108995-too-expensive-to-play-hard-core

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Hi All,
 
Just to let you know my situation and I am sure that I am not unique in this respect, I primarily play this game for group PVE content such as dungeons and raids with my guild.  I get home after work and play for a few hours.  Usually a bit more on most weekend.  Just wondering how everyone else feels about this.  Not sure if I am missing something.
 
So I have currently completed all normal quests, got gold/silver on all vet adventures and am up to Vet Dungeons (for attunement) and am currently doing the quest and crafting dailies each day.  To be able to get enough gold for repairs and consumables, I need to do the dailies every day without fail so that I can cap out my Elder Gems and start making gold.  I end up with maybe 3-4plat this way but it is seriously starting to wear me down.  I don't really get enough time to do vet dungeons because I need to do the dailies first to make enough gold so that I can repair, rune gear and buy consumables for Vet Dungeons.  I get to play a couple on the weekend.
 
I haven't done the numbers yet but to raid 2-3 nights a week, I am probably going to have to skip dailies on those days.  The amount of gold/plat I need to restock consumables, runeing (when I get new gear) and repair will probably mean that I won't be able to raid because I won't have enough gold/plat to min/max my character.
 
1) The dailies are starting to drive me nuts.  You can only do these for so long before they become "work".  And the last thing I want to do when I get home is more work.  And you don't make enough gold through vet dungeons to support themselves.
2) I thought the devs intended for this game to appeal to hard core players.  But it seems that the only way you can raid/dungeon is by forking out huge amounts of real money for Credd.
 
Maybe I am missing something but I am rapidly losing interest.
 
Cheers, Gadz
 
 
 	
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You mention dailies (which are a pretty terrible way to make gold), but you don't mention any other ways you are trying to make gold.
 
Edit: I suggest you stop doing dailies if they are burning you out and ask your guildmates what else, besides dailies, they do to keep up with the gold requirements since they know your situation better than we do.	
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			Thanks Braks, I appreciate the response.  But I can't get enough gold from vet adventures/dungeons.  Should I replace daily questing with farming and playing the AH? :(  I kind of want to play the parts of the game that I enjoy I guess.  I don't want to turn this into a QQ session though.	
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			I do remember people using Vet Adventures to cap out their gems within the first day. With a good group, the Experience is very good, as is the money from the XP to gold.	
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I'm not saying goldsinks aren't too high, because I think they are.
But dailies should not be your main source of platinum, as others have mentioned.	
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There are a bunch of money making guides, just google. But the primary way I make money is selling dropped gear (made about 60p over the last 2-3 weeks that way, lucky drops ftrw), and salvaging any gear that isn't worth much on the CX in hopes of getting valuable mats like augmented rune fragments.
 
Or if you can afford it, buy some CREDD.	
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It takes 1.5 hours to do both daily zones, and 3 days doing both zones to cap on EG (that's not including any other XP source).  After cap, the two daily zones yield you 1p every day (not including any drop items).  
 
Depending on your server's CX prices, one way you can make plat is to mass craft low level gear to salvage for rune fragments/signs.   If you can buy low level crafting mats for cheap on your server, then that's the way to go. 	
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			Doing Dungeons and Adventures will go towards your Elder Gem count (anything that gives you exp at 50 will). I know some people who just do that instead of dailies. Plus you get renown for grouping. Also look into a gathering profession, you can make a lot of gold just vendoring mats.	
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