EVE Online : New Mission System and Epic Missions
Some of you might have heard about a new mission system that is coming in Apocrypha. Whether you're part of the mission-running PVE fanbase or a diehard PVPer, you may have some questions. What exactly does this "new mission system" mean to you, the player?
Pretty much all of the changes to the mission system resulted from our work on the "Epic Mission System" toolset. Two sprint teams in our Atlanta office have worked concurrently on Epic Missions for months now: One team consisted entirely of programmers, the other of content developers.
While that fact may not seem significant at first, it does say something about the way we do things here at CCP. Among the tons of other features that other teams have been working on for Apocrypha - Tech 3 ships, better NPC AI, amazing new graphics, etc. - we've been racing to finish the new wormhole and mission content. But not only have we been pushing our trusty old mission system through the paces, we've been overhauling its transmission, tuning it up, and yeah, even putting new wheels on the dear thing.
