Decent Ways To Making Money...do they really exist? This is not one of those "how do you make money" threads. The thing is, I see these people with FoW armor for all their characters and such, and I wonder how they acquire that much money.
Richest I have ever been is about 80k, and that was merely courtesy of a sup abs. Here are my money making techniques:
-Material Farming: Not too great, at least in comparison to other methods.
-Rune Farming: Ettins vary, but it requires luck and wafting through 500 runes worth 25g first.
-Other Farming: I have tried all kinds, it's always about 2k per trip.
Now here is my main question: How do people make money this quickly? I'd be rich if I had a dime for each time I heard someone report all 7 ectos they found on a UW run, or the massive PC questions that end with "it's worth 65k" or something else huge like that. I, for one, am just farming 2k per run, the occasional rune, nothing else. Yet it seems as if everybody else knows of a way to get money at a faster rate, or they are just ridiculously lucky.
At times, I feel that you're forced to make a 55 monk to farm decently. Even my W/Mo cannot farm well (trolls are ish, griffons nerfed, that leaves little but the griffons in vulture, which drop things much worse than their prophet's cousins, and the occasional wurm). So tell me, is there any way for efficient farming? Or is blindly making 2k per run until hitting something of good value all you need to do?. Because it sure feels like there is more to that. A good alternative I bet would be to do FoW and UW runs, as that's where most of these items come from. But Europe constantly has favor nowadays, even when by their timezones, it's like 4AM.
This was a combination of a question and a mini-rant. Thank you for your time.
Decent Ways To Making Money
Eldin
Seren!ty
ebay 
Eldin
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Originally Posted by Seren!ty
ebay
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One day, a friend of mine finds a shield and the PC is about 600k. The next, mass ectos...the next, a profit of over 100k in mere hours. I still am pretty confuzzled by this matter...
j0j081
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Originally Posted by Eldin
I doubt you are serious. Note the word D E C E N T in the title, hehe.
One day, a friend of mine finds a shield and the PC is about 600k. The next, mass ectos...the next, a profit of over 100k in mere hours. I still am pretty confuzzled by this matter... |
Eldin
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Originally Posted by fragyou
of course that isn't a decent but I garuantee you a lot of players buy gold and items for this game w/real cash online. there are various sites to use (far better than ebay), it happens with almost all online rpg type games. I've never done this so I've accepted the fact that I'll always be broke because I don't have 40 hours a week to spend farming unlike some people around here.
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Kook~NBK~
FoW, UW, or Tombs.
Tombs is always open and in a B/P group, it can be done in under and hour, easily netting 3 - 4k each run, even without getting a green drop.
One thing I do when material farming - I always expert salvage armor drops.
Tombs is always open and in a B/P group, it can be done in under and hour, easily netting 3 - 4k each run, even without getting a green drop.
One thing I do when material farming - I always expert salvage armor drops.
Eldin
Yes, I've been neglecting tombs...I could use my ranger for B/P. I just am a bit hesitant in it, since my first few B/P groups had...less than warm players and plenty of flamers. Europe always has the favor these days, cutting down on FoW and UW, unfortunately.
Mister Muhkuh
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Even my W/Mo cannot farm well
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its really great, this is how i made my money for fow armor(besides sf farming and uw duo runs with my necro)
Eldin
I can farm okay in FoW...one aggro of the skales pretty much destroys me though. Once again, however, it is nothing like the prophet's griffons that had been there for us 24/7. We need the favor for that...and lately the favor distribution I'd say is like 65% Europe, 25% America, 10% Korea. No more 50/50 equality.
Hockster
Contrary to popular belief, no one gets rich by farming. Not anymore at least. Soloing FoW nets 20K max on average, occasional good drop notwithstanding. Duo run in UW are about the same. Many claim to make a bundle powertrading, but those superb deals are few and far between. Most people who get a nice drop are now smart enough to get it PCed first. That pretty much leaves running and ebay. And by running I mean becoming one of the elite runners in the game. Any schmuk can run beacons to droks for 3K a head. You don't get rich doing that anymore either. Ascension, South Shiverpeaks and the Fire Island missions have the potential to make someone quite wealthy. But you need to be able to do them everytime with just hench, and have the reputation to be able to charge, and receive, quite high prices.
