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Triksterism
Void.Tech Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.07.09 23:36:00 -
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2005 vet here. For the longest time I've rarely made my own ISK in the game. When I did it was with drudging through L4s/L5s (very slow solo) or stealing capitals when the opportunity arose.
However, I am trying my damnedest to get back into EvE online but I don't want to be space poor. I want to make ISK. Enough to support my lavish desires to fly the occasional ridiculous ship (I had a Machariel once, it was so fun!). I want to be able to afford good implants without having to dip into my RL wallet.
My problem is most of the ways I've heard about making ISK in this game are either "tear my face off with my own hands" boring or require a handful of people. 99% of my old EvE friends have either split off into different things across the game or have simply left!
Right now I've given up on my lowsec piracy (it's p much gone to **** from what it used to be). I've raised my sec up enough and I've dipped into some 0.0 alliance warfare in an attempt to find a new niche of fun.
That's a bit off topic I guess but still relates a little. Anyways, how do people with ONE account make a decent amount of ISK without going insane? |
SetrakDark
DarkCorp Capital Group DarkCorp Imperium
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Posted - 2012.07.09 23:40:00 -
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Sit in JIta. Set buy orders. Sell bought items for profit. |
Lilliana Stelles
Mindstar Technology Executive Outcomes
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Posted - 2012.07.09 23:44:00 -
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SetrakDark wrote:Sit in JIta. Set buy orders. Sell bought items for profit.
This. If you're feeling really adventurous you can even try selling them other places. |
Ron Maudieu
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.09 23:46:00 -
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It's always nice to be able to do a variety of things, so that any one thing does not got too boring. I've been doing exploration with the occasional mission here and there. If you are able to mine, you can do that too fairly safely in the grav sites that you scan down. I hope this helps you.
P.S. Did not read the null sec bit ;p |
Ziranda Hakuli
Relativity Holding Corp
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Posted - 2012.07.09 23:48:00 -
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Incursion running. there are still a few communities running about |
Betrinna Cantis
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Posted - 2012.07.09 23:49:00 -
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DED sites mining missions and sites. There are all kinds of ways to do things without getting to bored. Alts have been changed to protect the Innocent. You may have mistaken me for someone who cares..... |
flummox
Militaris Industries Cascade Imminent
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Posted - 2012.07.10 00:05:00 -
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you're in a frackin' 0.0 sov holding alliance. oh, idk... maybe take advantage of that? rat, mine, PI, WH, sitNspin, scam people...
or try that Jita thing... seems legit. |
Triksterism
Void.Tech Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.07.10 00:10:00 -
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flummox wrote:you're in a frackin' 0.0 sov holding alliance. oh, idk... maybe take advantage of that? rat, mine, PI, WH, sitNspin, scam people...
or try that Jita thing... seems legit.
It's wartime. Apparently people get in trouble or w/e down here for not being in fleets 24/7.
I have 0 skills in PI. ratting makes my eyes bleed (did enough of that working my sec up) also war time, wormhole stuff sounds like ratting and gross. |
Xen Solarus
Inner 5phere
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Posted - 2012.07.10 00:10:00 -
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Go solo in a WH, like a class 2 or 3. Assuming you can afford and know how to setup a decent death-star POS, and can fly/setup the ships required, you can make a good amount of isk.
Though your access to 0.0 space means you might just be better off chain ratting, mining or whatever, in the safety of your alliance space. |
Charles Baker
Federal Mineral Acquisition
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Posted - 2012.07.10 00:11:00 -
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Triksterism wrote:flummox wrote:you're in a frackin' 0.0 sov holding alliance. oh, idk... maybe take advantage of that? rat, mine, PI, WH, sitNspin, scam people...
or try that Jita thing... seems legit. It's wartime. Apparently people get in trouble or w/e down here for not being in fleets 24/7. I have 0 skills in PI. ratting makes my eyes bleed (did enough of that working my sec up) also war time, wormhole stuff sounds like ratting and gross.
