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Fortunately, there are many ways to earn ISK in EVE. This brief guide intends to describe some of the typical options that many EVE players pursue, and to provide some helpful guidance about which ISK-earning careers might be the best fit for your personality and playing style.

==PLEX - a reason to earn ISK, or a quick way to get it==

It is possible, through hard work and perseverance as described below, to earn enough ISK to remove the burden of purchasing your EVE subscription.

How can I do that, you ask? - [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/30_days_Concord_Pilot_License_Extension PLEX].

PLEX can be purchased using ISK obtained in-game, and used to pay for 30 days of game time. How cool is that?

Be warned, however - The path to self-sustained gaming nirvana is not for everyone. As of the time of this writing, the market value of a PLEX was right around 550 million ISK. You may think that sounds like a huge number, and you would be right for thinking it. But is is by no means an unattainable sum. Once you've learned some of the techniques described below, you too could be one of the many players who let their EVE pay for itself.

Conversely, you can also purchase PLEX using real-world money, and sell it on the market for ISK. If that sounds like the ideal solution for you, congratulations, you can stop reading right here. The choice, as with everything in the sandbox, is entirely in your hands.

==Starting Character Skills and Attributes==

Few new EVE players consider the potential career implications of their racial, bloodline and ancestry selections when establishing their first character. Generally, they select what sounds like the most interesting or fun character background to play. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, however, as no in-game career choice is blocked to any racial faction (Amarr, Gallente, Minmatar or Caldari) or bloodline. Any character can learn any skill in the game.

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 Fortunately, there are many ways to earn ISK in EVE.  This brief guide intends to describe some of the typical options that many EVE players pursue, and to provide some helpful guidance about which ISK-earning careers might be the best fit for your personality and playing style.
+==PLEX - a reason to earn ISK, or a quick way to get it==
+It is possible, through hard work and perseverance as described below, to earn enough ISK to remove the burden of purchasing your EVE subscription.
+How can I do that, you ask? - [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/30_days_Concord_Pilot_License_Extension PLEX].
+PLEX can be purchased using ISK obtained in-game, and used to pay for 30 days of game time.  How cool is that?
+Be warned, however - The path to self-sustained gaming nirvana is not for everyone.  As of the time of this writing, the market value of a PLEX was right around 550 million ISK.  You may think that sounds like a huge number, and you would be right for thinking it.  But is is by no means an unattainable sum.  Once you've learned some of the techniques described below, you too could be one of the many players who let their EVE pay for itself.
+Conversely, you can also purchase PLEX using real-world money, and sell it on the market for ISK.  If that sounds like the ideal solution for you, congratulations, you can stop reading right here.  The choice, as with everything in the sandbox, is entirely in your hands.
 ==Starting Character Skills and Attributes==
 Few new EVE players consider the potential career implications of their racial, bloodline and ancestry selections when establishing their first character.  Generally, they select what sounds like the most interesting or fun character background to play.  This isn't necessarily a bad thing, however, as no in-game career choice is blocked to any racial faction (Amarr, Gallente, Minmatar or Caldari) or bloodline.  Any character can learn any skill in the game.