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EVE Online: ISK Strategy Guide
EVE Online: ISK Strategy Guide

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EVE Online: ISK Strategy Guide

Chapter 2. When I Grow Up I Want to be a (Wealthy) Miner

Mining is an easy career choice for characters of any experience level in EVE. All you really have to do is get in a ship, equip a couple of mining lasers, and off you go. But if you want to be successful, you have to learn what to mine, where to find it, and how to mine it in the most efficient way possible. This chapter will help you:

  • Get started in your mining career

  • Understand the different stages of your mining career

  • Understand the skills and tools needed to be successful

Why mining?


Mining is one of the most lucrative careers in EVE. As a miner, you are the backbone of the EVE universe. Every ship or item in EVE is manufactured with the minerals refined from the ore that you mine. Without you, there would not be an economy in EVE. You will always be needed and with the help of this book, you will be able to enjoy wealth and prosperity that few can match.

Like everything else in EVE, you will have the most success if you build your mining career alongside other players. However it is possible for you, with the knowledge and understanding of the mining profession, to enjoy the same level of success as a solo miner. In this chapter we will be focusing on being a solo miner. If you would like to join up with others, then give Chapter 7, I Can Has Friends a read first.

Getting started


The basics of mining are really simple. In most systems there are asteroid belts or belts, denoted by the upside down triangle icon, as shown in the following image:

In these belts are asteroids or roids of various types of ore. Fly to these belts in a ship with mining lasers equipped, and start mining a roid until your cargo hold is full. You will make ISK when you sell the ore you have mined. Of course, nothing in EVE is ever that simple, so we will look at everything in much more detail.

What to mine

As I mentioned before, in most systems there are belts with roids of various types of ore, but what should you be mining? The general rule is to mine the highest grade ore you can find first, and then move on to the next highest grade ore, and so on. But there are so many different choices. So which is the highest grade ore? Well, that depends on several factors. Let's take a closer look.

A word about system security status

I am going to take this opportunity to talk about system...

Taking mining to the next level


Now that you have your mining cruiser, you are officially no longer a rookie. But you still have much to do before becoming the ultimate miner. In order to progress to the next stage of your mining career, you will need to add some advanced skills, and make a decision on what your next mining ship will be. Let's start by looking at what ship choices you have for your next mining ship.

Here comes the math

Up till this point, you have not needed to know the math that is involved in mining, but from this point forward you must understand the math in order to understand why one choice is better than another. I will assume max skill level whenever I do the math, because it's just easier to get a fair comparison.

Cycles and mining yield

The first part of the math that you will want to understand is how to calculate your mining yield. Each mining laser has a base yield and a base cycle time. The base yield is the amount of ore in m3 that you will mine each cycle, while...

The ultimate miner


You have progressed a long way and have become quite a successful miner. At this stage there are few that can compete against you in the mining profession. But although being simply successful may be enough for everyone else, you still want to achieve the ultimate goal of becoming the ultimate miner. There are only a few steps left to achieving that goal so let's go.

Tech II strip miners and mining crystals

Your newest mining ship, the Covetor, brings along with it some new tools of the trade. With the Covetor, you will be able to start using the Modulated Strip Miner II mining lasers. But wait, you may remember from earlier when we compared some of the mining lasers, that the Modulated Strip Miner II has a lower base yield than the Strip Miner I, so why wouldn't you just stick with the Strip Miner I? Simple—mining crystals.

For every ore type in EVE there are two mining crystals for it, a Tech I and a Tech II version, which can only be used in the Tech II strip miners....

Summary


This chapter explained in detail the mining career in EVE. In this chapter you learned:

  • Why you should pick mining as your career

  • What and where to mine in EVE

  • What skills are needed for the mining career

  • What ships are used for the mining career

  • How to maximize mining yield

  • How to maximize refine yield

  • How to become the Ultimate miner

In the next chapter you will learn about another career that is easily accessed by characters of all skill levels: mission running.

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Key benefits

  • Immerse yourself in the EVE Universe and amass untold wealth
  • Get a jump start in the EVE economy and be immediately competitive in any ISK making career
  • Filled with screenshots and tables that walk you step-by-step through your career from start to finish.

Description

New Eden, a universe of beauty, destruction and unlimited potential. Take on the role of a capsuleer and forge a story and empire that spans vast regions of space that is uniquely your own. But in order to forge your story and empire, it takes ISK and lots of it. The ISK Making Guide to EVE Online teaches you the inner workings of each ISK making career choice. Learn the tricks of the pros and avoid the hidden pitfalls that await you at every turn. Learn from the experience of a seasoned EVE veteran. Starting with the more easily accessible career choices and moving on to the careers only available to the experienced capsuleers, this book takes you step-by-step as your story unfolds. Help determine the path of EVE by taking on careers like Mining and Manufacturing, the backbone of New Eden or help your empire rise above the rest by Running Missions for the corporations of your empire. The ISK Making Guide to EVE Online gives you a jump start and walks you through every ISK making career choice.

Who is this book for?

Whether you are new pilot plugging into your first capsule or have years of experience in EVE, this book is for you. No prior knowledge of EVE Online required.

What you will learn

  • Understand the workings of the EVE economy and EVE as a whole
  • Progress through the career of a miner and provide the raw materials for the industry of EVE
  • Where to find and pick agents for mission running to increase standing and to receive really cool rewards
  • Grow a manufacturing empire from producing basic ammo and modules to the most advanced ships in EVE
  • Fight the Sansha pirates that threaten New Eden while earning ISK and other rare rewards
  • Take hold of every little advantage and turn it into huge profits on the markets of EVE
  • Find friends, form corporations and forge alliances

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Table of Contents

8 Chapters
I Want to Play EVE for Free! Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
When I Grow Up I Want to be a (Wealthy) Miner Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Mission Running Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Making ISK with Manufacturing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Getting Rich Fighting Incursions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Playing the Market Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
I Can Has Friends Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
The Geek Stuff Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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Ricky D. Hamby Sep 20, 2014
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how to make in game wealth wile playing eve-online, although needs to be updated for newer version of the game!
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Bryan shoemaker Feb 20, 2013
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this is a good book & written well. like the one person said, all this info you can get from joining a corp and flipping throu pages on the web site but there its very nice to have all the charts and info right there on a kindle. id recommend it to newbies and those who are more solo players. plus.. the help chat isnt very helpful do to the large amounts of ?? that get asked in a single second. i often found my self asking the same question several times in a row cause the answer got pushed up past the edge faster then i can read. im very happy i found this book.
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John Adkins Feb 06, 2014
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This guide will help you progress from the basics to advanced levels in mining, trade, and other ISK earning skills. Highly recommended.
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Art Winsor Aug 07, 2013
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This guide is well written and covers all of the new game patches except for the very last one which happened in July of 2013. Other than that an excellent guide.
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Christine Mar 25, 2014
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Is great. It helped me with my first character in Eve. It also helped me understand the market system. It can still help you with the basics even though its not "up to date". Anything new can be easily looked up. Overall a 5 star book.
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