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Rothan Celt · Jun 11, 2008, 11:30 AM // 11:30

If there is a thread already on the subject then I apologise but guru search is so bad I could never find my own threads

Anyway the question is
How much is a lot of money?

I recently read a thread about high end bids ending up in 4000ectos on that thread there was one person who shall remain nameless who claimed that 1750 ectos is not a lot of money......

So i was wondering because people like to boast about how much money they all have how about boasting here instead. And at the same time you can answer my question

Have fun posting

kranius · Jun 11, 2008, 11:33 AM // 11:33

my epeen is bigger than yours

/endthread

Rothan Celt · Jun 11, 2008, 11:40 AM // 11:40

epeen?

anyway peeps dnt get the impression that im poor plz i is just wondering

GaaaaaH · Jun 11, 2008, 11:51 AM // 11:51

I depends on how rich individual players are as to their preception.

Personal example:

Saving for Deldriomor armor "40k is massive! that is a lot of money."

After Fow armor "Im poor, only 40k left"

Murmel · Jun 11, 2008, 12:04 PM // 12:04

Got around 200k right now, and for me thats huge since I've never had such money

Pesi · Jun 11, 2008, 12:22 PM // 12:22

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Originally Posted by Rothan Celt

epeen?

anyway peeps dnt get the impression that im poor plz i is just wondering

he is poor! omg ur poor!!

who cares anyway, money/epeen/armor and w/e doesnt improve skill.

its just to show that u think ur better than everyone else

Dronte · Jun 11, 2008, 12:22 PM // 12:22

Why do we need like 5 threads about the same 4k ecto bid?

Count Feanor · Jun 11, 2008, 12:28 PM // 12:28

I agree with the perception thing. I used to think 20k was a lot of gold (though, when I first started, it was); now, I think you're pretty well off if you have between 500k and 1000k. I don't think the majority of people who play GW have much more than that (if that). But then you have those who can spend hours upon hours accumulating mass amounts of ectos or armbraces. I'm not one of them. :P

Ate of DK · Jun 11, 2008, 12:31 PM // 12:31

I currently have 200K in storage. That's the most since a while.

I spend all Zaishen Keys (R3 Zaishen) on myself and keep almost all valuable weapons myself. I spend a lot of gold on my GWAMM (which I maxed December 07).

I can't say I'm poor, I just don't see any reason in saving money in a computergame thus I spend it all.

Nick Of Troy · Jun 11, 2008, 12:56 PM // 12:56

I just hit 95k last night, highest amount id had before that was about 36k

Kusandaa · Jun 11, 2008, 01:23 PM // 13:23

AAAAAAH I hit backspace on Firefox and my text got erased. Blah. In short:

100k's my comfort zone, has been for years now.

I had 1000k in storage plus ectos a little over a week back, I felt pretty rich - nothing compared to the people with stacks and stacks of ectos. But I could finally shop in the high-end items without having to worry for cash!

And now? 112k, 44 ectos... by my standards I'd have enough cash. But I'm currently aiming for titles so that's not a lot. Anyways, money's easy to get so I give myself about 2 weeks of slow farming...

EDIT: To be a little more on-topic, I feel like 100k's still a lot of money, keeping in mind a lot of people never seen that amount and some people will never. Even after getting 1000k I still feel like 100k's a lot... lol.

lilraceangel3 · Jun 11, 2008, 01:33 PM // 13:33

it depends on whether or not your working on titles. Im working on grinding titles right now, so I have about 95k and thats good. Once I start working on the minis and the armor title 95 k wont but a dent into what i need. Whatever makes you feel comfortable staring at in your storage is as much as you need.

Yang Whirlwind · Jun 11, 2008, 01:39 PM // 13:39

Do not feel you have to earn a certain amount of money or even compare yourself to people who have played the game far too much for far too long.
If you find something you really want, consider what it will take you to get it, if it seems a fair trade of your ingame time - go for it. If not - don't!

Frank Dudenstein · Jun 11, 2008, 01:50 PM // 13:50

To all of you holier-than-thou folks with your epeen comments - STOP IT. There's nothing wrong (and certainly nothing epeen-ish) with wondering just how much wealth is actually out there! And to all the 'money doesn't buy you skill' comments ... WT freaking F does that have to do with the OP?????? Mods can you clean up?

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OP: I'm kinda curious too. Just how rich ARE the ultra rich? I know there are ecto farmers that gathered ectos in the thousands - and arbrace farmers that have (non-duped) stacks ... so I think that there are many 100million+ in assets people. But I don't know how many ... it'd be interesting to get an idea....

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One other thing .. to all of you posting your "I currently have 100k" or "I just hit 200k" comments ... that's really interesting and all but has nothing to do with this topic. I think I am safe in saying that if you have less than 10 million in money+ecto then you do not have alot of money and thus are not answering the OP at all... I kinda like this topic - does it really have to be cluttered with 98% off-topic posts?

_Todeshand_ · Jun 11, 2008, 02:15 PM // 14:15

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Originally Posted by Frank Dudenstein

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OP: I'm kinda curious too. Just how rich ARE the ultra rich? I know there are ecto farmers that gathered ectos in the thousands - and arbrace farmers that have (non-duped) stacks ... so I think that there are many 100million+ in assets people. But I don't know how many ... it'd be interesting to get an idea....

