Economy barrier for new players

[Honest]

Originally Posted by veejur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Making 200p is not "easy" when you don't have handouts.

I easily made this on my first character on server, non twinked, camping nybright sisters for a single session. When I hit my high teens i moved to gargoyles in oot which drop eyes that sell for 10pp a pop with a chance to drop 2 eyes at once. Or NK to turn in lightstones for books at 10pp a pop. Then on to the sister islands for their swords. There are guards at the first bridge in Neriak you can kill at your early twenties that drop bronze/fs weapons you can sell. You can get a lot of decent monk gear for dirt cheap, Master Wu's Trance Stick alone will last you 30-40 lvls and you can get for 200pp. You reap what you sow. Play smart and the money will come. It may be hard for you to believe but there are people who started with nothing who have many shiny pixels today.

[Reubin]

To answer the OP's question as to WHY there aren't many low level items available, I just don't think most people take the time to auction them. Heck, I saw Paladin Deepwater Boots on a vendor in FV today and those aren't even low level gear. Some items aren't worth the time it takes to sell them. A lot of people just don't care about selling an item for 10-25pp to a player if a vendor will give them 8pp for it. It's easier just to vendor the item and not have to waste time in the EC tunnel.

Also, a lot of places those low level items drop (Befallen, Najena, Split Paw, Runny Eye, Blackborrow, etc.) just don't seem to be zones that are used all that much here. The population just isn't big enough to support every dungeon. The server seems to peak out at about 800-1000 at high play times. There was easily double that on live servers during the Kunark era.

[Chloroform]

Originally Posted by Mani [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As a 26 monk this is how you make a lot of cash.

1. get bound in freeport

2. find a high level mage in ec that will summon you 4-6 no rent bags. Donate if necessary.

3. Start a soLA grp. Invite a bunch of twinks that kill fast and don't need to loot.

4. Watch out for the ore that drops. small = 4pp, large = 17pp, blocks = 50pp. You can make hundreds in a few hours easy. Kill a few named and you will get stuff you can sell in ec too

5. Before you log for the day, run to ec and get someone to kill you in a duel. You loose no exp, and your summonded bags will remain on your corpse for when you next log in.

now this is thinkin outside of the box. /bravo, this is great advice for any young monk looking to loot in exp groups. starting with a shaman id have no problem getting up to 360+ stones from silver gold and finesteel as a monk, i wouldnt even dare.