Anyone make a goldfind barb guide?
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lol.
Goldfind barbs are a popular build. Don't talk about something that you don't know that much about >.<
Gold is definitely not worthless. It's used for gambling and shopping.
All I can really say is run NM/Hell Travincal with as much Goldfind as possible.
I've heard that people let their mercs kill the council because it adds both your GF and the mercs GF. You use Battle Cry, BO, Shout, etc. to buff up your mercenary.
I'm not 100% sure but:
Armor: Wealth
Gloves: Chance Guards
Rings: Dwarfs
Boots: Infernostride or Rares
Belt: Goldwrap
Helm: Crown of Thieves
Amulet: Rare
Charms: 10GF SCs
I know you're a member of JSP, there are 2 guides there.
Thanks for the input yelopen ;] from that gear setup I'm guessing the barb is gonna be pretty reliant on BO and GG weapons to do anything huh? lol. Seems like hed be a bit weak, but if he specializes in travincil, maybe infernostride/dwarfs and specific resist charms will make the difference?
Well, you're supposed to rely on your Merc while supporting it with Battle Cry (reduce enemy effectiveness), BO, Shout, etc.
At least that's what I've seen from the guides I've read.
If you want to kill solo then you pretty much have to have some Runemasters and whatnot.
buut why just not use a hammerdin or mf sorc and on ur way in mf runs pick up gold that way... and then gamble with that gold.. thats what i do and i within 1 day can easily get from 0- max gold... so why not just use a mf char and not waste time making a new one just for gold??
MF runs take MUCH longer.
45 seconds is all you need to get 300-500k gold in Nightmare Travincal.
Travincal is definitely the place to find gold and lots of it, as yelopen said it is much faster and I do it for gambling purposes. I then use a gheeds and the edge runeword to lower vendor prices. It works great and I am able to gamble lots of rare circlets and amulets that turn out nice.
Because a goldfind barb can go from zero to max in about a half hour.
EDIT: Wait, aren't you the person who's never made a barbarian before? Why are you telling people they're wrong when you've never even tried the class that the build is made from?
You're not really saving time, maximal gold find set up is different from MF setup and the gains from the gold find set up and doing Travincal tremendously outweigh the gains you can get from say doing Meph or Pindle runs. Yes you can do both at the same time but you have to take away from either gold or mf to do it at the same time. Personally, I want to maximize both so I have 2 different setups and I find this to be the most efficient way to do it. Perhaps you should try it before you make generalizations about it.
well perhaps my point of view differs from yours then, since i believe mfing should come first, and gold finding should be secondary, having an mf character who picks up buckets of gold when doing meph and baal.. suits me quite fine and allows me to gamble every ammy and ring from each act in every new game i make without a problem.. so it works extrordinarily well for me.. being able to mf and get money and save a character slot is real efficiency in my eyes.. but again whatever suits you is best.
And you must remember, not to generalize my statements either, you must realize that this is my point of view, and anyone of real tact, or virtue would see that it is simply my opinion. I am not trying to dominate anyone mind or opinion, but rather i am just stating my own. So perhaps everyone should be less judgmental and more open minded to other opinions..
And you must remember, not to generalize my statements either, you must realize that this is my point of view, and anyone of real tact, or virtue would see that it is simply my opinion. I am not trying to dominate anyone mind or opinion, but rather i am just stating my own. So perhaps everyone should be less judgmental and more open minded to other opinions..
Again you fail to see MY point... i was merely suggesting a path... not ordering him to take it.
for example... lets say he wanted to get to Vancouver Canada.. from point A... now he says that he wanted to get there pretty quickly because he doesnt like long drives... so everyone suggests their route.. but I, say that you should take route (whatever it may be) because it is scenic and it would be a complete shame for you to miss it..
As you see there i was just giving him another option...
so please, you are seeing what im saying but you arent understanding it...
for example... lets say he wanted to get to Vancouver Canada.. from point A... now he says that he wanted to get there pretty quickly because he doesnt like long drives... so everyone suggests their route.. but I, say that you should take route (whatever it may be) because it is scenic and it would be a complete shame for you to miss it..
