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*I suppose foraging would be another way, but it's so minuscule that I hesitate to make it its own category.

I personally don't hate the fishing mini-game, so I think that could be fun. I think farming has the bigger potential, though, so if I was wanting to make a lot of money, I'd probably pick farming.

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[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Farming.

It's the only one of the three I do primarily to make money in the first place.

I fish mostly to fill out bundles, to potentially fish up some treasure, and a bit for cooking/gifts - I generally only sell fish to get them out of my inventory if I don't need them for anything else. And I mine mostly to get ore for bundles and upgrades, to kill monsters, to find treasures and to get the rewards for reaching deeper levels, and I generally don't sell ore at all - I just stash it.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I mostly feel the same way about mining - it's almost entirely a means to grind resources for me, which I never sell. But I do wonder if it could be sustainable to use it as the primary source of money. Maybe we're missing out.

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

I started wondering the same thing actually, as I was writing out that response.

I don't think it can be as efficient as farming though. Even early on you can get great profits out of things like Cranberries and Blueberries, and once you start getting into Starfruit or Ancient Fruit, nothing compares.

It could be worth a try though, for novelty's sake if nothing else.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm tempted to say fishing cause I looove the fishing mini game, but it might wear pretty thin if it's all I could really do

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You could do other things, just not profit from them.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Ohhh, then definitely fishing

[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Farming.

I love hoarding crystal fruit and starfruit and making shitloads of wine for big payouts. Its pure satisfaction

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In order:

  1. Farming - I enjoy it, and it gives me lots of money.
  2. Fishing - I hate fishing, but it gives me lots of money.
  3. Mining - I like it, but for me it's just a way to gather resources.
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

All I do anyway is go into the dungeon/mine so I would just continue to do that lol

[–] PrincessPie@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Farming is the most lucrative, but for a few days here and there. I will spend the whole day fishing because it's relaxing. Mining is somewhere in the middle for me, but doesn't get boring as quickly.