Alright guys another A/E thread but this time its about who does it and why...
Alright so i finally bothered to try A/E UW farm on my sin and on my first run i got 8 ectos and ...... boredom. I simply have to ask who is sad enogh to repeat this run over and over? while i was in ToA after my farm this guy clamed that he has farmed a stack in just 3 days. I had to say "is life worth it anymore?"
I was just wondering how many ppl feel that this is just....Crazy to farm so much in a short period of time. I myself do little farming and rely upon my pvp Z keys and occasional HM mission/dungeons to keep me stacked up on money i rarely 'farm' i am just curious on why peeps farm so much in Guild wars i mean.... weapons can not be better than any other weps just look better and FoW armor is not any better than any other armor. I can understand why peeps farm in games such as WoW & MU but not really in guild wars. Of course some farming is fine but this constant grinding for a 'Eternal blade' which is no better than any other sword just seems strange to me. I was wondering if anyone else agree with me.
Whats up with the crazy grinding farming?
Rothan Celt
Mac Sidewinder
Some people want certain things. If those things cost alot then the one of the alternatives is to farm to get it. I really don't consider people who farm "sad" like you seem to think. Different people enjoy playing different ways and we all need to respect that.
upier
I feel that way about anything concerning HM.
And quite a few things concerning NM.
If you like them - using your analogy - you are sad.
Seriously - different people, like different things.
Some might find it fun to kill everything by themselves, some might just like what the purple money buys them!
Edit: a bit slow it seems ....
And quite a few things concerning NM.
If you like them - using your analogy - you are sad.
Seriously - different people, like different things.
Some might find it fun to kill everything by themselves, some might just like what the purple money buys them!
Edit: a bit slow it seems ....
cantusespace
farming gets rather boring after a while. it only keeps fun if you have a goal (like i do :P). anyway i preffer running elona's reach on HM with my a/e (it's less boring, 20-25k per full run and sometimes a challenge) then farming ecto's with same char and having a change to waste 1k and get nothing.
Edgar The Crosseyed
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Old news.
Different players have different goals. Some of those goals require lots of money and some players are always looking for the easiest ways to get that $$. Make your choice about how to play your game and let everyone else have theirs in peace. No need for anyone to explain/defend their way of playing. |
Just play as you like yourself!
i NEVER farm! Hate it!, i just trade alot
mila
Rothan Celt
I would never call a person ''sad'' for playing differently from me its just seems so down right silly to me in guild wars thats all.
I do so hate it when somone ranks you good you are by your apperance on games for example
Me:Learn to play the game plz -.-
Other dude: Oh stfu i have chaos gloves
^actually happened RA
Also i am not trying to insult all those peeps who do farm like some ppl who have commented seem to think.
What i want to know is that
I think farming in guild wars is silly because everyone can get perfect items/weps/clothing with little cost.
Does anyone agree with me?
I do so hate it when somone ranks you good you are by your apperance on games for example
Me:Learn to play the game plz -.-
Other dude: Oh stfu i have chaos gloves
^actually happened RA
Also i am not trying to insult all those peeps who do farm like some ppl who have commented seem to think.
What i want to know is that
I think farming in guild wars is silly because everyone can get perfect items/weps/clothing with little cost.
Does anyone agree with me?
JONO51
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Alright guys another A/E thread but this time its about who does it and why...
Alright so i finally bothered to try A/E UW farm on my sin and on my first run i got 8 ectos and ...... boredom. I simply have to ask who is sad enogh to repeat this run over and over? while i was in ToA after my farm this guy clamed that he has farmed a stack in just 3 days. I had to say "is life worth it anymore?" I was just wondering how many ppl feel that this is just....Crazy to farm so much in a short period of time. I myself do little farming and rely upon my pvp Z keys and occasional HM mission/dungeons to keep me stacked up on money i rarely 'farm' i am just curious on why peeps farm so much in Guild wars i mean.... weapons can not be better than any other weps just look better and FoW armor is not any better than any other armor. I can understand why peeps farm in games such as WoW & MU but not really in guild wars. Of course some farming is fine but this constant grinding for a 'Eternal blade' which is no better than any other sword just seems strange to me. I was wondering if anyone else agree with me. |
Angel Killuminati
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Originally Posted by Rothan Celt
I would never call a person ''sad'' for playing differently from me its just seems so down right silly to me in guild wars thats all.
I do so hate it when somone ranks you good you are by your apperance on games for example Me:Learn to play the game plz -.- Other dude: Oh stfu i have chaos gloves ^actually happened RA |
Sir Earl Lionheart
It seems for me now that i have started really learning about farming, the value of everything is taking a nose dive. And now the one thing that always seemed to be a back up for quick cash (Ectos) is being over farmed and joining in on the plunge. Although I will admit, I myself am trying to get a Sin up to par so i can give it a few runs as well. But unfortunately since i have just started working on it by time i get em ready to go the build will be nerfed... but oh well, i wanted to make an assasin anyway. I remember the " Weekend to dye for"...nerfed the dye market which i still don't think has fully recovered...lol
Nessar
A friend of mine farmed ectos on and off all week, ended up w/ about 100.
