Hey there,
I was wondering whether anybody could help me. I'm at a complete loss! I have no idea where you all get your gold from. I have barely any gold. The most I've ever had is about 20k. I'm now at the fire isles and only have 6k!!! I've sold various items throught out the game and attempted lots trading (but hardly anyone ever wants to buy). How do I make gold as quick as everyone else seems to? My build is N/Mo.
How do you make money?
Thanas
Thanas
Some help would be good!
Lost
1. Farming. Grab some coffee and go off solo killing the same mobs over and over again until you get your money.
2. Running people to Droknars for gold. Or doing missions for people for gold.
3. Panhandle
2. Running people to Droknars for gold. Or doing missions for people for gold.
3. Panhandle
Lord Garofoli
Lost's are good except i dont know what "panhandle" is. Can someone tell me?
Lost
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Lost's are good except i dont know what "panhandle" is. Can someone tell me?
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Shamblemonkee
all beggers get from me is a pitiful /sigh 
Thanas
I was under the impression farming was frowned upon by Anet. I thought it was for this reason they have reduced potential farming areas. Also can a N/mo farm? And no I'm not going to beg? Do most people get money though trade?
Ole Man Bourbon
Farming is fine, the devs simply nerf it when they think a particular area yields too much good loot.
drowningfish999
As long as you keep a little variety in the areas you farm, you should be ok.
Kuku Monk
Buy nothing, salvage frequently, and sell everything else.
Thanas
OK I have several questions then.
1)Can I farm as a N/mo
2)Where can I farm
3)Where can I get good drops. I always get really bad ones.
1)Can I farm as a N/mo
2)Where can I farm
3)Where can I get good drops. I always get really bad ones.
Algren Cole
there is absolutely no use for gold in this game.....
Mara Rotten
1) every1 can farm
2) everywhere u want
3) u get best runes from giants and ettins, weapons are hard to get cuz u get best weapons from places where u cant solo (too hard)
2) everywhere u want
3) u get best runes from giants and ettins, weapons are hard to get cuz u get best weapons from places where u cant solo (too hard)
Evan montegarde
Uh, you can't trade thin air for those globs of ecto you need for your fissure armor after you've done everything there is to do, or for that +15% fellblade...
Algren Cole
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Uh, you can't trade thin air for those globs of ecto you need for your fissure armor after you've done everything there is to do, or for that +15% fellblade...
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because there is a practical use for fissure armor....
Thanas
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Originally Posted by Mara Rotten
1) every1 can farm
2) everywhere u want 3) u get best runes from giants and ettins, weapons are hard to get cuz u get best weapons from places where u cant solo (too hard) |
Algren Cole
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Thanks but this is quite vague. Surely some places are better for farming than others and I'm sure some characters will have a hard time farming, especially the support ones.
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every character can farm...from a Mo/Ele to a W/Mo to a R/W....ALL of them can farm. You just need the right skill setup, a setup that allows you to minimize damage taken while maximizing dmg given...Mo/* and */Mo have the easiest time with farming...but all characters are capable of it. If you can't figure out the right build for your character to farm you don't know your character well enough yet....and should play the game until you do.
like I said, there is no use for extreme amounts of gold...therefore no reason to farm unless you enjoy it.
Thanas
There is a need for all that gold. I need a guild hall but my guild is too small to do GvG. I need money for fissure armour. I need money for a decent weapon. I need money for my other guild friends who don't play that often. I haven't tried farming so I will. I was just concerned because my character is weak, being support and all.
noblepaladin
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Originally Posted by Mara Rotten
1) every1 can farm
2) everywhere u want 3) u get best runes from giants and ettins, weapons are hard to get cuz u get best weapons from places where u cant solo (too hard) |
And there is no ideal farming spot. Like I said before, do the same area over and it's no longer ideal. Find several maps where you are capable of soloing the monsters and do them. If you cannot find such areas you are obviously not looking hard enough or you are not utilizing the full capabilities of your character.
And for best weapons, it's hard to beat the collector items. Add in a few upgrades and you will virtually have a prefect item. However, the exceptional vanity items like the fellblade, chaos axe, etc with the same stats as the collector items are worth fortunes, but you cannot simply farm for these alone.
The biggest tip I can give to people who want to make money is that trading to other players is not a good way to make money unless you have an exceptional item (15% fellblade, etc). Think about how long it takes for someone to sell their dye/runes/materials to other players? They could have sold to a trader and made up the difference farming.
Algren Cole
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Originally Posted by Thanas
There is a need for all that gold. I need a guild hall but my guild is too small to do GvG. I need money for fissure armour. I need money for a decent weapon. I need money for my other guild friends who don't play that often. I haven't tried farming so I will. I was just concerned because my character is weak, being support and all.
