======The Damsel In Distress, Level 4======

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Faction: Mercenaries
Mission type: Encounter
Space type: Normal space (aka MWD works)
Damage dealt: All types. Therm(~63%), Kin(~24%), Exp(~6%), EM(~7%)
Web/scramble: Spider Drones web
Extras: NA
Recommended damage dealing: Therm (best all round), Kin (secondary)
Recommended ship class: Battleship
Video: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMaeKreI4-4 link]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g6MztZ1dok alternative]]

Note: Great mission for looting/salvaging (especially in a Marauder) if you sit still and tank the mostly close orbit NPC ships.

====Single Pocket====

Auto-aggro from Initial Group at warp-in.

It is recommended that you set your drones to passive to avoid hitting the trigger ship (Kruul) accidentally.
All spawns will appear near the Kruul's Pleasure Garden structures. They may target drones/fleets members.

__Warning__
- Spawn 1 is triggered when Kruul is attacked. Make sure you save him for last. (Be careful if you have uber skills, if you insta-pop him you don't get the spawn. Use only a target painter without guns so you cause the spawn but don't damage him.)
- Spawn 2 is triggered when Kruul's Pleasure Garden is damaged to ~25% armor remaining.
- Spawn 3 is triggered when Kruul's Pleasure Garden is damaged to ~40% hull remaining.

__The Damsel is in Kruul's Pleasure Garden located the farthest away from the warp in Beacon.__

Don't waste your time on Kruul's Pleasure Garden closest to the warp-in Beacon. There is nothing in it.

**WARNING: When you destroy Kruul's Pleasure Garden it will emit a blast with a radius of 30-40KM that inflicts 3000 Explosive Damage.**

===Initial Group (Auto-aggro): (25-35km)===
2x Frigates (Kruul's Henchmen)
4x Cruisers (Pleasure Hub Guardian - Mercenary Commmander/Corporal) **Scourge Heavy Missile**
3x Battleships (Pleasure Hub Sentinel - Mercenary Overlord) **Scourge Heavy Missile**
1x Cruiser (Kruul) //**Trigger**// **Havoc Heavy Missile**

===Spawn 1 (Auto-aggro):=== Triggered when Kruul is attacked.
6x Battleships (Pleasure Hub Sentinel - Mercenary Overlord) **Scourge Heavy Missile**

===Spawn 2 (Auto-aggro):=== Triggered when Kruul's Pleasure Garden is damaged to ~25% armor remaining.
(these are actually 2 spawns that are often triggered at almost the same time)
2x Spider Drone I **Web**
4x Cruisers (Pleasure Hub Guardian - Mercenary Corporal) **Scourge Heavy Missile**
4x Battleships (Pleasure Hub Sentinel - Mercenary Overlord) **Scourge Heavy Missile**

===Spawn 3 (Auto-aggro):=== Triggered when Kruul's Pleasure Garden is damaged to ~40% hull remaining.

5x Frigates (Seven Death Dealer)
3x Cruisers (Seven Assassin) **Havoc Heavy Missile**
1x Battleship ([[Zor]]) **Cataclysm Cruise Missile** (always drops a junk implant, but there is a chance for a second better implant to drop as well)

==Tip==
- Spawn 1 can be prevented from appearing if you destroy Kruul's Casino before you begin your attack on Kruul.
- Killing Kruul in one volley prevents him calling for help.
- Mission is flagged completed after you have destroyed the Kruul's Pleasure Garden that holds the Damsel.
- Most NPC ships will try to orbit within 20 km (including battleships). Long range damage is not recommended.
- Most spawns will aggro your drones.

==Structures==
- Kruul's Casino drops NPC trade goods/passengers.

==Blitz==
- Kill/ignore the cruisers/battleships from the initial group.
- Either: Ignore Kruul completely -- OR: Destroy Kruul's Casino to prevent Spawn 1. After this, then you can either kill Kruul.
- Destroy the Kruul's Pleasure Garden that is the furthest away from the warp in point and pickup the Damsel. Kill/ignore the remaining two spawns as they appear (beware very significant incoming dps).

==Note==
- The Explosion Wave will NOT affect any mission ships or drones, only PLAYER ships.

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