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PVE Content suggestion - New Mission type
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Sanku Kai
Legion of Hephaestus
ORPHANS OF EVE
#1 - 2016-07-29 20:11:43 UTC
I have an idea for a new mission type, and was wondering if it would be possible.

Patrol Missions

Simply put, a random encounter, based on Mission Level and NPC type. Each mission factor would be a random value within a set range.

Type (example)

Level (3)

Number of Waves. (3-5)
Number of ships in each wave (15-20)
Ship Classes
Trigger (randomized)
Background environment. (Randomized)

The point would be to give the mission runner an encounter that they can not prepare for ahead of time by reading 3rd party websites.
Shallanna Yassavi
qwertz corp
#2 - 2016-07-29 21:06:59 UTC  |  Edited by: Shallanna Yassavi
MJD and sniper guns. Most of the rats have trouble with that combo, and unless they scrammed out your MJD, you can do it with near impunity.

By patrol mission, I would have thought something out of Wing Commander: they give you not one, but three locations to patrol, in three different systems, and the choice between fighting and leaving the rats alone.

If other-empire rats spawned and we had to kill them, a those of us who actually have to fly in that other-empire space (and are aware of what -5 standings) from time to time will just decline it.

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Sanku Kai
Legion of Hephaestus
ORPHANS OF EVE
#3 - 2016-07-29 21:41:42 UTC
I like that idea!
Rivr Luzade
Coreli Corporation
Pandemic Legion
#4 - 2016-07-30 06:26:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Rivr Luzade
Shallanna Yassavi wrote:
MJD and sniper guns. Most of the rats have trouble with that combo, and unless they scrammed out your MJD, you can do it with near impunity.

They have changed that paradigm recently with the burner missions as well as the recent Serpentis event. I have not done a burner mission in a very long time, but at least in the Serpentis event sites the NPCs actually use their MWD and burn towards you with 2000 m/s in case of frigs and nearly 1000 m/s for cruisers. It's probably only a matter of time until this transfers over to the other, old mission NPCs.

Even if you MJD around, the NPC will actually close the distance and do that reasonably fast.

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Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2016-07-30 06:59:03 UTC
i'd rather see the mission system overhauled. right now the only point in missions is to grind standing unless you're running pirate missions. the income is stupid low, compared to incursion running.

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Rivr Luzade
Coreli Corporation
Pandemic Legion
#6 - 2016-07-30 07:15:59 UTC
It may be low, but you do not need a fleet or a super expensive ship. If you do not get into a fleet, you still make more money running missions than with incursions. Blink

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Iain Cariaba
#7 - 2016-07-30 07:47:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Iain Cariaba
Shallanna Yassavi wrote:
By patrol mission, I would have thought something out of Wing Commander: they give you not one, but three locations to patrol, in three different systems, and the choice between fighting and leaving the rats alone.

Insta-warp ceptor farming anyone?

@OP: Basically what you're describing already exists. There are several missions where you don't have to shoot everything. There's even a few where you can complete them without shooting anything.
Nana Skalski
Taisaanat Kotei
EDENCOM DEFENSIVE INITIATIVE
#8 - 2016-07-30 08:51:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Nana Skalski
Rivr Luzade wrote:
Shallanna Yassavi wrote:
MJD and sniper guns. Most of the rats have trouble with that combo, and unless they scrammed out your MJD, you can do it with near impunity.

They have changed that paradigm recently with the burner missions as well as the recent Serpentis event. I have not done a burner mission in a very long time, but at least in the Serpentis event sites the NPCs actually use their MWD and burn towards you with 2000 m/s in case of frigs and nearly 1000 m/s for cruisers. It's probably only a matter of time until this transfers over to the other, old mission NPCs.

With upping their damage? Maybe to the point that only bastioned marauder with deadspace modules could tank statically?

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elitatwo
Zansha Expansion
#9 - 2016-07-30 09:52:14 UTC
Iain Cariaba wrote:
Shallanna Yassavi wrote:
By patrol mission, I would have thought something out of Wing Commander: they give you not one, but three locations to patrol, in three different systems, and the choice between fighting and leaving the rats alone.

Insta-warp ceptor farming anyone?

@OP: Basically what you're describing already exists. There are several missions where you don't have to shoot everything. There's even a few where you can complete them without shooting anything.


But wouldn't that be the point of making isk with missions? I mean one can "blitz" missions but you still have to travel back to your agent, talk to him / her and get a new one.
For 1m isk instead of shooting everything that mov- errm the red thingies for 30-50m isk.

OP: That sounds like a level 3 Blockade.

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