Tested with 2 outposts. 3 would be next. Thinking the molten sands, ancient and plunder.
You just raise the merchants, get the commodities, drop the merchants between posts (so you can run if needed).
Then go to reapers and raise reapers and sell.
2x outposts = level 3 reapers. 3 outposts would get close to 4.
I got +20k gold for just 2 outposts.
So this by far has to be the fastest gold grinder?
Add to it the 2 sea forts at the bottom. And you'll probably hit reaper 5 and earn 40k?
Isn't it more profitable just to sell the commodities at the right outposts?
My favorite is to just to raise merchant, take a shipreck hunt, find the key and beeline for the wreck. The loot on the wreck usually gets you to merchant V and you can do commodities after that.
Main flaws are that the shipreck hunts are bugged where the ship doesn't spawn properly, and if you can't fight your way into an occupied outpost it's hard to sell.
@scheneighnay the reason that doesn't sound as good is that it isn't an optimized route and you got a big mark on your back for a reaper 5 to hunt you.
Turning everything in at the reapers is much faster and safer which means higher probability of profit over more time.
@scheneighnay the reason that doesn't sound as good is that it isn't an optimized route and you got a big mark on your back for a reaper 5 to hunt you.
Turning everything in at the reapers is much faster and safer which means higher probability of profit over more time.
@scheneighnay said in Easiest way to get gold:
Isn't it more profitable just to sell the commodities at the right outposts?
My favorite is to just to raise merchant, take a shipreck hunt, find the key and beeline for the wreck. The loot on the wreck usually gets you to merchant V and you can do commodities after that.
Main flaws are that the shipreck hunts are bugged where the ship doesn't spawn properly, and if you can't fight your way into an occupied outpost it's hard to sell.
This is what I would recommend for mid risk consistency that most players can realistically do
Real tough to beat a shipwreck voyage with an emissary, solo friendly
It's perfectly designed for mid risk play
The only reason it beats sea forts is because it is focused loot and focused loot for one faction is gonna be highly efficient for people.
Something that would be cool to work into sea forts is a door/loot system where people can use a key to open faction focused loot. 1 key that could be used for the mixed loot and same door as it was designed or there are a few other doors that give the same amount of loot but it would be gold/merchant/or skulls.
Would be an awesome way to support newer players figuring out how to run efficiently and would make sea forts even more popular imo.
@burnbacon said in Easiest way to get gold:
go to reapers and raise reapers and sell.
Why go to Reapers to Raise when you can do it at any Outpost
because this is megamind of sea of thieves that sails and demolish everyone on solo gally
@burnbacon said in Easiest way to get gold:
go to reapers and raise reapers and sell.
Why go to Reapers to Raise when you can do it at any Outpost
To minimise the time you have a Reaper Flag on.
To decrease the risk to be spotted on the map even more is to offload everything in front of the Servant of the Flame, raise the flag and then sell everything.
People who want even more cash purchase a cargo voyage, put the 8 items on the ship and sell those to the Reaper as well, saves both gold to buy the commodities and an extra trip to an outpost.
I mean - if you want to cheese, cheese good ;).
really to me loot seems imbalanced between emissaries if you aren't doing emissary-specific runs. Only exception being siren shrines and treasuries.
Gold hoarders - GH loot seems like the most common in general to me and it's absolutely everywhere
Order of Souls - while skulls themselves aren't as common "drops", skeleton captains are everywhere and it's reliable enough that OoS was my first level 50 without ever doing an OoS voyage.
Merchants - always seems like merchant loot is the least common, and you get tea (second lowest treasure tier) disproportionately more often than comparable loot like seafarer's chests.
Even doing seaforts I only get like 4 or 5 merchant crates max compared to piles of chests and skulls.
But the last time I allianced with randoms to do world events, we were running different emissaries so we just agreed everyone would grab their emissary's loot and be off.
It seems like an unnecessary convoluted scheme.
