Top Places To Find Rares?

Draygonia

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

ROOF

E/Mo

I want to get some gold rare items so bad, but I dont know the best place to find rare items, Im not in underworld and im just about to get to the crystal desert, can someone tell me great places to find gold items (besides UW and CD)?

Also, Is it good to make 15 plat in a day? Cause thats what i made yesterday :P

Fye Duron

Fye Duron

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Chico, CA, USA

Dragon Fang

It doesn't sound like your having any problems making money. Either that or your farming alot.

Also I personally only got a handful of Rare drops till I hit the desert. Once I got there My first rare was an almost perfect Zeolous Composite Bow of Marksmanship.
max damage and +14%>50 . 19%chance.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

i wish my drops was this awesome

Darksci

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

London

Lords Of The Immortal [Loti]

R/W

Chest farming - got 1 gold more or less every 5 mins.

Night Daftshadow

Night Daftshadow

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

In the forest

Hidden Shadows

R/Mo

rare drops are random for me. how the heck do you make 15K in a day? did you play like 8hrs straight yesterday?

kleps

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/Mo

the only hint i can give is that giants and ettins are good for rares. i'll leave finding them up to you guys.

Titus Deathbrynger

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Up until recently I thought making serious money was a "myth". This weekend I sat down with my elemental/monk and found a place to make 1800-2200 plat every 10 minutes and 30 seconds for an average of about 10-15 plat per hour (depending on rares). I average a gold drop or two every few runs. Plat isnt a problem anymore.

I'm not even half way through the story line (missions) and no where near the end game. It can be done guys. You just need to do a little homework and check out the zones.

kleps

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus Deathbrynger
I'm not even half way through the story line (missions) and no where near the end game. It can be done guys. You just need to do a little homework and check out the zones.
exactly. (hint) look for the big mobs (/hint)

XENOGEARSHARINGAN

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

AUDE

R/

i know a couple of places were rare drops,

mountain trolls outside of draknor forge ther is a cave wiht 30 mountain trolls lv 24. i found a smiter to be the best at this. thy drop so many rares i got 10 rares in on 10 min run.

another way i make 2.5k every 15 min is the marhan grotto chest it drops 3 items most of time some rares, and alot of fiery dragon swords. they sell for 50g each

Kuku Monk

Kuku Monk

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Me/E

Your rares will soon cease to be rare....

drowningfish999

drowningfish999

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Awakened Tempest [aT]

Yeah, asking for places with lots of rares is like begging for an area to be nerfed.

Syncrosonix

Syncrosonix

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Smoke & Fire [SaF]

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by XENOGEARSHARINGAN
i know a couple of places were rare drops,

mountain trolls outside of draknor forge ther is a cave wiht 30 mountain trolls lv 24. i found a smiter to be the best at this. thy drop so many rares i got 10 rares in on 10 min run.

another way i make 2.5k every 15 min is the marhan grotto chest it drops 3 items most of time some rares, and alot of fiery dragon swords. they sell for 50g each
give it a few days, a week max, and those locations will be nerfed. then they will be replaced with even more ice imps!

Andy_M

Andy_M

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Worthing, UK

(Don't fear) The Beaver

yay, change all the giants with IMPS - thats what we want !

The undead Mesmer

The undead Mesmer

Delphian Scribe

Join Date: May 2005

Holland

No guild ;_;

N/Me

yippie turn all trolls into avicari auch that must hurt
hmmm i have a great farming spot not gonna tell it only thing i can tell i can get over the 100 leather squares a day

Ashen

Ashen

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

California

Dragon Academy

N/Me

I HATE IMPS....NO MORE IMPS....Although they are quite tasty on a sandwich

Necrotic Warrior

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Order of the Denarius

E/Me

Okay, I know that by asking this I am going to get flamed and called an idiot, but what exactly is farming?

arnansnow

arnansnow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

DOOM

E/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Necrotic Warrior
Okay, I know that by asking this I am going to get flamed and called an idiot, but what exactly is farming?
Farming is the out/opening chests of an area, then going back and doing it multiple.

Drakharran Zealot

Drakharran Zealot

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Kanada, eh?

Well, I got 120k in 3 days. No not 3 days in time, 3 days just like, well, 3 days. Playing an average of 5-8 hours (not straight, with breaks and some air every now and then) per day. And you know the best part? It was fun. Just find something you like to do and feel like you could do it 1,000x over. I did, and I've found at least over 20 rares and god knows how many purples (which I gave away un-Id'ed).

Wings of Illusion

Wings of Illusion

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Wings

Illusion

Rares are just a random drop. It depends on the level of the monsters of how good the rare is. For max damage weapons fight lvl 24+ monsters.

Scol

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

California

[PSST]

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by arnansnow
Farming is the out/opening chests of an area, then going back and doing it multiple.
Doesn't it also include killing mass mobs and reaping the loot? It's not exactly restricted to chests/barrels/wreckages.

arnansnow

arnansnow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

DOOM

E/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Scol
Doesn't it also include killing mass mobs and reaping the loot? It's not exactly restricted to chests/barrels/wreckages.
I meant to say say the clearing out of enemies/opening of chests of an area. It isn't restriced to chests.

Necrotic Warrior

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Order of the Denarius

E/Me

Okay, thank you for letting me know. If it's that profitable, hasn't Arenanet done something to compensate for that?

mikechap

mikechap

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

in bankrupcy

N/Me

do u go alone
and where

kyrell

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

Germany

N/E

I got a place I got 4 sups runes and with full henches. The drops are better with more henches I brought(weird)

Lord Malikai

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Colorado

Imperial Fist Guild Leader

W/E

Odd, trolls don't drop rares for me. I was bored (beat game 3 times now with 3 chars, almost all skills unlocked), so I decided to bring my N/Mo to the troll cave and see what he could do. Ok, so I've made 100k in a few days of doing it back and forth between that and Griffons, however, this is just by selling all the crappy items I get. No rares at all. I think my account is flagged for "No Rares fer JOO!!".

knightprojectus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Sacramento, California

W/Mo

where is or what is the marhan grotto chest? i have no idea what that is .. never heard of it before..lol...sorry for asking if this is a dumb question..

Roland Des Chain

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Friends Of SLAK [FOS]

E/R

I personally like getting as few henchies as I can, or a couple of guildmates, and stuff the quests for a while, lets just go on a romp around the countryside and investigate/explore. I've only been playing a little while, and am only level 14 elementalist, but i had more fun going and exploring the whole area in regent valley and around fort ranik (presearing and aftersearing) than worrying about what I got. It makes it fun when I got my first rune recovery too, which happened the other night

Roland Des Chain

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Just curious, why do you guys do it?

I know of one good farming spot, I ran through it thrice, found a ton of loot - and got bored.
What do you guys need the gold for that makes you stand the tedium?

Esprit

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

Quote:
What do you guys need the gold for that makes you stand the tedium?
15k armor is very expensive. Too expensive to attain through regular questing.

kirkmping

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Brothers of the Blood

W/N

does the amount of people in your party effect the amount of drops? I know that it effects your xp.

arnansnow

arnansnow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

DOOM

E/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by kirkmping
does the amount of people in your party effect the amount of drops? I know that it effects your xp.
The amount of people does not effect the amount of drops, it does effect how many drops you, yourself get, but not the total drop rate. I do not know if it effects the value of drops, though.