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Posted - 2009.12.21 04:41:00 -
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 Originally by: thetorsoboy
The only ways I've tried are Mining, and Missioning.
Mining, I only get 20,000 ISK per run, because my mining vessel (A burst is all I can really use right now) has a small cargohold.
Missioning I only get about 50,000 per mission, depending on the mission.
Is there a better way for me? Or is this the best way, and I should just suck it up and work at it? And I could buy PLEX and sell them, but I'd like to be able to make money purely ingame.
Just want to know what methods there are that don't require low-sec, or how I can make more ISK with methods I already know. ^.^
Initially the rewards are small, but your needs are also small. The ships you can fly now don't cost much, but as you get bigger and better ships and better skills, your income will rise accordingly. It's not unreasonable for you to expect to be making a million per hour within a month (or less - depending on how much you play and how you progress) and tens of millions per hour in 6 months. Some players far exceed this, making billions per month.
I just forked out the better part of a billion ISK for some skills books for a carrier on one of my characters. I'll part with a similar figure to buy the ship and fittings......It's not exactly cheap for me, but as my character has been around for a while, the income is there to support such purchases. It's surprising how you'll look back later and say "I don't know how I survived with such small income" but if you look at it in terms of ships per hour, or skills books purchased per hour, it will remain about the same.
As to how to improve your income:
1) improve your skills and ships - mining in a burst is slow, but if you can upgrade your mining lasers to Tech 2, you'll go a lot faster. Putting some cargo expanders in will increase your cargo capacity, meaning more per trip and less time travelling. A mining laser upgrade module will also improve your mining speed.
2) For missions, train up connections to get into better agent levels. Look for better quality agents. Train Negotiations and Social to get better pay and faster standings increases.
3) Try a bit of trading - learn the market and put in a buy order for something that's just a little higher than the highest buy order. Then sell it for just a little less than the lowest sell order. Pick something with a large gap between buy orders and sell orders for maximum profit.
4) Don't just sell stuff (loot and ore) to the existing buy orders (i.e. don't just right-click and sell) - instead, use the 'advanced' option and set your own price - just below the lowest sell price is best. Watch your order and modify it if someone undercuts you. This is the single most valuable tip I ever had. It boosted my income amazingly as a new player.
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