Guides:Finding Work
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Finding Work
You do not have to work for other players but it is one way to make ingame cash and can be fun.
This page is not really a guide so much as some ideas that might help you earn some coppers.
Caveats
Finding gainful employment in Wurm is not necessarily easy. Most people who want work are looking because they cannot necessarily pay for the game with real life money.
Remember that there are lots of players who would like to earn ingame cash by working and that the people who might employ you have to buy silver with real life money.
In other words, most jobs mean that you do really have to put in quite a lot of time and effort to get paid and also that you wont usually find 20 people a day looking for people to do work for them.
However, even a couple of copper for a job is quite a valuable amount of cash to have to stick in your bank. It all adds up and, if you work hard, it is not impossible to become premium just by working for other players.
To be realistic, you may easily play the game for three months or more before you can afford to buy premium with an ingame referral or via a deed token.
Referral
(Requires checking on the details)
Every character that becomes premium gets one referral. They can use this ingame to 'give' one month of 'free' premium time to any other character that has an active premium account. So you have to be premium to be referred.
In practice, players sell their referrals for 6 to 7 silver.
The alternative to buying a referral or paying real life cash is to pay 10 silver at a deed token.
Looking For Work
Theoretically you can be paid to use any skill you have. You can be paid in tools, which you may then use or sell, or you can be paid in ingame cash.
Looking for work with a skill level less than 20 is likely to be an exercise in frustration for both you and your employer. You will be much slower at everything you do, meaning you will take longer to earn the cash and the employer will have to wait longer for the result.
The best ways to look for work are to:
- Advertise on the forums
Make a clear, no nonsense post that says what you are willing to do, how much you want and whether or not your prices are negotiable.
- Advertise on /kchat
Do not spam /kchat every two minutes. You will only get yourself put on everyone's ignore list. Ask maybe once an hour if anyone wants what you are willing to help with.
- Have a profession
"Hey I want to make some money, does anyone have any work? I'll do anything." Most people will ignore you immediately. "Does anyone want me to mine for them. I have 20 mining. Please send me a tell" People will at least notice that you are being clear, to the point and courteous so they will be more likely to hire you if they want your help.
- Be reliable
If you earn a reputation as someone who turns up and sticks to what they said they would do, then word will get around that you are a good employee. Knowing that someone is going to do what they say often encourages other players to hire when they probably would not do so otherwise.
- Be patient
The Wurm job market has ups and downs just like the real world, there will be up times and down times. Take each job as a bonus and stick the cash in the bank when you are done.
Preparation
Always pm the employer ingame to make sure they are online and available to go through with the contract.
If you will be working for a deed holder and are not a deed holder yourself, always insist that they invite you to their village for the duration of the job. You dont want to die and have to travel across the server to get back to the work site.
If you are a deed holder yourself, then insist that they ally with you for the duration.
Types Of Work
Players can employ you to do just about any conceivable thing. Watch the forums for people looking for particular types of work that you can do.
Dirt
Yep, pay dirt. Digging is one of the most common tasks people get employed to do. If you dont mind spending a few hours digging up dirt and delivering it to the appropriate location, you can make very good money indeed.
Mining
Occasionally people want shards or ore mined or maybe an ore vein removed and will pay you to mine for them.
Brick Making
It is quite commone for people needing hundreds of bricks to hire help to make them.
Charcoal
Selling charcoal is an old favourite, though quite a difficult skill to raise to 20+.
Item Spam
Professional crafters may be willing to hire you to make items to a certain QL for them so that they can then imp those items from there. You can expect to get realatively low wages for this but you will also get skill yourself.
Fencing and Stone Walls
People requiring large amounts of fencing or stone wall may employ you to build them. This one is not very common.
Skilled Labour
High levels in almost any skill may earn you money from players who lack that skill or the time to use it.
End Note
Making ingame cash entirely through ingame methods requires lots of patience. You definitely will not become rich overnight, especially on a basic account.
Author: Tritus
