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[Dist]

You should note that mining is a little more involved on a trial account.

On a paid account, you can learn to fly industrial ships, slap a mining laser on it and start mining while you alt tab and do other stuff on your PC while thats doing its thing, checking back every so often to see if you are full or if you need a new roid to mine. On a trial account you can't learn industrial ships, so you are basicaly stuck with frigates or cruisers, which means you can mount more mining lasers then an industrial ship so you can make more money, but the small cargo hold means every 5 min you have to fly to a station, transfer your ore to your hanger, then fly back out and repeat, unlike an industrial which can afk mine for 30min or sometimes even an hour if the roid is big enough.


Also, i am not sure if you can even use a game card on a trial account. The game itself is not 'free', the first time you set up a monthly subscription you get charged a bit extra to cover the cost of the game itself. I'm not sure how that would work if you get a gamecard, it could reduce the ammount of gametime it gives you to cover the cost, or it could simply not work at all untill you have payed for the cost of the game by a credit/debit card.

 

[Nieldo]

Just dont get into the cycle of mining all month just to get ISK for the next month, then mining the next month just to get enough isk for the next month... times infinity.

You would be better off just not playing at all.

 

[bloodline76]

You should note that mining is a little more involved on a trial account.

On a paid account, you can learn to fly industrial ships, slap a mining laser on it and start mining while you alt tab and do other stuff on your PC while thats doing its thing, checking back every so often to see if you are full or if you need a new roid to mine. On a trial account you can't learn industrial ships, so you are basicaly stuck with frigates or cruisers, which means you can mount more mining lasers then an industrial ship so you can make more money, but the small cargo hold means every 5 min you have to fly to a station, transfer your ore to your hanger, then fly back out and repeat, unlike an industrial which can afk mine for 30min or sometimes even an hour if the roid is big enough.


Also, i am not sure if you can even use a game card on a trial account. The game itself is not 'free', the first time you set up a monthly subscription you get charged a bit extra to cover the cost of the game itself. I'm not sure how that would work if you get a gamecard, it could reduce the ammount of gametime it gives you to cover the cost, or it could simply not work at all untill you have payed for the cost of the game by a credit/debit card.

Well I dont mind paying for a month and getting a game card the month after. I think they have a deal on at the moment anyway. I think £15 odd and a month free for playing. So would do that.

But do you think its possible to gain the required money?

What ship can I upgrade to on the trial? And what would you recommend?

 

[Ewanb75]

have u got the trial? if so and want to upgrade to a full account get it thru steam, its only 8.99 and u get the remainder of your trial added on as well.

 

[bloodline76]

Just dont get into the cycle of mining all month just to get ISK for the next month, then mining the next month just to get enough isk for the next month... times infinity.

You would be better off just not playing at all.

Why that sounds like fun!

 

[bloodline76]

have u got the trial? if so and want to upgrade to a full account get it thru steam, its only 8.99 and u get the remainder of your trial added on as well.

Yeah thats who I got the trial from.

 

[Ewanb75]

After a few days playin i just thought sod it, and bought it. Just got myself a kitted vexor after waitign 3 days to learn the right skills, lol. Worth it tho. Join the OcUk chat channel too.. (crazy nutters)

 

[Jim]

I'm not crazy :O But pop alone to ocuk and we should be able to help get you started

 

[bloodline76]

I'm not crazy :O But pop alone to ocuk and we should be able to help get you started

I joined the ocuk channel but there was only one person on there. I have only managed to kill a few training drones and do a little mining.

It would be nice to see some other people on there

 

[Dist]

Just dont get into the cycle of mining all month just to get ISK for the next month, then mining the next month just to get enough isk for the next month... times infinity.

You would be better off just not playing at all.

I totaly agree with this. I used to play eve for the PvP, but found i was spending all my time running missions in empire to cover the cost of the monthly fee and the equipment for PvP.

But do you think its possible to gain the required money?

What ship can I upgrade to on the trial? And what would you recommend?

Personaly i think you will find it hard to gain the required ISK to cover the monthly fee at first. It is possible, but you have to remember the game will take time to learn, and because of the minimal skills a new character has it will take longer to make the isk. It all depends on how much play time you have. If you have a couple hours a day, i would say it is unlikely, without help.

As for what ships, i think on the trial you can learn cruisers, but nothing realy beyond that, or the more specialised ships like interceptor, industrial etc..

If you are willing to mine to get ISK for a gamecard, then going for a cruiser would be best. As for which ship specificaly to go for, it depends on what race you are.

 

[bloodline76]

I totaly agree with this. I used to play eve for the PvP, but found i was spending all my time running missions in empire to cover the cost of the monthly fee and the equipment for PvP.



