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Narutoscryed

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

In the woods

Elite Crew

W/E

06 Sep 2006 at 16:23 - 41

well i for one started the game late due to work and stuff.. so by the time i knew about saving for fow armor and had the right stuff for it. ALL the nerfs had already hit.

and when i say all i mean ALLLLLL, we had the aoe nerf already in effect, buy low sell high hardly worked due to the failing econimy, nightmares erupted from the ground and ectos were about 8k per
bond was gone, and a-net had just turned uw drops rates into about the same as you would see in ascilon.

so when i started saving it was the worst possible time to save for fow armor. everyone was saving for factions(HA WASTE OF TIME THERE) and so i could not sell a damn thing if i tried(kinda like it is now)

that whole time i never had a rare drop worth more than the ecto i was trying to get.

but after grinding away on hydras as a 55 and then at night goin all night for a measly 3-5 ecto a night i finally saved enough to get fissure for my warrior.... then when it came time to go down to buy it.. i had a change of heart.... my monk did all the farming as a 55. and he earned all the cash. so i bought the fissure armor for my monk and turned my fissure armor into my new 55 armor

Aerials

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Somewhere in deep space....

So Easy A Caveman Can Do It [pve]

R/E

06 Sep 2006 at 16:32 - 42

to get fow armor for my ranger i started off by farming SF when it was big, then turned to trapping UW until that got boring, which eventually lead to me getting the boots and gloves for her. i took a break from it for awhile then the ruins of tombs came out and i cashed in on that for about 200k. soon after i found ractoh's spider farming build, but only wound up doing a few runs as it got very boring >

. by this time i had come across some gold items that were considered very rare at the time (perfect req 8 and req 10 flesh horn bows) which i sold to get the rest of my ectos. to finish off i farmed all the ectos i needed using my ranger in the forest (i got good enuogh to clear the entire forest in ~30 mins, about 2-4 shards a run) long road there but it was very satisfying.

i gotta say the worst part of it all is when you finally have all the materials you need to get the armor, your territory decides to take a break from having favor, or luck hates you enough to party you forgemaster group with idiots....over and over and over again

nomercy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

06 Sep 2006 at 17:42 - 43

Well... Im still at FoW Helm/Chest/Gloves and I got 20 ectos atm (need 25 more) but what I do is either FoW solo (Warrior, beach + spider cave) or duo UW with my SS/SV Necro and I also made alot from AB's... since my Alliance doesn't care about Faction anyway I rather spent it at Jadeites that bring me closer to my FoW armor.

RaisetheFish

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

[FOW] Fish Of War

Mo/W

06 Sep 2006 at 18:42 - 44

Well, I don't exactly have FOW armor but I have about enough for 4 sets. Like everyone else, I started at SF/FA, then I went to Tombs, then I started troll/bird Farm at drok (usually for Sup Abso/Sup Vig when they were 30+ each), then it was UW, to finally offering Spider Capping Services at UW (which gets extremely boring). But! I finally figured how to finish a spider charming service in about 15 mins and we charge 25k per run. So u can probably do the math.

But again, no fow for me...I perfer the 15k armor and uber weapons...Maybe one day I will...

Killy D

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

[MnN] Chocolate Sweet Chocolate

Mo/

06 Sep 2006 at 22:41 - 45

I'm half way to getting my FoW set for my Necro.

And with my luck....as soon as i made my 55 monk for Solo UW the Anerf squad came in and made a lovly mess of it all lol. So by then i forgot about UW and just went into FoW trying to make money. *I miss the days of 24K black dyes and 14K ectos

* But we must move on...

To maximize my money going up insted of down, I stuck to a, I don't need it i'm not getting it pattern, it works

Like most have said in this thread it's *for me* "Favor" Solo UW/Solo FoW "No Favor" Mino's and Trolls. Simply that.

And of course *my pet hate of the game* trading, buy cheap sell for profit takes ages, so i mindlessly stand in Asalon ID1, grab a beer and just play some music while watching the trade chat fly trying to spot good deals. eg req 7 Fellblade 15^50 for 4g coins *i wish* and then selling for profit. 1 Tip I have is the good old i'm selling for 50K buy or go away, and you'd be surprised how many spend ages trying to get you to go lower. Might drive some people mad but i enjoy watching there pathetic attempts

I've been saving for my FoW armour for about 2 weeks. I've spent most of my time looking for good deals to buy, i'd get 150k, then waste it all on something i never needed

but i'm not going to do that again

2 more weeks of intense UW Farming....and i'll have FoW Armour *yay*

So Farming *solo so i keep all profits* UW FoW Mino's n Trolls and trading puts me closer to FoW Armour. Feel free to pm me anytime if you want some tips or w/e on farming.

