Guide to looting Gems. Is it worth collecting gems?

tbbucs40

tbbucs40

Apprentice
Have you ever wondered, "Is it worth looting all these gems from every monster that I kill?" Well, I've collected some information about this subject so YOU can decide for yourself.

I started this project with this simple question, "What will I profit if I sell 100 of each gem?" And here is the data that I collected.

A few bullet points:
Gems were sold on 7/4/2014 @ 4:40A.M.
Gems were sold at Gem Shop next to the West Brit Bank.
Gem prices are subject to change due to in-game economics. I'm not really sure how/when the prices of gems fluctuates. Prices are subject to change with time and location of sale. This data set was compiled at the date and time listed above.

GEM: AMOUNT SOLD:..........PRICE PER GEM:..........TOTAL GOLD PROFIT:
Tourmaline: x100:..........................47g:..................................4700g
Emerald: x100:...............................50g:..................................5000g
Amethyst: x100:.............................50g:..................................5000g
Amber: x100:.................................25g:..................................2500g
Sapphire: x100:..............................50g:..................................5000g
Citrine: x100:..................................25g:..................................2500g
Ruby: x100:....................................37g:..................................3700g
Star Sapphire: x100:......................62g:...................................6200g
Diamond: x100:..............................75g:..................................7500g

Total Amount:.x900

Avg. Sell Price:..............................46.8g

Total Profit:............................................................................ 42,100g

So anyways, here is the data that I collected in my project. This data was collected and posted just as a guide line for anyone that can use it. Hopefully it will help some of my fellow players.

ENJOY!
 
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G

Geriatric

Expert
lets see
you get 2 gems from a lich
about 8 from a dragon

there are lots of other mobs out there that drop gems if you just work out the mathematics
lich 93.6 gold they drop about 300 gold each so about an adittional 30%
 
Nanashi

Nanashi

Grandmaster
You get a ton from T-maps and Mibs. I've sold a ton of gems and came out 100k by the end of the week.
 
Luxvero

Luxvero

Journeyman
halygon said:
You can crush them into powder and you can make jewlery with them.
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Cool, but aren't then tinkerers and jewelers always in need of them, and would buy it from players for a lot less than what NPCs charge?

Also, I see a new skill in UO called "Imbue", am I guessing correctly that on OSI gems are used in a diablo like socketing/imbuing?
Man doesnt mythic get tired of copying stuff
 
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Dellan

Grandmaster
Please keep leaving them on corpses for me, I enjoy racking hundreds of gps when selling them. Concentrated money, left on the floor just because you's are too lazy to pick up small item :)
 
edw3rdwood

edw3rdwood

Grandmaster
I stockpile them. For one they're pretty, and I collect cool things, and another who knows if UOF will utilize them someday... Gonna be nice to have a few hundred of each.
 
UnintendedSpittle

UnintendedSpittle

Neophyte
I loot everything. I pretty much suck at PVM so I stick to killing ettins and earth ele's and ogres, and Level 1 TMaps. I can drastically increase my amount of gold per monster from gems and low end magic armor/weps.
 
Luxvero

Luxvero

Journeyman
edw3rdwood said:
I stockpile them. For one they're pretty, and I collect cool things, and another who knows if UOF will utilize them someday... Gonna be nice to have a few hundred of each.
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Hehehe. Suddenly imbuing is implemented on UOF and edwerdwood becomes the wealthiest man on sosaria.
Until such time, the server lags more everyday, starting july 30, as new players hoard their loot vollected gems.

UnintendedSpittle said:
I loot everything. I pretty much suck at PVM so I stick to killing ettins and earth ele's and ogres, and Level 1 TMaps. I can drastically increase my amount of gold per monster from gems and low end magic armor/weps.
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you need to take a look at this http://uoforum.com/threads/beginners-guide-to-7x-bard-and-gold-making.25593/

pvm is for everyone, and its the starting point for us newcomers
 
Macunzo

Macunzo

Adept
edw3rdwood said:
... in the amount of time it takes to drag-drop 100 of each gem to my bag. And, I wouldn't have a brain aneurysm in the process.
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True. I loot them, but only because I use the "experimental looting" feature of UOSteam.

The alternative might be a mod that increases the size of the gems, but I like the grafics of old UO better.
 
Luxvero

Luxvero

Journeyman
What are u guys talking about? Gems are stackable

@Macunzo, u mean macros to move the gems from ur bag to a single bag in bank when u recall to deposit the gold? So you only need to make a single run to the jeweler at the end of the day ?
 
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QuietRiot

Novice
Whatever happen to crafting something and the amount put into them? exp. "1000 diamond ring" or " 1000 diamond necklace"
 
Macunzo

Macunzo

Adept
Luxvero said:
@Macunzo, u mean macros to move the gems from ur bag to a single bag in bank when u recall to deposit the gold? So you only need to make a single run to the jeweler at the end of the day ?
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No. You can enable "experimental looting" in UOS. It puts every item in a corpse in a grid-window. You click the window with the item you want, and it loots it for you.

To loot a whole corpse like that is slow and somewhat clunky, but it's a big help that keeps you sane and healthy.
 
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