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Rise through the ranks and earn your way to the top

Where's all the ISK at?

Sometimes all you need to do is make a bit of cash without too much complexity. One way to do that in Highsec is to work your way up the corporate ladder by completing missions for NPC Agents. With rewards increasing in line with your skill and ability to complete more difficult missions, Highsec PvE can act as a great springboard into more difficult PvE or even PvP content. The universe is wide open for you, but you have to start somewhere.

Activities

For those seeking to keep the peace, New Eden provides no shortage of targets. Whether you contact Agents for directed missions, hunt down pirates for bounties, fight back Sansha’s Nation in Incursions, or dive into Abyssal Deadspace to engage in conduit-loop proving, maintaining order can be a great source of wealth.

Certified skill plan

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Mission Runner

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Bounty Hunter

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Anomic 'Burner' Missions

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Abyssal Deadspace

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Level 5 Mission

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Pirate Faction Mission

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Incursions

Combat Mechanics

Interfaced directly with a ship, a Capsuleer exerts direct control over its every action – including all elements of combat. It is therefore important that you understand the principles guiding the many weapons, tactics, and countermeasures available to you.

Fits to fly

If you want to survive Security missions in EVE then you need to prepare. This means fitting enough defensive (tank) modules to your ship to survive while also ensuring that you have the weapons to destroy other ships, the speed to maneuver, and enough capacitor to run all of your modules. The first step in this process will be in selecting your ship. You can view all of the options for any faction from the Ship Tree.

Since Security missions will involve staying in the mission site for an extended period of time, you will want to use active modules such as Shield Boosters or Armor Repairers to continually repair damage. These are used instead of buffer modules - Shield Extenders or Armor Plates - which will eventually run down to zero, likely with an explosion soon to follow. The exception to this rule is the occasional use of passive shield regeneration. By using Core Defense Field Purgers and a mix of Shield Power Relays, Flux Coils, Extenders, or Rechargers, some pilots will aim to have their shield regenerate on its own while it takes damage.

Regardless of your tank choice, an important part of running these missions is to recognize which damage type the hostiles will deal. This is seen in the Show Info panel when right clicking on a hostile NPC. By knowing this in advance, it's possible to prepare with specific hardeners against their damage types. Knowing just how much damage you need to tank is going to come from experience. A good tactic is to start out with lots of defensive modules and then to reduce them in exchange for damage or speed if you feel that you can.

To get started as an Enforcer, you should begin with a combat frigate such as the Merlin then move up to a destroyer like the Corax.

Skills to survive

Training the right skills to survive is a vital part of growing as a Capsuleer. While Mining and Distribution missions will largely follow a similar skill plan to the Industrial career, Security missions are an entirely different beast. Training combat skills for these is an absolute must in order to survive the onslaught. Below are a few examples of specific skillsets that would be useful in early missions to help you begin to specialize to take on more difficult content.

Another great way to start out is by selecting one of the certified Skill Plans in-game. As an Enforcer you can select a plan for a Mission Runner or Bounty Hunter, both of which will let you automatically insert the skills you need into your skill queue!

Gallente Armor and Drone Pilot

Gallente Frigate - Improves the ship bonuses of Gallente frigates
Drones - Allows simultaneous control of one drone per skill level
Drone Interfacing - Increases drone damage
Light Drone Operation - Increases light drone damage
Drone Avionics - Increases the range at which you can control drones
Drone Navigation - Increases the speed of your drones
Drone Sharpshooting - Increases the range of your drones
Drone Durability - Improves the HP of your drones
Armor Resist Compensation Skills - Increases the armor resist bonus provided by certain modules
Repair Systems - Allows Armor Repairers to work faster
Acceleration Control - Increases the speed boost of Afterburners and Microwarpdrives

Caldari Shield and Missile Pilot

Caldari Frigate - Improves the ship bonuses of Caldari frigates
Light Missiles - Increases damage with long-range Light Missiles
Rockets - Increases damage with short-range Rockets
Missile Launcher Operation - Increases missile launcher rate of fire
Rapid Launch - Increases rate of fire by a larger amount
Warhead Upgrades - Increases missile damage
Target Navigation Prediction - Improves missile ability to hit fast targets
Guided Missile Precision - Improves missile ability to hit small targets
Missile Projection - Increases missile range by making them faster
Missile Bombardment - Increases missile range by giving them a longer flight time
Shield Resist Compensation Skills - Increases the resist bonus provided by certain modules
Shield Compensation - Decreases capacitor need for Shield Boosters
Tactical Shield Manipulation - Prevents damage from bleeding through shields into armor
Acceleration Control - Increases the speed boost of Afterburners and Microwarpdrives

Amarr Armor and Laser Pilot

Amarr Frigate - Improves the ship bonuses of Amarr frigates
Small Energy Turret - Increases damage with small Pulse and Beam lasers
Controlled Bursts - Reduced capacitor need of weapons
Rapid Firing - Increases rate of fire by a larger amount
Surgical Strike - Increases turret damage
Motion Prediction - Increases turret tracking speed
Sharpshooter - Increases turret optimal range
Trajectory Analysis - Increases turret falloff range
Armor Resist Compensation Skills - Increases the armor resist bonus provided by certain modules
Repair Systems - Allows Armor Repairers to work faster
Acceleration Control - Increases the speed boost of Afterburners and Microwarpdrives

