How Much Is A Lot Of Money In Gw? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

fb2000 · Apr 18, 2009, 05:42 PM // 17:42

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Originally Posted by Ace Of Mage

....what in the hell are you on about no offence. Did you even take time to read my question.. I said if you have played runescape in the past how much is 1m compared to GW money. And you are telling me it's a useless question and "Depends on what you want to do with that gold?" I either dont get what your saying or you are really off topic..

You cant really compare between 2 currencies which cannot be even used to buy the same things now can you? The only way would be to use a crossover to a real-world-currrency, as someone already pointed out (GW : USD vs Runescape : USD). However that doesnt really help you, as it might just be that there are more gold sellers for Runescape (which I honestly believe). Take a look at diablo for example, highrunes, which are extremely rare for the normal player cost less than the equivalent of ~20k in gw would (again, dollar wise).

The only way to evaluate a currency, both virtual or real, is to do a comparison on the commodities/services you can acquire with the said currency in comparison to another one.. Can you buy a Fissure armor or get a run in xxx dungeon with runescape gold?

So no, you didnt get what I was saying I believe.

own age myname · Apr 18, 2009, 05:54 PM // 17:54

I had my friends ask the same question to me; What = 1mil RSGold in Guild Wars. I'll say it to you like I said it to them.

You can't really tell. I can make 1mil easy in Runescape but 100k is a bit harder to come by for me in Guild Wars (I'm defiantly not the richest guy out there).

Depends on your skill level, it used to be hard for me to get 1mil in RS but I get it easy now. Just like 100k is harder for me to get now, but I'll get 100ks easy in Guild Wars someday :P.

So I'd say 1mil RS = 90k-120k Guild Wars? Hard to be exact.

Icy The Mage · Apr 18, 2009, 05:57 PM // 17:57

This is a lot of money.

http://www.gwchars.de/character.php?id=88424

Kawil · Apr 18, 2009, 06:30 PM // 18:30

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Originally Posted by IcyFiftyFive

This is a lot of money.

http://www.gwchars.de/character.php?id=88424

Oh Wow, lol. That is rich.

Anyway, back on topic, I think it DOES matter on how you play and what you spend it on. I suppose you could compare with the real money thing but what about in-game items. Take a decent...say sword in GW and compare it with the same thing in Rune. Not taking into effect skins or rarity...just a good sword that works good with the right mods. If it takes (example only) 20k Rune gold verses maybe 10k GW gold then you might be able to compare them. Again, those were only examples as I haven't played Rune.

Slabby · Apr 18, 2009, 07:08 PM // 19:08

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Originally Posted by IcyFiftyFive

This is a lot of money.

http://www.gwchars.de/character.php?id=88424

HOLY CRAP !
WTB a shitload of NASA computers and brute force

Jenn · Apr 18, 2009, 07:16 PM // 19:16

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

How much is a lot of money?

To be a little more philosophical on the matter, I'd say it depends on how much you want. I don't have a lot of money, but compared to what I've wanted and needed while playing Guild Wars, I'm the equivalent of an Egyptian king! For me, a full storage is usually more than I've ever wanted or needed at any given point in time. At times when I've had much more than that, I simply just give it away because it's too much for one person to enjoy, if there is nothing tangible they want.

Taurean · Apr 18, 2009, 08:47 PM // 20:47

To be perfectly honest, you can do as the person in Icyfiftyfive's link does - follow the book to the letter, play 24 hours a day and do everything that everyone does.
But that would make you a dime a dozen. Do you want to be a dime a dozen? I for my part enjoy the gameplay value of the game.. as long as you know what your goals are, you will be rich when you have any armor that have max armor (70), any runes you want - insignias... max damage weapon.. and a lot of skills ^_^

Obrien Xp · Apr 18, 2009, 09:03 PM // 21:03

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Originally Posted by IcyFiftyFive

This is a lot of money.

http://www.gwchars.de/character.php?id=88424

3black dye, 1 white, 18 golds, 1 scroll to underworld, plus whites per run approx equals

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moriz · Apr 18, 2009, 09:05 PM // 21:05

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Originally Posted by Ace Of Mage

Oh im sorry maybe you're a little bit slow to answer it, because all of the other 6-7 people gave me some solid answers?

their "solid answers" are nothing more than educated guesses. you can try to compare each to a real life currency and get a ratio that way, but that doesn't tell you anything about how much they are worth in game. this is because you cannot buy your way to an ingame advantage, so from that angle, GW gold can be considered worthless.

