I tend to exploit the market's current biggest demand. When the HoM Calc hit in, i quickly went to Glint's Challenge and farmed Cloth of the Brotherhood with heroes, henchmen and an additional afking account, before the supply start to meet market's demand and before prices went down a bit. Sold them in seconds for 14-16k each, making enough money to fill my HoM and get my fiancee's GWAMM. Also farming Kamadan, or powertrading, is one of the best ways to quickly get a lot of money - and if you're lucky enough, you may start with 15k in your pocket.
That said, the best way is to observe and exploit the market, either to provide what it demands at the moment and is willing to overpay a lot, or just buy low and sell high.
Apart of that, i sometimes get Nick's gifts on three accounts, though i usually buy the items needed or farm for 7-9 presents rather than 15. I'm just a) too lazy; b) not in need of sweets/party/alco anymore; c) too much of a gambler and i won't sell the presents, will open them instead; d) a bit bitter, since i've never got anything rarer than red rock candy.
If i go farming for nick, it's always a SoS spiritmancer on a primairy mesmer.
I used to farm festival stuff, but never in stacks - i easily got bored after the first stack or less. Also i always thought that there are loads of people farming and selling their items, so that their price will go down for the time of festival - thus it's more convenient to get money faster and buy the sweets i still need rather than farm them slowly myself.
I used to farm raptors with a Me/E on SoI a bit, but spent most of my farm time as E/Me at vaettirs or destroyers.
I try to do Wanted quests along with my fiancee on a daily basis. We have four characters eligible to do it, two characters each, so in theory we can get four Oppressor weapons in 21 days. And since most Wanted quests can be done in 10-20 minutes, it's quite convenient on a longer run.
Thus said, i've never farmed ectos or shards, never had an assassin to run people through or farm dungeons as a permasin, never used monk to 600/smite apart of DSC to max my Kurzick title.
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When you hit the stage where a new player in guild hears you have say 700k and call you rich you suddenly realise that 700k isnt rich , you can make that easily in a week of relaxed farming and rich is someone who has several stacks of ectos.Any person can make money fast - even a new player who has played gw for a week or 2.
Couldn't express it better
