How can i make and keep money?
Kiragi Yagami
it seems i can never have more than 5k at a time without spending it, and making money isnt exactly easy for me. i dont get to play often, so i cant do endgame stuff to get things like dye and ectos, so im out of luck there. i play a Ranger and an Assassin. any suggestions?
dont feel no pain
Make - Farm/Trade
Keep - Use Collector Weapons/Armor - Savlage any mods/runes you may ever need
Btw L rocks
You only things that you can only get through money is nice armor and... no i think thats it yeah XD
Keep - Use Collector Weapons/Armor - Savlage any mods/runes you may ever need
Btw L rocks
You only things that you can only get through money is nice armor and... no i think thats it yeah XD
Skuld
The secret to keeping money is not to spend money.
Diddy bow
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The secret to keeping money is not to spend money.
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Farming is fine for cheap stuff like 15K armor but for big stuff consider trading.
Kiragi Yagami
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Originally Posted by dont feel no pain
Make - Farm/Trade
Keep - Use Collector Weapons/Armor - Savlage any mods/runes you may ever need Btw L rocks You only things that you can only get through money is nice armor and... no i think thats it yeah XD |
Guns Up!
If you've got a ranger or a sin, try running. Get a good chunk of the map of whichever camp you play down and then just know the hot spots. It's what I do with my ranger. It's not insanely good money, but hey money is money, right?
free_fall
Ah, yes, minipets. I dropped 20k just yesterday on an elf; I didn't have that one and the price seemed reasonable. Not that I needed another mini taking up a slot, especially considering I have 2 2nd b'day and 4 1st b'day presents sitting unopened; would be just my luck that one contains an elf. lol
As the others have pointed out, the best way to save money is to not spend it. Or to not spend it foolishly, at least. But where's the fun in that?
I've been amazed that money seems to keep adding up just from playing the game. A lot. The playing, I mean, not the money - the money will follow.
Rangers are certainly good for farming, at least mine was though I haven't been playing mine too much lately. If you have Factions, the Kurz and Lux areas are good places because of the merchants at the res shrines (the +3H regen priest blessing helps too). I tend not to pick up white drops because of limited space in my inventory but they fetch ~50g each so, if you have the room, pick them up - you can make several trips to the shrine merchs to clear your inventory if need be.
It seems to go slow but it actually will add up pretty quickly.
The thing that really helps me, though, is to concentrate on having fun, rather than on making money - when you're constantly looking at your gold counter, it seems to increase at a snail's pace, whereas when you ignore it, you'll be amazed at how fast it's advanced when you weren't looking.
As the others have pointed out, the best way to save money is to not spend it. Or to not spend it foolishly, at least. But where's the fun in that?
I've been amazed that money seems to keep adding up just from playing the game. A lot. The playing, I mean, not the money - the money will follow.
Rangers are certainly good for farming, at least mine was though I haven't been playing mine too much lately. If you have Factions, the Kurz and Lux areas are good places because of the merchants at the res shrines (the +3H regen priest blessing helps too). I tend not to pick up white drops because of limited space in my inventory but they fetch ~50g each so, if you have the room, pick them up - you can make several trips to the shrine merchs to clear your inventory if need be.
It seems to go slow but it actually will add up pretty quickly.
The thing that really helps me, though, is to concentrate on having fun, rather than on making money - when you're constantly looking at your gold counter, it seems to increase at a snail's pace, whereas when you ignore it, you'll be amazed at how fast it's advanced when you weren't looking.
Onarik Amrak
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Kiragi Yagami
Guns and Free have both made good points. Farming echovald sounds good, but my ranger is only at kaineng right now. my sin is my main canthan character, so maybe ill farm there once i get there. (she is currently at tahnnakai temple, so i should be in echovald soon. thanks for the tips, everybody!
cosyfiep
if you have nightfall you can get a few 'free' treasures in certain spots in the game (I have lots of characters so when I need the cash for say a new piece of armor that character needs to hit the treasures in nightfall---they usually reset every 30 days or so, so you are usually guaranteed a few plat every trip and either an item or gem with that. http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Treasure the link for the spots)
Guns Up!
