needing pp!

[KyrosKrane]

Re: Money Makers, by Level

/mourn the Good Doctor.

The twelfth anniversary of his death is about three weeks away (April 6). I still remember when I heard the news; I was in my very low teens at the time, sitting in my living room messing about with Legos with a friend, another huge Asimov fan. We were both kind of stunned and in shock when we heard the news on the radio.

Originally posted by Silverfish
Levels 1 to 5: Forget it for now. Concentrate on getting experience, since nothing at this level pays well reliably. Preferentially fight spiderlings and skeletons (spiderling silks do sell well, and bone chips can sell or be used for turnins to get levels faster), but you're not going to get rich on them, so kill anything non-green that crosses your path to get experience.

I disagree with this. I made very good cash (for the level, anyway) selling spiderling silks to higher-level players for 1-5pp each. A very nice high-level tradeskiller (though I didn't realize this latter fact at the time) came to East Commons, buffed all of us newbies (and I was literally a newbie, having played for maybe a week or two tops), and bought all the spiderling silk we could farm for 2pp each. I was in awe; I was sure he would run out of cash when I told him I had a whopping ten silks! How could anyone afford 20pp?!

Anywho, don't discount spiderling silks. If you're tradeskill inclined, make them into silk threads (two spiderling silks in any sewing kit or a loom, no-fail combine) and you can probably sell them to lazy tradeskillers for a premium.

[Lilosh]

Originally posted by Jinxy
I would just like to verify that I was only asking for tips on how to make pp with little investment from veteran players... I was not looking for handouts and I would never "beg" in game for items or money... so thank you to those that gave me valid tips

I fail to see how asking for lots of reward with little effort is justifiable. If you want something, work for it.


-Lilosh

[Draggar]

I forgot who said it, but the truth is,

To make a small fortune, you must start with a large fortune (or something like that)



Other than that, sell what sells well in the bazaar, there are basics that always sell,

Leather paddings, sillks, silk swatches, silk threads etc..

Also, find a little market that no one takes the time to do, and go into that one, I started an enchanter for fun, then realized that vials of vicious mana are rarely for sale in the bazaar, along with large blocks of magic clay. (This has changed since I started this).

Look at core components, and the basics. Look to take the pain away, someone who wants to PL a tradeskill may shell out the extra cash for items like rings, studs, boning etc.

You will not make aninstant fortune, but it can be a steady income for the work. Also, all servers are different, what sells well on one server may not sell at all on another. Expirement.

[Quinner Sparrowhawk]

Originally posted by Lilosh
I fail to see how asking for lots of reward with little effort is justifiable. If you want something, work for it.


-Lilosh

Lilosh, this is hard to do if you don't know what work there is to do. I missed out on the fishing bonanza in the Abyssal sea, the plat games of the summer, silvered weapon selling, and every other get rich quick scheme of which almost everyone else seems to have taken advantage.

As a result, I am perpetually poor and can only dream of the day when I finally get my smithing or tailoring up above 200. I can understand Jinxy's frustration. I am sick of being poor and SOE seems to be doing everything they can to keep me that way.

If it weren't for my bargain shopping skills, my equipment would totally suck.

[Kronepsis]

If it's not something you can still do, it doesn't fall in the category of "working" for the plat. There's plenty of tradeskill ways to make plat that don't involve taking advantage of massively overpriced vendor buying prices. You just have to apply common sense.

[Phabos]

Originally posted by Draggar
I forgot who said it, but the truth is,

To make a small fortune, you must start with a large fortune (or something like that)

The best way to make a small fortune with tradeskills is to start with a large one.


Overheard numerous times in serverwide.eqtraders. In fact, if we were able to have a Message of the Day, that would probably be it.



Phabos Aphsion
Drunken Paladin of Brell
Tarew Marr
Yep, I'm the guy flushing thousands of plat on EVBs.

[Furyrpied]

Hmmmm

I was just wondering if anyone knows of a way to make money in this game with little investment but big rewards

/rant on

I'm sorry, but I think it needs to be said. With every dumbing down of the game (PoK books, newbies starting with a backpack, bandages, and sense heading maxxed) the average population of EQ has changed.

This is not a direct attack on the orig. poster, just an observation k?

Folks these days want it all and they want it now. What? I have to press a button to get my compas to work? (or for us old timers, what compas?) Why would I want to run to (XXXXX Zone) when I can just go to PoK and back down? (sure it takes about 3 min longer to run, but hey, you are cutting into my grind to beat the game time) /sigh

Folks these days don't see the content that is in the game, it's newbie zone till low teens, PDC, HHK, OT, Dreadlands, then PoP... that's it. Anyone remember the Oasis of Mar? EMPTY zone now.

/rant off

Want to make plat fast and easy? Do what the cheaters do and buy it. Want to have fun in a game and see how well you can do? Play...

Sorry.... Just tired of this kind of direction the new EQ population has taken.

[Lilosh]

I was over on the Sony Message boards, and somebody there said it best.

The reason that Everquest has gone downhill is because they changed it from a world into a game.

It's no longer an expansive, awe-inspiring journey into a world that you can submerse yourself into. You're no longer plunged headfirst into your characters shoes.


Now it's all about firing up the game, getting to the action NOW, playing for 15 minutes, getting the powerup and winning the game.


And it's really, really sad.


