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TheBlueMonkey
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#61 - 2013-01-10 16:39:29 UTC
DroneKing Aideron wrote:

mining at 1.5 mil an hour.



You just nailed why mining is ******, even at maxed skills unless you have an army of alts there are a lot of things that will get you more isk faster.

Go do incursions, they're mildly less tedious and will net you more isk.
Ginger Barbarella
#62 - 2013-01-10 16:42:36 UTC
Josef Djugashvilis wrote:
The problem with paying by annual subscription is that if CCP alter the game in a way with which you are not happy soon after your annual sub renewal, you are stuck paying for a a game you no longer wish to play until the sub period expires.

Yup, I am whinging about the new drone AI again.

I am also annoyed that CCP have turned me into a bitter vet, I never thought it would happen to me.

Still what do I know, I trained Gallente.

We all have our breaking point I guess.


Never quite sure why people paid out for a year in advance, myself... In that amount of time you should be able to pay in-game for PLEX, soooo...

But who knows. I only pay with PLEX when I'm not lazy with my indy stuff and buying shinies to play with. Smile

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Vojk
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#63 - 2013-01-10 16:44:02 UTC
Is the 'Kidneys for Plex' programme no longer running?
Unezka Turigahl
Det Som Engang Var
#64 - 2013-01-10 17:07:58 UTC
I'm guessing you're a new player since you're talking about mining in a venture. Forget about mining. Train probing skills, drone skills, and hacking skills. Get a Probe/Imicus/Magnate/Heron and probe for radar sites. Best way for a solo noob to make ISK that I know of.
Skurja Volpar
T.R.I.A.D
Ushra'Khan
#65 - 2013-01-10 17:18:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Skurja Volpar
Running through level 4s in a shiny ship with a noctis alt in the room behind works, 5-6 missions a day selling all the named mods and finding a reliable profit on the LP isk sinks has got me plexing 2 accounts but in about the most bog standard manner, plus it can get mind numbingly boring, and you need to make sure you also get in some actual fun time so all those wasted man hours end up being worth something.

But I've always been happiest when I just pay the sub and get to spend all my isk on lovely things. Grinding red crosses and white triangles is much more bearable when your saving up for something shiny to be blown up in at a later date in a blaze of glory/failure rather than just for the privilege of more grind next month.
Jenn aSide
Soul Machines
The Initiative.
#66 - 2013-01-10 17:20:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Jenn aSide
Cheapest is terms of both money and time? clearly the yearly subscription.

I happen to be blessed with a lot of free time (recently assigned to a static shift at work so no longer on call and not having to live in fear that on of the lieutenants will "need me for something special" lol) so I pay for my accounts with plex.

I'm one of those odd ducks that actually LIKE PVE in EVE (even with the new NPC AI though i think that was handled completely backwards) and I'm good at it, just a small amount of null sec exploration/anomalie running, high sec incursions or low sec lvl 5 missions and I'm good to go isk wise. I maintain 4 accounts that way.

At most It takes me 2 or 3 days of playing 2-3 hours a day to plex 4 accounts, the other 27 or 28 days a month I don't have to worry about it at all. it of course takes time and multiple accounts to do that, but I've been using this same set up for3 of the 5 years i've played.
Josef Djugashvilis
#67 - 2013-01-10 17:50:26 UTC
Ginger Barbarella wrote:
Josef Djugashvilis wrote:
The problem with paying by annual subscription is that if CCP alter the game in a way with which you are not happy soon after your annual sub renewal, you are stuck paying for a a game you no longer wish to play until the sub period expires.

Yup, I am whinging about the new drone AI again.

I am also annoyed that CCP have turned me into a bitter vet, I never thought it would happen to me.

Still what do I know, I trained Gallente.

We all have our breaking point I guess.


Never quite sure why people paid out for a year in advance, myself... In that amount of time you should be able to pay in-game for PLEX, soooo...

But who knows. I only pay with PLEX when I'm not lazy with my indy stuff and buying shinies to play with. Smile



I have said before, I just do not like the whole concept of PLEX.

I could simply buy PLEX, sell it ingame; and have lots of shiny new ships and faction mods etc.

But for me personally, PLEX makes most of the isk earning gameplay in Eve pretty much redundant. Why earn it, when you can just buy it?

I like running missions etc to earn the isk to buy new stuff.

Each to their own I guess.

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Cozmik R5
Chez Stan
#68 - 2013-01-10 17:59:17 UTC
1- Pay for subscription at least every 3 months (6 months and 12 months are more economical but more expensive off the bat)
2- Buy PLEX with RL monies
3- Sell PLEX for in-game ISKies
4- Never have to PvE ever again, therefore...
5- WIN !!!

Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
Demolishar
United Aggression
#69 - 2013-01-10 18:00:31 UTC
Cozmik R5 wrote:
1- Pay for subscription at least every 3 months (6 months and 12 months are more economical but more expensive off the bat)


If you don't think you can commit to 12 months, EVE is not for you.
If the difference in cost between £30 or £90 is a big deal to you, you should not be playing MMOs, you have bigger things to worry about.
Cozmik R5
Chez Stan
#70 - 2013-01-10 18:13:51 UTC
Demolishar wrote:
If you don't think you can commit to 12 months, EVE is not for you.


I only play EVE because it has unequalled PvP. The rest of the game is beyond boring to me, but I play only what is fun to me. So who are you to decide if EVE is for anyone?

To the OP: pay for it however you want. Just make sure you get what you pay for. And never take EVE-O trolls seriously!

Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
DarthNefarius
Minmatar Heavy Industries
#71 - 2013-01-10 18:29:22 UTC
RubyPorto wrote:
ISD LackOfFaith wrote:
Feer Truelight wrote:
The cheapest way to pay for your subscription is buying ISK from botters and buy PLEX with the money. Unfortunately it is illegal.

RMT (which includes buying ISK or items for real life cash) and botting are both against Eve's rules, and being associated with them can get you in trouble. Don't do it.


I feel like being pedantic. It's not illegal, just against the terms of a contract you signed (the EULA), by which CCP's remedies are essentially limited to the termination of your account.

It will not get you, as a person, in any trouble.


I too enjoy waxing pedantic occasionally thus I beg to differ: in South Korea there are 'gold mining' laws on the books which make it illegal.
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J3ssica Alba
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#72 - 2013-01-10 18:30:45 UTC
Run some GSOs, hope one of them drops a shiny faction invul, sell it and there you go you've paid for one plex.
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RubyPorto
RubysRhymes
#73 - 2013-01-10 21:36:12 UTC
DarthNefarius wrote:
RubyPorto wrote:
ISD LackOfFaith wrote:
Feer Truelight wrote:
The cheapest way to pay for your subscription is buying ISK from botters and buy PLEX with the money. Unfortunately it is illegal.

RMT (which includes buying ISK or items for real life cash) and botting are both against Eve's rules, and being associated with them can get you in trouble. Don't do it.


I feel like being pedantic. It's not illegal, just against the terms of a contract you signed (the EULA), by which CCP's remedies are essentially limited to the termination of your account.

It will not get you, as a person, in any trouble.


I too enjoy waxing pedantic occasionally thus I beg to differ: in South Korea there are 'gold mining' laws on the books which make it illegal.


Fair enough. My point stands amended. You are well practised in your pedantry, sir.

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flakeys
Doomheim
#74 - 2013-01-12 10:04:48 UTC  |  Edited by: flakeys
Cozmik R5 wrote:
1- Pay for subscription at least every 3 months (6 months and 12 months are more economical but more expensive off the bat)
2- Buy PLEX with RL monies
3- Sell PLEX for in-game ISKies
4- Never have to PvE ever again, therefore...
5- WIN !!!



OR :


1.Learn to trade
2.Update orders for 15 minutes a day
3.Get plex while sleeping/working and don't spend cash or much work to play the game for free.
4.Get more so you can buy all the shiny's you want/need.
5.ENJOY!!!

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Princess Saskia
Hyperfleet Industries
#75 - 2013-01-12 10:16:28 UTC
Get a job.

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Wacktopia
Fleet-Up.com
Keep It Simple Software Group
#76 - 2013-01-12 15:07:59 UTC
DroneKing Aideron wrote:
What is the cheapest way to pay for Eve...and if you say Plex then please explain what activity you use to pay the bills? I am just curious? I did the math in my venture it would take me based on my skills and time 2.5 weeks of 24/7 straight mining at 1.5 mil an hour.

I can pay for Eve with money I am just curious what is the best way to get more bang for your buck? Time cards? Buying directly form CCP? etc

Thank you! Big smile


You can work out what is the best option by doing this..

1) Take your monthly income minus tax etc
2) Take off all your living expenses (food, car, fuel, housing, etc)
3) The left over money is your expendable income... lets call it "X"

Next...

4) Work out how many hours a day you have as "free time" - not working, looking after kids etc
5) Multiply this number by 30 to get your hours free time in a month... lets call this "Y"

Finally...

6) Divide Y by X to find out how much money covers one hour of free time.... lets call this "Z"
7) Divide the price of a plex by Z to give the MAX number of hours you should spend working for a PLEX in game.

If the result of "7" above is fewer hours than it would take you to work for a plex in-game then you are better off just buying game time with real world money .

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