What should I do with gold?

Danikat · March 2015

I know it probably seems like a stupid question, even from a new player, since virtually everything can be bought with gold. But what I mean is are there any particular things I should be saving it for?

My highest level character is only level 8, but I already have over 9,000 gold saved up (meme not intended) and from what I've seen so far even high level equipment bought from guild stores isn't impossibly expensive, and it's apparently cheaper if you craft it yourself (I'm levelling all the crafts, 2 per character).

So far the main things I've found to buy with gold are bank/bag space, mounts and riding skills.

But I'm a bit worried that if I spend it all on mounts and storage space now later on I'll be kicking myself when I have to spend ages grinding for more important things.

ymn_ars · March 2015

Im a new player too and i bought the cheapest mount which is 10k gold like a day ago and im feeling you. I guess mount + some profession leveling gold should be enough to consider.

Rosveen · March 2015

Those pesky PvP armor sets? Not everything can be crafted. If you're on EU, the Imperial motif is pretty pricey too.

Don't hold back spending gold on bank space, inventory management is easier now that items can stack to 200, but juggling all professions, my bank is almost always full. Mind you, I don't have any mules, I play all my characters.

As for mounts, they're account-wide now, so you need to buy only one. Alternate skins are nice, but not a necessity, so you may want to invest in something else first.

ymn_ars wrote: »

Im a new player too and i bought the cheapest mount which is 10k gold like a day ago and im feeling you. I guess mount + some profession leveling gold should be enough to consider.

Back in my day the basic horse cost 17k and to buy it we had to walk to the stable in the snow, uphill, both ways...

newtinmpls · March 2015

Wow.

I still rarely have 9,000 gold total from my characters (I play about 10 of them - 2 accounts - levels from 8 - 33) at any one time.

I"m guessing you aren't much for crafting/deconstructing.

Danikat · March 2015

newtinmpls wrote: »

Wow.

I still rarely have 9,000 gold total from my characters (I play about 10 of them - 2 accounts - levels from 8 - 33) at any one time.

I"m guessing you aren't much for crafting/deconstructing.

It's more that I haven't really bought much. The first 2 weeks I was playing I kept deleting characters so I didn't want to spend money on them until I was 100% sure I'd keep them. The only things I've bought are the first upgrade to the bank (1,000 gold), 4 riding skill upgrades (1,000 gold total) and 1 bag upgrade I don't remember the price of.

I feel like I've been deconstructing a lot of things, but only things that sell for little/no gold (at low levels there's a lot of items worth 0 gold) and I haven't bought any crafting materials. I'm trying to craft whatever I can for free until I get the hang of the system.

As you may have noticed by now I'm kind of cautious about doing things wrong. I was even worried about spending skill points until I found out you could re-do them later on.

Ourorboros · March 2015

From both your posts OP, sounds like you have a good handle on where to spend gold. Don't spend on repairs until you have armor worth repairing ( i.e. vet levels). Until then craft new or use drops. Same with buying equipment...at low levels, crafted equipment works fine. If you learn all the crafts, you need spend gold only on inventory space and mount training, and eventually repairs. Eventually, you should be able to afford to splurge on more expensive guild store offerings.

LameoveR · March 2015

sell it for real.
everybody doing this.

Flynch · March 2015

Bank space is the biggest hitter early on imo.

tengri · March 2015

Oh, you will need it later...wait and see... any then cry like I do.

I spent several 100k this week alone getting rare armor set pieces/jewelry and upgrade mats... and I am still not done yet.
Ok, sure, of course this does not happen every week and I had to do this mainly because all the big !!#$$?! changes in 1.6 more or less required me to redo suits for several end-game chars. Again. *Roarrrr*

Better start saving early... trust me, some day you will be very glad you did.

newtinmpls · March 2015

Danikat wrote: »

I feel like I've been deconstructing a lot of things, but only things that sell for little/no gold (at low levels there's a lot of items worth 0 gold).

Mostly I deconstruct everything. I sell about ... 1/3 to 1/2 of the "ornate" items and didn't start doing that till about a month ago.

Rebeccas04nub18_ESO · March 2015

Total bank space is 800K I think, which you'll want if you start crafting. You'll want to craft because it's lucrative and helps you pay for more bank space.

Saucy_Jack · March 2015

Something else is recipes to level provisioning. Tons out there for those who are of a "collector" bent.

LIQUID741 · March 2015

I'm saving for end game items atm...bank space/bag space I have purchased upgrades, but I also have a mule only for Prov. one for Alchemy/Enchanting and one for Clothing/BS/Woodworking...I sell most of my mats now that my proffesions are at lvl 50 and they always seem to sell...but you will want motif's and gear when you get higher lvl...so save yo money.