Wormholes

You might be able to cover the cost of fuel depending on how good your PI is but that's about it. Home combat sites will deplete quickly and be sporadic. It is always more desirable to have the hole you want to make ISK in be your static as you can always roll for a new one when you need additional content (other than C1 holes being a PITA to roll). You also then have the advantage of also having C2 home sites to add to your total.

This is not entirely true. You need roughly 12-15 million ISK per day to sustain a large tower. This can be easily achieved in a low class wormhole with one or two characters. Besides PI and combat sites you can huff gases and run reactions or explore nullsec sites. One intact small hull in a relic site will go a long way. I think you could even sustain a large tower with mining alone. Since the introduction of nullsec sites I have not bottomed out my hole despite my best efforts.

It depends on what you want. A C2 is better connected to deeper w-space for better or worse while a C1 with any static but highsec makes for a relatively secluded life.

The option I'm using is a C3-NS with a medium tower. I have 6 toons in an alt corp and they all have less than 14m skill points.

I run combat sites in RR domis, have the aforementioned medium tower, and a handful of pvp ships and scan/data/relic frigs. I have not done any PI to date still working towards t2 sentry drones and some other stuff first, but just doing the sites and a little plinking around in null gets me an easy 10b a month.

The null sec relic sites that spawn in C1-C3 holes are very nice. As a solo operation this is a good one. I log in and work the wormhole maybe once or twice a week if a lot of sites spawn and log in more just to scan when i need to bring stuff in or out. Finding a way out of a hole with a null static is a *****... won't lie. It will be more than a little frustrating at times, but overall I like the isolation and it's enough isk to pay for the accounts while they skill up and covers any losses I incur ... lets face it everyone and their brother in wspace loves to gank site running fleets and domis are a juicy target.

Wherever you go expect to lose ships and make sure you are flying things you can easily afford to lose and never have all your toons out of the pos. If you get jumped and podded out you may not be able to find your way back in and you'll lose everything you have in there.


I don't think a C1 hole would be worth anything for making isk unless all your alts are awesome at PI.

C2 holes are like c4's ... swiss cheese lots of connections and lots of PvP.

Also it's not a bad idea to give good fights when you can ... even if it's just a sacrifice to bob. Most large corps in wspace are of the mindset that if you are in wspace and don't give good fights you don't belong here, and if you get someone with a hair up their ass they may actually try to evict you so it's best to just pony up the sacrifice now and then. Speaking from experience when people wont fight us when they can the first thing we do is start knocking on towers to force the fight.

If you want more advice or logistical info on how it's done I'd be happy to help you out just shoot me an evemail with your questions.

Good attitude OP. You will be a benefit to WH space.

Solo. Not worth it in any circumstance. It's just not practical unless you have a trillion ISK to just blow on upkeep. And no amount of ISK can watch your back and all of the constantly rolling holes. WH shouldn't be run bay anything less than 10 active players at a minimum. It's just too much. I know you want to try it.. but it really isn't worth it.

What..? You are new aren't you.

C2 and C1's are perfectly fine to live in solo.

Upkeep is really cheap. A large POS runs about 300-350mil in fuel costs per month. or about 80 mil per week. That's like 2-4 combat sites with decent salvage. Sites that are EASILY soloable.

Watching your back is simply hitting D-Scan which is the same in any wormhole class whether you have corp mates or are solo its just part of wormhole life.

Ignore everything this joker is saying as it's complete baloney. You can easily live solo in a C1 or C2 (with a scan alt for saftey) and make an enormous amount of isk. If you're interested in some more specific info on it/how feel free to shoot me an eve-mail. Hell I know people who have lived in a C5 for more than 6 months practically solo without much issue.

At the end of the day the actual wormhole that you live in isn't very important since most of the sites/money making activities will be done outside of your home system.

Join a corp/move if with one if you want to live in a WH.
yes, you CAN live there solo but it's hella boring and you make more ISK just running WH sites from HS.
WHs are not solo game play friendly.

Thanks again for your comments and advice guys. Really helpful. I'm still torn at the moment as to whether I should put up a medium or large tower in a C1. This is kind of an experiment so part of me thinks just minimise the fuel costs, the other thinks just suck it up and go with a big stick :) We shall see! I've found a WH that has tickled my fancy and currently have a scanning alt inside so just waiting for the opportune moment to set up shop.

With regards to the offers and advice of joining corps, I really do appreciate it and is definitely something I will consider. I think at the moment, my mind is set on giving it a go solo, however, I'm sure I'll get bored, lonely or become a sacrificial lamb to Bob (several times over), at which point, I may very well see if anyone will take me in.

Solo work in a wormhole is not for someone trying it out for the first time. There's so much that can go wrong and you'll have to learn the hard way which is not entirely a bad thing but it can be very frustrating.

I'll recommend joining a wh corp first and learning all the tricks to surviving in a wh. For the most part, it's not rocket science, unless, you are trying to figure out POS roles. A corp that is not afraid to bring out the guns from time to time would be great. This way you'll learn what it takes to succesfully pull of a gank and on the flip side, how you would prevent it.

It's an experiment. Just do a medium in a c1 and see how it goes. Mainly because you will be a sacrificial lamb, and you don't want to lose too much; however, no one is likely to evict you. Now, C1s are historically seen as a pretty bad wormholes to live in unless you are an indy corp that exports products out to HS. The main reason is that you don't have a static to work off while others rolling into your wh can use your sites. In addition, good C1s (HS) are mostly taken especially if they have even decent PI.

My suggestion would be a c2 with a HS and c1 static. Those are less occupied and would still yield the type of content that you are looking for. The main disadvantage for you is that there will be more stuff for you to keep your eye and years on or it will represent higher risk if you are running sites blindly.