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== | == ''Notice regarding future of datacore farming'' == | ||
* In an [http://www.tentonhammer.com/eve-online/interviews/inferno-part-one interview with Ten Ton Hammer] posted 25 March 2012, CCP Soundwave indicated that he would like to phase out datacore farming, so the future viability of this passive source of income is uncertain. | |||
* In a devblog <ref name="devblog1" /> dated 9 May 2012 CCP Ytterbium stated "... our current intention is to turn datacore gathering into more of an active profession than it currently is..." | |||
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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 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 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! | ||
:'''NOTE:''' this income estimate is out-of-date and likely wrong. Changes to datacore farming introduced in the Inferno v1.0.0 release<ref name="inferno100_release_notes">http://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-inferno</ref> significantly lowered the return of datacore farming: datacores became available through Faction Warefare LP stores, and the number of research points required to produce a datacore were doubled. For example: December 2012 market conditions using http://hussars-online.ru/eve/datacore.php show a return of 25 million ISK per month to be realistic. | |||
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. | ||