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Olfin Bedwere · Apr 18, 2006, 08:25 PM // 20:25

Well, there`s collectors armour out of Druids Overlook, Henge of Denravi and Crystal Desert so I don`t see any reason to buy armour after Yaks.

leprekan · Apr 18, 2006, 08:29 PM // 20:29

Some people take it too far though ... had the misfortune of having a warrior with Yaks armor in ring of fire. He was "saving his money for FOW armor" gimping pugs because you are cheap is rude at best.

Silent Kitty · Apr 18, 2006, 08:36 PM // 20:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by leprekan

Some people take it too far though ... had the misfortune of having a warrior with Yaks armor in ring of fire. He was "saving his money for FOW armor" gimping pugs because you are cheap is rude at best.

Yaks armour? Try pre-sear leather armour. Not even bothered to get the pre ringmail. Still yet participating in every mission.

Being cheap is one thing, but you'll not making game friends that way.

Str0b0 · Apr 18, 2006, 08:42 PM // 20:42

One of the best ways to make a quick buck right now is in crafting materials. I should clarify actually. it's not quick. you have to amass some bulk in these materials before they get to be worth anything however the profit margin is nice. A lot of these materials can be gathered by simply salvaging all the junk whites you get throughout the game and some of the more pointless collector items.

Maria The Princess · Apr 18, 2006, 08:50 PM // 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Str0b0

One of the best ways to make a quick buck right now is in crafting materials. I should clarify actually. it's not quick. you have to amass some bulk in these materials before they get to be worth anything however the profit margin is nice. A lot of these materials can be gathered by simply salvaging all the junk whites you get throughout the game and some of the more pointless collector items.

or, (ill repeat myself cuz its derectly related to your post) exchange wood for parchment, then sell parchment for more expensive

Str0b0 · Apr 18, 2006, 08:59 PM // 20:59

Well yeah but don't spread it around too much or profit margins will fall on that. AS it stands now you gain about 60% after tallying in the cost of the salvage kits and crafting.

saneo · Apr 18, 2006, 09:00 PM // 21:00

i recently got to a respectable amount of gold, and the only advice i can give is save money for droks armor, i spent tons of gold on my first character buying new armor at every outpost. eventually you'll get up there, the trick is you just have to keep on playing(and make some wise choices

)

Evilsod · Apr 18, 2006, 10:05 PM // 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by leprekan

Some people take it too far though ... had the misfortune of having a warrior with Yaks armor in ring of fire. He was "saving his money for FOW armor" gimping pugs because you are cheap is rude at best.

Thats nothing till you've seen the FoW warrior, who was suppose to be holding the book i may add, wearing LA armour...

Are you actually gonna search for all the collectors??? I haven't got a damn clue where they are, at least Desert Collectors are reasonably easy to find/reach.

sarcasteak · Apr 18, 2006, 10:34 PM // 22:34

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Originally Posted by Evilsod

Are you actually gonna search for all the collectors??? I haven't got a damn clue where they are, at least Desert Collectors are reasonably easy to find/reach.

That's easy, just use Guildwiki (when it's not down) to find out which Collectors/loots you need.

To answer the original poster's question:
Farming (using a character with farming capabilities, of course)
Providing service (running to places, missions, etc)
Trading (aka buy-low-sell-high)
Getting lucky with drops (often when farming)

JBak · Apr 18, 2006, 10:42 PM // 22:42

To original poster:

I know a guy who has over 10 mil, now that's rich but there are even richer people. There are 2 ways to get rich:

1) Join the best PvP guilds, and farm HoH. Hundreds of HoH wins later you will be a millionaire.

2) Beat the game and find a good farming guild/group. Farm SF/FoW with them every day, over and over and over. In a few months you'll have all the money you want.

Note, it is now harder to make lots of money than it was in the past, both in PvE and PvP. Because prices dropped both for green and rare items, and sigils. But it's still the only real way to get money.

There are two more ways to get money:

3) Do forge runs, elona, thirsty river, sanctum, etc. Again, so much competition nowadays that it's hardly worth it. Good for quick coin tho.

4) Buy low sell high. Spend all your time in auctions and LA/Ascalon/Forge D1 looking for deals and spamming the items you're selling. Gotto know the prices of course. And it's boring, unless you can enjoy the process.

Best of luck.

Oberon Shadowking · Apr 19, 2006, 12:08 AM // 00:08

There really isn't a way to "get rich quick" other than getting lucky.

