vlad_the_old

Well i'm 44 this year, got introduced to the game by my son. I used to play on his account in the evenings once I had sent him to bed. I started my own account and now have overtaken him! :twisted:

I do try to help people where I can, with quests I have done, solving clue scrolls, food when they run short while fighting, anti-poisons, making potions (as long as they provide the herbs), swapping unmade / un-enchanted jewellery for the made up / enchanted stuff, growing herbs, making bows etc etc. Now I freely admit I get something out of it too because for a lot of these things I get the experience, so as far as I am concerned it is a fair exchange. I have made a fair few in game friends this way and many of them have returned the favour ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ all so well and good so far. Unfortunately, trying to be ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¹ÃâniceÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ also tends to leave you exposed to those that take advantage. Players who ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¹ÃâborrowÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ things then fail to return them. (ie ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬Åcan I borrow 3 prayer potions and I will give you the herbs to make themÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

A far as PKing in order to goes money goes, I wish people had a choice in the matter. There are many things, as you get to a higher level, that are only availabe in wild. The choice thee is either to take the risk or pay huge prices for the items. An exaple of this would be the groups who hang arond near the Abyss Mage or the entr to the Chaos alter in order to catch runecrafters. I think it woul be far better if there were servers where PKing was not allowed so people could choose if they wanted to take the risk or not.

Without going through all 14 pages - not sure if this point has been made.. Txt spk - started off as a way of trying to send a message with a limited amount of characters. Each text was fairly expensive so you tried to cram as much as possible into 1. These days with phones that break up long messages into multiple texts and each of them not costing so much, that is not so much of a problem - thing is once people got into the habit they stuck to it. In game, similar restrictions apply so people abbreviate in order to ensure their message can be seen easily. Personally, whenever possible, I try to type the full thing out. There are times I get text messages that I just have to respond back with "Eh??? Sorry I do not understand" - and the worst offender of text speak that I get texts from - my mother now in her 70s!!! :shock:

Well say they did allow houses and places to store stuff that was not in a bank - how about high level thieves having a chance to break into other players houses and help themselves? :lol: So it would all be based on the difference between the thieving level and the smithing level of the person who made the lock. Also what type of wood the door was made of... Worth a thought!

Now I have to say I like the idea of taking a camp bed along and catching a quick snooze to heal HPs while wandering through the dungeons. IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢m also quite partial to the idea of building my own ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¹Ãâflame-proofÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ chair and using it, along with a whip, to try and tame a baby dragon. Whatever we all say, if and when, carpentry comes about ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ there will be some who love it, some who hate it, and a lot who will do it anyway as it helps improve their stats in other things. Both Fishing and Farming are very long drawn out processes, but we have to catch the fish to heal (or buy them) and farming is a good way to grow the herbs to increase herblore. I was stuck for ages trying to get my herblore level up but just could not get the herbs ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ unless I bought them and then the prices were often beyond me. Now I grow herbs that are a higher level than I can identify! Also sweetcorn ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ not much as far as healing goes, but each one gives 100exp to cooking, not bad and very little danger of getting burnt. (This helps to increase my cooking levels so I burn less fish!) So before we all make our minds up about how naff a skill it is going to be ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ lets give them a chance to put it out! You never know, we may be pleasantly surprised. After all, they have been holding back releasing it for a reason. I for one will be EXTREMELY GRATEFULL to have a place I can hold on to and display those quest items I keep on having to throw out in order to make room in my bank. And to be able to build my own potting shed so I donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t have to keep all those seeds and the things I have grown in my bank ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ sheer bliss! :D