So we have a direction it would seem.
Thanks to Rub, we have RIG BPO's & an Orca BPO. Which with some work will give us the ability to manufacture these items for sale in various regional markets. Now how will we get there?
This is how I see the memberbase getting us there:
Mission Runners: We need Salvage, you need isk. We need to find a nice balance of taking your salvage at a price that doesnt gouge your wallets too much; We can also use all the loot you feel like donating to the hangar, this can be reprocessed into much needed minerals, some of which are rare in High Security space; We will provide your ammunition - whether you then convert this to Faction via the LP store is your choice - via the manufacturers
Miners: Everything you can mine, we would like that. Again we all need (after the Xmas season is over) to sit down and settle on a remuneration program that does all of us some benefit - the corp and the memberbase; We may even need people capable of mining ice (This takes working from home or long periods of study or illness given how boring it is!) to supply fuel for the POS, saving our costs. However this latter request relies on other things we will work on going forward.
Explorers: Find us mining sites with rare ore in them; Work towards being damn good at exploration, will give us an edge when T3 hits and we need to begin finding wormholes.
Builders: Skill up towards rig and/or ship construction; Look into RnD for datacores you may need for any required invention as well as haranguing corpies to do the same (its a nice passive income stream); Settle on quota's of required minerals; Agree what we need to build and what we do not; Purchase (either alone or via the corp) required bpc's/bpo's etc; Develop an in-house ship program for members to get cheaper vessels (This will be an excellent foundation for similar after T3 hits) in addition to selling a percentage in selected regions;
Research Alts: Not everyone needs one, I'll have one and Saf has stated his intention to create one too, I'd think 3 at most will be enough to ensure any BPO's we get are researched well, copied to a good degree and generally keep the Research Alt Corp ticking over;
Wannabe PVPers: lets get some learning in (I need new kills for my sig!), we'll need some scanning skills too; we need to enhance our cooperative abilities too; get each other some small time FC practice and of course go on as many Agony courses as come available that we can do
All these actions combined will hopefully get us moving towards the corp becoming proftable and through that us all making a nice income in game, enjoying our playtime and maybe even being able to go out and shoot other players one day, with a good industrial backbone to support us;
Yes it will take work, alot of it on all our parts - starting a Capital program is no easy task - but I feel it will pay off in the long term (EVE is all about the long term).
Do feel free to rip this post apart, offer alternate views, hell even offer to take on certain roles as detailed above or give me figures for Mineral Purchase program as you see them, Market info for regions where you think we can make money on ships/rigs etc
This is OUR corp!
Anyways, I'll be on mainly to switch skills over the next few days, so I'll see you all properly after the xmas period - unless you crop up in left 4 dead when I find some time to play that too!