-Lilosh

[Binkin]

You know, I didn't take time away from leveling to 65 to do any tradeskills. And I'm glad I didn't, because making plat is SO much easier at 65 than anything below 60 that it's not even funny.

I farm Nurga and Droga. It's fast and easy at 65, and in Droga you get some AA too. Cash and cash gem loot isn't bad, and you get quest item drops that you can sell for more cash. I made enough plat there to buy ALL of my spec and rune spells AND fund getting baking, brewing, fletching, JC, and pottery into the 190's and tailoring to 158, with enough left that I will *probably* be able to get tailoring and smithing into the 190's and tinkering over 200 if I'm willing to do a lot of my own farming (which I am).

I know folks who recommend Sebilis (lots of cash gems), and I can't say they're wrong.

I think patience and getting to 65 is the ticket to being able to make significant amounts of plat in EQ. But if you want big plat for little effort, mmm, I think you're going to be disappointed unless you have very, very good dice luck in places like BoT.

[elty]

want pp without working? there is no method. You have to be smart to pull off a scam, u have to have real money to buy pp from ebay, you have to take the risk to open a rip-ppl-off casino. All of the above should be easier than tradeskill, however.

[Cerpicio]

I've written this before, but I guess it is worth writing again.

Being able to leave my character in the Bazaar overnight was key to my success. It wasn't a quick process, but still quite effective.

I had an enchanter and did the Stein of Moggok several times. It used to sell for 200p, which is a lot for a level 16 character. I don't know if it is still a popular item though. It should be even easier to do now with PoP portals (I used to hire a druid to port me a few places).

After you save up some money, start making Vials of Viscous mana. Only enchanters can make them and they are required for skilling up (in tailoring I think it is). They sold pretty well back when I was in the market. Should still sell well now.

Just make sure you always have enough money to make 4 stacks at a time. Don't go spending all your earnings on a new toy, save up some money first.

I forget what I moved on to after that, but it was a great start. It paid for the early trade skill supplies.


-- C.
PS: I think I moved on to tinkering next, with a little JC mixed in. But all that is based on you being a gnome enchanter....
Tinkering is a good skill for making money; sell geerloks, collapsed kits, and Anizok devices.

[Brodybeard]

Originally posted by Cerpicio
PS: I think I moved on to tinkering next, with a little JC mixed in. But all that is based on you being a gnome enchanter....
Tinkering is a good skill for making money; sell geerloks, collapsed kits, and Anizok devices.

No, it isn't!!!! Tinkering is a terrible skill for making money! Everyone should delete their tinker bots, especially people on my server!!

Move along, move along... nothing to see here!

[Draggar]

Re: Hmmmm

Originally posted by Furyrpied
/rant on

I'm sorry, but I think it needs to be said. With every dumbing down of the game (PoK books, newbies starting with a backpack, bandages, and sense heading maxxed) the average population of EQ has changed.

This is not a direct attack on the orig. poster, just an observation k?

Folks these days want it all and they want it now. What? I have to press a button to get my compas to work? (or for us old timers, what compas?) Why would I want to run to (XXXXX Zone) when I can just go to PoK and back down? (sure it takes about 3 min longer to run, but hey, you are cutting into my grind to beat the game time) /sigh

Folks these days don't see the content that is in the game, it's newbie zone till low teens, PDC, HHK, OT, Dreadlands, then PoP... that's it. Anyone remember the Oasis of Mar? EMPTY zone now.

/rant off

I've seen two distinct age groups of people playing. Not everyone fits into these two, but a lot do, and it's interesting, it even comes out in their playing habbits.

First, you have the group of people who stated playing less than 1.5 years ago (Luclin launch time?). Most of these people are teenagers to low 20 year olds. They're playing style is also PL as much as possible, fly up the levels, and get to the top level asap.

Second, you have the people who have been playing 2+ years, Kunark and Velious are expansions to them. Suprisingly, these people are high 20s to mid 30s. They also tend to do the quests, work on their character devolopment,

This is not intended to offend anyone, but it's what I've noticed.

[Draggar]

Re: Hmmmm

Originally posted by Furyrpied
Folks these days don't see the content that is in the game, it's newbie zone till low teens, PDC, HHK, OT, Dreadlands, then PoP... that's it. Anyone remember the Oasis of Mar? EMPTY zone now.

If it wasn't for LDoN, so would NRo and SRo, except for the occasional JBoots hunter.

Commonlands are empty, RunnyEye is full of crickets (every time I go there, all the named are up), SplitPaw, BlackBurrow.

Great and fun zones are now collecting dust.

Who rememebrs when Karana was the place to hunt 20+?

[Furyrpied]

Heh, i remember fighting over Aviaks and Gnoll spire camps in the Karanas... Great exp, good loot for the level. Only folks in there now? ones who are soloing with LFG up waiting for an LDoN. Oh, who am I kidding, they all sit in PoK or at a wayfarer camp with LFG on....

As per the observation above, I fit into the older crowd. I am 31 this year (/sigh) and I would have to agree with the observations made in that post. Not that all 'younger' players are like what was described, but with SOE taking over.. it has become a "come play everquest! Grind up to level 65 with tonns of AAs in under a month! Replay value? Sure! Do it again with a twink alt!"

Hell.... how long after Gates of Discord did you see your first level 65 bezerker? a week?

Bah-humbug.