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Machimpy
Deep Thoughts Inc.
4
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Posted - 2015.05.31 14:30:25 -
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Hi,
I have this issue,
I really like this game, been playing it a while.
But you see, I like RL more, i dont want to spend much time with this game more than I have to.
Only just to log in, do whatever i feel like for a little bit and log off.
I am willing to put 3h a week into this game.
My issue with that ammount of time and the options available to me ingame to be able to afford it (ie some pvp and losing/replacing ships), simply dont allow me to do so without a minimum effort of at least 8hrs a week.
I do not have such time, yet, I still want to pay my sub and play the way i'd like to.
I cannot afford to buy PLEX as I prefer saving my money for other more important stuff.
So here are the options laid out:
Trading ? Impossible as I'd have to log on every couple hours every day to adjust prices if my aim is to make good income in a competitive market.
Ded sites module farming ? Not possible, as that alone would take a good couple of hours to find and run through, not to mention the irrecoverable risk of losing a ratting ship next to my limited playtime allowance.
WH Pi ? Not worth the effort as most wh alliances and corps would require a time dedication that i simply cannot give, not mention how I hate being forced on TS to listen to you guys blabble crap in my ears within the comfort of my own home.
Empire Pi ? Not worth the hauling and preparation effort to make it feasible within my playtime.
Null Exploration ? A likely contender, but the ammount of time usually taken to find a good enough site trumps all over my playtime allowance, good relic sites with tech 2 mods bp's in are scarce, and good data sites even more.
Incursions ? Nope, the time it takes finding a fleet easily trumps my playtime, and no way would I want to find myself ratting for all the time I have.
Scamming ? A very likely contender, as I've never really tried it. Im open to private suggestions/help on this.
So yea, if you guys have any other ideas, feel free to add in. It's either I find a solution to this soon or Im pretty much biomassing all my **** for good, as I dont see the point, nor do I see myself playing this game in the far future.
Cheers.
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Carrie-Anne Moss
Brave Newbies Inc. Brave Collective
171
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Posted - 2015.05.31 14:38:17 -
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First this game is better than RL so you are wrong directly off the bat. Second, please before you leave can you send me lile 50mill? I will create content with it that shall maybe persuade the wow-refugee that replaces you to stay. But for real ill teach you how to do it all and make isk woth 45mins 3 times a week, just send 50mill as course class registration fee |
Carrie-Anne Moss
Brave Newbies Inc. Brave Collective
171
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Posted - 2015.05.31 14:43:42 -
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Open further rereading of your post, you seem to have your priorities out of whack dude. Have more important things to spend money on that plex? Have more imporntant things to do with your time than eve?
Quote: , i dont want to spend much time with this game more than I have to.
Only just to log in, do whatever i feel like for a little bit and log off.
I belive Call of Duty is the game you are looking for, or Wold of Warcraft.
Honest question, how did you come to be here with us in eve? What did you expect?
See an ad? Read a story bout a big heist? Saw tale about giant fleet battle on reddit? Friend reccomend it?
Please be honest, trying to figure out what entised you to come try this video game in the first point to see how to help you. |
Belesia Velorea
The Fiendish Pixies
23
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Posted - 2015.05.31 14:44:15 -
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Why can't you do DED sites?
Use a low population area or something like a highsec pocket and you'll find plenty of sites to run within 3 hours. A 4/10 only takes around 10-20 mins for example. Unless you have very low skill points in scanning/combat there's no reason you can't do this. |
FunGu Arsten
Radical Astronauts Plundering Eve WormHole Occupation and Resource Exploitation
80
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Posted - 2015.05.31 14:45:35 -
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so you want to know how you can make the most isk to get a plex per month.... i'll get back to you on that.... |
Lan Wang
Stillwater Corporation That Escalated Quickly.
691
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Posted - 2015.05.31 14:46:11 -
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if you cant afford to buy a plex and cant really afford to put more than 3 hours and rl things are better than playing a game you "enjoy" then why even bother playing, will you log off exactly 3 hours from logging in?
maybe facebook games might suit you a bit better, nobody forces you to play eve so the mindset that "i dont want to spend much time with this game more than I have to" is pretty lame
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Kaivar Lancer
Little Rat Company
599
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Posted - 2015.05.31 14:52:25 -
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Try FW. It's lucrative and you don't need much to get started (just a frigate + some weapons). |
Carrie-Anne Moss
Brave Newbies Inc. Brave Collective
171
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Posted - 2015.05.31 14:58:35 -
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You clearly are not the right person for this video game nor this the right video game for you.
I am sooooooooooo curious as to how you ended up here in why, what you thought it was gonna be like. How you heard of it, etc |
Celise Katelo
State War Academy Caldari State
105
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Posted - 2015.05.31 14:58:56 -
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.../hands out a cookie
"Time and tide wait for no man,
No one is so powerful that they can stop the march of time".
