Farm
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Farming plays a large part in getting gold and crafting materials for armor, weapons and offhand items. It is when one or more players go to a certain region and attack creatures and/or bosses attempting to obtain rare items, experience and gold. This is generally done by using specific builds that are created to be used solo or in a group to amass wealth.
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[edit] Methods of Farming for items, gold and materials
The methods known to some are both very long and can get very boring fast. Most of these can be done solo or in a group.
- Going out and killing everything in the area and picking up only the gold drops that you get.
- Killing everything in an area and picking up everything that drops for you.
- Going to a specific area and only killing enemies that drop what you are looking for.
[edit] Method 1
Self explanatory and doesn't require you to have a salvage kit. You will need as large an inventory as you can get though just in case you do get some interesting drops along the way, but you won't be depending on having the extra storage space with this method.
[edit] Method 2: (Materials Farming)
Yes, you actually need to pick up every drop with this method because you are going to salvage the items that you consider unnecessary for materials or other sellable items. For this method to be really effective you need as much storage as you can get on your character. Of course you also need lots of salvage kits and some id kits to stay out longer. Your inventory should be mostly empty to start save 1 superior id kit 1 superior salvage kit and 10 standard salvage kits. Why so much? Well you need the id kits to id blue, purple and gold items and a superior salvage kit to salvage those items. The 10 remaining salvage kits are for everything else. Having all of that means spending around 3-4k, but you will be getting materials and potentially higher value items while out farming. This means that you can end up with lots of sellable materials from farming and thus can get the additional gold out of them from other players or trader NPCs. Although this method can take longer it does mean having 2 sources of income for farmers who prefer this method.
[edit] Method 3: (Selective Farming)
This method is usually used by seasoned players or new players who want just one type of drop. This method is usually used for getting green items or lots of specific items or materials. Many selective farmers will solo if they think it will prove more successful. With this method you will still want superior salvage and identification(ID) kits, but the amount is completely up to you. This type of farmer also tends to frequent the higher level areas, because the drops are of higher quality (or so it is believed). Some of the areas that this type of farmer will visit require the player to rezone to continue farming. This isn't always the case, but it happens. Players should realize that it could take 5 minutes or 5 hours to get the green item they want so be prepared to deal with the boredom.
[edit] Notes
When farming it is a good idea to have more than one area in mind to get what you are looking for.. Still the game doesn't always drop what you are looking for while you are in the area so it is a good idea to keep trying other areas from time to time. How do you know when you should try another area? When it seems like everything you can think of isn't working or you are getting the impression that what you are looking for won't drop for you. At that point in time you should probably try another area.
[edit] Loot scaling exempt items
- Skill Tomes
- Scrolls
- Dye
- Rare materials, such as Ectoplasm or Obsidian Shard
- Gemstones from the Domain of Anguish
- All other rare (gold) items like Icy Dragon Swords
- All unique (green) items
- Special event items
[edit] Types of farming
[edit] Solo Farming
It should be pointed out that most solo farmers are players with very specific builds and equipment. In most cases you will hear of monks, necromancers, warriors and elementalists (though builds exist for every class using secondary professions) being able to solo parts of certain areas. This is because those people have found the right build to farm in those areas.
As long as you can manage the damage that you take in at least one area on your map you can solo farm somewhere. That doesn't mean it will be a high level area though. In the beginning it usually is in the low level areas that most can solo farm. Most of the areas in Guild wars have their own set of challenges so solo farming builds are not necessarily universal.
[edit] Group farming
Group farming, simply put, is when a group of players farm together. Due to having a party of human players, group farming is preferred for more advanced areas, where it is more difficult to survive. Some of the more advanced areas (such as Grenth's Footprint) can be solo farmed however, because the henchmen in the nearby outposts make better teams than other henchmen do.
One way players can group farm without much difficulty, is to help other players through a mission and or bonus that they've already completed. Because they already finished it once, they can provide helpful tips to the group as to how to proceed. Because some bonuses include a monetary reward, they are additionally good for farming.
[edit] Faction farming
Faction farming is a form of farming in which players repeatedly complete certain tasks to gather Faction.
See faction farm and Fast faction farming
[edit] Balthazar faction farming
The best place to farm Balthazar points quickly is the Zaishen Elite (on the PvP map). This method doesn't take too long if you have a good party. A group of trappers is the most commonly used group as you can kill everyone in one level in a matter of seconds. Other groups are used which are just successful. After about 10 flawless levels you will have gained a mass amount of Balthazar faction. The best way to faction farm is to be a trapper and trap the door, when they run in to it the Zaishen die.
[edit] Sunspear Promotion Points/Lightbringer Points farming
When you are a new player to Guild Wars Nightfall right after you travel to the Sunspear Great Hall travel outside and to the resurrection altar on your left. Talk to the scout there and get the bounty from him. Go south then you will see a group of Stalking Nephilla. Kill them, go back to the Sunspear Great Hall and then repeat the process as many times as you want.
For more advanced farming, try vanquishing areas, or try the famous SS/LB farm. For more information on this farm, visit here
