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= The Quest For Perfect Refining =

As most budding industrialists will notice, the profit margins on T1 production can be rather slim. That said, these items make a natural starting point for those just starting an industrial career. Therefore, it is of the ~~upmost~~ importance to minimize waste when producing goods. For a dedicated manufacturer who buys their materials, training the [[Skills:Production#Production_Efficiency|Production Efficiency]] skill to 5 and researching your blueprints for PE is the only way to do so. But for the comprehensive industrialist who likes to mine their own minerals, increasing refining efficiency is essential.

As most budding industrialists will notice, the profit margins on T1 production can be rather slim. That said, these items make a natural starting point for those just starting an industrial career. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to minimize waste when producing goods. For a dedicated manufacturer who buys their materials, training the [[Skills:Production#Production_Efficiency|Production Efficiency]] skill to 5 and researching your blueprints for PE is the only way to do so. But for the comprehensive industrialist who likes to mine their own minerals, increasing refining efficiency is essential.

== What and Who this page is for ==

The UniWiki already contains an excellent page on the mechanics of [[Refining]]. This page goes into much detail on the skills required to obtain "Perfect Refining" status. You should definitely read it before continuing with this guide! As ~~mentionned~~ on that page, in addition to training a series of skills one must obtain a standing of 6.67 with a corporation that has refining facilities. This guide is for newer industrial characters based in or around the Uni's home system of Aldrat who wish to earn those standings, but may not have the combat skills required to quickly do so.

The UniWiki already contains an excellent page on the mechanics of [[Refining]]. This page goes into much detail on the skills required to obtain "Perfect Refining" status. You should definitely read it before continuing with this guide! As mentioned on that page, in addition to training a series of skills one must obtain a standing of 6.67 with a corporation that has refining facilities. This guide is for newer industrial characters based in or around the Uni's home system of Aldrat who wish to earn those standings, but may not have the combat skills required to quickly do so.

== Before we begin ==

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Next, you will need to train some skills. While I understand the desire to save your skill queue for all the awesome industrially focused skills available to you, the grind to earn your standing requirement is exactly that: a grind. In order to make this process easier, it is highly recommended that you train the following skills:

* [[Skills:Social#Social|Social]] - While having this skill at level V would be very nice, you should almost certainly train this skill to '''level IV''' before ~~begining~~ the many missions you will be undertaking. Each level of this skill directly boosts the amount of standings gain you will earn per mission and therefore will decrease the time it will take you to complete your quest.

* [[Skills:Social#Social|Social]] - While having this skill at level V would be very nice, you should almost certainly train this skill to '''level IV''' before beginning the many missions you will be undertaking. Each level of this skill directly boosts the amount of standings gain you will earn per mission and therefore will decrease the time it will take you to complete your quest.

* [[Skills:Social#Connections|Connections]] - Train this skill to level III. The original author of this guide ignored this ~~reccomendation~~ and spent a significant amount of time completing level 1 missions. Training this to '''level III''' will let you mostly bypass this worthless step.

* [[Skills:Social#Connections|Connections]] - Train this skill to level III. The original author of this guide ignored this recommendation and spent a significant amount of time completing level 1 missions. Training this to '''level III''' will let you mostly bypass this worthless step.

* [[Skills:Social#Negotiation|Negotiation]] - This one's not really required. It only boosts the ISK reward for completing a mission. Training this will not help you complete your quest any faster, but taking a level or two will be quick and earn some extra money along the way.

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Libold may be best known in the University as the home of the [[Frig_FFA|Frigate Free-For-All]], but it is also where your standings journey will begin! This system contains many level 1 and 2 agents of the MMC for you to work for! If you've followed the recommendations laid out above, completing a single level 1 mission for any agent of the MMC should activate your Connections bonus and grant you access to level 2 agents. This mission should be very easy and won't even be covered by this guide.

