Score & Progression — Assassin's Creed III eGuide

Scoring System & Bonuses

To repeat our earlier advice, it is your score that matters – not kills. If you sprint over to a target in the street and brazenly execute them at the first opportunity, you might score a paltry 100 points. However, if you exercise a little restraint and incorporate just a few additional stalking techniques for bonuses, you could increase your points haul significantly. In essence, one good kill is worth several bad ones. With a time limit on the session, maximizing each kill score will enable you to make the most of a finite number of contracts.

Familiarize yourself with the following bonus tables, then think about how you can incorporate them into your playing strategies.

Levels and Progression

The points you earn from participating in multiplayer matches are converted into experience points (or “XP”) that are recorded in your online profile. You can earn XP by:

Finishing game sessions. Your score in most sessions is converted to XP – so if you end the session with 1,800 points, you will receive 1,800 XP. The only exception is Wolfpack, where a ratio is applied to your score
Completing Challenges

Whenever your total XP reaches a new threshold, your Templar trainee will “level up” and gradually advance from Level 1 to Level 50 – and beyond, with Prestige Mode. A Level increase usually grants a reward of one or more of the following:

New Abilities, Perks, Kill Streaks or Loss Bonuses
A new custom Ability Set
New Abilities to craft
Profile elements (emblem, patron picture and title) and character customization parts (such as body parts and colors, weapons, stun and taunt animations). These are cosmetic upgrades and have no effect on gameplay
Storyline files and videos, which offer information and propaganda from Abstergo, as well as hacked revelations from the (pro-Assassins) Erudito group

Level progression improves your character’s capabilities and increases your chance of success against other players online. You will find that opponents with greater experience have the advantage in terms of Abilities and score bonuses.

Rewards and items are not automatically awarded when you level up. To obtain newly unlocked features, you must purchase them using Abstergo Credits (). You can earn credits in the following ways:

Leveling up
Completing game sessions
Finishing in the three first ranks of a competitive session
Being the best player on your team
Winning a team session
Obtaining accolades
Receiving Loyalty Gifts (rewards given for regular play)

The diagram overleaf reveals which elements are unlocked throughout the course of your leveling progression.

Kill Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
Basic	Kill your target from the ground.	+100
Aerial	Kill your target from rooftop to ground.	+100
Acrobatic	Kill your target while climbing or crouching.	+200
Hidden	Kill your target while hidden in a crowd, on a bench or in a haystack.	+300
Grab	Kill your target from below while your target is on a rooftop.	+450
Contested	Kill your target at the same time your target stuns you.	+100
Gun	Kill your target with the Pistol Ability.	+100
Poison Dart	Kill your target with the Poison Dart Ability.	+200

Action Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
First Blood	Perform the first kill of the session.	+50
Execution	Kill your target with the Pistol Ability while he or she is running.	+100
Mid-Air	Kill a jumping target with the Pistol Ability.	+100
Chain	Perform two main actions in 10 seconds (kill, escape, stun).	+50
Multiple Escape	Escape from 2 or more pursuers at the same time.	+100
Close Call	Empty the Escape Timer with your pursuer in a range of 10 meters.	+50
Revenge	Kill your previous pursuer before he’s killed by another player.	+50
Ambush	Kill or stun your target with less than 1 second of line of sight with them.	+100
Savior	Kill your target when they’re less than 10 meters away from their own target.	+50
Poacher	Kill your target while another of their pursuers is in a range of 10 meters.	+50
Ground Finish	Perform a finish move on a target killed by another player.	+50
Poison	Kill your target with the Poison Ability.	+200
Grounded	Kill your target while he or she is stunned.	+50
Lure	Have an opponent kill or stun a civilian lookalike that you spawned using an ability.	+100
Intercepted	A poisoned target is killed by another player.	+50
Variety	Earn 5/10/15 different bonuses in a session.	+200/ +400/ +600

Defense and Escape Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
Stun	Stun a pursuer.	+200
Honorable Death	Try to stun a pursuer and at the same time your pursuer kills you.	+100
Basic Escape	Successfully escape while the Escape Timer is red.	+100
Out of Sight	Successfully escape while the Escape Timer is yellow.	+150
Hidden	Successfully escape while the Escape Timer is blue.	+200
Brutal	Escape on a stun.	+200

