8x Archer trying to make money..

DarkMarch - Lost City
DarkMarch - Lost City Posts: 32 Arc User
edited April 2012 in Archer
I'm a level 79 archer who's about to go to 8x soon.. I do not cash shop, hence I need some opinions and tips about money-making for an archer from 8x onwards.

The only one link I managed to find for tips for archers is http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=538132&highlight=archers+making

Some tips still applies for today of course, however it was made 3years ago.


So.. anybody has got any tips on money-making as a archer in 8x?
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  • Nethare - Dreamweaver
    Nethare - Dreamweaver Posts: 47 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Unfortunately there are really not any subforums for merchanting (the trading post is about Buying/Selling an item but is not guides on money making) however Warren Wolfy's Merchanting Guide is very good (note the link is for the last part, which has links for each previous part. The class of your character is mostly irrelevant for making large amounts of money until you get to endgame. At endgame you cannot effectively grind money outside of nirvana with APS gear (which fortunately archers can do, sorry robe people) and soloing instances. Both of those are heavily leaned towards sins (like everything else) and require decent gear already.

    TL:DR. Merc for money because grinding for it is only good when you already have it.

    P.S. if you do want to grind Mothran Dazzlewings are a pretty good mob at 80 for archers (mostly for xp though the money isn't bad), you can find them at Lake of Woe and over the mountains south of Sanctuary.
  • Elenacostel - Heavens Tear
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,822 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    You can try to level quickly to 89, and then farm herbs in heaven / hell. This is as tedious as it sounds. If you have two characters at level 89 on different accounts, you can multi-client farm herbs, which is actually quite profitable. I suggest giving this a try.

    The Pages of Fate from running Cube sell well, and if you have two high level characters on different accounts, you can multi-client there as well.
  • Phoenix_Eye - Heavens Tear
    Phoenix_Eye - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,681 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Hell Herbs are your best bet , Bonus if you set a catshop your self. As Elena said , multiclienting helps in various methods. unlike Assassins or Blademasters, Archers can't solo tank TT easily unless you get a good sum of APS and Use Gorenox Vanity for self heals. Ofc at lvl 100 you can run Nirvana , but be sure to make a squad that doesnt mind the fact that you wont be Rank 8 or 5aps immediately. Till then however , farming is the best way to make money
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  • Kiyoshi - Heavens Tear
    Kiyoshi - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,385 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Phoenix_Eye - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Archers can solo tank TT easily unless you get a good sum of APS and Use Gorenox Vanity for self heals.

    LOL... too bad even 3-1 will hit 2-3k on r8 armor.
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  • Veronica_ - Heavens Tear
    Veronica_ - Heavens Tear Posts: 157 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Soloing TT isn't so profitable on an archer b:surrender .

    Unless you got OP gear b:shutup

    And, be a merchant, buy low, sell high. Check AH or catshops from time to time and you'll see cheaper stuff which you can buy and sell for a profit. b:bye
  • SpazzMcAps - Harshlands
    SpazzMcAps - Harshlands Posts: 2,561 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    is it just me or does 8x look a bit like an ampersand?
  • Devoted - Lost City
    Devoted - Lost City Posts: 3,634 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    SpazzMcAps - Harshlands wrote: »
    is it just me or does 8x look a bit like an ampersand?

    Looks like a dead fly to me b:chuckle
  • Phoenix_Eye - Heavens Tear
    Phoenix_Eye - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,681 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Kiyoshi - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    LOL... too bad even 3-1 will hit 2-3k on r8 armor.

    That was a bad typo of me oopps
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  • Stargleama - Archosaur
    Stargleama - Archosaur Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I know your pain e.e I farmed the rep for rank 8 stuff. Although the amount of money you need seems daunting (80 mil for rank 8!), don't give up! I think I started farming herbs in hell at level 90. I did this about an hour each day and by the time I was 100 I had enough coin to get rank 8 b:victory Just be careful not to spend too much -.-' (teleporting, buying wines for bh, b:cry )
  • Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973
    Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973 Posts: 7,881 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Don't ever not teleport. It's really silly to waste 15 minutes trying to save 8k. Spend your time more productively. You only have so many hours to play the game or whatever, you have to make the most of it.
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  • SpazzMcAps - Harshlands
    SpazzMcAps - Harshlands Posts: 2,561 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Devoted - Lost City wrote: »
    Looks like a dead fly to me b:chuckle

    8x & it could look like a dead fly
  • DarkMarch - Lost City
    DarkMarch - Lost City Posts: 32 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    I thank all of you for your contributes and tips.b:pleasedb:pleasedb:pleased


    Currently.. I'm making quite a bit of money from buying and selling. Occasionally I took off what people are selling at insanely cheap price, and resell it at a higher price. While this method can help me earn alot, it's pretty much a unstable way of earning since i'm depending on my luck. ><


    Grinding makes up alot of my money earning as well. However, since 2x is recently over, there's been a lack of motivation of earning through grinding.b:surrender


    I have tried farming on high mats for either equipment making or wines.. but it's not really much more money. And to me, it's even more boring just moving about on a mount, not to mention I occasionally meet other players farming mats on my routes as well.


