Would you choose 11m or lvl85 smithing? Please post!

[willie_the_noob]

Ok im standing in front of a tough choice here

 

 

 

Ive always had a goal to get lvl 85 smithing, and now i have enough money to get it. But the problem is, that I cant just waste my 11m (im f2p) I dont want to leave them lol and my smithinglvl is 80 atm

 

 

 

So what would you choose?

 

 

 

lvl 80 smithing w 11m

 

lvl 85 smithing w 0gp

 

 

 

?

[C110]

Well, for me its like: Skills > Money

 

 

 

But How does it cost you 11m?

 

 

 

Make steel plates, alch them, i think that wont cost you 11m.

 

 

 

~ColossuS~

[prayermage_6]

umm 11m :P

[willie_the_noob]

Well, for me its like: Skills > Money

 

 

 

But How does it cost you 11m?

 

 

 

Make steel plates, alch them, i think that wont cost you 11m.

 

 

 

~ColossuS~

 

 

 

I used a calculator, it does cost about that much with iron bars at 250ea (i usually sell the iron plates at 136ea)

[hcriorix]

Well, for me its like: Skills > Money

 

 

 

But How does it cost you 11m?

 

 

 

Make steel plates, alch them, i think that wont cost you 11m.

 

 

 

~ColossuS~

 

 

 

yeah, dude, I'm Like him, I dont see anything wrong with spending that much money, but I think 11m is a bit unrealistic.

[willie_the_noob]

Well, for me its like: Skills > Money

 

 

 

But How does it cost you 11m?

 

 

 

Make steel plates, alch them, i think that wont cost you 11m.

 

 

 

~ColossuS~

 

 

 

yeah, dude, I'm Like him, I dont see anything wrong with spending that much money, but I think 11m is a bit unrealistic.

 

 

 

I used the tip.it calculator, and it does cost that much (if steel bars are 600ea) to get from 80, to 85

[lordfan21]

Well, for me its like: Skills > Money

 

 

 

But How does it cost you 11m?

 

 

 

Make steel plates, alch them, i think that wont cost you 11m.

 

 

 

~ColossuS~

 

 

 

Steel bars are 550-600 each so lets say they are 575 each. Each steel plate requires 5 steel bars so it costs 2875 gp to make each steel plate.

 

 

 

Each steel plate alchs for 1200 gp.

 

 

 

The loss per steel plate would be 2875+300(nature rune)-1200 = 1975 gp.

 

 

 

You get 187.5 xp per steel plate so it costs 10.5gp/xp using steel bars.

 

 

 

Level 80-85 is a little over 1.25m xp so it would cost well over 11m to buy steel plates and alch them.

 

 

 

(If you bought the ores and smelted them it would be a little bit cheaper but probably still over 10M. Mining your own ores to smith is just not feasible due to the amount of time it would take if you sole goal is 85 smithing).

[willie_the_noob]

Yeah, but im using iron bars to get to 85

 

 

 

1 iron bar is at max price 250gp and every bar gives 25xp

 

 

 

 

 

1 steel bar is at max 600gp and gives 37.5xp

 

so 2 iron bars gives more xp than steel and costs even lower.

 

 

 

I will be selling every plate for like 136ea

 

 

 

so:

 

 

 

iron plate = 5 x 25 = 125xp

 

 

 

5 x 250 = 1250 cost of the plate

 

 

 

1250 - 136 = 1114 cost per plate if sold later

 

 

 

1114/25 = 8.912 = cost per xp

 

 

 

xp left to 85 from 80: "For Level 85, you need 1,244,076 XP"

 

 

 

1244076(xp left) x 8.912(cost per xp) = 11+ mill

[12pure34]

You are F2P and you are NOT becoming a member any time soon?

 

 

 

In that case: go for it!

 

F2P doesn't have that many things to invest into. Well, there is runecrafting, but if you play it well, you can train it for free after level 55. So basicly GO FOR IT!.. Although it isn't the best level and it does cost a lot, it is quite the honour to be a real rune smither!

