Dr_Elephant

Swamp, if you ever check this thread again, I wish you well in all your real life endeavors.

Good article. I disagree with most of it, but it was well written and best of all it was a good example of a "Rant" (my fellow Rant forum addicts are sure to appreciate the nod to our often-overlooked forum). I mainly disagree because the author is offering a solution to a "problem" I had never noticed before and will probably not plague me in the future. It's probably because I appreciate all the wide variety of choice that comes with the cooking skill and like the fact that any kind of food preparation I do goes to enhance one skill, as opposed to being split between two skills. I for one like cooking Ugthanki kebabs. I realize it isn't the most efficient way get food, but I get to level combat while getting the ugthanki meat and I also get to wipe the smug little smirks off those wannabe camels. Besides, the kebabs heal tons which help during those times I want to go hunting some more formidable foes. But I digress... Whether I'm cooking the pita bread or the illegitimate-camel meat, it all goes to level one skill. Yay! One thing that might make us both happy is instead of separating the skills, or raising the level needed to enter the cooking guild, the kitchens in the player-owned-houses could be equipped with more than just the basics. With a high enough contruction level, we could have an unlimited supply of all the materials that go into baking some high-healing baked goods. This might give the baking aspect of the cooking skill more attention, since people may be more willing to stop by their house and stock up on baked goods than over to Catherby to get fish. I know I'd rather stop home and bake a few things (since I live right by the member's dungeon) than all the way over to Catherby.

What do you need them for? The only useful things gems do in F2P is make amulets. Once you have one of each F2P amulet (and maybe a couple more of each to spare), you should be set. Are you looking to raise crafting XP? If so, there are some quicker ways to do that.

I agree with Kinslayer. You lose a little bit of cash during the exchange (they sell them for more than they buy them), but I very rarely have anyone try to "steal" my ess. People have been really nice about taking turns at the general store. The one precaution I do take is I wear as much ranging armour as possible to defend against the Broodoo victims' magical attacks, since people seem to neglect killing their own while playing Jungle Cleanup. I go wearing the following: Full Red Dragonhide Snakeskin Boots Ring of Life Elemental Shield Dragon Longsword Nature Tiara Amulet of Glory

White beret Bird's egg (I won't get rid of it until I find out what the heck it's for) Christmas 2005 Hat/Scarf collection Rubber Chicken Easter Ring Cat Training Medal Goldsmithing Gauntlets Camo pants Lederhosen top and shorts

Well, you were right about Keldagrim. It was taking too long, so I went to the Ice Giants. It was one of the first drops. :) This thread can now fade into oblivion.

Yeah, I've been trying that. Seems not too many folks hang onto them though. I know when I've gotten them from drops, I generally alch them right away.

Keldagrim was the winner. Thanks guys. Now all I need to do is world hop.

Thanks for the suggestion. Champ's Guild has helm and legs, but no kites. It was worth a shot though.

Are there any NPCs that sell black kite shields? I've already checked Falador and Varrok's armour shop to no avail.

It's a mix of ease, efficiency and old habits. I've never been annoyed by the view (I'm not easily annoyed) and whether it's hard or not isn't part of the consideration. It's just a preference. I prefer charcoal over propane. I prefer rock over hip-hop. I prefer summer over winter. I prefer heels over flats... on women. I prefer my compass facing north 90% of the time. Dang it, now I'm hungry for barbecue.

Runescape name: Doc Elephant Runescape nickname: Doc

I've always been curious how others do this too, but never bothered asking. Thanks for doing the honors. North is "up" 90% of the time for me. When it's not, it's usually because I need to see something further in the distance (like when mining coal in the mining guild and waiting for the mithril to respawn).

$100 dollars to watch a 90 minute movie is roughly $66 per hour. Sign me up.

I almost didn't reply, just because I didn't want to bump up this post. However, I have to give you a virtual thumbs up for that quote.