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MaiYun · Mar 19, 2009, 10:38 PM // 22:38

Hello,
sorry for making another stupid topic.. but im just newbie here xD
1. how can i get fast money? because i cant even afford my wand ;/
2. what "ecto" stand for? ectoplazm? that thing for 4,700 gold?

Covah · Mar 19, 2009, 10:50 PM // 22:50

1. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=234 Look in the farming section. Don't ask before you search.

2. Yes. People use ecto when they are trading for items worth more then 100k (100,000gold) since that is the most you can have on your player at one time.

snaek · Mar 19, 2009, 11:03 PM // 23:03

finish the game imo

lewis91 · Mar 19, 2009, 11:15 PM // 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by snaek

finish the game imo

Greatest advice for a noobie imo. Play the game at a steady pace, don't go after weapons worth loads

Once you've finnished the main story line n feel you need some money, go over to pvxwiki, click great farming, and then look for your proffesions, and see what to do.

vandevere · Mar 19, 2009, 11:15 PM // 23:15

Just play the game. Go on Quests and kill monsters to start. Even in the beginning of the game, most monsters will drop a little something;either weapons, salvage items, or some cash. Also, Quests usually offer a little cash along with the XP.

It does add up after a bit...

Eragon Zarroc · Mar 19, 2009, 11:24 PM // 23:24

pick up EVERYTHING and sell it to merchant ;-)

MisterB · Mar 19, 2009, 11:26 PM // 23:26

Collector weapons are "free," and many are easy to acquire the necessary trophies for.
Crafter weapons are pretty cheap at 5K + materials.
Completing any of the games also awards you with a trophy you may exchange for one weapon.

You should be able to acquire a wand from either of those without too much trouble. For collector and crafter weapons, find your profession in the following link, and next to each profession is a link for collectors and crafters for weapons of that profession.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Quick_access_links

Wrath of m0o · Mar 19, 2009, 11:43 PM // 23:43

1. Get Factions.
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Factions

2. Get yourself to Jade Quarry.
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jq

3. Play JQ for the Balthazar Faction, trade that faction for Z-keys.
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zaishen_Key

4. Open Zaishen Chest for Free Rare Skin Weapons.
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zaishen_chest

If you do this a few hours a day, you will end up with something you can either A use, or B sell.

Then you can look cool by flashing your Zaishen Emote
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zaishen_title_track

Thats what i would do if i was you, you might even get lucky and get and Everlasting Tonic that you can sell for 100k+xx Ecto.
http://www.guildwars.com/competitive...dar/?year=2008

gremlin · Mar 20, 2009, 01:45 AM // 01:45

Not stupid questions at all.

The answers too are simple enough in the beginning the only way to gain more than enough money to equip your character, to waste nothing and avoid paying for anything.

1 Pick up everything that drops, use what you can sell everything else.

2 know your collectors what they want and what they give in return, get all your armour and equipment from them.

3 do all available missions esp all those that are for secondary classes.
Do them all then choose your secondary class.

4 if you need to do a mission that requires you to collect something to finish the quest consider getting more than you need and selling to lazy players.

Don't waste XP don't waste gold.

Save your money till you get to the traders that sell the best armour then consider paying for it.

Farming for riches or power trading valuable items etc takes experience the right skills and in the case of power trading a large amount of cash to buy items for resale.
You cannot attempt any of those untill you have played for quite some time probably well after you finish the storyline.

NuclearSlug · Mar 20, 2009, 07:19 AM // 07:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by snaek

finish the game imo

From your previous post, I'm assuming you're only in Kourna still. You're not even half way done with the campaign yet. I would just focus on moving the story line along and beating the missions. You'll find that money's not all that tight once the campaign's finished.

I strongly advise against purchasing unique (green) weapons from other players at the moment, as you're money is tight and you may waste it or pay too much for something you really don't need. ...And Ecto should be far from your mind atm.

Kenzo Skunk · Mar 20, 2009, 08:53 AM // 08:53

Always identify your "white" drops from monsters before you sell them to merch. Identification kit can be bought from said merchant. Light blue and purple drops are worth more, and the ones with their names colored gold are worth the most. Identify everything before selling it.

Taixen · Mar 20, 2009, 09:42 AM // 09:42

This is headed for a close soon, but:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=234

For lots of farming stuffs, and Ectoplasm is basically:

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ectoplasm

TheodenKing · Mar 20, 2009, 02:15 PM // 14:15

1. Identify everything.
2. Salvage common materials that are worth something (iron, feathers, etc).
3. Expert Salvage rare materials.
4. Expert Salvage runes/insignias that are worth at least as much as the item you are slavaging from.
5. Join a guild... not for free handouts, but for knowledge. When you find something that might be valuable, guildies can help you figure out what you should sell it for.

HawkofStorms · Mar 20, 2009, 03:13 PM // 15:13

Also, clarification. When they say "identify everything" they mean everything... even white items. Even bows and stuff with no extra mods have there value increased via identification, often times to twice their value. So long as the value increase is more then 4g, the price for 1 use of a 25 use 100g ID kit, you are making a profit by iding. Only certain items can't be ided, like stuff monsters drop like fangs, hides, necklaces, etc and the game will just tell you that automatically.

