subject: Is it worth farming for wow gold? or should you just buy it? [print this page] Is it worth farming for wow gold? or should you just buy it?
If you have heard the terms "farming wow gold" or "gold farming," you are probably a World of Warcraft player. Simply put, these phrases refer to making money in the game to support your characters needs (or wants). As you level your WOW character you will need money to upgrade items, add enchantments, purchase glyphs and potions, and get your hands on some of those exciting rare items such as the infamous motorcycle. There are many ways to earn gold playing the game including: gathering and selling materials on the auction house, making items with your profession and selling them, questing, running dungeons, and buying wow gold using real life cash.
Back to the original question, why farm gold when you can buy it? You have probably seen many websites advertising "cheapest wow gold" and "buy wow gold cheap." They are everywhere. I will begin by pointing out that Blizzard does not condone players buying wow gold outside of the game. If someone is caught doing this, Blizz will not hesitate to ban their account permanently. Only you can decide if making 1000 gold that quickly is worth it. Farming gold may take longer than purchasing it, but if done properly can make you money quickly and save you money in real life as well! Beyond that, true lovers of the game consider buying gold to be lazy, and it is seriously frowned upon. I personally would harass any player that announced such an offense to me!
If you are still reading, you must have decided to give gold farming a shot. Good for you! Let's discuss how to get the most out of your professions. The best way to make money, especially if you are just starting out, is to learn two gathering professions. The two most lucrative gathering professions are mining and herbalism. Some players have set up a specific gathering character whose job it is to collect mats to sell or supply their other character's professions. If you notice a particular item or mat that is selling well on the auction house (AH), there are many websites that will inform you where you can specifically farm that item. Many players are too lazy to farm the items themselves and are happy to pay ridiculous amounts of gold for them on the AH. Finally, look at what items are in high demand that you can make with your profession, and sell them. Be sure if you do purchase the mats for these that the final sale price outweighs what you put in, or you are wasting your time! It may be worth your while to make these items, have an enchanter disenchant them, and then sell the enchanting mats on the auction house.
Another option for making money is to buy items that have been priced too low on the auction house, and relist them at a higher price. I have a friend that has been doing this for years; he is quite good at it and very WOW wealthy. I personally have noticed that things sell better on the weekend, but there may be less of these items on the AH during the week. Do some test runs, and trial and error to see what works for you. The auction house seems at times to be a living, breathing organism. Something that made you 50 gold yesterday, may sell for 3 gold today. Keep a close eye on it, take note of the trends and start making money!
The final way to help you farm wow gold would be to invest in a guide. There are many different types on the market and they are fairly inexpensive. Once installed, these guides work "in-game" to help optimize your gold making. With all these options, you will be able to get the most out of your game play, and earn enough gold to buy whatever you want! Remember, you bought the game to enjoy it so don't be that guy who buys wow gold with real life money!
