What did YOU farm the most to get YOUR FoW armor.
Rofl_Pwnt
Please, I wanna know what people do to get they're fow, Ive been trying to save up but its not working =/ Any ideas?
Hidden in the Mist
During the Protective Bond craze, I had played regular and saved up to 125k and proceeded to make a monk to farm the Underworld like everyone else. When I tried to farm the Underworld, I failed multiple of times, so I ventured to Augury Rock and farm the Pre-nerfed Griffons until I got about 456k.
But, due to some error on Anet's part. I lose all that money. So I pressed on to farm Griffons until I reached 456k where I was before the incident.
Thinking I have improved a bit with the invic monk, I went off to farm Riverside where I made an extra 150k. Excited, I went off to the Underworld for another try at it. It was then I became successful at making close to 100k a hour until the fateful day Anet nerfed Protective bond. I continued on by using Protective spirit as a substitue for Protective Bond, where I generated even more money.
I got into buying Minatour Horns to make a quick profit but it didn't last long.
After a bit, I got bored of my money and played with my warrior. I had her farmed Griffons whenever America didn't have favor. It was then I discovered Racthoh's thread on farming FoW Spiders. After studying the thread a bit, I went off and entered the Fissure of Woe and made around 12k from my first run. I continued doing this until I generated around 200k. I also tried doing the Forest of the Wailing Lord, but I stopped soon after that.
After buying some stuff for my warrior, I was at around a million gold. I promptly deleted my monk, thinking I had no use for her when my warrior could solo FoW and make lots of money.
Which now brings us to today, where I chest run for gold items to have people identify for me for 600-1.5k each. Leaving me with 1.8 million gold enough to make Obsidian armor.
But, due to some error on Anet's part. I lose all that money. So I pressed on to farm Griffons until I reached 456k where I was before the incident.
Thinking I have improved a bit with the invic monk, I went off to farm Riverside where I made an extra 150k. Excited, I went off to the Underworld for another try at it. It was then I became successful at making close to 100k a hour until the fateful day Anet nerfed Protective bond. I continued on by using Protective spirit as a substitue for Protective Bond, where I generated even more money.
I got into buying Minatour Horns to make a quick profit but it didn't last long.
After a bit, I got bored of my money and played with my warrior. I had her farmed Griffons whenever America didn't have favor. It was then I discovered Racthoh's thread on farming FoW Spiders. After studying the thread a bit, I went off and entered the Fissure of Woe and made around 12k from my first run. I continued doing this until I generated around 200k. I also tried doing the Forest of the Wailing Lord, but I stopped soon after that.
After buying some stuff for my warrior, I was at around a million gold. I promptly deleted my monk, thinking I had no use for her when my warrior could solo FoW and make lots of money.
Which now brings us to today, where I chest run for gold items to have people identify for me for 600-1.5k each. Leaving me with 1.8 million gold enough to make Obsidian armor.
Rofl_Pwnt
is river side farming not nerfed?
Senator Tom
I farmed Vermin north of Senji's Corner all day till we got favor, then I went into UW with my friend who very generously gave me all the ectos.
JMFD
Other players - I did a lot of running back in the day before it was very popular 
Other than that, duoing the UW before the aoe nerf with my tri-echo nuker, and the trolls outside droks with my warrior.
Other than that, duoing the UW before the aoe nerf with my tri-echo nuker, and the trolls outside droks with my warrior.
topdragon147
i havent got mine for my ranger yet, but i find that 'buy low, sell high" works when you have nothing else to do
diamond dust
back when we had favor virtually all day everyday, i was 55'ing when i was getting my monk her fow, and ss/sv'ing on my necro when i was getting her fow. when we didnt have favor, i farmed griffs/minos outside augry for hours and hours.
this was post prot bond btw, and just a lil before the aoe nerf. i continued on with 55'ing after the aoe nerf but i wouldnt solo anymore
this was post prot bond btw, and just a lil before the aoe nerf. i continued on with 55'ing after the aoe nerf but i wouldnt solo anymore
Xaero Gouki Kriegor
I only have one peice left, but im close to saying i have full fow, but FoW Spider Cave, worked on each peice like this, Farmed for all the shards in the first 1 or 2 days, then 5 ectos a day, this got me helmet,gloves, boots, all 4 days a peice, and then 8 days for waist, now im working on torso but its giong slower
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also i have gained 4 mill experience and 200ish skill points from doing this on my war ;D
**edit**
also i have gained 4 mill experience and 200ish skill points from doing this on my war ;D
Avarre
Aatxes, Smites and Terrors oh my.
