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Kieron Krodmandouin LazyBoyz Band of Recreational Flyers Intrepid Crossing 4	Posted - 2013.05.19 00:31:00 - [1] - Quote I realize it is a pretty big risk/reward issue, but flying anything much bigger that a cruiser I find annoyingly tedious. Frigates, on the other hand, are a lot of fun. The thing is, doing a level 3-4 in a frigate takes forever and is not really economical... Off the top of my head, why not have advanced level 1-2 missions, that you must purchase rights to, and if you don't clear it in your time frame you lose your money? If you do you get your deposit plus a hefty chunk of change. Just a thought to make missions suck a little less. Flying battleships does make me want to open up my wrists, however.
Derath Ellecon Washburne Holdings Situation: Normal 1377	Posted - 2013.05.19 00:57:00 - [2] - Quote Kieron Krodmandouin wrote: I realize it is a pretty big risk/reward issue, but flying anything much bigger that a cruiser I find annoyingly tedious. Frigates, on the other hand, are a lot of fun. The thing is, doing a level 3-4 in a frigate takes forever and is not really economical... Off the top of my head, why not have advanced level 1-2 missions, that you must purchase rights to, and if you don't clear it in your time frame you lose your money? If you do you get your deposit plus a hefty chunk of change. Just a thought to make missions suck a little less. Flying battleships does make me want to open up my wrists, however. IMO it's relative. I met a guy who had quit EVE and restarted again. this time around he had decided to stick with frigates for his first year. He could blast through level 3's in an assault frigate. When I asked him how the isk was, he said it wasn't as good as when he used to run level 4's etc. But he was also only flying frigates so he didnt need as much isk. So bottom line, if you like frigates you won't make as much isk. But you don't need as much either.
Kieron Krodmandouin LazyBoyz Band of Recreational Flyers Intrepid Crossing 4	Posted - 2013.05.19 01:03:00 - [3] - Quote Fair enough. Could still be interesting content though.
IIshira School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 114	Posted - 2013.05.19 01:18:00 - [4] - Quote Scan down sites.... I know a guy that makes a lot more than I do running level 4 missions in a battleship with an assault frigate.
OfBalance Caldari State 493	Posted - 2013.05.19 01:49:00 - [5] - Quote As I recall highsec and lowsec exploration were (and still are AFAIK) quite profitable, varying by location, and farmable with nothing more than a frigate or cruiser hull, depending on your tastes. On a related note: plenty a sell-sword (sell-ship?) could use a tackler in their gang. You might find mercenary, faction war, or piracy fulfulling as well. Are these kinds of thing the pinnacle of the almightly ~isk per hour~ manta? Certainly not, but they won't leave you wanting for isk if you idea of a good time is flying frigates.
Dato Koppla Rage of Inferno Malefic Motives 201	Posted - 2013.05.19 05:24:00 - [6] - Quote Consider WH daytripping, profitable with a chance for action and you can do C2s in an assault frig.
Nam Dnilb Universal Frog 10	Posted - 2013.05.19 11:44:00 - [7] - Quote Pirate Epic arcs are an option.
Tsukino Stareine EVE University Ivy League 201	Posted - 2013.05.19 11:50:00 - [8] - Quote FW can earn some decent cash and it doesn't always have to involve pvp.
Caleidascope Republic Military School Minmatar Republic 279	Posted - 2013.05.19 16:17:00 - [9] - Quote I can kill angel rat bs in the belt in low sec with my rifter. Life is short and dinner time is chancy Eat dessert first!
l0rd carlos Friends Of Harassment 426	Posted - 2013.05.19 16:22:00 - [10] - Quote What the other guys say! Lowsec exploration. Should be even more fun after the next big patch. If you do level 2 or 3 in a frig it's all your fault and i pity you. German blog about smallscale lowsec pvp: http://friendsofharassment.wordpress.com
EMO JAck KOS Coyotes 4	Posted - 2013.05.21 16:44:00 - [11] - Quote http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txSJqCQUsSs You could do sites. You could do faction warfare. You could go do epic arc missions in null. The ship is not the isk making problem its the pilot. Hell I made over a bil once flying an escalation in a harpy. Get creative and get aggressive.
Batelle Komm susser Tod 150	Posted - 2013.05.21 18:09:00 - [12] - Quote as posters have noted, the isk is there, just not in the form of 'push buttan recieve mishun' that can be repeated indefinitely. I'm thinking of epic arcs that have lowsec branches designed for frigates, as well as other non-mission avenues. Also, I expect hunting for the sec status tags will be doable in frigs. Fighting is Magic
Fret Thiesant Reavers of New Blood 13	Posted - 2013.05.21 18:52:00 - [13] - Quote Ah you mean like a Torchlight 2 kinda mechanic with the maps? That would be interesting.
Cage Man 214	Posted - 2013.05.21 19:21:00 - [14] - Quote Gets some friends and go run lvl4's in T1 frigs. We did it with 8 pilots in punishers in amarr space a while ago. While it is fun to start with but its not going to make you lots of isk Oh PLEASE!!! CCP Fozzie Can I haz a Navy moa.......
Ginger Barbarella Caldari Provisions Caldari State 1312	Posted - 2013.05.21 22:00:00 - [15] - Quote 1. exploration 2. low-end DED sites 3. fw missions 4. ratting 5. dropping in on novice and small fw plexes 6. "piracy" Need more? "Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac
sabre906 Old Spice Syndicate Sailors of the Sacred Spice 1106	Posted - 2013.05.22 04:28:00 - [16] - Quote CCP was going to script high lvl missions for frigs, with matching pay. Then they abadoned pve. Standings Improvement Service https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=19454
seth Hendar I love you miners 59	Posted - 2013.05.22 13:09:00 - [17] - Quote Caleidascope wrote: I can kill angel rat bs in the belt in low sec with my rifter. i often take our new players in scanned lowsec sigs or ded and we are all in frig sized hulls, to teach them speed tank, how to manage transversal, how to follow primarys etc... best exercice to learn that side of pvp without the pressure of real pvp, while making a bit of isk, and if one of them fail, they usually have a t1 frig so easy to replace. usually we do it at 4 or 5, and in a couple hours, they are pretty good speed tankers, and we then have lotta fun flying frigs around and once they have enought skills to hop in assault or pirate frigs.....well we all know what a 5 or 10 man assault frig gank can do with good organisation
Substantia Nigra Polaris Rising Gentlemen's Agreement 1104	Posted - 2013.05.31 02:33:00 - [18] - Quote You can easily earn a half billion mission running in a frigate GÇô pirate epic arcs. An autocannon fitted rifter can complete them, although an assault frigate is much faster / better. They are not easy, they are not for everyone, but they are fun and you will learn lots more about game dynamics GÇª other players being a much greater risk than the missions themselves. Lots more info at GÇª https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=12973&find=unread I guess I am almost a 'vet' by now. Hopefully not too bitter and managing to help more than I hinder. Our pirate epic arc completion packages really are very good: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=12973&find=unread

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