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JeniM · Jul 15, 2007, 09:39 PM // 21:39

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Originally Posted by jhu

I take it you've never IDed your white items? The additional merchant selling price between unidentified and identified white items ranges from anywhere between 1g and 60g. The average is about 20g more than unidentified. Given that using an ID kit once costs about 4g (100g/25 uses), it's worthwhile to ID your white items.

Actually, just ID the high-level white items. The low-level white items aren't worth identifying at all.

Never knew that, after 7 months i have still missed huge things lol

notskorn · Jul 15, 2007, 09:39 PM // 21:39

You'll have to start farming. I would suggest planting tomatoes, corn and possibly some potatoes. Theres a good faq for this here (copy and paste).

wise dragon smiter · Jul 15, 2007, 10:23 PM // 22:23

What the hell is farming?

I do have prophecies, but i accessed it with my nightfall character and not very far in it at all.

Also the link above does not work.

tmakinen · Jul 15, 2007, 10:42 PM // 22:42

Farming = repeatedly killing some monsters for loot or other commodity, usually done alone to maximize profit.

But concerning the larger issue, in any multiplayer game there doesn't exist, and indeed cannot exist, an easy and reliable way to become rich fast. If one existed, everybody would use it to become 'rich' but that would only lead to massive inflation and thus nobody would be any better off. The best way to become rich in the game is to play it and be reasonably frugal. The money will accumulate along the way.

HuntMaster Avatar · Jul 16, 2007, 01:25 AM // 01:25

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Originally Posted by wise dragon smiter

I am a man, a very poor man.

Of corse I am talking about my guild wars character. I have had at most 16k and spent it all in the next half hour. Now my main money is about a k or two.

I have only nightfall, and am only on the mission where u have to cross the desolation, I need to know how to make money fast.

Some people say to sell stuff, I do but it doesn't earn me much, at all.

Some people say the really valuable stuff drops in the underworld, but I have to ask one question.

WHERE IS THIS UNDERWORLD?

So I hope u can answer my question and give me tips, I would appreciate them.

the hidden treasures are a wonderful way to make some moneyevery 45 days i do the complete run with my warrior and the first 4 treasures on my dervish.
as i only have 1 character who can do them all i made alittle over 28 plat and lots of gold items. including a shadow axe (near max mods)

if you can level all your characters and get them to the realm of torment you can do treasure runs with all of them, which would make you ALOT of money and items, (help toward id title)

ID all items before selling. i like to farm margonites in Realm of torment, you get nice drops and you can gain Lightbringer points to further help with farming. the LB titles give Bonus Dmg and Dmg Reduction when dealing with Margonites,Demons,Shadows in RoT.

another idea is to Price Check your items and then post them in the sell section of this site. which i will be doing! i do not like trading, so the site offers a very easy way to find buyers/sellers.

i too have a very hard time making money on GW. so i hope you have better luck than me.

Wrath of m0o · Jul 16, 2007, 02:35 AM // 02:35

Back to the OP

My best suggestion is learn the market, i have made a vast majority of my riches buying low and reselling for a profit. This website is my #1 source for price guides. With this info you can learn what sells for what, and if you see someone selling something you know players buy, and haggle the seller down, there is an unlimmited supply of gold to be made here.

Also, Vanquishing areas on Hardmode can earn you some good loot, and bonus gold for clearing the area.
Hope that helps

Malice Black · Jul 16, 2007, 02:49 AM // 02:49

Trading is the only real way to make money these days, even that has taken a huge hit though.

Trading takes time, patience, knowledge and more then a little luck. A good market to start in is Mini-pets, easy to get hold of and easy to sell. Start off small buy a few for 1-5k and then see if you can double your money by the end of the day.

If you can doubled your money then you willl have more money to invest in the next 'tier' of mini-pets. Rinse and repeat until you have either made money or completely broke.

Trading isn't the easy option though and requires more time and knowledge then any type of farming would.

If trading sounds like you then visit Ventari's Corner to see what is happening in the trading world.

fujin · Jul 16, 2007, 04:56 AM // 04:56

Malice`s idea is good... To get that first few platinum, you can go the long way and make money as you go through the storyline, since you get money after completing missions depending on how well you did it, or of course, ask a fellow guildie to lend you some money.

Hyper.nl · Jul 16, 2007, 09:08 AM // 09:08

My advice would be to do the wurm queen mission in NF and join one of the lightbringer/sunspear farm teams. Here you farm in hard more in a group of around 6. You get better drops because of hard mode and have the protection of your wurm. In the same time you work on your titles. It's quite efficient.