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Always felt kinda wealthy with what I had, and that's definetly less than 30, 50 or even 100mill. However I don't know many people who have 100mill+ in cash (tbh I don't know anyone who I can be sure of him having that much), but maybe that's just because they never buy/sell anything.

Avarre · Jun 11, 2008, 02:18 PM // 14:18

For the general player, over 100k is in the realms of 'more than you'll need'. For those slightly more focused, it will really depend on how you play. A powertrader will have a different definition than someone who quests and explores, and I don't think judging what constitutes a lot of money on the same scale is fair.

Johny bravo · Jun 11, 2008, 04:12 PM // 16:12

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Originally Posted by Frank Dudenstein

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One other thing .. to all of you posting your "I currently have 100k" or "I just hit 200k" comments ... that's really interesting and all but has nothing to do with this topic. I think I am safe in saying that if you have less than 10 million in money+ecto then you do not have alot of money and thus are not answering the OP at all... I kinda like this topic - does it really have to be cluttered with 98% off-topic posts?

Actually the OP simply asked How much is a lot of money.

This is a very relative question as the term a lot is a subjective term rather then a objective term. Since there is not hard and fast value to a lot 200K may be a lot to some players. To me 500K was a lot until I hit it big. Now I have 500e + 500K so to me that is a lot. I can buy anything I 'need' at this point along with many things I don't.

The Red Messenger · Jun 11, 2008, 06:17 PM // 18:17

to me, in any MMO, a lot of cash is enough to get nice stuff for every class in the game, and max those classes skill-wise. lets do the math...

-10 classes
-about 50-100k to get all the tomes and stuff per class (after spending hero pts)
-another 20k for the "good" elites
-and weapons...lets say you want to spend 20k on weapon sets for each class, and 200k for very nice stuff for your main
-armor...elite armor for each class is about 65k per...and one set of FoW for your main
-another 20k to rune it up

comes to roughly 3000 platinum (assuming i used the calculator right)

thanks to new advances in permaform sins, this can be farmed in about 2-3weeks according to the farming threads

Rothan Celt · Jun 11, 2008, 06:34 PM // 18:34

im comfortable with 100k currently i got zilch since i spent my 400k on lockpicks

btw what is epeen???

Quaker · Jun 11, 2008, 06:51 PM // 18:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rothan Celt

How much is a lot of money?

One thing to understand, first off, is that a game like GW (or any RPG) has to have it's "economy" based somewhat around the average amount of playing time that people have available. This, of course, means that some people who have a lot of time to spend on the game will be able to accumulate much more wealth than those who only play an average amount.

I would say that, for the average player, something between 100k and 500k is a lot of money. For those who play more often, the sky's the limit.

I would a agree that asking how much is a lot and stating how much you've got is not necessarily "e-peen". The people who whine about e-peen are usually just jealous.

I mean, seriously folks, it's just play money. It means nothing in the real world. Anyone who thinks they should brag about how much play money they have, is just fooling them selves (and looking a bit foolish).

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Originally Posted by Ate of DK

I can't say I'm poor, I just don't see any reason for saving money in a computer game. Thus, I spend it all.

I'm the same way, except I'm starting to have trouble spending it.
For the sake of those who are concerned about e-peen, I won't say how much I've got. Just that it's a lot, but not a huge amount, because I spend it.

Jun 11, 2008, 11:30 AM // 11:30	#1
Rothan Celt Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Aura Profession: Mo/R	Just how much If there is a thread already on the subject then I apologise but guru search is so bad I could never find my own threads Anyway the question is How much is a lot of money? I recently read a thread about high end bids ending up in 4000ectos on that thread there was one person who shall remain nameless who claimed that 1750 ectos is not a lot of money...... So i was wondering because people like to boast about how much money they all have how about boasting here instead. And at the same time you can answer my question Have fun posting

Jun 11, 2008, 01:23 PM // 13:23	#11
Kusandaa Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: N/Mo	AAAAAAH I hit backspace on Firefox and my text got erased. Blah. In short: 100k's my comfort zone, has been for years now. I had 1000k in storage plus ectos a little over a week back, I felt pretty rich - nothing compared to the people with stacks and stacks of ectos. But I could finally shop in the high-end items without having to worry for cash! And now? 112k, 44 ectos... by my standards I'd have enough cash. But I'm currently aiming for titles so that's not a lot. Anyways, money's easy to get so I give myself about 2 weeks of slow farming... EDIT: To be a little more on-topic, I feel like 100k's still a lot of money, keeping in mind a lot of people never seen that amount and some people will never. Even after getting 1000k I still feel like 100k's a lot... lol. Last edited by Kusandaa; Jun 11, 2008 at 02:01 PM // 14:01..

