Wormholes

I've been running my PI out of lowsec for a bit, but I'm thinking I may make more money from PI in a hole.

Is it doable (cost-wise) to relocate to a hole for PI - I'm thinking of bringing in 2-3 characters, all can scan and cloak, all can fly haulers though only one can fly an Orca.

I don't think any of them would be capable of running sleeper sites.

What are the basics I'd need to bring in - I'm guessing a defended POS and some storage.

Would the PI yields of a C2 or C1 support the running costs and still provide reasonable profit - i.e. 400 - 500 mill per month after POS running costs are covered?

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Currently in our C5 I have 4 characters doing PI making me an easy 1b per month. As this isn't my only source of income I've set it up to have the least amount of maintenance as possible. Also consider training your ORE Frig and Gas Harvesting skills max asap. When you find CORE gas sites each character has a chance to mine approx. 40m each before the sleepers spawn.

***Note: Core gas sites are really only found in C5/C6 WHs

It's totally doable. Just dive until you find one you like, drop a pos (size does matter), anchor a cha and you are in business. Pick the system based on what you want to make. Some PI products are more profitable than others. Some PI products are more abundantly produced. (you can make 100 of X a day and sell X for 1,000 isk/unit OR you can make 1,000 Y a day and sell Y for 200 isk/unit).

Y makes more isk, but it probably involves more work.... hauling and what not.

My PI strategy has always been most isk for least work, but it's not my primary focus. If you're doing it as your income then you'll probably just go for most isk. Look at a couple of things when picking your PI product. Price per unit. How many units you can make per time. Also look at the volume that is bought and sold on a daily basis. (You can make 300 wonder widgets a day, but if the market only moves 100 wonder widgets a day then you're mostly making a big pile of wonder widgets and not maximizing the isk into your wallet).

If all this market stuff gives you a headache.... buy an enyo and go shoot people. Once you're back to steady go ahead and set up that next planet!!!!

Just math.... wh systems have a truesec of -1.0. It doesn't get any better than that for resources.

3 chars should be able to plex account and maybe have enough left to fuel medium pos. PI is same in any hole. Truesec is -1.0 in all holes.

I think they said to storage of that deploy-able is 50,000m3 which is a good amount but would fill fast. 1-2 weeks worth of Tier 2 PI from mine will fill 1.5 Epythals.

Most itinerant wormholers who don't want POS expense just use an Orca and 2 characters. Put a T3 in the hold for running sites, a cloaky scanning frigate, and a hauler to get your PI out (or not, you can just use the Orca if you don't mind the risk).

Heck, we provide a POS for our members and many nevertheless elect to keep their shiny ships and loot in their Orca. More secure against awoxers.

Very doable, just don't go higher than a C3 if you're looking to do this solo, capitals would ruin your day.

Finding one with the right mix of planets would be the challenge, most i imagine would already be claimed. Putting out a reward to get someone else to do the searching for you would be your best bet. Just be sure to pay upon establishment of the POS to avoid the backstab.

And finally, if you do find one, and are serious about moving in, i'd highly recommend you setup a large tower with at least 6 of each type of ECM and all the trimmings. That should keep you nice and safe. Then You'd just need some POCOs!

All the best.

A few notes.

1) make sure at least two characters can scan. You'd hate to lose your hole cause your 1 scan character got podded.

2) have at least two scan ships. A t1 scan ship is fine, fit a proto cloak. I would fit probe launchers on your indies also.

F that noise. Find a wh with C3 static, go HAM.