Missions & Complexes

The lower the truesec status the more LP you get,

.. except *cough* level 5s

Just to clarify, the payout is based on the truesec of the Agents station not the truesec of the system where you run the mission. In theory a level IV agent in a station situated in a losec island who normally sent you to do burners in adjoining hisec could be a lucrative thing. No idea if such an agent exists.

Except (ahem) the OP was referring to low-sec L4s compared to high-sec L4s.

It's not risk averse - it's risk vs. reward.

To further clarify this payouts are based on the system the agent is located in, not the agent themselves.
Even in high sec the LP payouts are higher for the same mission run from an agent in a .5 system than they are from an agent located in a .7 system.


Risk aversion or lack of it has nothing to do with this.
Since we are talking about level 4 missions here a single ship loss can wipe out months worth of the increased rewards gained from running level 4's in low sec versus running them in high sec.

Going back to the OP and the question.
The answer is yes you will get more LP out of a mission in low sec than you will running that same mission in high sec. The real question that should be asked is this, is that increased rewards worth it over time when you factor in ship replacement costs.
And yes if you run missions in low sec you will lose ships over time, the corp my son is in catches multiple low sec mission runners every week, in fact they specifically hunt them just for fun and laughs between battles with other low sec groups.

So in the end you will have to make the decision based on your own wants / needs.

My impression having tried it is that you'll lose far too many ships to make it worth doing. Generally speaking, people in lowsec are only there looking for kills and will actively seek out others to destroy. There is no negotiation or discussion. Their entertainment comes from destroying your ship.

A best plan would likely be to join a low sec corp and be bait. They'll "guard" you as you lure others into fights to entertain them.

Or buy a Stratios, fit a cloak, be prepared to abandon drones, and watch d-scan... and fit warp stabilizers.

Honestly, it's a fool's errand. You can do other similar things much more profitably for less risk. Missions in low pretty much defines losing ships.

This is how you mission in low sec. And this too. Cheap easy to replace ships, high standings so you can blitz (ignoring missions that keep you in one place too long) and knowing what missions to do.

Kind of odd coming from a guy with your predilection for losing very blingy fits in high-sec.