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starterz · Apr 18, 2006, 12:57 PM // 12:57

Hello friends, this is my first post. I have a simple question, how do a lot of players earn so much gold? I have seen auctions here that yield 60k gold, and that sum seems like a lifetime away for me to earn while playing. I have been playing for a couple od weeks now, doing missions in Yak's Bend right now, and I am level 13 as from yesterday. Still, I have managed to earn 3-4k gold up untill now, and I really cannot imagine I will be able to spend 60000 gold on a sword anytime soon. Can you direct me somehow, I think I might be missing something within the game. Thanks all.

Silent Kitty · Apr 18, 2006, 01:00 PM // 13:00

Everybody wants to get rich, and all of them start a thread about it

starterz · Apr 18, 2006, 01:02 PM // 13:02

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Originally Posted by Silent Kitty

Everybody wants to get rich, and all of them start a thread about it

Not my intention for the thread

I just feel I am missing a part of the game, some advanced trading maybe? Or running other players to remote locations? I have been a straight player, doing missions/quests, earning along the way and advancing my level.

Silent Kitty · Apr 18, 2006, 01:07 PM // 13:07

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Originally Posted by starterz

Not my intention for the thread

I just feel I am missing a part of the game, some advanced trading maybe? Or running other players to remote locations? I have been a straight player, doing missions/quests, earning along the way and advancing my level.

At certain points you can become adept in doing a mission. I personally do The Wilds mission. That makes a cool 1K each mission. I support, and they do the quest. It is completely free. I just cut in on the spoils. The mission takes about 45 minutes, and you find about 1K's worth in gold and items.

Necrotic · Apr 18, 2006, 01:12 PM // 13:12

The fact is that you don't really need that amount of money until you get to level 20 anyway. I made it to 20 on the equipment I could afford from simply completing quests. Once there I started farming some and got what I wanted.

Xenophon Ualtar · Apr 18, 2006, 01:16 PM // 13:16

You really dont have to run people or do missions if you dont want to. I just adventure with my wife and friends in places that I like to go to. I have gotten quite a few good things, including a +30hp Axe Grip which I just sold for 76p. So just go out there and and fun doing what you like and wealth will probably come in time.

quickmonty · Apr 18, 2006, 01:20 PM // 13:20

First character through the game gold is always tight. It's a struggle just getting armor upgrades. Later in the game the drops get better and you will be making more gold just doing missions.

Having said that, most wealthy players are farmers, runners or do the buy low sell high thing (opportunists). That's for later in the game. Right now just learn your profession and enjoy the game. Maybe join a friendly guild to help and point you in the right direction.

Kook~NBK~ · Apr 18, 2006, 02:15 PM // 14:15

No one's rich by the time they get to Yaks Bend on their first character. As you advance in the game, the drops get better & better. Here's a couple of tips:

1. Save stone summit badges.
2. Collector's armor & weapons only cost a bit of time farming the collector's items. guildwiki.org has tons of info on where collectors are & other stuff.
3. Selling crafting materials to other players will be more profitable than selling it to the merchant.

Olfin Bedwere · Apr 18, 2006, 02:24 PM // 14:24

Also the economy has been on a down slide as of late. It`s harder to "get rich quick" as the rich got rich early and have what they need as far as upgrades and such. I personally quit having armor crafted after Yaks till I reached Droknars. You can find collectors that will give you armour for dropped items so I farmed what I need of those items and went on. As people have said you really don`t need that much till level 20 and once you get there you can get weapons from collectors that will get you through farming till you want to buy a nice weapon. I find that when I have gold I tend to screw it off buying crap that I don`t really need. I`ve had 1.5k Glad armour, bought 15k Dragon, then 15k Glad and salvaged out the Dragon, now have bought some Wyvern pieces for special farming. Not to mention going from sword to axe to sword to axe to sword. I kept my axes from the last switch and am going sword/axe depending on what I do. Alot of people used to chest run before keys were added. I knew of a place that had a chest and a barrel and come farm about 1k in 15minutes which wasn`t much but it was out of Druid`s overlook and I was low level at the time. Also once you get into the S. Shiverpeaks just about everything drops 100 gold so it adds up quickly.