Didn't think CFC ran CTA's |
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Triksterism
Void.Tech Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.07.10 00:12:00 -
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Xen Solarus wrote:Go solo in a WH, like a class 2 or 3. Assuming you can afford and know how to setup a decent death-star POS, and can fly/setup the ships required, you can make a good amount of isk.
Though your access to 0.0 space means you might just be better off chain ratting, mining or whatever, in the safety of your alliance space.
Setting up a POS. Bad memories. As for the ratting / mining (I have no skills to make mining profitable btw) it's wartime, I'm stationed on the "front lines" and what not. So that's a thing. |
Jimmy Gunsmythe
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.07.10 00:29:00 -
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flummox wrote:you're in a frackin' 0.0 sov holding alliance. oh, idk... maybe take advantage of that? rat, mine, PI, WH, sitNspin, scam people...
or try that Jita thing... seems legit.
The first part. If I had that going for me, I don't think I would be posting in GD. A good predator knows how to live in balance with his prey, lest he follow them into oblivion. |
Triksterism
Void.Tech Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.07.10 00:43:00 -
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One thing I remember doing PvE-wise that I actually enjoyed were escalations. Back when my Machariel was still alive (RIP brave space warrior) I would probe out spots with my friend's alt and just do the escalations, then travel a bit and do another and another and get some decent loot. That was pretty enjoyable. |
flummox
Militaris Industries Cascade Imminent
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Posted - 2012.07.10 00:51:00 -
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Jimmy Gunsmythe wrote:flummox wrote:you're in a frackin' 0.0 sov holding alliance. oh, idk... maybe take advantage of that? rat, mine, PI, WH, sitNspin, scam people...
or try that Jita thing... seems legit. The first part. If I had that going for me, I don't think I would be posting in GD.
protip: don't let people control what you do...
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Forum Foreplay
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.10 01:34:00 -
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The answer is the same as most answers, join a corp.
This game requires teamwork or alts, pick one.
Even a sandbox has borders to keep the sand inside...
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TokiWartooth Joringer
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.07.10 01:35:00 -
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Triksterism wrote:I would probe out spots with my friend's alt
Account sharing is bad mkay
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Andrey Wartooth
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.10 01:35:00 -
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OP: Try scamming. It's fun and it's free. |
Kel Shek
Blue Sun Labs
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Posted - 2012.07.10 03:02:00 -
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how about figure out what you enjoy.
then figure out a way to make that profitable?
if all you find enjoyable is flushing money, then you might have a problem though. |
Nyreanya
Serenity Labs New Eden Research.
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Posted - 2012.07.10 03:09:00 -
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Since your response to most of the suggestions was either "my alliance won't let me" or "I don't have the skills", sounds like it's either time to switch alliance, or train some skills. Not everyone thinks the same way you do. This doesn't automatically make them wrong. |
Anne Freshca
Logos Corp
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Posted - 2012.07.10 05:21:00 -
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SetrakDark wrote:Sit in JIta. Set buy orders. Sell bought items for profit.
This, you can make billions station trading.
Speaking of Jita though, have you ever looked at the contract histories of the scammers that spam scams in local? |
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Dersk
90040045
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Posted - 2012.07.10 05:28:00 -
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Judging by the lack of hounds in Jita (for a while there were 0 for sale), manufacturing hounds is probably a safe bet for income right now. |
dexington
Lysergic.acid.diethylamide
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Posted - 2012.07.10 06:28:00 -
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You have little or no research/production/trade/PI skills, i would say you best option is ratting/missions/exploration/suicide gaking.
PI, production and trade are individually easy to train and can each on their own be used to make good profit, and each of then can be adjusted in term of isk/hr to your needs. PI i probably the easiest to make a profit of with no risk, while also the one with the lowest profit possibilities. Production is pretty low risk, even in the worst of situations you can almost always sell you product and break even on the investment, but it require some planing and investment if you want to make a real profit. My personal experience is that you can make the most isk with trading, but it is also the highest risk profession, especially when you start trading. If you decide to go for trading i would advice you to start small, and do some reading before you start.
