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GW's economy question
Mordakai
MSecorsky
I'm looking at about 55K in storage after the event and deciding to dump some into 30 lockpicks, so I can't complain. I have the armor I want, my heros look good enough and do their jobs, so life is good.
Maria The Princess
i guess i can be considered as average
i have about at least million and a half in armors + weapons + mini pets all together, but i don't have 1 FOW set (only 1 chest piece for my monk, ill complete the set when i feel like farming again :P)
i have about 60ish k in storage at the moment, even tough i try to keep it at 100k at all times.
i don't have any stacks of ectos, but i have pretty much anything that i need, or the ability to farm for something i need thats out of my reach in a relatively short time.
so ya, i guess im average
i have about at least million and a half in armors + weapons + mini pets all together, but i don't have 1 FOW set (only 1 chest piece for my monk, ill complete the set when i feel like farming again :P)
i have about 60ish k in storage at the moment, even tough i try to keep it at 100k at all times.
i don't have any stacks of ectos, but i have pretty much anything that i need, or the ability to farm for something i need thats out of my reach in a relatively short time.
so ya, i guess im average
ajicorath
Myself and my most used heroes are all kitted out with armour and weapons, not arsed about minipets etc.
Going for Legendary Skill Hunter though so god knows how much ive spent on Capsigs so far...plenty more to go!
Going for Legendary Skill Hunter though so god knows how much ive spent on Capsigs so far...plenty more to go!
quickmonty
I'm poor. Currently accepting donations in 10K increments.
Blonde Warrior
I have absolutely no money left at all 0g in storage.
Aera Lure
I dont know how to answer this poll. In general, most players dont seem to me to have enough gold. Ways to find more is the activity of the vast majority of players. I, on the other hand, always felt reasonably comfortable with the amount I've always had, though better back in the "old" days. By no means rich though.
All I seek these days is pudding anyway.
All I seek these days is pudding anyway.
Pandora's box
I never have enough gold. I want to upgrade the equipment of all the heroes of all my chr's to the best and that takes tons of gold; Sup Vigor, Apptitude not appitude, and so on. Also I would like to get to max my lucky stats and the only way to do this is to get lots of lockpicks and have luck in onlocking chests... But it really takes tons of lockpicks so... Never enough gold!
Miska Bow
I got 100k in storage with 2 set of elite EoTn armor, all my heroes are runed up and well equiped (green and gold max weapons), and i got about 60 green and/or rare gold weapons spread out on mules after 5 months of play.
I never buy anything from other players and rarely sale anything, i never buy lockpick and most of my drops goes to the merch except for rare nice stuff.
I use a lot of collectors weapons and armor in the beginning until i got better looking stuff from drops.
I guess you gotta be carefull on what you waste your gold on.
lockpick=money sink
I never buy anything from other players and rarely sale anything, i never buy lockpick and most of my drops goes to the merch except for rare nice stuff.
I use a lot of collectors weapons and armor in the beginning until i got better looking stuff from drops.
I guess you gotta be carefull on what you waste your gold on.
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I never have enough gold. I want to upgrade the equipment of all the heroes of all my chr's to the best and that takes tons of gold; Sup Vigor, Apptitude not appitude, and so on. Also I would like to get to max my lucky stats and the only way to do this is to get lots of lockpicks and have luck in onlocking chests... But it really takes tons of lockpicks so... Never enough gold!
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6am3 Fana71c
Pudding is leading. Gogogo
DarkGanni
All my money is in items tbh, i rarely have more than 100k in storage I consider myself average when it comes to money.
- Ganni
- Ganni
Paloma Song
I have around a million gold banked on my and my husband's accounts, down from about 1.2mil a week or two ago (bought some GWEN armor). I'd guess 50% is from getting lucky with and selling our first and second year minipets (5 characters old enough to get them the first week they're out, helps a lot.) Probably 30% from farming, most before the drop nerf, a little after. The last 20% from normal play and selling lucky drops and upgrades on the auction boards.
