A missionboard diversity shortstory

[MDHansen]

So, I 've been curious about something for a while and even at some point contacted support, but got the usual "have you rebooted your router/turned your computer on?" nonsense response...

I'm doing my daily biddings in a system a bit of the trodden path, and thus not so many systems within normal mission distance. I think there's 6 systems within a 25-27Ly bubble. I've been in other systems like this in other areas ,and they act more or less normal.
And for the sake of clarity, we are talking different types of missions available.

Some facts about the system in mention:

Pop. 2.5mill. (edit) Military/Industrial
6 factions; the usual suspects, an anarchy, feudal (edit: PMF, that would be me), corporate, democratic, dictatorship and communist
3 dockables; Coriolis, Outpost (Civilian) and a Large Planetary Outpost
3 Planetary Settlements
2 Space Installations
Res sites in all flavours, normal NAV beacon.

Nearby systems are all the same, a few don't have large landable/dockables, smaller systems though 50k-500k


Now. At any given time the missions, for any of the factions (except the anarchy) has the same type mission, ever, at all. I've been in the area since late November 2018...

Mission (average)
Disable Megaship Turret (1-3)
Economic Data Acquisition (10+)
Planetary Scan Job (10+)
Donate Money (0-5)
Donate Commodity (0-3)
Mine (0-10)
Massacre <Faction> (if in conflict)
Delivery (extremely rare, and only the magic 250Ly+ long range missions that dissapears as quickly as they arrived)
Smuggle (Anarchy faction)
NOT A SINGLE WING MISSION!!! come on, something MUST be wrong!

That's it, ever, at all.
The mission board loads fine, usually 70+ missions between the faction.

Like I said initially, support wasn't helpfull. They just blamed my connection, completely ignoring the fact that I in other similar systems have no issues getting all the other types of missions.
And for the sake of facts, I have never had any issues with my connection to other games, internet in general or whatnot.


Anyone else seeing this in other locations? Like I said, I've been around and I can't remember seeing missionboards so barren (for diversity)



Frustratingly yours
MDH

 

[Midian Cabal]

My system (in the bubble):
High Tech / Refinery
Democracy
Federation
12.50 milion
1000+ traffic
30+ systems around

I see wing missions for my faction (which isn't in control), but I haven't paid attention to them as I play alone.

 

[Jmanis]

So, I 've been curious about something for a while and even at some point contacted support, but got the usual "have you rebooted your router/turned your computer on?" nonsense response...

I'm doing my daily biddings in a system a bit of the trodden path, and thus not so many systems within normal mission distance. I think there's 6 systems within a 25-27Ly bubble. I've been in other systems like this in other areas ,and they act more or less normal.
And for the sake of clarity, we are talking different types of missions available.

Some facts about the system in mention:

Pop. 2.5mill. (edit) Military/Industrial
6 factions; the usual suspects, an anarchy, feudal (edit: PMF, that would be me), corporate, democratic, dictatorship and communist
3 dockables; Coriolis, Outpost (Civilian) and a Large Planetary Outpost
3 Planetary Settlements
2 Space Installations
Res sites in all flavours, normal NAV beacon.

Nearby systems are all the same, a few don't have large landable/dockables, smaller systems though 50k-500k


Now. At any given time the missions, for any of the factions (except the anarchy) has the same type mission, ever, at all. I've been in the area since late November 2018...

Mission (average)
Disable Megaship Turret (1-3)
Economic Data Acquisition (10+)
Planetary Scan Job (10+)
Donate Money (0-5)
Donate Commodity (0-3)
Mine (0-10)
Massacre <Faction> (if in conflict)
Delivery (extremely rare, and only the magic 250Ly+ long range missions that dissapears as quickly as they arrived)
Smuggle (Anarchy faction)
NOT A SINGLE WING MISSION!!! come on, something MUST be wrong!

That's it, ever, at all.
The mission board loads fine, usually 70+ missions between the faction.

Like I said initially, support wasn't helpfull. They just blamed my connection, completely ignoring the fact that I in other similar systems have no issues getting all the other types of missions.
And for the sake of facts, I have never had any issues with my connection to other games, internet in general or whatnot.


Anyone else seeing this in other locations? Like I said, I've been around and I can't remember seeing missionboards so barren (for diversity)



Frustratingly yours
MDH

So, wing missions are currently one of:
Assassination
Massacre
Delivery
Mining
Source

Four of those five apparently don't exist in your stats... three of five when in conflict, so that's significantly less chance of getting wing missions. Missions also tend to generate "blobbily"... if you get them of one type, they tend to stick to that type. My guess is give it some flips, and you might (?) see some wing mining missions, but that'll be it. Try especially at the Military economy stations.

A lot of anomalies exist; one system near me always generates assassination and massacre missions to the same system, targeting same pirate faction, guaranteed, even though there's at least a dozen other canidate target systems which, go to any of them, you'll get the same missions to dozens of different destinations.