EVE General Discussion

MINING

A lot of that depends on what your definition of "fun" is.

If your into pvp there can be a little money to be made in piracy and higj-sec ganking. Faction warfare is also an option.

Mining is dull as staring at rocks (which is exactly what your doing) but the money is consistent and if you get into a null alliance can be pretty damn good.

Industry can be another good money making venture, but you need to enjoy spreadsheets and optimization. So it isn't for everyone.

Exploration is probably one of the best and most fun (in my opinion) ways for a new player to make some isk. Barrier to entry is fairly low. And if the loot fairy is kind you can make hundreds of mil in an hour.

The list goes on and on. Just about everything in eve can make you money if you do it right. The real trick is finding what you personally enjoy doing. And figure out how you can do more of that.

There are some variations of station trading which I actually enjoy very much- most notably station seeding/supplying. Decent semi-passive income, not too much effort, and scales well. Only problem is you need decent capital.

Tbh station trading takes approx 10-15 mins a day to generate decent cash if you're any good at it. Shouldn't cut into any other occupation really. Still a bit much effort for me but still

Both station trading and invention/production require a significant investment of ISK to make it worth your time- If you don't even have enough for a PLEX, I'd advise you to stay clear of these activities for now.
Maybe Faction Warfare would be the easiest money maker for you at this point- and it's even a fun activity.

Mission running is another option, especially if you run one account. They will give you ISK, improve your standings letting you run higher missions, and the Loyalty Points are a nice bonus. You will also gain experience with your ship, weapons and fittings (for Security Missions).

If you want to do PvP combat and make some friends then follow Zimmy Zeta's advice and go Faction Warfare.

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You will find earnings increase as your skills and experience do. Don't get frustrated initially by not making gobs of ISK, it will get better.

There are no actual fixed career paths, at least within the boundaries of the game mechanic. You can mine today, run missions tomorrow and murder enemies in nullsec the day after. Do whatever you feel like doing.

You are also by no means limited to what they show you in those carreer missions, or even by what the game itself provides in terms of content. There are many interesting professions and roles you can take that don't require any special support from the game mechanic, such as (counter-)intelligence, sabotage, theft, fraud, diplomacy, administration, command or corporate leadership.

Really, we cannot tell you what you should be doing. My suggestion would be to get involved with a group of people, and see what they are doing, what roles they need filled, and if that particular group doesn't work for you, just leave* and find a different one.

*) Whenever you leave a corp, make sure to either leave on good terms, or if you can't do that, try to take with you what you can and deal as much damage as possible on your way out. Don't settle for a middle ground as it will just leave a sour aftertaste for both sides. ;)

You're doing it wrong! You're supposed to go INTO the wormholes and scan for pirate data/relic sites in w-space.

Guess I'll give up with exploration. Fould 2 relic sites today (just wow) and got killed twice. I must be very unfortunate, or I just don't know the game mechanics just yet.

Bring up with something less risky

There are some VERY rich people who play eve. And there have been stories of people who have dropped thousands of dollars on plex. And it barely made a ripple in the market.

Now something that I would be very curious to see is statistics on the total net worth of the entire player base in isk. And what that translates to in theoretical plex.