There are usually one or two salvagers in a ten person fleet. A salvager does not normally enter the mission site until all the NPCs have been destroyed. This is an ideal role for a newer player looking to earn ISK and standings, since it can be done with a destroyer. Salvagers A salvager is a person who stays behind the fleet, collecting loot and salvaging NPC wrecks. There are usually six to eight DD ships in a ten person fleet. DD ships must still be capable of tanking some damage, but it is not their primary role. DD ships are usually battlecruiser or better. Damage Dealers (DD) The DD role is to kill as many enemy ships as quickly as possible. There are usually one to three tanks in a ten person fleet.

Tank A ship designated to receive aggression from the NPCs, the tank is usually a battleship capable of permanently tanking the mission it is running. The following are some of the common roles required by a locust fleet: The following rewards are shared manually: The following rewards are shared automatically: It can also make the time go faster and make it more enjoyable to talk to other people and socialize while doing missions. Upon completion of a mission, the mission owner will to split the mission rewards among all fleet members.īy working together, members of the fleet are able to complete higher level missions than they would be able to to complete solo (for example Level 4 missions) and they are able to complete them faster.

implies the corp's ticker name you ran the mission for.įor example, after completing a Level 2 mission for Minmatar Mining Corporation (MMC) a member would say: $$ MMC.Ī locust fleet is a fleet of players completing the same mission together.

implies a dollar sign for each level of the mission.

Once you have completed a mission it is good practice to notify the other members of the fleet, using the following method: Members should choose the top option which is to share the rewards. Members should run their missions as normal, but when when they turn in their mission, they will be given a window that asks if they want to share rewards with fleet members or to claim them for themselves. Discretion is advised, for example a quick break from doing missions to salvage a site would be okay, but if a member is moving to a new location or going AFK it would be better for them to drop from the fleet until they are back doing missions again. If they are not actively doing missions, but still knowingly claiming rewards from others this is considered theft, and is contrary to the EVE University Rules. Once a member is in the fleet, they are expected to be doing missions. See the Fleet interface article for more detailed information on the Fleet window Ensure it is set to Corporation and that you mention in the name that it is a spider fleet for missions. A window will open and the member should fill it in with details of the fleet. Select the Fleet Finder tab, then the subtab My Advert and then select Create Advert. Afterwards, the member will need to put up an advert to allow people to join. To do this, click the Fleet button from the Neocom, right click the four bars to the top right of the Fleet window and select Form Fleet. In the event that there is no existing spider fleet available, members can start a new spider fleet. Once the request has been accepted the member will be added to the fleet and a fleet chat window will be opened. Right click the spider fleet and select Join and the request to join will be sent to the Fleet boss.

If there is an existing spider fleet it will be listed here. Select the Fleet Finder tab, then select the Find Fleets button. On the Neocom, go to the E in the top right, then to Social and select the Fleet button. Bounties (unless another fleet member is on grid)ĮVE University members running spider fleets may list them in the Fleet Finder.This means that members of the fleet can build up standings with several different NPC corporations at the same time, even if some members do not have the standings necessary to receive the mission themselves.Īn additional benefit of spider fleets is that if a member is struggling with a particular a mission, there is a fleet channel for members to easily ask other mission runners for assistance. Mission rewards and standings can be divided equally among all the members of the fleet, up to a maximum of ten members. A spider fleet (sometimes known as a 'standings fleet') is the name for a fleet in which each member independently runs their own missions, while in a fleet with other members doing the same thing.

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