Farming: Survey

Eldin

Eldin

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

America. How about you, commie?

Fellows of Mythgar [FOM]

R/Mo

Well, my characters' profits have been in the gutter for some time now and I'd like to do a little survey on the forum, so...well, here.

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?

I'm just wondering, because, ever since they nerfed ettins, my Ranger has just enough to put [half a loaf of] bread on the table, and I think about some people I know who have FoW armor on all their characters, and think "Gee...hax!". I'm sure FoW and UW make a good amount of income, but Europe has been OWNING America in the HoH. /minirant

Thanks for your time.

TheRanger

TheRanger

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

1) 35k daily.
2) Green farming, prefer not to name boss.
3) Yes, don't use it much.
4) Never.

Deacon Roswell

Deacon Roswell

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

San Diego

Absence of Evidence [AoE]

1) depends how much I get to play on any given day. You can easily make 50-100k and much much more if you play alot of hours.
2) UW Smites and FoW Beach (solo Rit style)
3) Have both but neither get used anymore. The dual monk UW build is way faster if you want to go with a friend and the solo Rit is hands down the fastest. If you want to make easy money, make a Rit and find Dahnel's posts for Solo Rit builds. That will get you started. Secondly, switch your account to Europe if you don't have 2 accounts. I play early evening and America never has favor so I switched 1 account over. You can always play in International districts if you want to play missions/quests with friends.
4)NO. For one it's against the EULA and secondly it's way too easy to make money in game.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

1. depends on luck, anti farm, and time. On a good weekend I can pull in 100k
2. nowadays, solo/duo factions boss farming for greens
3. no, but I have all the gear if I wanted to make one. I have buddies who do, and I can run the ss/sv for uw ecto farming
4. asking a farmer if he buys gold is like asking an eskimo if he'd like to buy ice

Gavin The Great

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Newcastle, England

Xen of Heroes

W/Mo

1. Not much, I get bored of farming easily. I could go solo UW with my 55 and get a few ectos but its sooo boring!
2. If I dont have much time, I'll do a few troll runs with my 55 monk and get about 1 - 1.5k per run (Keeping in mind that the tusks are worth 25g each if used propperly) or I'll do a Duo UW run with an SS. I've been dabbling in Duo monk UW farming too, which is a lot more fun. Spirit bond ftw!
3.I have a 55 monk. I do have a necro but i play MM mostly, its so much fun =D
4. nope

krypt1200

krypt1200

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2006

Atomik Fear [aF]

W/E

Name Your Bosses, Help Other People Out.


1) 20-50k a day
2)Uw ecto runs, grind farming outside of maatu keep, vermin, arborstone.
3) I 55 monk UW, and arborstone but thats about it
4) nope course not

Shadow-Hunter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Denmark

[HH] [Hax]

Mo/

1) Depends on alot of stuff, so x-xxx plat a day i guess.

2) Minos, trolls, griffons, hydras, Uw (solo + 2 man), FoW (partys + beach/forest solo), Scraps (outside argury), wurms, sand elementals, grawl, tundra giants, Avicara, Mursaat + Jade thingys, Sand drakes, vermines, stone kirins, undergrowt, Dragon moss, Oni, Shiroken, Jade Brother hood, Wardens, Sometimes a bosses, + maybe more i cant remember.. >.<

Edit: Most is farmed for Merchable crap that sells for gold... Or then ectos/shards/greens depends.. Dont really have a favorite farm place.. Cus it can easyly be Borring to farm the same place too long.. But UW is pretty good cus i have some1 to talk with

3) <-- can see my chars there.. Most of em Can do the farm builds.. 55, 600, Echo Vwk.. Trap, Barrage, warrior farms, ss/sv and what ever would be needed ..

4) RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO no.

~Shadow

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

1. x-xxxk, depends how long im on/what im farming/drops etc.
2. Smite Crawlers, bosses. Trolls/Mino's for exp.
3. Both.
4. No, there's a fine line between real life and an online game.

SaladFork

SaladFork

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Eastern USA

The Eternal Vanguard of Tyria [VNGD]

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?
Money wise? My R/Mo barrage farmer can make about 10k on a good day farming minotaurs. Faction wise? My Mo/Me boon healer can make about 10k on a good day during Random Arena.

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?
Minotaurs, simply because they're the only ones I really know how to farm...

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?
I have a 55 monk. He doesn't have 55hp yet. Actually, I haven't finished making him. He's a lvl 7 Mo/W with full starter armor right now. Never really spent time into finishing him...

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?
I've never spent any RL money to buy in-game items/money in ANY game, let alone GW. It takes away all the fun of the game, as when you have everything, there's nothing to work towards.

~Salad

BrotherGilburt

BrotherGilburt

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

USA

Mo/

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?
If i deside to farm i can make anywhere from 10-40k

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?
I like to farm hydras, trolls, minos, trolls, etc.

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?
Yes, my primary char. Hes all that i farm with.

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?
NO!!!

Brother Gilburt

Scott

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?
-about 10k

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?
-Pongmei Valley

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?
-Yes, of course.