Island Guardian · Apr 18, 2009, 09:15 PM // 21:15

1mill rs=100k guildwars

as far as being rich and what not i go by this:

1g-1000k-casual well off player
250e-1000e-highly competitive player
5000e = rich
8000e+= Rich player who likes cash and the "nice stuff" guild wars offers

refer · Apr 19, 2009, 04:31 AM // 04:31

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Originally Posted by Ace Of Mage

Sorry about that, i'm usually nice. But when people give me a hard time on a question that, I dont think, is that difficult to answer if you have played RuneScape than I give answers like that.

Actually you just came out of left field like he beat you up.

While you can make conversions, it won't be as accurate still since the things you spend money on in between the two games is different.

You could just play the game and see how much you make over time ya know.

Operative 14 · Apr 19, 2009, 05:23 AM // 05:23

I really is a matter of view, but..

I consider anyone with 100K relatively comfortable; they can go out and buy pretty much anything except for about 10% of the really expensive items in GW.

500k I consider well off. With the exception of a few high end mini's you can go out and buy pretty much anything in the game at a moments notice.

1000K (1 million gold) I consider rich. You can get everything your heart desires minus a Mini Panda and a few similar items.

Anything over 1000K I consider A Lot Of Money

byteme! · Apr 19, 2009, 06:58 AM // 06:58

I used to think 1mil in GW was a lot. After 4 years of GW's existence 1mil is pretty common minus newer players. You see money like this thrown around all the time in game and here on guru. That's not to say everyone is rich but compared to say 2-3 years ago having 1mil kicking around isn't all that uncommon. There was once a post somewhere (can't remember where) that mentioned the average GW player had 20k. This was 2-3 years ago. Since then we've had....

Monthly Zkeys
M.O.X.
Speed farming
Dungeon running/services
Free keyless chests in Nightfall
Handbooks
Weekend events
Vanquishing

*These are just some of the many new ways we've never had before to help us make money. The average GW player is richer now then they were before. Keep in mind this is WITH loot scaling in place.

I consider 5-10mil to be well off in GW nowadays. Anymore then that and you can basically do whatever the hell you want whenever you want.

Malice Black · Apr 19, 2009, 08:21 AM // 08:21

Casual - 0-20k
Average - 10-100k
Addicted - 10k-x millions
No life - see the above ele posted

I've known players who've played since beta but never had more then 10k, and others who in today's money would have been worth xxx millions. I say today's money due to the fact gold is so much easier to come by then it was back in the day. Back then having a stack of ecto was rich, these days stacks are thrown around like pennies.

Now Diabolical · Apr 19, 2009, 01:39 PM // 13:39

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Originally Posted by IcyFiftyFive

This is a lot of money.

http://www.gwchars.de/character.php?id=88424

Take a good look to the Stacks.
And, don't you wonder why Teal is on a german Site?

Is there anything else usefull instead of showing "stakcs" and kanaxai?

For someone, 100k is rich, for others 20.000 Ectos.

For me, it is something in between.

fusa · Apr 19, 2009, 05:02 PM // 17:02

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Take a good look to the Stacks.
And, don't you wonder why Teal is on a german Site?

Is there anything else usefull instead of showing "stakcs" and kanaxai?

Either Teal had access to celestial compasses before everyone else, or that picture with white, black dyes, 2 elemental swords etc is fake. Raptor farming existed well before March 2008. Most likely all the items were dropped by the player.

Malice Black · Apr 20, 2009, 12:57 AM // 00:57

That ecto doesn't sit in the individual spaces quite right. Gotta lead a sad life to photoshop ecto though..

Laraja · Apr 20, 2009, 01:07 AM // 01:07

I used to play Runescape. I bailed the moment I bought a new computer that could play more worthwhile games. I know that's a not-so-subtle dig at RS, which in retrospect is a horrible horrible game.

