Merchant Leveling
From DarkRO
Note:
Due to the ever-changing ways of the game, and the ever-increasing lazyness on behalf of myself, I will no longer be updating this guide anymore. A lot of the information is now redundant (such as the OBB man) but instead of just removing the whole guide I'll leave it up for anyone who's still interested in it.
Introduction:
Zeny: How to make it, and save it.
This guide is based on my findings in IRO – Chaos. Some of the tips may not apply with other versions of Ragnarok, and prices used as example may vary from server to server. Overall though, most of these tips will help with all versions of RO. This guide will initially help people who have just started to play Ragnarok, but all the information here can be of use to novice to experienced players.
Everyone wants to be rich. May it be for a fancy headgear, or the best equips for your characters. Earning zeny is one of the main objectives in the game next to having a high levelled character, and having zeny is essential to getting there. There are a lot of guides out there with helpful ideas, and this guide is a combination of those with a lot of tips from my own discoveries. This guide will inform you of ways you can make zeny from things you may not have been aware of, and most of all, ways to save your zeny so you can take full advantage of your funds when it's needed.
Starting off:
Welcome to Ragnarok Online! You’re a strong minded novice with a cotton shirt and a knife, and a bunch of novice potions to boot! You want to make it big in this world and make your dreams a reality. So the first thing you should do is plan ahead!
You’ve most likely already decided what class you want to make. Find a build that you like and follow it, or create on yourself. Having a build is essential, as you'll soon discover, having to remake your character means a lot of wasted time and zeny. Think big! But realisticly. Do reasearch on the mechanics of the game so you know what you're getting into to avoid future mistakes. Don't plan your build with things like tarou clips, when mantis clips would be much better. Expensive items may seem like a dream for you, but eventually, you will be able to obtain these things. [Note: Don't go making you build based with a full set of god items. We can dream but try and be somewhat realistic :P]
A good starting class is a thief or a swordsman, as they are able to solo effectively and therefore, more loot for you! Theives have the bonus of high flee which means you'll get hit less (and use less pots). Swordsmen have HP regen skill, which means you will be able to regenerate easier, and also save money on pots.
Be dedicated! As tempting as it might be to make many characters, you'll soon find your funds running out when you're trying to support 5 characters equips and needs. Stick to one character if you can, and then have a merchant to back them up for zeny. (Or idealy, you can purely have a merchant class as your main, but merchants are a hard class to have as your first character)
Plan your equips. Do research on what your ideal equips would be, and then aim for them. When starting off, aiming for +0/+4 equips is the best way to go. As you start to make a lot of zeny, you can aim for higher upgraded equips. Try to avoid getting equips that don't match up to your needs. For instance, avoid buying NPC equips. Don't buy a 2 slotted gladius when really, you'd want a 3sl one. Dont buy wormtail clips (+2 dex) when really you'd need zerom clips (+3 dex). Of course the better option is more expensive, and when starting off it may be a difficult goal, but persistance will save you a lot of money in the long run, and you'll feel more rewarded for it. You'll also find that reselling the below standard equips will be more difficult, and you'll end up having to sell them for less than you'd hoped for.
[Archer Classes] Most people would suggest that making an archer as your first character is a bad idea. I’d agree. Archers rely on arrows to do damage, and you may think that 1z per arrow is not a lot of zeny, but when you consider that it could take you 200 hits to kill a greatest general, that’s 200z, and it doesn’t help to pay to level up. But for those people who insist on making an archer as your first character, or even as a second or third without the funds to back it up, here’s a helpful hint:
Make use of killing willows (you have to do this anyway to become an archer) and collect more and more of those barren trunks, fine grained trunks and solid trunks. They sell for squat to an NPC (1z each) but if you kindly ask a higher level archer, hunter, bard or dancer who has the arrow crafting skill, they turn into 20 normal arrows a piece. Much more useful than selling them, and it will save you a lot of zeny in your earlier levels.
Zeny and You:
Since I've started playing RO, I've always had one rule that I'll tell people even today: "I prefer the free option." What does this mean? It doesn't mean that you should expect to get everything for free, but rather to put effort into getting something for yourself, instead of buying it outright. Being lazy is one of the greatest things that will drain your zeny. Need 10 jellopy for a quest? Go out and hunt them! Don't spend money buying them from a vendor, you're just making them rich! Need to get to Izlude from Prontera? WALK! That extra 30 seconds won't kill you! Want Straw hat? Go out and hunt the items to make one! Although some things are very difficult to obtain on your own (for instance getting a whisper card when you're a low level character with no elemental weapon/attack) a lot of things are easily in your reach, so if you're able to do it by yourself, then do so!
[The 3 Rules of Zeny Management]
1. You NEED a merchant!
Some people may protest that you don’t need a merchant. HA! I can not stress enough the importance of having a merchant. With level 10 Discount, Overcharge and Vending, this will be the main factor of all your zeny making. YOU NEED A MERCHANT. You’ve got 5 character slots, make use of them!
2. Pick up EVERYTHING!
This is pretty self explanatory. Every little bit counts. It all adds up. Also, in this day of Ragnarok, quite a substantial amount of common loot items are needed for other things like quests and headgears. You might end up kicking yourself for missing out on common item that you'll end up needing later on that you simply didn't bother to pick up.
3. Empty Bottles - Your Biggest Friend. For those starting out, you'll soon find out that the common empty bottle will be the start of your fortune. I’ll explain this in greater detail later.
author : ayesha17
