Curse

MithranArkanere · Feb 04, 2009, 06:48 PM // 18:48

If you try to buy bones, you are wasting time. You'll get TONS of them by killing some skeletons.

Almost anything that's hard to tell what is made out of will contain glittering dust.
Many bows, staves and shields can be salvaged to get wood.

Most things that are grey-colored can be salvaged to get iron or steel. (Titan armors are an excelent source of steel)

All ground, rock or stone elementals drop generous amounts of some granite slabs.

Tengu, griffons and harpies are the best source for feathers.

All bugs, insects and spiders will spit chitin like if they were made out of it.

Plants drop a lot of wood and plant fibers.

Dragons, skales and gargoyles will drop many scales.

And if you want cloth or hide, look for kournan souldiers. After killing some (hundreds) of them you should have 250 of each.

But since we have traders, it's always easier to buy the materials when we need them, and sell them when we don't (and have the storage filled).

Hailey Anne · Feb 04, 2009, 08:31 PM // 20:31

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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

If you try to buy bones, you are wasting time. You'll get TONS of them by killing some skeletons.

Almost anything that's hard to tell what is made out of will contain glittering dust.
Many bows, staves and shields can be salvaged to get wood.

Most things that are grey-colored can be salvaged to get iron or steel. (Titan armors are an excelent source of steel)

All ground, rock or stone elementals drop generous amounts of some granite slabs.

Tengu, griffons and harpies are the best source for feathers.

All bugs, insects and spiders will spit chitin like if they were made out of it.

Plants drop a lot of wood and plant fibers.

Dragons, skales and gargoyles will drop many scales.

And if you want cloth or hide, look for kournan souldiers. After killing some (hundreds) of them you should have 250 of each.

But since we have traders, it's always easier to buy the materials when we need them, and sell them when we don't (and have the storage filled).

I know where to farm for the stuff. Thats not the problem. I said this already but Ill say it again. Not everyone gets TONS like you seem to think. I can farm for an hour and come up with 50 bones. infact I was farming for about an hour today and got a total of 34.
I can can Ecto easier than bones.
Same with dust. I farm hidden city for an hour and I get 20-40.
Keg farming gives me a little bit more dust but not much.

Raul the Rampant · Feb 04, 2009, 09:40 PM // 21:40

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Originally Posted by Hailey Anne

I know where to farm for the stuff. Thats not the problem. I said this already but Ill say it again. Not everyone gets TONS like you seem to think. I can farm for an hour and come up with 50 bones. infact I was farming for about an hour today and got a total of 34.
I can can Ecto easier than bones.
Same with dust. I farm hidden city for an hour and I get 20-40.
Keg farming gives me a little bit more dust but not much.

I find it quite hard to believe that drops are consistently that poor for any particular player for any length of time, especially if collector items and white/blue/purple items are being salvaged. These farms are common because they are profitable... if not for the items themselves at least the gold that is dropped directly and the gold obtained from the merchant after the run is completed. Certainly if the materials aren't dropping directly there's still enough gold obtained that can be used to buy directly from the traders (bones are at 2.5k a stack currently, which isn't much).

Then, as far as ecto is concerned (regardless of the area it comes from), for every enemy that drops one there are probably a dozen or more that drop some dark remains, phantom residues, demonic remains, demonic fangs, etc. that all salvage into dust. Plus, the items drops that come from these same mobs that drop ecto are often caster wands/offhands/staffs that salvage into dust and iron.

So far there's still been nothing to sufficiently convince me this is necessary

MagmaRed · Feb 05, 2009, 12:40 AM // 00:40

One run of undead farming outside of Bergen Hotsprings will get me anywhere from 150-300 Bones, 50-100 Tanned Hides, 100-200 Glittering Dust, 15-20 Decayed Orr Emblems, and that doesn't include Granite, Cloth, or Iron that I can get there as well. Takes me about 30-45 minutes for the run I do, which includes a Vanquish of The Cursed Lands.

I really can't see how someone who knows where to farm, and knows how to farm can say ANY common material is harder to get than a rare material.

Hailey Anne · Feb 05, 2009, 01:51 AM // 01:51

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Originally Posted by Raul the Rampant

So far there's still been nothing to sufficiently convince me this is necessary

Half the things in GW isnt necessary.

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Originally Posted by MagmaRed

One run of undead farming outside of Bergen Hotsprings will get me anywhere from 150-300 Bones, 50-100 Tanned Hides, 100-200 Glittering Dust, 15-20 Decayed Orr Emblems, and that doesn't include Granite, Cloth, or Iron that I can get there as well. Takes me about 30-45 minutes for the run I do, which includes a Vanquish of The Cursed Lands.

I really can't see how someone who knows where to farm, and knows how to farm can say ANY common material is harder to get than a rare material.

Im glad you can get that much. I cant.
I do a run through the same area and continue on into the next zone.
Even vanquished it without realizing I was that close to doing so and still only get 34 bones. The most I have gotten in a single hour is 50.
However in that same hour I can get 5-6 ectos or shards which is more than the bones due to the "rarity" and prices.

Raul the Rampant · Feb 05, 2009, 02:30 AM // 02:30

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Originally Posted by Hailey Anne

Half the things in GW isnt necessary.

...but in those cases it's sterile and we like the taste?

On topic: It seems, then, that a solution is already at hand...

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Originally Posted by Hailey Anne

However in that same hour I can get 5-6 ectos or shards which is more than the bones due to the "rarity" and prices.

What, then, is so difficult about taking those ectos and shards, selling them, and then using the proceeds to purchase the common materials you're after? A single ecto provides enough money to buy 2 stacks of bones from the trader (or even more if you look for a player selling them) and still turn a profit.

And if that's still not acceptable, well... the poll results that go along with this should be some sort of signal as to how well this argument is working.

Hailey Anne · Feb 05, 2009, 02:53 AM // 02:53

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Originally Posted by Raul the Rampant

.but in those cases it's sterile and we like the taste?

On topic: It seems, then, that a solution is already at hand...

What, then, is so difficult about taking those ectos and shards, selling them, and then using the proceeds to purchase the common materials you're after? A single ecto provides enough money to buy 2 stacks of bones from the trader (or even more if you look for a player selling them) and still turn a profit.

And if that's still not acceptable, well... the poll results that go along with this should be some sort of signal as to how well this argument is working.

I tend to not use trader as I don't care to pay more than i have to and players are a pain in the ass to buy from most of the time.
And yes I know the poll didnt go well but still doesn't mean that I can't like the idea.

But on that note this is obviously not a liked suggestion so can we just close it? No point in beating the horse.

Kattar · Feb 05, 2009, 02:59 AM // 02:59

Happy to oblige.