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~~==Requirements==~~

'''Syndication''' is the Gallente epic arc. It stars as a job on a movie but then turns into you chasing kidnappers though gallente criminal underworld. This epic arc takes you to the darker side of Gallente society. Not suitable for people who want to keep thinking that the Gallente are the good guys. You also need to get your own hands dirty to complete it.

"Syndication" is the Gallente ~~Epic Arc~~. ~~To begin requires 5~~.~~0 standing with either Impetus Corporation or~~ the Gallente ~~faction, but once begun, standing is not checked again~~ for the ~~duration of~~ the ~~arc~~. It is somewhat more difficult than L4 missions - almost all stages involve what would be considered heavy DPS in a level 4 mission, so a faction or deadspace tank will help a lot. Many of the nastier ships only do their full damage at quite short range, so long range Micro-Jump drive tactics can help a lot.

~~Note that~~ each step *does* count toward your next L4 storyline mission for the Gallente faction, although the storyline may not actually trigger until you complete a normal L4 mission.

As with other epic arcs each step *does* count toward your next L4 storyline mission for the Gallente faction, although the storyline may not actually trigger until you complete a normal L4 mission. You can repeat this epic arc 3 months after starting it.

Also note that once any epic arc is completed, you can repeat it 3 months later. If you 'Quit Mission' at any step before completing the arc, however - which heavily damages your standing with whichever corporation you're currently working for in the arc, but only trivially impacts your Gallente main faction - you can restart the arc from Step 2 immediately.

==Details==

~~This walkthrough is initially authored by Phineas Qwinn~~. ~~(Just call me Qwinn :) For~~ the ~~record, I completed~~ the arc ~~solo with less than 4~~.~~5 million skillpoints~~.~~.. but I wouldn't recommend it, I've played a lot in~~ the ~~last few months~~ and ~~the ship I did~~ it ~~in was worth about 2 billion ISK with mods included, so don't take that to mean this arc~~ is ~~easily done with few skills in~~ a ~~tech 1 ship. It isn't~~.

The missions in this epic arc have some of the highest DPS found in any L4 mission. A T1 battleship has no chance to properly tank the elite battleships as they deal around 300 DPS and approach into optimal range at 1000 m/s. Despite this the epic arc is completeable in T1 battleship. This requires the pilot to pay attention to their surroundings and some smart flying. Overheating the tank is almost required sometimes and it is a good idea to fight while aligned and prepared to warp out.

~~This epic arc takes you to~~ the ~~darker side of Gallente society~~. ~~Not suitable for people who want~~ to ~~keep thinking that~~ the ~~Gallente are~~ the ~~good guys~~. You ~~also need~~ to ~~get~~ your ~~own hands dirty to complete~~ it.

The missions deal various mixtures of kinetic, thermal and explosive damage with some electromagnetic thrown in the mix. Shield battleship is the recommended ship to use as the natural explosive resist of shields is very useful in one of the missions. You should carry full set of hardeners to refit for each mission. For mission 17 "Showtime" it is a good idea to swap propulsion module for extra tank so bring either second explosive hardener, shield boost amplifier or whatever increases your tank for it.

~~==Enemies==~~

The ships encountered in this epic arc are either weak to Kin/Th or to Ex/Kin so if you can select your damage bring something to hit these resist holes. Long range fits are the best choice as many of the missions contain elite battleship that deal very high short range damage.

~~After one completion of~~ this arc ~~with~~ the high ~~security path and Safe Return conclusion, the following~~ faction standing ~~changes were observed:~~

*The Syndicate~~: -3~~.~~0%,~~ -3.0%, -~~3.0%, 17 losses of~~ 0.025% ~~or smaller~~ due to ~~"Combat - Ship Kill"~~

This epic arc will incur few faction standing losses towards Syndicate. A typical set of standing hits would be 1x -3.0% and 9x -0.025% due to ship kills but this varies depending on how certain missions are completed.

*The Syndicate: 2 losses of 0.0% due to "Combat - Aggression"

~~Any -3.0% standing losses appear to be a result of attacking Studio I (Step 16), missile batteries (any mission), and perhaps structures that drop the Carry On Token (Step 14)~~.

==Walkthough==

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<li>B [[Safe Return]]</li>

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==Rewards==

This epic arc has branding end that results in different rewards.

