Researching the Rogues

Researching The Rogues is a limited time event occurring from 23 September 2021 to 4 October 2021. The Association for Interdisciplinary Research has observed a concerning increase in rogue drone activity across New Eden and has asked capsuleers to investigate.

The event takes place across combat and exploration sites, with low sec variants being the hardest/most profitable. Daily Login Gifts are available to all capsuleers including skill points, new SKINs, and new limited-time AIR boosters.

Agency Description

The Association for Interdisciplinary Research has observed a concerning increase in rogue drone activity across New Eden and has asked capsuleers to investigate. AIR Rogue Drone Researchers sites are abandoned research and observation facilities appropriate for capsuleer explorers equipped with data analyzer modules. Rouge Drone Outgrowth Colony sites are full of hostile drones and are appropriate for combat-capable capsuleers flying tech 1 Destroyers or Tech 1 and Faction Frigates. The sites are appearing in most areas of space, and the versions found in low security space are the (it cuts off, i can't read anymore, just CCP things)

Agency

Challenges

Drone Destruction 1/3 - 5 Points - Enter the Rouge Drone Outgrowth Colony in high, low, or null security space.

Drone Destruction 2/3 - 5 Points - Kill 5 Rogue Drones (Inside Rogue Drone Outgrowth Colony)

Drone Destruction 3/3 - 5 Points - Destroy the Colony Nest Overseer when it arrives.

• Note: Drone Destruction 2/3 and 3/3 repeat.

Research Retrieval 1/2 - 5 Points - Enter an AIR Rouge Drone Researchers site in high, low, null, or wormhole security space. You will need a data analyzer module and a probe scanner for the task ahead.

Research Retrieval 2/2 - 5 Points -

Rewards

An event reward track is available in the Agency, awarding points to capsuleers who investigate these sites and offering even more boosters and a set of new AIR ship SKINs.

Points	Type	Reward
30		AIR Astro-Acquisition I
60		AIR Astro-Pinpointing I
90		AIR Astro-Rangefinding I
120		Agency 'Pyrolancea' DB3 Dose I
150		Astero AIR Laboratories SKIN
180		AIR Astro-Acquisition II
210		AIR Astro-Pinpointing II
240		AIR Astro-Rangefinding II
270		Agency 'Overclocker' DB5 Dose II
300		Stratios AIR Laboratories SKIN
330		AIR Astro-Acquisition III
360		AIR Astro-Pinpointing III
390		AIR Astro-Rangefinding III
420		Agency 'Hardshell' DB7 Dose III
450		Nestor AIR Laboratories SKIN
480		AIR Astro-Acquisition III
510		AIR Astro-Pinpointing III
540		AIR Astro-Rangefinding III

Combat Sites

Rogue Drone Outgrowth Colony

The combat sites are designed to be run only by tech 1 frigates, faction frigates, and tech 1 destroyers. Rewards include new AIR SKINs, returning Cryptic Mimesis SKINs, cerebral accelerators, new time-limited AIR scanning boosters, returning blueprint copies for the 'Subverted' JVN-UC49 drone, plus overseer’s personal effects that can be sold in-game for ISK.

Exploration Sites

AIR Rogue Drone Researchers hacking sites can be probed down in Highsec, Lowsec, Nullsec, and w-space. These abandoned AIR observation posts contain valuable caches of information and resources that can be accessed with the help of a data analyzer module.

Login Rewards

Researching the Rogues Rewards

Day	For Alpha Accounts	Additional for Omega
1	Fireworks Package 1x Festival Launcher + 100x Sodium Firework	5,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift)
2	AIR Astro-Acquisition Booster I (Tier 2 Gift)	AIR Astro-Pinpoitning Booster I (Tier 2 Gift)
3	Magnate Semiotique Sports SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)	Agency Support Drop (Tier 2 Gift) Contains 1 of the following: Agency 'Hardshell' Dose I-III Agency 'Overclocker' Dose I-III Agency 'Pyrolancea' Dose I-III
4	Heron Semiotique Sports SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)	AIR Astro-Acquistion Booster II (Tier 3 Gift)
5	AIR Astro-Rangefinding Booster I (Tier 2 Gift)	5,000 Skill Points (Tier 2 Gift)
6	Maulus Semiotique Sports SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)	AIR Astro-Pinpointing Booster II (Tier 3 Gift)
7	Crucifier Semiotique Sports SKIN (Tier 2 Gift)	AIR Astro-Rangefinding Booster II (Tier 3 Gift)

The SKINs are applied directly on activation and can't be sold on market.

External Links

Researching The Rogues