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Doctor Khal
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Posted - 2007.08.23 00:11:00 -
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I'm asking this question because I know many (perhaps over 50%?) EVE players have at least one other account on which they develop a second character.
Now, this is an idea that has appealed to me, and I've had several abortive trial-accounts-intended-to-become-full-accounts... however, I can never farm enough ISK in a month to keep a second account going (and I can't afford to pay 2x12 Euros per month.. 1x12 is already pushing it for a poor student like me  ).
What I'm asking is... are there any casual players out there (3-8 hours per week) who can afford to pay for a second account via GTCs? And if so, how do you make the ISK?
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Kazuma Saruwatari
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Posted - 2007.08.23 00:16:00 -
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I'm a college student just like you, and just so happens there's a local retailer of GTC's for EVE (and some other games, kieron says they're legit) that are affordable in terms of our normal income.
I can easily see myself opening up another account for an alt, but choose not to. I'd like to have said cash for second GTC timecode in my savings for rainy-day events.
Problem is of course, costing per month of GTC could run you higher than you actually spend on EVE as it stands, so check around first.
PS: on the regard of casual playing using two accounts? I see it to be very possible. One character has one training for something you like down the line, and the other your current "main" earning for both characters.
Down the line, your "alt" with it's implants you've earned from your main would basically out-train your main anyway, and become your new main. (this is what I'm doing currently).
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Paulo Damarr
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Posted - 2007.08.23 00:39:00 -
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Edited by: Paulo Damarr on 23/08/2007 00:40:08
I have a 2nd account to train a Industry character, The way I fund 2 accounts comfortably is partly favourable exchange rates but also by paying for longer term subscriptions. Check the deals for 3 months and longer to see if the savings makes a second sub viable.
You can also in theory buy GTC from the official online outlets in a country that offers a more favourable exchange rates and afford a second account that way.
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Sleepkevert
Paradox v2.0
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.08.23 00:41:00 -
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 Originally by: Paulo Damarr
I have a 2nd account to train a Industry character, The way I fund 2 accounts comfortably is partly favourable exchange rates but also by paying for longer term subscriptions. Check the deals for 3 months and longer to see if the savings makes a second sub viable.
You can also in theory buy GTC from the official outlets in a country that offers a more favourable exchange rates and afford a second account that way.
Yep, living in Europe, and buying GTC's across the globe in the US is quite healthy for your wallet :)
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MotoTsume
Gallente
Clan Black Scorpion
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Posted - 2007.08.23 00:42:00 -
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Or you can buy GTC's with Isk there by not having to worry about exchange rates.
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Doctor Khal
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Posted - 2007.08.23 00:48:00 -
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Originally by: MotoTsume
Or you can buy GTC's with Isk there by not having to worry about exchange rates.
That's what I'd like to do to finance a second account. Unfortunately, I don't make enough ISK per month to do this... thus my request for advice in the OP 
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MotoTsume
Gallente
Clan Black Scorpion
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Posted - 2007.08.23 00:52:00 -
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Originally by: Doctor Khal
Originally by: MotoTsume
Or you can buy GTC's with Isk there by not having to worry about exchange rates.
That's what I'd like to do to finance a second account. Unfortunately, I don't make enough ISK per month to do this... thus my request for advice in the OP
I can make enought Isk to pay for a GTC - by just casually ratting in 0.0 in say 2-4 nights - and easily in 1 night if i work hard at it.
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Doctor Khal
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Posted - 2007.08.23 00:56:00 -
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Originally by: MotoTsume
Originally by: Doctor Khal
Originally by: MotoTsume
Or you can buy GTC's with Isk there by not having to worry about exchange rates.
That's what I'd like to do to finance a second account. Unfortunately, I don't make enough ISK per month to do this... thus my request for advice in the OP
I can make enought Isk to pay for a GTC - by just casually ratting in 0.0 in say 2-4 nights - and easily in 1 night if i work hard at it.
Then I must be a very poor player (or you are very good ), because I don't make anywhere near 200mil in an entire month.
