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Julius Derrick
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.05.08 02:42:34 -
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I have approx. 875,000,000 ISK. I pilot a Retriever and stick to simple mining in Highsec space. What's the best thing I can do with my ISK? Sit on it? Invest it? Please share any ideas / insight you have. |
ergherhdfgh
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
533
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Posted - 2015.05.08 03:56:39 -
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The best thing that you can do with that amount is never let anyone know how much you have. |
Lolz Iminspace
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.05.08 04:28:18 -
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Depends really. What do you want to do or what do you like doing?
For me mining is just another way to make some isk while I semi-afk (which is always a bad idea, even in hi sec).
I like to PvP first and foremost so most of my isk goes into supporting my main's pirating lifestyle. Also sometimes run a few L4 missions since it's less boring then mining...
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Traejun DiSanctis
Astro Technologies SpaceMonkey's Alliance
106
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Posted - 2015.05.08 05:18:23 -
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I'd be happy to help. What system do you usually hang out in? I'll come meet you there... |
Lulu Lunette
Lunette Pathfinders
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Posted - 2015.05.08 05:51:15 -
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Give me some! |
Sabriz Adoudel
Glorious Revolutionary Armed Forces of Highsec CODE.
5073
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Posted - 2015.05.08 06:04:12 -
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Do you actually *enjoy* mining?
I expect the answer is no. If I'm correct, spend 200m of that trying a few different activities in game. Use cheap ships (T1 cruiser or cheaper)
Shoot a player in highsec. Shoot a player outside highsec. Probe down a wormhole chain to nullsec, and explore there. Run a couple of missions. Probe down a player running missions, and try to ruin their day. Mine gas in a wormhole. Run lowsec exploration sites.
This should take some time and give you a sense of things you enjoy doing. Mining may have made you your first billion ISK, but it will not make you enjoy EVE.
Shoot everyone. Let the Saviour sort it out.
I enforce the New Haliama Code of Conduct via wardec ops. Ignorance of the law is no excuse - read about requirements for highsec miners at www.minerbumping.com
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Delt0r Garsk
Shits N Giggles
344
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Posted - 2015.05.08 08:07:18 -
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With much isk, you can afford.. well about 1/2 a fitted maurada...
800M is not much in eve once your not new. So i would just have fun. Mostly PvP IMO. Join a NPSI fleet and blap stuff. Since you have isk, a 20M cruiser won't hurt much to lose.
Don't invest isk. Have fun with it. Just like i do with my real money in real life :D
Death and Glory!
Well fun is also good.
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Tipa Riot
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
353
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Posted - 2015.05.08 08:10:46 -
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I can tell you what I do with my ISK ... spending every coin on ships to get blown up in PvP. The more ships I can replace the more fun (never regret to lose something), so for PvP to buy a dozen budget ships is IMO a better investment than 2-3 bling ships. The fear of loss is the path to the (real) dark side of EvE.
Another good investment are +4/+5 learning implants, BUT (see the point about loss above) only if you have 1-2 jump clones at your disposal for riskier endeavors. There are a couple of services around to get you into those clones without grinding http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Jump_Clones
I'm my own NPC alt.
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Tipa Riot
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
353
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Posted - 2015.05.08 08:11:15 -
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double post
I'm my own NPC alt.
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Solecist Project
Shitt Outta Luck - GANKING4GOOD
23908
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Posted - 2015.05.08 11:15:37 -
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Spend it to play the game, instead of mining.
You might have fun!
S.O.L. GANKING4GOOD
Abolish Rookiecorps.
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Exotic Matters
Fried Liver Attack
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Posted - 2015.05.08 12:06:34 -
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Spend a small part of it about 100m on 20 t1 frigates and go into low or null sec and start shooting at someone, or use them to join a Spectre fleet op and shoot at people with others. Spectre is suggested because it requires no commitment and they take anyone regardless of skills or experience. You will die many times, but in the process you will learn a whole lot about the game, and probably meet other players (corps) who might open up more of the game to you. I predict it won't be long and your retriever will be sitting in dock collecting rust . |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
8501
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Posted - 2015.05.08 13:04:26 -
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If you need to ask what to do with it, then you really don't need it right now.
I know it's probably burning a hole in your pocket, but just sit on it. Try some different things. Missions, ganking, exploration, FW etc. When you find something you enjoy doing, then think about raiding the bank.
Mr Epeen
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass!
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Julius Derrick
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.05.08 13:10:50 -
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Thanks for all the input. I actually enjoy mining. Does that make me weird? |
Ka'Narlist
Dreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore
370
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Posted - 2015.05.08 13:46:04 -
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Julius Derrick wrote:Thanks for all the input. I actually enjoy mining. Does that make me weird? Yes |
Crash Omaristos
24th Imperial Crusade Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2015.05.08 13:47:27 -
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Julius Derrick wrote:Thanks for all the input. I actually enjoy mining. Does that make me weird?
