Guild Wars 2

So ive been wondering what the main reason behind ‘grinding’ for gold is and im stumped.

Im many MMOs the main reason to grind gold is to get your character the ‘max power’ for PvPing. In GW2 the PvP game is completely separate from the PvE side of things except of course for WvW. So when talking purely about PvE and WvW the task of getting to ‘max power’ is (arguably) very easy. The vast majority of level 80 players are already wearing full exotics (correct me if im wrong) and if not there are many ways to get exotics that do not involve gold.

Gold hasnt been that hard to come by for me. Personally ive never farmed gold in any location since launch and im full exotic with 10 exotic weapons(various weapons, various sigils) and three armour sets (different runes). 7k gems(bought with gold), over >300 ectos sitting in my bank along with…lets just say >100g. Where have these all come from? Enjoying the game, having fun, doing things I enjoy such as dungeons. Sure these methods arent the optimum way to grind gold but ive had fun.

Anyway I went off topic slightly- my question is why would someone want to ‘grind’ for gold? The only reason I can think of is to get a legendary or another armour set but if thats the case then surely by grinding via the ‘optimum method’ youre both reducing the fun youre having playing the game AND reducing the games lifespan. Im thinking about an exotic but realise that there’s no rush and i’ll get there eventually by having fun and playing at my own pace.

This isnt a thread attacking those that grind. I myself did enjoy a grind in MMOs of the past but I just dont see the reason behind grinding gold in GW2. Please enlighten me. Is it just impatience? Wanting what others have? The whole ‘im better than you because I have a legendary’ thing? Help me understand!

Thereon.3495:

Personally ive never farmed gold in any location since launch and im full exotic with 10 exotic weapons(various weapons, various sigils) and three armour sets (different runes). 7k gems(bought with gold), over >300 ectos sitting in my bank along with…lets just say >100g

Out of curiosity, how many hours played do you have? The /age command will show you that.

~500hrs since launch but im regularly bumming around in LA and chatting with guildies. Also have my own Youtube channel so a lot of time went towards recording Vistas, jumping puzzles, personal story and the in game events.

Thereon.3495:

~500hrs since launch but im regularly bumming around in LA and chatting with guildies. Also have my own Youtube channel so a lot of time went towards recording Vistas, jumping puzzles, personal story and the in game events.

If my math is correct that’s at least 5,5 hours per day every day in the last 3 months?

I want to see what the maximum gold amount you can put into your bank box is. :P

Thereon.3495:

This isnt a thread attacking those that grind. I myself did enjoy a grind in MMOs of the past but I just dont see the reason behind grinding gold in GW2. Please enlighten me. Is it just impatience? Wanting what others have? The whole ‘im better than you because I have a legendary’ thing? Help me understand!

firstly is to get the best stat items. then if done, the optional thing to do is to get the skin that looks cool and i can realistically get.

that’s basically it. because if you think that your at par with the person gearwise, then you won’t have to think that the only reason you lost is that you are wearing a subpar gear.

that’s about 20 gold i think.

the reason to really grind gold at high volumes is to get that “Golden” title.

other than that, idk. maybe greed or the player values that one has.

Ballistic.4531:

Thereon.3495:

~500hrs since launch but im regularly bumming around in LA and chatting with guildies. Also have my own Youtube channel so a lot of time went towards recording Vistas, jumping puzzles, personal story and the in game events.

If my math is correct that’s at least 5,5 hours per day every day in the last 3 months?

Pretty much although its more one day off, one day on as I hang out with friends and do other things. Video processing….. bain of my life atm and im doing it for just over 40 subscribers lol. Oh well….

5.5hours is a fair bit but its not a huge amount. Half my gold, equipment and extras and then factor in half my achievements (such as 100% map completion), half the time I spend recording ect and youve got a 1-2hour a day player (or as some would like to see it the average GW2 gamer). Its still quite easy to acquire gold just by having fun.

Oh and FYI I do run Fractals and make a decent amount of gold from it. Only up to level 20 with a regular group so not exactly grinding that either and im getting maybe 50-75s per run and progressing towards ascended gear.

Thereon.3495:

Ballistic.4531:

Thereon.3495:

~500hrs since launch but im regularly bumming around in LA and chatting with guildies. Also have my own Youtube channel so a lot of time went towards recording Vistas, jumping puzzles, personal story and the in game events.

If my math is correct that’s at least 5,5 hours per day every day in the last 3 months?

Pretty much although its more one day off, one day on as I hang out with friends and do other things. Video processing….. bain of my life atm and im doing it for just over 40 subscribers lol. Oh well….

5.5hours is a fair bit but its not a huge amount. Half my gold, equipment and extras and then factor in half my achievements (such as 100% map completion), half the time I spend recording ect and youve got a 1-2hour a day player (or as some would like to see it the average GW2 gamer). Its still quite easy to acquire gold just by having fun.

Oh and FYI I do run Fractals and make a decent amount of gold from it. Only up to level 20 with a regular group so not exactly grinding that either and im getting maybe 50-75s per run and progressing towards ascended gear.

I wasn’t criticizing. To be honest, I’m a bit jealous. I wish I would have that much time to play GW2.
One fractal run, makes me 1-2g per run. Just by mob drops and NPCing blue and green items. All my rare/exo drops are salvaged for ectos. My first lvl 10 run yielded in an ascended ring. So for me, running fractals is the fastest way to make money.
But it’s boring to run it all the time, so www and spvp ftw!
Besides, what do I need the money for, anyway. Not like I’m going after the legendary any time soon. All I need are “just” 250 ectos for infused ascended quiver. But no need to rush it. I’ll get there. Eventually.

I grind so that my alts have cash to buy any armor they want, to have money to cap out all crafting professions, and repair/siege money for when I WvWvW.

Maybe in the future I will have enough to make my legendary, or full T3 armor, but for now those 3 are my priority.