Another exceptional feature of the game is an uncommonly advanced and realistic player-driven economy. It’s based on farming, hunting, gathering, crafting and trading. With the game going free to play on April 10, this might a good time to learn something about farming silver in the world of Albion.
This complicated and well-developed economy might be a little intimidating to some players. This guide will help you get your head around it. Here are some of the best ways to farm Albion Online Silver.
1. Gathering
1. Gathering
This is one of the slowest ways to get rich in Albion, but it doesn’t need a big initial investment. All you need is a gathering tool (pickaxe, stonehammer etc.) and you’re off to find a node with a tier similar to your tool (equal or one tier below are optimal). At the beginning it’s best to focus on one resource and get your tool to a high level as soon as possible, this is the most efficient way to do it.
Furthermore, you should buy a good bag and gathering gear which will increase the amount of resources and fame you get. Another important investment is a mount, ox can carry bigger amounts of materials, but a horse will get you extra safety from the hostile players. Well, some of them are going to try and kill you, that’s why it’s a good idea to avoid the servers rush hours while gathering, if it’s possible.
2. Crafting
Crafting is a much safer option, but it requires bigger initial investment. First you have to max out your refining and crafting abilities. Similarly to gathering, you’re going to want to specialize. Choose one item and craft it over and over again. It’s good to pick something that has only one type of component, because it’s easier and less risky.
When you can, you should start building houses and furnishing them with beds, trophies and tables. Then hire laborers and start creating your own crafting empire. Remember, you want to keep your production going at all times. It’s also a good idea to check prices on different markets, this might help you with optimizing profit.
3. Arena and expeditions
That’s possibly the safest and easiest way of farming silver in Albion. There’s almost no risk or cost involved. Expeditions can be done solo or in a 5 player group. You should always choose the highest tier that you can finish because it means the best rewards. It might be worth to do it at least once a day to get the Royal Sigil, that can be sold for a nice amount of silver.
Arenas are just 5v5 battlegrounds, every day each of the first three victories will reward you with three Arena Sigils than you can sell on the market. It’s not the most efficient and profitable way of farming, but it will provide you with some consistent income.
4. Freight transport
Lack of a global market is a great example of Albion's advanced economy. There multiple marketplaces with differences prices of certain goods. Being able to move goods between the cities is an interesting way to make some money.
You will have to do some research on the prices to find products, which will grant you the most profit. This might be rather difficult at first, but try to find the best freight routes possible and make sure that your caravans are not traveling between cities without cargo.
5. Market
As in basically any other MMORPG, there’s a possibility to buy items for low prices just to resell them for profit later. Of course, to make big money you’re going to have to invest a lot of silver. It requires a lot of knowledge about the in-game market and there’s a ton of analyzing and some risk involved, but it’s one of the best ways to make huge amounts of silver in a short time.
Remember to create numerous auctions on the weekends and holidays, because that’s when demand is highest and prices rise, that way you can get a nice return on your investment.
6. Ganking
Remember the players who might threaten you, while you’re gathering? There’s always a possibility to swap roles and try to make some money off of people who are just minding their own business trying to get some materials peacefully.
Ganking others is one of the most dangerous ways to get silver in Albion. Assemble a group of few trusted players and start venturing through red and black zones, looking for prey. If you get lucky, a single incursion might bring you a gigantic amount of silver. If you run out of luck though, you may lose resources instead of gaining them.
The most important parts of this endeavor is to learn how to gank efficiently and pick the winning fights. It might seem counterintuitive at first, but you shouldn’t bring your best gear to those battles. Tier 4 or 5 weapons are weaker than Tier 6 or 7, but at the same time they are much cheaper and losing them wouldn’t hurt as much.
Remember that there’s always a chance of hunters becoming the hunted. Nevertheless, you want to always outgear your enemies, making it so the slightly worse gear shouldn’t change the outcome of your battles.
7. Treasure hunting
If you’re looking for something adventurous, but maybe a little less aggressive, treasure hunting might be perfect for you. You’re going to be zooming through locations, slaying strong monsters and sometimes competing with other players, who are trying to make some money the same way. To treasure hunt effectively you’re going to need a decent mount, the faster the better.
Moving with a greater speed allows you to cover more map and getting to more chests. The ability to move faster than other players might also prove to be quite useful, from obvious reasons. Investing in a good bag is another way to optimize your income.
Being able to carry more items makes it so you don’t have to go back that often. We recommend checking the appearance of hidden treasures in different biomes, this way you’ll be able to locate them easily during a run.
8. Farming pups
In Albion Online there is a chance for certain monsters to drop pups, which can be later bred into mounts. As you probably already know, mounts tend to be quite expensive. It’s one of the best ways of making money for not advanced players, since it’s not complicated at all and the initial investment is basically nonexistent.
Another benefit of this method is gaining extra fame at the same time. We would recommend looking for dire wolves or stags. Pup drop rates aren’t that high, but with some luck, you might get rich really fast. Especially dire wolf pups have a really nice market value.
Even with some unlucky RNG, there’s still some other loot you will get, so it’s never a complete waste of time.
Those are some of the best ways of silver farming in Albion Online, remember to always sell your items for as high prices as possible, not doing that will impair your income and make all of the hard work worthless.
Those are some of the best ways of silver farming in Albion Online, remember to always sell your items for as high prices as possible, not doing that will impair your income and make all of the hard work worthless.
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