I got my Mesmer's set from farming UW back when ecto's were worth something and actually used to drop, and sold off gold items I found in chests.
I don't consider myself a rich obsidian-wearer though. Definitely quite the opposite. :P
for you rich obsidian wearing people^^
Rayne Nightfyre
Jedimagician
i got mine because the old monk obsidian armor set didnt need any shards
Crom The Pale
Lots of hard work 
I spent almost a full year saving cash/ectos/shards to purchase my FoW armor. While I did some farming and trading the majority came from playing the game, doing missions/quests over and over and not spending any money save on absolute necessities.

I spent almost a full year saving cash/ectos/shards to purchase my FoW armor. While I did some farming and trading the majority came from playing the game, doing missions/quests over and over and not spending any money save on absolute necessities.
kerpall
I dont got Fow, but i got enough cash to buy 2 sets
. I buy / sell miniature pets, only the non-bday ones though. That way, their value will go nowhere but up ^^ . Those mini pigs were a miracle-success story for those of us that spent 500g-1k each on them, and re sold for 25k ish / each :P.
Grawls arent that expensive, and kuunavangs. You can find em fairly chea p/ bargain and sell them elsewhere for max possibple price. Profiting the difference is better, depending on what pets u buy. Buying Oni's, Naga's, and Yeti's allows for atleast a 30e profit, to a 50e profit on resale within a few days. However buying the pet, and bidding against others takes awhile, and depending on how much into your profits you are willing to sacrifice (paying 100-150k more than u want to) for a quick trade. But if you plan it right, you'll never lose cash or break even, always profits
. I dont got enough for Zheds, or any higher end mini's like that, but i'm sure the market , and profits are much greater on them.
Anyways, start off with cheaper mini's, make your way up.

Grawls arent that expensive, and kuunavangs. You can find em fairly chea p/ bargain and sell them elsewhere for max possibple price. Profiting the difference is better, depending on what pets u buy. Buying Oni's, Naga's, and Yeti's allows for atleast a 30e profit, to a 50e profit on resale within a few days. However buying the pet, and bidding against others takes awhile, and depending on how much into your profits you are willing to sacrifice (paying 100-150k more than u want to) for a quick trade. But if you plan it right, you'll never lose cash or break even, always profits

Anyways, start off with cheaper mini's, make your way up.
maxim3
alright, thx ThX 4 all your help
and if someone has to say something than say it without problem

Amadei
I got mine because my friends gave me a lot of ecto (and some shards), and then I bought the rest from whatever cash I had in storage and by selling a lot of rare mats and dyes that had built up over my time of playing.
RhanoctJocosa
i ebayed everything i own
Narcissia
i have 2 fow sets atm. farmed about 155 ecto in uw for each set, then traded 50 for shards. took about a month per set *nods*
Commander Ryker
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