S-rank time limit tips

[Ken_the_turtle]

Usually you can kill enough in the final area to get an S rank, so for the main part can ignore the first area, sometimes the second.

If you are running short on time, go and spawn as many enemies as you can in the last area, and then if it's a code mission (one that finishes with emergency code) start the code, then finish the mission, if you complete the quest the timer will stop. However any mob that did not spawn during the code, and that you didn't get a few rooms distance between, should remain after the code. Kill anything that is left alive now that the timer has stopped, to bring your rank up to S.

I cannot confirm 100% that that is accurate but it ALWAYS seems to work for me.

[Daiyousei]

I was helping a friend do some unlock stuff earlier...

FOUR.
FUCKING.
CODE.
COLLECTS.
IN.
A.
GOD.
DAMN.
ROW.

All less than a minute apart apiece, I shit you not. I was absolutely flabbergasted having never seen anything like that before. It's like the game was TRYING to make sure he wouldn't get the unlock.

But really, the best luck I've had with timed missions is to get a group together of actual people so that on bigger maps you can split up a bit and try to locate exits sooner.

Also, when timed missions are boss-oriented, just let the leader go in ahead of everyone else. It's a real time saver.

Hey the game does that to me all the time, when I actually try to get any time limits done, spawns a bunch of crap and codes. But when I run through normally, like when I go rare hunting, it barely spawns anything unless I bring a full bot party or some friends or multiparties.

Worst was when I was trying to S-rank Vol Dragon in 20 minutes. The very first area, I run into a random Vol when I was the only one in the area, now I was rushing a bit to save some time and so I brought quite a number of mobs to harass me. After beating the random Vol, CHANGEOVER CODE DUEL, with another Vol, 8 deaths later....

The whole time I was the only one in the area, no other parties and I was a party of me, myself, and I.

Now you were saying avoid emergency codes, well code duel is one you shouldn't avoid should you trigger it, the boss is significant enough of an enemy to drop your rank, no matter how many other mobs you killed.

As for desert and forest where there are no walls that block my path, the game will spawn a disproportionate amount of mobs and codes to delay me, most especially they spawn stuff that are not mere small fries so I couldn't just ignore them to risk the S-rank. During the code collect part of desert, I once had two concurrent code attacks running at the same time, all because the game decided not to trigger the collect until I have ran the whole area and back to near the beginning.

I do plan ahead, I just didn't plan for random events screwing me over, sure I enjoy the concept of random events and areas, it just can be a pain when it comes to clearing within a time limit.

[ashley50]

Kill enemies that get in your way, fast. (using weapons that suits the situation).

That's all I do and it never fails.

[KanaHanazawaLover]

thanks for all the tips was able to S-rank it with a minuet to spare on the first try!!!
thanks again for all the tips

just if anyone wants to know this is what i did

Spoiler!

3 bots Echo, Afin, and Maloo ( i dont know why but jean always dies so i take him often)

area1 0:00~2:00
had an e.Attack pop up so did that

area2 2:00~9:30
just killed things for about half of that then ran to find exit
had another e.Attack pop up did that
had an e.Duel pop up with the big bug thing. attacked it a bit killed some of the little spiders but saw i was near the 9 min mark and just ran since the area 3 exit was thare
( sorry cant remember the name the boss thing from the city)

area3 9:30~13:50~ish
got luck was just a regular rockbear and not an infected one

[Rowe]

Just so you know, you're going to have to do a LOT of missions like this in the future, so getting some (higher-level) friends that can come along and help you out for some of the tougher runs is great. I happen to have a team on Ship 9 and we always help each other with particularly annoying Client Orders. Some of them make you S-rank missions within a time limit, in hard mode, with a one-star gunslash. Yeah. Good luck doing that on your own.

Anyway, if you want I can look you up and add you in later tonight.

[Husq]

Some of them make you S-rank missions within a time limit, in hard mode, with a one-star gunslash. Yeah. Good luck doing that on your own.

That isn't too bad, but clearing the free tundra mission S-rank in 20min, that is a pain. For that mission I highly recommend getting some human players on board.

[Vyscillius]

Some of them make you S-rank missions within a time limit, in hard mode, with a one-star gunslash. Yeah. Good luck doing that on your own.

Depends on your class, but as a hunter, I found it really easy. The hardest part for me was to actually find the 1*gunslash to do the CO. Plus, the quest in hard mode is one of the first Forest Quest, really, nothing special...

[KanaHanazawaLover]

Anyway, if you want I can look you up and add you in later tonight.

that would be a major help thanks! ill shoot you a pm on here.
yeah i have been looking around and saw the list of CO that want the time limit
( ._.) anyway thanks