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Zduhac Aldent
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2015-10-13 06:34:01 UTC
Im planing on doing PI in null sec on 1 account and all 3 characters.
I cant calculate is it better to have 18 planets all making P2 on each or to make production line making P4 as end product whith some planets to be extraction andsome factory. And is it better to put factory ones on lower taxes then extraction ones because i need to pay tax twice on factory planets
Shiloh Templeton
Cheyenne HET Co
#2 - 2015-10-13 15:04:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Shiloh Templeton
Usually more profitable to have P1 extraction planets and factory planets on lowest tax POCO (are there different rates in your area of null?) However, you may get sick of the hauling and end up preferring lower maintenance of P2 extraction planets.
Zduhac Aldent
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2015-10-13 17:56:52 UTC
Yes im doing extraction in system with tax 3% there is another system with 5% and one system with plasma planet and tax rate of 10% so most profitable would be extracting and making stuff in 3% system but to have 1 dedicated factory planet for p2 p3 and p4 making?
Z'krooh
Doomheim
#4 - 2015-10-13 18:16:11 UTC
How passive this PI business really is?
Zduhac Aldent
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2015-10-13 19:42:28 UTC
Depends on how much you want it to be from checking every 15 min to checking every 14 days depends on how you trade time/isk
Mira Chieve
The Tuskers
The Tuskers Co.
#6 - 2015-10-13 23:24:34 UTC
I only have the Planet skill at 4, so I only run 5 planets, and I do it i NPC null.

What works best for me is having 4 extraction planets and one factory planet, and once a day grab all the P1 from the extraction planets and feed it to the factory planet to make P2. 24 hour extraction cycles

With an average 5 percent tax this nets me between 700 nd 750 mil ISK / month per character. With 3 chars you can get around 2.2 bil. The income highly depends of what product you chose to produce.

Ideally, you want to have all your planets in one system so you minimize your chances of dying while jumping gates. Depends of where exactly you live, but there always are some jerks camping gates in cloaked Sabres, you know.

With P4 I do not know, I have never done that, but I do not think the hassle is worth it.

Just my 2 ISK.
Mephiztopheleze
Laphroaig Inc.
#7 - 2015-10-13 23:37:29 UTC
Zduhac Aldent wrote:
but to have 1 dedicated factory planet for p2 p3 and p4 making?


At least one Factory planet, probably three or more if you're looking at P4 production.

My Nanite Paste chain runs over three factory planets and they all need feeding every ~36 hours at CCU V. I generally collect from extraction planets once a week.

I'd suggest you build up a solid stockpile of P1s before firing up the factory planets. Around 100,000 units of each input into your production chain should set a nice buffer for extraction vagaries down the track.

ProTip: You can use the POCO as extra storage space. Then you can just sit on the station undock and free up space on extraction planets to collect later, or drop more P1 inputs into their relevant launchpad to keep the factory fed.

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Spruillo
Lord Narg Corporation
#8 - 2015-10-20 22:20:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Spruillo
Z'krooh wrote:
How passive this PI business really is?

Passive enough every player prob has 5 pi command centers they forgot about 5 months ago.
And bless their souls and thank God 4 upcoming sp reassignment if they have 6.

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