Friendship System is a major content, introduced to Vindictus in June 24th, 2020. The content aims for interacting with the mercenary comrades, that are represented as hero characters roster that you initially choose from at the beginning of the game.
What is the Friendship System[ | ]
As the name implies, the Friendship System is a content that allows you to meet your respective comrades-in-arms of the Crimson Blade mercenaries and build up your friendship with them. As you progress through the content, you will:
- Build up friendship with the target mercenary;
- Open conversation topics;
- Gather Seals of Friendship, required to purchase Voice Emotes;
- Proceed through the character's short stories and learn more about your comrade;
- Learn Destined Friendship Skills and new Emotes.
The Crimson Blade's Mercenary Outpost has the 2nd floor leading to the Mercenary Lounge, where you will find your allies in the Mercenary Unit resting. The lounge is usually occupied by 5-6 mercenaries and the roster changes every day at 7 AM (UTC). Additionally, the lounge possesses the mission board and the NPC Captain Crimson that acts as the manager of the lounge.
In the Mercenary Lounge, the player can perform the following actions:
- Engage in conversations with the comrade mercenaries;
- Buy and send Gifts to the comrade mercenaries;
- Summon the comrade mercenary, if a specific comrade is currently absent from the lounge;
- Depart on missions with a specific comrade mercenary.
Friendship System Mechanics[ | ]
Building Friendship[ | ]
Each comrade character possesses their own Closeness meter (represented by an emoji and the gauge) and Bond Level that indicate your current relationship status with the target comrade, and the Daily Closeness meter (represented by the pale-blue heart) that measures how many actions you can perform regarding the target comrade mercenary to contribute to the Closeness meter before those actions stop making any contribution until the next day. There exist items that can raise Closeness while ignoring the Daily Closeness meter.
Friendship Levels[ | ]
Each comrade character possesses their own Closeness meter which is represented by an emoji, signifying the friendship level, and the progress gauge. The Closeness meter fills up to a certain percentage as you perform certain actions with the allied mercenaries. The daily limit for filling up the Closeness meter is 7% per day.
| Level Name | Achivements Filter |
|---|---|
| Acquaintance | Acquaintance |
| Ally | Ally |
| Close Ally | Close Ally |
| Confidant | Trusted Ally |
| Destined | Friend |
Closeness Meter Breakdown[ | ]
Each comrade character possesses their own Closeness meter which is represented by an emoji, signifying the friendship level, and the progress gauge. The Closeness meter fills up to a certain percentage as you perform certain actions with the allied mercenaries. The daily limit for filling up the Closeness meter is 7% per day.
| Performed Action | Closeness Obtained | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Chit-chat with an allied mercenary | 0.7% | 4 times per day |
| Chat with an allied mercenary on the topic (once per new topic) | 0.5% | - |
| Send a gift to the mercenary (that he likes) | 0.6% | - |
| Send a gift to the mercenary (that he doesn't like) | 0.3% | - |
| Send a Suspicious Potion as a gift to the mercenary | 3%* | - |
| Go on a mission with the mercenary | 3% | Once per day |
| Encounter the mercenary in any of the buildings in Colhen | 0.1% | - |
[*] The Suspicious Potion raises the Closeness meter regardless of the daily limit.
For almost every character, reaching 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% of the meter unlocks a short story for the target characters, which comprises of an event involving you and the target character. Upon progressing through the story, you will learn a new conversation topic, which then can be used when talking to mercenaries.
Once the Closeness meter fills up to 100%, you can talk to the comrade mercenary you've built your friendship with to raise up the Bond Level with that comrade. As the Bond Level increases, the comrade's behavior in battles, chit-chat dialogues and statuses change.
Gifts[ | ]
As mentioned before, apart from chatting with the allied mercenaries in the lounge, you can send them gifts. Every allied mercenary has 2 of their own favorite items that they'd really want to be gifted with. Sending a gift that the mercenary likes will provides twice the Closeness rate as if you were sending a normal gift. Below is the list of the gifts that every character tends to like:
| Gift | Character |
|---|---|
 Energy Elixir
|
Lynn, Karok, Grimden, Sou |
 First Aid Kit
|
Fiona, Evie, Vella, Kael, Achel |
 Fresh Iced Strawberry Brandy
|
Karok, Kai, Hurk, Eira, Sou |
 Grilled Fish
|
Hurk, Miri, Grimden, Lethor |
 Metal Polish
|
Lann, Belle, Kai, Kael, Achel |
 Moonstone Ring
|
Vella, Arisha, Sylas, Charon, Sanyaa |
 Small Doll
|
Lynn, Arisha, Eira |
 Strawberry Cake
|
Fiona, Lynn, Delia, Sanyaa |
 The Advanced Fundamentals of Magic
|
Evie, Sylas, Charon |
 Under the Giant Cherry Tree
|
Delia, Miri, Belle, Lethor |
Lounge Mission Board[ | ]
The mission board allows you to go on a mission with your allied mercenaries. Said mercenary will become your companion and will assist you in completing the mission.