If you get a Gold req 8 15% while over 50% Sundering Crystalline Sword of Fortitude + 30, there you go, you're rich quick.

Otherwise, warriors make a lot of money fast. Running missions, Droknar's Forge, and southern shiverpeaks can make you 10-20k in one hour, if you're good at it. Warriors can also farm Sorrow's Furnace, and Fissure of Woe.

But yeah.
Good luck with that Crystalline Sword... X D

Bluefeather · Apr 19, 2006, 12:31 AM // 00:31

I've been playing this game for 6 months now and i only realized recently how to gain gold quicker than farming.

For 6 months, the most gold i have in 1 time was below 15k.

I happened accidentally when i was in Warcamp and I saw someone selling green item for 1k. I have 9k that time, so i bought the item. It happened to be a Stinger. Then I went to Ascalon and saw someone "WTB Max Bow" so I showed him the stinger. He asked me how much i want to sell the bow and i said 3k. He gave me 5k for it.

Today (only after 3 weeks), i have weapons for my 4 characters that worth a total of 200-300k (not bad because i only discovered it recently).

Now, you can also do this in Ascalon because i see people sell green items for low/cheap price. Just be patient and sooner or later, you are already richer than me.

I suggest that you visit Ventari's section and read the PC on Green Items so you can know how much item can be bought/sold.

Be sure to buy cheap and sell a little higher. Earning 1-2k per item isn't a bad business if you can do that in less than 30 minutes.

ifuwerepbandj · Apr 19, 2006, 12:32 AM // 00:32

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Originally Posted by Evilsod

your best off selling things to them than standing in town spending longer selling it to real people. Which is why my necro is holding 4000 wood, i can't be bothered to sell it to people or the merchant :S

^^ that is definately me. THIS is the reason we need an Auction system. I can't be bothered to sell 4 stacks of Parchment that I don't need.

MelechRic · Apr 19, 2006, 12:48 AM // 00:48

Another thing I see a lot of new players neglect to do is pick up their drops in missions. Honestly, that's a great source of income at all levels. Armor/Weapon drops when identified are always worth around 60-100 gold at high levels. If you only ever pick up gold you're missing out. This is especially true when traveling in a party since the gold is divided among the members.

Even now when I'm doing runs in UW2/SF I'll pick up stuff. Just to ID it and sell it.

I guess my mantra is not to be wasteful.

big papi · Apr 19, 2006, 12:50 AM // 00:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluefeather

I've been playing this game for 6 months now and i only realized recently how to gain gold quicker than farming.

For 6 months, the most gold i have in 1 time was below 15k.

I happened accidentally when i was in Warcamp and I saw someone selling green item for 1k. I have 9k that time, so i bought the item. It happened to be a Stinger. Then I went to Ascalon and saw someone "WTB Max Bow" so I showed him the stinger. He asked me how much i want to sell the bow and i said 3k. He gave me 5k for it.

Today (only after 3 weeks), i have weapons for my 4 characters that worth a total of 200-300k (not bad because i only discovered it recently).

Now, you can also do this in Ascalon because i see people sell green items for low/cheap price. Just be patient and sooner or later, you are already richer than me.

I suggest that you visit Ventari's section and read the PC on Green Items so you can know how much item can be bought/sold.

Be sure to buy cheap and sell a little higher. Earning 1-2k per item isn't a bad business if you can do that in less than 30 minutes.

may sound like a good idea until you are stuck with many almost unsellable items that will just get you frustrated

this may work a few times if you see a few really nice deals but i wouldnt try and make a fortune off it

Cookies R Funny · Apr 19, 2006, 02:07 AM // 02:07

you get money by either these few points:

1: Trading.
2: Farming
3: Scamming

i prefer that u only try out point 1 and 2.
trading: buy for low, sell for high. u can end up making millions a day (buying something for 50k, selling for 200k = 150k profit).. trading = when u have the money, u can make more money! so try point.2 first

farming.. find a farm spot (ember light camp spider farming for warriors, easy as hell if u dont heal and kee ur health below 50%, easy 3-4k per run of 5 minutes + 4-5 golds per 10 runs) or try Tombs, SF for greens, or make a 55hp monk, farm UW, make a W/Me and solo FoW.. something like that

point3: scamming. if i ever spot u try this ur nuts are mine

money making = easy
u just have to know the secrets about it

edit: i give moneymaking lessons INGAME for 50k. :P

I love coffee · Apr 19, 2006, 03:25 AM // 03:25

buy 1000k off ebay u will get rich in 1 day lol

jk

Dr Strangelove · Apr 19, 2006, 08:19 AM // 08:19

Most popular is farming it. Unfortunately, to farm well you need good gear. So, try running people, which still makes me better money than any farming run, which gets me minorly depressed. Of course, there's always buy low sell high, but if you ever become one of those *&[email protected] koreans who won't sell me a %$@*ing 5:! vamp string for less than 100k I will personally come to your house and glare at you.

