Points.
• Reward Node (Green): These nodes can provide a large amount of Explore Points and is recommended to be explored if possible. Completing these nodes can also be rewarded with some rewards.
• Enhancement Node (Blue): Enhancement Nodes provides additional Buff for any team of the Clan upon full exploration.
• Boss Node (Orange): Boss Nodes allows you to challenge one single boss, and is also the only kind of points that allows unlimited challenging. Completing these nodes will give all clan members rare resources including Adv. Gestalt Trainer and Gold Rifle. It is recommended that clans shall focus on exploring the hardest possible one of these nodes after finished exploring all the nodes desired.

Please be aware:
Suggestions given above are from GCG.moe, does not represent official policy or attitude.

About Individual and Clan Score

Clan’s total score of Dark Sphere Exploration will depend on the sum of Exploration Points acquired by every member in the Clan (if a member is asked to leave during the exploration period, scores of that member will be deducted upon leave). Overflowed score in BOSS Points (Orange) will still counted in the overall exploration points.

Rewards of Dark Sphere Event

There are three types of rewards from Dark Sphere:

• Battle Rewards (Personal): You can claim earth coins, combat index and other rewards while reaching specific counts of raiding. You are still suggested to complete 5 times of raiding per day.
• Exploration Rewards (Clan): All clan member can claim some rewards from Crystalas to Earth Coins upon finished exploring Reward or Boss nodes. These rewards can be claimed from the ‘Explor. Rewards’ from ‘View Rewards’.
• Ranking Rewards (Clan): After the Dark Sphere Exploration event has ended, every clan will be rewarded with Ranking Reward (exact level and reward can be found at ‘Ranking Rewards’ of ‘View Rewards’), depending on overall guild raid points. Each ranking has different amount of rewards.

Suggestions of Participating Dark Sphere Exploration

Please be aware:
Suggestions given below are from GCG.moe, does not represent official policy or attitude.

While planning the exploration route, we highly recommend choosing the route that can link all non-common nodes. It helps shortening exploration time, while allowing clans to gain most resources and Exploration Points.

Clans can allocate different levels to members using highest proficiency each member may provide:

• Members with higher proficiency can prioritise utilising the unlimited exploration point feature by dealing BOSS Nodes to gain more exploration points.
• Members with average proficiency (can not conquer final BOSS) can focus more on unfinished Reward Points. If all Reward Points are fully explored, then try explore the conquerable Boss Node with highest proficiency.
• Members with inadequate proficiency to conquer any BOSS are suggested to explore any node available.

After exploring all non-common node, it is optional to complete those nodes left. Exploring these nodes will speed up the process of increasing clan’s level to some extent, but it will reduce the final exploration points the clan may achieve. It is highly recommended to attempt to have every member use up all 5 changes every day.

Do not forget to check out the Dark Sphere Exploration’s plot to unlock that part of the story!