The missions are split into 4 categories, each of them presenting different tasks to handle. Completing the missions increases your Closeness meter and gives you Seals of Friendship. Additionally, there's a chance that the player may receive a gift from his comrade mercenary (it's usually signified by sentences like "I feel lusky today").
Border Patrol[ | ]
The Border Patrol mission revolves around defending the Colhen from the invasion of Fomors. The enemies will spawn at the beginning of the map and will start breaking through barricades, set on the area. The player and his comrade must defeat a number of enemies on the map and not let them break the final barricade by the entrance to the village of Colhen. The area is equipped with a catapult, that the player (or his comrade, if he gives out an order) can use for stopping the enemies in their tracks, but the amount of projectiles is limited. After a few dozens of defeated enemies, the BOSS monster (Gnoll Chieftain) will appear. Defeating the BOSS monster completes the battle.
Win conditions:
- Defeat enemies and the BOSS;
Failure conditions:
- The player character is incapacitated.
- The enemies have broken through the final barricade.
Recon Run[ | ]
The Recon Run mission is a mission which requires you and your comrade to gather intel. In this mission one of the following tasks will be chosen at random:
- Obtain secret intel from the coffers in the Fobellow Prairie. The player (or his comrade) must open the chest while the comrade (or player) fights off the repeatedly spawning enemies. The enemies stop spawning once the coffer is opened. To complete this mission, the party must open 2 chests.
- Defeat the BOSS enemy in the Fobellow Prairie.
Win conditions:
- Obtained the contents of the 2 coffers. / Defeated the BOSS enemy.
Failure conditions:
- The player character is incapacitated.
Supply Circuit[ | ]
The Supply Circuit mission requires you to obtain supplies for your Mercenary Unit. As wil Recon Run, one of the following tasks will be chosen at random:
- Defeat the BOSS enemy in the Perilous Ruins;.
- Score more Enhancement Points than your comrade.
In case of the latter task, the player and the comrade are transported to the Forge, where they attempt to enhance 5 pieces of equipment. Together, they must compete for who enhances the most equipment and who enhances them better. The player must press the [Enhance] button at the right time in order to successfully enhance equipment. If the enhancement is successful, the equipment part gains an enhancement level. When enhancement fails, the equipment part is considered broken and the player must move to the next part to continue the enhancement process until there's nothing more left to enhance. The player doesn't have to go all the way to the maximum enhancement level and can move onto the next equipment part by pressing the [Next] button.
The outcome of the mission is decided by the amount of equipment successfully enhanced and their enhancement levels. The result is calculated based on the sum of enhancement level points as follows:
| Enhancement Level | Points |
|---|---|
| Destroyed | 0 Pts |
| +0 | 0 Pts |
| +1 | 1 Pt |
| +2 | 2 Pts |
| +3 | 3 Pts |
| +4 | 5 Pts |
| +5 | 7 Pts |
| +6 | 10 Pts |
| +7 | 13 Pts |
| +8 | 17 Pts |
| +9 | 21 Pts |
| +10 | 25 Pts |
Win conditions:
- Defeated the BOSS enemy. / Scored more Enhancement Points than your comrade.
Failure conditions:
- The player character is incapacitated. / Your comrade scored more Enhancement Points than you.
This is the only mission, where the player's comrade mercenary is presented as a rival.
Support Mission[ | ]
The Support Mission is a special kind of mission that revolves around helping the townspeople in Colhen: collecting sheeps. The player and his comrade must cooperate to take the sheep prowling in the field to the designated area while fending off Fomors at the same time. The mission counts as completed when 5 sheep (or the remaining sheep) are sent to the designated area.
Win conditions:
- Taken all 5 sheep (or the remaining sheep) to the designated area;
Failure conditions:
- The player character is incapacitated.
- The enemies have captured every sheep.
Friendship Achievements[ | ]
The Friendship System has an achievement system, that will reward you with titles, Seals of Friendship, Emotes and Destined Skills.
Friendship Skills[ | ]
If you reach rank Destined with a merc in the mercenary lounge, you can learn their Friendship Skill as a reward for reaching the achievement.
