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Good high sec isk making activities?
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raycar Zamayid
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2015-06-29 17:16:14 UTC
I've just got back to eve after a long time and I'm planing on doing low/null sec exploration (I have the money for a ship but the skills are taking a while) so in the meantime I'd like to do some activities on high sec because I'm too scared to go to null without cloaking. Any recomendations?
Freya Sertan
Doomheim
#2 - 2015-06-29 17:20:26 UTC
raycar Zamayid wrote:
I've just got back to eve after a long time and I'm planing on doing low/null sec exploration (I have the money for a ship but the skills are taking a while) so in the meantime I'd like to do some activities on high sec because I'm too scared to go to null without cloaking. Any recomendations?


Not making ISK in highsec is my recommendation. Exploration in wormsec or nullsec is infinitely better than highsec.

Having said that and since you're stuck in HS due to self-imposed limits I'd say combat anoms and hoping for escalations would be the best bet. Missions are fun as well as long as you can do L4s.

Just don't go mining. Please. Anything but that.

New Eden isn't nice. It isn't friendly. It isn't very hospitiable. Good thing there are people here to shoot in the face.

Want to make New Eden a nice place? Try this out.
raycar Zamayid
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2015-06-29 17:25:31 UTC
Freya Sertan wrote:
raycar Zamayid wrote:
I've just got back to eve after a long time and I'm planing on doing low/null sec exploration (I have the money for a ship but the skills are taking a while) so in the meantime I'd like to do some activities on high sec because I'm too scared to go to null without cloaking. Any recomendations?


Not making ISK in highsec is my recommendation. Exploration in wormsec or nullsec is infinitely better than highsec.

Having said that and since you're stuck in HS due to self-imposed limits I'd say combat anoms and hoping for escalations would be the best bet. Missions are fun as well as long as you can do L4s.

Just don't go mining. Please. Anything but that.


Any specifics on the missions/recommended fits?
Freya Sertan
Doomheim
#4 - 2015-06-29 17:27:00 UTC
raycar Zamayid wrote:
Freya Sertan wrote:
raycar Zamayid wrote:
I've just got back to eve after a long time and I'm planing on doing low/null sec exploration (I have the money for a ship but the skills are taking a while) so in the meantime I'd like to do some activities on high sec because I'm too scared to go to null without cloaking. Any recomendations?


Not making ISK in highsec is my recommendation. Exploration in wormsec or nullsec is infinitely better than highsec.

Having said that and since you're stuck in HS due to self-imposed limits I'd say combat anoms and hoping for escalations would be the best bet. Missions are fun as well as long as you can do L4s.

Just don't go mining. Please. Anything but that.


Any specifics on the missions/recommended fits?


I would start here.

New Eden isn't nice. It isn't friendly. It isn't very hospitiable. Good thing there are people here to shoot in the face.

Want to make New Eden a nice place? Try this out.
Pax Deltari
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2015-06-29 17:37:45 UTC
Are you interested at all in WH exploration?
Commissar Kate
Kesukka
#6 - 2015-06-29 17:39:20 UTC
Blowing up AFK autopiloting space pinatas.

-k8

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Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#7 - 2015-06-29 17:41:10 UTC
raycar Zamayid wrote:
I've just got back to eve after a long time and I'm planing on doing low/null sec exploration (I have the money for a ship but the skills are taking a while) so in the meantime I'd like to do some activities on high sec because I'm too scared to go to null without cloaking. Any recomendations?


Go to low sec and use ships you aren't afraid to lose. You can also do the things this guy does in his videos (link is in the 1st post of that thread) in high sec for ok income. It's so easy to make isk now everyone is lol.

If you can fly and afford to buy a tech1 BS (call it 250 million isk to start), you can do high sec incursions, here is an example:
[Maelstrom, TVP HQ Sniper Maelstrom]
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Damage Control II

Sensor Booster II, Targeting Range Script
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Field II
Large Shield Extender II

1400mm 'Scout' Artillery I, Republic Fleet EMP L
1400mm 'Scout' Artillery I, Republic Fleet EMP L
1400mm 'Scout' Artillery I, Republic Fleet EMP L
1400mm 'Scout' Artillery I, Republic Fleet EMP L
1400mm 'Scout' Artillery I, Republic Fleet EMP L
1400mm 'Scout' Artillery I, Republic Fleet EMP L
1400mm 'Scout' Artillery I, Republic Fleet EMP L
1400mm 'Scout' Artillery I, Republic Fleet EMP L

Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I

Federation Navy Ogre x3
Federation Navy Hammerhead x2

use tech2 guns of you can. I gave my old mael to a new guy to use and in 4 days he had enough isk to buy and properly fit a Machariel.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#8 - 2015-06-29 17:41:42 UTC
Commissar Kate wrote:
Blowing up AFK autopiloting space pinatas.