It gives around 800g per run of 10-12 minutes. And this is just from gold you find and white/blue/purples you merch. With some luck you'll also find lockpicks, golds and tomes, which can sell for more when sold to players.

fujin · Jul 16, 2007, 11:37 AM // 11:37

Don`t forget that you have to finish the game first to access Hard Mode. It`s still do-able with 5 people, although its a little harder. Just don`t be the only one to charge in, go in with your group, and you should be safe.

I`m not sure of the current price, but there`s a chance of getting Alem`s Remedy since the boss is on the way to the temple(?) with Graven Monoliths. The staff is quite decent IMO, I use it on my Ritualist...

quickmonty · Jul 16, 2007, 05:07 PM // 17:07

Just starting the game with your first character, it takes time to accumulate wealth. I've been playing for over two years, and now have nine characters. I did some solo farming before it got totally nerfed, got lucky and made my fortune. I'm now going after skill hunter titles, which can be very expensive, but manage to keep my wealth up by just playing, picking up everything and selling junk to merchant. I also salvage drops that give decent crafting materials, wait till the price is up and unload them. One trick that not many people do ..... wait till you have a large amount of iron and glittering dust, buy needed charcoal (when price is low) and go craft some deodrimor steel. Sell it to rare materials crafter. You can make quite a bit doing this.

populationcontrol · Jul 16, 2007, 06:17 PM // 18:17

i feel your pain dude, yet its gotten harder to make fast money lately. the was a serious ecto stock market crash, ectos used to be worth 9k are now worth like 4.5. farming green bosses can be anoyying in the sense that after fighting for an hour to get to them, they may or may not be holding the green weapon there farming, if there holding it they may or may not drop it, and if they drop it theres a 1/5 chance its for you. not to mention that most greens are worth 1k in green pricelines. i think at this time to make money your best bet is making a character that runs people droks or maybe fow chest runs, golds i find are way easier to sell from my perspective (fow beeing accesible through temple of the ages)

Healers Wisper · Jul 16, 2007, 08:49 PM // 20:49

ok here is the deal, you dont make money fast in this game. There isn't a good "short cut" to being rich. It takes practice and patience. period. You have to learn what class you like to play, browse forums and find Farming builds that work for others then practice them and modify them for your own playstyle. Then you have to invest time to get good at using your farm builds, then time for farming.

This game isn't about instant gradification, all the people here that are complaining about I can't do this or that anymore, need to see that ANet is trying to keep things fresh and new for us to keep interest. I make pretty good money now, 20-25 K a week + materials and Golds/greens, with about 10-15 hours put in. If I bother selling items I find I can get to 50-75K, but that takes too much time to do, and when I do I always sell below "market Value" to sell quickly.

If you want your FoW armor in a day its not gonna happen, nor should it. Elite armor is (supposedly) for elite players not for instant gradification. If you just want it and don't want to earn it, take your risks on e-bay. If you want some sence of accomplishment, practice, be patient, and Farm.

ShadowsRequiem · Jul 16, 2007, 09:02 PM // 21:02

there are some farm spots that people use for getting gold, and some people use for trying to get rare and unique items. Go to the Farming forum and see what you would like to do from there.

and 25k in 15 hours is god awful no offense. there are spots where u can make 15k no problem in 1-2hours

Healers Wisper · Jul 16, 2007, 09:23 PM // 21:23

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Originally Posted by ShadowsRequiem

there are some farm spots that people use for getting gold, and some people use for trying to get rare and unique items. Go to the Farming forum and see what you would like to do from there.

and 25k in 15 hours is god awful no offense. there are spots where u can make 15k no problem in 1-2hours

I was trying to say I make 25K + materials in a week, the 25 K come from strickly merching most of my white stuff and gold pickups. I salvage most of my Blue and Purple for materials and then Golds are spread around amongst char and heros, given away to guildies or Merched if I need the money. I sold off most of my storage just this last weekend and had enough in materials to Buy complete vabbian armor (necro) and Luxon armor (sin) + 50K+ for afking during Ferstival. I dont really farm, I am more a title hunter so I am constantly spending money on lockpicks (also not counted in that 25K a weeks prob should have

) My point is, You can make the money need for Normal game expensies and still see a savings increase (mine is about 25K a week) for more elite and vanity things.

jhu · Jul 16, 2007, 10:24 PM // 22:24

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but for the past week you could farm for victory tokens from the Shing Jea monestary quests. It takes 20 minutes to do the first 3 quests and nets 150 victory tokens (the 4th quest can't be done with a new character without from someone else). Each token is worth at least 20g, or you could sell them to other players for more. So that's 9k/hour. I think the quests are still active now.

Threepwood · Jul 16, 2007, 11:41 PM // 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by wise dragon smiter

I am a man, a very poor man.