- Friendship Skills will be activated if there is a party member you can use it with in battle.
- It can only be used in raid battles, and it will require a 2-hour cooldown after activation.
- If at least one of the characters has transformed (Paladin or Dark Knight), the Friendship Skill will not activate.
- Certain status effects applied to the character upon activation will be maintained even after the Friendship Skill ends.
| Destined characters | Friendship Skill |
|---|---|
| Lann & Fiona | Destined: Blade Barrage |
| Lann & Lynn | Destined: Burning Flowers |
| Evie & Grimden | Destined: Infernal Decimator |
| Evie & Lethor | Destined: Frozen Fist |
| Karok & Delia | Destined: Invincible |
| Kai & Vella | Destined: Squalldriver |
| Kai & Tessa | Destined: The Hawk-Eyed Savior |
| Hurk & Miri | Destined: Dragon Fury |
| Arisha & Eira | Destined: Cosmic Beauty |
| Sylas & Belle | Destined: Rain of Steel |
| Delia & Kael | Destined: Execution of Conviction |
| Lethor & Dan-ah | Destined: Soul Guardian |
| Charon & Achel | Destined: Hot and Cold |
| Sou & Sanyaa |
Full List of Achievements[ | ]
With update 2.98 (part 2) the "xxx's Ally" titles and titles for achieving the number of allies a certain Bond Level which previously you could be obtained once per account (upon getting Friendship achievements) can now be obtained on a per-character basis.
- If any of the characters within the account have earned the relevant achievement, characters who have not earned the achievement will also be able to earn the title in "Ally - Achivements" window. It will appear as an available "Account Title" in the list of the "Character - Title" window.
| Achievement Name | Prerequisites | Description | Rewards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift Giving | Give Comrade Character 50 Gifts | It feels nice to give a friend a gift, so won't it feel 50 times as nice to give them 50 gifts? Only one way to find out! | Seal of Friendship (5) | Per character |
| Complete 10 Border Patrols | Complete 10 Border Patrol missions with mercs | The best way to get a handle on Border Patrols is to do them over and over. Hop to it! | Title: Defender of Colhen | - |
| Complete 10 Recon Runs | Complete 10 Recon Run missions with mercs | The best way to get a handle on Recon Runs is to do them over and over. Hop to it! | Title: Looter of Loots | - |
| Complete 10 Supply Circuits | Complete 10 Supply Circuit missions with mercs | The best way to get a handle on Supply Circuits is to do them over and over. Hop to it! | Title: Hammerer | - |
| Complete 10 Support Missions | Complete 10 Support Missions with mercs | The best way to get a handle on Support Missions is to do them over and over. Hop to it! | Title: Savior of Sheep | - |
| Trusty Ally | Achieve "Ally" bond level with 5 mercs | Reach rank "Ally" with 5 mercenaries to become the lounge's budding social butterfly. | Title: Definitely Not Alone | Per character |
| Reliable Ally | Achieve "Ally" bond level with 10 mercs | Reach rank "Ally" with 10 mercenaries so that you'll never be lonely again. | Title: Valuable Ally | Per character |
| Grand Ally | Achieve "Ally" bond level with 15 mercs | Reach rank "Ally" with 15 to feel a bond among the unit like no other. Mind that you can also build your affinity with your current player character on another character within your account. | Title: Social Butterfly | Per character |
| Valuable Ally | Achieve "Ally" bond level with a merc | Become close enough with (Merc) that he/she'll know he/she can count on you in a pinch during battle. | Title: (Merc)'s Ally | Per character.
