======Portal to War, Level 3====== {{lastedit show="2"}} ---- =====Portal to War: Part 1 of 5===== Faction: Rogue Drones Mission Type: Encounter Space type: Deadspace Damage dealt: All kinds Recommended damage dealing: EM, Thermal Recommended ships: Vagabond, Drake Video: [[http://youtu.be/nY-G8KG5eHI | Cerberus]] ====At the 1st Gate==== When you warp in there is one drone giving you a message: *bzzzzzt*010100000101001001000101010100000100000101010010010001010010000001010100010011110010000001000100010010010100010100101100001000000100111000110000001100000100001000101110 This is binary and converted to ASCII it says: "PREPARE TO DIE, N00B." 1x Destructor Alvum (cruiser size) ====Pocket 1==== Four groups. Only the closest group aggros on warp in. Upon attacking group 2, group 3 may aggro Group 1 10-30km Group 2 55-60km Group 3 60-65km Group 4 65-70km Each group consists of: 1x Drone Light Missile Battery 2x Viral Infector Alvum (cruiser size) 3x Decimator/Sunder Alvi (frigate size) (These will target your drones) ==Structures== Missile Batteries may drop missiles Drone Storage has no loot ==Asteroids== Veldspar - 9 asteroids 839.330 units Scordite - 18 asteroids 906.882 units ====Pocket 2==== 1x Drone Watcher (cruiser size) 1x Drone Watcher Post (turret) both around 20 km ==Asteroids== Veldspar - 36 asteroids ==Bounty== 848,254 isk ---- =====Portal to War: Part 2 of 5===== Faction: Caldari & Amarr Empire Mission type: Encounter Space type: Deadspace Damage dealt: Kin, Therm (Caldari) and EM, Therm (Amarr) Recommended damage dealing: Thermal Recommended ships: Vagabond, Drake ====Pockets 1 and 2 empty==== ====Pocket 3 (Caldari ships)==== Four groups. The first group aggros on warp-in If one of the cruisers get too close to another group, that group may aggro when that cruiser is attacked ===Group 1=== 18-30km 3x Interceptors (Caldari Navy Delta II Support Frigate) **(web/scram)** 3x Cruisers (Caldari Navy Blackbird) ===Group 2=== 30-45km 6x Frigates (Caldari Navy Soldier/Officer) ===Group 3=== 30-45km 6x Frigates (Caldari Navy Soldier/Officer) ===Group 4=== 50km 3x Frigates (Caldari Navy Griffin) 1x Cruisers (Caldari Navy Moa) ==Structures== No loot ====Pocket 4 (Amarr ships)==== The Amarr fleet spawn is timed, not (necessarily) dependent on attacking the control tower. Both groups auto aggro upon warp in. The mission repeatedly tells you to hurry up, and they mean it. It will take approx 2h before the Amarr fleet spawns. This fleet will include more ships than just those noted below. Some spawns may include ships that can web/scramble. ===Group 1=== 30-35km 1x Imperial Sentry Gun 1x Cruiser (Imperial Equalizer) ===Group 2=== 40-45km 1x Imperial Sentry Gun 2x Cruisers (Imperial Agatho/Avenger/Donus) ===Spawn 1=== Triggered when you attack the Control Tower 6-10km from Control Tower 5x Cruisers (Imperial Avenger/Equalizer) ===Spawn 2 (will not spawn if Control Tower is destroyed)=== Triggered when last ship in spawn one is attacked 5x Elite Frigates (Divine Imperial Paladin/Napat/Valok) - Note: Regularly drops Aggro and retargets Drones ===Spawn 3 (will not spawn if Control Tower is destroyed)=== Triggered when ship is attacked in spawn 2 1x Cruisers (Imperial Donus/Equalizer/Maller) 3x Battlecruisers (Imperial Templar Seer) (nos) ==Tips:== - If you destroy the Control Tower, spawn 2 and 3 will not spawn - You can fit a tractor beam to pull in the data chip can quickly, if you don't want to sacrifice a mid slot to an afterburner - Watch out for the Seers, which will nos you at 25 km, and are pretty fast - Remember to destroy the Control Tower to collect the data chip - Don't take too long, or the fleet will get you (see Xalib Zondos' story in comments) ==Structures== Sentry guns may drop ammo and/or missiles Other structures have no loot ==Loot & Salvage== 23.9 mil {{image url="https://eve-survival.org/screenshots/portaltowar3-2.jpg" title="Mission 2" alt="Mission 2"}} ---- =====Portal to War: Part 3 of 5===== Mission type: Courier ---- =====Portal to War: Part 4 of 5===== Faction: Caldari Navy Mission type: Encounter Space type: Normal (MWD works) Damage dealt: Kin, Therm Recommended damage dealing: Kin, Therm Recommended ships: Vagabond, Drake Aggro from everything 3 groups ===Group 1=== 35-50km 1x Caldari Point Defense Battery 2x Frigates (Caldari Navy Soldier) 1x Cruisers (Caldari Navy Blackbird/Moa) ===Group 2=== 35-50km 1x Caldari Point Defense Battery 2x Frigates (Caldari Navy Soldier) 1x Cruisers (Caldari Navy Blackbird/Moa) ===Group 3=== 35-50km 1x Caldari Point Defense Battery 2x Frigates (Caldari Navy Soldier) 1x Cruisers (Caldari Navy Blackbird/Moa) ===Blitz=== Kill the Caldari Navy Moa Batteries may drop missiles ==Structure== No loot ---- =====Portal to War: Part 5 of 5===== Faction: Caldari Navy Mission type: Encounter Space type: Unknown Damage dealt: Kin, Therm + EM missiles Recommended damage dealing: Kin, Therm Recommended ships: Vagabond, Drake Aggro from all 40-50km 5x Frigates (Caldari Navy Officer) ==Blitz== Destroy the stargate to complete the mission Standing loss is -2.4% ~& This penalty was incurred for destroying Caldari State's LCS Stargate (Caldari 1) ---- CategoryMissions CategoryLevel3