Luna Online offers all kinds of fun non-combat activities, from trade skills like construction and deconstruction to vendoring, fishing, and farming. Today let's take a look at the latter option and finally answer the age old question "why would I want to take a break from slaying my enemies and raise vegetables on a farm anyway?"

Farming in Luna Online gives you a chance to earn powerful items and power-ups that are extremely difficult to earn any other way, and maybe even earn a little gold in the process. If you tend to your crops and keep them properly fertilized, some of the fruits and veggies you grow will contain rare items like upgrade scrolls -- power-ups that allow you to improve your weapons and armor, breathing new life into that old shield or making your latest and greatest bow even more legendary. You can also earn powerful accessories like magical rings and necklaces.

Farming's a family affair in Luna Online, so you'll need to be a member of a 5-person family in order to purchase and tend a farm. Think of families as mini-guilds - a group of 5 close friends that enjoy playing together and don't mind sharing the same last name. Once you purchase a farm, which requires 2 million gold and a level-50 family head, any member of the family will be able to use the farm to raise their own crops. Make sure your family is prepared for the responsibility though! Farms cost 500,000 gold a week to maintain, and with a limited number of farms available to purchase, you can bet that another family will jump on your valuable land if you fail to make a payment.

Unlike other areas in Luna Online, there's only one instance of the Alker Farm region per server rather than per channel. That means the entire server will be vying for the 60 available farm locations, making farms extremely valuable property and one of Luna Online's most valuable commodities. If you can afford the initial cost and upkeep, and are lucky enough to find some prime farming real estate, farms in Luna Online are a great way to make a small personal fortune for you and your family and to earn a steady supply of rare in-game items.

The Alker Farm region is also home to Fishercat, the very well-dressed Fishing Manager, but that's the subject of another blog post...

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