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Introduction of Myself

I have been Macro Mining for several years now. Over that time I have had a lot of success & some failures. I originally came to play EVE during my final year of college, it became an addiction that I had to feed. This being hard because while I had money for school & food. I had little money left over for anything especially something that had a monthly cost. So after an initial investment of time and a little money. I had myself a Mining OCR/AI Macro. After a bit of training I had my first Retriever and was out mining daily. Now almost a year later I have several Hulk's and it's paying for itself many times over. Including paying for other online games I play. I currently can afford to pay for my online gaming needs, but why pay for something that pays for itself.

Contents at a Glance

Is Macro Mining Legal ?
Rules of Macro Mining
The Real Numbers of Macro Mining.
Your Options when it comes to Macro Mini...
eBay
A Few Good Links For EVE

Is Macro Mining Legal ?

Of course not. Your breaking the Terms of Service and the User Agreement every time you sign on and macro mine.

If your smart about it & play it careful. No one will notice you. That is a key to this whole business.

Rules of Macro Mining

Do not talk about macro mining in game.
Do NOT talk about macro mining in game.
Do not get other macro miners banned. (Karma Hurts)
Never stay in the same system for more than 16 hours at a time.
Have at least 3 systems prepared in case you have to move your operation.
Play it Safe, if you feel people are watching you, move on to another sector.

The Real Numbers of Macro Mining.

These numbers are fairly accurate.

These numbers come from a Covetor with Tech I Strip miners. With just the required skills and nothing else.

You can make with 10-12 hours macro mining in 0.9 space. Roughly between 20-50 Million Isk worth of ore.

Currently Since I mine higher end ore in lower security space I make between 115-145 Million Isk over a 10-12 hour period. I know I can make more if I wish to take more risk, but I am content where I am.

Your Options when it comes to Macro Mining

With macro mining you have two options. the First one being make your own. The second one being buy one from someone else.

eBay

A Few Good Links For EVE

Provided below are a few good links with tools and information about EVE.

EVE-Wiki: Wikipedia for EVE Online, one of the best resources online for eve information.
EVEMon: EVEMon is probably the best third party skill tracking utility out there. has the ability to create and plan your skill training. To reach your own goals easily.
Shattered Crystal: While they sell EVE Online Game time they have so much more. Just to name a few " World of Warcraft, City of Hero's, City of Villains, Dungeons and Dragons, Final Fantasy, Star Wars Galaxies, The Matrix and much much more.
EveNews24: A decently accurate news site when it comes to most of eve politics.
KuGu: These forums are not for the weak heart-ed. You will be Bashed Smashed and thrashed for bad / stupid posting. But in between if you pay attention you will learn a lot.

Current Setup

What equipment I use when mining.

Regular Mining:
Ship: Hulk
High Slots: x3 Strip Miners
Medium Slots: Small(Faction) Shield Booster, Faction Passive Shield Hardner, Passive Shield Hardner, Cap Recharger
Low Slots: x2 Expanded Cargohold
Rig Slots: x2 Cargohold Optimization I
Drones: None

Ice Mining:
Ship: Macinaw
High Slots: x2 Ice Harvester II
Medium Slots: Small(Faction) Shield Booster, Faction Passive Shield Hardner, Cap Recharger
Low Slots: x2 Expanded Cargohold
Rig Slots: x2 Cargohold Optimization I
Drones: None

Colors for Tech Level
Tech I | Tech II

Once you get to Tech II Strip Miners I would then focus on the mining crystals for the ore your mining on a regular basis. Then aftere they have hit level 4, move onto the rest. But before moving into Tech II crystals I would make sure you have the skills necessary for the best possible tank, It gives you a higher chance of surviving NPC's & Gankers. Which are a real threat to your expensive ship these days.