Of corse I am talking about my guild wars character. I have had at most 16k and spent it all in the next half hour. Now my main money is about a k or two.

I have only nightfall, and am only on the mission where u have to cross the desolation, I need to know how to make money fast.

Some people say to sell stuff, I do but it doesn't earn me much, at all.

Some people say the really valuable stuff drops in the underworld, but I have to ask one question.

WHERE IS THIS UNDERWORLD?

So I hope u can answer my question and give me tips, I would appreciate them.

Didn't read all the replies, since most of them went off-topic about another reply.

But have you tried the monthly chest-reward system? Search for mystical treasure chests, Do-Not-Touch chests, etc... They spoil you with both gold and a high quality drops and if you're lucky, this drop might be worth a bit too. Even better: this system resets every 30/31 days, so you can go hunt for them again

So, basically, if you have 2 NF characters that mostly made through the game, you could get about ~15-20K/character equalling 30-40K/month!

Now isn't that a LAZY way to earn fast money? (-:

jhu · Jul 17, 2007, 02:30 AM // 02:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Threepwood

Didn't read all the replies, since most of them went off-topic about another reply.

But have you tried the monthly chest-reward system? Search for mystical treasure chests, Do-Not-Touch chests, etc... They spoil you with both gold and a high quality drops and if you're lucky, this drop might be worth a bit too. Even better: this system resets every 30/31 days, so you can go hunt for them again

So, basically, if you have 2 NF characters that mostly made through the game, you could get about ~15-20K/character equalling 30-40K/month!

Now isn't that a LAZY way to earn fast money? (-:

I've read that the amount of gold decreases and the type of item can be a purple item if you do that too many times.

fujin · Jul 17, 2007, 07:34 AM // 07:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhu

I've read that the amount of gold decreases and the type of item can be a purple item if you do that too many times.

The OP should have enough money to buy equipment for farming or start merchanting by the time he opens all the Treausres.

populationcontrol · Jul 17, 2007, 05:07 PM // 17:07

farming is for peasants (unreliable), try making a good runer, steady initial income

Jul 15, 2007, 10:23 PM // 22:23	#23
wise dragon smiter Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jul 2007 Profession: Mo/W	What the hell is farming? I do have prophecies, but i accessed it with my nightfall character and not very far in it at all. Also the link above does not work. Last edited by wise dragon smiter; Jul 15, 2007 at 10:40 PM // 22:40..

Jul 16, 2007, 02:49 AM // 02:49	#27
Malice Black Site Legend Join Date: Oct 2005	Trading is the only real way to make money these days, even that has taken a huge hit though. Trading takes time, patience, knowledge and more then a little luck. A good market to start in is Mini-pets, easy to get hold of and easy to sell. Start off small buy a few for 1-5k and then see if you can double your money by the end of the day. If you can doubled your money then you willl have more money to invest in the next 'tier' of mini-pets. Rinse and repeat until you have either made money or completely broke. Trading isn't the easy option though and requires more time and knowledge then any type of farming would. If trading sounds like you then visit Ventari's Corner to see what is happening in the trading world. __________________ Old Skool '05

Jul 15, 2007, 09:39 PM // 21:39	#22
notskorn Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: Clan Roxor Profession: W/E	You'll have to start farming. I would suggest planting tomatoes, corn and possibly some potatoes. Theres a good faq for this here (copy and paste).

Jul 15, 2007, 10:42 PM // 22:42	#24
tmakinen Desert Nomad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: www.mybearfriend.net Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: E/	Farming = repeatedly killing some monsters for loot or other commodity, usually done alone to maximize profit. But concerning the larger issue, in any multiplayer game there doesn't exist, and indeed cannot exist, an easy and reliable way to become rich fast. If one existed, everybody would use it to become 'rich' but that would only lead to massive inflation and thus nobody would be any better off. The best way to become rich in the game is to play it and be reasonably frugal. The money will accumulate along the way.

Jul 16, 2007, 02:35 AM // 02:35	#26
Wrath of m0o Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Ma. Guild: Is That Your Build[HaHa] Profession: P/W	Back to the OP My best suggestion is learn the market, i have made a vast majority of my riches buying low and reselling for a profit. This website is my #1 source for price guides. With this info you can learn what sells for what, and if you see someone selling something you know players buy, and haggle the seller down, there is an unlimmited supply of gold to be made here. Also, Vanquishing areas on Hardmode can earn you some good loot, and bonus gold for clearing the area. Hope that helps

Jul 16, 2007, 04:56 AM // 04:56	#28
fujin Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hong Kong, all the way in Asia :O Guild: Officer of United Jedi [UJ] Profession: E/	Malice`s idea is good... To get that first few platinum, you can go the long way and make money as you go through the storyline, since you get money after completing missions depending on how well you did it, or of course, ask a fellow guildie to lend you some money.