I'm not in a big guild, so I have no access to elite content really. Unlike a lot of people, I don't spend the bulk of my time on one pet character; I like to keep all 18 of our characters in my favorite armor sets, with my favorite weapon skins, and decked out in skills and elites. Most FOW armors are so ugly I wouldn't buy it even if it were 1k armor, so I save there too; likewise, I hate titles, and won't spend money on them. I don't buy things for prestige but rather for my own eyecandy. Basically, money I have banked will eventually be spent on something, but not till that character 'earns' it by finishing content.
I know I'm not even remotely an average player. The average casual player squeaks by on the pennies he got from that last quest. The average hardcore player drops a million gold like it was nothing and just figures he'll build it back later (and probably will). I try to balance 'frugal' with 'vanity' but I understand both extremes. You can't take it with you.
I'm not in a big guild, so I have no access to elite content really. Unlike a lot of people, I don't spend the bulk of my time on one pet character; I like to keep all 18 of our characters in my favorite armor sets, with my favorite weapon skins, and decked out in skills and elites. Most FOW armors are so ugly I wouldn't buy it even if it were 1k armor, so I save there too; likewise, I hate titles, and won't spend money on them. I don't buy things for prestige but rather for my own eyecandy. Basically, money I have banked will eventually be spent on something, but not till that character 'earns' it by finishing content.
I know I'm not even remotely an average player. The average casual player squeaks by on the pennies he got from that last quest. The average hardcore player drops a million gold like it was nothing and just figures he'll build it back later (and probably will). I try to balance 'frugal' with 'vanity' but I understand both extremes. You can't take it with you.
Little Shenanigan
i only have around ~100k. i consider myself quite poor compared to everyone here.
bring on the pudding please.
bring on the pudding please.
MisterB
I voted pudding.
500K is the most my storage has ever seen. Not rich by any means but way more than necessary for all my character's needs. Have ~350K, now.
500K is the most my storage has ever seen. Not rich by any means but way more than necessary for all my character's needs. Have ~350K, now.
creelie
The most gold I ever had at once was just over 200k. I have a problem with impulse spending, and I absolutely love kitting out brand new characters.
I farmed a few things for my monk: Vabbian armor, Razah the hard way, and Legendary Skill Hunter. That was early last year. I haven't really farmed since; I've toyed with builds, but my heart's not in it. I'm trying to develop a gameplay cashflow - playing new characters through the campaigns, opening treasures every month, etc.
Just for the hell of it, I have a vague plan to fill up my monk's HoM. Titles and heroes are done (and then some). I still need 3 armors, 12 minipets, and 9 destroyer weapons. It's a long-term goal.
Basically, I have a certain amount of unnecessary bling, and am aiming to have more. However, I wouldn't even be playing the game if any of the bling was necessary. It's been a while since I posted this diagram, but it's still true:
I farmed a few things for my monk: Vabbian armor, Razah the hard way, and Legendary Skill Hunter. That was early last year. I haven't really farmed since; I've toyed with builds, but my heart's not in it. I'm trying to develop a gameplay cashflow - playing new characters through the campaigns, opening treasures every month, etc.
Just for the hell of it, I have a vague plan to fill up my monk's HoM. Titles and heroes are done (and then some). I still need 3 armors, 12 minipets, and 9 destroyer weapons. It's a long-term goal.
Basically, I have a certain amount of unnecessary bling, and am aiming to have more. However, I wouldn't even be playing the game if any of the bling was necessary. It's been a while since I posted this diagram, but it's still true:
Raithgason
I consider myself an avarage player. I don't have much money (around 20k in storage now), but i have a perfectly good reason for why i have that much. I am not good with money. I usually make like 70k all of sudden through drops or power trading at random points, but as soon as i earn that i would spend it only a useless set of 15k armor or other crap. My ranger has probably been through like 15 sets of 15k druid over the time i have had him. If i wasn't so careless, i would'vevoted i have enough money, but right now... i just want pudding.
Celestial_Kitsune
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I think the numbers were 80% and <20k
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Since the weapons and armor with max stats are very easy to acquire, people who don't have enough money are those who want too many shiny things :P
Darkobra
So our choices are: Rolling in cash or Stone Cold Broke. Where's the medium? The "I have enough to get me by"?
