| “ | Advise your bretren, you can fight, and all of you will die. Or you can not fight, in which case only most of you will die. | ” |
— Cutler Beckett
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Definition[]
Domination is a Pirate vs Pirate (PvP) mode in Pirates Online. It is an all-out battle for total control of the map! Capture and maintain control of bases to earn points. The first team to reach 1000 points or the team with the highest score after the time limit wins.
Choose Your Sides![]
Pirates can start a Domination game by opening the Lobby Menu (L), selecting Pirate vs. Pirate then choosing Domination.
The pirate managing the Lobby can set the game to Private or leave it open to all players. Any pirate opening the Lobby can join a Public Domination game before it starts. Private matches are by invitation only.
Domination maps can be selected by the Host. Currently, there is only 1 Domination map to choose from.
Teams are populated automatically with the sides filled evenly as players join. The pirate managing the Lobby, however can manually select teams for each player.
Once teams are selected, the Host can hit Start to begin the game.
After a server is found, the two groups arrive on opposite sides of the battlefield. A colored coin icon appears over your head so you can tell friend from foe (Red or Blue).
A countdown will begin play action and a 10-minute Timer will commence.
Rules of Engagement[]
Pirates take to the battlefield in two teams, who slug it out to control the areas on the map. During Capture the Chest, the pirate becomes Undead just as they do during PvP.
Upon arrival in the arena, all pirates will briefly have a shield of protection around them to prevent an enemy attack while the player gets oriented. But, be ready! It only lasts a few seconds.
Players must stand within the proximity of bases to steal and defend them. If there are multiple players from the same team on a base, it will be captured faster. If there are players from both teams on a base, the base will be in a contested state.
During playtime, status values in the lower-right of the screen. Map Area icons (A, B and C) will appear as the color of the team that controls them or white if neutral/unclaimed. If an Exclamation point appears over the Area Icon, it means there is currently conflict over which team controls the area.
The pirate's current Infamy Rank and progress bar will also appear below the Map Icons.
If you are near a Map Area, a health bar will appear above the Map Icons, indicating it's status. As a team lays claim to the area, this bar will show the progress of the base's health.
When capturing a base, its health decreases as a ratio of your team vs the other team. If there's 3 from your team and 1 from theirs, the base will decrease at a rate of 2. If there's 4 from your team and 0 from theirs, the base will decrease at a rate of 4. If there's an equal number from each team, the base will continue decreasing at a turtle slow rate. If there are players from both teams on a base, the base will be in a contested state.
Contested bases cannot be stolen because a defender present, but the base's health is allowed to continue decreasing! If a contested base runs out of health, the last team standing controls the base.
However, if no bases are being captured or contested, pirates spawn at their own team's most-defended base. If their team has no bases captured, pirates spawn nearby the least protected enemy base.
There will be a running timer and combat will continue until the Timer reaches 0.
While fighting, you will be allowed to Heal teammates using your Voodoo Doll - but not Revive. You will regain health as normal when not taking damage. When a pirate dies in Domination, they re-spawn based on what is currently happening in the game. If bases are being captured or contested, pirates spawn near those bases.
Announcements proclaiming the capture or loss of each area will appear on screen as they happen.
During Dominion, you CANNOT use Potions or Tonics. Also, the effect from any Potion you drank prior to entering Capture the Chest will no longer work. This is to keep the contest as fair as possible.
Hint - Be sure to set your weapon belt BEFORE the game starts otherwise you will have to use the weapons you have already set.
Maps[]
Marauder's Cove is currently the only Domination map available. The map is divided up into 3 zones.
Pirates will compete for control of those areas during the match. Press F8 or the Map icon on the Compass to see the current game play map. Captured areas will appear in the color of the team currently controlling them.
Domination Ranks[]
Like Infamy in PvP and SvS, pirates can earn Objective Infamy ranks for their ability to score points and defeat opponents. These ranks are earned by receiving points for kills you make or points scored.
Also, like PvP and SvS infamy, that earned rank can unlock special items which be purchased at Infamy Vendors around the Caribbean - like Rose Cabinmenace.
| Infamy Rank | Infamy Points (to reach next level) |
Badge Icon |
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| 0 - No Rank | 200 |  No Badge Displayed |
| 1 - Thief | 175 | 
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| 2 - Bandit | 300 | 
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| 3 - Brigand | 1500 | 
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| 4 - Scoundrel | 2000 | 
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| 5 - Raider | 2000 | 
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| 6 - Pillager | 2500 | 
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| 7 - Marauder | (max) | 
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Quest[]
The pirate will have to participate in and win Domination events as part of the Marauder's Cove Conquest quest. This quest unlocks at Level 30. Once unlocked, you can begin this quest by visiting any Shipwright stand.
The quest will grant the pirate a new Treasure Chest emote.
Other PvP Games[]
- See Ship PvP for Ship vs Ship battles.
- See PvP for Pirate vs Pirate duels and team battles.
- Also See Capture the Chest
Game Notes[]
- Domination was not part of the original Pirates Online, but added to The Legend of Pirates Online.