Need help making gold
Hi, I’m a fairly new player (started this summer) although i played wow for many years. I always had some difficulty making gold in game and i thought that maybe you guys can help. What is the best way to make gold for a noob? (i don´t like playing the “auction house” btw). I have 2 characters at 80 with 400 at weaponcrafting and at tailoring. Ty in advance
ps: i have the paid version of the game btw
Silverwastes. Break down everything you get that isn’t an Exotic. Sell the ecto globs on the TP, then take the T5 materials you get and make more rares to break down for more ectos.
“But isn’t that playing the auction house?!”
Nope! -Sid
(If you have difficulty making gold here, it’s because you’re not playing the game.)
Is it really best to salvage everything that isn’t an exotic ?
By that I mean I want to see the math behind the assertion that salvaging everything is the more profitable option.
Secondly: What gold making options do you suggest to players who are sick of Silverwastes ?
Secondly: What gold making options do you suggest to players who are sick of Silverwastes ?
Do world bosses and lvl 80 dungeons, buy rare cloth items for tokens and salvage. You get actos and mats. You can also buy rusttooth from tp and if you have decent amount of gold and 2-3 bl salvage kits you salvage it and sell sigil and ectos and earn about a gold or two per sword.
Is it really best to salvage everything that isn’t an exotic ?
By that I mean I want to see the math behind the assertion that salvaging everything is the more profitable option.
Secondly: What gold making options do you suggest to players who are sick of Silverwastes ?
I suggest not being sick of money. Silverwastes is, hands down, the best money producer on the game.
As far as the math is concerned, I don’t feel the need to post my personal experiences. Yours may vary. You asked for suggestions, and I gave you one. I don’t have anything further for you. -Sid
I suggest not being sick of money. Silverwastes is, hands down, the best money producer on the game.
Repeating the same content over and over gets boring. Pushing myself to keep doing it causes me to burn out and quit GW2 for a while. Varying the content keeps me interested in playing GW2. Sure, I’ll earn less gold per hour. But my gold per year will be much better because I will keep playing.
As far as the math is concerned, I don’t feel the need to post my personal experiences. Yours may vary.
That seems to be the response any time I ask anyone why salvaging is indeed better or worse than just selling the items. No indication that the person saying that salvaging is better/worse has done anything but the method they think is best. No indication that they have done any calculations to see if they are right.
No attempt to even explain why they think it’s best. Just I do this so you should to.
You asked for suggestions, and I gave you one.
So you gave me a suggestion before my first post in this thread ?
I suggest not being sick of money. Silverwastes is, hands down, the best money producer on the game.
Repeating the same content over and over gets boring. Pushing myself to keep doing it causes me to burn out and quit GW2 for a while. Varying the content keeps me interested in playing GW2. Sure, I’ll earn less gold per hour. But my gold per year will be much better because I will keep playing.
As far as the math is concerned, I don’t feel the need to post my personal experiences. Yours may vary.
That seems to be the response any time I ask anyone why salvaging is indeed better or worse than just selling the items. No indication that the person saying that salvaging is better/worse has done anything but the method they think is best. No indication that they have done any calculations to see if they are right.
No attempt to even explain why they think it’s best. Just I do this so you should to.
You asked for suggestions, and I gave you one.
So you gave me a suggestion before my first post in this thread ?
In order, by paragraph:
- Okay. I have no other suggestions for you, then, because I don’t have a problem with continuously doing the one thing that makes the most money. Some people don’t have a problem with repetition. Others do.
- No offense – okay, maybe a little at this point – but I don’t recall being paid to do work for you. I got my information by working for it. Trial and error. If you don’t want to trust it, that’s fine. No qualms about that. Go find out for yourself then. I’m not your teacher. I’m not getting paid to tutor you. So your attitude about it is kinda unwarranted.
And finally:
- Sure, why not. -Sid
If you want to see if it is better to salvage or sell look at the price of the item and then look at the price of the mats that item can give. Now when you salvage an item there is a random factor on how much you will get to take into account. I think you will find in most cases it is better to salvage and sell.
Now to do this with every item is time consuming. Time which could be spent getting more items which is why most say to salvage everything.
While it might not have the highest return in gold per hour spent, if you do find you, like myself, get bored with repeating the same content all the time like running dungeons or Silverwastes then I would suggest farming the mid level zones, levels 30-60 ish. Go out with the idea of if it moves, shoot it; if it doesn’t, mine it. Some type of speed boost can help cover the ground quickly, and make sure you have the right tools for the area, there is no point in using orichalca tools in low level areas. Specific targets for me are moa and raptors for poultry meat, bats and minotaur for blood, and any thing humanoid for cloth, Harathi will give yams, and any Ascalon zone has a chance for chillies, all of which sell fairly well on the TP. Also if you have a light armor wearing toon that is probably the best option as there is supposed to be a better drop rate for items applicable to the character so more cloth armor to salvage.
Mid level rares can be worth selling on the TP but by the high 70s people tend to be looking for exotics and rares are normally bought for salvaging as far as I can see, which is why people say to salvage what you pick up, ecto are always need for high level crafting and the only way to get them is from salvaging high level rare items.
Having played WoW for many years I can say that gold does not seem to come as quickly here, as there if you are willing to do a boring grind it can come faster, or you can do what you enjoy and earn enough just playing the game.