Monks need money too!

scecie · #1 07-09-2010, 03:03 PM

I played a monk on live from classic through the beginning of PoP before perma retiring and I was always always always broke. Even after getting a tink bag and large burlap sack and a weight reduction coin purse I kept changes of gear in them and had nearly no room for loot.

So far I've spent time as a level 10 killing skellies in NRO for hours to sell bones and saved up enough ca$h for an EBM and got some mesh armor from friendly folks in upper guk. I appreciate those who've given my lil guy some hook up's...thank you!

Do any monks have tactics or suggestions for making good money while still making xp? really to just camp loot you have to fight greens since you won't have any AC. What does anyone else do...tradeskills? Or, are we just doomed to be poor except for the rare mega drop we might get?

Cribanox · #2 07-09-2010, 03:04 PM

Same as any other class, get high enough level, kill seafuries hill giants spectres guards etc.

Soft · #3 07-09-2010, 03:07 PM

my advice, Lesserfaydark Nybright Sisters. They drop bronze wapons almost 100% of the time. doable at level 8-12 (maybe higher for melee)

Once you are of adequate level, around 20ish park your fanny in Highkeep and get gobby groups untill your mid 30s, theres a vendor upstairs, pull pull pull sell. Rinse repeat. 20ish - 34/35

a GREAT option also, when you can solo them, Gargs drop Gargoyl eyes, 9plat item weights 0.2wt a few places to camp them, the easiest being OOT i would say you need to be in your high 20s low 30s to make this worth while.

h0tr0d (shaere) · #4 07-09-2010, 03:25 PM

Advice? Screw weight. Loot sell.

Get groups near vendors, hh, hk, oasis... loot up, sell.

Screw weight. Sell sell sell. Use that coin to buy better armor... rinse repeat.

I will say this time around is easier, decaying skels dropping cloth and rusty wpns that sell for gold? pfffttt I sure don't remember that!

h0tr0d (shaere) · #5 07-09-2010, 03:30 PM

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Same as any other class, get high enough level, kill seafuries hill giants spectres guards etc.

And it isn't as easy to solo seafuries as a monk as it may be for other classes...... druids your turn to pull hate!

scecie · #6 07-09-2010, 03:31 PM

These are great ideas, thanks! Of course everyone needs plat. The difference is we are the only class grouping, pulling, killing and looting nothing...not even the coin. The price we pay for awesomeness I suppose :P

Sounds like the best way will always be solo camping the good drop mobs that are low blue/green. Even with a vendor close by we can't sell and keep going; we need a bank to drop the change! At level 10 I'm already at 14 stones weight with my mace and if I get 30 copper on me I'm overweight and my AC drops like a rock.

Overcast · #7 07-09-2010, 04:08 PM

See if u can get a mage to summon you a bag or two [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Tronjer · #8 07-09-2010, 04:16 PM

Could also farm Willowisps for greater Lightstones, which sell for 4pp at vendor. Still better than collecting bone chips.

scecie · #9 07-09-2010, 04:18 PM

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See if u can get a mage to summon you a bag or two [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

LOL...maybe they'd give my monk a dagger to use as well!

Kyosho · #10 07-09-2010, 04:28 PM

I toyed around with monks on Live back in the day. Is it really that beneficial to stick to the weight limit? They can wear up to leather, right? Couldn't you just wear armor and loot like any other character? At least at lower levels?

I'm very curious. I've made a monk but only gotten him to lvl 4 or 5 or somewhere around there. Might play him more at some point.