On the addiction of missions

Posted on 2010-01-10 by Ecliptic Rift
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First, I just wanted standings for perfect refines. This made sense given my playstyle and skills. Then I realized that I already had decent standings with a R&D corp, so I could also get research agent access. So I pushed on and got my standings nearly to 7 with Core Complexion Inc.

After that, I decided to get sufficient standings with the Brutor tribe to talk to the agent that starts the epic arc. Easy enough, I told myself. Well, that  certainly proved true.

Then I decided to get another jump clone without using EACS (which requires changing corps). The next thing I know, I’ve started to ask alliance mates if they want to run level 5 missions…

The next thing I know, I’ve descended back into the ease of my old lifestyle and missioning like crazy. Agent work generally doesn’t require too much energy given an appropriately built ship. And it keeps the ISK flowing when the markets don’t behave or manufacturing and research jobs haven’t completed.

But I don’t think this really fulfills my goals as a pilot. The arc here matches a drug or other addiction pretty closely. Now to figure out what I should really do next…

Related posts:

  1. Pirate faction arcs coming Soon™
  2. Preparing for an industrial roam
  3. Ship production and drone research
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  • http://latrosbunker.blogspot.com/ Latrodanes

    Hehe. Done that, been there. When I first started EvE, I was chatting in Hellcats Pub with everyone and I ignored their advice to not climb onto the mission chuckwagon. The allure of missioning’s easy scheduling, e.g. you call the agent, your CEO doesn’t call you for roams, and the good ISK for my “Shiny Ship” addiction combined to ensure this character remains a high-sec dweller.

    But wait, there’s more, I started an alt, who I even moved to a second account, to be a covops/scout pilot to finally get out there and do something. Yeh, well lo and behold he has ended up grinding Amarr faction standings for a buddy who wants to drop a POS. But, right after that he’s going out into low-sec!! No really, he is. Well, he probably will. :-)

  • http://latrosbunker.blogspot.com/ Latrodanes

    Hehe. Done that, been there. When I first started EvE, I was chatting in Hellcats Pub with everyone and I ignored their advice to not climb onto the mission chuckwagon. The allure of missioning’s easy scheduling, e.g. you call the agent, your CEO doesn’t call you for roams, and the good ISK for my “Shiny Ship” addiction combined to ensure this character remains a high-sec dweller.

    But wait, there’s more, I started an alt, who I even moved to a second account, to be a covops/scout pilot to finally get out there and do something. Yeh, well lo and behold he has ended up grinding Amarr faction standings for a buddy who wants to drop a POS. But, right after that he’s going out into low-sec!! No really, he is. Well, he probably will. :-)

  • http://evenewb.blogspot.com/ Spectre

    I never understood how anyone could enjoy or get addicted to missioning in Eve. Eve has probably the most monotonous, boring, grindy and unrewarding PvE of any game I’ve ever played. If it weren’t for it’s other strengths (sci-fi focus, great PvP, single server) I think that it would have failed long, long ago.

  • http://evenewb.blogspot.com/ Spectre

    I never understood how anyone could enjoy or get addicted to missioning in Eve. Eve has probably the most monotonous, boring, grindy and unrewarding PvE of any game I’ve ever played. If it weren’t for it’s other strengths (sci-fi focus, great PvP, single server) I think that it would have failed long, long ago.

  • http://rift.chromebits.net/ Casiella Truza

    I don’t disagree that it’s monotonous, boring, and grindy. The thing is that grindfests still have some odd appeal, at least for a limited time, because of the constant low-level accomplishment feeling (red crosses turn into white triangles accompanied by loot and particle effects).

    In other words, I completely agree with you, and that’s why this has me flummoxed.

  • http://rift.chromebits.net Casiella Truza

    I don’t disagree that it’s monotonous, boring, and grindy. The thing is that grindfests still have some odd appeal, at least for a limited time, because of the constant low-level accomplishment feeling (red crosses turn into white triangles accompanied by loot and particle effects).

    In other words, I completely agree with you, and that’s why this has me flummoxed.