Earning kamas in game: what actually pays

Harvesting and crafting remain the basis of the game’s economy: everything other players buy was produced by someone. A gathering profession levelled high needs little attention and pays steadily; a crafting profession pays more, but assumes you know what sells.

The classic trap is levelling a profession because it is reputed to be profitable. What is profitable depends on your server: where ten crafters make the same thing, the margin disappears. Look at your own server’s marketplace before choosing, not a ranking found elsewhere.

Buy low, sell high, produce nothing. It is the most profitable source per hour spent, and by far the most demanding: you have to know prices, watch their swings, and accept tying up kamas.

It also needs starting capital. That is why it rarely comes first: you begin by gathering, and move to trading once you have enough.

Dungeons yield resources that crafters want, and are run in groups — which makes them enjoyable when you play with others, and thankless when you play alone.

Breeding dragoturkeys is a slow, undemanding income that requires patience and a paddock. It suits anyone who logs in regularly without wanting to spend their evenings on it.

We will not give a figure, and nobody honest will: it depends on your server, your level, your professions and the moment. What you can do instead is compare.

Look at the price of a million on your server, then estimate what you earn in an hour of play. If an hour of play is worth less than the price shown, playing to earn those kamas costs you more than buying them — and the other way round. It is the only calculation worth doing, and it only works with your own numbers.