Reks

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/P

10 Sep 2006 at 20:52 - 46

I got nearly all my funds and materials for my Ranger FoW during the "Golden Age" of UW soloing when Protective Bond was still viable. It's funny to think about it since that was over a year ago. My oh my has it changed since.

BassVII

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

Right here

N/

10 Sep 2006 at 22:50 - 47

I don't have FoW armor though i would f I stopped this habit of mine,Ive been saving up since...I can't remember lol came out for my necro,every time I got over 100k I spent it on armor or uber weapons,I got weapons when they were worth a ton(ghia;s=80k,stonereaper=50k,milthurans=30k)then after that I kept buying 15k sets for all my characters...now all of them have 3 sets, one from tyria and 15k kurz and 15k lux-my necro goot his 15k necrotic tormentors and kurz and lux, buying all materials including jade/amber, so If I didn't spend my money I would have fow armor-all I did was farm nerfed sf, chest runs in witmans folly and in melandrus hope-I have great luck

got req 8 str. gothic defender perfect great mods,req 8 15^50 gothic dual axe,req 9 15^50 gothic dual sword in a day

Tommy

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2005

Grotto,The Paradise of GW Afkers

Afkers Never [CRY]

W/Rt

16 Sep 2006 at 04:19 - 48

I got my fissure armors from farming ecto in uw and shards in fow with monk,necro or warrior. took me a while but well worth it

beltran13579

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Mo/E

16 Sep 2006 at 21:56 - 49

try doing the shiverpeak tour 70k per run and its only 25min run thats like 140k an hour 10 hours of that will get u it

squan

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2006

Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

Rotterdam Pride

Mo/

18 Sep 2006 at 07:17 - 50

this is what i do
i play each day. when we have the favor i solo fow with my warrior. and when i got 5 shards i quit. farming shards is not that hard and its a lot quicker then farming ecto.

after that i do go for a couple of UW duo runs (i got a SS necro and 55 monk)
with my monk, cause i agro more then avg, so the run will be quicker. so each day i farm 5 ecto and 5 shards. so i need 21 days to farm for shards and ecto.
and the other materials i buy, because farming solo fow and duo uw gives lots of money drops, and when lucky chests and gold drops

i never buy ecto and shards. i farm for them

Tommy

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2005

Grotto,The Paradise of GW Afkers

Afkers Never [CRY]

W/Rt

18 Sep 2006 at 14:16 - 51

the magic is that you must have 2 accounts atleat, one in Europe and one in the US, so no matter who won favor, you can always farm ecto and shards.and how many ppl really paying 70k for shiverpeak run? not that many, in the long run, FoW and UW are still more profitable.

Rummy Dummy

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Kool Momz

R/N

18 Sep 2006 at 20:04 - 52

damn, well 55ing wouldve took me like a few hours to get with no gold, so what i did was mow 4 of my neighbor's lawn on saturday, another 5 on Sunday givn me about 140$, hellllo ebay. bought 1 mil and got 130e, bought the other 1 mil for the rest. joined a Fow armor grp and got it within an hour n a half. so real life farming = faster than many people on here.

Soldat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

TX

Fashion Police [chic]

18 Sep 2006 at 22:19 - 53

^Lame....

EBay ain't allowed here.

T1Cybernetic

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Uk, Nr Earth

Alternate Evil Gamers [aeg]

N/

18 Sep 2006 at 23:13 - 54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rummy Dummy

damn, well 55ing wouldve took me like a few hours to get with no gold, so what i did was mow 4 of my neighbor's lawn on saturday, another 5 on Sunday givn me about 140$, hellllo ebay. bought 1 mil and got 130e, bought the other 1 mil for the rest. joined a Fow armor grp and got it within an hour n a half. so real life farming = faster than many people on here. Ebay

Never fails to amaze me how odd some people are

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Anyhow i have the materials and the cash for 2 sets of fissure armour all farmed since i bought guildwars 14/15 months ago, but im
so tight in real life that even in game im having a hard time parting with my cash

although i will get it eventualy

maybe

I farmed all over the map but mostly underworld and fissure, Ecto and Shards to get everything i needed basicaly.