OscarMik
[QUOTE=Eldin] But Europe constantly has favor nowadays, even when by their timezones, it's like 4AM. QUOTE]
offtopic: w00t we own lol :P
ontopic: i always go farming in Sorrow's Furnace but i only have 5k more or something when i go back to Deldrimor War Camp (and thats when i really wiped out every Summit in SF) *sigh* i have two friends and they got the money for 15k armor (in two days) because they went to the Ettin's in Nebo's Terrace, one got Sup Absorb and a Sup Healing >.< the Ettin's drop nothing when i go farming there :s
offtopic: w00t we own lol :P
ontopic: i always go farming in Sorrow's Furnace but i only have 5k more or something when i go back to Deldrimor War Camp (and thats when i really wiped out every Summit in SF) *sigh* i have two friends and they got the money for 15k armor (in two days) because they went to the Ettin's in Nebo's Terrace, one got Sup Absorb and a Sup Healing >.< the Ettin's drop nothing when i go farming there :s
blackbane
I don't want to give my farming spot away, but to not get bored of the game, i set goals and limits as to what I do. For onething... getting black armor is the best thing I have ever done. Once you get black armor, you dont change the color, unless your DUUUUUUURRRR, I sware I have spent over 300k on dyes.
Y.T.
well its pure luck.
u dont have to buy gold on e-bay for ur fow armor i agree its easier but anyway if u're playing alot and if u have diff chars (not only wammo) u know what drops u can sell for 10-100k and what u have to merchant. i think few month ago it was really easy to craft fow armor/multiple 15k sets - un-id chaos axes req 8 were oh so easy to sell and gold storm bows and all cute-looking shields
and ghostly staves 10/10 req 8 smiting or 20/20 fire magic hehe
few month ago SF greens were quite profitable as well.
for now i dunno what to say... chest runs mb? but u have to spend alot on keys be4 u actually get smth nice and easy to sell, so we're talking about gambling here, not all ppl are into it.
dreadnought drifts chests got nerfed, no gold sephis axes from them anymore...
perfect gold weapons with rare skins and upgrade parts (like 20%ench staff wraps and +30hp hilts)
edit: but anyway i dont think that u can sell anything rare-skinned and perfect for same huge money as 2-3 month ago - evrbdy's waiting for factions release, new weapons, new mods and such, so ppl are saving gold for new chars' equipment...
u dont have to buy gold on e-bay for ur fow armor i agree its easier but anyway if u're playing alot and if u have diff chars (not only wammo) u know what drops u can sell for 10-100k and what u have to merchant. i think few month ago it was really easy to craft fow armor/multiple 15k sets - un-id chaos axes req 8 were oh so easy to sell and gold storm bows and all cute-looking shields
and ghostly staves 10/10 req 8 smiting or 20/20 fire magic hehefew month ago SF greens were quite profitable as well.
for now i dunno what to say... chest runs mb? but u have to spend alot on keys be4 u actually get smth nice and easy to sell, so we're talking about gambling here, not all ppl are into it.
dreadnought drifts chests got nerfed, no gold sephis axes from them anymore...
perfect gold weapons with rare skins and upgrade parts (like 20%ench staff wraps and +30hp hilts)
edit: but anyway i dont think that u can sell anything rare-skinned and perfect for same huge money as 2-3 month ago - evrbdy's waiting for factions release, new weapons, new mods and such, so ppl are saving gold for new chars' equipment...
tobash
Buying GW gold online, if you think about it is the most time/cost effective way of getting large amounts of gold quickly.
About ten dollars buys 100k so even a job at the local supermarket pays around there every hour. If you where to farm or buy low and sell high you would at best on average be netting that amount.
Whether you find sitting at your computer farming the same mobs over and over stimulating or reading though spam at the cities or going though the trade forums here worthwhile is a personal choice.
Of course there are exceptions, such as some who provide services e.g running, and luck to farming and trading that will turn some people rich overnight, but on average i can work for one week and have enough money to never need to farm or worry about gold for a long time, but then again i can just be content with my droks armour and green and collector weapons and be as well off as anyone in game none of which needed much gold at all, and enjoy the game just as much : )
About ten dollars buys 100k so even a job at the local supermarket pays around there every hour. If you where to farm or buy low and sell high you would at best on average be netting that amount.
