Jessamine
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Posted - 2008.02.23 00:28:00 -
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Several things to set the record straight.
- The storyline agent will be the one closest to the agent you complete your 16th mission for. This agent must be from the same faction as the one you have just completed the 16 missions of the same level for
- It doesn't matter if you have run couriers or kills, the agent will be the closest to your agent.
- In the event of equidistant agents it is completely random, it does not preference a division or corporation
- The type of mission is also random, you may receive a courier or a kill, regardless of the type you have been running or the division of the agent issuing the mission
Additionally, regarding faction standings and corp standings gains.
Different storylines give different boosts.
A L4 Kill Storyline invariable gives a 8.75% factional standing boost (that is you gain 8.75% of the difference between your current standing with the faction and the max [at this time that limit is +10]) with Social at level 5.
A L4 Courier Storyline can vary.
The Storyline 'A Special Delivery' is a courier for 40,000 m3 of material and grants the same bonus as a Kill Storyline (8.75%) Whereas the mission 'Transaction Data Delivery' grants between 2.6 - 2.625%.
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Additionally it appears these gains can vary but are capped, for example I have never received more or less than 8.75% gains for a L4 Kill storyline, indicating that it is either fixed at that level or capped. I believe it is capped, as opposed to fixed, as I have received variable standings boosts from the mission 'Transaction Data Delivery' {the only non 8.75% storyline I have received since the removal of 'Materials for War Preparation'.
Additionally, the standings boosts you receive with corporations is different, and follows the same logical pattern as the faction, kill storylines grant more, low end courier storylines grant less.
The only strangeness I have found is that one agent of mine gives different standings gains to his corporation than my others. The mission 'Shipyard Theft' grants me a huge 43.75% boost to the corporation I complete it for in addition to the 8.75% boost to their owning faction. [b]However[b] my Minedrill agent only grants me 29.1667% for this mission, though I still gain 8.75% at the factional level.
This leads me to believe two things, as I have only observed this in one of the over 200 times I have completed storyline missions.
A. This agent is bugged OR
B. Standings boosts can decline based on usage. The agent in question the closest to a massive mission running hub and, I assume, generates far more missions than most storyline agents.
I have created the following, somewhat large, image to provide some data for those who don't believe me or want to look themselves. I hope you've enjoyed this post, or at least benefited from it, cheers.
Standings Gains Diagram
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