Time is equal to ones life span, what we choose to do with our time is rather subjective to our own needs & what happens around us. In most cases we don't always have full control of what time we can choose for certain things. With this being said, just relax & enjoy what time you do have & spend it doing what you enjoy the most.
Did someone once say "time is relative"
EVEBoard ...Just over 20million skill points, each skill was chosen for a reason. I closed my eyes & clicked another skill to train... "BINGO...!!!" ... "This time i got something usefull"
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DrSmegma
Smegma United
273
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Posted - 2015.05.31 16:12:25 -
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I don't get it, why does it matter how you spend those 3 hours if you don't want to earn a plex anyway? Just do whatever maan.
Eve too complicated? Try Astrum Regatta.
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Joey Bags
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
22
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Posted - 2015.05.31 16:57:25 -
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Get some good research agents going. Passive income. You can still trade too, you just won't make fast profits but still make profits. FW is good for quick content. Industry would be great as it takes time between activities and you don't have to be online.
You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friends nose.
Unless you podded them...and collected their corpse.
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Machimpy
Deep Thoughts Inc.
4
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:20:48 -
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Okay so in response to the smartarse remarks, Ive had the pleasure to be with you delicate folk for quite some time now, half a decade. Isk had never been an issue back when i could still put in the niche hours and dedication necessary, free time was not an issue then and I do know what it means to be entirely invested in Eve, or as some other guy earlier said, it was "meant" to be played...
But all thats hardly the issue, the above is simply not possible anymore due to Rl time schedule and other, yes "more important" activities, ie: directly related to Rl concerns, which i habe the regret to say none if you nerds actually asocial beings fit into ;). It comes down to still wanting to play Eve and not have to spend more than 300 bucks a year on plex and sub just to keep some form of fun pvp activity going ingame. Frankly most here would agree this as an insane alternative, save for those fat single men with large bank accounts ;) I much sadly don't fit in that category though ...
Practical responses offering a practical solution to remain ingame are welcome, the rest, you know where the door is. Ty.
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Valkin Mordirc
1077
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:25:16 -
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If you have more then two accounts, Trying Nado Ganking on Undocks.
Just ship scan haulers that are undocking, to guessmath to figure out if you can make a profit, and if you can alpha the ship.
If yes to both. Blow ship up, Loot with alt hauler and dock alt hauler
Then you just made a nice amount of isk.
#DeleteTheWeak
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DaReaper
Net 7
2122
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:26:25 -
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In 3 hours i can: mine a lot and use the ore after a few weeks ot build a few ships i can sell
go to a wh, setup my own pos, and do pi and or raid the sites, which cna net me 300m isk an hour if i'm lucky
get an exploration ship, run to 0.0, hunt down data and relic sites which could net me another 500m if i'm luck.
gate camp and kill some idiots.
join an alliance and time my play time with a cta or a fleet roam.
You don;t need to join a corp or alliance to do wh's, you can make your own corp, spend a few week looking, fin a hole that is empty, set up, milk it for a month or two, and leave. If you play your cards right and can solo your home or static, you could net a couple billion in a few months, then go pvp for a few months, then reset in the wh. it really is not that bloody hard to do stuff.
OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!
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Khanid Voltar
Third Way Retirement Corp
34
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:29:25 -
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You could just spend those 3 hours trolling the forums... |
Machimpy
Deep Thoughts Inc.
4
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:33:59 -
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DaReaper wrote:In 3 hours i can: mine a lot and use the ore after a few weeks ot build a few ships i can sell
go to a wh, setup my own pos, and do pi and or raid the sites, which cna net me 300m isk an hour if i'm lucky
get an exploration ship, run to 0.0, hunt down data and relic sites which could net me another 500m if i'm luck.
gate camp and kill some idiots.
join an alliance and time my play time with a cta or a fleet roam.
You don;t need to join a corp or alliance to do wh's, you can make your own corp, spend a few week looking, fin a hole that is empty, set up, milk it for a month or two, and leave. If you play your cards right and can solo your home or static, you could net a couple billion in a few months, then go pvp for a few months, then reset in the wh. it really is not that bloody hard to do stuff.
All that, in 3hrs with only one acct?
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Zealous Miner
245
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:37:17 -
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- Doesn't want to buy PLEX, because it's not worth it. - Doesn't want to spend more than 3 hours in game, because it's not worth it. - Doesn't want to put in any work or invest any effort at all, because it's not worth it.
Sounds like to me you don't really like this game at all.
So, go ahead and send all of your stuff to UAE and biomass your characters. Have a nice life.
Fedo. Fedo? Fedo!
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Machimpy
Deep Thoughts Inc.
4
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:37:48 -
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Valkin Mordirc wrote:If you have more then two accounts, Trying Nado Ganking on Undocks.
