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SmokingHotImolation · Aug 10, 2008, 11:20 PM // 23:20

Short answer to the OP; yes.
I find myself having 300 ectos atm, and i have never farmed.

Malice Black · Aug 10, 2008, 11:23 PM // 23:23

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Originally Posted by Tender Wolf

I honestly don't think it's that easy to make money. There are so many farmers out there who have ridiculous amounts of cash and say "sorry I only have 100+k" while some of us can't farm to save our life and have to scrape by with maybe 50k max.

I don't know how so many get so rich, but what really gets me is how some people just get the money to have it, they don't plan to ever use/spend it. They just think it makes them cool to have like 1 million plat in their storage. They farm for lack of anything else to do just to build it up.

But anyway, I don't know if you can be that rich but I don't find making money that easy in the game. The only way I make money is to hope something in my store sells and get all the Nightfall treasures which take forever to reset and half the time they're purple and not gold, thus lowering the gold acquired. My other method is doing all the Kourna, Kaineng City, and Vabbian quests and getting things worth plats each (gems, superior salvage kits).

But...yeah, that's my input.

You don't get 'uber' rich by farming. Farming is a means of steady income, nothing more. You can get rich by farming, but a few million isn't in the league in which we are discussing.

Anyone can have ecto, and plenty of it. The builds are there for everyone. There is no reason why you should have to scrap by. Farming might be tedious and dull, but then so is questing and just about every other thing in GW if you do it too much.

I'll get around to adding an in depth guide to trading one day. Rusty has done a good job of covering the basics, pop over to Community Works and have a look. If you prefer, PM me with any questions you might have, and I'll do my up most to help you out. I can't do PC's mind, been out of it for far too long, but the basics to trading never change, no matter what game it is.

Zeek Aran · Aug 11, 2008, 12:04 AM // 00:04

Holy shit people.

Everytime someone says "dupe" I want to slap someone.

It's called FARMING. I'm SORRY that you can't possibly understand how people get more shit than you, but we don't have to cheat or exploit.

Fallen SeraphiM · Aug 11, 2008, 12:46 AM // 00:46

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Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

Holy shit people.

Everytime someone says "dupe" I want to slap someone.

It's called FARMING. I'm SORRY that you can't possibly understand how people get more shit than you, but we don't have to cheat or exploit.

U want to say that some unknown guy which i saw in balthazar temple month ago who had r12 zaishen and he was giving free ectos got all that cash just by farming....?
Thats about 100mil+ spent on keys.I know the guy who can farm 1k ectos in 3-4 weeks but thats a pain in the ass to do,and when he does he is not giving them for free ^^

Age · Aug 11, 2008, 01:06 AM // 01:06

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Originally Posted by Tender Wolf

I honestly don't think it's that easy to make money. There are so many farmers out there who have ridiculous amounts of cash and say "sorry I only have 100+k" while some of us can't farm to save our life and have to scrape by with maybe 50k max.

I don't know how so many get so rich, but what really gets me is how some people just get the money to have it, they don't plan to ever use/spend it. They just think it makes them cool to have like 1 million plat in their storage. They farm for lack of anything else to do just to build it up.

But anyway, I don't know if you can be that rich but I don't find making money that easy in the game. The only way I make money is to hope something in my store sells and get all the Nightfall treasures which take forever to reset and half the time they're purple and not gold, thus lowering the gold acquired. My other method is doing all the Kourna, Kaineng City, and Vabbian quests and getting things worth plats each (gems, superior salvage kits).

But...yeah, that's my input.

It is not like it is real life or anything. I haven't used any high end chest keys yet I hope that bring something my way.I have been down to the UW about 10 times and no ecto for me only 1 drop was in TOPK.It is either by luck or this game hates me.

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Originally Posted by fenixHaha no. There's a REALLY easy way to still do it. Guess you missed the memo

No I didn't get the memo but it is not possible untill you prove otherwise.

maraxusofk · Aug 11, 2008, 01:26 AM // 01:26

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Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

Holy shit people.

Everytime someone says "dupe" I want to slap someone.

It's called FARMING. I'm SORRY that you can't possibly understand how people get more shit than you, but we don't have to cheat or exploit.

lol and anytime i see someone who is naive enough to believe that all the duped armbraces were removed i want to slap someone. before i quit the game i personally knew a couple of ppl who duped. not everyone who is uber rich duped. some just got that rich because they acquired something of extreme value before the duping incident. after the incident, the injection of the large amounts of armbraces into the game meant that ppl who had those items and sold them incidentally became alot richer. u didnt have to dupe to become rich. not everyone who is rich duped. however, many ppl did indirectly benefit from it.