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Originally Posted by Kiragi Yagami
Guns and Free have both made good points. Farming echovald sounds good, but my ranger is only at kaineng right now. my sin is my main canthan character, so maybe ill farm there once i get there. (she is currently at tahnnakai temple, so i should be in echovald soon. thanks for the tips, everybody!
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AxeMe
Since the start of the game I've used ectos as a sort of savings account. Nowadays - especially with the relatively low price - it is easy to buy a ecto and tuck it away in material storage when you get a little ahead.
I know it sounds dull. But if you do that (and you could buy gems or shards instead) and leave your savings untouched, it mounts up. I'm not talking about doing this as an investment - any increase in prices of the stored ectos, shards or gems is just a bonus - instead it's more the 'out of sight, out of mind' theory.
So it's not a get rich overnight theory. But it has a lof of merit. For one thing it doesn't depend on your ability to trade, or farm.
All of us have a lucky find at times and make a little extra, or we run the free treasure chests and get some gold and maybe a weapon to sell ... these are the kind of small income pluses that can send up stored away.
I know by the way that this is a boring way to get rich. But I also know that it works slowly but surely.
I know it sounds dull. But if you do that (and you could buy gems or shards instead) and leave your savings untouched, it mounts up. I'm not talking about doing this as an investment - any increase in prices of the stored ectos, shards or gems is just a bonus - instead it's more the 'out of sight, out of mind' theory.
So it's not a get rich overnight theory. But it has a lof of merit. For one thing it doesn't depend on your ability to trade, or farm.
All of us have a lucky find at times and make a little extra, or we run the free treasure chests and get some gold and maybe a weapon to sell ... these are the kind of small income pluses that can send up stored away.
I know by the way that this is a boring way to get rich. But I also know that it works slowly but surely.
Crom The Pale
I would sugest repeating a few missions. Some missions will drop 1-3K worth of gold/items in about 30min, on hard mode that is.
In the end its all about time and saving every single gold peice you find.
In the end its all about time and saving every single gold peice you find.
..L..
I made 520k by clearing FoW on hard mode with heroes and heroes, sure it was a lucky drop but at the end i had 8 lockpicks 6 shards and countless golds, reckon that it took me 4 hours to do and its hard and boring.
If you clear FoW on normal, you should get a solid 20k per run or more.
If you clear FoW on normal, you should get a solid 20k per run or more.
Kiragi Yagami
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I made 520k by clearing FoW on hard mode with heroes and heroes, sure it was a lucky drop but at the end i had 8 lockpicks 6 shards and countless golds, reckon that it took me 4 hours to do and its hard and boring.
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And as for NF chest farming, ill be getting the NF collectors edition for Christmas, (i do not have nightfall yet), so when i do ill try doing a chest run now and then to pick up some extra cash. MINI VARESH FTW
again, thanks to everyone who has posted here, your tips have helped me choose where and what character i farm. probably Echovald (farming Chkkr, if that is still worth the trip) and maybe FoW normal mode if i ever have the time.
Infinite_PeeWee
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Originally Posted by cosyfiep
if you have nightfall you can get a few 'free' treasures in certain spots in the game (I have lots of characters so when I need the cash for say a new piece of armor that character needs to hit the treasures in nightfall---they usually reset every 30 days or so, so you are usually guaranteed a few plat every trip and either an item or gem with that. http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Treasure the link for the spots)
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Operative 14
Another thing that I do is set benchmark values.
For instance; right now I'm saving up for a set of Vabbian armor, and I have 275k in the bank. I don't touch that money. Instead, whatever money I make over 275k goes to my Dervish, then when I have 3k built up in my Dervishes personal inventory, I go buy a saphire, or 6k for a ruby, or 5k for the actual piece.
In your case you could benckmark it at 2.5k, then spend any amount above that. Then, when you're not feeling like you have to spend money on an item, move the benchmark up to 5k, then 7.5k, 10k, 15k and so on. Takes a little while, but I have found it to be an effective way of storing up money, at least for me. The only problem is that you never feel like you can spend any of the money in your bank account.