Personaly i think you will find it hard to gain the required ISK to cover the monthly fee at first. It is possible, but you have to remember the game will take time to learn, and because of the minimal skills a new character has it will take longer to make the isk. It all depends on how much play time you have. If you have a couple hours a day, i would say it is unlikely, without help.

As for what ships, i think on the trial you can learn cruisers, but nothing realy beyond that, or the more specialised ships like interceptor, industrial etc..

If you are willing to mine to get ISK for a gamecard, then going for a cruiser would be best. As for which ship specificaly to go for, it depends on what race you are.

I cant remember who I picked but I will look for a cruiser when I get in. I only want to get enough money for the game card so that I can try it out for a little longer. I have heard that it takes a while to get into the game. So if I can get enought to have another month then I will know if I want to continue or not.

How do I learn the cruiser skill? Or can I just buy a cruiser?

 

[Dazzy_G]

you buy the cruiser skill, in the race you want. but you need to have the pre-requisites to learn it.

 

[bloodline76]

you buy the cruiser skill, in the race you want. but you need to have the pre-requisites to learn it.

Damn found this out a little late. I got a new ship but now I dont have the skills to fly it. I am having trouble finding the skills i need as well.

I looked in skills, it asks for something like galante navigate or something like that. And something industrial but can not find them exactly.

Any ideas?

 

[bloodline76]

After a few days playin i just thought sod it, and bought it. Just got myself a kitted vexor after waitign 3 days to learn the right skills, lol. Worth it tho. Join the OcUk chat channel too.. (crazy nutters)

Thanks for the offer of a ship during the game last night. Shame I cant accept it whilst on trial version.

Saved up to 1m isk and then got a ship for 800k, so now im broke and cant fly it as I dont have the skills.

 

[Ewanb75]

look at the ship info, then click on the prerequisites tab, it will tell you what u need, then right click on any x's and buy the skill from the market. It will appear in your items, just right click and learn.

 

[bloodline76]

look at the ship info, then click on the prerequisites tab, it will tell you what u need, then right click on any x's and buy the skill from the market. It will appear in your items, just right click and learn.

Ok thanks. I will try that. Then my mining can start!

 

[arknor]

mining is lame , get a combat ship and do agent missions its much more entertaining and good isk.

caldari are the noob race reallymake a caldari fighter character with low charisma and high everything else because charisma sucks and barely any skills use it.

do a few missions while saving for a kestrel , do more missions while saving for a caracal.

missiles are great for noobs, you can select which dmg type you want and you dont have to worry about the tracking speed, optimal range etc like you would with guns, + missiles have really good range from the start so you can be killing stuff as soon as you warp in where as with turrets you have to get in range , stay in your optimal range etc.

mining is so boring not many people can do it for long before they want to punch someone in the face or smash the keyboard

 

[bloodline76]

mining is lame , get a combat ship and do agent missions its much more entertaining and good isk.

caldari are the noob race reallymake a caldari fighter character with low charisma and high everything else because charisma sucks and barely any skills use it.

do a few missions while saving for a kestrel , do more missions while saving for a caracal.

missiles are great for noobs, you can select which dmg type you want and you dont have to worry about the tracking speed, optimal range etc like you would with guns, + missiles have really good range from the start so you can be killing stuff as soon as you warp in where as with turrets you have to get in range , stay in your optimal range etc.

mining is so boring not many people can do it for long before they want to punch someone in the face or smash the keyboard

I was going to find seven short people and start a mining company. Hi Ho, Hi Ho...

 

[Ewanb75]

I was going to find seven short people and start a mining company. Hi Ho, Hi Ho...

Oh dear!!

 

[Anim]

mining is lame , get a combat ship and do agent missions its much more entertaining and good isk.

caldari are the noob race reallymake a caldari fighter character with low charisma and high everything else because charisma sucks and barely any skills use it.

do a few missions while saving for a kestrel , do more missions while saving for a caracal.

missiles are great for noobs, you can select which dmg type you want and you dont have to worry about the tracking speed, optimal range etc like you would with guns, + missiles have really good range from the start so you can be killing stuff as soon as you warp in where as with turrets you have to get in range , stay in your optimal range etc.

mining is so boring not many people can do it for long before they want to punch someone in the face or smash the keyboard

The above is a seriously angsty biased opinion on a lot of what the game entails. The entire economy is player driven, if people dont mine you dont get your missiles for your "noobs" to shoot.

Caldari are a very specialised gang based race when it comes to combat, you wont do much solo in pvp as caldari in the end.