Curse

Narutoscryed · Sep 06, 2006, 04:23 PM // 16:23

well i for one started the game late due to work and stuff.. so by the time i knew about saving for fow armor and had the right stuff for it. ALL the nerfs had already hit.

and when i say all i mean ALLLLLL, we had the aoe nerf already in effect, buy low sell high hardly worked due to the failing econimy, nightmares erupted from the ground and ectos were about 8k per
bond was gone, and a-net had just turned uw drops rates into about the same as you would see in ascilon.

so when i started saving it was the worst possible time to save for fow armor. everyone was saving for factions(HA WASTE OF TIME THERE) and so i could not sell a damn thing if i tried(kinda like it is now)

that whole time i never had a rare drop worth more than the ecto i was trying to get.

but after grinding away on hydras as a 55 and then at night goin all night for a measly 3-5 ecto a night i finally saved enough to get fissure for my warrior.... then when it came time to go down to buy it.. i had a change of heart.... my monk did all the farming as a 55. and he earned all the cash. so i bought the fissure armor for my monk and turned my fissure armor into my new 55 armor

Aerials · Sep 06, 2006, 04:32 PM // 16:32

to get fow armor for my ranger i started off by farming SF when it was big, then turned to trapping UW until that got boring, which eventually lead to me getting the boots and gloves for her. i took a break from it for awhile then the ruins of tombs came out and i cashed in on that for about 200k. soon after i found ractoh's spider farming build, but only wound up doing a few runs as it got very boring >

. by this time i had come across some gold items that were considered very rare at the time (perfect req 8 and req 10 flesh horn bows) which i sold to get the rest of my ectos. to finish off i farmed all the ectos i needed using my ranger in the forest (i got good enuogh to clear the entire forest in ~30 mins, about 2-4 shards a run) long road there but it was very satisfying.

i gotta say the worst part of it all is when you finally have all the materials you need to get the armor, your territory decides to take a break from having favor, or luck hates you enough to party you forgemaster group with idiots....over and over and over again

nomercy · Sep 06, 2006, 05:42 PM // 17:42

Well... Im still at FoW Helm/Chest/Gloves and I got 20 ectos atm (need 25 more) but what I do is either FoW solo (Warrior, beach + spider cave) or duo UW with my SS/SV Necro and I also made alot from AB's... since my Alliance doesn't care about Faction anyway I rather spent it at Jadeites that bring me closer to my FoW armor.

RaisetheFish · Sep 06, 2006, 06:42 PM // 18:42

Well, I don't exactly have FOW armor but I have about enough for 4 sets. Like everyone else, I started at SF/FA, then I went to Tombs, then I started troll/bird Farm at drok (usually for Sup Abso/Sup Vig when they were 30+ each), then it was UW, to finally offering Spider Capping Services at UW (which gets extremely boring). But! I finally figured how to finish a spider charming service in about 15 mins and we charge 25k per run. So u can probably do the math.

But again, no fow for me...I perfer the 15k armor and uber weapons...Maybe one day I will...

Killy D · Sep 06, 2006, 10:41 PM // 22:41

I'm half way to getting my FoW set for my Necro.

And with my luck....as soon as i made my 55 monk for Solo UW the Anerf squad came in and made a lovly mess of it all lol. So by then i forgot about UW and just went into FoW trying to make money. *I miss the days of 24K black dyes and 14K ectos

* But we must move on...

To maximize my money going up insted of down, I stuck to a, I don't need it i'm not getting it pattern, it works

Like most have said in this thread it's *for me* "Favor" Solo UW/Solo FoW "No Favor" Mino's and Trolls. Simply that.

And of course *my pet hate of the game* trading, buy cheap sell for profit takes ages, so i mindlessly stand in Asalon ID1, grab a beer and just play some music while watching the trade chat fly trying to spot good deals. eg req 7 Fellblade 15^50 for 4g coins *i wish* and then selling for profit. 1 Tip I have is the good old i'm selling for 50K buy or go away, and you'd be surprised how many spend ages trying to get you to go lower. Might drive some people mad but i enjoy watching there pathetic attempts

I've been saving for my FoW armour for about 2 weeks. I've spent most of my time looking for good deals to buy, i'd get 150k, then waste it all on something i never needed

but i'm not going to do that again

2 more weeks of intense UW Farming....and i'll have FoW Armour *yay*

So Farming *solo so i keep all profits* UW FoW Mino's n Trolls and trading puts me closer to FoW Armour. Feel free to pm me anytime if you want some tips or w/e on farming.

Reks · Sep 10, 2006, 08:52 PM // 20:52

I got nearly all my funds and materials for my Ranger FoW during the "Golden Age" of UW soloing when Protective Bond was still viable. It's funny to think about it since that was over a year ago. My oh my has it changed since.

