Faction Bases

Since the Genesis expansion (March 2, 2011) level 3 factions can create their very own instanced Faction Bases.

Once created, an NPC will serve to teleport faction members into their base of operations.

Each Faction Base is set up with five separate wings within the structure. These wings need to be constructed and upgraded by the Faction Leader as well as his or her members via coins, materials, and star level. Members of a faction will be able to enjoy exclusive power-ups and services, have access to special gear, and can take extra quests that provide great rewards and faction contributions. You can upgrade the structures in the faction base to get better and more services.

The faction base is also the battlefield for Faction Siege Battles.

Faction Structures

The features of a faction base include providing quest, selling gears, items, and potions, providing helpful buffs and being the battlefield.

The features are provided by structures. The structures of a faction base include:

Hall of Loyalty

Where you'll find Faction-centric quests that reward with Contribution.

By completing faction quests members can gain Contributions. By spending Contribution and coins, players can purchase gears or take special quests. The total Contribution a player has compiled is called Merit.

When your Merit reaches a certain level, you will gain access to purchase or exchange quests. You can check your faction merit in the Faction Menu.

Heavenly Vault

Here you can exchange faction materials and Divine Contract items.

You can also buy faction armors, elixirs, scrolls, ammo, pet skillbooks, and stones.

Armory

From here faction members can manufacture weapons or buy special rare weapons and bless boxes.

Alchemy Lab

You will be provided with helpful buffs here, or can buy potions and tomes.

Manor of Justice

Provides training quests that reward with EXP. Taking such quests will cost Contribution.

Creating a Faction Base

A faction should first activate its base, and then upgrade it to provide services to the members. The base is activated at the Faction Base Manager.

Conditions:
1)　Faction reaches a level 3.
2)　Pay some fee.
3)　Pay some items; 200 million coins(20 10 mil bank notes) 500 Mysterious Chips 500 Warsong Emblems 2000 Ultimate Substances

Upon the opening of a faction base, it will have 5 grade one structures. If a structure is destroyed in battles, it can be rebuilt.

Conditions:
1)　There can only be one structure of a same type.
2)　Costs some guild funds and materials.
3)　It costs some time to construct.

Extra funds and materials can be paid to haste the construction.

Faction structures can also be upgraded to provide more services.

Conditions:
1)　Upgrade corresponding technologies.
2)　It costs some money and materials.
3)　The upgrade will be done after some time.
4)　Each structure can be upgraded up to level 8. (Lowest is level 1)

You can use more funds and materials to accelerate the construction.

"Cosmos" describes the upgrade tree for the faction base structures. You must upgrade a certain technology in the Cosmos before you can upgrade or construct corresponding structure.

Cosmos Upgrades:
1.　You need to spend Tech Points to upgrade technologies. It is gained upon base leveling up.
2.　Cosmos Upgrades Functions:

1)　Hall of Loyalty:

a)　Enhances base defenses.

b)　Provides more quests (for members to gain contributions and materials).

2)　Manor of Justice:

a)　Provides more training quests.

3)　Alchemy Labs:

a)　Enhances potion sales, buffs, and tomes.

4)　Heavenly Vault:

a)　Provides more exchanges services.

5)　Armory:

a)　Provides more Ranked gears, weapons and bless boxes.

Faction Base Stats

1.　Level
The faction base can be upgraded by collecting Construction points. It is gained through the members' contributions.

2.　Health
This value ranks the activeness of members (daily total Contribution income). It will shrink day by day. If the shrinking rate is higher than the increasing rate, as the number reaches 0, the base will be destroyed.

3.　Faction Materials
Materials can be used to construct or upgrade faction structures. Members can complete quests taken from Hall of Loyalty to get faction materials. Members can only get materials for their own race:

Human - Etherblade Steel

Untamed - Lost Sand

Winged Elf - Plume Stone

Tideborn - Raging Tides Spring

Earthguard - Gaian Wood

Materials can also be gained by destroying enemy structures.

4.　Decommission
Faction Base structures can be destroyed in faction base battles. If the Health of your faction base reaches zero, it will be decommissioned.

You can check your faction base stats at the Faction Base Manager.

Faction Siege Battles

There will be 2 Faction Base siege battles each week.

Siege Battle A

Monday　19:00-23:00　Declaration Stage

Tuesday　21:30-23:00　Battle Stage

Siege Battle B

Wednesday　19:00-23:00　Declaration Stage

Thursday　21:30-23:00　Battle Stage

At 23:00 on Monday and Wednesday, the arrangement for Faction Base Battle will be announced.

Conditions to Declare Battle

1.　Only the Faction Leader or Vice-leader can declare a battle.
2.　Battle declarations must be made in designated time period.
3.　The attacking faction and the defending faction must both have a base.
4.　The attacking faction must have their base Health above 0.
5.　The attacker will have to pay 5,000,000 coins.
6.　One Faction can declare war on multiple factions' bases at the same time.
7.　Once the declaration is made, it takes effect immediately. Can not be canceled or changed.

You can declare battle on any faction who owns a base.

During the declaration stage, multiple factions can attack one faction at the same time. When this stage ends (23:00, Mon and Wed), the system will randomly pick one faction as the attacker. They rest will not have the chance to attack and their paid fee will not be returned.

Defenders cannot prevent an attack. Once a battle is declared, they have to prepare for it and enter the battle the next day.

Player Conditions

Max Players for Each Side:
Attackers: 40 Players
Defenders: 40 Players

1.　To enter the battle, you must be a member of either the two fighting factions.
2.　In the faction for more than 100 hours.
3.　Personal total Contribution is more than 1000.
4.　If a defender, enter the Faction Base between 21:20-22:00.

How to Declare a Battle

1.　The Faction Leader talk to the NPC within right time and choose the service.
2.　The Faction Leader pick a target faction from the available list.
3.　Check if all conditions are met.
4.　Battle Declaration made! 5,000,000 coins will be cost.
5.　The Declaration Stage Ends. Battle Arrangement will be announced in the Faction Base Battle notice board.

Battle Stage Timeline

21:19　Clear the Battlefield

All defenders will be teleported out of their base.

21:20　Standby

The Defenders enters the battlefield, standby in the Assembly Hall.

The Attackers enters the battlefield, standby in the Training Hall.

21:30　Go!

Both the two sides enters the faction base and fight over each other.

22:00　Entrance Sealed

It is no longer available for anyone to enter the battlefield from world map.

23:00　End

The attackers will be teleported out of the battlefield.

Conditions for Victory

The allowed battle time is expired.

Other Rules

1.　Defensive structures can fire at the attackers, and can also be attacked.
2.　Once a structure is destroyed by the attackers, materials will be dropped. Those materials will bind to the player who picks them up.
3.　If you are killed, you will be respawned in your preparation room. If you go offline and login again, your location will remain the same. If the battle reaches max allowed players, you will be teleported out of the battlefield.
4.　Structure construction and demolition will be disabled during the battle.