Just ship scan haulers that are undocking, to guessmath to figure out if you can make a profit, and if you can alpha the ship.
If yes to both. Blow ship up, Loot with alt hauler and dock alt hauler
Then you just made a nice amount of isk.
Hi Goons. ;)
And gladly, except im not extending further than one account. But it's an idea, are you recruting ? |
Machimpy
Deep Thoughts Inc.
4
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:42:39 -
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Zealous Miner wrote:- Doesn't want to buy PLEX, because it's not worth it. - Doesn't want to spend more than 3 hours in game, because it's not worth it. - Doesn't want to put in any work or invest any effort at all, because it's not worth it. Sounds like to me you don't really like this game at all. So, go ahead and send all of your stuff to UAE and biomass your characters. Have a nice life.
Yea it's been getting rather short on options to stay, worth it or not, for some life still happens nonetheless. |
Celise Katelo
State War Academy Caldari State
106
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:49:33 -
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Such a pointless topic... i thought i would post in it again. Since i like to waist my own time
You claim you have limited time to play the game. This is the problem "Not the game" .
This is the Core reason many games get this:
dumbed-down
adjectiveinformal adjective: dumbed-down; adjective: dumbeddown
simplified so as to be intellectually undemanding and accessible to a wide audience.
EVEBoard ...Just over 20million skill points, each skill was chosen for a reason. I closed my eyes & clicked another skill to train... "BINGO...!!!" ... "This time i got something usefull"
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Machimpy
Deep Thoughts Inc.
4
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Posted - 2015.05.31 19:54:17 -
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Celise Katelo wrote:Such a pointless topic... i thought i would post in it again. Since i like to waist my own time You claim you have limited time to play the game. This is the problem "Not the game" . This is the Core reason many games get this:dumbed-downadjectiveinformal adjective: dumbed-down; adjective: dumbeddown simplified so as to be intellectually undemanding and accessible to a wide audience.
No you're way off, i love Eve just the way it is, and Im not asking for the game to be changed to suit my schedule, Im asking if there are any ways available RIGHT NOW, that I might not be aware of that could help me with:
To tell in practical terms what YOU would do with the great many tools available in the game if you had only 3hrs a week to spend.
Clear enough ? |
Ajunta Pal
Sith Wannabies Annonymous
25
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Posted - 2015.05.31 20:08:43 -
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You could always do mission in hi-sec, depending on skills and skillz and ships used, you can do 1-10 missions per hour making between 5 and 50 m per mission. Or if you are willing to be more risky you could do missions in low or null. Ofcoarse there is also finding a chat channel you like and being a chat warrior (possibly at the same time as doing something else) |
Demerius Xenocratus
Federal Defense Union Gallente Federation
394
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Posted - 2015.05.31 20:20:27 -
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Machimpy wrote:Hi,
I have this issue,
I really like this game, been playing it a while.
But you see, I like RL more, i dont want to spend much time with this game more than I have to.
Only just to log in, do whatever i feel like for a little bit and log off.
I am willing to put 3h a week into this game.
My issue with that ammount of time and the options available to me ingame to be able to afford it (ie some pvp and losing/replacing ships), simply dont allow me to do so without a minimum effort of at least 8hrs a week.
I do not have such time, yet, I still want to pay my sub and play the way i'd like to.
I cannot afford to buy PLEX as I prefer saving my money for other more important stuff.
So here are the options laid out:
Trading ? Impossible as I'd have to log on every couple hours every day to adjust prices if my aim is to make good income in a competitive market.
Ded sites module farming ? Not possible, as that alone would take a good couple of hours to find and run through, not to mention the irrecoverable risk of losing a ratting ship next to my limited playtime allowance.
WH Pi ? Not worth the effort as most wh alliances and corps would require a time dedication that i simply cannot give, not mention how I hate being forced on TS to listen to you guys blabble crap in my ears within the comfort of my own home.
Empire Pi ? Not worth the hauling and preparation effort to make it feasible within my playtime.
Null Exploration ? A likely contender, but the ammount of time usually taken to find a good enough site trumps all over my playtime allowance, good relic sites with tech 2 mods bp's in are scarce, and good data sites even more.
Incursions ? Nope, the time it takes finding a fleet easily trumps my playtime, and no way would I want to find myself ratting for all the time I have.
Scamming ? A very likely contender, as I've never really tried it. Im open to private suggestions/help on this.
And the list could surely go on I hope ...
If you guys have any other ideas, feel free to add in. It's either I find a solution to this soon or Im pretty much biomassing all my **** for good, as I dont see the point, nor do I see myself playing this game in the far future.
Cheers.