Yakumo
Duoing UW and FoW as a SS Necro... farming Aaxtes and Smites in UW, and the Shadow Army and Skeletal Army in FoW.
Duo trapping UW as a Ranger.
Duoing/soloing FoW forest as a Ranger.
Duoing/soloing the FoW cave spiders as a warrior.
Soloing hydras outside Augury Rock when Europe didn't have favor.
Farming for ectos took the longest. Shards were much easier to come by.
To break up the mundane and repetative task of farming, a guildie and I would also explore UW and FoW doing quests.
Got one set of FoW Ranger armor, and I don't want to go through all that again... unless my Mesmer really, really, REALLY wants one!
Duo trapping UW as a Ranger.
Duoing/soloing FoW forest as a Ranger.
Duoing/soloing the FoW cave spiders as a warrior.
Soloing hydras outside Augury Rock when Europe didn't have favor.
Farming for ectos took the longest. Shards were much easier to come by.
To break up the mundane and repetative task of farming, a guildie and I would also explore UW and FoW doing quests.
Got one set of FoW Ranger armor, and I don't want to go through all that again... unless my Mesmer really, really, REALLY wants one!
Koning
When I first heard of 55hp, I was a poor guy (around 50k) and I didn't want to spend all my money on the runes (10k+) for a monk, so I made a 55hp necro to see if I could play with the 55hp build. It worked wonders and I farmed the hell out of minotaurs, hydras and pre-nerfed griffons. Than I also started to do Uw dual runs when ecto were high (9-10k) without the intention of getting FOW armor (I thought waste of money) so I sold all the ecto at a high price. After a while I got around 600k and decided to make a 55hp monk and I found it worked easier than the necro. I farmed some weeks more till i got to 840k (and griffons were nerfed) but I thought by myself, why having that much money and don't do anything with it, so when ecto were low and shards were low (I believe with release factions) I bought ecto for 4.5k each and shards for 2.9k, so I got my armor pretty cheap. (ofcourse after that prices rose again
). Now i'm getting it for my necro but im just farming ecto with a guildie and farming shards with my warrior, it takes a while but it's fun. already got legs+foot.
But my friend got his obsidian armor in 1 week or something, just standing in a town and buying minipets low and selling high. This works really marvelous, but unfortunatly I don't have the patience to do that...
). Now i'm getting it for my necro but im just farming ecto with a guildie and farming shards with my warrior, it takes a while but it's fun. already got legs+foot. But my friend got his obsidian armor in 1 week or something, just standing in a town and buying minipets low and selling high. This works really marvelous, but unfortunatly I don't have the patience to do that...
A Leprechaun
you gusy are all talking about FoW and UW and i have been interested in this subject for a while i have never been there or tryed it and was wondering how to get into it should i dive in and farm or try with a team and work my way down through duoing i already farm trolls and vermin and have made a fair bit of money which i have spent on 2 sets of 15k anyway has anyone got any advice ?
~A Leprechaun~
~A Leprechaun~
Llednar
FoW and UW are two of the games most difficult and "phat loot" zones in the game. They can be accessed when your country has the Favor of the Gods which is gotten by winning battles in the Hall of Heroes.
The place they are accessed from is the "Temple of the Ages" which is in Kryta not far from Bergen Hot Springs.
The Underworld can be gotten to by talkin to the Voice of Grenth and the Fissure of Woe can be gotten to by talking to the Champion of Balthazzar. Both zones charge a 1k entrance fee.
The underworld is the only place known to drop Globs of Ectoplasm, the games most expensive material and the Fissure of Woe drops Obsidian Shards which is the games second most expensive material.
