The new EVE Online expansion, Uprising, is here, and with it comes a massive interstellar war in the space game, thanks to a bit of a whoopsie on the part the Amarr Empire. Their Stellar Transmuter exploded and took an entire planet and countless lives along with it, and the resulting chaos is the perfect excuse for EVE Online’s four political powers to sweep in and try to redefine the system’s boundaries in their favor.
It’s fitting that the Factions system received a substantial overhaul, then, as developer CCP Games outlined in the expansion patch notes. Now, every system involved in a Faction War enters one of three states.
- Frontline – adjacent to an enemy-controlled star system, earns the largest rewards
- Command Operations – adjacent to a Frontline system, vital for strategic supremacy. Earns standard LP rewards.
- Rearguard – a relative safe zone in the maelstrom for systems that aren’t in frontline or command operations positions
Tempting as it may be to play it safe with Command Operations and Rearguard positions, you’ll need to balance strategic caution with well-planned aggression. Frontline territories don’t just earn more loyalty points. They have an easier time of gaining an advantage in these territories, deploying outposts and propaganda centers. Completing activities in these territories earns you codes you can use to build these centers, so the more active you are in Frontline territories, the better off you’ll be in the long run.
Helping in your endeavors are new navy dreadnoughts for each empire, each with its own set of unique features. The Naglfar Fleet excels at dealing heavy damage, for example, while the Moros Navy benefits from faster armor repair and long-range attacks.
EVE Online’s Uprising expansion is available for free for all owners of the hit MMORPG now.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