As you see there i was just giving him another option...
so please, you are seeing what im saying but you arent understanding it...
"I'm only suggesting my extremely biased opinion even though I think the whole point of the requested build is pointless and I've never even made a barbarian to begin with! You don't understand meeeeeeeeeeeeee"
:dunce:Anyway, here's what I could find after a google search.
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Over the past few months I've noticed an increased need for
gamegold and the need to gamble. So, what do you do? Well
gamegold allows you to gamble pretty neat items or you can
see the gold at a ratio of 1:1fg (Low, but when you see this
build in action, the time it takes to get the gold will make
your jaw drop).
This guide is a 100% perfect build. If you follow it I guarentee
you will get more gold from one body then you ever though possible.
So, without further ado, i present you with:
The Ultimate Goldfind Barb
(With Sweet *** Pics!)
Contents:
* Section 1: Skills
* Section 2: Stats
* Section 3: Gear
* Section 4: How to play
* Section 5: Tips
* Section 6: Credits
Section 1 : The Skills
The skills are one of the most important things to the goldfinder. They will almost double your gold income. The order you do this in
is not very dependant on anything, but still, follow it for maximum
payout.
I don't expect anyone to actually try and level there barb. If you
read this before you make the barb, good. If you make this build
you WILL not be able to kill ANYTHING!. So, once you have 65+ skill
points ready to be spent, get to work.
First 4 points will be spent in the prereqs.
Howl, Find Potion, Iron Skin and Increased Stamina.
Max (No order since you have the +65 Points ready)
Shout, Battle orders and Find Item.
Then 1 into Battle Command.
Next max Natural Resistances then finish off with
Increased speed.
Now, the explinanations.
Shout, Battle Orders and Battle command server 2 very good
purposes. 1 is to Give yourself enough life and defense to
survive, without that, well, your dead. It's actual main purpose
is to give life and defense to your merc. After all, that is who
does the killing.
Natural Resistances: Should be obvious. High Res = Less Damage.
You will have ZERO gear the gives res, so these come in very
handy.
Increased Speed. I've heard many people say Iron Skin. WRONG. Why?
Well skin helps, by like .3485739853 precent. You will be doing
nightmare travincal runs (explaind later). It's nightmare. You have
4k+ Life, your merc will be target, and you will never go under 3000
life. The IS is godly after 5-10 points. It actually (and yes, I have
calculated this) speed up your run time by 12-15 seconds.
Section 2: Stats
So, you got stats to spend?
So?
No one cares.
Str: 103
Dex: 30
Vit: Rest
Erg: Base
None of your items give + to atts. So, 103 is required for the Crown of Thieves
and 3- Dex is required for the +3 Bo Sticks. Simple.
At 92 (Because I craft with him too) I bo and have 4.1k Life. No
torch, no anni, ZERO + Vit Items and NO + Skill items.
Very Simple.
Section 3: Gear
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l303/KripticX/GfB/GoldfindStats.jpg
The gear is the pride of the Barb. It is what make the barb, well,
the godliest goldfinder out there. And, if you follow this build
to the "t" then you will also have a barb that can not be surpased
(and I say that because even if someone else makes a copy, they will
both be equal).
The gear is set in stone. Changeing it changes the Goldfinder.
The gear is intended for PURE, 100% Goldfind.
Helmet: 100% Goldfind Crown of Thieves, socketed with a Lem Rune = 150% GF
Weapon 1: A 6socketed Crystal Sword with 6Lem Runes in each. = 450%Gf
Weapon 2: A 6socketed Crystal Sword with 6Lem Runes in each. = 450%Gf
Armor: Wealth (Lem + Ko + Tir) Light Plate = 300%Gf
Gloves: Chance Guard Chain Gloves = 200%Gf
Boots: Rare Greaves = 80%Gf
Belt: Rare or Goldwrap = 80%Gf
Ring 1: Dwarf Star = 100%Gf
Ring 2: Dwarf Star = 100%Gf
Ammy: Rare/Magic = 80%Gf
Inventory:
Gheed's Fortune Grand Charm (160/xx/15) = 160%Gf
x9 Grand Charms of Greed = 360%Gf
x10 Small Charms of Greed = 100%Gf
Mercenary (It is important you don't get a holy freeze merc).
