BioIce

:oops: I had to clean the list. I'll keep your name in mind when you become active again. :

:| If you don't mind that it's f2p, amayadawn is a 50-50 cc.

:? These are the basics. Well, the altar trick is a bit of what veterans might know, but if beginners would just know the default positions - the four compass directions - and when to move around, it'd reduce the orb piling and hugging. I'm still not an effective user of the repel or barrier wands, so I really can't mention any tricks for those. :-# But if you're a fast clicker it's possible to attract, adjust your position, then repel an orb straight into the altar all close to within one second's time.

Setelima, a pure f2per, gets 99 fishing. (He's 7th in 99 rc.)

-If you're good enough, you won't exactly need a good team, as you can survive without one. -Look for people following each other or people looking like they know each other. Chances are, the group might like playing with each other(...) and they will be pretty good. Try looking at the west part of the guild in F2P, but I really don't know much about P2P. Good teams don't advertise. It's not like clan wars in w141. :| So it'll be hard to find a team unless you're invited or form your own. Going solo can be good for gaining experience in gameplay - just don't expect to get much in the way of tokens. When you're trying desperately to score you sometimes learn things in the heat of it. One way to avoid having others slow you down is to touch all the orbs in your line of sight. This is why I said speed is important. You must, must be quick in spotting orbs and pulling them in. People might consider this hogging or stealing, but it's one way to survive in a random team. Mind, this can be an inconvenience, as some of my teammates point out to me. :oops:

Wow :shock: How long did it take lol. (hrs/day) A while. :oops: Since a game is roughly 12 minutes long and I tend to win all six altars thanks to my team, I can net about 3750 tokens an hour. I usually get 10k tokens a day unless its the weekend, when I can reach up to 20k a day before I feel burnt out. Mind you, thats not 10k in one go. (That would be an utter grind. #-o ) I play a little bit in the morning then the evening. I'm on the lower end of the token count though. There are plenty of people with way more tokens than me.

I have reached a new level of no-lifing. :ohnoes:

What I'd like to know is if anyone found this of any use. #-o

Total of 25 levels gained from playing GOP! :ohnoes:

