Missions & Agents

Before an agent will speak with you, you must meet their individual standing requirements. As you progress, more agents of differing quality (the higher the quality, the better the rewards and the tougher the mission) will become available. Level 1 agents provide level 1 missions (duh) which can generally be completed with a well-equipped frigate. Level 2 missions require a destroyer or cruiser, Level 3 missions require a battle cruiser, assault frigate, or battleship, and Level 4 missions cannot be soloed (except by the most advanced player... the one that's too busy ganking me in low sec space to do missions).
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