    From what I read.. guess I should farm herbs from lvl 90 til I get decent equips for Nirvana?


    That being said.. I'm still a nub at this game.. guess I will try everything and slowly earn my way..
  • Elenacostel - Heavens Tear
    Elenacostel - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,822 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    DarkMarch - Lost City wrote: »
    I have tried farming on high mats for either equipment making or wines.. but it's not really much more money. And to me, it's even more boring just moving about on a mount, not to mention I occasionally meet other players farming mats on my routes as well.


    From what I read.. guess I should farm herbs from lvl 90 til I get decent equips for Nirvana?

    Farming mats for wines is not a good idea. It is usually cheaper to make wines using Tokens.

    Merchanting is your best bet, if you can leave your computer on 24/7.
  • Docpetiot - Sanctuary
    Docpetiot - Sanctuary Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    For the very first time I'll disagree with Asterelle.

    "Don't ever not teleport. It's really silly to waste 15 minutes trying to save 8k. Spend your time more productively. "

    I don't know about you, but in my case, the fact that I am on doesn't mean I am currently playing the game. I fly a lot for a simple reason: while my toon is flying, I can do something else irl. so 8k is not that much, for sure, but during those 10/15mn I read PWI forum, and even post on this thread, read my mails, read a book ...
  • Hurrdurr - Lothranis
    Hurrdurr - Lothranis Posts: 1,468 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Docpetiot - Sanctuary wrote: »
    For the very first time I'll disagree with Asterelle.

    "Don't ever not teleport. It's really silly to waste 15 minutes trying to save 8k. Spend your time more productively. "

    I don't know about you, but in my case, the fact that I am on doesn't mean I am currently playing the game. I fly a lot for a simple reason: while my toon is flying, I can do something else irl. so 8k is not that much, for sure, but during those 10/15mn I read PWI forum, and even post on this thread, read my mails, read a book ...

    can do the same grinding.

    Macro repeat -> IH -> cyclone -> plume shot -> cyclone -> plume shot.
  • Devoted - Lost City
    Devoted - Lost City Posts: 3,634 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Some world quest points were much more efficient to fly but that's about it. Also that was before the economy inflated so now teleporting comparatively costs next to nothing.
  • Docpetiot - Sanctuary
    Docpetiot - Sanctuary Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Hurrdurr, your gear are far better than mine, and it usually takes me roughly 20s to kill a mob while grinding. I don't want to spend my time dying before of lack of attention.
    I may say obvious things, but after mobs are dead, new mobs may appear next to you, and, why not, 2 sacrificial assault mobs...
    So not being having your eyes in front of the game while grinding doesn't seems a reasonable option to me.
  • Demon_troll - Harshlands
    Demon_troll - Harshlands Posts: 622 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    unless u love archer so much op... roll a sin and cash shop sin till 5aps, as an archer u can't make jack **** and repair weapon, ammo and of course charms and genie spammage will cost u more. assassin do it faster and u won't have to go through bs and u can stealth through things u don't need kill that won't make money anyway.
  • Decus - Dreamweaver
    Decus - Dreamweaver Posts: 5,033 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Eww, demon_troll is back? b:spit
    Proving that not only archers do math since 2009. b:victory
    Current math challenge: pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1029711&page=45
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  • truekossy
    truekossy Posts: 7,021 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Guess his ban time ran out... and the archer section was so nice and peaceful too. b:sad
  • Phoenix_Eye - Heavens Tear
    Phoenix_Eye - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,681 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    he used to be a fun idiot , now he is only a boring idiot
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  • Demon_troll - Harshlands
    Demon_troll - Harshlands Posts: 622 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    -.-" whatever gm banned me from forum is troll n whatever dude playin in pve server
  • Phoenix_Eye - Heavens Tear
    Phoenix_Eye - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,681 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    In this PVE server i have made more PK kills than you have ever dreamed of making on your own . Real PK between me and non-afk people (people who are afk are the only hopes for you to PK with your fail archer , everyone knows that)

    nothing stops someone from going PVP in a PVE server. You on the other side Will always fail . Unistall the game , that's the only good thing ull most probably do right.

    Small tip:

    If you want more attention , at least try not to make yourself look like an idiot as you are now.

    And stop telling us what happened with your real life or about your bans , nobody cares , nobody ever will.


    Case closed not going to answer again
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