Don't have the preditors up in high to eat shiney ships.

Forgive me if I'm out of line, but if this is a sandbox.

My idea is to remove level 4s from low sec and buff low sec missions to give better rewards as follows;

Low sec level 1 = High sec level 2
Low sec level 2 = High sec level 3
Low sec level 3 = High sec level 4

This will give new players a choice. They can either stay in high sec and skill up a badly trained BS to run level 4s, or they can take their BC into low sec and get the same reward running level 3s. They will be able to cover the cost of a lost ship with just a few missions so the risk is more appealing and they will get into fights and find the game a lot more enjoyable, plus it will bring more targets into lowsec for gankers so there will be more enjoyable gameplay for all.

Firstly : Online Sandbox=An open world is a type of video game level design where a player can roam freely through a virtual world and is given considerable freedom in choosing how or when to approach objectives. Video games that include such level design often are referred to as "free roam" games.

I do howerver like the idea of making low sec missions work better. Maybe better drops also? Some attention needs to be on bringing the mission runner back into the game though in any case.

Why is there so much effort on behalf of CCP nerfing missions and mission content to force people into other areas?

Except the grind time for most level 3 and 4 missions is so long that doing them in lowsec would be very unappealing to most mission runners especially sitting in lowsec in a PvE optimised ship.

What we need for mission runners in lowsec is missions that are better tailored to lowsec so that players will fly them in PvP ships and then they won't feel as much of a need to dock up as soon as another pilot enters the system.

Some of the FW missions are already like that but overall they're few and far between.

You forgot the most important words: "as long as other players let you"

I think the matter of low sec missioning is a little off topic on the basis of this thread. I was wondering more about the massive amount of time and developement spent grinding for standings and running missions. There is a HUGE decrease in worth while results for the effort. That and no new anything on the mission front since it's primary inception!

My idea is to remove level 4s from low sec and buff low sec missions to give better rewards as follows;

Low sec level 1 = High sec level 2
Low sec level 2 = High sec level 3
Low sec level 3 = High sec level 4

This will give new players a choice. They can either stay in high sec and skill up a badly trained BS to run level 4s, or they can take their BC into low sec and get the same reward running level 3s. They will be able to cover the cost of a lost ship with just a few missions so the risk is more appealing and they will get into fights and find the game a lot more enjoyable, plus it will bring more targets into lowsec for gankers so there will be more enjoyable gameplay for all.

I just looked up the definition. I didn't bend it to fit an agenda

No.
CCP has proven time and again that throwing more money at people doesn't help.
You have the wrong perspective.

The issue is the players. A big part of the problem are the griefers (to quote Tippia)
who sit in rookiechats and -systems telling everybody that they shoudln't ever go to low,
because it's a deathtrap.

They tell them to run missions or mine for isk,
as if playing solo right from the start was a good idea.

Players' behaviour can be be steered best right from the beginning,
and these people do exactly that, with bad consequences for the whole population.

They did change the AI enough so that low skilled players loose more drones and lowby ships. So the end result was...More expence, less attractive to new players, oh yeah; less rewards.

Yeah, I've seen those people in the rookie channel and NPC corp chats. Still, I think this kind of reward would be too great for many mission runners to ignore.

Maybe there's a point behind that.
Have less new people run stupid missions but instead have them seek player
interaction to make money, aka actually playing the game.

See it from a new guys perspective. The first things many do is playing alone!
Alone! That's ridiculous!

*lol*
Most new people have no clue about how they want to play the game.
Most get influenced in doing what they are told to do.

Edit: Getting pushed into playing solo in Eve IS ridiculous.
If they WANT to play alone then they can do so,
but then they'll have a bad awakening once others play the game the way it works.
Together or against each other.


Also, regarding the crap above...

All skills cap at V.
There is no "max skilled player" in Eve.
If a noob bu y s a toon from 2003 he will still lose
against a week old noob who knows what he's doing.

Back on topic, revitalising missions is a waste of time.

Rant much? Anyway... Not very on topic.

If missions were modified in a way that they could incorporate PvP and player interaction, that would be a worthwhile change but I feel it would also be a very time consuming process and probably very difficult to implement successfully.

As a newer player, what exactly do you think a 2011 toon can do to a maxed skill PVP 2006 player?

I was adressing your words, as pointless as it is.

Anyhow... yes. Back on topic.
Revitalizing missions?

Yes. Make them closer to actual ship combat with actual risk of losing ships.
Missions are too much of an ISK farm and need revitalization by
putting them more in line with the actual game.