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Datacores are therefore very valuable, and can be sold on the market for ISK, in addition to being used for T2 item production. This is a very good thing, as it means that "datacore farming", once established, can produce a passive income for EVE players. Without any further action required, an R&D agent will happily generate RPs, which you can periodically convert to income. | Datacores are therefore very valuable, and can be sold on the market for ISK, in addition to being used for T2 item production. This is a very good thing, as it means that "datacore farming", once established, can produce a passive income for EVE players. Without any further action required, an R&D agent will happily generate RPs, which you can periodically convert to income. | ||
How much income? With five | How much income? With five Level 4 R&D agents working for you, and under the right market conditions, it is possible to earn an income of about 100 million ISK per month. Not a bad amount to collect, for little additional effort! | ||
How long does it take to start datacore farming? Most players should expect to train all the required skills in one or two months. Meanwhile, you can run missions to get to the required level of standings to unlock the higher-grade agents. So, in less than a couple of months in game time, you can establish a reliable semi-passive income stream that will last forever after in EVE. | How long does it take to start datacore farming? Most players should expect to train all the required skills in one or two months. Meanwhile, you can run missions to get to the required level of standings to unlock the higher-grade agents. So, in less than a couple of months in game time, you can establish a reliable semi-passive income stream that will last forever after in EVE. | ||
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To maximize your ISK from your datacore farm, you will have to give it some care and feeding every month or so. If you are not earning what you would like to see from your datacore farm, consider these improvements: | To maximize your ISK from your datacore farm, you will have to give it some care and feeding every month or so. If you are not earning what you would like to see from your datacore farm, consider these improvements: | ||
* | * You may have to go to low security space to find high level agents. Fly a cloaked ship, if you can, and take care in low-sec, as pirates like to hunt there! | ||
* Use the [http://hussars-online.ru/eve/datacore.php Profitability of R&D Agents] site to see what the current rankings are for your areas of science research focus. Try other sciences to see if you can make more ISK by training those and switch agents. | * Use the [http://hussars-online.ru/eve/datacore.php Profitability of R&D Agents] site to see what the current rankings are for your areas of science research focus. Try other sciences to see if you can make more ISK by training those and switch agents. | ||
* Train your Connections and Negotiations social skills to 5, to increase the | * Train your Connections and Negotiations social skills to 5, to increase the payout of your R&D agents. | ||
* Train your chosen applied science skills to 5, to improve the number of RPs generated by each agent researching in those skills. | * Train your chosen applied science skills to 5, to improve the number of RPs generated by each agent researching in those skills. | ||
* Do the offered R&D missions, if you can - these can double your RP production, and therefore, double your datacore farming ISK. | * Do the offered R&D missions, if you can - these can double your RP production, and therefore, double your datacore farming ISK. | ||
For further information on calculations involved in this area, see [[Maximizing_PvE_Isk]] | For further information on calculations involved in this area, see [[Maximizing_PvE_Isk]] | ||