The Broadcast

Mission Description

You received a phone call from conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, Dave Screed. He's in a fluster over the Numbers Station phenomenon and strange things haunting shortwave radios. Strange voices and numbers, numbers, numbers...

This mission can be received initially by listening to the call from David Screed all players receive upon logging in during Samhain, provided requirements are met. The Broadcast can also be picked up at the entrance to the laundromat in New York (360,380) and can be found at that location at any time during Samhain.

You must be Level 50 and have finished the Story Mission Black Sun, Red Sand and Mortal Sins - Tier Two in order to receive this mission. To complete The Broadcast, the Besieged Farmlands must also be unlocked and accessible.

While The Broadcast lists Level 10 as the Recommended Level, Level 50 is required at this time.

Tier 1

Task Description

Whatever Dave Screed heard, it made him freak out and throw away his shortwave radio and all of his notes and letters. That's a good place to start.

Objective: Find Dave Screed's shortwave radio

Head to the dumpsters, where Screed had thrown everything away (295,275). There, a series of garbage bins set against the wall by the entrance to the Labyrinthine sewers. Search the bins to find the note, which sits within the middle right dumpster.

Objective: Read the letters

Read the abandoned letters left laying in the trash. Dumpster dive for that information if need be. After examining the Discarded letters, they can be read and reread in their entirety at any time from the Mission Journal ([J] by default).

Tier 2

Task Description

The Presenter was working on a project to contact the dead through radio waves. His letter hinted that special radio receivers have been planted, throughout the world, at places associated with death.

Objective: Seek a shortwave radio in places related to death

Look for a shortwave radio in places related to death throughout Adventure Zone playfields. This excludes New Dawn.

Shortwave Radio Locations

It doesn't matter which radio is visited, so long as it is one of the shortwave radios in one of the appropriate areas.

Once near a radio, a sound will become audible, a radio drama playing from years long past. Upon approaching the radio itself, the environment will become grainy and dull brown, as if in a sepia effect. Kingsmouth Town's radio (240,485) is used as an example, but the first radio can be any of the eight radios you so desire.

Examine the shortwave radio receiver. Doing will will cause Broadcast-beguiled spirits to appear from its speakers and attack. The form these spirits take as well as the amount spawned depends on the zone. Anywhere from one to three Broadcast-beguiled souls can appear when examining a radio.

Objective: Check the frequency of the broadcast

Examine the radio once the souls have been dealt with. Doing so will cause a popup of the radio as well as apply a buff of that associated zone's radio, which will itself list the frequency of the broadcast for easy access. Again, Kingsmouth Town's radio is shown as an example. The buff prevents you from being able to check the frequency of that same radio until you have completed the mission.

Tier 2

Task Description

The Presenter was working on a project to contact the dead through radio waves. His letter hinted that special radio receivers have been planted, throughout the world, at places associated with death.

Objective: Seek a second radio in places related to death

Look for another shortwave radio receiver. It cannot be the same as the first radio checked. If you have the buff for a radio already, you cannot use it for the rest of your playthrough of the Broadcast. For this, the Savage Coast radio will be used as an example (445,765).

Objective: Check the frequency of the broadcast

Examine the radio for your second frequency.

Tier 2

Task Description

The Presenter was working on a project to contact the dead through radio waves. His letter hinted that special radio receivers have been planted, throughout the world, at places associated with death.

Objective: Seek a third radio in places related to death

Look for yet another radio. It cannot be the same as the first or second radios. The Blue Mountain radio (210,740) is being used as an example, but as with the others, any radio aside from those picked up prior in the mission will do.

Objective: Check the frequency of the broadcast

Get that third frequency.

Tier 3

Task Description

Dave Screed made another frantic call to you. Perhaps you can utilise the data he gathered, regarding numbers stations, on his computer to figure out the location of the Presenter's broadcast.

Objective: Examine the message from Dave Screed

David Screed has sent another message.

Click on the SMS text message to receive a call.

Listen until Screed is through talking.

