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== Skill Extractors == | == Skill Extractors == | ||
[[image:skill_extractor_window.jpg|thumb|343px|The | [[image:skill_extractor_window.jpg|thumb|343px|The Skill Extractor window shows what skills you cannot extract.]] | ||
It's a consumable item that removes skillpoints from your own character in order to create a new item called a '''Skill Injector''' and transfer the skillpoints into that item (the extractor itself is used up in the process). This allows you to sell or give away a portion of your skillpoints or simply redistribute skillpoints from one skill to another. There are [[#Diminishing returns|diminishing returns]] as you get more and more skillpoints in total however, so keep that in mind. | It's a consumable item that removes skillpoints from your own character in order to create a new item called a '''Skill Injector''' and transfer the skillpoints into that item (the extractor itself is used up in the process). This allows you to sell or give away a portion of your skillpoints or simply redistribute skillpoints from one skill to another. There are [[#Diminishing returns|diminishing returns]] as you get more and more skillpoints in total however, so keep that in mind. | ||
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Another usage of | Another usage of Skill Injectors and Skill Extractors is for personal use to faster train a target character of your choice. In this article we will compare each strategy by its cost, in ISK and in Dollars. | ||
To achieve the goal of faster training, three meta-options are currently at your disposition: | To achieve the goal of faster training, three meta-options are currently at your disposition: | ||
* Buy skill injectors. This can be done by buying at the in game market price, in ISK. | * Buy skill injectors. This can be done by buying at the in game market price, in ISK. | ||
* Training an alternative character on the same account as the target character. This can be done by buying Skill | * Training an alternative character on the same account as the target character. This can be done by buying Skill Extractors from the New Eden Store or the in game market. This strategy also require a Multiple Pilot Training Certificate, also buyable in the New Eden Store or the in game market. | ||
* Training an alternative character on an alternative account. This can be done by buying Skill | * Training an alternative character on an alternative account. This can be done by buying Skill Extractors from the New Eden Store or the in game market. This strategy also require a PLEX (buyable with ISK or money) or a subscription for the activation of the account. | ||
This gives us a total of 13 options, only three of them being ISK only and four being IRL currency only. The 6 remaining involve both ISK and Dollars. | This gives us a total of 13 options, only three of them being ISK only and four being IRL currency only. The 6 remaining involve both ISK and Dollars. | ||