AKB48 · Aug 11, 2008, 02:19 AM // 02:19

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Originally Posted by maraxusofk

lol and anytime i see someone who is naive enough to believe that all the duped armbraces were removed i want to slap someone. before i quit the game i personally knew a couple of ppl who duped. not everyone who is uber rich duped. some just got that rich because they acquired something of extreme value before the duping incident. after the incident, the injection of the large amounts of armbraces into the game meant that ppl who had those items and sold them incidentally became alot richer. u didnt have to dupe to become rich. not everyone who is rich duped. however, many ppl did indirectly benefit from it.

That's a no-duh. Yeah, everyone who are rich in GW are dupers......gg w/ that.

And just one more thing.....if you quitted GW months ago, what's the point of coming here and keep up with the updates?(i'm assuming on the latter)

Avarre · Aug 11, 2008, 02:23 AM // 02:23

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Originally Posted by AKB48

And just one more thing.....if you quitted GW months ago, what's the point of coming here and keep up with the updates?(i'm assuming on the latter)

Everyone just loves the community atmosphere.

AKB48 · Aug 11, 2008, 02:28 AM // 02:28

Yeah....I feel that

JONO51 · Aug 11, 2008, 10:43 AM // 10:43

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Originally Posted by Tender Wolf

I honestly don't think it's that easy to make money. There are so many farmers out there who have ridiculous amounts of cash and say "sorry I only have 100+k" while some of us can't farm to save our life and have to scrape by with maybe 50k max.

I don't know how so many get so rich, but what really gets me is how some people just get the money to have it, they don't plan to ever use/spend it. They just think it makes them cool to have like 1 million plat in their storage. They farm for lack of anything else to do just to build it up.

But anyway, I don't know if you can be that rich but I don't find making money that easy in the game. The only way I make money is to hope something in my store sells and get all the Nightfall treasures which take forever to reset and half the time they're purple and not gold, thus lowering the gold acquired. My other method is doing all the Kourna, Kaineng City, and Vabbian quests and getting things worth plats each (gems, superior salvage kits).

But...yeah, that's my input.

You can get a load of money just playing the game... or less. Theres no reson to have 50k or whatever, when you can get around 100k from predictions, the only effort required to look in the pvp area/observe and see who's doing well. If you start to save money in every way possible, stop buying stuff you dont need etc, the cash will pile in. Playing in HM and doing some elite areas help it along too.

Also, WTF is wrong in letting your cash pile up. If I dont have anything I want to buy so decide to see how much i can get, what is wrong with that? Should I just stop earning money because I dont have another 15k set lined up to buy?

Grj · Aug 11, 2008, 12:57 PM // 12:57

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Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

Holy shit people.

Everytime someone says "dupe" I want to slap someone.

It's called FARMING. I'm SORRY that you can't possibly understand how people get more shit than you, but we don't have to cheat or exploit.

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Originally Posted by Zeek Aran

How do I turn them off? Trying to compare maps for cartography.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10295428

Sure you do lol, but your more than willing to exploit the game to remove the clouds for your cartography?

Seventh_Samurai · Aug 11, 2008, 12:57 PM // 12:57

Time to add my 2c.

Let me tell you a tale of when I was standing idle in EotN, and someone else was asking to see other people's HoM. I thought, "Hrm, that's not something you see every day." But, instead of offering her to see mine, I asked to see her's instead.

After seeing a very decorated HoM, I had quite the discussion with said person (hereafter referred to as Alice to protect the guilty). Alice had, and I quote "two pandas" which were, in her opinion, "cheap." Also in her inventory were a mini vizu and a mini zhed which are apparently worth some money (sorry, I'm not up on the 10000000000000+g minipet market). She also said she had many armbraces (I forget the exact amount), and was willing to trade everything for a mini kanaxi, due to their extreme rarity.

The conversation continued when I asked if she had a celestial compass that I might purchase from her (a very expensive item for my wealth). She explained, kindly, that she wasn't interested in "anything worth less than 500k". After Alice continued to flaunt her snobbishness, I decided it was time to leave for some more fruitful endeavors.

Now, if all being rich, whether it be in a game or IRL does is make you a %&@*ing snob, then I'll pass.

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Originally Posted by Great Maximus

I feel like killing somebody.

I couldn't have said it any better myself.

Ah....and this was too good to pass up:

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Originally Posted by Ate of DK

3. Nowadays you can win the monthly tournament. With the reward of 4500 Reward Points you can get quite some Zaishen Keys and trade them for Ecto's/Gold.

How silly of me. And here I thought I'd actually have a hard time making money.

...Oh wait, I just remembered I'm NOT in dR, sup, rawr, EW, or DF.

maraxusofk · Aug 11, 2008, 08:09 PM // 20:09

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Originally Posted by AKB48

That's a no-duh. Yeah, everyone who are rich in GW are dupers......gg w/ that.

