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Rich men in EVE

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Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#121 - 2014-07-03 14:33:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Jenn aSide
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Lugia3 wrote:
...I log in every day thinking "Today is when I'll finally get in my Ishtar and make some ISK!", but then a corpmate calls he has someone tackled.

Then we ask if he has cyno.

He says yes.

GLORIOUS ARCHON MASTER RACE
Plot twist, it's an Ishtar that's tackled.....


Change your name to Jonah Night Shyamalan, 'cause i didn't see that one coming!

Big smile
GreasyCarl Semah
A Game as Old as Empire
#122 - 2014-07-03 14:36:20 UTC  |  Edited by: GreasyCarl Semah
Marsan wrote:
4) Play a long game don't sell to buy orders, don't buy from sell orders unless the price is good. Assume everything you buy to fit on your ship is something you are buying for resale.


One piece of advice I give to people is to just pay attention to what you are doing in this game, don't ever become a monkey just pushing buttons. I quote this statement above because it is a solid starting point but it is more complex than some people realize, especially the newer folks. Let's say you are selling trit for example and there is a buy order of 6.10 up while the lowest sell price is 6.20, you would think the obvious thing to do is put your trit on the market at 6.19. In a lot of cases, this is not what you should do if you want maximum income. If you will sell to the buy order you will make more money because the fees are lower. Just make sure when you sell to the buy order that your sell window is on the "basic" rather than "advanced" setting as it reduces the fees. Also, keep in mind that your trade skills and standings will close the spread in this situation.

Paying attention to things like this can be a difference of millions in income on a large transaction. Over hundreds of transactions there is a compounding effect that will greatly affect your wallet.
Tarpedo
Incursionista
#123 - 2014-07-03 14:44:40 UTC
It is easy to become multi-billionaire in EVE when you don't have a job outside of EVE.
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#124 - 2014-07-03 14:45:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
Jenn aSide wrote:
Change your name to Jonah Night Shyamalan, 'cause i didn't see that one coming!

Big smile
Someone had to do it P,

Tarpedo wrote:
It is easy to become multi-billionaire in EVE when you don't have a job outside of EVE.
It's even easier if you do have a job outside of Eve, purchase GTC/PLEX for cash, sell it on the market for space money.*

*May or may not result in an ALOD appearance on a website or two

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

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Solecist Project
#125 - 2014-07-03 16:33:21 UTC
Tarpedo wrote:
It is easy to become multi-billionaire in EVE when you don't have a job outside of EVE.

lll peasants who work ingame for isk.

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia

Da'iel Zehn
Evil Frosty's Premium Liqours and Fine Wines
#126 - 2014-07-03 17:32:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Da'iel Zehn
"I simply wonder how those guys make so much ISK ?" - OP

@OP

There are all kinds of ways to make ISK in EvE as you know, and after almost 9 years in game I've probably tried most of them. Creativity is key, variety is important to keep it fun, and it takes time to get rich.

I've mined ore and ice, traded, missions, pirate hunting, bounties, different types of production, planet bases, exploration, PvP, and various other activities. I've also put alts on the Character Bazaar as well. I've lived in high, low, whiskey, and null sec.

Speaking of creative I'll share one tidbit. One time I made a few hundred million ISK from a shuttle playing a two week old character. In my defense, even though I have done some nefarious things in the past, I never stooped so low as resorting to Jita spam scams or corp theft. I have standards. Big smile

I'm not a trillionaire yet, but I've done well over the course of my time in EvE.
Da'iel Zehn
Evil Frosty's Premium Liqours and Fine Wines
#127 - 2014-07-03 17:41:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Da'iel Zehn
I wish making real money was as easy as making ISK.

The biggest difference is in EvE you start off with a ship, tools, and 5K ISK. In real life, the vast majority of us start off with absolutely nothing.

The old thought is true... it takes money to make money. At least in EvE you start off with an education, a ship, and a bit of cash. Same with monopoly.

One time in RL, I was working with a CEO who was talking about how he dropped 275K on an engine for his airplane. I was dumbfounded. I was thinking, if I had 275K I could pay off bills, buy a house, pay for my children's college, and start a business (among other things).

One thing is true my friends, for those of us who are scraping by and working hard, we can truly appreciate the fruit of our labor. I'm happy and content. Maybe one day I'll have .0001% of what I have in EvE. haha Big smile

Edit: I figured up my RL wealth verses my EvE wealth. I currently have ~.00000015% of my EvE wealth in RL. lol Smile
BrundleMeth
State War Academy
Caldari State
#128 - 2014-07-03 19:50:49 UTC
After 5 years I'm only worth roughly 200 Billion or so. Thought about doing better but thought

"Who gives a ****???"

Buy more ships? More stuff?

You can't really DO anything with it. It's not real...
IIshira
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#129 - 2014-07-03 20:43:10 UTC
BrundleMeth wrote:

You can't really DO anything with it. It's not real...

Don't say that... Eve is real!
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#130 - 2014-07-03 20:51:18 UTC
When I was doing PI, I was earning 3.2 billion per month with 3 characters.

There are many ways to earn ISK in EVE. Ideally you need to find one you like, so it isn't a grind, or less of one.
Marsha Mallow
#131 - 2014-07-03 21:25:17 UTC
One thing people often overlook when trying to work out their NAV (Net Asset Value) is the value of their characters. Every alt you own is worth something, even relatively low SP characters (as long as the value exceeds the cost of the 2 plex transfer fee). Even if your wallet/assets only show modest amounts you might be sat on a character worth 50-100b (or several) depending on how long you've been playing. Fair enough, a lot of people are attached and would never sell their characters, but that doesn't mean you should ignore them as assets.

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