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XENOGEARSHARINGAN · Jul 06, 2005, 02:09 AM // 02:09

lol ranger are some of best farmin ive done beacouse i can avoid damge and troll urgeant gives alot of healing. you dont really need traps you just need the right skills my ranger can farm flesh golums easily, i take judges insight and use barrage, along wiht some damge avoidin skills.

Brother Mhenlo · Jul 06, 2005, 02:09 AM // 02:09

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Originally Posted by Vigilante

I just buy and sell, I can make 200k a day if I try. I just sit around in towns and buy crappy gold items with perfect mods, salvage them, then sell them for 100k. What I'm basically saying is that when you have money, be smart with it. Don't spend more then 80% ever. As long as you know prices, money isn't hard to come by.

you salvaged a gold item and made 100k from what u salvaged from it

IMPOSSSSSIBLE haha, serioulsy what are u talking about salvaging gold items?

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Originally Posted by Wolf89

15k Lol Ive bought many tiems for 10-20k and sold for 70k+ I dont gamble and say yeh I might be able to get more I make sure I can by checking prices first if Im not sure.

what item goes for 70k+ sup runes of vigor have dropped to an alltime low 38k last time i checked wtf have u been selling for 70k recently and buying for 15k i dont kno what the hell ur talking about

where to farm is my questions, divinity, where, WHERE I SAY, please tell me or give me a map or something im clueless ive got 300hrs into the game about dont have 15k armor only had 20k in storage the only farming ive ever tried was drake runs, too long. Would someone give me the greatest post of all time!!!

Izzy Izumi · Jul 06, 2005, 02:34 AM // 02:34

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Originally Posted by XENOGEARSHARINGAN

lol ranger are some of best farmin ive done beacouse i can avoid damge and troll urgeant gives alot of healing. you dont really need traps you just need the right skills my ranger can farm flesh golums easily, i take judges insight and use barrage, along wiht some damge avoidin skills.

Not all Rangers have Judge's Insight because not all Rangers have a R/Mo build. Likewise, Unguent's only good if they don't interrupt it, and if you can spare the time to cast it. Healing Spring helps, but that also takes too much time.

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Originally Posted by Brother Mhenlo

will someone at least answer this, previoulsy posted by me, where to farm is my questions, divinity, where, WHERE I SAY, please tell me or give me a map or something im clueless ive got 300hrs into the game about dont have 15k armor only had 20k in storage the only farming ive ever tried was drake runs, too long. Would someone give me the greatest post of all time!!!

Farming is supposed to "take too long". That's what farming is. Try growing some carrots. I guarantee you, you're not going to see it in a few days. Farming takes time and patience, and it's a gradual thing. Personally, I've been running outside of Serenity Temple, just so I can save up some basic crafting materials. Then I run around Yak's. If you're trying for some high level runs, then...good luck, because my build seems to not allow for that.

Brother Mhenlo · Jul 06, 2005, 02:36 AM // 02:36

will someone at least answer this, previoulsy posted by me, where to farm is my questions, divinity, where, WHERE I SAY, please tell me or give me a map or something im clueless ive got 300hrs into the game about dont have 15k armor only had 20k in storage the only farming ive ever tried was drake runs, too long. Would someone give me the greatest post of all time!!!

Brother Mhenlo · Jul 06, 2005, 03:47 AM // 03:47

plz plz plz answer this i want cross that NEED to kno

answer all those questions i asked. plz

Wolf89 · Jul 06, 2005, 05:44 AM // 05:44

I bought a 15% over 50 health hammer for 10k added a +27 life upgrade for an extra 3k and sold for 85k.

Ketendra · Jul 06, 2005, 05:49 AM // 05:49

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Originally Posted by Brother Mhenlo

will someone at least answer this, previoulsy posted by me, where to farm is my questions, divinity, where, WHERE I SAY, please tell me or give me a map or something im clueless ive got 300hrs into the game about dont have 15k armor only had 20k in storage the only farming ive ever tried was drake runs, too long. Would someone give me the greatest post of all time!!!

