Curse

TheMosesPHD · Apr 14, 2006, 04:09 AM // 04:09

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Originally Posted by Matsumi

I don't get it, how are they stealing our drops?

I agree that the bots and sweatshop farmers need to go, but it seems like there's some kind of issue I'm not aware of, preventing them from getting booted.

They are "stealing our drops" by over-farming all the good farm spots. The quality of drops isn't just determined by how much you personally have farmed, although on a run to run basis it's you. When tons of people are farming the same spot, it gradually begins to effect the global quality of drops. The Giants Basin ettin farm spot wasn't nerfed very hard by Anet itself. Most of the reason that nothing worth beans drops up there anymore is because way too many people know about it. Thx btw to the guy that let that spot go public. O.o Luckily I had already farmed a decent crop of cash before the entire world decided to join in.

Matsumi · Apr 14, 2006, 04:39 AM // 04:39

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Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD

They are "stealing our drops" by over-farming all the good farm spots. The quality of drops isn't just determined by how much you personally have farmed, although on a run to run basis it's you. When tons of people are farming the same spot, it gradually begins to effect the global quality of drops. The Giants Basin ettin farm spot wasn't nerfed very hard by Anet itself. Most of the reason that nothing worth beans drops up there anymore is because way too many people know about it. Thx btw to the guy that let that spot go public. O.o Luckily I had already farmed a decent crop of cash before the entire world decided to join in.

Oh, I see... well that sounds pretty crappy.

wiz12268 · Apr 14, 2006, 07:05 AM // 07:05

How much gold is enough?

What difference does it make WHAT drops as long as you make money?

If everyone is farming to make plats only then who cares? Go farm Griffons or hydras in the desert and get 25G a wing or claw,

Newsflash, once you get 1000 plat and 200-300K on your other charatcers and a few ectos and other rare materials, the games get prety boring pretty quickly.

Any farmer that wants to grind it out and farm, farm, farm, can make 3-4 plats an hours WITHOUT uber drops. That is roughly 250-350 hours (about a month to 6 weeks of solid play) to make enough plat to not be able to store anymore money.

After that what are you going to spend it on? That is the greatest irnoy. The 55 buiders are most generally the cheapest bstards in the game. Even though they can make more, quicker than anyone they refuse to spend money on anything.

So ultimately what good does having the money do?

Let me tell you..not a whole hell of a lot.

Age · Apr 15, 2006, 01:16 AM // 01:16

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Originally Posted by wiz12268

How much gold is enough?

What difference does it make WHAT drops as long as you make money?

If everyone is farming to make plats only then who cares? Go farm Griffons or hydras in the desert and get 25G a wing or claw,

Newsflash, once you get 1000 plat and 200-300K on your other charatcers and a few ectos and other rare materials, the games get prety boring pretty quickly.

Any farmer that wants to grind it out and farm, farm, farm, can make 3-4 plats an hours WITHOUT uber drops. That is roughly 250-350 hours (about a month to 6 weeks of solid play) to make enough plat to not be able to store anymore money.

After that what are you going to spend it on? That is the greatest irnoy. The 55 buiders are most generally the cheapest bstards in the game. Even though they can make more, quicker than anyone they refuse to spend money on anything.

So ultimately what good does having the money do?

Let me tell you..not a whole hell of a lot.

I will tell you what it does is it helps you get you 15K armor that some or most of us want and good weapons.Yes I do want my 15k armor for all my Chars. and some better weapons or mods I hear on the trade chat.If there were more gold sinks in the game when playing with a group or henchies there would be less farming going on.I play a 55 to just have fun with the build and to make what I can but I can't do it for hours on end.