Trouble in Paradise

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Trouble in Paradise
Type	Expedition
Rating	Unrated
Found in	Null
Max ship size	Unknown
Faction	Rogue Drones
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	Ex Kin Th

Trouble in Paradise is a four part expedition that can escalate from the Hierarchy combat site. The four parts are each about 5-8 jumps apart, and can take you far from the starting point. The rewards can be worth it though. The rogue drones in these combat sites do mostly explosive damage, with kinetic a close second. They are weak to EM damage.

First Location

Access: Gateless, Open Access

The Sentient is the trigger for the escalation and contains loot. It is spawned from the beginning. This part can be blitzed by destroying the Sentient fast.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi
	4 x Destroyer Dismantler/Predator Alvior
	7 x Elite Cruiser Strain Violator Alvum/Atomizer Alvum/Bomber Alvum
	3 x Battlecruiser Striker/Siege Alvatis
	8 x Battleship Alvus Queen/Matriarch Alvus
	1 x Commander Battleship Sentient Matriarch Alvus

Wave 1 (Last cruiser trigger this)

		WD	EWAR	L
	7 x Elite Cruiser Strain Violator Alvum/Atomizer Alvum/Bomber Alvum

Wave 2 (Last battleship trigger this)

		WD	EWAR	L
	7 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi

Escalation Message

This battle obviously took place only few minutes ago; smoldering wrecks litter the battlefield and as far as you can tell there are only drone wrecks aside from the destroyed ships. After a short while your scanners identify the ship that was calling in assistance and, surprisingly enough, its navigation module is still mostly intact. From the ship logs you learn that it was a part of a force designated to contain the threat posed to its hive from another strain of drones of a different hive. The newest log entries reveal that this ship was sent, together with a few others, on a sabotage mission and were supposed to blow up an array of moon harvesters and silos at this location.

Second Location

Access: Gateless, Open Access

Same as before, the Sentient is the trigger for the escalation and contains loot. It is spawned from the beginning. Can also be blitzed.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	3-4 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi
	3-4 x Destroyer Dismantler/Predator Alvior
	4 x Elite Cruiser Strain Violator Alvum/Atomizer Alvum/Bomber Alvum
	6 x Battlecruiser Striker Alvatis/Siege Alvatis
	7 x Battleship Alvus Queen/Matriarch Alvus
	1 x Commander Battleship Sentient Alvus Queen

Wave 1 (Last cruiser trigger this)

		WD	EWAR	L
	0-2 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi
	4 x Battlecruiser Striker/Siege Alvatis

Wave 2 (Last battleship trigger this)

		WD	EWAR	L
	7 x Elite Frigate Strain Sunder Alvi/Raider Alvi

Escalation Message
The onslaught finally subsides when the last transports disappear into warp with their valuable cargo. Your instruments have no problem tracking them to their destination. However, the amount of contacts showing up at the resulting coordinates is suspiciously large.

Third Location

Rats are at warp-in. The Sentient is the trigger for the escalation and contains loot. It is spawned from the beginning. Additional rats seem to spawn after a timer.

Escalation Message
After thwarting these ambushers desperate attempt to see the transports safely away, you pick up their signal once again and your instruments set course...

Wave 1

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Frigate Raider/Hunter Alvi
	2 x Elite Frigate Strain Splinter Alvi
	2 x Elite Frigate Centii Loyal Butcher
	1 x Battlecruiser Centatis Deamon
	1 x Commander Battleship Sentient Patriarch Alvus

Wave 2

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Destroyer Shatter/Ripper/Predator Alvior
	3 x Battlecruiser Enforcer/Defeater Alvatis

A 3rd wave spawned as I was warping off. -- Kelon Darklight 3 May 2021.

Wave 3

		WD	EWAR	L

Escalation Message
Beating this hive makes you almost feel like disposing of the first one was more a mercy killing than anything else, as it would never have been able to keep up the fight with this one for long. You have never seen or heard of a drone hive of similar strength or scope and you hope you never will again.

Fourth Location

Unable to finish site in ship I was in -- Kelon Darklight 2 May 2021.

- initial spawn

Wave 1

		WD	EWAR	L
	3 x Frigate Hunter/Barracuda Alvi
	6 x Elite Frigate Strain Hunter/Devilfish/Barracuda Alvi
	4 x Destroyer Ripper/Marauder/Dismantler/Shredder Alvior
	4 x Elite Cruiser Strain Viral Infector Alvum/Violator Alvum
	4 x Battlecruiser Exterminator Alvatis
	6 x Sentry Drone Cruise Missile Battery

A 2nd wave spawned when attacking a frigate, which forced me off in a Vexor Navy Issue -- User:Kelon Darklight 3 May 2021.

Rats at warp-in. 2nd spawns right after you spawn. Attack once 2nd spawn, attack once 3rd spawn. Hive Mother Appears.

Finish
Beating this hive makes you almost feel like disposing of the first one was more a mercy killing than anything else, as it would never have been able to keep up the fight with this one for long. You have never seen or heard of a drone hive of similar strength or scope and you hope you never will again.

Hierarchy Queen 88kk ISK and 15 kk head bounty