Whether you find sitting at your computer farming the same mobs over and over stimulating or reading though spam at the cities or going though the trade forums here worthwhile is a personal choice.
Of course there are exceptions, such as some who provide services e.g running, and luck to farming and trading that will turn some people rich overnight, but on average i can work for one week and have enough money to never need to farm or worry about gold for a long time, but then again i can just be content with my droks armour and green and collector weapons and be as well off as anyone in game none of which needed much gold at all, and enjoy the game just as much : )
ap47
I would say that the best way is just to keep farming higher level mobs. Pick up everything and learn what materials and how much of them different items salvage to. Sell or salvage any drops, trade Shiverpeaks collector drops for the collector's items (makes them worth 25g instead of 8). As long as you farm in the higher level areas, you'll pick up some good items or at least upgrades every now and then.
I can make around 10k/h pretty easily with my ranger not counting any drops i sell to other players.
I can make around 10k/h pretty easily with my ranger not counting any drops i sell to other players.
Amok
I made quite a bit of cash by doing 4-5 man Orozar and FA runs, then selling the greens that dropped.
I think the drop rate in SF has decreased now, and green prices are much lower than they were.
I think the drop rate in SF has decreased now, and green prices are much lower than they were.
Haggard
UW duo is the fastest way. I know you have favour problems, but by only doing 3-4 20 mins runs per night i was able to afford FoW armour after about a month, so if you actually got yourself to go full farming then i'm sure you could make a grea deal of money
Vanquisher
Manipulating the Ecto market. You'll need a start (though it can be as small as 100k), but it's incredibly easy to do if you know your timezones well.
However, it's damn boring.
However, it's damn boring.
Eldin
Thanks, good to see some people who are not suggesting the eBay strategy. My ranger made enough money for full 15k armor over the course of about five days on ettins...but it's those runs when they drop nothing good that I wonder if I'm wasting my time out there.
Vanquisher - Think a shard/rune market would work well, too? Or rather, just about anything that has varying prices.
Vanquisher - Think a shard/rune market would work well, too? Or rather, just about anything that has varying prices.
LifeInfusion
Playing legit with other players, in high level areas.
- FoW
- UW
- Tombs
- SF
- Ring of Fire Islands (not really, since it isn't repeatable)
- FoW
- UW
- Tombs
- SF
- Ring of Fire Islands (not really, since it isn't repeatable)
TehTomato
I run Elona when I get bored, do it for 1k and you can fill a group in 5 minutes, run it in 7, at five runs an hour that's 25k, it's still fun to me.
Seo68
Theres a billion ways to make honest money in GW u just have to find the one u like....if u get bored easily or have ADD then u wont make any money. My step-brother personally likes running the infusion run...he only charges 500g each run and is a guaranteed run...he made 27K in 2 hrs in front of me one time....
I personally like being a salesman. I am proud to say i have about 270K in my bank right now and that was with humble begginnings. I never liked Rangers but my step-bro was making VERY good money by going into the UW with our guild in a trapper group. He got me and my neighbor into making one. Since all of us knew each other the ecto's basically stayed in the family. I asked them to give me all the drops just for that day. I sold 42K worth of ectos....nd paid em bak in 1 week....after having made over 300K...to do this...i used the money from the ectos to buy items i saw at cheap prices and that were in demand....then...if u have the time to do this...just sit in Lion's Arch and sell it for 2-3K more....However...when ur selling big items like a Victo's Axe u can easily make a 7-9K profit...i also got lucky nd found a perfect req. 9 (15 >50%) fellblade...i modified it with a +30 health mod nd sold it for 155K....so0 yeah kiddos...either run ppl short, easy runs...(Thunderhead Keep is getting famous since the mission is messed up...again! and u can run that for 1-1.5K and the way is short) or u can be a salesman....i hear that the Rolls of Parchment market is getting better as well...Well i hope that helped...
