uruloki’s lair

One of my goals last year was to “go infinite” in EVE by which I mean using in-game activities to fund continuing play. That didn’t happen so much, along with a lot of the other goals I outlined last January. Now, I am giving it another try with all the time I have waiting for Patch 2.4.

By far the easiest way to earn ISK in EVE is to run missions. Missions come in a variety of sizes starting at Level 1 missions and topping out at Level 4. A level 1 mission (in general) is designed for a frigate, a level 2 or for a cruiser, and a level 4 for a battleship. What I have is a Battlecruiser called the Drake, and it doesn’t get much better than that for a mission runner, all the way up to Level 4s. Right now, Shield Upgrades 4 is training away (progress while at work == awesome) which will allow me to use Tech 2 Shield Extenders. Translation: I’m about to be able to use the best shields in the game. After that, I’ll do Tactical Shield Manipulation IV, which allows me to use the best resistances in the game. This is what will allow my Drake to do full on Level 4 missions without a problem.

Here’s the BUT. I don’t currently have access to any level 4 missions. Ooops. Heck, I don’t even have access to a level 3 mission for the shiney new Drake to run. Just like the rep grinds in WoW, I need to get enough reputation with a certain corporation in order to be able to get the better missions. Right now, I am stuck grinding level 1’s with the Spacelane Patrol to try and get some progression. Soon, I’ll be up to level 2’s; I just don’t know if I can manage to get to level 4’s and crank out about 180 million ISK before this timecard runs out. It may take a little longer than I want to, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel of playing for free.

I’m currently running a Rocket Kestrel to blow up missions, and I just outfitted a Catalyst destroyer for salvaging in the aftermath. The Catalyst will hopefully pay for all the stuff I had to buy for the Drake, and then I can use it to increase my take on the missions. What I really need to do right now is train some of my Social skills to reduce the amount of time I have to grind at the lower level missions to get to Level 4s. So many skills to train, so few minutes in a day.

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