Go to the 3rd page of the Chest Farming thread an you will find the Divinity Coast barrell (and alot of information/opinions on it in general)

Beowulf545 · Jul 06, 2005, 07:31 AM // 07:31

Well, I suck at farming and bartering for items. I just bought the Plate set (cept for the boots, thos were Knights) from the Forge. The reason that i suck at farming is because I have the worst luck ever. In presearing, in the Catacombs, I was helping a friend to get to those very end gargoyles, the three way through. But on the way, 2 Black Dye's dropped from MY kills, yet it went to my friend. I think that that is totally unfair. Same for purp, and any other items. A Chaos Axe dropped (for my kill) yet I didn't get it, its was purp with max dmg too. I think that Arenanet should maybe try to figure out a way to even that up about who gets the items, I've never gotten a black dye for myself. I have gotten alot of silver dyes though, but not enough to make up for the 4.5k or so that black dye's are worth. No golds have dropped for me yet, I havn't gotten any good items at all. I never am able to get good items in games like GW. Diablo2 I never got anything good either. I wish that I could get a good weapon or shield for once. One of my friends today sold some sword for 100k after haveing 0g. He had just given me like all of his gold to add onto mine so that I could get the armor at the Forge. He also gave me a Chaos Axe, I think it was a 19-27 dmg one, nothing else on it, I had traded some staff that added +3 energy when health is above 30% health, 50% health, and 80% health which I think that I got from a collector in the eastern frontier or something. So the only reason that I have good armor and the axe is because of a friend. Although I did get a gold Heavy Hammer of Shelter or something like that (max dmg) for 1plat in ascalon from someone, I've been told that I could sell it for 10k+. I dont think that its worth that much, but I wish that I could sell for that much. All the gold I've had throughout the game put together would probably be 9-11k thats everything PUT TOGETHER, so its not much. My guy is a lvl 17 W/R, yet I can still beat the lvl 24 guys right before the Forge, although I did have the friend help me, but he's a lower level than me, and does more dmg because of a Chaos Axe that he has (not the one that dropped for me).
I defenently need help with farming and getting gold, but it's hard for me to since I have such rotten luck. Right now I have 440g in my storage and I have no idea how I actually have that much. Still with your help, I still hardly get anything. I've tried to salvage stuff that I've found, the highly salvagable items I've used the expert salvage kit, but the most I've gotten by using that is 5 iron ingots, no steel ones, or nothing. At the rate that I'm getting these salvaged items, it would take me probably a week to muster 1k gold. Any other advise for this? Why does the game just hate me so?

Oh, and not to go off subject, is there a warrior or ranger skill that makes my energy go up faster or gives me a certain amount per hit on an enemy? I run out to fast.

Well, thanks. I hope that I have better luck later on... tomorrows another day, maybe I'll get something worth 500g... if I''m lucky.

Xue Yi Liang · Jul 06, 2005, 05:57 PM // 17:57

Everyone goes through "slumps" in drops. When you're in a slump you feel like you're the only one. Believe me, it's all in your imagination.

First 10-12 times I went to the Fissure of Woe and Underworld with a team -> I swear I didn't get a single Ecto, Shard, Storm Bow or Chaos Axe. Literally, all I got were demonic remains and dust! Meanwhile I saw everyone around me getting all the cool items.

I used to wonder how people were getting all these uber-gold weapons to sell when I never saw a max anything.

In the end, if you simply play/farm often, you'll find rare drops do come. Eventually I did start to get ectos and rare weapons but it was a long time coming.

So don't feel so bad. Salvaging raw materials doesn't take luck - just consistency and SAVING MONEY.