Both Ectoplasm and Obsidian Shards are needed for crafting Obsidian armor from the Eternal Forgemaster in the FoW.
The place they are accessed from is the "Temple of the Ages" which is in Kryta not far from Bergen Hot Springs.
The Underworld can be gotten to by talkin to the Voice of Grenth and the Fissure of Woe can be gotten to by talking to the Champion of Balthazzar. Both zones charge a 1k entrance fee.
The underworld is the only place known to drop Globs of Ectoplasm, the games most expensive material and the Fissure of Woe drops Obsidian Shards which is the games second most expensive material.
Both Ectoplasm and Obsidian Shards are needed for crafting Obsidian armor from the Eternal Forgemaster in the FoW.
MMSDome
i dont have FoW but i do buy alot of 15k armors amounting to fow... Anyway i used to Tengu farm outside of riverside and got tons of profit from that but that has been dead for a long time ever since they added mesmers to the groups 
Now I cycle Trolls > Elona Minatours > Vermin and I also solo and duo UW as much as I can.
Now I cycle Trolls > Elona Minatours > Vermin and I also solo and duo UW as much as I can.
beltran13579
i 2 man 600 uw and got like 3 ectos an hour-did until i got 120 ectos and if we didnt have the favor i soloed ravagers and i soloed the spider cave for shards
Gustav Gloomp
farmed underworld during the protective bond era, and i farmed that place with a tonne of tengus.and the riverside province mission (heaps of chests).
MMSDome
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Originally Posted by beltran13579
i 2 man 600 uw and got like 3 ectos an hour-did until i got 120 ectos and if we didnt have the favor i soloed ravagars and i soloed the spider cave for shards
what does the 600 mean?
Alexi Jotun
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Originally Posted by MMSDome
what does the 600 mean?
I think he's talking about the 600hp Spirit Bond build...
What did Protective Bond used to be like? I was still a noob when they nerfed it, and I didn't have a monk...
What did Protective Bond used to be like? I was still a noob when they nerfed it, and I didn't have a monk...
Caleb
I farmed rich people that wanted things done for them.
4th set and counting lol, god bless the rich people with less time than gold!
4th set and counting lol, god bless the rich people with less time than gold!
Caged Fury
Getting the materials for my mesmer's FoW armour, especially ectos and shards, was probably the most mind numbing experience I had in GW. There were times that I wanted to just give up.
Fortunately, a guildie wanted to get FoW armour too and we spent a couple of months farming UW and FoW together. Doing the normal farming things and doing other stuff to bring some variety to the grind.
Stuff I did for the FoW armour:
1. Solo-ed UW with my 55 mesmer.
2. Tank as a 55 monk with SS necro in UW and FoW.
3. Solo-ed and Duo-ed the spider cave in FoW.
4. Solo-ed and Duo-ed the FoW forest with my ranger.
5. Tank as a 55 ranger with SS necro in UW just to get a spider pet after smite run.
6. Trapping in UW as a ranger.
If Europe didn't have favour, I just farmed anything to boost up my gold balance.
Fortunately, a guildie wanted to get FoW armour too and we spent a couple of months farming UW and FoW together. Doing the normal farming things and doing other stuff to bring some variety to the grind.
Stuff I did for the FoW armour:
1. Solo-ed UW with my 55 mesmer.
2. Tank as a 55 monk with SS necro in UW and FoW.
3. Solo-ed and Duo-ed the spider cave in FoW.
4. Solo-ed and Duo-ed the FoW forest with my ranger.
5. Tank as a 55 ranger with SS necro in UW just to get a spider pet after smite run.
6. Trapping in UW as a ranger.
If Europe didn't have favour, I just farmed anything to boost up my gold balance.
nebuchanezzar
Well tbh I only ever got my FoW chest for my necro. Too many other toys adnd 15k armors for all my other pve's. I doubt I will ever finish my set off tbh(even though I have the ectos left). I did a little solo 55 Prot Bond farming. Long ago you could get a lvl17 cast to lose 1E per hit. I did some duo and solo UW a bit and some guildies liked 5 man FoW runs but I made most all of my gold running to Droknars Forge. Meat Shields R Us express ran whenever I had 40 min to spare spamn for people. Prices were much higher back then though and I quit running when others were offering for only 2k each. I only run for guildies now. PvP took over and now I only PvE to level up my chars to pvp with lol.
