What is the Arena?
Arena is a matchmade, session-based mode where teams of three players (from different servers in the same region) compete for Victory Points (VP). Points are earned by destroying hostile Survey ships, defeating other players (PvP), and completing Solo or Group Armadas within the Arena system. Group Armadas provide the biggest rewards.

How do I create or join a Squad?
Any Alliance member with Operations Level 40+ can create a Squad from the Alliance Menu and invite others. Squads have three members, and once full, the Leader can queue the team for matchmaking. The Arena runs one day per week, with unlimited matches available that day.
Ships engaged in other tasks are automatically docked to be available.
Public Squads: Players can now form Squads with others outside their Alliance but on the same server. Matchmaking allows ±4 Ops Level differences for balance, and impulse speed is capped at 275.

How does matchmaking work?
Matchmaking considers the team’s average Operations Level and Arena Rating. Speed is prioritized over perfect balance to reduce waiting. While queued, players can continue normal gameplay until a match is found. After a warm-up phase, they either join manually or are pulled into the Arena. Matches take place in a separate instanced system, similar to Incursions.

What are the gameplay rules and mechanics?

  • Ships: Players can field two ships at a time, swapping freely. Only one can be repaired at once.

  • Repairs: Repairs are free, with a normalized time acting as a respawn timer.

  • Victory: Matches last up to 10 minutes or until a team earns 1000 VP.

Scoring:

  • Hostile Survey ships – 1 VP + 25 directives

  • Arena Scouts – 3 VP + 100 directives

  • Solo Armadas – 20 VP + 50 VP

  • Group Armadas – 300 VP + 100 VP

  • PvP (player ships) – 5 VP

What happens at the end of a match?
Afterward, a summary shows each player’s performance, Rating changes, and Arena Emblems earned. Players are then sent back to their home system.

What rewards can I earn?

  • Win: Gain Rating + Arena Emblems

  • Loss: Lose some Rating but still earn Emblems
    Arena Emblems can be exchanged in the Terran Empire Faction Store for exclusive rewards.

Why participate in the Arena?
The Arena delivers fast-paced, team-based PvP across servers, with leaderboards, evolving strategies, and exclusive rewards that aid progression.

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