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dilan155

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

living room

N/

09 Nov 2008 at 19:33 - 1

Im curious to know if you come to either farm in GW or just play the game. I think one of the biggest problems in GW is how unstable the economy is. Elemental swords, colossal, fellblades etc etc have all gone down hill because of farming, hasnt it?

what if we make the reward for actually playing GW, doing missions, dungeons,quests etc, better than those of farming? i realize that the rewards will have to be carefully though out so that they dont become over powered.

Im sure that this will give birth to a lot of fail posts, sarcastic ones and just plain +1 posts that GWG is famous for so flame on.

p.s- keep in mind im not QQing that farming is bad or anything, just wondering do you really enjoy farming more than playing GW and what you think would happen if the reward for playing became better than those of farming.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

09 Nov 2008 at 19:41 - 2

Farming is repetetive and therefore boring for me. I'd rather play, but I don't even do PvE anymore. AB and on the rare occasions GvG and HA are about all I do now.

Picuso

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

far far away

W/

09 Nov 2008 at 19:41 - 3

I PLAY and FARM. And I found both fun. (Can I have a cookie?)

Your economy will be stable if you get basic skins and 1k armor, and then you save every gold coin you get.

Economy is only unstable if you want a uber-leet-skin because it makes you uber-leet, and then everyone can get one, so your e-peen dies...

(*Casts Flame Shield*)

IlikeGW

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

09 Nov 2008 at 19:44 - 4

Poor system of incentives, marginally balanced content that begs you to exploit it with certain classes. Yes, it's basically a farming game because they've never managed to get much more into the scope of it. If you're feeling nostalgic though you might replay the missions with a new class or something.

Nessar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

West Siiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Gwen Has A Thing For [Pyre]

09 Nov 2008 at 19:49 - 5

I dont farm at all. Unless you call zaishen trapping every once in a while farming. Also RA for zkeys, farming. I get my money from playing the game.
Farming is just soooo boring and repetitive and bleh. I only farm if there's some item drop weekend. Even if I do farm it, its not more then 2 hours >>

I play the game and I get money from predictions. Only farm when needed, which is rarely. Sure I used to farm when 55 monks were the bizzness, but after I got ele vabbi, I never touched my 55 again xD.

If the rewards from dungeons, quests etc were better, sure I'd do more dungeons and such. I don't think it would hurt to have a few more pixels in my pocket :O

So I play, predict, get money, and that's how I roll

SniBa

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

High Ping Victims [FFS]

W/E

09 Nov 2008 at 19:50 - 6

I play gvg and farm french people being bad at the game.

DarkGanni

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Malta

[CuTe]

E/

09 Nov 2008 at 19:58 - 7

I just play, the money comes along.

Dronte

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Sep 2006

09 Nov 2008 at 20:02 - 8

I only play HA and sometimes gvg, I get all the money I need (a lot more than I need, actually).

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

09 Nov 2008 at 20:14 - 9

After doing each campaign multiple times (As I'm sure most of us have by now.), I find that I farm 75% of the time and the other 25% is when a guildie needs help or someone wants to do a dungeon or AB.

Parson Brown

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

In ur base...

The one true [Hope]

E/

09 Nov 2008 at 20:17 - 10

The economy seems pretty stable to me.

1) new item "A" is discovered and highly sought after = $$$$$

2) Players go for this item more than others because it is wanted, so supply catches up with demand. Price drops $$$

3) Players continue to farm item. Supply passes demand = $$

4) Item "B" pops up, Item A price bottoms out, Begin again at #1

The only time things go screwy is when a skill "balance" makes something that used to be difficult to farm become easy. See: ecto

EDIT to actually answer the question

: I'm mostly going for titles now, so if that's farming, then I pretty much just farm.

Jecht Scye

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Lucky Crickets[Luck]

N/Me

09 Nov 2008 at 20:25 - 11

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Economics 101

I play and farm. If I get bored of one, I do the other. If I get bored of both, I play another game.

Autonom

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2007

Clades Gravior Omnibus [Nos]

N/Me

09 Nov 2008 at 20:29 - 12

I only come online for doa with my guild(i would call that farming), and to say hi and have a chat.
The title grinding, missions and quests now bores me to death..

