cblodgett said:
when it comes to making and saving money there are a few very important tips I would liek to suggest!
cblodgett said:
And who cares about the money in this game?
My tip should be to forget about money and enjoy the game.
The only part where you could feel a shortage of money is chapter1/ beginning act 2. For the rest, "forget about money and enjoy the game". I don't undestand why the producers let you hoard money if you don't use it. Maybe they intend to show you with the expansion, that it's important to start with a large sum. Anyway, you only need money for books which largely run out at the start of the game and whenever you need you can gamble, worry not about anything else (AI makes what are essentially random moves -> hope that changes soon).
cblodgett said:
1. Get the moster lore bronze tallent. It will give you all the required journal entries in the first chapter (And some for the second chapter) to complete all of the contracts without having to spend a dime on books. This one will be a huge money saver in the first part of the game.
Bad way to waste a talent long term, even if you have too many at the end, it could bother you in chapter 1 (I'm joking, it's easy). In any case, that skill doesn't do what it's supposed to (only a few weak monsters and not in their entirety), you still need to buy books.
2. Hoard every single weapon drop you can after a fight and make loot runs to either a fence like thaler and the guy from act 1 who lives up the river whoes name I cant remember. Or to the blacksmiths and sell it all off.
That is exactly what you should avoid doing.
3. Learn wich alchemy ingreedients are essential and which can be sold. Sell everything you dont absolutely need. This one is entirely dependant on your play-style.
Alchemy ingredients are too cheap to sell for the most part.
4. When fist-fighting any of the standard NPCs (the non quest related ones) you can double the offered bet (any more than double and they will refuse)......always do so!
I hope with the enhanced edition once you beat a few in your class they are afraid and you can only earn more at the next fight level.
5. Gamble with everyone you can find and ALWAYS max your bet.....when the NPC your gambling with runs out of money, rest/meditate, and then come back for more. The gambling quest NPCs will typicaly offer much higher betting stakes than standard NPCs. I would also sugest saving your game before challenging any gambling opponent, in case you lose. That way you can just reload and try again.
Never waste in-game time like that (resting to gamble), never load because you can get rematches at higher stakes! I hope gambling changes with the next patch and those who load would simply cheat.
6. Dont waist your time upgrading the steel sword in act 2, there is a much beter sword on a corpse in the swamp. And your money is beter served by buying the 5,000g armor upgrade.
It's true you shouldn't spend 1000 on the sword because there is Harvall (if you find it). I think the armor is too expensive but soon you have nothing to do with money.
7. In act 1, ghost dog heads sell for 5g each (can sell stacks of 10) at the witches hut. These can be farmed endlessly. (Can anyone say infinate money soarce).
I did that too, just don't try to hoard money this way.
8. And lastly, try to talk to everyone at least once.....even some of the blue named NPCs will offer up some valueble information if propositioned in the right manner.
There are rewards other than money.
even most books wich offer monster or plant entries in your journal can be found in the game without having to buy them if you look hard enough. So try looking everywhere you can before you spend money on a book.
I'd rather spend on the books so that I can harvest early and do the quests. Also, not all books are available from looting, no desire to fool around and get past the next boss fight for a book. Just don't buy the one on Ifrits! You don't need it and get it eventually.
