Nice!

It's very good that from now on, the relations are only towards actual factions. Perhaps at one point it's possible to connect PVP and sparks to the relations.

that will be a lot of good improvements.

not that i ever have been a big mission runner in this game.

only thing that i see a bit criticly is the relation gain only to the three megacorps. i think it is good to have some diversity here, and i can remember multible ppl that wanten to get their standing up from multible of the "sub corps".

especially when i think of the future of the syndicate shop. and the spark rewards. so more types of standings can bring some depth.

Cool , i'm thinking that we will still walk hours for nothing.

If reward is active ECCM mod, I agree.

need to know how it it going to change installed sparks...

The averaging and combining of NPC corp relation is nice but .... are all sparks going to be accessible in the same fashion as new levels of missions ?

I think once you tell us that were going to have to regrind all of our sparks that this system might not be so welcome a change (even though it needs to happen)

Jumping ahead a little, in stage 2 you talked of a "plan to scatter small assignment terminals around the islands, so you will be able to take them there too and not just in the big bases." in this DEV blog

When assignments are random it would be good, maybe necessary, to allow players to refit bots at these "small assignment terminals" too. A random assignment may require a slightly different fit such as a hardeners, a frame, a reactor sealing, range etc.

I'm sure refitting from modules in robots cargo would suffice.

Dev Zoom, I posed a question a real question.  Why you no answer?

This is absolutely something that should be in. Randomised bonus' are so necessary to the skinner box.

t2+ drops 1% of the time - available in 1.0 mission and above

MK2 CT drops 0.1% of the time - available in 2.0 mission and above

t4+ drops every 0.01% of the time - available in 3.0 mission and above

Some sort of random mech drop every 0.001% of the time. I would have it alternate between a proto version of the heavies and a vanguard heavy so that in reality your chance of a vanguard heavy is 0.0002%. - available in 4.0 mission and above

Ok you want to keep that rare, then give the players a REAL reason to log in.  Like a Cast off NPC faction that gives you a hairy yak skin to put on Kain's only.  Or something like that, and a companion and possibly a goat.  I like goats.

I agree with Jita.

Some small, rare chance for jackpot goes a long way to keep players more interested in doing them. Linear income mission systems are boring after some time, especially if the rewards are that precisely calculated. EVE spices it up with storyline missions, so consider something to spice them up too.

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some thoughts on the new mission interface:

- i would arange the missions in collums bases on type. lets say left combat, middle industry, right transport. further right what ever might come in the future. that way its better structurated and you see in one look what is avalible.
if there are no combat missions in that outpost of that level then the first tile in the collum would be empty.

- you said one click on the mission will accept it. i think a little save mechanic will be not bad. ppl might otherwise complain that they missclicked...
i suggest one click on the mission will change the pick and bring up 2 buttons on it. accept <type> mission "yes" "no". but pls no extra window poping up.