BassVII · Sep 10, 2006, 10:50 PM // 22:50

I don't have FoW armor though i would f I stopped this habit of mine,Ive been saving up since...I can't remember lol came out for my necro,every time I got over 100k I spent it on armor or uber weapons,I got weapons when they were worth a ton(ghia;s=80k,stonereaper=50k,milthurans=30k)then after that I kept buying 15k sets for all my characters...now all of them have 3 sets, one from tyria and 15k kurz and 15k lux-my necro goot his 15k necrotic tormentors and kurz and lux, buying all materials including jade/amber, so If I didn't spend my money I would have fow armor-all I did was farm nerfed sf, chest runs in witmans folly and in melandrus hope-I have great luck

got req 8 str. gothic defender perfect great mods,req 8 15^50 gothic dual axe,req 9 15^50 gothic dual sword in a day

Tommy · Sep 16, 2006, 04:19 AM // 04:19

I got my fissure armors from farming ecto in uw and shards in fow with monk,necro or warrior. took me a while but well worth it

beltran13579 · Sep 16, 2006, 09:56 PM // 21:56

try doing the shiverpeak tour 70k per run and its only 25min run thats like 140k an hour 10 hours of that will get u it

squan · Sep 18, 2006, 07:17 AM // 07:17

this is what i do
i play each day. when we have the favor i solo fow with my warrior. and when i got 5 shards i quit. farming shards is not that hard and its a lot quicker then farming ecto.

after that i do go for a couple of UW duo runs (i got a SS necro and 55 monk)
with my monk, cause i agro more then avg, so the run will be quicker. so each day i farm 5 ecto and 5 shards. so i need 21 days to farm for shards and ecto.
and the other materials i buy, because farming solo fow and duo uw gives lots of money drops, and when lucky chests and gold drops

i never buy ecto and shards. i farm for them

Tommy · Sep 18, 2006, 02:16 PM // 14:16

the magic is that you must have 2 accounts atleat, one in Europe and one in the US, so no matter who won favor, you can always farm ecto and shards.and how many ppl really paying 70k for shiverpeak run? not that many, in the long run, FoW and UW are still more profitable.

Rummy Dummy · Sep 18, 2006, 08:04 PM // 20:04

damn, well 55ing wouldve took me like a few hours to get with no gold, so what i did was mow 4 of my neighbor's lawn on saturday, another 5 on Sunday givn me about 140$, hellllo ebay. bought 1 mil and got 130e, bought the other 1 mil for the rest. joined a Fow armor grp and got it within an hour n a half. so real life farming = faster than many people on here.

Soldat · Sep 18, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19

^Lame....

EBay ain't allowed here.

T1Cybernetic · Sep 18, 2006, 11:13 PM // 23:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rummy Dummy

damn, well 55ing wouldve took me like a few hours to get with no gold, so what i did was mow 4 of my neighbor's lawn on saturday, another 5 on Sunday givn me about 140$, hellllo ebay. bought 1 mil and got 130e, bought the other 1 mil for the rest. joined a Fow armor grp and got it within an hour n a half. so real life farming = faster than many people on here.

Ebay

Never fails to amaze me how odd some people are

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Anyhow i have the materials and the cash for 2 sets of fissure armour all farmed since i bought guildwars 14/15 months ago, but im
so tight in real life that even in game im having a hard time parting with my cash

although i will get it eventualy

maybe

I farmed all over the map but mostly underworld and fissure, Ecto and Shards to get everything i needed basicaly.

Ismoke · Sep 20, 2006, 06:18 PM // 18:18

bought all my ectos and shards from the trader when introduced, made a killing still have about 350 ectos left! Got 5 set of FoW armor for my guildies,

2 monk sets
1 rit set
1 ranger set
1 ele set

Guildies ftw!!!!

Vahva Jussi · Sep 25, 2006, 06:02 PM // 18:02

I just go solofarm to FoW.when i have all shards i go again to farm to FoW. when i have more shards i just sell them and buy ectos whit money.

Arcueid13 · Sep 26, 2006, 04:18 PM // 16:18

I have been playing for 1 week and a half, and my only character is E/Mo. I read that geomancer is good solo build for PvE, but is it possible to farm Fow and UW with that build, solo or duo? Would people even consider teaming up with E/Mo? I have no clue how tough it is in there so I may be day-dreaming here hehehe

elleray · Sep 27, 2006, 05:53 AM // 05:53

I used to do alot of UW Dual, then kinda stopped because alost of SS's did not know what they were doing.I got a few regular people, that knew what they were doing,and added them to friends. Eventually, whenever we had favor, i had at least one person pm me about doing UW. I started saving my ectos, and eventually got enough for fow armor. When i needed shards, i looked to gwg, and found Ractohs awesome guide for soloing the beach in FoW. I would do that every now and then, and eventually, they all added up.
When we didnt have favor, i basically just chatted with guildmates, and sat in LA buying and selling. I wasnt too good at it, but i did make minimal profit. Eventually, it all added up, and i went and visited Mr forgemaster.

A Leprechaun · Oct 02, 2006, 08:09 AM // 08:09

does farming FoW and UW reap a good profit even if you dont want FoW arour?
if so could someone post a link or a build that i could use to solo somewhere with a good yeild i have a Warrior a Nercro and a Mesmer

~A Leprechaun~

Sjeng · Oct 02, 2006, 09:12 AM // 09:12

I farmed gargoyles outside Nolani like mad during wintersday-week in december 2005. Got 500+ skulls which I traded for candy canes.
selling those at an average of 800g each got me a long way.

Then I just saved my cash, did a few UW 55/SS runs, farmed a LOT of mino's with my 55 before the aoe nerf and the added scarabs, farmed hydra's after that, and now I'm mostly farming vermin with my wammo when I feel like it.
I tried some Droknar runs, and I'm capable of doing it, but the time and effort needed to form a party, people that don't pay you afterwards, failure chances etc just aint worth it anymore. Now I only do that as a free service to guildies.

My wammo has FoW, and maybe I'll start saving for my elem someday.