Expeditions are unique chains of combat sites that may be triggered when a player fulfils certain conditions in an Unrated Complex, and the associated sites can only be reached via the Agency window. As a general rule, bigger ships (such as battlecruisers and battleships) or uniquely named ships (such as those belonging to pirate leaders or complex overseers) will award higher bounties, and will also be harder to destroy.Įxpeditions and COSMOS sites are unique combat sites that do not fall into any of the above categories. All enemy ships within a combat site have bounties that are paid to the player who kills them, and if that player is part of a fleet, the bounty is divided evenly among all fleet members on-grid. Hostile NPCs from the Mordu's Legion pirate faction only appear in the Besieged Covert Research Facility. Unlike missions, combat sites do not feature any enemy ships from any of the four empires, nor are there combat sites guarded by ORE or the Sisters of EVE. The enemies present in a given combat site can belong to one of six factions in New Eden: Serpentis, the Angel Cartel, the Blood Raider Covenant, the Guristas Pirates, Sansha's Nation, or the Rogue Drones, and most combat sites are named for the faction found within. Like missions, the type and amount of enemy ships found in a particular combat site is consistent across all instances of the site, with only a small, pre-determined amount of variance. In general, cosmic signature combat sites are considered to be both more dangerous and more rewarding than combat anomalies found in similar areas of space. Combat sites found as cosmic signatures may be further divided into DED rated complexes, unrated complexes, and chemical labs.

The most notable difference is that anomalies do not need locating, while cosmic signatures must be found using Core Scanner Probes. The rewards for completing a given site can also vary due to the nature of rare loot mechanics: most sites have a (largely unknown) percentage-based chance to spawn a uniquely named enemy ship, which in turn has its own chance to drop random Deadspace or Faction modules, or even unique blueprint copies.Ĭombat sites are usually found via exploration and most fall into one of two broad categories: combat anomalies and cosmic signatures. Combat sites can be found throughout all types of space in New Eden, now including null security and wormhole space.

For combat sites found in wormholes, see Wormhole sites.Ĭombat Sites are a broad class of locations involving player versus environment (PvE) combat, usually in engagements against pirate faction enemies.

This article discusses combat sites found in known space.

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