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Welcome to PPD!

Join Perimeters Finest: Keeping Highsec Safe

What is PPD?

PPD is the Perimeter Police Department. We are an organization of loyal and brave pilots dedicated to keeping Perimeter safe by identifying threats as they appear, and organizing fleets to eradicate them. At the request of TEST leadership, and sometimes in direct cooperation with other TEST highsec fleet doctrines, we form to ensure that our interests are protected and that we as a community continue to thrive and grow.

Why does PPD exist?

Near the end of 2018, TEST executed a push to eliminate the I Choose You (ICY) marketplace from Perimeter and replace it with a TEST KeepStar (the TTT). That marketplace was the home of a large investment group, trading mostly in ingame assets that can be purchased using real money (PLEX, MPTCs, and Skill Extraxtors/Injectors), and it made an extremely large amount of money. With the establishment of the TTT, TEST now has access to the tax revenue of a significant portion of that market. While exact numbers are hard to come by for security reasons, it's safe to say the amount of money TEST earns is huge, and all of it goes to support the SRP program, ship caches, and other TEST-related activities across New Eden.

Since the TTT went live, that same group of investors (backed by Pandemic Horde and Northern Coalition) have attempted to place a large number of Market Azbels in the neighborhood with tax rates slightly lower than the TTT to undercut and steal our revenue. This is where PPD comes in. If we can locate those structures and declare war early enough, we can attack them before they come online. If not, we can still ensure that they do not stay open for business very long. With the new rules regarding wardecs, corporations and structures, these markets are designed to be the only structure owned by the parent corporation, so TEST can't just keep wardecs active indefinitely. PPD is needed to make sure that our space is as clear and safe as we can make it so TEST can continue to pull in the most profit while also denying our enemies the same.

What makes PPD different?

The most significant reason that PPD is not your normal SIG is that Alpha alts are highly encouraged to apply. We need pilots to roam the area from time to time, scanning and searching for new structures (primarily azbels) and reporting them. There is a lucrative reward system for being the first person to report those new structures. In addition, we have an SPR-supported Typhoon Fleet Issue (TFI) doctrine for alpha pilots, used when we form fleets to reinforce or destroy our targets. This makes it simple for members of TEST to start a new (free) character and join in on the action, or convert a market alt for a new purpose. More doctrines are being discussed for the future as well, so we hope the interest and excitement will continue to grow. PPD also needs Omega alts to perform certain roles, most notably to fly the more advanced versions of fleet ships that we employ. We have a constant need for logi pilots (Nestors), and also have our very own SRP-friendly Leshak doctrine, for those of you who love doing massive damage and want a reason to fly the new shinies.

What does PPD do?

PPD has 3 major functions:

1) Locate and catalog all trade markets going up in the Jita/Perimeter neighborhood (0-2 jumps from the TTT), the EARLIER THE BETTER.

2) Declare war on those corporations, primarily through TEST and PPD, although we do employ private corporations when necessary.

3) Form fleets to reinforce/destroy those structures when their vulnerability timers become active.

What are the benefits of PPD?

Do you like messing with the enemy directly, and squeezing their profits to a trickle by launching large munitions and massive lasers at buildings in space? How about having a market alt with a side job? Do you ever wish you had more things to do? An occasional break from printing isk in nullsec? Need a few more minutes a month gaining some easy fleet time while joking with your buddies on comms? Maybe you want the chance to do something useful and contribute to society for once in your life. Maybe you live in a weird timezone or work odd hours and need a way to fly in a fleet at all hours of the day.

Well boy howdy do we have the SIG for you! For all these reasons and more, you should consider a career with PPD.

Can I become a member of the PPD?

Yes you can! We need all sorts of pilots for the various missions assigned to us. As our membership grows, we will be able to expand our operations, increasing the amount and types of ships, fleets, and activities entrusted to our corporation.

How do I become a member of PPD?

The steps are simple:

1) Create or select an alt you wish to join PPD

2) Ensure that their information has been enetered into your Auth profile

3) Go to https://auth.pleaseignore.com/groups/requestable/ and request admission to “Perimeter Police Department” under the “Military” section

3) Once you are accepted, you will have access to the PPD discord subchannel and can then apply in-game

PPD ship doctrines:

PPD Alpha TFI

PPD Leshak

TEST Highsec Nestor

Other doctrines used will simply be standard TEST ships as the roles are needed (links, scouts, tackle, etc.) and can be found here: Perimeter Police Fleet

PPD skill plans:

Currently, only one skill pack exists for the PPD TFI Alpha Alt on the https://skills.pleaseignore.com website. However, for Leshak and Nestor pilots, a list of the skills not outlined in the basic 30- and 120-day plans are included on the doctrine pages listed above.

Real Talk:

We're a small SIG that makes sure TEST makes money and tries to keep PH/NC from doing the same. We're the big dog in the Perimeter yard now, but the little dogs can still get fed and make trouble for us, so we do what we can to make their lives hell. They've literally gotten to the point of exploiting the new wardec structure mechanics and using the batphone to protect an azbel, so we're doing something right. But our job gets easier with more people around to do the work. With the ability to form enough DPS to hit uncontested timers (or even form a good enough fleet to shake off light resistance) we won't have to call stratops in Perimeter as often, which keeps your alt's butt in that Rorqual pilot seat.

Goons have a 1400-member alpha SIG flying windrunner Oracles, and they've used it to good effect helping us in our mission to push Horde out of highsec. If we can get the numbers, we could do the same. Alpha alts can also fly slightly modified versions of the TEST Ferox and Hurricane doctrines, which if approved for use, could also reduce the amount of time you spend on JC cooldown because you had to jump to Perimeter for a tidi fight. We want to expand operations, make life better and easier for everyone, and that starts with supporting this SIG if possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask around in TEST Discord, we'd be happy to help.

Progress: https://zkillboard.com/ship/35826/region/10000002/losses (47 dead Azbels)

Azbel Status: Please keep updated.

Watch List Sign Up Link

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