Really, the best ways generally involve finding novel ways to seperate players with poor budgeting skills from their money.

starterz · Apr 19, 2006, 09:31 PM // 21:31

Thanks all. I think that gameplaying is much more clear to me now. I will continue to do missions & quests, advance my character, and earn what I can while doing it. I will try to enjoy the game the most, and not concern myself with getting the most expensive items

Thanks again and stay well.

Evilsod · Apr 19, 2006, 11:03 PM // 23:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluefeather

Be sure to buy cheap and sell a little higher. Earning 1-2k per item isn't a bad business if you can do that in less than 30 minutes.

Hehe, someone on here mentioned how they bought a Crystalline for 1.3mil then sold it for 2.5mil. Or so he says anyway.

It can be quite profitable, when Ragos items where in full swing i bought the Wand, then sold it 10seconds later for a 15k profit.

Scamming will only make you end up worse off. Either your account gets banned or i scam you for a laugh. Was quite amusing doing the least stealthy of scams ever to Suso Tawngs in Warcamp after the 2nd month of listening to people whining. Can't beat a collectors fire wand dyed green for 50k *cough* i mean Ragos Wand. Oh well, the war camp found it funny

I can't understand why some people leave so much in FoW/UW. If you go back after everyones gone you can find usually about 3k of items left on the ground. I ended up with 2k worth of Dark Remains once.

Apr 19, 2006, 02:07 AM // 02:07	#36
Cookies R Funny Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: Slay Profession: W/Me	you get money by either these few points: 1: Trading. 2: Farming 3: Scamming i prefer that u only try out point 1 and 2. trading: buy for low, sell for high. u can end up making millions a day (buying something for 50k, selling for 200k = 150k profit).. trading = when u have the money, u can make more money! so try point.2 first farming.. find a farm spot (ember light camp spider farming for warriors, easy as hell if u dont heal and kee ur health below 50%, easy 3-4k per run of 5 minutes + 4-5 golds per 10 runs) or try Tombs, SF for greens, or make a 55hp monk, farm UW, make a W/Me and solo FoW.. something like that point3: scamming. if i ever spot u try this ur nuts are mine money making = easy u just have to know the secrets about it edit: i give moneymaking lessons INGAME for 50k. :P Last edited by Cookies R Funny; Apr 19, 2006 at 02:12 AM // 02:12..

Apr 18, 2006, 08:25 PM // 20:25	#21
Olfin Bedwere Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Profession: W/Mo	Well, there`s collectors armour out of Druids Overlook, Henge of Denravi and Crystal Desert so I don`t see any reason to buy armour after Yaks.

Apr 18, 2006, 08:29 PM // 20:29	#22
leprekan Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: Posers and Wannabes [nubs] Profession: W/E	Some people take it too far though ... had the misfortune of having a warrior with Yaks armor in ring of fire. He was "saving his money for FOW armor" gimping pugs because you are cheap is rude at best.

Apr 18, 2006, 08:42 PM // 20:42	#24
Str0b0 Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Profession: N/Me	One of the best ways to make a quick buck right now is in crafting materials. I should clarify actually. it's not quick. you have to amass some bulk in these materials before they get to be worth anything however the profit margin is nice. A lot of these materials can be gathered by simply salvaging all the junk whites you get throughout the game and some of the more pointless collector items.

Apr 18, 2006, 08:59 PM // 20:59	#26
Str0b0 Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Profession: N/Me	Well yeah but don't spread it around too much or profit margins will fall on that. AS it stands now you gain about 60% after tallying in the cost of the salvage kits and crafting.

