EVE Agents
Agents in Eve are NPC characters from which the player receives a variety of assignments, depending on the type of NPC (Internal Security gives more pirate hunting missions, and Personnel Agents give more "delivery" and trade route missions) which pay in ISK and various material goods. Agents also give various personal "gifts" for completing missions within certain bonus criteria, and award Loyalty Points from the Agent, which can be redeemed for other goods. Completing Agent missions also raises the players standing in the corporation or group the Agent represents, while lowering their standing among the Agents competitors. Raising standing in a corporation allows the player to access more valuable, and dangerous, missions through higher level Agents (Level 1-5, with 5 being the most difficult, and nearly impossible to be completed by a solo player if the mission requires combat).
Agents are also available for manufacturing and research, though these services require payment, rather the reward the player for completing such tasks.