Great Orb Project: The Attract Wand Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Basic Positions ;) 3. Tricks :shock: 4. Pathfinder (Quick and Dirty Overview) :oops: 5. The Great Divide (September 2 2009 Update) [Priority] :ohnoes: 6. Fruitcakes (How Not To Play) :wall: 7. Misc. :twisted: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introduction [hide=Welcome!]Hello. In this guide I will assume you already know how to get inside the runecrafting guild, what the wands are for, and that runecrafting robes do give a boost to your levels during the minigame - not to mention they are one of the best sets of free-to-play mage robes. If you have not managed to read the official Runescape GoP guide (http://www.runescape.com/kbase/guid/the_great_orb_project) on how to get started, then please do so before browsing this work. The Great Orb Project is a simple game at heart, but for a beginner eager and willing to learn it can be frustrating to play. (Hence why I'm doing this, I'm finally taking pity. Yes, I'm cold. Brrr. :ohnoes: ) In a game against regulars or veterans speed above all else is important. Every second - half-second really - makes the difference from scoring the holy grail of 60+ or the legendary 50+ on air, to pulling your hair out because the team just couldn't reach that grade A score of 40, much less the usual 30. I'm no expert in repelling or defence, so I can only show you how to use the attract wand. Which, in some cases, is much faster than repel.[/hide] ;) Basic Positions [hide=Where to Stand] Note: Yellow dots are the ideal player positions. A good deal of the game is knowing where to stand. The centers/middle spots of the altar is key, as shown highlighted in pink below: I am the one in yellow robes standing south. (Note: the two standing west would get the orbs stuck had I not clicked first.) When I have to move around the altar, I will always stand in the middle. If I have to move away from the middle because the orb is too far, I bring the orb in close then decide on which of the four spots it is best to pull the orb inside the altar. Consider the middle spots as the default position of a scorer. Standing in the four compass directions, otherwise known as the cardinal directions, is best for beginners and veterans alike, as the man in the stripy red cape shows below: [/hide] :shock: Tricks [hide=Mouse Reflex Skills] Note: The character is where you are standing. Yellow dots are the ideal player positions. Red dots are orb locations. Important tips: [*:2n96rb24]Timing is important. [*:2n96rb24]Orbs move at least two squares. [*:2n96rb24]Don't ignore the pulses - the tiny green or yellow dots flying into your wand, as they can help you time when an orb is in position. [*:2n96rb24]Click the ground or the altar itself to keep from moving or to stop moving! [*:2n96rb24]Always keep your distance from an orb. (If I ever find you hugging an orb I will take away your blanky and your teddy bear. :shame: ) i. The Basic Tricks Below are two basic tricks that aren't that difficult to master. These, along with the next sub-section of intermediate tricks, are universal. This just means you can do it from any side of the altar if an obstacle isn't blocking the way. IMPORTANT NOTE: These tricks as of 2nd of September, 2009, are now dependent on your direction. That basically means if it works while you're standing north it might not work while you're standing south. Regulars, please see the Great Divide section. The Cornershot: Step 1: Stand behind a rock. Step 2: Click on the orb and pull until it is inside the altar. Step back one-two squares, then click again to score. The Altar Trick or The Pillar Shot: Here we have what I dubbed the altar-trick involving an orb behind the pillar. Note that this only works when the orb is one square away from or is right behind the pillar. At two or more squares away, it will be you who will be pulled from your position. Step 1: Stand at a middle area of the altar. Step 2: Click on the orb once then click on the altar, fast. (Note: the orb here is one square away from behind the pillar.) This prevents you from moving away from the middle. Others choose to click on the ground beneath them, but in a crowded game this may be a hindrance i.e. clicking on an imp, a dropped rune, or the wrong orb. When done correctly the orb will move between the pillars and a final click on the orb will score it. Step 3: Click the orb again to score. ii. Intermediate Tricks The Orb Steal: The following trick is handy for saving time moving around to the other side of the altar. It's simply an intermediate form of the altar trick. (I call this the Orb Steal because I've stolen from several partners this way when they were too slow to score it the normal way. Feel free to use your own names, these aren't anything but my own names for them.) The orb is three squares away from the big pillar. (Or four squares away if you look at this that way, including the square the orb is floating on.) Click and pull. If you find yourself moving, click the altar or the ground to stay where you are. When the orb has moved behind the pillar, simply do the altar trick. The next tricks are all off-the-center, meaning the basic position of standing in the center zones of the altar are ignored at the start. These are more difficult to do due to its combination with the basic tricks and judging the distance. The Longshot: The orb is four squares away from the little rock. Stand back from the center at this angle. The orb may pull you towards it. Either allow it to do so, or move to the center of the altar when you find yourself moving, where you can do the altar trick and thus score. Orb-to-the-Wall Shot: The orb is two squares away from the big pillar. (Or three squares, including the square the orb is on.) Stand off-center here: Pull the orb until it is behind the pillar, then move back to the center and score using the altar trick. There are other tricks, and like the tricks mentioned above they all depend knowing where to stand and so can only be gained through experience. Each altar is different, and each one has certain spots where orbs are easier to pull. And while these tricks are all neat and handy, do remember that the Great Orb Project is a team game. One individual can make all the difference, but teams should not allow themselves to depend on the work of that person alone.