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Mining in two different perspectives

2008-02-19T01:36:00.001-08:00

There are 2 different types of EVE Online isk mining:
- quantity mining
- quality mining

quantity mining is mining in high sec sectors, where EVE Online NPCs are really easy to kill or where there are no rats or any pirates (players) who might kill u and steal ur ore.
there are no rats in 0.9 and 1.0 systems and normal rats are in 0.5 - 0.8 systems. i suggest mining omber in 0.5 and 0.6 systems if u wanna go quantity mining.

if u are a beginner u have to start with quantity mining, cause u arent strong enough to go to low sec, if u are a caldari i suggest u train ur skills until u can get a cormorant (a destroyer) and get 5 mining lasers on it.
and u should get an hauler, an badger mark 2 isnt bad for it and u dont need much skills for that...
if u got this 2 ships and a weapon on the cormorant to defend urself against rats, u fly to an asteroid belt with the cormorant and start mining
there. if u got the first ration of ore, u jettison it into space (rights click on the ore, then jettison). now ur ore is in a can next to u. open the cargo space of the can by right clicking on it and then "open cargo". from now on u drag n drop all the ore u mine and move it into the can.
but be careful, this cans disappear (implode or explode) after a bit more than 2 hours.
if u got loads of ore in the can, u fly back to the station and take ur hauler, f.ex. the badger and fly to the belt and get the ore out of the can into ur ship and bring it back to the station. repeat that until u got all ur ore in the station.

quality mining is mining in low sec space with security from 0.0 to 0.4
if u havent got a good ship with some weapons and/or drones i wouldnt go there cause else u'll be killed really fast in there.
but if u have a good ship and some weapons, u may mine there.
theres a bigger risk when mining coz of strong rats and player pirates, that can attack u in low sec space, coz there wont be punished for that as they are punished in high sec systems.
u need to have some weapons and in best case loads of drones to defend urself. get a place to mine far far away from the place, where u are when u warp to the belt, so that u have enough time to react when a pirate comes. put at least one warp core stabilizer in ur ship, that the enemy cannot prevent u from warping out that fast.

so, this tips have been for solo mining. if u go group mining, there are some things changed...
u have to be an hauler or a miner (or a defender against rats)
the miners mine ore and put it into a can, the hauler gets it back to the station and the defender destroys rats and pirates.

mining lasers are one thing u need to mine in eve. be carefully when choosing urs. ill give u some tips here to find a right one for u.
the XeCl Mining Laser is an expensive but good laser beam for mining in high sec. it has not that much cpu need and mines 47 ore units per minute.
the miner 2 mines 60 units per minute but also has an higher cpu need.
if u wanna go quality mining i would use deep core mining lasers to mine mercoxit or some other deep core ore.
if ure running a mining barge u should use strip miners, which are really fast in mining but mining barges are not that good for low sec, coz they cant defend themselves that good.

if u wanna mine successful u have to train ur EVE Online mining skills for isk, too.
they increase the amount of the ore u mine really well

Make ISK out of Ratting

2008-02-11T23:12:00.002-08:00

Ratting (PVE—Player vs. Environment) involves loading up your ship with weapons and defenses, leaving your comfy station, and flying to an asteroid belt (or complex, explained later) for a big chance to make ISK. If you get to the roid belt and there is nothing there, wait a few minutes and a spawn of enemy ships (rats) should appear. Note: Rats do not spawn in .09 and 1.0 systems. Fly toward them, target them, kill their ships, pick up their loot, salvage for more isk if you have the skills and a salvager module aboard your boat, then fly to another belt and do it again. A good balance between offense and defense are key to the success of a fighting career. For this kind of work you'll want to focus on getting a ship with a good slot layout and good combat bonuses so you can carry mount several weapons, add shields or armor, and several other modules your ship needs to operate. You will find that you are constantly balancing your EVE Online ships loadout based on your skills, and as your skills increase, so do your options—often for the same ship!

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Introduction to mining and trading

2008-02-11T23:12:00.001-08:00

EVE Online ISK Mining and Trading aren’t the most glamorous jobs, but everybody seems to do some. It takes time to learn the best routes and the best place to mine ore, and you’ll want to ask friends to help or visit one of the support sites to find good systems. If you are brave enough, you can go into low-security space and mine the rare ores, which you can make a LOT of money and is rarely dull.

The risk is a lot higher, however, and “noobs” are advised to take it slow at first, until the game is learnt. Miners should focus on getting an EVE Online ship with the largest cargo hold possible, and preferably 2 or more turret slots available on their ship that can use Mining lasers (more on that below). Traders also need a la rge cargo hold but can skip the turrets and focus on things that increase their speed or their cargo. For traders, time is money. EvE offers a very comprehensive system to set up player -to-player auctions, courier contracts (whereby you pick up and drop off supplies for a fee) and item exchanges. You can deal with other players this way, or you can purchase trade goods from the NPC (non-player-character) stations and sell them for cheap isk profit elsewhere in the universe. Pretty straightforward, huh?

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Mine Mission Omber for ISK

2008-02-11T23:06:00.000-08:00

Mine EVE Online Mission Omber for ISK

In a lvl 3 mission named Downing The Slavers, it is possible to keep this mission open. The mission its self is in 2 parts simply complete part 1 and move onto part 2. Part 2 have 8 Omber asteroids in it, you can mine these for a week after each down time.

How to do it.

in the first part kill every thing there, this is the part with the asteroids, then use the jump gate.

in the second part kill every thing except the two slavers. You can tank these two ships while you salvage the wrecks. Then simply warp out, pick up your mining barge and mine the Omber rocks in the first part. Continue to do this and the mission will stay open and the Omber asteroids will respawn after each EVE down time.