For instance; right now I'm saving up for a set of Vabbian armor, and I have 275k in the bank. I don't touch that money. Instead, whatever money I make over 275k goes to my Dervish, then when I have 3k built up in my Dervishes personal inventory, I go buy a saphire, or 6k for a ruby, or 5k for the actual piece.
In your case you could benckmark it at 2.5k, then spend any amount above that. Then, when you're not feeling like you have to spend money on an item, move the benchmark up to 5k, then 7.5k, 10k, 15k and so on. Takes a little while, but I have found it to be an effective way of storing up money, at least for me. The only problem is that you never feel like you can spend any of the money in your bank account.
Sir Seifus Halbred
There are tons of ways to make money without farming. Although it can be mroe difficult it isn't impossible. Do quests, sell items that you have.
Kiragi Yagami
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Originally Posted by Operative 14
Another thing that I do is set benchmark values.
For instance; right now I'm saving up for a set of Vabbian armor, and I have 275k in the bank. I don't touch that money. Instead, whatever money I make over 275k goes to my Dervish, then when I have 3k built up in my Dervishes personal inventory, I go buy a saphire, or 6k for a ruby, or 5k for the actual piece. In your case you could benckmark it at 2.5k, then spend any amount above that. Then, when you're not feeling like you have to spend money on an item, move the benchmark up to 5k, then 7.5k, 10k, 15k and so on. Takes a little while, but I have found it to be an effective way of storing up money, at least for me. The only problem is that you never feel like you can spend any of the money in your bank account. |
Rexion
if you are really desperate and have Prophicies AND Nightfall, you can make a D/Mo Droks runner. If you have all 3 campaigns, you can make a D/A Droks runner. That makes 3k easily per person. 1 run takes about 30 minutes. You can run 1-5 people. So per 30 minutes, you get 3-15k. Each hour = 30k. If you play a total of 6 hours a day (meaning, take breaks), you will make a total of 180k. That is 2 sets of 15k armor and then some.
Kiragi Yagami
i wish i could make a dervish, most of the good builds i see on wiki are dervish based. but unfortunately, i dont get NF 'till christmas. I might make a W/A and try running once i finish factions.
Skuld
Take it from me, 2 month old char, elona and cantha prots + cartographers, merching drops and not buying anything, 400k in the bank.
CyberMesh0
I have two accounts, so whenever my primary account amasses more than 20k I stick it into the mule account and forget about it.
I second the cartographer post, that was a huge moneymaker for me as well.
Oh, and btw, keys do not exist. That one statement has saved me hundreds of thousands of gold.
I second the cartographer post, that was a huge moneymaker for me as well.
Oh, and btw, keys do not exist. That one statement has saved me hundreds of thousands of gold.
Skuld
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Oh, and btw, keys do not exist. That one statement has saved me hundreds of thousands of gold.
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Guns Up!
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Originally Posted by CyberMesh0
I have two accounts, so whenever my primary account amasses more than 20k I stick it into the mule account and forget about it.
I second the cartographer post, that was a huge moneymaker for me as well. Oh, and btw, keys do not exist. That one statement has saved me hundreds of thousands of gold. |
the_jos
Making money is less of a problem compared to keeping it for most people.
The strategy on keeping is having clear goals on what you want and how much you need for it.
If you want let's say 15K armor, you need 15K + materials.
Say you can make 1K/day playing (which is very doable), you would have one piece in two weeks (considering you get the materials from drops and salvages).
Meaning for 5 pieces you have about 2.5 months of saving ahead.
If you decide to spend half of your earnings on other things, you double that time to 5 months.
The most important rule for this is knowing what you need.
You need: max Armor, decent weapon (drops or collectors will do).
Very nice to have: runes (not radiant and other generic, just the profession specific)
Furter investment: Salvage and id kits
That's all you need to play the game.
The rest of the items is not more than nice to have and not worth it if you want to save for a larger goal.
I agree with the others on the carto title, it's a good source of income.
The strategy on keeping is having clear goals on what you want and how much you need for it.
If you want let's say 15K armor, you need 15K + materials.
Say you can make 1K/day playing (which is very doable), you would have one piece in two weeks (considering you get the materials from drops and salvages).
Meaning for 5 pieces you have about 2.5 months of saving ahead.
