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Naqser · Aug 26, 2006, 07:49 AM // 07:49

Why is it that gold is so important in it, why do players keep farming it? Grinding the same area over and over and over again, for several hours if not days or even weeks, what do they do when they have 1 million in the storage and maxed out in the inventory? They can buy anything but they usually got everything they need by the time the reach 1 million.

I saw 2 threads here, one was a suggestion / request to allow more gold in the storage, from 1 to 5 million gold, another one was a question if anyone got the material storage full, 250 of every material, one answered something like "I would if it wasn't for these price changes, I would feel bad when I bought 250 ectos and they droped in price about 1k". Yes, it is 250k, but with 1 million gold that isn't much, and you get that really fast. It is a sad thing to see that Guild Wars has become what it is today. Before there were not as much spammers, not as much farmers, more quest parties than today, it is the other way around now.

So WHY is farming gold necessary? WHY do they need gold they don't use anyway?

prism2525 · Aug 26, 2006, 07:55 AM // 07:55

to get the req 8 15^50 crystalline sword

heist23 · Aug 26, 2006, 07:56 AM // 07:56

This is how I figure it: As more and more people finished Prophecies, they became bored and looked for new things to do. One of those more attractive things was to wield nice-looking weapons and to wear nice armor. 15k sets are also a part of this equation; while 15k may not seem like much, it's still rather difficult to accumulate without a single-minded effort.

I digress. Anyway, people must have decided that they'd use the money they'd accumulated to buy whatever they wanted; thus the market for nice-looking and rare items abounded...and we have what we have today.

Quite tragic, actually.

Brother Andicus · Aug 26, 2006, 07:57 AM // 07:57

I think its something to do with the size of their e-peen. The people who spend months farming and have stupidly high assets think this increases the size of their e-peen where actually the opposite is true.

The above accounts for most uber-rich farmer types, but the world is full of different people, some of which actually enjoy repetetive grind.

heavyduty · Aug 26, 2006, 09:13 AM // 09:13

I'm one of those that reached uberness wealth mark currently down to nothing compared to before. Spent it mostly by giving perfect items to friends.

The novelty of grinding 24/7 wears off and losing most of the wealth is the only way for the insanity to stop. I saw how obsessed I became and noticed my life crumble.

Knightsaber Sith · Aug 26, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04

Personally; I farm cause I always buy every skill for every profession from every campaign. And then the rest is for 15k armors that catch my eye. I'll probablly only be getting 15k armor for my Dervish in Nightfall as Africa really isn't my style.

makosi · Aug 26, 2006, 10:15 AM // 10:15

Maybe if the storyline/gameplay in Cantha was more exciting/replayable, HA wasn't full of gimmicks and predictible FotMs and AB were not a race to see who can touch each other to death fastest, the emphasis would not be on gold farming for shiny weapons and armour. Guild Wars is well past its use-by date now because virtually everything has been done to death. Farming is one of the few pasttimes in the game that is repeatable, fun and brings pleasant surprises here and there.

However, as the game's most popular aspect seems to be farming, the Asian farming community has boomed as more wammos buy gold which floods the economy and prices rise for everyone so that farmers are at a disadvantage for abiding by the rules. Its corrupt, it sucks and Anet aren't doing anything about and neither can we.

As everyone tells you when you grow up: 'life's not fair so shut up and get on with it.'

/fistshake

Arkantos · Aug 26, 2006, 10:58 AM // 10:58

money=power.

makosi · Aug 26, 2006, 11:03 AM // 11:03

Money, like fame = big 'e-penis'.

Domino · Aug 26, 2006, 12:05 PM // 12:05

I say we have an e-penis measuring contest. Anyone got a yardstick?

Wolf_Lone · Aug 26, 2006, 01:29 PM // 13:29

Without the $, you can't buy armor / runes / dyes / guild hall / npc in guild hall / weapons / skills / ......(how many more??)

Give me similar quantity of reasons we dun need $!

majoho · Aug 26, 2006, 02:19 PM // 14:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naqser

So WHY is farming gold necessary? WHY do they need gold they don't use anyway?

'They' don't need it.

Personally as of late I've become obsessed a bit with farming - well more like coming up with farming builds, just for the fun of it - I never bought anything over 8k from anyone so it's not like I need the gold.

Tyggen · Aug 26, 2006, 05:28 PM // 17:28

I think quite a lot of it is bought off ebay as well, my girlfriend was trying to get a run to droks today and saw the following offers come out in Beacons;
lf runner to droks or granite, ill pay up to 20k
40k to grotto or 15k to granite

I refuse to believe someone sane (who earned their gold) would pay that much for that run.

eternal pho · Aug 26, 2006, 09:03 PM // 21:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkantos

money=power.

