Zkey, Ecto, or something else?

If you are full on cash and need to dump it, would you dump it on zkey, ecto, or something else?

Ecto fluctuates like today's stock market, while Zkey is seemingly dropping in values due to more awareness of Xunlai House.

So, what do you do when you need to dump cash?

I spend it.
bloody12chars

xunlai chest can contain a looooot of gold, like 1M or so
max chars is 32 as far as i know, 100K per char, 4,2M total.
if you have more, just give it to me.

i stash my cash in ectos, zkeys and lockpicks, if 1 crashes i still have the other two

zkeys don't seem to be precipitously dropping in value - they always lose a couple hundred gold at the beginning of the month then go back up as people use them.

While ZKeys do seem to be steadily dropping a bit, I would say that they have a stronger backing then Ectos. (Obvious reasons)

I keep all my money in ZKeys and cash. I have 0 ecto and I'll keep it that way until ANet makes another Ecto dump, such as Chaos Gloves.

I put all my gold in ZKEYS. More stable than ecto as their price is not decided by a trader. Easy to sell 20-100k. If they suddenly tank for some reason, you could always open the chest. People use them up more than ecto so demand is higher, supply is less (as people use them.) As for XTH goes, as the keys get used up the prices will go back to 5k. The new monthly tonics will also decide the prices on zkeys (Less with the retarded floating head/more with phantasmal tonic.) Also don't forget, getting r7 zrank is mighty fun.


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i kno some ppl who stash cash in consets or just the essence. Not sure if this is such a great idea.

Z-keys are probably your safest bet. Ectos fluctuate a lot and in some cases it goes into a panic where ecto goes down to 3kisk and you lose your money. Before though I would suggest filling up your chars like the first poster responded. You can have 1 mil in the Xunulai chest. After I would suggest maxin half your chars or more with 100k.

I put it into ectos because, Im rebellious.

Actually, my reasoning is, ectos do jump around a lot, but they have always gone back up.
To me, Zkeys are just falling a little too steadily for me to want to invest in.
Besides, if ectos do tank to ~2K, I'll just be original and get Chaos Gloves + FoW armor.

But I think the smartest thing to do is to invest in both.

Id say buy lockpicks..they have a set price and will always be around 1.2k each.

Lockpicks are about as stable as it gets. Get a friend to get them in bulk from a Discount Merchant at their Guild Hall for 1200g each. Unless something new comes along that yields lockpicks rapidly, you are almost guaranteed to get your money back. Often, you can go to Kamadan American 1 and sell them for 1250g, so you have a good chance at making a profit. I have also seen people buying them in bulk (several stacks worth) for 1200-1225g so you could make a killing fast if you don't mind waiting for your money.

Z-keys will be 4.25-4.5k in six months imo, so unless you want to go for the title at some point I'd steer clear. Ectos are a risky investment, as ANet has frequently changed the ease of acquisition of them by making change after change to the Underworld. Unless something changes, you can expect the price of ectos to steadily fall, although with some spikes upwards of people buying for their armor. It may be a good investment to purchase a stack of these, but don't put all of your savings in ectos.

Ectos.
1. They dont fluctuate as much as people think. They are constantly 4.8-5.5k at trader. Every once in awhile they go a little lower but then go right back up.
2. Ectos are a LOT more common for trading purposes then z-keys.

As said before.

Spend it.

If you wanna keep it and are really worried about fluctuations in the market invest in lockpicks, but good luck reselling them easily.

Y not spend on titles or armour and weapons and fill HoM then be done till gw2

zkeys or lockpicks

i stopped buying ectos awhile back..

only thing is with zkeys i have urges to use them and it really pisses me off

only reason why i ever used ectos was due to the fact that i hated all ob armor and decided i would never get it so keeping ectos as a dump for cash would be a safe option because i am unlikely to ever use them

but i spend like 90% of my time nowdays below 100k after reaching the conclusion i now longer care about titles and i already had sexy gear. maybe if a new farm opens up i will horde a few valuables but those days for me are over

I'm going to go with the bandwagon and say spend it. There are enough gold sinks in the game that there's always something to spend money on if you look.

If a situation ever developed where I really did have more money than I knew how to spend... then obviously I don't need money any more and I could start redistributing it to friends and guildies. But it'd take a looooong time to get to that point!

ok dude i was in the same position as you a while ago
here what you do.
1) max out your storage of 1000k
then go out and in stead of having your money sit in the storage INVEST IT!
there are many diff minis you can buy they are good investments that will increase in value over time and so netting you more cash. have your money work for you not sit!
invest in mini undeds such as oni naga or yeti ect--then have the mini pet sit for a month or how ever long, then when u go to sell youll be up 50e+

Lockpicks, Ambraces and rare minis.

What I do as I get cash is the following:

1) Buy Elite armors for all my characters (so I end up having all Elite Armors across my account for when the HoM goes account based)
2) Fill the Valor monument
3) Save for events (i.e., buy ales, sweets, and party items)
4) *hardly do this* Buy Z-Keys to open the chest.