If I understand correctly : you buy commodities in 3 outpost, don't take them on board (if you do, you won't get Reaper 3), raise reaper then comeback to get them to get to grade 3 then go to reaper to sell them ?
If so, and using the route you describe here, it would net you 23497 gold at R3 visiting 6 islands (28 squares travelled).
If you take the commodities on board and sell at R1, your profit would only be of 14070 gold visiting 4 islands (18 squares travelled).
Following correction from @lem0n-curry, you would get a profit around 20-23k gold visiting 4 islands (18 squares travelled).
Buying at Ancient Spire and Plunder outpost then selling at Sanctuary and Dagger Tooth would net you 20280 in base value alone. visiting 4 islands (23 squares travelled).
Doing even part of a lost shipment voyage on the way would give you G3+ merchant and that would net you a profit of 33867+ gold.
Imo that strategy is subpar. But feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
@grog-minto said in Easiest way to get gold:
It seems like an unnecessary convoluted scheme.
If I understand correctly : you buy commodities in 3 outpost, don't take them on board (if you do, you won't get Reaper 3), raise reaper then comeback to get them to get to grade 3 then go to reaper to sell them ?
If so, and using the route you describe here, it would net you 23497 gold at R3 visiting 6 islands (28 squares travelled).
If you take the commodities on board and sell at R1, your profit would only be of 14070 gold visiting 4 islands (18 squares travelled).Buying at Ancient Spire and Plunder outpost then selling at Sanctuary and Dagger Tooth would net you 20280 in base value alone. visiting 4 islands (23 squares travelled).
Doing even part of a lost shipment voyage on the way would give you G3 merchant and that would net you a profit of 33867 gold.Imo that strategy is subpar. But feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Commodities don't give rep when picked up, but when turned in, just like cargo.
@lem0n-curry I didn't notice Reaper worked in the same way regarding lvl up. Good to know !
I would need to test precisely how much you can get by optimising selling as merchant then.
But imo the merchant route should still end up on top even with the longer route.
@hombre this is for making gold as quickly as possible so you can spend more time gaming less time saving loot from pirates lol.
By the way. Someone did some numbers above. I'm not sure they add up. It definitely doesn't take long to do a 40k run.
One sea fort. 2 outposts (30commodities) = 40k.
Discounting a skellie sloop. I made 55k that run.
I didn't think to buy a voyage as was also suggested? That'd be a healthy boost too.
@idneon did you subtract the cost of the commodities you bought?
That may explain the difference in numbers.
@idneon sovereigns is the fastest way to sell by a alot.
Also 40k in what time frame ?
I mean a ashen winds skull sells for 10k at 2.5 times thats 25k easy
~4 seaforts bring you up to reaper 5
Without you having to invest any amount of money (buying the commodities)
yes this would mean you have a target on your back with the reapers emmisary flag but still faster and more efficient
20k or 40k is nothing when on the average session 4-5 hours i can rake in 600k to 1m
Simply by doing some voyages and world events by.
If i look at your time even with the fastest possible times the 20k would at least take you 30 minutes (sanctuary - golden sands - reapers) that would be 200k in a 5 hour time frame not counting the inability to purchase for three in game days from the same outpost.
@idneon said in Easiest way to get gold:
this is for making gold as quickly as possible so you can spend more time gaming less time saving loot from pirates lol.
Sure, if you're in a rush.
I'd rather skip the grind and just take it easy. No flak to those that wanna min/max their output, but it just ain't for me. I'll get my gold, there's no hurry.
@idneon
5 outposts, 75 commodities, grade 5 reaper.
I've done this a few times when I was bored and solo. Just finished a voyage doing this and had a buddy join in to help me sell. He sold 1 commodity before we raised our flag and it took all 74 after that to hit grade 5. Not the best way to make gold though. Takes a long time.
If you want to work on reapers rep without running the flag until you're ready to turn in, it can help getting your emissary up, but it's still not the fastest and definitely not the most fun.
@klutchxking518 said in Easiest way to get gold:
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