roanlo Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 hi i was jsut wondering if any of you scapers acutally ever use the Self-Sufficientfashion way of getting things, instead of a shop or nother player some of the Self-sufficient things include Churning(churn milk to make butter or cheese), bland farming(like killing cows or dragons. FOR YOURSELF, not to sell) others include: sheering sheep, fishing lava/cave eels( :notalk: ok thats not a OLDIE(or self sufficent, but alot of people just dont bother getting them anymore) Ok cause i didnt post about me before-i will now :D ok im gernally always doing things myself. like fish and cook, fletch for a spare 100k sometimes. i train all the skills (explains why i have quest cape ) the only acutal thing i buy is the odd rune legs or soemthing. im gernally poor so i dont buy much[just managed to get my first whip a week ago;i know that sounds nooby for a lv 95 player] other than that i dont buy much -.- if ya can think of any others post away! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: =; #-o P.S i dont know why this has happened but i've acutally posted 10 times(just to point out) P.S.S i changed all of the "OLD" things to self sufficent for people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embraced Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I make my own molten glass, if that's what you mean? : P2P offers more and better ways of making money than f2p. That's one of the cons you just have to play with if you don't feel like having 1 bigmac meal less per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matok Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 i still have 50 torstols from Salarin's chest (not from farming). [EDIT] But no,i dont use this method this days to get herbs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AThousandLies Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I enjoy doing it the old way sometimes - getting the pizza dough, tomatoes, chees and toppings; churning the milk; sheering the sheep; making molten glass. It's gratifying sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthu Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I mine gold without amulet of glory. :o 99+ all 23rd March 2012 - 2496 total 13th June 2012.9000+ dragon drops! Including draconic visage, d chains, d spears, d2h, d claws, d meds, d legs, d skirts... d bones, d hides :)?I want jagex to put resource dungeons and dungeoneering skill doors to dungeoneering floors so I can dungeon and get dungeoneering xp while I dg so I don't have to dg to get dg exp, but I can dg while I dg :)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xx_Flare_xX Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I do sometimes. especially if i don't wanna waste money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_Accursed Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 this is badly worded they are not OLD ways of getting something they are SELF SUFFICIENT ways of getting something. I and most of my friends are self sufficient where ever and when ever possible, unless we get bored of something (eg mining ess) and buy it in Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 if you open your eyes, you'll see players getting things the old way. too many people support the bots though. i can think of others. slayer over camping. kingdom of miscellania over mining coal or fishing tuna. killing dragons for dragonhide. killing chaos druids over farming for herblore. burying bones over ecto, gilded altar. walking over teleporting, which isnt really old, but maybe considering when you first played, you couldnt teleport because your mage was too low. walking to runecraft altar over abyss or zmi. some of these things arent any better just different way of playing. if you want to read a great thread, there's an excellent thread on rsof forums look up DIY (do it yourself) there's a tremendous amount of good information. to answer your question, i do things the old way when its in my interest to do things the old way for my own entertainment or to gather materials if the old way is still good, and in some cases it is. and i understand completely i make lots of pies and use lunar bake pie spell, so i combine the old with the new etc. [hide=-this is my signature- guides i've written]full list is at the top of <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=775754">viewtopic.php?f=180&t=775754</a><!-- l -->[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redserpent4 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I do everything the "old" ways. I don't know most of the newer, more effective ways and can't be bothered to learn them. plenty of good players did things well the harder ways and i can do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matok Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I do everything the "old" ways. I don't know most of the newer, more effective ways and can't be bothered to learn them. :shame: Time and bank space are the most valuable resources in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildxYak Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I've mined almost all my own ess and ores for RCing and Smithing, not ALL my own but more than not. I make most of my own vials if I'm short in supply to. 99: Agility 28/12/14|Thieving 20/03/15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwreeTak Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Yes, sometimes I do things the old way. For example I almost crafts all my runes myself for magic, I fish all my fish myself for cooking and I chop almosy all my own logs for firemaking. Sometimes I also mine my own ores for smithing. But when it comes to the other skills, I often buy the items I need for training them. Add me if you so wish: SwreeTak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLaCiDSHaDoW Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I always try to do everything myself, i like every part of the game and thoroughly enjoy making the things i use from scratch. There are some exceptions though, like for instance, if i need an amulet of glory, or and rune scimmy. I do not have the skills to make these yet so i have to buy them. The new assist system obviously makes this a lot easier for me and less expensive. I like caching/making all my food. One of the first things i done upon joining rs was to get my fishing/cooking lvls up high enough so i could make decent food. I've never bought food from someone else. Its funny you mentioned churning in your example ... i've just finished churning 400 butter for my tuna potatos :P 22hp each. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel ... Or is it just the front of an approaching train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_Reborn Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Nah I buy stuff off others, and try to buy it as cheap as possible :P Visit my Runescape comedy website, based on in-game screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikehild Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I tend to buy all my materials unless I am specifically training a skill that could be considered a self-sufficient skill. It gives me more time to do other parts of the game that I enjoy more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter828 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I gather things myself mostly, depending on how hard it will be and if it's worth it. Click here for my blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peronix Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Nope, what's the point of using gathering skills to get my resources when bots have already made them cheap enough anyway? If I ever decide to max a gathering skill, I'm going to powertrain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPM Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Churning to make cheese is the old way? I remember waiting at Aggie's house in Draynor trying to catch the cheese spawn :P I stick to rsc style, self sufficient methods to do stuff, still havn't adjusted to Rs2 :| ~M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gago Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I try to get as much things as possible by myself. And I don't like some of the new training methods, so I don't use them(like Pest Control or Gilded Altar/Ectofunctus). "Happines only real when shared." [hide=Stats]----------------------------------------------------------------------------[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solidus_77 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I do self-sufficiency either when I don't believe the time wasted to be considerable or if I can't be bothered to buy it myself. Otherwise, self-sufficiency is horribly inefficient and if you do it just to prove a point you're just hurting yourself. 76th to reach 99 Construction on 6th of February 2007379th to reach 99 Runecrafting on 4th of November 2007 Finally the secrets of goal achieving are revealed! (give my guide a read :^_^: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str4lif3 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I craft my own nature rune for alching, so I don't losse money. I buy bow tough. I kill blue drag to get prayer up. I loot blue d'hide and bone, so I sell the d'hide and buy some more bones :) I got 51 herblaw with tears of guthix, I don't know if it's an old methods, buts it's slow :XD: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poopingman Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Its called being self-sufficient, and I do it most of the time. I hate having to pay for items when I can get them for free with a little elbow grease. Helps keep your stats balanced in the long run, to boot. Metal fans, check out my band!Still the King.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZsXzSx456 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Otherwise, self-sufficiency is horribly inefficient and if you do it just to prove a point you're just hurting yourself. I completely agree. Being a 100% self-sufficient is a complete waste of time and money for those with mid-high level skills. Personally, I am rarely self-sufficient. If I need, for example, some green dragon hides, I go make some money and buy them; much faster then killing the green dragons myself. Oh, and shouldn't this be in questionnaires? [260+ Quest Points] [All Skills 50+] [Lv 97 Combat] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I just cut my own oak logs for fletching. But then I bought the willows :( Come dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooseHole Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Last night I chopped a bunch of regular logs to make 10k arrows. I got the feathers from chompies, which I killed with self-made brutals that I got the feathers for from chickens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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