Exactly =)

Numa Pompilius · Aug 26, 2006, 09:06 PM // 21:06

It's just like in the real world: Whoever has the most stuff when he dies, wins.

eternal pho · Aug 26, 2006, 09:14 PM // 21:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naqser

Why is it that gold is so important in it, why do players keep farming it? Grinding the same area over and over and over again, for several hours if not days or even weeks, what do they do when they have 1 million in the storage and maxed out in the inventory? They can buy anything but they usually got everything they need by the time the reach 1 million.

I saw 2 threads here, one was a suggestion / request to allow more gold in the storage, from 1 to 5 million gold, another one was a question if anyone got the material storage full, 250 of every material, one answered something like "I would if it wasn't for these price changes, I would feel bad when I bought 250 ectos and they droped in price about 1k". Yes, it is 250k, but with 1 million gold that isn't much, and you get that really fast. It is a sad thing to see that Guild Wars has become what it is today. Before there were not as much spammers, not as much farmers, more quest parties than today, it is the other way around now.

So WHY is farming gold necessary? WHY do they need gold they don't use anyway?

Comon, the answer is too simple. =D
People farm because they like money. I mean, who doesn't like to have money in their storage. It's just nice to have. And oh, you don't necessarily have to grind* to get money. If you're experienced with money making, then you'll have no prob. If you found out a very nice quick way to make money, would you take advantage of it, or just leave it alone? And some people farm a lot to get enough money to get very nice things like crystalline. Also, you said that its become a sad thing that people in guild wars are getting rich? Why is that? After a while, people are bound to get richer. Players like me, also like to have plenty of money and not be on the edge* if you know what I mean. I tend to farm to keep up with all the stuff I buy.

Ryn Tyn Tyn · Aug 27, 2006, 12:27 AM // 00:27

I think ppl farm for something to do. To keep playing the game when other things are not as interesting to do anymore.

But I also think that ppl like to accumulate as much money and cool items because in the game world they can. Who wants to play like they live thier real life, where most of us never quite have as much money as we want or need, and never enough cool stuff?

Age · Aug 27, 2006, 12:39 AM // 00:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

It's just like in the real world: Whoever has the most stuff when he dies, wins.

QFT little Rich kids.

Dante the Warlord · Aug 27, 2006, 02:10 AM // 02:10

sheesh if u guys are bored with the game why can't you just wait for nightfall or the next part to come out and play another game that you can actually control the attacks (which i personally hate about this game) and button smash the controller...play something fun like super smash brothers or devil may cry or something.... This game rocks...but it shouldn't be the only game u play...

elLOCOmutha · Aug 27, 2006, 02:55 AM // 02:55

Gold for me = Weapons I want, Armor I want Skills I want and Anything Else I want...

Aug 26, 2006, 07:49 AM // 07:49	#1
Naqser Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N/A Guild: Northern Borderguard Profession: N/E	Gold and Guild Wars Why is it that gold is so important in it, why do players keep farming it? Grinding the same area over and over and over again, for several hours if not days or even weeks, what do they do when they have 1 million in the storage and maxed out in the inventory? They can buy anything but they usually got everything they need by the time the reach 1 million. I saw 2 threads here, one was a suggestion / request to allow more gold in the storage, from 1 to 5 million gold, another one was a question if anyone got the material storage full, 250 of every material, one answered something like "I would if it wasn't for these price changes, I would feel bad when I bought 250 ectos and they droped in price about 1k". Yes, it is 250k, but with 1 million gold that isn't much, and you get that really fast. It is a sad thing to see that Guild Wars has become what it is today. Before there were not as much spammers, not as much farmers, more quest parties than today, it is the other way around now. So WHY is farming gold necessary? WHY do they need gold they don't use anyway?

Aug 26, 2006, 01:29 PM // 13:29	#11
Wolf_Lone Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hong Kong Guild: Lost N Found Profession: W/	Without the $, you can't buy armor / runes / dyes / guild hall / npc in guild hall / weapons / skills / ......(how many more??) Give me similar quantity of reasons we dun need $! Last edited by Wolf_Lone; Aug 26, 2006 at 01:31 PM // 13:31..

