Interception

An Interception Mission requires players to capture and hold set locations on the map in order to intercept enemy transmissions by reaching 100% control sooner than the enemy faction does.

The map has 4 communication towers acting as capture locations, labelled A, B, C and D. Players capture each location by standing within each tower's capture radius until the tower switches over to Tenno control. Enemies can capture player-controlled towers by being within the tower's capture radius, or activating a nearby control console, which triggers an alarm the player can hear; if a player is inside the capture radius or kills the enemy activating the console the point will not be captured. Control Points accumulate for a player's side once the number of towers in their possession exceed that of their enemy's.

If the Tenno reach 100 Capture Points, the players will then be tasked with eliminating any remaining enemies, after which players can choose to claim a reward and exit, or continue fighting.

Interception Missions
The mission maps for Interception always have the same layout.

Rewards
Each time 100% control is reached the players are offered a chance to either continue or exit and claim a reward similar to Endless Defense missions.

Trivia

 * Interception is a new game mode introduced in Update 12.
 * Interception is the only mission that can reward the player with Natural Talent, but it can also be obtained from Transmutation or defeating The Grustrag Three.
 * Replaced Mobile Defense missions on Earth.
 * Like Defense and Survival, Interception can last forever.
 * Interception is arguably the hardest mission type.
 * It can be likened to "Domination"-style game modes from other franchises.

Bugs

 * Sometimes capture percentage indicators disappear. However, it is still possible to capture the locations without seeing the progress.
 * The third wave's reward often repeats itself.
 * AncientRetribution.png A test mod card labeled "Ancient Retribution" may show up as a reward, although it cannot actually be rewarded and claiming the card may crash the game or cause instabilities afterwards. The card is used by Digital Extremes for testing and does not actually represent a real mod now or in the future.