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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

30 Sep 2006 at 04:57 - 1

since so many dont seem to understand why ppl like to farm figured might as well start a thread for us that do and explain to them that dont

farming for me isnt grinding it isnt working what it is like is FISHING guess thats about as close as an analogy for me on it

fishing your not there for neccesarily for the biggest fish or even alot of fish.

its fun and relaxing for me.

so whats ur reasons for likeing to farm

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

30 Sep 2006 at 05:15 - 2

Mindless, repetitive tasks are relaxing?

De Wilde

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

Slayers of Champions [SoC]

R/E

30 Sep 2006 at 05:15 - 3

I never honestly consider what I do to be farming, though I've been told before it is.

What do I consider it to be?

A catharsis, especially when I'm having a stressful moment, I jack in, play for a while, and sometimes I happen about something awesome.

I log off, even if I don't get a sweet drop... and feel much better.

xiao1985

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

30 Sep 2006 at 05:21 - 4

to me it's the sheer thrill of seeing a gold item assigned to me...

and the stat... dont' really care...

bigwig

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Nova Scotia

#Dismantle

30 Sep 2006 at 05:23 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Loki-

Mindless, repetitive tasks are relaxing? aren't a lot of hobbies mindless repetitive tasks? are you going to tell people how to relax?

Hand of Ruin

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2006

30 Sep 2006 at 05:24 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Loki-

Mindless, repetitive tasks are relaxing? Dry, unwitty, criticism is relaxing? Or are you on these boards to build up stress?

Lilanthe

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

30 Sep 2006 at 05:25 - 7

I consider farming like work, not fun.

But I still do farm.

*sigh*

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

30 Sep 2006 at 06:16 - 8

Because I like playing the game.

I like killing creatures.

I like trying to make solo builds.

I like the feeling when I see a gold item drop

I like the gamble of "what will I get" everytime I kill something (and them all be mine).

I like seeing big numbers in my storage and I like spending gold like mad (purchasing armor. dyes, and runes - thus I rarely have a big number in the storage - gotta spend it as soon as I get it).

*shrug* a lot of things. Mostly I don't enjoy the most of the missions and I've ran out of quests to complete so I run around and kill things. I figure if I'm going to do that they might as well be things that I get gold and drops from.

Whatever floats your boat. I can not stand PvP, I can not see how one does. But I do not complain or make sarcastic remarks about people who do. Heck if all you enjoyed doing was dancing and chatting in towns that's you business.

Zui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/

30 Sep 2006 at 06:19 - 9

Good for you. As for myself, I absolutly detest any kind of pointless and meaningless grind , because it only makes me want to ragequit Guild Wars.

shrouded^god

IGN: J C A C H E

Join Date: Sep 2006

843

[Liar]

30 Sep 2006 at 06:22 - 10

Farming is a business...when I farm I work...Im farming to make money for myself, and guild. While doing this I can provide people who want something...with what they want. I like it...

Kakumei

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Grind is subjective

learn this please

30 Sep 2006 at 06:30 - 11

Farming is generally like playing a slot machine.

So says Ensign, anyway, and we all know Ensign is always right.

Karmaniac

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

30 Sep 2006 at 06:34 - 12

I like farming because unlike doing missions/quests I'm not forced to grind towards a set goal.

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

30 Sep 2006 at 06:44 - 13

I likes to farm because I puts food on my plate...

Wait, you mean farming as in in game don't you? Usually the most runs I do in a row is four. I really can't be bothered with doing much more of the same thing more than 4 times.

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

30 Sep 2006 at 07:40 - 14

I waste a lot of gold, buying things, inviting guildies, SAKE!

Its kinda like a title I guess, we all remember them luck titles right?
And the chart ones, you have to run to some places that NO mission or quest takes you. Why do that?

You want to accomplish something. Now a days I do alot of Chest Run. To get the title and to get mods. I enjoy making my own weapons and then either passing them on to new players or hording the mods.

Gold and items aren't really the objective since I could farm a green, and spent the next 2hrs trying to sell it and make more then 2hrs of farming.

I also enjoy killing things solo, the look of a mino mob dead, dancing over the corpse of a ettin. mawhahahaha, but I only do a few farm runs and then move on.

Cicada Sopita

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Me/

30 Sep 2006 at 08:25 - 15

I find farming quite amusing - I use the vengeful rit build a lot and it looks fun when I just stand there, carrying an urn and the monsters die around me...

