Eve PVP Corp Management
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PvP Corp Management
An experience in Nullsec
Some people think running a nullsec pvp corp is like this but…
…the reality is a lot more stupid.
Founding a Corp & Corp styles
• Reasons– Unhappy with current corp– Ambition, making a difference or making a lot of isk– Community Building, eg. National corps/website based corps
• Different kinds of corps– Growth focused– Quality focused– Financial focused– Focus changes over time
• Atmosphere– Ethics, scamming, smack talk, porn– Relaxed or Military– Play for fun vs Play to win
• Support– Does isk matter?– Who is coming along?– Previous contacts and allies
Internal leadership• Structure
– Who is the Leader? (partnership, solo or council)– Getting the right number– Real life friends
• Managing the Directorate– Picking your directors– Getting people to step up– Methods; High Activity Low Risk– Burnout
• Power inside the corp– Director input ; Formal vs Informal– Keeping in the loop; Communication– Clear ranks vs Vague levels of leadership; distance from corp
members– Titles don’t earn respect!
Joining an Alliance
• Do Research!• Know your alliance before joining• It’s a big commitment • Applying to join – what will an
alliance look for?• Getting noticed
Corp & AllianceA symbiotic relationship?
• Gains – Resources and structures– Name Recognition– “Event” level activities eg. AT, Sov war
• Losses– Autonomy– Distinct corp culture
• Members gain, leadership loses• The corp will grow in influence with the
alliance• Alliance styles
LogisticsFrom making corp isk to evacing
• Towers (pos)• Carebear days• Tax• Alt Corp / neutral freighters• Moving stuff• Deploying• Evacing
Mergers & Recruitment
• Where to advertise?
• What to say?
• Referral & Invite systems
• Mergers
– Dangers involved
The Recruitment ProcessThere are 3 main aspects to recruitment• Vetting
– Player history– Personal history– Why join us?– Newer players are better
• Security– You can’t stop spies!– API– Alts– Searches
• Probation/Trial– The Foreign Legions process– You will need dedicated people– Rank systems– Why bother?
Motivation and dissidence
Motivation and dissidence
• Getting people in fleet– Hard Approach– Soft Approach– Carrots and sticks
• Monitoring and Purging• Corp Culture• Dissidence is a fire
Crisis and Robbery management
• What can go wrong?– Theft– Awoxing– Towers (pos) attacked– Coup or corp split– Sudden loss of Alliance
• How to minimize risk– Recruitment security– Recognizing director burnout– Planning for the worst– Opsec
Sometimes there’s nothing you can do!Good Luck!