Eve Online Newbie report

The Eve universe has welcomed Laser and Flash!!

I have sort of hooked up with them in space and made my introductions,

Old friends Minnie Mouse has created a German speaking channel for old mates and I think both Laser and Flash have been made welcome there.

Some Crossfire denizens may recognise Wie Jetz - who I also saw in the German channel

My update?

PVP

Despite what Evonians say - I dont think Eve is really a pvp game - why? Cos it is so expensive.

Imagine taking on those dastardly cops from CFPD - and everytime one of them gets a lucky shot and takes you down - you not only lose your Shroud, but ALL the equipment it contains - how expensive would that be?

How time consuming would it be to fully refit a new Shroud?

But apparenly pvp elevates EVE to new levels - but maybe just a playground for Billionaires - maybe one day I will see.

Play EVE for free

Yeah we spoke about this before - is it possible? Yes!!!

I think if you specialise and go down one of the main paths - by 1-3 months - you can produce enough income using your speciality to buy a 30-day gamecard for 180-185 mill - that is how much they go for - just over 6mill per day.

Your options would be

Mining
Trading/Hauling
Missions

On weekends, I was making 10mill in less than 2 hours if I got on just after the restart and hauled stuff around!!

I plan to do this in Feb - so I will report back my success - or lack of it.

Pod Killers

Oh how I hate these Mothers - if you play EVE - this is gonna happen to you - it's just a matter of time.

These guys not only destroy your ship - but they kill your life pod (which is worthless to them) - cos they are pure and plain EVIL SCUM

Yes it happen to me !!

Always make sure your clone is up to date and has more Skill Points than you have - ALWAYS DO THIS!!

IF YOU DONT - It will be the BIGGEST MISTAKE you ever made in EVE

Losing a ship and all its equipment is gonna make you mad - but losing a pod that is not cloned is gonna lose you 2-3 months of your time and you will be crying when that happens !!!

To avoid this - the best you can do is stay out of low sec space - stay in 0.5+ systems -

Trading

Last night I took my first step in proper trading by setting my first buy order.

This means I have began trading against other players rather than npc trading - it can be risky - but more rewarding.

Many players just sell stuff as quickly as possible - rather than looking for the best price - proper traders take advantage of this tendancy to make good money - it is the first step to being a Billionaire

Mwhahahahaha

Glad to hear u made it out alive Flash

My corp is organising a Frig only pvp event over the next few weeks - it should be fun and very educational - some basic rules about the equipment allowed I think - but nothing excessive - ie we wont allow the very very very most experienced players use the very very very best equipment - look forward to a report on this soon.

re other things going on - I would refer you to this web page on the Eve Forums

http://myeve.eve-online.com/in…p?a=topic&threadID=513248

Navbot

A player created programme that he has now released as Open Source - or whatever that is called.

It uses exported market files to generate trade routes -

It is somewhat limited by the games own mechanics - but I have used it for a few days - and it is an excellent piece of software - that runs in ur system tray - but is integrated also into the Eve in-game browser - done in a real nice way.

For those people that can afford and pilot a hauler (paid accounts) or ships with large cargo space - (maybe trial accounts) it offers a very good way to make cash -

At this moment - I am not sure if it can sift and make decisions better than a person, but it certainly found me some interesting trade routes that generated handsome amounts of cash -

Another update

Well I bought my first Game Time Code (190mill) - so effectively I am playing this month for free - not bad as I started playing properly in November - my main task now is to make enough in game cash to purchase another GTC for the following month.

I went on another level 4 mission that effectively cost me 15mil in repairs which major p me off - I will be sticking to level 3 missions now - apparently a few experienced people do this anyway as its quicker to comeplete missions and move on to the next one than with level 4s

Saw Dop a few times and had a good chit chat with him - Laser has left cos he was only on trial - but I reckon he did an excellent job exploring the various ways that cash can be made.

I am curerntly in hiding at the moment - in a region called the Citadel. This is because another Corp has declared war on us and like all pirates everywhere (I should know) they only fight people they know they can beat -

Some of my corpmates got taught all about pvp and lost some serious cash / ships/ equipment.

Like a coward I stayed out of the fight, but last night I just passed one of our opponents in space for a few secs and flashed him my teeth and did a runner -

Now due to this war - we are forming an alliance with another corp - this means we may have to move our entire corp ops to a different location - fair enough I suppose - its not too far away

Looking back - my generous nature - has cost me about 70mill + - I need to stop that and concentrate on myself for a bit -

In Eve there is no way on knowing the financial merits of anyone else and surely some people lie about their wealth - hoping some poor sap will give them some cash.

We have a spy in our Corp - we know - and I think he knows we know - otherwise I cant explain why a 4 year old char can ask simple and pathetic questions about skills - and his last question was a complete joke LOL

"Is 900,000 the same as 9 Billion?"

My other mission is to look into this quote

"It is possible to make Billions of ISK in Eve without ever leaving the station"

Rest assured I wont be telling you about this if my plan works

Mwahhahahahahaha

Market PVP

Well we have spoken about this a few times - there is a current thread on the forums from a guy called Riddic

Apparently well known - he is trying to make 1 Bill ISK in one month - starting with a new char that has no help

Is it possible?