I can honestly tell you that you're not going to need anywhere near the money in GW that you need in RS. My Ahrims barrows armor in RS cost me 1.8 mil. You can get the highest level armor in GW for 1K each piece plus the crafting materials. If you want elite armor then you're looking at more, 15k each piece, but you don't need it.

Also, what you'll find is weapon drops are actually helpful and relevant so you really don't need to be constantly buying weapons. And if you die, you get a Death Penalty and you won't be losing all your valuable armor and weapons like you do in RS. By the time you get decent weapon drops in RS your character level is way past that weapon. And since you get character slots in GW you can share stuff between characters since they use the same bank space. You might find a great bow while playing your warrior and you can just place it in the bank for your ranger.

I'm not rich by any means, I have nearly 100k in my bank and since I'm not into mini pets or expensive vanity items, I really don't have anything to spend it on. I don't have to buy expensive runes for my Mage or arrows for my ranger, or supplies to level up some stupid skill so I can qualify for a quest. At some point I might get obsidian armor for my ranger, but I'm in no hurry.

Welcome to GW. You'll quickly forget about RS and its bad graphics and mind numbing skill grinding.

I know this doesn't completely answer your question, but I guess it does in a way. Sorta.

A one to one comparison is difficult so you can only really go by items. Good armor in RS = millions. Good armor in GW= 5k + materials. Good weapon in GW= free if you're patient and use keys and lockpicks that drop. Good weapon in RS (dragon right)? = 250-500k

dilan155 · Apr 20, 2009, 02:41 AM // 02:41

well GW money is worth a lot more than runescape money in terms of buying it with real world money. either way rich is a relative term, as one already said, i have about 500-700k in money and assets but thats a fraction of the money some players have who have played the game for a while or got lucky.

Nanood · Apr 20, 2009, 07:10 AM // 07:10

A lot of money is always having enough to buy your next trinket.

Apr 18, 2009, 09:15 PM // 21:15	#30
Island Guardian Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kam AD1 farming ^^ Guild: Do it for [FAME] Profession: W/E	1mill rs=100k guildwars as far as being rich and what not i go by this: 1g-1000k-casual well off player 250e-1000e-highly competitive player 5000e = rich 8000e+= Rich player who likes cash and the "nice stuff" guild wars offers Last edited by Island Guardian; Apr 18, 2009 at 09:17 PM // 21:17..

Apr 19, 2009, 06:58 AM // 06:58	#33
byteme! Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On Earth Profession: W/P	I used to think 1mil in GW was a lot. After 4 years of GW's existence 1mil is pretty common minus newer players. You see money like this thrown around all the time in game and here on guru. That's not to say everyone is rich but compared to say 2-3 years ago having 1mil kicking around isn't all that uncommon. There was once a post somewhere (can't remember where) that mentioned the average GW player had 20k. This was 2-3 years ago. Since then we've had.... Monthly Zkeys M.O.X. Speed farming Dungeon running/services Free keyless chests in Nightfall Handbooks Weekend events Vanquishing These are just some of the many new ways we've never had before to help us make money. The average GW player is richer now then they were before. Keep in mind this is WITH loot scaling in place. I consider 5-10mil to be well off in GW nowadays. Anymore then that and you can basically do whatever the hell you want whenever you want. Last edited by byteme!; Apr 19, 2009 at 07:09 AM // 07:09..*

Apr 19, 2009, 08:21 AM // 08:21	#34
Malice Black Site Legend Join Date: Oct 2005	Casual - 0-20k Average - 10-100k Addicted - 10k-x millions No life - see the above ele posted I've known players who've played since beta but never had more then 10k, and others who in today's money would have been worth xxx millions. I say today's money due to the fact gold is so much easier to come by then it was back in the day. Back then having a stack of ecto was rich, these days stacks are thrown around like pennies. __________________ Old Skool '05

Apr 20, 2009, 12:57 AM // 00:57	#37
Malice Black Site Legend Join Date: Oct 2005	That ecto doesn't sit in the individual spaces quite right. Gotta lead a sad life to photoshop ecto though.. __________________ Old Skool '05

