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BlueNovember

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

WTS GW2 items for Zkey

Mo/

27 Oct 2008 at 10:51 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abnaxus

What is this?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 007wood

Can someone explain to me more about this 100k per month predicting thingy?
Appreciated

https://www.guildwars.com/competitiv...rnament_house/

Kusandaa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/Mo

27 Oct 2008 at 19:15 - 42

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiggles

And how the hell can anyone live on 100k a month? jeez thats crappy

Basic budget: manage wants and needs, that's how.

I don't need titles, rare-skinned weapons and such to be good at the game. You need stats and skills, and the basic stuff will do wonders. The basic stuff is cheap and once you have it, you're set. Skins are there to show off - they do not make you a better player, therefore you don't need them.

But hey, I personally like some of the rare skin stuff, and I used to like hunting for titles (before I got bored of solo farming). I had the basic stuff, could afford random stuff faster and faster... why not?

Nowadays I don't spend much cash anymore - got most of what I want, the rest is low-priority... I don't need 100k/month right now. I could deal fairly well with less than that.

Zodiac Meteor

Imma Firin Mah Rojway!

Join Date: Aug 2008

At the Mac Store laughing at people that walk out with anything.

E/Mo

28 Oct 2008 at 06:52 - 43

I admit, I used to buy gold.
BUT, I did it a long time ago. Like 4 months before GW Factions. When the only way to get money is to Duo underworld. How the heck was I going to know how to Duo when only playing for 4 months. When youtube videos show hundreds of "How to hack GW" crap.

But yeah, I can easily survive with 100k each month. Or... I could enter a guild tourny.
(My guild got 3rd place and I missed it, missed that f--ken 700 points)

Nessar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

West Siiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Gwen Has A Thing For [Pyre]

28 Oct 2008 at 07:14 - 44

I predict on two accounts. Thats usually 100k-150k a month. I dont really NEED the money, but I like buying nice things :3 Nice, shiny things...I might even save for fow, although it'll take awhile...

Anyway, It's too much work to go and buy 66453 accounts. Sure I could ask friends to predict on their accounts, but thats still too much work to register and blah blah /lazy.

And honestly I do know people who "live" on 100k a month, but all they want are leet skins/armor. I dont live on 100k a month unless I'm saving for something outrageously expensive >>

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

28 Oct 2008 at 08:54 - 45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avarre

Pre-NF pvp chars needed a fair amount to be properly equipped. I know some major pvp players bought gold for that.

Aside from that, epeens hell yeah.

Didn't we have PvP characters since day one? Haven't we been able to equip them with all the thingse we've unlocked in PvE and Balthazar faction? Or was it the "need" to play PvP in FoW armor that was driving those people to buy gold?

Faer

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

Join Date: Feb 2006

28 Oct 2008 at 11:11 - 46

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiggles

And how the hell can anyone live on 100k a month?

Well, I start by making sure I get at least seven to eight hours of sleep out of every twenty to twenty-five hour cycle. Upon awakening, I take several deep breaths to help my body prepare for all the moving around I am about to be doing. Then, I make my way to a room of tile and plaster, shed my protective layer of cotton, and step underneath a small torrent of hot water, to cleanse myself of all outer impurities. After this cleansing, I put on a fresh layer of protective covering, and make my way to a room of tile and pine to prepare a sizable meal consisting of wheats, dairy products, and the eggs of small winged creatures. Sometimes if I'm feeling abnormally famished, I ingest the flesh of rotund scavengers as well!

After all of this I dedicate a period of about four to five hours to menial tasks that I will not go into detail about, then follow that period of time up with another meal to satiate my digestive tract, generally consisting of more wheats and dairy products, with a bit of meat taken from the winged creatures that produced the eggs I ingested during my previous meal. This meal is followed by another four hours of menial tasks, which again is followed by a meal, larger than the second but not quite as large as the first; what this meal consists of is entirely dependent on the contents of a large white storage receptacle that is kept in the room of tile and pine, so unfortunately, I can not go into great detail regarding it.

After the third and final meal of my day, I spend my last few waking ours enjoying myself through various means, often times via electronic recreational times or engaging in physical contact with a member of the opposite sex that I have taken as a partner, of sorts. Soon, the time comes for me to return to my sleeping quarters, and it is then that I rest my weary body, and prepare to begin the entire process anew after seven to eight hours.