Jul 16, 2007, 09:08 AM // 09:08	#29
Hyper.nl Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Defending Fort Aspenwood Profession: E/	My advice would be to do the wurm queen mission in NF and join one of the lightbringer/sunspear farm teams. Here you farm in hard more in a group of around 6. You get better drops because of hard mode and have the protection of your wurm. In the same time you work on your titles. It's quite efficient. It gives around 800g per run of 10-12 minutes. And this is just from gold you find and white/blue/purples you merch. With some luck you'll also find lockpicks, golds and tomes, which can sell for more when sold to players.

Jul 16, 2007, 11:37 AM // 11:37	#30
fujin Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hong Kong, all the way in Asia :O Guild: Officer of United Jedi [UJ] Profession: E/	Don`t forget that you have to finish the game first to access Hard Mode. It`s still do-able with 5 people, although its a little harder. Just don`t be the only one to charge in, go in with your group, and you should be safe. I`m not sure of the current price, but there`s a chance of getting Alem`s Remedy since the boss is on the way to the temple(?) with Graven Monoliths. The staff is quite decent IMO, I use it on my Ritualist...

Jul 16, 2007, 05:07 PM // 17:07	#31
quickmonty Ancient Windbreaker Join Date: May 2005	Just starting the game with your first character, it takes time to accumulate wealth. I've been playing for over two years, and now have nine characters. I did some solo farming before it got totally nerfed, got lucky and made my fortune. I'm now going after skill hunter titles, which can be very expensive, but manage to keep my wealth up by just playing, picking up everything and selling junk to merchant. I also salvage drops that give decent crafting materials, wait till the price is up and unload them. One trick that not many people do ..... wait till you have a large amount of iron and glittering dust, buy needed charcoal (when price is low) and go craft some deodrimor steel. Sell it to rare materials crafter. You can make quite a bit doing this.

Jul 16, 2007, 06:17 PM // 18:17	#32
populationcontrol Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2007 Guild: USSR Profession: D/	i feel your pain dude, yet its gotten harder to make fast money lately. the was a serious ecto stock market crash, ectos used to be worth 9k are now worth like 4.5. farming green bosses can be anoyying in the sense that after fighting for an hour to get to them, they may or may not be holding the green weapon there farming, if there holding it they may or may not drop it, and if they drop it theres a 1/5 chance its for you. not to mention that most greens are worth 1k in green pricelines. i think at this time to make money your best bet is making a character that runs people droks or maybe fow chest runs, golds i find are way easier to sell from my perspective (fow beeing accesible through temple of the ages)

Jul 16, 2007, 08:49 PM // 20:49	#33
Healers Wisper Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Guild: BoMB Profession: N/	ok here is the deal, you dont make money fast in this game. There isn't a good "short cut" to being rich. It takes practice and patience. period. You have to learn what class you like to play, browse forums and find Farming builds that work for others then practice them and modify them for your own playstyle. Then you have to invest time to get good at using your farm builds, then time for farming. This game isn't about instant gradification, all the people here that are complaining about I can't do this or that anymore, need to see that ANet is trying to keep things fresh and new for us to keep interest. I make pretty good money now, 20-25 K a week + materials and Golds/greens, with about 10-15 hours put in. If I bother selling items I find I can get to 50-75K, but that takes too much time to do, and when I do I always sell below "market Value" to sell quickly. If you want your FoW armor in a day its not gonna happen, nor should it. Elite armor is (supposedly) for elite players not for instant gradification. If you just want it and don't want to earn it, take your risks on e-bay. If you want some sence of accomplishment, practice, be patient, and Farm.

Jul 16, 2007, 09:02 PM // 21:02	#34
ShadowsRequiem Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: Inde is Smoking [Hawt] ToA Profession: W/E	there are some farm spots that people use for getting gold, and some people use for trying to get rare and unique items. Go to the Farming forum and see what you would like to do from there. and 25k in 15 hours is god awful no offense. there are spots where u can make 15k no problem in 1-2hours

Jul 16, 2007, 10:24 PM // 22:24	#36
jhu Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2007	I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but for the past week you could farm for victory tokens from the Shing Jea monestary quests. It takes 20 minutes to do the first 3 quests and nets 150 victory tokens (the 4th quest can't be done with a new character without from someone else). Each token is worth at least 20g, or you could sell them to other players for more. So that's 9k/hour. I think the quests are still active now.

Jul 17, 2007, 05:07 PM // 17:07	#40
populationcontrol Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2007 Guild: USSR Profession: D/	farming is for peasants (unreliable), try making a good runer, steady initial income