Replace (Merc) with comrade character's name |
| To Trusted Friendships | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with 5 mercs | Reach rank "Close Ally" with five mercenaries, because you just know the power of teamwork (and friendship!) will make the best out of any situation. | Title: To Trusted Friendships | Per character |
| To Beloved Friendships | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with 10 mercs | Reach rank "Close Ally" with ten mercenaries, because you're sure you can persevere no matter how many enemies you're up against if enough people got your back. | Title: To Beloved Friendships | Per character |
| To Grand Friendships | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with 15 mercs | Reach rank "Close Ally" with fifteen mercenaries, because then you'll always have people to help you up every time you fall. Mind that you can also build your affinity with your current player character on another character within your account. | Title: To Grand Friendships | Per character |
| Ever Friendly | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Lann | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Lann. You are charmed by his friendly and passionate nature. | Title: Lann's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Strong | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Fiona | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Fiona. You believe in her strong and warmhearted nature. | Title: Fiona's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Sweet | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Evie | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Evie. You are touched by her sweet and kind nature. | Title: Evie's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Cheerful | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Karok | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Karok. You are in awe of his cheerful and considerate nature. | Title: Karok's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Taciturn | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Kai | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Kai. You respect his taciturn and solitary nature. | Title: Kai's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Mysterious | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Vella | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Vella. You are intrigued by her mysterious and off-the-wall nature. | Title: Vella's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Unstoppable | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Hurk | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Hurk. You value his free and unstoppable nature. | Title: Hurk's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Daring | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Lynn | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Lynn. You could learn from her thoughtful and daring nature. | Title: Lynn's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Prudent | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Arisha | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Arisha. You admire her prudent and intelligent nature. | Title: Arisha's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Confident | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Sylas | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Sylas. You applaud his confident and genius nature. | Title: Sylas's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Brave | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Delia | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Delia. You revere her brave and vivacious nature. | Title: Delia's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Shy | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Miri | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Miri. You trust in her shy but persevering nature. | Title: Miri's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Innocent | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Grimden | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Grimden. You are protective of his darling and innocent nature. | Title: Grimden's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Cold | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Eira | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Eira. You understand her cold but tenderhearted nature. | Title: Eira's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Secretive | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Belle | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Belle. Though she'll still has her secrets, this will signify a mutual bond of trust. | Title: Belle's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Loyal | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Lethor | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Lethor. You appreciate her sensitive and loyal nature. | Title: Lethor's Close Ally | Per character |
| Ever Calm | Achieve "Close Ally" bond level with Kael | Reach rank "Close Ally" with Kael. You are attracted to his strong convictions and calm nature. | Title: Kael's Close Ally | Per character |
| Five Baller Lifelongs | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with 5 mercs | Reach rank "Confidant" with five mercenaries. There are so many people around you worth relying on, so why not keep at building your bonds? | Title: You Like Me! You Really Like Me! | Per character |
| No Ten-sion Here | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with 10 mercs | Reach rank "Confidant" with ten mercenaries. Won't it feel nice to have so many people counting on you? | Title: Merc Crossing: New Horizons | Per character |
| Sweet Fifteen | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with 15 mercs | Reach rank "Confidant" with fifteen mercenaries. Once you do, no matter the circumstances, you'll always have a wealth of wonderful friends surrounding you. Mind that you can also build your affinity with your current player character on another character within your account. | Boyfriends & Girlfriends Galore | Per character |
| Depths of Sorrow | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Lann | Reach rank "Confidant" with Lann. Perhaps reminiscing about the past together will allow you to see his vulnerable side. | Title: Lann's Confidant | Per character |
| An Open Heart | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Fiona | Reach rank "Confidant" with Fiona. Perhaps you'll be able to open her closed-off heart. | Title: Fiona's Confidant | Per character |
| Her Troubles | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Evie | Reach rank "Confidant" with Evie. Perhaps you'll be the one who can get her to share her troubles. | Title: Evie's Confidant | Per character |
| Internal Struggle | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Karok | Reach rank "Confidant" with Karok. Perhaps you'll come to understand his internal struggles. | Title: Karok's Confidant | Per character |
| Truest Trust | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Kai | Reach rank "Confidant" with Kai. Perhaps you'll be able to lower his guard and gain his trust. | Title: Kai's Confidant | Per character |
| Oh, No | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Vella | Reach rank "Confidant" with Vella. Perhaps this nutjob will finally grow on you... whether that's a good thing or not. | Title: Vella's Confidant | Per character |
| His Other Side | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Hurk | Reach rank "Confidant" with Hurk. Perhaps you'll uncover the pain that lies beneath his devil-may-care exterior. | Title: Hurk's Confidant | Per character |
| Tiny Shoulders | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Lynn | Reach rank "Confidant" with Lynn. Perhaps you'll be able to share some of the burden weighing on her tiny
shoulders. |
Title: Lynn's Confidant | Per character |
| Uncovering the Truth | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Arisha | Reach rank "Confidant" with Arisha. Perhaps you'll be able to remain by her side till the end in her journey to
recover her lost memories. |
Title: Arisha's Confidant | Per character |
| In Purest Form | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Sylas | Reach rank "Confidant" with Sylas. Perhaps you'll be the one person with whom he can reveal his true feelings. | Title: Sylas's Confidant | Per character |
| Personal Cheerleader | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Delia | Reach rank "Confidant" with Delia. Perhaps you can be the one to cheer on her confidence and honesty. | Title: Delia's Confidant | Per character |
| Finding Courage | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Miri | Reach rank "Confidant" with Miri. Perhaps you'll be able to awaken her inner courage. | Title: Miri's Confidant | Per character |
| Into the Light | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Grimden | Reach rank "Confidant" with Grimden. Perhaps you'll be the one to lead him into the light. | Title: Grimden's Confidant | Per character |
| Melting the Cold | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Eira | Reach rank "Confidant" with Eira. Perhaps you'll be able to get one step closer to melting her cold heart. | Title: Eira's Confidant | Per character |
| Darker than Bright | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Belle | Reach rank "Confidant" with Belle. Perhaps you'll unveil more of the sorrow hidden within her bright exterior. | Title: Belle's Confidant | Per character |
| Moving On | Achieve "Confidant" bond level with Lethor | Reach rank "Confidant" with Lethor. Perhaps you'll be the support she needs to accept and move past her trauma. | Title: Lethor's Confidant | Per character |
| Destined: Burning Flowers | Achieve "Destined" bond level with Lann or Lynn | Learn Destined: Burning Flowers, a skill that can be used together with Lann.
