Make ISK out of Ratting
01.23.08 (9:42 pm) [edit]
Ratting (PVE—Player vs. Environment) involves loading up your ship with weapons and defenses, leaving your comfy station, and flying to an asteroid belt (or complex, explained later) for a big chance to make EVE ISK . If you get to the roid belt and there is nothing there, wait a few minutes and a spawn of enemy ships (rats) should appear. Note: Rats do not spawn in .09 and 1.0 systems. Fly toward them, target them, kill their ships, pick up their loot, salvage wrecks for better ISK if you have the skills and a salvager module aboard your boat, then fly to another belt and do it again. A good balance between offense and defense are key to the success of a fighting career. For this kind of work you'll want to focus on getting a ship with a good slot layout and good combat bonuses so you can carry mount several weapons, add shields or armor, and several other modules your ship needs to operate. You will find that you are constantly balancing your EVE Online ships loadout based on your skills, and as your skills increase, so do your options—often for the same ship!