Frontline

Frontline Map

Warsteed Mount reward

Frontline or Carteneau Flats: Borderland Ruins is a large PvP battleground featuring 3 opposing forces composed of the members of 3 Grand Companies. Up to 72 players will be able to battle for supremacy. Each of the 3 teams can have up to a full raid of 24 players. It is located in Carteneau Flats near Mor Dhona. Frontline is scheduled to be released in patch 2.3.

• Players are required to be level 50 to participate. Players' item levels are synced to level 80.

• Each battle will have a time limit of 30 minutes.

Unlock

The Maelstrom: complete level 50 quest Like Civilized Men and Women (Maelstrom) by talking to Trachraet in Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (x12,y12)

The Order of the Twin Adder: complete level 50 quest Like Civilized Men and Women (Twin Adder) by talking to Scarlet in New Gridania (x9,y11)

The Immortal Flames: complete level 50 quest Like Civilized Men and Women (Immortal Flames) by talking to Mimio Mio in Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (x8,y9)

Match Making

Players can queue to enter Frontline alone, or in a party of up to 8 players. Although there are no role restrictions when queuing as a party, all party members must be affiliated with the same Grand Company.

To improve matching efficiency, 72 (three teams of 24), 48 (three teams of 16), or 24 (three teams of eight) combatants may be matched together depending on the number of available participants.

Objective and Mechanics

Players will be tasked with defending outposts established by their respective Grand Companies, as well as locating and laying claim to key Allagan ruins, holding them safe from opposing teams.

Each team will be awarded points upon completing various objectives including occupying locations of interest, defeating players from opposing teams, and defeating enemies that spawn on the field.

Points

Occupying Locations of Interest: Locations of interest such as outposts and Allagan ruins can be identified by flags, indicating the Grand Company that currently controls them. By remaining in close proximity to these flags, players can occupy these locations to earn points for their team.

Teams will receive a fixed number of points upon claiming locations of interest, and will also accrue points over time for every location that remains occupied by their Grand Company.

Occupying locations of interest will prove key to victory, as this yields points in great quantities.

• The number of flags on the field will depend on the number of participants matched for combat.

Defeating Opposing Players

Defeating Monsters

Death

Incapacitated players will be returned to their Grand Company's landing, where they will be allowed to rejoin combat after a short delay. Returning to your landing after being incapacitated will not incur a weakness penalty, but the delay before you can rejoin the battle will lengthen each time you fall.

Mounts

Players are free to use mounts on the Frontline. However, players taking damage while mounted will be inflicted with the Heavy status effect.

Roles

There is no role restriction in Frontline. Teams can have as many or few of the tank, DPS and healer classes and jobs. Players can also change their classes or jobs when they are in their team's Outpost.

Strategy

Each team will earn points from killing enemies and capturing and holding Capture Points.

Rewards

Rank	Reward
Rank 1	400 PvP EXP, 600 Wolf Marks, 50 Allagan Tomestone of Mythology, 25 Allagan Tomestone of Soldiery
Rank 2	300 PvP EXP, 450 Wolf Marks, 50 Allagan Tomestone of Mythology, 25 Allagan Tomestone of Soldiery
Rank 3	200 PvP EXP, 300 Wolf Marks, 50 Allagan Tomestone of Mythology, 25 Allagan Tomestone of Soldiery Lore While many will remember the Calamity for the destruction it wrought upon the realm of Eorzea, that destruction was not without its blessings─one of those being the uncovering of ancient Allagan ruins hidden underneath the war-scarred Carteneau Flats and heretofore unseen for several Astral Eras. When an attempt by the Grand Companies of Eorzea to determine the control of these ruins, and more importantly the secrets they contain, through peaceful negotiations ended in failure, the city-states instead elected to solve the issue of dominion using a form of civilized warfare dubbed Frontline.