No. I like mining too. There's different sets of challenges to maximizing the results same as PVP. Its virtual cork sniffing.
The truth is that you would want to invest it. Investments are what grow your money. Maybe an orca with some people paying you to give them mining bonus links. |
Exotic Matters
Fried Liver Attack
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Posted - 2015.05.08 13:53:31 -
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Even if you ultimately decide you would rather do something other than PVP, you should spend some time flying in a PVP fleet. You will learn things by experience that you won't pick up any other way. By operating in a gate camp fleet, you will learn how to get through a camped gate or how to best survive getting caught in one. By hunting other players, you will learn how not to end up the prey of someone else. A little experience is more valuable than any explanation. Losing a few cheap ships in this way will undoubtedly save some expensive exhumers down the road, if you continue to prefer mining |
Joan Miles
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.05.08 15:49:14 -
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ergherhdfgh wrote:The best thing that you can do with that amount is never let anyone know how much you have. This pretty much!
Also if you have that amount and really don't know what to do with it, then chances are you are still pretty new to the game and you should either A: Have fun experimenting with anything you are curious about and losing some ISK on the way or B: Keep doing what you do and save it for whey you actually know what else you want or like to do.
Either way have fun! |
Memphis Baas
385
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Posted - 2015.05.08 16:05:03 -
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It's ok if you enjoy mining, but keep in mind that you're playing an open PVP MMO, and this game really focuses on PVP. The developers put effort into adding new combat ships and balancing the PVP, and the players are always looking for PVP in all its forms, including easy kills in high-sec attacking miner ships.
Also, the game is kinda designed so the money you make from the various PVE activities like mining can be spent on PVP "fun." As long as nobody kills you, you won't have losses, and other than a few skill books to train, you won't have any expenses either. Thus your question is getting the answers that you're seeing.
Keep your money, or jump into a frigate and find some PVP. There are faction warfare groups, Red vs. Blue or EVE University PVP schools, and a whole bunch of player corporations that accept or are looking for frigate pilots for frigate PVP. At 1 million a pop, you can have 800 fights - let's say 4 a night that's 200 evenings - half a year of combat adrenaline fun. |
Sabriz Adoudel
Glorious Revolutionary Armed Forces of Highsec CODE.
5083
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Posted - 2015.05.09 00:04:48 -
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Julius Derrick wrote:Thanks for all the input. I actually enjoy mining. Does that make me weird?
Yes.
Also, be aware - mining is (market) PVP in this game.
Shoot everyone. Let the Saviour sort it out.
I enforce the New Haliama Code of Conduct via wardec ops. Ignorance of the law is no excuse - read about requirements for highsec miners at www.minerbumping.com
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Brutus Utama
Fusion Enterprises Ltd Shadow of xXDEATHXx
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Posted - 2015.05.11 12:44:23 -
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If you like mining train for an exhumer and buy one your yield will increase meaning more iskies for you... |
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Black Pedro
Yammerschooner
1009
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Posted - 2015.05.11 13:43:16 -
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Julius Derrick wrote:Thanks for all the input. I actually enjoy mining. Does that make me weird? A little.
But do what you like. Unfortunately for solo mining there is not much more you can do with that ISK. You can spend some of that on an exhumer - the Skiff is the safest choice although a Mackinaw is good if you pay attention and stay in higher security (>0.8) space - but that is where the game ends for the solo miner. Mining has just been buffed in nullsec so you could consider joining a corp and moving there or you could fit up a Venture or Prospect and head into more dangerous space to mine ore or gas.
You could also buy a small POS and compression array to turn your ore into the compressed version which is worth more and easier to transport to a trade hub. Just online it only when you need it.
What you shouldn't do is spend that ISK on faction (ORE) modules or expensive implants to eek out another percent or two of yield. You will lose that bling eventually, likely long before it will ever pay off. Just stick to T2 modules and reasonable implants and keep a small cushion of ISK to replace them if you get ganked.
Other than that really there isn't much more you can spend your ISK on to support your chosen career. I echo what was said above: Eve has much to offer so don't be afraid to spend some of that ISK on trying something new. ISK is just a means to an end so avoid the carebear trap of only playing to watch your ISK counter go up as that path will lead to boredom and you unsubscribing sooner rather than later. |
Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS IDLE EMPIRE
1113
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Posted - 2015.05.11 13:55:16 -
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personally I would mostly use that isk to buy things that will make me more isk. But fun is important too, so use some of it to have fun!