And that, dear jiggles, is how I live on this "100k" you speak of a month.

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

28 Oct 2008 at 11:15 - 47

Quote:

Originally Posted by cataphract

Didn't we have PvP characters since day one? Haven't we been able to equip them with all the thingse we've unlocked in PvE and Balthazar faction? Or was it the "need" to play PvP in FoW armor that was driving those people to buy gold?

You didn't get multiple armor sets or 4 created weapon slots. Or the lieutenant's helm, or certain weapon mods I believe.

Evil Genius

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

Australia

Mo/

28 Oct 2008 at 11:17 - 48

Quote:

Originally Posted by JASON626

Why risk it when all you really have to do is buy another guild wars campaign and put in tourny predictions then sell your Zkeys. 5k a key 20 keys are easy to obtain.

It might be easy, but not as easy as just asking my mummy to buy some gold for me online.

Yarly

Retired GW Player

Join Date: Jun 2006

UK

Mo/

28 Oct 2008 at 11:36 - 49

Forget waiting a month for your zkeys. If you aim to make at least 1 zkey per day then thats easily over 100k a month, and thats before you even touch your free rps.

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

28 Oct 2008 at 12:22 - 50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faer

/snip

Best post. Ever.

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

28 Oct 2008 at 14:25 - 51

WOW that is Crazy. Only 100K a month? I earned over 100K in Pre-searing alone in the last 4 days with 60K coming on Saturday alone.

Anyone can be filthy rich in post searing but not everyone is filthy rich in Pre Searing

Joseph Rejekt

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Absence Of Light

R/D

28 Oct 2008 at 14:43 - 52

10k and a little bit of patience and its easy to make money in the game. I make my money on minipets myself. Not hard to invest 10k in a 3rd year white (excluding Simian, Minotaur, and Irukandji) and resell it for 25k. From there, take that 25k and do it again! Then keep doing it! Once you have enough, hit the more expensive pets. Takes time and a little effort but over the course of a day or a few days, a person can make several hundred k. When lil Gwenie first came out, I made 1 mil on her alone.

maraxusofk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

San Francisco, UC Berkeley

International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]

W/

28 Oct 2008 at 16:43 - 53

Quote:

Originally Posted by cataphract

Didn't we have PvP characters since day one? Haven't we been able to equip them with all the thingse we've unlocked in PvE and Balthazar faction? Or was it the "need" to play PvP in FoW armor that was driving those people to buy gold?

+5 energy mods werent available in pvp for a while. nobody used these until like almost 1 year after gw though. unlocking anything in pve was quite the adventure back in the day. u couldnt choose ur mods, so even getting a sup rune was considered lucky.

JASON626

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/

28 Oct 2008 at 18:54 - 54

lol 100k a month is not the big thing here. Its buying games for z keys to earn gold. 100k a month for 5 minutes of signing up. 5 minutes u earn 100k easy.. thats what i'm saying not that u can't make a 100k a day or whatever doing something else.

100k per account.
so for real $20 or less you can earn 100k gold each month on zkeys as long as zkeys hold their value. Not to mention you can't get banned or in trouble by anet its perfectly legal.

How much is buying gold online these days?...Which can get u in trouble. Compare the two.

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

28 Oct 2008 at 20:16 - 55

All you need to do for the GvG predictions is see which of the top teams (Guild Ladder) are qualified and pick them. 8 picks and you're bound to get some points.

But, that's all for fun, I use the points to buy keys to open the chest.

My characters make money just playing the game. Income is usually 2-10k a day, depending on what I am doing. Bought 20 ectos 4 days ago and have made 2/3s back already.

There is nothing in the game that costs a lot of gold that I want. Have you noticed that every other character is running around with a Tormented Shield, no matter what profession. That makes it more common than a Wooden Buckler.

lemming

The Hotshot

Join Date: May 2006

Honolulu

International District [id???]

28 Oct 2008 at 20:30 - 56

Why would anyone complain about free money?

xRustyx

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

Bermuda Triangle

W/

29 Oct 2008 at 02:42 - 57

People buy gold because it's convenient and they don't spend time on a shitty game for the rewards. They just jump straight to the rewards. Which are still shitty.