ophidian409 · Apr 18, 2006, 02:30 PM // 14:30

run people for mission for money, I can gain 10k+ per hour, sometimes 20k

quickmonty · Apr 18, 2006, 02:41 PM // 14:41

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Originally Posted by ophidian409

run people for mission for money, I can gain 10k+ per hour, sometimes 20k

I seriously doubt a lvl 13 at Yaks is going to be able to run missions for that kind of gold.

Silent Kitty · Apr 18, 2006, 02:48 PM // 14:48

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Originally Posted by ophidian409

run people for mission for money, I can gain 10k+ per hour, sometimes 20k

Though he will not get far at lvl 13, it most certainly is fast way to meet scammers

Kook~NBK~ · Apr 18, 2006, 07:07 PM // 19:07

And don't spend all of your money on skills at this point. There are a few that you can't get through quests that are worthwhile to have, but there are many that aren't worth having.

Evilsod · Apr 18, 2006, 07:23 PM // 19:23

Put it this way, by the time i reached Droknars (the best armour in the game in terms of Armour level) i had plenty of money.

Did i buy the armour? No, thats how incredibly cheap i am, i figured i'd wait for the best armour to come (there isn't 1...) so carried on doing the game with shoddy armour, then eventually came back and bought bits.

The secret, don't buy anything other than armour, i've hoarded a nice 1.3mil in gold now and that comes from selling green items, i've only ever sold 1 single gold item to a real person. Everything else i get goes to the merchant, believe me, 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

wsmcasey · Apr 18, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39

If the search function is not working, then go to the Warrior build forum and looking for threads on farming/running with a warrior. Warriors are one of the best money makers in the game.

Maria The Princess · Apr 18, 2006, 07:51 PM // 19:51

youre not gonna make TONS of money like this, but its an easy and fast way:

Salvage all the white weapons you find, alot of them will turn into wood
Take the wood to the trader outside Sardelak Sanitarium and exchange for parchment (1 parchment=5 wood + 20g)
Take the parchment to Droks or Ascalon and sell for 90g EACH.
you get 20g profit for EACH piece of parchment.
if you still didnt beat the game and dont have acces to High-End farming spots this is the easiest way to make money. gonna take a while to make 60k like this, but in a few days of farming for whites salvaging and selling you can do at least 10k.... because those who buy parchment buy in BIG quantitys. Slow method, not VERY fun, but if youre lower then lvl 15.... not too much choise there...

* i didnt know about this before and all i was doin were ONLY missions, never farming, so i saw my first 10k after i got to fire islands and found a sup monk rune...

SidewinderX · Apr 18, 2006, 07:57 PM // 19:57

as a low level its very hard to get gold mainly because you are hunting low level - low gold yeilding baddies, morevoer your probabley splitting the gold among a party of 4-6. I remember when i first got to the desert (around lvl 16) i was hunting griffons with 5 other hench men trying to get up gold for my guild hall...sheesh that took a while. After i first completed the game i had about 5k in my storage, as someone has said, i only bought armor.

However reguarding low level's i have to disagree with Evilsod. I think it would be faster selling a gold weapon for 1k then farming it with 5 hench men. IMO

but my point is you dont need 60k weapons to beat the game. However after you have beat it 3 times (and if you dont like PvP) there isnt much more to do then farm and buy sexy items for outragous prices

The Herbalizer · Apr 18, 2006, 08:13 PM // 20:13

play through the game and do all the missions first. as you go through you should be able to make gold form selling stuff to merchant. once you complete the game and understand it then worry about gaining wealth.

dont worry it will come to you eventually. i was in your position once and now i have tons of perfect weapons, fow armor and other expensive stuff.