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Approach Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
Incognito	Kill your target while your Approach Meter is full.	+350
Silent	Kill your target while your Approach Meter is above the Silent threshold.	+250
Discreet	Kill your target while your Approach Meter is above the Discreet threshold.	+150
Reckless	Kill your target while your Approach Meter is above the Reckless threshold.	+50
Focus	Keep the kill or stun button icon displayed above a target or a pursuer for 3 seconds.	+150

Team Bonuses

Name	Condition	Score
Revive	Help a stunned ally stand up.	+50
x2 Multi Kill	2 kills are performed in a period of 3 seconds by the player or a teammate.	+100
x3 Multi Kill	3 kills are performed in a period of 6 seconds by the player or teammates.	+250
x4 Multi Kill	4 kills are performed in a period of 9 seconds by the player or teammates.	+400
Knock-Out	Your team stuns 2 pursuers in a period of 3 seconds and you are involved in at least one of them.	+100
Assist	A teammate kills/stuns a target/pursuer locked by the player.	+50
Assist Stun	Stun a pursuer locked by a teammate.	+50
Assist Kill	Kill a target locked by a teammate.	+50
Opportunist	Kill a target chased by a teammate.	+50
Diversion	A teammate killed the target you were chasing.	+50
Rescuer	Stun a pursuer who was chasing a teammate.	+50
Rescued	The player’s pursuer has been stunned by a teammate.	+50

Mode Bonuses

Name	Condition	Mode	Score
Hidden Alone	Earned when the player is hidden (blend, bench, haystack) as a prey.	Manhunt	+10
Team Hidden	Earned when the player is hidden with 1 to 3 teammates in range.	Manhunt	+20-50
Artifact Stolen	Earned when the player steals the opponent’s artifact.	Artifact Assault	+150
Artifact Score	Earned when the player carries back the opponent’s artifact in his/her own base.	Artifact Assault	+500
Support	Earned when the player kills/stuns an opponent in a range of 20 meters from a teammate carrying the artifact.	Artifact Assault	+50
Recovery	Earned when the player returns a stolen artifact to the player’s base after picking it up or killing the carrier.	Artifact Assault	+50
Capture	Earned when the player captures an enemy-controlled territory.	Domination	+250
Defense	Earned when the player kills the last attacker in a territory with the capture gauge below 25%.	Domination	+50
Zone Secured	Earned when the player refills the capture gauge to 100%.	Domination	+50
Domination	Earned every 5 seconds when the team owns all the territories.	Domination	+50

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Leveling Progression Chart

* Unlocked by completing Challenges.

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Challenges

Four types of Challenges are recorded in the Progression menu. These are unlocked by repeating the corresponding feat a certain number of times (specified in each table’s Total column). Each Challenge has three milestones that reward you with an XP bonus when completed (the values we specify here correspond to the first milestone). Completing the first milestone of certain Challenges also unlocks Erudito Files and Videos. When you complete a milestone, a segment of the outline surrounding the corresponding icon becomes highlighted.

