4 : Stop the Thief! (Mercenary)

[BarmaLINI]

Mission Name : Stop the Thief!
Agent Level : 4
Enemy : Mercenary
Mission Type : Kill

Link : http://eveinfo.com/missions/393/eve-online-stop-the-thief/

Briefing :
OK, now I'm really angry about security here. Since obviously the crazy scientist had a clone last time he was obliterated 342200246 along with my lunch, he got Zraenn Papacent to steal our most recent documents of critical importance to our research. Zraenn is a very well known figure in industrial espionage and regularly tries to steal from us. Come to think of it, him being so known might be the reason he's having a hard time working in espionage 342200246 that explains why that crazy scientist is always able to hire him. Well, you are obviously the person for the job since I'm discussing this with you. Zraenn took the documents to his hideout where he's meeting the scientist. Just in case you didn't realize the importance of this, I need you to get me those documents back and teach Zraenn and his henchmen some lessons in zero-gravity ballet dancing. If you can do this within the hour I'll buy you lunch - and we all know how important lunch is - a handsome cash bonus, if I say so myself, and 10 splendid piggy banks.


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[saintchaos]

OK, now I'm really angry about security here. Since obviously the crazy scientist had a clone last time he was obliterated … along with my lunch, he got Zraenn Papacent to steal our most recent documents of critical importance to our research. Zraenn is a very well known figure in industrial espionage and regularly tries to steal from us. Come to think of it, him being so known might be the reason he's having a hard time working in espionage … that explains why that crazy scientist is always able to hire him. Well, you are obviously the person for the job since I'm discussing this with you. Zraenn took the documents to his hideout where he's meeting the scientist. Just in case you didn't realize the importance of this, I need you to get me those documents back and teach Zraenn and his henchmen some lessons in zero-gravity ballet dancing. If you can do this within the hour I'll buy you lunch - and we all know how important lunch is - a handsome cash bonus, if I say so myself, and 10 splendid piggy banks.

[BarmaLINI]

ty

i need real name of NPC Ships (Shadow's)

in eve-online present 2 parametrs of NPC ships:
- name
- type

in NPC DB we have only types of ships

example
- name : Guristas Spy
- type : Pithatis Revolter

you cant find in NPC DB Gurystas Spy

question: how i can see real type names
answer: 2 type : scaner, wault (you see bounty after killing NPC and real type, not a name)
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[zatarra]

real name of NPC ships:

Shadow's Grunt (x6) bounty 85k
Shadow (x1) bounty 250k
Shadow's Goon (x2) bounty 250k
Shadow's Wingman (x2+) bounty 30k

[WardenWolf]

I was one of the unlucky individuals to first encounter this mission after Revelations was released. I'm still waiting on that reimbursement petition. At least I managed to gang warp my corpmate out. The reinforcements burned through my tech2 tanked Raven's shields in 20 seconds with the booster running. I didn't have time to warp out. The dangerous thing to the uninitiated is that the start of this mission looks like just a minor variant of the old one. A few of the new Revelations missions are like this, with full pocket aggros and the like. If something seems different, be careful and get some distance before you engage.

Now, I'm going to tell you right off: kill everything else first, and make sure you align with your destination before you kill the first battleship. If you aren't prealigned, there is a good chance you won't get out in time. Set a bookmark before you engage the battleship, and align for your destination. Before the battleship dies, right click your destination and get ready to warp. The moment it pops, hit the button and get the heck out of there. Spend a moment recharging if you need to (or just dock and exit).

Once you're ready, warp back at 100 km from your bookmark. Once you get to engagement range, start flying away from them. This cuts their rate of closure to allow you to easily pick them off. Kill the frigates first; they have stasis webifiers that can slow you down. If you have good missile skills, the frigates will die before they even get close. Microwarpdrive and afterburner actually increases missile damage when you hit them head on. You may be able to one-shot them if you catch them on the approach. After you eviscerate the poor frigates, start with whoever's closer and just work down the line. Keep the battleships outside 60 km and you won't even need to shield boost.

[ironlord]

Another Note.. i've done this mission twice and there is no Salvaging stuff on it

[Pigasus]

Generally, Mercs and Drones have no salvage. So don't waste your time...

[Cyan Nuevo]

Just ran the mission and got 6 Mercenary Wingmen, 4 Mercenary Lieutenants, and 1 Mercenary Overlord in first spawn, and 4 Mercenary Wingmen, 6 Mercenary Commanders, and 3 Mercenary Overlords in second spawn.

[soloist]

I just drew this mission so here is the missing briefing:

Stop The Thief

Mission briefing
OK, now I'm really angry about security here. Since obviously the crazy scientist had a clone last time he was obliterated … along with my lunch, he got Zraenn Papacent to steal our most recent documents of critical importance to our research. Zraenn is a very well known figure in industrial espionage and regularly tries to steal from us. Come to think of it, him being so known might be the reason he's having a hard time working in espionage … that explains why that crazy scientist is always able to hire him. Well, you are obviously the person for the job since I'm discussing this with you. Zraenn took the documents to his hideout where he's meeting the scientist. Just in case you didn't realize the importance of this, I need you to get me those documents back and teach Zraenn and his henchmen some lessons in zero-gravity ballet dancing. If you can do this within the hour I'll buy you lunch - and we all know how important lunch is - a handsome cash bonus, if I say so myself, and 10 splendid piggy banks.

I almost lost aship to this after it came out - then i thought i saw a patch where the difficulty had been "adjusted". I guess I am about to find out if it was adjusted up or down

[Xlunax]

First time I did this mission a few weeks ago I barely had time to warp out when the reinforcements warped in right on top of me.

Today, the reinforcements warped in, but they were 40km away. Next time, I'll still align for warp until there's more confirmation that CCP changed the mission.

Anyone else?

[soloist]

@Xlunax

Yep - I have done this mission recently twice now and the second group appears at 40km - I am guessing that was to adjust the difficulty down from its original incarnation.

For me the biggest annoyance is the loading time (ok I am on dial up, but NO other mission I have done takes this long). Basically I run a sustainable raven tank and make damn sure its all running before i warp to the mission. Its not like you can interact with any of the graphics fluff in the mission (broken crystal roids + barrens) so why on earth is it there ? Perhaps CCP have stakes in Broadband providers ... which incidentally I cannot get where I live

Loot so far usually has named warp core stabs for those that use them - not a fan myself.

[Xlunax]

[Duke Kessler]

Ok, so I just got this mission back to back. The first time it was the *revised* edition, backup came in at 40k off. I did it in a drake no problem, no warp off or anything. The second time the backup dropped right on top of me and ate through my shields. I had to warp out 3 times. It appears that both versions are still floating around, much the same way I have heard with other missions that have had adjustments made to them.

Regardless, the rats were identical both times.

[BarmaLINI]

BarmaLINI : edited : revelation patch : new
added info

[0lawy]

Those Shadows are mercenaries.
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