Missions & Complexes

I have always declined missions that send me into low sec. I always check the system for pod kills, pilots in system and pilots currently docked but never accecpt the mission. If everything looks good what are my chances of sucessfully completing the mission? I would hate to lose a 900 mil. PVE ship just because it is a good mission to take on. So what I'm asking does anyone take these missions in low sec if all looks good?

I generally decline them as well. The risk vs. reward just isn't balanced in favor of doing the mission.

However, it is well known that doing missions given by agents in low or even null sec are markedly more profitable in terms of isk rewards and, most importantly, LP. I used to blitz missions from Guristas agents in npc null years ago. Was extremely profitable, especially because the items from their LP store were so coveted... and expensive.

^^ this ^^ the first time I chanced a level 4 solo in low sec I got my ship shot out from under me by a proteus, the loss of my mission ship was to expensive to replace at the time so I ran level 3's until I could afford a new level 4 mission boat + fittings, ever since then I have avoided all missions requiring me to enter low sec when solo.

How does that help?

if you have to ask this, you really shouldn't try to run missions in lowsec

The majority of level 4 missions that send you into lowsec tend to be those courier missions that require you to take a small 1m3 item (like DNA) to another station. If that's the case then you can just use a shuttle, and not take your 900m battleship, obviously.

Apart from those, I decline lowsec missions that require battleship DPS, it isn't worth the risk to me. If I can get a cloaky ship that can pump out enough DPS to complete a combat mission, or at least some guarantee of not getting gate-ganked, I would venture there more often.

when I was running missions I was unlucky if I got a mission in low sec every 300 or so missions.
the exception to that was the mission "An Advantageous Catastrophe" which for me was ALWAYS in low sec.,
Only time I bothered doing the mission was when it was next door in low sec. otherwise wasn't gonna risk a ship more than I had to.

if you are worried about being sent to ls.. then find a new agent if its fairly common.

You can mission in lowsec. Don't expect greater rewards for doing it but it is about as rewarding as missioning in hisec. I missioned in lowsec for about 3 months just to try it....though it was many moons ago. In addition, I would mission in lowsec during wardecs.

The reason it isn't more profitable is that you shouldn't be doing it in your pimped out bling lvl 4 mission runner. Instead, you take a cheaper ship with cheaper mods that you will say 'oh well' if you lose it. Drake, for example. Because you won't put out the DPS, it will take you longer. In addition, you will find yourself trapped from time to time like in a station and unable to mission. You also have to be more careful moving around. This affects your efficiency compared to hisec. All in all, after considering everything it pays about the same as hisec because the rewards are a bit higher as well.

However, if you find a nice area of lowsec without much locals/traffic it isn't too hard. You will need another accounts alt logged in to watch gates because you do not want to jump through a gate without knowing what is there. Some throw away alt in a shuttle works well or a stealthy/cloaky alt if you have the luzury of one. You need to watch local like a hawk and get used to hitting/using Dscan. It is a pain but it does become second nature after awhile.

If you do do it, try to be a bit nomadic. It will start out well at first but you will attract people trying to kill you. They will watch the star map and look for # rat kills and when they see the characteristc pattern they will come to try and snag you. Their favorite tactic is usually to sit on the other side of a gate from your base system waiting for you to accept a mission and jump through. Hence why you need an alt.

I'd mission in lowsec all the time if the rewards were greater. However, I can do as well in Hisec because I don't have to worry about being station camped, gate camps and can use my nice mission runner....so after the novelty of living in lowsec went away, I left.

Don't mission in lowsec. Stay in highsec. Don't give the pirate street rats a chance to touch you.

Omni tank your ship, fit a cloak and point on it and just do it.

Only thing you've got to lose is boredom. If you stay missioning in hisec, you'll eventually get bored of the game and unsub.