But if you insist you just have bad luck then keep in mind my own worst bad luck (true) experience - When I started farming intensely for runes (before the fix/nerf) I actually ID'ed 2 Sup Vigors (when they were worth 90-100k) and lost them both in salvage. Then I decided to sell my un-IDed rare runes for 15k-20k each. First day I sold off one that turned out to be another Sup Vigor - the buyer was so overjoyed he bought the rest of my stock. To date I have never found another Sup Vigor. I've found more peace since I started salvaging raw materials - no more heartbreak.

kleps · Jul 06, 2005, 07:16 PM // 19:16

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Originally Posted by Xue Yi Liang

I've found more peace since I started salvaging raw materials - no more heartbreak.

definitely know that feeling! i had a +27 health mod and lost it for 10 wood!

aB- · Jul 06, 2005, 08:49 PM // 20:49

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Originally Posted by Beowulf545

But on the way, 2 Black Dye's dropped from MY kills, yet it went to my friend. I think that that is totally unfair. Same for purp, and any other items. A Chaos Axe dropped (for my kill) yet I didn't get it, its was purp with max dmg too. I think that Arenanet should maybe try to figure out a way to even that up about who gets the items

stupid suggestion. That would make no one want to play a monk or support character for the lack of drops they receive.

Uldrath · Jul 06, 2005, 09:05 PM // 21:05

I farm sometimes around grendich courthouse. Its pretty easy to solo charr groups after lvl 16-17, and they drop good stuff, if you ask me. Most of the time you can get charr hides, which someone is almost always willing to buy for 50g in ascalon or in one of the early post-sear places.

Today I got 6-7 charr hides, 15 gargoyle heads, and a couple purple items in 20 minutes. I sold the hides and heads and with the value of the purple items, thats 700-800g in 20 min.

Not too shabby considering how easy charrs are at lvl19.

Azmodan · Jul 06, 2005, 09:21 PM // 21:21

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Originally Posted by aB-

stupid suggestion. That would make no one want to play a monk or support character for the lack of drops they receive.

I play a monk and don't get good drops when I'm in a group anyways.

I know that the drops are split evenly, as in the number. But, they need to find a way to split them based on the value. Everyone gets nice purples and golds, but when it's my turn for a drop, all I get are remains and dust. I laugh about it all the time.

I wish there was a collector for demonic and dark remains. I would have a ton of collector stuff.

Beowulf545 · Jul 07, 2005, 05:38 AM // 05:38

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Originally Posted by Azmodan

I know that the drops are split evenly, as in the number. But, they need to find a way to split them based on the value. Everyone gets nice purples and golds, but when it's my turn for a drop, all I get are remains and dust. I laugh about it all the time.

I agree that they should make the drops come out even like you said. Today I was doing a mission to get to Aurora (whatever its name is), 5 black dyes dropped today, none were for me, yet we were playing with 3 people (4 counting me) but none went to me. All I got were those stupid rag things, I actually got a purple one, expert salvaged it, and got... A MINOR FIRE RUNE!
I feel extremely lucky... not. Thats all that I got, unless you count expert salvaging something (I forget what weapon it was) and getting 1 steel ingot.

I was doing some farming today, well, not really farming, sortof inbetween farming and leveling. Anyway, a gold almost max damage hammer (34dmg) dropped and I was so happy that I got something that I accidentally double clicked on the salvage kit instead of the identify kit, both were side by side. So I accidentaly salvaged it. I probably could of gotten a good amount of $ from that too. I think that they should make a sign come up saying, "Are you sure you want to SALVAGE this item?". It wouldn't say that for everything, just for the purple and gold items. People would get annoyed at it anyway, but who cares, it only takes one click extra to say "Yes"
Another thing they should add is the customization thing, its not very notacible. People have been scamming other people by selling items with max dmg and gold, and the person who is buying is so happy that they're getting a good item for a low cost, just puts it in without checking the very bottom for customization.
I think that they should either make the customized by (blank), flash, or have it be big lettering. Or the picture of the weapon should have a sideways sign on it saying "Customised" so that its easy to see it on the weapon picture.
Yes, I admit it, I did get scammed out of 500g. This was when I was still looking for good items and had nothing worth keeping. It was a gold max damage hammer, like the one I have now, but I didn't notice that it was customised because it isn't that easy to see. The only reason I was scammed was because of how happy I was to be getting a good item that I didn't look at the bottom of the list of atributes on the weapon. I just looked at the gold-highlighted words, not the light grey ones of how much you could sell it for to a merchant.
I know you're thinking, "Oh my god, how stupid is this guy to be scammed like that?"
Well, it is pretty easy to be scammed that way when your adrenalin is pumping from the great trade.
Well, anyway, they should change that.

