Everything posted by Alistair
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Too much damage
I'm not talking about the rate of restore, but the life point it will converge to. For example, if I boosted my constitution level to 95, then my life points would restore to 950 rather than 860. Same with a decrease to constitution; your life points would slowly drain away at the 10lp/min rate you mentioned to 10x of your 'new' level. Admittedly, this is minor compared to restoration through food, etc anyway
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Too much damage
I think your natural life points restoration would converge to 10x current level of constitution as well with a constitution potion.
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Improving Self-Grown Spirit Trees
I agree with being allowed to plant more spirit trees. Could also make a second one available at level 91 (absolute, no boosts) and the last one at 99. I practically never use the one I have planted. Prifddinas might be a nice place to have a Spirit Tree when it opens, though a farming patch would look silly there. Or maybe self-grown spirit trees can have a 50% chance every day of giving you a seed nest? ;p
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eReaders & eBooks
If you're not using it in the rain or any other unreasonably wet circumstances, don't bother with anything which otherwise looks hideous. These devices are more waterproof than you think. Dropped my iPad into the bath and it works fine. Regular case and/or backpack does the job. EDIT: I need gloves.
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Pro DGing
I use the Rapier-Surgebox-Hood-Chainbody combo. I'm waiting for a Blood Necklace to drop out of the sky to replace the Chain so I can make up for my otherwise paltry offenses. Still not sure about how effective it is; I'm basing it on the theory that everyone else uses slow crush orientated weapons so I don't have to. Convenience is quite important for the surgebox...annoying having to switch continuously and wait for the surge to show up. The above is for leisure dungeoneering though, so I haven't actually done much serious stuff.
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eReaders & eBooks
You can get waterproof cases for use in rain, baths, showers, pool parties and any other wet situation, but realistically you should just go inside if it's raining. I'd be more worried about the cold freezing your fingers off in Britain to be honest.
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eReaders & eBooks
It's great for larger books which are a pain to actually carry around with you. For instance, I practically read the whole of The Count of Monte Cristo on my iPad despite also having a hard copy. It's surprisingly easy to read on it. Doesn't really strain the eye or anything. Smaller eReaders may be easier to carry around but I suspect they would be harder to actually read. Also, most classic works of literature are free on eBooks because copyright expires, so you can just download them off Project Gutenburg. It's nice to have some physical books. Some say that one of the great things about reading a lot is how picturesque your bookshelf looks afterwards. But there may come a point where you just have too many books and they seem to be piling around you. In fact, there's a pile of 8 books beside my keyboard right now due to my lack of organisation. Though I suppose you could always donate books you don't want to charity or schools. Anyway, overall I don't actually suggest getting an eReader purely for reading. I think the cost of those don't really justify its use. However, I do support the use of devices which can double up as eReaders :P
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Anybody Else Give Up on Combat?
I think it's good that there are so many requirements to be as good as you can be at combat. However, I gave up on training combat 5-6 years ago. I train Slayer and Dungeoneering and combat just goes up with it.
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24-Nov-2010 � Herblore Habitat
If you're not getting any hints, I would probably suggest trying logging out and then in again. Sometimes my hints seem to just deactivate when I've been changing things around too often. I've only gotten hints so far with the hunter potion active. Using the flower patch, one 3-dose hunter potion and then cycling through the construction patch should practically give hints for all 3 gods.
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Random events.
Best: Maze, Abyssal Levers, Mr. Mordaut Worst: Evil Bob (esp. fish), Gravedigger, Quiz/Frog (fast but no lamp rewards)
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24-Nov-2010 � Herblore Habitat
Well to add to the tiny sample, my God jadinkos were: Zamorak - Lergberry, Banana, Boneyard, Red Blossom Saradomin - no bush, Banana, Tall Grass, Blue Blossom Guthix - didn't note down. I think it was banana too.
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Scroll of cleansing
It saves the herb
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What book are you currently reading?
Just finished I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings today (really vivid and often moving), so reading A Passage to India at the moment.
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120 constitution
Since when does getting 100 trim your cape? I still have an umtrimmed Dungeoneering cape, so the same would apply to Constitution in theory. Although I think Constitution is the most likely candidate for another 120 skill, I still don't think there's any reason to raise the cap yet.
