Rich?Poor? - Guild Wars Forums

IrishCatholicNewYorker · Oct 12, 2006, 12:09 AM // 00:09

What amount of money do you consider enough to call yourself "rich"?
Poor?
Mid Class?
Sorry to ask but I want to know about where I stand I think Im mid class but not really sure. Thanks

Venom4112 · Oct 12, 2006, 12:22 AM // 00:22

Poor: 1-20k
Middle: 20k-350k
Rich: 350k+

But, thats just what I think ^_^

Chilly Ress · Oct 12, 2006, 12:29 AM // 00:29

its all relative

MelechRic · Oct 12, 2006, 12:33 AM // 00:33

Poor < 10k
Middle 10k < 1000k
Rich 1000k +

Actually those just are based on how I felt at the time when I had those amounts. I got my first two characters through GW Prophecies and had about 10k between them. Then I made a necro... and the rest is history.

In this game there are people who are far more rich than I will ever be. However, I'm satisfied with my current amount of cash. I'm comfortable because I can farm any amount of gold/items I need.

One thing to note: I don't go overboard. I'm pretty much a miser so I typically farm what I need and only buy when I see an opportunity for a good deal.

P.S. I don't eBay.

TwinRaven · Oct 12, 2006, 12:43 AM // 00:43

My friends list is full...I'm rich!!!

Monetarily speaking, I find if I set a goal, I can easily reach it in short order...usually these goals are less than 100k. I currently have 90k but don't feel rich because of it. I've had a lot more, and I've had nothing...been said before: It's relative. If you have 90k but need 100k+5 ectos for a cool weapon, you're poor. If you have the weapon you want and have 10k to buy the black dye you want to use on it, you're rich!

Personally, I'll stick with my friends list and the good people of my guild as a measure of wealth...corny? Maybe...but whatever I need, I can get; if not on my own, then with a little help from my friends.

Honor · Oct 12, 2006, 01:00 AM // 01:00

see above yeap it's all relative repeat. if you cant afford storage or the upgrade your poor

If you can get the Obsidian armor without wincing and a lot of farming your rich

I prefer to be happy so No obsidian armor for me just yet and out of 8 characters only one has 2 pieces of 15k. But I have friends, guildies and fun playing the gamee

$hade. · Oct 12, 2006, 01:18 AM // 01:18

Poor- 10K <
Middle- 20-50K (I'm in middle)
Rich- 50K >

bart · Oct 12, 2006, 02:24 AM // 02:24

poor - 50k<
middle - 100k-500k
rich - 1 million and above

Malice Black · Oct 12, 2006, 02:39 AM // 02:39

Depends how you play the game.

Y.T. · Oct 12, 2006, 03:05 AM // 03:05

i cant say i ever felt really poor, even when i had less that 1k in storage (it happened when i was busy crafting fow armor for 2 chars btw

) but i'm in such a great guild, even if i dont have smth and i feel like i really need it all i'll have to do is to ask over the guild chat or post it in our forums....

i think that as pve player u might feel rich when u have enough gold to buy all skills and unlock new 2ndry prof for ur old chars, for me it means less than 500k - i have only 1 account with 6 pve chars... some ppl have 2 accounts so they'll need more... plus u'll need new armors, not nessesarily 15k, but with diff stats, such as mm armor or tempest or battlemage, or w/e, add 50k-150k... u might want new weapons, so add alittle bit more, like 30k if u can live with modded collectors weapons, or considerably more, if u want to have all new greens the 1st day they were discovered

after u got all skills for all chars and all new armors/items u might feel rich w/o having any gold in storage, till nightfall of cos

I love coffee · Oct 12, 2006, 03:10 AM // 03:10

Poor= can't afford anhting have to beg
Middle Class= Don't have to beg, and can buy stuff and sometime have to farm

Rich= standing in ToA and Spamming " WTB ECTO AND SHARD"

Akhilleus · Oct 12, 2006, 03:16 AM // 03:16

its 100% subjective.

though, ive come up with a graduated system, with more than 3 categories, simply because its more accurate. i plan on giving the whole spectrum, from the bottom, to the top (or close to it). note, that i'm speaking on terms of NET WORTH.
by this i mean, if you totaled up every gold coin youve ever spent/accumulated and piled it into 1 big lump sum, this is what you'd be worth.

0-50k as the poor class, this probably makes up the vast majority of the GW player base (to be fair we dont know how often they play).

51-100k not exactly poor, but not quite middle class yet either. these players proabably have 1 set of 15k, or are considering getting a set of it. they may posses a higher level green or two. the average guildwars player who plays regularly and consistently is probably in this or the next category.

101-500k now we're the middle class, probably at least 1 or 2 characters in 15k armor, though some in this level tend to be conservative with funds. may have a perfect gold or two, if not, certainly a number of greens. chances are they've done some lower level farming, trading or green hunting.