 

 

 

It might even push you to train it even more, so you can smith cooler rune items. (rune axes / mediums or even higher !!)

 

 

 

So really, train it! It is the feeling that counts over everything else :thumbsup:

[willie_the_noob]

You are F2P and you are NOT becoming a member any time soon?

 

 

 

In that case: go for it!

 

F2P doesn't have that many things to invest into. Well, there is runecrafting, but if you play it well, you can train it for free after level 55. So basicly GO FOR IT!.. Although it isn't the best level and it does cost a lot, it is quite the honour to be a real rune smither!

 

 

 

It might even push you to train it even more, so you can smith cooler rune items. (rune axes / mediums or even higher !!)

 

 

 

So really, train it! It is the feeling that counts over everything else :thumbsup:

 

 

 

Yeah, your probably right :)

 

 

 

 

 

Also

 

 

 

heres why i think it costs 11m to get to 85

 

 

 

 

 

I will be selling every plate for like 136ea

 

 

 

so:

 

 

 

iron plate = 5 x 25 = 125xp

 

 

 

5 x 250 = 1250 cost of the plate

 

 

 

1250 - 136 = 1114 cost per plate if sold later

 

 

 

1114/25 = 8.912 = cost per xp

 

 

 

xp left to 85 from 80: "For Level 85, you need 1,244,076 XP"

 

 

 

1244076(xp left) x 8.912(cost per xp) = 11087205gp

[sparticus348]

Definitely go for 85 smithing, but I would recommend merchanting to 20m, then getting the 85 so you have some money left over.

[mobius112]

I'd say go for it, I might be able to help you get that money back too. I'm goin for 85 mining so if I mine you rune and give it to you, you smith it and we split the profit 50-50. The higher your smithing gets,the more money we could each get...although I'd be losing a lot of money and I don't even know you that well... But you're the only person I've met with that goal...I guess I'd have to think about it...

[willie_the_noob]

I'd say go for it, I might be able to help you get that money back too. I'm goin for 85 mining so if I mine you rune and give it to you, you smith it and we split the profit 50-50. The higher your smithing gets,the more money we could each get...although I'd be losing a lot of money and I don't even know you that well... But you're the only person I've met with that goal...I guess I'd have to think about it...

 

 

 

it sounds like an interesting plan, but if you like you can pm me your plans and what you have decided if you want to discuss

[fatdog16]

definitly. smithing rune is awesome.

[stevepole]

go for the 85 smithing.

[ib2phat4u]

why not get 83 then take a weeks break to regain some money then go up again

 

plus its not like you can do anything with money

 

all money does is train skills (or at least it should be)

[reversal]

I would choose the money over the skill.

 

Why?

 

 

 

Personally I never like the thought of wasting

 

money on smithing and hi alching plates.

 

Probably only did about 200k worth of xp

 

that way.

 

 

 

People don't have high smithing because

 

they use it as a money drainer instead of a

 

money maker.

 

 

 

In my opinion, buy lots of nats and make addy bars

 

as you mine, that way u get xp for both mage, mining,

 

and smithing. Keep doing this until you can smith something

 

useful out of addy, ie scimmies/kites. However the only

 

drawback is the time required to sell the large quantities of

 

items.

[willie_the_noob]

thx for your posts everybody

 

 

 

 

 

still looking for more thoughts though :)

[NJE03]

I would take 85 smith over 11m hands down.

[Star_Fox]

85 smithing.

[firsttsurugi]

just get your mining up so that you can mine everything and get the lvls for free.

[mindstormer398]

Definately get 85 smithing.

 

After that you can easily start making the money back, just smelt rune bars for a fee or something.

[T. Skill]

I would choose the 11m and mine/smith to 85. Takes longer but I don't lose any money.

[Theoknight2]

just give me the money and forget it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nah jk. You can always get money back, but u eventually have to get 85 smithing. so go for it!

[Randox]

I could make 11m with 85 smithing, plus the smithing would take longer adn be boring to get. I'd go with smithing.