Merching is generally a very, very, very, bad way of playing, because it’s like going to work. Literally. But some idiots still find it fun, others play and merch in a mix. There are 3 main types of merching:
A. Hardcore merching
B.Max Merching
C.Simple Merching
A. Hard Core merching
This is the most difficult and sequentially most boring type of merching. This is type where one posts ridiculous offers on realmeye, and makes a spam bot or just control v in the uswest3 Nexus with an equally insanely stupid offer. Hard core merching generally works with items that are expensive. I’ve done this before, and made it from 2 Dias to 18 good sts and 4 full top sets in 3 months. It’s quite effective, but again boring. People will commit to this if they run out of characters, and starting this type of merching is the most difficult part. But I have a few laws and tips to help.
- Assumed pricing
When doing hardcore merching, ONLY go off your own price. It doesn’t matter what others call you or tell you.
2.Net and secure Profit
Always trade items for NET PROFIT if your assumed prices are the same. Also, you want more secure profit, so trade items for others that are worth the same assumed price, but have a lower difference in your buy/sell assumed price.
B.Max Merching
Most players will actually do this once in while. Max merching is merching for the purpose of maxing a char. People who do this likely won’t post on realmeye, but do spam in uswest3. Deals with lower pots in general (spds, dex,wis,vit,def,att) but I have some laws, still.
1.Pure Pots
You are aiming to max, so obviously you need pure pots you can actually drink. You may or may not sell items a little cheaper!
2.Storage Law
Again, you are aiming to max, so you may or may not need space. Instead of going through the hassle of making a mule, just buy a life pot or something.
3.Conversion law
Let’s say you want to max def, and you in consists of 3 frostbites, ideally selling for 3-4 def each. Conversion just says you may want to trade a couple for a life, then sell the life for pure defs being more effective than selling the item itself.
C.Simple Merching
This is almost the opposite of Max Merching, strategy wise. During Simple Merching, you likely have great chars with lots of base fame, and have plenty of leeway in terms of error. Simple merching is when someone post on realmeye for this purpose. In Simple Merching, you goal is to fortify your characters, so that if they die you can easily remax in less than a day. There aren’t many rules that I follow, other than the fact that this is rather slow. Again, the main purpose of this is to basically keep you from quitting or lose all your stuff.
1.Storage by ST
If you a good prod account, you likely won’t keep a shit load pure rainbows and defs in your vault. Instead you might like 20 pixies. By far, st items are the best storage. All of these items will range from 6-7 life, the lowest percent difference in the market. Another great storage item is the ubhp, around 4 life or 3. Here is the list of acceptable storage items:
Etherite Dagger
Ancient spell:pierce
Pixie Enchanted sword
Staff of the rising sun
Shendyt of geb
2.+1 law
Always, always post an offer to sell you storage items for 1-2 life more than you bought it for, and buy them for 5-6 life. It’s quite slow, but because u might be doing something else like closing a realm, then someone pms you u can tell yourself, oh boy I just made 2 life!
Many people will disagree with me, but I really encourage you to try following these laws, you will be surprised. But again, merching is generally bad as a meta.