501-1000k. we're now exiting the middle class and entering the foothils of the wealthy.
this category has increased percentage wise considerably over the past year and a half, most people in this category did not get here by accident. they've done soem degree of farming, trading, or HA. though, a few in this level got there by "lucky drops," but thats by far not the norm.

1001-5000k.
we're now entering the body of the wealthy.
not many players get to the 5 million net worth, though there are a higher percentage of people here than there have been in the past. most people in this area got there by farming, or some trading. unfortunatly, many of the people in this category didnt use legitimate means (an intelligent person can usually tell by talking to them for a while).

in reality the normal categories stop here, as past this point, there are exponentially fewer players. mostly because to get into the upper 3 levels of wealth, is not easy.

5001k+. now you're hitting the area of wealth where VERY few people reside. across over a million or 2 players, probably only a few hundred are at this point. whether or not most of them got here legitimatly is a matter for debate, but chances are most have been playing for a long while and own at least 1 or 2 higher level golds.

10,001k+ most of the "older wealth" players are here. very, very, very few of the people at this stage who got here legitimatly, have been playing less than a year. to get to this point requires a considerable penchant for trading or farming.

and once you hit people with 15,000k-20,000k+ in net worth its a whole different ballgame. probably less than 100 people have accumulated this kind of wealth. most people in this range are powertraders, or very successful PvPers with a number of valuable drops. people at this level, usually posses item collections, stacks of ecto, or vast material storages. they almsot certainly have multiple accounts. so very, very few people are this far though, at this point and above, the percentage drops almost daily, as the ability to get this far is not easy, and most people who do get this far, end up getting bored and quitting. most of the older, popular, wealthy guru members fall in this area or the one below.
heck, i'd hazard a guess at less than 50 people have gotten this far, and further than this, i will not go. since past this point we're talking about wealth classes so beyond most peoples comprehension its ridulculous, but with people numbering in the half dozens, its such a small amount of players that the absurdly wealthy dont warrant a classification to be honest.

Shakti · Oct 12, 2006, 03:17 AM // 03:17

Meh....repeat for the Nth time : it's all relative baby!

I have enough to get what I want in game and that when one of my "poorer" guildies says "dang, I really need/want xx" I can get it for them, which I totally love doing (I'm a big believer in pressies

)

I mean let's remember.it is GAME GOLD. You use it for GAME LOOT...why not have fun with it?

Maria The Princess · Oct 12, 2006, 03:51 AM // 03:51

i have 150k....so im middle?

but i have 4 15k sets, and endless number of perfect weapons that i use that would round up to 1000k....

but AM i ritch?...

Hockster · Oct 12, 2006, 04:05 AM // 04:05

Who cares? Really, what's with the infatuation of in game wealth? If you play the game and enjoy it, you're much better off than the idiot that does nothing but farm or chest run in hopes of getting "rich".

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maria The Princess

i have 150k....so im middle?

but i have 4 15k sets, and endless number of perfect weapons that i use that would round up to 1000k....

but AM i ritch?...

No, but you're certainly vain enough to pose as being rich.

xerverkillah · Oct 12, 2006, 04:09 AM // 04:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by I love coffee

Poor= can't afford anhting have to beg
Middle Class= Don't have to beg, and can buy stuff and sometime have to farm

Rich= standing in ToA and Spamming " WTB ECTO AND SHARD"

lol i like it

Eugaet · Oct 12, 2006, 04:11 AM // 04:11

Don't consider myself rich...but I've got 175k in storage, most I've ever had. No 15k armor, too expensive, but all my lvl20s have the non-15k max armor variants. Don't like dropping below 150k, makes me all twitchy. But I've bounced between 170k and 130k more times than I can remember. Earn some, spend some, rinse, repeat.

I gave up on 15k armors and other high-end items long ago.

I might consider myself rich if I ever hit 500k.

$hade. · Oct 12, 2006, 04:17 AM // 04:17

I used to consider myself rich when I had like 6K in my storage (this was a long time ago). But then this guy told me I was a noob and that he had 60K. That's when I looked at myself and thought "Man i'm poor :/". Now I have like 30K though so i'm good

.

VGJustice · Oct 12, 2006, 04:22 AM // 04:22

I feel like I'm poor, but there's nothing I want to buy. Thus, I win for just enjoying the game.

shaolin mind trick · Oct 12, 2006, 06:02 AM // 06:02

Again, it's how you play:

Poor: Lots of items you need but can not afford
Middle: Fairly satisfied with your equip/cash supply
Rich: Have everything you want.