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A Thought Experiment: Summoning 2 Familiars at Once
How strange, I actually had exactly the same idea, except with 2x the summoning level rather than 1.5x (and more like hmm that would be interesting than a realistic idea). If it were viable, it could mean the lower levelled familiars may gain more usage. I also see nothing wrong with summoning two combat familiars yet. You could even have combo familiars, for example, Granite Crab and Lobster for +5 Fishing overall. Without having considered it much, I think it would have a positive effect, albeit a probably unnecessary one.
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Dungeoneering Rants.
Not something wrong with Dungeoneering itself but a certain someone decided to disconnect the Internet during a Skeletal Trio boss. I would have liked to apologize to my team but I have no idea who they were >_>
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Help
Presumably it has to be your lowest skill.
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Do you read any of the in-game books on Runescape?
Sometimes, when I'm bothered and when it seems remotely interesting.
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What was the first thing you did when you got members for the first time?
I think I took a slightly dangerous trek down through the Taverley gates all the way to play Gnomeball.
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What is your total XP/HR
21.1k. Which is comparatively much lower than most other people, but I think about 5k per hour more than I was 6 months ago when it was posted here: http://forum.tip.it/topic/266821-i-fail/.
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Solo vs. Team Dungeoneering
Personally, I'd advise to team everything you can. Once you get a really bad team, one with quitters abound, maybe take a break from RS or try any solo activity. I have no idea how the xp rates compare, but I think teaming is an essential part of the dungeoneering experience. That includes dealing with the selfish, the ignorant, the arrogant, the lazy, the spiteful and whatnot (but not quitters, can't really deal with that). But that's just a personal quirk. Duoing is also cool, less chance of communication breakdown. Probably the best course of action after soloing if you don't think going straight to teaming is for you.
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Runescape on xkcd
Eh even if the River Grind isn't running through the land of Runescape itself, I suppose the Runescape farmland is still being irrigated by it.
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Steel Dragons
Thanks, went along with Kuradal's Dungeon and Rapier. Only got 22 kills down (another 22 left), no ferocious ring but I did get dragon platelegs, an effigy, 2 teeth halves and an elite clue scroll so I guess I'll try and do that before finishing the rest (and hope for the ring).
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Steel Dragons
So I have about 50 Steel Dragons left to kill, dunno how I should go about it. Should I use: a) Brimhaven Resource Dungeon (smithing bars with sc hammer) b) Kuradal's Dungeon (no ferocious ring yet) c) anything else (preferably not) and should I: d) range (rune cbow + broad bolts I guess, unless any better suggestions) e) melee (c rapier, whip, dunno anything else relevant) and lastly should I: f) Use antifires + antidragon shield (no dfs) g) take time to stretch to another herblore level or two/boost with stew and use super antifires + defender Or any other suggestions? I'm presumably praying melee if meleeing, not so sure on armour (bandos or proselyte). Stats below, thanks.
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Dungeoneering Rants.
After doing the last dungeon, I just have to say I hate unreasonable people. Someone tried to kick me (thankfully there was at least one other sensible person there) just because I wasn't going into the boss room repeatedly after dying 6 times like they and another person were doing. It wasn't even a particularly long time I was making astrals for. What annoyed me though was the fact they seemed to completely forget I was in the boss room without leaving up to when the Riftsplitter was about half health (when they had already died) having drained his defence using keen-eye and leech defence, and also the fact that I did a lot of the actual dungeon. I'm sure they wasted more time by ignoring me and another person in how to correctly do the 5-statue room. When the statues reset completely without letting you past twice, it's not something wrong with the game. The fact I got over 5x more xp than them seemed to irk them even more. In fact, I've never seen a case where kicking has ever been a good idea. People usually try to kick for the most inane reasons and without considering the consequences. Fine if they were literally leeching the entire dungeon doing nothing when they could have been, or constantly not listening and doing things which are counter productive, but that has never been the case. Also, blah to those people who think they know everything about dungeoneering before they've even reached level 50. Bleeargh. Sorry, just had to say that; it's cathartic >_>