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So are the Contested sites located through probe scanning or they pop just like Ghost Sites?

Will there be a tracking site that shows how many more loyalty points need to be turned in before the second stage/permanent content is unlocked?

Will signatures contain rats?

Just to get things straight:

1) The BPCs for the new pirate ships (Garmur etc) drop from Mordus rats in low security belts. (On test server I've yet to see one FWIW.)

2) Contested Guristas Covert Research Facility sites will (only?) drop data that can either be sold on the market or traded at the Mordus station. But otherwise these sites drop no loot? And these sites too will spawn in low sec?

3) Once enough data has been delivered to the Mordus station, Besieged Covert Research Facility sites will start to appear anywhere in low sec and they will drop the new ship skin BPCs, "low-grade" implants, and warp speed modules?

Is all of that correct or am I missing something?

I also have a question about the "Besieged Covert Research Facility" sites. Once they have been "unlocked," are they permanently unlocked such that they spawn all over low sec from there on out? Or is it more of a system where 1 is unlocked as a spawn for every X amount of data delivered to Mordus? (FWIW they are everywhere in low sec on the test server.)

I don't think anyone has asked this yet,

These new exploration sites are in Low sec only, correct?
And not limited to any particular region in New Eden, correct?

I'm liking the continuing confluence of PvE and PvP worked into these new content features. With many calls for PvE to better emulate PvP, it makes sense to lead PvE-ers into situations where they need to be wary of both. It's certainly becoming more and more tempting for even the risk averse to chance their arm at entering more hostile waters.

That said, it wasn't clear from this devblog if these new signatures will be scannable throughout known space or only in low-sec. How do they fit in with this quote from CCP Rise in his Introducing the Mordu's Legion Fleet devblog?


Also, I note that this new feature has been designed around all NPC spawns being hostile to all-comers irrespective of standing. Is this due to the current limitations of the AI? Is there any possibility in the future that we will see pirate faction NPCs respond to pilot standings in the same way that Faction Navies do?

CCP RedDawn!

So. The data in question. Are these Covert Research Tools, or something else? Additionally, about how much LP is each data packet worth? Or do they have varying value?

Great, thanks for the reply. One quick question though...once the Besieged sites are unlocked, what's the point of the Contested sites? Is it just the LP reward for handing stuff in?

What about the Contested Guristas Covert Research Facility sites?


This sounds exciting, are there any more details available on this with regard to focus and timeframes? eg. Will these tools extend to giving live event coordinators more control? Will we see any iteration on existing PvE content as a result? Will there be a devblog? When?

Fantastic addition!

I was considering writing a post about how disconnected the hacking and archaeology professions are within the whole Eve experience: locate/probe/hack/get loot/sell to market.
A great isk generator but after doing it for six months it becomes a chore and feels completely detached from the rest of Eve.

I was going to suggest/request if hacking/arc could be more seamlessly plugged into the game and for it to be bonded with lore - and you have already started doing that with this release...so a big thanks in advance.

I really hope you continue with this theme - maybe introduce chain sites (one site leads to another etc) where ancient artifacts can be discovered in relic sites revealing information about the location of hitherto unknown races or perhaps secret hideouts of famous figures...you get the gist...

Archaeology and hacking could prove such a rich experience if discovering artifacts/codes etc were blended with lore and perhaps with access to unique boosters/implants/blueprints as a bonus.

Making isk to make isk is all well and good but as real life shows money ain't everything - penetrating the hidden secrets of Eve via two awesome career paths in ways you are introducing here provides goals/aims to keep the player community interested.

Anyway, I didn't mean to write that much...thanks again and look forward to it

I have to add I think CCP is missing a great opportunity to mix career paths in the long term.

The way the Dev Blog reads it sounds like you collect data sequences then turn them in and get an escalation style event to go kill some ships and get a loot cache for completing the work. You can either sell the data sequences, or the escalation trigger or complete the entire chain for great victory.

Instead it's a one time event where as I understand we first do the exploration and at some unknown point and time they disable the exploration component and activate the combat component permanently.

Personally that's a bit of a let down and reading through comments it appears other members of the community are disappointed with that as well.

I think CCP has an opportunity to create a long term opportunity to combine to career paths in the long term and that opportunity is being missed.

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