Dr Strangelove
I'm by no means filthy rich, I tend to float around 100k or so. However, I haven't had to care about money for a long time now. I don't buy vanity items, although I do have a few sets of 15k I bought just because I could.
I don't farm, I don't buy anything, I give away all my rare items. I'm exempt from the economy.
I don't farm, I don't buy anything, I give away all my rare items. I'm exempt from the economy.
master koa
I have a nice 0g in storage. Voted for the pudding.
jaymat
who do i talk to for my pudding?
Arv X
generally, i am poor, but thats because I'm an armor and title "rent girl".
on my monk I have well over 500k in weapons (and 250k of irretrievable FoW pants), but only 7ishk gold at any given time....I dont see a problem with that considering I only PvP anymore.
if I need to make money I can, and if I'm not hunting for a title I don't care how much I have. I find that with slavers hardmode around its mighty easy to obtain what you want in the game if you put some time in.
on my monk I have well over 500k in weapons (and 250k of irretrievable FoW pants), but only 7ishk gold at any given time....I dont see a problem with that considering I only PvP anymore.
if I need to make money I can, and if I'm not hunting for a title I don't care how much I have. I find that with slavers hardmode around its mighty easy to obtain what you want in the game if you put some time in.
Angelina Collins
I love when ppl talk about having no gold, but they have ectos in storage and over two complete sets of FOW armor on characters. The reason is that they spend it as soon as they get it. Net worth is what the question should be. I love when one ppl complains to another saying I only have 55K in storage and 40 ectos to another who says he has 1000K in storage and no ectos, that he is poor and his friend with the maxed account should give him some money, after of course that ppl just finished buying his 4 set FOW armor. It's not the other ppl problem that he tends to save his money and only buy what he finds interesting. Who is the rich one, certainly not the ppl with a maxed account, it's the other ppl.
If you give any of those ppl who claim to have no money, money, it's spent in a day, sorry but stop your crying please.
If you give any of those ppl who claim to have no money, money, it's spent in a day, sorry but stop your crying please.
Numa Pompilius
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That graph is possibly the truest thing I've ever seen on Guildwarsguru.
EDIT: Any good tips on where to farm Schmold for the Pudding Collector?
Nevin
100 votes.
12 chars
12 chars
LifeInfusion
rich and poor are really bad descriptors.
If a person has Party animal+drunkard+sweet tooth maxed, and 15k armor but has 0k+0ectos+0shards I wouldn't call that poor. <20k in the bank is kind of misleading.
If a person has Party animal+drunkard+sweet tooth maxed, and 15k armor but has 0k+0ectos+0shards I wouldn't call that poor. <20k in the bank is kind of misleading.
Performance Pudding
well in my current guild every member except me has chaos gloves.
but since my character is the most wanted thing on the pole (pudding) i consider myself wealthyer and no i wont share
but since my character is the most wanted thing on the pole (pudding) i consider myself wealthyer and no i wont share
Craywulf
I been a GW member since it's inception. I play casually about 20 hours a month, I don't own any elite armor. I've never had more than 22k across all ten of my characters. I don't deliberately farm. I usually sell all my drops to the merchant. I keep all my dyes, and have maybe 3 Ectos. None my characters have finished any of the campaigns. I'm halfway through prophecies.
I can't see myself ever acquiring more than 75k with just one of the ten characters I have. I don't always play the same character. I'm all over the place in each of their respective development.
Gold has never been a pivotal issue with me. I just save it for when I'm ready to buy something from the traders such as Runes, Insignias and of course armor.
I can't see myself ever acquiring more than 75k with just one of the ten characters I have. I don't always play the same character. I'm all over the place in each of their respective development.
Gold has never been a pivotal issue with me. I just save it for when I'm ready to buy something from the traders such as Runes, Insignias and of course armor.
You can't see me
Gold is a concern mainly to people who are vain about their appearence to others. Enough to them is never enough.