I personally like being a salesman. I am proud to say i have about 270K in my bank right now and that was with humble begginnings. I never liked Rangers but my step-bro was making VERY good money by going into the UW with our guild in a trapper group. He got me and my neighbor into making one. Since all of us knew each other the ecto's basically stayed in the family. I asked them to give me all the drops just for that day. I sold 42K worth of ectos....nd paid em bak in 1 week....after having made over 300K...to do this...i used the money from the ectos to buy items i saw at cheap prices and that were in demand....then...if u have the time to do this...just sit in Lion's Arch and sell it for 2-3K more....However...when ur selling big items like a Victo's Axe u can easily make a 7-9K profit...i also got lucky nd found a perfect req. 9 (15 >50%) fellblade...i modified it with a +30 health mod nd sold it for 155K....so0 yeah kiddos...either run ppl short, easy runs...(Thunderhead Keep is getting famous since the mission is messed up...again! and u can run that for 1-1.5K and the way is short) or u can be a salesman....i hear that the Rolls of Parchment market is getting better as well...Well i hope that helped...
stickyballs
Best way? Scamming! Lol, jk and Ebay (and other similar GW gold selling sites) isn't really legit either.
I ran for a while but it is kind of slow. I'm at like 1.5 mil and that's all from farming. I only made like 50k from running and about 30k from each character when they went through the game. The HoH chest has had some good drops, gotten like 3. Also, the IDS farm used to be QUITE profitable. Sold my first one for like 200k before it became common fact where it was. If it was gold could have made millions :/ . 55 HP monking is something I do not do and I don't even have one. My monk just PvPs. FoW chest runs are decent, like 25k every 15 min or so (if your group is good and can get at least 3-4 chests a run). My wealth comes from farming though. A few lucky drops can net you A LOT. Best drops I've had are 15^50 Req.8 Fellblade, 15^50 Req. 9 Storm Bow, and a 15^50 Req. 10 Mursaat Horn Bow. These 3 drops are probably the reason I am a millionaire. Just farm, but it is hard now that people overfarm everything.
I ran for a while but it is kind of slow. I'm at like 1.5 mil and that's all from farming. I only made like 50k from running and about 30k from each character when they went through the game. The HoH chest has had some good drops, gotten like 3. Also, the IDS farm used to be QUITE profitable. Sold my first one for like 200k before it became common fact where it was. If it was gold could have made millions :/ . 55 HP monking is something I do not do and I don't even have one. My monk just PvPs. FoW chest runs are decent, like 25k every 15 min or so (if your group is good and can get at least 3-4 chests a run). My wealth comes from farming though. A few lucky drops can net you A LOT. Best drops I've had are 15^50 Req.8 Fellblade, 15^50 Req. 9 Storm Bow, and a 15^50 Req. 10 Mursaat Horn Bow. These 3 drops are probably the reason I am a millionaire. Just farm, but it is hard now that people overfarm everything.
yo home boi
There is no decent way or making money ^^, the way peaople make like 1m a month is to put in the hard work keep farming ^^. If u want any help my IGN is gobby axeman, and btw if u do ebay to get money ur a cheater and dont play the game propaly!!!!!
Maria The Princess
i donnow..... i think that if you actually waist money to buy GAMING money you got no life..... lol
well, i mostly farm in Tombs lately. do you want to know ranger build?
Barrage, Throw dirt, Lighting reflexes, rebirth, Pet, comf pet, Trall enguent or healng breese, savage shot or distracting shot, favorable wind or Winnowing
and i know some groups are rude, but isnt like that everywhere? do like 5 practice runs and youll become pro at it. Each run i make at least 1 to 2k gold AND drops of Green and ectos. Actally, i got my 4 bows set (poisonner, vamp, zealots, cold dmg, all 15^50) , my 3 sets of armor, my 55 monk.... i dont rly play for money anymore, cuz i dont need to buy anything major. i just have my 20k on side for factions and thats it.... its just a game
well, i mostly farm in Tombs lately. do you want to know ranger build?
