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Posted - 2005.04.12 22:19:00 -
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 Originally by: LeMonde
Hey everyone, I'm LeMonde, the new content developer. My focus is on complex agent missions.
The point of this post is to get a better idea of what types of agent missions the players enjoy the most. If you could post the name of your favorite mission(s) and write a short text on what kind of player you believe yourself to be (why you are doing missions), it would help us a lot.
Favorite Mission: Guristas Extravaganza
The scope and size of this mission is immense. Although it size is its main drawback. Many players don't have the stomach to sit for 4+ hours on a single mission, but in the end the isk and chance for great bonus loot at the 6th deadspace area is simply too tempting to turn down for me.
Why I do missions:
I enjoy doing missions, because I like the feeling of "fitting in" or getting somewhere. I love the new Loyalty point system, it's really an ingenious way of rewarding players.
I've never been particularly good at PVP, and mining can literally like pushing a knitting needle into my ear canal.
I rather enjoy NPC hunting in 0.0, but due to all of the politics, pirates and "closed space", I find that I enjoy doing missions more.
For instance, I can trawl around several 0.0 systems looking for Battleship spawns, or I can do a Level 4 mission and get 12.
L4 missions are in effect, instant gratification. Not unlike being able to open your front door and step into a firefight, then go to bed when you get tired and not worry about who is going to be shooting you while you're sleeping.
I'd have to say the biggest reason I do missions however, is due to the "I want to feel like I'm getting somewhere" aspect of gaming. While PVP is fun, most people dare not put anything worthwhile on their ships because it can and will be lost in seconds.
With L4 missions, it gives you a challenge, a reward, and lets you select the time and place where it happens.
Some people say L4 missions are far too easy, which I tend to disagree with. if you compare the NPC waves in a L4 mission to NPC hunting in 0.0, the 0.0 hunting is laughably easy.
To give an example, I went up into Venal today on the test server, as I just wanted to see what the difference was between mission Guristas and 0.0 Guristas.
I saw a few 500k and 1 mill BS, and a bunch of spawns of 3-4 cruisers.
Anyways, I hope my answers have been helpful. 
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