Abilities

Abilities	Condition	Total	XP
The Apothecary	Use Poison after focusing a target.	x5	1,500
The Artful	Use Knives to knock down a climbing player.	x5	1,000
The Chameleon	Perform a stun while in morphed crowd.	x10	750
The Cleaner	Use Wipe and kill a target or stun a pursuer.	x5	1,000
The Clear Sighted	Use Disruption to confuse and kill a target.	x5	1,000
The Clever	Use Closure to block your pursuer.	x1	1,000
The Deceiver	Stun a pursuer while using Disguise.	x5	1,000
The Defensive	Use Animus Shield to block another player’s ranged weapon.	x1	1,500
The Distractor	Use Disruption to confuse and stun a pursuer.	x5	1,500
The Evader	Use Teleport while less than 10 meters away from a pursuer.	x5	1,000
The Fierce	Perform a kill or a stun while being poisoned.	x5	1,000
The Generous	Use a Money Bomb to reveal and kill a blended target.	x5	750
The Ghost	Use Glimmer to kill a target.	x5	750
The Herbalist	Poison one target and kill another before the poison takes effect.	x1	1,500
The Impassive	Use Animus Shield to block a bomb then kill a target or stun a pursuer.	x5	1,000
The Knife Thrower	Use Knives to slow down and kill a target.	x10	750
The Liar	Kill a target while using Disguise.	x5	750
The Magician	Use a Smoke Bomb to stop and stun a pursuer.	x10	750
The Marauder	Use a Smoke Bomb to stop two or more players.	x5	1,500
The Master Hunter	Use a Tripwire Bomb to stop and kill a target.	x1	1,500
The Noble	Use Bodyguard to stun a locked pursuer.	x5	1,000
The Observant	Use Morph or Mass Morph to reveal and kill a target.	x1	1,000
The Pistolier	Use the Pistol to kill a jumping or running target.	x5	1,000
The Precise	Use the Pistol to kill a target from afar.	x5	750
The Puppet Master	Make another player kill your Decoy or Bodyguard.	x5	1,000
The Pyrotechnician	Use Firecrackers and kill a blinded target.	x5	750
The Quick Thinker	Use Wipe to counter a ranged weapon, a Bomb or Teleport.	x1	1,500
The Shaman	Use Teleport to cross the frontier in team game modes.	x5	750
The Sly	Use a Tripwire Bomb to stop a pursuer.	x5	750
The Spiritualist	Use Glimmer to stun a pursuer.	x5	1,000
The Trapper	Use Closure to block and kill a target.	x1	1,000
The Trouble Maker	Use a Money Bomb to form a crowd and slow down your pursuer.	x1	1,000
The Vanquisher	Use Firecrackers and stun a blinded pursuer.	x1	1,000

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Style

Name	Condition	Total	XP
The Artist	Perform a kill worth at least 700 points.	x5	750
The Bird of Prey	Earn an Aerial Kill bonus.	x20	750
The Good Samaritan	Revive a teammate.	x10	1,000
The Inventive	Kill or stun a target using the environment.	x10	750
The Killing Machine	Perform 2 kills in less than 7 seconds.	x5	1,000
The Medium	Kill a target that is close to at least 2 lookalikes.	x10	750
The Perfectionist	Earn a Greater Variety bonus.	x20	1,000
The Resourceful	Earn an Extreme Variety bonus.	x5	1,500
The Serial Killer	Play a game session with every character.	x1	2,000
The Silent Master	Earn a Focus bonus.	x5	1,000
The Unseen	Earn a Hidden Kill bonus.	x10	750
The Vengeful	Earn a Ground Finish bonus.	x50	750
The Versatile	Earn a Variety bonus.	x50	750

ASSASSINATION*

Name	Condition	Total	XP
The Ambitious	Earn the First Blood bonus.	x5	750
The Audacious	Survive at least 15 seconds while hearing whispers.	x5	1,500
The Changeling	Trigger a Mass Morph or a Silent Mass Morph.	x10	1,000
The Competitor	Activate 2 Kill Streaks in a single game session.	x5	1,500
The Crafty	Perform 2 stuns in less than 7 seconds.	x5	1,500
The Fighter	Perform 4 stuns without dying.	x1	1,000
The Gatekeeper	Use a Chase Breaker to escape.	x10	1,000
The Inquisitor	Taunt then kill or stun another player.	x1	1,500
The Mass Murderer	Kill 10 targets in a single game session.	x1	1,000
The Patriot	Score at least 6,000 points in a single game session.	x1	1,000
The Provoker	Taunt a target you have just stunned or killed.	x10	750
The Psychic	Trigger an Animus Hack or a Silent Animus Hack.	x5	1,500
The Runaway	Earn the Multiple Escape bonus.	x1	1,500
The Sagacious	Stun your pursuer and kill your target within 7 seconds.	x10	1,500
The Stealth Master	Earn 3 Incognito bonuses in a single game session.	x5	1,000
The Usurper	Take the lead in the last 20 seconds and keep it until the session ends.	x1	1,500
The Vigilant	Stun a pursuer who is near 1 teammate.	x20	1,000
The Wrestler	Stun a pursuer.	x50	1,500

* These challenges cannot be completed in Wolfpack.