MiraBlackhand

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2008

Central Colorado

Laid Back Crew [Laid]

A/

03 Nov 2008 at 07:49 - 58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darcy

All you need to do for the GvG predictions is see which of the top teams (Guild Ladder) are qualified and pick them. 8 picks and you're bound to get some points.

But, that's all for fun, I use the points to buy keys to open the chest.

My characters make money just playing the game. Income is usually 2-10k a day, depending on what I am doing. Bought 20 ectos 4 days ago and have made 2/3s back already.

There is nothing in the game that costs a lot of gold that I want. Have you noticed that every other character is running around with a Tormented Shield, no matter what profession. That makes it more common than a Wooden Buckler.

Its also more attractive than a wooden buckler.

Frankly, my fem sin has elite imperial and asuran like every other sin. My fem monk has FoW armor, chaos gloves, and a blindfold, like everyone else. My fem warrior wears vabbi legs, fow boots (has a full set, but never wears it), 15k glads chest and gloves with rare axe / hammer skins and tormented, magmas, etc. shields that everyone else has because they look good and I have the money to spare.

I used to care about prestige or rarity, when certain items were actually rare. I believe I was one of the first American female warriors to have full FoW, I would constantly be hounded by people in RA and Lion's Arch, and people would stop to take screen shots with me, etc. but nowadays everyone has everything, nothing is prestigious or rare. So... now I just buy what looks good imo.

Of course there are a few things that comes to practicality vs looks, such as using that r8 tactics shield on my monk to get the full 16 armor bonus rather than that r9 tormented shield and get 8 armor, but you get what I mean. So long as utility isn't bothered, its all about looks and how you feel about your character.

Regarding gold... well if you couldn't gather from above, I could never live on 100k a month, maybe a week... maybe, but closer to 100k every other day.

spun ducky

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

WTB: q8 bows

R/N

03 Nov 2008 at 07:58 - 59

I am floating at 9 accounts right now and only purchased one of them. So with careful predictions I can earn 1 million gold a month for just spending the time to predict. I just keep acquiring them from guild mates that quit and people I clan with in other games that have now quit. I use to be a hardcore farmer and trader but I like to think of this as my social security retirement.

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

03 Nov 2008 at 07:59 - 60

You "buy what looks good" and yet your "fem monk has FoW armor, chaos gloves, and a blindfold".

Oxymoron FTW.

MiraBlackhand

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2008

Central Colorado

Laid Back Crew [Laid]

A/

03 Nov 2008 at 08:09 - 61

Quote:

Originally Posted by cataphract

You "buy what looks good" and yet your "fem monk has FoW armor, chaos gloves, and a blindfold".

Oxymoron FTW.

Or your opinion differs from mine, nope, can't be that.

Contrary to popular belief, when dyed correctly and using the correct setup chaos gloves and monk FoW does look good. The only other female monk armor I like is labyrinthine, which I also have. The blindfold is also usually hidden, if I could dye it then I would use it more often, but I had left over chalices and nothing to spend it on, so what the heck =P.

My war also has black elite glads chest / gloves, vabbi legs and fow boots and a seperate hot pink setup because I got tired of buying all the black and pink color combos whenever I got bored (and in the end, its cheaper to just have 2 separate sets). I personally love the hot pink dread mask, elite glads chest / gloves, vabbi legs and fow boots. Some people find that disgusting, but I rather enjoy it.

Shiing!

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Mentalists [THPK]

A/

03 Nov 2008 at 08:12 - 62

Quote:

Originally Posted by maraxusofk

lol since when did u need to spend over 100k a month?

Well, last month I spent ~1300k maxing drunkard and buying sweets.

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

03 Nov 2008 at 08:19 - 63

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiraBlackhand

Or your opinion differs from mine, nope, can't be that.

Or I am not into aesthetically displeasing attire. Wait, can't be that since the majority *has* to be right.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiraBlackhand

Contrary to popular belief, when dyed correctly and using the correct setup chaos gloves and monk FoW does look good.

