¶ Faction Warfare
This guide will show you what faction warfare is, how you can participate and what your rewards will be.
¶ Get your Flag!
This lovely old man is the Faction Master of Thetford. He can be found near the South East exit.
Click on him and this window will open:
It might differ slightly if you click it the first time. You need to enlist for the faction first by clicking enlist. (If it is not possible, it will tell you what you need to unlock.)
Once Done you click on FLAG
Two things now changed, you have a flag near your name and next to your name above your head.
In this case it means that the player is flagged for Thetford.
As long as you stay in the yellow zones, you are now safe from full PvP flagged players and you can earn yourself some standing and coins.
¶ Checking your stats
To get to your personal stats, you click on the scroll for activities and then on Faction Warfare
Here you see all your details and info how you do in faction warfare.
¶ Coins and Standing
With everything you do while flagged (Gathering, Dungoneering and Warfare) you earn standing and faction coins.
The higher your standing with the faction, the more coins you get. These coins can be traded at the faction master for goodies. (I recommend the faction warfare chest for 9.000 coins per chest for a good amount of fame, sliver and resources to either craft or trade)
Once you reached the rank of Arcane Warrior you will get a standing penalty, but you will never drop below that rank.
¶ Faction Warfare basics
There are 2 ways to earn faction standing while fighting. The first would be fighting and capturing outposts.
¶ Outposts - what are they?
Each Outpost is marked as a small flag with a number on the minimap (green mark). Does it have the same color as your faction, it belongs to you and can serve as a small spot for protection.
Outposts are guarded by Knights (orange mark) and a Guardian (red mark). To conquer an outpost, you need to kill all knights and the guardians.
Once you killed everyone this circle will change its color, indicating you are taking over.
The outpost is yours once it is fully changed to your color.
¶ Taking over the zone
Once you have taken over at least half of the outpost in one zone, a timer starts ticking. Once this bar is full, the zone belongs to your faction and you get some standing and coins.
¶ Zones and Stars
If you open the map and switch to Faction Warfare Mode (green mark) you will see the status of the zones, how many outpost are there, who is the owner and how long until it is fully captured.
You will also see stars below the name of the zones (red marks). The more stars a zone has filled, the more it was fought over and the more coins and standing you will get for capturing it.
¶ FAQ
¶ What happens if I get knocked down in faction warfare?
You will be teleported to the nearest friendly outpost and you will loos 5% durability of your gear. There is a repair station in the northern corner of every outpost where you can repair your gear.
¶ What is the bandits event?
This is a special faction warfare event in the red zones and it is lethal.
Details can be found: (to be done once we have a feeling for the EU bandit ways)
¶ When do we do Faction Warfare?
We have a special role for it called ALB/FactionWarfare you can get it the channel content-roles
¶ What's a good gear set for faction warfare?
For easy point we recommend a blight staff. Ranged DPS is also always an easy way to help without getting into much trouble. For more builds, check out the Armory in the discord.