When it comes down to it you only have 2 ways to get it.
1. Time. Lots of it too, farming whatever you can farm fastest/most profitably.
2. EBay or any similar ig golds for rl cash services. While I used to hate this type of thing I do understand its reality.
Like Pontiff said he made his money on rich people with no time to play. You dont get rich without time played. Either yours, or someone playing for you for 25cents an hour.
When it comes down to it you only have 2 ways to get it.
1. Time. Lots of it too, farming whatever you can farm fastest/most profitably.
2. EBay or any similar ig golds for rl cash services. While I used to hate this type of thing I do understand its reality.
Like Pontiff said he made his money on rich people with no time to play. You dont get rich without time played. Either yours, or someone playing for you for 25cents an hour.
eternal pho
Just goes to show ya, fow armor is not that hard to get if you know all the right farming spots =D.
EagleEye812
Hall of Heroes gave me plenty 80k-sigils, and I also went in FOW alot with 8 man groups, took me quite a while when ecto's were 11-13k 
king_robin
OMG you guys is incredible farming so much just for a armor for a "single char". May the farming gods be with you ^^
Apple
Other players : Buy low, sell high got me enough for two sets in about a week.
Lichtenberg
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Originally Posted by [Apple]
Other players : Buy low, sell high got me enough for two sets in about a week.
yep, i bought keys for 480g and sold them for 500g , made HUGE PROFIT during the double gold drop weekend!! 20g profit per key = badass
Hidden in the Mist
I forgot to add that: I bought a 15%>50 8req Mursaat Hammer off someone for 65k because I wanted one for my warrior to PvP. I proceeded to buy a perfect Furious Hammer Haft and a Hammer Grip of Fortitude to it. I then dyed it black to officially Pimp it.
After a month of PvP, I decided to see how much I can get for it. I traveled to Lion's Arch, the imfamous trade post of the World at the time, and started advertising the Mursaat hammer. I was quickly whispered by many people stacking money in their messages, eager to buy my hammer. The max amount of money reached was 600k, I hastily sold off my Hammer for a nice profit.
After a month of PvP, I decided to see how much I can get for it. I traveled to Lion's Arch, the imfamous trade post of the World at the time, and started advertising the Mursaat hammer. I was quickly whispered by many people stacking money in their messages, eager to buy my hammer. The max amount of money reached was 600k, I hastily sold off my Hammer for a nice profit.
dare49devil
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Originally Posted by Rofl_Pwnt
Please, I wanna know what people do to get they're fow, Ive been trying to save up but its not working =/ Any ideas?
I never really farmed. I love my self-replenishing storage. 
Darkcraft
I have really enjoyed reading this thread .
I`m very near finishing Prophercies,so all this information is really helpful to me,as one thing I do want to do is go to FOW,and UW.
I have a W/Mo,and would like to get the FOW armour,for her,
I have been saving like mad,since the start,and have just over 100k,give or take a few nice pieces of armour,I have bought along the way,
I tend to pick up everything I can,I do get amazed at people who leave stuff behind,every penny helps as they say.
A question I would like to ask is this,what would you say was the easiest character to farm with in those area`s ?.
I`m really curious,or is`nt there one ?.
Thanks for all the info people.
.I`m very near finishing Prophercies,so all this information is really helpful to me,as one thing I do want to do is go to FOW,and UW.
I have a W/Mo,and would like to get the FOW armour,for her,
I have been saving like mad,since the start,and have just over 100k,give or take a few nice pieces of armour,I have bought along the way,
I tend to pick up everything I can,I do get amazed at people who leave stuff behind,every penny helps as they say.
A question I would like to ask is this,what would you say was the easiest character to farm with in those area`s ?.
I`m really curious,or is`nt there one ?.
Thanks for all the info people.
Racthoh
For the chest and leggings for my warrior...
It was two months of griffon farming, FoW and UW questing, 2-5 man smite runs (would duo with a monk on my warrior during the bond days, good times). I bought most of the ectos and shards from the trader when that got introduced.