I don't really call him sad because he usually does nothing and finally found something to do other then complain about being bored.
I could do the same thing if I tried, but UW hates me <<
Anyways, If people want to farm their lives away, go ahead. that's their playstyle. I'm not going to criticize someone for having a bajillion sets of fow. They earned it (hopefully) and I'll respect them for that.
I don't really call him sad because he usually does nothing and finally found something to do other then complain about being bored.
I could do the same thing if I tried, but UW hates me <<
Anyways, If people want to farm their lives away, go ahead. that's their playstyle. I'm not going to criticize someone for having a bajillion sets of fow. They earned it (hopefully) and I'll respect them for that.
BlackSephir
Yeah, some people actually enjoy doing the same boring thing over and over again, even if all factors still remain the same.
I probably won't ever understand them. Not that I want to.
I probably won't ever understand them. Not that I want to.
Ravious
I do it once every 2-3 nights for fun and profit. It's a neat, different thing to do in the Guild Wars world.
Dallcingi
It is their life they can do what they want with it...
some people might think having stacks of ecto is fun!
some people might think having stacks of ecto is fun!
kostolomac
1 or 2 runs per day before the I realized it's boring as ursan and now I do a run in two or three days. Not even the ectos are worth it
Sir Earl Lionheart
I don't complain about people doing it.... I just wish i had the ectos before the price drop... but hell, I only paid 1k to get in, so anything above that is a profit.
Jongo River
As farming goes, I find this one kinda fun, but I'd never really done anything in the UW, so it was all a bit new to me.
It started to get a old after the first 3 or 4 days, though.
That's one of the reasons I think people are silly to get all bent out of shape over these things. After the initial hype, people get bored and move on. I've moved from something like 8 runs a day, to just 2, now I've got my FoW ectos. That'll tail off, once I've got enough further ectos to trade in for shards.
If it doesn't get nerfed and ectos remain profitable, I'll come back now and then for festival ticket money and stuff, but I don't see myself doing anything silly like getting FoW armour or chaos gloves on every toon, just because it's now only a week or two's grind. Grind is still grind, however reduced.
It started to get a old after the first 3 or 4 days, though.
That's one of the reasons I think people are silly to get all bent out of shape over these things. After the initial hype, people get bored and move on. I've moved from something like 8 runs a day, to just 2, now I've got my FoW ectos. That'll tail off, once I've got enough further ectos to trade in for shards.
If it doesn't get nerfed and ectos remain profitable, I'll come back now and then for festival ticket money and stuff, but I don't see myself doing anything silly like getting FoW armour or chaos gloves on every toon, just because it's now only a week or two's grind. Grind is still grind, however reduced.
Neo Nugget
I haven't farmed it in like a week, I feel like actually playing the game again. *gasp*
Commander Ryker
I've never seen the appeal of farming. I mean really, how much fun can it be doing the same in the same way over and over again?
Lest121
I farmed 100 ectos in 3 weeks, UW farm is boring and risky...i don't mind the risky but the farm itself is Dull, also thought about getting Sin FOW since it's my favorite class but Sin FoW is butt ugly........my ectos are for tormented weapons, when I need another weapon I will farm more ectos.
PS:100 Ectos in 3 weeks is not bad luck, I have only done 15 runs over the time period.
PS:100 Ectos in 3 weeks is not bad luck, I have only done 15 runs over the time period.
Johny bravo
I really dont care too much about money, I just need it to finihs off my titles (lucky and wisdom). The problem is Ectos have gone to like 4.3K @ the trader from 5-6K and now that I need the funds I just don't have as much. So my 500 ectos are worth significantly less now then they were 2 months ago. But so be it the game changes and we all deal with it. If the current rate of farming continues though you will soo see this
WTS R9 eternal blade 100K + XX lockpicks.
Yes I have a sin, no I don't farm with him I am working on finishing up my 3 legendary titles with my necro.
WTS R9 eternal blade 100K + XX lockpicks
.Yes I have a sin, no I don't farm with him I am working on finishing up my 3 legendary titles with my necro.
Konig Des Todes
I truly cannot see why people like farming. But for those who do it only for getting money to buy things, then fine, those that farm things just to have money. I gotta say get a life. Spending your life to get money in a game, that is sad, not farming in general.
I might farm like once a week, but I'd rather play the game then farm, a lot less boring. Even though my primary is an Assassin, I've only used the permaform build once. Although since I'm thinking of getting FoW for my Necromancer and Ritualist, I might start farming. Although I'm sure I'll poke my eyes out with a fork before I get enough Ectos.
I might farm like once a week, but I'd rather play the game then farm, a lot less boring. Even though my primary is an Assassin, I've only used the permaform build once. Although since I'm thinking of getting FoW for my Necromancer and Ritualist, I might start farming. Although I'm sure I'll poke my eyes out with a fork before I get enough Ectos.
