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Fastest Faction Standing Gain - Lvl 4 courier missions?
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Voddick
AFK
#1 - 2017-03-29 03:58:19 UTC
Maybe I'm wrong, but I've done courier, mining, and combat missions while trying to reach my faction standing goal and the easiest way I've found to Raise standings is via courier missions.

Yes, the pay is worse than afk badger mining, but you can clear 3-6 missions per hour easy. Plus some of the storyline missions are very profitable.

Anyway, I like this because it's VERY low workload and I can autopilot if needed (busy at work).

Does anyone else know a better way to rapidly attain storyline missions?

I've already done COSMOS, arcs, tag agents, and FW ranks...plus read "the plan"
Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#2 - 2017-03-29 07:51:34 UTC
it does sound easy, I just run combat missions can can pretty easily hit that 3-6 per hour, I'd say ~10 is the max that includes warp speed implants, special constellations, and the ability to run burners. just decline the really bad missions like angels extravaganza as it takes forever. chains like recon or the anomaly are great as they give you 3 missions in a row that are all really easy to complete. I recommend a warp speed mach for most missions, it can be nice to have other ships too as some missions you want to be able to snipe a bit better.

there are a few level 3 systems with multiple agents you can blitz through those in a warp speed fit t3, not sure what the standing gain rate is though.

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Donnachadh
United Allegiance of Undesirables
#3 - 2017-03-29 12:35:09 UTC
If you want to work on faction standings then you need to read this Faction Repair Plan. As always tip of the hat to DMC and the rest for putting this together.
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2017-03-29 13:16:33 UTC  |  Edited by: DeMichael Crimson
Voddick wrote:
Maybe I'm wrong, but I've done courier, mining, and combat missions while trying to reach my faction standing goal and the easiest way I've found to Raise standings is via courier missions.

Yes, the pay is worse than afk badger mining, but you can clear 3-6 missions per hour easy. Plus some of the storyline missions are very profitable.

Anyway, I like this because it's VERY low workload and I can autopilot if needed (busy at work).

Does anyone else know a better way to rapidly attain storyline missions?

I've already done COSMOS, arcs, tag agents, and FW ranks...plus read "the plan"

First of all just exactly what is your Faction Standing goal ?

And yes, doing Courier missions is the easiest and fastest way to get Storyline mission offers. The trick is to get 2 or 3 Agents located near each other, preferable in the same station, get active missions from them and complete those missions in one run with another set of Agents at the end of that run to hopefully take you back to the initial set of Agents. Best location for that is in a Deadend pipeline or cul-de-sac of systems so you'll always be doing the same route.

If you've already completed all of the Cosmos, Data Center, Epic Arc Agents (by the way, Epic Arcs can be completed every 90 days) and have gone through all of the Faction Warfare ranks, then your Faction Standing should be really high. Also if you did indeed read 'The Plan' then you should know that working allied Empire Agents will give derived standings to help increase your main Faction Standing, up to a certain level of course.

Which basically brings back my first question - just exactly what is your Faction Standing goal ?


Donnachadh wrote:
If you want to work on faction standings then you need to read this Faction Repair Plan. As always tip of the hat to DMC and the rest for putting this together.

Donnachadh,

Thank you very much for the complement. It's good to see players are still recommending and posting a link to 'The Plan'. All of the guide links within it are still viable.

Big smile



DMC

'The Plan' | California Eve Players | Proposal - The Endless Battle
Alasdan Helminthauge
AirHogs
Hogs Collective
#5 - 2017-03-29 14:07:26 UTC
Voddick wrote:
Does anyone else know a better way to rapidly attain storyline missions?


use a blockade runner to do the lv4 courier missions (don't afk that) with warp speed implants.
or using a magnate to do the lv2 ones if you can't access lv4. (it can reach 1k+ cargo space with 4 cargohold expanders, while remain the agility and warp speed of a frigateBig smile)
or using a mach/tengu to blitz lv3 combat missions.
Voddick
AFK
#6 - 2017-03-29 14:37:11 UTC
The blockade runner is a great idea! Didn't even think about that since I'm not super familiar with industrial ships.

@DMC my goal is 10.0 unmodified. I've been at 9.99 for a while, but just can't cross over.

I quit a few years ago and came back (just prior to alphas) with renewed energy to get this done.
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2017-03-29 22:31:45 UTC
Voddick wrote:

@DMC my goal is 10.0 unmodified. I've been at 9.99 for a while, but just can't cross over.

I quit a few years ago and came back (just prior to alphas) with renewed energy to get this done.

OK, that's a very tough goal to complete since the percentage amount of Faction standing increase gained for completing missions is divided into the amount left to get to +10.00 standing.

So you've already completed all Event Agents that give Faction standing increase, correct ?

Also Level 4 Epic Arcs can be redone every 90 days for Faction Standing increase.

The only option that I can think of to get Storyline mission offers quicker is to work the Distribution Agents like I outlined in my original post of this thread.

Good luck in achieving your goal.



DMC

'The Plan' | California Eve Players | Proposal - The Endless Battle