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!