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RtoZ
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Posted - 2007.08.23 01:45:00 -
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I'm skeptical if its possible for a casual player. You need a means of income and some sort of critical amount of isk before you can afford an account 100% on GTC's. All of this implies a time investment at some point. It's possible to maintain high incomes casually, but at some point you would have had to grind to get there. For example, in my case, it was the grind to level 4 missions that got me out of relative poverty. From then on odd bits of trade make me enough isk to keep going steadily, but I had to get here first...
IMO sooner or later you're gonna have to grind a couple of months to make whatever income plan you have work. Even scammers have to put some effort into it, or so they tell me when they try to justify their crappy gamestyle 
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Empyre
Domestic Reform
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Posted - 2007.08.23 01:54:00 -
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i did it for a while when i opened my second account. it is possible but you have to play a LOT to keep making anything. don't expect super profits unless you start a corp and hire people to execute a decent business plan.
for a casual solo player, it's going to be tough. start any more accounts and forget about it.. at least if you're doing solo work that doesn't involve mass production or something of the like.
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Price Watcher
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Posted - 2007.08.23 02:02:00 -
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If you have the real-life money to spare, a second account is very useful.
If you don't play much and don't have the money it is not a good idea.
You will have to make up your own mind on this one.
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Katashi Ishizuka
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Posted - 2007.08.23 02:10:00 -
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T2 BPO manufacturing, 0.0 complexes, and market trading with large amounts of capital are all ways to make extreme amounts of money to fund multiple accounts. The initial capital or organizational investment is quite high but can the weekly time upkeep is quite low.
Choose one.
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Amanda Wilkins
Caldari
Dromedary Goat Albatross and Fish
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Posted - 2007.08.23 03:03:00 -
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Originally by: Doctor Khal
I'm asking this question because I know many (perhaps over 50%?) EVE players have at least one other account on which they develop a second character.
Now, this is an idea that has appealed to me, and I've had several abortive trial-accounts-intended-to-become-full-accounts... however, I can never farm enough ISK in a month to keep a second account going (and I can't afford to pay 2x12 Euros per month.. 1x12 is already pushing it for a poor student like me ).
What I'm asking is... are there any casual players out there (3-8 hours per week) who can afford to pay for a second account via GTCs? And if so, how do you make the ISK?
Make the account work for you.
* Train research slots and manufacturing slots
* Train trade slots
* Train contract slots
Use research slots to research and copy BPOs (Battlecruiser or Cruiser minimum, Battleships and Capital parts best). Use the contract slots to sell researched BPCs. Use the tradeslots to buy low and sell high.
This will of course require a good bit of ISK as basis first - but will pay for itself in the end. So use your primary account to accumulate a decent amount of ISK first.
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Amanda
Amanda Wilkins
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Fester Addams
Minmatar
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Posted - 2007.08.23 03:35:00 -
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My advice is to get into R&D agents, its free isk once set upp and will easilly be able to pay for 2 accounts in GTC purchases.
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Shevar
Minmatar
A.W.M
Ka-Tet
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Posted - 2007.08.23 06:56:00 -
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Quote:
I'm asking this question because I know many (perhaps over 50%?) EVE players have at least one other account on which they develop a second character.
Doubtfull. Yes a significant ammount of players has multiple accounts but definatly not over half the players.
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Buyerr
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Posted - 2007.08.23 06:58:00 -
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not really. eve was not made... wait let me refrese..
eve has become more then a game, unless it is a secound life, you will have high problems doing anything worthwhile in the game
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kimish
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Posted - 2007.08.23 07:00:00 -
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it's a bounch of bull that you can't train all 3 chars on one account money whoring is what it is 
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Vrizuh
Eve Defence Force
Praesidium Libertatis
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Posted - 2007.08.23 07:24:00 -
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I only they'd bring the back the power of 2 promotion. Alas, with so many players now, and so many needing training on alt slots, it'd dramatically increase server load.
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Phal
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Posted - 2007.08.23 08:05:00 -
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Personally one character is enough for me and if I need someone with skills I don't have to help me then I will simply ask friends with those skills for help, its supposed to be social game after all and not an alts love in 
But if you really want an alt you shouldn't have problems funding him if you play the markets and buy low sell high :) - can all be set up during minimum online time and you can be earning your money while offline working on your real life alt 
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