And just one more thing.....if you quitted GW months ago, what's the point of coming here and keep up with the updates?(i'm assuming on the latter)

i like to check on the state of the game and the community. cant quite kick gw. i can avoid playing but the forums man the forums.

capitalist · Aug 12, 2008, 05:48 AM // 05:48

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

Running back in the day netted some of the LBS runners 20million+. LBS himself was worth 50million+ and this was wayyyyy back in 2005, well before duping. So, yes it is easy to make cash. The LBS runners spent a little, and earned a lot. It's a shame very few of them are left. Any of the decent ones reading this will back up this paragraph.

...

Ok. I'm done.

We made stupid amounts of money back when LBS started. Stupid amounts. And then many of us became power traders. Getting lucky a couple of times doesn't hurt(I paid 20k for a 14% Unconditional Shortbow, 60k for a r7 15% Axe, happened to have a couple of 15% FFS when they were nerfed, etc.). Back in the old days unidentified golds sold for 10-50k+ each (and if you spoke chinese you could pick them up for 500g). I had a bunch, got bored, spent it all and now have approximately 0 ecto.

It is a game. And it doesn't matter. Enjoy yourself and don't worry about anyone else... unless you are willing to put the time and effort in becoming a baller.

Thanks for this thread, it reminded me of why I still read this forum from time to time.

imnotyourmother · Aug 12, 2008, 02:45 PM // 14:45

I would say that it is very easy to become rich in the game. It might take some time buy to crave out a niche is the first way to start.
The fist thing is that what every you decide to do must be fun to you. I like to grind and I like Pre-searing so I farm hunter's ales in presearing. There are lots of people that now have perma pre toons and enjoy killing the charr int he northlands so that keeps the amount of gold in pre steady. There are only 2 ways to get gold in pre. Kill a monster and get the gold as a drop or sell the item to the merchant to get the gold.

There is a lot of wealth there in pre that is for sure so I can imagine how much gold there is in post. I know that my one toon had 100K in post and that is a drop in the bucket that is for sure.

Pleikki · Aug 12, 2008, 03:18 PM // 15:18

The Key to get rich is luck, Nowadays you cant faind Unconditionals cheap like some ppl got (less then 100k) etc, but still i remember when maid my current account at factions release first money i earned i bought 2 x Unid r9 Chaos axes 20k/ea. other was 15^50 and other +5ene, did get with those back then like 500kish.. it was just luck & i never bought unids since then.

carnage-runner · Aug 12, 2008, 04:29 PM // 16:29

Getting money is all about being in the right place at the right time.... The right chest, drop, buyer, seller, farming partner. When the stars allign you will get money. The stars already aligned for these super rich people so they have money to trade with. When you get enough money to trade with, then you can start making the big dollars. (I am getting closer, but still a long way off, I feel your pain.)

dread pirate fargus · Aug 12, 2008, 05:12 PM // 17:12

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Originally Posted by Great Maximus

Or maybe I'm just a big, fat n00b?

QFT!

lol, in all seriousness lets just blame the dupers. it helps me keep some faith in humanity, because i dont actually have to believe that some people play 10 hours per day.

Killed u man · Aug 12, 2008, 06:08 PM // 18:08

People can dupe all they want in-game, it's just a game, I dont care...

If I, however know from people, that there is certain people who sold Zaishen Keys/Stays of Ecto's to make well over 5000$, there is a certain strain of jealousy...

Yes, I myself know a person who sold several stacks for over 2000$ (Duped)

xRustyx · Aug 12, 2008, 06:10 PM // 18:10

Here's my story about how I became ballin in Guild Wars, without even playing the game. Y'all either know my status, or you don't need to know.

All the Xunlai Bitches know my name
All the Tyrian Bitches know I got game
All the Elonian Bitches know I move cocaine
If you disrespect your ass gets Derv trained

Haha that was just some simple shit, this here the real deal yo aight check it

I move more Canthan white than the Shiver-peaks
If you got the ectos I got crack so come hither beetch
Hold up let me check your titles, better not be White Mantle
Cuz I've put more Amfah snitches in ditches, I keep my riches

To underagers I supply Dwarven Ale, alcohol train heavier than conga by Gaile
Lion's Arch Guards move slow like Flail, they start moving when I finished the sale
Try to step up to me you get KD'd like gale, you ain't runnin 8 in Gangsta Mastery so your skills fail
White Mantle trynna subpoena me through mail, haha elonian plz, I'm more holier than your Veil

Now this would be longer cept I gotta hustle y'all, this is the story of a true OG on the streets of Cantha, word to your mother

Maybe next time, unless you trynna be Mursaat cuz you get broken then I collect your token.

R.I.P. B-Mac yo, Bernie rest in peace all elona praying for you.