Quote (Arcolithe @ Jun 29 2011 11:29pm)
but a basic indy pilot would take around roughly 4-8months worth of trainpoints no?
so it'll be better than investing in 4 plexes and training for 141days
Well thats up to you, 4 plex = $60 or 4*380mil = 1.52bil
If you look at the forums you can see what they are going for.
Personally if i need isk and i mean really bad, i buy it off a website

Cheaper and more isk but of course you risk being caught (although i have never been caught)
the decision is up to you, right now plex for isk ratios are high, so you can get a nice bang for your buck.
Back for the idea of the char now. Personally i hate having to wait for things, i like to be instantly satisfied. So if it was my decision i would drop the $60 and buy the plex's for a char, you could get a decent beginning indy char for 1.5bil. (Usually 1.1-1.3bil though)
Now you have the other decision, when you get the char transfer to put it to put it on your original account. Or your a new account. You can only have one char train at a time on a single account at a single time.
If you want to keep your original char then i recommend putting it on a new account, but only if you can afford to keep both accounts running, whether it be getting enough isk in game to buy the plex's each month. Or using RL money.
Anyway theres many things to think about. Hopefully this will help you out a bit, let me know you need more help.
TL:DR
Buy the plex and get a char (My Personal decision)