... and hisec "supers" (officer-fit sub-capital mission ships).
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#9 - 2015-06-29 17:55:32 UTC
Haul gas.

Oh god.
raycar Zamayid
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2015-06-29 17:59:25 UTC
Pax Deltari wrote:
Are you interested at all in WH exploration?

yeah but I haven't really looked into it, can you give me a brief explanation please?
Cyber SGB
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#11 - 2015-06-29 18:00:35 UTC
Make a female character and do cyber sex for isk donations.

I write Kindle books. Visit my author page. http://amazon.com/author/sgbynum
Ima Wreckyou
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#12 - 2015-06-29 19:01:37 UTC
Infiltrate some industrial carebear corp and steal everything. Better ISK/h ratio than null sec.

Evil RatKid
Wendrika Hydreiga
#13 - 2015-06-29 19:11:14 UTC
My recomendation would be to either hold your breath while you wait for your key exploration skills mature enough so you can get on a Buzzard or similar, OR, do Missions until your eyes bleed. If you are not bothered with losing ships, jump on a Heron and go out and adventure!

If you have the mental endurance to put up with missions, you should go with that. Level 3s give you some good income to at least fund your first exploration losses.

Otherwise, you can use your newbro cuteness and get some donations!
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#14 - 2015-06-29 19:11:48 UTC
Ima Wreckyou wrote:
Infiltrate some industrial carebear corp and steal everything. Better ISK/h ratio than null sec.


This work but require some special skills so it's not for everyone.
Elinarien
Doomheim
#15 - 2015-06-29 19:17:48 UTC
raycar Zamayid wrote:
I've just got back to eve after a long time and I'm planing on doing low/null sec exploration (I have the money for a ship but the skills are taking a while) so in the meantime I'd like to do some activities on high sec because I'm too scared to go to null without cloaking. Any recomendations?


PI is easy enough and you can always use a cloaked blockade runner if you're worried about getting popped whilst transporting goods.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#16 - 2015-06-29 19:35:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Mr Epeen
People actually try to earn ISK in-game still?

Don't waste time earning it. Buy it. (There's a 10% off PLEX sale right now. Buy 28 of them).

It's much more fun destroying other peoples ISK than trying to earn it without multi-boxing or botting.

CCP wants to sell it to you.
CCP wrote:
Buy PLEX, Use PLEX Services, Trade PLEX for ISK
So buy some and don't waste time doing boring crap when you could be using your time productively by blowing **** up.

Mr Epeen Cool
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen
Doomheim
#17 - 2015-06-29 23:29:09 UTC
Incursions are a ridiculously high ISK faucet, that must be nerfed immediately.

Would you like to know more?
Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#18 - 2015-06-29 23:59:35 UTC
You could also do like half of Eve and go to a High Sec trade hub and prey on the rich and dumb. Believe it or not, people actually still fall for most of that crap, so it still works.

"Tomahawks?"

"----in' A, right?"

"Trouble is, those things cost like a million and a half each."

"----, you pay me half that and I'll hump in some c4 and blow the ---- out of it my own damn self."
ashley Eoner
#19 - 2015-06-30 02:22:34 UTC  |  Edited by: ashley Eoner
raycar Zamayid wrote:
I've just got back to eve after a long time and I'm planing on doing low/null sec exploration (I have the money for a ship but the skills are taking a while) so in the meantime I'd like to do some activities on high sec because I'm too scared to go to null without cloaking. Any recomendations?

Buy a plex with cash sell in game BAM huge isk per hour!!


Buy plexd in game and flip for higher price. join a hundred other people in pushing prices up!

Feyd Rautha Harkonnen wrote:
Incursions are a ridiculously high ISK faucet, that must be nerfed immediately.

Incursions are a minor faucet. Certain groups like to be overly optimistic about their isk per hour by a substantial amount.

Isk dumped to convert LP is a pretty massive sink in eve.
Tyler Startide
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2015-06-30 08:41:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Tyler Startide
How are your exploration related skills exactly?
You don't need a T2 frigate + covert ops cloaking to do lowsec/nullsec/wormhole exploration.

I'm doing this with an imicus + prototype cloaking. the basic scanning/hacking skills are trained in a couple hours.
There might be sites you won't be able to scan down and there will be hacks you'll fail, but the fit is about 5 mil and usually you get a multiple amount of this for completing one relic (maybe even data) site in low/null sec.

Also you might get blown up from time to time, but you'll loose about 5 million and you'll probably already have made 50 million with your ship. (hopefully those 50 mil are already secured in a highsec station or already sold :D I never even came close to filling my whole cargo. If my cargo exceeds a value of about 50 mil (maybe even less) I'm usually on my way home)
So just buy another and go on exploring. If you're cautious you'll be mostly safe. Always be cloaked except when you're doing the site and keep an eye on local + d-scan and you're probably fine.

So if you can fly T1 frigates and fit prototype cloaking + relic/data analyser you'll be fine :)
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