Ismoke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Fullerton, Ca.

CDXX/THE420TH.COM

Mo/Me

20 Sep 2006 at 18:18 - 55

bought all my ectos and shards from the trader when introduced, made a killing still have about 350 ectos left! Got 5 set of FoW armor for my guildies,

2 monk sets
1 rit set
1 ranger set
1 ele set

Guildies ftw!!!!

Vahva Jussi

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

W/Me

25 Sep 2006 at 18:02 - 56

I just go solofarm to FoW.when i have all shards i go again to farm to FoW. when i have more shards i just sell them and buy ectos whit money.

Arcueid13

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

E/Mo

26 Sep 2006 at 16:18 - 57

I have been playing for 1 week and a half, and my only character is E/Mo. I read that geomancer is good solo build for PvE, but is it possible to farm Fow and UW with that build, solo or duo? Would people even consider teaming up with E/Mo? I have no clue how tough it is in there so I may be day-dreaming here hehehe

elleray

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

A/

27 Sep 2006 at 05:53 - 58

I used to do alot of UW Dual, then kinda stopped because alost of SS's did not know what they were doing.I got a few regular people, that knew what they were doing,and added them to friends. Eventually, whenever we had favor, i had at least one person pm me about doing UW. I started saving my ectos, and eventually got enough for fow armor. When i needed shards, i looked to gwg, and found Ractohs awesome guide for soloing the beach in FoW. I would do that every now and then, and eventually, they all added up.
When we didnt have favor, i basically just chatted with guildmates, and sat in LA buying and selling. I wasnt too good at it, but i did make minimal profit. Eventually, it all added up, and i went and visited Mr forgemaster.

A Leprechaun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

02 Oct 2006 at 08:09 - 59

does farming FoW and UW reap a good profit even if you dont want FoW arour?
if so could someone post a link or a build that i could use to solo somewhere with a good yeild i have a Warrior a Nercro and a Mesmer

~A Leprechaun~

Sjeng

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

in my GH

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

W/

02 Oct 2006 at 09:12 - 60

I farmed gargoyles outside Nolani like mad during wintersday-week in december 2005. Got 500+ skulls which I traded for candy canes.
selling those at an average of 800g each got me a long way.

Then I just saved my cash, did a few UW 55/SS runs, farmed a LOT of mino's with my 55 before the aoe nerf and the added scarabs, farmed hydra's after that, and now I'm mostly farming vermin with my wammo when I feel like it.
I tried some Droknar runs, and I'm capable of doing it, but the time and effort needed to form a party, people that don't pay you afterwards, failure chances etc just aint worth it anymore. Now I only do that as a free service to guildies.

My wammo has FoW, and maybe I'll start saving for my elem someday.

RadeonDJ9600

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Texas

04 Oct 2006 at 00:20 - 61

I only have 1 FoW set (on my necro) but I also have 22 15k Sets. As far as getting the money for all of that, it required a lot of farming and a lot of luck.

I was sitting in Droks and some guy says "WTS Brute Sword - 1.5k" I walk up to him, it's 15>50 Req. 8 10/10 +5 defense, I give him 1.5k and sold it for 100k+40 ecto in Lion's Arch two seconds later. I also traded a Req. 8 15>50 non-max Sephis Axe to a moderator on GWGuru, don't remember which, for a 13>50 Brute Sword which I sold for 100k+5 ecto a week later.

As far as farming goes, I farmed Ettins back when they still dropped vigors now and then (still only got 1), Flesh Golems, Griffons, Minotaurs, Sand Drakes and Trolls with my warrior and my ele. Once I had saved up 80k I went ahead and bought my monk a 55 set. Then I farmed all of those, except the Flesh Golems, with my monk and made the money back.

