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How do i make over 200m with an alt?
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Auron Black
Doomheim
#1 - 2014-05-27 20:08:23 UTC  |  Edited by: Auron Black
I recently hired myself an alt and am now wondering what I should be skilling him towards? I currently make 100m+/hour running l4s in high sec, i would like to be able to at least double that to justify the alt.

Also, is a program like isboxer required or can i just run 2 windowed instances of eve?
Hakaari Inkuran
State War Academy
Caldari State
#2 - 2014-05-27 20:16:29 UTC
Make an incursion runner

Join a WH corp

Learn the market and exploit it

Research and Manufacturing
Auron Black
Doomheim
#3 - 2014-05-27 20:27:44 UTC
Hakaari Inkuran wrote:
Make an incursion runner

Join a WH corp

Learn the market and exploit it

Research and Manufacturing


Thanks for the quick reply, I'm looking for a way to utilize my alt in tandem with my main.

For WHs should I make a scanner/hacker alt and just use my main to clear the sites? Or should I make my alt a logi support for my main and try c4 combat sites?

If I make my alt full manu/research does it pay enough to make it worthwhile segregated from my main? Anyway they could support each other in this field?
Jeanne-Luise Argenau
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2014-05-27 20:44:59 UTC
Auron Black wrote:
Hakaari Inkuran wrote:
Make an incursion runner

Join a WH corp

Learn the market and exploit it

Research and Manufacturing


Thanks for the quick reply, I'm looking for a way to utilize my alt in tandem with my main.

For WHs should I make a scanner/hacker alt and just use my main to clear the sites? Or should I make my alt a logi support for my main and try c4 combat sites?

If I make my alt full manu/research does it pay enough to make it worthwhile segregated from my main? Anyway they could support each other in this field?


if u can i would run the epic arcs, soe and choosing caldari at the end and the caldari arc as these give faction boosts without much or at all penalty for the other empires. And if u run missions often or plan on incursions its important to not ruin your standings with the other empires.
Auron Black
Doomheim
#5 - 2014-05-27 22:30:42 UTC
Jeanne-Luise Argenau wrote:
Auron Black wrote:
Hakaari Inkuran wrote:
Make an incursion runner

Join a WH corp

Learn the market and exploit it

Research and Manufacturing


Thanks for the quick reply, I'm looking for a way to utilize my alt in tandem with my main.

For WHs should I make a scanner/hacker alt and just use my main to clear the sites? Or should I make my alt a logi support for my main and try c4 combat sites?

If I make my alt full manu/research does it pay enough to make it worthwhile segregated from my main? Anyway they could support each other in this field?


if u can i would run the epic arcs, soe and choosing caldari at the end and the caldari arc as these give faction boosts without much or at all penalty for the other empires. And if u run missions often or plan on incursions its important to not ruin your standings with the other empires.


Wut?
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#6 - 2014-05-28 00:04:24 UTC
Auron Black wrote:
I recently hired myself an alt and am now wondering what I should be skilling him towards? I currently make 100m+ running l4s in high sec, i would like to be able to at least double that to justify the alt.
You could put the alt in an AF and multibox lvl4s doing them much more quickly. So while your one char is working down BS's being such a slow yawn, your AF is cleaning up frigs and cruisers. Also if you salvage, you would get through that more quickly, even training up a Noctis and bringing it out while the other character is finishing up the mission. Then you have options of training scout, and/or logis. More firepower to get though DED sites faster, so greater chance of better drops.

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Paranoid Loyd
#7 - 2014-05-28 01:24:52 UTC
Do faction warfare, have alt sit on the button, have main on standby for killing intruders or just scouting.

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Marsan
#8 - 2014-05-28 02:31:04 UTC
An alt running mission can be handy. I recommend a Drone boat with sentry drones.

That said missions get boring pretty quickly. Dualboxing womholes works well, as does the value of an alt when you are in a wormhole corp. Faction warfare is also very profitable with a low skilled alt.


All that said alts are not really the way to increase your rate earning isk. They are to allow you to do more things.

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Cipher Jones
The Thomas Edwards Taco Tuesday All Stars
#9 - 2014-05-28 03:57:13 UTC
Quote:
I currently make 100m+ running l4s in high sec, i would like to be able to at least double that to justify the alt.


100m+ what?

internet spaceships

are serious business sir.

and don't forget it
Mixery82
Friends Of Harassment
#10 - 2014-05-28 04:17:20 UTC
Cipher Jones wrote:
Quote:
I currently make 100m+ running l4s in high sec, i would like to be able to at least double that to justify the alt.


100m+ what?



Yes he is a bit slow in doing lvl 4s Blink
Kassina Hawkeye
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2014-05-28 11:29:03 UTC
Dual missioning lvl 4's are fun and easy, you dont need ISOboxer at all. I used to do that with windowed clients of eve.

