Get to 60 and the solo/duo cash camps. Otherwise play a class that can power level or provide a service like tracking a rare mob. Spending time to farm platinum when you could be leveling is futile because you will be able to earn exponentially more platinum doing things at level 60 for platinum than things you would be doing leveling up.
Also, find a service that no one else or very few other people are offering. Humbly provide that service better than anyone else and never cheat anyone. You'll make a lot of money, have a good reputation, and get referrals.
When I was power leveling and being respectful to other regular leveling players in the process, I could make anywhere from 2K-5.5K an hour. I think I made somewhere between 1.5-2 million doing it over a few years.
Things like porting for money might give you some starter cash, but it's going to take a long time to actually earn enough to buy worthwhile items like a fungi or cloak of flames. The only mindless, easy money camp I was ever willing to do for some quick spending cash was seafuries because I thought it was fun to try things like charming the dinosaur or dwarf merchant and watch them rip through mobs when given haste and weapons.
Eventually, you can invest in items like puppet strings/locket that will always be needed for OT hammers/binds. It may take awhile to recoup investment, but it's a constant easy source of cash flow. The items are way over powered and fun to have regardless.
There's also always boring resales on high end items where you can probably skim some platinum off the top, but the always sounded boring to me.
Platinum in Velious is interesting to me because most Velious droppables are so much worse compared to no-drop raid items versus Kunark era. I feel platinum isn't as useful in Velious. I guess you can coordinate loot rights purchases, but those are a pain.
Good luck, friend.
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