Objective: Go to the laundromat

Return to the laundromat, David Screed's base of operations (365,380) in New York.

Objective: Use Screed's computer to find broadcast location

Hack into his computer in the back of the laundromat. He won't mind - he invited you to do so!

After reading the rambling message left by Screed on his laptop, choose the only option available to you: 1) -- Research Folders --. This will bring up a list of possible research folders to investigate and browse.

After accessing the appropriate folder, you will be prompted to enter a frequency or station for further information.

Tier 4

Task Description

According to your intel, the location of the Presenter's broadcast is in Transylvania, perhaps in an old Red Hand facility.

Objective: Travel to the Besieged Farmlands

Head to the Besieged Farmlands. This can be done either by accessing the Portal to the Besieged Farmlands (555,340) in Agartha itself, or by Teleporting using the Teleport Window (Shift+T).

Objective: Find the broadcast location

Go to the Observatory and climb the ramps until coming to a bunker entrance (300,1005). This is where the broadcast has been coming from.

Tier 5

Task Description

The air churns thick with static and spirits. You must be close. Find the source of the Presenter's broadcast and stop it.

Objective: Find the source of the Broadcast

When attempting to travel to The Lonely Patriot, a difficulty selection will appear in lieu of the typical zoning prompt. Select the Elite difficulty desired, and the mobs within shall be scaled accordingly. Doing so will take you inside The Lonely Patriot.

The highest level Elite accessible for this mission is based on the highest Item Power achieved by your character.

Upon first entering and taking your first steps in The Lonely Patriot, a wraith will fly above and momentarily stun you as eyes in the darkness look on.

Once the wraith has passed, strange figure stands in the distance. Approaching it will cause it to run away and close the door behind itself.

Follow the only open passageway into a room filled with burning barrels. Ghosts once more fly above. Press on, but be wary, as the barrels will eventually explode and can knock you back should you be too close to one when they erupt.

At the end of the hall is a lever and a locked door. Once near the lever, a spectre screams out of it and then vanishes. Only after the ghost is gone can the lever be interacted with to open the door.

Proceed through. Something lurks as the lights flicker out.

On the other side is another hallway, this time filled with barrels oozing with a toxic green sludge and roiling with gas. Yet again, spirits fly across the path while making your way through.

Continuing through, more spirits go by.

Toward the end of the tunnel is another pair of ghosts.

At the end, after all spirits have passed, there is darkness. Darkness and a lone figure in the distance waiting for you. Approach it.

Objective: Defeat the Presenter

Approaching the Presenter in the hallway causes him to teleport off into one of four rooms and activate a radio receiver, causing mobs to begin to spawn. The battle has begun, and the only way to end it is to defeat the Presenter.

The Presenter will cast Shortwave Respite until damaged but will not attack until his respite is broken. Shortwave Respite heals the Presenter over time.

Upon reaching 75%, 50%, and 25% health, the Presenter will teleport off to another room and activate another radio receiver as he does so while resuming his Shortwave Respite.

With every radio receiver activated, more enemies will spawn. Only by destroying a radio will its spirits cease; however, to destroy a radio will disqualify you from earning Kill the Radio Star in any difficulty and Echoed for Eternity in Elite 5 and above.

Objective: Access the Presenter's computer

Approach the Presenter's computer, which can be found in the room labeled with a sign labeled as 3 (185,315). Interacting with the computer is all that is necessary to continue on, though there is interesting information should you delve into the writings contained within.

Reward Chest

Near the Presenter's Computer is a Reward Chest. This Reward Chest will always contain 1 Talisman Distillate, 1 Weapon Distillates, 1 Glyph Distillate, 1 Glyph Reward Bag, and Anima Shards. Size of distillates and anima shard amounts vary depending on the Elite difficulty chosen. There is a very small chance of receiving a Peculiar Box from this Reward Chest.

Reap your rewards.

There is an 8 hour cooldown on receiving reward from this chest.

Objective: Examine the message from Dave Screed

After accessing the Presenter's computer, Screed sends another message. Take the call and wait out the entire length of Screed's rant.