Sorrow's Furnace - Waste of Time?

So I decide to do SF - had to go through like three groups before I got one that knew what was going on (no surprise there, just a waste of time). I'm going as MM - it probably takes us like an hour and a half to get through all the bosses (even did the forest - wanted Drago's bow) - all this time as MM making Minions, keeping them alive. What was the best thing I got - a purple shield. Sure a few of our group got greens, but 3 out of 5 of us got absolutely nothing worth anything. So basicaly 2 hours. I don't know - really turned me off of going back here. Anyone have any good SF experiences? Maybe I'll try once more, I don't know

There are those things called quests, that follow the storyline. Save farming for after all is done.

I have some good experiences and many many experiences like yours...currently 23 runs without greens...

Felt the same way after several "farming" runs in SF. Decided to try it again after taking a break from it, this time with MM (first time with MM). Got three out of three drops!

Just luck ......................

Start playing this game for fun, and not for gold. I play Sorrow's Furnace, and yes, there are ways to get gold way quicklier, but I don't care, at least I'm having fun.
And if gold is the only thing that makes you happy in this game, at least try to understand many people pay for fun, and not for gold. And yes, if you just want gold, Sorrow's Furnace isn't the right place to go to, not anymore, that's for sure.

I actually went the other day and did Alkar's quest with a good group, which is hard to find these days in SF (a good group that wants to do quests instead of farm that is). It was a blast and I picked up a good green in the process.

i've been doing the quests in SF since SF came out and lately farming sf because the quests are done and i have never gotten a green item. I've never gotten anything good at all actually. My party members usually get stuff, i know almost each of my guild members had like 4-5 green items each. One even found a sup. Vigor. So i know how you feel. We have been going lately to get some xp for some of the members. But it would be nice after probably about 30-40 runs in the SF to actually get a green item. My fiancee went in the SF to do the quests with the bots and got 2 green items lol and i get enslavement stones with a 5man oro group lol

I never liked SF much in the first place. I'm not sure how many farming runs I did - probably no more than a dozen, after completing the quests.

Got a malnion's shield and a razorstone. In addition to a bunch of greens that would sell for 2k on a lucky day. I usually just announced "who wants a galigord's wand?" and dropped it on the ground. If you want gold, you'd be rather farming elona, griffs (at the time) or 2-man UW instead of spamming to sell that thing.

I've still never reached the end of Sorrow's Furnace, every group I ventured in with just wants to farm. I've always wanted to see the big robot.

[QUOTE=Maxiemonster]Start playing this game for fun, and not for gold. QUOTE]

Actually that's why I decided to go - I do not have a lot of gold, and thought it would be fun to try and get Drago's Flat Bow and maybe a Bortak's set for my Necro. I have completed the game with both chars and done all quests. But - I still do not have some of the weapons I want. Now - I'm not poor (Maybe 100K between both chars), but some of these items are quite expensive still.

I do not enjoy farming, but Tombs is fun with a good B/P group, and UW is fun with a good Trapper or SS build. At least in these places you can get an ecto or two if your lucky... SF - if you don't get a green, you get nothing. Maybe some good Exp. if you need skill points, but that's all I can see.

i usually get a green everyday in sf sometimes good, sometimes not so good but w/e its pretty fun!

If you go with an "FA" farming group you can glimpse him. Right after your group finishes off Rago and Runar aggro the big fire throwing giants. If you clear them out of the center then you can see the robot. He's up on the raised platform (to the right of your initial encouter w/ Rago/Runar).

I have never had a green drop for me. However that is not a big deal for me. I have had people give me some of the ones that they got.

One way to try and make gold in SF is to bring Miners Keys. I got a +30 HP Axe Grip on Monday.

SF farming drop rate is dying dramatically.

I love to go clearing Sorrow's once in a while with friends or henchies. It's fun to do quest still after many months

Meh, takes me an hour max to clear the whole of SF [all the bosses at least] and I usually get 1 green a run, and if I get nothing the next run or the run after that I always get something good.

Example: 3 runs = Nothing at all. No greens, no golds, no nothing. Next run, no the way I get 3..yes 3 gold unid max armours, one of which is Superior Prot [10K], others were major somethings. Next, we kill Thornbeard..I get Hornbow [5K], Later on we come to Drago...guess what..yes flatbow drops, mine. Easy 50K made in an hour. Just don't expect to get a good drop every time.

PS: I almost always get over 1K in coins, Slave Stones, Manifestos, etc.

EDIT: Just wanted to say I ALWAYS do Oro

Thanks, I'll try that.

Speaking of going to Sorrow Furnace for fun. My guild took us through the Final Assault quest (not the farming part) but actually to complete the last quest. We fought through all the enemies, killed the three rage binders. Than pick off one of the flame thing.

People do what they want. You can't expect people to do all of the quests and not expect them to be bored of it. Those quests are a waste of time, how about doing something beneficial. You don't really need to do the quests to follow the storyline.

I used to do a lot of SF farming, back when the items were worth something. Now, I solo farm. I don't waste my time with group farming anymore.

Seriously, if you don't like farming, but you still farm because you want gold that badly, why do you even play this game? You're suppossed to play games to have fun, not to be rich, so you can brag with your rare items.

Saying SF is a waste of time is absolutly stupid. SF isn't the place to go to when you want gold, but you shouldn't care about gold that much that you actually play this game without having fun just because you want to be rich.