Minmatar Shield and Projectile Pilot

Minmatar Frigate - Improves the ship bonuses of Minmatar frigates
Small Projectile Turret - Increases damage with small Autocannons and Artillery
Gunnery - Increases turret rate of fire
Rapid Firing - Increases rate of fire by a larger amount
Surgical Strike - Increases turret damage
Motion Prediction - Increases turret tracking speed
Sharpshooter - Increases turret optimal range
Trajectory Analysis - Increases turret falloff range
Shield Resist Compensation Skills - Increases the resist bonus provided by certain modules
Shield Compensation - Decreases capacitor need for Shield Boosters
Tactical Shield Manipulation - Prevents damage from bleeding through shields into armor
Acceleration Control - Increases the speed boost of Afterburners and Microwarpdrives

Additional Tutorials

If you're hungry for more then these resources should fill in any gaps.

Try it out

Easy

Complete a level 2 mission
Fit your ship with an Armor Repairer and Capacitor Rechargers
Earn 10 million ISK in mission rewards
Upgrade to a destroyer for Security missions
Complete a Tranquil Abyssal Deadspace Filament

Medium

Complete a level 3 mission
Scan down and complete a Highsec combat site
Complete a storyline mission
Buy an item using Loyalty Points
Join an incursion fleet
Survive an Agitated Abyssal Deadspace Filament

Hard

Complete a level 4 mission
Complete a C1 wormhole combat site
Scan down and complete a Lowsec combat site
Complete a mission for a pirate faction
Upgrade to a battleship for Security missions

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Basic Missions

Missions in EVE come in three flavors: Security, missions involving the removal of pirate threats using combat ships; Mining, where Agents will expect you to gather ore in exchange for ISK; and Distribution, the movement of goods often using Industrial ships.

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Epic Arcs

Epic Arcs are chains of missions available from specific agents around New Eden. The missions you will be tasked with completing during the Arc are typically more difficult than standard missions of an equivalent level, but the rewards are improved to match that and will often be unique to that Epic Arc. A great way to try this out as a new player is to have a go at the Sisters of EVE Epic Arc - The Blood-Stained Stars. It can be started by speaking to Sister Alitura in the Arnon solar system and it will take you through 51 missions unique to the arc.

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Fitting Your Ship

Picking and fitting your ship for purpose is the most important way to ensure your success in an upcoming Security mission. Generally, progression from level 1 to level 4 missions will involve stepping from a Tech 1 (T1) frigate to a T1 destroyer for level 2 missions. Level 3 missions can be completed in a cruiser or battlecruiser depending on skills and fit, and level 4 typically requires a well-prepared battleship. The progression path of any faction's ships can be seen in the in-game ship tree. You can increase your chances of success by ensuring that you fit armor or shield tank modules which improve your resists against the damage types of the specific enemy you are fighting. This information can be found in the Show Info tab of most hostile NPCs. Additionally, PvE in EVE commonly requires that you stay and fight for an extended period of time. This means that fits for missions are better suited to fitting active shield or armor repair modules - Shield Boosters and Armor Repairers.

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Loyalty Points

Loyalty points (LP) are an alternative form of currency which you’ll start to start to accumulate as you complete missions, Incursions, and a variety of other activities in EVE. They represent your loyalty to particular NPC corporations and each type of LP is earned and spent independent of any others. Your current amount of LP can be viewed under the Loyalty Points tab in your in-game wallet.

Spending loyalty points is done by visiting that specific faction’s LP store, located in stations owned by the NPC corporation. You can find your nearest one and set a destination there from your wallet. Once there, you can click on the icon in the station services and see what’s on offer. Some items may require an additional payment of ISK or materials to make the purchase.

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Combat Anomalies

Some of the anomalies or signatures you find may be combat sites and will be indicated as such in the Probe Scanner. These contain waves of hostile NPCs or a series of acceleration gates that you must unlock and pass through to reach the site boss for a chance at some valuable loot. The difficulty of these sites will be determined by their name and the area of space that you are in, with Lowsec and Nullsec featuring higher difficulty sites with greater rewards. Some combat sites have a chance to escalate and send you on a journey through a chain of exclusive missions. More information about each site can be found in The Agency. More information about anomalies and cosmic signatures can be found in the Exploration career path.

Community Resources

Ready to move on? The resources below have all been created by Capsuleers in the EVE Online community. They're available in almost any format you can choose to learn in the way that suits you best.

Wiki and Written Guides

Video Guides

Streamers

HateLess Gaming (Missions)
Miss Marisha (Missions + Midlevel Abyss)
Torvald Uruz (Abyss)
Lokival (High-end Abyss)
The Corrupted (High-end Abyss)

In-game Training Corporations

Convocation of Empyreans (Medium, High Sec/Low Sec)
EVE University (Large)