Assuming players have been able to get through the online server issues in Dauntless, some may be reaching higher levels and needing to upgrade their gear beyond +5 effectiveness. This requires players to get items called Arcstones, with players first needing Dull Arcstones to further upgrade their gear in Dauntless.

The main way to get Dull Arcstones in Dauntless is by completing Threat Level 8-12 Behemoth hunts. These battles will be rather tough, and so players will want to make sure that they are with a competent team of Slayers that know what they're doing. It helps to fight the Behemoths on lower threat levels first to get a feel for how they attack.

The best way Dauntless players can prepare themselves for the Threat Level 8-12 Behemoth hunts is by learning the elemental weaknesses for the Behemoths. Keep these in mind when going into the hunts, and it should be easier to defeat the Behemoths and start collecting Dull Arcstones. At least 90 Dull Arcstones are required to upgrade gear beyond +5.

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Shining Arcstones, meanwhile, are the next step up from Dull Arcstones, and they are required to get gear beyond +8. Getting Shining Arcstones in Dauntless is much like getting Dull Arcstones, except players have to do tougher hunts. Dauntless players will need to do Threat Level 13-16 Behemoth hunts to get them. Alternatively, they can complete Heroic Patrols, which are the tougher versions of the Patrols that are used to farm for orbs in Dauntless. However they get them, players will need at least 120 Shining Arcstones for the first upgrade.

Finally, there are Peerless Arcstones in Dauntless. Used to get gear beyond +10, players will need 150 Peerless Arcstones. These are mainly acquired by completing Threat Level 17+ Behemoth hunts and Patrols, so players will be in for a serious challenge. We recommend to play Dauntless with friends, and to go into a hunt prepared for a fight.

Once players have a grasp on how to collect Peerless, Shining, and Dull Arcstones in Dauntless, they will be able to upgrade their gear and be ready to tackle the game's tougher hunts.

Dauntless is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.