Faction warfare: Difference between revisions

Faction warfare is primarily centered around two [[#War zones|war zones]] (areas of low-sec contested by two empires): the Amarr-Minmatar war zone and the Caldari-Gallente war zone, which each are located on the border of the two respective empires. In these war zones, players who participate in Factional Warfare attempt to [[#Capturing systems|conquer star systems]] for their empire, and are rewarded with [[#Rewards|loyalty points]] and increased [[#Standings and ranks|faction standings]] for their efforts. Additionally, as players who participate in Factional Warfare are effectively at war with two of the four empire factions in the game, they can therefore attack (and be attacked by) players fighting for the enemy factions anywhere in New Eden, as well as fight the enemy NPC faction navies (who patrol the [[high-sec]] star systems belonging to their faction).   

There are two ways to join Factional Warfare (the game calls this "enlisting"): join as a solo player, or join as part of a player [[corporation]] or alliance. You do not need to be a part of Faction warfare to fight those who are enlisted.

{{note box|[[EVE University]] is now able to participate in Factional Warfare; members of the University are only allowed to participate in Factional Warfare as a member of the Gallente Militia or the Minmatar Militia (or create an [[alt|alt character]] specifically for Factional Warfare and join one of the other factions).}}

Factional Warfare revolves around two conflicts, one between the Amarr and the Minmatar, and the other between the Caldari and the Gallente. Additionally, the Amarr and the Caldari are allied (as are the Minmatar and the Gallente), which means that pilots fighting for (for instance) the Gallente can also help their Minmatar allies fight against the Amarr (with the exception of [[#Infrastructure Hub|infrastructure hubs]]), and attack (and be attacked by) pilots fighting for the Amarr as well as the Caldari. Additionally, that same pilot would be attacked by the NPC [[#Permanent war|faction navies]] of the Amarr and the Caldari should they enter their high-sec space.

The majority of the actions in Factional Warfare take place in two areas of [[low-sec|low-security space]], each of which is contested by two empires, known as "war zones".  

* the players enlisted in the two enemy militias, and

* the [[#Factional alliances|two enemy NPC factions]].  

The second of these restrict your movement through high-sec systems controlled by the two enemy factions. If you enter one of these systems, you will get a text warning on your screen; if you don't leave the system promptly, you will be attacked by NPC faction navy ships. These ships are more powerful the higher the [[Security Rating|security rating]] of the system you are in, and will use [[electronic warfare]] against you (such as [[Capacitor warfare|neuts/nos]] and [[web]]s). They will point you, but they will web you first, meaning if you warp off immediately it requires a very slow ship to be caught. They also do not scram, so if you are caught, you can still MJD to escape. Unlike CONCORD, it's certainly feasible to survive encounters with them - but they make travel through enemy-held high-sec a hassle at the least). The in-game star map (or a third-party site like [https://evemaps.dotlan.net/map Dotlan]) can help you to plan safe routes.  

Additionally, you cannot dock in stations controlled by the enemy NPC factions in the [[#War zones|war zones]] (but you can dock at enemy NPC stations in all other parts of space). This means that if you have items or ships in a station that is now held by the enemy faction you cannot access them until your faction takes the system back (although, in a pinch, you can create a [[contract]] to a neutral player, alt, or hauling service to get your items out).