Province owners will be alerted to this activity, so expect defenders! Siege preparations typically take about 30-45 minutes if there are no defenders. You will need to wait for respawns in order to reach 100% activity. Other guards and civilians provide 1% activity.Enemy player kills provide 3% activity.The guild tokening must take part in killing each player and NPC in order for progress to occur. Each kill will grant a small amount of progress. Kill players and NPCs outside the province walls including workers, guards and the guard commander in order to bring the Siege Preparations progress bar to 100%. Once a token is active, Siege Preparations immediately begin. Other guilds wishing to token the same province may do so any time after the siege preparations are complete, including during the State of War itself. Only guilds with a token on a province have the ability to capture the flag during the State of War. It is best to token when your warband is already at the enemy province and is ready to begin Siege Preparations. Tokens may only be purchased in the 4 hour window surrounding the province’s State of War timer, called the Siege Preparations Window. To purchase a token, a guild officer must open the world map, right click the flag of the province, and pay the 2 gold fee. Tokens also grant the right to capture that province’s flag during the State of War. Tokening a province gives your guild the right to immediately begin Siege Preparations at that province. Each province slot gives the right to token or own 1 province. A second slot may be purchased for 100 gold. In the guild window (G), select the Provinces tab, and pay the 10 gold fee to unlock a Province slot. Note: Open Saturday State of War does not require siege preparations.Ī guild wishing to conquer an enemy guild province must complete the following steps: If they complete those steps, a State of War will occur the following day. In order for a guild to trigger a State of War, they must token the province and then complete siege preparations during the siege preparations window.

The state of War system is designed so that both attackers and defenders have adequate time to prepare for the siege, and because State of War sieges only happen at specific times, players cannot “night raid” or “offline raid” a province, and have the opportunity to rally players for offense and defense in advance. These sieges require large, coordinated parties and siege equipment. Guild castles are designed and built by the owners with the Freebuild system.

9 Step Seven: Complete the Final BattleĪ State of War is a siege at a guild province in which players attempt to capture the province flag.5 Step Three: Complete Siege Preparations.2 Competing for an Enemy Guild Province.

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