Aug 26, 2006, 07:55 AM // 07:55	#2
prism2525 Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Among dead bodies. Guild: The Republic of Sky Pirates Profession: E/	to get the req 8 15^50 crystalline sword

Aug 26, 2006, 07:56 AM // 07:56	#3
heist23 Journeyman Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: R/Mo	This is how I figure it: As more and more people finished Prophecies, they became bored and looked for new things to do. One of those more attractive things was to wield nice-looking weapons and to wear nice armor. 15k sets are also a part of this equation; while 15k may not seem like much, it's still rather difficult to accumulate without a single-minded effort. I digress. Anyway, people must have decided that they'd use the money they'd accumulated to buy whatever they wanted; thus the market for nice-looking and rare items abounded...and we have what we have today. Quite tragic, actually.

Aug 26, 2006, 07:57 AM // 07:57	#4
Brother Andicus Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scotland Guild: The Illuminati	I think its something to do with the size of their e-peen. The people who spend months farming and have stupidly high assets think this increases the size of their e-peen where actually the opposite is true. The above accounts for most uber-rich farmer types, but the world is full of different people, some of which actually enjoy repetetive grind.

Aug 26, 2006, 09:13 AM // 09:13	#5
heavyduty Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2005	I'm one of those that reached uberness wealth mark currently down to nothing compared to before. Spent it mostly by giving perfect items to friends. The novelty of grinding 24/7 wears off and losing most of the wealth is the only way for the insanity to stop. I saw how obsessed I became and noticed my life crumble.

Aug 26, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04	#6
Knightsaber Sith Furnace Stoker Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: Few Fallen Heroes [FFH] Profession: W/E	Personally; I farm cause I always buy every skill for every profession from every campaign. And then the rest is for 15k armors that catch my eye. I'll probablly only be getting 15k armor for my Dervish in Nightfall as Africa really isn't my style.

Aug 26, 2006, 10:15 AM // 10:15	#7
makosi Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: "Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff. Guild: Requirement Begins With R [notQ] Profession: Me/	Maybe if the storyline/gameplay in Cantha was more exciting/replayable, HA wasn't full of gimmicks and predictible FotMs and AB were not a race to see who can touch each other to death fastest, the emphasis would not be on gold farming for shiny weapons and armour. Guild Wars is well past its use-by date now because virtually everything has been done to death. Farming is one of the few pasttimes in the game that is repeatable, fun and brings pleasant surprises here and there. However, as the game's most popular aspect seems to be farming, the Asian farming community has boomed as more wammos buy gold which floods the economy and prices rise for everyone so that farmers are at a disadvantage for abiding by the rules. Its corrupt, it sucks and Anet aren't doing anything about and neither can we. As everyone tells you when you grow up: 'life's not fair so shut up and get on with it.' /fistshake

Aug 26, 2006, 10:58 AM // 10:58	#8
Arkantos The Greatest Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: W/	money=power.

Aug 26, 2006, 11:03 AM // 11:03	#9
makosi Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: "Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff. Guild: Requirement Begins With R [notQ] Profession: Me/	Money, like fame = big 'e-penis'.

Aug 26, 2006, 12:05 PM // 12:05	#10
Domino Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston Profession: A/Rt	I say we have an e-penis measuring contest. Anyone got a yardstick?

Aug 26, 2006, 05:28 PM // 17:28	#13
Tyggen Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: Mo/Me	I think quite a lot of it is bought off ebay as well, my girlfriend was trying to get a run to droks today and saw the following offers come out in Beacons; lf runner to droks or granite, ill pay up to 20k 40k to grotto or 15k to granite I refuse to believe someone sane (who earned their gold) would pay that much for that run.

Aug 26, 2006, 09:06 PM // 21:06	#15
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	It's just like in the real world: Whoever has the most stuff when he dies, wins.

Aug 27, 2006, 12:27 AM // 00:27	#17
Ryn Tyn Tyn Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2006	I think ppl farm for something to do. To keep playing the game when other things are not as interesting to do anymore. But I also think that ppl like to accumulate as much money and cool items because in the game world they can. Who wants to play like they live thier real life, where most of us never quite have as much money as we want or need, and never enough cool stuff?

Aug 27, 2006, 02:10 AM // 02:10	#19
Dante the Warlord Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: W/R	sheesh if u guys are bored with the game why can't you just wait for nightfall or the next part to come out and play another game that you can actually control the attacks (which i personally hate about this game) and button smash the controller...play something fun like super smash brothers or devil may cry or something.... This game rocks...but it shouldn't be the only game u play...

Aug 27, 2006, 02:55 AM // 02:55	#20
elLOCOmutha Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ascalon City, Tyria Guild: Free Agent Profession: W/	Gold for me = Weapons I want, Armor I want Skills I want and Anything Else I want...