Guild Wars 2

Hey all,

I just recently hit 80 and was looking for some advice/direction on where to go or what to farm for some decent thief gear? I currently run dagger-dagger with a short bow. I have been looking for some info online about the berserker set with power, crit, and precision but have not found alot of information about which mats are needed. Is it worth it to farm the mats(if so what are the mats)? Or is it a better idea to just farm the cash then buy these items on TP?
I am looking for exotic gear and weapons, I also would not mind weapons that have some type of effect on them. If someone could give me some type of direction as to which dungeons/areas I should be farming or just some tips I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

(Here’s a copy of the response I made to someone last week on this exact subject.)

If you’re dirt poor and starting from scratch (as I was with my 1st 80th about 2.5 weeks ago), my personal suggestion is to run around Malchior’s Leap. With the Plinx event in Cursed Shore only spawning around every 30 minutes and its usual farmers now farming the Fractal dungeons, you need to think outside the box. I’ve always prefered Malchior’s Leap due to the visual variety in scenery and the mob variety (which helps for filling out your Daily).

1) Did you know that Unidentified Dyes are currently selling for around 6-7 Silver? If you’re getting Dye drops, it doesn’t hurt to sell them for some extra income.

2) Did you know that your Daily rewarded Mystic Forge Coins tend to sell for 2.5-3.5 Silver? I found that it was more worth it to sell my Coins in a massive chunk and just buy the Exotic weapons I wanted. While you can use Coins to make the Mystic Forge starter Exotics, you won’t have control over which +Stats you’ll get.

3) Beyond that, harvest like an idiot. As a general rule, I use Mithral Picks & Axes for most of the zone and just switch to my Orichalcum Tools when I hit one of the appropriate nodes. While the massive amount of Wood nodes have their price currently devalued, Mithral Ore is still worth your time to farm. (Still farm and sell the Wood. Just don’t expect to get more than 13 Copper for it.) Then for the Gathering nodes, I just permanently use an Orichalcum Sickle since there are just so many nodes around. Once you’ve harvested your heart out, sell that stuff. The top end Wood sells for around 70-80 Copper each and the top end Ore sells for around 2.5 Silver. Even Omnomberries sell for around 2-2.5 Silver.

4) While you’re roaming around looking for harvesting nodes (which will usually spawn in specific areas that you’ll learn over time), kill everything in your path. With the increased drop rate in Yellow grade weapons, you can always sell those for around 17 Silver or you can gamble at tearing them apart for the rare Ectos (which I have terrible luck with). Once you’re starting to get more geared, you can just run past the mobs. However you’re in real danger from a 2v1 or 3v1 when you’re starting to gear out, so I tried to kill every mob individually to prevent them from ganging up on me.

5) Make sure to do any Dynamic Events along that way that you can solo. While you might lack the people to take over a god’s temple, there are still many events that you will be able to complete on your own or with someone else who’s in the area. The 1.8 Silver for each Gold completion will add up over time and it will continue to give you the chance at Yellow drops.

6) Otherwise just tear apart your Cloth and Leather drops for crafting components. If you’re desperate for cash, the top end Cloth material sells for around 3.5 Silver. I’d suggest just saving those two material categories unless you hit a financial emergency. Then just vendor sell the non-White gear drops for the Metal and Wood items.

EDIT

7) I almost forgot to bring up the Bones. While I wouldn’t sell the top end rare drop Bones, you’ll get plenty of high end Bone drops from the countless undead in that zone. Currently those Bones are selling for around 70-90 Copper. Since you’re getting them on a regular basis from just fighting your way through the zone, they’re a nice source of bonus income.

You can get berserker gear from CoF explorer.

First buy an entire set of zerker armor/accessories/weapons masterwork/green. It’s hardly worse than rares.

Now just do whatever you like. WvW/FoTM/whatever. Each run of FoTM can net you 60s-1g if you sell everything. I just sell rares straight up. Don’t bother gambling. You will get enough cash for an exotic every 2 days or so with very casual play almost no matter what you do unless you constantly die in WvW then don’t do that for money.