Apr 18, 2006, 09:00 PM // 21:00	#27
saneo Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2005	i recently got to a respectable amount of gold, and the only advice i can give is save money for droks armor, i spent tons of gold on my first character buying new armor at every outpost. eventually you'll get up there, the trick is you just have to keep on playing(and make some wise choices )

Apr 18, 2006, 10:42 PM // 22:42	#30
JBak Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/R	To original poster: I know a guy who has over 10 mil, now that's rich but there are even richer people. There are 2 ways to get rich: 1) Join the best PvP guilds, and farm HoH. Hundreds of HoH wins later you will be a millionaire. 2) Beat the game and find a good farming guild/group. Farm SF/FoW with them every day, over and over and over. In a few months you'll have all the money you want. Note, it is now harder to make lots of money than it was in the past, both in PvE and PvP. Because prices dropped both for green and rare items, and sigils. But it's still the only real way to get money. There are two more ways to get money: 3) Do forge runs, elona, thirsty river, sanctum, etc. Again, so much competition nowadays that it's hardly worth it. Good for quick coin tho. 4) Buy low sell high. Spend all your time in auctions and LA/Ascalon/Forge D1 looking for deals and spamming the items you're selling. Gotto know the prices of course. And it's boring, unless you can enjoy the process. Best of luck.

Apr 19, 2006, 12:08 AM // 00:08	#31
Oberon Shadowking Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: A Midsummer Night (AMND) Profession: W/Mo	There really isn't a way to "get rich quick" other than getting lucky. If you get a Gold req 8 15% while over 50% Sundering Crystalline Sword of Fortitude + 30, there you go, you're rich quick. Otherwise, warriors make a lot of money fast. Running missions, Droknar's Forge, and southern shiverpeaks can make you 10-20k in one hour, if you're good at it. Warriors can also farm Sorrow's Furnace, and Fissure of Woe. But yeah. Good luck with that Crystalline Sword... X D

Apr 19, 2006, 12:31 AM // 00:31	#32
Bluefeather Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philippines Guild: [PNOY] Profession: W/R	I've been playing this game for 6 months now and i only realized recently how to gain gold quicker than farming. For 6 months, the most gold i have in 1 time was below 15k. I happened accidentally when i was in Warcamp and I saw someone selling green item for 1k. I have 9k that time, so i bought the item. It happened to be a Stinger. Then I went to Ascalon and saw someone "WTB Max Bow" so I showed him the stinger. He asked me how much i want to sell the bow and i said 3k. He gave me 5k for it. Today (only after 3 weeks), i have weapons for my 4 characters that worth a total of 200-300k (not bad because i only discovered it recently). Now, you can also do this in Ascalon because i see people sell green items for low/cheap price. Just be patient and sooner or later, you are already richer than me. I suggest that you visit Ventari's section and read the PC on Green Items so you can know how much item can be bought/sold. Be sure to buy cheap and sell a little higher. Earning 1-2k per item isn't a bad business if you can do that in less than 30 minutes.

Apr 19, 2006, 12:48 AM // 00:48	#34
MelechRic Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: RA Guild: [ODIN] Profession: N/Mo	Another thing I see a lot of new players neglect to do is pick up their drops in missions. Honestly, that's a great source of income at all levels. Armor/Weapon drops when identified are always worth around 60-100 gold at high levels. If you only ever pick up gold you're missing out. This is especially true when traveling in a party since the gold is divided among the members. Even now when I'm doing runs in UW2/SF I'll pick up stuff. Just to ID it and sell it. I guess my mantra is not to be wasteful.

Apr 19, 2006, 03:25 AM // 03:25	#37
I love coffee Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NC ( Noob City) Profession: A/W	buy 1000k off ebay u will get rich in 1 day lol jk

Apr 19, 2006, 08:19 AM // 08:19	#38
Dr Strangelove Furnace Stoker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wasting away again in Margaritaville Guild: [HOTR]	Most popular is farming it. Unfortunately, to farm well you need good gear. So, try running people, which still makes me better money than any farming run, which gets me minorly depressed. Of course, there's always buy low sell high, but if you ever become one of those &[email protected] koreans who won't sell me a %$@ing 5:! vamp string for less than 100k I will personally come to your house and glare at you. Really, the best ways generally involve finding novel ways to seperate players with poor budgeting skills from their money.

Apr 19, 2006, 09:31 PM // 21:31	#39
starterz Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: W/E	Thanks all. I think that gameplaying is much more clear to me now. I will continue to do missions & quests, advance my character, and earn what I can while doing it. I will try to enjoy the game the most, and not concern myself with getting the most expensive items Thanks again and stay well.