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Old Jan 18, 2007, 09:21 AM // 09:21   #21
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Could a mod please rename this thread to :"Who can spin the biggest load of BS"

Sorry to hijak the thread, but pleeeeaase
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 09:44 AM // 09:44   #22
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honestly, the best way to make money is high-level power trading. unfortunatly, that's only possible if you already have the money for FoW to begin with. what people usually do (in my guild, at least) is farm their hearts out until they have around 200k-300k for keys in the DoA, then head there, chest run until they get an ele or colossal sword, and sell that to get started on their power trading. after that, they make anywhere from 3-100ectos a day, depending on how many e-bay idiots there are around.

I prefer to just solo UW on my derv and occasionally chest run for the hell of it. sometimes I'll get a sweet drop and sell it for upwards of 100k, which is always a nice bonus, but I'm not really in it for the money anymore.
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 11:58 AM // 11:58   #23
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I asume the concept of Power Trading is buy/sell in bulk. Buy low sell high? also known as merchanting...
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 03:08 PM // 15:08   #24
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DoA is pretty good if you have a Mo/E or E/Mo. go outside from gate of madness i think then use a 105 sliver armor build with spellbreaker. gather everything up then just keep all enchants on. usually 2-3k per run and almost always 1 gold item. 4-5 minutes a run usually
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 05:47 PM // 17:47   #25
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I asume the concept of Power Trading is buy/sell in bulk. Buy low sell high? also known as merchanting...
Pretty much, but you don't really have to buy in bulk. Often, you just have to keep your eyes open for some uber weapon being sold dirt cheap. Then resell it for a higher price. Knowing what items sell for is essential to making a profit here since buying something you can't sell for a profit can be extremely costly. Also, you should be familiar with common scams and be careful when you do your trades since one scam can bankrupt you.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/List_of_popular_scams
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 07:30 PM // 19:30   #26
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farm farm farm!!!!every class can farm somewheres so find a place you like. (i recomend farming dinjin with a dervish and sell all the rubies and such u salvage)
I reccomend farming djinns with 130 derv for boss greens and occasionaly gold drops. Doing it only for rubies/sapphires/diamonds will take longer than what you are already doing as you might salvage one of those materials about once out of about one hundred (or more, trust me) attempted salvages. I admit that it is possible, but I have NEVER actually salvaged one. And I use 130 derv in hidden city A LOT. Best I've gotten from that is a couple golds and Leilon's Vow. Basically just run around Elona to different farming spots because of the "farming code."
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 10:02 PM // 22:02   #27
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honestly, the best way to make money is high-level power trading. unfortunatly, that's only possible if you already have the money for FoW to begin with. what people usually do (in my guild, at least) is farm their hearts out until they have around 200k-300k for keys in the DoA, then head there, chest run until they get an ele or colossal sword, and sell that to get started on their power trading. after that, they make anywhere from 3-100ectos a day, depending on how many e-bay idiots there are around.

I prefer to just solo UW on my derv and occasionally chest run for the hell of it. sometimes I'll get a sweet drop and sell it for upwards of 100k, which is always a nice bonus, but I'm not really in it for the money anymore.
Elemental Swords and collosal scimitars dont drop from DOA chests to my knowledge. Ive ran about 1000 of them and never seen one.
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 10:28 PM // 22:28   #28
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I've been saving up for a while for FoW, but it's going slowly, and by my standards: WAY to slowly. I'm on the American Servers, but we don't get favor until late night. During the week, I don't have that much time to play, as most of it is consumed by homework. On the weekend, I try to do as much UW as possible, but we still don't get favor that often.

I guess what I'm asking is should I switch to the European servers? They have favor amost always when I can play. Or is there another way to make money quickly without switching servers?
I'm just like you, getting my first fow... I didnt farm anything, I went chest running when Nf just came out and saved my money. i'll pm you a really nice place to farm.
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 10:38 PM // 22:38   #29
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I farm constructs with my a/e build (no one can have it sry) i make about 200k in about 1hr so yes greens are definatly beter than farming UW, except for the ectos used in your armor of course. but it would probly be faster just to buy them with the money you made from the greens
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 10:43 PM // 22:43   #30
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Colossal's have been said to drop in DoA I'm not sure about Elementals though, but I mainly chest run for all of my money.
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Old Jan 18, 2007, 11:21 PM // 23:21   #31
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Green farming FTW, i make about 100-200k/h.
I drop items that wort 20-50k then i go on www.gwshop.net to sell my items without wasting (this is a french site, and as I am french, it is very usefull. I think they are equivalents for English ppls but i usually sell my items in 1-3 days)
IMO it is still the best solution, since you can make huge tons of money in one day. (u can get 1200k in on week easily)
What greens you farm??
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Old Jan 19, 2007, 02:20 AM // 02:20   #32
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@ Real1ty ... lol yea
@ Shadows Assasin X -- Don't act so big and bad .. "Dont ask for my build"

I can tell you "Your" build ..
Shadow refuge (the run thing), shadow form, dash, glyph of ele power, sliver armor, shadow prison, death step/charge/whatever, and the 4 second +9 health regen skill ... oh yea, I better not let out this trade secret of GW land ... a GALIGORD's EARTH STAFF!!!!1 ... Oops.
See: http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Build:A...o_Green_Farmer
Anyway ...