Modes

Name	Condition	Total	XP
The Collaborator	Complete 10 sequences in a row in a Wolfpack game session.	x5	750
The Conqueror	Have all territories captured in Domination for at least 10 seconds.	x1	1,500
The Conquistador	Capture a zone occupied with at least 2 opponents in Domination.	x5	1,000
The Cool-Headed	Successfully complete a Sync-Kill in a Wolfpack game session.	x5	1,000
The Dark Bear	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Bear.	x1	1,000
The Dark Carpenter	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Carpenter or on Virginian Plantation.	x1	1,000
The Dark Commander	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Commander.	x1	1,000
The Dark Hessian	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Hessian or on Fort Wolcott.	x1	1,000
The Dark Huntsman	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Huntsman or on Animus Core.	x1	1,000
The Dark Independent	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Independent.	x1	1,000
The Dark Lady Maverick	Win a Wolfpack session playing as Lady Maverick or on New York Brewery.	x1	1,000
The Dark Mountebank	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Mountebank.	x1	1,000
The Dark Night Stalker	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Night Stalker or on Boston Harbor.	x1	1,000
The Dark Pioneer	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Pioneer.	x1	1,000
The Dark Preacher	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Preacher.	x1	1,000
The Dark Robber	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Robber or on Boston North End.	x1	1,000
The Dark Strong Man	Win a Wolfpack session playing as the Strong Man or on the Northwest Passage.	x1	1,000
The Deathless	Stay alive for 60 seconds in Deathmatch.	x10	1,000
The Enduring	Earn a Multi-Kill bonus in any team mode or Wolfpack.	x25	750
The Eradicator	Kill a target that is holding the Artifact.	x5	1,000
The Highwayman	Score an Artifact in an Artifact Assault game session.	x5	1,000
The Infiltrator	Earn 200 points of Hidden Bonuses in Manhunt.	x10	1,000
The Punisher	Stun, acquire and kill a pursuer within 10 seconds in an Assassinate game session.	x5	1,000
The Show-Off	Taunt an opponent from across the frontier in team game modes.	x10	750
The Vulture	Kill a target that has just performed a kill in an Assassinate game session.	x5	1,000
The Wolfpack Leader	Win a Wolfpack session on all maps.	x1	1,000

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.

Accolades

Accolades are rewards given at the end of each session that acknowledge special feats; they reveal a great deal about your play style. By claiming Accolades, you can earn additional .

Action Accolades

Icon	Name	Condition
	The Drunkard	Was stunned most often.
	The Escape Artist	Escaped the most.
	The Expert	Had the best single kill score.
	The Master	Earned the most Incognito bonuses.
	The Professional	Had the best kills/deaths ratio.
	The Savage	Had the most contested kills.
	The Savior	Revived the most allies.
	The Slayer	Had the most kills.
	The Stalker	Earned the most Focus bonuses.
	The Stunner	Performed the most stuns.
	The Unstoppable	Had the longest Kill Streak.
	The Vicious	Performed the most Ground Finishes.
	The Wingman	Earned the most Assist bonuses.

Style Accolades

Icon	Name	Condition
	The Gargoyle	Spent the most time on rooftops.
	The Hacker	Performed the most Animus Hacks.
	The Immortal	Stayed alive the longest.
	The Improviser	Used the greatest variety of Abilities.
	The Mimic	Was morphed or disguised the longest.
	The Poisoner	Poisoned the most targets.
	The Sacrificial Lamb	The first to die.
	The Shadow	Spent the most time hidden.
	The Sniper	Had the most Pistol kills.
	The Survivor	Died the least.
	The Target	Died the most.
	The Untouchable	Was never killed.
	The Victim	Spent the most time afflicted by Abilities.
	The Wanderer	Spent the most time walking.

Modes Accolades

Icon	Name	Condition
	The Alpha Wolf	Had the best kill score in Wolfpack.
	The Despot	Captured the most Territories.
	The Elusive	Was acquired the least.
	The Glutton	Scored the most Artifacts.
	The Lurker	Spent the most time blended with an ally.
	The Mole	Got the most Defense bonuses.
	The Monster	Score the most Multi-Kills.
	The Practiced	Had the most kills without being stunned.
	The Sneaker	Was revealed the least by targets.
	The Stalwart	Killed the most Artifact thieves.
	The Visionary	Revealed the most pursuers.

The values in these tables may be adjusted in post-release updates.