# 2 Years of Faction Grind (Standing 7.0+) about to be wasted by a COSMOS bug and CCP Support’s "Deprecated Content" excuse. Need help! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** pve, high-sec\ **Created:** [March 4, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722 "2026-03-04T17:12:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/85 "2026-03-11T20:36:26Z")
> [@The\_Tapioca\_Terrorist](#): > > 6+ months till a gm realized 🤭 Imagine how much longer you could do it if you’ve only did it once every two weeks or something. Also imagine how many people might be doing it occasionally or even on a regular but still less frequent basis without the GMs ever finding out. 🤔 :psyccp: ---
**Author:** ![Tessa\_Springfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tessa_springfield/32/494841_2.png) [@Tessa\_Springfield](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tessa_Springfield)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/86 "2026-03-11T20:56:54Z")
> [@The\_Tapioca\_Terrorist](#): > > this has always been a pet peeve of mine.. > > mission runners petitioning items not spawned (when it just got stolen in front of them) or missions not spawning . long time ago on another account i farmed enemies abound over 6 characters… every week i asked for it to be reset. tbh i expected it to maybe to 2 weeks tops not the 6+ months till a gm realized and gave me a friendly telling off. > > that ■■■■ needs to be fixed This I do not understand. You abused the generosity of GM’s, inpart leading to the situation we’re in now where gm’s don’t give a hoot about anything and direct everything to the forums. After your gains, you want to put a stop to the system that helps other people, that you simply abused? ---
**Author:** ![Meridan\_Night](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/meridan_night/32/488304_2.png) [@Meridan\_Night](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Meridan_Night)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/87 "2026-03-11T22:15:59Z")
> [@Blue\_Meltdown](#): > > If this thread was coming from a month old player i would give him the benefit of the doubt, but a veteran should know better. The total lifetime of a character doesn’t express how long one has been playing the game. It is possible one is paying for sub, keeps training his character, but only has 2 hours a month to actually log on. In that case, he will still be a noob even after 5 years of ‘‘employment history’’. The fact that he’s claiming it took him 2 years to grind faction standing --even I who don’t run missions know that that is insanely overestimated – tells me it is possible he hasn’t had a lot of time for the game. Or he’s slow. Either case, I don’t see how it’s incongruous that someone has, say, a 10-year-old character and still a noob. It is possible, and not even that uncommon. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Meltdown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/blue_meltdown/32/451856_2.png) [@Blue\_Meltdown](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Blue_Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/88 "2026-03-12T08:27:22Z")
Well in that case im out and will blame the game if something doesn’t work the way i want. ---
**Author:** ![Inxentas\_Ultramar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/inxentas_ultramar/32/385922_2.png) [@Inxentas\_Ultramar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Inxentas_Ultramar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/89 "2026-03-12T15:26:01Z")
> [@Meridan\_Night](#): > > The fact that he’s claiming it took him 2 years to grind faction standing --even I who don’t run missions know that that is insanely overestimated – tells me it is possible he hasn’t had a lot of time for the game. While it’s no proof it tells me his playstyle is probably quite casual / spread out. All the more it hurts to have all that progress gone, because one person decided to screw with that particular mission deliberately. I used to be a HTFU kind of guy too, untill I came into contact with nullsec leadership and realized that many people in those positions were there because they _truthfully_ had no job, no life, and we were asked to be COMPASSIONATE about that. I have seen a couple of those “badasses” go completely nuts over comms because they lost something. In contrast to those displays of anger, I’d say OP’s post is relatively devoid of emotional distress and rather calm. I think people are a tad too harsh on him. I’ve seen so much worse. > [@Navy\_Freya](#): > > The real abuse of mechanics is whining to GMs like “restore my mission, give me the item, or just complete the quest for me because aaaah… That’s just your brain on causality-blockers. You took the shortest route to grief. He took the shortest route to repair. Don’t you see the two of you are made for each other? Because the both of you engage in stuff so **trivial** that the devs will simply undo your actions when that suits them better (retaining a player or whatever). Why don’t you try some PVP that matters? ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/90 "2026-03-12T15:34:12Z")
> [@Inxentas\_Ultramar](#): > > Why don’t you try some PVP that matters? Why don’t YOU? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Tiger\_space\_Thedark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tiger_space_thedark/32/373728_2.png) [@Tiger\_space\_Thedark](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tiger_space_Thedark)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/91 "2026-03-12T21:31:26Z")
nice ragebait ---
**Author:** ![DeMichael\_Crimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/demichael_crimson/32/514115_2.png) [@DeMichael\_Crimson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DeMichael_Crimson)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/92 "2026-03-12T23:08:03Z")
> [@Meridan\_Night](#): > > The fact that he’s claiming it took him 2 years to grind faction standing --even I who don’t run missions know that that is insanely overestimated Actually it’s not unfeasible… Especially since he worked on getting his Amarr Faction standing up first before starting the Caldari Cosmos series… The reason for that is because the Level 4 Amarr Cosmos Agent Akemon Tolan requires Amarr Faction Standing of +7.50 for access… That Agent is incarcerated within the Prison Stage of the Guristas Complex in Otomainen System which is located in the Caldari Cosmos… Not to mention the time to train skills and get properly equipped to run those missions… So yeah, as a casual player running missions for Storyline offers and Level 4 Epic Arcs, it definitely would have taken some time to get the standings… What I find very comical is that a bunch of forum keyboard warriors who have never done Cosmos missions would all have the gall to be so vocally impertinent on a subject they know nothing about… ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/93 "2026-03-13T02:18:04Z")