Mind that this is a per-character achievement, but it can be re-obtained with each new character within your account. |
Destined: Burning Flowers | - |
| Destined: Invincible | Achieve "Destined" bond level with Karok or Delia | Learn Destined: Invincible, a skill that can be used together with Karok.
Mind that this is a per-character achievement, but it can be re-obtained with each new character within your account. |
Destined: Invincible | - |
| Destined: Frozen Fist | Achieve "Destined" bond level with Evie or Lethor | Learn Destined: Frozen Fist, which can be used with Evie.
Mind that this is a per-character achievement, but it can be re-obtained with each new character within your account. |
Destined: Frozen Fist | - |
| Destined: Cosmic Beauty | Achieve "Destined" bond level with Arisha or Eira | Learn Destined: Cosmic Beauty, a skill that can be used together with Arisha.
Mind that this is a per-character achievement, but it can be re-obtained with each new character within your account. |
Destined: Cosmic Beauty | - |
| Destined: Dragon Fury | Achieve "Destined" bond level with Hurk or Miri | Learn Destined: Dragon Fury, a skill that can be used together with Hurk/Miri.
Mind that this is a per-character achievement, but it can be re-obtained with each new character within your account. |
Destined: Dragon Fury | - |
| Destined: Squalldriver | Achieve "Destined" bond level with Kai or Vella | Learn Destined: Squalldriver, a skill that can be used together with Kai/Vella.
Mind that this is a per-character achievement, but it can be re-obtained with different characters within your account. |
Destined: Squalldriver | - |
| Destined: Blade Barrage | Achieve "Destined" bond level with Fiona or Lann | Learn Destined: Squalldriver, a skill that can be used together with Lann/Fiona.
Mind that this is a per-character achievement, but it can be re-obtained with different characters within your account. |
Destined: Blade Barrage | - |
| Destined: Rain of Steel | Achieve "Destined" bond level with Belle or Sylas | Learn Destined: Squalldriver, a skill that can be used together with Sylas/Belle.
Mind that this is a per-character achievement, but it can be re-obtained with different characters within your account. |
Destined: Rain of Steel | - |
| Fated for Friendship | Achieve "Destined" bond level with 5 mercs | Reach rank "Destined" with five mercenaries. It's amazing to think such a
small town has brought so many wonderful people to you. |
Title: Love is in the Erinn | - |
| A Perfect Ten | Achieve "Destined" bond level with 10 mercs | Reach rank "Destined" with ten mercenaries. It feels good to be loved,
doesn't it? |
Title: Always and Forever | - |
| Here's to Destiny | Achieve "Destined" bond level with 15 mercs | Reach rank "Destined" with fifteen mercenaries. You may just be the most
influential person in the unit! Mind that you can also build your affinity with your current player character on another character within your account. |
Title: Colhen's Sweetheart | - |
| Bonded | Achieve "Destined" bond level with a merc | Destiny has led you to (Merc), and your lives are now connected by an unbreakable
bond of friendship. |
Title: (Merc)'s Destined | Per character.
Replace (Merc) with comrade character name |
| Unbreakable Bond | Achieve 100% progression on the "Destined" bond level with a merc | Receive a special emote from (Merc) that teaches you how to dance to his/her rhythm. | (Merc)'s Dance Emote,
Title: (Merc)'s Dance |
Per character.
Males cannot use female dance emotes and vise versa. Replace (Merc) with comrade character name |