Also, are there any other good spots where its good to farm, you don't have to say where exactly, just its general location, like is it after Kryta but before Lions Arch? Or something along those lines.

Thanks

Beowulf545 · Jul 07, 2005, 05:42 AM // 05:42

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Originally Posted by aB-

stupid suggestion. That would make no one want to play a monk or support character for the lack of drops they receive.

Well then maybe they should make it so that if the monks heal the attackers and if the attackers take more damage, then they monks get it.

I don't know, but there has to be a way for them to make it a little more fair.

Xue Yi Liang · Jul 07, 2005, 06:40 AM // 06:40

It's interesting - when I'm in the UW or FoW - if I start to get Shadow Bows (or dust or demonic remains) I will tend to get that from then on. I've had many unlucky days - but I won't complain because I had days where I got all the good stuff, too and nobody else in the party got much of anything.

In the end, if you play a lot, you'll come out even, I think.

exploding flowers · Jul 07, 2005, 07:55 AM // 07:55

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Originally Posted by Azmodan

I wish there was a collector for demonic and dark remains. I would have a ton of collector stuff.

there's a collector for dark remains in southern shiverpeaks i think. inside snake dance.

maybe i'm wrong, but you can check the community works forum for the collector lists.

BunnyMaster · Jul 07, 2005, 08:45 AM // 08:45

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Originally Posted by Beowulf545

... So the only reason that I have good armor and the axe is because of a friend.

So? Just be glad you have friends. In previous games I have giving friends items/money which were 100k worth or more. In this game those same friends helped me by getting me armor/money. At the moment I'm farming like hell to pay them back. And like everyone said: be patient, your time will come too. Just to summarise a few tips:

1. Be Patient!
Sell that Golden Axe of Great Worth today for 4k or wait a few days and sell it for 14k. It's your choice.
2. Small bits can grow a mountain
Save all those wooden planks/irons/char carvings till you get more then 500 of them. Then sell to other players/NPC and be happy with your profit.
3. Take it easy
Sure, UW/FoW give nice drops, but no way in hell you'll be getting those if you're lvl 10! Just act your lvl and hunt/farm on monsters that are half your level and/or do less then 10 dmg on you. Easy kills are easy drops are easy profits.
4. Friends
Ask your friends/guildmates/etc. about their income. How do they farm, where do they farm, what build do they use? They might even want to show you their special farming sites...

Myth Osis · Jul 07, 2005, 09:10 AM // 09:10

Nice one bunny.... Also speck to where you are farming ..... Surrounding cold? Use fire damage.... Guy looks like a Undead dude, use smite (if you have).... those pesky fire imps bothering you then use Spirit of winter..

I know this goes without saying to most of us but for those newer players.... it could be useful.

Trust me youll be killing these monsters way eaiser if you try different skills on them

Brother Mhenlo · Jul 07, 2005, 03:47 PM // 15:47

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Originally Posted by Beowulf545

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I think that they should either make the customized by (blank), flash, or have it be big lettering. Or the picture of the weapon should have a sideways sign on it saying "Customised" so that its easy to see it on the weapon picture.

maybe they should make customized weapons impossible to trade.