EVE General Discussion

This guide assumes that

1. You are new to Eve online.
2. You're going at it solo.
3. You only have an hour, maybe less a day to play.

There are MANY options in eve for making ISK, and some are more profitable then others. We are going to focus on

1. Steady and predictable income.
2. Low maintenance , high return per hour.

The first thing to realize about Eve is that it is driven by a military economy. You don't have happy bubble guns that spray sunshine on others, the majority of items on the market are pvp oriented or made for aggression. This is a huge help to choose a career path that will make you the most ISK.

This means you will work for "security" agents.

Overall the best thing any new solo player can do from DAY 1 is to start training up for level 4 missions. This means getting your skills ready for a battleship. Forget everything else. Since I have experience with Caldari ships, my recommendation is to cross train for Raven and Scorpion. Then upgrade to the Navy versions, but these two ships that I mentioned are your primary goal.

As they are focused on cruise missiles this means your main focus will be training shields and missiles.

Ok now you immediately pick a corporation after you finish the tutorials (and collect free gear) that will help you improve standings with that corp.
It really doesn't matter which corp you choose as long as the agent is a "security" agent. Do not use ANY of the other agent types. Stick with ONE NPC corporation and only run missions for that initial corporation to improve your standings fast.

I'm going to say that again because it is important:

>PICK ONE CORPORATION AND ALWAYS USE SECURITY AGENTS!!!!

1. Pick ONE NPC corp to run missions with.
2. Grind up to level 4's as fast as possible.
3. Use the rewards and bonuses from missions to buy gear, DO NOT SALVAGE!!!

You want to maximize your LP and mission running rate, so you can quickly get to level 4. By salvaging and looting you are delaying the process. Your primary focus is to get to level 4 missions, so run as many mission per hour as possible and ignore ALL other activities like looting and salvage unless you grab gear as you kill rats. DO NOT STICK AROUND LOOTING after completing a mission. As soon as that little green check box appears FLY BACK to station!!!!

4. Blitz missions if possible to get the LP bonuses as fast as you can.
5. Use the LP to get discounts on faction gear when you can afford to purchase. Faction gear will make you a more efficient killer, which means faster kills, which means more value of ISK/LP per hour.
6. Run all storyline missions which provide additional rewards and improve faction standing. (use eve survival "google it")

The reason Jita became a trade hub was originally due to multiple agents being in system, which meant you could run multiple missions quickly. Try to find a corporation which has multiple agents in system that will allow you to run max missions from same system.


Why missions are superior for solo players.

1. All ships that you destroy have a bounty reward that is collected as soon as you destroy one, even if the mission is not completed. This means you can tell exactly how much ISK you can make an hour just by blowing up ships.

2. Your security status and standings improve each mission you complete giving you a discount as you improve standings on gear you purchase. The better your standings are the less tax you pay for items. This is good!

3. Loyalty points, each time you complete a mission you receive loyalty points which allow you access to expensive gear at a discount. These can be traded for ISK or used to upgrade ships for a fraction of the cost then it would cost on market.

4. Every 16th mission you complete allows you access to storyline missions. These are important because they improve overall faction standing much faster then regular missions plus you can get plugin implants and other high rewards and grant you access to more security agents and more discounts on gear!

5. Each mission you complete has a reward PLUS bonus ISK amount on top of the bounties you collect, this bonus pretty much covers most of your ammunition costs and any leftover ISK is a bonus for rainy days.


bounties+mission reward + mission bonus reward + LP + storyline missions + discounted gear + less tax = a lot of ISK in your pocket!
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My recommendation for ship training progression (Caldari oriented again)

caracal (HM) / drake(HM) / scorpion(cruise) / raven(cruise) ignore everything else. Focus on missiles, forget all other weapons. Focus on shields. Get it trained and you will be running level 4 missions in about two months.

Train for HM and Cruise missiles from the very beginning, forget HAM and TORPS for now.

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Do not train for salvage, or other activites that will slow down your progress and cost you ISK. Invest in a clear path that is PVP oriented and you will have no trouble making ISK.

This plan is based on a two month skill plan. This means you will have to pay for two months of eve online out of pocket until you can start earning enough ISK to purchase a plex. You dont need all level 5 skills, just enough to get you into the ships and use the modules that are effective enough. You will be slow at first but each mission you complete will help improve your ISK earning potential.

If you stick to this plan you can expand to additional branches, but your trunk and primary means of earning ISK will be trained FIRST before trying all the other stuff.

Ask questions, offer suggestions how to improve this guide. Thanks for reading!

and remember NEVER MINE! it's not free. Zydrine exists in highsec from the loot you collect from rats.

-= Cyn =-

Thanks!

Don't play amarr.

Well i pretty much have to agree with the guide..

As a new pilot that doesnt know all that much about guns, tracking optimals and kiting, missiles are a great choice as your range and transversal to target has no influence on damage..
Also being a shield ship makes it easier to tank (pasive drake) all that dps thats hitting you than straight away going into armor rep ships.. They also require certain core skills as cap etc to be fully efficient..

I would also like to add that my first ship that i went straight for was a TENGU for mission running and i can say i was so satisfied with it that i still use one today..

+1

LOLWUT? OP trying to create new darwins in this game?

Also what others have already said: Dominix is currently king of mission running in terms of cost/effectiveness. 800 eft dps from Garde II on 85-99km optimal is not a joke.

Or you can fit a 2-3 mill scanning/hacking frigate, venture to low/null, and make upwards of 60 mill a hour whilst risking 3 million isk versus a battleship.

Thanks OP. Eve was just crying out for another guide on how to spend all your time shooting red crosses.

Everyone knows that scamming is where you make the real money, and it requires zero SP.

If you send me isk and I will send DOUBLE the amount back!

No, I meant PVP, and PVE training is a perfect crossover for pvp. The skills you invest in for mission running can be useful in pvp.

The better you are at generating ISK the more options you will have to invest in branches.
But like I said you need a solid trunk before you begin to branch out.

These are unpredictable returns and Jita is the last place a solo noob will make any money.

In the beginning lv 1, 2 and 3 salvage is not going to net much and the goal is to reach level 4 where salvage and loot can pay off as you kill rats. By turning over missions as fast as possible you can grind up to lv4 faster if you ignore all other distractions.

The goal is to run max missions per hour. Not make max ISK per hour, because isk cannot buy standings.