> [@DeMichael\_Crimson](#): > > a bunch of forum keyboard warriors who have never done Cosmos missions would all have the gall to be so vocally impertinent on a subject they know nothing about… We all know better than to waste our time! 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![DeMichael\_Crimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/demichael_crimson/32/514115_2.png) [@DeMichael\_Crimson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DeMichael_Crimson)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/94 "2026-03-13T02:54:39Z")
> [@Aiko\_Danuja](#): > > We all know better than to waste our time! Obviously you don’t because you’re still posting your bile here… ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/95 "2026-03-13T03:01:23Z")
I’m not wasting my time here. People like my posts and then they send me isk and give me fame and fortune. ---
**Author:** ![Anna\_Dyneaux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/anna_dyneaux/32/510758_2.png) [@Anna\_Dyneaux](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anna_Dyneaux)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/96 "2026-03-13T04:22:07Z")
You should apologise to Freya. She has found a PvE niche, and is successfully using PvP to defend it. That’s what EVE is all about. If you want to get your 5b isk mining implant or whatever this is about, you can either fight Freya for it (this was attempted and failed due to her superior skill), or you can just buy the item from her for much less than the reward of the mission is worth. Whining on the forum only serves to make you a laughing stock, and whining to the GMs not only wastes their time, it’s disrespectful to poor Freya. Again, you need to apologise to her. ---
**Author:** ![DeMichael\_Crimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/demichael_crimson/32/514115_2.png) [@DeMichael\_Crimson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DeMichael_Crimson)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/97 "2026-03-13T04:41:54Z")
You should apologize to the forums for posting with a newly created alt (2025/11/09) instead of your main character… ---
**Author:** ![Anna\_Dyneaux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/anna_dyneaux/32/510758_2.png) [@Anna\_Dyneaux](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anna_Dyneaux)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/98 "2026-03-13T04:48:10Z")
Don’t be rude to a new player. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tapioca\_Terrorist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/the_tapioca_terrorist/32/493091_2.png) [@The\_Tapioca\_Terrorist](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/The_Tapioca_Terrorist)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/99 "2026-03-13T06:12:03Z")
> [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](#): > > Also imagine how many people might be doing it occasionally or even on a regular but still less frequent basis without the GMs ever finding out. oh trust me they will get caught ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tapioca\_Terrorist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/the_tapioca_terrorist/32/493091_2.png) [@The\_Tapioca\_Terrorist](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/The_Tapioca_Terrorist)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/100 "2026-03-13T06:13:42Z")
it gets worse cracker!!! im a firm advocate for makign all high sec mission vs other empires. no bounty npcs unless its a storyline.. so think twice before you assume ---
**Author:** ![DeMichael\_Crimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/demichael_crimson/32/514115_2.png) [@DeMichael\_Crimson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DeMichael_Crimson)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/101 "2026-03-13T07:47:12Z")
> [@Anna\_Dyneaux](#): > > Don’t be rude to a new player. Enough with the gaslighting, you’re definitely not a new player… ---
**Author:** ![Inxentas\_Ultramar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/inxentas_ultramar/32/385922_2.png) [@Inxentas\_Ultramar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Inxentas_Ultramar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/102 "2026-03-13T09:28:55Z")
Perhaps, yet I won’t. I do not respect her at all. It’s not the mods that are hiding my posts, i can see the community is flagging them. I expect no less then the accusation of “whine” at expressing opinions not adjecent to your pvp-excuses. Laugh all you want. All it shows me is that you’re not willing to consider another viewpoint other then “hue hue mission item”. I’ve seen this course of action in 2011 with static DED’s. We did not respect it back then, we do not respect it now. Aiko’s oneliners are easily countered: **done**. Years ago. LS-NS-WH. Solo, small fleet and big coalition fights. Sole PVP space I didn’t see was Pochven - I checked out right after the Trig invasion. My KB shows a history that might not show the best or most kills, but most of them are a lot more relavant - and got me a proper GF instead of what you’d define as forum whine. Less roleplaying, more pew pew. Go make some quality kills in dangerspace if you want my respect. ---
**Author:** ![Tessa\_Springfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tessa_springfield/32/494841_2.png) [@Tessa\_Springfield](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tessa_Springfield)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/103 "2026-03-14T01:02:49Z")
there is no assumption, silly goose. You openly admitted to abusing the generosity of GM’s, which directly leads to the situation we’re in now. That situation being that GM’s just say go to the forums. Now, after you’ve been part of reaching this point, you want it to end for everyone that might not be trying to abuse the system? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tapioca\_Terrorist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/the_tapioca_terrorist/32/493091_2.png) [@The\_Tapioca\_Terrorist](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/The_Tapioca_Terrorist)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722/104 "2026-03-14T14:16:32Z")
not only has it been some 12+ years it wasnt on thos account. I only did what others did. [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/2-years-of-faction-grind-standing-7-0-about-to-be-wasted-by-a-cosmos-bug-and-ccp-support-s-deprecated-content-excuse-need-help/507722.md?page=6)