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?
-Spending real life money to puy gw money would be a sign of psychological poverty.

tballz

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?
I got 10 ectos today in only 5 runs(i play both chars extremely efficiently) so 60~65k is probably average unless i get lucky in green drops , though this run is not my favorite thing to do at all so boring and repititive , only signs of ectos make me keep doing it. One time I went 3 runs without any signs of ectos , I just quit going after dry runs like that and switch to my green hunting mode.

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?
Shoot I aint afraid to tell you everyone I kill,and even how common the drops have been for me(duo farm all of them,except ghial since that mo/e or e/mo is so darn fast) scar eater(uncommon),jayne(jayne staff common)-vera(rare),everthorn(rare),temberr(rare),mossbeard (uncommon),sunreach(rare),kyril(common),arbor(comm on),strongroot(uncommon),woe spreader(common) , ghial(common). I also can do final assualt for rago's flamestaff(rare) and malinons shield(uncommon) among all the other crappy greens. And oro runs are fun brohn,drago,villnar,bortak,rago,malinon- last three dont always show up unfortunately for me haha. And sometimes I go in questless to grab some gordacs needles/bloodhooks etc.

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?
of course only use him for 2 things now though sadly

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?
Negative , no need I should do the opposite lol

Racthoh

Racthoh

Did I hear 7 heroes?

Join Date: May 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Guild Leader (Not Recruiting)

1) Luck of the drop, a day could be anywhere from xk to xxxk. Those xxxk days are few and far between since I rarely far anymore.

2) Grawls and FoW spiders, I just like having lots of drop and killing stuff quickly.

3) I'd rather bathe in my own vomit.

We'll just forget about question 4...

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?
~ 20-30 k

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?
Grawl, nothing in particular

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?
No

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?
Why would I???

Eldin

Eldin

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

America. How about you, commie?

Fellows of Mythgar [FOM]

R/Mo

Hmm...interesting. In past discussions I've found many people saying things such as "even farming isn't very useful...in a game like GW there's really no way to make good profit unless you buy with real money". Meh. I might as well do mine. I'm using my R/Me for this.

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?
3-20k

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?
Grawl (anything), Ettins (runes), Hydras (golds, claws, and money)

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?
No!!!

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?
No. Just no.

Bah. I haven't even SEEN America with the favor in weeks...and I've been on GW a LOT lately. Thusly, FoW and UW aren't an option for me. :\

[DE]

[DE]

Hugs and Kisses

Join Date: Oct 2005

Scars Meadows

1) I don't farm much but when I do I only farm to about 10k or so a day.

2) Well... I don't really enjoy farming (unless I'm experimenting with a new build [love the challenge] but I guess minos are fun to take down with my 55 SS necro. =/

3)Yes, I have a 55 necro (though I rarely 55 with him) and a lvl 10 55 monk atm

4) No. Never have, never will.

manitoba1073

manitoba1073

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

ManitobaShipyards Refit and Repair Station

(SFC)Star Fleet Command,(TDE)The Daggerfall elite,(SOoM)Secret order of Magi

1.) depends on what mood im in and what char i use but 75k is a good rough estimate without gold drops.
2.)shiroken UW FoW NAP quarter are just a few spots
3.) i have 2 55 monks that switch between 55-105 and can go spirit bond have one that is also working on solo build for parts of warren. had 55 necro it was ok for a little while
4.) not on ur life never would or never will. it is just a game after all.

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?

Depends on how I feel. Can make up to 15 ectos, a tonne of demonic remains and some golds. Possibility of about 150k (that includes the ectos) per day. Usually less than that though.

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?

Smites, Aatxes and Terrorwebs. Trolls are ok sometimes.

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?

55hp monk with 21.5 million xp

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?

nope, wouldn't support the asian farming/scamming/sweatshop community.

Hysteria

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

1) Obviously depends on my luck. 100k a day is reasonable.

2) Grenths Footprint, Factions Bosses, UW/FoW on occasion. I've been making a killing in the Jade sea.

3) Yes but since I found the Vengeful Rit he see's very little action.

4) I would stop playing if I even considered as much

Opeth11

Opeth11

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada

Demon of the Fall [Opet]

Mo/Me

1 - Back when I played a bit more, I made about 20k a day. Now? Probably 1k a week due to lack of play.

2 - Underworld, most likely.

3 - Switched over to a Dual SB monk.

4 - Hell no.

Alexi Jotun

Alexi Jotun

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

New York

Official SteamPowered Guild (Valves Valiant Tyrian Fighters, [VVTF])

1) Its's really hard to say, depends on how bored I am, really.

2) Hydras, for the gold drops and claws.

3) Yes, 55/600 monk.

4) I'd rather give a full body sensual massage to an 80 year old woman.

Orinn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Defiant Dragons

1: My best day ever, 65k. Most days, I make 10-20k, merchanting stuff. that doesnt count the GOOD drops that I get every few days

2: Recently, Shiro'Ken rangers/warriors/assassins in Unwaking Waters. Before that, vermin and Pongmei Valley.

3: I BUILT a 55 necro, but never took him out. I play him as MM. My main farmer is a SB monk.

