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* [[Epic arcs|Epic arc]] - a linked series of missions that tells a story and provides a substantial reward. | * [[Epic arcs|Epic arc]] - a linked series of missions that tells a story and provides a substantial reward. | ||
* [[Missions#Storyline_Missions|Storyline]] (if available) - these special missions are assigned periodically as you gain standing with a faction. | * [[Missions#Storyline_Missions|Storyline]] (if available) - these special missions are assigned periodically as you gain standing with a faction. | ||
* [[ | * [[Career Agents|Career]] - tutorial missions that introduce new players to the EVE's various activities. | ||
==Three Basic Mission Types== | ==Three Basic Mission Types== | ||
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These mission types are not regularly available and are bound by conditions you need to fulfill before they are offered to you. | These mission types are not regularly available and are bound by conditions you need to fulfill before they are offered to you. | ||
'''[[Career Agents|Career missions]]''', also known as "Tutorial missions", are missions that are supposed to teach help new players how to play EVE Online. It is a good idea to do these when you first start playing EVE, as they give you starter ships and equipment. They also increase your standings with the faction offering the missions. Each player character can only do each Tutorial Mission from a given [[ | '''[[Career Agents|Career missions]]''', also known as "Tutorial missions", are missions that are supposed to teach help new players how to play EVE Online. It is a good idea to do these when you first start playing EVE, as they give you starter ships and equipment. They also increase your standings with the faction offering the missions. Each player character can only do each Tutorial Mission from a given [[Career Agents|Career Agent]] once, but the Career agent mission chains do count as Storyline missions and thus increase faction standings after completing a full set. | ||
'''[[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 skills to the level required by an agent before he or she will offer you a mission. Datacores can be sold at the Market, and some players run these missions to make ISK from trading - do keep in mind that the income is quite low. Most players, however, have not trained the Science skills that these missions require. | '''[[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 skills to the level required by an agent before he or she will offer you a mission. Datacores can be sold at the Market, and some players run these missions to make ISK from trading - do keep in mind that the income is quite low. Most players, however, have not trained the Science skills that these missions require. | ||