Merchant Archive
Thread: Merchant XP
Anem
Sat Aug 07, 2004 12:38 am
#79
Anem wrote:
TheRealZanfar wrote:
In the FAQ, stickied at the top...
"Now that you have reached the top of the Business Tree you have to get 5000 Merchant XP to train the Novice Merchant skill box. This XP is generated by three methods. The first is 150 xp per hour that you get for just having a vendor."
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=merchant&message.id=30020
So its a good idea to go up the Management tree of Merchant to get all your 6 vendors and then you'll be getting 6 x 150xp/hr.
I've dropped and mastered Merchant several times and if I don't have anything to sell right away (becomes I'm not master of my crafting profession) I usually place the 6 vendors in an out of the way room in my house and let them get their xp. You can get an extra 50xp every 15 minutes by placing a 1 credit fee on a structure you own and having friends go in every 15 minutes. I wouldn't do this though if you are actually selling items in that house because people don't like to pay to go in and look at vendors. I especially hate it if I've paid the fee and enter to find an empty vendor.
Runtaro
Mon Aug 16, 2004 2:08 am
#80
Is there some way to get Merchant xp fast? I just got Novice merchant andthexpreally seems to be coming in slow 
Please any tips will help.
can-i-car
Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:49 am
#81
I feel your pain so i'm going to share my pain with you 
Re-deed your houses,vendors etc.. so you have 10 free lots purchase 5 small houses that can be built on a planet generics are good.
Set an access fee on all houses
50exp per house 50x5=250experience
150exp per vendor per hours
If you are in a guild simply have the guild run in the houses paying the fee and looking at your vendors im currently
4-4-2-4 with this method and i've been doing it for 3 weeks i can't wait for this profession to get something done to it it's driven me mad
LadyGrace
Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:18 am
#82
Better yet, make them Naboo style 2 houses that only take 1 lot, so you can have 10 of them.
Set the access to 1 credit for 15 mins, which is the minimum time limit you can put on them. For each person you can get to do house runs for you, its 500 xp per 15 mins, plus your vendor XP.
Aeja
Mon Aug 16, 2004 6:55 am
#84
also have your friends or guildmates set up a macro refresh and stay loged in while they goto work or to bed. seen in done by a few people.
Shilostar
Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:23 am
#85
You can alsocreate a 14 trial account specifically for this purpose.
The_Strider_Family
Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:52 pm
#86
You know what ... you could do it quicker than three weeks just by leaving vendors up.
At Nov Merchant put the two vendors you have in your house and let them sit there collecting XP (you get XP for time up) and train the Management line first. As you go up Management keep putting the extra vendor you get down also.
By doing this you should have Merchant XP done in no time without troubling your guild/friends to run macros or pay entrance fees.
Vrond
Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:28 pm
#87
I wont take credit for this idea but I saw this work very well for someone. With they help of a town he set up a vendor called information booth.
On the Vendor there was nothing really for sale but just a bunch of items that where priced at 9999999 and then listed the names of all the vendors and events the town had to offer where Listed in the Item name and description. Including waypoints for stocked Items. The Merchant in question was a master in 2 days.
kingariosiii
Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:01 pm
#88
I just got business 4 and the gay robot is pretty stupid i was wondering though how to get merchant xp.
Korrack
Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:01 am
#89
kingariosiii wrote:
I just got business 4 and the gay robot is pretty stupid i was wondering though how to get merchant xp.
I don't recall an option for a gay robot vendor. How do you know he is gay? Was he making passes at you or trying to change your style?
The usage of the word gay to mean bad or undesirable things by gamers is ridiculous. I think I'll start a movement to use the term "gamer" to mean anything bad or stupid. So, let's redo your phrase...
kingariosiii wrote:
I just got business 4 and the gamer robot is pretty stupid i was wondering though how to get merchant xp.
Damn, I hate those gamer robots. That's just gaming the way they work. So, to answer your gamer question, you get xp for each hour that your gaming vendor exists, and xp for each time someone views your gaming vendor each game 10 minutes, and xp for entry fees placed on your gaming structure.
There's an FAQ at the top of this forum that explains how the gaming vendors work. It's not too game, and explains a bit. Now, stop being game with your gaming posts.
Crile
Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:07 pm
#90
Don't be such a gamer. The guy was only asking a simple question and you got all game on him!!
Korrack
Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:16 pm
#91
Crile wrote:
Don't be such a gamer. The guy was only asking a simple question and you got all game on him!!
But I'm not game, I'm 1337...