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The Ideal Learning Schedule

Given the formulae for learning skills, the ideal schedule for learning is below, "ideal" being wasting the least time getting the most skillpoints. Follow this schedule if you plan on staying in EVE for more than a few weeks as it will get you more skillpoints in useful skills in the long run.

Note that this schedule changed with Revelations, since the requirements for the second tier learning skills like Eidetic Memory were lowered from requiring level 5 in the first tier to requiring level 4 in the first tier. The current list seems optimal, but still needs to be verified.

Be sure to balance between learning skills and practical skills to maximize your enjoyment while playing EVE in the first few months. Its no fun to fly a rookie ship for two months because you're training nothing but learning skills. Additionally, advanced learning skills and attribute implants cost millions of ISK and you will need some practical skills to gather the funds to pay for them.

Using a skill planner such as EVEMon can help with your scheduling.

1. Instant Recall level I
2. Analytical Mind level I
3. Learning Level I
4. Instant Recall level II
5. Analytical Mind level II
6. Learning Level II
7. Instant Recall level III
8. Analytical Mind level III
9. Learning Level III
10. Instant Recall level IV
11. Eidetic Memory I
12. Eidetic Memory II
13. Eidetic Memory III¹
14. Analytical Mind level IV
15. Learning Level IV
16. Logic I
17. Logic II
18. Logic III¹
19. Eidetic Memory IV
20. Logic IV
21. Instant Recall level V
22. Analytical Mind V
23. Eidetic Memory V
24. Logic V
25. Learning V

Most people learn Eidetic Memory and Logic up to level III at least though, some go for level IV, level V is pretty much useless unless you plan to stay in EVE for years to come. It takes approximately² 20 days to reach Eidetic Memory III and Logic III and 24 to reach Eidetic Memory IV and Logic IV.

As training your other attributes initially relies on Memory and Intelligence you should wait to train Spatial Awareness, Iron Will or Empathy until you have trained your Memory and Intellegence as far as they can go and obtained attribute enhancing implants (see below). Once complete, here is the ideal schedule for training your other attributes.

1. Spacial Awareness, Iron Will and Empathy in any combination up to IV.
2. Presence I
3. Focus I
4. Clarity I
5. Presence II
6. Focus II
7. Clarity II
8. Presence III
9. Focus III
10. Clarity III
11. Presence IV
12. Focus IV
13. Clarity IV
14. Empathy V
15. Iron Will V
16. Spatial Awareness V
17. Presence V
18. Focus V
19. Clarity V

If you start playing with a new character and have some isk to invest into it, it is highly recommended to get attribute implants. Particularly the Memory and Intelligence ones, since they'll speed up the learning of Learning skills even more.<sup>3

1</sup>If you decide the payoff isn't good enough on Eidetic Memory III or over, skip ahead to Analytical Mind VI. In that case, you probably won't need Logic III or over or Learning V either.

²Assuming balanced stats: 8 in Int and Mem and 7 or 8 in other stats.

³The time to train Cybernetics I, necessary for attribute implants, is negligable. However its prerequisite, Science III, can take half a day.

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