Multiple choice question:

A) Chaos Gloves are a waste of Ecto.
B) Chaos Gloves look like sh*t on every armor except female mesmer Obsi.
C) Monks use shiny thingies because of the "if you can't heal them, dazzle them with bullsh*t" philosophy.
D) All of the above.

Hint: D.

daze

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2008

In my own mind

The Dragon Exchange

E/

03 Nov 2008 at 08:21 - 64

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosyfiep

tourny points???? no idea WHO to pick, etc....
I pve ONLY have no idea what guilds are 'in' etc...so playing the game is how I make money (and none of that raptor farming, uw farming stuff just plain old quests and missions).....

BUT if you want to tell me WHO to pick etc I would be more than happy to deal with an extra z key or two.....

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for GvG

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=213 <<<<use this to see what other people are thinking

and

http://www.guildwars.com/competitive/ladder/default.php <<<< use this to see who is doing good

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For 1v1

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=246

and

http://www.guildwars.com/competitive...er/default.php

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there, that should be all you need to make successful guesses and get 25 keys per month per account. I have 3 accounts with GW because i like to play with my brother and roommate so i get almost 400k per month.

MiraBlackhand

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2008

Central Colorado

Laid Back Crew [Laid]

A/

03 Nov 2008 at 08:33 - 65

Quote:

Originally Posted by cataphract

Or I am not into aesthetically displeasing attire. Wait, can't be that since the majority *has* to be right.

Multiple choice question:

A) Chaos Gloves are a waste of Ecto.
B) Chaos Gloves look like sh*t on every armor except female mesmer Obsi.
C) Monks use shiny thingies because of the "if you can't heal them, dazzle them with bullsh*t" philosophy.
D) All of the above.

Hint: D.

Or, you're not always right and your opinion just differs from someone else and your ego is crushed that not everyone agrees with you so you have to make a big deal out of it, which is what you are doing (oh look, you'll probably disagree with this and continue to make a big deal out of nothing which is why I won't bother responding again to your child-like temperament).

Regarding how expensive they are... when you have as much in game wealth as me (over 15 million overall in liquid wealth, not including rare weapons / shields and tradeables, only armbraces, ectos and plat) and you spend roughly 1 million a month on average, nothing is too expensive. Chaos gloves is a very casual 2-5 days of farming variant on how UW feels like treating me (or a single day of UW farming if it feels like being generous).

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

03 Nov 2008 at 08:38 - 66

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiraBlackhand

Or, you're not always right ...

I'm sorry, this has never transpired before and simply cannot occur. The very fabric of space would be torn apart and that would mean the end of the world. Also space.

Oh and, believe it or not, I do not possess an online ego. So, nothing crushed here. No matter how much you stroke your e-peen and flaunt your "wealth".

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

03 Nov 2008 at 08:44 - 67

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiraBlackhand

Or, you're not always right and your opinion just differs from someone else and your ego is crushed that not everyone agrees with you so you have to make a big deal out of it, which is what you are doing (oh look, you'll probably disagree with this and continue to make a big deal out of nothing which is why I won't bother responding again to your child-like temperament).

Regarding how expensive they are... when you have as much in game wealth as me (over 15 million overall in liquid wealth, not including rare weapons / shields and tradeables, only armbraces, ectos and plat) and you spend roughly 1 million a month on average, nothing is too expensive. Chaos gloves is a very casual 2-5 days of farming variant on how UW feels like treating me (or a single day of UW farming if it feels like being generous).

Let's play a game of buying pretty things for upier!
You start!

Evil Neato

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2008

nO, MS, YAY, vOR, EnS

W/A

03 Nov 2008 at 08:47 - 68

Quote:

Why risk it when all you really have to do is buy another guild wars campaign and put in tourny predictions then sell your Zkeys.

Cause zkeys are new and most of the gold buying was probably done by people before they were implemented?

Cause it's easier and they probably won't get caught anyways?

Cause it's instant rather than wait a month and take a chance at getting nothing?

That's my guess... But anyone who feels they have to buy gold online now days is a complete retard. I quit for nearly a year, came back with no gold. Voted on monthlies across 4 accounts and played normally... In about a week I bought a crystalline, eternal shield, another obsidian set. I don't PvE. That was all from voting and doing GvG or RA.