Eventually those got boring and I moved onto UW. At first I was a noob at it and gave up for a couple months. Then as I was browsing GWGuru one day I stumbled across a video of Cerb doing a Duo Run and it inspired me. I watched various videos of Fenrixxor (spelling?), Cerb, Sno and others and developed my technique as a monk. I went from those hideous 45 minute smite runs down to a 20 minute or so Ice King+Smite run, which can net you at least 8k a run (ecto+drops). (Thanks to Makosi for letting me SS for him on Ice King runs to get the idea of how to do it

So, as far as obtaining money for FoW goes, I'd recommend buy low/sell high (which requires you to have a decent amount of cash to begin with but can rake in a rediculous amount of money in a short time) or mastering Duo UW runs.

Matix411

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Ontario

04 Oct 2006 at 03:15 - 62

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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!
Amen.
Although I'm getting increasingly bored with Guild Wars, so I think I need to return to farming, even though that's what originally turned me off from it ... because I did so much. But I think I'm gonna give Dual UW and FoW runs a try, I started FoW a while ago but couldn't kick it, sooooooo I gave up ... sad I know. Alas.
I don't necessarily want FoW armor, but, 200k+ would sure be nice for general purchases, like 15k armor.

The Silver Star

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

UK, Scotland

Il Guild Name Il

W/

05 Oct 2006 at 08:39 - 63

I farmed UW for two weeks about 5 months ago got 230 ectos.

Traded some for shards... dont farm anymore that was only time i farmed and its soo boring -_-

Lord Patch

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

We Are Scary

W/

11 Oct 2006 at 20:52 - 64

Running Thirsty and Elona. The Missions, not to them. People need to ascend....... Quicker, more lucrative, and more reliable than doing shiverpeaks or Drok's runs.

Personally, obsidian warrior armor doesn't do it for me. It's a crime to cover up any beautiful 15K set of Ele armor with the FoW trash. Monk fow I find a bit ho-hum. So......I had to start a PvE Mesmer for the sole purpose of outfitting her in obsidian. Now that's a nice set of armor......... Only set I'll probably get unless the Dervish or Paragon sets turn out to be worthwhile.

VanGrack

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Earth

Benevolent Defenders of Virtue[BDV]

Mo/Me

15 Oct 2006 at 06:00 - 65

3 Man FoW runs. Working on my fourth set of FoW now.

Two April Mornings

No Luck No Time No Money

Join Date: Nov 2005

Amherst College, MA

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Me/

15 Oct 2006 at 16:16 - 66

Sand drakes outside elona pre-aoe nerf
UW aataxe and smites [ty avarre for build]
Griffons outside augury
Sand worms
Grawls, trolls, avicara, frost giants---basically the whole of talus chute

squan

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2006

Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

Rotterdam Pride

Mo/

16 Oct 2006 at 07:09 - 67

well i just bought fow armor no 3, now i am saving for no 4. its not that hard to farm for fow armor. in fact its a peace of cookie.
i solo fow with my warrior (beach) going to try to solo it with my necro, for much more farming then beach.
and i do duo uw runs. i mostly go with my monk, because there are to many slow monks i must say. when i play with my monk i do all aatxes, dyers, and smites. i just use the normal spiritbonder build, but i agro as much as i can. if you play with me as a monk and the SS does his job good, each run will take about 30-35 minutes.

When i am saving for fow armor, i am not only farming. i also want to injoy the game so i also play some missions and do some quests. sometimes i am lucky with some good chest drops. but that is more for fun.

but still i hope i get my 4th armor. i allrdy made my necro, monk and ele happy. next one will be my ranger, its a shame that warrior fow armor is not that nice. i will buy it, but not now. i just like kurzick 15k more then fow

Beuker

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

[MP]

W/Mo

03 Jan 2007 at 12:33 - 68

I didn't really spent that much time in farming. A few months ago I only had around 64K by farming those Trolls near Droks. I was about to buy a Superior Absorption rune, at the rune trader I saw they were only 1.3K each out of sudden, instead of 22K. I spent 61K in buying these things, couldn't buy more (out of stock

). The week after that I basically was the "Superior Absorption rune trader" and sold all of those runes for 20/25K.

Some weeks later the trader sold Superior Absorption again for just 170g. These are the ones I bought and used for my armor.

Not really a farm, but it's a way of making money.