Mar 19, 2009, 10:38 PM // 22:38	#1
MaiYun Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2009	Another Stupic Topic... Hello, sorry for making another stupid topic.. but im just newbie here xD 1. how can i get fast money? because i cant even afford my wand ;/ 2. what "ecto" stand for? ectoplazm? that thing for 4,700 gold?

Mar 19, 2009, 10:50 PM // 22:50	#2
Covah Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ] Profession: Me/Rt	1. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=234 Look in the farming section. Don't ask before you search. 2. Yes. People use ecto when they are trading for items worth more then 100k (100,000gold) since that is the most you can have on your player at one time.

Mar 19, 2009, 11:03 PM // 23:03	#3
snaek Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: N/	finish the game imo

Mar 19, 2009, 11:15 PM // 23:15	#5
vandevere Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Great State of Denial Profession: W/Mo	Just play the game. Go on Quests and kill monsters to start. Even in the beginning of the game, most monsters will drop a little something;either weapons, salvage items, or some cash. Also, Quests usually offer a little cash along with the XP. It does add up after a bit...

Mar 19, 2009, 11:24 PM // 23:24	#6
Eragon Zarroc Atra estern?? ono thelduin Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madness Incarnate Guild: [Duo] Profession: W/P	pick up EVERYTHING and sell it to merchant ;-)

Mar 19, 2009, 11:26 PM // 23:26	#7
MisterB Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy Guild: [ban] Profession: W/	Collector weapons are "free," and many are easy to acquire the necessary trophies for. Crafter weapons are pretty cheap at 5K + materials. Completing any of the games also awards you with a trophy you may exchange for one weapon. You should be able to acquire a wand from either of those without too much trouble. For collector and crafter weapons, find your profession in the following link, and next to each profession is a link for collectors and crafters for weapons of that profession. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Quick_access_links

Mar 19, 2009, 11:43 PM // 23:43	#8
Wrath of m0o Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Ma. Guild: Is That Your Build[HaHa] Profession: P/W	1. Get Factions. http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Factions 2. Get yourself to Jade Quarry. http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jq 3. Play JQ for the Balthazar Faction, trade that faction for Z-keys. http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zaishen_Key 4. Open Zaishen Chest for Free Rare Skin Weapons. http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zaishen_chest If you do this a few hours a day, you will end up with something you can either A use, or B sell. Then you can look cool by flashing your Zaishen Emote http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zaishen_title_track Thats what i would do if i was you, you might even get lucky and get and Everlasting Tonic that you can sell for 100k+xx Ecto. http://www.guildwars.com/competitive...dar/?year=2008

Mar 20, 2009, 01:45 AM // 01:45	#9
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	Not stupid questions at all. The answers too are simple enough in the beginning the only way to gain more than enough money to equip your character, to waste nothing and avoid paying for anything. 1 Pick up everything that drops, use what you can sell everything else. 2 know your collectors what they want and what they give in return, get all your armour and equipment from them. 3 do all available missions esp all those that are for secondary classes. Do them all then choose your secondary class. 4 if you need to do a mission that requires you to collect something to finish the quest consider getting more than you need and selling to lazy players. Don't waste XP don't waste gold. Save your money till you get to the traders that sell the best armour then consider paying for it. Farming for riches or power trading valuable items etc takes experience the right skills and in the case of power trading a large amount of cash to buy items for resale. You cannot attempt any of those untill you have played for quite some time probably well after you finish the storyline.

Mar 20, 2009, 08:53 AM // 08:53	#11
Kenzo Skunk Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2009	Always identify your "white" drops from monsters before you sell them to merch. Identification kit can be bought from said merchant. Light blue and purple drops are worth more, and the ones with their names colored gold are worth the most. Identify everything before selling it.

Mar 20, 2009, 09:42 AM // 09:42	#12
Taixen Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England Profession: A/	This is headed for a close soon, but: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=234 For lots of farming stuffs, and Ectoplasm is basically: http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ectoplasm

Mar 20, 2009, 02:15 PM // 14:15	#13
TheodenKing Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: DoA Guild: Dark Order of Retarded Knights (doRk) Profession: N/Me	1. Identify everything. 2. Salvage common materials that are worth something (iron, feathers, etc). 3. Expert Salvage rare materials. 4. Expert Salvage runes/insignias that are worth at least as much as the item you are slavaging from. 5. Join a guild... not for free handouts, but for knowledge. When you find something that might be valuable, guildies can help you figure out what you should sell it for.

Mar 20, 2009, 03:13 PM // 15:13	#14
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	Also, clarification. When they say "identify everything" they mean everything... even white items. Even bows and stuff with no extra mods have there value increased via identification, often times to twice their value. So long as the value increase is more then 4g, the price for 1 use of a 25 use 100g ID kit, you are making a profit by iding. Only certain items can't be ided, like stuff monsters drop like fangs, hides, necklaces, etc and the game will just tell you that automatically.