SnoopJeDi · Apr 18, 2006, 08:15 PM // 20:15

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Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

And don't spend all of your money on skills at this point. There are a few that you can't get through quests that are worthwhile to have, but there are many that aren't worth having.

I agree. I played my ranger before the update that made skill buying more expensive each time. By the time I was ready to cap elites, I had to pay 1k per cap. Now, I've got a bunch of skills that I don't really use all that much (especially in the BM line). The second time around, on my monk, I committed myself to not buying too many skills (1 or 2), and getting the caps cheap, THEN buying the few skills that I needed, and waiting to unlock the rest.

.neuronster. · Apr 18, 2006, 08:18 PM // 20:18

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Originally Posted by Necrotic

The fact is that you don't really need that amount of money until you get to level 20 anyway. I made it to 20 on the equipment I could afford from simply completing quests. Once there I started farming some and got what I wanted.

Now, here's a question: What if you are level 20 and in the Ring of Fire Islands, but are still poor? >.>

Apr 18, 2006, 12:57 PM // 12:57	#1
starterz Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: W/E	Wealth? Hello friends, this is my first post. I have a simple question, how do a lot of players earn so much gold? I have seen auctions here that yield 60k gold, and that sum seems like a lifetime away for me to earn while playing. I have been playing for a couple od weeks now, doing missions in Yak's Bend right now, and I am level 13 as from yesterday. Still, I have managed to earn 3-4k gold up untill now, and I really cannot imagine I will be able to spend 60000 gold on a sword anytime soon. Can you direct me somehow, I think I might be missing something within the game. Thanks all.

Apr 18, 2006, 07:07 PM // 19:07	#13
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	And don't spend all of your money on skills at this point. There are a few that you can't get through quests that are worthwhile to have, but there are many that aren't worth having. Last edited by Kook~NBK~; Apr 18, 2006 at 07:10 PM // 19:10..

Apr 18, 2006, 01:00 PM // 13:00	#2
Silent Kitty Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [TYW] "The Young World" Profession: A/Me	Everybody wants to get rich, and all of them start a thread about it

Apr 18, 2006, 01:12 PM // 13:12	#5
Necrotic Elite Guru Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The mists Guild: Co-founder of Knights of the Phoenix Profession: N/	The fact is that you don't really need that amount of money until you get to level 20 anyway. I made it to 20 on the equipment I could afford from simply completing quests. Once there I started farming some and got what I wanted.

Apr 18, 2006, 01:16 PM // 13:16	#6
Xenophon Ualtar Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005	You really dont have to run people or do missions if you dont want to. I just adventure with my wife and friends in places that I like to go to. I have gotten quite a few good things, including a +30hp Axe Grip which I just sold for 76p. So just go out there and and fun doing what you like and wealth will probably come in time.

Apr 18, 2006, 01:20 PM // 13:20	#7
quickmonty Ancient Windbreaker Join Date: May 2005	First character through the game gold is always tight. It's a struggle just getting armor upgrades. Later in the game the drops get better and you will be making more gold just doing missions. Having said that, most wealthy players are farmers, runners or do the buy low sell high thing (opportunists). That's for later in the game. Right now just learn your profession and enjoy the game. Maybe join a friendly guild to help and point you in the right direction.

Apr 18, 2006, 02:15 PM // 14:15	#8
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	No one's rich by the time they get to Yaks Bend on their first character. As you advance in the game, the drops get better & better. Here's a couple of tips: 1. Save stone summit badges. 2. Collector's armor & weapons only cost a bit of time farming the collector's items. guildwiki.org has tons of info on where collectors are & other stuff. 3. Selling crafting materials to other players will be more profitable than selling it to the merchant.