4: Not a chance.

Legendary Shiz

Legendary Shiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

1 - Don't farm anymore. Only occasionally to buy stuff to complete my pve chars being pvp ready. But if I were to farm straight up for a couple hours I'd say 40-50k. If I got a good drop, obviously a bit more.

2 - Trolls mainly.

3 - Yes I do

4 - lawl no

Prosthetic

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

Australia

W/

1) 10-20k with my warrior.

2) Just vermin at the moment. I only farm casually, so a run I can just go out and do in between other things, without putting a lot of time into it is good for me. Also since you just sell the drops to merch you don't have to sit around in town trying to sell stuff.

3) I have a 55 mesmer that I solo UW with occasionally, just for fun/something different

4)Yes.... well no I haven't, but farmers farm their gold(farming forum), you would buy it because you weren't bothered farming, and who is going to admit to ebaying anyway, they would get flamed.

Sneale.

Sneale.

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

1. On a day where I'm half bothered to make money I get about 20k-30k
2. UW duo / trolls / Spiders / Vermins.
3. No, I have a SB monk though. <-- MUUCH better IMHO.
4. NO.

Teutonic Paladin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

TW

W/

1. No idea, I spend stuff as I get it.
2. UW Rt Solo, Kephket Solo, Trolls,
3. Both but I don't use them for that.
4. I've considered it, but I can't think of anything I would spend it on and I never really NEED money...

Artisan

Artisan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Sunset City

Ark Royal [ARK]

A/R

1. Varies. A lot. Depending on what I'm doing.

2. Trolls, UW solo, once in a while minotaurs and griffins.

3. I've got a Me/Mo 55 IW.

4. Uh, no.

Shadow

Shadow

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

None

1) Varies. 10-100k
2) Mm.. Outcasts.

3) Necro, yes.
4) lolololno.

ForgeWhelp

ForgeWhelp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

TGW

N/Mo

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?
10-15K

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?
Minos at Elonas, easy low brain farming for a little spending cash, I've currently got a dye addiction I need to feed...heh

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?
Yepper

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?
Are you serious? Not even maybe.

A Leprechaun

A Leprechaun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

1~if im farming 10k-25k

2~shiverpeak chests runs, elonas reach minos, droks trolls, senjis vermin and i dibble and dabble in other stuff now and again

3~nope i try making a 55 monk....got bored gave up

4~i dont like Guild wars enough to spend extra money on it

Marth Reynolds

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

1] Depends on my attitude but can be from 3k-50k

2]Maw, but he's such a darn place away and he drops crap for me :P

3]got both, but never use my necro for 55hping anymore.

4] I'm not gonna spend real money on fake money.

Xaero Gouki Kriegor

Xaero Gouki Kriegor

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Leather Rebels, (LR)

W/

1] 5 ectos worth at least
2] Fow Spiders and Avicara in Mineral Springs
3] 55 and 605 is boring and is the Iway of pve, *edit* This is closest thing I have is this build:http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s....php?t=3011382

created it while back as a fun build, never did get into one of the farming build lists, *edit* guess people like invinci monks more then something creative

4] naw

andrewf

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

I Seek Guild H K

R/

1. Ranging from 10k-100k
2. Anything
3. ew.
4. never

Hengis

Hengis

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

London

Better Than Life (BTL)

R/

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?

Depends on how I feel, but something like 4 ectos or 25K.

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?

UW Smites, Aatxe, Terrorwebs. (Playing SS duoing with a 55 monk)

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?

No, but I do have a Spirit Bond/low armour SS build I use when I feel like soloing some Trolls.

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?

Absolutely not! Money is not difficult to get in this game, so why would you ever need to buy it??

Darkwyrm

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mid New York

E/

1) Depends on luck and how long I last in FoW, but between 3K-10K on average.

2) Trolls and FoW in the 1/2 hour America has favor.

3) Nope.

4) I don't even have enough RL money for that.

Tiny Killer

Tiny Killer

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Oshkosh, WI USA

Exile Champions of Heroic Order [ECHO]

1) Depending on the day, 15-30k with either my Warrior od Ranger
2) Fissure forest or beach. Not the best money, but they are always fun.
3) No
4) Why?

Y.T.

Y.T.

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/

1) About how much do you make on <any character> a day?
-depends how long i'm farming, but can be anywhere from 5k to 50k

2) What are your favorite enemies to farm, and what for?
-its too boring to farm in the same area over and over again

3) Do you have a 55 monk/necro?
-no, never had 1.

4) Do you use real life money to buy GW money?
-whats the point of buying money?

BigDave

BigDave

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Manchester, UK

The Sapphire Rose [TSR]

1) Can do about 6-10k per hour if i go for straight cash farming, so it depends how many hours i wanna put in (if any).

2) Pongmei Valley with my E/Mo (Stone Kirin, Undergrowth, Wardens, Rot Wallows, Island Guardians), or i can farm a couple of greens with my W/Mo but i only do that if a need a big lump'o'cash.

3) Nope, but i've been thinking about doing a 55 Mo just so i can see what all the fuss is about.

4) Never have, never will, nuff said.