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Starting to play EVE is free (there is no cost to "buying a box", and expansions to the game are also free), but you can subsequently choose to pay for a [[#Subscriptions|recurring subscription]]. Additionally, you can buy "starter packs", which give you additional items or temporary in-game boosts. These can only be used when first creating an account (i.e. they cannot be applied to an existing account), and are intended to give new players a boost when starting out. | Starting to play EVE is free (there is no cost to "buying a box", and expansions to the game are also free), but you can subsequently choose to pay for a [[#Subscriptions|recurring subscription]]. Additionally, you can buy "starter packs", which give you additional items or temporary in-game boosts. These can only be used when first creating an account (i.e. they cannot be applied to an existing account), and are intended to give new players a boost when starting out. | ||
In reality, many of the items (such as ships, ship | In reality, many of the items (such as ships, ship [[SKIN]]s, modules, and clothing) included in these starter packs are of very limited value, as they can be bought on the [[trading|in-game market]] for modest quantities of ISK. The only significantly valuable items included are: | ||
* [[Skills_and_Learning#Cerebral_Accelerators|Cerebral accelerators]], which temporarily (usually for around 2-4 weeks) increase the speed at which a character learns skills (by boosting their [[Skills_and_Learning#Attributes|attributes]]) | * [[Skills_and_Learning#Cerebral_Accelerators|Cerebral accelerators]], which temporarily (usually for around 2-4 weeks) increase the speed at which a character learns skills (by boosting their [[Skills_and_Learning#Attributes|attributes]]) | ||
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* Core Starter Pack: 30 days of game time and a Prototype Cerebral Accelerator (about 45% faster training speed for 15 days). Additionally, a few ships, modules, blueprints, and clothes. | * Core Starter Pack: 30 days of game time and a Prototype Cerebral Accelerator (about 45% faster training speed for 15 days). Additionally, a few ships, modules, blueprints, and clothes. | ||
* Explorer/Colonist/Industrialist/Skirmisher Content Packs: 750 AUR. Additionally, a few ships, modules, blueprints, clothes, and skillbooks. | * Explorer/Colonist/Industrialist/Skirmisher Content Packs: 750 AUR. Additionally, a few ships, modules, blueprints, clothes, and skillbooks. | ||
* Premium Edition: Core Starter Pack, all four Content Packs (but without the AUR), 1 PLEX, and 750 AUR (usually - the contents of this pack appears to vary by seller). Additionally, a few ship SKINs. | * Premium Edition: Core Starter Pack, all four Content Packs (but without the AUR), 1 PLEX, and 750 AUR (usually - the contents of this pack appears to vary by seller). Additionally, a few ship SKINs. | ||
== Subscriptions == | == Subscriptions == | ||