re: ** GW 2: Guild Thread** Ole War Skule SERVER: DRAGONBRAND - Join Us!

Yeah i think most thought we were done with these TP issues. I could only imagine the real masterminds with hundreds tied up were feeling a bit sick the last day or so. May be time to go back to just ole fashion farming until this passes over.

Not trying to put on a tin foil hat, but the way the TP is setup the rich get richer and the less fortunate are falling behind quickly. I would consider myself the ladder considering the amount that some others have....maybe this was intentional by Arena to slow things down and try to get the TP to stabilize.

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Figured out how to best use my stun breaker and my aoe interrupt on my guardian. 2handed sword pvp soon

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The only class i struggle with is 2-hand mace guardians due to stuns, but win 9 out of 10 due to their lack of healing/cleansing in such a long fight.

Warriors do have a greatsword skill they can combine with a 1-hand mace and shield weapon switch that will wreck you no matter what. If you get retaliation up before they unload you can do some damage, but I haven't figured a way to live through the 2 second burst they do. It happens so quick I'm thinking a keyboard macro has to be used. You'll know it when you come across it. It starts as a whirlwind type skill with the greatsword and ends with the warrior standing over your body with a shield equipped. 2 seconds of WTF was that.....

The rest of the classes go down easily in 1v1 and even 1v2 if they aren't very good.

Let me see how I can explain it without putting up a wall of text. Bare with me...

Their are two ways to flip items on the TP, lets call them "High Volume" or "High Reward". I chose High Volume but will explain both.

The "High Reward" method consists of combing through the TP for large amounts of time to find items listed under what they normally sell for. This requires a lot of research and you frankly have to get lucky to find these items. The items are usually sold by someone who doesn't know any better, someone in a real pinch for fast gold, or makes a mistake when listing by not using the automatic price the TP gives you when selling. This can be frustrating and take hours to find items to flip, but can yield big money for very few sales.

For "High Volume" I will use an example. First I go to the TP on the hunt for items that have a large amount listed and sell for cheap. Crafting items are usually the best. I then look at what things are listed for along with the purchase price the buyers have set. If you do not know what the listing fee is buy only 1 and resell to get that price. So now I've found an item with it's lowest listing at 1s and the highest buyer price is 80c. If the listing fee is 10c you have a 10c profit there. I place an order for 250 of these items at 81c since I want them fast and resell below the lowest seller set price.

It's all about moving the items fast (more quantity = high volume of sales). Tthe trick is to not get bogged down in maximizing your profit with this method. Prices jump a lot on the weekend and even though that item was selling for 1s it is now listed at 95c....SELL IT. You do not want to hold out for a better price since sometimes that can take hours and the name of the game is make small profits as fast as possible.

Don't just pick one item. I usually pick 6-8 different items to keep the money coming in steady when some are selling slower than the others. I might only be making 10c an item, but moving thousands in an hour adds up.

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But, could you explain that "making more" thing please.

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This is where both methods benefit from this. I can make 1g/hour using 10g of my stash selling high volumes of items. If I use 30g I can make 3g just by purchasing 750 ore vs the 250 i was restricted too by my own nest egg. For the first method you can buy 30g items and flip them for 40g in a matter of a couple days (see Exotic Weapons for the Legendary Crafting for a good example).

Both take a little time to figure out, but it's very simple once you've found what suits you best. Someone playing 10 hours a day has nothing stopping him from doubling his gold with the exception of the total supply on the TP at the time he is flipping. Luckily their is so much Supply I don't believe anyone can ever control one particular market and hold the server hostage.

Many thanks.
I started reading about that after I asked you and that seems to be the deal.
I don't know if I am that interested but I believe doing some of that will benefit me along the way.

The dye pack thing makes me more money than any single thing so far. I opened one and got the gun metal color I liked and have sold every single one since then for 5s and some copper.

Repairs eat me alive some times though..

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I don't know if I am that interested but I believe doing some of that will benefit me along the way.

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i only do it when I want to upgrade my character. Last weekend i spent 3.5g on exotic runes and sigils for my magic find set. Before I bought I spent a few hours playing the AH to cover that cost. I just do it as I upgrade so I don't feel like it's a job.

Currently going to be spending a bit of time in BL2.. you guys keep my cousin happy!

Must be nice being able to access the GB

I went to put some more valuable items in the other day but we didn't have the space. I didn't want to remove the love level cheap stuff in case someone needed it. Maybe we can designate someone as bank keeper who give it a good cleaning once a week.

No problem there that's what it's there for I try to keep an eye on it.

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So WoodCrafter what do you think of your choice to play the game?

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I am having a blast.
I have had to adjust the way I play because of the other players, which is good.

I always could mod something into my games that I liked better than "stock" items, but enjoyed playing straight up the first play through.

With GW2 it is always a straight up game, but you can always count on someone to lend a hand when you are in way over your head. I think the cooperation and kindness in the PVE is great, haven't played PVP or WVW yet, I will as soon as I get a good grasp of what I need to bring to the table.

I can't speak much on MMOs, this being my first, but I really like the game and would say to all those who are still on the fence, buy it.
You don't have to spend a penny more than the game cost you to play and win. Plus, there are a whole lot of people who will help you out of a bad spot for no other reason than they WANT to. Hell, rez'ing someone doesn't give you enough XP to register on the bar.

Good folks, good fun and kicking bad guy arse. Every thing else is just flavor, to a high life man.