Well, does ranged pay off in the long run? Yes, you get a pretty cape ^_^ Will it pay great dividends in the future? No idea o.O Will it give me lots of money? Depending on how you train it, maybe. Is it a waste of time to train? Definately not, you get loads of HP exp, and good drops. Is it a waste of money to train? Nope, bow - 1k, d hide - 40k, iron arrows - 20 ea, and you pick them up... Maybe a 1-2m loss getting to 99.