Nanood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Supermans Crystal Palace

Legion Of The Dark Sun

09 Nov 2008 at 20:29 - 13

Play and farm.. Although farming is still playing so it's all the same thing to me..

kostolomac

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2008

Serbia

Me/

09 Nov 2008 at 20:51 - 14

I only farmed to get my chaos gloves , 5 sets of elite armor and r10 norn ( I didn't use it since I got sick of farming ursan with ursan). Took me several days for the gloves and armor (perma mes ftw!). The rest of my gaming time was spent doing regular stuff and some funny sh*t with guildmates. I would say that I spent less than 20% farming.

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

09 Nov 2008 at 20:54 - 15

I'm a playah. I only farm on very where occassions where I want something supa dupa bayad.

Rhamia Darigaz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2008

09 Nov 2008 at 21:11 - 16

what's with the assumption that farming in guild wars is not playing guild wars?
(protip: it is)

Joseph Spiritmaster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

In the little house on the hill, Ascalon City, Presearing

09 Nov 2008 at 21:14 - 17

I play. I farm when i need to (ie, armour, weps, dyes, Holiday events) I want titles, but i dont rush through and just do titles. But it might also help to define farm... I keep looking for oldschool FoW/UW/Ugroz/Deep runs - Obby tanks, nukers, etc- those were play and fun too! SF tanks and doing FoW in 30 mins or less while you wait for pizza is a farm. I would love to see some reward for those who just play the game. how idk, but i would love to see it.

EDIT: To Rhamia... yes. farming is playing GW, but not really playing GW. Farming is repetative. Playing isnt repetative, though to get some titles, you do need to Farm (rep, SS/LB, maybe holiday items) but the rest is just playing, doing missions for fun, not profit.

Issac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Earthrealm

W/A

09 Nov 2008 at 21:18 - 18

Play here, mostly just farm for titles.

Dr Dimento

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

E/Me

09 Nov 2008 at 21:30 - 19

I find myself playing guild wars more lately, but only to gain the reputation/title points to make my PvE skills more efficient at farming.

Oddly enough i rarely farm, but when i do, i like to know i have one of (if not THE) most efficient builds.

dilan155

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

living room

N/

09 Nov 2008 at 21:37 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhamia Darigaz

what's with the assumption that farming in guild wars is not playing guild wars?
(protip: it is)

farming isnt playing in the sense of playing. farming involves doing something repetitive for profit, where as playing involves doing something for fun and its not repetitive. of course in order to do either of theses you actually have to PLAY GW so gz on making perhaps the first +1 post on this thread.

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

09 Nov 2008 at 21:41 - 21

Ranger = Play: Tyrian Cartography
Mesmer = Farm: Cryer Farm
Elementalist = Inactive
Warrior = Play: Canthan Guardian
Necromancer = Play: Helping People on NM missions when no one is around to help them out.

Darmikau

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Pun Goes [Here]

P/W

09 Nov 2008 at 21:48 - 22

I tend to play more, though I should probably farm more. My only incentive for playing is that for some reason I always want to get some kind of new armor, which usually requires me going through a certain campaign.

That's not to say I don't farm though, I did nothing but farm during this year's Halloween event. By the time the event ends tonight I'll have over 5,000 Trick or Treat bags.

Joseph Spiritmaster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

In the little house on the hill, Ascalon City, Presearing

09 Nov 2008 at 21:56 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilan155

farming isnt playing in the sense of playing. farming involves doing something repetitive for profit, where as playing involves doing something for fun and its not repetitive. of course in order to do either of theses you actually have to PLAY GW so gz on making perhaps the first +1 post on this thread.

didnt i just say that... but /agree anyways

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

09 Nov 2008 at 21:57 - 24

I mostly farm ppl in AB

Picuso

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

far far away

W/

09 Nov 2008 at 22:00 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilan155

farming isnt playing in the sense of playing. farming involves doing something repetitive for profit, where as playing involves doing something for fun and its not repetitive.

Well, while I farm I'm talking with my guildies, so "farming" isn't repetitive for me (unless I get tired of it. But I can get tired of vanquishing or doing coops in HM too).

Of course, if you farm non-stop, it can be too repetitive. But farming isn't repetitive for me...

Strange People FTW

pamelf

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Lost Templars [LoTe]

Me/Mo

09 Nov 2008 at 22:07 - 26

I play. I never farm. The closest i've ever gotten is doing my LDOA. I guess that is farming in a sense, but trust me, after this I will NEVER farm again. It is soooooo boring.

Icy The Mage

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Canada

E/

09 Nov 2008 at 22:11 - 27

I farm. It's Fun. It's not Boring or repetitive. Carpal Tunnel FTW! Oh and I monk AB with D-Shot, ended up d-shotting d-shot yesterday, was pretty cool... And yeah... That's my story.

