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How I earned my first billion ISK
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TrashProcesor
EVE Corporation 98582134
#1 - 2012-02-07 13:41:36 UTC
I'm starting this tread in hope that new players will benefit from the stories posted here (if any) and so we can all remember the good old days.

Here goes my cute little story : Back in 2009 my main was born and he rolled gallente. He tried everything for 3 months in this typical order for a newb, like mining, missioning and ratting in CVA's infamous carebear friendly Providence. One week I hit 300m from some rare rats and trying to sell that faction stuff I discovered contracting. Over the course of the next month my balance reached 5b and then some. I ran all over EVE in my cloaky tristan (specially null sec), at times, when not in NPC space, getting on the soft side of important internet spaceship people who would give me access to their stations to grab my loots. Implants, harvester drones and faction modules was all I traded in. I think it was the best carebear EVE start I could ever dreamed of.



Next please
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#2 - 2012-02-07 13:48:00 UTC
Post with your main

Perfection is a dish best served like wasabi .

Bumble's Space Log
Citizen Smif
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2012-02-07 13:49:31 UTC
Good thread. I wouldn't really call you a carebear though, carebears take no risks.

Heres my story.. I worked hard for 8 hours every day for a month. Logged into EVE, start missioning and PvPing.. Lost all my ships & my ISK. So then i bought 2 new shiny plex. Yum Smile

Aw.. My story sounds lame Oops
Hathrul
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-02-07 14:06:05 UTC
went into a c5 wormhole with 3 friends. capital escalated the sites a few times, few hours later, 1b+
TrashProcesor
EVE Corporation 98582134
#5 - 2012-02-07 14:33:57 UTC
Bumblefck wrote:
Post with your main

Nowadays I run a somewhat similar scheme but on a much larger scale so for security reasons to my operation I can't.
Secondly, being honest, I would be totally ashamed with my KB stats since PVP is not my thing, at the moment at least.

Anyways first stories are nice. Keep them flowing so we can all enjoy.
RedLion
State Constructions
#6 - 2012-02-07 14:40:36 UTC
2 words: Moon goo
Sam Bowein
Sense Amid Madness
#7 - 2012-02-07 15:15:32 UTC
Mission running I think. Can't remember precisely, a long time and many characters ago.

I do remember my first million though, solo trading NPC good in low sec with a Badger Mk. II… It did not last long as you can imagine Lol
FloppieTheBanjoClown
Arcana Imperii Ltd.
#8 - 2012-02-07 15:21:52 UTC
Stole 12 plex out of someone else's indy gank.

Used that to fund my wormhole exploration and market experiments.

Founding member of the Belligerent Undesirables movement.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#9 - 2012-02-07 15:22:03 UTC
I made my first billion farming Dramiel BPs in Minmatar DED complexes.

Did it in about a week in a PVP fit Ishkur (always fighting in the prime plexes back then).

Mr Epeen Cool
Xayder
modro
The Initiative.
#10 - 2012-02-07 15:33:44 UTC
I earned my first Billion, by scamming a pubie from Greece

I don't always post, But when i post I do it with my main
Samantha Utama
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-02-07 16:52:42 UTC
I bought all your 300m rare rat drops and sold them for 379.99m.
PotatoOverdose
Handsome Millionaire Playboys
Sedition.
#12 - 2012-02-07 17:04:45 UTC
I killed a shiny tengu for my first bil (well 2 bil actually).
Taedrin
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2012-02-07 17:11:08 UTC
I made my first billion ISK running nanotransistor reactions. After that, I got cold feet and switched to something that doesn't require me to be a floating space pinata. The thing is ever since then my wallet hasn't ever really gotten higher than 1-2 billion ISK. I keep buying things X.
Billy Bob Hatfield
#14 - 2012-02-07 17:11:43 UTC
I got it through mining and manufacturing those minerals into bullets and missiles. But this took a couple of months before I learned to focus and build a plan. Before that I was just cruising through space without any direction.
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#15 - 2012-02-07 17:12:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Zimmy Zeta
I bought me a Tempest Feet Issue early on as my first ever battleship, never could fly it properly. Then I took a year-long break in eve. After I resub'd I found that the price for Tempest Fleet issue had QUADRUPLED whilst i was away. OK, it was not a billion, but 700 M on resubbing- what a nice bonus for coming back Lol- needless to say that I sold the ship instantly.

I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it. Yes, I do feel bad about it.
Legit Lemur
State War Academy
Caldari State
#16 - 2012-02-08 00:53:24 UTC
Manufacturing small modules and hauling to NPC stations in 0.0.
Stonecrusher Mortlock
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2012-02-08 01:00:18 UTC
i have seen this thread before....
Meryl SinGarda
Belligerent Underpaid Tactical Team
#18 - 2012-02-08 01:07:10 UTC
Tread in hope, my friend.
Ni'kuah Demo
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#19 - 2012-02-08 01:07:47 UTC
Stonecrusher Mortlock wrote:
i have seen this thread before....


Where? A quick google search gave me nothing, but could be interesting to read. Smile
MadMuppet
Critical Mass Inc
#20 - 2012-02-08 01:15:37 UTC
My first billion was mostly from mining and station trading. I wouldn't do that (well mining)again, not with the gank happy crowd we have today.

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"If you are part of the problem, you will be nerfed." -MadMuppet
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