It was two months of griffon farming, FoW and UW questing, 2-5 man smite runs (would duo with a monk on my warrior during the bond days, good times). I bought most of the ectos and shards from the trader when that got introduced.
squan
well i was very late with farming UW and FOW. i did not have a lot of money and only played as a MM or with my ele. i allways refused to play as SS, did not even capped it. then i was doing a mission and i had a signet with me and capped SS. man SS is fun. then i started to do duo uw. man i was thinking this is so darn cool. i never had more then 30k but then my storage went up and up. so i made a monk because i was curious how it would be as a 55 monk. man monks are so darn cool.
now i got necro fow armor and monk fow armor. and farming for my third set. a shame i did this so late, because now i am a very good SS or 55 but if i started in the beginning i would have 4 fow armors or more.
now i got necro fow armor and monk fow armor. and farming for my third set. a shame i did this so late, because now i am a very good SS or 55 but if i started in the beginning i would have 4 fow armors or more.
Seissor
Chests :-) n underworld trapping.
shadow ranger
All sorts really, prenerf ettins for un ID'ed Sup vigors and absorbs, grand drakes, moss scarabs before they had chilbains. Prenerf griffens + blessed griffins outside of camp rankor, and then i ran more different and random things with the divine boon + zealots and balths smite build ;\.
That didnt really get me my fow armor but it was what i farmed, getting my fow armor was because i have 4 characters on the 24 hour early thing of prophecies, meaning 4 minipets the day they we're released + ectos at the time i bought we're 5k per and shards 3k per, and at the time it was just another way of saving money until i had over 105 shards and ectos and thought i may aswell get myself a set.
In factions all ive managed to farm was a dragon moss spot i found, and koosun runs when it was first posted here, which bagged me 10 - 20 koosuns, though ive been meaning to try the mes/mo Vice versa shirokin spot as it looked interesting.
^^
That didnt really get me my fow armor but it was what i farmed, getting my fow armor was because i have 4 characters on the 24 hour early thing of prophecies, meaning 4 minipets the day they we're released + ectos at the time i bought we're 5k per and shards 3k per, and at the time it was just another way of saving money until i had over 105 shards and ectos and thought i may aswell get myself a set.
In factions all ive managed to farm was a dragon moss spot i found, and koosun runs when it was first posted here, which bagged me 10 - 20 koosuns, though ive been meaning to try the mes/mo Vice versa shirokin spot as it looked interesting.
^^
Opeth11
Dual Underworld.
makosi
Also dual UW. Some power-trading, some luck and rare-material abuse :P
More than half way there to my 9th set then I think I'm packing it in.
More than half way there to my 9th set then I think I'm packing it in.
Xavier Lightstone
You guys are nuts, I would love some FoW armour, and if I had the money I'd definitely buy it, but the time/yawns involved is just ridiculous.
Good luck all, I'll be 500 years old when I get mine!
Good luck all, I'll be 500 years old when I get mine!
Shadow-Hunter
Mainly UW seeing how the ectos is the most expencive part of the armor.. So farmed all the ectos 55 Monk/SS/SV style.. Then i farmed Shards in FoW both as Ranger Forest soloer, and Warrior Cave soloer, along with Some 8 Man groups.. The rest of the stuff came from what ever i have farmed =o
(got the FoW armor like 2 weeks ago)
~Shadow
(got the FoW armor like 2 weeks ago
) ~Shadow
Arwen Shiningstar
My friend and I capped tons of UW spiders for people. After we capped the spider we would do a smite run. It took about a month because alot of the time we didn't have favor until to late at night 
Effendi Westland
Tombs when it just got out. I think I sold 3 axes for 100k, 4-5 for 80k. Never got a bulwark (and i'm on 70+ runs atm). Going into fow with groups. Never solo or duo farmed a day in my gw life... took me 3-4 month for the set.
Scorpion Boy
Lots of Duo UW untill I had enough Ecto's, and a lot of Spider Farming in FoW with my Warrior to get all the Shards. When you're doing this you should have enough money to cover the crafting costs.