Honestly, it's easier now than it ever has been to make money. Even without voting on monthlies, zkeys alone are an insanely easier way to make money --- for PvPers, at least. Before, we'd cap out faction and just PvP cause it was fun and the only thing we'd get from it is the satisfaction of winning. But now? We can directly trade faction for gold... Across the years I've had my faction capped for very extended amounts of time that if zkeys had been around since the beginning I'd probably have 3 sets of fow each per like 13 characters... Voting on the monthly is just sleazy... Zkeys are what really made it easier to make money.

Kinda glad too, cause the only reason I PvE'd was to get armor cause I wanted to look pretty. Now days all I have to do is get to the place to get the armor and PvP to buy the armor.

To be honest, if they just let us unlock armor sets with faction (for any time use), it would eliminate my having to PvE whatsoever!

Seriously. If I could have 15k sets and FoW via faction (not insane amounts of tourney points), then I would... I wouldn't have PvE chars. I'd have PvP ones, and it would be great cause then I wouldn't give a damn about Anet being slow as hell at adding a barber shop... I'd just reroll my character and get to use the same armor and weapon sets I was before, with all skills unlocked. That would be so amazing... Come to think of it, they should really do that...

faraaz

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2008

India

Hey Mallyx [icU]

A/

03 Nov 2008 at 08:48 - 69

I made 200k just doing UW in a week >.>

Why would I want to bother with other stuff?

maraxusofk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

San Francisco, UC Berkeley

International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]

W/

03 Nov 2008 at 08:57 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shiing!

Well, last month I spent ~1300k maxing drunkard and buying sweets.

every month? people occasionally spend stacks at a time, but it usually isnt every month

The Red Messenger

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

America

05 Nov 2008 at 03:30 - 71

for those that dont pay attention to the top pvp guilds/hero battlers (like me), i always just dragged those tourney win predictions straight across; 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 etc. and 100k is about right. usually got about 18-23 keys per month that way.

but before the z keys, i bought online gold a couple times. basically i figured out how long it takes me to farm 1000k, and how long it took me to earn the money to BUY 1000k, and it was faster to earn the cash and just buy it online. i think thats what a lot of players might have been thinking when they bought GW gold. that or just lazy, or have plenty of money to spare and/or dont care for farming

Erkki

Guest

Join Date: Apr 2007

[MYST]

Rt/

06 Nov 2008 at 13:57 - 72

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faer

Well, I start by making sure I get at least seven to eight hours of sleep out of every twenty to twenty-five hour cycle. Upon awakening, I take several deep breaths to help my body prepare for all the moving around I am about to be doing. Then, I make my way to a room of tile and plaster, shed my protective layer of cotton, and step underneath a small torrent of hot water, to cleanse myself of all outer impurities. After this cleansing, I put on a fresh layer of protective covering, and make my way to a room of tile and pine to prepare a sizable meal consisting of wheats, dairy products, and the eggs of small winged creatures. Sometimes if I'm feeling abnormally famished, I ingest the flesh of rotund scavengers as well!

After all of this I dedicate a period of about four to five hours to menial tasks that I will not go into detail about, then follow that period of time up with another meal to satiate my digestive tract, generally consisting of more wheats and dairy products, with a bit of meat taken from the winged creatures that produced the eggs I ingested during my previous meal. This meal is followed by another four hours of menial tasks, which again is followed by a meal, larger than the second but not quite as large as the first; what this meal consists of is entirely dependent on the contents of a large white storage receptacle that is kept in the room of tile and pine, so unfortunately, I can not go into great detail regarding it.

After the third and final meal of my day, I spend my last few waking ours enjoying myself through various means, often times via electronic recreational times or engaging in physical contact with a member of the opposite sex that I have taken as a partner, of sorts. Soon, the time comes for me to return to my sleeping quarters, and it is then that I rest my weary body, and prepare to begin the entire process anew after seven to eight hours.

And that, dear jiggles, is how I live on this "100k" you speak of a month.

ILU!
12 chars!

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

07 Nov 2008 at 02:52 - 73

I would set up a couple of bot programs instead and run them in the evening when I am watching TV.I am not buying gold atleast just like an internet business that runs itself just heard that on radio.