Oct 12, 2006, 12:09 AM // 00:09	#1
IrishCatholicNewYorker Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: FL (from Long Island NY) Guild: Rage Against The Dying [RAGE] Profession: Me/W	Rich?Poor? What amount of money do you consider enough to call yourself "rich"? Poor? Mid Class? Sorry to ask but I want to know about where I stand I think Im mid class but not really sure. Thanks

Oct 12, 2006, 03:16 AM // 03:16	#12
Akhilleus Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: If it aint expensive, it aint worth buyin'. Guild: Leading/Co-leading Bretheren Of Chaos [Dark] Profession: W/Mo	its 100% subjective. though, ive come up with a graduated system, with more than 3 categories, simply because its more accurate. i plan on giving the whole spectrum, from the bottom, to the top (or close to it). note, that i'm speaking on terms of NET WORTH. by this i mean, if you totaled up every gold coin youve ever spent/accumulated and piled it into 1 big lump sum, this is what you'd be worth. 0-50k as the poor class, this probably makes up the vast majority of the GW player base (to be fair we dont know how often they play). 51-100k not exactly poor, but not quite middle class yet either. these players proabably have 1 set of 15k, or are considering getting a set of it. they may posses a higher level green or two. the average guildwars player who plays regularly and consistently is probably in this or the next category. 101-500k now we're the middle class, probably at least 1 or 2 characters in 15k armor, though some in this level tend to be conservative with funds. may have a perfect gold or two, if not, certainly a number of greens. chances are they've done some lower level farming, trading or green hunting. 501-1000k. we're now exiting the middle class and entering the foothils of the wealthy. this category has increased percentage wise considerably over the past year and a half, most people in this category did not get here by accident. they've done soem degree of farming, trading, or HA. though, a few in this level got there by "lucky drops," but thats by far not the norm. 1001-5000k. we're now entering the body of the wealthy. not many players get to the 5 million net worth, though there are a higher percentage of people here than there have been in the past. most people in this area got there by farming, or some trading. unfortunatly, many of the people in this category didnt use legitimate means (an intelligent person can usually tell by talking to them for a while). in reality the normal categories stop here, as past this point, there are exponentially fewer players. mostly because to get into the upper 3 levels of wealth, is not easy. 5001k+. now you're hitting the area of wealth where VERY few people reside. across over a million or 2 players, probably only a few hundred are at this point. whether or not most of them got here legitimatly is a matter for debate, but chances are most have been playing for a long while and own at least 1 or 2 higher level golds. 10,001k+ most of the "older wealth" players are here. very, very, very few of the people at this stage who got here legitimatly, have been playing less than a year. to get to this point requires a considerable penchant for trading or farming. and once you hit people with 15,000k-20,000k+ in net worth its a whole different ballgame. probably less than 100 people have accumulated this kind of wealth. most people in this range are powertraders, or very successful PvPers with a number of valuable drops. people at this level, usually posses item collections, stacks of ecto, or vast material storages. they almsot certainly have multiple accounts. so very, very few people are this far though, at this point and above, the percentage drops almost daily, as the ability to get this far is not easy, and most people who do get this far, end up getting bored and quitting. most of the older, popular, wealthy guru members fall in this area or the one below. heck, i'd hazard a guess at less than 50 people have gotten this far, and further than this, i will not go. since past this point we're talking about wealth classes so beyond most peoples comprehension its ridulculous, but with people numbering in the half dozens, its such a small amount of players that the absurdly wealthy dont warrant a classification to be honest. Last edited by Akhilleus; Oct 12, 2006 at 03:20 AM // 03:20..

Oct 12, 2006, 12:22 AM // 00:22	#2
Venom4112 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: We are all pretty [Ugly] Profession: Mo/Me	Poor: 1-20k Middle: 20k-350k Rich: 350k+ But, thats just what I think ^_^

Oct 12, 2006, 12:29 AM // 00:29	#3
Chilly Ress Jungle Guide Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: Kinetic Fusion [kF] Profession: Me/	its all relative

Oct 12, 2006, 12:33 AM // 00:33	#4
MelechRic Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: RA Guild: [ODIN] Profession: N/Mo	Poor < 10k Middle 10k < 1000k Rich 1000k + Actually those just are based on how I felt at the time when I had those amounts. I got my first two characters through GW Prophecies and had about 10k between them. Then I made a necro... and the rest is history. In this game there are people who are far more rich than I will ever be. However, I'm satisfied with my current amount of cash. I'm comfortable because I can farm any amount of gold/items I need. One thing to note: I don't go overboard. I'm pretty much a miser so I typically farm what I need and only buy when I see an opportunity for a good deal. P.S. I don't eBay.

