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Cash for beginner to get a cruiser?

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Lancourn Darmazaf
Darmazaf Enterprises
#1 - 2017-05-09 18:56:12 UTC
I started playing about two weeks ago, and I've gotten myself a coercer with some good fittings, and I've been running T1 missions and salvage. I've done all the tutorial missions, and after about 10 hours of work I have 3 million ISK, but I feel like there must be a more efficient way to make money. I really want to get a cruiser, or something bigger, and if I have to I am willing to keep grinding, but this seems extremely inefficient, and its getting frustrating. Any suggestions from more experienced players?
Frisky LaDouche
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#2 - 2017-05-09 19:04:33 UTC
This early in the game money isn't the deciding factor for what ship you use... training is. Can you even fly a cruiser or something bigger? If you look in the ship tree, you can right click on a ship and select 'Show Info'. There is a tab called 'Requirements' which will show you the skills needed to fly it and if you have them. Also, just because you can fly a particular ship doesn't mean you should. You have to decide what you are wanting to do and then pick the right ship for the job.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#3 - 2017-05-09 19:06:51 UTC
What Frisky said aside, you are going to get a lot of trolling here.

Post this again in the new player forum for answers from decent and helpful people.

Mr Epeen Cool
Pix Severus
Empty You
#4 - 2017-05-09 19:22:48 UTC  |  Edited by: Pix Severus
I made 7m ISK today by flying around asteroid belts and scooping abandoned drones.

Put drones on your overview and give it a try.

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Marek Kanenald
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2017-05-09 19:56:56 UTC
One of the best sources of income for a day one character is faction warfare.
Scialt
Corporate Navy Police Force
#6 - 2017-05-09 20:05:57 UTC
Lancourn Darmazaf wrote:
I started playing about two weeks ago, and I've gotten myself a coercer with some good fittings, and I've been running T1 missions and salvage. I've done all the tutorial missions, and after about 10 hours of work I have 3 million ISK, but I feel like there must be a more efficient way to make money. I really want to get a cruiser, or something bigger, and if I have to I am willing to keep grinding, but this seems extremely inefficient, and its getting frustrating. Any suggestions from more experienced players?



You haven't done all the career agent missions.

Each set of 5 career agents will give you about 10 million isk, about 8 ships (mix of haulers, miners and damage dealers) and some skillbooks. Each race has 3 sets you can complete. If you're an alpha... that's 30 million isk available. If you're an omega you can do 3 agents for 4 factions... so 120 million isk. Those missions are VERY easy. I've done all of them with 2 T1 drones in my venture as the only damage (other than the missions where your ship blows up... I do them in other frigates heavily ensured).
Joey Bags
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#7 - 2017-05-09 20:15:11 UTC
Pix Severus wrote:
I made 7m ISK today by flying around asteroid belts and scooping abandoned drones.

Put drones on your overview and give it a try.


This isn't really a bad way to start. I've never done it as a source of income but as a new player, yes, it can definitely make you enough for a cruiser.

The career agent epic arcs will earn you some ships, skill books, ISK but most of all experience at different aspects of the game to give you an idea on what YOU want to do.

My best advise? Do the career agents first. Then find a good corp and let some of the experienced players talk/walk you through the rest of it.

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Lancourn Darmazaf
Darmazaf Enterprises
#8 - 2017-05-09 20:16:28 UTC
Scialt wrote:
Lancourn Darmazaf wrote:
I started playing about two weeks ago, and I've gotten myself a coercer with some good fittings, and I've been running T1 missions and salvage. I've done all the tutorial missions, and after about 10 hours of work I have 3 million ISK, but I feel like there must be a more efficient way to make money. I really want to get a cruiser, or something bigger, and if I have to I am willing to keep grinding, but this seems extremely inefficient, and its getting frustrating. Any suggestions from more experienced players?



You haven't done all the career agent missions.

Each set of 5 career agents will give you about 10 million isk, about 8 ships (mix of haulers, miners and damage dealers) and some skillbooks. Each race has 3 sets you can complete. If you're an alpha... that's 30 million isk available. If you're an omega you can do 3 agents for 4 factions... so 120 million isk. Those missions are VERY easy. I've done all of them with 2 T1 drones in my venture as the only damage (other than the missions where your ship blows up... I do them in other frigates heavily ensured).




Oh, so you can do the career missions for every race? I thought you could only do the ones for your particular race
Linus Gorp
Ministry of Propaganda and Morale
#9 - 2017-05-09 20:21:00 UTC
Work in real life, buy PLEX for Euros, Pounds, Dollars, whatever and sell that in-game. Most efficient way to get ISK, especially that early in the game.

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Lancourn Darmazaf
Darmazaf Enterprises
#10 - 2017-05-09 20:31:51 UTC
Frisky LaDouche wrote:
This early in the game money isn't the deciding factor for what ship you use... training is. Can you even fly a cruiser or something bigger? If you look in the ship tree, you can right click on a ship and select 'Show Info'. There is a tab called 'Requirements' which will show you the skills needed to fly it and if you have them. Also, just because you can fly a particular ship doesn't mean you should. You have to decide what you are wanting to do and then pick the right ship for the job.



Yeah, I have all the prerequisites. I sold almost everything I got from my first set of career agent missions, as well as all the cash rewards in order to get my coercer set up and to get the prerequisites for a cruiser. And as dumb as it sounds, I kinda just want a bigger ship. I'm looking to get into more intense pvp/pve combat, but I imagine a destroyer and maybe even a cruiser are no match for the heavier stuff.
Nicolai Serkanner
Incredible.
Brave Collective
#11 - 2017-05-09 21:43:30 UTC
Lancourn Darmazaf wrote:
I started playing about two weeks ago, and I've gotten myself a coercer with some good fittings, and I've been running T1 missions and salvage. I've done all the tutorial missions, and after about 10 hours of work I have 3 million ISK, but I feel like there must be a more efficient way to make money. I really want to get a cruiser, or something bigger, and if I have to I am willing to keep grinding, but this seems extremely inefficient, and its getting frustrating. Any suggestions from more experienced players?


If you don't have the patience to earn your ISK and experience, this game is not for you.
Hal Morsh
Doomheim
#12 - 2017-05-09 21:47:03 UTC
PVP will chew you up and spit you out regardless of the ship you use. Just a fair warning.

Oh, I perfectly understand, Hal Morsh — a mission like this requires courage, skill, and heroism… qualities you are clearly lacking. Have you forgotten you're one of the bloody immortals!?
ISD Max Trix
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#13 - 2017-05-09 21:54:17 UTC
I was going to move this to the New Pilot Q&A but I see you already have a thread there, I will go ahead and close this one.

ISD Max Trix

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