Datacore farming: Difference between revisions

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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.

~~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!~~

With the relevant science skill, and Negotiation and Connections, to V, and using the full 6 agents (assuming Research Project Management at V), one can expect a monthly income in the region of 25-35 million ISK. This is a large drop from old earnings of up to 100 million ISK per month. Still, it may be possible to train multiple characters on the same account to access R&D agents, with the main obstacle being reaching the required standings levels on characters not yet trained for combat missions.

:'''NOTE:''' this income estimate is out-of-date and likely wrong.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.

Most players should expect to train all the required skills in one or two months (the estimated time to train Research Project Management to V and one science skill to IV is 44 days). 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.

== How do I start to farm datacores? ==

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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&amp;D agent will happily generate RPs, which you can periodically convert to income.
-How much income? With five Level 4 R&amp;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!
+With the relevant science skill, and Negotiation and Connections, to V, and using the full 6 agents (assuming Research Project Management at V), one can expect a monthly income in the region of 25-35 million ISK. This is a large drop from old earnings of up to 100 million ISK per month. Still, it may be possible to train multiple characters on the same account to access R&D agents, with the main obstacle being reaching the required standings levels on characters not yet trained for combat missions.
-:'''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.
+Most players should expect to train all the required skills in one or two months (the estimated time to train Research Project Management to V and one science skill to IV is 44 days). 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.
 == How do I start to farm datacores?  ==