Ctb
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Next question?
Actually, answer mine first: why do you care? So, what? They'd probably be doing something equally mundane with their time if they didn't have Guild Wars. What difference does it make if they're clicking mouse buttons and tapping number keys for hours on end or sitting in their bedroom reading comic books?
HawkofStorms
Farming can be fun for a while, put after a few months you get bored with it. I haven't farmed in over a year (not counting soloing raptors during event weekends for golden eggs/booze).
The forth fly
i farmed 250 in 4 days (5 hours a day)to get armor then stopped its very boring,now i do 1 run a day for fun
Icy The Mage
I actually like doing the same thing over and over again >_>
Rothan Celt
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People with no responsibilities, friends, or hobbies. It gives them something to do, they get neat digital graphics in return, and they can boast about it to like-minded individuals. If it weren't for people like that, we probably wouldn't even have MMOs.
Next question? Actually, answer mine first: why do you care? So, what? They'd probably be doing something equally mundane with their time if they didn't have Guild Wars. What difference does it make if they're clicking mouse buttons and tapping number keys for hours on end or sitting in their bedroom reading comic books? |
2nd i dnt care i just think its stupid and am asking and anyways if i ever want FoW armor ectos are so cheap now its a good thing for me. A/E is hardly a reason to complain and 'I' am not.
Jetdoc
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I mean really, how much fun can it be doing the same in the same way over and over again?
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shoyon456
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i farmed 250 in 4 days (5 hours a day)to get armor then stopped its very boring,now i do 1 run a day for fun
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dilan155
farming is one of the most boring things to do in gw, next to title grinding, i personally farmed maybe 50 or so ectos in say 2-3 weeks and i stopped farming now. also remeber this is a constant cycle, ectos go down in price- stuff require more ectos-ppl farm more ectos to get that item- the item rise in cost due to ectos going down and again and again
angmar_nite
Each to their own.
Ctb
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phan
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You obviously aren't married.
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Rift
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You're really that entranced by the yard work?
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Some people find comfort in repetitive, familiar tasks that reward them at some level. I don't have the patience :|
Daenara
I farmed my butt off because I've been paranoid about the nerf bat coming. I thought that I'd regret it if I didn't get as much in as I could before it got nerfed. Now, a month later... I haven't loaded my sin up in nearly a week! Blergh.. boring.
I find attitudes like this so frustrating! I'm a mum, with a 4 year old son, a husband, I grow my own veges, I am studying a bachelor degree at home, I have an active and busy "life" if that's what you believe in your narrow viewpoint of the word. Instead of judging people who you don't know, how about you go expand your "active social life" and meet people in different situations then yourself.
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People with no responsibilities, friends, or hobbies. It gives them something to do, they get neat digital graphics in return, and they can boast about it to like-minded individuals. If it weren't for people like that, we probably wouldn't even have MMOs.
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Golgotha
I find farming fun. Just mix up the spots you run so you don't get burnt out. Nothing at all wrong with it.
Kerwyn Nasilan
Yes it is boring, yes I dislike it, Yes I like the money.
garethporlest18
I did it for like a week, now I can't even bother thinking about doing it, it's too boring. Course that's how it is with everything PvE right now.
Hugh Manatee
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I farmed my butt off because I've been paranoid about the nerf bat coming. I thought that I'd regret it if I didn't get as much in as I could before it got nerfed.
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Steph Woodland
well umm how else you going to get that full hall its a little expensive
and yes i actually like to farm and no i am not a freak and yes i have a life
and if you think its boring then why not use diferent skills or different modds on your weapons or armor that will make it less boring cuz making a new build that is already established is hard to do. OH look a new concept if you are that good then "challege" yourself.
and about this post of 15 runs being 100e all i have to say is hehehe you make me giggle. thats 6.6e a run hardly ever happens more like 2-4 a run with the spike of 6-7 every once and a while. so if you get a run with 4 then your next run better drop 12 lol again thanks for the giggle.
why are there so many lairs on this forum. oh wow look at you big shot you can make up a story. <rolls eyes>
and yes i actually like to farm and no i am not a freak and yes i have a life
and if you think its boring then why not use diferent skills or different modds on your weapons or armor that will make it less boring cuz making a new build that is already established is hard to do. OH look a new concept if you are that good then "challege" yourself.
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I farmed 100 ectos in 3 weeks, UW farm is boring and risky...i don't mind the risky but the farm itself is Dull, also thought about getting Sin FOW since it's my favorite class but Sin FoW is butt ugly........my ectos are for tormented weapons, when I need another weapon I will farm more ectos.
PS:100 Ectos in 3 weeks is not bad luck, I have only done 15 runs over the time period. |
why are there so many lairs on this forum. oh wow look at you big shot you can make up a story. <rolls eyes>
kvndoom
All farming is grind. Some people just like to do it. A/E is boring as hell, but the return for the time spent is just really good. When that gets nerfed, there will be people with stacks of ecto who will be glad they endured the drudgery.