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nowhere · Jul 02, 2005, 04:20 PM // 16:20

-What is farming?

-How do I get iron and steel ingots?

Fye Duron · Jul 02, 2005, 04:30 PM // 16:30

Farming is the act of going and killing mass mobs solo, for the sole perpose of acquiring item drops. To either sell or salvage.

To get iron and steel you need to either salvage the useless weapons or buy them from someone.

korytyler21 · Jul 02, 2005, 04:31 PM // 16:31

iron and stell ingots u can get from the rare material trader and the normal material trader (it you are asking where u can kill stuff to get them im not sure about that) you can also get them by salvaging some items (using a salvage kit)

nowhere · Jul 02, 2005, 04:32 PM // 16:32

What about weapons? Is there a place I can buy good swords, or can I only acquire them through killing things and quest?

Fye Duron · Jul 02, 2005, 04:51 PM // 16:51

Irons, and Steel (only with expert kit) can be salavaged from swords, axes, shields, hammers, and armor.

Paine · Jul 02, 2005, 05:02 PM // 17:02

Wrong Fye Duron.
You don't have to expert salvage an item to get iron ingots.

Loviatar · Jul 02, 2005, 05:09 PM // 17:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paine

Wrong Fye Duron.
You don't have to expert salvage an item to get iron ingots.

i think that the (expert) was for steel only as an addendum

Shagsbeard · Jul 02, 2005, 05:30 PM // 17:30

Farming has many definitions depending on who is using the term.

If you continuously replay the same area, with no real goal other than to find items, this is farming. This form of farming has the approval of Anet, but no one really needs to do this too much. If you want to use the collectors, some of this is needed, but in general there's no real point to it. Experience nor gold is really that precious in the game, and easily obtained items are just about as good as the best you can possibly find. Your battles will be decided by your skills and planning rather than by the items your character has.

If you go after a particular boss, or monster to the exclussion of all others because the gain is better than others, this too is called farming. Anet usually responds to this by lowering the drop rate on the boss or monster that people percieve as being better than others.

Also, if you enter an area only to kill a single monster, or open a chest, and then map back to the town you exited from and continue to do this over and over for hours on end, this too can be called farming. Anet has code in place to make this form of farming lose all gains after a bit.

Jul 02, 2005, 04:20 PM // 16:20	#1
nowhere Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jul 2005	2 noob questions -What is farming? -How do I get iron and steel ingots?

Jul 02, 2005, 04:32 PM // 16:32	#4
nowhere Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jul 2005	What about weapons? Is there a place I can buy good swords, or can I only acquire them through killing things and quest? Last edited by nowhere; Jul 02, 2005 at 04:42 PM // 16:42..

Jul 02, 2005, 04:30 PM // 16:30	#2
Fye Duron Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chico, CA, USA Guild: Dragon Fang	Farming is the act of going and killing mass mobs solo, for the sole perpose of acquiring item drops. To either sell or salvage. To get iron and steel you need to either salvage the useless weapons or buy them from someone.

Jul 02, 2005, 04:31 PM // 16:31	#3
korytyler21 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Light and Darkness [LaD] Profession: W/Mo	iron and stell ingots u can get from the rare material trader and the normal material trader (it you are asking where u can kill stuff to get them im not sure about that) you can also get them by salvaging some items (using a salvage kit)

Jul 02, 2005, 04:51 PM // 16:51	#5
Fye Duron Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chico, CA, USA Guild: Dragon Fang	Irons, and Steel (only with expert kit) can be salavaged from swords, axes, shields, hammers, and armor.

Jul 02, 2005, 05:02 PM // 17:02	#6
Paine Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Clan Plus [Plus]	Wrong Fye Duron. You don't have to expert salvage an item to get iron ingots.

Jul 02, 2005, 05:30 PM // 17:30	#8
Shagsbeard Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005	Farming has many definitions depending on who is using the term. If you continuously replay the same area, with no real goal other than to find items, this is farming. This form of farming has the approval of Anet, but no one really needs to do this too much. If you want to use the collectors, some of this is needed, but in general there's no real point to it. Experience nor gold is really that precious in the game, and easily obtained items are just about as good as the best you can possibly find. Your battles will be decided by your skills and planning rather than by the items your character has. If you go after a particular boss, or monster to the exclussion of all others because the gain is better than others, this too is called farming. Anet usually responds to this by lowering the drop rate on the boss or monster that people percieve as being better than others. Also, if you enter an area only to kill a single monster, or open a chest, and then map back to the town you exited from and continue to do this over and over for hours on end, this too can be called farming. Anet has code in place to make this form of farming lose all gains after a bit.