Apr 20, 2009, 01:07 AM // 01:07	#38
Laraja Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Guild: Descendents of Honor Profession: Rt/	I used to play Runescape. I bailed the moment I bought a new computer that could play more worthwhile games. I know that's a not-so-subtle dig at RS, which in retrospect is a horrible horrible game. I can honestly tell you that you're not going to need anywhere near the money in GW that you need in RS. My Ahrims barrows armor in RS cost me 1.8 mil. You can get the highest level armor in GW for 1K each piece plus the crafting materials. If you want elite armor then you're looking at more, 15k each piece, but you don't need it. Also, what you'll find is weapon drops are actually helpful and relevant so you really don't need to be constantly buying weapons. And if you die, you get a Death Penalty and you won't be losing all your valuable armor and weapons like you do in RS. By the time you get decent weapon drops in RS your character level is way past that weapon. And since you get character slots in GW you can share stuff between characters since they use the same bank space. You might find a great bow while playing your warrior and you can just place it in the bank for your ranger. I'm not rich by any means, I have nearly 100k in my bank and since I'm not into mini pets or expensive vanity items, I really don't have anything to spend it on. I don't have to buy expensive runes for my Mage or arrows for my ranger, or supplies to level up some stupid skill so I can qualify for a quest. At some point I might get obsidian armor for my ranger, but I'm in no hurry. Welcome to GW. You'll quickly forget about RS and its bad graphics and mind numbing skill grinding. I know this doesn't completely answer your question, but I guess it does in a way. Sorta. A one to one comparison is difficult so you can only really go by items. Good armor in RS = millions. Good armor in GW= 5k + materials. Good weapon in GW= free if you're patient and use keys and lockpicks that drop. Good weapon in RS (dragon right)? = 250-500k Last edited by Laraja; Apr 20, 2009 at 01:12 AM // 01:12..

Apr 18, 2009, 05:54 PM // 17:54	#22
own age myname Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minnesota Guild: [TAS] Profession: R/	I had my friends ask the same question to me; What = 1mil RSGold in Guild Wars. I'll say it to you like I said it to them. You can't really tell. I can make 1mil easy in Runescape but 100k is a bit harder to come by for me in Guild Wars (I'm defiantly not the richest guy out there). Depends on your skill level, it used to be hard for me to get 1mil in RS but I get it easy now. Just like 100k is harder for me to get now, but I'll get 100ks easy in Guild Wars someday :P. So I'd say 1mil RS = 90k-120k Guild Wars? Hard to be exact.

Apr 18, 2009, 05:57 PM // 17:57	#23
Icy The Mage Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Profession: E/	This is a lot of money. http://www.gwchars.de/character.php?id=88424

Apr 18, 2009, 08:47 PM // 20:47	#27
Taurean Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South of Norway - The land of Vikings Guild: I have no guild - Yet Profession: R/	To be perfectly honest, you can do as the person in Icyfiftyfive's link does - follow the book to the letter, play 24 hours a day and do everything that everyone does. But that would make you a dime a dozen. Do you want to be a dime a dozen? I for my part enjoy the gameplay value of the game.. as long as you know what your goals are, you will be rich when you have any armor that have max armor (70), any runes you want - insignias... max damage weapon.. and a lot of skills ^_^

Apr 19, 2009, 05:23 AM // 05:23	#32
Operative 14 Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona, USA Guild: [OOP] Order of the Phoenix I	I really is a matter of view, but.. I consider anyone with 100K relatively comfortable; they can go out and buy pretty much anything except for about 10% of the really expensive items in GW. 500k I consider well off. With the exception of a few high end mini's you can go out and buy pretty much anything in the game at a moments notice. 1000K (1 million gold) I consider rich. You can get everything your heart desires minus a Mini Panda and a few similar items. Anything over 1000K I consider A Lot Of Money

Apr 20, 2009, 02:41 AM // 02:41	#39
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	well GW money is worth a lot more than runescape money in terms of buying it with real world money. either way rich is a relative term, as one already said, i have about 500-700k in money and assets but thats a fraction of the money some players have who have played the game for a while or got lucky.

Apr 20, 2009, 07:10 AM // 07:10	#40
Nanood Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Supermans Crystal Palace Guild: Legion Of The Dark Sun	A lot of money is always having enough to buy your next trinket.