Mission difficulty symbols

[rbosch]

I think this was asked before, but don't see an answer. Does anyone have a list or a legend on the different difficulty symbols next to missions? Stars? Skulls? Different colors? Numbers? Any help here would be great!

[Cybes]

Not authoritative, but this is my take on it:

Stars
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red/brown = bronze: low difficulty
grey = silver: medium difficulty
blue = ?: high difficulty - you might need your repair kits.

"Punisher" skull = HARD - you WILL need your repair kits.

[Geek]

1 star = easy
2 stars = moderate
3-4 stars = mildly challenging
skull = hard

Note however that the mission type matters a lot. Server hack is always hard, while killing a space gang is only a problem for skull difficulty.

[rbosch]

Thanks guys…
Geek…do you agree with Cybes on the colors or do they matter at all?

[Geek]

I did not notice any difference with the colors.

[Bob Lebronzay]

Yeah I figured out if you are gueared up, this doesn't mean much. You can go much higher than your own lvl.

[ian]

I'm trying to figure this out too. What does Level have to do with anything if there are also stars and skulls.

[watchdog79]

Originally posted by ian:

I'm trying to figure this out too. What does Level have to do with anything if there are also stars and skulls.

More enemies for more stars, and maybe a boss for skull?

[Mr. Fibble]

Skulls in space sometimes have a carrier type ship appear at somepoint