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Dave stark
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Posted - 2012.11.12 22:40:00 -
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Renis Vaille wrote:I enjoyed mining and want to know if solo mining is at all lucrative for someone who plans on playing 10-15 hours per week. nope, generally speaking mining isn't an isk making monster, it's something people do while mostly afk as more of a passive income. i mine while i'm watching random tv series i've downloaded. i think of it as "isk for tv".
Renis Vaille wrote:Also, a question about low/null sec vs. highsec, I realize that low/null sec is the eventual goal for all miners, as this is where the rare and valuable ores are located. However, will I still be able to make relatively good isk by starting out in highsec mining veldspar and other very common ores? oh you poor misguided new players. null sec and low sec aren't worth it at all for a miner. between afk cloaky campers and people who actually want to blow you up because you're a free kill, the "rewards" of null sec aren't worth it. the ores are barely worth more than empire ores and you're taking more risk and have more logistical costs. staying in high sec, multiboxing multiple accounts is the way to earn money mining if that's how you want to generate your isk in this game. i started out like you with those rose tinted goggles, and now i'm back in high sec earning more than i could in null sec now i have more than one account. if you can find a null sec corp that has players that regularly jump freighter things to and from empire space it can be lucrative to mine in null sec. however unless you're in a corp like that, or you have multiple accounts then empire space will pretty much be more lucrative.
Renis Vaille wrote:I want to start out in highsec to gain the capital needed to invest in better ships/equipment to venture into null/low sec. the problem is, by the time you have that, you'll have realised null and low sec are pretty much a complete waste of time for any miner with more than one account. Reading my posts is like panning for gold; most it will be useless, but occasionally you'll find a nugget of gold. |
Dave stark
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Posted - 2012.11.15 09:20:00 -
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Aeydan Condit wrote:Yes. When I started mining minerals were worth about HALF of what they are now. Is mining with a second account and hauler more profitable?? Sure but not all of us can/want to do that. I made a lot of money from solo mining just make sure you have a netflix account or something to watch while you mine.
yeah, and so were ships. you haven't really gained anything just because mineral prices have gone up. still takes you the same amount of time to buy things.
i mean, when i started mining trit was half what it is now, as was the cost of a drake.
mining is still poor isk/hour in comparison to other activities, especially at the solo level. Reading my posts is like panning for gold; most it will be useless, but occasionally you'll find a nugget of gold. |
Dave stark
Black Nova Corp. R O G U E
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Posted - 2012.11.15 20:59:00 -
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Carlos Condit wrote: who cares?? the OP cares. Reading my posts is like panning for gold; most it will be useless, but occasionally you'll find a nugget of gold. |
Dave stark
Black Nova Corp. R O G U E
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Posted - 2012.11.17 11:44:00 -
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Denal Umbra wrote:Mining is not about being able to afk and churn away while you do something else.
complete lies. Reading my posts is like panning for gold; most it will be useless, but occasionally you'll find a nugget of gold. |
Dave stark
Black Nova Corp. R O G U E
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Posted - 2012.11.17 17:45:00 -
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Denal Umbra wrote:Dave stark wrote:Denal Umbra wrote:Mining is not about being able to afk and churn away while you do something else. complete lies. Words from a high-sec carebear who decides that mining is nothing more than being afk in a belt and churning away on another account while he does something else instead since mining is too boring. you say that like there's a bonus for staring at your mining lasers for 2 mins 59 seconds.
there isn't. there's no reason not to be afk while mining. Reading my posts is like panning for gold; most it will be useless, but occasionally you'll find a nugget of gold. |
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