And yes .. I doubt you make "about 200k" in 1 hour.

I've farmed the necro, warrior, mesmer, and monk (the ele is a punk) and the necro is the only one that has dropped something after 30-40 kills of all of em ... let alone each green is 20-25k ..
So as Real1ty has said, don't spin this thread with BS.

Anyone that says they make over 150k every hour (WITH greens) is lying out of every hole they have.

MOST greens won't hit 20k .. And does this "Every hour" junk also account for: "WTS RARE SKINNED SSKAI SWORD!!!! 30k!!!! CHEAP!!!!" spamming in Kaineng, LA or Kamadan?

Anyway. Yea being in America for the favor thing isn't any fun. Right now it's 7:10pm and I know we won't get it (or attempt to) in another 2.5-3 hours.

But knock on wood (ok I jinxed myself now) I've been lucky with ecto drops.
Had 20 on Thursday 01-11-2007, 12:18 PM (Date of my post in E/Me Farm thread) and today is the 18th. I went from 20 ectos to 69-70 ectos in 7 days .. about 20-25 runs a night (And the first day or 2 I was learning it so maybe actually 4-5 days?)
Few runs of 2, most 0-1 and had 1 of 3 drops last night .. picked up about 8 last night. 2/2/3 and throw a few in for good measure lol
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Old Jan 19, 2007, 03:18 AM // 03:18   #33
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Hey dont talk about sskai sword that way it is rare to some people like me..I farmed him for about an hour each day for last 3 days he hasnt dropped it..I have gotten 13 greens so far from other bosses and still havent got a sskai and i have farmed him the most ...
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Old Jan 19, 2007, 08:16 PM // 20:16   #34
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thank you for that, green storage.
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Old Jan 19, 2007, 11:54 PM // 23:54   #35
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im just trying to get the fow helm for my warrior...that helm alone is taking me forever to save up for...i can hardly make 30k a day if a tried. i dont know how you people do it....considering i play nearly 12 hours a day (yeah i have no life ill admit it) i still make crap money. ive been using the a/e solo build but im only able to farm the scareater, mindclouder and stormbringer with it which isnt profitable at all. i farm outside maatu keep with my w/mo and that hardly gets me 1k a run. also, america almost never has favor so i cant even really practice any builds in UW or FOW. i do a b/p run in sorrows furnace every so often and never get much from that either.

i would really love to get full mes fow and the helm for my warrior...doubt ill ever get it...all i have saved up it 15 shards..
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Old Jan 20, 2007, 01:14 AM // 01:14   #36
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im just trying to get the fow helm for my warrior...that helm alone is taking me forever to save up for...i can hardly make 30k a day if a tried. i dont know how you people do it....considering i play nearly 12 hours a day (yeah i have no life ill admit it) i still make crap money. ive been using the a/e solo build but im only able to farm the scareater, mindclouder and stormbringer with it which isnt profitable at all. i farm outside maatu keep with my w/mo and that hardly gets me 1k a run. also, america almost never has favor so i cant even really practice any builds in UW or FOW. i do a b/p run in sorrows furnace every so often and never get much from that either.

i would really love to get full mes fow and the helm for my warrior...doubt ill ever get it...all i have saved up it 15 shards..
You play 12 hours a day?!?!?!??! You literaly have no life! You should be rich by now

Since you somehow have all this time you caneasily master a Drok running build or something of the sort. You can easily make 60k per hour droks running.(Ok for ppl who are gonna yell at me lets go with 40k even though its more.)

40k per hour. 12 hours a day(Im sorry but are you joking? w/e)

thats 480k++ per day. How much is FoW helm? 200k? You can a whole set of FoW in less than 3 days!!!



(PS: Dont mean to change subject but can anyone help me run droks with dervish? Pls pm me! IGN: Criss Angel Freak)
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Old Jan 20, 2007, 01:33 AM // 01:33   #37
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u play 12 hours and u cant make enough for a fow helm...Wow thats just unbelivable....even if u constantly did trolls u would make 120k a day :P
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Old Jan 20, 2007, 03:22 AM // 03:22   #38
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I think everyone has their strength and weakness. I relate farming and trading to real life. Like farming is the manufacture part, and trading is like the retail part. It all goes down to what you are good at. Some are good at farming, some chest running and some good at prices (trading). I know of some rich farmers as well as traders. So i don't really agree if someone insist that only farming or only trading is the only way to get rich.
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Old Jan 20, 2007, 03:33 AM // 03:33   #39
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I'm saving for FoW too. We never get favor but I farm when we do. (3 ectos hooray). But while i'm not farming ecto find I good place to farm that no one knows about and you'll make a reasonable ammount. I found a good place to farm 2 greens whch a 20k-30k a piece. I farm them for an hour. Sometimes I get lucky and get 1-3. Sometimes I can farm for 2 hours and get nothing. (but still get about 10k from the other drops).

Yesterday I made about 70k in an hour in a half. Today i made about 5k =(. I'm on my way. My advice is just stick to a place and in know time you'll be too rich you'll have 5 sets of FoW and can afford Tormented Weapons. Te ha.
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Old Jan 20, 2007, 04:48 AM // 04:48   #40
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what exactly is power trading?
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