Jun 11, 2008, 01:50 PM // 13:50	#14
Frank Dudenstein Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005	To all of you holier-than-thou folks with your epeen comments - STOP IT. There's nothing wrong (and certainly nothing epeen-ish) with wondering just how much wealth is actually out there! And to all the 'money doesn't buy you skill' comments ... WT freaking F does that have to do with the OP?????? Mods can you clean up? * OP: I'm kinda curious too. Just how rich ARE the ultra rich? I know there are ecto farmers that gathered ectos in the thousands - and arbrace farmers that have (non-duped) stacks ... so I think that there are many 100million+ in assets people. But I don't know how many ... it'd be interesting to get an idea.... * One other thing .. to all of you posting your "I currently have 100k" or "I just hit 200k" comments ... that's really interesting and all but has nothing to do with this topic. I think I am safe in saying that if you have less than 10 million in money+ecto then you do not have alot of money and thus are not answering the OP at all... I kinda like this topic - does it really have to be cluttered with 98% off-topic posts? Last edited by Frank Dudenstein; Jun 11, 2008 at 01:55 PM // 13:55..

Jun 11, 2008, 02:18 PM // 14:18	#16
Avarre Bubblegum Patrol Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore Armed Forces	For the general player, over 100k is in the realms of 'more than you'll need'. For those slightly more focused, it will really depend on how you play. A powertrader will have a different definition than someone who quests and explores, and I don't think judging what constitutes a lot of money on the same scale is fair. __________________ And the heavens shall tremble.

Jun 11, 2008, 11:33 AM // 11:33	#2
kranius Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: France Profession: Me/	my epeen is bigger than yours /endthread

Jun 11, 2008, 11:40 AM // 11:40	#3
Rothan Celt Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Aura Profession: Mo/R	epeen? anyway peeps dnt get the impression that im poor plz i is just wondering

Jun 11, 2008, 11:51 AM // 11:51	#4
GaaaaaH Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2008 Profession: W/	I depends on how rich individual players are as to their preception. Personal example: Saving for Deldriomor armor "40k is massive! that is a lot of money." After Fow armor "Im poor, only 40k left"

Jun 11, 2008, 12:04 PM // 12:04	#5
Murmel Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Land of Confusion Guild: [swea] Profession: W/	Got around 200k right now, and for me thats huge since I've never had such money

Jun 11, 2008, 12:22 PM // 12:22	#7
Dronte Grotto Attendant Join Date: Sep 2006	Why do we need like 5 threads about the same 4k ecto bid?

Jun 11, 2008, 12:28 PM // 12:28	#8
Count Feanor Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hellsing Organization or... RIGHT BEHIND YOU!! Guild: The Royal Priesthood Profession: N/W	I agree with the perception thing. I used to think 20k was a lot of gold (though, when I first started, it was); now, I think you're pretty well off if you have between 500k and 1000k. I don't think the majority of people who play GW have much more than that (if that). But then you have those who can spend hours upon hours accumulating mass amounts of ectos or armbraces. I'm not one of them. :P

Jun 11, 2008, 12:31 PM // 12:31	#9
Ate of DK Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Guild: None but Fools [nuts]	I currently have 200K in storage. That's the most since a while. I spend all Zaishen Keys (R3 Zaishen) on myself and keep almost all valuable weapons myself. I spend a lot of gold on my GWAMM (which I maxed December 07). I can't say I'm poor, I just don't see any reason in saving money in a computergame thus I spend it all.

Jun 11, 2008, 12:56 PM // 12:56	#10
Nick Of Troy Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Zealand. Guild: Human Alliance [HA] Profession: D/E	I just hit 95k last night, highest amount id had before that was about 36k

Jun 11, 2008, 01:33 PM // 13:33	#12
lilraceangel3 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Western Mass Guild: Passionate Kiss of the cats [Kiss] Profession: W/N	it depends on whether or not your working on titles. Im working on grinding titles right now, so I have about 95k and thats good. Once I start working on the minis and the armor title 95 k wont but a dent into what i need. Whatever makes you feel comfortable staring at in your storage is as much as you need.

Jun 11, 2008, 01:39 PM // 13:39	#13
Yang Whirlwind ~ Retired ~ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark (GMT +1) Profession: E/	Do not feel you have to earn a certain amount of money or even compare yourself to people who have played the game far too much for far too long. If you find something you really want, consider what it will take you to get it, if it seems a fair trade of your ingame time - go for it. If not - don't!

Jun 11, 2008, 06:17 PM // 18:17	#18
The Red Messenger Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: America	to me, in any MMO, a lot of cash is enough to get nice stuff for every class in the game, and max those classes skill-wise. lets do the math... -10 classes -about 50-100k to get all the tomes and stuff per class (after spending hero pts) -another 20k for the "good" elites -and weapons...lets say you want to spend 20k on weapon sets for each class, and 200k for very nice stuff for your main -armor...elite armor for each class is about 65k per...and one set of FoW for your main -another 20k to rune it up comes to roughly 3000 platinum (assuming i used the calculator right) thanks to new advances in permaform sins, this can be farmed in about 2-3weeks according to the farming threads

Jun 11, 2008, 06:34 PM // 18:34	#19
Rothan Celt Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Aura Profession: Mo/R	im comfortable with 100k currently i got zilch since i spent my 400k on lockpicks btw what is epeen???