Test Your Metal (event)

Event: Test Your Metal is a public event

Quick walkthrough
In order to gather data on the Rust Eagles' battle bots, a Brotherhood field team led by Initiate Pappas must face them in combat. Join them at the Metal Dome and bring honor to the Brotherhood of Steel by enduring wave after wave of mechanized mayhem in gladiatorial combat.

Detailed walkthrough

 * Speak to Initiate Pappas ( 10 minutes)
 * Prepare for the arena battle ( 35 seconds)
 * Defend the Brotherhood Team
 * Brotherhood rifleman
 * Brotherhood scout
 * Brotherhood technician
 * Round 1: Defeat Rust Eagle robots
 * Beholder bot
 * Die bot
 * Harvestron
 * Mr. Killmeister
 * Persuadatron
 * Purgetron
 * Prepare for the next round ( 15 seconds)
 * Round 2: Defeat Rust Eagle robots
 * Prepare for the final round ( 15 seconds)
 * Round 3: Defeat the boss
 * Grimm bot


 * Other NPCS:
 * Beatrice the Wrench
 * Botsmith Amp
 * Buzzsaw (announcer)
 * Rust Eagle fanatic (spectator)


 * Pass/Fail
 * Event completes when wave 3 is defeated
 * Rewards dependent on the # survivors
 * Event fails if
 * All 3 BOS gladiators die
 * Initiate Pappas is not spoken with to start the event

By Expansion

 * Mutation Invasion: Creatures and enemies with similar mutations to those from Daily Ops invaded public events. Mutated events took place every full hour until March 21, 2023. Guided Meditation mutations included Group Regeneration and Toxic Blood mutations.

Behind the scenes

 * "Test Your Metal" is a multilayer pun on the phrase "test your mettle" (which means having the courage to carry on through a difficult task), referencing both the composition of the robots and the Brotherhood of Steel defenders.
 * The event was first added to the game's files with the Steel Reign update, and was later released alongside its namesake update.