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The blood stained stars faction gain / loss?
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Digital Messiah
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2011-09-10 19:15:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Digital Messiah
I have read that it gives 8.75% standing to the faction of your choosing at the end. is that based off of 0.00 standing or what you currently have?

Also will completing this EPIC arc net me negative standing with the opposing empire? AKA choosing minmatar will give negative standing for amarr.

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DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2011-09-11 04:35:13 UTC  |  Edited by: DeMichael Crimson
+8.75% standing gain is with max Social skills trained. The base amount of standing is +7.00%. The percentage amount added is based on the total amount left between your current standing and +10.00 standing.

The Epic Arcs will give very little to no derived standings towards the other Factions.

http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Epic_mission_arcs

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Destamon
Azure Freelancers
#3 - 2011-09-11 11:45:04 UTC
I've run SOE epic arc and Amarr epic arc so far and there was no derived standing for any other faction in either case.
Substantia Nigra
Polaris Rising
Goonswarm Federation
#4 - 2011-09-12 04:12:26 UTC
Digital Messiah wrote:
I have read that it gives 8.75% standing to the faction of your choosing at the end. is that based off of 0.00 standing or what you currently have?


The standings boost depends on which arm you choose for the last mission(s), and the 8.75% (or whatever) is based on the difference between your current standings and the highest possible ten standings.

I think it goes something like this:
- If your current standing is 0.00 an 8.75% boost will leave you with 0.875 standings ... a rise of 0.875 (8.75% * [10.00 - 0.00]);
- If your current standing is +7.0 an 8.75% boost will give you an additional 0.2625 for +7.26.

Digital Messiah wrote:
Also will completing this EPIC arc net me negative standing with the opposing empire? AKA choosing minmatar will give negative standing for amarr.


I've done seven of the eight arcs, each on one or more occasion, and am about to embark on the eighth ... and one of the great things about them is the relative absence of derived standings changes, especially losses. Your faction standings boosts are pretty well all positive and they can be pretty large (e.g. +30% for pirate arcs). There are a couple of small standings losses from killing certain NPC ships ... at least in the angel pirate arc.

See you in Venal ... I'm heading in shortly on the guristas arc :-)

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Digital Messiah
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2011-09-12 04:15:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Digital Messiah
DeMichael Crimson wrote:
+8.75% standing gain is with max Social skills trained. The base amount of standing is +7.00%. The percentage amount added is based on the total amount left between your current standing and +10.00 standing.

The Epic Arcs will give very little to no derived standings towards the other Factions.

http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Epic_mission_arcs


So is there an optimal standing for which i should run it.

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Substantia Nigra
Polaris Rising
Goonswarm Federation
#6 - 2011-09-12 04:40:56 UTC
No. It will just give you a bigger absolute (c.f. percentage) standings boost if your current standings are lower.

Another good thing about the arcs is that you can do them again and again, providing you wait the required 3-months before restarting.

I guess I am almost a 'vet' by now. Hopefully not too bitter and managing to help more than I hinder. I build and sell many things, including large collections of bookmarks.
Digital Messiah
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2011-09-12 04:42:02 UTC
Substantia Nigra wrote:
No. It will just give you a bigger absolute (c.f. percentage) standings boost if your current standings are lower.

Another good thing about the arcs is that you can do them again and again, providing you wait the required 3-months before restarting.


This includes all of them? Blood stained stars as well?

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Substantia Nigra
Polaris Rising
Goonswarm Federation
#8 - 2011-09-13 11:05:05 UTC
Digital Messiah wrote:
This includes all of them? Blood stained stars as well?


I believe so, although I haven't tried that one a second time.

I guess I am almost a 'vet' by now. Hopefully not too bitter and managing to help more than I hinder. I build and sell many things, including large collections of bookmarks.
Destamon
Azure Freelancers
#9 - 2011-09-14 11:49:46 UTC
Yes, blood-stained stars as well. I've run it three times now on the same character.