basilmarket

aerostrike12

[quote=shinobiman]I'm not sure how new you are to the game's content as a whole, so I'm going to address everything I can think of. Pardon me if I cover something rudimentary.

If possible, get enough NX together for a pet to loot with, which should be around 12k for the pet, item, and meso collecting things. Not a necessity if you can't afford that, but it would make things much easier for you. You can still do most of my suggestions without any NX, it will just take much longer.

One of the fastest ways to make money is to farm a major event. Usually this involves picking up thousands of misc. drops while killing (hence the pet mentioned above) which you exchange for coins to spend in the event's shop. Check out OrangeMushroom to see what KMS got during the RED update and plan out how to take advantage of that when it comes to us, assuming largely similar content availability. The spider familiar your friend suggested would pay off here, as higher drop rate means more stuff, which leads to faster profit. Usually you'll want to aim for scrolls or other gear-enhancing items, either to use for yourself or on equipment to then sell. Again, if minimal NX expenditure is possible, a basic shop permit (1800 NX) would do wonders here.

In the meantime, loot and NPC your ass off. Equips and weapons seem small, but they add up over time. Take advantage of the monster parks when you get to the appropriate level ranges to score some decent equips to use. MPExtreme, for example, gives class specific pieces of the lvl 60 set that make it easy to accumulate a bit of % stat, which will be plenty good enough to get you to 4th job when funding begins to matter. This will help you both save money from free equipment as well as raise your damage, making killing at large easier.

Lastly, use New Leaf City's %-based potions once your HP and MP get higher, as they're much cheaper than the alternatives. Conservation is key to building your nest egg.

Unfortunately this about covers your alternatives to traditional merching. Anything that drops "valuable items" consistently is generally high-leveled and difficult to kill, which obviously isn't an option as you're just starting out. Have patience and take advantage of every event you can profit from, and you'll get there. Hopefully at least some of this will prove useful to you, best of luck![/quote]

first off, thanks for taking the time to reply!
and regarding NX, I MAY be able to get some when I turn 18 in June, not anytime before that (cons of being in India).
and yes now my primary aim is to take advantage of any ongoing events!

Reply October 1, 2013

Reunite

[quote=mcmuffinpimp]@Reunite: Sorry I meant best role to pick in Ardent?[/quote]

you can just do one, you need to do multiple.

Reply October 1, 2013

lazypando

take advantage of events.
a new season of attendance event starts on thursday. make new accounts and kill 300 monsters a day. it takes about 5 minutes per character and you get a unique pot scroll at the end of the 14 days. this is by far the best profit to time ratio at the moment.

Reply October 1, 2013

shinobiman

I'm not sure how new you are to the game's content as a whole, so I'm going to address everything I can think of. Pardon me if I cover something rudimentary.

If possible, get enough NX together for a pet to loot with, which should be around 12k for the pet, item, and meso collecting things. Not a necessity if you can't afford that, but it would make things much easier for you. You can still do most of my suggestions without any NX, it will just take much longer.

One of the fastest ways to make money is to farm a major event. Usually this involves picking up thousands of misc. drops while killing (hence the pet mentioned above) which you exchange for coins to spend in the event's shop. Check out OrangeMushroom to see what KMS got during the RED update and plan out how to take advantage of that when it comes to us, assuming largely similar content availability. The spider familiar your friend suggested would pay off here, as higher drop rate means more stuff, which leads to faster profit. Usually you'll want to aim for scrolls or other gear-enhancing items, either to use for yourself or on equipment to then sell. Again, if minimal NX expenditure is possible, a basic shop permit (1800 NX) would do wonders here.

In the meantime, loot and NPC your ass off. Equips and weapons seem small, but they add up over time. Take advantage of the monster parks when you get to the appropriate level ranges to score some decent equips to use. MPExtreme, for example, gives class specific pieces of the lvl 60 set that make it easy to accumulate a bit of % stat, which will be plenty good enough to get you to 4th job when funding begins to matter. This will help you both save money from free equipment as well as raise your damage, making killing at large easier.

Lastly, use New Leaf City's %-based potions once your HP and MP get higher, as they're much cheaper than the alternatives. Conservation is key to building your nest egg.

Unfortunately this about covers your alternatives to traditional merching. Anything that drops "valuable items" consistently is generally high-leveled and difficult to kill, which obviously isn't an option as you're just starting out. Have patience and take advantage of every event you can profit from, and you'll get there. Hopefully at least some of this will prove useful to you, best of luck!