The real question would be what ships can your main and your alt fly? There are a few pairs that will work well, like for eg:
- Sentry Domi / Sentry Domi
- Vargur / Tengu
- Golem / Tengu
- Golem / Ishtar
- Dual Mach
Etc etc
Shiloh Templeton
Cheyenne HET Co
#12 - 2014-05-28 12:31:44 UTC
Auron Black wrote:
I currently make 100m+ running l4s in high sec, i would like to be able to at least double that to justify the alt.
Also, is a program like isboxer required or can i just run 2 windowed instances of eve?
With that kind of income you must be blitzing, right? Putting your alt in the mission won't double your income, running two missions at once might. Or maybe have the alt focus on something you think would be fun, rather than just double your isk.

Better to run each char in it's own window and avoid the hassle of isboxer. Especially if you have two monitors.
Gulch P13
Perkone
Caldari State
#13 - 2014-05-28 16:13:52 UTC
Auron Black wrote:
I currently make 100m+ running l4s in high sec,



100mill a day? a week? a month?
I hope it's per day. :)
Auron Black
Doomheim
#14 - 2014-05-28 16:19:20 UTC
Gulch P13 wrote:
Auron Black wrote:
I currently make 100m+ running l4s in high sec,



100mill a day? a week? a month?
I hope it's per day. :)


It's per hour, i should have been more specific.
Auron Black
Doomheim
#15 - 2014-05-28 16:26:58 UTC
Shiloh Templeton wrote:
Auron Black wrote:
I currently make 100m+ running l4s in high sec, i would like to be able to at least double that to justify the alt.
Also, is a program like isboxer required or can i just run 2 windowed instances of eve?
With that kind of income you must be blitzing, right? Putting your alt in the mission won't double your income, running two missions at once might. Or maybe have the alt focus on something you think would be fun, rather than just double your isk.

Better to run each char in it's own window and avoid the hassle of isboxer. Especially if you have two monitors.


Yes it's from blitzing, i figured using 2 accounts to blitz wouldn't be efficient at all. I was looking for other activities that make use of 2 accounts but was unsure where to start. I would prefer to not have one as something seperate like manufacturing as i only want to pay for 1 account and plex the other, if there is really no way to use an alt to increase my income significantly i will just cancel it and continue to only pay for 1 account.
Cipher Jones
The Thomas Edwards Taco Tuesday All Stars
#16 - 2014-05-28 20:04:33 UTC
It depends on what you consider "fun" I suppose.

If you are in fact actually clearing 100M cash for every hour that you play, you're not going to start making more per character anytime soon, and your 100M an hour on your main is going to decrease while you multibox.

internet spaceships

are serious business sir.

and don't forget it
Estella Osoka
Cranky Bitches Who PMS
#17 - 2014-05-28 20:47:19 UTC
Make the alt into a booster alt. With a booster alt you can then change out you ship fitting for more DPS, since your booster will help increase your tank.

Alternatively you can just make a salvaging alt, blitz through your missions bookmarking the deadspace areas, then come in with the alt to salvage everything.

You can also setup your alt so he can also pull missions for you. Of course the alt will have to first warp to the missions he accepts, but he can always warp out once you get on field.
Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#18 - 2014-05-29 16:30:53 UTC
I'd probably set the alt up to run a second mission. You probably wont hit 200m/hour as you reduce focus on each account, but it seems I can blitz pretty effectively on 2 accounts, and/or I can always set up the other account to afk mode. (aka drone or auto targeting missiles)

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Hasikan Miallok
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2014-05-30 02:33:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Hasikan Miallok
Jeanne-Luise Argenau wrote:
[quote=Auron Black]

if u can i would run the epic arcs, soe and choosing caldari at the end and the caldari arc as these give faction boosts without much or at all penalty for the other empires. .


Just finished Minmatar with zero hits to the four major factions by shooting nothing Ammatar or Ammar so that can be done as well. You do need to do a lot of hacking while tanking some serious incoming damage (or kite the ammatar/ammar ships away and then MJD back to the hacking sites or warp out/in several times) but it can be done.
Eric Boerner
House Katana
#20 - 2014-05-30 23:08:04 UTC
Auron Black wrote:
Yes it's from blitzing, i figured using 2 accounts to blitz wouldn't be efficient at all. I was looking for other activities that make use of 2 accounts but was unsure where to start. I would prefer to not have one as something seperate like manufacturing as i only want to pay for 1 account and plex the other, if there is really no way to use an alt to increase my income significantly i will just cancel it and continue to only pay for 1 account.


If you're doing 100mph solo right now, you should have made enough to buy plex for both accounts at 1 hour a day / 4 days a week. That 'should' net you 1.5 bill a month, the cost of two plex. Unless your SO casual, that you can only play 1 hour a week or something.

I tank for my 2 kids in L4's. We all get our level 4 missions and blitz all three before we turn in. No salvaging.

Golem (tank) + x2 Apocs (dps) can crunch down around 350mph blitzing L4's. We've hit some L5's but it's pretty hairy, even with my tank skills. My son has to convert to tank and we split the field, but the $$ just isn't the same as blitzing L4's.
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