How viable is paying monthy subs via farming gold?

[JohnGabriel]

How many character's are you running to make that much?

I have 3 teams of 5 that I do the daily emissary with, the warfronts, the Island Expedition weekly, mission table, world bosses. Then I have 4 teams of 5 that are just used occasionally for something special, like having two 2000 gold emissaries in a row during an invasion, just 4 world quests gives you 20k per team.

Sometimes if I am bored I'll level more teams, currently have 2 teams I am leveling exp locked through dungeons to collect all the transmogs.

About 3 to 5 hours a day playing or so.

[alcsaar0]

I have 3 teams of 5 that I do the daily emissary with, the warfronts, the Island Expedition weekly, mission table, world bosses. Then I have 4 teams of 5 that are just used occasionally for something special, like having two 2000 gold emissaries in a row during an invasion, just 4 world quests gives you 20k per team.

Sometimes if I am bored I'll level more teams, currently have 2 teams I am leveling exp locked through dungeons to collect all the transmogs.

About 3 to 5 hours a day playing or so.

Right. That's a lot of teams I wouldn't have for many months time at best, so affording subs with just one team might be sketch...

[Fat Tire]

I pay 28-32/month for 4 accounts, I buy in 180 day lots in which as I play I gather gold and buy a tokens when I see prices low. Usually pay for 6 months and token 6 months. Comes out to ~4 dollars a month per account for the year.

[JohnGabriel]

If you plan to run mythic+ with your team, thats a huge gold sink as well.

You're probably just going to have to set aside some time for farming herb/ore. The nodes are plentiful and close together, your 2800 node estimate may not be too difficult to reach. Theres a potion and glove enchants to speed things up.

I have been paying a subscription lately, had to save up for that 5 million gold mount, and all the other expansion gold sinks. Back to tokens later.

[MiRai]

Right. That's a lot of teams I wouldn't have for many months time at best, so affording subs with just one team might be sketch...

This may seem like an obvious statement, but unless you have millions of gold to initially invest into both the cost of the expansions and subscriptions required, you're going to have to either farm quite a bit, or pay out of pocket—that's just what it comes down to. People who pay for their subscriptions primarily through gold generally fall into two categories: A) they farm a lot, or B) they are established with several teams that they can do basic tasks that reward gold (like World Quest dailies).