Apr 18, 2006, 02:24 PM // 14:24	#9
Olfin Bedwere Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Profession: W/Mo	Also the economy has been on a down slide as of late. It`s harder to "get rich quick" as the rich got rich early and have what they need as far as upgrades and such. I personally quit having armor crafted after Yaks till I reached Droknars. You can find collectors that will give you armour for dropped items so I farmed what I need of those items and went on. As people have said you really don`t need that much till level 20 and once you get there you can get weapons from collectors that will get you through farming till you want to buy a nice weapon. I find that when I have gold I tend to screw it off buying crap that I don`t really need. I`ve had 1.5k Glad armour, bought 15k Dragon, then 15k Glad and salvaged out the Dragon, now have bought some Wyvern pieces for special farming. Not to mention going from sword to axe to sword to axe to sword. I kept my axes from the last switch and am going sword/axe depending on what I do. Alot of people used to chest run before keys were added. I knew of a place that had a chest and a barrel and come farm about 1k in 15minutes which wasn`t much but it was out of Druid`s overlook and I was low level at the time. Also once you get into the S. Shiverpeaks just about everything drops 100 gold so it adds up quickly.

Apr 18, 2006, 02:30 PM // 14:30	#10
ophidian409 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: W/R	run people for mission for money, I can gain 10k+ per hour, sometimes 20k

Apr 18, 2006, 07:23 PM // 19:23	#14
Evilsod Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: England Guild: Lievs Death Squad [LDS]	Put it this way, by the time i reached Droknars (the best armour in the game in terms of Armour level) i had plenty of money. Did i buy the armour? No, thats how incredibly cheap i am, i figured i'd wait for the best armour to come (there isn't 1...) so carried on doing the game with shoddy armour, then eventually came back and bought bits. The secret, don't buy anything other than armour, i've hoarded a nice 1.3mil in gold now and that comes from selling green items, i've only ever sold 1 single gold item to a real person. Everything else i get goes to the merchant, believe me, 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

Apr 18, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39	#15
wsmcasey Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Right behind you. Guild: HeRo Profession: W/Rt	If the search function is not working, then go to the Warrior build forum and looking for threads on farming/running with a warrior. Warriors are one of the best money makers in the game.

Apr 18, 2006, 07:51 PM // 19:51	#16
Maria The Princess Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Aequitas Deis	youre not gonna make TONS of money like this, but its an easy and fast way: Salvage all the white weapons you find, alot of them will turn into wood Take the wood to the trader outside Sardelak Sanitarium and exchange for parchment (1 parchment=5 wood + 20g) Take the parchment to Droks or Ascalon and sell for 90g EACH. you get 20g profit for EACH piece of parchment. if you still didnt beat the game and dont have acces to High-End farming spots this is the easiest way to make money. gonna take a while to make 60k like this, but in a few days of farming for whites salvaging and selling you can do at least 10k.... because those who buy parchment buy in BIG quantitys. Slow method, not VERY fun, but if youre lower then lvl 15.... not too much choise there... * i didnt know about this before and all i was doin were ONLY missions, never farming, so i saw my first 10k after i got to fire islands and found a sup monk rune...

Apr 18, 2006, 07:57 PM // 19:57	#17
SidewinderX Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York Profession: Mo/	as a low level its very hard to get gold mainly because you are hunting low level - low gold yeilding baddies, morevoer your probabley splitting the gold among a party of 4-6. I remember when i first got to the desert (around lvl 16) i was hunting griffons with 5 other hench men trying to get up gold for my guild hall...sheesh that took a while. After i first completed the game i had about 5k in my storage, as someone has said, i only bought armor. However reguarding low level's i have to disagree with Evilsod. I think it would be faster selling a gold weapon for 1k then farming it with 5 hench men. IMO but my point is you dont need 60k weapons to beat the game. However after you have beat it 3 times (and if you dont like PvP) there isnt much more to do then farm and buy sexy items for outragous prices

Apr 18, 2006, 08:13 PM // 20:13	#18
The Herbalizer <3 Ecto Join Date: Jul 2005	play through the game and do all the missions first. as you go through you should be able to make gold form selling stuff to merchant. once you complete the game and understand it then worry about gaining wealth. dont worry it will come to you eventually. i was in your position once and now i have tons of perfect weapons, fow armor and other expensive stuff.