Barrage, Throw dirt, Lighting reflexes, rebirth, Pet, comf pet, Trall enguent or healng breese, savage shot or distracting shot, favorable wind or Winnowing
and i know some groups are rude, but isnt like that everywhere? do like 5 practice runs and youll become pro at it. Each run i make at least 1 to 2k gold AND drops of Green and ectos. Actally, i got my 4 bows set (poisonner, vamp, zealots, cold dmg, all 15^50) , my 3 sets of armor, my 55 monk.... i dont rly play for money anymore, cuz i dont need to buy anything major. i just have my 20k on side for factions and thats it.... its just a game
The New Guy
I find farming in UW using my 55mo and a Necro pretty descent. You just have to find a really good partner.
eternal pho
well farming greens in tombs was most efficient way until.. all prices went down
Arkantos
I usually farm UW/FoW....sometimes I do tombs and SF. I got lucky and bought a req 8 unid chaos axe for 15k....turns out it was 10% furious, 15^50 +29 health 
Fattest Of The Fat
well i had a strat i havent used in a while to get started, but it requires being patient. koreans in the intl dis 1 augury were farming griffons like MAD (i once saw 23 55 monks go through the portal in one minute). They sell their stuff REALLY cheap (like unid shields with 8-9 req for 400g) and other stuff REAL cheap. bought from them, solt to americans.
cant really do that now eh?
for me, its either farming stuff nobody else farms (like ice imps, for example), power trading, and occasionally parchment creation (5 wood and 20g outside of sardelac for 1 parchment. costs about 70g max, resell in bluk for 85g apeice) and things like that. I find not buying when you don't have to works well also (unless u see an AMAZING deal). Just playing with your character in general seems to help make money.
Oh and if you are in an awsome guild or have exp'd friends, start pvping and win hall of hero's- 4 things drop for 8 people, all worth a lot (minimum is a sigil for 20k). and if u hold it a few times you can get more stuff (like crystallines for example). Plenty o ways
cant really do that now eh?
for me, its either farming stuff nobody else farms (like ice imps, for example), power trading, and occasionally parchment creation (5 wood and 20g outside of sardelac for 1 parchment. costs about 70g max, resell in bluk for 85g apeice) and things like that. I find not buying when you don't have to works well also (unless u see an AMAZING deal). Just playing with your character in general seems to help make money.
Oh and if you are in an awsome guild or have exp'd friends, start pvping and win hall of hero's- 4 things drop for 8 people, all worth a lot (minimum is a sigil for 20k). and if u hold it a few times you can get more stuff (like crystallines for example). Plenty o ways
Ramses
i used to make loads griffon farming but then they decided to take that out and introduce the necro "queen" and i tryed that, never with any luck lol..and so now i mostly do FoW chest runs, which can turn out good but i'll spend 10k or so on some keys and then end up getting a bunch of crappy shadow staves or a healing ankh...so the chest runs are really PURE luck and sometimes you do get lucky with the chaos axes and shadow blades...and is it just me, or in oro/fa farms, the tank NEVER gets the green drop? =/ i think Anet is picking on me
but then they decided to take that out and introduce the necro "queen" and i tryed that, never with any luck lol..and so now i mostly do FoW chest runs, which can turn out good but i'll spend 10k or so on some keys and then end up getting a bunch of crappy shadow staves or a healing ankh...so the chest runs are really PURE luck and sometimes you do get lucky with the chaos axes and shadow blades...and is it just me, or in oro/fa farms, the tank NEVER gets the green drop? =/ i think Anet is picking on me
disposable-hero
99% of the main spots ar so over farmed the drop rates are amazingly poor. All down to luck where ever you go now. I farmed the ettins for 2 hours getting loads of gold drops that turned into rubbish major runes. had a spare 5 min did one more run later that day got 2 sup vigors, 50k in the bank, but totally unexpected.
I figure its now about finding different ways to farm without getting bored. I oftern change my build every run to tweak it. After a while you've got a good build running and whilst doing so you'll find you've made a nice profit in the mean time.
I figure its now about finding different ways to farm without getting bored. I oftern change my build every run to tweak it. After a while you've got a good build running and whilst doing so you'll find you've made a nice profit in the mean time.
Maria The Princess
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99% of the main spots ar so over farmed the drop rates are amazingly poor. All down to luck where ever you go now. I farmed the ettins for 2 hours getting loads of gold drops that turned into rubbish major runes. had a spare 5 min did one more run later that day got 2 sup vigors, 50k in the bank, but totally unexpected.