If you decide to spend half of your earnings on other things, you double that time to 5 months.
The most important rule for this is knowing what you need.
You need: max Armor, decent weapon (drops or collectors will do).
Very nice to have: runes (not radiant and other generic, just the profession specific)
Furter investment: Salvage and id kits
That's all you need to play the game.
The rest of the items is not more than nice to have and not worth it if you want to save for a larger goal.
I agree with the others on the carto title, it's a good source of income.
Kiragi Yagami
sorry, but how does cartography make money, apart from doing it in HM and vanquishing at the same time? ive never gone and wallhugged enough to get higher than 60% of tyria, and im at about 15% of cantha on my sin. do you get money for finishing a continent? and for the people who mentioned keys, i dont use them. if i get a lockpick drop when im HM farming, ill use it, but since my luck is low as hell for chests, i stick to only opening HM chests for the chance of getting a tome.
Guns Up!
More maps means more places? For running? I think, I don't know
freaky naughty
A platinum saved is a platinum earned I always say.
Kiragi Yagami
yeah, ive been saving my money, but i just recently had to drop like 7k into getting max armor for my warrior, and that dropped my cash pile down to about 1k. time to start saving again........ :P
EDIT: before someone makes a smart comment, the extra 2k was for materials.
EDIT: before someone makes a smart comment, the extra 2k was for materials.
AndrewCurrass
Hey
I tried this farming stuff and never made much. Now some people with the right char's and builds can make loads lol im not that good. I make my money from buying and selling....buy low n sell high lol just not too high.
I tried this farming stuff and never made much. Now some people with the right char's and builds can make loads lol im not that good. I make my money from buying and selling....buy low n sell high lol just not too high.
crazy diamond
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i wish i could make a dervish, most of the good builds i see on wiki are dervish based. but unfortunately, i dont get NF 'till christmas. I might make a W/A and try running once i finish factions.
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Guns Up!
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Originally Posted by Kiragi Yagami
yeah, ive been saving my money, but i just recently had to drop like 7k into getting max armor for my warrior, and that dropped my cash pile down to about 1k. time to start saving again........ :P
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Kiragi Yagami
i do use them, the only mats i needed were a sh*tload of iron, cause i gave em all to a guildie a few days ago. that and leather squares, which were like 210 each.
杀TanK杀
Buy ID kits and ID every single near max/max white drop you get, it may seem odd but ID'ing a white can add about 40-50g value onto it, and doing this to the 100 ID's you can get from an ID kit it means u make an extra 4k, take away 500g for your next kit and u got 3.5k for doing nothing!
The joy of white drops
The joy of white drops
arsie
El Cheapo's Guide to Guild Wars:
1) Nevery buy keys or lockpicks.
2) Don't use your free lockpicks in EotN NM.
3) Equip your heroes with collector, imperfect, or common skinned weapons.
4) Use Factions and Nightfall tokens to exchange for Identify and Salvage kits.
5) Identify all coloured armour. The useful runes will stack up.
6) Use the cheapest runes for your heroes, even if it is a Major rune.
7) Have one set of Superior Salvage, Normal Salvage and Superior Identify in your Xunlai Chest to share between all your characters. This saves you 3 slots per character.
8) Make full use of Heroes as storage. Every hero wielding two-handed weapons can carry an off-hand item. Use Heroes to store runes.
9) Manage your storage space so you can pick up everything, including Whites. Sell everything.
10) Do Factions, Nightfall and EotN quests. Prophesies quests do not give much gold.
11) Do every single Prophesies skill quest for all six core professions, do not spend unnecessary gold on hero skills.
12) Do PvP (AB?) to unlock more skills for heroes.
13) Use Hero Skill Points to get skills for yourself and your heroes.
14) Use cheap normal Tomes where possible.
15) Capture Elites instead of using Elite Tomes where possible.
16) Play through the game instead of being run.
17) Hitch a ride on free trial runs when possible. I have gotten free trial runs to LA from Beacon, Sanctum Cay from ToA, full S. Shiverspeak tour (Marhan Grotto too), half Desert tour.
18) Use collector armour until you get to the max armour town.
19) Dislike the look of 15k armour so you never need to get them.
