Missions & Complexes

How can you do that?

https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Epic_mission_arcs#Epic_Arc_Starting_Agents

The only 1 Epic Arc from the Sisters Of Eve an be started as level 1.
The Empire Factions Epic mission Arcs require level 4 each.
I have reached level 2 for Gallente but there are 2 more levels to go.

I am working on doing more security missions.
I will try to test Storyline ones but they seem to be only Distribution missions to verify if it is faster.

I will also try to verify the exact rate difference and avoid inexactitude (or misleading, in fact).

The Pirates faction Epic mission Arcs require level 3.


As for running this with a friend, I unfortunately have to run this myself multi-client.

I currently use a Dominix with Medium Railguns (just finished training Medium Hybrid Turret / Rank 3 / Level: 3 / SP: 24,000 of 135,765, to upgrade to Large Railguns. I still need Gunnery V in around 4 days) Heavy Drones and Afterburner + a Navitas or Algos.

So the more new programs and new updates are running on the client, the more complicated it gets, period.
So much so that It now makes it worthless in fact, and PLEX to Bazaar profit ratio still 100%+ better.


2.
I've already reached level 3 mission for the Gallente, Federal Navy Academy, and they are not worth it.
I'm lucky to get 1 million for some mission, which normally takes 15 mins to 30 mins each, if not 1 hour.
The bonus normally is around 150k which is not enough to buy a ship or pay for insurance.
My money is again better invested into PLEX to Bazaar ratio.
Even at a 300% exponential curve gain at level 4, it wouldn't cut it.

And the millions estimate are from loot value, which takes time, even with a Moblie Tractor Unit (MTU).
Most loot missions are worth less than that at level 3 and some around 100k only.
(That does not include the hauling costs, time, and trader costs and time.
Further increasing the value of Bazaar Trading over other activities depending on the conditions...)


3.
I will omit the amount of times arguments are being presented to try to negate and discredit the more exact and appropriate scientific fact and calculations for Bazaar Trading.

I will also omit the fact that it would be or could be a blatant scam, fraud, etc...

But it is easy to see the exact correlation directly increasing the costs with the exact same ratio of loss in comparison.

The more I test and pay to invest into this, the more I lose compared to the small profit I would get from Bazaar.
The reason the profit is getting smaller, and attempted to be made smaller is purely competitive.
I can still make more profit in Bazaar, if not 10,000% more, despite the intentions to the contrary.
I simply transpose those attempts and intention directly into it to benefit from them retroactively.

Granted, it may cost a bit of investigative work, but it's nothing my Bounty Hunter couldn't do.


4.
Let's say I were to try to claim the above 3. as false myself, even though I am not, I could still benefit from it.

It would however diminish the value of the profit gained and the value of the potential profit although not the actual potential profit.
It is more of an evaluative thing or decision than a factual, scientific one.
I use trial and error to arrive to conclusions.


5.
The only time I did FW solo, I got destroyed by enemy troops (non- NPCs and NPCs, drones or not) spying on me.
It again did not make it worth it for me to pursue, except for the fact that I got to collect data on them.
They still got the loot from my destroyed ships and/or destroyed implants.

I now reached level 3.

16.4 m first mission loot with salvage and rewards + bonus 1100 LP.
Enough for free implants upgrade to +2 , then +3 to level 4.

I asked and it took about 3 weeks to sort it out.

My second mission only paid 100k ISK + rewards but my standing now is 3.34.
I need only 1.66 to get a level 4 mission.
I am afraid I will need a better ship to succeed.
We used to do level 4 or 5 missions with 10 or 20 people.