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| 5s | after repelling the drift of forces from |
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| 7s | zazac the death's name has started to |
| 9s | Echo throughout new Eden he has seen an |
| 12s | opportunity with the new upwell Skyhook |
| 14s | technology to seed his influence on |
| 16s | planets to introduce a conduit for the |
| 20s | nefarious the key things that our team |
| 22s | is trying to achieve with this expansion |
| 24s | is increase conflict drivers in nulc add |
| 27s | more value to nulc and further the |
| 29s | deathless storyline the mercenary Dem |
| 32s | this is a new structure that latches |
| 34s | onto Sky hooks around temperate planets |
| 36s | utilizing the workforce of the planet |
| 38s | and generating a new resource that the |
| 40s | deathless has his sights on in return |
| 43s | for aiding his efforts caps can be |
| 45s | rewarded with new clandestine Ambush |
| 48s | Hunter ships featuring powerful boarding |
| 51s | weapons this boarding weapon will wreak |
| 53s | havoc on internals of ships affecting |
| 56s | Shields armor and hole on 999 that is |
| 59s | the nth of September and 9 years since |
| 62s | The Drifters first appeared they |
| 64s | launched a surprise attack on zarak |
| 66s | specifically laying Siege on the systems |
| 69s | surrounding it in response the fulcrum |
| 72s | not the deathless himself locked down |
| 74s | the gates with an emanation lock this |
| 76s | was less of a direct denial of uh access |
| 81s | because The Drifters use wormholes and |
| 83s | more of a secondary consequence of |
| 85s | locking down sarac the siege failed |
| 89s | Pilots came out in huge numbers and |
| 92s | destroyed The Siege engines and The |
| 93s | Drifter officers again and again and |
| 95s | again meaning that The Drifters had been |
| 97s | locked out of zarak at least for now now |
| 100s | that the shrouded structure has been |
| 101s | partially revealed the deathless have |
| 103s | set up a research station right next to |
| 105s | it and has made a request to all |
| 106s | citizens of new Eden to bring him out of |
| 108s | them ancient Tech that can be found in |
| 110s | Relic sites in exchange he'll be giving |
| 113s | isk and other goodies the new structure |
| 116s | is rumored to have been the trf's target |
| 118s | since the failed Siege and the partial |
| 120s | reveal the deathless have been intensely |
| 123s | trying to reveal its Secrets along with |
| 125s | the help of Adam and the fulcrum itself |
| 127s | realizing that he can't do this alone |
| 129s | and wanting to spread his philosophy the |
| 130s | deathless has released a mercenary Den |
| 132s | structure to help those wishing to |
| 134s | escape upwell in the Empire's corruption |
| 136s | and bureaucracies mercenary dens are a |
| 138s | new addition to nulc a structure that |
| 141s | acts as an add-on to the Skyhook this |
| 144s | structure can be deployed by anyone with |
| 146s | the skills to do so this means you don't |
| 148s | need to be the owner of the sky hope or |
| 151s | the system to deploy one they work by |
| 154s | latching onto the side of Sky Hooks and |
| 156s | utilizing the workforce of the planet to |
| 158s | generate infom morphs these infomorph |
| 161s | are needed by the deathless and could be |
| 163s | traded at item Traders for new deathless |
| 165s | ships weapons and ammo with the |
| 168s | introduction of the mercenary dens |
| 169s | Capers have a new mechanic to condem |
| 171s | with Anarchy and |
| 174s | development development serves to |
| 176s | increase the output of the den the |
| 179s | higher the development is the more infos |
| 181s | are generated to be collected by the |
| 184s | owner Anarchy however has a negative |
| 186s | trait as it increases the mercenary Den |
| 189s | will start to have an effect on the |
| 191s | workforce that the planet can produce |
| 194s | without any interaction with the |
| 195s | mercenary Den both Anarchy and |
| 197s | development will continue to rise over |
| 199s | time if you don't want the mercenary Den |
| 201s | to impact your Workforce you'll need to |
| 204s | complete tactical operations for the |
| 206s | mercenary Den to bring the Anarchy in |
| 208s | line each Tactical operation you |
| 210s | complete will serve to decrease the |
| 212s | amount of Anarchy in the mercenary Dem |
| 215s | additionally completing TCT Co |
| 217s | operations will also increase the amount |
| 219s | of development in the mercenary de |
| 222s | further increasing infomorph production |
| 224s | the way I see it there are three paths |
| 226s | for using the mercenary Den first a |
| 229s | system owner can deploy the mercenary |
| 231s | Den to generate infs creating content |
| 234s | for themselves keeping the Anarchy down |
| 237s | to avoid any impact on the system's |
| 239s | Workforce output |
| 241s | second a Raider can deploy a mercenary |
| 243s | Den on an unsuspecting a Skyhook |
| 246s | complete the Tactical operations to keep |
| 248s | the Anarchy down in an attempt to avoid |
| 250s | detection and generate |
| 252s | infal third an attacker can deploy |
| 255s | mercenary dens on an enemy Skyhook allow |
| 258s | the Anarchy within the Skyhook to rise |
| 260s | and disrupt the workforce output of the |
| 262s | system creating a new way to engage |
| 265s | enemy sovereignty in all three cases |
| 268s | we're creating content and conflict |
| 270s | drivers for the players in nsec both the |
