Template:ThePloyPath

The Ploy: {{{faction}}} Path is a guide to completing The Ploy for those who have high {{{faction}}} Faction Standing.

You can follow the {{{faction}}} Path only if you have the required Unmodified Standings:

Required Standing	Connections IV	Connections V
Gallente	{{{start gallente connections iv standing}}}	{{{start gallente connections v standing}}}
Caldari	{{{start caldari connections iv standing}}}	{{{start caldari connections v standing}}}
Minmatar	{{{start minmatar connections iv standing}}}	{{{start minmatar connections v standing}}}
Amarr	{{{start amarr connections iv standing}}}	{{{start amarr connections v standing}}}

EVE Online displays only Effective Standings. To help you calculate the Unmodified Standings use Chris Halsky's Sheet to calculate the required Unmodified Standings from Effective Standings.

Step 1: Career Agents

You need to achieve at least the following Unmodified Standings:

Required Standing	Connections IV	Connections V
Gallente	{{{step one gallente connections iv standing}}}	{{{step one gallente connections v standing}}}
Caldari	{{{step one caldari connections iv standing}}}	{{{step one caldari connections v standing}}}
Minmatar	{{{step one minmatar connections iv standing}}}	{{{step one minmatar connections v standing}}}
Amarr	{{{step one amarr connections iv standing}}}	{{{step one amarr connections v standing}}}

Complete any ten out of fifteen Career Agent Mission chains for each Empire in the following order:

• 5 Unknown Empire
• 5 Unknown Empire
• 5 Unknown Empire
• 5 Unknown Empire
• 5 {{{faction}}}
• 5 Unknown Empire
• 5 {{{faction}}}
• 5 Unknown Empire

Do this to keep both Unknown Empire and Unknown Empire Faction Standings high while also reaching 5.0 Faction Standing with both {{{faction}}} and Unknown Empire so you can start their Epic Arcs.

You can skip Step 1: Career Agents and proceed to Step 2: First and second Epic Arc if you have the required Unmodified Standings.

Step 2: First and second Epic Arc

Complete the Epic Arcs in the following order:

1. [[Unknown Epic Arc Faction]]
2. [[Unknown Epic Arc Faction]]

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Step 3: Re-balance Standings

You need to achieve at least the following Unmodified Standings:

Required Standing	Connections IV	Connections V
Gallente	{{{step three gallente connections iv standing}}}	{{{step three gallente connections v standing}}}
Caldari	{{{step three caldari connections iv standing}}}	{{{step three caldari connections v standing}}}
Minmatar	{{{step three minmatar connections iv standing}}}	{{{step three minmatar connections v standing}}}
Amarr	{{{step three amarr connections iv standing}}}	{{{step three amarr connections v standing}}}

In addition, you will need 5.0 Effective Standing with:

• {{{faction}}}
• Unknown Empire
• Unknown Empire's Unknown Epic Arc Faction Corporation
• Unknown Empire's Unknown Epic Arc Faction Corporation

To achieve the required Standings you need to complete seven Storyline Missions:

• with Unknown Empire for +1% Unknown Empire Standing reward
• with Unknown Empire for +1% Unknown Empire Standing reward

To generate the Storyline Missions you can run missions for Unknown Empire's Unknown Epic Arc Faction and Unknown Empire's Unknown Epic Arc Faction Corporations. This will simultaneously increase your Corporation Standings and allow you to start the Unknown Empire and Unknown Empire Epic Arcs.

Instead of Storyline Missions you could do:

• Career Agent Missions
• COSMOS Missions
• Data Center Missions

Step 4: Third, forth and fifth Epic Arc

Complete the Epic Arcs in the following order:

1. [[Unknown Epic Arc Faction]]
2. [[Unknown Epic Arc Faction]]
3. The Blood-Stained Stars in which you will side with Unknown Empire

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