Everybody Has a Price (The Syndicate path):

* +10% faction standing towards The Syndicate (+12.5% with {{sk|Social}} V)

* 1x Syndicate Cloaking Device

Safe Return (Gallente path):

* +10% faction standing towards Gallente Federation (+12.5% with {{sk|Social}} V)

* 1x Black Eagle Drone Link Augmentor

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-==Requirements==
+'''Syndication''' is the Gallente epic arc. It stars as a job on a movie but then turns into you chasing kidnappers though gallente criminal underworld. This epic arc takes you to the darker side of Gallente society. Not suitable for people who want to keep thinking that the Gallente are the good guys. You also need to get your own hands dirty to complete it.
-"Syndication" is the Gallente Epic Arc.  To begin requires 5.0 standing with either Impetus Corporation or the Gallente faction, but once begun, standing is not checked again for the duration of the arc.  It is somewhat more difficult than L4 missions - almost all stages involve what would be considered heavy DPS in a level 4 mission, so a faction or deadspace tank will help a lot. Many of the nastier ships only do their full damage at quite short range, so long range Micro-Jump drive tactics can help a lot.
-Note that each step *does* count toward your next L4 storyline mission for the Gallente faction, although the storyline may not actually trigger until you complete a normal L4 mission.
+As with other epic arcs each step *does* count toward your next L4 storyline mission for the Gallente faction, although the storyline may not actually trigger until you complete a normal L4 mission. You can repeat this epic arc 3 months after starting it.
-Also note that once any epic arc is completed, you can repeat it 3 months later. If you 'Quit Mission' at any step before completing the arc, however - which heavily damages your standing with whichever corporation you're currently working for in the arc, but only trivially impacts your Gallente main faction - you can restart the arc from Step 2 immediately.
+==Details==
-This walkthrough is initially authored by Phineas Qwinn.  (Just call me Qwinn :)  For the record, I completed the arc solo with less than 4.5 million skillpoints... but I wouldn't recommend it, I've played a lot in the last few months and the ship I did it in was worth about 2 billion ISK with mods included, so don't take that to mean this arc is easily done with few skills in a tech 1 ship.  It isn't.
+The missions in this epic arc have some of the highest DPS found in any L4 mission. A T1 battleship has no chance to properly tank the elite battleships as they deal around 300 DPS and approach into optimal range at 1000 m/s. Despite this the epic arc is completeable in T1 battleship. This requires the pilot to pay attention to their surroundings and some smart flying. Overheating the tank is almost required sometimes and it is a good idea to fight while aligned and prepared to warp out.
-This epic arc takes you to the darker side of Gallente society. Not suitable for people who want to keep thinking that the Gallente are the good guys. You also need to get your own hands dirty to complete it.
+The missions deal various mixtures of kinetic, thermal and explosive damage with some electromagnetic thrown in the mix. Shield battleship is the recommended ship to use as the natural explosive resist of shields is very useful in one of the missions. You should carry full set of hardeners to refit for each mission. For mission 17 "Showtime" it is a good idea to swap propulsion module for extra tank so bring either second explosive hardener, shield boost amplifier or whatever increases your tank for it.
-==Enemies==
+The ships encountered in this epic arc are either weak to Kin/Th or to Ex/Kin so if you can select your damage bring something to hit these resist holes. Long range fits are the best choice as many of the missions contain elite battleship that deal very high short range damage.
-After one completion of this arc with the high security path and Safe Return conclusion, the following faction standing changes were observed:
-*The Syndicate: -3.0%, -3.0%, -3.0%, 17 losses of 0.025% or smaller due to "Combat - Ship Kill"
+This epic arc will incur few faction standing losses towards Syndicate. A typical set of standing hits would be 1x -3.0% and 9x -0.025% due to ship kills but this varies depending on how certain missions are completed.
-*The Syndicate: 2 losses of 0.0% due to "Combat - Aggression"
-Any -3.0% standing losses appear to be a result of attacking Studio I (Step 16), missile batteries (any mission), and perhaps structures that drop the Carry On Token (Step 14).
 ==Walkthough==
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 <li>B [[Safe Return]]</li>
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+==Rewards==
+This epic arc has branding end that results in different rewards.
+Everybody Has a Price (The Syndicate path):
+* +10% faction standing towards The Syndicate (+12.5% with {{sk|Social}} V)
+* 1x Syndicate Cloaking Device
+Safe Return (Gallente path):
+* +10% faction standing towards Gallente Federation (+12.5% with {{sk|Social}} V)
+* 1x Black Eagle Drone Link Augmentor