MadMuppet
Kerguelen Station
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Posted - 2012.05.29 03:28:00 -
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This game is one of the few where, barring one mistake, you never truely die.
Here is the one 'mistake': Forget to update your clone. That one little piece, the one place where you can lose skill points (SP) si your only 'true' downfall. Beyond that, you must consider anything you own as expendable. Once you get past the point that your 'material' possessions are important you can sit back and enjoy being you.
On a similar note, if you want to have 'learning implants' get a jump clone. There are corps you can join to create them after you train the skill. It is free, quick, and worth the time. (why CCP doesn't just start players with a jump clone is beyond me).
If you are a high-sec player, figure out what the 'cost' of your ship is. Work to 'pay it off' and then consider it destroyed. Any time you get out of that ship afterwards is simple 'bonus' time. Now, find an income stream (missions, mining, market, whatever) to allow you to feed that stream.
In my case, I can manufacture, research, trade, and mission level 4s. What do I fly in PVP? Frigates and destroyers. Why? Because I can spend one night a week 'earning isk' and then the next six nights getting blown up (never said I was good at PVP did i?)
Again, my only 'real' worry.... my SP. I use a jump clone... ok, I use an alt these days, but even he has a learning clone when I need a break and a combat clone (with cheap implants) when I want to battle my fellow man.
Once you get the 'income stream'by whatever means you care for, you can sit back and enjoy the game. It doesn't need to be a 'huge' income stream either. Hell, a single level 3 mission nets me 2-3 combat frigates for my faction warfare alt. If you want 'more stuff, just simply put an amount of money asie for that (investment).
Bottom line though, and something I would recommend every player do once, put all your isk and 'stuff' on an alt and see how long it takes you to get back to where you were. It isn't that hard, and once you experience it you can free yourself to do it again in to the game full force, should you fail.
Check out the new Orca model, brought to you by the Unified Inventory System
http://i.imgur.com/InJgK.jpg-á
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