darklord5555
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7/19/2014
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I have been trying to get rich in this game but it is pretty hard when you are pretty low leveled.
My stats are, without items,
Watchful 32
Shadowy 31
Dangerous 36
Persuasive 43.
I am thinking is that I should keep writing books and selling em since this seemed like the best way to make money but it takes so much time. is it a good method or is there a simpler and faster method? thanks for your input
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Hammond
Posts: 41
7/19/2014
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The best advice I can give is don't focus on making money. Focus on SAVINGS. Start building up a collection, a horde of loot, vault of treasure (just hold onto the various items that come into your possession). Just play, the wealth will come to you, and try to refrain from selling off any "junk" that you might procure; you never know what might be important later on down the line, some items are more common "currency" than others. Anyway, this comes from me looking back on my early days... selling off every single thing I had so that I could buy the "next best in gear" or what have you, now realizing I could of saved my self a fist full of Echos by grinding a little bit. Also, the secret to TRUE wealth is grinding... even the "quickest" means of mass Echo's that I can think of still requires extensive grinding, a fairly high Watchful, and is PAINFULLY luck based (The Fidgeting Writer). Everyone else (that's an exaggeration. A LOT of people) will tell you the "Affair of the Box" is the best means of Echo's... but I don't trust it... there is something about a quality that can be pushed into the thousands that I find suspicious, that's just me though, and you're a few levels and maybe a bit of Fate away from that particular story.
I digress, just play the game, maybe find a Patron or two to bump your stats. Have you gotten a Profession yet? (If no, then do that. If yes, then start towards the next tier)
The last thing I will say is this: If you get the urge to SELL EVERYTHING, fight it, it might not seem worth it now... but when you're trying to get a boat you will be grateful. I know I would of been...
edited by AgentBlueSky on 7/19/2014
edited by AgentBlueSky on 7/19/2014
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Aximillio
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7/19/2014
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The best advice I can give you is to read the wiki's Beginner's Guide if you haven't already. There's a section on money there, which you might find useful. The short answer would be, you can sell surpluses of goods safely if you have a lot of them already. Some goods can be converted up for new items, which means you won't have to find good sources on all resources in the game.
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Hammond
Posts: 41
7/19/2014
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Item conversion... I forgot about item conversion...
I must apologize for my grave oversight. The item conversion loop is a perfect way for a low level player to build wealth (Its a decent way for ANY player to build wealth), especially when you get enough of something to do the high end conversions. For example, here is one of my favorite conversions: 25 Thirsty Bombazine Scrap to 5 Puzzle-Damask, on a success you get a bonus 4 Incendiary Gossip... or, on a Rare Success, 5 SEARING ENIGMAS! Not really for profit, but Searing Enigmas are not easy to come by.
Now I will step down from the podium. As I too am still learning and solving.
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Aximillio
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7/19/2014
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Taleria wrote:
How many of an item is a good stockpile, do you think? Generally speaking, I mean. A number above which it's mostly safe to sell surplus? Put another way, what's the maximum amount of an item that should be kept on hand at all times for emergencies or opportunity cards? Assuming opinions would differ on this, but surely there's a point where stockpiling is simply hoarding and that extra could and should be converted to echoes?
10E of commonly used items will get you far, even at the end-game. The second part here is to know where to get the stuff you sell. Also, item conversions means you can exchange tier 3 items for each other if you're down on some items. Don't sell items that are super hard to get. I also personally like to have at least one of every item, so that I can see item conversion actions and the likes. If item conversions are hard to keep track of, you might want to check out the wiki guide.
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