>What do you mean, in an intelligent manner?
Have ye ever considered starting a trade business of some kind? Perhaps
running errands for other players? Smithing, Jewelcrafting, things that
you recycle your money into that will yeild more than what ye started with?
> The most profitable thing at 15th level is either bronze weapons or
>greater lighstones. Both of which are semi-rare. These are the only
>things that I can think of. You can kill the occasional gem dropping mob in
>Faydwar, Pixies, or Drakes, or those winged-women things in
>Steamfont, but even those aren't that valuable or very common.
The above thigns you mention, are a great start to building up some cash to
start a trade skill that will allow you to reap more benefits in the future.
> The only other thing I can think of is that you are doing quests and
>then auctioning the items. Like doing the Shining Star of Light quest
>over and over again and then selling it for 50 pp a pop or something.
>I suppose it might fetch that much on a production server, certainly
>not on Test. Seems like the demand would run low, and most newbies
>simply can't afford that much.
This too is a good idea. And you have hit on a very important topic..
suppy and demand. If everyone has something that you can offer, perhaps
it's time to look for other items that people are in need off?
>Beyond that, I can not thing of any normal means to acquire 4000 plat
>by the time you reach 15th level. It is inconceivable.
Inconceivable does not mean impossible. There are many ways for ye to make
a large amount of cash. Albeit, most of the time at the expense of gaining
experience and going up levels, I will admit. But sometimes, when ye find
a good source of income, it's a good idea, in the earlier levels, to forgo
gaining experience, and making some plats instead.
> You talk like it is common knowledge that everyone should have 4000
>plat by the time they are 15th level. That's just absurd.
Absolutely not. I only made my statements, because it sounded like you
were accusing someone of exploiting in the game, to make a good sized
amount of plat. I was refuting your claim that it could not be done
without exploiting.
> A friend of mine stayed up all night once and killed wisps on wisp
>isle. He sold all the greater lightstones to the gypsy camp and ended
>up making around 800 plat. It took him nearly a day to do that. He
>was 20th level.
I started killing wisps when I was around level 9, it was and still is, a
great way to make some initial money. But honestly, it won't feed ya for a
long time, you need to find another way to make more cash. Either by
starting up a trade skill of some kind, offering a service that no other
players have thought of, or in other ways, making yerself useful to other
players.
I guess the point i'm trying to make, is there are many other ways to make
plat in the game, other than just hunting. But initially, you'll have to
do a lot of hunting to discover those ways. ;)
-Aosinator Lightbringer
-Devout follower of Mithaniel Marr on The Rathe
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