Moon mining, research and T2 production are also ways to make isk, but often demand a lot of logistics to make it work, and T2 production is more skill dependent then other professions. |
Scatim Helicon
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.10 06:30:00 -
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Triksterism wrote:flummox wrote:you're in a frackin' 0.0 sov holding alliance. oh, idk... maybe take advantage of that? rat, mine, PI, WH, sitNspin, scam people...
or try that Jita thing... seems legit. It's wartime. Apparently people get in trouble or w/e down here for not being in fleets 24/7.
Then you need to find another alliance that doesn't forbid you from playing Eve on anything other than their own terms. Titans were never meant to be "cost effective", its a huge ****.-á- CCP Oveur, 2006
~If you want a picture of the future of WiS, imagine a spaceship, stamping on an avatar's face. Forever. |
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.10 06:33:00 -
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Charles Baker wrote:Triksterism wrote:flummox wrote:you're in a frackin' 0.0 sov holding alliance. oh, idk... maybe take advantage of that? rat, mine, PI, WH, sitNspin, scam people...
or try that Jita thing... seems legit. It's wartime. Apparently people get in trouble or w/e down here for not being in fleets 24/7. I have 0 skills in PI. ratting makes my eyes bleed (did enough of that working my sec up) also war time, wormhole stuff sounds like ratting and gross. Didn't think CFC ran CTA's I thought that was a SoCo pilot. They have CTAs and then welp or just redock. I don't know if TEST or whoever does that.
I was farming isk today actually, then went out and had some fun dropping on unwitting reds. I wasn't alone in making isk, either. Those who cannot adapt become victims of Evolugalbugaslugakjlwsdhvbzxd Click for old school EVE Portraits: http://jadeconstantine.web44.net/Maison.htm |
Taurich Vorsel
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Posted - 2012.07.10 06:38:00 -
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Triksterism wrote:That's a bit off topic I guess but still relates a little. Anyways, how do people with ONE account make a decent amount of ISK without going insane? They get a cyno alt and solo l5's in a carrier Copine Callmeknau disappeared one day now we are left with Taurich Vorsel AKA BIZARRO COPE! |
Triksterism
Aliastra Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.10 06:46:00 -
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Thanks for the information so far guys. As I said earlier I rather enjoyed escalations where as normally I can barely stomach PvE in this game (though L4s/L5s with friends were tolerable) and I could do them in my Machariel;
It feels like everyone and their mother in EvE has always had at minimum 1 alt with most people sporting 2-3 alt accounts. I'm guessing these end up paying for themselves? Can't imagine dropping $45 USD/month on an mmo. |
Taurich Vorsel
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Posted - 2012.07.10 06:50:00 -
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Triksterism wrote:Thanks for the information so far guys. As I said earlier I rather enjoyed escalations where as normally I can barely stomach PvE in this game (though L4s/L5s with friends were tolerable) and I could do them in my Machariel;
It feels like everyone and their mother in EvE has always had at minimum 1 alt with most people sporting 2-3 alt accounts. I'm guessing these end up paying for themselves? Can't imagine dropping $45 USD/month on an mmo. Yes they absolutely pay for themselves
example: I have plex on four accounts due in 6 days I haven't even bothered to start earning the cash for those plex I've never paid any actual money for my alt accounts
Two of those accounts I have because I need them to carrier run l5's, the other two I have just because I can Copine Callmeknau disappeared one day now we are left with Taurich Vorsel AKA BIZARRO COPE! |
Abel Merkabah
TIMELINE Industries
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Posted - 2012.07.10 06:52:00 -
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Be RL rich and buy ISK? 1 trillion ISK is only what, like $30,000 (USD)? "The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds, given adequate vacuuming systems." |
dexington
Lysergic.acid.diethylamide
32
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Posted - 2012.07.10 06:55:00 -
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Triksterism wrote:It feels like everyone and their mother in EvE has always had at minimum 1 alt with most people sporting 2-3 alt accounts. I'm guessing these end up paying for themselves? Can't imagine dropping $45 USD/month on an mmo.
You don't need to pay for them, if you don't need to train, you can move then on to your main account. After 2-4 months of training you can have a character that has good trade/production/Pi skills, you can even got some research skills for T2 production in that time. |
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