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KaarBaak
Minmatar Squirrel Team
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Posted - 2009.10.19 15:07:00 -
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I decided to start building standing with an R&D corp (Duvolle Labs). Running lvl3s due to low standing. I ran 13 missions for the same agent when I got the email for a storyline: "Come see me...I have a special project...blah blah"
So I go to that agent and get part 1 of a 10 part mission. I assume I have to do all 10 parts to get the storyline bonus. A couple hours later I finally finish and check the standings transactions with Duvolle. I find...nothing. Not one bump.
So, closer inspection shows that I was actually running the storyline for Federation Freight. So now I have a bunch of standing with this useless corp.
The question is: is this normal for R&D corps? Are there not storyline missions from R&D corps? Can anyone explain why I got a storyline from an agent in a corp different from the one I was missioning for?
I appreciate any insight. Regards,
KB KB
Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. |
Salizar Amolkshue
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Posted - 2009.10.19 15:25:00 -
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This is normal for any corp, it is not unique to R&D agents. The storyline agent that offers you the mission is the closest storyline agent to your location when you turn in the 16th mission for that faction. If you got a storyline mission after only 13 missions, you must have done 3 for that faction at some point in the past.
Unless you plan out your mission running very carefully you will get a storyline agent from a different corp most of the time. And a lot of the time that storyline agent is from a useless corp. If you spend some time with Eve-Agents and keep careful count of how many missions you have done you can pick your storyline agent fairly easily.
1) Find a storyline agent for Duvolle Labs 2) Find an agent in the same system of the same level for the same FACTION that you can work for 3) Run 15 missions for the R&D agent of your choice 4) Run the 16th mission at the agent that is close to the storyline agent 5) Accept storyline mission from your preferred agent
Unfortunately Duvolle doesn't have any storyline agents... So I guess this is all academic anyway...
-Sal
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KaarBaak
Minmatar Squirrel Team
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Posted - 2009.10.19 16:13:00 -
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I guess that explains why I didn't get one from them.
Thanks for the good info, though. I guess I've been lucky up to this point.
KB
Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. |
Jagga Spikes
Minmatar Sebiestor tribe
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Posted - 2009.10.19 17:11:00 -
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when you complete 16th mission of specific level and faction, you get storyline from closest storyline agent of that faction. not sure what happens if there is more than eligible agent at closest range, but i assume it's chosen randomly.
some corps have no storyline agents. some factions do not have storyline agents.
specifically for Duvolle, there is storyline agent in Carirgnottin, and there is L3 standard agent in Scuelazyns (1 jump away).
research ftw
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Salizar Amolkshue
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Posted - 2009.10.19 18:17:00 -
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Edited by: Salizar Amolkshue on 19/10/2009 18:20:56
Originally by: Jagga Spikes when you complete 16th mission of specific level and faction, you get storyline from closest storyline agent of that faction. not sure what happens if there is more than eligible agent at closest range, but i assume it's chosen randomly.
some corps have no storyline agents. some factions do not have storyline agents.
specifically for Duvolle, there is storyline agent in Carirgnottin, and there is L3 standard agent in Scuelazyns (1 jump away).
research ftw
Hmm, I did do some research http://eve-agents.com/index.dxd?AgentName=&System=&Region=-&Corporation=1000109&Faction=500001&Division=-&Level=-&Skill=-&Locator=-&Storyline=1&FWAgent=-&Sort=1&Direction=0
Wonder why that agent doesn't show up...
(edit: the link converts the ? to a %3d*** or something like that, but if you copy and paste it...)
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KaarBaak
Minmatar Squirrel Team
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Posted - 2009.10.19 19:21:00 -
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Edited by: KaarBaak on 19/10/2009 19:22:04 eve-agents actually shows 3 storyline agents for Duvolle. 2 low-sec and the hisec indicated above.
KB
Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. |
Salizar Amolkshue
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Posted - 2009.10.19 19:30:00 -
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Originally by: KaarBaak Edited by: KaarBaak on 19/10/2009 19:22:04 eve-agents actually shows 3 storyline agents for Duvolle. 2 low-sec and the hisec indicated above.
lol, apparently Duvolle is not a Caldari corp...
damn, it's amazing I can even tie my shoes...
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KaarBaak
Minmatar Squirrel Team
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Posted - 2009.10.20 02:14:00 -
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Just to close the loop....did 15 missions today and drew the storyline on the 16th, from the agents described above. Amazing.
thanks again
KB
Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. |
Zifrian
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Posted - 2009.10.20 16:34:00 -
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Just so you know, the 2 highest R&D agents for Duvolle are in Anille and Fricoure and when you finish 16 daily missions for them (you get emails from them saying they have issues with their research and need help - reward is a day's worth of RP's) you'll get a storyline from either Vylade or Miriline depending on what one you finish as 16. Both agents are Federation Navy.
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Tierla Harrington
Minmatar New Age Flying Industries
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Posted - 2009.10.24 04:27:00 -
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On a slightly related topic, is there a way to know if the Storyline mission will have a negative standing impact with oposing factions? Since the last Storyline I did (after completeing 16 lvl 4 missions for Duvolle) and noticed a huge hit to Caldari standings, I have taken to refusing all storylines. If possible, I would like to able to start accepting those that won't hit me with negative standings penalty to opposing factions. If its not possible, and all Storylines have that penalty associated with them, then I'll just have to keep rejecting story missions for all time. |
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Celia Therone
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Posted - 2009.10.24 06:42:00 -
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Originally by: Tierla Harrington On a slightly related topic, is there a way to know if the Storyline mission will have a negative standing impact with oposing factions? Since the last Storyline I did (after completeing 16 lvl 4 missions for Duvolle) and noticed a huge hit to Caldari standings, I have taken to refusing all storylines. If possible, I would like to able to start accepting those that won't hit me with negative standings penalty to opposing factions. If its not possible, and all Storylines have that penalty associated with them, then I'll just have to keep rejecting story missions for all time.
It depends on the relations between the factions and also your current relations.
Sisters of Eve storyline missions don't really tank your standings. Empire storylines will generally tank the enemy factions whilst helping your friendly factions. If you alternate storylines (a couple of Amarr then a couple of Gallente) then you wont really mess up your standings, you may even improve them.
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Zifrian
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Posted - 2009.10.24 06:58:00 -
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Edited by: Zifrian on 24/10/2009 06:58:27
Here's the standing impact list:
http://newedenlibrary.net/eon/faction_standings.shtml
Yeah, SOE doesn't tank them but they still take a hit.
I have to go run some Caldari Navy missions now to boost my standing to an acceptable level. I'm like 7.5 with gallente faction heh.
As a rule now though, I don't do storylines unless I need the faction or corp standing (I'm 9.8 with Fed Navy, not really needed) or they give an attribute implant as a reward. All the others are basically a waste of time for little reward and a big standing hit to the opposing factions.
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