EVE New Citizens Q&A

I think PLEX is probably the single worst thing to try to transport, even for a very experienced player. Just one PLEX is presently worth about 615,000,000 isk.

Several already told you that, and one told you what to do, but here is what you also need to know in more detail:

When you buy PLEX online, you will need to REDEEM it. You do that by logging in, hitting escape to bring up another screen, and then clicking the "redeem items" option at the bottom of that screen towards the middle. From the left bottom it is the next to last tab to click, going from left to right along the bottom line.

Here is what I do, and what I would recommend for you.

1. Buy the PLEX
2. Log in on the character you wish to use it with
3. If you are going to redeem it for playing time or dual or triple training, simply redeem it and immediately use it in the station you happen to be in.
4. If you are going to instead sell it to raise isk, first fly to the trade hub you wish to use (it does not have to be a trade hub, but generally they will get you the most isk the quickest), THEN REDEEM it/them.
5. Sell it/them then and there, or set up a sell order - I use sell orders myself.

DO NOT TRAVEL WITH PLEX IN YOUR SHIP - EVEN VETERAN PLAYERS ARE NOT BEING SMART TO DO THAT

THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE TO TRAVEL WITH IT - JUST PLAN YOUR REDEMPTION OF THE PLEX!!!

can't you just un-redeem it and redeem it again at the destination?

Nothing in Eve is truly safe but Cloaky Transports are up there for being close.

And if you do that, you might aswel give your ISK away to a random guy.

Or just buy them and re-sell them from a distance.

if u really really need to move a plex for trade, do it in a cloaky nullified (not necessary in HS) T3 cruiser with all but 1 low slot in warp stab......

but even that is not 100% safe, not to mention the skills u'll need to fly one

Personally I use full buffer and resists fit to a Drake, with all stabs in the lowslots. No-one would ever think to look in a Drake for anything valuable and they'd be daft to gank it on the off-chance.

To the OP. It sounds like you are truly new like me. Things I found. It is good to run the tutorial track for a newb. You can get several free ships, ISK, and a number of free skills. Running the advanced military tutorial for evey race will get you skills in a number of important weapon systems - drone, small laser, rocket, and small projectile if memory serves. In the tutorial system the mining ship is awesome - several of the tutorial missions contain decent value asteroids. I outfit my miner with two mining lasers and a slavager and used it for cleanup after most missions. Remember that most missions are on a fairly long timer - you can run the mission in a combat configured ship, return for cleanup/mining and then turn in the mission. Also, on the advanced combat mission where you fly the explosive suiced ship? Return to it and you may find a nice cargo container the blwn up base left behind full of goodies. ALLWAYS keep your eyes open for potential loot in this game. All tutorial tracks are 10 episodes long with the exception of exploration which is 5. Exploration nets you probe scanners and an exploration frigate all with a very short investment in time.

One thing the tutorials do NOT teach. EVE is like no other game you have ever played I suspect. Except in the starter systems EVE is a viscious king of the hill world. You are always prey and you can at times chose to be predator. People will ambush you and kill you if it looks profitable to do it. Some will d it just for fun - thus the warning to NEVER fly with more than you can afford to lose. Anytime you undock know that you may die in the most horrible backstabed way. Be prepared for that, look for way to avoid that, that is the fun and challenge of EVE. If you are the personality type who gets really upset when backstabed or ambushed ths game may not be for you. On the other hand if you like the challenge of surviving as a rabbit or hunting as a fox this may be a place you like a lot.

PS. Highsec does NOT mean starter. Highsec just means that people who jump you will lose their ship for doing it. They will still do it if it looks profitable or if they are bored and just want to kill something regardless. Starter only applies to the 12 'School' systems and maybe the first systems out on their doorstep.

Going to "break" the forum rules slightly by linking a loss I had a long time ago to proof that Katran is wrong:

https://zkillboard.com/detail/16223697/


Q.E.D. - PLEX do drop.

p.s. Laugh / Troll all you want. It's space pixels and I don't give a **** about them....