how much would you say you get for a weapon or armor on avarege?

I've put little to no effort into getting gold so far... Only belong to one trade guild... Have bank alts absolutely RAMMED with crafting mats as I haven't sold any yet... and still have no problems staying over 100k gold, with a couple of horses bought, some v12 warlock pieces, and a full 208 skill point respec paid for.

Just don't repair too much while levelling. Armor doesn't do all that much for you then anyways, and you'll find new stuff by the time you really need more.

You'll save thousands that way at the very least.

maxkingkillerb14a_ESO wrote: »

I know I'm not the only one that has complained about this. but I'm hoping that if it is said enough times it will get changed. the amount of gold you get by doing quests and killing mobs is stupid. 1g for a normal mob, 5g for a boss. and horses cost way to much for the amount of gold you get from mobs. on top of that you can pay 15$ to just buy one? REALLY!! are you so so tight for cash you got to get every last penny out of your fans? I would be ok if it was 5$. and you can ether up the amount of gold droped by mobs or lower the price of horses. Come on guys thank with your heads.

I think your doing something wrong. Others have said it in the post. Decon. Sell mats. I was able to buy a horse at 20. But I still bought the imperial editjon.

I am a casual player and i am always around 80k . Bought all motifs but imperial and have 120 bag space in bank. Reseted skills once
If you want to buy purple recipes yes you need more gold but there is nothing more that you may need

Okay, so VR ranks are the way to make gold in this game, and don't repair gear. Can gear get to the point you can't get it repaired?

I'm at Level 31, and my gold is sitting at just under 3K. I deconstruct nearly everything and sell it. Still doesn't help all that much. Then I bought some extra bag space for an outrageous amount of coin, so the little bit of savings I'd had was gone.

Not seeing how anyone below Level 30 can have enough coin to buy a mount, unless they never buy bag space, never repair gear ... or they buy gold from one of those darn gold-sellers.

GreySix wrote: »

Okay, so VR ranks are the way to make gold in this game, and don't repair gear. Can gear get to the point you can't get it repaired?

I'm at Level 31, and my gold is sitting at just under 3K. I deconstruct nearly everything and sell it. Still doesn't help all that much. Then I bought some extra bag space for an outrageous amount of coin, so the little bit of savings I'd had was gone.

Not seeing how anyone below Level 30 can have enough coin to buy a mount, unless they never buy bag space, never repair gear ... or they buy gold from one of those darn gold-sellers.

If repairing is making you poor then you need to figure what you might be doing wrong.

Remember ESO IS about doing what you want... but that doesn't mean you will be able to do everything. Versatility is key as it allows you to adapt. So get out there and get those skill points.

PS: level 31 you shouldnt need that much money anyways and a horse isnt that big of a deal.

The problem is monsters are definitely not a good source of money, for the most part. To save on money don't repair your gear, just craft new ones every couple of levels, and make sure to use the torug's pact set with the 100 extra armor so when it gets damaged it's still usable. Also, when you get to level 42 in your crafting make sure to get the extraction skills to 3/3 and refine your own raw materials for those upgrade mats. You shouldn't have to buy much of anything really until you get to the later vr ranks and you want to spend some money on some nice gear (unless you need to buy a horse early on).

Personally, I have maxed bag and bank space, three epic vr5 recipes, two sets of legendary gear and the three maxed horses. I also maxed the Imperial horse. If you save up and trade wisely you'll find that after a certain point gold becomes useless and the argument flips around.

maxkingkillerb14a_ESO wrote: »

I know I'm not the only one that has complained about this. but I'm hoping that if it is said enough times it will get changed. the amount of gold you get by doing quests and killing mobs is stupid. 1g for a normal mob, 5g for a boss. and horses cost way to much for the amount of gold you get from mobs. on top of that you can pay 15$ to just buy one? REALLY!! are you so so tight for cash you got to get every last penny out of your fans? I would be ok if it was 5$. and you can ether up the amount of gold droped by mobs or lower the price of horses. Come on guys thank with your heads.

Apparently, you've never played WOW, the most ''popular'' MMO in existence... Mounts there are 25.00... Not to mention the host of other things you can pay for if you wish... 15.00 for a mount which is account bound and not for a single toon is a steal...if your into that.

GreySix wrote: »

Okay, so VR ranks are the way to make gold in this game, and don't repair gear. Can gear get to the point you can't get it repaired?

I'm at Level 31, and my gold is sitting at just under 3K. I deconstruct nearly everything and sell it. Still doesn't help all that much. Then I bought some extra bag space for an outrageous amount of coin, so the little bit of savings I'd had was gone.

Not seeing how anyone below Level 30 can have enough coin to buy a mount, unless they never buy bag space, never repair gear ... or they buy gold from one of those darn gold-sellers.

1) Fight. Seriously, drops from trash mobs is where most of my cash AND crafting exp comes from.

2) Don't breakdown everything. Colored items(green, blue, etc) are broken down. Items with Inspiration bonuses are broken down. Everything else is sold, including white items with traits you don't need.

3) After refining raw mats, sell anything you don't want to keep that has a price.

4) Don't buy upgrades until you have double the price on you at least.

5) Wanna buy a horse? See 4) first.

6) Want X motif? Again, see 4) first.

7) Remember you can have up to 7 alts on every account.


Follow that very loose procedure and i dare you to run out of gold ingame. Even if you are unwisely repairing gear every time you hit a major town(i personally make a gearset last about 4 lvls in 1~50, then just make a new set), you will be easily staying a good bit past breaking even.