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Storme
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Posted - 2003.10.10 14:16:00 -
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I wasn't even considering a battleship until I had my Rupture blown out from under me...
I made a decision there and then. I wouldn't do anything unless it helped me towards a battleship. I started at that point with around 15 - 20 million in the bank after a couple of months playing.
Once the decision was made, I was riding a Tempest 2 weeks later.
75 million in 2 weeks, almost exclusively trading Isogen.
That was sometime ago though, and most of the Iso trading options have now dried up...
It's funny, but now I'm in a Tempest it seems like there are new ways of making money 
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Fred0
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Posted - 2003.10.10 14:38:00 -
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I've been playing almost 4 weeks (this sunday) and could jump into a BS if I felt like it. All I would need to train would be Caldari BS skill lvl1 Which wouldnt take me too long. I have somewhere slightly above 1 mill skill points amassed in that time.
However, it would more or less be a waste of time since I would be nowhere near where I'd need to be in the ancillary skills to make use of it.
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Kushy
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Posted - 2003.10.10 15:14:00 -
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Edited by: Kushy on 10/10/2003 15:17:30
Got my first battleship about 4 weeks into the game. only lvl 3 gunnery, didnt even have med turrets yet. I lost it about a week later, uninsured. that put things into perspective for me so after that i mined my arse off for an Apoc, took about 2 weeks of mining scord. 
now i just farm rats in venal all day 
(and oh yea, all gunnery skills at 3 and am trying to go through to raise them to 4 now, har har)
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Koda
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Posted - 2003.10.10 16:16:00 -
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Don't expect to get a BS until next year (if ever). Simply don't have the time to mine sufficiently to raise the funds.
For the meanwhile, I'll be happy in a Moa.
A suggestion on replacing lost cruisers: I keep a Vexor strictly for mining. If I get my main ship blown up, between insurance and a little mining, I'm back in business.
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Maud Dib
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Posted - 2003.10.10 16:16:00 -
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Thanks but still. I havent gotten a cruiser it got blown up on staurday! :( and im not the man with the money so now i sitt here with nothing except a bestower and a velator. any suggestions?
yeah get a better corp.
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Slinky Redfoot
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Posted - 2003.10.10 19:32:00 -
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"Congratulations, You purchased a battleship!You win the game!" <Credits start rolling>
I'd just like to point out that EVE is not a race towards battleships, although many people still think it is..
I don't own one, and don't have any intentions of owning one in the near future, simply because NPC hunting in 0.1 with my Vigil is so much more fun.Sure, i might not blast a 50k pirate into the stone age, but i can hold my own.
And if i do die (which rarely happens with my current setup) So what, lose a couple of rares and 125k worths of ship.
I wish orbit-mode was changed so that you'd go staight into orbit and rev up to maximum speed.This way the game would become more balanced, as a fast and agile frigate pilot going at 1600 m/s and faster like myself, could send your big battleship turrets loopy.
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BigJaw Pete
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Posted - 2003.10.10 19:37:00 -
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Thanks but still. I havent gotten a cruiser it got blown up on staurday! :( and im not the man with the money so now i sitt here with nothing except a bestower and a velator. any suggestions?
Cargo space translates into money.. ever heard of traderuns?Robotics, Quafe, Consumer Electronics..thats where Indy's really shine.
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Akunosh Ryo
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Posted - 2003.10.11 14:34:00 -
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Hmm... Been playing since a couple weeks after release and still dont have a battleship. Main reason is: I can't keep that amount of ISK or any high amount of ISK in my pocket without it screaming "Spend me."
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Hyundai
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Posted - 2003.10.13 19:24:00 -
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been since start of retail only just managed to scrape enough together for 1st bs 50mil
 
" I wasnt aware of this..."
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Braken
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Posted - 2003.10.13 19:39:00 -
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I dont care when i get my Bs ive been playin four months and are no where near gettin one. Reason is i cant be arsed mining so i get a little cash day by day killin stuff so my bs will come when its ready
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pooti
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Posted - 2003.10.16 19:59:00 -
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2-3 months. I didn't want to bother until I felt I had the skills to make use of it. I have enough fun flying around cruisers and frigates. Most of the good cash opportunities in Eve are kinda boring, so it took me a while to save (I funded it entirely through combat).
Mining? Never.
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pooti
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Posted - 2003.10.16 20:00:00 -
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Thanks but still. I havent gotten a cruiser it got blown up on staurday! :( and im not the man with the money so now i sitt here with nothing except a bestower and a velator. any suggestions?
Cargo space translates into money.. ever heard of traderuns?Robotics, Quafe, Consumer Electronics..thats where Indy's really shine.
They're also really good at providing me cargo expanders to sell.
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Nikunda
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Posted - 2003.10.17 02:15:00 -
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Edited by: Nikunda on 17/10/2003 02:16:56
I could have a BS at any time I wanted one. I make about 15 Mil a day between both of my accounts. I mine with a Thorax, using 10 Harvestors with Mining Drone Skill lvl 5, and 5 Cu Vapors, with Mining 5, and Astrogeology 5. I haul in a very nice amount of minerals, using a Bestower to haul.
Once I'm ready, I'll be in a battleship. I've been playing since retail, so I have enough skill points to just about accomplish anything I wanted. I'm very glad my memory skill was the first thing I upped, allowed me to relax the training time a little. My current memory attribute is 22 
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Bobby Wilson
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Posted - 2003.10.17 18:19:00 -
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well...I have started playing EVE for a bit more than a month, and I got my first BS(megathron) abt a week ago. but when I got it, my gunnery skill was only at lvl2.
Yeah, I actually stayed in a Thorax longer than I needed to, as I though it would be obscene to pilot a BS without having some better skills.
So basically the Isk was easier to get than the skill points. And I have to admit that I had only M hybrid skills for for first couple of months after I got my Domi. Did have DI 3 and Heavy Drones 3 tho, so didn't feel completely defenceless ;P
BW
Originally by: Selim
Cool, congrats.
Oh, stupid idea by the way.
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Pinkoir
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Posted - 2003.10.17 21:11:00 -
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I got my 'Nix about 3 days after implants started dropping :)
Before that time I hadn't really even thought about being a BS pilot but when you've got several tens of millions of ISK sitting around you might as well spend it...
I still don't have large turret skills...when I farm rats I just use medium enery ('cause hybrids are soo bad) and leave all my protection mid-mods running continuously...I'm just lazy I guess.
Off-topic..I sure wish they'd put some super-heavy drones in the game so I could make better use of all that drone space.
-Pinkoir
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Taurequis
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Posted - 2003.10.19 00:16:00 -
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I have been selling 250 - 350 mil worth of items every month now for the last 3 months and i still dont have a battleship.
Frankly thats because i dont want one.
Real men fly frigates.
Taurequis
Kiroshi Group
Item Sales Manager
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Gloria Mundi
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Posted - 2003.10.19 00:36:00 -
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Yeah .. Finally got my Megathron after almost 4 months of playing. But even now i'm waiting for the gunnery skills to catch up 
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