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==== Using PLEX ==== | ==== Using PLEX ==== | ||
{{ | {{expansion past|The mechanics around PLEX were changed in the [https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/plex-rework-follow-up/ YC119.5 release]. {{see also|PLEX vault}} | ||
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[[File:Activate-PLEX.png|thumb|right|Activate a PLEX.]] | [[File:Activate-PLEX.png|thumb|right|Activate a PLEX.]] | ||
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==== PLEX safety ==== | ==== PLEX safety ==== | ||
{{see also|Tips for New Players}} | {{see also|Tips for New Players}} | ||
As PLEX (once redeemed) is an in-game item like any other, it can be transported in ships and traded via [[contracts]]. Since it's so valuable, it's worth being extra careful with it. | As PLEX (once redeemed) is an in-game item like any other, it can be transported in ships and traded via [[contracts]]. Since it's so valuable, it's worth being extra careful with it. | ||
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Additionally, since PLEX is both valuable and fairly commonly used (compared with other items of comparable value), it is often used in [[Scams_in_EVE_Online#Contract_Scams|contract scams]]. If you want to be safe only buy PLEX from the [[trading|market]], or be extra-careful when reading the terms for contracts involving PLEX (note that the vast majority of contracts involving PLEX, especially those advertised in the Local chat window, are scams). | Additionally, since PLEX is both valuable and fairly commonly used (compared with other items of comparable value), it is often used in [[Scams_in_EVE_Online#Contract_Scams|contract scams]]. If you want to be safe only buy PLEX from the [[trading|market]], or be extra-careful when reading the terms for contracts involving PLEX (note that the vast majority of contracts involving PLEX, especially those advertised in the Local chat window, are scams). | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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==== Buying Multiple Character Training ==== | ==== Buying Multiple Character Training ==== | ||
Multiple Character Training can be bought with PLEX (right-click on a PLEX item in your inventory) or by paying real-life money (through the EVE [https://secure.eveonline.com/MultipleCharacterTraining/ Account Management] website). Multiple Character Training is account-based (not bound to an individual character), so you can buy it on any character on the account, and is bought in 30-day increments. | Multiple Character Training can be bought with PLEX (right-click on a PLEX item in your inventory) or by paying real-life money (through the EVE [https://secure.eveonline.com/MultipleCharacterTraining/ Account Management] website). Multiple Character Training is account-based (not bound to an individual character), so you can buy it on any character on the account, and is bought in 30-day increments. | ||
==== How Multiple Character Training works ==== | ==== How Multiple Character Training works ==== | ||