3H a week is doable in FW if you are efficient. You need to identify low traffic systems belonging to the enemy faction and use a small high DPS ship like a blaster frigate or a destroyer to capture enemy complexes. 50M/Hr doing this is achievable if, once again, you pick your system cluster well and avoid pvp until after you've grabbed enough LP to pay for your ships. So you spend an hour or so farming LP and then another hour or two looking for fights you can win solo or flying with a militia fleet in something cheap.
You'll have to occasionally take time out to convert LP into ISK but this isn't too difficult once you get the hang of it. To make enough LP though you will need to run a couple of novice/small outposts in the least trafficked systems you can find in something with ~200 DPS that is hard to catch.
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DaReaper
Net 7
2122
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Posted - 2015.05.31 20:24:48 -
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Machimpy wrote:DaReaper wrote:In 3 hours i can: mine a lot and use the ore after a few weeks ot build a few ships i can sell
go to a wh, setup my own pos, and do pi and or raid the sites, which cna net me 300m isk an hour if i'm lucky
get an exploration ship, run to 0.0, hunt down data and relic sites which could net me another 500m if i'm luck.
gate camp and kill some idiots.
join an alliance and time my play time with a cta or a fleet roam.
You don;t need to join a corp or alliance to do wh's, you can make your own corp, spend a few week looking, fin a hole that is empty, set up, milk it for a month or two, and leave. If you play your cards right and can solo your home or static, you could net a couple billion in a few months, then go pvp for a few months, then reset in the wh. it really is not that bloody hard to do stuff.
All that, in 3hrs with only one acct?
yup, pick an occupation and do it. once your setup in an area its rather easy to do some stuff in 3 hours, esp if you are not grinding for a plex.
OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!
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Daoden
The Scope Gallente Federation
103
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Posted - 2015.05.31 21:30:17 -
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what is it that you do that only affords you 3 hours a week? are you sleeping 16 hours a day? do you work 60 hours a week? or is it a limit that your parents put on you? is this a temporary thing or are you stuck at 3 hours a week permanently? |
Machimpy
Deep Thoughts Inc.
4
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Posted - 2015.05.31 21:49:09 -
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Daoden wrote:what is it that you do that only affords you 3 hours a week? are you sleeping 16 hours a day? do you work 60 hours a week? or is it a limit that your parents put on you? is this a temporary thing or are you stuck at 3 hours a week permanently?
Does it matter ? You wont sleep tonight if I dont tell you ? |
Planteious
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
1
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Posted - 2015.05.31 22:15:00 -
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Take an Evacation. Until you could spend 6 hrs per week. Than come back. No need to stretch yourself and have that under such stresfull conditions. This game would wait for you. |
Mara Pahrdi
The Order of Anoyia
967
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Posted - 2015.05.31 22:41:22 -
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Machimpy wrote: To tell in practical terms what YOU would do with the great many tools available in the game if you had only 3hrs a week to spend.
I'd probably run missions, do some lowsec pi and look out for industrial opportunities that would fit in the given playtime. Usually I can be interrupted at any given time, so add that to the list of restrictions.
As soon as I feel comfortable with the size of my wallet, I'd shop some minerals and everything else needed to build stuff. Then i'd watch out for some fleetmates and make sure to get some decent explosions out of my assets.
Remove insurance.
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Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders Spaceship Bebop
3999
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Posted - 2015.05.31 22:43:26 -
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Cut down to 1 account, pay subscription.
On 1 character, do trading. 3h/week is enough to make at least 500 mil a month (1 bil would be quite feasible though). Especially if you can use 70 minutes of those 3 hours to log on daily and do a quick 10-minute update of orders.
On 1 character, PVP. Unless you just use caps or faction bs and you're bad and/or reckless, you're not going to lose more than 500 mil a month if you PVP for less than 8 hours.
The 3rd character could trade as well, boosting your income and/or lowering the time spent not PVP-ing.
You're welcome.
Make space glamorous!
Is EVE dying or not? Ask the EVE-O Death-o-meter!
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Phoenix Jones
Isogen 5
1350
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Posted - 2015.05.31 22:55:04 -
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I'm not going to troll solely because the op brings up a point.
How do you play Eve on 3 hours a week.
Or...
How do you play eve casually.
It's a significant issue CCP has been trying to address for ...ever.
To the op.
You won't make a difference in anybody's life on 3 hours a week. You are a casual player. You cannot grind isk, go on fleet ops, do crazy flight skills, etc... But you have options depending on what you like...
Fastest way to pew, fleet warfare (lowsec). Can also pve farm stuff and lp. You can also do pi in alternate lowsec areas. This is probably your main area of enjoyment. On the pi stuff, pick systems with low traffic, near highsec islands, out of fleet warfare areas uncontrolled by your groups
Exploration. You can dive c1 through c3 wormholes to do their sites. You can also use these wormholes to travel to null to do their sites
Missions are a limited option.
You have to find what you enjoy about the game. Ultimately what will keep you playing is not the activity, but the friends you make in the game.
Yaay!!!!
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