Tainek

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

[Rage]

30 Sep 2006 at 09:48 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Loki-

Mindless, repetitive tasks are relaxing? Like Going swimming, going shooting, and so forth? yes

often doing somthing relaxing involves sitting and doing somthing that is easy and simple, so you dont have to think about it, it free's up your brain so you can just sit and let your mind wander, sort out the days events

so yeah, they are, No ****

personally i enjoy finding new and harder bosses for me to solo with my ritualist

Omnidragon42

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Pantheon of Shadows [dei]

W/A

30 Sep 2006 at 10:12 - 17

I love farming on my monk. Seeing all the damage and health numbers on the screen is a thrill

I find farming relaxing because you don't have to think about it.

Franco

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2006

England

VoB

Me/

30 Sep 2006 at 10:20 - 18

Farming is a good way to relax , specially when you get one of those items worth more then 60k in just one run :P.

Zerimar

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Rt/Me

30 Sep 2006 at 23:11 - 19

i farm because i want the weapons and i like to see all the dead monsters around me.

/bowtome

Pojnx

Guest

Join Date: Mar 2006

01 Oct 2006 at 01:20 - 20

Relaxing not relaxing ? wats next ? an advert on tv about stress free farming ? lol.. i farm coz i like to see that gold or green drop.. thats my main goal at least.. and also i like to try make odd builds and fail alot of times till i finaly succeed, hoping that i do :P.. and i like using strange combinations.. maybe i`ll come up with sumthing nobody every thought off... my last was r/e trying to see how i can make a build to farm sskai or sumthing.. I also try to make 2 man farming builds so that u can have some company while farming.. (N00B ! u get less loot) its just for the excitment of teamwork :P and to see whose the lucky mofo + it helps against antifarm thingie i think

Carboplatin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

[PIG]

W/A

01 Oct 2006 at 06:41 - 21

i farm cause i like seeing gold items drop for me.

its like a scratch off lottery. Never know when u gonna get that lucky drop =D

Mazrim_Walker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

We High Online Always

R/

01 Oct 2006 at 07:27 - 22

I farm mostly for the fun of it (except UW duo runs since they support my 15k armor addiction) other than that its relaxed and much more fun than other games as you dont rly need to grind the same place over and over again. 1 minute i feel like a SF 5 man farm, than i wanna solo FoW or kill a boss It's pretty satisfying to see a high level enemy die surrounded by all his high level mobs. I don't even care about greens that much anymore selling stuff takes to much time if i want money ill sell my ectos or shards
And of course it pretty cool if you design a new build that can solo a place or boss

Abyss1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

Holland

Newbies 'R Us [NRU]

A/E

01 Oct 2006 at 08:57 - 23

I guess there is 2 sides to farming.

One is repetetive slaughter of groups or single enemies for money , green or just because (bottom line it is for profit)

Then there is the other farming .....

The people going for a title like GMC do as much grinding as a farmen going after ssskai's sword. And I know people that live in PvP/GvG just to get a title. This is also farming in my eyes. This hoever is farming for "status" (for lack of a better word).

Having finished both prophcies and faction now about 8+ times with every proffession in the game just about(still working on my sin en mes). Farming for a goal is all that is left at this point and looking at the Nightfall event is is actually going to be a bigger part of Guild Wars I think.

So in short farming is to get what you want , be it money , items, "status" or a quest/mission. Sometimes it's boring if you HAVE to do it sometimes it's fun because you get what you want out of it.

Witte Was

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Left GW

Proud Member of : Glob of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

01 Oct 2006 at 10:14 - 24

I farm/solo because I love challanges

yo home boi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Neutral Selection [TNS]

01 Oct 2006 at 10:30 - 25

I farm because i like the exciement of wot is gona drop next =P

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

01 Oct 2006 at 10:34 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witte Was

I farm/solo because I love challanges

So does Racthoh

Anyway, I farm because it's pointlessly boring (I farm trolls cos its easy), and that makes it easy for me to concentrate on a song that I'm listening to. It's like - If I intend to listen to music I may as well make some GW cash doing it.

mathijn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

holland

[PIKY]

R/

01 Oct 2006 at 11:09 - 27

dead monsters and music, best combo ever^^

ibex333

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Brooklyn, NY

[EYE]

Rt/A

01 Oct 2006 at 16:17 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Loki-

Mindless, repetitive tasks are relaxing?
MINDLESS?! Are you kidding me? It takes a lot of wits to make up these farming builds. Some builds require your constant attention, and u cant relax for a second.
You obviously know NOTHING about farming.

Ogel

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Phase Three

W/

01 Oct 2006 at 16:18 - 29

Farming = skill points = elite skills <333

That's my outlook, anyhow.