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Desperate Defiance Passive Challenge

An automatically tracked Civilian Challenge. Desperate Defiance holds 5 increasing milestones, tracked while you play — you never select it as your active Challenge.

Quick answer

What counts: Struggled Free

Targets build up in order: 12 → 24 → 45 → 75 → 120

Type
Passive Challenge
Role
Civilian
Category
Survival
Milestones
5 (automatically tracked)
Required Level
This family has a Profile Level 40 requirement.
Rewards include
XP · Perk Points · item or cosmetic rewards

Milestone progression

  1. Milestone 1

    Target
    12
    Profile Level
    40

    Reward 1,000 XP · 500 Perk Points

  2. Milestone 2

    Target
    24
    Requires
    Milestone 1
    Profile Level
    40

    Reward 1,500 XP · 750 Perk Points · Glasses 4

  3. Milestone 3

    Target
    45
    Requires
    Milestone 2
    Profile Level
    40

    Reward 2,000 XP · 1,000 Perk Points · Help...

  4. Milestone 4

    Target
    75
    Requires
    Milestone 3
    Profile Level
    40

    Reward 2,500 XP · 1,250 Perk Points · Master Escapist

  5. Milestone 5

    Target
    120
    Requires
    Milestone 4
    Profile Level
    40

    Reward 3,000 XP · 1,500 Perk Points · Feral Rage

How this Passive Challenge progresses

What counts
Struggled Free
Tracked action
Automatic — recorded from normal gameplay.
Role
Civilian
Challenge type
Passive
Milestones
5, in order
Tracking
Automatic

Civilian families only progress while you are playing as a Civilian. Later milestones only start progressing once the milestone before them is complete.

This family has a Profile Level 40 requirement. Reaching the target before this milestone becomes available does not by itself prove the milestone is claimable.

Why isn't Desperate Defiance progressing?

Check these in order

Are you playing the correct side?
Civilian families only progress while you are playing as a Civilian.
Are you performing the exact tracked action?
This family records: Struggled Free A similar action with a different counter will not move it.
Are you on the correct milestone?
Milestones unlock in order. A later milestone only starts progressing once the milestone before it is complete.
Does this family have a Profile Level requirement?
This family has a Profile Level 40 requirement. Reaching the target before that level does not by itself prove the milestone is claimable.
Still no progress?
Recheck the in-game Challenge screen after the match and confirm you are looking at the same family and milestone. If every condition above is met, a tracking issue remains possible — this page does not treat it as a bug.

Rewards

  1. Milestone 1 · target 12

    1,000 XP · 500 Perk Points

  2. Milestone 2 · target 24

    1,500 XP · 750 Perk Points · Glasses 4

  3. Milestone 3 · target 45

    2,000 XP · 1,000 Perk Points · Help...

  4. Milestone 4 · target 75

    2,500 XP · 1,250 Perk Points · Master Escapist

  5. Milestone 5 · target 120

    3,000 XP · 1,500 Perk Points · Feral Rage

Every milestone in this family awards XP, Perk Points, item or cosmetic rewards. Rewards are shown per milestone — this page does not add them into one total.

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FAQ

What counts for Desperate Defiance?
Struggled Free
How many milestones does Desperate Defiance have?
This family has 5 milestones in the current data.
What rewards does Desperate Defiance give?
Milestones in this family award XP, Perk Points and item or cosmetic rewards.
Why isn't Desperate Defiance progressing?
Check the role, the exact tracked action, the milestone you are currently on and any Profile Level requirement first. The troubleshooting list on this page covers each of those in order.
What level do I need for Desperate Defiance?
This family has a Profile Level 40 requirement.

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