hey hey been years since I play UO and never did Gold Panning... anyone here does it? whats the pros? and cons? what the use? pls nd thx...

sorry if the question seems really dumb I just simply don't know of this skill

Lots of information is on the wiki, it explains the system details and rewards

 Pros = a steady supply of gold coins, and large games --for crafting with tinkering--

 Pros = Blackrock -- a material collected for wonderous items purchased from a secret purchase stone.

 Cons = GM Tinkering & Begging are needed to make Gold Pans, and you will need a steady supply of gold pans to gold pan. Ha Ha.

 Cons = Time. You will spend a lot of time moving along the shore gold panning to make a worthy profit.

 Cons = You can not gold pan AFK [which to be honest is a good thing; otherwise the economy would be broken quickly]

 Mitigation: You can usually buy gold pans from other players --I try to spend no more then 10k a gold pan; less than that is even better--

hhmmm sounds slow but  I think ill give it a try just because iv never done it... thx for the info !!!

I really feel Gold Panning needs to be removed from the game.  It is against the rules to AFK gold panning, but it can be done.  I have always felt UO needs a balance of risk Vs. Reward; yet with Gold Panning there seems to be no risk.  Can someone please tell me where the risk is involved with Gold Panning?  Perhaps some nasty Elementals could spawn with the nuggets requiring the person gold panning to be alert and actually engage in the game.  I really hope that Gold Pannign is changed so that it has a great deal more risk!

I really feel Gold Panning needs to be removed from the game.  It is against the rules to AFK gold panning, but it can be done.  I have always felt UO needs a balance of risk Vs. Reward; yet with Gold Panning there seems to be no risk.  Can someone please tell me where the risk is involved with Gold Panning?  Perhaps some nasty Elementals could spawn with the nuggets requiring the person gold panning to be alert and actually engage in the game.  I really hope that Gold Pannign is changed so that it has a great deal more risk!

OHHH don't forget treasure chests, sos's, t-maps.. All are much more money than gold panning.. One T-map = level deed 100k get a cloth deed they are now what 250k.. 15 minutes worth of work.

Well gold panning has been toned back considerably. I pulled 4 mil in one day doing it (pre-nerf not post), but that is by far not the fastest I have ever pulled gold in a day. I have made 12 million in one day knocking out those tokuno champs that no one ever seems to want to do. I would like to see gold panning pull up other things though. Maybe even attract monsters on a higher end pull. That would be fun.

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OHHH don't forget treasure chests, sos's, t-maps.. All are much more money than gold panning.. One T-map = level deed 100k get a cloth deed they are now what 250k.. 15 minutes worth of work.

There is more money to be made gold panning than you realize, I have been told if a player does it correctly they would be the wealthiest player on the shard. the T-maps all have spawn and cannot be macro'd.   I am simply asking that there be some risk involved in gold panning.

You mention champ spawns,  there is a great deal of risk there especially in FEL.  The champs are also on a timer.

You have been told. So I take it you  have not actually tried this out yourself?

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You have been told. So I take it you  have not actually tried this out yourself?

I was told this by Kane so I didnt think I needed to try it out myself.

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You have been told. So I take it you  have not actually tried this out yourself?

I was told this by Kane so I didnt think I needed to try it out myself.

Then what was the point of your post? Isn't posts about OMG NERF THIS is to bring it to staffs attention?  If Kane thinks gold panning needs to be nerfed he will look into it and take care of it.

So do explain why you brought it to the forums? I'm really lost now. Kane knows the numbers. He watches and ask those who he can trust for assistance.  He has been adjusting gold panning on and off thru patching trying to find the perfect stop for it.

Sooooo why?

So you are wanting to change something you have never done. 


Don't you think out of pure respect for those who do. That you should at least KNOW what you are talking about?   There is no risk in gold panning. There is no risk in mining or lumberjacking either.. So do those need to be changed as well?  There is also no risk in fishing. There is no risk in making spell books. But yet you can make a profit off of those as well.


Do you see where I am going with this. Just because there is no risk. Does not mean it needs to be nerfed.  I make more money selling runebooks in one day. Than I make gold panning. So since runebooks are ZERO risk they should be removed from the game?


So now we have that out of the way. Lets get into what would happen if gold panning was removed. Have you given a thought about where all those gems that are now needed for pet restore would come from? Cause you need I believe 25 of them to craft ONE pot.


Taking things away without thinking about it turns into what happened when pet restore got changed. Bee keeping is now pointless along with plant resources.


Be very very careful when you start screaming to get things nerfed. Especially when you have ZERO knowledge of said skills...

   There is no risk in gold panning. There is no risk in mining or lumberjacking either.. So do those need to be changed as well?  There is also no risk in fishing. There is no risk in making spell books. But yet you can make a profit off of those as well.


Do you see where I am going with this. Just because there is no risk. Does not mean it needs to be nerfed.  I make more money selling runebooks in one day. Than I make gold panning. So since runebooks are ZERO risk they should be removed from the game?


Be very very careful when you start screaming to get things nerfed. Especially when you have ZERO knowledge of said skills...

Generally in crafting the risk involved is done during the resource gathering.

According to many versions of the tale, the mine is either cursed, or protected by enigmatic guardians who wish to keep the mine's location a secret.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Dutchman%27s_Gold_Mine

The tone of your responses makes me hearken back to Hamlet: The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

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