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plz answer, ive been asking around for days and evry direction i get from people in droks appears to be false or maby im not looking well.... plz reply
Ramses
Ettin farming is right outside of Beetletun, not the "watchtower coast exit" but the other one...its really not a hard build, i usually bring 2 enchants (mending, balt spirit) 1 healing (healing breeze) one running skill to get past the mesmers before the ettins (sprint) 3 attack skills (i use axe for the cyclone skill) and 1 interupt skill b/c you have to interupt their heal sig...thats about it
Maria The Princess
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Ettin farming is right outside of Beetletun, not the "watchtower coast exit" but the other one...its really not a hard build, i usually bring 2 enchants (mending, balt spirit) 1 healing (healing breeze) one running skill to get past the mesmers before the ettins (sprint) 3 attack skills (i use axe for the cyclone skill) and 1 interupt skill b/c you have to interupt their heal sig...thats about it
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thank you for info
disposable-hero
or alternativly search the warrior forums for the ettin thread loads of axe and sword build there along with maps of the farming route.
quickmonty
I'm not super rich (300K cash, 15K armor on 6 toons, nice weapons and all the runes I need). I don't Ebay! Lots of hard farming, plus just doing missions will add some cash to your stash.
Gonzo
My ways, as a warrior, to make money:
- Farming Hill Giants in Riverside (takes 10 minutes and requires luck (to get a good rune), but it provides some nice interlude if I don't have much gaming time and I get materials i need from it) Profit: can be up to 30k, however don't count on any profit besides some rune unlocks or 600 g from a sup blood rune.
- Farming hydra's. Takes about 30-45 minutes, profit: 1-3k with a lucky drop a lot more.
- Farming FoW spiders. Takes about 30-45 and some practice. Profit once you got the hang of it: 2 maybe 3 shards (7 maybe 10.5k) 1 to 2k on items that go direct to the merchant. Maybe a lucky drop. Costs 1k.
- Farming Griffo's in the scar: Nostalgic reasons mostly. Profit 1k maybe.
My favorite: Help guidlies with missions/do missions for myself. Also makes a steady flow of money.
- Farming Hill Giants in Riverside (takes 10 minutes and requires luck (to get a good rune), but it provides some nice interlude if I don't have much gaming time and I get materials i need from it) Profit: can be up to 30k, however don't count on any profit besides some rune unlocks or 600 g from a sup blood rune.
- Farming hydra's. Takes about 30-45 minutes, profit: 1-3k with a lucky drop a lot more.
- Farming FoW spiders. Takes about 30-45 and some practice. Profit once you got the hang of it: 2 maybe 3 shards (7 maybe 10.5k) 1 to 2k on items that go direct to the merchant. Maybe a lucky drop. Costs 1k.
- Farming Griffo's in the scar: Nostalgic reasons mostly. Profit 1k maybe.
My favorite: Help guidlies with missions/do missions for myself. Also makes a steady flow of money.
TheYellowKid
hmm i make 3k by the time my inventory is full (and its not totally empty cos i got a couple things i cant fit in sotrage plus a backpack full of materials), the 3K is made up of 1.5 gold and jus sell all the other items for another 1.5K and if u get anything good u can jus sell it on for a bit extra cash.. dont think it takes 30-45 mins would say more like 15-20 but ill need to time it one day and check for certain.. thats my main income atm saved up 40K so far doin it and dont do it religiously or nothin jus occasionally
Phaern Majes
I did a FoW run last night. We went for about 2 hours and 10 shards droped. Of which 3 were for me Anyways, if you can't do those runs do to favor issues, than I'd suggest Perdition Rock. I'll always buy Mahgo Claws for 200g each, and I've seen other people wanting them too. Not to mention I usually get 1 rare drop per run and end up with 3k or so per run. Maybe not great but better than some others I've tried.
Anyways, if you can't do those runs do to favor issues, than I'd suggest Perdition Rock. I'll always buy Mahgo Claws for 200g each, and I've seen other people wanting them too. Not to mention I usually get 1 rare drop per run and end up with 3k or so per run. Maybe not great but better than some others I've tried.
Str0b0
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FoW, UW, or Tombs.
Tombs is always open and in a B/P group, it can be done in under and hour, easily netting 3 - 4k each run, even without getting a green drop. One thing I do when material farming - I always expert salvage armor drops. |