Best and fastest ways to earn gold?

[velevitka23]

Just like in the title, what are the best ways to earn gold? Quests don't pay much of a gold, killing mobs don't get me much either, I need some better ways to earn gold more quickly.

[Halcyform]

Most people aren't going to share the really good info. One major reason is the constant bid wars for prime trading spots and people don't like creating competition.

The following two methods combined is where the obscene levels of gold start rolling in:

1) Get all your tradeskill stuff done and start making sought after equipment and higher end tradeskill items/ingredients. Sell, Sell, Sell.

2) Join an active guild that runs higher end content, places it on farm and sells carry runs to other people.

Until you've invested the time to be able to do the above methods, the easy slow and steady methods are:

- Harvest and sell lower level trade ingredients. To make this not take forever, use either mods or online maps to learn the pathing routes to harvest fast.

- PvP. There are numerous options with vendors that allow you to buy and sell certain items and gear sets.

- You don't necessarily need a guild to sell carry runs. If you can solo some in demand content, you can offer to run people through it for a negotiated price.

Lastly, if you really love bean counting, and don't mind hugely monotonous work: buy low and sell high. Play the market.

[MISO4EVER]

Originally posted by velevitka23:

Just like in the title, what are the best ways to earn gold? Quests don't pay much of a gold, killing mobs don't get me much either, I need some better ways to earn gold more quickly.

The market is dead zos destroyed the in game market. The days of selling wax for 45k a pop over is. Best to just forget making gold in this game unless you want to make it a full time job now. Some renown traders like ankle biters closed operations due to the dead market.

[Ghoul Hunter]

Pickpocketing is cost effective, but you can only do like 30 minutes a day. It's like 15k a day, though. It's my favored way, since you don't have to waste your life away, you know? Hop on, pickpocket, hop off.

[velevitka23]

Originally posted by Halcyform:

Most people aren't going to share the really good info. One major reason is the constant bid wars for prime trading spots and people don't like creating competition.

The following two methods combined is where the obscene levels of gold start rolling in:

1) Get all your tradeskill stuff done and start making sought after equipment and higher end tradeskill items/ingredients. Sell, Sell, Sell.

2) Join an active guild that runs higher end content, places it on farm and sells carry runs to other people.

Until you've invested the time to be able to do the above methods, the easy slow and steady methods are:

- Harvest and sell lower level trade ingredients. To make this not take forever, use either mods or online maps to learn the pathing routes to harvest fast.

- PvP. There are numerous options with vendors that allow you to buy and sell certain items and gear sets.

- You don't necessarily need a guild to sell carry runs. If you can solo some in demand content, you can offer to run people through it for a negotiated price.

Lastly, if you really love bean counting, and don't mind hugely monotonous work: buy low and sell high. Play the market.

Hmmm, that's interesing ideas , thank you.

[velevitka23]

Originally posted by Ghoul Hunter:

Pickpocketing is cost effective, but you can only do like 30 minutes a day. It's like 15k a day, though. It's my favored way, since you don't have to waste your life away, you know? Hop on, pickpocket, hop off.

LMAO, already tried that out of desperation. xd
Unfortunately, my thieving skills are rather low and I usually fail to steal anything.

[Andrey]

10 characters, 7 daily crafting quests. it will be around 50k gold from just gold rewards. Also you can sell gold materials, master writs, food ingredients from the same rewards. With crafting and banking(if without eso+) addons it is 3-4 min for each character.

[edg]

yup i got 14 alts..its boring but it makes gold and lots of mats,need addons or you'll drive yourself nuts.

[Mr. Alf]

if you really need gold just buy crowns and sell them for gold, dont be an low iq player who does daily writs on 10+ chars every single day like a slave and waste huge amount of time. Think about how much hours you waste on that and how much irl money you would make with same time, but this way you will get like 20 times more gold

[edg]

Think of how much real money is saved duh lol

[David]

Just play the game all parts from PvP to Fishing join 5 crafting Guilds and sell stuff lots of it. You soon find out what is hot and what is not. The millions just flow in which in my case I have spent on buying every single house that is available with Gold (60 houses I think). Why have I done this? no idea but then why do I play this stupid game?

[decazxx]

Originally posted by Mr. Alf:

if you really need gold just buy crowns and sell them for gold, dont be an low iq player who does daily writs on 10+ chars every single day like a slave and waste huge amount of time. Think about how much hours you waste on that and how much irl money you would make with same time, but this way you will get like 20 times more gold

PRIME EXAMPLE of what not to do whats the point of buying just play the game and earn it its not that hard.
I mean its a game go have fun gold will come in time once you level your trade skills
if you buy your way into end game you will most likely quit afterwards.
Best advice I can give would be level your trade skill farm some skill points
get passives the ones that gives you chance to get gold mats when you refine raw mats
join trading guild theres plenty of then that are tax free
sell your gold mats .
Enjoy the game everything will come in time if you try to rush things you just burn out in the end, take it easy
forgot to mention get TTC addon (Tamriel trading centre) it helps a lot with the prices

[Mr. Alf]

Originally posted by decazxx:

Originally posted by Mr. Alf:

if you really need gold just buy crowns and sell them for gold, dont be an low iq player who does daily writs on 10+ chars every single day like a slave and waste huge amount of time. Think about how much hours you waste on that and how much irl money you would make with same time, but this way you will get like 20 times more gold

PRIME EXAMPLE of what not to do whats the point of buying just play the game and earn it its not that hard.
I mean its a game go have fun gold will come in time once you level your trade skills
if you buy your way into end game you will most likely quit afterwards.
Best advice I can give would be level your trade skill farm some skill points
get passives the ones that gives you chance to get gold mats when you refine raw mats
join trading guild theres plenty of then that are tax free
sell your gold mats .
Enjoy the game everything will come in time if you try to rush things you just burn out in the end, take it easy
forgot to mention get TTC addon (Tamriel trading centre) it helps a lot with the prices

to farm good amount of gold you have to literally "work" in this game, if its fun then uhh you're weird
there is nothing to buy anyways except for food and gear enchants, if you're into housing then my condolences

[Markytous]

Imperial City. If you can run solo and are proficient against monsters and players, this is the place where you can turn your knowledge and experience of combat into gold! Every 5000 Tel Var Stones can be turned in for a Hakeijo Rune which can be sold for at least 15000 gold (prices may vary). You also get Imperial Fragments high chance to drop from every monster there. Turn these in at District Daedric Doors for crafting materials of your choice or Motifs to collect/sell! Alchemical reagents sell pretty well depending on their rarity. I recommend spending Imperial Fragments on those, too.

[David]

Originally posted by Mr. Alf:

Originally posted by decazxx:

there is nothing to buy anyways except for food and gear enchants, if you're into housing then my condolences

Buying Houses is useful for getting around I especially recommend Sugar Bowl Suite which is very close to a Wayshrine

[Mr. Alf]

Originally posted by David:

Originally posted by Mr. Alf:

there is nothing to buy anyways except for food and gear enchants, if you're into housing then my condolences

Buying Houses is useful for getting around I especially recommend Sugar Bowl Suite which is very close to a Wayshrine

im not into housing
if i want to craft something ill just go guild house