So, I've been a pod-pilot of New Eden for almost 3-1/2 years now, and when I heard CCP was ready to re-release a boxed edition to stores I was one of those that were waiting for it to hit shelves just so I could have my copy.

I had planned on simply placing the box on my bookshelf with other boxed editions of other games, and my collection of game-related books.

I opened it, of course, so I could see what lay inside, and then I noticed it. Oh no. The 60-day time card. CCP, you evil bastards! LMFAO!

At first it did not phase me. I simply closed it back up and placed the box on the shelf. But as time progressed, I opened the box a few more times to look at that evil GTC.

I decided to try and rid myself of the evil. I cashed it in, via the in-game interface that allows you to convert GTC to in-game PLEX (30-day pilot's license extension) which are sellable on Market.

Since it was my brother's birthday, I contracted one of the 30-day PLEX to him as a gift from one brother to another, as we both play EVE.

My main account's toon is funded until almost next year, mostly from PLEX that I purchase via ISK (the in-game currency), so I had planned to sell the other PLEX. Yes, CCP allows players to basically "play to pay". You can purchase game time with the ISK you earn in-game. It's a wonderful thing, for sure!

But the more I looked at it, staring at me from my hangar bay, the more I thought about how it'd be nice to have a second account. Each account can have 3 toons, you can train skills on only one toon at a time. So a second account could be very useful. You can train skills on an alt, as well as having 3 toons in other Market regions for things like price-checks and contracts. I've always thought it'd be nice to have an alt that was completely neutral with all the factions, who could haul stuff or mine stuff. And it certainly would be useful to have three more toons for different Market regions.

Eventually I broke. I gave myself a buddy-invite and created a second account. Proceeded to create the account's "main" toon, the one that will be training skills, as well as the other two toons that will simply be Market assistants, in other regions.

I've had the alt now for almost a month. 21 days of which were from the Buddy-invite, which was nice, and now I'm eating into my 30-day PLEX. I plan on keeping this account funded as I do my regular account, from PLEX bought with ISK. My main toon is mostly combat-orientated, so his income is mostly from rattin' and running combat missions. However, I've been told by many that Mining and Manufacturing is where the _real_ ISK is, so who knows. Once this alt is trained it might just be her that funds my life within New Eden, instead of how it currently is.

It didn't hit me until just last night, though. As I was looting/salvaging a level 4 Angel Extravaganza the cargo hull of my Nighthawk filled up quickly. Instead of doing what I normally would do, which is fly back to the station and empty to the hangar bay, I pulled out my alt in her Badger M2, and flew out to pickup the Jettison can I spit out.

As I watched the Badger M2 pull away, headed back to the station, I thought to myself; "Oh noes!!!! I'm officially an EVE geek!!!!", LMFAO!

Having played for a year and a half i aslo bought the box edition but have as yet to use the GTC card. If i do go back to EVE i plan on my second account being a idustrialist/manufatcurer too that also hauls for my miner/mission runner main. Fly safe and fun.

Great read! Welcome to the darkside.

I like that story... partly because it feels like looking into a mirror... into the future.

It is inevitable. :P

I've been training my alt for over a half year now without really using her for anything but as a cloaked scout. She can fly Hulks and almost all of her 7mill SP so far are into mining. The problem is that I have no idea about how you mine. All my time in the game has been spent in 0.0 PvP'ing. Oh well...

is miss playing eve so much , i just never had a time to play and i was paying for 2 accounts at the time , my pvp char/fleet char and my miner/hauler but i gave them to a friend who i guess xfered them which sucked