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"I need fissure armor" - you WANT fissure armor...you don't NEED it
"I need money for a decent weapon" - I've seen three max dmg +15% > 50 HP Fellblades drop in the last two nights....I've got three max dmg bows...one sundering of marksmanship(half moon), one fiery of marksmanship(half moon), one Ebon of Marksmanship(longbow)....all of them have been found on drops...all the upgrades were found on drops. You don't need to BUY a decent weapon they DROP everywhere.
"I need money to give to guildmates" - if your sole purpose for farming is to give guildmates(who don't want to farm themselves I might add) money....then you need to evaluate WHY you're playing this game.
btw: you have a pretty strong farming character.....just figure out what build works best. work off the Blood Magic...and find places where mobs are weak against your magic attacks.
Sofonisba
What is the big deal about money?
Just doing the quests and missions - sometimes more than once, helping out guildies and others - AND constantly purchasing expert salvage kits - I end up inadvertently farming enough to make a profit every day.
I guess the other thing is that I prefer going for collectors' armor rather than crafting. Free! And better than what you can have crafted, in general. More satisfying as well. Collectors are the way to go, imho.
Just doing the quests and missions - sometimes more than once, helping out guildies and others - AND constantly purchasing expert salvage kits - I end up inadvertently farming enough to make a profit every day.
I guess the other thing is that I prefer going for collectors' armor rather than crafting. Free! And better than what you can have crafted, in general. More satisfying as well. Collectors are the way to go, imho.
Sir Skullcrasher
the best method to get golds is farming, for me, everytime i play the game, i would farm in different area to collect golds or items (thats if im not doing missions or quests) If i get a white items, i usually sell it to the merchant. Purple and gold drops, i would either try to sell it to other players or to the merchant if no one is interested.
Thanas
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"I need a guild hall" - Win A Sigil @ HoH...
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Originally Posted by Algren Cole
"I need fissure armor" - you WANT fissure armor...you don't NEED it
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Originally Posted by Algren Cole
"I need money for a decent weapon" - I've seen three max dmg +15% > 50 HP Fellblades drop in the last two nights....I've got three max dmg bows...one sundering of marksmanship(half moon), one fiery of marksmanship(half moon), one Ebon of Marksmanship(longbow)....all of them have been found on drops...all the upgrades were found on drops. You don't need to BUY a decent weapon they DROP everywhere.
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Originally Posted by Algren Cole
"I need money to give to guildmates" - if your sole purpose for farming is to give guildmates(who don't want to farm themselves I might add) money....then you need to evaluate WHY you're playing this game.
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Originally Posted by Algren Cole
btw: you have a pretty strong farming character.....just figure out what build works best. work off the Blood Magic...and find places where mobs are weak against your magic attacks.
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Algren Cole
if I find a good necro weapon I'll let ya know....you can have it for free.
Eomer Brightblade
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Originally Posted by Shamblemonkee
all beggers get from me is a pitiful /sigh
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Fye Duron
First thing you should look into the collectors necro weapons. They are really good, till you find your elite weapon to show off to all of your freinds.
berryesw
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Originally Posted by Lost
3. Panhandle
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Thanas
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Originally Posted by Algren Cole
if I find a good necro weapon I'll let ya know....you can have it for free.
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aknox
thanas my suggestio is....find a good build to famr high lv monsters, find a place wheres theres lots of them, then just farm for hours on end...i'd tell u my build but it'd be useless considerin only a w/mo or mo/w can use it
curserwigger
To make money don't spend money. You get all you need just from doing the missions or from the collectors.
Chillin-N-Killin
I farm at thunderhead keep with groups I get 1k per run in like 30 - 45 min not bad. but then I am not looking to get rich just get enough gold to buy what I need.
Jeddak
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Originally Posted by Algren Cole
there is absolutely no use for gold in this game.....
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DeepFyre
there is no NEED for anything in the game ... no NEED for the game at all. it is oh so very easy for all you people with 1 mil in gold + another 3 mil in items saying there is no need for gold as you already have all the gold in the world....
Chillin-N-Killin
so in everones option is the 15k armor just a gold sink or status symbol.
is it really better then forge armor ?
ty curser thought so
is the armor 5 more point then forge armor IE warrior from draknor is 80 armor is the 15k 85 armor?
is it really better then forge armor ?
ty curser thought so
is the armor 5 more point then forge armor IE warrior from draknor is 80 armor is the 15k 85 armor?
curserwigger
No the 15k is for looks and status nothing more...