The most gold i had at one point was almost 150m so just about the most anyone has got to. If i did not go hero crazy and cav crazy at the time i would maybe have had more than nka.
Just my 16 heroes are 12m gone to the shadow realm never to be seen again.
In saying that gold is not the be-all and end-all of things.
For why i would ask why do you need gold? Going hero and some other basic things are the only ones where you do 100% need gold. The rest can be had with skill/luck/time.
Gold is good as it can be used as a filler in trades. If my offer is to low i can add the amount we agree on with gold to make up for it, however... items and mats can also do the same job...
If they ask for too much add well don't do it and wait. Me, Nka and so much more have waited years just for some simple things.
Yes, we could of "overpay" for the 1st ingame as I have done a few times but if you are thrifty with your gold and wealth i don't recommend doing that at all. You can aim for the 2nd-4th but even then look at the market, player count, most played hero, ... so much info to let you know if you should wait or go in to get a possible good deal.
Some people don't like to see the market like a stock market but it's a bit like one.
You can invest in something safe like Twigs. 5 heroes with Mara, Mp, Leg being popular classes, etc
Or
You can take a risk and put your wealth into stuff that's not good or not popular atm. Hell, look a the Heraldic Plate i have... Got it for half as much as gothic normally valued at for just for it having a shit model. Buy the idea of the item not what the stats are or the model. Both can change and normally do with time and enough people talking about them. That's how I've made a good % of my value.
For Example
I paid Db for the 1st Dellinger's Hands as I personly think db were over valued at the time. Gloves for pikeman when mara and mp are so popular for just that would be a good deal even if it was the 10th one.
One to make people salty i got the 2nd or 3rd Leviathan's Guard for 30m in value years ago. Back then nka and a lot of people said i overpaid for it... when they valued efs and gothic over 50m at the time...
Got the 4th? dagger from someone for only a bit more than db think i paid db + illus? I tried them and saw even if the + of the speed was not that much of a help with ping the flight speed was not a problem and can be helpful going over cades.
...
Before you say I'm flexing god I could tell you the deals I've done and regret later on
I traded
dragon spear + pol + blue imp for dark gothic - This was when gothic was better than pol and when imp was still crafted
45m of value for Ornate Bascinet - It was 5 more armour than barbutte
I mist out of the 1st Alia VM has for 30m or whatever because i did not like it over my eagle
...
Yes, paying pure gold is normally the cheapest way to get things. However before upgrades and even now some people want gold just to craft a simple thing...
The game has been out for years it highly likely if you wait you will find someone willing to trade with you. Don't be afraid of doing a more than 2 person trade to get what you want.
The aim in all the trades i have done is either to break even or get profit. Sometimes i may even lose value on purpure to get more value in a different trade or just take it as an investment and sell it at a later date.
As someone that has the most gold in terms of upgrades atm [300m ish cbf to add it up] and I would guess overall in how much gold I have personly spent in gold sinks. Spending gold on trades is something I rarely even do even more so with upgrades being a thing.
Just my 16 heroes are 12m gone to the shadow realm never to be seen again.
In saying that gold is not the be-all and end-all of things.
For why i would ask why do you need gold? Going hero and some other basic things are the only ones where you do 100% need gold. The rest can be had with skill/luck/time.
Gold is good as it can be used as a filler in trades. If my offer is to low i can add the amount we agree on with gold to make up for it, however... items and mats can also do the same job...
If they ask for too much add well don't do it and wait. Me, Nka and so much more have waited years just for some simple things.
Yes, we could of "overpay" for the 1st ingame as I have done a few times but if you are thrifty with your gold and wealth i don't recommend doing that at all. You can aim for the 2nd-4th but even then look at the market, player count, most played hero, ... so much info to let you know if you should wait or go in to get a possible good deal.
Some people don't like to see the market like a stock market but it's a bit like one.
You can invest in something safe like Twigs. 5 heroes with Mara, Mp, Leg being popular classes, etc
Or
You can take a risk and put your wealth into stuff that's not good or not popular atm. Hell, look a the Heraldic Plate i have... Got it for half as much as gothic normally valued at for just for it having a shit model. Buy the idea of the item not what the stats are or the model. Both can change and normally do with time and enough people talking about them. That's how I've made a good % of my value.
For Example
I paid Db for the 1st Dellinger's Hands as I personly think db were over valued at the time. Gloves for pikeman when mara and mp are so popular for just that would be a good deal even if it was the 10th one.
One to make people salty i got the 2nd or 3rd Leviathan's Guard for 30m in value years ago. Back then nka and a lot of people said i overpaid for it... when they valued efs and gothic over 50m at the time...
Got the 4th? dagger from someone for only a bit more than db think i paid db + illus? I tried them and saw even if the + of the speed was not that much of a help with ping the flight speed was not a problem and can be helpful going over cades.
...
Before you say I'm flexing god I could tell you the deals I've done and regret later on
I traded
dragon spear + pol + blue imp for dark gothic - This was when gothic was better than pol and when imp was still crafted
45m of value for Ornate Bascinet - It was 5 more armour than barbutte
I mist out of the 1st Alia VM has for 30m or whatever because i did not like it over my eagle
...
Yes, paying pure gold is normally the cheapest way to get things. However before upgrades and even now some people want gold just to craft a simple thing...
The game has been out for years it highly likely if you wait you will find someone willing to trade with you. Don't be afraid of doing a more than 2 person trade to get what you want.
The aim in all the trades i have done is either to break even or get profit. Sometimes i may even lose value on purpure to get more value in a different trade or just take it as an investment and sell it at a later date.
As someone that has the most gold in terms of upgrades atm [300m ish cbf to add it up] and I would guess overall in how much gold I have personly spent in gold sinks. Spending gold on trades is something I rarely even do even more so with upgrades being a thing.