Arch Miner
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Posted - 2009.03.10 18:53:00 -
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T2 production (and production all together) can be a tough market. Everyone has a different way of making their isk when it comes to production. In general, smaller items adjust faster than bigger items, and you need to take that into account.
Alot of people mine and build things with their minerals, while others run missions and buy the minerals. Personally, I do a combination of several things. Your going to have to sort out what works best for you.
First off, I would like to point out to you, that no matter how many accounts you think you can run. You can NEVER mine enough to feed even ONE production toon full on producing. You just cant do it. I can burn 200mil isk in one sitting twice a day like it's nothing. Trust me, you can't do it..
So, in light of that, to get the bulk minerals I require for my operation, I run my missions. I have found that running missions will average me between 35-40mil an hour (+salvage for rigs...) per character. It also has the added benifit of getting to blow stuff up. Although you can surpass that number in mining, most people dont have access to the resources/space to do so. If you do, go for it, like I said, it depends on what resources YOU have available to you.
I take that money I made from running the missions and purchase a stockpile of minerals when the markets go low. I normally keep between 3-500mil trit, 300k zydrine, about 250k mega, etc. And my piles are pretty small compared to the big boys.
I own most T1 bpo's in the game and have them researched, so my only cost for that is the tower itself, which pays for itself anyway, but thats another thread! Owning your own bpo's will reduce your bpc cost dramatically. Dont just buy the base ship bpo you wanna build, you need the components bpo's as well. All of them should be researched to at least optimal, then when you have time, perfect.
Not all T2 is equal! Like in real, you need to find things you can build with your resources, that sell well, and can be built by YOU, cheaper than whats on the market. You can make alot of profit beating someone's price by 10k isk when your selling thousands of them... Or you can build that one super huge item and hope you sell it before the market changes.
Bigger is not better! When your starting out in this field, you dont wanna be building marauders! Although you can make money that way, they require you to have researched component prints, LOTS of materials on hand, and a market for them. That can be pretty daunting for a fairly green producer (no pun intended!)
It takes money to make money! In no other field is this more true! Buying in bulk when the market is down can save you BILLIONS in the long run. Again, you can do the whole isk/hour of missions vice mining, but it all depends on where you are, what space you have access to, and your personal abilities, etc.
One of the most important things you can do, is be patient. This industy isnt really about instant cash, but profit over time. Sometimes a very very long period of time.
Another good piece of advice, although not directly related to your topic, is keep cash aside for good opertunities. Sometimes people are clearing out their stockpile of old bpc's in the contracts. Sometimes people put up bpo's in place of bpc's on accident. Sometimes theres a PATCH/EXPANSION where new bpo's come out, and getting your hands on them quickly can make you some cash from the intense initial demand!
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