Curse

Ctb · Jun 03, 2008, 08:15 PM // 20:15

It's expensive because otherwise there wouldn't be anything to consume enormous amounts of time at the end of the game.

If you want it, you'll have to grind like hell for it.

I like the advice about buying shards. Just keep selling your ectos and buying shards until you have enough shards, then just keep the ectos until you have enough ectos.

makosi · Jun 03, 2008, 08:19 PM // 20:19

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Originally Posted by lord of all tyria

Solo the chaos plains on a shadow form assassin. Got the cash/mats for FoW in about 4-5 days, and not even constant farming.

Good advice. You can get 3-10 ectos in a 25 minute run which adds up fairly quickly.

Use 126k of your 160k to buy 105 shards and you've completed one big milestone. Then work on 105 ectos and a few more to pay for the common materials and the 60k gold required.

It's supposed to be a challenge to acquire.

Age · Jun 03, 2008, 08:28 PM // 20:28

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Originally Posted by lord of all tyria

Solo the chaos plains on a shadow form assassin. Got the cash/mats for FoW in about 4-5 days, and not even constant farming.

That is if you have free slot and feel like making up a Sin and getting all the skills.

Gneppe · Jun 03, 2008, 08:37 PM // 20:37

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Originally Posted by kvndoom

Thank you, saved me the trouble. You can make an assassin, get him off noob island do Viz and Nahpui, buy the tomes you need, get to Kaineng, take a boat to LA, get a run to ToA, all in less than a day. A single week of hardcore farming will give you enough ectos to get the armor. Since before Dying Nightmares / Protective Bond nerfs, it has never been easier to get ectos.

Listen to this advice.
I got my chaos gloves in 3 days and i didnt even farm that hardcore.
I started out by making the sin and level it to 20 + getting it ascended in faction. Get some help by guildies This took me 3,5 hours then get the hang of the farm and farm your butt off

GL man

Edit: lol i stayed to long on this page. Ppl already said this stuff:P

**cosyfiep** · Jun 03, 2008, 09:15 PM // 21:15

its ughly not sure why anyone would even WANT to waste the time and materials on it....there are much better options out there for a lot less---and they look millions of times better than fow----

WinterSnowblind · Jun 03, 2008, 09:40 PM // 21:40

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Originally Posted by Kamara

Next month we'll probably have the Dragon Festival in Cantha. Do all the quests and farm any special drops that can be redeemed for consumables. Sell the consumables. You'll make a nice tidy sum then.

Of course this isn't that useful if you're going for consumable titles too. But sacrifices have to be made in the name of shiny armor!

Similarly, have a root through any mules you may have and look for unwanted weapons and runes on heroes you don't use and sell sell sell. If it's not nailed down, off to the trade chat you go ^_^

Those two tips have got me a few sets of FoW *nod*

They made that harder, even just for the re-deux last year, by making it so only level 5+ characters could do the quests, and I'd be surprised if they don't take even more measures this year to make it even harder to farm.

CyberMesh0 · Jun 03, 2008, 09:50 PM // 21:50

Ok:

1. If you think Obsidian is expensive now, you're joking yourself. Ectos alone used to be worth 12k each.

2. Solo farm for ectos- I use the VwK w/rt build and it is not only incredibly simple, it also works great. I saved and farmed enough to buy Obsidian in less than two weeks of casual farming.

naglifar · Jun 03, 2008, 10:49 PM // 22:49

haha ectos used to be worth like 18-20k each, at least when i started playing.
Fastest way to get FoW IMO Terra tank or SF sin. Eles can solo Pits, Pools, Plains, or Smites do it with a group to get the endchest faster. Some runs you get 2 ectos, some runs you get 8-10. took me around a week or two to get all the ectos, then i got more ectos and traded them for the shards.

Woop Shotty · Jun 03, 2008, 10:52 PM // 22:52

I bought my monk aescetic set when it was cheap/ Lucky me

Savio · Jun 03, 2008, 11:11 PM // 23:11

There's a farming forum for how to make money. It's not like people have never asked about how to make money before. Closed.