Enough gold to play the game is another question. Can you do it without player trading, or farming, and still compete with your skill alone? Yes, but what is enough for that?
Enough gold to be average is another question. Where is average? What is average?
There are far too many inturpretations of the question for this to be answered logically.
Enough gold to play the game is another question. Can you do it without player trading, or farming, and still compete with your skill alone? Yes, but what is enough for that?
Enough gold to be average is another question. Where is average? What is average?
There are far too many inturpretations of the question for this to be answered logically.
kartmaster
I'm not poor, but I sure ain't rich. I don't usually have a lot of gold on hand thanks to Vabbian Armor and my addiction to minipets. When I have a good amount of gold I find something to spend it on. Who cares, it's not like I gotta pay GW rent.
Magikarp
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to the op:
the casual player, like my girfriend, who has never had more than 45k, gets by just fine if they can just apply simple budgeting to their purchases. money is really just to look cool, and even still, isn't hard to get at all in this game with a little trading skill.
Jennie
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so that percentage is much lower... i think that ppl that play this for 8+ months and have less than 20k... are born wrong or just arent trying...
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Hyprodimus Prime
Unless you know about an expensive item, you wont want to buy it. I dont think the majority of the GW population knows what an "armbrace" is, what a "mini mallyx" is worth or what "100k + 60e" means. Once they become aware of these expensive skins and want to get them, they now require money. People buy expensive armor, minis, weapons for 1 of 2 reasons; For glory (like showing off) or because they love their character so much and feel satisfaction when they achieve their goals. If you play fair then I find there isnt enough money. I dont count ebayers, dupers, scammers etc. I meet a lot of people who think 1-10k is a lot. I think its due to the fact that people are just ignorant. They dont know how much money is out there. They are ignorant about farm sites, ignorant on what to do, ignorant on current item prices, population psychology and sites like this. They just dont know where to start. I know for me, im ALWAYS late on the latest money trend. Ill find out at the last min about some prosperous farm run or overflowing mission run.
Things I missed out of because of my I simply had no idea they could be so prosperous:
-Droks run (back when it was 10k)
-Titan Gem farming (when titan gems were 100k +)
-Pre-nerf UW runs (when a smite run dropped 3 + ectos every run....and when ecto prices were above 10k)
-Mines of Morah run (when it was 3k a run)
-Raptor farming (I JUST tried it out, I love it)
Im almost at my first FoW armor. I think I could have done it faster if I had been informed earlier on. But I guess the fun is in the journey, finding out about all these new builds, runs and concepts and trying them out.
Ya, I use this to my advantage. If a guildie I dont like asks me for cash. I say I only have like 5k. Its true because I keep all my cash in the form of ectos, shards, armbrace and weapons. Its energy hiding for your cash. You let it, "regen" while no one can burn it. If you invest in the right things, particularly minis (like the pig), they only get rarer over time. See Guild Wars teaches us how to save money and have patience to get the things we want. 
Things I missed out of because of my I simply had no idea they could be so prosperous:
-Droks run (back when it was 10k)
-Titan Gem farming (when titan gems were 100k +)
-Pre-nerf UW runs (when a smite run dropped 3 + ectos every run....and when ecto prices were above 10k)
-Mines of Morah run (when it was 3k a run)
-Raptor farming (I JUST tried it out, I love it)
Im almost at my first FoW armor. I think I could have done it faster if I had been informed earlier on. But I guess the fun is in the journey, finding out about all these new builds, runs and concepts and trying them out.
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Bryant Again
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Kusandaa
Being rich or poor varies so much... I remember when I started playing this, and got my first 10k. Wow. I was happy. When I got my first 50k, WOW. I never thought I'd be able to go over the 100k bar, then the 200k, and so on. Let's face it, I'm no powertrader and no extremely hardcore farmer, but I make cash at a decent rate...
... For my own "needs" (I'm an armor freak and well, I like having around 100k in storage in case of). What seems to me like a big amount is a VERY big amount to another guy, and only a fraction of what yet another guy has. It's all relative in the end.