Once you've gained access to level 2 missions, the first leg of your quest can begin! There are two level 2 agents in Libold, one found at Libold VII Moon 5, and another at Libold IX Moon 20. You can and likely should request missions from both of these agents in order to see your possible options. It is possible to deny a mission from an agent once every four hours. You do not want to deny a specific agent more frequently than that, however, or you will lose the very standings we are trying to earn! Once you accept a mission, you will have a certain amount of time specific to each mission to complete the task given to you by your agents. The standings boost is not affected by whether or not you reach this goal, but usually it isn't much of a challenge and you will earn significantly more ISK if you do. Since the standings quest isn't the most lucrative no matter what you do, not accepting missions until you are ready to complete them is a good way to maximize the income you do ~~recieve~~.

Once you've gained access to level 2 missions, the first leg of your quest can begin! There are two level 2 agents in Libold, one found at Libold VII Moon 5, and another at Libold IX Moon 20. You can and likely should request missions from both of these agents in order to see your possible options. It is possible to deny a mission from an agent once every four hours. You do not want to deny a specific agent more frequently than that, however, or you will lose the very standings we are trying to earn! Once you accept a mission, you will have a certain amount of time specific to each mission to complete the task given to you by your agents. The standings boost is not affected by whether or not you reach this goal, but usually it isn't much of a challenge and you will earn significantly more ISK if you do. Since the standings quest isn't the most lucrative no matter what you do, not accepting missions until you are ready to complete them is a good way to maximize the income you do receive.

~~Unfotunately~~, as the concept for this page was thought of after much of the original author's time with level 2 missions, there are some deficiencies in the data available at this time. If you find yourself following this guide, please contribute any information available!

Unfortunately, as the concept for this page was thought of after much of the original author's time with level 2 missions, there are some deficiencies in the data available at this time. If you find yourself following this guide, please contribute any information available!

=== Missions ===

As the data recorded for these did not include approximate completion times, these are ~~liste~~ in order of raw standings % reward.

As the data recorded for these did not include approximate completion times, these are listed in order of raw standings % reward.

