World PVP ----> ILUM:
On the level 50 planet of Ilum is a large area that is specifically used for an objective-based style of World PvP where possibly hundreds of players can battle it out against the opposing faction for control and victory. While the Eastern Shelf of Ilum is for PvE questing and Flashpoints, the entire Western Shelf of Ilum is a war zone in constant flux. The battle for control of Ilum is persistent, meaning there is no timer or reset to the fight; Ilum is constantly in danger from the other faction.
Within the zone are 5 control points that must be held for victory. There is a Republic base to the South and an Imperial base to the North of the map, as well as 3 assault points in the northern, central and southern sections. Some of the assault points will deploy walkers that need to be taken out with special shoulder-mounted rocket launchers that can be obtained in the area.
Assault Objectives:
To take an Assault Objective, the enemy faction’s vehicles must be destroyed, allowing your own faction’s vehicles to secure the area. For a short time after an assault objective has been claimed, the area is considered “secured,” and the vehicles protecting the area are invulnerable. By the time the “secured” timer expires, the defending vehicle’s shields will have been worn down, and they will be vulnerable to anti-vehicular weaponry once again.
Attacking the Enemy Base:
The primary objective is to disable the enemy base’s two anti-aircraft batteries. To damage an anti-aircraft battery, get within range to interact with the vulnerable battery and deploy a heavy weapon against it. Damaged batteries are still a threat to your faction’s aircraft and more than one strike may be required to destroy an anti-aircraft battery. When both anti-aircraft batteries have been destroyed, your faction will have control of the opposing faction’s base, which will be “secured” for a short period of time.
Defending Your Base:
To maintain control of your own faction’s base, you must prevent enemy combatants from using their heavy weapons on your anti-aircraft batteries. In the event that your anti-aircraft batteries are destroyed, you will be unable to regain control until the “secured” timer has expired. To reclaim your faction’s base, you will need to reach the control console at the base of each destroyed anti-aircraft battery and interact with it to repair that battery. Once you have repaired both anti-aircraft batteries, your faction base will be considered under your control.
Planetary Control:
So long as your faction controls all five combat zones, you are considered in control of Ilum. Maintaining control will not be easy however, as Ilum may always be contested by the opposing faction.
PvP Buffs:
Player versus player buffs will rewarded for succeeding in various PvP accomplishments throughout the area, such as defending an objective, winning an assault objective and so on. PvP buffs stack, so keep the momentum going until you achieve absolute victory!
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