Science & Industry

API wont work after the 4 hours are off.

But making 500 mil in 2 months is very much possible. Not mining in a retriever though...

Trading can make you that if you can yourself sane doing it.
I make my plexes with manufacturing/invention.

I am not all that good in giving guidance in this sort of thing though. Someone else may be able to help you a lot better.

Best regards,
Suni

Back when they still had the OLD API keys my Evemon would not update anymore if my subscription ran out.

I dont know if they changed it. Guessing they did

API keys work with inactive accounts. I was able to check my alts to see if they were worth reactivating or not.

It's definitely possible to do it with a single account, you're just going to have to focus all your training time on mining - related skills/ships. Your primary goal should be to get the Hulk, which also means you're training up skills like astrogeology along the way that further boost your yield.

Spend the time squeezing out marginal improvements here and there, whether it's through the mining skills/ship skills/mining drone skills/mining upgrades - it's worth it and they add up to give you a very nice mining yield at the end.

For ship progression I'd suggest the following:

1) Hulk
2) Bestower (Industrial ship with highest capacity at the lower skill levels)

Then jetcan mine, switch to the Bestower and use it to haul the ore back to the station. Yes, there's risks to jetcan mining, but manage it by choosing quieter systems/knowing who your local canflippers are/adjusting your mining times accordingly rather than choose to forego it altogether. The large increase in efficiency makes it worth the risk if you play intelligently.

That means don't be afraid to scout around a bit or even leave your region altogether for greener pastures. Choose your mining base wisely, it makes a big difference to the profitability/hassle of mining.

I'd suggest then choosing one particular ore to cherry pick out of belts, and training up for T2 Strip Miners + The relevant ore's T2 mining crystals. Since you're operating solo, cherry picking is a lot more profitable then just harvesting every type of ore in the belt with T1 strips.

When choosing which ore type to mine remember to calculate price per m3, not price per unit. A lot of new miners fall into this trap, I've found.

After you've trained up all your mining skills to a reasonable level, you might consider training up refining skills and grinding standings with a local corp so you can refine your ore into its component minerals. That adds around 10%-20% additional margin usually.

I got started in the game with a trial account/ PLEX loan from a friend, already paid it off and self - sufficient as far as paying for game time for ISK is concerned. It's not that hard, tbh - Just focus your skill training, and work at squeezing out the additional margins here and there. The end result's well worth the time, especially with the upcoming changes in the new expansion. There's a lot more to the profession, but hope the advice here helps.

Oh, and read up on Halada's Complete miner's guide, here:
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Advanced_mining

Good luck!

Just mining you're going to have the worst time playing this game (imho). Regardless of mineral prices on the rise, you will still have to mine quite a bit (est. 5 hours a day, 7 days a week) to nearly profit in a months time to come up with a plex. This is not including logistics of travel time, refining, selling, etc...

I make about 50-60m in a couple hours with some friends as a social activity with them as we discuss our goals and future with EVE and how to get there and such. We are industrial/market players. We are installing many operations such as Manufacturing, Planetary Interaction, Mining/Refining, and Marketing. We have spreadsheets across the board and updated prices to make profits with every industrial ship in the book.

Keep in mind this all takes a lot of work to get going, but once it's going you can make the money. I would never suggest doing only one profession in this game. Do many and get good at them. To get better, read about them, understand how they work to the core, and then exploit the process by doing something others aren't doing or just do it better. Working in a group will benefit you far greater.

Null sec + this process = profit. =D

Thank you guys for advice. Ive decided to reactivate. I started some PI in high-sec on 3 characters to give me some passive income. I will also try some safe trading. Not much income but still some more ISK. For the rest of the time I will be mining with my main to get some more ISK. Actually I am not far away from Hulk, I mean, I have to buy exhumers skill book, so I can start learning it instantly. Then I should be able to buy hulk for money from mining, PI, and trading. I think I can earn a PLEX this way in 2 months. Maybe one if I dedicate some more time.

Maybe cause he told us he wants to get that PLEX within two months.
Maybe cause he will have to buy more skills to begin invention, he will have to wait for skilling time, without forgetting the POS for copy and invention free slots : he will not do that in 2 months and earn a PLEX (assuming he has got 30M in his wallet).
Concerning PVE, maybe he does not have the proper skills, he is next to the Hulk, not next to the Legion or Tengu.

"Maybe" once again cause it is cool.

Mining for a plex in 2 months might be possible with one account.. though I have to say if you aren't in a hulk it will be hard... I find it hard to mine for 3 plex in one month in high sec anymore since the price of plex has excalated out of control (that's with three accounts working together)

I suggest you join an indy corp. For effective mining you really need a dedicated hauler and a booster, corp mining ops provide that. Also a corp can help you while you are learning the ropes and saving up for that hulk, or even partially sponsor you. Solo mining every month to earn plex is really tiring, having friends and social interactions make the game a lot more enjoyable.

If you're alone, you're going to have a hard time earning enough ISK for a PLEX, in just one month. Especially if you're not able to fly a Hulk. Your best bet would be to find a good Industry-corp, who are willing to help you earn the needed ISK (I can name one ), or even provide you with the PLEX entirely and let you work it off later. However, you shouldn't just join any Industry-corp. Join one whose pilots are active at the same time as you. Don't join the first one to offer you a PLEX either. Talk to them and find out how they are before applying to join

If you're just a little brave, joining a WH-Industry-corp is even more lucrative for a miner. Got a Battlecruiser with lots of gun-slots? You'll be able to harvest gas in a WH with ease. Got a spare Retriever? Go get a hauler and a few friends to join you, and mine all the Arkonor you want (Note: even when using low-efficiency ships, 5 ships and a hauler can easily make about 25mil/hour off of mining, refining and selling Arkonor without risking any valuable ships)

Generally, it's all up to you to find the right corp for you.