Guys, I have a dark, dark secret that I need to confess. Behind Wensley there is a secret army of carebear alts that provide me with the ISK that I need to PvP. Some of them have been around for a while but they only got together recently to make a serious effort at bringing in the cash. Its starting to go well now so I can finally reveal my carebear backbone. Let me introduce you to the An’Har family:
Allii An’Har
Allii was my original alt. She was made to be Wensley’s shopping and hauling buddy when we has pirate. I’ve always suspected that she might be Wensley’s girlfriend although these days she just sits in Jita placing buy orders for the materials that we need while Wensley swans around in Catch so I’m not so sure any more.
Grr’k An’Har
Grr’k is the head of the An’Har family and CEO of An’Har Family Industries. When I first created him the plan was that he would be a more serious hauler than Allii with the ultimate aim of training up for a freighter. Because of that he can currently fly the Mastodon and Prowler, both of which are useful for supplying Wensley in Catch and doing the basic logistics that the company needs. His main focus, though, is on Gallente ship invention and he can invent and build T2 frigates and cruisers as well as being able to produce the required components from advanced materials. Grr’k also sells the finished products on the markets in Amarr and Agil.
Maelae An’Har
Maelae is the most recent member of the An’Har family. She is also trained in research and industry but doesn’t yet get involved in the T2 side of things. She makes sure that all of our BPOs are researched to a good level and makes copies for Grr’k to invent. Hopefully soon she’ll start producing T1 ships to sell on the market.
Well, that’s the family. I’ve already spoken about Grr’k and Allii in earlier posts. When I started to create multiple alts I always had in mind that they should be a family and so all of the An’Hars are members of the Vherokior tribe. I’ve always half toyed with the idea of doing a little bit of roleplay so it was fun giving the family a bit of a back story and also trying to tie them in with Wensley. Like I said, I originally imagined Wensley and Allii as being in a relationship but now I like the idea that the An’Hars took Wensley in when he escaped from slavery. He is a Brutor so obviously not a member of the family but they support him heavily so there are strong ties somewhere.
The business itself is pretty simple. We have a small research POS in the Kor Azor region that we use for basic research and T2 invention. At the moment our focus is entirely on Gallentean ships and I have no intentions of expanding into other races for the foreseeable future. As well as building ships we also do a little bit of rig production but that is a sideline at the moment and is mostly to provide Wensley with what he needs in Catch. After a few weeks getting things up and running the business is starting to make a nice profit. I use a third party freighter service called Red Frog (highly recommended) to do a weekly run from Jita with the raw materials and then ferry the finished product around the local market hubs.
I have no intention of turning this blog into carebear stories. I’m sure none of you care that last night I put up ten Nemesis invention jobs or that at current market prices there is little point in inventing T2 cruisers. The main thing is that this means that Wensley shouldn’t have to spend too much of his spare time in belts and anomalies and that means more time for PvP. I have to say, though, that learning about science and industry in Eve has definitely been interesting and I am very glad I did it.
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February 1st, 2010 at 12:53 pm
I like the family motif for an "alt army." I have my own "alt army" as well, the main one being my Jump Freighter pilot who also recently got certified to fly her carrier. She has very good invention, manufacturing, and trade skills. I don't feel like I take advantage of those skills as much as I could to benefit my wallet. It's difficult when time in-game is limited.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Oh aye good family there!
I Have had a big one, but are shrinking it down into one "do it all" character.. so now my old trader, hauler and inventing alts are unemployed!
Hm, maybe send em in as spies somewhere…
Btw, fun fight yesterday in 2V eh??
http://www.ushrakhan.com/alliance/edk/?a=kill_rel...
February 1st, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Actually I find the production side of EVE an awesome feature of the game, though I'm not nearly as advanced as you (bought a BC BPO recently…) and only have touched T1 production.
Don't really mind posts about production/invention
February 1st, 2010 at 2:59 pm
You are not alone my friend. I have a trading and mining alts. To hunt the carebear, one must first be the carebear. :p
February 1st, 2010 at 2:06 pm
See, that's the nice thing I find about the invention route. It takes a few minutes each morning to set the day's invention jobs and then maybe half an hour or so on a few days to make sure the POS is fuelled, haul stuff to market, adjust prices and do all that jazz. Far less time-consuming than running missions or doing belts. I often sit on my bear alts and just chat away, too.
February 1st, 2010 at 2:07 pm
I turned up too late for the 2V- fight, unfortunately. I got in gang as it was kicking off but by the time I'd run out from GE- it was all over, even the looting.
February 1st, 2010 at 2:09 pm
The production side is definitely interesting. I started off with a plan to be self-sufficient but then realised that because I fly mostly T1 I was better catering to the market and at the time Ishkurs and Taranises were both excellent sellers. Coupled with the fact that I lived in Gallente space I went down that route. Now I have all the Gallente frigate and cruiser BPOs and I'm in the process of researching them. When that's done then I might do a bit of research for sale on the market. I know there's some good money to be made and every little bit helps. It turns out that with two characters you can squeeze quite a lot out of a small Caldari POS.
February 1st, 2010 at 2:12 pm
I toyed with trading for a while but I couldn't really get into it. There was too much 0.01 ISKing for my liking. Buying and selling for manufacture seems far more pleasant (my last lot of buy orders filled overnight) and when prices are stable you can sell ships at a pretty good, steady rate as long as you aren't in a hurry.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:10 pm
lol RP fag
Still, that invention stuff looks nice. Better than grinding endless L4s.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Speak for yourself…
February 1st, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Invention? What’s all that about *cough*
Do you now feel a bit like George Michael when he came out? I know what you’re thinking? . . . . . George Michael has an invention alt ??? o.O
February 1st, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Well, Component Construction Arrays do look a bit like public lavatories so I can see where you might be confused…
So I take this as meaning you didn’t like my cheap ship programme before Dominion kicked in
February 1st, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Ssshhh…..
I loved it . . . that’s why I’m . . . . have already said too much
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Welcome to the dark side, sir. Hit me up if you need any advice.
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Nice alt family ^^ And shows again you can make tons of ISK in EVE without grinding level 4’s till you drop if you are willing to do the research on it.
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Yup, Red Frog Investments is a good group of guys. Very organized too.
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Yeah. There are plenty of ways of making a good passive income in Eve.
February 2nd, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I honestly can’t recommend them enough and their prices are fantastic.