Summary
- At a random time each hour, a Faction Caravan will initiate for a randomized Faction, assembling at the Trade Caravan location for that town
- Faction players will earn Faction Score for escorting the caravan, with Faction Score amounts increased if their faction is the sole faction present
Routes
Possible routes for Faction Caravans are as follows:
* Andaria to Prevalia
* Cambria to Horseshoe Bay
* Prevalia to Horseshoe Bay
* Terran to Prevalia
Notifications and Indications
A system message will appear and sound will play when a Faction Caravan starts
- If a Faction Caravan is in progress, a Caravan Icon will appear in multiple locations in the Faction Pages of the Guild Menu as well as appearing at the bottom of the Faction Hotbar
- Players can click the small Orb button next to the Caravan Icon to see a map of the caravan's current location and begin a tracking arrow that will follow the caravan as it moves
Faction Caravan Mechanics
- Faction Caravans differ from Trade Caravans in several ways
- Faction Caravans will always keep moving, regardless if they are being Escorted or not
- Movement speed of Faction Caravans is somewhat slower than Trade Caravans
- Faction Caravans do not experience Creature Encounters
- Faction Caravans cannot be directly attacked by other players
- Faction Caravans do not contain items, and instead players will earn Faction Score from escorting/raiding them
Escorting and Raiding Faction Caravans
- Once a Faction Caravan is underway, a Control Tick will occur every 30 seconds
- During a Control Tick, all non-hidden participating Faction Players (of any faction) within 24 tiles of the Faction Caravan will earn 15 Faction Score
- If during a Control Tick all players within 24 tiles of the caravan are of the same Faction, they will each earn an additional 15 Faction Score (for a total of 30)
- Players will have a continuous Heat of Battle effect of 30 seconds in place while within 24 tiles of a Faction Caravan
- Faction Kills that occur within 100 tiles of the Faction Caravan are considered Upgraded Kills (worth 200 Faction Score)