Is it just CZ's that will up this rank?
Killing anything on foot.
Everything you kill on foot contributes to your mercenary rank, but much slower. I got up to Soldier without doing any CZs apart the ten engineer unlocks, but it took very long. Then I did a few high CZs and got pretty quickly to Gunslinger.That will add to your combat rank
Mercenary i think it's only ground CZ
Yawn. Another "do it as fast as possible with meta" guide in those comments. Just play the frikkin' game (not you personally, I mean that generally).There is this: https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Mercenary
And some of the comments there are very relevant as well...
Everything you kill on foot contributes to your mercenary rank, but much slower. I got up to Soldier without doing any CZs apart the ten engineer unlocks, but it took very long. Then I did a few high CZs and got pretty quickly to Gunslinger.
I concur...I only provide information, not necessarily endorse using it, especially for min/maxing.Yawn. Another "do it as fast as possible with meta" guide in those comments. Just play the frikkin' game (not you personally, I mean that generally).
nonono, wasn't directed at you. I just hate the inevitable "here is the meta, get it over with as fast as possible, hey why am I burned out on the game, this game and the grind sucks!!!!"I concur...I only provide information, not necessarily endorse using it, especially for min/maxing.
I'm very "anti-grind" and "just play the game". My commander progresses as it comes...and its always a surprise when it happens...
I'd think all foot combat would add to Merc and nothing else.
Yes.Yeah, the behavior is inconsistent, which is why I'd like Dev to confirm it's intentional.
I am unsure about the fold back, yes there should be depth to these things but on the other hand both on foot combat and to a slightly lesser extent exobiology can be done without taking part in the older activity so why shouldn’t they have there own achievement structure.Why have a Merc rank at all otherwise? My personal preference would have been to fold foot into Combat and exobio into Explo. A field should be broader than one activity.
It's too late for folding them into the existing ranks now. I just don't know why there is a separate rank, a separate activity but somehow you can cross pollinate both combat ranks with foot combat. Do you get explore with exobio? Maybe you do and no one's noticed.![]()
You also get both trade and exploration ranks while doing Sightseeing missions
I was under the impression that Tourist Passengers only did explo and Bulk Passengers did trade.![]()