[/hide] :oops: Pathfinder (Quick and Dirty Overview) [hide=Positions]The following is a bare-bones summary of everything so far. Red dots are orb locations. Yellow dots are the basic positions. My character is the starting player position to do the trick. In other words, you should be where you see the character/player avatar standing. (With the exception of the first Basic Positions screenshot outlining the ideal player positions.) I added the compass to give readers a sense of direction. Note: to stall moving or being dragged to the orb, you must click the ground on where you're standing or the altar. IMPORTANT NOTE: These tricks as of 2nd of September, 2009, are now dependent on your direction. That basically means if it works while you're standing north it might not work while you're standing south. Regulars, please see the Great Divide section. The Basic Positions: Basic Tricks: Intermediate Tricks: [/hide] :ohnoes: The Great Divide (Sept-02-09 Minigame Changes) [hide=The Magnetic Fields of a GoP Magnet]Prior to the date of the update, which stopped players from being able to throw barriers, the advanced fundamental rule that orbs always move from east to west wasn't really very obvious. With the change, this rule has become extremely important as to why old techniques don't work for one side of the altar. The orb stubbornly refuses to move from west to east using the old techniques. This is all because of what I'm going to call the Great Divide. The Great Divide is a line that runs right down the middle of the north and south arches. (It resembles the two halves of a human brain, or the magnetic field lines of a bar magnet. Yes it's weiiiird.) This line separates the new ways and the old ways. Orb spawns to the west require new techniques. The east spawns require the old techniques. Basically any orb west of the dividing line involve new ways. This is why, if you stood south, you have to do the new techniques to get western spawns, but are forced to do the old ways when spawns are eastern. Any orbs in the bluish area requires new techniques. Orbs to the east in the sepia-toned area require the old techniques. I will attempt to show below the new techniques for getting west-spawned orbs. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * White dot is where you stand. Yellow dots are the key positions from previous lessons. Red dots are the locations of orb spawns. IMPORTANT NOTE: You only need to click once to score these orbs. You do not need to click the ground, click the altar, or break your control from the orb at all. Just click the orb once and let it do the rest. The new techniques have the advantage of not requiring to orb-altar-orb, as many veteran players are used to. For an alternate and a more in-depth guide on the basics of why the orbs behave this way, please see this guide by Andy: http://forum.tip.it/topic/248793-great-orb-project-new-angles/ Coming soon: at least three (four?) diagonal positions for getting orbs near the portal and the trick to yanking out the orb behind the pillar. This can mirror the northwestern spawns.[/hide] :wall: Fruitcakes (How Not To Play) [hide=Failure]Below is a small collection of screenshots on the delicate yet malodorous matter of failure. Yellow orb will be stuck. The fruitcake in the green barrier is yet another example. Yellow orb stuck again at south area. The one west will make it in faster, but the player is taking too long to do it. Orb hugging behind pillar. The lone green orb nearby could be attracted faster if the player on it pulled from inside the altar instead of standing beside that rock. The classic case of a piling problem. Dear children, please don't do this ingame: An epic case of a piling problem on green! :lol: One can hope that they improve. :lol:[/hide] :twisted: Misc. [hide=You'll Never Take Me Alive!]i. Terms Regular - a player who comes to the guild often. Veteran - experienced and skilled in at least one aspect of the minigame. Professional - can defend and attract orbs extremely well. Saboteur - a "sabber" is someone who deliberately makes their team lose. Crasher - a player who may or may not be experienced that raids 50-50 games just for the sake of it. Break! - an order to destroy your wand to leave the game. Glitch/glitching - to destroy your wand at the last second without getting a penalty, this can be considered illegal by Jagex. During crowded hours this also gives a high chance of getting the invisible barrier glitch, where barriers from a previous forfeited game are in the altar and can't be broken since they're invisible. Co-ordination - teamwork at it's finest, "co-ord" is positioning yourself in such a way that you complement your partner or team to score orbs faster, i.e. east-west positions. Hugging/Holding - making an orb "stuck" due to it being in front of the attracting player's face, or "stuck" because the player is on the wrong spot to score it. Taps - another term used for the pulse emitted from the orb to the wand. An advanced reflex skill. Solo - to play alone, or to act as though one were playing alone. 1 vs 1 - a duel between two guild players. Other variations of this such as 2 vs 2 exist. A/D - Attack/Defend. One player attacks, another player defends. Stacking - to pile an entire team with good players who may not necessarily be friends while packing the opposite team with newbies. Also a term for two people standing on one ideal position. ]50/50 - a form of rigging games by halving tokens earned between the teams. 100/0 also falls under this as an advanced form of rigging. Fruitcake - fumbles, stumbles, and makes a complete mess of things. A polite way of calling someone a gop noob. ii. Fun Stuff Shields - From what I've heard, wooden shields inside the guild were started by a player named Garry61, who gave them to his friends as something like badges of honor. It spread from there. Another common one are trainee shields. Over time you will see a variety of different shields in the guild. This may or may not mean the people know each other. I don't recommend playing with a shield since it'll add weight and thus you'll lose run energy faster. Tactics - Find these out on your own. A common one is the east-west pairing on air altar. You'll hear people saying, "I'll take east!" or "I'll stand west." Some tricks that were once slow to do are much faster with a partner covering your back. Another is feeding, a bucket brigade tactic which can be useful in ferrying cluster spawns of orbs in big altars if done properly. iii. Rigged Games These come in two flavors now: 50-50 and 100-0. Both are ways to split tokens between teams, and both are good places for beginners to practice in. These rigged games happen for numerous reasons: greed, inability to play well, bad internet connection, and overcrowding in the main worlds. There are also games where people deliberately sabotage another team to make their friends win. These games are rare. If you find yourself losing in the main worlds you can usually attribute it to your teammates' inability to play well or yourself. Don't be quick to jump to conclusions that "clans" are out to get you.[/hide] This concludes my guide on using the attract wand. Thank you for reading! ~ Bio Ice / Pinata Sabre ~ Rollcall/Credits:[hide=]*drumroll* Fated to Die Rokiolo25 Elstupido111 (Stripy red cape) Kc Luvs U 0mb0 Chiranp Astral Glow Extremebeij4 Killer!@#%!!^ (Sorry, I can't remember the cereal numbers!) Worm Brain Sees All1 Setelima Gota H8 Stds Aljedo Sir Kurity With thanks to Shy Yellow, Sad Hollow, Thor 313, and Xx Skilaxx for essence bombing the air altar since I couldn't make a good grid map. And to all my friends active or retired whom I haven't mentioned, that have been with me through interesting times in the guild, you know who you are, and you know my problems with having limited space in my friends list. :oops: (Yes, I can hear you all screaming, "GET MEMBERS ALREADY!") Thank you for playing with or against me![/hide]

