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Orgop Rotineque
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.01.31 01:04:00 -
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Hi guys As a new player, I've been trying to examine different ways to start making some ISK. I tried some Mining but have come to learn that while Mining is an essential part of EVE, it is not nearly as well paying as some of the other possible endeavors. Now i turn to Planetary Interaction, not as a primary source of income (as i understand it, PI doesn't pay out enough to be primary), but as an additional or secondary stream to some thing else like Manufacturing. Yes, I will definitely look into some guides and videos on PI but i decided to come here first. Anything you can tell me will be very useful. I assume Planets in Low Sec and Null Sec yield better pay? I live in High Sec for the moment but I don't have a problem picking up and moving to Low. What else can you tell me to get me started with PI? |
Cyprus Black
The Learning Curve.
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Posted - 2013.01.31 02:49:00 -
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Ironically, you end up making less in most parts of lowsec than you do in highsec. This is due to excessively high tax rates in low.
If you're in a decent lowsec system with a reasonable tax rate, then it becomes profitable, possibly even to the point of becoming your main money source.
If you're looking for decent PI set ups, I can't help you ATM, I'm at work. I'll post a few screenshots later tonight if I can. Trolling is like art. Anyone can finger paint, but it takes true talent to create a masterpiece. |
Merouk Baas
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Posted - 2013.01.31 03:23:00 -
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Why high taxes?
Because people can knock out the Customs Office that's in orbit and put in their own, and then they control the taxes. Which they use to drive away competition. |
Musashi Date
25TH miss
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Posted - 2013.01.31 04:26:00 -
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I have very low skills for PI, lvl3s save for Inter-Consoli(how many planets) which is at lvl2. Took me a week or so to train..
On three planets I can harvest 300M worth of goods per month (untaxed, say 240M taxed/losses). I use a launchpad, 3x Basic Factories, 1x Advanced Factory and 1~2 Extractors.
I deal with P2 goods in Hi-Sec like so:
P0: Noble Metals > P1: Precious Metals P0: Heavy Metals > P1: Toxic Metals P1: Precious + P1: Toxic = P2: Enriched Uranium
I set my Extractors to extract only one of the raw materials and stockpile it. Meantime the Basic Factories are set to process these P0 into P1. After two days worth of say, Precious Metals, I destroy the Extractor (it costs like 45k only, something like two~three asteroid rats' bounty worth) and relocate it to where there is a good Heavy Metals source. I then set one Basic Factory to process these Heavy Metals into Toxic Metals, while the other two process what is leftover from the Noble Metals.
By doing these stockpiling of one and then the other material, my P2 factory runs at 100%, and that's where it only matters for me. I update my extractors every two days and even then, when I forget to update and have some P1 downtime, my stockpiles are enough for my P2 to still run at no loss.
I incorporated my pickup times with my weekend trips to Jita (I mine during the weekdays) because all of my hisec planets are along the path. This is my lazy PI and the 'passive' income of 240M is definitely worth it. |
Gizznitt Malikite
Agony Unleashed Agony Empire
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Posted - 2013.01.31 17:40:00 -
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Merouk Baas wrote:Why high taxes?
Because people can knock out the Customs Office that's in orbit and put in their own, and then they control the taxes. Which they use to drive away competition.
While I operate in null, not low.. I personally take control of the local custom's offices and purposely set very low tax rates for everyone.... It's just good business to keep people in the area.... and they make good targets!!! |
Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting Home Front Coalition
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Posted - 2013.01.31 20:50:00 -
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Do it in lowsec. POCO owning corps will gladly hand out a standing agreement. Eve mail the CEO of such a corp and just ask about their policies, and that you'd be interested in colonizing these planets. Yes, do realize another corp hostile to them can swoop in and destroy the POCOs, and put ones up with worse tax.
Doing this is a rather risky venture and requires costly assets to be at risk to do in any reasonable amount of time. It is wise to research who owns POSes in the system and check whether your target POCOs are owned by The Merry Industrialists of Heimatar or The Terror Clown Posse From Hell. Indy corps are quite welcoming of your clientele while merc and pirate corps have no reason to be as hospitable. All this factors into your profit.
Hisec can be disregarded on the sole reasoning of not wanting a soul-crushing risk free Eve experience. General lowsec knowledge will keep you alive enough to make better profit then in hisec. You know, scout, use safes, etcetera. Stay frosty, stay aligned. |
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