Helmet: 100% Goldfind Crown of Thieves, socketed with a Lem Rune = 150%Gf
Armor: Wealth (Lem + Ko + Tir). Merc has higher Str. Type is your call.= 300%Gf
Weapon: Bonehew Ogre Axe with x2 Lem Runes = 150%Gf
^Bonehew prevents monster heal and give merc high damage.
Your total Goldfind is am amazing 3,210.
Section 4: How to play
You will be doing Nightmare travincal runs.
Why? Well, hell takes longer, is harder, and you get the same
results.
For hell you will need a BOTD warpike for your merc, a Chains and
a vamp gaze so the ***** won't die. You will also need to max iron
skin. So, you loose speed and 600%Gf. Runs take longer, and you
get less gold.
Don't believe me? Check the pics.
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So. Join a nm game. Switch to your BO Sticks. Yell. Switch.
Run to the council. Go past them and down to the durance of
hate. Why? Well, sometimes your ***** lags behind and if you go
straight down and come backl up, he is there ready to murder.
So, everyone is dead. You make 150,000 Gold. Now what? This is where
you "yell" at the dead bodies. Find item can get you up to 2 Times
the amount of gold. At lv 20 you will be getting just as much gold
as if you killed them all over again. It's the same as doing to runs.
Not much else to say. With 3.21k goldfind you will be realing in the
gold. Sell it or gamble.
Section 5: Tips
If your a big gamble then do this. Clear you inventory after you
collect max gold. Make sure you leave your gheed in, it reduces
the vendors prices by 15%. Then grab your edge runeword out of the
stash and go gamble. Edge??? It's a runeword in a 3 socket missile
weapon. Tir + Tal Amm. Point? 15% Price reduction. You may be\
thinking big deal.
Cost of a Amulet to gamble: 63,000.
Cost at 30% Price Reduction: 43,000.
Savings: 20,000.
Might not seem like alot but buy 2 ammys at regular price.
That comes to 126,000. You can get about 3 for the same price
when you get the 30% off. Hardcore gamblers will like this, others
may find it pointless. Oh well. I think it helps alot.
Section 6: Credits
Qpid - Thanks for the help testing and ****.
Everyone at JSP: Thanks for helping me find the items needed. You guys were a big *** help.
Well guys. Have fun with your new goldfind barb.
Any questions or comments feel free to ask/post.
~GfB
Hope this helps
EDIT: Just noticed this in the guide. There's no way in hell that your merc would be able to wield a bonehew at level 65, so I guess try a diff weapon or maybe put some hels on the bonehew instead of two lems.
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The interesting thing about goldfinders is that there's a huge variety of ways to play them. You can
1. kill stuff yourself
2. let merc do the dirty work and back him up
3. load up on goldfind or just use 6 lemmed swords on weapon switch
4. play in full games with power equip or 1-2 player games with more gf%
The only thing that's more or less settled is that travincal is where the money is (literally.. lol)
Any build is good for goldfinding. You just have to reach a compromise between killing speed and gf%. Even a singer can do well.. just use an insight staff and give merc a reaper's toll
1. kill stuff yourself
2. let merc do the dirty work and back him up
3. load up on goldfind or just use 6 lemmed swords on weapon switch
4. play in full games with power equip or 1-2 player games with more gf%
The only thing that's more or less settled is that travincal is where the money is (literally.. lol)
Any build is good for goldfinding. You just have to reach a compromise between killing speed and gf%. Even a singer can do well.. just use an insight staff and give merc a reaper's toll