41 - 14 score. Lovely symmetry. :lol:

Your hero defending at the Great Orb Project:

Spur of the moment jump sequence.

Another record broken on air, courtesy of Gota H8 Stds: The team was Fract05, Gota H8 Stds, and Morpheu007. =D> (and two randoms/fruitcakes) Larger image below: [hide=][/hide]

The usual on air: [hide=][/hide] I was teamed with Gota H8 Stds, Fract05, and Orestone. New personal record on fire: [hide=][/hide] We glitched it - lost poor Orestone in the process - but had no interfering barriers. About to reach 500k tokens too. I'll screenie it when I get 80k more tokens.

I <3 my teammates. Trapped all three orbs in a glitched spot.

Dear diary, today at the Great Orb Project we failed in counting numbers: 40: [hide=][/hide] 41: [hide=][/hide] 43: [hide=][/hide] No 42. :-# PS - two of our veterans have now retired with a million tokens.

Sent you a pm. Please check your inbox. 50-50s are boooring, but--Amayadawn and her rankers tends to host 50-50s. She advertises in world 61 and switches worlds often to avoid crashers. [/hide] Nice amount of Tokens man, that's awesome. How many alters are there in free game? only 4? Roki is insane. It's up to body, so there are six altars. Plenty of members come because they reason it's faster in free-to-play.

New clan record: Team was composed of veterans Rokiolo25, Chiranp, Paulthekiler, Fract05, and one other regular Nimbus503. Better than usual on water:

Months. He was there when I first started, I think around late October. I wonder what that would do to the pure ess market. :shock: Are you going to cash them in for tablets and ess and get 99 rc? All I know is that he is going to hit the 1 million mark soon. I'm barely at a third of what he has. Just find a dedicated team. There are a handful of them online this weekend.

More pictures from GOP, this one with permission from a veteran [Rokiolo25] : High-detail: [hide=][/hide]

Wall of text below! -hides- The controls are just fine. There are tricks to it you just haven't found out yet. Like there are two ways to pull an orb free that is stuck behind a pillar. And possessing rc robes minus the hat will boost the response of the orbs even by the slightest bit. I can only envision the entire team piling one orb as to why it won't move. If the orb doesn't move, reposition yourself or go find your own. Basic rule is one person one orb unless its a setup/bucket brigade. It's either the piling problem or the invisible wall glitch stopping the orb. About the tally not being marked for you - that's called the mind glitch. Whoever wins air, wins mind. Yes, Jagex has got to fix these bugs. If you're on the winning team and you suddenly find people slacking on mind, they're aware of the glitch. Leave them be. But otherwise, I agree. These are the ones who tend to shout, "go yellow/green" and tell others to work harder while they just laze around and type. The least they can do is defend. :wall: I'm fortunate to have a dedicated GOP team so I don't often deal with random people. If you're sick of being with bad teammates all the time, try to find the good ones and ask to play with them. Um, no. This metaphor doesn't work, because leveling up runecraft is a boooring grind until 50, and from there it's just a grind. You don't learn anything about GOP while gaining those 50 levels. The problem with GOP is it throws you straight into the minigame without an extensive tutorial. Newbies don't become good players instantly or grasp all the nuances at once. You gain experience as you play along - timing on how to block an orb, the right spot to repel an orb in, and so on. Honestly, I like it that way. I'd rather not have a mass spoonfeed of GOP. PS - If you played in 61, you probably saw my clanmates. I'm Pinata Sabre.

What armor is remotely pinkish in f2p? :ohnoes: Mime boots, black gloves from fog, black t leggings, and a ripped blouse. Updated look with 4x alias in this topic: http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=765015&p=6279131#p6279131 Edit: thank you Cece!

Update! ^^ Edit: Is the skin tone closer? Or it could be darker? In action: [hide=][/hide]

I <3 my new look: If I turn on anti-aliasing at 4x it looks even better.