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Mercenary achievement in Warframe

Mercenary

Earn Battle Pay from 5 unique Invasions.

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How to unlock the Mercenary achievement

  • a Fi1thy Casuala Fi1thy Casual
    05 Feb 2015 05 Feb 2015 15 Nov 2016
    MOD EDIT: - From the comments and is confirmed 'Looks like they changed the description to now read "Earn battle pay from 5 unique invasions." Should be obtainable now.'

    Battle pay is a specific type of currency (it is still credits) that you can get during limited activities.

    I know of two specifically, but if there are more let me know and I will update this solution.

    METHODS OF OBTAINING BATTLE PAY

    1.) Dark Sector Conflicts

    Dark Sectors are nodes on a planet that are typically controlled by a clan. You can find them everywhere, and are marked with the clan's icon.

    When that dark sector is in the process of being overthrown by a rival clan, it becomes what is known as a Dark Sector Conflict, and you will be asked to choose a side (either defend the current clan, or assist the rival clan). Many times, either clan may give you a monetary incentive to join their side of the fight. Whatever you earn from this conflict is considered Battle Pay.

    Personally, I got 90% of my battle pay done with 3 rounds in a Dark Sector conflict (the pay was 30k wink). Also note that you can kill two birds with this method and get this achievement as well (unless it glitches on you, which it is infamous in doing):
    WarframeDark SectorsThe Dark Sectors achievement in Warframe worth 63 pointsComplete 5 Dark Sector missions.


    2.) Infested Invasion Nodes

    Randomly on any planet, nodes will be come "infested". When this happens they will turn green, and give you a reward for completing them 3 times. Sometimes the reward will be some unique material, but other times it will be in the form of Battle Pay (typically ~25k). Do those missions 3 times (they have a counter on them, starting at 0/3, so you can keep track of how many you have done. Once you hit 3/3 you are golden), and then patiently wait a few hours for a message in your inbox.

    Once you receive the message, then the Battle Pay is delivered into your cyborg-ninja hands. Do not freak out if you complete the missions and you did not get the Battle Pay. I repeat: Do not freak out if you complete the missions and you did not get the Battle Pay. This is not a glitch, it is the reward mechanism for the infested nodes. You just need to wait for the message in your inbox and then the credits will be transferred to you.

    And for those of you that do not know, when I say inbox, I mean your Warframe inbox (cn_start --> Communication --> Inbox).

    If anyone knows of another method of receiving Battle Pay, please let me know in the comments and I will update this solution.
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    Grim Reaper X79UNOBTAINABLE!
    Posted by Grim Reaper X79 on 27 Aug 16 at 06:42
    planting42Ignore that fellow headspin
    Posted by planting42 on 30 Sep 16 at 02:58
    Xn3m0killsXHas anyone unlocked this recently ? Im stuck at 25% ive done dark sectors and invasions consistently and made no progress hoping i am able to recieve this .. i sign in most days to see if there is a conflict on a rail and have not seen one in weeks... if anyone has a tip or input please id love to hear what you have to say
    Posted by Xn3m0killsX on 06 Oct 16 at 07:00
    MrKetoskyi checked every days this month and nothing. it's my last achievement to unlocked and it's probably not unlockable now :/
    Posted by MrKetosky on 15 Oct 16 at 10:06
    Xn3m0killsXLikewise ive done every dark sector every few days and nothing
    Posted by Xn3m0killsX on 21 Oct 16 at 10:58
    AnthroMetalLooks like they changed the description to now read "Earn battle pay from 5 unique invasions." Should be obtainable now.
    Posted by AnthroMetal on 13 Nov 16 at 08:25
    FullMoonBeaverI've got progress towards this. I started playing January 9th, so doubt I've been caught by a bug for it unless it was already there. I've no idea what I've don't to earn progress towards this achievement either. I could do with a visual guide to see what I'm looking for to get this achievement.
    Posted by FullMoonBeaver on 06 Feb 17 at 09:26
    Distractor08So since the Octavia update there is nowhere to choose invasion to earn battle pay. Did they get rid of it or it only happens every so often?
    Posted by Distractor08 on 19 Apr 17 at 23:53
    KiRRAYNEGreat write-up! Sometimes this game is a little confusing but the good people of TA are always around to help :) +1
    Posted by KiRRAYNE on 11 Jun 18 at 19:04
    Gilbert PrimeAs of early 2023, Invasion is your only bet. Your progress counter will still go up only after receiving a Battle Pay message in your inbox but these days it seems to arrive whenever the mission option expires which could anything from a few minutes to over 24 hours.
    Posted by Gilbert Prime on 17 Jan 23 at 22:26
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