Enko

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

VA

Mo/

03 Jan 2007 at 19:12 - 69

Trading for me. I used to farm a bit but it got too boring so all my income now is straight trading (mostly on guru auctions)

Captain Arne Is PRO

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

07 Jan 2007 at 05:19 - 70

I Farm Noobs Pst

Wilhelm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Canada eh

looking for mature, luxon pvx guild

Mo/

16 Jan 2007 at 23:17 - 71

Bought mine pre factions, when ectos dropped like crazy, so I just spent a little while soloing the UW, then traded ectos for shards.

Toxic J

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

17 Jan 2007 at 11:11 - 72

It took me a month of tombs farming with b/p teams when it was new. Victo's stuff sold really well back then and I was lucky to have 5 bulwarks dropped during that month. I was also lucky enough to have plenty of ecto drop there. But it's very boring after so many runs and I took a break after getting my ranger FoW armor. Now I'm back into farming FoW for my ele and I need to get me 60 more ecto... and I'll be taking another break after that.

escoffier

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

known-destination:unknown

bawls deep [pron]

Rt/W

18 Jan 2007 at 20:13 - 73

i farmed the market powertrading.fast money if you do it right.

Dutch Masterr

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Long Island, NY

Elite Knights [SWAT]

W/

22 Jan 2007 at 19:43 - 74

damn...i would LOVE to get my mesmer fow..only the chest, legs and feet though so it wont be as expensive. no point in getting the gloves since they are just like any other 1.5k armor's and there is no mask. i have my nice ancient mask and shing jea masks dyed black+silver for illusion and an imposing mask dyed black for dom.

post nightfall i cant make shit for money. greens are no longer worth selling besides mallyx's stuff and DoA greens a select few others. not to mention i cant get good groups to get into DoA and get used to it. i would like to get into power-trading and the whole buy low, sell high thing, but that requires you already have 100k+ectos or a high end item to start with. i also want to get into soloing fow and uw with my ranger but america never has favor except for late at night so i cant even practice it. b/p runs in sorrows furnace for the last few months hasnt gotten me anywhere...just crap greens and crap golds from chests. iver recently been farming kirins outside maatu keep which also takes in crap money. ive been using the a/e solo build on only 3 bosses because i cant get it right for any others...each of them only drops a 10k staff anyway. also been chest running the desolation and realm of torment and got a few decent gold scythes but nothing special.

countreboy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

belgium

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21 Feb 2007 at 00:32 - 75

most i farmed in uw but now whit doa its so easy to get mutch money just do dual foundry titan gems ftw

nomercy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

21 Feb 2007 at 00:37 - 76

Uhm... one day I decided to get FoW for my Warrior and the first thing I did was: start a Necro.

I went 55 HP UW solo but I messed up all the time, so I continued duoing it. Made some out of it but not alot due to chinese scammers.

So I decided to do 55 HP troll farming outside Drok. Made pretty much from that, and finally I found out about Elona Reach farming. Made ALOT from that.

Also a little Faction Green Farming on my Warrior (Sskai and the Shield guy)

That's pretty much what I've been doing in about half a year

I'm a slow farmer... as soon as I get bored I quit that's why it took so long

Physical

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Netherlands

Needs a GvG guild..

R/Mo

04 Mar 2007 at 01:43 - 77

Ok, FoW is great, but well it doesn't really mean anything..
I used to play my ranger alot, alot and alot..
When I got my male FoW for it, it began to be my least played character..
Because I had no goal for it anymore.. :P

(btw, I made money with titan gems 50/50 but price has dropped very badly.)

??Evan??

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Tombs

In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP]/Ruthless Amazons [ego]

W/E

04 Mar 2007 at 02:56 - 78

Farmed HoH first few months of the game
100k sigils are ftw

Ross C Anderson

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Lords Of The Devils' Soldiers [LODS]

W/

24 Mar 2007 at 00:55 - 79

I'm impressed by the amount of work youput into getting that armour, maybe that's why i dont like mine, i bought a dwarven axe (req9 14^stance) purple for 75k, then sold for 1.4mill in ascalon int dis to a complete idiot with more money than sense

jbwarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Netherlands

W/

03 Apr 2007 at 00:37 - 80

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Silver Star

I farmed UW for two weeks about 5 months ago got 230 ectos.

Traded some for shards... dont farm anymore that was only time i farmed and its soo boring -_- 2 weeks --> 230 ecto's..... did you farm 24/7 or something?