| 272s | residents and Invaders the mercenary |
| 275s | dance will produce infomorph which the |
| 277s | player can then retrieve trade in those |
| 279s | infomorph at zarak for ship weapons and |
| 281s | blueprints for the Revenant expansion |
| 283s | we're introducing deathless faction |
| 285s | ships the tholos destroyer and the senat |
| 287s | battle cruiser they can sneak up on |
| 289s | their prey using a covert Ops cloak |
| 291s | before releasing their signature weapon |
| 293s | specialized boarding pods which they can |
| 295s | launch towards a Target which penetrate |
| 297s | the enemy ship and begin to deal damage |
| 299s | to it from the inside deathless faction |
| 302s | ships have a terrifying brawling kit |
| 304s | they have a special damage overtime |
| 306s | weapon a cover Ops cloak and a web |
| 309s | resistance bonus that allows them to get |
| 310s | in close and deal a massive amount of |
| 312s | damage from in close range the deathless |
| 314s | breacher pods do not stack if multiple |
| 316s | are applied to a Target only the highest |
| 318s | deals damage deathless breacher pods are |
| 321s | not affected by the resistances of their |
| 323s | Target because they're dealing damage |
| 325s | from the inside of the ship the damage |
| 326s | is dealt from the outside in however uh |
| 329s | first damaging Shields then armor and |
| 331s | then hoe the death ships have been |
| 333s | balanced to have incredibly High |
| 335s | strengths with very clear weaknesses |
| 338s | they have a lot of damage but they |
| 339s | operate best when in close range due to |
| 341s | the lack of range bonuses on the ship if |
| 343s | you get a chance to shoot at these pull |
| 345s | range and try to shoot them from a |
| 346s | distance because that's probably where |
| 348s | they'll be weaker the death ships have |
| 350s | an incredibly high damage potential |
| 352s | possibly higher than most other ships of |
| 355s | their size mixed weapon types make these |
| 357s | however more difficult to operate at |
| 359s | maximum effici efficiency requiring more |
| 361s | player skill to use well they also have |
| 363s | a web resistance bonus which gives it |
| 365s | more tactical flexibility in Brawl range |
| 367s | while it's slower than Angel ships by |
| 369s | base speed under web it can actually be |
| 371s | faster due to this bonus death ships |
| 374s | have a lot of mids slots and few low |
| 376s | slots this gives them a lot of tactical |
| 378s | flexibility and space for shield modules |
| 381s | while also limiting just how much damage |
| 382s | they can deal at the top end active |
| 384s | shielding bonuses reinforce its identity |
| 386s | as a shield tanking ship while also |
| 389s | reinforcing its role is more of a solo |
| 390s | small gang ship passive bonuses tend to |
| 393s | scale best with larger fleets whereas |
| 395s | active bonuses tend to scale best in |
| 397s | Solo and small gain content the damage |
| 399s | overtime breacher pod weapon doesn't |
| 401s | stack so they're less effective on mass |
| 403s | but they're still valuable in fleets to |
| 405s | apply their damage to many targets if |
| 408s | they can get in range and cause chaos |
| 410s | for the enemy logistic ships thing I |
| 413s | think will surprise players the most is |
| 415s | the lingering damage overtime effect the |
| 417s | damage overtime effect will catch people |
| 419s | off guard even when they think they've |
| 420s | won a fight the deathless ship might |
| 422s | still take them down from beyond the |
| 423s | grave as the effect keeps on ticking |
| 426s | whether or not that ship is present I |
| 428s | think what people will enjoy the most |
| 429s | with death ships is that they will make |
| 431s | for terrifying ambushes particularly due |
| 434s | to their covert OBS cloaks death ships |
| 436s | will be popular in wormholes due to |
| 437s | their strength at closer engagement |
| 439s | ranges they'll also probably be brought |
| 441s | along with Black Ops fleets because they |
| 443s | can join in due to their cover Ops cloak |
| 445s | bonus they may be seen with large fleets |
| 447s | particularly to put pressure on |
| 449s | Logistics by making multiple targets |
| 450s | need tending as a pirate faction they |
| 453s | will not be allowed in faction Warfare |
| 454s | Navy complexes however I expect they'll |
| 456s | make a terrifyingly strong showing in |
| 458s | advanced complexes and Insurgency sites |
| 461s | we'll be carefully monitoring their |
| 462s | performance in both of these after |
| 464s | release the new deathless ships were |
| 466s | created to host and use the new breacher |
| 468s | pod and paired cloning technology as no |
| 471s | other ships were capable of using this |
| 473s | technology the deathless wants to share |
| 475s | it with the rest of new Eden as a sign |
| 476s | of good faith for both the mercenary den |
| 479s | and the death ships we're creating new |
| 481s | opportunities for conflict and |
| 483s | engagement for players I think mercenary |
| 486s | dens are going to add a new Dynamic to |
| 487s | NOC creating opportunities for stealthy |
| 490s | disruption gameplay and also generate |
| 493s | content in addition to creating tactical |
| 495s | operations for isk and rewards also |
| 498s | you're going to love the new desler |
| 500s | ships short range Ambush Hunters they're |
| 503s | going to be deadly on the battlefield |
| 504s | and I know that I'm looking forward to |
| 506s | trying them out |