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 = The Quest For Perfect Refining =
-As most budding industrialists will notice, the profit margins on T1 production can be rather slim. That said, these items make a natural starting point for those just starting an industrial career. Therefore, it is of the upmost importance to minimize waste when producing goods. For a dedicated manufacturer who buys their materials, training the [[Skills:Production#Production_Efficiency|Production Efficiency]] skill to 5 and researching your blueprints for PE is the only way to do so. But for the comprehensive industrialist who likes to mine their own minerals, increasing refining efficiency is essential.
+As most budding industrialists will notice, the profit margins on T1 production can be rather slim. That said, these items make a natural starting point for those just starting an industrial career. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to minimize waste when producing goods. For a dedicated manufacturer who buys their materials, training the [[Skills:Production#Production_Efficiency|Production Efficiency]] skill to 5 and researching your blueprints for PE is the only way to do so. But for the comprehensive industrialist who likes to mine their own minerals, increasing refining efficiency is essential.
 == What and Who this page is for ==
-The UniWiki already contains an excellent page on the mechanics of [[Refining]]. This page goes into much detail on the skills required to obtain "Perfect Refining" status. You should definitely read it before continuing with this guide! As mentionned on that page, in addition to training a series of skills one must obtain a standing of 6.67 with a corporation that has refining facilities. This guide is for newer industrial characters based in or around the Uni's home system of Aldrat who wish to earn those standings, but may not have the combat skills required to quickly do so.
+The UniWiki already contains an excellent page on the mechanics of [[Refining]]. This page goes into much detail on the skills required to obtain "Perfect Refining" status. You should definitely read it before continuing with this guide! As mentioned on that page, in addition to training a series of skills one must obtain a standing of 6.67 with a corporation that has refining facilities. This guide is for newer industrial characters based in or around the Uni's home system of Aldrat who wish to earn those standings, but may not have the combat skills required to quickly do so.
 == Before we begin ==
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 Next, you will need to train some skills. While I understand the desire to save your skill queue for all the awesome industrially focused skills available to you, the grind to earn your standing requirement is exactly that: a grind. In order to make this process easier, it is highly recommended that you train the following skills:
-* [[Skills:Social#Social|Social]] - While having this skill at level V would be very nice, you should almost certainly train this skill to '''level IV''' before begining the many missions you will be undertaking. Each level of this skill directly boosts the amount of standings gain you will earn per mission and therefore will decrease the time it will take you to complete your quest.
+* [[Skills:Social#Social|Social]] - While having this skill at level V would be very nice, you should almost certainly train this skill to '''level IV''' before beginning the many missions you will be undertaking. Each level of this skill directly boosts the amount of standings gain you will earn per mission and therefore will decrease the time it will take you to complete your quest.
-* [[Skills:Social#Connections|Connections]] - Train this skill to level III. The original author of this guide ignored this reccomendation and spent a significant amount of time completing level 1 missions. Training this to '''level III''' will let you mostly bypass this worthless step.
+* [[Skills:Social#Connections|Connections]] - Train this skill to level III. The original author of this guide ignored this recommendation and spent a significant amount of time completing level 1 missions. Training this to '''level III''' will let you mostly bypass this worthless step.
 * [[Skills:Social#Negotiation|Negotiation]] - This one's not really required. It only boosts the ISK reward for completing a mission. Training this will not help you complete your quest any faster, but taking a level or two will be quick and earn some extra money along the way.
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 Libold may be best known in the University as the home of the [[Frig_FFA|Frigate Free-For-All]], but it is also where your standings journey will begin! This system contains many level 1 and 2 agents of the MMC for you to work for! If you've followed the recommendations laid out above, completing a single level 1 mission for any agent of the MMC should activate your Connections bonus and grant you access to level 2 agents. This mission should be very easy and won't even be covered by this guide.
-Once you've gained access to level 2 missions, the first leg of your quest can begin! There are two level 2 agents in Libold, one found at Libold VII Moon 5, and another at Libold IX Moon 20. You can and likely should request missions from both of these agents in order to see your possible options. It is possible to deny a mission from an agent once every four hours. You do not want to deny a specific agent more frequently than that, however, or you will lose the very standings we are trying to earn! Once you accept a mission, you will have a certain amount of time specific to each mission to complete the task given to you by your agents. The standings boost is not affected by whether or not you reach this goal, but usually it isn't much of a challenge and you will earn significantly more ISK if you do. Since the standings quest isn't the most lucrative no matter what you do, not accepting missions until you are ready to complete them is a good way to maximize the income you do recieve.
+Once you've gained access to level 2 missions, the first leg of your quest can begin! There are two level 2 agents in Libold, one found at Libold VII Moon 5, and another at Libold IX Moon 20. You can and likely should request missions from both of these agents in order to see your possible options. It is possible to deny a mission from an agent once every four hours. You do not want to deny a specific agent more frequently than that, however, or you will lose the very standings we are trying to earn! Once you accept a mission, you will have a certain amount of time specific to each mission to complete the task given to you by your agents. The standings boost is not affected by whether or not you reach this goal, but usually it isn't much of a challenge and you will earn significantly more ISK if you do. Since the standings quest isn't the most lucrative no matter what you do, not accepting missions until you are ready to complete them is a good way to maximize the income you do receive.
-Unfotunately, as the concept for this page was thought of after much of the original author's time with level 2 missions, there are some deficiencies in the data available at this time. If you find yourself following this guide, please contribute any information available!
+Unfortunately, as the concept for this page was thought of after much of the original author's time with level 2 missions, there are some deficiencies in the data available at this time. If you find yourself following this guide, please contribute any information available!
 === Missions ===
-As the data recorded for these did not include approximate completion times, these are liste in order of raw standings % reward.
+As the data recorded for these did not include approximate completion times, these are listed in order of raw standings % reward.
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