Remember we even discussed before about a new char in their trail period earning enough ISK to play the game for free, by buying Game Time Cards - 30 minths for 190 ISK

Hmmmm

Well some of my thoughts

1. Most people on Eve like pvp and action - they like to fight with each other or npcs
2. Charisma - the perdominant attribute for learning trade skills - mostly discouraged on the forums as "not much use"
3. Traders have Billions - but no one knows their secrets
4. After a recent mission, I was told by more senior members of my corp to just sell all the loot and split the cash three ways (therefore not getting the best price for items)

Well the current war going on has allowed me ample time to test some of these theories - and I am beginning to see the possibilities

A quick calculation on Excel can give you some interesting things

A 5% per day profit on 100mill invested over 28 days gives you more than 250mill profit
A 5% per day profit on 150mill invested over 28 days gives you more than 380mill profit
A 5% per day profit on 200mill invested over 28 days gives you more than 510mill profit
A 5% per day profit on 250mill invested over 28 days gives you more than 630mill profit

There is a reason why many of the business community say

"It takes money to make money"
"Sell a 90 GTC for ISK and you will never have to pay to suscribe again"

The question is what to invest in right?

More info as I get it

Ahoy shipmates - how it blows?

Arrgghhhh!!

I be taken of my eye patch and wooden leg last few weeks cos the fierce storms be brewing outside and I got miself an abacas from that old trader in Renyn for a packet of herbal tea and some toothpicks.

I spoke before about trading and making some Mexican gold as I doze off in the star lit nights - no doubt your all thirsty to know how my despicable plans have panned out?

Our Leader and Chief - Commodore Griff has seen my potential and given mi a new title of "Most handsome Gallante responsible for procurement and highest bean counter" - ah - yes - a great privilege and honour.

Talent will rise to the surface if its given a chance to flourish!!!

I even got my tea fetish implemented into our recruitment procedures where new players wishing to join our magnificent corp are given the TTT - True Tea Test -

First question is "Do you prefer Tea or Coffee?"

Mwahahahah - some of those Expreso, Capachino, Mocachino, Latte in your face lefty wet liberals fail at this first hurdle - Mwahhaahahh!!!

Due to some dastardly action from pirates at war - I was destitute for a few days - not knowing where my next coconut milk would come from - I was miserable and cold - begging for halfpennies and forced to sell pieces of my body for research - and once I even sold my entire body to a handsome lady with interesting teeth - well I thought it was a woman - I was legless at the time.

How goes my nefariasm you ask? How went my assault on the money market armed with a box of Rose Ginger tea, a bean and an abacas?

Earlier we mention sailing the Eve seas free of tax - was it possible? Complex formulae, algebraic situations, infinity loops and differentions led us to thinking a tally of 7Mill + per day could see of the tax man from cometh.

Well last few pleasant evenings I be spending on a water bed with Dentists Journal and a packet of tissues - doing this whilst ill gotten gold rolled into my coffers - I have gone from about 50mill to 300 mill in a few weeks -

I am viable and sustainable - I am looking to invest in new opportunities!!!

I can easily purchase another game time code for another month now - so this month and next month - I would be playing Eve for free - that was the question - to pay or not to pay - can it be done?

Yes

My aim now is to get to 500mill and then onto my first billion

Ahoy there Saxony of Britanny

The EVE universe is awash with rumour and inuendo regarding your threat to join our fair seas.

Already there has been a considerable increase in the price of hard liquor (people buying in panic) and the price of Dancing Girls had quadrupled overnight.

The Pirates Union has petitioned The Masters of the Universe to trademark and limit the phrase "Mwahahahah!" in the fear you would bring it into disrepute.

As I am gonna be a Billionaire by the time the full moon appears over our merry seas - if you do appear - give me a buzz on "No Mahdss" so I can upgrade your eyepatch with a cybernetic implant and other loot.

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Originally posted by {LP}SaxonRaider{X}

1. And i suppose on EVE you are some kind of trader huh?

2. well, been reading the monster manual,

3. for example, loosing a 15 mil ship when they normally earn
five mil per hour anyway. i mean why is that such a big deal?

4. i opened fire on the nearest cruiser i saw and was promtly climbing into my choccy egg.

5. Another thing that i find quite disturbing is that if i tell somebody to drop their cargo,

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1. Yes

2. There is a manual?

3. New players will not be earning 5 mill per hour - not for a few months I reckon - unless they are very enterpring

3a - Think if you lose a pvp in Crossfire - you lose your ship and its equipment - how much would that be? (Remem the equip is also worth more than ship sometimes)

3b - Within a few months - u wont be flying around in 15 mill ship - my BS is worth 125mill and double that if you want to add cost of losing equip

EVE quote 1 - Only fly what you can afford to lose

4. Each system has a security rating - if you shoot on a ship in hi sec - the cops will come after you

Try firing on ships in 0.4 space and below

5. What you can do in hi sec space is ore thievery - take minerals from cans - that is legit - but your victim (and his whole clan) can try and kill you - legally - for the next 10 mins

In 0.4 sec space and lower = you can do what you want