I find goals, farm for the cash, buy, find another goal, farm some more... I've been functioning like this for nearly 3 years. To me, all it takes to get cash is dedication to that goal.
EDIT: Pudding over gold any day of the week.
... For my own "needs" (I'm an armor freak and well, I like having around 100k in storage in case of). What seems to me like a big amount is a VERY big amount to another guy, and only a fraction of what yet another guy has. It's all relative in the end.
I find goals, farm for the cash, buy, find another goal, farm some more... I've been functioning like this for nearly 3 years. To me, all it takes to get cash is dedication to that goal.
EDIT: Pudding over gold any day of the week.
CHannum
For me, although I don't have enough to do everything I'd like right this second, that's perfectly fine. As was pointed out, you don't need money for the most part, and it's a great system.
I only started in November, get to play at least some almost every day, have managed to get max armor for the five characters I've gotten to play that far in the game and have more than enough on hand for the other five when I get around to moving them forward in their game careers.
The most I ever had was about 119 plat right at the peak of me running Canthan New Year quests this past weekend. Then 20K for a celestial rat and 20K worth of tickets later and it's back below the 100 mark, but it will come back.
I don't have "enough" money, but that's a good thing. When the time comes that I don't feel like there's anything I still want to do, that's when I'll shelve the game and move onto something else.
I only started in November, get to play at least some almost every day, have managed to get max armor for the five characters I've gotten to play that far in the game and have more than enough on hand for the other five when I get around to moving them forward in their game careers.
The most I ever had was about 119 plat right at the peak of me running Canthan New Year quests this past weekend. Then 20K for a celestial rat and 20K worth of tickets later and it's back below the 100 mark, but it will come back.
I don't have "enough" money, but that's a good thing. When the time comes that I don't feel like there's anything I still want to do, that's when I'll shelve the game and move onto something else.
R.Shayne
Should have added one more choice for your poll.
If I need gold I run CoF for tips.
Started today with 80k and currently have 120k, sold a shield on guru auction and ran CoF three times for tips. Made something like 40k in three hours. Bad part, before the weekend had 350k, spent three solid days on the afk rings.
I do have one gold sink, I kind of like the z-chest. I feel like kicking the thing everytime I open it, but I keep coming back for more.
If I need gold I run CoF for tips.
Started today with 80k and currently have 120k, sold a shield on guru auction and ran CoF three times for tips. Made something like 40k in three hours. Bad part, before the weekend had 350k, spent three solid days on the afk rings.
I do have one gold sink, I kind of like the z-chest. I feel like kicking the thing everytime I open it, but I keep coming back for more.
cellardweller
If skills were 50-100g I'd vote 1, until they're reasonably priced I'm sticking with 2.
obastable
I get nervous when I have less than 200k in storage & stop buying things.
Some might think I was "rich" in game. I have multiple characters all will multiple sets of elite armors, a few sets of FoW, a mule full of minis, a handful of "rare" weapons, and a nearly full materials storage.
Compared to the rich & famous of GW I'm just a scrub.
I don't buy a lot of things, but I do tend to buy "expensive" things. The only title I've got that required loosening my purse strings involved buying 130 cap sigs.
I don't farm much, I'm not a power trader, but I DO absolutely pick up and merchant every single last drop I get. Been doing that for nearly 3 years & it's bought me just about everything I've ever wanted in game.
Some might think I was "rich" in game. I have multiple characters all will multiple sets of elite armors, a few sets of FoW, a mule full of minis, a handful of "rare" weapons, and a nearly full materials storage.
Compared to the rich & famous of GW I'm just a scrub.
I don't buy a lot of things, but I do tend to buy "expensive" things. The only title I've got that required loosening my purse strings involved buying 130 cap sigs.
I don't farm much, I'm not a power trader, but I DO absolutely pick up and merchant every single last drop I get. Been doing that for nearly 3 years & it's bought me just about everything I've ever wanted in game.
Hyprodimus Prime
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I do have one gold sink, I kind of like the z-chest. I feel like kicking the thing everytime I open it, but I keep coming back for more.
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