Farming help plz! - Guild Wars Forums

Gasman · Oct 23, 2005, 10:05 PM // 22:05

Hi all, at the risk of sounding like the biggest noob around (which I am)
can someone please give me a short to the point discription on what farming is and where the best place to do it is? (the furthest in game I am is Amnoon Oasis and Seekers Passage)
Thanks, i searched farming on the forum but none came up on how to do it.
thanks in advance.

Loviatar · Oct 23, 2005, 10:09 PM // 22:09

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Originally Posted by Gasman

Hi all, at the risk of sounding like the biggest noob around (which I am)
can someone please give me a short to the point discription on what farming is and where the best place to do it is? (the furthest in game I am is Amnoon Oasis and Seekers Passage)
Thanks, i searched farming on the forum but none came up on how to do it.
thanks in advance.

most basic is to find a place (usually lower level monsters) you can handle by yourself so you get all the drops for yourself and dont have to share the loot.

usually getting all of lower level stuff is better than a share of better loot

Rancour · Oct 23, 2005, 10:15 PM // 22:15

Funny you didn't find anything...

Anyway, farming is the common word for going somewhere and killing alot of enemies thereafter farming all the loot, which is where the term comes from. Farming can be done with other people or with henchies, but since this is hardly profitable, most see farming as meaning you go ALL alone and kill enemies. This would sound impossible to the common newbie (no shame in being that), but with the right build it's pretty simple. The most used is the Mo/W but it can be done with almost any class combined with a monk. The main problem is that you have to get some specific skills for it to work. Personally, I'm a W/Mo with some attacking and healing skills, the elite skill being Healing Hands. This is a skill you can only aquire in the Ring of Fire Islands, which is the last place you go in the game. Apart from that, you have to be level 20 and have some decent armor and energy, together with game experience to become a farmer. But don't fear! There're numberous guides on these forums that tell you how to do it.

There's no specific place that is "the best", but my personal favourite is griffon farming, which takes place just outside Augury Rock. I can take pretty much 20 (max) griffons and minotaurs at once and still be alive to steal all the stuff. Good farmers can get around 2K per run, which takes no more than 5-8 minutes.

So it's profitable and highly desirable if you want loot and cash in this game. Some think it's a waste of time since they think the game should be played not exploited just for money and items. But everyone has their opinion.

Oct 23, 2005, 10:05 PM // 22:05	#1
Gasman Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: The Marked Profession: W/N	Farming help plz! Hi all, at the risk of sounding like the biggest noob around (which I am) can someone please give me a short to the point discription on what farming is and where the best place to do it is? (the furthest in game I am is Amnoon Oasis and Seekers Passage) Thanks, i searched farming on the forum but none came up on how to do it. thanks in advance.

Oct 23, 2005, 10:15 PM // 22:15	#3
Rancour Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Camp Rancor (Rancour :D) Guild: I'm a free spirit (that's not what the guild is called, I just am) Profession: W/R	Funny you didn't find anything... Anyway, farming is the common word for going somewhere and killing alot of enemies thereafter farming all the loot, which is where the term comes from. Farming can be done with other people or with henchies, but since this is hardly profitable, most see farming as meaning you go ALL alone and kill enemies. This would sound impossible to the common newbie (no shame in being that), but with the right build it's pretty simple. The most used is the Mo/W but it can be done with almost any class combined with a monk. The main problem is that you have to get some specific skills for it to work. Personally, I'm a W/Mo with some attacking and healing skills, the elite skill being Healing Hands. This is a skill you can only aquire in the Ring of Fire Islands, which is the last place you go in the game. Apart from that, you have to be level 20 and have some decent armor and energy, together with game experience to become a farmer. But don't fear! There're numberous guides on these forums that tell you how to do it. There's no specific place that is "the best", but my personal favourite is griffon farming, which takes place just outside Augury Rock. I can take pretty much 20 (max) griffons and minotaurs at once and still be alive to steal all the stuff. Good farmers can get around 2K per run, which takes no more than 5-8 minutes. So it's profitable and highly desirable if you want loot and cash in this game. Some think it's a waste of time since they think the game should be played not exploited just for money and items. But everyone has their opinion.