Oct 12, 2006, 12:43 AM // 00:43	#5
TwinRaven Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2005 Profession: W/	My friends list is full...I'm rich!!! Monetarily speaking, I find if I set a goal, I can easily reach it in short order...usually these goals are less than 100k. I currently have 90k but don't feel rich because of it. I've had a lot more, and I've had nothing...been said before: It's relative. If you have 90k but need 100k+5 ectos for a cool weapon, you're poor. If you have the weapon you want and have 10k to buy the black dye you want to use on it, you're rich! Personally, I'll stick with my friends list and the good people of my guild as a measure of wealth...corny? Maybe...but whatever I need, I can get; if not on my own, then with a little help from my friends.

Oct 12, 2006, 01:00 AM // 01:00	#6
Honor Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Exit 9 NJ Trnpk Guild: The Roaming Gnomes[roam] Profession: N/Me	see above yeap it's all relative repeat. if you cant afford storage or the upgrade your poor If you can get the Obsidian armor without wincing and a lot of farming your rich I prefer to be happy so No obsidian armor for me just yet and out of 8 characters only one has 2 pieces of 15k. But I have friends, guildies and fun playing the gamee

Oct 12, 2006, 01:18 AM // 01:18	#7
$hade. Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Guild: [FiRM[] Profession: R/	Poor- 10K < Middle- 20-50K (I'm in middle) Rich- 50K >

Oct 12, 2006, 02:24 AM // 02:24	#8
bart Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	poor - 50k< middle - 100k-500k rich - 1 million and above

Oct 12, 2006, 02:39 AM // 02:39	#9
Malice Black Site Legend Join Date: Oct 2005	Depends how you play the game.

Oct 12, 2006, 03:05 AM // 03:05	#10
Y.T. Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2005 Profession: Mo/	i cant say i ever felt really poor, even when i had less that 1k in storage (it happened when i was busy crafting fow armor for 2 chars btw ) but i'm in such a great guild, even if i dont have smth and i feel like i really need it all i'll have to do is to ask over the guild chat or post it in our forums.... i think that as pve player u might feel rich when u have enough gold to buy all skills and unlock new 2ndry prof for ur old chars, for me it means less than 500k - i have only 1 account with 6 pve chars... some ppl have 2 accounts so they'll need more... plus u'll need new armors, not nessesarily 15k, but with diff stats, such as mm armor or tempest or battlemage, or w/e, add 50k-150k... u might want new weapons, so add alittle bit more, like 30k if u can live with modded collectors weapons, or considerably more, if u want to have all new greens the 1st day they were discovered after u got all skills for all chars and all new armors/items u might feel rich w/o having any gold in storage, till nightfall of cos

Oct 12, 2006, 03:10 AM // 03:10	#11
I love coffee Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NC ( Noob City) Profession: A/W	Poor= can't afford anhting have to beg Middle Class= Don't have to beg, and can buy stuff and sometime have to farm Rich= standing in ToA and Spamming " WTB ECTO AND SHARD"

Oct 12, 2006, 03:17 AM // 03:17	#13
Shakti Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Home... Guild: Vier Reiter [Vier]	Meh....repeat for the Nth time : it's all relative baby! I have enough to get what I want in game and that when one of my "poorer" guildies says "dang, I really need/want xx" I can get it for them, which I totally love doing (I'm a big believer in pressies ) I mean let's remember.it is GAME GOLD. You use it for GAME LOOT...why not have fun with it?

Oct 12, 2006, 03:51 AM // 03:51	#14
Maria The Princess Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Aequitas Deis	i have 150k....so im middle? but i have 4 15k sets, and endless number of perfect weapons that i use that would round up to 1000k.... but AM i ritch?...

Oct 12, 2006, 04:11 AM // 04:11	#17
Eugaet Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: US Guild: Righteous Apathy [RA]	Don't consider myself rich...but I've got 175k in storage, most I've ever had. No 15k armor, too expensive, but all my lvl20s have the non-15k max armor variants. Don't like dropping below 150k, makes me all twitchy. But I've bounced between 170k and 130k more times than I can remember. Earn some, spend some, rinse, repeat. I gave up on 15k armors and other high-end items long ago. I might consider myself rich if I ever hit 500k.

Oct 12, 2006, 04:17 AM // 04:17	#18
$hade. Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Guild: [FiRM[] Profession: R/	I used to consider myself rich when I had like 6K in my storage (this was a long time ago). But then this guy told me I was a noob and that he had 60K. That's when I looked at myself and thought "Man i'm poor :/". Now I have like 30K though so i'm good .

Oct 12, 2006, 04:22 AM // 04:22	#19
VGJustice Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tyria, cappin' ur bosses Guild: Boston Guild [BG] Profession: R/W	I feel like I'm poor, but there's nothing I want to buy. Thus, I win for just enjoying the game.

Oct 12, 2006, 06:02 AM // 06:02	#20
shaolin mind trick Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Guild: Aequitas Deis [AD] Profession: Mo/Me	Again, it's how you play: Poor: Lots of items you need but can not afford Middle: Fairly satisfied with your equip/cash supply Rich: Have everything you want.