Tribes and Syndicates

The Frontier cannot be conquered alone. Riders can team up with friends, forming Tribes of tens to hundreds of players. These Tribes are created via the in-game UI and formalized onchain. Tribes can unite to form larger Syndicates, consisting of hundreds to thousands of Tribes. Such alliances form as coordination and collaboration become vital to navigating the environment, maximizing efficiency, conquering rivals, and pursuing a range of other strategic goals.

Tribes and Syndicates will adhere to principles of autonomy and collective decision-making, with control and access determined by a combination of governance structures and voting power. The flexibility of these organizational structures enables them to be designed as standalone, external applications that interact seamlessly with in-game mechanics. This highlights the technological potential of blockchain as the backbone for customizable, user-driven organizational frameworks.

These groups will exist as onchain entities governed by the game's rules, with third-party developers able to extend their logic and capabilities. By empowering players to shape their own societies through emergent interactions with these onchain Tribes and Syndicates, EVE Frontier aims to create a dynamic, evolving universe driven by collective agency. The framework allows for infinite possibilities, limited only by the players’ creativity.

We have forged the fundamental tools of social organization; however, the nature of Tribes and Syndicates will be entirely shaped by the community itself, evolving in unique and unpredictable ways. No two organizations in the Frontier — much like their physical counterparts — will ever be identical. For example, Tribes and Syndicates may diverge along the following lines:

● Mandate: These groups may form to optimize for a specific mandate, such as trading, piracy, defense, and protection. In the realms of the Frontier, there always lurks a like-minded soul.

● Management Style: Tribes and Syndicates may range from peaceful democracies to deranged authoritarianism. The politics of leadership can lead to meta-drama in space.

● Organizational Structure: As groups expand, they may establish functional departments to optimize operational efficiency. Rebuilding civilization is fundamentally a coordination problem.

Beyond the mere function and structure of organizations, individual Riders will unite into Tribes and Syndicates to collaborate, conspire, and go to war at scale in the quest to accelerate their organizations’ goals and build their reputation in the new Frontier.