An expedition — a multi-part escalation chain (typically four sites) obtained by chance (~5%) from an unrated complex, tracked in The Agency. Each completed part has roughly a 50% chance to continue, usually toward lower-security space than where it began.
Where is the Pulverize The Pioneers in EVE Online?
The Pulverize The Pioneers spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.
What spawns in the Pulverize The Pioneers?
The Pulverize The Pioneers has 13 waves and about 51 NPCs: 2 cruisers, 14 destroyers and 35 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Abandoned Drone, Sentient Decimator/... Alvi, Sentient Silverfish/Hunter/... Alvi and Shatter/Ripper/... Alvior and others.
Does the Pulverize The Pioneers escalate?
The Pulverize The Pioneers is itself an escalation from Haunted Yard.
What does the Pulverize The Pioneers drop?
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Access C Single-source / unverified
Ship restrictions
Unknown
NPC roster C Single-source / unverified
Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page — counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.
Location #1 — Initial defenders2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
2-4
Abandoned Drone TRIGGER
F
1
Sentient Decimator/... Alvi Rogue Drone components and possible faction modulesTRIGGER
F
Location #1 — Reinforcement2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
6-7
Render/Decimator/Hunter/... Alvi
F
1-2
Strain Sunder/Raider Alvi
F
Location #2 — Initial defenders2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
3-4
Render/Decimator/... Alvi
F
1
Sentient Silverfish/Hunter/... Alvi Rogue Drone components and possible faction modulesTRIGGER
F
Location #2 — Reinforcement 1 - timed1 ship
Qty
NPC
Hull
2
Render/Silverfish/... Alvi
F
Location #2 — Reinforcement 2 - timed1 ship
Qty
NPC
Hull
2
Shatter/Ripper/... Alvior TRIGGER
D
Location #2 — Reinforcement 32 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
2
Silverfish/Develfish Alvi
F
3
Predator/Shredder Alvior
D
Location #3 — Initial defenders3 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
3
Research Drone
F
6
Decimator/Sunder/... Alvi
F
1
Sentient Hunter/... Alvi Rogue Drone components and possible faction modulesTRIGGER
F
Location #3 — Reinforcement - timed1 ship
Qty
NPC
Hull
2
Shatter/Ripper/... Alvior
D
Location #4 — Initial defenders3 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
4
Infester/Render/... Alvi Group A 15kmTRIGGER
F
1-2
Researcher Group B 31km
F
1-2
Researcher Group B 31km
C
Location #4 — Reinforcement 12 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
2-3
Silverfish/Barracuda/... Alvi
F
2
Dismantler/... Alvior TRIGGER
D
Location #4 — Reinforcement 22 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
0-3
Hunter/Barracuda/... Alvi
F
3-4
Shatter/Dismantler/... Alvior TRIGGER
D
Location #4 — Reinforcement 31 ship
Qty
NPC
Hull
2
Marauder Alvior
D
Location #4 — Overseer wave1 ship
Qty
NPC
Hull
1
Logistic Overseer T2 salvage and possible faction modules
C
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.