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* [[Career_Agents|Career]] - tutorial missions that introduce new players to the EVE's various activities. | * [[Career_Agents|Career]] - tutorial missions that introduce new players to the EVE's various activities. | ||
==Three Basic Mission Types | ==Three Basic Mission Types== | ||
There are three basic types of missions that are immediately available to new players: {{color|#cee686|Security}} given by security agents, {{color|#cee686|Mining}} given by mining agents, and {{color|#cee686|Distribution}} given by distribution agents. | There are three basic types of missions that are immediately available to new players: {{color|#cee686|Security}} given by security agents, {{color|#cee686|Mining}} given by mining agents, and {{color|#cee686|Distribution}} given by distribution agents. | ||
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'''[[Distribution missions]]''' require the movement of a cargo from one station to another. Distribution missions never require combat, though, of course, you may encounter PvP combat on the way to your destination. Distribution missions are the fastest mission type to run so they are sometimes used for fast standing gains. | '''[[Distribution missions]]''' require the movement of a cargo from one station to another. Distribution missions never require combat, though, of course, you may encounter PvP combat on the way to your destination. Distribution missions are the fastest mission type to run so they are sometimes used for fast standing gains. | ||
==Special missions== | |||
These mission types are not as widely available as the basic three. | |||
'''[[Career Agents|Career missions]]''', also know as Tutorial missions, are missions that are supposed to help new players learn how to play EVE Online. It is a good idea to do these tutorials when you first start playing EVE, as they give valuable ships and equipment, and the increase your standings with the faction offering the missions. Each player character can only do each Tutorial Mission from a given [[Tutorial and Career Agents in Eve|Tutorial Agent]] once ever, but the tutorial mission chains do count as Storylines in increasing corporation and faction standings. | |||
'''[[Research missions]]''' are a part of the [[Industry]] career path. Instead of Loyalty Points, these missions award Research Points that can be used to buy datacores from the agent who gives the missions. You will need to have trained various Science knowledge to the level required by an agent before he or she will offer you the mission. Datacores can be sold in the Market, and some players run these missions to make ISK from trading. Most players, however, have not trained the science skills that these missions require. | |||
'''[[Epic arcs]]''' are long series of missions. Throughout the arc, you will be offered choices which will branch the arc in one or more directions, and thus the arcs have different outcomes depending on your choices. The missions that make up these arcs typically have very good ISK rewards and the last mission of the arc typically carries a handsome reward. There are seven Epic Mission Arcs. Most players begin with [[The Blood-Stained Stars]], an arc that can be completed in a T1 frigate and gives a boost in standings withe Sisters of Eve. Seasoned L4 runners will be doing the four empire epic arcs while the fearless pilots can do the two pirate epic arcs. Epic arcs can be repeated once every three months. | |||
'''[[Anomic missions]]''' (also known as "burner" missions) are optional security missions that are given out by level 4 agents. They can always be declined without penalty. Anomic missions present a different and higher challenge compared to other security missions. You will encounter a small number of very powerful adversaries and you are restricted in ship size. These missions require specialized and expensive ship fits and high skills to solo. They also require piloting skills that are otherwise rarely used in PvE such as overheating. | |||
'''[[COSMOS]]''' missions are special missions found in certain regions of space. These missions vary wildly in difficulty from easy L1 to harder-than-usual L4. Unlike normal missions these missions require faction standing to accept. The COSMOS missions can be completed only once. | |||
'''[[Data centers]]''' missions involve handing in tags to the agent for standing gain. This effectively allows you to buy faction standings. Note though that each data center mission can be done only once. | |||
==Storyline Missions== | |||
As you continue to complete missions, you will occasionally get a Storyline Mission offer from a special Storyline agent. In fact these offers will happen exactly every 16th mission for the same faction. This agent will suddenly contact you from a station, however, you may need to travel to the agent's station in order to accept the mission. Once you are in touch with the Storyline Agent, you accept and complete the mission in the usual way. | |||
The game tracks how many missions you've completed for each level and each faction. For every 16 missions of <span style="color:#0f0">''the same level and faction (but not necessarily the same corporation)''</span> that you complete, you will get a new Storyline Mission offer from the nearest storyline agent of the same faction. This will always be the Storyline Agent closest to the regular agent who gave you your 16th mission (in terms of number of jumps) with two exceptions: | |||
* If the closest Storyline Agent has already made you an offer that you haven't accepted or declined, then it will be the second-closest Storyline Agent that you get the offer from. | |||
* If the agent who gave you the 16th regular mission that you completed was in High Security, then the Storyline offer will always come from a Storyline Agent in High Security. | |||
You cannot work for a Storyline Agent unless you've received an offer from that Agent. | |||
Completing a Storyline Mission gives large increases to your standings with the agent's corporation, and moderate increase to faction standings. Note though that you will also get derived standings, both positive and negative. So if you keep doing Storyline Missions for [[Minmatar Republic]] you will find that [[Gallente Federation]] will also like you while [[Amarr Empire]], [[Caldari State]] and various pirate factions will gradually start to dislike you. | |||
When trying to increase standings with a particular NPC corporation, it is possible to plan your missioning such that when you hand in your 16th mission, you get your offer from the Storyline Agent of the corporation that you are focusing on. | |||
== Mission Levels== | == Mission Levels== | ||
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You will also receive ISK from bounties while killing NPC in combat missions. You will often get more ISK from bounties than from the mission reward. You will also be able to loot and salvage the wrecks though it is often more profitable to skip this. | You will also receive ISK from bounties while killing NPC in combat missions. You will often get more ISK from bounties than from the mission reward. You will also be able to loot and salvage the wrecks though it is often more profitable to skip this. | ||
==Declining Missions== | ==Declining Missions== | ||
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*[https://eve-online.itemdrop.net/eve_db/agents/ Itemdrop] | *[https://eve-online.itemdrop.net/eve_db/agents/ Itemdrop] | ||
==Missioning with a Fleet== | ==Missioning with a Fleet== | ||