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

09 Nov 2008 at 22:25 - 28

Things I do:

1) Talk to friends

2) Work on Titles/M.O.X. quests

3) Talk to random people

4) Run around in Guild Hall aimlessly for hours until someone I know gets on, then I do #1.

dark4190

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

IGN: Serial Experiments

Farm people, not drops

Mo/

09 Nov 2008 at 23:13 - 29

Seriously? not one hardcore farmer replied? Oh-- they must all be too busy farming. I've gotten extremely bored with guildwars for gameplay. I've got a monk with over 20M XP. Also a perma sin. I try all the new farms. I mainly just farm. all I do. I can't remember the last missions I played that I wasn't rushing through it to get to the end, to get a skill, to make a farming build.

Whats more important in GW than money? You can get anyone to help you to do anything, offer them in game gold. I find myself logging on and thinking "What should I do?" well.. "farm, what else?"

no one else finds farming the only thing left to do in the game? those people like me with over 3000hrs of gameplay?

Nessar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

West Siiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Gwen Has A Thing For [Pyre]

09 Nov 2008 at 23:21 - 30

I have over 5,6k hours in gameplay and still find things to do. Whether its vanquishing or helping out a friend, farming is a last resort for me. I dont need heaps of gold to just sit there and stare at.
Even if I'm not doing anything, I sit around and talk to friends. I usually almost find something to do in gw, that doesnt involve farming :P

Master Ketsu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

middle of nowhere

Krazy Guild With Krazy People [KrZy]

R/

09 Nov 2008 at 23:42 - 31

I grief. Does that count ?

Rak Orgon of Beowulf

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

just chillin

Omg Gwen Is Legal [EotN]

09 Nov 2008 at 23:44 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parson Brown

The economy seems pretty stable to me.

1) new item "A" is discovered and highly sought after = $$$$$

2) Players go for this item more than others because it is wanted, so supply catches up with demand. Price drops $$$

3) Players continue to farm item. Supply passes demand = $$

4) Item "B" pops up, Item A price bottoms out, Begin again at #1

/winsthread

as for me i farm and play get sick of one, do the other, if i want a new armour set for some character, i farm the cash. i've never been a trend farmer..(i.e. voltaic spear farm etc.) although i have hopped on the raptor train not for ele swords but for golds, mods, and ToT bags during halloween

Da Rk Bl Ad E

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

Belfast - Northern Ireland

D/W

09 Nov 2008 at 23:47 - 33

I don't need money for anything...rarely PvE nowadays anyway

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

09 Nov 2008 at 23:48 - 34

I farm survivors.
I play everything else.

But these days - neither is done often ...

Grenths Ire

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Lexington, Ky

N/

09 Nov 2008 at 23:50 - 35

I do whatever new thing I read about at guru..... then I get bored and read guru...and the cycle repeats.

Scarn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

09 Nov 2008 at 23:58 - 36

I turn on the computer and stare at it for hours on end without moving any part of my body. Does that count as playing or farming?

Cargan

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2007

Scotland

[ESP]

W/

10 Nov 2008 at 00:27 - 37

I play. I just come on and either start a HM dungeon run or tag along with a guildie to help with whatever they're doing. I may have done everything 100's of times, but it's not so much about what you're doing, more about who you're doing stuff with that makes it fun. I do farm on occassions when there's no-one to do stuff with, but that's maybe 1-2 hours a week at most since I stop whatever farming I'm doing as soon as a guild party is forming.

And yes, even after 6500 hours of playing GW I still find things to do. There's alway stuff to do. Sure, I get bored as hell when I'm doing stuff on my own, and usually log off again, but when there's a good group of people to play with the social aspect shines through.

Cargan

Cale Roughstar

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Canada

Guy In Real Life [GIRL]

W/E

10 Nov 2008 at 00:36 - 38

I used to farm, not so much anymore. Now I usually PvP (does that count as play?) stand in spamadan or do chest runs (which count as play, since I do them for fun).

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

10 Nov 2008 at 01:19 - 39

I play to have fun clearing an area with H/H as well as farm.It also avials me to talk to ppl on my friends list.

Vigorator

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

Noob University [GeD]

R/

10 Nov 2008 at 02:04 - 40

I mainly just log on to talk with people now as i do other things (browsing the interwebs mainly)

Ocasionaly i will farm me up some stuff for the consumable titles that i have left but i never really play at all anymore... just farm me up some money when i am not sitting idle on GW talking