20) Dislike the look of rare skin weapons so you never need to get them.
21) Never say no to free sub-optimal Greens and imperfect Golds. Heroes cannot complain.
22) Play random quiz games in the major cities for prize gold. I won 2k once.
23) Exchange 10 Kournan Pendants for 400gold Exp. scrolls. Sell them.
24) Keep all useful collector drops, even if you don't have the number you need now.
25) Do not salvage unless you need the materials.
I'm sure I forgot a load more, will update where possible.
1) Nevery buy keys or lockpicks.
2) Don't use your free lockpicks in EotN NM.
3) Equip your heroes with collector, imperfect, or common skinned weapons.
4) Use Factions and Nightfall tokens to exchange for Identify and Salvage kits.
5) Identify all coloured armour. The useful runes will stack up.
6) Use the cheapest runes for your heroes, even if it is a Major rune.
7) Have one set of Superior Salvage, Normal Salvage and Superior Identify in your Xunlai Chest to share between all your characters. This saves you 3 slots per character.
8) Make full use of Heroes as storage. Every hero wielding two-handed weapons can carry an off-hand item. Use Heroes to store runes.
9) Manage your storage space so you can pick up everything, including Whites. Sell everything.
10) Do Factions, Nightfall and EotN quests. Prophesies quests do not give much gold.
11) Do every single Prophesies skill quest for all six core professions, do not spend unnecessary gold on hero skills.
12) Do PvP (AB?) to unlock more skills for heroes.
13) Use Hero Skill Points to get skills for yourself and your heroes.
14) Use cheap normal Tomes where possible.
15) Capture Elites instead of using Elite Tomes where possible.
16) Play through the game instead of being run.
17) Hitch a ride on free trial runs when possible. I have gotten free trial runs to LA from Beacon, Sanctum Cay from ToA, full S. Shiverspeak tour (Marhan Grotto too), half Desert tour.
18) Use collector armour until you get to the max armour town.
19) Dislike the look of 15k armour so you never need to get them.
20) Dislike the look of rare skin weapons so you never need to get them.
21) Never say no to free sub-optimal Greens and imperfect Golds. Heroes cannot complain.
22) Play random quiz games in the major cities for prize gold. I won 2k once.
23) Exchange 10 Kournan Pendants for 400gold Exp. scrolls. Sell them.
24) Keep all useful collector drops, even if you don't have the number you need now.
25) Do not salvage unless you need the materials.
I'm sure I forgot a load more, will update where possible.
arsie
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...it may seem odd but ID'ing a white can add about 40-50g value onto it...
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malko050987
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Woah, have to try that out. Good tip.
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Gotejjeken
If you buy lock picks and do chest runs in and around Gates of Desolation, you'll gain your money back and then some. You also get the benefit of gaining those titles too (sunspear and lightbringer) if you remember to activate the bonuses.
Just.nl
An othernice way to get money is this:
I hope u know FFF go do FFF en than u get in an guild.
The req for the moneymaker=The Guild Needs To Own An Place.
Then u can get in an place only for YOUR alliance and guild.
U see there an merchant. He sell stuf for not so much cash...
If you gonna buy Lockpicks for 1,2k i thought they were or such cheaper you just sell for some more you think 100 gold more for each lockpick thats not much but if you got an big amount of lockpicks like 100 you lost 1,2kx100=120k if you sell for 1,4k or something you got 140k maybe the lockpicks ar such cheaper and u sell them for 1,2k and u buy for 750 gold maybe that is but u get really rich if u can hold that.
I hope u know FFF go do FFF en than u get in an guild.
The req for the moneymaker=The Guild Needs To Own An Place.
Then u can get in an place only for YOUR alliance and guild.
U see there an merchant. He sell stuf for not so much cash...
If you gonna buy Lockpicks for 1,2k i thought they were or such cheaper you just sell for some more you think 100 gold more for each lockpick thats not much but if you got an big amount of lockpicks like 100 you lost 1,2kx100=120k if you sell for 1,4k or something you got 140k maybe the lockpicks ar such cheaper and u sell them for 1,2k and u buy for 750 gold maybe that is but u get really rich if u can hold that.