@ChainsawPlankto
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Shiloh Templeton
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.05.11 14:54:02 -
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- you could train for an exhumer as suggested above, but I think it's valuable to try some other aspects of the game before you spend the training time.
- buy a procurer so you can mine even when some of the people above are in your system. :-)
- buy a hauler so you can get your product to market
- train for and buy an orca. It makes a good hauler of goods to a market, but more importantly it allows you to move your ships and stuff easily so you can try different regions in the game.
- buy some BPO's if you have an interest in industry.
- buy a combat ship and try running missions (you many find them more boring than missions).
- buy 10 combat frigates with the goal of losing them in lowsec.
- buy an astero and try exploration
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Freya Sertan
Tyrell Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2015.05.11 16:53:45 -
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Julius Derrick wrote:Thanks for all the input. I actually enjoy mining. Does that make me weird?
Nah, man. Someone has to shoot the rocks to make the metal people need to manufacture the ships I get exploded in combat. I mined for a long time on my other character and made tons of ISK. Only after making a ton of ISK shooting rocks did I realize that I was bored and making money for the sake of having a big wallet.
One of the CODEdot guys ganked me while mining in 0.7 space. It woke me up to what EvE really is. Well, more like what it's NOT to me. |
Sabriz Adoudel
Glorious Revolutionary Armed Forces of Highsec CODE.
5091
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Posted - 2015.05.12 03:07:59 -
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Freya Sertan wrote:Julius Derrick wrote:Thanks for all the input. I actually enjoy mining. Does that make me weird? Nah, man. Someone has to shoot the rocks to make the metal people need to manufacture the ships I get exploded in combat. I mined for a long time on my other character and made tons of ISK. Only after making a ton of ISK shooting rocks did I realize that I was bored and making money for the sake of having a big wallet. One of the CODEdot guys ganked me while mining in 0.7 space. It woke me up to what EvE really is. Well, more like what it's NOT to me.
We aim to please.
Shoot everyone. Let the Saviour sort it out.
I enforce the New Haliama Code of Conduct via wardec ops. Ignorance of the law is no excuse - read about requirements for highsec miners at www.minerbumping.com
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Deck Cadelanne
Exigent Circumstances CAStabouts
137
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Posted - 2015.05.12 07:34:31 -
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I suppose it's good that somebody likes mining. I sure don't!
You have enough ISK to try a lot of stuff. Many good suggestions already made.
If I honestly didn't know what to do with the ISK, I would buy PLEX with it and carry on doing whatever. Over time, PLEX prices pretty much only trend upwards, so you can eventually cash them in for ISK - or use them to pay your subscription - whatever floats your boat.
Or, you could just leave it sitting until you feel inspired to do something with it!
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional."
- Hunter S. Thompson
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Lost Greybeard
Drunken Yordles
599
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Posted - 2015.05.12 08:02:51 -
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When I have money outside of my safety buffer (usually the cost of replacing my most expensive ship x2) I usually just buy skill books and fill out the skill tree. Since when you discover you need to train a skill for something it's much nicer to find that you already have it and just need to put more points in than that you need to fly across the universe for something.
Of course, over the long run this can end up with some overkill, like how I have almost the entire science tree and industry tree filled in at at least one point even though most of what I actually do is exploration and small-scale pvp (plus a mission or two for corp standings and such). But on the upside, I can theoretically just wake up one day and decide I want to build T3 subsystems or something. |
Praxis Ginimic
Best Kept Frozen.
877
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Posted - 2015.05.12 08:28:29 -
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There is certainly nothing wrong with enjoying mining but the key to longevity in eve is to diversify your activities.
I suggest building a battle skiff to can flip the other miners in your area. Claim your belts as yours.
You could also take a bait procurer out to low sec or in a wormhole with a couple of friends in recons. Pvp'ers love easy ganks and its fun to take that away from them.
You might like to join a null sec mining crew and add a little excitement to a larger pay check.
My personal favorite suggestion to rich miners is to pick a constellation and fund a ganking squad to lock it down for your corp.
Be creative. Be emergent. Do silly **** for fun.
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Kashadin
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
24
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Posted - 2015.05.12 09:38:33 -
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Start a new acct, make another miner toon, buy PLEX once trial period runs out, continue to mine until you can PLEX a 3rd acct, make 3rd acct toon a Orca pilot, keep going till you PLEX 4th acct, make that toon another miner. Then get into industry. |
Aladar Dangerface
Zebra Corp The Bastion
164
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Posted - 2015.05.12 11:00:49 -
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Join an NPSI fleet, shoot some people. Stop mining, it gives you space aids, no wait.........
I don't need twitter.
I'm already following you.
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